{"text":"JK:emw\/cjs\/amn\nJune 21, 2019 - Introduced by Senators Hansen, Risser, Larson, Wirch, Shilling,\nCarpenter, L. Taylor, Schachtner, Bewley, Erpenbach, Miller, Ringhand,\nSmith and Johnson, cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Stubbs,\nEmerson, Gruszynski, L. Myers, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff,\nConsidine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz,\nKolste, McGuire, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Novak, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer,\nSargent, Shankland, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink,\nZamarripa, Haywood, Milroy, Sinicki and Tranel. Referred to Committee on\nGovernment Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.\nSB288,1,4 1An Act to repeal 3.002 (2); to consolidate, renumber and amend 3.002\n2(intro.) and (1m); to amend 3.004 (2) and 5.15 (4) (a); to repeal and recreate\n3subchapter I of chapter 4 [precedes 4.001]; and to create 13.49 of the statutes;\n4relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting.\nCurrently, under the state constitution, the legislature is directed to redistrict\nlegislative districts according to the number of inhabitants at its next session\nfollowing each decennial federal census. At the same intervals, the legislature also\nreapportions congressional districts in this state pursuant to federal law. Under\ncurrent state law, following each decennial federal census, most municipalities are\nalso required to divide their territory into wards. With limited exceptions, wards are\nrequired to consist of one or more whole, contiguous census blocks (the smallest\ngeographic units for which census results are available). Traditionally, the\nlegislature has used municipal wards to construct legislative and congressional\ndistricts, although the legislature may adjust the boundaries of a municipal ward\nand use the revised ward boundaries instead. Legislative and congressional\nredistricting plans enacted pursuant to this procedure are used to elect members of\nthe legislature and members of Congress in the fall of the second year following the\nyear of the census.\nThis bill creates a new procedure for the preparation of legislative and\ncongressional redistricting plans. The bill directs the Legislative Reference Bureau\nto draw redistricting plans based upon standards specified in the bill and establishes\na Redistricting Advisory Commission to perform certain tasks in the redistricting\nprocess. The bill also makes various other changes to the laws governing\nredistricting. Significant aspects of the bill include the following:\nRedistricting standards\nUnder the bill, a redistricting plan drawn by the LRB must satisfy several\ncriteria, including:\n1. The plan must be based on population requirements imposed under the\nWisconsin Constitution and the U.S. Constitution and requirements imposed under\nSection 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which, among other things, generally\nprohibits redistricting plans from abridging the right to vote on account of race or\ncolor or because a person is a member of a language minority group.\n2. The senate and assembly districts established in the plan must satisfy equal\npopulation standards specified in the bill. Among other things, no senate district\nmay have a population that exceeds that of any other senate district by more than\n10 percent and no assembly district may have a population that exceeds that of any\nother assembly district by more than 10 percent, unless necessary to maintain\ncompliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Congressional districts\nestablished in the plan must each have a population as nearly equal as practicable\nto the ideal population for such districts, while maintaining compliance with Section\n2 of the Voting Rights Act.\n3. District boundaries under the plan must coincide with municipal ward\nboundaries and, to the extent consistent with the Wisconsin Constitution, the U.S.\nConstitution, and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, must coincide with the\nboundaries of political subdivisions. The number of political subdivisions divided\namong more than one district must be as small as possible and, with limited\nexceptions, if there is a choice among political subdivisions to divide, the more\npopulous political subdivisions shall be divided before the less populous.\n4. Districts must be composed of convenient contiguous territory. Under the\nbill, areas which meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous.\n5. To the extent consistent with the requirements described in items 1. to 3.,\ndistricts must be compact. The bill also specifies how compactness is to be measured.\n6. In preparing the plan, the LRB must be strictly nonpartisan. No district may\nbe drawn for the purpose of favoring a political party, incumbent legislator or\nmember of Congress, or other person or group or, except to the extent necessary to\nmeet the requirements described in item 1., for the purpose of augmenting or diluting\nthe voting strength of a language or racial minority group. The LRB may not use\npolitical affiliations of registered voters, previous election results, or demographic\ninformation, except as necessary to test the efficiency gap and competitiveness of\neach district, or use residence addresses of incumbent legislators or members of\nCongress. The LRB may also use demographic information as necessary to meet the\nrequirements described in item 1.\n7. The number of assembly districts may not be less than 54 nor more than 100.\nThe number of senate districts may not be more than one-third nor less than\none-fourth of the number of assembly districts. Each senate district must contain\nonly whole assembly districts and, with certain exceptions, each congressional\ndistrict may contain only whole senate districts, to the extent possible.\n8. Districts must be drawn so that neither the intent nor the result of the plan\nabridges the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the\npolitical process.\nRedistricting Advisory Commission\nThe bill assigns several tasks to the Redistricting Advisory Commission,\nincluding the following:\n1. If requested to do so by the LRB, the commission must provide direction to\nthe LRB concerning any decision the LRB must make in preparing a redistricting\nplan for which no clearly applicable guideline is provided under the bill.\n2. The commission must oversee the work of LRB employees engaged in\npreparing a redistricting plan and may enter into contracts for hiring experts to\nassist in plan preparation. Entering into such a contract, or terminating a contract\nemployee, requires approval from three-fourths of the members of the commission.\n3. The commission must make available to the public at the earliest feasible\ntime copies of any redistricting bill delivered by the LRB to the legislature, as\nprovided under this bill, maps illustrating the redistricting bill, a summary of the\nstandards applicable to the LRB for development of the plan in the redistricting bill,\nand a statement of the population of each district created in the plan and the relative\ndeviation of each district population from the ideal district population.\n4. The commission must conduct public hearings on a redistricting bill\ndelivered by the LRB to the legislature, as provided under this bill, unless the\nredistricting bill represents a plan drawn in response to a redistricting bill that was\npreviously delivered to the legislature and rejected by at least one house. The bill\nalso requires the commission to hold a hearing in each of the congressional districts\nin this state and, whenever it is practicable, on weekends. The commission must\nsubmit a report to the legislature summarizing information and testimony received\nby the commission at the hearings. The report may also include any comments and\nconclusions that the commission's members deem appropriate concerning the\ninformation and testimony received at the hearings or otherwise presented to the\ncommission.\nThe bill also permits the commission to establish policies limiting the\ninformation that the LRB may provide to persons outside of LRB staff concerning any\nredistricting plan drawn by the LRB, except that any such policy does not apply to\npopulation data furnished to the LRB by the U.S. Bureau of the Census or to a\nredistricting plan after a bill embodying that plan is delivered by the LRB to the\nlegislature as required under this bill. The bill also provides that any draft maps,\nalong with the data sets used to create them, that the LRB produces in the course\nof preparing a redistricting plan must be open to public inspection and copying and\nmade available on the Internet site of the LRB as soon as they are produced.\nUnder the bill, the Redistricting Advisory Commission must be created not\nlater than February 15 of the first year following the decennial federal census and\nterminates upon satisfying its duties, until a new Redistricting Advisory\nCommission is created for the next round of legislative and congressional\nredistricting. The commission consists of five members. The speaker and minority\nleader of the assembly and the majority and minority leaders of the senate must each\nappoint one person to serve on the commission. Within 30 days after the fourth\ncommission member is appointed, but not later than February 15 of the first year\nfollowing the decennial federal census, the four commission members so appointed\nmust select the fifth commission member, who serves as chairperson. The bill\nprohibits all of the following individuals from being commission members:\nindividuals who are not eligible electors of this state at the time of the appointment,\nindividuals who hold partisan public office or political party office, and individuals\nwho are a relative of or are employed by a member of the legislature or of Congress\nor are employed directly by the legislature or Congress.\nRedistricting process\nThe bill requires the LRB to perform certain tasks in preparation for drawing\ncongressional and legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each federal\ndecennial census. For example, as soon as possible after receiving from the U.S.\nBureau of the Census the population data needed for legislative redistricting, the\nLRB must use that data to assign a population figure to geographic or political units\nto facilitate the drawing of redistricting plans. Typically, this data is available on or\nabout April 1 of the first year following the decennial federal census. The LRB must\nalso prepare and publish an analysis describing the population of current legislative\nand congressional districts and the extent to which the districts may violate the\nredistricting standards described above. In addition, as municipalities complete\ntheir ward plans (typically, by October of the first year following the decennial\nfederal census), the LRB must assign a population figure based upon certified federal\ncensus data to each municipal ward, for use in drawing redistricting plans.\nNot later than January 1 of the second year following the decennial federal\ncensus, the LRB must deliver to the majority leader of the senate and speaker of the\nassembly identical bills embodying a plan of legislative and congressional\nredistricting, drawn in accordance with the standards described above. The bill\nfurther specifies a procedure that the legislature must follow in considering the bills,\nalthough that procedure is not enforceable by the courts. The bill requires either the\nassembly or the senate to bring the bill to a vote expeditiously, but not less than seven\ndays after the report of the Redistricting Advisory Commission is received and made\navailable to the members of the legislature. The vote must be under a procedure or\nrule permitting no amendments. If the bill is approved by the first house in which\nit is considered, the bill must expeditiously be brought to a vote in the second house\nunder a similar procedure or rule.\nIf neither of the bills delivered by the LRB is approved by both the assembly and\nthe senate, the chief clerk of the house that failed to approve the bill must transmit\nto the LRB information that the house may direct regarding reasons why the plan\nwas not approved. The LRB must then prepare identical bills embodying a second\nplan of legislative and congressional redistricting, taking into account the reasons\ntransmitted to the LRB, insofar as it is possible to do so while complying with the\nstandards described above. The LRB must deliver the bill to the majority leader of\nthe senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than 21 days after the date of\nthe vote by which the senate or the assembly failed to approve the bill initially\nsubmitted. This second bill must be expeditiously introduced and brought to a vote\nnot less than seven days after the date of introduction, in the same manner as\nprescribed for the initial bill.\nIf the second bill is similarly rejected by at least one house, the same procedure\napplies, except that the third bill is subject to amendment in the same manner as\nother bills. In addition, the third bill and any amendments to it may be passed only\nwith the approval of three-fourths of all the members elected in each house.\nThe bill also provides exceptions to this process to account for variations in the\ntiming of the release of federal census data.\nIn addition, the bill prohibits the majority leader of the senate, the minority\nleader of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, or the minority leader of the\nassembly from assigning or hiring any person to work with the LRB to prepare for\nredistricting, to prepare plans, or to oversee either process.\nRequired contents of redistricting bills\nThe LRB must ensure that each bill embodying a redistricting plan it draws\ncontains specified conventions to apply wherever territory in a plan is described by\ngeographic boundaries. Also, each such bill must provide that the bill first applies,\nwith respect to regular elections, to offices filled at the next occurring general\nelection and, with respect to special or recall elections, to offices filled or contested\non or after the date of the next occurring general election.\nChallenge based on population inequality\nIf an action is brought challenging a legislative redistricting plan adopted\nunder the procedure established in the bill on the basis of an excessive population\nvariance among senate or assembly districts, the legislature has the burden of\njustifying any variance in excess of 10 percent between the population of a senate or\nassembly district and the applicable ideal district population. If an action is brought\nchallenging a congressional redistricting plan adopted under the procedure\nestablished in the bill on the basis of an excessive population variance among\ncongressional districts, the legislature has the burden of justifying any variance in\nexcess of 1 percent between the population of a congressional district and the\napplicable ideal district population.\nFor further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as\nan appendix to this bill.\nSB288,1 1Section 1 . 3.002 (intro.) and (1m) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered\n23.002 and amended to read:\nSB288,6,4\n13.002 Description of territory. In this chapter: (1m) Reference, reference\n2to any county or municipality means that county or municipality as its boundaries\n3exist on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census on which the districting\n4plan described under subch. II is based.\nSB288,2 5Section 2. 3.002 (2) of the statutes is repealed.\nSB288,3 6Section 3 . 3.004 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:\nSB288,6,117 3.004 (2) \"Ward\" means a ward prescribed by a municipality based upon\n8municipal boundaries in effect on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census\n9in accordance with the most recent revision of municipal wards under s. 5.15 upon\n10which the districting plan described under subch. II is based and used in preparing\n11congressional and legislative redistricting plans as required under s. 4.005.\nSB288,4 12Section 4. Subchapter I of chapter 4 [precedes 4.001] of the statutes is repealed\n13and recreated to read:\nSB288,6,1414 CHAPTER 4\nSB288,6,1515 subchapter i","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NQC Acquires Lake Country Jubilee Concert Series\nMarch 15, 2019 Absolutely Gospel Music News & Scoops 0\nPIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (March 13, 2019) \u2013 NQC \u2013 the National Quartet Convention \u2013 announced today that it has acquired the Lake Country Jubilee concert series in Terrell, Texas, beginning in January 2020. Lake Country Jubilee is a concert series founded by Texas promoters Harold and Jean Marshall that has been serving the East Dallas area, and drawing attendees from a much larger area, for 28 years. Recently, NQC and LCJ came to terms on NQC being able to continue this very successful series into the future.\n\"Lake Country Jubilee has been an important concert series for our industry for many years, \" states Clarke Beasley, Executive Vice President of the National Quartet Convention. \"We look forward to continuing the great work Harold and his late wife Jean have done for Gospel Music in the Dallas Metroplex area.\"\n\"I would like to thank Clarke Beasley, the NQC Board of Directors, and Dean Hopper for making this all possible,\" says Harold Marshall. \"I look forward to doing everything in my power to make this a success for the NQC, our loyal fans, and for our Lord. It's been a wonderful journey for Jean, and me.\"\nThe Lake Country Jubilee series consist of approximately 6 concerts per year featuring around 14 artists per year. Harold Marshall will continue to operate the series in 2019 with NQC assuming ownership and management in 2020.\nLake Country Jubilee\nnational quartet convention\nNQC\nNQC 2019 Set To Be An Experience Like No Other\nChristian Healthcare Ministries Named First-Ever Sponsor of National Quartet Convention\nThe McKameys release LIVE Like No Other","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Composing for a Free-Exchange\nShelf Life Books (1302 4 St SW)\nEach year, the English Department at the University of Calgary hosts an interdisciplinary graduate student conference entitled \"Free Exchange.\" Scholars-in-training from around the world gather to discuss literature, creative writing, social issues, critical theory, popular culture, and other areas of concern, so as to generate dialogues between fields of study and from multiple perspectives. This year, our conference topic is \"Re\/Collections.\"\nWe are hosting a fundraiser at Shelf Life Books to raise money for this conference. With this money, we can widen our scope, plan for a larger diversity of speakers, and ensure that this conference continues to be an important yearly event not only for the English Department, but also for those who are interested preserving space for critical discussion.\n\"Composing for a Free-Exchange\" invites Calgarians to attend a reading on November 13 at Shelf Life Books, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 each, which include refreshments. We've prepared a line-up of established and emerging writers currently working in the Department of English at the University of Calgary \u2014 and for the first time, they're all in one place!\nBuy tickets here.\nList of readers:\nDenise Chong, best known for her family memoir, The Concubine's Children, is this year's Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary. A two-time finalist for the Governor General's literary award for non-fiction, and named an Officer of the Order of Canada for \"writing books that raise our social consciousness\", Denise has published four works. Her newest is Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance.\nLarissa Lai is the author of two novels, When Fox Is a Thousand and Salt Fish Girl; two books of poetry, sybil unrest (with Rita Wong) and Automaton Biographies; a chapbook, Eggs in the Basement; and a critical book, Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s. A recipient of the Astraea Foundation Emerging Writers' Award, and a finalist for seven others, she holds a Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Calgary and directs The Insurgent Architects' House for Creative Writing there.\nShannon Maguire is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary. Shannon's third full-length collection of poetry, Zip's File: A Romance of Silence is forthcoming from BookThug in the spring of 2018. Shannon's other collections include fur(l) parachute\u2014which was shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry\u2014and Myrmurs: An Exploded Sestina. Shannon has been a finalist for the bpNichol Chapbook Award for her chapbook fruit machine and the Manitoba Magazine Award for Best Suite of Poetry. Shannon edited and wrote the critical introduction to Planetary Noise: Selected work of Er\u00edn Moure (Wesleyan UP).\nSuzette Mayr is the author of five novels, including her most recent book Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall. Her novel Monoceros won the ReLit and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Awards, and was nominated for the 2011 Giller Prize, the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction, and Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction. Her novel The Widows was a finalist for the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean region. She is a former president of the Writers' Guild of Alberta, and she has been teaching creative writing at the University of Calgary since 2003.\nMallory E. Land Smith is a PhD candidate in the University of Calgary's program in English and Creative Writing. She is working on Manifest Meaning, her thesis poetry collection, that investigates Lyric Conceptualism and materialism in poetry, and dismantles notions of scientific objectivity by looking at the first poetry collection of the 17th century writer, Maragaret Cavendish.\nErin Emily Ann Vance is an MA student in English and Creative Writing at the University of Calgary. Her work has appeared in Contemporary Verse 2, Untethered, Parenthetical, NoD, QWERTY, Existere, and more. In 2016, she was a recipient of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Young Artist's Prize.\nAritha van Herk is an award-winning Canadian novelist. She first rose to international literary prominence with the publication of Judith, which received the Seal First Novel Award. Her other novels include The Tent Peg, No Fixed Address, and Restlessness. She teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing; but first of all, she is a writer who loves stories.\nJoshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree\/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit\/Indigiqueer member of Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1) in Manitowapow. He is the 2016 winner of the Indigenous Arts and Stories competition and recipient of a Governor General's History Award for his poem, \"mihkokwaniy\". His debut book of poetry, full-metal indigiqueer, was published this fall with Talonbooks and features a cybernetic 2S trickster who re-members queer Indigeneity. His debut novel, Jonny Appleseed, is forthcoming in Spring 2018 through Arsenal Pulp Press.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Quinnipiac women's basketball comeback falls short\nDaniel Brennan\nA comeback attempt from the Quinnipiac women's basketball team in Friday's season-opener fell just short as visiting James Madison escaped with an 81-73 victory.JMU led by 22 points over half-way through the second half but let the Bobcats come all the way back, cutting the score by one. The Bobcats put together stretches of great play but in the in end, the inconsistencies proved to be too much to overcome.Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri was pleased with many things the Bobcats accomplished but will look for her team to be more consistent throughout the game.\n\"That's going to be our goal moving forward after tonight,\" Fabbri said. \"Going to get those 40 good minutes of the game, and then I think we are going to become a really really dominant team.\"\nA layup from JMU's point guard Tarik Hislop put the Dukes up 67-50 with 6:37 left in the second half.\nAt this point, Quinnipiac redshirt junior Felicia Barron came alive and jump started the Bobcats previously stagnant offense. Barron converted a layup and was able to draw the foul. She missed the free throw but picked the rebounder's pocket and finished with another layup.\nBarron also knocked down a pair of free throws less than a minute later off of a diving steal from freshman Gillian Abshire.\n\"When I got into the game I just thought: play hard, as hard as you can to get this lead back,\" Barron said.\nThe stellar play from Barron rubbed off, breathing air back into the lungs of the seemingly defeated Bobcats. Fabbri also upped the ante, instituting a full-court pressure defense that flustered the Dukes, causing a turnover on five straight possessions.\n\"When you're playing from behind, you can be as loose as you want,\" Fabbri said.\nDown 67-60, coming out of a JMU timeout, the Bobcats had the crowd on its feet and the Dukes on their heels.\nA pair of threes from Quinnipiac freshman Jasmine Martin capped off a 16-0 Bobcat run and cut the JMU lead to one with 3:43 remaining.\nThis would be as close as the Bobcats would come. The Dukes answered the Quinnipiac run, putting together a 10-0 run of their own, extending their lead to 77-66 with just 38 seconds left.\nThe game was a sloppy affair, as the teams combined for a total of 44 turnovers. Quinnipiac starting point guard Gillian Abshire committed seven turnovers in her first collegiate game but was also an integral part of the Bobcats comeback bid.\n\"We're going to go through some growing pains with a freshman point guard,\" Fabbri said. \"She [Gillian Abshire] is 30 days in or 31 days in and really did a fantastic job.\"\nQuinnipiac and JMU went neck and neck in the first half, trading points in the paint. The Bobcats looked to control the paint from the start, pounding the ball into the post on offense. Sophomore forward Camryn Warner paved the way for the Bobcats with nine first-half points.\n\"Our whole system is set up to get it [the ball] into the post,\" Warner said.\nWarner used crafty footwork down low, unleashing an arsenal of post moves to create open looks and get to the charity stripe. In the process, she tallied her first career double-double, finishing the contest with 12 points and 11 rebounds.\n\"Cammy Warner was fantastic for us tonight,\" Fabbri said. \"She anchored us on the inside with the shuffling in of our other post players.\"\nAt the intermission Quinnipiac trailed JMU 36-28. Fabbri tried to stress the magnitude of the game and the level of play that they were up against and hanging with.\n\"Do you understand who you have in the gym right now?\" Fabbri said she asked the players at halftime. \"An NCAA tournament team. For the last couple of years they have been a top 50 program. We have them, let's go out and get them.\"\nThe message didn't seem to get through until late in the second half as Quinnipiac came out flat after halftime. Poor shooting plagued the Bobcats early on and they finished the game shooting 33.3 percent from the field. Prior to the frantic comeback, Quinnipiac was shooting a mere 25.9 percent.\nFreshman Jasmine Martin made major contributions for the Bobcats in her first career collegiate game. Martin was instrumental in the Bobcats comeback, pouring in 20 points. Of those 20 points, 17 came in the second half.\nThe Bobcats return to the hardwood at Holy Cross on Wednesday, Nov. 16.\nfelicai barron\nGillian Abshire\nquinnipiac women's basketball\nTricia Fabbri\nQuinnipiac drops second game of back-to-back against Manhattan\nQuinnipiac wins its MAAC opener in double-overtime game\nEver torn an ACL? How about two?\nA bright future ahead\nNothin' but nylon: Getting all caught up\nBobcats take down UNH 64-58\nThree in the Key: Is this actually happening?\nBreak the mold\nIt starts with the athletes","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u25ba \u25ba News: By Month \u25ba Strategic Planning Committee\nStrategic Planning Committee\nFiled in Archive\tby joellen.gardner\ton September 29, 2017\nThe Bethlehem Central School District will begin developing a Strategic Plan for the school district in fall 2017. The long-term plan will examine the district's core values, mission and vision, and map out goals and strategies that will help guide district decision-making into the next decade. The planning process is just beginning and will likely extend through early 2019.\nA Strategic Planning Committee comprised of district stakeholders \u2014 including administrators, faculty and staff, students, parents, community members, and Board members \u2014 is responsible for establishing the framework for a five-year plan which will provide direction for the district's administrative team into the next decade. The plan will be designed to be a fluid plan that will allow for continuous improvement and refinement as needed.\nSuperintendent Jody Monroe described the Strategic Plan process at the August 9, 2017 Board of Education meeting. A series of Strategic Planning Meetings have been scheduled and a Community Forum, to gather input from the larger community, is set for Wednesday, October 11.\nAugust 9, 2017 Strategic Planning presentation\nCommunity Forum \u2013 October 11, 2017\nThe Bethlehem Central School District Strategic Planning Committee \u2014 comprised of district stakeholders \u2014 including administrators, faculty and staff, students, parents, community members, and Board members \u2014 invites you to a Community Forum on Wednesday, October 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the high school library.\nThe intent of the forum is to gather input for a strategic plan tentatively titled Design for Excellence 2025. The long-term plan will examine the district's core values, mission and vision and map out goals and strategies that will help guide district decision-making into the next decade. The planning process is just beginning and will likely extend through early 2019.\nPlease RSVP online at https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/BCSD-Community-Forum and join us on Wednesday, October 11.\n2017-18 Committee Meetings\n6:30- 8:30 p.m.\nBCHS Room B115\nReview community feedback.\nReview mission and goals.\nFurther discussion of goals, identify innovation teams.\nFebruary 7, 2018 \u2013 State of the Schools presentation\nBCHS Library\nSuperintendent to provide update on committee's work.\nReview work to date, feedback from BOE.\nHS Room B115\nReview progress and plan.\nCourtney Bowen\nDan Cotton\nHolly Dellenbaugh\nMichael Fredette\nDavid Hurst\nKathleen Johnston\nJudith Kehoe\nKate Kloss\nMichael Klugman\nLynne Lenhardt\nRachel Linehan\nMegan McGinnis\nRaymond Nardelli\nHope Perlman\nDianna Reagan\nDavid Rounds\nErik Smith\nMarie Spain\nMerissa Taylor\nCharmaine Wijeyesinghe","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"We now know what is at the center of our own galaxy\nAU astrophysicists research cosmic particle accelerators with unparalleled energy\nResearchers have been mapping the centre of our galaxy in very-high-energy gamma rays using these telescopes - the most sensitive of their kind - for over 10 years. The results were published in the journal Nature on 16 March 2016.\nThe earth is constantly bombarded by high energy particles from space. Together these particles - protons, electrons and atomic nuclei - are known as cosmic radiation or cosmic rays. The question of which astrophysical sources produce this cosmic radiation has remained a mystery to researchers for over a century. The problem is that the particles are electrically charged and are therefore deflected in interstellar magnetic fields, making it impossible to identify the astrophysical sources that produce them based on their arrival direction. Fortunately, however, the particles interact with light and gas in the neighbourhood of their sources, producing very-high-energy gamma rays that travel to the earth in straight lines. 'These gamma rays allow us to visualise the sources of cosmic radiation in the sky,' says Christopher van Eldik, a professor at FAU's Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) and deputy director of the H.E.S.S. collaboration.\nClimate Change Redistributes Global Water Resources\nRising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but - just as importantly - the distribution of water around the globe, according to a study published today (March 14, 2016) in the journal, \"Scientific Reports.\"\nAnalysis of more than 40 years of water samples archived at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF) in New Hampshire tells a vivid tale of how the sources of precipitation have changed. Over the years, there has been a dramatic increase, especially during the winter, of the amount of water that originated far to the north.\nStudy suggests impact of climate change on agriculture may be underestimated\nStudies of how climate change might affect agriculture generally look only at crop yields \u2014 the amount of product harvested from a given unit of land. But climate change may also influence how much land people choose to farm and the number of crops they plant each growing season. A new study takes all of these variables into account, and suggests researchers may be underestimating the total effect of climate change on the world's food supply.\nAdvances in understanding the development of blood cancers\nWalter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a protein that is key to the development of blood cancers caused by a common genetic error.\nThe discovery is a missing piece in the puzzle of understanding how high levels of a protein called MYC drive cancer development, and may to lead to future strategies for early treatment or possibly even prevention of these cancers.\nSeventy per cent of human cancers have abnormally high levels of MYC, which forces cells into unusually rapid growth.\nWhales dine with their friends of the same species\nFor a few weeks in early fall, Georges Bank \u2014 a vast North Atlantic fishery off the coast of Cape Cod \u2014 teems with billions of herring that take over the region to spawn. The seasonal arrival of the herring also attracts predators to the shallow banks, including many species of whales.\nNow researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have found that as multiple species of whales feast on herring, they tend to stick with their own kind, establishing species-specific feeding centers along the 150-mile length of Georges Bank. The team's results are published today in the journal Nature.\nCan you guess the world's longest distance flyer?\nA dragonfly barely an inch and a half long appears to be animal world's most prolific long distance traveler \u2013 flying thousands of miles over oceans as it migrates from continent to continent \u2013 according to newly published research.\nWell-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency\nMost people know that properly inflated tires can improve a vehicle's fuel efficiency, but did you know that properly maintained roadways can improve fuel efficiency across an entire pavement network?\nNew Heat Wave Formula Can Help Public Health Agencies Prepare for Extreme Temperatures\nExtreme heat can pose several health risks, such as dehydration, hyperthermia and even death, especially during sustained periods of high temperatures. However, a uniform definition of a heat wave doesn't exist. As a result, public health agencies may be unsure of when to activate heat alerts, cooling centers and other protective measures. A University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has developed a uniform definition of a heat wave that may help public health agencies prepare for extreme temperatures.\nRutgers University Study finds sea level rise in the 20th Century was fastest in 3,000 years\nGlobal sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, according to a Rutgers University-led study published today.\nMoreover, without global warming, global sea level would have risen by less than half the observed 20th century increase and might even have fallen.\nInstead, global sea level rose by about 14 centimeters, or 5.5 inches, from 1900 to 2000. That's a substantial increase, especially for vulnerable, low-lying coastal areas.\n\"The 20th-century rise was extraordinary in the context of the last three millennia \u2013 and the rise over the last two decades has been even faster,\" said Robert Kopp, the lead author and an associate professor in Rutgers' Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.\nScientists unlock key to turning wastewater and sewage into power\nAs renewable energy sources goes, solar rays have historically hogged the limelight.\nBut two Virginia Tech researchers have stolen the spotlight from the sun by discovering a way to maximize the amount of electricity that can be generated from the wastewater we flush down the toilet.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Obama Exempts White House From FOIA Requests\nWritten by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.\nFor a candidate who ran on a promise to have the most transparent administration ever, Barack Obama is unusually fond of opacity.\nOn Monday, USA Today reported:\nThe White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests for records to that office.\nWith almost unbelievable irony, the president's lengthening of the shadow of secrecy over the Office of Administration happened on National Freedom of Information Day, a day set aside by activists to call for greater transparency in government.\nThe coincidence was highlighted in the USA Today article:\nBut the timing of the move raised eyebrows among transparency advocates, coming on National Freedom of Information Day and during a national debate over the preservation of Obama administration records. It's also Sunshine Week, an effort by news organizations and watchdog groups to highlight issues of government transparency.\n\"The irony of this being Sunshine Week is not lost on me,\" said Anne Weismann of the liberal Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.\n\"It is completely out of step with the president's supposed commitment to transparency,\" she said. \"That is a critical office, especially if you want to know, for example, how the White House is dealing with e-mail.\"\nThe lengths to which President Obama will go to keep the activities of his administration away from the eyes of the American people are shameful, particularly in light of the statements by candidate Obama against similar decisions made by his predecessor.\nWhen the Bush White House erased millions of e-mails in 2008, a federal appeals court declared the deletion to be permissible and walled off the Office of Administration from future FOIA petitions.\nThen-Senator Obama promised that if he became president, such violations of the \"rule of law\" would never happen and the sunshine of transparency would illuminate what once was kept under deep cover.\nWith Tuesday's entry into the Federal Register, the revealer became the concealer.\nAccording to the White House, the exemption of the Office of Administration from the FOIA was made \"according to well-settled legal interpretations.\"\nObama's duplicity is not surprising; he is a man who has made a habit of betraying those he once promised to protect.\nThe man who once declared whistleblowing to be \"acts of courage and patriotism\" has single-handedly prosecuted (and persecuted) more whistleblowers than any of his predecessors.\nWith the formal filing of the charges against NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the Obama administration has charged eight whistleblowers under the Espionage Act.\nAnother former government employee, James Hitselberger, was working as a linguist for the U.S. Navy when he became the seventh to be charged under the nearly century-old law.\nPresident Obama has targeted each of these men \u2014 including Edward Snowden \u2014 for their efforts to expose government corruption. In fact, the others charged with espionage are targets of an apparent vendetta against whistleblowers in direct contradiction of the president's promise to protect them.\nPresident Obama's zeal in pursuing, prosecuting, and punishing those he once described as courageous and patriotic is remarkable for its relentlessness, as is his almost fanatical fear of transparency.\nOf course, as one would expect, the ministry of propaganda immediately published the \"war is peace\" press release. From USA Today:\nWhite House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine said the administration remains committed \"to work towards unprecedented openness in government.\"\n\"Over the past six years, federal agencies have gone to great efforts to make government more transparent and more accessible than ever, including by making more information available to the public via our Open Government initiative and improving the FOIA process,\" she said.\n\"Improving the FOIA process\" is presidential parlance for rendering the process pointless when it comes to using the law as a crowbar to open the well-sealed coffers of corruption guarded so ferociously by the federal government.\nHeaping one deplorable act upon another, the Obama administration declared that it was doing away with the usual public comment on the new regulation, thus making the rule instantly final and enforceable.\nIt is noteworthy that the newly walled off department is the very one that is responsible for keeping the records of the president. This is a particularly curious coincidence in light of the scandal surrounding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's (mis)use of e-mail and the subsequent investigation.\nLuckily for the president, the department in charge of handling his electronic correspondence is now protected from the prying eyes of the public and will not be searchable for five years after Barack Obama leaves the White House.\nRick Blum, coordinator of the Sunshine in Government initiative of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, pointed to the bigger picture in a comment quoted in the USA Today piece:\nI think what we've all learned in the last few weeks is the person who creates a record \u2014 whether it's running a program or writing an e-mail \u2014 is the one who gets to decide whether it's an official record, And there ought to be another set of eyes on that. That's the essential problem.\nWith all due respect to Mr. Blum, the essential problem is more fundamental than oversight.\nThe problem is one of principle. President Obama \u2014 and his predecessors for generations \u2014 have considered themselves above the law and have regarded the Constitution as nothing more than a modern Twelve Tables: an irrelevant relic, useful only when reference to its contents would be politically advantageous.\nMore in this category: \u00ab Black Minister: Obama Lying, Black Americans \"Acting Like Ku Klux Klan\"\tGlenn Beck Announces NRA Investigation of Grover Norquist \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"House Speaker Paul Ryan: To be honest, we can't defund Planned Parenthood\n'I don't think Planned Parenthood should get a red cent from the taxpayer' - but it will until 2017.\nMon Nov 2, 2015 - 12:46 pm EST\nBy Ben Johnson\nFollow Ben\nWASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) - Defunding Planned Parenthood won't happen this year, Paul Ryan confirmed this weekend. Instead, the House will turn its focus to investigations into whether the abortion industry illegally sells the body parts of aborted babies.\nOn CNN's State of the Union program Sunday, the newly elected Speaker of the House told Dana Bash that he would counsel Republicans to be realistic about setting legislative goals.\n\"I think being an effective opposition party means being honest with people upfront about what it is we can and cannot achieve,\" Ryan, a nine-term Congressman from Wisconsin, said.\n\"We have a Senate that has a very difficult process when it comes to actually getting bills voted on,\" he said.\nIn January the Senate restored the filibuster, abolished under Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, which requires bills to receive 60 votes. The Democratic minority has used that procedural to block pro-life legislation from reaching the floor.\nPresident Barack Obama has also promised to veto any measure defunding Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading provider of abortion. Obama, an inflexible opponent of all abortion regulations, has said, \"I will not yield, and Planned Parenthood will not yield\" to any pro-life legislation.\nIn the Republican-controlled Congress, conservatives lack the votes to overcome either roadblock.\nPaul's Senate counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said in September that defunding the abortion industry is yet \"another issue that awaits a new president, hopefully with a different point of view about Planned Parenthood.\"\nMcConnell and former House Speaker John Boehner squelched efforts to shut down the government in order to withhold half-a-billion dollars of taxpayer funds from Planned Parenthood for one year.\n\"We have a president that isn't willing to listen, that isn't going to sign lots of our bills into law,\" Paul Ryan said this weekend. \"We have to operate within those constraints.\"\n\"I don't think Planned Parenthood should get a red cent from the taxpayer,\" Ryan, who has earned a strong pro-life voting record throughout his career, said. \"I've always believed that, even before these disgusting videos came out.\"\nInstead, he intends for Congress to push its \"oversight\" functions by investigating allegations of multiple felonies captured in undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress.\n\"We also have to push issues where we can push issues. We have to speak truth to power,\" he said.\n\"The special committee on Planned Parenthood, I think, should be in the driver's seat overseeing this process,\" he said.\nBut Ryan held out the possibility that congressmen may be able to add defunding amendments to legislation in a less \"tightly\" controlled House.\nabortion funding, paul ryan, planned parenthood, video\n'Pro-life leader' Paul Ryan elected Speaker of US House\nPaul Ryan for House Speaker? A look at his record on life and family\nSen. McConnell: GOP won't push Obama on Planned Parenthood defunding\nHouse Speaker Paul Ryan: To be honest, we can't defund Planned Parenthood House Speaker Paul Ryan: To be honest, we can't defund Planned Parenthood News By Ben Johnson","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hearing set on BlackBerry issue\nThe 50 most powerful people in networking, 2005\nQ&A: Chambers defends Cisco's wide reach\nCisco, Juniper face unique challenges\nBy Network World staff\nNetwork World |\nLatest LAN news.\nOpinion: Cisco, Juniper face unique challenges, 01\/30\/06\nTwo weeks ago, I had the unique opportunity of speaking with two of networking's top CEOs within hours of each other: Cisco's John Chambers and Juniper's Scott Kriens. They're both eyeing the same big opportunity in the enterprise - the next generation ...\nNutter's Help Desk: Using VLANs on a small network, 01\/30\/06\nI manage four Novell servers - two NW6.5sp2 and two NW5.0sp6a. These servers provide services to 5 buildings. These 5 buildings are part of a much larger campus encompassing approximately 40 buildings but I don't service those other buildings. The ...\n3Com brings outsider in as new CEO, 01\/27\/06\n3Com tapped R. Scott Murray as its new president and CEO, taking over immediately for retiring chief executive Bruce Claflin.\nWeblog: 3Com's new direction, 01\/27\/06\nIt didn't take long for 3Com to find its new CEO. The network vendor chose R. Scott Murray, former CEO of supply chain services provider Modus Media International, as it's next top executive. So now two of the arguably most important posts in 3Com are ...\nHigh-speed LANs Newsletter: Chelsio strikes two deals for adapters, 01\/26\/06\nIn the past week Chelsio Communications has announced two deals for its getting its TCP\/IP Offload Engine into other products.\nJuniper hits target for Q4, 01\/25\/06\nJuniper posted fourth quarter results generally in line with analyst expectations.\nWeblog: No waning for the LAN market, 01\/25\/06\nAnalysts at the Dell'Oro Group say the worldwide Ethernet switch market will grow steadily over the next several years, from $14.6 billion in 2004 to $18.3 billion by 2010. But of these billions being spent on LAN gear, where should your dollars go? ...\nOpinion: What WLANs everywhere could mean, 01\/24\/06\nLANs have a fairly long history now of changing the way businesses operate. With the explosion in recent years of LANs going wireless in homes and businesses ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"DubaiNews\nPolice concludes 'Dubai Fitness Challenge' with Shooting Championship for 'People of Determination'\nDubai Fitness Challenge was concluded with a Shooting Championship for People of Determination (deaf and hard of hearing individuals), which Dubai Police organised.\nDubai Fitness Challenge was concluded with a Shooting Championship for People of Determination (deaf and hard of hearing individuals), which was organized by Dubai Police.\nDubai Fitness Challenge 30X30 was initiated with the aim of encouraging citizens to take care of their mental and physical fitness for 30 minutes each day from 29 October to 27 November.\nThe Dubai Police General Command organised a shooting championship for People of Determination (deaf and hard of hearing individuals) as part of the force's participation in the Dubai 30\u00d730 Fitness Challenge.\nThe Championship was organised by the force's community-based initiative 'Positive Spirit, and the People of Determination Empowerment Council at Dubai Police in cooperation with the General Department of Orgnasitons Protective Security and Emergency at the Dubai Police Academy.\nBrigadier Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, Acting Director of the General Department of Community Happiness and Head of the Positive Spirit Initiative at Dubai Police, witnessed the concluding ceremony in the presence of Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Basit Ali, Director of the Sports Affairs Department; Captain Abdullah Al Shamsi, Vice President of the Empowerment Council for People of Determination; and Ms Fatima Abu Hajeer, Coordinator of the Positive Spirit Initiative and member of the People of Determination Empowerment Council.\nAl Mansouri said the Championship is part of the force's active participation in the Dubai 30\u00d730 Fitness Challenge, which promotes the concept of sport among all segments of society in the UAE as a sustainable healthy lifestyle.\nAl Mansouri confirmed that 20 players from the Dubai Club for People of Determination, Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality and a number of clubs for people of determination participated in the event, indicating that the event is within Dubai Police's efforts to build positive community relations through meaningful social and sports work and to consolidate the values of cooperation and cohesion.\nAl Mansouri said Dubai Police place great importance on such events that integrate people of determination into society and empower them to discover their potential in sports.\nDubai: School, law firm to accept cryptocurrency as mode of payment\nA Dubai based law firm has revealed that they now accept payments in the form of cryptocurrency from its clients. Ashish Mehta and Associates, Solicitors and Legal Consultants, have initiated taking nascent steps in the digital asset universe from this month onwards.\nMiddle East to witness gradual rise in temperature: Study\nTemperatures in the region of the Middle East are predicted to rise by almost half a degree Celsius per decade, forecasted to a study, with fierce weather events, including torrential rain and droughts, becoming more usual.\nDubai: Body of popular Keralite vlogger Rifa Mehnu found hanging to ceiling\nDubai Tariq Saeed - March 2, 2022 0\nDubai, United Arab Emirates: Popular Keralite vlogger and album star - Rifa Mehnu dies at the age of 21 years in Dubai, United Arab...\nUAE: Sheikha Latifa attends talent show organized by Istituto Marangoni in Dubai\nDubai Tariq Saeed - September 14, 2022 0\nSheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai Council, recently attended a unique talent show at the iconic Museum of the Future (MOTF), which served as the Middle Eastern debut of the Italian fashion and design institute Istituto Marangoni.\nUAE bans Pixar's latest movie 'Lightyear' as it shows same-sex relationship\nMiddle East Tariq Saeed - June 14, 2022 0\nThe United Arab Emirates has banned, on Monday, 13 June, the upcoming Pixar animated feature 'Lightyear' from releasing in movie theatres as reports are coming that the film shows two female characters kissing each other.\nIndians studying in UAE can apply for 15% of IIT, NIT seats in India\nWorld Tariq Saeed - May 18, 2022 0\nIndian pupils residing in the United Arab Emirates can now apply for 15% of total seats at premier educational institutes in India.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sockeye Recovery is Still Nowhere Close\nby Amanda Peacher\nIdaho Statesman, July 20, 2008\nIf we see higher returns of sockeye salmon to Redfish Lake this year, as Roger Phillips' recent article and projections from Bonneville Dam suggest, Idahoans will have cause to celebrate.\nIn most of the 17 years since Idaho's sockeye have been listed as an endangered species, returning adults have numbered in the single digits. Last year, just four sockeye made it back to Redfish Lake. Indeed, 50, 100 or 700 returning fish would be welcome news.\nBut before Idahoans get too excited, here are a few things we should keep in mind:\nIt's too early to tell just how many sockeye will make it home to the Stanley Basin this year. Yes, counts of sockeye at Bonneville Dam have been high. Keep in mind, however, that most of those sockeye are headed to spawning grounds in the Columbia system, and are not federally protected species.\nWhen most of this year's adult sockeye were migrating to the ocean as babies in 2006, Judge James Redden ordered the government to \"spill\" water over dams to help flush fish to the ocean. Baby salmon survive at much higher rates when allowed to migrate in the river, rather than being trucked or barged downstream. Idaho Rivers United, fishermen, and other conservationists pushed for spill in court. If groups like ours had not stepped up to fight for the salmon, the feds would have been content to continue fish transportation methods that work poorly.\nIdaho Fish and Game, the Sho-Ban Tribes, and other scientists have done remarkable work keeping Idaho's sockeye alive, despite the challenges of working with a limited gene pool and limited resources. Without the expertise and commitment of this community, Idaho's sockeye would already be extinct. Still, those scientists would be the first to tell you that a long-term captive breeding program - without changes in Snake River management - will not succeed.\nI hope Idahoans are lucky enough to see more sockeye make it home this year. After a decade of failed salmon plans, billions of taxpayer and ratepayer dollars spent and years of dismal returns, it would be nice to have something to cheer about.\nBut without further action, this year's improved Snake River sockeye returns will be just another outlier. In its 'new' salmon plan, the federal agencies responsible for salmon recovery actually roll back sockeye protections. The plan calls for less spill, more barging, and refuses to consider lower Snake River dam removal as an option.\nA majority of scientists say that removing the four high-cost, low-value dams on the lower Snake River in Eastern Washington is the best, and perhaps only way to restore Idaho's salmon. But as long as the federal government refuses to do what's necessary to restore Idaho's salmon populations, another outlier year of more fish will only postpone extinction.\nOne 'good year' is not enough. We need sustained increases in sockeye returns over several years before we break out the good champagne and declare a positive trend.\nIn order to keep Idaho's sockeye from fading into extinction, we will ultimately need Congressional leadership and support for removing the four lower Snake River dams. We can have healthy salmon populations, fishing opportunities, a reliable energy supply and a strong Northwest economy. But we can't have all of those things when the lower Snake River dams remain in place.\nSo as we celebrate Idaho's returning sockeye this year, let's also ask our political leaders to be accountable for the fate of our sockeye, in 2009, 2010 and over the years to come.\nAmanda Peacher is salmon program coordinator for Idaho Rivers United, a statewide conservation group dedicated to protecting and restoring Idaho's rivers and native fish.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Asian Elephants 101\n26-part series now on UnchainedTV!\nSTREAM NOW\nWatch Now on UnchainedTV\nUnchainedTV is delighted to announce the launch of the Asian Elephants 101 series, produced by the author of Gods in Shackles, Amazon's #1 animal rights book, wildlife filmmaker & broadcast journalist, Nat Geo Explorer, and founder of Elephant Matrix, Sangita Iyer.\nAsian Elephants 101, funded by the National Geographic Society, is the first science-based robust series produced to highlight the ecological, cultural, and spiritual significance of this endangered species.\nTwo years in the making, nine of the 26-part Asian Elephants 101 series world premiered on multiple National Geographic Channels, and we are excited to now stream the entire series on UnchainedTV.com.\nWatch Asian Elephants 101 today on the Elephant Matrix channel on UnchainedTV.\nUnchained TV Synopsis of the first 7 episodes\nTwo years in the making. World premiered on multiple Nat Geo channels! We're thrilled to launch Asian elephants 101 series.\nLiving with Giants\nDramatic story portraying the precarious lives of elephants and people \u2013 two dominant species, trying to coexist. Join the movement: vfaes.org\/projects\nEnd Elephant Bullying\nHabitat loss is driving elephants into villages and cropland to find food, where young men are mobbing elephants. Help cultivate saplings: vfaes.org\/projects\nTemple Elephants\nWorshipped and tortured, revered and defiled. Indian elephants are exploited behind the insidious veil of religion. Support our projects: vfaes.org\/projects\nDeadly Tracks\nEvery year, many elephants are killed on India's deadly train tracks. Join our movement to end these tragic deaths: vfaes.org\/projects\nGentle Bulls\nRare footage of bull elephants displaying unique and extraordinary behaviors dispels unfounded myths about male elephants. Visit: elephantmatrix.com\nA robust infotainment series supported by Nat Geo Society and produced by award-winning Wildlife Filmmaker, Author, and Voice for Asian Elephant Society Founder, Sangita Iyer\nWHY THIS SERIES IS SO IMPORTANT\nAll species of elephants are ecologically significant. They traverse vast areas 16 to 18 hours a day, trampling softwood trees, thus allowing rain and sunshine to penetrate the ground, promoting hardwood trees that store more carbon-di-oxide (a potent greenhouse gas that exacerbates climate change). According to the International Monetary Authority, African forest elephants help fight climate change, with each elephant at a carbon value of $1.75 million. Elephants also create pathways to waterholes and fodder for other animals, who would otherwise be unable to access these life-giving sources.\nGiven the similarities, Asian elephants also likely play a key role in climate mitigation. According to the IUCN, there are less than 40,000 Asian elephants left on the planet, fully 27,000 in India, their last bastion. Thus, saving Asian elephants of India is critically important to not only saving the species, but also other species in the ecosystem.\nThe issue is, human-elephant conflict (HEC) is rampant, due to the unprecedented human population growth in India, driving competition for space. Reckless development and land use have decimated 80% of wildlife habitats. Famished elephants are forced to leave the forests and venture into croplands to quell their hunger, exacerbating HEC, resulting in senseless tragedies \u2013 both humans and elephants. This in turn triggers retaliatory killings of elephants, and the vicious cycle continues unabated.\nAnother major issue facing elephants in India is their illegal capture. On the one hand, elephants are revered, considered the embodiment of Lord Ganesh \u2013 a Hindu God with an elephant face. But on the other hand, they are tortured and exploited for profit behind the veil of culture and religion.\nOur mission in producing the 26-part short film series, Asian Elephants 101, is to highlight the survival challenges faced by people and elephants, as two dominant species compete for space. The short films, no more than seven minutes long, are grounded in systems principles that foster cooperation, mutualism, and coexistence, interspersed throughout the short films. They focus on key aspects of elephant ecology, the plight of captive elephants, factors contributing HEC, human encroachment into the wildlife habitats, climate change, habitat fragmentation, and deforestation, among other topics.\nOur ultimate goal is not only to foster empathy, awe, reverence, and love for these magnificent animals but also to influence decision-makers to legislate laws that would take into consideration elephants, wildlife and the rich biodiversity of India. We hope that the narratives and visuals will help people understand our intricate connections with and dependence on other species, inspire attitude and behavior shifts, and motivate people to protect the endangered Asian elephants. The films will help people realize that the survival of elephants in the forests of India is crucial to mitigating climate change globally, demonstrating that what happens in one country reverberates across the planet.\nAsian Elephants 101 Producer, Sangita Iyer\nSangita Iyer:\nVoices for Elephants Society:\nThe Elephant Matrix:\nGods in Shackles\nby Sangita Iyer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Covid-19 Nicaragua's election called 'undemocratic' after Ortega secures 4th term in landslide\nNicaragua's election called 'undemocratic' after Ortega secures 4th term in landslide\nNicaragua's President Daniel Ortega easily locked in a fourth consecutive term after suppressing political rivals, results showed on Monday, leading the United States and other countries to warn of possible sanctions and press for free and fair elections.\nNicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, a preliminary tally had Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of votes.\nIn the months leading up to Sunday's election Western and many Latin American nations had expressed deep concern about the fairness of the vote as Ortega detained opponents and business leaders, canceled rival parties, and criminalized dissent.\nElection observers from the European Union and the Organization of American States were not allowed to scrutinize the process and journalists were barred from entering Nicaragua.\nRights group calls for pressure on Nicaragua's Ortega over pre-election crackdown\nU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country will work with other democratic governments and was ready to use a range of tools, including possible sanctions, visa restrictions and coordinated actions against those it said were complicit in supporting the Nicaragua government's \"undemocratic acts.\"\nDemocrats in the U.S. Congress pushed for President Joe Biden to back the so-called Renacer Act that aims to intensify pressure on Ortega and pursue greater regional cooperation to boost democratic institutions.\nA statement by all 27 EU members accused Ortega of \"systematic incarceration, harassment and intimidation\" of opponents, journalists and activists.\nThe elections \"complete the conversion of Nicaragua into an autocratic regime,\" the EU said. Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Spain and Britain called for detained opposition leaders to be freed.\n\"Elections were neither free, nor fair, nor competitive,\" said Jose Manuel Albares, Spain's foreign minister.\nCanada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly said in a statement that the elections \"do not reflect the will of the Nicaraguan people.\"\nWe stand with the people of #Nicaragua, who have been robbed of free & fair elections. We will work with democracies in the region & around the world to urge the Ortega regime to change course & seek a peaceful & democratic resolution to the crisis.https:\/\/t.co\/XC1ZcoVdhT\n\u2014 M\u00e9lanie Joly (@melaniejoly) November 9, 2021\nIn a speech that lasted more than an hour on Monday evening, Ortega fired back against the United States and Europe, labeling them \"Yankee imperialists.\"\n\"They wanted to be at the head of the Supreme Electoral Council\u2026 counting the votes of the Nicaraguans,\" Ortega said, addressing supporters from Revolution Square in Managua. \"That won't happen again in Nicaragua. Never again, never again.\"\nOf his jailed opponents, Ortega said, \"They are not Nicaraguans, they have no homeland.\"\nCuba, Venezuela and Russia all offered Ortega their backing.\nRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said U.S. calls for countries not to recognize the outcome were \"unacceptable.\"\nMexico's foreign ministry said it would not comment on the election until official results were posted. Mexico maintained a critical view of Ortega's jailing of opponents but backed non-intervention in Nicaragua's affairs, a Mexican official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.\nJournalists protest intimidation of Nicaragua press\nJournalists protest intimidation of Nicaragua press \u2013 Aug 4, 2018\nFormer rebel\nOrtega's victory consolidates the increasingly repressive political model he has built in recent years along with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.\nA former Marxist rebel who helped topple the right-wing Somoza family dictatorship in the late 1970s, Ortega says he is defending Nicaragua against unscrupulous adversaries bent on ousting him with the aid of foreign powers. His government has passed a series of laws that make it easy to prosecute opponents for crimes such as \"betraying the homeland.\"\nJust five little-known candidates of mostly small parties allied to Ortega's Sandinistas were allowed to run against him.\n\"Most people I know decided not to vote, they say it's madness,\" said Naomi, an opponent of the government from the eastern port of Bluefields, who declined to give her last name for fear of reprisals.\n\"What they're doing here is a joke.\"\nNicaragua frees some protesters after government crackdown, including Belgian activist\nNicaragua's electoral authority said turnout was 65%.\nIn the 1980s, Ortega served a single term as president before being voted out. He returned to the top job in 2007.\nAfter initially delivering solid economic growth and attracting private investment, Ortega's government changed course in response to 2018 anti-government protests. More than 300 people were killed during the ensuing crackdown.\nTens of thousands of Nicaraguans have since fled the country. Many of them gathered in neighboring Costa Rica on Sunday in a show of defiance against Ortega.\nProlonged discontent is expected to fuel more emigration to Costa Rica and the United States, where record numbers of Nicaraguans have been apprehended at the border this year.\nRights activist Haydee Castillo, who was arrested in 2018 and now lives in the United States, called the election \"a farce.\"\n\"He has not conceded anything despite the resolutions and declarations that the international community has made,\" Castillo said.\n(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon in San Jose; Additional reporting by Alvaro Murillo in San Jose, Sofia Menchu in Guatemala City, Natalia Ramos in Santiago, Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber in Moscow, Guy Faulconbridge in London, Inti Landauro in Madrid, Patricia Zengerle in Washington and Dave Graham and Jake Kincaid in Mexico City; Editing by Catherine Evans, Rosalba O'Brien and Grant McCool)\n\u00a9 2021 Reuters\nThis article was originally published by Globalnews.ca. Read the original article here.\nHamilton, Ont. chef facing deportation gets extension to stay in Canada, says attorney\nA Hamilton-based chef who says he's been repeatedly denied protected refugee status in Canada will not be deported this weekend as per an order...\nB.C. resident enjoying 'dream coaching job' with U.S. ski team\nAfter an amazing run as head coach of Freestyle B.C.'s moguls team, Josh Kober of Penticton has landed the job of his dreams. The 28-year-old...\nTyre Nichols video live updates: Memphis police release bodycam video\nBusiness Leads sabit - January 28, 2023 0\n4m ago \/ 1:13 AM UTCVideo was released so the world could 'witness' the family's pain, D.A. saysShelby County's district attorney said he knows...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"July 3, 2020 July 3, 2020 by Matthew Bennett\nF1 2020 trailer shows a lap of the Red Bull Ring\nCodemasters has shared a new trailer for F1 2020 that shows a hot lap of the Red Bull Ring, home of the Austrian Grand Prix.\nThe trailer follows Esteban Ocon's Renault on a lap of the circuit, which will host the start of the 2020 Formula One season this weekend.\n\"It is a short circuit, where the first half very much rewards power, as the cars race along three straights separated by a pair of uphill right-handers,\" developer Codemasters adds. \"As the drivers work their way downhill, the circuit becomes a high speed alpine luge ride, as the cars navigate through a series of very quick corners, including the exhilarating Rindt right-hander, named for Austria's first F1 champion.\"\nLast month, the developer released another trailer for the game that showed off the new split-screen mode.\nF1 2020 launches July 10th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Stadia.\nPost tagsCodemastersF1Formula One","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jeremy Morris-Burke > Filmmaker\nJeremy Morris-Burke is originally from St. Louis, MO and moved to New York City in 1997 to pursue an MFA in Design for Stage and Film at NYU. Over the next few years Mr. Morris-Burke designed lighting and scenery for dozens of theatre and dance pieces in the US and Europe. He and his wife Vanessa founded a non-profit production company to assist in raising funds for some of these projects, their first foray into producing.\nVanessa Morris-Burke > Producer\n'Jim' marks Vanessa's first film producing credit. She has produced theater with ROTOR Productions on \"West Pier\" in New York and Tolstoy's \"Power of Darkness\" at the Trafo theatre in Budapest, Hungary, as well as coordinating numerous events in a professional capacity.\nSuzanne Wang > Production Design (Part 1)\nSuzanne is a graduate of the Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU. Other production design credits for film include 'Five Years' directed by Brett W. Wagner, and 'Mission' directed by Loren Marsh. Art Department credits include 'Happy Hour' and 'Kissing Jessica Stein', and she also Art Directed 'The End of the Bar' for director Randy T. Dinzler. Ms. Wang has learned that sometimes a rifle is more effective than a paintbrush, especially for shooting skeet.\nMichael Byrnes > Production Design (Part 2)\nMichael is a New York based set designer. He has designed for theater, opera, music videos, live events, nightclubs, and film. 2010 credits include stage designs for Katy Perry and Phil Collins, interior designs for New York Adorned Tattoo Parlor in Soho, Besu Salon and Day Spa in Gramercy, and Goods Restaurant in Williamsburg. He is currently preparing designs for a stadium scale electronic music festival for 2011. Michael was trained at the Motley Theater Design Course London, England, The Tisch School of the Arts NYU, and the SoMa School of Art, San Fransisco. He is the founder (2008) and Head of Design of TheFuturePlastic.com\nAlexandre Tannous > Composer\nAlexandre holds a Bachelor of Music with a double major in Music Theory and Composition from Montclair State University, and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education from Columbia University Teachers College. As a recipient of the Mellon Fellowship he also earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy degree in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University where he was enrolled in the PH.D. program. He has taught various music courses there as well, and currently teaches privately. The works of Alexandre Tannous are frequently performed in the United States, Europe and in Asia. His orchestral composition M\u00e9tamorphose premiered under his baton at Carnegie Hall in 1995 garnering a standing ovation. As an ethnomusicologist he has conducted fieldwork over many years with musicians in the States and abroad. Alexandre is a frequent lecturer at Georgetown University, Princeton University, and Columbia University, and in museums such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Metropolitan Museum of New York. As a film composer, Alexandre has composed two film-scores: \"The Seventh Dog\" (2005), and \"Jim\" (2010).\nGene Masher\nScreenings and Events\nVisit Lorigen Engineering\nCopyright Jim The Film 2010, All rights reserved Terms of Use","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lava Flair E1- A Smartphone at the Price of a Feature Phone\nWe are excited to launch another entry-level smartphone in the Flair series . Now that Lava Flair P1 has carved a niche for itself with its attractive visuals and brilliant features, it's time for Flair E1. So allow us to unveil our latest offering and showcase what it has in store for its users. Visuals read more\nLava Iris X1 Atom S Beauty that Impresses in More Ways than One\nWe are thrilled to announce our latest addition in Iris series, which offers smartphones in a wide price band with incremental feature level benefits like better batteries, good cameras, bigger screens, dual SIM connectivity and more. Iris X1 Atom S manages to impress with not just its beauty but with its amazing features as well. read more\nIntroducing the Bond Series with Lava Bond K1\nWe are proud to present the launch of the new Bond series, at more attractive prices for the entry-level market. This is our first series without accessories and the box will contain only the handset, battery, and warranty card. The series will further have two subseries, A series comprising of Entry Level multimedia phones with read more\nLava Taking a Lead in the Manufacturing Sector\nThe change in the Indian leadership has led to 'Make in India campaign' which focuses on skill development programs that will enhance employment opportunities along with encouraging manufacturing of electronic components. With the government focusing on policies that have been recreated or revised from other manufacturing economies it only means that the country is read more\nHow to Backup Your Android Powered Lava Smartphone\nSmartphones have become an integral part of our lives. It is not just because of all the memories that are stored in them in the form of pictures and videos but also for all the critical information that they hold. Though most of us usually don't think about backing up our phones, there are certain read more\nTips on E-waste Disposal\nOn this World Environment Day what are you doing to help in its conservation? With the increasing number of challenges that our environment faces on a daily basis, it has become even more important to answer this question. The major environmental damage that we face in the current scenario is due to e-waste. With so read more\nHow to Connect Your Smartphone to Your TV\nApart from using a smartphone to make calls, we use them for playing games, watching videos and movies. However, there are certain cases where things look better when they are shared or seen on a bigger screen, like the pictures from the latest vacation that you took with your friends. When it comes to bigger read more\nLava Iris X1 Atom Flip Cover: Add Style to Comfort!\nWith rapidly advancing technology, one can find new trends taking over the market almost every day. Some, like the flip phones of the 2000s, enjoy a moment of trendiness and then disappear. Others, like the currently trending flip covers , prove to be so useful that they become a permanent part of the way we read more","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Social media early adopters sadly resting on their laurels\nHave you met the guy who signed up for Twitter in 2008 and tells you about it every chance they get as if that implies they know anything about social media? Let's examine how this resting on laurels came to be.\nLani Rosales, COO + News Director\nSocial media people resting on their laurels\nAt a social media event last night, a mixture of people new to the industry sat alongside industry insiders who pioneered the space, and the discussion was lively. I came to a halt, however, when an attendee made a reference to having been on Twitter many years ago, making it sound a lot like they somehow invented the space. It got me to thinking\u2026 how many other people are resting on their laurels?\nThe graphic I created above is obviously a mockery of those who exaggerate their role in the early days of social media, but rest on their laurels of having been an early adopter. Social media experts are about as common as sales people \u2013 there's no shortage of someone who will take your money and show you how to sign up for Twitter, especially those who were there in the early days.\nThe rise of the social media expert coincided with massive unemployment, so while many legitimate experts were born, there were also thousands of unemployed people poking around the internet that discovered Twitter and Facebook and saw people there figuring out how to use it as a marketing tool, so light bulbs went off and the guru era ensued. Great.\nFast forward to today, and you have people that haven't accomplished a whole hell of a lot since they signed up for (sorry, I mean pioneered) Twitter. Sure, we (@BennRosales and I) were some of the first people on Twitter, in fact, I looked it up today and my personal account was created five years, seven months, and two days ago, making my account older than 99.8 percent of all Twitter accounts, according to Twopcharts.\nBut I am an established pioneer, I swear\nSo shouldn't I be telling people that every time I encounter someone to really demonstrate my prowess, to prove what an expert I am, and to instill in minds of many that my very presence on Twitter so early means that I am an established pioneer who knows more than anyone else who has figured out how to sign up for Twitter since?\nNo. I shouldn't. Not only because it's a douche move, but because resting on laurels is a lazy move, and an ignorant one, because let's be honest, just because someone was on Twitter in 1983 (I kid), does not mean they know anything about marketing or social media. You've signed up for Twitter and know how to tweet \u2013 is the actual act really that difficult? Nope.\nAlthough I am confident that Benn and I did play a role in helping shape the very culture of Twitter and helped businesses to understand the tools, we didn't stop there \u2013 in fact, there are thousands of articles on this very website that catalog our continued involvement in and shaping of the community, we've hosted dozens of events on the topic over the years, and we've even won a few trophies along the way.\nWhen someone proclaims how long they've been on Twitter as if they invented it, my first thought is, \"okay, great, but what have you done since?\" Most people that puff their chest about having been on the internet in 2007 don't have much to brag about since, because news outlets have stopped calling to interview them as the glorious marvels of early adoption. Most of them peaked around 2008.\nNext time someone rolls their eyes at social media information and proclaim they've been on Twitter since forever, ask yourself what they've done since. Many of these people are the same nerds that like to casually (and frequently) mention in conversation that they were on the football team in high school, and will probably slip in a few of their stats even though you were talking about something completely unrelated. That's exactly what they're doing when they assert that the age of their Twitter account implies they're superior social media beings. What have you done since high school or since you signed up for Twitter, bro? In most cases, probably not much.\nIn this article:Social Media, social media early adopters\nWritten By Lani Rosales, COO + News Director\nLani is the COO and News Director at The American Genius, has co-authored a book, co-founded BASHH, Austin Digital Jobs, Remote Digital Jobs, and is a seasoned business writer and editorialist with a penchant for the irreverent.\nAllen Mireles\nI have met the type of person you describe in this post, Lani. I understand your frustration. I am also an early-ish adopter of Twitter (and many of the other social platforms) and my usage has changed drastically over the years. It's fair to wonder what people are doing with their social profiles now, especially after so many years and so many changes. Especially if they imply that early adoption equates with expertise on any level.\nIt's also really interesting to watch the ebb and flow of involvement in social networks. People change how they use Twitter as they change\u2013and as it changes. There are so many reasons. Some of us are still working through a protracted \"social media existential crisis\". Others have gotten bored. Some are still using the platforms to do nothing but broadcast.\nIn the end, if someone needs to promote the fact that they are early adopters of a technology or a social network, I think it's fun to ask them for their observations on how things have changed over time and even where they predict things may be going. The response can be very telling!\nLani Rosales\nAllen, that is a GREAT suggestion \u2013 people that only know one moment of the timeline (aka, their glory days on Twitter), they can't tell you the rest of the timeline and as you suggest, can't possibly predict the future.\nThank you for reading, digesting, and not being a social media douche \ud83d\ude09\nlol, perhaps we need to create badges saying: \"I am NOT a social media douche.\"\nbobledrew\nAnd then all the douches would start wearing them, so we could shun them!\nYeah, the douches always like to think they're not douches. They are usually so *edgy* and cool.\nGo to LinkedIn, see what \"early adopters\" have done pre-2006. That tells you all you need to know. \ud83d\ude09\n\"Sprint sales assistant to the regional manager 2005-2006\nGap shirt folder\/sniffer 2004-2005\nFull time Phish tour fanatic 2000-2004\"\nAm I close?\nKen Brand\nYou and a very few others are the \"real deal\". I've learned a lot from you guys and I'm thankful. The Poser\/Pretender ratio to Pro is about 1,787 to 1.\nI think you're being generous with your ratio \ud83d\ude09 But thanks for the props \u2013 you were right there with us, buddy!\nagbenn\nHello, my name is Benn, and I too suffer from early adoption. Know anyone hiring?\nLOL. Great response \ud83d\ude09\nMickey, perfectly put. Perfectly.\nThank you so much for adding such meaningful thoughts!\nJulie, you're exactly right. That evidence is often flimsy \u2013 having a job somewhere isn't really evidence, but is typically used as such. And for the record, my comment about trophies was a jab as well \u2013 they don't mean much in the scope of things.\nRich Becker\nAs the old saying goes: Some people who work somewhere for 10 years have 10 years of experience. Other people who work somewhere for 10 years will have one year of experience ten times. There is a difference, no matter what they did in high school.\nGreat point, Rich. You're exactly right.\nA friend of mine is having a slight struggle shaping her career plan right now. She feels her resume isn't solid enough and that she's too young to be taken seriously. But I look at what she's accomplished and marvel at the quality and of the output given her time in the social media field. There needs to be some common ground between the \"whippersnapper\" who's hired simply because they're young, and the guru-by-inertia at the other end of the scale. Perhaps we need to judge people by their words and their deeds, not simply by the capricious numbers of age and \"years of experience\".\nBob, that's a great point and one I failed to mention in my column \u2013 a lot of people who have only been practicing in the field for two or three years have done amazing things but are often slighted based on the age of their Twitter account.\nI'm with you \u2013 this has to change. Businesses can't be fleeced anymore by the idiot gurus who simply say they were there first. So what?\nhessie jones\nI know ALL too well how many people boast about being earliest to the Twitter and LI platforms, but never having done anything with their account. Somehow the early bird seems to have carried more weight. I know people who are far more effective than I am on Twitter, who came on to the platform much later than myself and were able to garner more engagement and more momentum in the process. Early doesn't mean they get it. This could have been happenstance. I like what @bobledrew:disqus said: Judge by your \"words and deeds, not simply by the capricious numbers of age and \"years of experience\".\nHessie, right on. \"Happenstance\" is one of the best words to describe this entire phenomena that isn't unique to social media, it just happens to be where we are on the timeline of social media's history.\nDo you think businesses are wising up to the gurus that hang their hat on being first to Twitter?\nKami Watson Huyse\nIn the world of online marketing it really only matters what you have done for me lately. Early adopters have some cred, but their current accomplishments mean a lot more, and how they synthesize and use what they have seen over the years is even more critical. Ask for case studies and beware the snake oil.\nYes! Any \"expert\" who can't provide a case study or reference to someone they've actually worked with is not legit. And unfortunately common. Snake oil salespeople \u2013 you nailed it, Kami!\n\"I've already stopped listening,\" YES. THAT.\nYou and Kami are on to a bigger point \u2013 due diligence is necessary and six years later, people actually know how to Google you now instead of taking your word that you're a ninja guru maven expert sensei or whatever.\nThank you for your commentary, it is always a delight to hear your perspective!\nTinu\nDon't get me wrong. Despite the easy use of Google, LOTS Of people don't do their due diligence, or think that a recommendation is enough.\nAnd if these discussions didn't exist, when people look up things like due diligence and social media, they don't have a starting point from a trusted source. I think it's important that we keep talking about it, if for no other reason than to have a 3rd party article to send the people who trust us to read.\nLoren Nason\nI've been on twitter longer than you. So that makes me better than you.\nHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH\nWarren Whitlock\nIt's not yet time to write a history of social media\u2026 We are just now getting started.\nI have no problem with somebody deciding not to use Twitter. I do find it troubling that those same people think they understand.\nI am just now learning new things about Twitter. Seven years after I wrote the first book about the Twitter Revolution. The only thing that's changed is the number of people who think they have it figured out\u2026 Those of us using Twitter far outnumber them\n(Social Media) Reddit's UI hasn't always been super intuitive. 'Deck for Reddit' organizes your feed into themed columns, making it way more user-friendly.\nVeronica Garcia, Staff WriterDecember 27, 2022\nHow to view someone's LinkedIn profile anonymously\nCreeping, stalking, checking...whatever you call it, we all do it. Here's how to look at a LinkedIn profile privately.\nNicole Canelakes, Staff WriterOctober 28, 2022\nFederal court upholds controversial social media law in Texas\nSocial media censorship has been a hot topic across the board, but now the federal court upholds free speech rights in TX by law.\nAllie Snider, Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"10\/20\/2019 1 Comment\nNeo Cab Review\nCars, Characters, Conspiracies, and ConnectionsBy Edwin Velez\nReviewed on Nintendo Switch\nReleased Oct.3rd, 2019 on Switch, also available on PC\nDeveloper: Chance Agency\nPublisher: Fellow Traveller\nAs we continue to become more technologically advanced day in and day out, for better or for worse, visions and predictions of the future in pop culture and media start to seem less fantastical and begin to appear as more of a potential reality. Mega-corporations are no sci-fi boogeyman, but more of a growing concern as companies like Disney, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook continue to grow in size, scale, and evidently, power. Neo Cab is a text-based adventure game that is all about those harsh potential realities of a corporate power fueled future, and how it can have a ripple effect on the lives of people and their very nature at that. You get behind the wheel of your very own Neo Cab (one of the last remaining human driver services ala \"Uber\") as Lina, who is uprooting her life in the small town of Cactus Flats to move to the bright, bustling city of Los Ojos. There, her lifelong best friend Savy would be waiting with a spare bedroom and the promise of a fresh start. Life was getting tough for Neo Cab drivers, as mega-corporation Capra has all but monopolized the automated driver service in much of the country, and their influence is as strong as can be in Los Ojos (LO for short). But with the support of Savy, who knew her way around the streets and people of LO, it should not be too hard to settle in, right? Right?? Well let's just say, things in LO get interesting pretty fast.\nAfter a brief link up with Savy, you drop her off at a club and anticipate a happier and longer reunion shortly after. But those hopes exit the car as quick as a client at their stop, as Savy falls off the map. No communication, no contacts, and no idea what is going on. With little choice in the matter, Lina opts to continue working. This allows you to hunt for information on LO and Savy while earning coin to keep your car charged up and put a temporary roof over your head via hotels and shared living spaces (bed and breakfast type deals.) The bulk of the gameplay comes via text-based actions, and every action has a reaction. The narrative in Neo Cab is rich, emotional, and very engaging, and it is all thanks to a multifaceted system that has you not only worried about Savy and your genuine interactions with those around you but also worried about your job.\n\u200bNeo Cab is a fantastic piece of interactive art, as it is one of the few games recently that made me genuinely feel attached to characters past face value. I was all-in on developing relationships with these people and retaining them, for that matter. The gameplay is pretty similar to that of ROM 2064, in that you make conversational decisions to progress forward and essentially solve a mystery. It is much different in that you not only run a business the entire time but that you also have a visible \"mood\" that sometimes dictates what you can and cannot say. This takes the otherwise simple gameplay and adds a whole new depth to it. With the future comes futuristic gadgets, not excluding the Feelgrid. The Feelgrid is a sort of modern \"Mood Ring\" that features a ranged palette that helps Lina, you, and the clients hone in on exactly how Lina feels, even to varying degrees of intensity. Certain feelings unlock certain responses, while if a feeling is too intense, it may prevent you from saying something. It is an incredible dynamic and really manipulates how a conversation can go. Sometimes I would be dead set on a response and would ultimately be blocked by a mood swing or a mood-related observation. Managing this was key to managing your business.\nWorking for Neo Cabs is an uphill battle. Not only are your clients unpredictable, but Neo Cab watches your star rating closely. Having less than a 4 can get you fired (probably not really\u2026), and a lower rating can also mean a limited clientele pool too. Certain premium members only accept drivers with a 5-star rating, which means you could miss out on a decent fare. Typically, you get to pick from 3 available clients on a map of Los Ojos. Not only do you earn different amounts of coin from these, but each takes a different amount of gas too. At the end of each night, you have to put yourself up at a hotel, so saving money on gas and making smart decisions during your fares (there are some special events where you can gain or lose coin outside of the standard ways.)\nThe beauty of this game is the power of your choices. Along the way in my playthrough, I made friends with people I favored, one of which wasn't even a client, but rather one I was a client for at a bed and breakfast style place I spent the night. Even in this \"end of day\" scenario, there was a moving connection made by Lina. Some other interactions went south, with me being duped by a client or running into trouble with the law for trying to go the extra mile for a customer just for the sake of my rating. All the while, you dig deeper into Savy's whereabouts. I had genuine emotional reactions to characters and the world around them, as these little branches that connect to the overall spiritual tree of Neo Cab are all really thoughtful. There are several different endings, and surely several different ways conversations can play out, so I can definitely see myself replaying this one just to realize the scope of everything. Hell, there are some characters I never even picked up, just because I favored the friendship of another, so who knows what else LO has in store for me.\n\u200bThe game has a very fitting graphical style, with neon vibes and flashy tech playing a large role in the visual connections. People have all sorts of tech they rely on, towering glass buildings are burdened by the over-saturation of advertisements, and the style of each passenger is more unique than the next. While the world outside the car can sometimes feel a bit empty in passing, the characters that sit in the back bring enough pizazz to the show that you won't feel the need to look for it elsewhere. There is also something incredibly refreshing about these pitstops Lina takes, whether it be to interact with someone outside the car or stay at a motel because the areas are so detailed and vibrant. The Aztec themed motel is a standout, and when staying there, the still shot is just a work of art to behold as you read about the surreal dreams Lina has there after a rough week of feeling out of place in a new city. The music is perfect for the game too. Its got just enough synth, bass, and futuristic vibes to be chill most of the time and subtly intense when it needs to be too, all without being overbearing so that you can keep reading and stay in tune with everything happening on screen. I definitely would not mind adding a vinyl copy to my growing collection of gaming OSTs on vinyl.\nThe game, at least on Switch, has only very minor problems. For one, anytime Lina goes to grab her phone to review notes, pick a gig, or look at recent reviews, there is this really ugly screen tear that almost looks like she takes a long blink. This is, thankfully, the only time it happens. There are a few instances of slowdowns too, but nothing overbearing or detrimental. I also think that some narrative scripts do not always line up. I was pulled over twice by the robo-police in the game, and Lina had some similar reactions the second time that would have made it seem like it was the first. There was also an interaction with a client via text that happened right after he was dropped off, but the text made it seem like it was the next day. Those are the only two narrative inconsistencies that ring a bell, other than maybe a few emotions feeling not inline during the last verbal \"battle\" you have towards the end. Otherwise, everything was smooth, deep, and narratively gripping. I don't think I have been this emotionally invested in my choice of words in a game since the Mass Effect trilogy, except for maybe Night in the Woods, and that is saying something.\nLike Night in the Woods before it, Neo Cab is a really easy game to put yourself in the shoes of the protagonist and really embrace being the character. We make choices every day, some are over thought, some are on a whim, but all are of our own doing. This game truly makes you feel empowered that way, and having to manage your job and even keep your emotions in check really keep this title from being just a read-along or a visual novel, and makes it one of the most unique and special titles I have played this year. While my ending was disappointing, it still gave me emotional responses. I hated how my run ended, I was upset that my efforts to better things did not work out, but as the player, I loved that Neo Cab elicited these feelings. Art is anything that can do something like that to you, and if that sounds up your alley, you should consider keeping real-life drivers on the streets of Los Ojos, and grab a copy of Neo Cab to do so.\n*Note: A copy of this game was provided for the purpose of the review.\n+Engaging and Deep Narrative\n+Interesting Characters\n+Genuinely Elicits Emotion\n-Some Sluggish Aspects\nJonnydarkfang\nFrom its looks and genre it's not a game I'd usually go for but sounds rather interesting. One to take a look at when the chance arises. Good review mate!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Japan Gives Burma $504 Million Loan, Forgives Debt\nWhy China's Film Makers Love to Hate Japan\nSingapore Forum Seeks Spratlys Options\n14 Killed in New Anti-Terror Philippine Offensive\nBurma Business Roundup (May 24)\nBurma's Kyat Currency Slumps As Imports Flood In\nRangoon General Hospital Renovation to Include New 1,000-Bed Facility\nFaint Waft for Now from Rangoon's Budding Coffee Culture\nBurma's Lucky Bibliophile\nIndonesian Police Arrest 2 Suspects in Burma Embassy Bomb Plot\nUS to Upgrade Burma's Transportation Infrastructure\nBurmese Migrant Workers' Group Receives International Award\nNGOs Step up Pressure on Firms Bidding to Exploit Burma's Resources\nDawei Port Project Wins Thai Cabinet Approval\nRohingyas Who Refused 'Bengali' Label Face Riot Charges\nABSDF, Govt Hold Peace Talks\nDeath Toll Rises to 23 in China Factory Blast\nMalaysian Student Charged with Sedition over Protest Call\nPremature Praise for Burma's Press Reforms\nChinese Premier Visits Pakistan, Praises Ties\nJapan's Wartime Brothels Were Wrong, Says 91-Year-Old Veteran\nChina to Lend $580 Million for Sri Lanka Development Projects\nOn Salween River, Growing Signs that Work on Hat Gyi Dam Resumes\nIMF Gives Cautious Thumbs Up on Burma's Growing Economy\nBurma's Ex-Dictator and His Invisible Line\nIn Shwedagon's Shadow, Free Newspapers Shed Light\nIn Sittwe, Hotels Enjoy Aid Boom After Tourism Bust\nOutlawed ABSDF Meets Govt to Discuss Ceasefire\nKey Senator to Let Burma Sanctions Bill Lapse\nJapanese Companies to Build High-speed Cable in Burma\nEthnic Militia Forces 57 NLD Members to Resign\nUS to Help Burma with Energy Transparency\nBest Western Enters Burma's Burgeoning Hotel Market\nThai Police Seize Record 4.49 Million Meth Tablets\nUN Urges Action to End Child Soldiers in Burma\nWith Wary Eye on the US, China Courts India\nNorth Korean Leader Sends 'Special Envoy' to China\nBangladesh Panel to Recommend Life in Prison over Building Collapse\nIn Meeting with NLD, Myitsone Investor Says It Hopes to Restart Project\n88 Generation Students Group, Thein Sein Yet to Meet\n7 Muslims Sentenced for Killing Monk in Meikhtila\nKNU Eyes Code of Conduct Accord with Govt in June\nTrade and Investment Key Issues During Thein Sein's US Visit\nKIO-Govt Peace Talks to Resume Next Week in Kachin State\nState of Emergency Extended 60 More Days in Meikhtila\nDrug Culture Thrives in Mon State\nObama Vows US Support as Burma Leader Visits\nJapan's government extends its first loan to Burma in 26 years and cancels the remainder of the Southeast Asian country's debt.\nBy Aye Aye Win 27 May 2013\nRANGOON \u2014 Japan's government on Sunday extended its first loan to Burma in 26 years and canceled the remainder of the Southeast Asian country's debt, as Tokyo looks to re-establish strong economic ties with the former pariah nation.\nThe 51 billion yen ($504 million) loan agreement was signed in Burma's capital, Naypyidaw, after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Burma President Thein Sein.\nAbe arrived in Burma on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, a major part of Tokyo's effort to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.\nAbe had met with Burma democracy icon and lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi in the main city of Rangoon on Saturday.\nThe low-interest loan was signed between Japan's ambassador to Burma, Mikio Numata, and Burma's deputy minister for finance and revenue, Dr. Lin Aung, Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Japan also canceled the remaining 176.1 billion yen ($1.74 billion) owed by Burma, after forgiving 326.3 billion yen ($3.58 billion) in debt in January.\nThe loan is Japan's first to Burma since 1987.\n\"The government of Japan considers it important to continue to back up the progress of Myanmar's reforms and will continue its support to Myanmar,\" the Foreign Ministry's statement said.\nAccording to the notes exchanged Sunday, 17 billion yen ($168 million) is to be used for infrastructure improvement in Burma, 14 billion yen ($138 million) for electricity generation, and 20 billion yen ($198 million) for power generation and transmission and distribution of energy at a special economic zone.\nThe development of the 2,400-hectare Thilawa Special Economic Zone, located near Rangoon, is Japan's biggest investment project in Burma, led by trading companies Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp.\nJapan, Burma's largest aid donor, helped clear part of its unpaid debt in an effort to boost Burma's democratic reforms and open ways to resume fresh loans for infrastructure building and major development assistance that will support Japanese business interests in the Southeast Asian nation.\nJapan had close ties with Burma before the junta took power in 1988, prompting Tokyo to suspend grants for major projects. Although it scaled back most business activity and cut government aid when the United States and other Western nations imposed sanctions in 2003 after the military regime put Suu Kyi under house arrest, Japan did not impose sanctions on Burma.\nBut with no major development grants or Japanese loans, major Japanese corporations maintained branch offices in Burma with minimal business operations during the previous regime, while neighboring China gradually became Burma's major trade partner and investor after Thailand and Singapore.\nJapan's investments and involvement lag far behind those of China and India, but that is fast changing. A high-powered delegation of business leaders, including top executives from Toyota Motor Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Sumitomo Chemical, toured Burma in February and pledged to cooperate in encouraging more investment.\nAs of late February, Japan was the 11th-largest investor in Burma, with $270 million in overall investments, way behind the $14.2 billion committed by China and $9.6 billion by Thailand, the top two sources, with 33 percent and 23 percent, respectively, of total foreign direct investment.\nAye Aye Win The Associated Press","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Screenplay (DVD)\nReleased: 2007\/08\/07 by Paramount Home Video\nIn his 15th film, the King takes on two roles, playing dark-haired Air Force Lt. Josh Morgan and Morgan's adversary, blonde good ol' boy Jodie Tatum. Lt. Josh's assignment: try to convince his look-alike cousin Jodie to allow a missile site to be built on his land. A fistful of tunes \"Barefoot Ballad\", \"It's a Long Lonely Highway,\"\"Tender Feeling,\"the title song and 6 others), some whoop-it-up-dancing and 13 mountain cuties called Kittyhawks add to the down-home delights.\nNew digital transfer of complete original theatrical version with Smokey Mountain Boy song sequence now back in the film.\nThe ElvisNews Review\nThe King saw Cynthia Pepper on TV, suggested her for 'Kissin' Cousins' role\nElvis Presley had seen her in a TV sitcom and suggested her for a role in a 1964 movie in which he would tell her she was \"as purty as a little ol' speckled pup.\"\nThe movie was \"Kissin' Cousins,\" in which Elvis played a dual role as an Army officer and as the officer's hillbilly cousin. It was the hillbilly character, Jodie Tatum, who used the puppy pickup line on actress Cynthia Pepper.\nCynthia Pepper and Elvis Presley were on the cover of the July 22, 1964, edition of Everybody's, an Australian teen magazine, for a story about \"Kissin' Cousins.\"\n\"I played hard to get, but I succumbed,\" says Pepper, 67, of her character in the film that still earns her residuals 43 years after its release.\nNow living in Henderson, Nev., Pepper will be in Memphis Sunday to take part in an Elvis Insiders Reception and Graceland tour, part of a four-day celebration of Elvis' birthday. He would have been 73 on Jan. 8.\nFor Pepper, \"Kissin' Cousins\" was a brief chance to know -- and kiss -- a sometimes self-doubting Elvis. The movie was shot in only 17 days as part of the money-making formula that protected Elvis' wholesome image, but wore on his patience.\n\"It was entertaining and innocent. The movies obviously were lighthearted. We all know he could have done a lot better. He was a better actor than the movies allowed him to be,\" says the actress.\nPepper was a veteran actress by the time \"Kissin' Cousins\" came along. Daughter of a vaudeville actor, she was on stage at age 4 with actress Julie Harris on Broadway. She had her own sitcom, \"Margie\" set in the Roaring '20s; had a recurring role on \"My Three Sons\" and played Sandra Dee's roommate in the movie \"Take Her, She's Mine.\" After \"Kissin' Cousins,\" she made guest appearances in several TV episodes, including \"The Flying Nun\" and \"The Jimmy Stewart Show,\" and last appeared in a cameo role in the 2005 film \"Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous.\"\nPepper says she was given the part in \"Kissin' Cousins\" on short notice. She got a telephone call and was given two days to report to the set.\n\"My agent said Elvis had seen me on TV and suggested me for the part,\" says Pepper. Some of the cast members would become better known in other realms. Maureen Reagan, daughter of eventual President Ronald Reagan, had one line in the movie. Teri Garr, who would become a well-known actress, was a dancer in the film.\nPepper played an Army stenographer assigned to accompany a lieutenant (Elvis) to the hills of East Tennessee to negotiate the sale of land to build a missile base. There, they encountered angry property owners, including the lieutenant's cousin (a hillbilly Elvis in a blond wig).\nThe hillbilly Elvis fell for Pepper in the movie, leading to a romantic scene in which Pepper says she kept \"flubbing\" lines in order to repeat a kiss with Elvis. \"I got to do it six or seven times. I could have done it in one or two takes, but why would I?\"\nPepper says she came to know Elvis as a \"regular guy. He was a little unsophisticated at the time. He would sit around and talk about trucks and would say 'Miss' or 'Ma'am.' There weren't any airs about him.\"\nAs filming went on, Pepper says she realized Elvis wasn't sure of himself at that stage in his career.\n\"I felt that he was quite insecure at the time,\" she says. \"He said to me one time, 'I don't know what I'm doing here.' I said, 'What do you mean?' He said, 'I should be back home driving a truck.'\n\"I think he had all the insecurities that we all had. I think that's one reason he had all those guys (his entourage known as the Memphis Mafia) around him -- to buffer himself from the outside.\"\nDuring her Memphis visit, Pepper will be a guest with former Elvis hairstylist Larry Geller and members of the TCB Band at a reception in Graceland Plaza, followed by a special evening tour of Graceland.\nOtisBlue22 (profile\/ contact) wrote on Dec 12, 2007report abuse\nVery uninspiring, on par with Girls! Girls! Girls! The songs, while half-decent, fail to stick in the viewer's mind. Elvis is on charming autopilot and never really looks too interested. The most entertaining aspect of this film is the amateurish editing (even for scenes where we only see Josh or Jodie alone, and not together, they still use a stand-in). Then again, it's pretty impressive considering they filmed it over the course of 2 weeks. Is that Red West playing Elvis' cousin? Whoever it is, they have an abnormally large forehead which sticks out, betraying the fact that the head of casting (if one existed) couldn't be bothered to get someone who looks remotely like Elvis. Viva Las Vegas was so much better, but that was filmed before. Kissin' Cousins has to be one of Elvis' most embarrassing outings (Kittyhawks?!); it has no soul whatsoever. Also, Ma Tatum's solo spot is plain depressing. Jack Albertson -- from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory!!! -- is the best thing going for this film.\nJumpin Jehosaphat (profile\/ contact) wrote on Dec 10, 2007report abuse\nAt this point Elvis should have taken 3 years off and not made any more of these Bad movies\nIron Man (profile\/ contact) wrote on Aug 22, 2007report abuse\nNot the best Presley movie, but much better than the Hawaiian films and some of the late 60-s movies.\nJumpin Jehosaphat (profile\/ contact) wrote on Aug 2, 2007report abuse\nif you really give it a thought this movie could have had Jerry Lee Lewis playing the part after his was really a Kissing Cousin, which knocked him out of the box in the summer of 58.\nElvis Fan 1976 (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jul 9, 2007report abuse\nI have the edited version of KC and cant wait to see the FULL film!\nTony D. (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jul 8, 2007report abuse\nTo nit pick the artwork is churlish. This sort of movie might not be Elvis at his best, but there are many Elvis completists who want to own Elvis' entire cinematic collection. And although we may even only watch this film just once or twice in our life time, it is an Elvis film so we must own it for the sake of completeness.\nMystery Rider (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jul 6, 2007report abuse\ni must state what i feel. A poorly market product. Every is trying to make a Buck of the name Elvis. Produce a decent product. in the beginning on 45 rmp too much and all shook up didnt even have his name on the cover just the face and good music. here they splash the name over 50 percent of the cover, plus give you a re-cycled movie that really was something just to fill the movie contracts signed by colonel (50%)parker\nNarek (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jul 1, 2007report abuse\nMysteryRider, Your similar post in all items is very annoying. Please, we all are now aware that you don't like those covers.\nthefunkyangel (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jul 1, 2007report abuse\nYeah I love the blooper at the end of Smokey Mountain Boy where the army soldiers jump out of their jeeps, twice! Man, I am looking forward to all these dvd's being released! Cheers!\nMystery Rider (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jun 29, 2007report abuse\nonce again why is his name half of the cover somebody finished last in marketing and design\nJerryNodak (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jun 26, 2007report abuse\nFolks who buy these movies already have a pretty good idea about what they're buying. The cover isn't going to make a bit of difference. They either want it or they don't. Besides a cover with two Elvises and two pretty girls would certainly catch my eye.\nAnother failure for cover, might sell better if it had a nude of Colonel Parker on it. The art people here have no idea on how to sell a package. Just because its Elvis dosent make it an I gotta have it.\nThat's NOT the point. The song advances the action.\nSean Ryan (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jun 21, 2007report abuse\nid actually have that song edited out of this version.Not quite a classic!!!\nWhen KC was first issued in VHS all the songs were included. Some years later when KC was re-released, the \"Smokey\" sequence had been edited out due to copyright\/music royalty issues. I have a VHS copy of each. Glad that the parties involved have finally settled these issues.\nDan (profile\/ contact) wrote on Jun 18, 2007report abuse\nwhat happened with the \"smokey mountain sequence\" to begin with.Never heard about that....\nIt'll be great to have this on DVD with the Smokey Mountain Boy sequence restored.\nDVDs: 10 most recent shop items\nThe Searcher (DVD)\nClambake (DVD)\nFrankie And Johnny (DVD)\nSummer Of '56 (DVD)\nThat's The Way It Is (DVD)\nViva Las Vegas (DVD)\nMGM Movie Legends Collection (DVD)\nElvis (DVD)\nOn Tour (DVD)\nOn Tour (Blu-Ray) (DVD)\n\/g,'>');}else{var g=CKEDITOR.instances[d];if(e&&(typeof Page_BlockSubmit=='undefined'||!Page_BlockSubmit)){g.destroy();f=document.getElementById(d);if(f)f.style.visibility='hidden';}else g.updateElement();}};(function(){if(typeof CKEDITOR!='undefined'){var d=document.getElementById('MainContent_ShopItem_Description');if(d)d.style.visibility='hidden';}var e=function(){var f=CKEditor_Controls,g=CKEditor_Init,h=window.pageLoad,i=function(){for(var j=f.length;j--;){var k=document.getElementById(f[j]);if(k&&k.value&&(k.value.indexOf('<')==-1||k.value.indexOf('>')==-1))k.value=k.value.replace(\/<\/g,'<').replace(\/>\/g,'>').replace(\/&\/g,'&');}if(typeof CKEDITOR!='undefined')for(var j=0;j","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Research Topics Religion Religious Identity & Affiliation\nFew Americans identify with more than one religion\nBy Michael Lipka\nWhile the number of Americans who were raised in homes where parents had different religions appears to be growing, relatively few think of themselves as having been brought up in more than one religion, and even fewer say they currently belong to multiple religions.\nRoughly one-in-five American adults say they were raised by two people with different religious identities \u2013 such as a mother who was a Catholic and a father who was a Protestant, or a mother who was Jewish and a stepfather who was religiously unaffiliated \u2013 according to the newest report on our Religious Landscape Study. But only about half as many (11%) say they think of themselves as having been raised in more than one religion. And just 6% say they now identify with multiple religions.\nYoung U.S. adults are considerably more likely than older Americans to report having been raised by two people with different religions. But this trend so far has not produced a discernible increase in the number of Americans who hold multiple religious identities. Adults ages 18 to 29 are no more likely than older adults to say they think of themselves as having been brought up in more than one religion. And there is no difference across age groups in the share who say they think of themselves as currently belonging to multiple religions.\nPeople who say they think of themselves as having been raised in more than one religion are more likely than others to identify with multiple religions as an adult. But still, only 15% of those who say they were raised in multiple religions now say they belong to more than one religion.\nThe standard religious affiliation question on Pew Research Center surveys does not explicitly ask respondents whether they belong to multiple faiths. In the latest study, however, we deliberately set out to explore how much religious mixing takes place in American families and whether it is on the rise. So we asked respondents a series of questions about the religion of the main people who raised them (including, in some cases, not just parents but also step-parents, grandparents, foster parents, etc.). We also asked all respondents, explicitly, whether they think of themselves as having been raised in more than one religion, or if they now belong to more than one religion. If they said yes to either question, we posed an open-ended follow-up question, asking them to explain further.\nAmong the survey respondents who say they think of themselves as having been raised in multiple faiths, nearly half (49% of this group, about 6% of all U.S. adults) say this means they were exposed to more than one religion, often through family members of different backgrounds. An additional three-in-ten (28%) say it means they practiced multiple faiths at one time, including by attending multiple houses of worship or observing holidays or other elements of more than one religion, such as celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah. A smaller share (18%) say their family switched religions or churches, practicing first one faith, then another.\nA large share of the 6% of U.S. adults who say they currently think of themselves as belonging to more than one faith (57% of this group, or about 3% of all U.S. adults) explain that they actually practice or believe in multiple faiths at the same time. Specific explanations people in this category give include taking the view that all religions are essentially the same and attending different kinds of houses of worship. Fewer say their blended religious identity is due to changing religions or churches or to having family members of different religions.\nGenerations & AgeFamily & RelationshipsReligious Identity & AffiliationBeliefs & PracticesReligiously UnaffiliatedHousehold Structure & Family RolesLifestyleLeisure\nMichael Lipka is an editorial manager of religion research at Pew Research Center.\nPOSTS\tBIO\tTWITTER\tEMAIL\nAdd Pew Research Center to your Alexa\nSay \"Alexa, enable the Pew Research Center flash briefing\"\nADD TO ALEXA\nDenominational switching among U.S. Jews: Reform Judaism has gained, Conservative Judaism has lost\nA closer look at America's rapidly growing religious 'nones'\nHow many Jews are there in the United States?\n10 key findings about the religious lives of U.S. teens and their parents\nWhy America's 'nones' left religion behind\nGenerations & AgeBeliefs & PracticesFamily & RelationshipsHousehold Structure & Family RolesLifestyleReligiously UnaffiliatedLeisureReligious Identity & Affiliation","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Top Stories World\nNetanyahu, Olmert face off in court in defamation suit\nJERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Two former Israeli prime ministers faced off in a Tel Aviv courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu's defamation suit against Ehud Olmert got underway on Monday.\nNetanyahu, his wife and son appeared in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's court for the opening of their case against Olmert, Netanyahu's predecessor as Israel's prime minister.\nNetanyahu had threatened to sue Olmert for remarks he made last year, during the aftermath of the 2021 Israeli parliamentary elections and while Netanyahu refused to step down while on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes.\nIn an interview with an Israeli news site last April, Olmert leveled criticism at Netanyahu and said that \"what is irreparable is the mental illness of the prime minister, his wife and his son.\"\nThe Netanyahus have sued Olmert, seeking nearly $270,000 in damages, according to Hebrew press reports.\nNeither Netanyahu nor Olmert spoke at the courthouse.\nOlmert preceded Netanyahu as Israel's prime minister, but resigned in 2008 before he was formally indicted on corruption charges. Olmert was convicted of fraud in 2014 and served most of a 27-month prison sentence.\nAs for Netanyahu, he is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes, but denies any wrongdoing. He was ousted from the prime minister's office after a coalition of parties opposing him succeeded in forming a government without his once-dominant Likud party last June. Netanyahu is currently serving as opposition leader in the Knesset, Israel's parliament.\nNorth Carolina governor vetoes latest voter ID legislation\nBreaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Dec. 15, [\u2026]\nBritney Spears lawyer Mathew Rosengart calls Jamie Spears as a 'reported alcoholic'\nBritney Spears' lawyer Mathew Rosengart has called her father Jamie Spears a 'reported alcoholic and gambling addict' in new legal documents, as [\u2026]\nResearchers watch as virus meets warm weather\nAs much of the country looks forward to the possibility of rubbing shoulders again in summer, scientists are carefully watching for signs [\u2026]\nSchumer: Interference with Mueller probe would spark 'constitutional crisis'\nBreaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 7, [\u2026]\nPrevious post Leicester's winning run comes to a surprise end against weakened Wasps\nNext post Tennis star Novak Djokovic wins appeal of visa cancellation in Australian court","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat \u2013 Ryszard Kapuscinski\nOn July 30, 2020 By Genyc79In Africa\nOn August 27, 1975, news reports began to emerge that Tafari Makonnen, known to the world as Haile Selassie I (1892-1975), had died at the Jubliee Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The man who ruled Ethiopia for forty-four years and who had served as the icon of the Rastafarian movement was eighty-three years old. Selaisse had lived his final years in exile after being deposed in a coup that took place in September, 1974. The world-renown leader was a larger than life figure although he only stood 5'2\u2033. He was recognized on the world stage and helped Ethiopia modernize itself as the wave of independence swept over the African continent in the 1960s. However, his reign was not free of controversy and Selassie was viewed by some as a greedy tyrant who used his position of power to enrich himself and those closest to him. Ryszard Kapu\u015bci\u0144ski (1932-2007) was a Polish journalist who traveled to Ethiopia and interviewed former members of Selassie's administration. This book is a collection of what they remember from their time in office with regards to the emperor's daily routine, his achievements and also his downfall.\nThe book is quite short but it does pack a powerful punch. Observations by those who were closest to him paint an interesting picture of the diminutive giant. But his size provided no indication of his shrewdness and ability to orchestrate an entire government. Selassie controlled the entire country and this quote by a former subordinate drives home the point:\n\"not only did the Emperor decide on all promotions, but he also communicated each one personally. He alone. He filled the posts at the summit of the hierarchy, and also its lower and middle levels. He appointed the postmasters, headmasters of schools, police constables, all the most ordinary office employees, estate managers, brewery directors, managers of hospitals and hotels\u2014and, let me say it again, he chose them personally.\"\nQuite frankly, at this time in history, Haile Selassie was Ethiopia. And like the man behind the curtain the Wizard of Oz, there is much to his personal side that reveals how unconventional and unpredictable he truly was. I caution readers that the book is not an autobiography. The author does provide background information when needed but overall, the story focuses on the interviews he conducted with Selassie's former confederates.\nBy far, nearly all who are interviewed hold Selassie in high regard and none really have a harsh word to say about him. I found myself wondering if Selassie was a messiah that truly did perform wonders without fail or if it was a case of blind allegiance. They are quick to point the positive changes in Ethiopian society but the narrative changes with the premier of Jonathan Dimbleby's Ethiopia: The Unknown Famine on British television. I decided to take a look at it myself and was aghast at what I saw. The footage is raw and shocking, and I warn potential viewers that it will also be upsetting. What is seen in the video stands in stark contrast to the image of Selassie that we have come to know over time. But voices within Ethiopia at the time were also sounding the alarm about the famine and they came from an ironic source.\nOne speakers whose name remains unknown like the others, discusses his son who has studied abroad like many other Ethiopian students who traveled abroad as representatives of their country. These same students who had been sent to foreign countries to become better educated would later play a decisive role in the future of Ethiopia and in Selassie's reign as ruler. His son has returned to Ethiopia and what he sees, has led him down the path of no return. He tells his father:\n\"Father,\" says Hailu, \"this is the beginning of the end for all of you. We cannot live like this any longer. This death up north and the lies of the court have covered us with shame. The country is drowning in corruption, people are dying of hunger, ignorance, and barbarity everywhere. We feel ashamed of this country. And yet we have no other country, we have to dig it out of the mud ourselves. Your Palace has compromised us before the world, and such a Palace can no longer exist. We know that there is unrest in the army and unrest in the city, and now we cannot back down.\"\nSelassie did not yet know it, but this was the beginning of the end. He had survived one coup previously, but this non-violent coup would seal his fate. Its development and execution are discussed by speaker, one of whom in particular is quite frank about how the contrasting images of two separate Ethiopias was allowed ot exist for so long. No stone is left unturned and in the end, Selassie's image and legacy would receive staggering blows as the world learn of Ethiopia's horrible secrets. However, in spite of what was seen and revealed, Selassie has retained his place in world history as the champion of Ethiopia who stood up to Italy and inspired hope within the people. However, his administration also neglected basic facets of a health and progressive society, leading to widespread poverty, famine and senseless deaths. In the end, they would contribute to the downfall of an autocrat.\nASIN: B00B3M3T6Q\nEthiopiaHaile SelassieRyszard Kapuscinski\nThe Only Living Witness \u2013 Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth\nKiller Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders \u2013 Terry Sullivan and Peter T. 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{"text":"Best Manchester City XI of the Guardiola era\nJoshua Challies\nPep Guardiola has signed a new deal with Man City\nPep Guardiola's new contract with Manchester City will see him remain at the Etihad Stadium until 2025, when he will mark nine years at the club.\nThe Catalan coach has already remained in the Premier League for longer than he has at his previous roles with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, finding a home within English football and establishing a dominant force with his City side.\nThroughout his six and a half years in charge so far, Guardiola has been in charge of numerous superstars and club legends, with an all-time squad that would be of envy for any manager in world football.\nBut how exactly do you break that down into a full XI? We have taken on the task and done exactly that.\nGuardiola made a bold choice upon his arrival in Manchester, swiftly making it clear England international Joe Hart, a two-time Premier League winner, would not fit into his plans moving forward. After a disappointing season with Claudio Bravo, Ederson arrived in 2017 and has been number one ever since.\nAll of Ederson's 260 appearances across all competitions have come as a starter, higher than any other player under Guardiola, while he sits fifth in the list for total appearances under the Catalan boss.\nSigned from Tottenham Hotspur in 2017, Kyle Walker has been a mainstay in the City side that has dominated domestic football over the course of the past five years, ranking fifth for the most starts under Guardiola in all competitions (207).\nWalker's versatility has been a key benefit for Guardiola and England, with his attacking play also fitting into City's style of play well. Since arriving at City, Walker has contributed 17 assists across all competitions, behind only Joao Cancelo (20) among defenders.\nAmong defenders during Guardiola's spell in charge, only John Stones and Walker have started more games than Laporte (155), with both players having joined the club in the seasons before Laporte's arrival from Athletic Bilbao in January 2018.\nA total of 163 appearances across all competitions puts him narrowly ahead of Nicolas Otamendi (161) for most games under Guardiola.\nSnapped up in 2016 as one of Guardiola's first signings, Stones has had to contend with incredible competition for his spot at the heart of the defence, with the likes of Laporte, Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake all drafted in.\nDespite that, Stones continues to be an important player for City and has made 175 starts under Guardiola and 206 appearances overall, ranking second in both among defenders behind only Walker.\nThe versatile Portuguese full-back moved to City in 2019 from Juventus and has excelled for City, tallying 149 total appearances and 135 starts in all competitions since joining the club, and provides a huge boost in the attacking third.\nA total of 20 assists puts him above any defender during Guardiola's spell in charge, even those who have been at the club far longer.\nFew players fit the Guardiola philosophy more than De Bruyne, who has hit new heights under the former Barcelona boss to stand among the finest players in world football \u2013 with a record in front of goal that many would envy.\nDe Bruyne has registered 117 assists under Guardiola, way ahead of second-place Raheem Sterling (66), while he has scored 73 goals \u2013 only behind Gabriel Jesus, Sterling and Sergio Aguero.\nWith 205 starts under Guardiola, the midfielder has been an integral part of the City side since following the Catalan from Germany to Manchester, ranking only behind Walker, David Silva, Sterling, De Bruyne and Ederson in that regard.\nOnly six players have scored more goals under Guardiola than Gundogan (51), who ranks ninth for the most assists (33).\nThe rock of City's midfield for years, Fernandinho started 200 games under Guardiola and made a total of 244 appearances, the latter seeing him rank behind only Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, De Bruyne and Sterling.\nA total of 12 goals and 16 assists in those matches represents a decent return for a player renowned more for his defensive strength.\nSlotting into the attack ahead of Phil Foden and David Silva, both of whom have a stellar record under Guardiola, Bernardo Silva narrowly gets the nod due to his own impressive numbers in the final third.\nSilva has 104 direct goal contributions (50 goals, 54 assists) in 273 appearances, starting in 208 of those matches. Only Sterling and De Bruyne have more assists under Guardiola, while Silva is one of eight players to hit the half-century mark for goals.\nIn the future, Aguero's spot in the team is likely to be under significant threat from Erling Haaland following his blistering start to life at City, but the Argentine superstar retains the edge for the time being.\nAguero scored 124 goals under Guardiola, more than any other player, with Sterling the only other to have broken the century mark. Those goals came in just 183 appearances with Guardiola in charge, displaying his deadly ability in front of the net.\nAn unsung hero of the Guardiola era, Sterling played 292 times under the Catalan boss, more than anyone else, while only Aguero scored more goals than Sterling (120).\nSterling also contributed 66 assists under Guardiola, sitting behind only De Bruyne, and is the only player to have scored over 100 goals and added over 50 assists under the Catalan boss.\nManchester CityPremier League\nJuve criticise 'predictable, illogical' explanation for points deduction","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pearl Studio Gathers Top Talent for 4th Annual Brain Trust Summit\nDistinguished thought leaders Daniel Dae Kim, Margaret Cho, Richard LaGravenese, Jenny Han and Jessica Gao to participate in three-day creative think tank summit.\nBy Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 4:45pm\nIn 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Asia\nSHANGHAI -- Actor, Director and 3AD Producer Daniel Dae Kim (ABC's The Good Doctor, Hawaii Five-0, LOST), five-time Grammy & Emmy nominated comedian and actress Margaret Cho, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, Behind the Candelabra, A Little Princess), renowned best-selling YA author Jenny Han (\"To All The Boys I've Loved Before\") and Emmy award-winning writer Jessica Gao (Silicon Valley, Rick and Morty) will travel to Shanghai, China December 12-14 to participate in the fourth annual Pearl Studio Brain Trust Summit.\nOriginally launched in 2015, the summit is an extraordinary and innovative annual program that is designed as a think tank to advance the company and its core creative objectives. Pearl invites thought leaders, content creators, influencers, storytellers and innovators from around the globe to come to Pearl Studio headquarters for three days of brainstorming, goal exploration, and project ideation. The studio's upcoming Glen Keane directed animated musical Over the Moon was first conceived at this summit in 2015.\nThe Pearl Brain Trust Summit has previously drawn such luminaries as Crazy Rich Asians screenwriter Adele Lim, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, Master of None creator Alan Yang, legendary screen actress Joan Chen, and many more.\nOne of the highlights of this year's event will be a panel discussion on December 13, \"Creating for Awakening Audiences,\" which reinforces the Pearl mission, but also opens a dialogue about how audiences (particularly audiences in China) are evolving and awakening. The panel, open to the media, will feature all five distinguished guests and will be moderated by Pearl Studio chief creative officer Peilin Chou.\n\"The Brain Trust Summit has become highly anticipated within the creative community in China, not only because of our history of curating such exciting and renowned guests, but even more so because there is a palpable change that is occurring with respect to representation of unheard voices in global entertainment,\" Chou commented. \"This summit has always been a wellspring of new ideas and bold vision, and a highlight of our year at Pearl Studio. We are enormously thrilled and honored to have such incredible participants joining us again this year. Their talent and thought leadership is helping to shape the entertainment landscape in magnificent ways, and we can't wait to share this experience with them and the community.\"\nPearl Studio, formerly known as Oriental DreamWorks, is the studio behind the critically-acclaimed Kung Fu Panda 3, one of the most successful China\/U.S. co-productions of all time generating more than $500 million in worldwide box office revenues. The company's mission is to be a premier family entertainment brand creating original world-class films that enchant, inspire, and awaken audiences around the globe.\nSource: Pearl Studio\nFormerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.\nPearl Studio\nRichard LaGravenese\nJessica Gao\nPearl Studio Brain Trust Summit\nAnimated Features\nFeature Animation\nJill Culton\nPeilin Chou\nOriental DreamWorks\n'Bob's Burgers' Leads WGA Nominations for AnimationPrevious Post\nTechnicolor VFX Hires Paul Ghezzo To Head Los Angeles Studio\nPearl Studio Enters the World Stage with Full Slate of Features at Annecy Studio Focus Session\nStephen Chow, Pearl Studio Developing 'The Monkey King'\nPearl Studio Ups Justinian Huang, Adds 'Tiger Empress' Feature\nGlen Keane to Direct 'Over the Moon' for Pearl Studio\nChina's CMC Buys Oriental DreamWorks, Relaunches as Pearl Studios","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Falmouth man injured when truck hits tree\nMan partially ejected, sheriff says\nDavid Charns\nYork County Sheriff's Office SOURCE: York County Sheriff's Office\nYork County sheriff's deputies and Arundel firefighters said a man was seriously injured when his truck hit a tree on Route 111.Sheriff Bill King said the crash happened around noon Wednesday.Anthony Mastroluca, 46, of Falmouth, was driving west on Alfred Road when his truck left the road and hit a tree, King said.Mastroluca was partially ejected from the truck, King said. He was taken to Southern Maine Medical Center and then transferred to Maine Medical Center.Deputies had not determined the crash's cause as of Wednesday afternoon.Get the WMTW App9234908\nARUNDEL, Maine \u2014\nYork County sheriff's deputies and Arundel firefighters said a man was seriously injured when his truck hit a tree on Route 111.\nSheriff Bill King said the crash happened around noon Wednesday.\nAnthony Mastroluca, 46, of Falmouth, was driving west on Alfred Road when his truck left the road and hit a tree, King said.\nMastroluca was partially ejected from the truck, King said. He was taken to Southern Maine Medical Center and then transferred to Maine Medical Center.\nDeputies had not determined the crash's cause as of Wednesday afternoon.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Oh, Hi Felicia! Felicia Day Tribute NPC in Maldraxxas\nLive Publi\u00e9 24\/12\/2020 \u00e0 16:39 par Paryah\nSome celebrities are geeks, nerds, fannish, whatever you like to call us. That seems like an obvious statement, of course some are going to be. But few have been more open about their nerdyness than Felicia Day. Known for the ultra geeky The Guild web series about a guild of MMOGPG players (oh hey, that's us!), that was inspired by her experiences playing World of Warcraft, as well as a semi-regular role as Charlie on Supernatural, and roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Con Man, and more, and as the creator of the You Tube channel Geek and Sundry, more web series, ... I could go on...\nFelicia Day is also an avowed gamer and World of Warcraft player:\n\"Every morning before I left the house (IF I left, which I frequently didn't), I would log online and fly around the game world, harvesting herbs across the virtual globe to make potions. This hunter\/gatherer trip would take about an hour or two each day, minimum. (Yes, I spent a large portion of my time inside World of Warcraft commuting.)\"\n\u2015 Felicia Day, You're Never Weird on the Internet\nYep, she's one of us!\nWhen Jimmy Fallon produced a World of Warcraft tribute on his show, it should come as no surprise that Day was a participant along with other Blizzard employees and fans.\nDay has even shared a machinima sitcom set in Azeroth that she wrote but that never made it to completion. She recently reacquired the rights to Southshore Inn which she shares was pitched as, \"Cheers set in Warcraft,\" and since she no longer has the files needed to complete it, was wonderful enough to share all five episodes as-is.\nAnd now Felicia Day has a tribute character in Shadowlands. Further, she's a Necrolord. Of course she is. Maldraxxus is for the unwavering, for those who go to bat for what they believe in, for those who will defend the Shadowlands (and nerdiness) to their last unapologetic breath.\n\"the world opened up for me once I decided to embrace who I am\u2014unapologetically\"\nF\u00e9licia Nocte carries a lantern as she roams the Seat of the Primus, lighting the dark corridors, bringing a little day to the dark.\nI'm super excited about gaming always. That's the thing that I geek out over; those are the vlogs that I'm surfing if I'm not already playing a game at night.\n~Felicia Day\nWhat's that you say? You knew that? Yeah, me too! But y'know what? FELICIA DAY IS IN THE SHADOWLANDS! What's not to be excited about.\n\"My guild decided to advance to a more complicated part of the game, which moved me from gaming hobbyist to full-time addicted employee of World of Warcraft.\"\nFor more information about Maldraxxus, the Necrolords, and the Seat of the Primus, check out our guides.\nThe Necrolords The Seat of the Primus","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dr. Drew Interviews A Bronie\nDesc: I actually went to high school with this guy.\nCategory: Educational, Classic TV Clips\nTags: friendship is magic, bronies, Dr. Drew, Respectful Panel Discussion, Nice Outfit\nSubmitted: Centennial Ostrich\nFavorited 1 Time\nSOULJA BOY GIVES BRYSI A SHOUT-OUT!?!\nRachel Maddow interviews Barack Obama\nJacques P\ufffdpin does amazing things with eggs\nStop Doing That\nAn average power electronics show\nBlack Panther Teaser Trailer\nReply to 'IM IN UR MANGER KILLING UR SAVIOR'\nGlitchamania - WWE 2K14\nChris Chan is doing personalized videos now.\nComment count is 24\nEvilHomer - 2014-02-26\nDr Drew is such a dork. Who mistakes Spike for Rainbow Dash?!?\nThis brony friend of yours seems like a very pleasant guy, and I'm glad he stayed graceful under pressure. It's a pity he choked on that last question: the obvious answer was, \"Well, Dr Drew, Bronies watch it for the plot!\"\nCena_mark - 2014-02-26\nThe guest was kind of ganged up on, but what Dr. Drew and the other dorks don't get beyond the pony fandom is how today its far less taboo to be an adult who enjoys cartoons. This as a whole has led to cartoons being taken a lot more seriously and created with adults in mind. With that the brony thing isn't really that odd.\nXenocide - 2014-02-26\nAre there seriously people who still make a big stink about adults watching cartoons? Not specifically ponies, but any cartoons at all?\nIt's been a quarter century since The Simpsons preimered. I wasn't aware there were still non-senile people who held this view.\nI was meaning the adult audience for \"children's\" cartoons. I know plenty of folks who like Family Guy but will give you crap for watching something like Gravity Falls or Adventure Time.\nMr. Purple Cat Esq. - 2014-02-26\nImo you need to be more intelligent and discerning to appreciate adventure time vs. family guy. The writing on family guy is aimed at simpletons.\nSeven Arts\/H8 Red - 2014-02-26\nDr. Drew's done voiceovers for Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Family Guy, and Minoriteam. Hell, he was interviewed on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.\nIf Hasbro Studios offered Dr. Drew and a Klondike bar to do a voiceover for MLP:FiM, I don't think Dr. Drew would turn the offer down.\nNominal - 2014-02-26\nBut the thing is, My Little Pony is written specifically for little kids with little kid themes and little kid levels of social lessons. It isn't anything like Adventure Time, let alone Simpsons or Metalocalypse.\nThere isn't a single adult or even universal aspect of the show. I could see parents liking it as a not-painful show to watch with their kids, but kid-less adults obsessing over it is just sad, like a 30 year old bachelor whose fridge is full of jars of Gerber's mashed banana because he \"likes the taste\".\nDoesn't matter how tasty the mush is. It's still mush for kiddies.\nGmork - 2014-02-27\n5 for that succinct explanation as to why MLP isn't good.\nGranted it does follow the formula where there's a lesson at the end of the episode, but I don't really care about that part. Its the characters and the humor that are the main draw. Just because it isn't a banal bunch of random like Adventure Time doesn't make it any less appealing for adults.\nYeah, Cena's right. Adventure Time is a show about a tweenage little boy who stays up way past his bedtime having whacky adventures with a talking dog. My Little Pony is a show about independent twenty-somethings who deal with careers, college, and juggling their own needs and responsibilities with the sometimes tricky business of being a good friend. I'm sorry, Nominal, but WHICH show has \"little kid themes\"?\nHell, I'd probably go so far as to say MLP is *more* grownup than even Metalocalypse (a good show, so please don't misconstrue the following as an attack on Metalocalypse or it's fans - EH). Now, Metalocalypse is certainly not a \"kid's show\", I'll give you that and unlike MLP (which prides itself on having timeless themes that can be enjoyed by an entire family), I cannot see any way in which a person under the age of ten would get much out of Metalocalypse (unless said kid was especially badass, like me when I was little). But I put it to you that this does not mean the show is \"grown up\" - it's simply geared towards a different age range of kid, that is, a hormonal twelve-to-sixteen year old. Violence and drug jokes and zombies are all very well and good, but it's all very sophomoric, all very teenage-rebel. I submit that it takes a lot of grown-up emotional sophistication to watch a show that DOESN'T rely on R-rated themes to drive the plot, but instead chooses to focus on uplifting messages about community, loyalty, and decency. People can't stay fourteen all their lives. Part of growing up is growing young again.\nBut then, you are a G1 fan, are you not Nominal? G1 was indeed very childish, both in terms of writing and in terms of theme, so I guess I can understand where your misconceptions come from. BUT! If you really want to stick by your guns, I challenge you to watch a few episodes of FiM and point out for us _exactly what parts_ are \"little kids mush\" that are forbidden to TRUE OFFICIAL ADULTS\ufffd who watch Adventure Time and cartoons aimed at teenage stoners.\nFrom the expressions Bruce Campbell is making I'm thinking he really does have a ponytail butt plug.\nWhat really sucks about this show is how you have a host and 4 other contributors picking on a single guest. What kind of interview format is that?\ninfinite zest - 2014-02-26\nI've been on POE long enough to accept anything as a choice, as long as that choice is not PUA culture or some other culture that promotes hate, violence, etc. Remember Derek the Dragon Ball Z Cosplay guy? poe-red straight-up pissed me off with their relentless trolling of that poor kid, even though I too laughed at the pictures when I first saw it.\nPeople like to do stuff and dress in certain ways. I, myself, may be considered \"hipster,\" and hear a lot of shit about my kind out there too. I didn't really know what a brony was until I asked a kid at a show I was working what his shirt meant.. it said \"keep calm and brony on\" because my parents have all that King's Speech stuff around their house, and he explained it to me. I carried on.\nA friend of mind made fun of Derek's girl friend on Live Journal so Derek challenged him to a fight. I ended up having some crazy discussions with him over Instant Messenger. The guy is kind of nuts. The fight never went down because he kept insisting we head on over to Augusta and we couldn't convince him to come to Atlanta. It wasn't worth coming to Augusta for that.\nAnaxagoras - 2014-02-26\nYour friend needed to learn how to brony on.\nI've never actually seen the new show, but I remember specific rules when I was a kid: My little pony = girls. GI Joe = boys. And so I don't completely \"get\" it, kind of like my dad kind of doesn't completely \"get\" homosexuality or our grandparents probably kind of didn't \"get\" civil rights.\nThe part where I wanted to punch my monitor was when she was like \"oh you're gay, so you get a bit of a pass..\" it's like interviewing a white rapper and being like \"oh you're part black, so you get a pass.\" Jesus fucking christ.\nMy friend did chill out. That feud with Derek was over 10 years ago.\nI was POETV's harshest critic of the show, and one thing I could't over come was the \"girl cartoon\" thing. Granted it is made for a female demographic, but I do find it sad that a show can't have a mostly female cast without it being a \"girly\" show. Granted my argument that this should be overcome isn't helped by the fact that the show not only features a mostly female cast but a cast of pastel ponies, however, at the core of anti-brony concerns is the fear of the loss of traditional gender roles. The same type of folks who hate bronies also can't stand stay-at-home dads or female firefighters.\nYeah, I remember the original My Little Pony; how it was \"for girls\" and I wasn't supposed to watch it. I actually saw an episode when I was in preschool, and I felt immensely guilty for having done so; I've got vivid memories of going to school the next day, and not knowing whether or not I should admit to my friends the horrible thing I'd done. And when the new show came out, and all these Internet People started talking about it, that was again the first thing I thought: My Little Pony, Jesus, that show's for girls!\nIn retrospect, I made the right call with TOS; the first generation really is a lame show that can only be appreciated by feminine children (girl or girly-boy). But FiM is nothing like that, and while it lacks the crudeness and cruelty of most traditional \"male\" entertainment, it's certainly not girly. In fact, I'd argue that it's got the most intelligent, nuanced, and dare I say grown-up approach to gender of any show to date, cartoon or otherwise! It's a show that neither forces females into traditional gender roles, nor condemns them if traditional roles are what they chose. Applejack is a total breadwinner, Rarity is a hopeless lipstick drama queen; Rainbow Dash is a rough'n'tumble tomboy, Fluttershy is a sweet, nurturing Madonna; yet all of these ponies are friends, and they are friends in a natural way, that does not preach or call attention to their differences like it's somehow strange to see people with different outlooks managing to get along.\nIn fact, the biggest irony of all this \"Bronies must be femmes\" stuff is that the only gender issue the show DOESN'T address is that of effeminate men! All of the major male characters are pretty solid masculine types, except maybe for Spike, who is quite cis and hetero, but hopelessly beta and constantly being emasculated by Rarity and Twilight. He might turn jailhouse gay or possibly even into a TFL serial killer, but not even he fits the mold of \"girly man\".\nI think it's ironic that the same people who would ridicule a Bronie (is it 'Brony' or 'Bronie?') are the same people who praise the Powerpuff Girls.\nBut whatever I was always a Rowdyruff Boys fan myself.\nI think a big problem with the bullying panel here is that they didn't do their research. I still haven't seen an episode, but it's definitely not the same MLP any more than 90s Barbie was to 50s Barbie. If I recall correctly, 90s Barbie was the one who went to work and Ken was the one who was the stay-at-home-dad with the baby.\nIf I suddenly became a \"Kennie,\" let's say.. a lot of people, especially an older generation who grew up with the old paradigm would raise eyebrows, and that's fair. It's something different, new, and maybe slightly odd. You know what fuck it so was punk rock. Find any homophobic self-proclaimed \"punk\" with a Dead Kennedy's t-shirt on and explain to them the word's etymology and see what happens.\nIf you are a professional talk-show host or guest and want to criticize anyone's lifestyle, make sure you know what you're criticizing before pigeon-holing it.\nSorry to be so ranty but these \"professionals\" do not deserve the jobs that they have, especially that blonde bitch.\nWhen I was a kid I'd get these singing gigs at those American Girl fashion shows, where little girls dress up like the dolls and go up and down the runway. I was a child model too and sometimes they had me dress up as one of the boys featured in the stories, so I looked different from my normal jeans and hoodie. I was walking to the store to get a Mountain Dew, and all of a sudden boom. I'm on the ground, mostly blacked out, and apparently some dipshits pelted rocks at me, one of which hit me directly in the eye, and ran away,. I suffered a mild concussion in the process.\nThe moral is, one of them was described as wearing a hoodie that said \"NIN\" on the back, and at the time I was doing the gig so I'd have some extra money so I could buy \"Downward Spiral.\" If Dr. Drew can sympathize with people who like to wear diapers while having sex or get pegged, then he should not turn a bronie into a laughing stock via his guests any more than Hitler should have blamed the Jews on his failed career as an artist.\nCentennial Ostrich - 2014-02-26\nThat about covers it, I suppose.\nThat was meant as a reply to Mr. Homer.\nTeenerTot - 2014-02-27\nI'm not terribly interested in Bronies one way or the other. I will take this space to admit that I like Pocoyo and Peep and the Big Wide World. I find some good, gently funny kid's shows are a nice antacid to the world I live in.\nRodents of Unusual Size - 2014-02-27\nAs soon as the blond bitch started speaking, I knew she was hated in high school. She was That Bitch Who Talks Shit.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"IGOSat\nUnivEarthS Student NanoSatellite Project\nThe IGOSAT project\nBecause of their low costs and high scientific return, many universities are starting CubeSat projects. Paris Diderot University has created a Student Space Center in 2012 to support its nano-satellite educational activities.\nIGOSat (Ionospheric & Gamma-ray Observations SATellite) is the first CubeSat project of the Paris Diderot University, and has 2 payloads in a quasi-polar orbit at 650km altitude:\nA dual-frequency GPS receiver to study the Total Electronic Content (TEC) of the Ionosphere by GPS occultation, measuring the phase shift of L1 and L2 signals.\nA scintillator and SiPM (silicon photomultiplier) for detecting gamma rays and electrons above the poles and the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), using the example of XGRE \/ TARANIS (currently developed at the APC) .\nWith the support of CNES in the JANUS program (French educational satellite project), the APC (AstroParticle & Cosmology Laboratory) and the IPGP (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris), IGOSat has already trained more than 200 students from Ile de France and elsewhere.\nGPS Payload\nScintillator Payload\nA CubeSat is a nano satellite standard, mainly constraining the size of the system (1 Unit = 10x10x10 cm) and its mass (1.33kg per Unit). Created in 1999 by CalPoly University and Stanford in California, it enables to design, manufacture and operate low-cost satellites.\nThus, more than 300 CubeSats have been in orbit since 2003 (figure 2015).\nA CubeSat can consist of one or more units (up to 6U currently, with IGOSat being the most common 3U CubeSat). Many start-ups now offer\nSubsystems called \"on-shelf\", which drastically reduce development costs.\nThe Cubesat Explosion, Jonathan McDowell (Center for Astrophysics)\nThe First One Hundred CubeSats: A Statistical Look Michael Swartwout Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA\nPage Wikipedia \"Cubesat\"\nD\u00e9ploiement de CubeSat depuis la Station spatiale internationale.\nContenu soumis \u00e0 la licence CC-BY-SA. Source : Article CubeSat de Wikip\u00e9dia en fran\u00e7ais (auteurs)\nThe Radio-occultation payload is using the same measurement technique used already by various space missions, such as GPS\/MET, CHAMP and FORMOSAT-3\/COSMIC (Schreiner et al., 2007) mission (http:\/\/www.cosmic.ucar.edu). The FORMOSAT-3\/COSMIC has been the first mission providing atmospheric profiling using a constellation of 6 microsatellites of 60 kg each. The Radio-occultation payload carried onboard IGOSat aim to prove that this science case can be investigated at a nano-satellite scale.\nMeasuring the TEC from space is in complementarity to ground-based observations, producing data over the oceans and different observational geometry. Among the science objectives of this payload, there is also the possibility to measure ionospheric scintillation indices for observing small-scale irregularities in the ionosphere. The response of the ionosphere to changes in solar activity and to magnetic storms will be studied and gravity waves propagation in the ionosphere will be investigated through the induced small variations of TEC. Those waves are generated in the ionosphere by various physical processes, including tropospheric convection and tsunamis (fig. 1).\nFig. 1. Vertical profile of a gravity wave detected using radio-occultation data from FORMOSAT\/COSMIC3.\nThe final scientific products of this payload will be Vertical profiles of ionospheric electron density. They will be obtained using an inversion algorithm (\"onion peeling\") based on the hypothesis of spherical symmetry of the ionosphere\nGPS Payload Principal Investigator : Pierdavide Co\u00efsson\nThe Scintillator payload principles are based upon the XGRE instrument onboard the TARANIS CNES microsatellite (https:\/\/taranis.cnes.fr\/en\/TARANIS\/index.htm). The XGRE detection unit is made of a sandwich composed of a crystal superposed by two plastic scintillators, read with a photo-multiplier; it is designed to detect electrons and gamma rays coming from Transient Luminous Events. The Scintillator payload carried in IGOSat is using a Silicon Photomultiplier (requiring a voltage between 15 to 75 times lower than typical photo-multipliers) with CeBr3 crystal scintillator, that has never been flown in space before.\nFlux map of 1 MeV electrons at 650 km simulation with OMERE from the DEMETER mission.\nMissions-scientifiques.cnes.fr\nSome observations of the electrons spectra around the Earth have already been performed in the past, mostly in the 60's and 70's, leading to the electrons space distribution model AE8 from NASA. The DEMETER mission from CNES (Sauvaud et al., 2006) updated the observational data between 2004 and 2006 in the energy range from 70 to 2500 keV, at an altitude around 710km. The DEMETER results demonstrated an evolution of the spectrum at low energy when local magnetic conditions (such as storms) where met, that will be interesting to follow at higher energy with IGOSat. On the other hand, the AMS-02 experiment (Battiston, 2008) carried onboard the ISS measured high energetic electrons (above 200 MeV). IGOSat will complete these data by observing spectra between 1 and 20 MeV.\nThere are few measurements of gamma rays in the magnetic belts for now, mostly because of the difficulty to do measurements above 1 MeV, as the flux to observe is commonly lower than the radioactivity induced by the interaction between the cosmic rays and the satellite itself. This noise is globally proportional to the mass of the satellite, and a nano-satellite should be therefore able to tackle this challenge, and the data may enable to separate the components between the internal radioactive noise, the Earth albedo and the belts emission. The CORONAS-1 (Bucik et al, 1999) mission measured spectrums between 0.12 \u2013 0.32 MeV and 3.0 \u2013 8.3 MeV, and a lot of instruments observed the gamma rays from the atmosphere below 1 MeV (such as Beppo-SAX, SWIFT, INTEGRAL) (Ajello et al., 2008). IGOSat will complete the data by observing the spectra between 20 keV and 2 MeV.\nScintillator Payload Principal Investigator : Philippe Laurent\n2ND WORKSHOP CUBESAT ETUDIANT\nTweets by IGOSAT_Diderot\nA UnivEarthS project\nIGOsat is a student project funded by the Labex UnivEarthS.\nThe IGOsat project belongs to the Labex UnivEarthS.\nAll images or texts on this site belong to Labex and should not be copied or reused without explicit permission.\nCopyright \u00a9 2020 IGOSat. Powered by WordPress. Theme: Esteem by ThemeGrill.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Oldest statue (figurine) in the world?\nThread: Oldest statue (figurine) in the world?\nWise Young\nNew Brunswick, NJ, USA\nA previous post had suggested that ability to make fire may be uniquely human. That stimulated me to think about what other behaviors are uniquely human. One of them may be the making of statues of themselves and others. Are there are \"animals\" who have made statues of themselves? I can't think of any.\nSo, I started to keep an eye out for the \"oldest\" statues ever discovered. After all, statues are often made of stones and they should be preserved amongst the artifacts of ancient people. For that reason, the following article attracted my interest:\nhttp:\/\/www.thefirstpost.co.uk\/index....subID=1127&p=2\nIs this the world's oldest statue?\nIt should be famous but it stands alone and unloved, says sean thomas\nI can't quite work out what I'm seeing. It looks like a fossilised snowman. Or maybe a mock-up of a Doctor Who monster. Yet, if scholars are right, this is the oldest statue in the world. The cream-coloured effigy was found in the ancient Kurdish city of Sanliurfa, in the hot plains of central southern Turkey, not far from the extraordinary archaeological dig of Gobekli Tepe.\nThe statue was discovered a few years ago when foundations were being laid for a new bank. The excavations took place right next to an historic city attraction - the Balikli Gol, a beautiful fishpond surrounded by mosques and gardens.\nThe statue is apparently 10,000 years old.\nBut there is apparently an even earlier \"statue\", the Venus of Willendorf that is supposedly 20,000 years old.\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venus_of_Willendorf\nBut, apparently, the oldest porn statue in the world is from about 7200 years ago:\nArchaeologist finds 'oldest porn statue'\nKrysia Diver in Stuttgart\nMonday April 4, 2005\nStone-age figurines depicting what could be the oldest pornographic scene in the world have been unearthed in Germany.\nArchaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the 7,200-year-old remnants of a man having intercourse with a woman.\nThe extraordinary find, at an archaeological dig in Saxony, shatters the belief that sex was a taboo subject in that era.\nUntil now, the oldest representations of sexual scenes were frescos from about 2,000 years ago.\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/germany\/ar...451509,00.html\nBut apparently, the oldest statue in the world is the \"lion man\" from 30,000 years ago.\nhttp:\/\/www.vnn.org\/world\/WD0401\/WD01-8500.html\nJanuary 1, 2004 VNN8500\nLion Man Oldest Statue\nFROM NATURE NEWS SERVICE\nUSA, Jan 1 (VNN) \u2014 Lion man takes pride of place as oldest statue\n30,000-year-old carving might be work of Neanderthals or modern humans.\nRex Dalton\nIntricate ivory carvings said to be the oldest known examples of figurative art have been uncovered in a cave in southwestern Germany. Researchers say that the finding could change our understanding of early man's imaginative endeavours.\nThe artefacts - including a figurine depicting a Lowenmensch ('lion man') - have been carbon-dated to around 30,000 years ago, when some of the earliest known relatives of modern humans populated Europe.\nLast edited by Wise Young; 12-03-2006 at 09:53 PM.\nJuke_spin\nOriginally Posted by Wise Young\nhttp:\/\/images.google.com\/imgres?imgu...&ct=image&cd=3\nhttp:\/\/links.jstor.org\/sici?sici=106...2-K&size=LARGE\nSince modern man or Homo sapiens sapiens seems to have first appeared about 130,000 ago,\nAll people today are classified as Homo sapiens sapiens--i.e., the sapiens variety of the species Homo sapiens. They first began to appear 130,000 years ago or somewhat earlier in association with technologies not unlike those of the early Neandertals.\nIt is now clear that they did not come after the Neandertals but were their contemporaries.\nhttp:\/\/anthro.palomar.edu\/homo2\/mod_homo_4.htm\nit is reasonable to anticipate that there will be future finds of even older statues.\nP.S. Dayyum, Homos have been around forever.\n\"The world will not perish for want of wonders but for want of wonder.\"\nJ.B.S.Haldane\nArchaeologist Sheila Coulson from the UiO just discovered carvings on a snake shaped rock in a cave in Botswana which could be 70,000 years, this also indicates that religion could have existed then and also that cultural activity started before humans came to Europe some 40,000 years ago. Some say those finding will change much of how we have viewed such things. Source. I'll post this separately in the science forums as well but will this be considered a \"statue\" too? I think so.\nVIRTUAL SLITHERING: In flickering light the carved rock gives the appearance of an undulating snake. Image: SHEILA COULSON\nLast edited by Leif; 12-02-2006 at 08:25 AM.\nI edited my post to get the image of the Venus of Willendorf to show. I guess that it is the equivalent of a touch and feel Playboy centerfold from 20,000 years ago. To my knowledge, more than fire, this is the most unique aspect of humans. The power of statues and images is great. But, evidence that images or statues of people before 40,000 are still rare. For example, the oldest European cave paintings mostly featured animals and tracings of human hands (Source).\nhttp:\/\/cas.bellarmine.edu\/tietjen\/Hu...oldest_art.htm\nThe world's oldest cave paintings of human figures are believed to be in northern Italy, dated between 32,000-36,500 years old, but they look quite crude to me: (Source).\nBy contrast, the oldest central Europe cave paintings are thought to be no more than 13,000 years ago (Source) and the oldest examples of African Rock Art are at the Wonderwerk Cave where charcoal-marked slabs of stone have been dated from 25,000-27,000 years ago. http:\/\/www.lonker.net\/art_african_1.htm\nSo, the snake statue dated at about 70,000 years old is by far the oldest animal representation. I have to admit that it is not particularly artistic and certainly not as evocative as the Venus of Willendorf.\nI wonder what archeologists will think several thousand years from now when they unearth a statue of Bruce Lee in a Bosnian city, as a symbol of world peace?\nhttp:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2005\/11\/28...n_unveils.html\nWise.\nLast edited by Wise Young; 12-04-2006 at 03:14 AM.\nIanTPoulter\nSome australian aboriginal rock art is believed to be 40,000 years old.\nhttp:\/\/www.aboriginalartonline.com\/art\/rock.php\nyilmazve\nabout balikligol statue\nI would like to correct something about Sanl\u0131urfa which is mentioned as an ancient kurdish city. It is a Turkish city.\nnot the oldest, but this one always comes to mind as significant in history. just seconding an earlier post on this thread.\nLast edited by Darren; 08-22-2008 at 11:08 PM.\nQuick Navigation Science, Medicine, & Technology Top\nWorld Stem Cell Hub Opens in Seoul\nBy Mee in forum Cure\nObesity, Heart Disease Now Major Developing World Problems, Report Says\nBy Max in forum Health & Science News\nWorld Violence Claims 1.6 Million Lives a Year\/WHO Report: Suicide Every 40 Seconds\nCures for the Third World's problems","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Anarchy - Civil War \/ Christianity \/ Hard Left \/ Islam \/ Jerusalem \/ Media \/ Miscellaneous \/ Pedophilia \/ Prophecy \/ Science: 666 System\nGet Ready For CIVIL WAR!!!\nby JohnMcTernan \u00b7 June 25, 2017\nMatthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:\nAll of the signs are out there that the Hard Left is moving to try and overthrow the election of Donald Trump as President. It is a real coup attempt. They've tried everything nonstop since the election to destroy him but have failed. They are out of their minds with rage because he is destroying their agenda at every turn. He is making America strong and putting the brakes on globalism.\nHebrews 11:9-10 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.\nAnarchy \u2013 Civil War\nGet Ready For CIVIL WAR! 06\/23\/17 (This is a short video and please make sure that you watch it.) What I am watching for is the unifying of all the Hard Left elements in America. This would include anarchists, Communists, Muslims, the open-borders crowd, hardcore homosexuals, leftist college professors and students, one-worlders and whoever else hates America and the Lord. It seems their hatred of God and America go together. This conglomerate of rebellion will be the \"American brown shirts.\" This is like the rabble that brought Hitler into power. They are full of rage and hatred and are being fueled by Hollywood, the mainstream media (MSM) and the Hard Left Democratic politicians.\nThis is not a conspiracy theory on my part, because it is playing our before our eyes. If the Lord does not intervene, there will be bloodshed in the streets of America. They will bring the fight to us. Again, this all depends upon them uniting into one unified force in an attempt to overthrow the government.\nIf we pray and cry out to the Lord, he might bring confusion upon them and keep them separated.\nBecause of slavery, in 1861 eleven Democratic governors seceded from the United States and started the Civil War. This resulted in 650,000 deaths and untold misery for the South. Right now, once again, a horrible evil deep within the Democratic Party is stirring. This time it is the spirit of the French Revolution that they are trying to loose on America. In the first Civil War, it was armies that fought, but this this one could degenerate into vicious civilian warfare.\nThe Hard Left in America is living in a gigantic delusion. Now they have been forced into reality and they are full of hatred and wrath because of it. In their delusion, we are the modern Fascists, racists and whatever else they can think of, yet they are exactly what they call us. There is no reasoning with them because God has given them over to reprobate minds.\nIn 1861, it was impossible for America to stay together with the hardened pro-slavery mentality, and now the time might have arrived when it is impossible for America to stay together. This is because the Hard Left minds hate God and America, since this nation was formed by Christians. Just as the anarchists of the French Revolution hated anyone who had anything to do with God, so their spiritual descendants now are rising in America. At their core, they hate the Bible and the God of the Bible, along with anyone who stands on the Bible. There is no doubt in my mind that the Antichrist, the man of sin, is going to ride the spirit of the French Revolution into power.\n2 Thessalonians 2:4-12 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.\n(7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth (holds back) will let (holds back), until he be taken out of the way.\n(8-10) And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.\n(11-12) And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.\n\"Globalist forces are preparing to overthrow President Donald Trump and start a new Civil War in America. Meanwhile, the Hollywood elite continue their twisted crusade to destroy Trump and radicalize their gullible followers. Anarchists & Antifa activists are engaging in sporadic street battles across the country as the alt-left propaganda machine lies to the American people about the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory. MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski suggested President Trump's administration is leading to the development of a dictatorship and alluded to the thought of someone going \"back in history\" to stop him.\nThis after Hollyweird actor Johnny Depp asked a crowd at the Glastonbury festival in England \"When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? Maybe it's time.\" Depp was obviously referring to the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, also an actor. \"This is an all-out effort to override the will of the American people and change the results of a presidential election. This is now creating a national security crisis\" said Sean Hannity in his opening monologue on Tuesday.\"\nGermany RAIDS HOMES of People Accused of \"RIGHT-WING INCITEMENT\" 06\/23\/17 Do you ever hear about Mosques being raided for promoting Islamic Sharia law and terror? You never do. It is now so obvious that the Hard Left loves the Muslims. There is a real \"love affair\" between the two. Germany is ahead of America in its love affair with the Muslims.\nThe Hard Left in America are just like their European brothers, but Americans are resisting while the Europeans have rolled over and died. They really want to shut us down and silence us, but God has blessed and we are still protected.\n\"Not the homes of Islamic jihadis, but the homes, most likely, of people who have spoken out against Germany's suicidal immigration policies. If the German police moved with this kind of dispatch against jihadis, Germany wouldn't be facing the threat it is facing. But that would be islamofauxbic, and these raids show that the clear priority of the German government is fighting islamofauxbia, not jihad. They are determined to silence all dissenting voices of freedom.\nMeanwhile, note the pressure they're putting on Facebook and Twitter, which have both severely curtailed access to this website. They're hell-bent on making sure that people not discover the truth.\"\nInvestigators from the Los Angeles Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children arrested 238 people during Operation Broken Heart III\n238 arrested in sweep of suspected child sex predators 06\/23\/17 The massive pedophile arrests continue. I hope that law enforcement is able to reach into the Washington swamp and drain it of all the pedophiles, every last one of them.\nLuke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.\n\"A monk from Riverside and an Australian man looking to buy a 6-year-old boy were among 238 people arrested during a two-month operation targeting child predators in Southern California, officials said Monday.\nConducted by the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes against Children task force, \"Operation Broken Heart III\" targeted offenders wanted for the sexual exploitation of children, child prostitution, sex tourism and possessing and distributing child pornography, said Deputy Chief Matt Blake of the Los Angeles Police Department.\nAmong those arrested during sweeps in April and May were entertainers, community leaders, white-collar professionals and clergy members, said John Reynolds, acting special agent in charge for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations.\n\"The incidence of child sexual exploitation has reached staggering proportions,\" he said at a news conference.\"\nJerusalem\/ Islam\/ Prophecy\nRioters pelt police with stones on Temple Mount\nReport: Turkey stirring up tensions on Temple Mount 06\/22\/17 It appears that Turkey is now trying to be the major Muslim influence in Jerusalem. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that he wants to recreate the Ottoman Empire and believes that Jerusalem should be under his control. One day Turkey will try and take Jerusalem, but God is going to use this attempt to break the back of Islam.\nZechariah 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.\n\"Turkey is spending tens of millions of dollars to gain a foothold inside Israel's capital city and to stir up tensions between Arab residents and Israelis, a new investigative report claims.\nAccording to the report, set to be published in full by journalist Nadav Shragi this coming Friday in Yisrael Hashavua, since 2004 some $63 million from Turkish NGOs and the Turkish government have gone to organizations in eastern Jerusalem dedicated to \"defending and strengthening the Muslim heritage and character of Jerusalem.\"\nHard Left\/ Homosexuality\nAll Five Seattle Pro Sports Teams Cooperate to Celebrate 'Pride Month' 06\/24\/17 This city might be surpassing San Francisco as the Sodom of America. I've posted many articles about the massive mega earthquake fault that is just off the coast of Washington. The articles all say that the Seattle area is long overdue for the massive mega quake.\nThis city is doomed as the fault could cause a 9.5 magnitude quake that would unleash a massive tsunami and destroy Seattle. I see the city as doomed, and the Lord might time its destruction with a sinful event like that which is being celebrated right now. Remember, this city is the closest to North Korean nuclear missiles.\nJude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.\n\"All five of the Seattle, Washington, professional sports teams announced a cooperative effort to recognize gay pride month, reports say.\nGay activists are celebrating the combined effort, noting that this is the first time that all the teams have organized to recognize LGBTQ equality, according to USA Today.\n\"Today the Seattle sports community is telling the world that athletes, coaches, fans, and officials, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should have equal access, opportunity and experience in sports,\" Hudson Taylor, founder of gay advocacy group Athlete Ally, told the paper. Taylor added that the cooperative is \"unprecedented.\"\nThe teams involved in the cooperative celebration of gay pride month include the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Major League Baseball's Mariners, the WNBA Storm, Seattle's male soccer team the Sounders, and the women's pro soccer team the Reign.\"\nHomosexuality\/ Christianity\nCourt protects Christian bakers from demands they promote homosexuality 06\/23\/17 It really is a surprise when we win in the federal courts because this system is almost entirely given over to satan.\nMark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. (7,8) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.\n\"A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Mississippi law that protects the religious freedom of those who believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and that gender is determined at birth.\nThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court not only reversed an injunction imposed by a lower court \u2013 preventing the implementation of the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act \u2013 it went further and simply dismissed the case.\nThe ruling found that the individuals and homosexual advocacy organizations who challenged the law didn't have standing to bring their claims.\nAlliance Defending Freedom attorneys are part of the legal team representing Gov. Phil Bryant in the lawsuits, Barber v. Bryant and Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant.\nADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot reacted to the ruling. \"Good laws like Mississippi's protect freedom and harm no one. The court did the right thing in finding that those who have challenged this law haven't been harmed and, therefore, can't try to take the law down,\" he said.\nTheriot explained that the sole purpose of the law is \"to ensure that Mississippians don't live in fear of losing their careers or their businesses simply for affirming marriage as a husband-wife union.\"\nCanadian District Bans Christian School from Teaching 'Offensive' Parts of Bible 06\/24\/17 It was only a matter of time until this happened. If the Hard Left is doing this in Canada, you know that they want to do this in America. This is all about identifying homosexuality as sin, and the reprobate can't stand this. It is like a direct attack on their core beliefs!\nThe following is the section of the Bible that the fight is about:\n1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (11) And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.\n\"Cornerstone Christian Academy in Alberta, Canada, is being told to stop teaching scriptures that may be considered \"offensive.\" Battle River School Division (BRSD) chair, Lauri Skori, told Cornerstone's chair, Deanna Margel, that \"any scripture that could be considered offensive to particular individuals should not be read or studied in school.\"\nSkori said it would be inappropriate for the school to share \"any teachings that denigrate or vilify someone's sexual orientation.\"\nThey're under an agreement with the BRSD that protects their right to teach their basic tenets. But Skori has been putting pressure on Cornerstone to hide their Christian values for quite some time. Earlier this year, she made Cornerstone remove a passage from 1 Corinthians from their website.\nThe passage read \"Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.\"\nShe even told Cornerstone remove a scripture about immortality written on a wall in the school. \"\nScience: 666 Surveillance System\nID 2020 Digital identity Pushed as a Basic Human Right\nID 2020 Digital identity Pushed as a Basic Human Right 06\/22\/17 This move by the United Nations is to identify everyone on the planet and then have one clearing house of information for the world! Notice how this is pushed as a human right, which is brilliant, because who can argue against a human right! The one-world system is on the way.\nRevelation 13:16-17 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (18) Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.\n\"Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, as part of a United Nations-supported project to provide legal identification to 1.1 billion people worldwide with no official documents.\nThe companies unveiled a prototype of the network on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York during the second summit of ID2020, a public-private consortium promoting the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of providing legal identity for everyone on the planet.\nThe project aims to help individuals such as refugees prove who they are in order to gain access to basic services such as education and healthcare.\nBlockchain, first developed as a public ledger of all transactions in the digital currency bitcoin, is increasingly being used to securely track data in other fields.\n\"Without an identity you can't access education, financial services, healthcare, you name it. You are disenfranchised and marginalized from society,\" David Treat, a managing director inAccenture's financial services practice, said in an interview.\"\nNeural Implant Tech Raises the Specter of Brainjacking 06\/24\/17 Lately I have not posted much on this topic because it has been quiet. I think that all of the high tech has been developed to fulfill end time prophecy. This high tech needs to be improved and developed for the masses. One area is mind control, and this is what the article is about.\nRevelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (15) And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.\n\"The human mind is already pretty open to manipulation\u2014just ask anyone who works in advertising. But neural implant technology could potentially open up a direct digital link to our innermost thoughts that could be exploited by hackers.\nIn recent months, companies like Elon Musk's Neuralink, Kernel, and Facebook have unveiled plans to create devices that will provide a two-way interface between human brains and machines.\nWhile these devices could undoubtedly bring many benefits, they would be networked to computers and therefore essentially part of the Internet of Things. That should immediately set off alarm bells for anyone paying attention to cybersecurity news.\nThere have been repeated warnings in recent years about the huge number of vulnerabilities in \"smart\" devices designed by consumer goods companies with little experience of or consideration for cybersecurity.\nOne would expect that the added sensitivity of a device set to be integrated into people's bodies would warrant more caution. But it has already been demonstrated that it is possible to hack medical implants to harm patients, and there seems to be no reason the same wouldn't be true of neural implants.\nIn a paper in World Neurosurgery last year, Oxford PhD student Laurie Pycroft warned about the possibility of 'brainjacking'\u2014hackers exerting unauthorized control of brain implants.\"\nMedia\/ Miscellaneous\nI thought this was so funny that I wanted to share it with you. At first when I looked at it, I couldn't figure out what it was saying. When I realized the implications, I recognized that it is pure truth and is worth sharing.\n2 Chronicles 11:1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.\nTags: \"offensive\" Scriptures\"Operation Broken Heart III\"1 Corinthians 6:92 Chronicles 11:12 Thessalonians 2:4-12Barber v. Bryant and Campaign for Southern Equality v. BryantBeaver High SchoolBrainjackingchild predatorsChristian bakersChristian faithCornerstone Christian AcademyDemocratic Partydigital currency bitcoindigital ID networkElon MuskGermany's suicidal immigration policiesGlastonbury festivalGlobalist forcesGovernment DiscriminationHebrews: 11:9-10ID 2020Islamic jihadisislamofauxbicJohn McTernanJohnny DeppJude 1:7Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes against Children task forceluke 17:2Mark 10:6massive mega earthquake faultMatthew 12:25Moriah BridgesMuslim heritage in JerusalemNeural Implant Techpride monthProtecting Freedom of ConscienceProverbs 28:1Revelation 13:14Revelation 13:16-17Sean HannitySeattle Pro Sports Teamssexual orientationSura 4.157-159Sura 4.171Sura 5.72Sura 9.30Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganUN 2030 Sustainable Development GoalYisrael HashavuaZechariah 12:6\ndanw says:\nFather God,times and season's are in your hand's.You turn the heart's of king's and people as you will.As with the tower of babbel,send the enemy mixed signal's so they cannot implement their evil plan's against those who stand with you.Make Donald Trump the right man in your hand's..untouchable by evil.Give him a heart for Jesus and your written word.Give America a reprieve,Amen.\nKim W says:\nJohn & Georgann, may GOD richly bless you as I have been through your research and articles.\nDanw, I have a good website for you to read about your use of \"father god\". http:\/\/www.rmsbibleenginerring.com\nGeorgann Ryan says:\nThank you and God bless you as well \u2013 I've checked out the site you linked and his teaching on Father God and on the Blessed Hope seems solid \u2013 thanks for the link!\nI've tried to get the site you mentioned,it will not come up for some reason..could you please give me a thumbnail idea of what it say's about 'Father God'?,thank's Dan.w\nDan, I couldn't get the site to come up from the link either so I googled the individual words rms bible engineering and used the link from there \u2013 hope this helps!\nNext story God's Modern Timeline for Israel converging in 2017\nPrevious story Warning: Attempt to Bring America Under Sharia Law","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"S\u00fdna myndir\nThe Culinary Institute of America\n105 \u00edb\u00faar m\u00e6la me\u00f0\n\u00c1bendingar heimamanna\nTake a tour and have a meal\nVar \u00feetta gagnlegt?\nAmazing restaurants and a beautiful location next to the Hudson River\n42 minutes away and worth it. Make a reservation in one of the three restaurants; American, French, and Italian food. Hyde Park, NY\nThe Culinary Institute of America is an American private college and culinary school specializing in culinary, baking, and pastry arts education. The school's primary campus is located in Hyde Park, New York, with branch campuses in St. Helena and Napa, California; San Antonio, Texas; and Singapore.\nPremier culinary school offering dining and more. Review online or call ahead to check hours and offerings.\nSo you forgot to reserve three months in advance for dinner at one of the school's four restaurants?The student store, in the back of the main building, is worth the trip. It has any kitchen tool you can imagine and books on every aspect of cooking.\nPam And Marc\nMake reservations well in advance!\nLesa allar 105 \u00e1bendingarnar\nHeimaf\u00f3lk m\u00e6lir einnig me\u00f0\nFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum\n\"I love this museum. Such history and familiarity. Beautiful location by the river. Tremendous views and lovely walks. \"\n66 \u00edb\u00faar m\u00e6la me\u00f0\nS\u00f6gufr\u00e6gur sta\u00f0ur\nVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site\n\"Built by of one of the first families of wealth in America. Designed by one of the nation's preeminent architects. The Vanderbilt Mansion is a home built expressly for the aristocratic lifestyle. The mansion is available for large groups and families to visit and is only 42 mins north of the home.\"\n\u00dats\u00fdnissta\u00f0ur\nWalkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park\n\"This new bridge over the Hudson River is a popular spot to take a walk or bide ride. Easy relaxing walk!\"\nAlmenningsgar\u00f0ur\nHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site\n\"Explore the lifelong home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the Springwood library, Top Cottage & Henry Wallace Center, the Roosevelt Ride, his gravesite and the Rose Garden.\"\nListagaller\u00ed\n\"About 30 minute drive, definitely worth seeing the larger than life sculptures by the world's most famous artists.\"\nHyde Park, NY 12538\nF\u00e1 lei\u00f0arl\u00fdsingu\nS\u00edmi+1 845-452-9600\nHringja\nVefs\u00ed\u00f0aciachef.edu\nS\u00fdna opnunart\u00edma","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ISPs, programmers name Jill Lesser executive director of anti-piracy organization\nby Mari Silbey |\nMedia companies and ISPs have established the Center for Copyright Information to combat online piracy, and have named an executive director, along with several advisory board members as the organization's program activities get under way. The new director, Jill Lesser says her focus in the upcoming anti-piracy efforts will be on \"education and deterrence, not punishment.\" Lesser previously served as the deputy director of public policy and director of the Civic Media Project at People for the American Way, and as SVP for domestic public policy for AOL Time Warner. Article\nMari Silbey","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Second Hand Furniture Store Chicago\nChicago Cutlery 16 Piece Knife Set\nBrooklyn Boulders Chicago West Loop\nParking Near Brooklyn Boulders: West Loop\nClimbing Gym Overview: Brooklyn Boulders Chicago in West Loop\nWith the help of SpotHero, enjoy the convenience of booking a parking spot ahead of time, ensuring you have a space waiting for you when you get to Brooklyn Boulders: West Loop.\nHow Does Spothero Work\nClimb Your Way Over To West Loops New Brooklyn Boulders Chicago\nIn Chicago we always have an appetite for new innovative, collaborative and active spaces. Imagine a venue where you can work out, grab a healthy meal, get your work done and satisfy your need for a dance party. After wild success in New York and Boston, Brooklyn Boulders is opening a Chicago facility in the West Loop at the end of this year . The rock climbing facility and coworking space inhabits 25,000 square feet within one of Chicagos favorite dining and socializing neighborhoods.\nThe Chicago Lifestyle had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the facility, still under construction, in an official hard hat tour. Were bringing you the details of this new spot before doors open to the public.\nWhile rock climbing is the core of the business, Brooklyn Boulders was eager to learn about the Chicago neighborhood and see what type of offerings would be the best fit. Tailoring to entrepreneurs, students, techies, and athletes alike, the facility is designed to connect people and bring them together with a buzz of energy.\nStay tuned as Chicago opens this new space that will stoke your creativity, inspiration, and physical abilities.\nYou May Like: Chicago World's Fair 1933\nWhat If I Have Another Question\nOur Customer Heroes are here to help, as well. If you would like to report an issue please reach out to our Hero team either by phone , or email for a prompt resolution.\nPlease note If you have already made a reservation, please have either the Rental ID number or the email address you used to book handy to help us quickly locate your information.\nWelcome To The West Loop Brooklyn Boulders\nBrooklyn Boulders designs, builds and operates hybrid rock climbing facilities anchored by the premise that physicality stimulates innovation and creativity. Their new 25,000 square foot facility is now open in Chicagos West Loop. BKB Chicago offers progressive climbing and fitness experiences while providing an unconventional platform to bring the arts, music, culture, and entrepreneurial communities together.\nIn addition to 3 rooms with state of the art rock walls, BKB has many other elements that make it the all around coolest gym in Chicago. Upstairs youll find an awesome workspace to post up with your laptop. The space comes complete with a bosu ball office chairs, succulents and terrariums, plenty of electrical outlets, and ample lighting.\nAlso Check: New Life Covenant Church Chicago\nIndoor Rock Climbing City Explorers\nWe are so excited to expand Adventure Club this winter with indoor rock climbing! Join us on February 11 for this introductory event at Brooklyn Boulders in the West Loop. We are looking forward to bringing new experiences to our participants and hope to continue to climb this new mountain. No climbing experience is necessary! This\nSummit Design + Build Llc Has Recently Completed Brooklyn Boulders First Indoor Rock Climbing Facility At 100 S Morgan In Chicagos West Loop Neighborhood\nBrooklyn Boulders designs, builds and operates hybrid rock climbing facilities anchored by the premise that physicality stimulates innovation and creativity. BKB Chicago offers progressive climbing and fitness experiences while providing an unconventional platform to bring the arts, music, culture, and entrepreneurial communities together. This marks the companys third gym overall and first in the Midwest. BKBs other locations include Brooklyn, NY and Somerville, MA.\nThe new 25,000 sq. ft. facility required the extensive renovation and build-out of an existing building which was formerly the home of Presbytery of Chicago. The project included the removal of the existing 25 ft. high roof and the construction of a new 55 ft. high addition in order to accommodate a mezzanine and climbing walls that span from floor to ceiling in the south building. The north building, which still bears the Chicago Presbytery stone monument, includes climbing terrain, shared office space, fitness studio, event space and caf\u00e9. Other amenities include locker rooms, showers and a customer lounge. The project was designed by Chris Ryan the Chief Development Office of Brooklyn Boulders Chicago in conjunction with the Massachusetts based Arrowstreet Architecture and Design.\nAlso Check: Whats Going On In Chicago This Weekend\nBrooklyn Boulders Brings Indoor Rock Climbing To West Loop\nWEST LOOP Brooklyn Boulders, an indoor rock climbing facility in the West Loop, will open exclusively to members starting next week.\nThe north end of the 25,000-square-foot building at 100 S. Morgan St. is nearly complete, said Veronica Dale, Brooklyn Boulders executive project manager. Even before opening, Brooklyn Boulders Chicago has received \"a ton of interest\" in memberships, she said.\nMembers will have first access to the climbing facility when it opens. An exact opening date has not yet been announced, Dale said.\nStephanie Lulay says that membership isn't cheap, but managers say the price includes more than climbing walls:\nThe south end of the building, which features massive climbing walls in an area with a 55-foot ceiling, is still under construction. Dale said the group hoped to open the business to the public in November, and for the south walls to be completed by December.\nHard-hat tours for prospective Brooklyn Boulders members are ongoing. Until Sept. 28, three-month memberships for students are $165 adult three-month memberships are $195 and an annual membership is $625, Dale said. Membership prices will continue to increase until standard membership prices $327 for three months and $925 for a full year kick in December.\nThe climbing facility will also function as an active collaborative workspace, that incorporates pull-up bars, stability balls and other gear to keep people moving, Dale said.\nDo I Have To Enter And Exit At Exactly The Time Listed On My Reservation\nAdaptive Climbing Group ensures that everyone can climb, regardless of ability\nFor example, if your reservation goes from 8 am to 8 pm, you can enter any time after 8 am, and must leave anytime before 8 pm. Please be aware that any time spent parked outside of your reservation is subject to a ticket, tow, or an additional charge from the parking facility.\nYou May Like: Hotel Downtown Chicago Free Parking\nBrooklyn Boulders Lincoln Park Closing At End Of July Citing $1 Million In Covid\nThe rock-climbing gym crumbled under real estate taxes and the pressures of the pandemic.\nThis article contains new, firsthand information uncovered by its reporter. This includes directly interviewing sources and research \/ analysis of primary source documents.\u00d7closeOriginal Reporting\nAs a news piece, this article cites verifiable, third-party sources which have all been thoroughly fact-checked and deemed credible by the Newsroom.\u00d7closeSources Cited\nEditors note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Brooklyn Boulders would retain 70 percent of its Lincoln Park staff. The story has been updated to reflect the companys plans to keep 70 percent of its Chicago staff, which includes a location in West Loop.\nLINCOLN PARK Indoor rock-climbing gym Brooklyn Boulders will shut down its Lincoln Park location for good on July 31.\nThe 43,000-square-foot gym at 2131 N. Wayne Ave. opened in 2020 as a complement to Brooklyn Boulders smaller West Loop gym.\nThe lease in Lincoln Park was signed prior to the pandemic with expectations that a thriving business would justify especially high fixed costs, according to the company website. A spike in real-estate taxes and the setbacks of the pandemic have led the business to lose over $1 million in the last year, with no likely pathway to recovery, the website states.\nAll memberships and purchased classes will be honored at the West Loop location, 100 S. Morgan St.\nListen to Its All Good: A Block Club Chicago Podcast:\nFlights To Chicago O'hare","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Types of Experiences\nAbout GG&T\nDestinations>\nScotland>\nThe southwest region lies to the south of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. Glasgow has transformed into an exciting, bustling city, full of character and famous for its hospitable citizens. Ayrshire, just 30 minutes from the city, was the home of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns but has a growing reputation for its exceptional golf courses. It has 5 of the UK's top 100 courses and 3 Open Championship venues, Prestwick, Turnberry and the venue for the 2016 Open Championship, Royal Troon.\nGlasgow has transformed itself from Scotland's industrial capital to accolades such as, one of the top 20 'Best of the World' destinations for 2016 by influential publication National Geographic Traveler and 'friendliest city in the world' in a Rough Guides poll. You'll find world-class architecture, a vibrant nightlife and the warmest of welcomes. Just 30 minutes south of Glasgow is the county of Ayrshire, famous for the poet Robert Burns. The area has many historical buildings and landmarks made famous by Burns but more recently it's the area's golf courses that are catching people's attention. The 2016 Open Championship is returning to Royal Troon and very nearby is the birthplace of The Open Championship, Prestwick, where Willie Park Jr. won the very first Open Championship in 1860. A little further down that coast is the magnificent Turnberry hotel and golf courses, site of the famous 'Duel in the Sun' in 1977 when Tom Watson held off Jack Nicklaus to lift the Claret Jug. Turnberry has undergone exciting renovations to both the Ailsa Course and the hotel, which is certain to make it one of the most spectacular hotel and golf course venues in the world.\nMap of Southwest\n1) Malmaison Glascow\n2) Prestwick\n3) Royal Troon Golf Club\n4) Trump Turnberry\n6) Western Gailes\nSouthwest Golf\nBirthplace to the British Open, the history of Prestwick Golf Club stretched back over 160 years to a time when golf was in its infancy. In 1851, a group of 57 enthusiastic members, who met regularly at the Red Lion Inn, made the momentous decision to form a golf club, purchasing two cottages opposite the tavern. The first cottage would become the members' clubhouse whilse the other was gifted to the club's Keeper of the Green, Old Tom Morris, who laid out the original 12 hole links course. Prestwick Golf Club presided over the first 12 British Open Championships, which was originally held jointly by The R&A and The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Since then, Prestwick has hosted 24 Open Championships with the last coming in 1925. Only the Old Course at St Andrews has hosted more Open Championships than Prestwick.\nRoyal Troon Golf Club\nSite of the 2016 British Open Championship and part of the Open Championship rota, the Old Course at Royal Troon is one of the greatest links courses in Scotland and offers a challenging test of all golfing abilities. With the wind to contend with, and deep rough interspersed with gorse and broom, accurate shot making is essential. Players should make their scores on the outward nine, as the prevailing wind from the northwest can make the back nine extremely difficult.\nTrump Turnberry\nThe Ailsa course is a highly respected golf destination, which has hosted the Open Championship four times, including the 1977 Duel in the Sun. A Bucket List golf course, golfers from across the globe travel to tee off on these famous links. Set against the most magnificent coastal backdrop and the iconic Turnberry lighthouse, the Ailsa is one of the world's best golfing experiences. Following recent investment in the resort by new owners The Trump Organization, acclaimed golf architect Martin Ebert was commissioned to make significant changes to the course, including key changes to holes including 9, 10, 11 and 18 that will make this famous golf course even more impressive.\nWestern Gailes\nRegarded by many as the hidden gem of Scottish links, Western Gails is a course that should be on every golfer's \"must play\" list. The club dates its history back to 1897 and offers golfers a blend of the traditional and modern. The course presents a fair challenge with very few \"blind\" shots. The architect has used the natural contours of the land but has also been severe in the placement of bunkers. Major hazards include the beach to the west of the course, the railway line to the east, three burns and a testing breeze off the Firth of Clyde.\nGARMANY GOLF & TRAVEL\nSan Jose, CA | Chicago, IL | Edinburgh, Scotland\n408.755.9450 | Experience@garmanygolf.com\n\u00a9 2016 Garmany Golf & Travel LLC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Essentially anhydrous sizing composition, aqueous sizing composition, methods for its preparing and applying\nD21H21\/16 - Sizing or water-repelling agents\nC09J201 - Adhesives based on unspecified macromolecular compounds\nC09J193\/04 - Rosin\nFIELD: gluing and sizing compositions.\nSUBSTANCE: invention relates to the essentially anhydrous sizing composition and an aqueous sizing composition used in sizing paper and cardboard. Essentially anhydrous and an aqueous sizing compositions comprise gluing substance, non-ionogenic surface-active substance, an anionic surface-active substance and a monohydric alcohol. Method for preparing an aqueous composition involves homogenization of gluing substance in the presence of surface-active substances and monohydric alcohol. Invention provides preparing sizing compositions that can be homogenized easily, i. e. they represent dispersions or emulsions formed by application of insignificant shearing forces, for example, such as stirring and provides preparing sizing compositions that are stable in storage.\nEFFECT: improved preparing method, improved and valuable properties of compositions.\n15 cl, 6 tbl, 3 ex\nThe present invention relates to an essentially anhydrous composition and the aqueous sizing composition comprising an adhesive substance, a nonionic surfactant, anionic surfactant and a monohydroxy alcohol. In addition, the invention encompasses the use of such compositions for sizing in the mass or surface sizing of paper or paperboard and method for producing a water dispersion.\nBACKGROUND of INVENTION\nAn adhesive substance used in the manufacture of paper and cardboard to obtain products which have improved resistance to penetration of aqueous solutions. Adhesive is not added as such to the pulp suspension, but add in the form of emulsions or dispersions. Because adhesives are typically hydrophobic, when homogenization are compounds that facilitate the formation of the dispersion. Homogenization carried out by mixing adhesives, dispersing vehicle or vehicles at high effort shift, which is applied when using the homogenization of high-pressure equipment.\nThere are a large number of different adhesives, which can be divided into two groups, namely an adhesive substance, not reacts with cellulose, and an adhesive substance that reacts with a what Ulusoy, moreover, suppose that the latter forms a covalent bond with the cellulose fibers.\nAdhesive that reacts with cellulose, however, does not only react with the cellulose fiber suspension, but also interact with aqueous solutions, i.e. with a water content of the dispersion, thus being subject to hydrolysis, which ultimately leads to a decrease in the number of active adhesive that reacts with cellulose. Accordingly, the stability of aqueous dispersions or emulsions comprising an adhesive substance that reacts with the cellulose, thus limited.\nGB 2122656 discloses a sizing composition comprising a carboxylic acid anhydride and polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant blocked by groups of lower alkyl, acyl or carbamoyl and\/or alkaline earth metal of the anionic surfactant containing sulfur.\nUS 4376177 refers to the sizing of the woven product with the use of adhesive compounds.\nEP 984101 relates to sizing compositions containing an adhesive substance and organic complexing agents.\nWO 9749865 reveals ASA sizing emulsions containing cationic polymer mixture of a water-soluble cation of yogena with low molecular weight and high-molecular Katie the aqueous polyethylene, in addition, the emulsion also contains a surfactant.\nUS 5059675 relates to compositions for sizing the surface containing the reaction product of melamine formaldehyde compounds with long-chain saturated or unsaturated alcohol and polyethoxylated alcohol.\nOne purpose of the present invention is thus the provision of a sizing composition, which would be easy gomogeniziruetsya, i.e. dispersion or emulsion formed by only applications minor shear forces, such as smooth mixing.\nAnother objective of the present invention is to provide stable during storage sizing compositions.\nFurther goals mentioned below in the description.\nIn accordance with the present invention discovered that essentially anhydrous sizing composition and the aqueous sizing composition include an adhesive substance, a nonionic surfactant, anionic surfactant and a monohydroxy alcohol. Additionally, the present invention also relates to the use of a composition for sizing in the mass or surface sizing of paper or paperboard and method for producing a water dispersion comprising homogenization of adhesive in the presence of nonionic is Evernote-active substances, anionic surfactants and monohydroxy alcohol.\nAn adhesive substance that is present in the sizing composition may represent reacts with cellulose tools including resin, i.e. disproportionately resin, gidrirovannoe resin, the cured resin, the resin is treated with formaldehyde, etherified resin, utverzhdennuyu resin and mixtures of such treatments and thus processed resins; fatty acids and their derivatives, for example esters and amides of fatty acids as bacteremic, resin and its derivatives, such as hydrocarbon resins, acid resins, esters and amides of resins, waxes, such as raw and refined paraffin waxes, synthetic waxes, natural waxes, etc. and\/or reacts with cellulose funds. Preferably, the adhesive is an adhesive that reacts with cellulose. Reacts with cellulose adhesive included in the sizing dispersion can be selected from any medium that reacts with cellulose, known in the technical field. Accordingly, an adhesive substance selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic ketene dimer, multimers of ketene, acid anhydrides, organic isocyanates, carbamoylation and mixtures thereof, preferably di the development of ketene and anhydrides of the acids, most preferably the ketene dimer. Preferred ketene dimers have the General formula (I)below, where R1and R2represent a saturated or unsaturated unbranched or branched hydrocarbon groups, hydrocarbon groups have from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, usually representing an alkyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, such as hexadecyne and octadecyl group. In a preferred variant embodiment of the dimer Ketanov are liquid at ambient temperature, i.e. at 25\u00b0acceptable, at 20\u00b0while R1and\/or R2respectively are unsaturated alkyl group having 12-20 carbon atoms, for example, oleic group or shorter alkyl group with 8-18 carbon atoms.\nSuitable anhydrides of acids may be characterized by the General formula (II)below, where R3and R4may be identical or different and represent saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, respectively, contain from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, or R3and R4together with-C-O-C fragment can form a 5-6-membered ring, optionally further substituted hydrocarbon groups containing up to 30 carbon atoms. Examples of anhydrides of acids for commercial use of the project include alkyl and alkeneamine succinic anhydrides and especially isooctylphenyl anhydride.\nSuitable dimer katenov, acid anhydrides, organic isocyanates include compounds disclosed in U.S. patent No. 4522686, which thus included in this description by reference. Examples of suitable carbamoylation include compounds disclosed in U.S. patent No. 3887427, which is also included in this description by reference.\nNonionic surfactant included in the composition or dispersion is preferably polyoxyalkylene connection, which may include a hydrophobic fragment having at least 8 carbon atoms, especially 8 to 36 carbon atoms. The hydrophobic part may contain other atoms other than carbon and hydrogen, because the fragment has an overall hydrophobic character. The hydrophobic part may be branched, unbranched saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, containing suitable aromatic functionality, such as an aromatic ring system or condensed aromatic ring system, and these aromatic systems are part of the main hydrocarbon structure or are side groups linked to a branched or unbranched main hydrocarbon structure. Before occhialino, hydrophobic fragment is an unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain, which may contain from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, suitable from 10 to 20 carbon atoms and most preferably from 10 to 15 carbon atoms. Polyoxyalkylene compound may contain only one type of repeating unit accelerated or different unit types accelerated represented by the formula (1) R1Oh, where R1is a hydrocarbon group having 2-4 carbon atoms. Polyoxyalkylene connection can have from 2 to 30 units of alkalinized of the same type or of different types, usually from 5 to 10 units of accelerated and preferably from 5 to 8 units accelerated. Most preferably, polyoxyalkylene compound contains units of ethylene oxide and\/or propylene oxide, respectively, only units of ethylene oxide in an amount of 5 to 10 units of ethylene oxide, preferably from 5 to 7 units of ethylene oxide. The mass-average molecular mass polyoxyalkylene connection can be up to 4000, preferably from 200 to 2300. Polyoxyalkylene the connection can be represented by the formula (2) R2-[-(R3O)n-]-H, where R2represents a hydrophobic fragment, as defined above, respectively, an unbranched alkyl group containing from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, R3\/sub> represents an ethylene group and n is a number from 2 to 30. Preferably, polyoxyalkylene compound selected from the group including undecyloxy ether, Tetra(ethylene glycol), undecyloxy ether Penta(ethylene glycol), undecyloxy ether hexa(ethylene glycol), undecyloxy ether hepta(ethylene glycol) and undecylenic ester DECA(ethylene glycol).\nThe present composition also includes a monohydroxy alcohol. Monohydroxy alcohol is considered alcohol containing one alcohol group. Preferably, the monohydroxy alcohol is a fatty alcohol that acts as an amphiphilic compound, to facilitate homogenization. Can be used any fat group associated with alcohol function because monohydroxy alcohol has a weak surface-active character or is surface-active. Monohydroxy alcohol may contain at least 4 carbon atoms, suitable from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and the carbon atoms can form an unbranched, branched or ring hydrocarbon group. The hydrocarbon group may be saturated or unsaturated, optionally containing aromatic system. Preferably, the monohydroxy alcohol is a fatty alcohol having the formula (3) R4-OH, where R4represents a saturated or unsaturated carbohydrate is native group, containing suitable from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 8 to 16 carbon atoms, most preferably from 10 to 14 carbon atoms. More preferably R4represents a saturated hydrocarbon group such as an alkyl group having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms. Monohydroxy alcohol can be selected from the group comprising 1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol, 1-hexanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, 4-methyl-1-pentanol, 4-methyl-2-pentanol, 2-ethyl-1-butanol, 1-heptanol, 2-heptanol, 3-heptanol, 4-heptanol, 2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanol, 1-octanol, 2-octanol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexanol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1-pentanol, 1-nonanol, 5-nonanol, 3,5-dimethyl-4-heptanol, 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol, 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol, 1-decanol, 1-undecanol, 1-dodecanol, 2,6,8-trimethyl-4-nonanol, 1-tridecanol, 1-tetradecanol, 1-pentadecanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptadecanol, 1-octadecanol, 1-nonadienal, 1-eicosanol, 1-hexacosanol.\nIn accordance with the present invention, the composition also includes an anionic surfactant. Suitable for anionic surfactant represented a sulfur-containing anionic surfactant, which may be in the form of salts saloon the earth metals, such as type, sulfonic acid type or sulfate esters. The anionic surfactant may constitute, for example, alkylbenzenesulfonic acid having at least one branched or remotemachine alkyl group indicated an alkyl group typically contains from 6 to 22 carbon atoms, suitable from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, such as dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and undeliberately acid. In addition, anionic surfactants can include alpha-olefinchemie acid, usually containing from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 18 carbon atoms and more preferably 12 to 16 carbon atoms; sulfosuccinate esters, i.e. esters sulfonterol acids and alcohols, typically alcohols, containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, represented by diallylmalonate, such as di-2-ethylhexylphthalate and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, such as dicyclohexylphosphino; naphthalenesulfonate acid and alkylnaphthalene acid having at least one alkyl group containing 1-18 atoms carbon, as diisopropylnaphthalene acid, as well as condensation products of these compounds with formaldehyde with a suitable degree of polycondensation, equal to from 1 to 20, prepact the tion from 1 to 8; alkanesulphonic acid, generally comprising from 8 to 20 carbon atoms represented tetradecylammonium acid; and sulfonic acid amide of the fatty acid, usually containing from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, such as N-methyl-realamateurtube acid, petroleum sulfonic acid, ligninsulfonate acid, mentioned just a few.\nSuitable sulfate esters include alkyl sulphates, such as sulfate esters remotemachine and\/or branched saturated and\/or unsaturated alcohols suitable containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 12-18 carbon atoms, represented by decylsulfate, dodecyl sulfate, sulfates of ketaspire having 11 to 12 carbon atoms, with the content of the side chain of 50% or more sulfated alpha-olefins, usually having from 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Polyoxyethyleneglycol, i.e. sulfate esters of alkylenediamines remotemachine and\/or branched saturated and\/or unsaturated alcohols, generally having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, containing usually 2 to 50 moles, preferably 2 to 20 moles of alkylenediamines per mole of alcohol, such as sulfates delovogo alcohol-EO(1), lauric alcohol-EO(4) and cetyl alcohol-EO(8); sulfates polyoxyethylenesorbitan esters, i.e. sulfate esters of alkylene is adductive ALKYLPHENOLS, having at least one alkyl group, suitable containing from 8 to 12 carbon atoms, containing usually 2 to 50 moles, preferably 2 to 20 moles of alkylene per mole of phenol, such as ester sulfate Nonylphenol-EO(2). Sulfates of fatty esters, i.e. sulfates of saturated and\/or unsaturated esters of fatty acids having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, such as mono-, di - and triglycerides, and lower and higher alkyl esters represented by the sulfates of monoglycerides, i.e. sulfate monoglycerides of fatty acids of coconut oil, sulfated oils such as bright red oil, sulfated esters of fatty acids, as sulfated methyl oleate. Preferably, anionic surfactants are alcylaryl sulfonic acid or alcantarilla sulfonic acid, such as alkylbenzenesulfonate acid, where the alkyl group can be linear or branched, preferably branched, containing from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably from 8 to 14 carbon atoms. The mass-average molecular weight of the anionic surfactant is usually from 200 to 2000, suitable from 200 to 600, preferably from 200 to 400.\nThe present invention related to a sizing composition comprising an adhesive in the society, non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant and a monohydroxy alcohol, may also include additional compounds, such as synthetic and\/or natural polymers, i.e. polyelectrolytes having a net anionic or cationic charge. Such polymers are, for example, polysaccharides, such as starch, condensation polymers, such as polyamine and polymers chain reaction, similar to the polymers of the vinyl connection.\nThe amount of adhesive that is included in essentially anhydrous composition can vary from 70 to 99 wt.% of the total weight of the composition, suitable from 75 to 90 wt.% and, most preferably, from 80 to 90 wt.%. The definition of \"essentially anhydrous composition\" means that there may be a slight amount of water or any other aqueous solution, because the stability of the sizing composition does not deteriorate significantly, preferably less than 5 wt.%, more preferably, less than about 1 wt.%. The storage stability will naturally increase with decreasing water content in the composition, thus, most preferably, the composition was anhydrous. The amount of adhesive in the aqueous composition can vary from 1 to 50 wt.% by weight of the total composition, preferably from 3 to 45 wt is.% and, most preferably, from 25 to 45 wt.% of the total weight of the composition.\nThe amount of nonionic surfactant present in the composition, i.e. essentially anhydrous and aqueous compositions may be from 0.5 to 20 wt.% per (dry) adhesive, preferably, from 5 to 15 wt.% and, most preferably, from 5 to 10 wt.%.\nThe amount of anionic surface-active substances in anhydrous and aqueous composition ranges from 0.5 to 10 wt.% in the calculation of the adhesive, suitable from 2 to 5 wt.%.\nThe amount of monohydroxy alcohol contained in the compositions may vary from 0.5 to 20 wt.% in the calculation of the adhesive, suitable, from 5 to 10 wt.%.\nIn General, the amount of non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and monohydroxy alcohol, respectively, included in the composition is chosen in such a way as to give the composition of the optimal properties in terms of their ability to emulsification and sizing action for suspension of the pulp.\nIn accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mass ratio of nonionic surfactant to anionic surfactant in a substantially anhydrous and aqueous composition is in the interval for the Les from 10:1 to 1:10, more preferably, in the range of from 7:1 to 1:3 and most preferably in the range 5:1 to 1:2.\nDispersion of the present invention can be used as adhesives according to the standard technique in the production of paper using any type of cellulose fibers, and the composition can be used for sizing the surface and internal sizing. Assume that the term \"paper\"as used herein includes not only paper, but also all types of products based on cellulose in the form of a sheet and cloth, including, for example, cardboard and managementon. A sizing composition can be added to any material containing cellulose fibers, optionally, in combination with mineral fillers, and, usually, the content of the cellulose fibers is at least 50 wt.%, in the calculation of dry weight. Examples of mineral fillers common types include kaolin, China clay, titanium dioxide, gypsum, talc, natural and synthetic calcium carbonates such as chalk, crushed marble and precipitated calcium carbonate.\nThe amount of adhesive added to the mass, may be from 0.01 to 5 wt.%, suitable from 0.05 to 1.0 wt.% calculated on dry weight of cellulosic fibres and optional fillers, and the dosage depends mainly on the quality of the pulp or paper sizing, the applied adhesive and the desired level sizing.\nThe invention is further illustrated by the following examples, which, however, are not limiting.\nThe emulsion in this example, get by adding the essentially anhydrous composition of the dimer of alkylbetaine (AKD), non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and monohydroxy alcohol to water having a temperature of 60\u00b0C. the resulting aqueous mixture was stirred at 60\u00b0C for approximately 30 minutes (magnetic stirrer at approximately 400 rpm). In all compositions (emulsions) used AKD standard purity, obtained from Eka Chemicals AB. Specific surfactants and alcohol, as well as the ratio of (number)present in the compositions shown in table 1.\nMeasure the stability and particle size of the emulsions. Stability is assessed by measuring the height of a layer of the cream poured emulsions after storage at 60\u00b0within one hour after emulsification in flat-bottomed test tube. In table 1 the stability is indicated by a number from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates poor stability of the emulsion, and 5 - on a good emulsion stability.\nThe particle size of the emulsions is measured by the instrument Malvern Mastersizer Microplus to determine laser diffraction with misciagna dispersion. Before measuring the emulsion is diluted by addition of one volume part emulsion to 100 parts of water, and the temperature of the emulsion and water is 60\u00b0C. the Results of measurement of particle size is represented as D(50%) and D(90%), showing the maximum diameters of 50% and 90% of the particles, respectively (table 2).\nTest No. the mass ratio of AKD:alcoholAnd monohydroxy alcohol the mass ratio of surfactant:oilIn nonionic surfactant anionic surfactant the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant:anionic surfactant\n1 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 5:95 undecylenic ester DECA(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 5:1\n2 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 10:90 undecylenic ester DECA(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 5:1\n3 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 10:90 undecyloxy ether Penta(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 5:1\n4 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 10:90 undecyloxy ether hexa(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 3:1\n6 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 10:90 undecyloxy ether hepta(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 3:1\n9 90:10 dodecyloxy alcohol 10:90 undecyloxy the IDF hexa(ethylene glycol) extensive dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium 2:1\nA)in this case, the alcohol means monohydroxy alcohol\nC)in this case, the oil includes AKD and monohydroxy alcohol, and the surfactant includes anionic and non-ionic surface-active agent.\nThe particle size and stability\nTest No. Stability Particle size, microns\nD(v, 0,5) D(v, 0,9)\nReceive, as described in example 1, the ve emulsion, containing equal amounts by weight of 7.23 g of the dimer of alkylbetaine, 0,67 g manongarivo ether hexa(ethylene glycol) (C11E6) and 0.34 g of dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium (Ca-DBS, 65% active ingredient). However, one emulsion, designated herein as emulsion 1 (in accordance with the invention, also contains 0,80 g dolezelova alcohol. Emulsion 1, in addition, contains 16,04 g of water, while the emulsion 2 (not containing dodecyloxy alcohol) contains at 16.84 g of water. Stability and particle size of the emulsions was measured as described in example 1. The results are shown in tables 3 and 4.\nParticle size*\nEmulsion D(v, 0,5) mm D(v, 0,9) mm\n1 17,84 37,39\n*Borodulina for measuring particle size is identical to the equipment used in example 1.\nThe stability of the emulsion\nEmulsion The height of the emulsion (mm) The height of the transparent phase (mm) Ratio (height emulsion\/total height)\n1 31 2 0,94\n2 18 15 0,55\nApart from particle size and stability, internal sizing action further evaluate the bonding of a standard mixture of 80 wt.% pulp birch\/pine (60\/40, 200 CSF), 20 wt.% calcium carbonate and having a pH 8,44. Apply retention system includes a cationic starch and colloidal solution of silicon dioxide. The results of the bonding emulsions 1 and 2 can be seen from table 5. The emulsion is added to the mass of 3 kg AKD\/ton of dry pulp.\nSizing properties\nEmulsion Cobb 60\nwithout adding a sizing emulsion 104\nEmulsion 1 21\nGet two sizing emulsion (emulsion 1 and 2), both containing 0.15 g AKD, 0.0075 g of the acetate of alcohol Ziegler (C12-14EO(8)), 0.0075 g of acetate Christianizing phenol PO(10)EO(25)PO(3) and 0.0075 g of dodecylbenzenesulfonate calcium (Ca-DBS, 65% active ingredient). To emulsion 2 (in accordance with the invention) also add, separately from the above-mentioned components, 0,0167 g dolezelova alcohol and 29,81 g of water, while to the emulsion, add 1 t is like 29,83 g of water, separately from the above-mentioned components. Two emulsion receive, as described in example 1. Assess the distribution of particle sizes (table 6), and the effectiveness of sizing (table 7) emulsions 1 and 2. The particle size measured according to the method of example 1. To measure the size effect using the method Cobb 60 using paper pulp as in example 2 and identical retention system with the same added amount.\n2 8,54 20,61\nEmulsion The added amount of AKD, kg adhesive per ton of dry fiber Cobb 60\nwithout adding the emulsion - 117\n1. There is actually, anhydrous sizing composition containing less than 5 wt.% water system, including adhesive, non-ionic surfactant, anionic surfactant and a monohydroxy alcohol.\n2. The aqueous sizing composition, in which the dispersion comprises an adhesive substance, a nonionic surfactant, anionic surfactant and a monohydroxy alcohol.\n3. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the monohydroxy alcohol is a fatty alcohol.\n4. A sizing composition according to claim 3, where monohydroxy alcohol includes at least 4 carbon atoms.\n5. A sizing composition according to claim 3, where monohydroxy alcohol comprises an alkyl group having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms.\n6. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the nonionic surfactant is polyoxyalkylene connection.\n7. A sizing composition according to claim 6, where polyoxyalkylene connection includes a hydrophobic fragment having at least 8 carbon atoms.\n8. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the mass-average molecular weight non-ionic surfactant is up to 4000.\n9. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the mass-average molecular is th weight of anionic surfactant is up to 2000.\n10. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the ratio of nonionic surfactant and anionic surfactant is from 10:1 to 1:10.\n11. A sizing composition according to any one of the preceding paragraphs, where the adhesive is a reacts with cellulose adhesive.\n12. A sizing composition according to claim 11, where clausee substance is a dimer of ketene or the anhydride of the acid.\n13. A sizing composition according to claim 11, where the adhesive is a dimer of ketene.\n14. The method of obtaining water composition, including homogenization of adhesive in the presence of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and monohydroxy alcohol.\n15. The use of aqueous sizing composition as defined in claim 2, as the sizing in the mass or surface sizing in the production of paper or cardboard.\nSizing composition \/\/ 2258727\nFIELD: stabilized dispersions.\nSUBSTANCE: invention relates to emulsification and colloidal stabilization of emulsions and dispersions of hydrophobic phases in aqueous phases using a coacervate. In particular, stable emulsified or dispersed composition of invention, including hydrophobic and aqueous phases, is stabilized by cationic colloidal coacervate stabilizer including anionic and cationic components in a proportion ensuring zeta potential of the composition to be at least 20 mV. Preferred hydrophobic phase is non-colophony reactive or non-reactive sizing substance, although employment of coacervate allows stable emulsions or dispersions of mixtures of colophony and non-colophony sizing substances to be obtained. Furthermore, methods of obtaining and using stable emulsions or dispersions as well as sized paper made using emulsified or dispersed coacervate-stabilized sizing substance are described.\nEFFECT: enhanced stabilization of emulsions and dispersions.\n139 cl, 1 dwg, 3 tbl, 16 ex\nMethod of paper smoothing \/\/ 2245408\nFIELD: mining industry and mechanical engineering.\nSUBSTANCE: the invention is dealt with methods of production of a paper, in particular, with its smoothing. The water suspension containing cellulose fibers and optional fillers (i) add the sizing dispersion containing a sizing agent and a polymer including one or several aromatic groups and (ii) a sizing promoter containing a polymer intercalating one or several aromatic groups. Mould and dry the produced suspension. The sizing dispersion and sizing promoter are added to the water suspension separately. The invention ensures improvement of the process of sizing the cellulose fibers having a high conductivity.\nEFFECT: the invention ensures improvement of the process of sizing the cellulose fibers having a high conductivity.\nA method of manufacturing paper lichtovannaya \/\/ 2243306\nThe invention relates to the technology of making paper lichtovannaya\nComposition for sizing paper \/\/ 2238359\nThe invention relates to the production of compositions for paper sizing and can be used in the paper industry\nAqueous compositions of polymer emulsions and their use for paper sizing \/\/ 2235819\nFixer for mustard \/\/ 2222351\nThe invention relates to pharmaceutical industry and relates fixer for mustard plasters containing emulsifying substance as an adhesive component in the amount of 1.0-30.0 wt.h., the filler in the amount of 1.0-30.0 wt.h., water as solvent a to 100 wt.h\nSurface-modified fillers for paper sizing \/\/ 2217544\nDry adhesive composition and method of preparation of the adhesive for bonding corrugated cardboard \/\/ 2215080\nThe invention relates to the pulp and paper industry and can be used for the preparation of adhesives in the manufacture of cardboard and corrugated Board\nA sizing composition \/\/ 2211274\nPaper, taped 2-oxetanone, a sizing agent obtained from normal and branched fatty acids \/\/ 2198975\nThe invention relates to a method of manufacturing paper contains additives, which uses alkaline water adhesives for paper\nPolymer dispersion and adhesive manufactured with the use of \/\/ 2241728\nThe invention relates to polymers useful in the adhesive compositions, in particular to polymer dispersions and glue, made with its application\nThe composition containing gypsum from installations for the purification of flue gases from sulfur, the method of its production \/\/ 2241015\nThe invention relates to a composition containing dispersible in water, the polymer and the particles of the filler, which contains particles of plaster of plants for cleaning of flue gases from sulfur with the value distribution of particle size \u00d750 in the range from 13 to 500 \u03bcm, determined at the device Sympatec Helos H0720 in isopropanol, and to a method for producing such a composition, which is carried out in one or several operations in any sequence and in any time intervals between the individual operations by mixing at least one dispersible polymer in water or aqueous dispersion, containing one or more of such polymers with particles of gypsum and at least one particulate inorganic filler of a different kind, and to the mixture if necessary, add water and one or more other additives\nAgglomerates of materials for the production of aqueous binder system \/\/ 2224777\nThe invention relates to agglomerates, which represents a molded or aggregated particles to obtain the aqueous binder system, which is applicable for bonding, hardening or sealing\nThe adhesive composition for hot gluing and hot gluing using it \/\/ 2205196\nAdhesive for adhesive tapes \/\/ 2244729\nFIELD: adhesive compositions for polyvinyl chloride-based adhesive tapes.\nSUBSTANCE: claimed adhesive contains perchlorvinyl resin, plasticizer, pine-wood rosin, and filler. Mixture of dioctylphthalate and chlorinated alpha-olefins, obtained from waste of ethylene oligomerization, is used as plasticizer, and activated mixture of natural zeolite and calcium oxide is used as filler. Adhesive tapes of present invention are useful as sealing and protective coatings for gas and oil line coil.\nEFFECT: polyvinyl chloride-based adhesive tapes with improved adhesive quality and reduced plasticizer migration from tape into adhesive tape.\nWater-dispersed adhesive composition \/\/ 2240335\nThe invention relates to adhesive compositions based on water dispersion of acrylic copolymer and can be used for gluing paper, plywood, veneer, wood, cardboard between them or in any combination, as well as their adhesion to different substrates: concrete, stucco, wood (particleboard, fiberboard, plywood and painted\nAdhesive composition \/\/ 2233305\nThe invention relates to adhesive compositions used in anti-corrosion and protective coatings for gas, water, oil pipelines, conduits in the quality of hot melt glue\nAdhesive sticky tape \/\/ 2196794\nThe invention relates to adhesive compositions used for the manufacture of adhesive polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tapes designed for winding of gas and oil as an insulating and protective coatings, as well as for repairs\nThe invention relates to adhesive compositions used in anti-corrosion and protective coatings for gas, water, oil pipelines in the quality of hot melt glue","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lions don't tag Ndamukong Suh\nBy Michael Rothstein\nThe Detroit Lions have decided against using the franchise tag on defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.\nSuh was one of the more intriguing options for the tag, because doing so would have meant spending close to $26.9 million to tie him up for the 2015 season with no guarantee of a long-term deal.\nThe Lions faced such a high number on Suh's franchise-tag option because of contract restructures that left him with a cap number of $22.4 million for the 2014 season, which escalated the tag number to such a high amount.\nFree agency begins March 10, and Suh will be free to sign with another team if the Lions can't agree to a long-term extension with him by then.\nIndianapolis punter Pat McAfee posted a humorous tweet Monday in an effort to remind Suh to think about the Colts if the defensive tackle decides to sign elsewhere.\nSuh has wanted to become the highest-paid defensive player in the league. Detroit general manager Martin Mayhew was noncommittal about the Lions going that far when he spoke at the NFL combine last month.\n\"That's a good question. That's an excellent question,\" Mayhew said. \"As I've said, we don't negotiate through the newspapers. I think that's part of the negotiation, so we'll keep those discussions between us and Jimmy Sexton and Suh.\"\nAt the combine, Mayhew said whether the team would use the tag was a \"very fluid process\" he figured would take up to the deadline day, which is at 4 p.m. ET Monday.\nMayhew and team president Tom Lewand have been confident for over a year about being able to sign Suh to a long-term deal. With the tag not being used, the Lions have a one-week window to try to get that done before Suh heads to the open market. If he does, he would be one of the most sought-after free agents since the implementation of free agency in the NFL.\nThe Lions GM said the deals done in the past year for Houston defensive end J.J. Watt and Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy provided \"useful information\" for the Lions to have during the negotiations.\n\"Those guys are both great defensive linemen in the NFL, so I think the more information, the better,\" Mayhew said. \"I know Ndamukong is obviously a very competitive guy. Gerald McCoy is a guy who was taken directly behind him in the same year.\n\"So I think that's something, that when that deal gets done, that's a valuable piece of information for us in terms of the structure of that deal, the length of that deal, obviously how much money. Obviously all those things are helpful pieces of information.\"\nThe 28-year-old Suh was taken with the No. 2 pick in the 2010 draft by Detroit after an All-American career at Nebraska.\nWith the Lions, Suh was a dominant force in the middle for five seasons, making the Pro Bowl four times and being named first-team All-Pro four times. He has also been remarkably durable in his career, playing in 78 of 80 regular-season games for Detroit while making 238 tackles with 36 sacks, 13 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception.\nThe Lions and Suh spent most of last offseason trying to negotiate a new contract, but Detroit halted negotiations at the start of training camp for the 2014 season because the team said it wanted to focus on football.\nSuh is one of the most dominating talents in the game, but he also has a history of being fined for player-safety violations. The only two games Suh missed in his career were due to a suspension after stomping on then-Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith. Suh was initially suspended for Detroit's playoff game against Dallas this past season before the suspension was overturned and replaced with a $70,000 fine for stepping on the calf and ankle of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.\nIn all, Suh has lost $420,669 due to fines and suspensions.\nHe has been particularly rough on quarterbacks in his career. In 2010, he was fined $7,500 for roughing Jake Delhomme and $15,000 for unnecessary roughness on Jay Cutler. In 2011, he was fined $20,000 for roughing Andy Dalton, and in 2012 he was fined $30,000 for kicking Matt Schaub in the groin. In 2013, he was fined $31,500 for roughing Brandon Weeden, but that fine was later rescinded.\nLions Opt Not To Tag Suh\nESPN Lions reporter Michael Rothstein discusses the Lions' decision not to use their franchise tag on DT Ndamukong Suh and let Suh test free agency.\nsportsespnpat mcafeendamukong suhnflfranchise tagdetroit lions\nCopyright \u00a9 2022 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Your Voice. Your Story.\nFUCONOMY\nHave you had to move because of the pandemic? Are you thinking about relocating? How is your city or town changing? Continue this discussion on the RELOCATING FORUM.\n\"The pandemic hit, I was like, I can't stay in New York. I'm not grounded enough. I'm not mentally, emotionally prepared to go through this in a studio by myself in Hell's Kitchen.\"\nWhen they started refunding all the Broadway shows, I knew nothing was going to be happening in Music Theater until at least the end of the year.\nSo when the pandemic hit, I was like, I can't stay in New York. I'm not grounded enough. I'm not mentally, emotionally prepared to go through this in a studio by myself in Hell's Kitchen. I was like, get me out.\nI reached out to my landlord and I said, let's see if we can come to some kind of agreement. They let me out of my lease one month early and they let me pay for July with my security deposit.\nI made it to Nashville, where my sister and her family live, just before their lockdown. I kind of just realized, you know what, this is a nice life. I get to sit here and watch my niece and nephew grow up.\n\"Moving in New York, you have to do a security deposit, first and last month's rent and then a truck rental. It was going to be around ten thousand dollars.\"\nMy fiance and I were paying $3600 a month for a brownstone garden unit in Washington Heights. We never had that money before COVID but we made it work. I was maintaining the entire property and it was great to have all that extra room. We started asking our landlord about our lease renewal and she just wasn't responding. Eventually she served us papers saying we have 60 days to leave the property because she's selling the building to developers, at least it wasn't an eviction notice but we had to go.\nAfter looking at places online and reaching out to some real estate agents we crunched the numbers. Rents just weren't going down. Moving in New York, you have to do a security deposit, first and last month's rent and then a truck rental. It was going to be around ten thousand dollars. We also talked about moving upstate; we wanted a quality life. We let it sink in; we took it slow. We would be staying in New York just for me. So we said let's go be near your parents in California, which we had talked about doing for a couple of years anyway. Let's save a $1000 a month on rent and the move across country, looks like it will only cost $5000.\n\"Just purchased a brand new home and have to sell.\"\nMy husband and I started looking for homes to buy before hearing about Covid-19. We found our dream home in March and started the process of purchasing. At the time, my husband was still working overtime every week even though our governor had shut down all non-essential businesses. It wasn't until July that his hours got cut \u2014 twice. After moving into our new home, we can no longer afford the mortgage payments. We have to put the house up for sale and move somewhere with cheaper payments.\nSelect a topic and share your experiences.\nLost Employment\nLost Opportunities\nIf the global COVID-19 pandemic was a test, then the United States is failing it. We are in the middle of a historic health crisis and are walking off the edge of an economic cliff; yet, much of America carries on as if life were normal. Fuconomy's goal is to bring the struggles of the pandemic into focus by curating stories from the people most affected by it. We provide a safe space for people to share their experiences and offer their support during these unprecedented times. The pandemic and its impact have proven to be too complex for any single lens. Our philosophy is to create a new collaborative way to tell the broader story so we can all understand it and our nation better.\nCopyright \u00a9 2021 by Fuconomy, LLC. All Rights Reserved.\nContact Us | Privacy Policy | Disclaimers | Terms of Use","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mike Vorel\nPercy Allen\nHusky Basketball\nJon Wilner\/Pac-12 Hotline\n#CALIREIGN: How WR commit Jalen McMillan is contributing to UW's recruiting efforts in California\nMemorial's Jalen McMillan, right. (Craig Kohlruss \/ The Fresno Bee)\nThere's a hashtag pinned to the top of Jalen McMillan's profile page on Twitter.\nActually, scratch that. It's not a hashtag. It's not a marketing gimmick. It's a movement.\nAnd it was conceived at the four-star Washington football commit's dinner table during a conversation with his dad.\n\"My dad comes and says, 'You should make your own hashtag,'\" McMillan told The Times on Monday. \"I was like, 'What do you mean?' And he said, 'Something to go by when you recruit on Twitter.'\n\"It just popped in my head. #CALIREIGN. #PURPLEREIGN. I was like, 'Yeah, let's see if it works.'\"\nNews flash: it works. McMillan \u2014 the No. 4 wide receiver and No. 31 overall prospect in the 2020 class, according to 247Sports \u2014 tweeted the hashtag for the first time on July 2, exactly a week after the Fresno, Calif., native verbally committed to UW. He tagged six Husky targets from the state of California \u2014 wide receivers Logan Loya, LV Bunkley Shelton and Troy Franklin, center Myles Murao, outside linebacker Jordan Banks and defensive back Makell Esteen \u2014 on the message as well.\nBesides the hashtag, he added an eyeball emoji and two words \u2014 an open invitation.\nWho's next? \ud83d\udc40 #CaliReign @LoganLoya17 @jordanbanks05 @LVDeucesWild2 @MylesMurao @TroooyyyyyyTroy\n\u2014 J4\ud83c\udfc1 (@jalenmcmillan20) July 3, 2019\nThe answer was ultimately Murao \u2014 247Sports' No. 2 center and No. 77 overall recruit in 2020 \u2014 who pledged to UW on the Fourth of July.\nBut according to a mysterious McMillan, #CALIREIGN hasn't finished reeling in fish.\n\"It's going to be really cool to watch this next week,\" he said, teasing another imminent commitment.\nIn the nine days since he first tweeted it, #CALIREIGN has started rolling \u2014 gaining traction with both recruits and fans on social media.\n\"Yeah, I'm fricken surprised about it,\" McMillan said with a laugh, of the hashtag's sudden surge in social media popularity.\nStill, a hashtag can't be credited with the Huskies' longtime recruiting success in California.\n\"I've always felt that's more overstated than anything,\" 247Sports national editor Brandon Huffman said. \"In a day and age of social media it becomes a movement that I think the fans really believe in and want to hope for. But I certainly think he's an impact receiver and impact recruit that could have an effect for some of those out-of-state kids.\"\nUW already has a significant history of pulling impact recruits from The Golden State. After all, Washington has signed 62 California recruits in the Chris Petersen era, 48.8 percent of its total signees. That number has even increased in the last two classes, as 52.9 percent of signees or verbal commits in 2019 and 2020 are California kids.\nThe not-so-subtle lesson: UW needed California long before the movement was gifted a flashy name.\n\"I think it's huge,\" Huffman said of Washington's recent recruiting efforts in California. \"You just go look back to the team that went to the playoffs. Your starting quarterback (Jake Browning) \u2014 a California native. Your big-play receiver (John Ross) \u2014 a California native. Your big-play return guy (Dante Pettis) \u2014 a California native. It was southern California and northern California.\n\"Yeah, you still had a huge contingent of guys that were local kids \u2014 the Taylor Rapps, the Budda Bakers. Add Kaleb McGary and Trey Adams as well. But then you have Nick Harris. You have Keishawn Bierria. You have a huge amount of southern and northern California guys.\"\nThat's also the case in the current class, with six of UW's 11 commits hailing from California.\nSo, yes: more than any other state, California is the Huskies' recruiting lifeblood.\nBut they aren't the only ones. And that's where this gets sticky.\nLet's make a deal? Assessing the Mariners' likely trade chips as deadline looms | Analysis\nBecause, more and more, touted prospects from California are beginning to leave the region. Consider that, from 2010 to 2018, 60.6 percent of the top 20 California recruits from each class (as ranked by the 47Sports composite) eventually signed with a home state school. And if they did leave, they didn't go far; 77.8 percent of those recruits opted to remain in the Pac-12.\nBut as the conference's reputation has suffered, recruits have migrated east. In 2019, just four (20 percent) of the top 20 prospects in California signed with in-state schools. Thirteen (65 percent) signed in the Pac-12 and seven (35 percent) landed elsewhere.\nThe numbers thus far in 2020 are even more extreme. Eleven of the top 20 prospects in the state are currently verbally committed, and only two of them (18.2 percent) have pledged to California programs. Five (45.5 percent) have committed inside the Pac-12 and six (54.5 percent) are headed out of the conference.\nOf course, this trend is most alarming for California programs like USC, UCLA, Stanford and Cal. But the entire Pac-12 has been put on notice.\n\"I think what's also becoming more eye-opening, and it's causing a lot of panic for especially the Los Angeles schools and really the Pac-12, is how open these west coast kids are to leaving not just the state but the region,\" Huffman said. \"From the big four states \u2013 California, Florida, Texas, Georgia \u2013 you can easily make the case that California bleeds the most. They have the most players willing to leave.\"\nThat makes UW's California recruiting efforts \u2014 #CALIREIGN included \u2014 even more critical. According to 247Sports, the Huskies have offered 29 California kids in 2020, 18 more than any other state. Prospects like wide receivers Johnny Wilson, Gary Bryant Jr., LV Bunkley-Shelton and Logan Loya, outside linebacker Jordan Banks and defensive backs Makell Esteen and Trey Paster remain in play.\nWhile the rest of the conference flounders, the Huskies have an opportunity to flourish.\nAnd McMillan, for one, is willing to do his part.\n\"I'm definitely going to bring a lot of guys, especially from Cali,\" said McMillan, who added that he is completely committed to UW and has ceased communications with all outside coaching staffs.\n\"I feel like if we get the right dudes we will be competing for a national championship in the next coming years. So yeah, I'm definitely going to be recruiting.\"\n#CALIREIGN \u2614\ufe0f\nWashington signees or commits from California in the Chris Petersen era\n2014: 16 (69.6 percent)\n2015: 14 (56 percent)\n2016: 7 (38.9 percent)\n2018: 5 (25 percent)\nMike Vorel: mvorel@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @MikeVorel. Mike Vorel is the UW football beat writer for The Seattle Times.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Staff > Staff search > Peter Hawkey\nProfessor Peter Hawkey BSc, DSc, MBBS, MD, FRCPath, FFPath, FRCPI\nProfessor of Clinical and Public Health Bacteriology\nHonorary Consultant\np.m.hawkey@bham.ac.uk\nB15 2TT\nPeter has published over 250 research papers in the areas of molecular evolution and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance, Clostridium difficile, tuberculosis faecal microbiota transplantation and molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and advisory boards on these topic areas. Peter has edited two widely used clinical microbiology post graduate textbooks: Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology (Wiley) and Medical Bacteriology (OUP). His research support comes from the Department of Health (DoH), HPA, NERC, Wellcome Trust and the pharmaceutical industry. For the last 20 years Peter has researched extensively on the subject of antibiotic resistance in South East Asia particularly through collaborative projects with colleagues in China and is visiting Professor at Xiangya Hospital, South Central University, Changsha. He is currently involved in shaping UK national policy on nosocomial infection control and antibiotic resistance by chairing and participating in expert groups and committees in the UK and Europe.\nPeter Hawkey is a leading member of the SRMRC. Find out more about the work of the research centre on the SRMRC website.\nFRCPI, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 2012\nDSc, University of Leeds, 2002\nMRCPath, 1984\nMD, University of Bristol, 1983\nMB BS, University of London (Kings College Hospital), 1978\nBSc (Hons) Microbiology, University of East Anglia, 1972\nPeter Hawkey started his scientific career as a plant pathologist working on Gleosporium perrenans a fungal storage pathogen of pathogen in apples at East Malling Research Station. A longstanding attraction to medical microbiology following a research post in 1971 at Kings College Hospital prompted enrolment for a medical degree. Experience as a junior doctor looking after patients with the superbug of the 1970's, gentamicin resistant, Klebsiella pneumoniae kindled a life-long interest in the mechanism and evolution of plasmid mediated resistance to antibiotics in gram negative bacteria.\nRecruitment as a lecturer at the University of Bristol to work on gentamicin resistant Providencia stuartii resulted in a higher degree studying transposition immunity and composite transposon formation in vivo mediated by Tn3. This thesis supervised by Peter Bennett and Sir Mark Richmond, the MRCPath being obtained concurrently.\nDue to lack of promotion opportunities in Bristol a move to work with Richard Lacey in Leeds as Senior Lecturer and subsequently a personal chair in 1992 facilitated the development of his research group which worked on molecular evolution of plasmids and antibiotic resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and acinetobacter. The early application in 1989 of PCR to M. tuberculosis led to a further research area resulting in the development of clinical diagnostics for TB using PCR and rapid PCR-based typing techniques forM. tuberculosis\nAn invitation to run a workshop in Guangzhou, China in 1997 led to the characterisation and first description of the gene encoding second most common CTX-M Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) in the world, CTX-M-14. His longstanding interest in the evolution and development of antibiotic resistance in China and the Far East has resulted in a number of important publications in the arena of molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance. A move to the chair of public health and clinical bacteriology, which was newly established jointly by the University of Birmingham, HPA and Heart of England Foundation Trust, enabled more extensive development of research on the molecular epidemiology of M. tuberculosis, the environmental flow and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the antibiotic research group founded by Laura Piddock. Peter's group was the first to describe the existence of variable number tandem repeat DNA elements within the Staphylococcus aureus genome and to exploit those variable elements for rapid molecular typing to identify cases of cross-infection in patients. The application of the same technology to Clostridium difficile has led to research work on sub-typing of the dominant clones of Clostridium difficile in the UK and to chairing the Department of Health working party producing the definitive guidance on the control and management of Clostridium difficile infections for England. A similar role has been filled in relation to ESBL and carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae for the DoH through the Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (ARHAI) of which Peter was a founder member.\nTeaching Programmes\nMedicine and Surgery MBChB\nMedical Science BMedSc (Intercalated)\nMedical Science BMedSc\nDental Surgery BDS\nPeter is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:\nMechanisms and molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae and MRSA\nMolecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile\nMolecular epidemiology and phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis\nIf you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Peter on the contact details above, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email: dr@contacts.bham.ac.uk or call +44 (0)121 414 5005.\nFor a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings.\nAntimicrobial resistance, molecular epidemiology, rapid diagnostics for infection, clinical trials.\nPeter's work focuses on the following 4 areas:\nNovel resistance mechanisms\nPeter's research group is currently studying widely dispersed and clinically very important mechanisms of resistance to Extended Spectrum cephalosporins and carbapenem antibiotics. Collaboration both locally across the Midlands and internationally in China and India are involved in characterising the molecular basis and genetic mobility of newly emerging and emerged resistance genes to these antibiotics.\nPeter has been involved in developing novel molecular characterisation techniques for nosocomial (hospital acquired) bacteria for over 30 years. The group is exploring the use of genomics and other genetic techniques which can be applied quickly to differentiate particular clones of bacteria causing nosocomial infection. A wide range of pathogens from Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, Clostridium difficile and Mycobacterium tuberculosis is studied by the group.\nIdentification of nosocomial pathogens\nRapid methods for screening patients and identifying nosocomial bacteria are both developed and existing methodologies subjected to clinical trial by the group.\nNovel interventions to reduce nosocomial infection\nCurrently studied approaches include the introduction of clinical care systems to enhance control of nosocomial infection and the use of novel probiotic strategies. Development and research on the use of Faecal Transplant Therapy (FTT) for treating severe Clostridium difficile infection. Peter has established the largest UK FTT service and is applying the technique with Professor Tigobal to the treatment of IBD. Read the BBC article on this research here.\nResearch study protocols\n\"Effect of General Practice characteristics and antibiotic prescribing on E. coli antibiotic non-susceptibility in the West Midlands region of England \u2013 a four year ecological study.\"\nNational Committees and Advisory Groups (member of):\nPHE HCAI & AMR Programme Board (2009 onwards)\nChairman of NEQAS microbiology steering committee (2009)\nDepartment of Health's Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (ARHAI) [previously Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Research] (2006 onwards), and the ARHAI sub-committee on Healthcare-associated Infection Research Network (HAIRN) (2008 onwards)\nChairman of DoH working party on the control and management of Clostridium difficile infections, and member of the DoH MRSA working party (2005 onwards)\nDefra Antimicrobial Resistance Co-ordination Group (DARC) (2005 onwards) and chair of the DARC group's sub-committee on ESBLs (2008 onwards)\nCouncil of the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2001-7), chairman of Grants Committee (from 2005-8), and member of Education Committee (1995-9)\nInternational Committees and Advisory Groups\nChairman of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing (EUCAST) Sub-Committee on Molecular Testing (1998-2002)\nAdvisor and trainer for SEARO to the WHO Antimicrobial Resistance\nMonitoring Programme (1997 onwards)\nGeyer CN, Fowler RC, Johnson JR, Johnston B, Weissman SJ, Hawkey P and Hanson ND (2016) Evaluation of CTX-M steady-state mRNA, mRNA half-life and protein production in various STs of Escherichia coli. J Antimicrob Chemother 71(3):607-16\nWilson AP, Livermore DM, Otter JA, Warren RE, Jenks P, Enoch DA, Newsholme W, Oppenheim B, Leanord A, McNulty C, Tanner G, Bennett S, Cann M, Bostock J, Collins E, Peckitt S, Ritchie L, Fry C and Hawkey P (2016) Prevention and control of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria: recommendations from a Joint Working Party. J Hosp Infect 92 Suppl 1:S1-S44\nQuick J, Ashton P, Calus S, Chatt C, Gossain S, Hawker J, Nair S, Neal K, Nye K, Peters T, De Pinna E, Robinson E, Struthers K, Webber M, Catto A, Dallman TJ, Hawkey P and Loman NJ (2015) Rapid draft sequencing and real-time nanopore sequencing in a hospital outbreak of Salmonella. Genome Biol 16:114\nZhong YM, Liu WE, Liang XH, Li YM, Jian ZJ and Hawkey PM (2015) Emergence and spread of O16-ST131 and O25b-ST131 clones among faecal CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli in healthy individuals in Hunan Province, China. J Antimicrob Chemother 70(8):2223-7\nHawkey PM (2015) Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: a product of globalization. J Hosp Infect 89(4):241-7\nIronmonger D, Edeghere O, Bains A, Loy R, Woodford N and Hawkey PM (2015) Surveillance of antibiotic susceptibility of urinary tract pathogens for a population of 5.6 million over 4 years. J Antimicrob Chemother 70(6):1744-50\nAmos GC, Gozzard E, Carter CE, Mead A, Bowes MJ, Hawkey PM, Zhang L, Singer AC, Gaze WH and Wellington EM (2015) Validated predictive modelling of the environmental resistome. ISME J 9(6):1467-76\nAmos GC, Hawkey PM, Gaze WH and Wellington EM (2014) Waste water effluent contributes to the dissemination of CTX-M-15 in the natural environment. J Antimicrob Chemother 69(7):1785-91\nClinical and Public Health Bacteriology","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tron: A Useful Technology Which Suffers From a Poor Image\nBy Daniel Goldman | The B.C.U. Times | 1 week ago\nThe Tron blockchain has been a successful fork of the Ethereum network. It offers numerous advantages, including cheaper gas fees. But it is unfortunately seen as inferior, and even a scam. Part of the problem rests with the Tron Foundation itself, and the lack of quality projects utilizing the blockchain, while much of the concern is wholly unfounded.\nThe Benefits of Tron\nOne of the best features in Tron is freezing tokens for energy. Using this method, interacting with smart contracts can be very inexpensive. Ethereum gas fees range considerably, but during times of ETH volatility, they can skyrocket and the network can lag considerably. It's for this reason that I largely switched to Tron in the first place, and why my projects are on the Tron blockchain rather than the Ethereum blockchain.\nSidechain Support\nThe Tron Foundation has also produced a sidechain scaling solution, while the Ethereum Foundation is still in the process of creating sidechain support. The sidechain further improves speed and scalability, and is fairly straigthforward to work with.\nTRC-10 Tokens\nHowever, probably one of my favourite aspects of Tron is the native support for tokens. While it didn't take long for Ethereum developers to realize that they can use smart contracts to create their own tokens, these tokens are not supported natively by the platform, and the smart contracts that manage them can be pricey and require a certain degree of trust. At the very least, the contracts that manage these tokens need to be audited to ensure that they don't allow for exit scams.\nDownsides of Tron\nEvery technology has a downside. One of the major drawbacks of Tron is that it's not quite as decentralized as Ethereum and many other blockchains. There are Super Representatives that have significant authority over the blockchain. And while it's true that individual users can vote for and support SRs, a lot of the SRs are not only in China, but under the control of the Tron Foundation. The foundation also hoards a significant supply of TRX.\nLow Quality Dapps\nProbably one of the greatest issues with Tron is its public image. A lot of the applications that utilize Tron technology are gambling dapps that rely on a lot of FOMO. While there's nothing wrong with gambling, and a digital casino can be a lot of fun, without other types of applications on the platform, it starts to feel like Tron is just for gambling and shady operations.\nImproving Tron\nTron hasn't turned out to be the Ethereum killer that some thought it would be, however that's not too surprising. Blockchain isn't a single technology. Crypto isn't a single asset. The blockchain and crypto ecosystem is still in its infancy and as it grows, there will be room for even more standards. There's no need to kill Ethereum.\nThat being said, there are plenty of areas where Tron can be improved, either through modifications to the platform or through another fork. For now at least, I'm more a fan of simply improving Tron. And that's what World Builder is trying to do. Tron needs a think tank to produce quality applications. Games are a good option, as game assets are a perfect option for tokenization. However, there are plenty of other ways to create a healthier ecosystem, and not all of them need to actually utilize the blockchain technology itself.\nOne example is financial analysis tools. We need more tools to keep track of all the assets being moved around. We need accounting applications to manage our crypto finances. That's one of the potential apps that will be developed by World Builder. We also need more organizations, both decentralized ones and centralized ones. A major service that is still lacking in the crypto world is a crypto focused credit union. Advancements like these will not only help Tron, but they'll also help the broader crypto ecosystem.\nGreater Third Party Support\nProbably one of the greatest downfalls right now is the lack of third party support. A lot of companies are focused on supporting ERC-20 tokens and other crypto projects. Even though TRC-20 and TRX acceptance would be easy to implement, it does still take time, and various businesses do not want to take the time to support Tron. It's frustrating. Third party support would help legitimize Tron, but Tron needs further legitimization to get widespread third party support.\nPlatforms that would end up benefiting from supporting Tron, in the long run include publish0x and TERNIO. Support by these platforms would also go a long way to improving the Tron ecosystem. TERNIO has already voiced its willingness to include support for TRX, at the very least, if enough Tron users join the platform, so it's worth voicing your support for the blockchain in their discord group. It'll take a lot more work to convince publish0x, which isn't looking to support anything other than ERC-20 tokens, in the near future.\nTron Will Likely Succeed\nWhile it's impossible to know the future, Tron itself is a decent blockchain technology that offers a number of improvements over Ethereum, including native support for altcoins through the development of the native TRC-10 token standard. And while there are some issues with the type of projects that tend to be developed for Tron, new dapps and other Tron related projects, as well as increased third party support will hopefully improve the health of the Tron ecosystem.\nAnd so, I will continue to support the blockchain technology, and develop projects utilizing it, while the World Builder project itself will continue to focus on improving the Tron ecosystem. There are of course always risks, and I am probably biased by the fact that a lot of my projects rely on the technology, but I do see a lot of potential for future growth in the project.\nDisclaimer: I am not a professional investment adviser. These are my own views. Use them at your own risk.\nGamifying ICOs\nCrypto Blockchain Technology Tron (TRX) future\nDaniel Goldman\nI'm a polymath and a r\u014dnin scholar. That is to say that I enjoy studying many different topics. Find more at http:\/\/danielgoldman.us\nThe B.C.U. Times\nThe B.C.U. Times - blog about promoting the blockchain and cryptoasset user experience and ecosystem.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jefferson Trace\nJefferson Davis Statue To Remain In Capitol\nBy Thomas McAdam\nProspect, City of\nAugust 5, 2015 - 10:54pm\nThomas McAdam\niLocalNews Louisville is your best source of news and information about Derby City.\nProfessional Journalist\nKentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced today that the statue of Jefferson Davis, President of The Confederate States of America, will remain at its present location in Frankfort.\n\"The Historic Properties Advisory Commission by law has control over the statues in the Rotunda of the State Capitol, and recently I asked the Commission to review the appropriateness of the Jefferson Davis statue remaining in the Rotunda,\" said Gov. Beshear, in a press release.\nThe governor explained, \"The Commission received thousands of public comments and consulted with state historians. After reviewing all the information, the consensus it reached is that the Jefferson Davis statue represented a part of the state's history and will remain in the Capitol. However, the panel voted to establish a committee that would determine ways to ensure the statues, including Jefferson Davis, are displayed in the appropriate historical context.\n\"While many Kentuckians feel that it would be preferable for the Jefferson Davis statue to be in a museum setting, the addition of this educational and historical context is critical. The generations to come must understand the enormous toll of the Civil War that tore apart this nation and the tragic issue of slavery at the root of that war.\n\"Kentucky played a unique historical role as the birthplace of the presidents of both sides of the conflict. We must ensure that dark chapter of our nation's past serves to educate in ways that ensure such a tragedy can never happen again.\"\nArticle Topic and Tags\nContent Tags:\n#jeffersondavis\n#stevebeshear\n#kentuckycapitol\nOldFartNKy\nMiddletown, City of\nBefore JD's reign as President of the Confederacy, he was a true patriot and statesman from Kentucky ... He is where he belongs ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"RF\/Technical Services\nThe RF\/Technical Services manages and provides technical support for the 26 Statewide Communications Facilities and more than 100 Radio Tower sites within the 6 DPS regions. These are supported by Field Technicians within 5 Regions and Technicians at the Headquarters Facility. Technicians provide installation, troubleshooting and repair of communications equipment both fixed and in vehicles.\nTechnicians also provide support for the various in-car systems such as video, warning lights and Mobile-CAD (computer aided dispatch) hardware.\nWorking with diverse fixed equipment such as microwave transport, repeaters and base stations located throughout the State and with state-of-the-art mobile and portable radios, the RF\/Technical Services provides unparalleled service to the Communications Service and DPS.\nPublic Safety Broadband Program\nThe Texas Public Safety Broadband Program (TxPSBP) was formed within the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2013 and charged with the planning and coordination of activities for the Texas portion of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Program (NPSBN). TxPSBP is funded through the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP) administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).\nThe TxPSBP is responsible for preparing Texas and its stakeholders for the successful implementation of the NPSBN through Outreach and Education, requirements gathering and data collection, development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and revisions of the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP). The TxPSBP works closely with the Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition (TxICC) and has participated in LTE demos and exercises, SMLA negotiations and enhancing communications between FirstNet and Texas Local, Regional, Tribal, State representatives.\nFor more information, go to Texas Public Safety LTE\nSWIC Office - Statewide Interoperability Coordinator\nThe SWIC office is the central coordination point for communications interoperability in Texas. The SWIC works with emergency responders across local, regional, Tribal, state and federal levels of government to implement a statewide vision for interoperability\nResponsibilities of the SWIC Office\nUpdate the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and SCIP program management\nCoordinate statewide interoperability and communications projects, training and communications exercises\nHead the Texas Interoperable Communications Coalition (TxICC) and its governance structure\nProvide interoperability outreach, establish working groups to develop and push out key initiatives\nAct as Texas' single point of contact (SPOC) for First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)\nOversight of the Texas Public Safety Broadband Program\nPublic Safety Communications\nCommunications Response Program\nJoin Communications\nInteroperability \/ SWIC\nTxDPS Road Report Account\nTxDPS Road Report","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CSLEA-FMESA Members Providing Emergency Service Work in California's Statewide Disaster\n\"At CSLEA, we never lose sight of the impactful, life-saving work that our members do, particularly in a widespread, statewide emergency. Our members don't hesitate to jump in to coordinate resources and perform their public safety duties.\" \u2013 CSLEA President Alan Barcelona\nAn overview of emergency services work being provided by FMESA members by FMESA President and CSLEA Director BJ Jones\nSACRAMENTO \u2013 At an unprecedented time when the state of California is experiencing bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers, flooding, strong wind, damaged homes and roadways, power outages and even loss of life, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association(CSLEA) and Fire Marshal Emergency Services Association (FMESA) members at Cal OES are deployed throughout the state and at the Cal OES State Operations Center in response to various flood issues. They are law enforcement officers, fire-rescue personnel and emergency services coordinators (ESCs). Many of these public safety professionals are deployed geographically to County Emergency Operation Centers and are coordinating resource requests from the various operational areas. Cal OES prepositioned flood response resources and equipment throughout the state of California including California National Guard assets.\nExamples of work performed include:\ncoordinating evacuations,\nproviding Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (LEMA) for both evacuations and security patrols for evacuated areas,\nproviding logistical support\nproviding equipment to support flood fighting operations,\nOES Law along with the Merced County Sheriff provided a tour of the hardest hit areas of Merced County for the Director of FEMA.\nBear Creek in Merced County had two levee breaks that flooded the McSwain Community located south of Atwater. More than 200 hundred structures including McSwain School were flooded due to the levee breaks. Evacuation orders were issued for the immediate area and evacuation warnings were issued for another 5000 South Atwater McSwain residents.\nThe Merced County Emergency Operations Center requested, through their assigned Region V Cal OES law enforcement coordinator, a heavy lift helicopter to assist. The California National Guard had prepositioned assets in Stockton and accepted the mission request. The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade provided a CH47 \"Chinook\" helicopter for Merced County. During their mission, they were able to transport 66, 2000 lbs. \"super sacks\" full of rocks\/dirt and place them into the large levee breach of Bear Creek.\nThe communities of Planada, Gustine were also impacted by flooding. The town of Planada suffered the most damage in Merced County, basically the entire town was covered in water from the storms.\nThe statewide disasters in California have earned national interest.\nNewly elected Assemblymember Juan Alanis was one of many elected officials who visited Merced County. He served with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office as a Sergeant. Assemblyman Alanis was always a supporter of Cal OES Law Enforcement Search and Rescue (SAR) and the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid program (LEMA).\nNewly elected Congressman John Duarte also visited Merced County surveying the damage with Sheriff Warnke and District 3 Merced County Board of Supervisor Daron McDaniel.\nGovernor Gavin Newsom, State Senator Ana Caballero and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria also visited Merced County and toured the flood devastation.\nFMESA President BJ Jones and Assemblymember Juan Alanis\nThe Merced County community has rallied. Many local ag and construction business have contributed heavy equipment, materials and staffing to solve the levee breach. Some, but not a complete list of those who helped close the breach on Bear Creek are Shawn Slate of CenCal Trucking, Joe Sansoni Ranch, and Mark Furtado. Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke was also instrumental in coordinating community members, heavy equipment, and various resources for flood fighting.\nChef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen crew came to Merced and provided delicious food for evacuees, volunteers, and first responders for free. World Central Kitchen specializes in travelling the world feeding those who are in need. World Central Kitchen (wck.org)\nOn January 14, 2023, President Joe Biden approved a California Disaster Declaration. One of the first counties listed in this declaration was Merced County. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves California Disaster Declaration | The White House\nIn summary, there were more than 700 rescues conducted by the first responders, mostly by high water vehicles and watercraft owned by local public safety agencies. At one point nearly 25,000 people were on an evacuation warning and upwards of 9,000 were subject to an evacuation order. The bulk of these numbers were primarily the county and a portion of the City of Merced. As of January 17, 2023, 10,963 are under an evacuation warning with 10 under an evacuation order.\nMembers of CSLEA and FMESA are working long hours to respond to the needs of our fellow Californians in their time of need. We thank them for their service, hard work, time away from their families and their life-saving contributions to public safety.\nCSLEA & CHP-PSDA Welcome Seven New Members from\u2026\nCSLEA and FMESA Congratulate New State Fire Marshal\u2026\nCHP-PSDA Thanks Former Board Member DeVon Young for\u2026\nCSLEA Meets with DMV Investigations Chief Michel for\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LGBTQ \/ Sex\nState of Our City\nVoices of Our City\nEast Lynne Theater Company presents The Great Tree and Other Tales By Zona Gale\nDec. 8, 12, 13, and 14 at 8:00PM; Sat. Dec. 14 also at 2:00PM\n\"Gayle Stahlhuth is a master storyteller.\" \u2013 from Dottie Knapp's review for \"Exit Zero\" Gayle Stahlhuth adapted stories by this Pulitzer Prize-winner, and performs them as Calliope Marsh, Gale's wonderfully fictional storyteller who lived in Friendship Village, Wisconsin. In \"Human,\"\u2026\n\"Gayle Stahlhuth is a master storyteller.\" \u2013 from Dottie Knapp's review for \"Exit Zero\"\nGayle Stahlhuth adapted stories by this Pulitzer Prize-winner, and performs them as Calliope Marsh, Gale's wonderfully fictional storyteller who lived in Friendship Village, Wisconsin. In \"Human,\" while at the post office, she discovers that a seven-year-old boy doesn't have the money to visit his mother. In \"The Great Tree,\" she's determined to see the tree in the center of town lit with electric lights for Christmas Eve. All of the stories are taken from her books \"Friendship Village\" (1908) and \"Neighborhood Stories\" (1914). Gale adapted her novel, \"Miss Lulu Bett,\" for the stage, for which she received the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 when it was on Broadway. Stahlhuth has been delighting audiences with her unique one-person holiday shows in Cape May since 2005. This was first performed in Cape May six years ago under the title \"Christmas in Wisconsin.\"\naccessible, actress, american culture, american literature, american writers, christmas, entertainment, family_friendly, theatre\nVisit Event Website \u00bb\nEast Lynne Theater Company\neastlynneco@aol.com\nhttp:\/\/www.eastlynnetheater.org\nFirst Presbyterian Church of Cape May\n500 Hughes Street\nCape May, NJ 08204 United States + Google Map\nhttps:\/\/www.eastlynnetheater.org\n\u00ab It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry\nTuna Bar Sushi-Making Class \u00bb\nDr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat\nApril 8 @ 12:00 pm - June 7 @ 1:00 pm\nAn event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until June 7, 2020\nApril 10 @ 12:00 pm - June 9 @ 1:00 pm\nMore Upcoming Philly Events\nClever Sausage: a Comedy Quiz Show\nGood Good Comedy Theatre\nJFCS - Wondering if your finances are on track?\nThe Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center\nMon, Mar 02\nUnderground Arts\nFri, Mar 13\n3rd Annual Spread Goodness Day\nFollow @PhillyWeekly\nYour News Reader\nAbout PW\nExplore PW\n1520 Locust Street, Fifth Floor\nmail@philadelphiaweekly.com\n\u00a9 Copyright Philadelphia Weekly","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Job Title: Domain\nReq: 183306BR\nLocation(s): UK (Nationwide Responsibility)\nSummary of Role:\nThe Technical Architect is accountable for proactively and holistically leading or supporting enterprise activities that create deliverables that guide the direction and development for technological responses to deliver business outcomes. Technologies may include data centre, infrastructure, cloud, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.\nWorking in conjunction with the wider technology teams and Solution Architects the role provides the technical leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required for the development of an enterprise's technical architecture. You will also create deliverables that help develop target-state guidance (reusable standards, guidelines, individual parts and configurations) for evolving the corporate application and technical infrastructure to enable business strategy and deliver targeted business outcomes.\nWork with other (e.g., enterprise, business, information and solutions architects) to analyse business context (business strategy and trends), as well as change requirements in other enterprise architecture viewpoints (such as business, information and solution) to derive the technology architecture future state. This includes defining the requirements, principles and models that guide technology decisions for the enterprise.\nUnderstand technology trends and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models.\nDrive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base and IT estate.\nDefine high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state, typically in sync with the IT budgeting or other capital planning processes.\nLead the analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. In addition, lead the analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise as well as on the enterprise technology architecture.\nCoach, mentor and collaborate with technical subject matter experts and peers to develop technology architecture that enables and drives new business capabilities and operating models.\nAssist with designing the governance, assurance and standards activities associated with ensuring enterprise technology architecture compliance.\nOversee, or consult on, technology implementation and modification activities (for example, projects), particularly for new or shared infrastructure solutions. Consult on application or infrastructure development projects to harmonize systems or infrastructure with the enterprise technology architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify to accommodate immediate or future project needs.\nOversee and facilitate the research, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations.\nDocument necessary enterprise technology architecture design and analysis work, possibly including project post-mortem documentation and metric collection.\nHelp the Director Information Technology define metrics to measure and demonstrate enterprise technology value.\nUnderstand, advocate, and augment the business and IT strategies \u2013 and, more specifically, EA development and service delivery. Be prepared to \"sell\" the EA process (overall, not just for enterprise technology architecture), its outcome and ongoing results, and to lead the communication or marketing activities needed to ensure enterprise success and use.\nCollaborate with business constituents, project teams and staff in various IT functional areas as needed to fulfil the responsibilities described above.\nCandidate Requirements:\nAbility to understand the long-term (\"big picture\") and short-term perspectives of situations and how they relate to achieving targeted business outcomes\nAbility to estimate the financial impact of technology alternatives\nAbility to apply multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive targeted business outcomes\nAbility to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models\nDemonstrated ability to work well with others and be respected as a leader\nKnowledge\/Skills\nExcellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation\nStrong leadership skills\nExcellent analytical and technical skills\nExcellent planning and organizational skills\nKnowledge of many, if not most, aspects of an enterprise technology architecture\nKnowledge of information principles and processes\nKnowledge of financial models and budgeting\nUnderstanding of network and security architecture\nUnderstanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronise and stabilise, and DevOps)\nUnderstanding and knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)\nKnowledge and understanding of different modelling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate)\nExperience in differing sectors that are regulated that can be referenced\nDemonstrated experience of influencing key stakeholders across the organisation\nBachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience\nExperience of design and implementation experience in IT, with a deep knowledge in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: infrastructure and network design, application development, application programming interfaces (APIs), middleware, servers and storage, database management, and operations\nExposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments (such as inside-out, outside-in and outside-out)\nAbout Raytheon UK\nWith facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training.\nRaytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business\nAbout Raytheon Technologies\nRaytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses \u2013 Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.\nStandard Benefits:\n25 days holiday + statutory public holidays\nContributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)\n6 times salary 'Life Assurance'\nFlexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice scheme's.\nEnhanced sick pay scheme\nEnhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.\n37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements).\nFlexible working arrangements can be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities.\nCanteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold)\nRaytheon Career Development:\nRaytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role.\nDiversity:\nDiversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success. Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunities and has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Women's Network, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), Raytheon Reservist Network (RaRe), Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities (RADA), RayPride and all work together with our Diversity & Inclusion council, and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.\nAs a proud contributor to the HM Armed Forces, Raytheon UK signed the HM Armed Forces covenant in 2014. Due to the varied activities and support to our Armed Forces & Reservists,\nRaytheon UK has since been awarded the prestigious Covenant 'Gold Award' Employee Recognition.\nRaytheon UK recognise that our people are the critical factor in our success, and we strive to provide a challenging and rewarding careers.\nSenior Manager \u2013 Value Creation \u2013 Private Equity Houses & Portfolio companies focus (DealConnect)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Adele Announces Las Vegas Residency Postponement\nGrammy-award winning singer Adele has announced the postponement of her Las Vegas residency, scheduled to begin on Friday. Adele made this announcement in an emotional video she shared on Instagram apologizing to her fans for rescheduling the concert dates as her team has been \"up against so much.\" Adele said tearfully, \"Hi, listen, I'm so\u2026\nAdele's '30' Is The Biggest-selling Album Of 2021\nAdele's 30 is the best-selling album of 2021, after six weeks on sale. The Grammy award-winning singer sold more than 600,000 copies of her sixth studio album 30, with 80% of the sales on CD and vinyl. According to Official Charts Company, Adele's fourth record had over 600,000 combined chart sales, making it the biggest album of 2021. Almost\u2026\nAdele's '30' Is 2021's Top-Selling Album\nAdele's 30 is 2021's top-selling album in the Unites States after selling over 500,000 copies in just three days. Billboard reports that Adele's 30 album released on Friday after a six-year hiatus has already become 2021's top-selling album in the US. Between November 19 and November 21, more than 500,000 copies of the album had been sold\u2026\nSpotify Removes Shuffle Button On Album Pages At Adele's Request\nAdele has persuaded Spotify to remove the automatic shuffle button on all album pages to allow tracks play in the artiste's own order. The singer-songwriter noted on Saturday that she had requested the change for her fourth studio album, 30, which arrived on streaming services on Friday. For many musicians, like story-telling superstar Adele, they\u2026\nAdele Releases Long-Awaited Album \"30\"\nGrammy-award winning singer Adele has released her long-awaited fourth studio album 30 to positive reception on Friday. Her first album in six years, 30, is inspired by Adele's divorce from ex-husband Simon Konecki. The album out via Columbia features previously shared single Easy on Me, one of Adele's many collaborations with Greg Kurstin. The album also features contributions from Chris\u2026\nAdele Debuts New Single 'To Be Loved' From Her Couch\nAdele has debuted another single, To Be Loved, off her forthcoming album 30 in a breathtaking video the singer shared on her Instagram account. While the song's studio version is set to be released on Friday, Adele would rather not keep us waiting as she posted a home version of her singing To Be Loved to her social media\u2026\nAdele Reveals How She Met Her Boyfriend Rich Paul\nAdele has opened up about the moment she met her boyfriend Rich Paul and how he has changed her perspective on love. The Easy On Me singer offered a rare insight into her relationship with Rich Paul during CBS' Adele One Night Only special on Nov. 14. The Grammy-award winning singer in the interview also revealed the moment she\u2026\n30, Single And Not Thriving\nBeing 30 means you ought to have got it figured out. While everyone seems to be on a 30 UNDER 30 list, making waves and history, the only waves you are seemingly making are to your hair and diet, or at a family function for being nowhere near on the path to fulfilment thereof. When you turned\u2026\nGunmen kill 30 villagers, torch houses in fresh Borno attacks\nOVER two dozens of Boko Haram gunmen in a convoy of Toyota Hilux vehicles and motorcycles yesterday attacked villages of Kayamla and Kwajaffa in Borno State, killing 24 people and torching several houses and market stalls before fleeing into the Sambisa Forest.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Winners, losers for NHL playoffs first-round matchups\nThe regular season is over, and the quest for the 2019 Stanley Cup begins Wednesday.\nThe winners and losers as the playoff matchups got settled:\nWinner \u2013 Boston Bruins. They've ousted the Toronto Maple Leafs their past two postseason meetings with impressive third periods in Game 7. The Maple Leafs, who added John Tavares and Jake Muzzin, are deeper since then, but they stumbled down the stretch.\nLoser \u2013 Columbus Blue Jackets. Coach John Tortorella faces the team that he once led to a Stanley Cup, but his Blue Jackets haven't figured out the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, going 0-3 and being outscored 17-3. That was before they beefed up at the trade deadline, but if they go out quickly, it might be difficult to hang on to their handful of key free agents.\nWinner \u2013 Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov. The NHL leading scorer and likely MVP feasted on the Blue Jackets this season, with four goals and five assists in three games. The Carolina Hurricanes could have been the first-round opponent if they had lost on Saturday, and they had held Kucherov without a goal.\nWHO WILL BEAT THE LIGHTNING?These five teams can upset Tampa Bay\nTampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won the NHL scoring title. (Photo: John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY Sports)\nLoser \u2013 Hurricanes. They reached the playoffs for the first time since 2009, and their reward is the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Washington Capitals swept Carolina this season, including in back-to-back games last month.\nWinner \u2013 Dallas Stars. Goalie Ben Bishop returned from an injury and shut out the Minnesota Wild in the season finale. It was his seventh shutout of the season. The Stars will need Bishop (1.98 goals-against average, .934 save percentage) to be on top of his game if they are to get past the Nashville Predators.\nLoser \u2013 Vegas Golden Knights. They have lost seven of their last eight games and looked to catch a break by playing the equally struggling San Jose Sharks. But the Sharks won their last two games and got defenseman Erik Karlsson back in the lineup.\nWinner \u2013 NHL fans. The Pittsburgh Penguins held on to the third spot in the Metropolitan Division and won't have to face the Capitals in the first round. That sets up (if Washington wins) an intriguing second-round series of either the Penguins-Capitals rivalry or the Capitals facing the New York Islanders and their former coach, Barry Trotz. Plus, the Penguins-Islanders series will be entertaining in the first round.\nLoser \u2013 NHL fans. No Connor McDavid in the playoffs for the second year in a row. There's plenty of star power in the playoffs and he might have been out anyway with an injury, but the Edmonton Oilers need to figure out a way to build a team that gets the NHL's best player the exposure of postseason appearances.\nJenny Powell reveals she uses cannabis oil to cure her migraines \u2192\n\u2190 Stephen Mulhern talks missing Ant McPartlin, Britain's Got Talent and meeting the Queen\nLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp totally baffled by who wins Golden Boot after being told Arsenal striker Aubameyang scores twice against Burnley\nCovid-zero is 'extreme and absurd': Scott Morrison slams Mark McGowan\nThese Suede Loafer Mules Are a Fashionable Alternative to Heels\nPrince George & Princess Charlotte gave toothy grins before school in a new photo\nPervert BA steward 'watched man go to toilet by holding phone over cubicle door'\nEminem Reacts to Nicki Minaj Dating Speculation\nKristin Cavallari Uses This Cult-Favorite Facial Oil in an Unexpected Way\n'The Goldbergs' Creator Exits Sony For Multi-Year Deal at ABC Studios","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ACWA Power to build 240 MW wind project in Azerbaijan\nACWA Power has signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan to develop, build and operate a 240 MW wind power project.\nThe power purchase agreement (PPA) of the project spans a period of 20 years on a Build Own Operate (BOO) basis.\nThe 240 MW project will bolster the government's efforts to diversify Azerbaijan's energy mix by leveraging the country's rich renewable energy resources and strengthening energy security, as Azerbaijan is undertaking major reforms to divert its dependence from oil and gas.\nPaddy Padmanathan, CEO of ACWA Power: \"We are pleased to sign this implementation agreement with the Government of Azerbaijan, which expands our geographic footprint of operations into this culturally rich and economically vibrant country straddling Europe and Asia.\n\"The investment we will be making in this renewable energy project reinforces the pivotal role that ACWA Power is committed to playing in deploying Saudi foreign investment to promote the decarbonisation of the electricity generation sector by supporting the ambitious sustainability plans and programs being pursued by an increasing number of countries\", Padmanathan added.\nACWA Power aims to boost the overall economic landscape in the Republic of Azerbaijan and will support this by reducing the cost of energy generation, resulting in more affordable access to Azerbaijani communities.\n\"We continue our legacy and commitment to offering energy at a competitive cost to enable our partners to diversify the energy mix, maximise the deployment of renewable energy and reduce the carbon footprint to achieve the desired socioe-conomic development goals,\" said Rajit Nanda, chief investment officer of ACWA Power.\n\"This ambitious project \u2026also confirms our strong belief in the development of public-private partnerships in the country's power sector\", Nanda concluded.\nIt is noteworthy that a Memorandum of Understanding for the wind project was signed in March 2019, which determined the basic principles of cooperation in the field of investments in renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan, assessment of existing potential for investments and creation of necessary conditions.\nContent Top-Up\nLike what you're reading? Get our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.\nPrevious articleIndia on the cusp of energy transition\nNext articleAzerbaijan partners with Masdar on 200 MW utility-scale solar\npamelal","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"More info on Austria\n1911 encyclopedia\nMemory-beta\nStar Trek Expanded Universe\nAustria: Misc\nHistory of Austria\nAlliance for the Future of Austria\nAustrians\nStates of Austria\nSocial Democratic Party of Austria\nthe Achenseebahn (pictured) in Austria is the oldest steam-operated rack railway in Europe?\nthe 14th Waffen Grenadier Division was a Ukrainian military formation in the German armed forces during the World War II and that it fought against the Red Army in Graz, Austria?\nthe crown-cardinals of Austria, France, and Spain could exercise the jus exclusivae during papal conclaves from the 16th to 20th centuries?\nthe bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track constructed for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria, was the first permanent, combination artificially refrigerated track?\nthe Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial (pictured) in Vienna commemorates the 65,000 Austrian Jews who were victims of the Holocaust?\nthe synagogue at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus in Vienna, Austria was devastated during Kristallnacht in 1938 and converted into a transformer station after the war?\nthe RT\u00c9 television series The Great Escape follows families as they relocate to countries such as South Africa, Australia, Austria, Italy, France and Spain?\nthe Austrian town of Fucking installed theft-resistant road signs in 2005 because the signs were frequently stolen by tourists?\nthe Austrian-born writer Gregor von Rezzori acted in several movies alongside stars such as Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni or Charles Aznavour?\nthe catfish genus Steindachneridion was named after its discoverer, the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner?\nthe European fascist alliance New European Order split in 1955 due to a dispute over the issue of whether South Tyrol should be Italian or Austrian?\nthe Lainzer Tiergarten (pictured) is a 2,450-hectare (6,054-acre) wildlife preserve in the city of Vienna, Austria, and is home to approximately 1,000 wild boars?\nthe Moon of Baroda, a 24.04-carat diamond, was worn by actress Marilyn Monroe and Empress Marie Therese of Austria?\nthe real objective of the 1732 Treaty of Three Black Eagles, where Prussia, Austria and Russia agreed to support the Portuguese Infante Manuel, Count of Our\u00e9m in elections to the Polish throne, was to create a rift between France and Prussia?\nthe three major peaks of the Tofane were first reached in 1863, 1864 and 1865 by Austrian mountaineer Paul Grohmann?\nthere was a Czech section of the Austrian Republikanischer Schutzbund, associated with the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in Austria?\nwith the inception of the Gauliga Ostmark in 1938, clubs from outside of Vienna were for the first time permitted to take part in Austria's premier football division?\nthe new 100-meter (330 ft) observation tower with a 66-meter (217 ft) slide planned to be built on the Pyramidenkogel, a mountain in Austria, will be the tallest wooden tower in the world?\nthe largest solar plant of the Alps was built on Loser mountain in Austria at 1,838 meters above sea level?\nthe Noric language is attested in only two inscriptions, one from Grafenstein, Austria, and the other from Ptuj, Slovenia?\nthe Wesselenyi conspiracy in Hungary aimed at removing Austrian influence had the reverse effect?\nthe Polish town of Dzier\u017coni\u00f3w was the venue of a meeting between Poland, Prussia, Holland and Austria during the Great Turkish War?\nthe annual Pflasterspektakel ('pavement spectacle') in Linz, Austria, features over 400 international street artists and attracts some 200,000 visitors each year?\nthe Austrian government gave the American soprano Teresa Stich-Randall the title of Kammers\u00e4ngerin given to esteemed artists?\nthe Austrian Rieger Orgelbau and Czech Rieger-Kloss are two organ-building firms formed after World War II with origins in a single company?\nFelix Salten's novel Bambi, A Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria in 1923, is considered the first environmental fiction novel to be published?\nEug\u00e8ne de Beauharnais returned the territories of the Napoleonic Italy to provisional Austrian rule in 1814 by the Convention of Mantua?\nGerman painter Ludwig Thiersch influenced the debate over Byzantine and Western influences in modern Greek art, and painted church frescoes in Greece, Austria, Germany, England, and Russia?\nArthur Raikes was a British army officer but received honours from Zanzibar, Austria and Portugal?\nEgmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld was an Austrian aristocratic night fighter flying ace who fought for the German Luftwaffe in World War II?\nAustrian film company Wien-Film was given its official mission statement in 1938 by Joseph Goebbels?\nAustrian entrepreneur Richard Lugner has been nicknamed M\u00f6rtel (\"Mortar\", as in masonry) by the media?\nAustrian Jewish author Elfriede Gerstl as a child had to hide in a wardrobe to avoid deportation to a concentration camp?\nAustrian journalist G\u00fcnther Nenning is nicknamed Auhirsch, meaning \"meadow deer\"?\nAustrian mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger (1865\u20131945) showed how to compute the fundamental group of a knot?\nAustrian socialist leader Robert Danneberg, one of the architects of 'Red Vienna', was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942?\nArchduke Felix of Austria was once barred from entering Austria, and he held a news conference to announce his illegal arrival the day after sneaking in from Germany in 1996?\nHelen Bright Clark was one of the first British women to sign the Open Christmas Letter which sought to extend the hand of peace \"To the Women of Germany and Austria\" during World War I?\nafter Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938, the parliamentarians of the German Christian Social People's Party in Czechoslovakia joined the Sudeten German Party?\nafter the non-profit Internet service provider Public Netbase began supporting websites that opposed his political party, Austrian politician J\u00f6rg Haider accused the organisation of sponsoring child pornography?\nprofessional ice hockey player Duncan MacPherson disappeared in 1989 at the age of 23, and was found dead 15 years later on a mountain in Austria?\nsince 1978, countries including Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States have compiled government reports on groups referred to as cults?\na cousin of curling, ice stock sport, is played primarily in Germany and Austria?\na shrew's fiddle was used to punish women who were caught fighting or arguing in Germany and Austria, often until both women agreed to stop bickering?\nJulius Anton Glaser's 1873 code of criminal procedure was the first to introduce trial by jury in Austria?\nLudwig Schwarz, the Roman Catholic bishop of Linz, Austria, has a doctorate in classical philology and archeology from the University of Vienna?\nRuth Maier, an Austrian Jew who found refuge in Norway until her deportation and death at Auschwitz in 1942, has been called \"Norway's Anne Frank\"?\nPhilippine Christmas lanterns, called Parols (pictured), are also used in Christmas celebrations in Austria, Canada and California?\nAustrian Baroque painter Paul Troger was known for his frescoes in Austrian abbeys (example pictured)?\nMore interesting facts on Austria\nInclude this on your site\/blog:\nTop rankings for Austria\n17th Top rum producers\n29th Top state leaders in 1966\n36th Top Roman Catholic archdioceses\n41st Top doughnut varieties\n27th Top development aid agencies\n21st Top basilicas\n42nd Top state leaders in 2003\n41st Top state leaders in 1997\n43rd Top state leaders in 1994\n15th Top Scottish Gaelic place names\n2nd Europe\">Top mountain ranges: Europe\n14th Top genetics research organizations\n4th Top English exonyms for German toponyms\n41st Top enclaves and exclaves\nFrom TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.\nAustria was a country located in Europe on Earth. For a time, Hungary and Austria were a territory called Austria-Hungary.\nIn 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, was assassinated. This and other events sparked World War I. At the end of the war, in 1918, Austria-Hungary separated into Austria and Hungary.\nIn 1938, due to Adolf Hitler acquiring the Bow of Nemesis and the Nemesis statue arriving near Earth, Hitler annexed Austria, adding it to the German Empire. (DW: Silver Nemesis)\nWikipedia has a more detailed and comprehensive article on\nCategory: European nations\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Dr Who wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nMemory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek content.\nAustria was a region in central Europe on Earth.\n22nd century Earth Starfleet Lieutenant Karl Graylock was born in Austria. (ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night)\n24th century Starfleet Lieutenant Christof Schuster was also of Austrian descent. In 2354, he sent his seven-year-old daughter, Elle, to live with cousins in the Austrian city of Salzburg. (TNG novel: Losing the Peace)\nIt is unclear whether Austria continues to exist as a distinct political entity on United Earth, or only as a geographic region.\nAustria article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.\nCategory: Earth regions\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Memory-beta wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nNot much is known about Austria in game other than they held the company Glock (headed by the Gaston Glock AI). It was likely a member of the European Commonwealth.\nCategory: Pre-war countries\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Fallout wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nAn Ice Hockey Wiki article.\nFlag and abbrev. AUT\nContinent Europe\nLeader Werner Faymann\n(Chancellor)\nPopulation 8,205,533 (as of 2008)\nRegistered players 9,789\nPercentage 0,001%\nNational team Austrian National Team\nNational federation \u00d6sterreichischer Eishockeyverband\nIIHF ranking 16th (+1)\nTop league Erste Bank Eishockey Liga\nCurrent champion HC Slovan Bratislava\nAustria is a country in central Europe with a population of about 8,000,000.\n1 Organisation\n2 History of hockey in Austria\n4 Some great Austrian players\nAustrian hockey scheme\nErste Bank Eishockey Liga (12)\n\u00d6sterreichische Nationalliga (8)\nOberliga ()\nEishockeyliga OST ()\nK\u00e4rntner Eishockey ()\nWiener Landesliga ()\nWiener Unterliga ()\nEishockey Steiermark ()\nN\u00d6 Landesliga ()\nTiroler Eishockey Eliteliga ()\nHistory of hockey in Austria\nSome great Austrian players\nCategory: Hockey Countries\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Ice Hockey wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nFrom Lostpedia\n2 Austria in Lost\nShowtitle: Lost\nBroadcasted by: ATV\nTime: every Sunday, 20:15 o'clock and 21:10 o'clock\nSeason 1 Airdate: Season 1 wasn't aired on ATV, but Austrian viewers could watch it on the German TV-channels PRO7 (Free-TV) and Premiere (pay-TV)\nSeason 2 Airdate: September 3rd, 2006\nAustria in Lost\nThe birthplace of Thomas Werner Mittelwerk. (The Lost Experience)\nAirdates of Lost\nCountries that Air Lost\nAirdates \u2022 Lostpedia in Other Languages \u2022 World Map of Lost Locations\nArgentina \u2022 Australia \u2022 Austria \u2022 Belgium \u2022 Bolivia \u2022 Brazil \u2022 Brunei \u2022 Bulgaria \u2022 Canada \u2022 Chile \u2022 China \u2022 Colombia \u2022 Costa Rica \u2022 Croatia \u2022 Czech Republic \u2022 Denmark \u2022 Ecuador \u2022 Egypt \u2022 Estonia \u2022 Finland \u2022 France \u2022 Germany \u2022 Greece \u2022 Hungary \u2022 Iceland \u2022 India \u2022 Iraq \u2022 Ireland \u2022 Israel \u2022 Italy \u2022 Japan \u2022 Latvia \u2022 Lithuania \u2022 Macedonia \u2022 Malaysia \u2022 Malta \u2022 Mexico \u2022 Netherlands \u2022 New Zealand \u2022 Norway \u2022 Panama \u2022 Philippines \u2022 Poland \u2022 Portugal \u2022 Romania \u2022 Russia \u2022 Saudi Arabia \u2022 Serbia \u2022 Singapore \u2022 Slovakia \u2022 Slovenia \u2022 South Africa \u2022 South Korea \u2022 Spain \u2022 Sweden \u2022 Switzerland \u2022 Taiwan \u2022 Thailand \u2022 Turkey \u2022 United Kingdom \u2022 United States of America \u2022 Ukraine \u2022 Uruguay \u2022 Venezuela\nCategory: Fan locations\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Lostpedia wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nFrom Marvel Database\n2 Points of Interest\n6 Links and References\nHistory of location is unknown.\nVienna; Capital\nCastle Frankenstein\nDermafree Labs\nBirthplace of Destiny and Doctor Faustus.\nNo trivia.\nAppearances of Austria\nLocation Gallery: Austria\nImages related to Austria\nFan Art Gallery: Austria\nCategories: Locations | Templated Articles | Location History Needed | Milky Way | Sol | Earth | Europe | Countries\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Marvel Database wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the Recipes wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.\nST Expanded\nThe Star Trek Expanded Universe Database is for fanon and related content. See Memory-Alpha.org for the canon Star Trek wiki.\nAustria is a nation-state on the European continent on Earth. Vienna is its most populous city. People or things from Austria are described as Austrian.\nIn 2372, Milami Thall's brother Be'Lyn Thall lived in Vienna, Austria. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions)\nCategories: Earth nations | Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions locations\nThis article uses material from the \"Austria\" article on the ST Expanded wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Air Force Young Investigator\nHu, Y. (Recipient)\nThe Air Force YIP supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.\nGranting Organizations\nAir Force Young Investigator Research Program\ncareer development 99%\nengineers 58%\nhttp:\/\/mechanical.illinois.edu\/news\/hu-stephani-awarded-air-force-young-investigator-grants","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Some Miss. organizations join regional coalition to combat climate change\n\u2022 Published on June 15, 2021 \u2022 Last modified on June 14, 2021 \u2022 Comments\nK.D. Randles (forefront) and Myelle Turner, apprentices with gardening program in Utica.\nCourtesy: Carlton Turner, Miss. Center for Cultural Production\nSome Mississippi groups are joining other organizations across the south to educate the public about climate change and push for policy changes.\nSome 200 organizations including ones in Mississippi have signed on with the Gulf South for a Green New Deal. The goal of the initiative is to develop local, state and regional strategies to combat climate change in five states, including Alabama, Florida and Texas. Jennifer Crosslin is with the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy in Louisiana, which began the coalition. She says priorities may differ from state to state but a number of issues intersect with climate change.\n\"In Mississippi I can tell you the priorities are housing, water and sewer infrastructure and energy justice and that transition from dirty fossil fuel to clean energy renewal energy such as solar and wind,\" said Crosslin.\nCarlton Turner is with the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production in Utica, and joined Gulf South for a Green New Deal. After the town's only grocery store closed in 2014, he says they developed a 17-acre garden for a farmer apprenticeship program focused on sustainable agriculture. Turner says access to fresh foods and the changes in growing seasons are climate change issues.\n\"We're recognizing that the seasons are changing. It's getting warmer. The storms are coming more frequent and are more powerful. There's just so many different environmental and climate issues. And we are creating a space in which we can talk about those issues both the fall out and creating solutions to those problems,\" said Turner\nTurner says they have been participating in policy discussions with state legislators which he thinks is essential in promoting awareness and solutions.\nThe Steps Coalition and the People's Advocacy Institute also joined the Gulf South for a Green New Deal.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"https:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/connecticut\/article\/Durham-residents-approve-town-budget-11406752.php\nDurham residents approve town budget\nMichael T. Lyle Jr.\nPublished 12:00 am EDT, Tuesday, May 14, 2013\nDURHAM >> The town's $6.4 million proposed budget passed Monday night, as residents voted unanimously on its approval.\nThe budget was presented at last month's Board of Selectmen meeting and a medium-sized crowd in attendance at Coginchaug High School's Julian Thayer Auditorium helped it pass through.\n\"We're always grateful to the community for their support,\" said First Selectwoman Laura Francis. \"It's a reasonable budget and one that helps us look towards the future for our town.\"\nVoters also approved the transfer of up to $40,000 from a Fire Pond Reserve to install a 15,000 gallon water tank at Deerfield Farm and to assist in related site improvements.\nIn addition, Raffaela Fronc and Dr. Victor Friedrich, a pair of town residents, were elected to serve on a three-year term for the Regional School District 13 Board of Education, with those terms set to expire in June 2016.\nFronc is a Republican that was elected to the Board during a special election last year. Friedrich is a semi- retired associate professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York who, according to officials, has a thorough understanding of the academic skills needed by the town's future high school graduates to succeed on the collegiate level.\nChris Flanagan and Bob Czarnecki were also re-elected to a two-year term each on the Durham-Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board. The terms are set to expire in June 2015.\n8 of the surviving Apollo astronauts got together for the 50th...\nThis rare Nike 'Moon Shoe' could sell for $160,000 at auction\nHere's what Kroger stands to gain from its new partnership...\nFormer Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele...\nTHE DIGITAL HEALTH COMPETITIVE EDGE REPORT: How the big four...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Confused about land deed\/group\/bonus\/tier numbers\nBy LeoAtreides, March 13 in General Discussion\nLeoAtreides 1\nI'm a a new player and a premium member and I own a 1024m\u00b2 land (mainland.) In order to get more prims I upped my tier for an additional 512m\u00b2 land ($4USD per month.) I had to abandon my previous land so I could find both lands on the same sim (that's a requirement, right? I don't want the space, just the prims.) So I bought both (1024m\u00b2 and 512m\u00b2) on the same sim (they're not side by side) and deeded them both to a group I created (I had to add a friend since you can't have a solo group, lol.) Now I have more prims just like I wanted and this is what is showing in my acc:\nAllowed holdings: 1,536.00 square meters\nCurrent holdings: 0.00 square meters\nAvailable for purchase: 139.00 square meters\nPeak square meter usage: 1,536.00 square meters\nTotal monthly cost: USD 4.00\nLand Use Fees:\nCurrent Fees Estimated Fees\nSquare meters owned: 0 0\nSquare meters donated 1397 1397\nPremium Bonus in Square Meters 1024 1024\nPaid Tier Level: 512 512\nAvailable Square Meters: 139 139\nMonthly Cost:* USD 4.00 USD 4.00\n1) I supposed those extra 139m\u00b2 are the 10% group bonus, right? Should I buy another land up to 139m\u00b2 will it up my tier to the next one ($7USD per month - 1024m\u00b2) or nothing will change?\n2) In order to get the prims from this new land it will have to be in the same sim as the others, right?\n3) Since I donated both lands why the square meters donated shows 1397 and not 1024+512=1536? Did I do something wrong? Or am I reading\/understanding this all wrong?\nThanks in advance for your help.\n31 minutes ago, LeoAtreides said:\n1. You can buy up to an additional 139m\u00b2 without it adding to your tier fees. (But you can do better; see below.)\n2. Yep, prims are only shared among parcels with the same owner within a region as you correctly surmise.\n3. So you donated the land to group along with the necessary tier contribution, and that takes only the minimum amount of tier needed to cover the land, leaving the rest in your individual account. That's how you still have 139m\u00b2 \"available\" to buy land as an individual.\nIf you contribute that 139m\u00b2 to the group (using the \"Land\" tab of the Group's info window), it will consume the entire 1536m\u00b2 as \"Square meters donated\" to the group. And then the group will get its 10% bonus on that additional contribution, too, so then the group will have 153m\u00b2 of tier available for additional land.\nBecause land comes in 16m\u00b2 chunks, you can only actually buy 144m\u00b2 -- and you'll want to be careful to use the \"Buy for Group\" button in About Land rather than needing to tier-up to the next level buying it as an individual without benefit of the group bonus.\n(It's confusing because you can do it two ways: buy the land as an individual and then deed it to group, or first contribute the tier to the group and then buy the land for the group -- but only that latter way lets you use the whole 10% bonus for the full area of the purchase.)\n36 minutes ago, Qie Niangao said:\nThank you, Qie! I just did it and now it shows:\nSquare meters owned:  0 0\nAvailable Square Meters: 0 0\nOh, now it shows \"Land Available: 153m\u00b2\" in the \"Land\" tab of the Group's info window.\nBecause land comes in 16m\u00b2 chunks, you can only actually buy 144m\u00b2 -- and you'll want to be careful to use the \"Buy for Group\" button in About Land rather than needing to tier-up to the next level buying it as an individual without benefit of the group bonus. \nJust to see if I got it right. I need to use the \"Buy for Group\" button instead of buying as an individual and then deeding it to the group, right? This way my tier won't go to the next level, right? I just find a piece of land for sale and click to buy it and choose \"Buy for Group?\"\nEdited March 13 by LeoAtreides\nYep, you got it.\nIf there's any abandoned land on the sim, you might submit a support ticket asking for exactly 144 sq.m. to be set for sale to you, explicitly asking them to choose wherever they want to carve it out. It may not work, but on the other hand, it could be a win-win if they can use that to tidy-up some stray corners somewhere.\nThank you a lot, Qie. I'm going to do that!\nOn 3\/13\/2019 at 5:11 PM, Qie Niangao said:\nThank you so much, Qie. I opened a ticked and wrote exactly what you just said. And in about 4 days they replied with a link to a piece of land for me to buy and the best part is that they carved it out right next to the one where my house is which made my land larger and a bonus of 49 more prims.\nBut lucky me I read the screen before I bought it because it said it would up my tier to 7USD so I remembered you said I had to buy it using the \"Buy For Group\" button in order to maintain my current 4USD tier. And that did it. Thank you again, Qie.\nOn 3\/13\/2019 at 12:25 PM, LeoAtreides said:\na group I created (I had to add a friend since you can't have a solo group, lol.)\nI just noticed the bolded part. Most of us will recommend creating an alt account and adding that account to the group for the 2-person rule --- because Drama Happens.\nAdditionally, to further protect yourself in the event that you lose access to your main account for some reason, that alt account should also have the 'owner' role.\nIf you decide to have other people in your land group, it is highly recommended that you do not ever make anyone else an 'owner' of the group. The Owner role cannot be revoked.\nJazzFire 0\nWhen you press the check box for allow deed to group , There is another check box that says \" Owner makes contribution with Deed \". What does that mean.\nParhelion Palou 1,456\n5 hours ago, JazzFire said:\nWhen you deed the land to the group, the group must have enough tier from members to cover the cost of the land. By checking the box, the owner of the group contributes tier to the group. You can find the tier information in the group information window.\nLinden homes don't allow deeding the land to a group, and premium tier means nothing on private estates, so the check box can be ignored on those.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"San Diego Opens Door To Small-Scale Community Composting\nBy Andrew Bowen \/ Metro Reporter\nPublished February 12, 2018 at 5:53 AM PST\nAndrew Bowen\nA pile of food scraps sits in a compost bin at the UrbanLife Farm in City Heights, Feb. 6, 2018.\nSteam rises from piles of compost at UrbanLife Farms in City Heights as three interns shovel brown mulch and food scraps into bins. The natural breakdown of organic matter, which includes squeezed lemons and spent coffee grounds, brings the compost to temperatures of up to 140 degrees.\nThe interns are part of a community composting program called Food2Soil, which trains volunteers in good composting techniques. It collects vegetative food scraps from local restaurants, composts the scraps at two urban farms in San Diego and sells the finished product to local gardeners looking for high-nutrient soil.\nTechnically, Food2Soil's activities are illegal.\nWaste hauling is tightly regulated in San Diego, and just under two dozen companies have permits to collect all the waste thrown out by residents and businesses. Those haulers are all subsidiaries of three parent companies \u2014 EDCO, Republic Services and Waste Management of San Diego.\nIn late 2016, the City Council created a new class of small-scale haulers that, with a new kind of permit, could collect up to 1,000 tons of recyclable materials per year. Those haulers were forbidden, however, from collecting food scraps.\nRELATED: Composting In San Diego Feels Growing Pains\nA group of business owners and nonprofits raised the alarm with city officials, who began working on a solution. Then on Jan. 23, the City Council voted unanimously to legalize Food2Soil's activities by allowing them to apply for small-scale waste collection permits. That application process is expected to reopen sometime this year.\n\"That's a huge door that's opened up for community-scale composting, because now we can do it legitimately, and we can really bring up these hubs that Food2Soil wants,\" said Sarah Boltwala-Mesina, executive director of Inika Small Earth, the nonprofit that started Food2Soil.\nThe changes did prompt some resistance from the city's contracted waste haulers, which stand to lose market share if the new operators grow too fast. Jim Madaffer, a former city councilman and lobbyist for the waste hauling industry, asked the council to impose a cap on the number of permits for small-scale compost and recyclables collectors. The council demurred, but did agree to evaluate the program's results in the fall.\nMadaffer also argued the program could slow down the city's Zero Waste goals. Community composting keeps organic material out of the landfill, but it also deprives the city of the fees it charges to its franchised waste haulers. A staff report estimated the community composting business could deprive the city of between $54,000 and $324,000 per year.\nThat money would otherwise be funding the equipment and infrastructure needed to keep more waste out of the landfills \u2014 things like recycling facilities and anaerobic digesters, which can process large amounts of organic waste.\nBoltwala-Mesina said composting programs like Food2Soil could coexist with the city's existing waste management system, and will ultimately relieve some pressure on the larger, expensive facilities the city will ultimately have to build.\n\"We will have to get smarter about the way we handle our waste, and provide solutions that are customized,\" she said. \"Community-scale solutions will not work for everyone. They're not meant to. But they will ... make the community richer.\"\n>>> San Diego is on a long-term plan to reach zero waste. By 2020, 75% of the trash residence and businesses throw out is supposed to be kept out of the landfill, either recycled or reused in some way. The city has a way to go before reaching that goal. Last month, the City Council gave a boost to the small but growing market of community composting. \"Mid-Day\" has the -- KPBS Metro reporter Andrew Bowen has the story. >> Reporter: It is just past 9:00 a.m. and this team of composters is busy getting their hands dirty. They are shoveling what brown mulch into a been on a small farm at city Heights. The compost match alternates between layers of mulch and kitchen scratch -- scraps. The compost raises the mixture to upwards of 140 degrees. Steam rises from the piles as this in turn moves the compost batch into a new holding been. >> This particular batch, we are troubleshooting. This did not spike to the temperature we wanted it to which is a normal temperature. >> Look at all of that. >> She uncovers a network of tiny fungal threads. They accelerate the breakdown process. >> Fungal colonies are very delicate. The only come about at certain temperatures. The sign that it is there in the compost is a healthy sign. >> This is the executive director of the nonprofit that started this composting program called, food to soil. The program trains interns using vegetative scraps from a handful of downtown restaurants. >> It consists of firefighters, journalists, former beauticians, engineers does people working in the biochemical industry. Because they want to connect with the soil at a deeper level. >> Until recently, food to soil was operating in a legal gray area. Technically, they were transporting waste without a permit and avoiding city fees for waste collection. At the same time, they were helping the city's zero waste goals by keeping more organic material out of the landfill. Three weeks ago, the City Council voted to legalize food to soil and other community composting projects by opening them up to a special permitting process. >> It is a huge door that has opened up because now we can do it legitimately and bring out these hubs. >> One of the businesses that surprised -- supplies food to soil with food scraps is Achilles coffee. The owner Chad Bell moved here a few years ago from San Francisco where he says composting was easier and more mainstream. It is tougher here. >> We were throwing out so many coffee groundsthat we had trouble getting it out to the trash. I started calling around and looking for a composter. It was more difficult then I thought. I thought I would have somebody to pick it up. >> He pays food to soil a fee to pick up his coffee grounds and food scraps. It is the cost he has taken on voluntarily. But he says putting waste in the landfill carries a hood and cost to the environment. >> Hopefully we just create more awareness and more restaurants in. >> Back at the composting site, they took over the intern's latest batch. They say there is a demand for community skill composting that the city's big waste haulers can never fulfill and the city regulations should support that. >> 50% of the population will be moving into urban areas. We are investing in smart growth. Smart growth is not smart enough if it does not look at the waste stream in a smart way. >> She says that means working to recover value from the waste we throw out. Andrew Bolan, trim -- KPBS news.\nKPBS Midday EditionClimate ChangeSan Diego GovernmentRecycling\nI cover local government \u2014 a broad beat that includes housing, homelessness and infrastructure. I'm especially interested in the intersections of land use, transportation and climate change.\nSee stories by Andrew Bowen\nWhat issues should San Diego's leaders be paying the most attention to?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Chapter 10: The Ghost\nby Crimetown\nAfter a lucrative career as a thief, Charles Kennedy has an important realization: the real money is in drugs. He rises to become one of the East Coast's biggest traffickers, throwing coke-fuelled parties and amassing a strange menagerie of pets. But his success attracts the wrong kind of attention.\nFor more information about this episode, and for a full list of credits, visit crimetownshow.com.\nS2 E19: From the Ashes\nCrimetown\nIn the Crimetown Season 2 finale, Kwame Kilpatrick begins his 28-year prison sentence. Although he still maintains his innocence, his chances of a retrial are slim. Meanwhile, Detroit is undergoing a remarkable economic transformation. But who is benefitting from the Motor City miracle? And is the era of crime and corruption really over?\nS2 E18: United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick\nAfter a decade of scandals and a sprawling corruption investigation, Kwame Kilpatrick faces his most daunting challenge yet: a federal trial that could put him in prison for decades. The former mayor is no longer fighting for his political life or his marriage \u2014 now, he's fighting for his freedom.\nS2 E17: Operation Bombay Dreams\nFor years, the FBI has been running a wide-ranging corruption investigation into the Kilpatrick administration. As they dig deeper, the feds uncover a massive pay-to-play enterprise that reaches every level of City Hall. Is Kwame Kilpatrick a crook? Or are his associates just exploiting his name in order to enrich themselves?\nMore from Crimetown","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pope Clement IV\nPope Clement IV, was elected Pope February 5, 1265, in a conclave held at Perugia that took four months, while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France (1226\u201370), to carry on the...\nThe Siege of Constantinople, 4th Crusade\nThe Siege of Constantinople (1204) destroyed parts of the capital of the Byzantine Empire as it was captured by Crusaders. After the capture the Latin Empire was founded and Baldwin of Flanders was crowned Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinopl...\nG\u00fcy\u00fck Khan, 3rd Khan Mongol Empire\nG\u00fcy\u00fck was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He was the eldest son of \u00d6gedei Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, and reigned from 1246 to 1248. Genghis Khan's sons and grandsons were haunted by alcoholism, a vice that Genghis himself ha...\nThe Mongol Empire\nThe Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in world history and for some time was the most feared in Eurasia. It was the product of Mongol unification and Mongol invasions, which began with Temujin being proclaimed ruler in 1206, e...\nElizabeth of Hungary, Saint\nSaint Elizabeth of Hungary was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Countess of Thuringia, Germany and a greatly-venerated Catholic saint. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. She then became one of the first members...\nHenry III, King of England\nHenry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of \u00c6thelred the...\nRumi, Persian Poet and Sufi Mystic\nRumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turkish, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the...\nJames I of Aragon, The Conqueror\nJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276. His long reign saw the expansion of the Crown of Aragon on all sides: into Valencia to the south, Languedoc to the north, and the B...\nM\u00f6ngke Khan, 4th Khan Mongol Empire\nM\u00f6ngke Khan, also transliterated as Mongke, Mongka, M\u00f6ngka, Mangu or Mangku, was the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from July 1, 1251 \u2013 August 11, 1259. He was the first Great Khan from the Toluid line. Under M\u00f6ngke, the Mongols con...\nPope Nicholas III, Founder of the Vatican\nPope Nicholas III, a Roman named Giovanni Gaetano Orsini; successor of John XXI. As a cardinal he made a great reputation in diplomacy, and he was a close confidant of popes for 30 years. He was elected pope after a six-month delay. Nichola...\nLouis IX or Saint Louis, King of France\nLouis IX, commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He inherited the throne at age 12. His mother served as regent until 1234, helping to subdue rebellious barons and Albigensian heretics (Cathari). Louis led a Cru...\nRoger Bacon, Advocate Scientific Method\nRoger Bacon was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods. He is sometimes credited (mainly since the nineteenth century) as one of the earliest European ad...\nMagna Carta, Early Constitutional Law England\nMagna Carta (Latin for \"Great Charter\", literally \"Great Paper\"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum, was an English charter originally issued in 1215. Magna Carta is the most significant early influence on the long historical process that...\nKublai Khan, Founder Yuan Dynasty\nKublai Khan was the fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Ikh Mongol Uls (Mongol Empire), reigning from 1260 to 1294, and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, a division of the Mongol Empire. Kublai was the fourth son of Tolui and a grandson of G...\nHulagu Khan, Mongol Ruler\nHulagu Khan was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. Son of Tolui and the Kerait princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan, and the brother of Arik Boke, M\u00f6ngke Khan and Kublai Khan. Hulagu's army greatly...\nNext > 5 \u2022 6 \u2022 7 \u2022 8 \u2022 9 \u2022 10 \u2022 11 \u2022 12 \u2022 13 \u2022 14 < Previous page\nPrev < 5 \u2022 6 \u2022 7 \u2022 8 \u2022 9 \u2022 10 \u2022 11 \u2022 12 \u2022 13 \u2022 14 > Next","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Southern Humanities Review - 2018\nSubtitle Focus Review of Four Works by Judith Ortiz Cofer\nIssue Number Volume 51 Number 4\nPublished Date 2018\nPublication Cycle Quarterly\nReview by Katy Haas\nThe latest issue of Southern Humanities Review features a set of four flash fictions by Judith Ortiz Cofer, a good sampling of the rest of the writing inside the issue: \"My Mother Comes Back from the Dead,\" \"Eleven,\" \"Thirteen,\" and \"Sen-Sen.\" Themes of family, self, and gender appear repeatedly in these four, posthumously published pieces, bound together by a common voice. I imagined the same narrator speaking throughout the pieces.\nSLICE - Fall 2018\/Winter 2019\nIssue Number Issue 23\nPublished Date Fall 2018\/Winter 2019\nPublication Cycle Semiannual\nReview by Craig Ledoux\nThe cover of SLICE Issue 23 is a confluence of great design choices, from the gorgeous, slightly menacing artwork of Teagan White to the title itself, which sits, top-trimmed, like a visual onomatopoeia. The cover is glossy, the text is bright and easy to read, and the issue is slim but still substantial. The magazine exudes a contagious confidence, a sense that this, here, is everything a lit mag should be.\nSaw Palm - 2018\nIssue Number Volume 12\nPublication Cycle Annual\nReview by Haines Eason\nFiction carries the day in Saw Palm 12, and the editors begin the issue with the genre via John Brandon's smooth and seemingly unassuming \"Hillsborough County Crime Report.\" This was my first encounter with Brandon's work\u2014a fiction writer out of Florida who's published almost exclusively through McSweeney's. His story invites the reader into a side of Florida life captured often in film: the apparent world of organized crime. In this tale we meet The Driver and a chatty New Guy who was recently released from prison and is assigned to work with The Driver to tail a Subject.\nStar 82 Review - 2018\nIssue Number Issue 6 Number 2\nReview by Denise Hill\nAvailable open access online with the ability to order quality print copy, reading Star 82 Review is like walking through an old home and discovering all kinds of cool nooks and crannies. It is filled with imagination and smart and searing perspectives succinctly conveyed in poetry and prose, including Word + Image, art, and erasure text. Each issue is identified by an erasure poem featured on the front cover. This issue: \"applying for worlds of compromises and empathy.\"\nSheila-Na-Gig online - Fall 2018\nIssue Number Volume 3 Number 1\nPublished Date Fall 2018\nSheila-Na-Gig and I share a couple things in common, I recently discovered. We both came into the world in 1990, and neither of us can get enough poetry. The journal has grown and adapted in the past twenty-eight years, now an online magazine with quarterly contests for poets. The latest issue of Sheila-Na-Gig online features two poems by the latest winner, Rebecca Dettorre, as well as work by eighteen additional poets.\nSugar House Review - Fall\/Winter 2017\nPublished Date Fall\/Winter 2017\nPublication Cycle Biannual\nReview by Evgeniya Monico\nThere is something unusual about Sugar House Review. With its glossy paper and curious formatting, this magazine not only stands out among others but also delivers aesthetic pleasure to its readers. The Fall\/Winter 2017 issue features simple yet bold design which, I am sure, will charm anyone holding it in their hands. In addition to its appealing design, Sugar House Review offers a great number of pieces that will excite attentive readers. This issue features poetry, \"sugar astrology,\" and an interview with Kevin McLellan whose poems appear on the earlier pages of the issue. Always curious to know about a poet's process, I was delighted to see the inclusion of an interview that asks all of the indispensable questions giving a sneak peak into Kevin McLellan's creative process.\nSplit Rock Review - Spring 2018\nPublished Date Spring 2018\nThe image that greets readers at Split Rock Review's Spring 2018 issue is a photograph of forest that takes up the entire computer screen. Leaves blanket the floor and climb up trees, a perfect visual companion for mid-summer reading. It's the pieces that resonate with this image of nature that spoke to me the loudest this issue, fully immersing myself in the greens of summer.\nSalamander - Fall\/Winter 2017-2018\nPublished Date Fall\/Winter 2017-2018\nReview by Jenny Mark\nSalamander is a diverse and interesting literary publication that includes poetry, fiction, reviews, and even portfolios of artwork. This magazine is produced by the Suffolk University's Department of English, and they certainly delivered many amazing pieces in Issue #45.\nsubTerrain - Winter 2017\nIssue Number Volume 8 Number 78\nPublished Date Winter 2017\nPublication Cycle Triannual\nReview by Mitchell Jarosz\nThe Winter 2017 issue of subTerrain provides a change of perspective through its Canadian west coast view of fiction, poetry, commentary, art, and book reviews. The subtitle, \"Strong Words for a Polite Nation,\" piques the reader's interest, but it may depend on where the reader is sitting. As a Michigander, I can vouch for the politeness of our Canadian neighbors. And, yes, some of this most recent issue will offend some readers, but aside from an opinion writer who believes four-letter words add shock value, there is only a poetry collection that might take someone aback.\nSwamp Ape Review - March 2018\nIssue Number Issue 2\nPublished Date March 2018\nFounded last year at Florida Atlantic University, Swamp Ape Review has just dropped its second online issue. Issues are split into two sections, one featuring work by writers from South Florida, and the other featuring work from elsewhere. With the name Swamp Ape Review, one can't help thinking of the weird and wild, and the editors don't disappoint with their choices.\nThe Slag Review - Fall 2017\nReview by Aran Singh\nIn the \"About Us\" section of The Slag Review, the editors describe how the journal is \"a little off-kilter,\" and how the work they \"accept will reflect that.\" Readers can be thankful that the credo really shines forth in the Fall 2017 issue of the journal. There's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and they all, in their own ways, exhibit an off-kilter and unique sensibility.\nThe Southampton Review - Summer\/Fall 2017\nPublished Date Summer\/Fall 2017\nWhen is a treat too rich? The Summer\/Fall 2017 issue of The Southampton Review is an overwhelming collection of multi-genre pieces, and it is definitely no exaggeration that it is hard to find a starting point. This tenth anniversary edition is a fine tribute to the vision and efforts of its editors.\nStill Point Arts Quarterly - Fall 2017\nStill Point Arts Quarterly recently announced their switch from print issues to free, online issues delivered directly to readers' email inboxes. The Fall 2017 issue is the first readers can access online, the current exhibition feature containing works based on \"The Art of Structure.\"\nStructo - Autumn\/Winter 2016\nPublished Date Autumn\/Winter 2016\nReview by Valerie Wieland\nThe Autumn\/Winter 2016 issue of Structo offers readers a fun read while bringing global voices together in one publication.\nSpartan - Fall 2016\nWith a plethora of online magazines at our fingertips, it's hard to know where to begin reading. Sometimes it's best to go with something small and easy to digest, something like the quarterly Spartan magazine. Publishing works only 1500 words or less, and only three pieces per issue, Spartan offers readers engaging writing without requiring tons of commitment.\nshufPoetry - Fall 2016\nshufPoetry's logo represents the work the magazine brings to its audience: colorful graffiti splashed across a computer screen. The Fall 2016 issue brings together a collection of visual and audio work that draws the reader's eye (and ear) and keeps interest through flashes of color and creative formats.\nSouthern Humanities Review - Winter 2016\nIn this issue of Southern Humanities Review, the editors include a selection of poetry from the 2015 Auburn Witness Poetry contest, held in honor of Jake Adam York. In addition to other poems and short stories, this issue features poems from the winner, the first and second runners-up, and the nine finalists. Each of these poems shares a witness's perspective on issues like race relations, poverty, and humanity in honor of Jake Adam York, an award-winning poet that focused on the triumphs and tragedies of the Civil Rights movement.\nSouthern Poetry Review - 2016\nIssue Number Volume 54 Issue 1\nReview by Anne Graue\nIf I were to give this issue of Southern Poetry Review a title, it might be \"Profound Perspectives\" or \"Meaning in the Moment.\" The poems in this issue find moments of awe in life events and transport them from the mundane through reflection to the place where art lives in all its weighty insightfulness and magic. The poets accomplish this with rich imagery, carefully controlled lines and stanzas, and an attention to the natural rhythm of language.\nThe Sewanee Review - Summer 2016\nIssue Number Volume 124, Number 3\nPublished Date Summer 2016\nWhile reading the summer issue of The Sewanee Review, I decided to poke into some historical trivia. It was founded in 1892 and devoted to book reviews, theology, political science, literature and such. Poetry didn't appear until 1920, and the Winter 1966 issue, at almost 1,000 pages, was devoted to T. S. Eliot.\nThe Stinging Fly - Summer 2016\nIssue Number Issue 34 Volume 2\nThe cover of the Summer 2016 issue of The Stinging Fly keeps the waning spirit of summer alive for a little while longer with art by Lizzy Stewart. A bright blue background is adorned by a three-piece cross-section of a girl's face in profile, the pink insides of her head packed with lush, green plants.\nSaranac Review - 2015\nIssue Number Number 11\nIf you've not yet been introduced to Saranac Review, consider this your opportunity. Published by the Department of English and its Writing Arts Program of SUNY College at Plattsburgh, I'm not sure what preconceived notions that might give writers and readers, but my first response after reading a good chunk of it was 'surprising variety.' Many of the works were surprising\u2014either as non-traditional in their form or in leaving me pleasantly surprised by the feeling of satisfaction at the close of my reading.\nSanta Monica Review - Fall 2006\nReview by Anna Sidak\nAn exceptional collection as is typical of this attractively presented journal.\nsubTerrain - Number 43, 2006\nReview by Sima Rabinowitz\nA theme-based literary magazine from Vancouver, the fiction, poetry, commentary, memoir, and photography in the current issue of subTerrain explore the idea of \"neighborhoods,\" both fictional and real. Much of the work is vivid, raw, and gritty (poems Christopher Shoust and John Roberts, stories by Hungarian writer Grant Shipway and Katherine Cameron). Given the edginess of so much of the work, Diana E. Leung's commentary, \"Buying-in-Security: Safe Zones and Sanitized Living\" about the culture of fear in which we live and the building of crime-free zones in Toronto seems appropriate, and given the times in which we live, it is satisfying to find a thoughtful commentary about these issues in a literary magazine.\nSonic Boom - April 2016\nPublished Date April 2016\nSonic Boom is a journal \"for writing that explodes.\" Even the cover art of the April 2016 issue explodes with rich colored graffiti, a photograph by Kyle Hemmings. Issues start out in the Poetry Shack, then move on to Paper Lanterns\u2014a section for haiku, tanka, senryu, and other Japanese forms\u2014before continuing on to prose, art, and an interview, with 64 total contributors found in this issue alone.\nShenandoah - Fall 2003\nSubtitle The Washington and Lee University Review\nReview by Jeannine Hall Gailey\nCivil war buffs will particularly enjoy this Fall 2003 issue of Shenandoah as it features a portfolio of twenty-three poems about the Civil War. It also showcases non-fiction, short fiction, poetry, and book reviews; many of the pieces have in common a sense of restraint, almost an old-fashioned polite reserve. Work here is on the formal rather than the experimental side. I enjoyed Paul Zimmer's amusing non-fiction piece \"The Commissioner of Paper Football\" and Mark Doty's lyrical poem \"Fire to Fire,\" which begins: \"All smolder and oxblood, \/ these flowerheads, \/ flames of August: \/ \u2026the paired goldfinches \/ come swerving quick \/ on the branching towers, \/\/ so the blooms \/ sway with the heft \/ of hungers\u2026\" Overall a satisfying read, especially those who like Southern regional flavor; there were quite a few contributors from the state of Virginia and its environs. One note for fans: the editor writes that this journal will now be appearing three times a year instead of four. [Shenandoah, Washington and Lee University, Troubadour Theater, 2nd Floor, Box W, Lexington, VA, 24450-0303. shenandoahliterary.org\/index.html] \u2013 JHG\nRiver Styx - 2003\nReview by \/faq\/reviewer-bios\nIn the \"Route 66\" issue, River Styx succeeds in its \"homage to that lingering spirit of the road\" with poems (by Gaylord Brewer, Walt McDonald, Nancy Krygowski, Rafael Campo, among others), short fiction, essays, illustrations and photography. These lively pieces concentrate on the vast subject matter encountered during automobile travel around the United States.\nSouth 85 Journal - Fall\/Winter 2015\nSouth 85 Journal lets readers and writers know that they're especially interested in writing with a strong voice and\/or a strong sense of setting, and the writing in the Fall\/Winter 2015 issue demonstrates this preference, with just enough selections in each genre to keep a reader interested without being overwhelmed. There's no padding here, no skimming of pieces, no skipping anything over. Each piece begs to be fully consumed.\nSeneca Review - Spring 2005\nSubtitle New Lyric Essayists\nReview by Kathe Lison\nI Wanted to Write a Poem, William Carlos Williams explained why he reduced a five line stanza so that it would match a four line stanza: \"See how much better it conforms to the page, how much better it looks?\" Unsurprisingly, this same attention to form\u2013form for form's sake, as an aesthetic consideration, perhaps even more than a literary one\u2013characterizes much of the work of the fifteen writers Seneca Review features in their Spring 2005 edition \"New Lyric Essayists.\"\nThe Southern Review - Spring 2005\nEverything expected of a journal co-founded by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks is here in an issue commemorating Warren's 10oth birthday with his own fine prose (three letters to friends) and six memoirs\u2014including the delightful \"Places: A Memoir\" by his daughter, poet Rosanna Warren. In a season in which rereading All the King's Men for dominant themes seems ever more relevant, the brilliant short stories in this issue touch upon war in \"Hot Coffee, Summer\" by Christine Grillo, in John Lee's perfect, first-published story \"Fires\"\u2014\"[. . .] a thin blaze over the northern horizon, and we heard that Seoul was about to fall when the pyobom, the leopard, began to appear in the valley,\" and in Asako Serizawa's memorable study of Alzheimer's Disease \"Flight,\" astonishingly also a first publication.\nSouth Dakota Review - Winter 2003\nReview by Mark Cunningham\nThis slim but vivacious lit mag out of the University of South Dakota is bristling with content: eight short stories, twenty-eight poems, and two essays.\nSpring - October 2002\nSubtitle The Journal of the E. E. Cummings Society\nPublished Date October 2002\nAlways been a fan of E.E. Cummings? Then Spring is the journal for you \u2013 nothing for 234 pages but essays about Cummings, poetry influenced by Cummings, and critical examinations of his life and work, with titles like \"Hermetism in the Poetry of E.E. Cummings: An Analysis of Three Obscure Poems\" and \"Squaring the Self: Versions of Transcendentalism in The Enormous Room.\" You may see how these kinds of pieces may appeal mainly to scholars of the late poet's work, but even amateur fans of Cummings can appreciate the playful poems, like this one by Tony Quagliano called \"ON BLY ON POETRY\":\nThe Seattle Review - 2005\nThe Seattle Review's lovely cover photograph belies the region's mountainous nature by offering not a hint of near\u2014or distant\u2014mountains while providing the merest glimpse of Lake Washington; and from a locale often thought stubbornly regional, this issue's surprising highlight is Kathleen Wiegner's interview of M. Scott Momaday: \"Some of my students sometimes say to me, 'Wouldn't it be wonderful if you wrote in Kiowa?' My answer is, well, in the first place, you can't. There's no written language.\nSanta Monica Review - Spring 2005\nThis issue of Santa Monica Review is an extraordinary collection of memorable short stories and novel excerpts. Editor Andrew Tonkovich has selected outstanding first-person narrations with the theme of morality, as well as religion, appearing in most and uniting them in surprising ways. From the amusing dangers of \"Daily Evangelism,\" by James D. Houston to Paul Eggers's moving \"A Thinly Veiled Autobiography Regarding My Reasons for Giving Up Chess,\" moral concerns rank high. In Roberto Ontiveros's \"The Fight for Space,\" the narrator\u2014meshing his mundane job and intellectual super-hero obsessions with Batman's fictional universe\u2014comes down hard on the comic-book icon: \"Batman's trophy room pisses me off the most; it's like our hero does not want to find peace.\"\nSuperstition Review - Fall 2015\nProduced by the students of creative writing and web design at Arizona State University, the online Superstition Review showcases a great selection of writing and art, all easily accessible from a cell phone.\nThe Saint Ann's Reviews - Number 4\nPublished Date Winter\/Spring 2003\nReview by VF\nThis magazine is short and pleasant, about 150 pages. Within its covers, the reader will find stories, an interview, pictures, and lots of poetry. Many of the stories and poems in this issue seem to center around parent-child relationships. There are several Jewish stories and poems and a Latin American story. Another story focused on a young girl's reaction to Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, filled with emotion and poignancy.\nStorie - All Write - 2003\nReview by John Palen\nI read this literary magazine from cover to cover. (Well, OK, this is a bilingual publication. I did NOT read the Italian translations of stories, just the English.) Every story in it was fabulous, every interview with the author of the published stories interesting. From Joyce Carol Oates's exploration of a young girl's disappearance in a New Jersey town to Massimo Lolli's description of a dance hall where strangers meet for a few minutes for sex and intimacy, the four stories collected in this volume were stunning. However, my favorite part of Storie is the section near the end where they include a short paragraph critiquing the stories that they rejected for this issue. Witty, kind, but also critical, these paragraphs seem a unique service to the writer: a mention of the story and its merits but also its shortcomings. [Storie,Via Suor Celestina Donati 13\/E, 00167 Rome, ITALY. E-mail: . Single issue $10. http:\/\/www.storie.it\/contenuti\/english.HTM] - JP\nStill Point Arts Quarterly - Winter 2015\nReading Still Point Arts Quarterly is like being able to go into your local art gallery, all in the comfort of your favorite pair of pajamas. With selections from the Still Point Arts Gallery, each issue is a peek through the gallery's windows, the Winter 2015 issue featuring selections from the exhibition: Simplicity.\nStudio One - 2015\nA lot of originality is packed into a smart little anthology called Studio One. Take a look at the bright cover art, \"Old Lady with the Black Eye\" by multi-talented Ernest Williamson, greeting readers. Williamson has an additional painting within the volume, \"Artist Delving into Her Craft,\" which on the one hand I can't quite figure out, and on the other hand I find impossible to stop looking at. Also outstanding is a portfolio of five luminous scenes by Colorado photographer Rita Thomas. \"Pixie Forest,\" which appears to be frost-covered trees by moonlight, is most stunning.\nSt. Petersburg Review - 2014\nIn 1981, I spent two weeks in the former Soviet Union. Every city was a highlight, but the most breathtaking destination was Peter the Great's summer palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The garden fountains were fun, yet I found the dazzlingly golden statues most extraordinary. Those recollections piqued my interest in reading an issue of St. Petersburg Review.\nStory - 2015\nReview by Allyson Hoffman\nStory publishes pieces following a particular theme, and the Monsters issue is as haunting as the title suggests. Stephen T. Asma writes in his essay, \"Monsters and the Moral Imagination,\" \"Good monster stories can transmit moral truths to us by showing us examples of dignity and depravity without preaching or proselytizing.\" The pieces chosen for this issue do exactly that, ranging from things that go bump in the night to memories that haunt individuals each day.\nStorm Cellar - Summer\/Fall 2015\nStorm Cellar is a slim little lit mag, just the right size to slip into my already-near-bursting tote bag. It's the perfect magazine to keep on hand when readers have a few moments to spare before bed or while drinking their morning coffee.\nThe Southern Review - Summer 2015\nReview by Jordan Serviss\nTime Magazine once labeled The Southern Review as \"superior to any other journal in the English language.\" The latest edition published on the campus of the Louisiana State University lives up to the high standards that their readers love and have come to expect since the magazine's inception in 1935. You will not regret reading this cover to cover.\nStoneboat - 2015\nReview by Melinda Ruth\nJumping into Stoneboat, this issue is kicked off by CL Bledsoe's poem, \"The Squeaky Wheel Has Been Anesthetized.\" At the end of the poem the speaker says, \"[ . . . ] upsetting. I know we're all dying at our own pace, \/ just trying to find a comfortable place to lie down.\" The ending of the poem links back to the title's anesthetization, as well as showcases the poem's buried rhymes, while working as a good opener for this issue.\nSanta Clara Review - Winter 2015\nIssue Number Volume 102 Issue 01\nEditor in Chief Jake Lans challenges readers to disagree with what this issue of Santa Clara Review \"says\" in its presentation of diverse content. \"It would be so boring if you didn't,\" he prods. Would if I could, but because I appreciate the variety of what's published here, even if not all of it suits me, I can only agree with Lans. Diversity of content in any publication is essential\u2014it would be so boring if it wasn't!\nIssue Number Volume 51, Issues 3 & 4\nWhat stuck out to me the most in this issue of the South Dakota Review was the poetry section, not only because I am a poet by nature, but because of the depth and breadth of range from ghostly lines to historical narratives. The poetry section begins with \"Black Tigers\" by Angela Penaredondo. Borrowing its epigraph from Wole Soyinka's \"Civilian and Soldier,\" \"Black Tigers\" follows the life of a young female civilian soldier and the everyday preparations of dying. In the poem, she \"shall be severed. Spread with voracity, \/ then refined to seeds and meat. \/ This land. All hunger girls.\"\nSalt Hill - 2015\nReview by Robert Boucheron\nSyracuse, New York was the center of a major salt-mining industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, such that it acquired the nickname \"Salt City.\" This fact may explain the name of the literary magazine Salt Hill, which bears the logo of a little glass salt shaker. The magazine itself only says: \"Salt Hill is published by a group of writers affiliated with the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University.\"\nSpoon River Poetry Review - Winter 2014\nLovers of poetry, readers, and writers alike, will find much to swoon over in the Winter issue of Spoon River Poetry Review (SRPR). The issue opens with the winner, the runners-up, and the honorable mentions of the Editors' Prize for 2014. I suggest that readers take in the prize winners and all of the poems in the issue as if drinking quality wine and measure each poem for the appropriate acid, body, and finish it exhibits, for each has the right structure, power, and lingering aftertaste that makes reading poetry so satisfying.\nSalamander - Fall\/Winter 2014\/2015\nPublished Date Fall\/Winter 2014-15\nReview by David Weber\nThe current issue of Salamander is chock-full of human experience. One might think a large role of all literature is to capture such experience, and I believe this to be true, but the poems and stories in this issue provide experience in the purest way. Our lives are lived through fragments even though time feels linear. The work published in this issue show us fragmented living.\nSkidrow Penthouse - 2014\nReview by Travis Laurence Naught\nThe title Skidrow Penthouse evokes images of grit. A cover photo featuring bird heads and faceless, female nudes immediately confronts readers with the promise of grit. The 200+ pages of varied writing paired with black and white art neither disappoint, nor fall short of those gritty suggestions. The entire volume is a pleasure to navigate, but the words are not always nice.\nSweet - Fall 2014\nSubtitle A Literary Confection\nReview by Kirsten McIlvenna\nOne thing to be said about Sweet's publications is the creative \"cover\" of each online issue, making the issue even more of an experience. With this issue, it's all about the autumn treats: the table of contents is set up like a tray of blueberry pie, the section titles powdered with sugar. And each slice, each piece of writing, is a delicious treat. Courtney Kersten's very short essays are easily relatable and allow the metaphors to provide all of the insight. For example, in \"My Father in Wisconsin,\" her father experiences a tragic event, and as a result of it, he has large scars from the gashes: \"When I was younger, I would watch him shirtless and swearing and lugging things around the front yard unable to fathom how such deep gashes were able to heal.\"\nSlipstream - 2014\nRust, dust, lust is the three-pronged theme carried in the pages of this year's Slipstream. Poems start on page 5 of this issue and continue, unrelentingly in all the right ways through page 92. That's 87 consecutive pages of notable work! Janet Warman and Margo Davis do an absolutely amazing job, separately, in weaving a compelling link between all three themes in a short space. Warman's poem \"Tin Man\" uses familiar subject matter for the most part and left me cringing in anticipation. School plays, for their derision among parents, foster a necessity for creative ingenuity and a waypoint for future childhood memories. The lines \"She made us rust, \/ and I was to grab his legs \/ as he told his Beautiful story.\" showcase this perfectly.\nSixth Finch - Winter 2014\nThis issue of Sixth Finch begins with the line \"You wish for a moon,\" from Elizabeth Barnett's \"Between Two Houses,\" which ends, \"if sometimes \/ a house hurts you, \/\/ you still walk toward it \/ in the dark.\" So tread forward into this issue; you may be wishing for a moon\u2014beautiful turns of lines\u2014and you're most certainly walking in the dark, not sure what you'll find, but I promise it won't hurt you.\nSouthern Women's Review - 2014\nIssue Number Volume 7 Issue 7\nThis issue of Southern Women's Review has a \"Bust\" theme and is full and broad in exciting and enriching literature including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. As I was traveling at the time of reading this issue, I took special note of Kerry Madden-Lunsford's piece in which the narrator is in China teaching English but is feeling isolated and very much an outsider. Although she wants to learn her own way into the culture, she can't seem to and retreats back to English literature to find her own comfort.\nReview by T.K. Dalton\nYou could try cocaine, or you could read subTerrain. This Vancouver-based magazine is rough around the edges but compensates with winning, dark intense fiction and warm, intelligent nonfiction and poems. The piece I can't stop talking about in this issue is \"The Shark Tumour Collection,\" a short story by Jill Connell. An 18-year-old pet store employee with cancer decides sharks, an animal made entirely of cartilage, would be the perfect anti-cancer talismans.\nThe Southern Review - Winter 2007\nReview by Jim Scott\nIn the introduction to the seventeenth installment of the \"Writing in the South\" series, Editor Bret Lott questions the past, present and future of Southern literature through the lens of Walter Sullivan's essay in the original \"Writing in the South\" issue, thirty-nine years ago. Sullivan wrote, \"[\u2026] the new Southern writer must be something other than Southern: his faith and vision must be fixed somewhere beyond the Southern experience: he must find his own source.\nThe Sewanee Review - Fall 2006\nIssue Number Volume 114 Number 4\nReview by Sheheryar B. Sheikh\nIt's fitting that the journal whose health T.S. Eliot once lauded as an indicator of the world of periodicals should publish such an issue. The Sewanee Review's issue comes subtitled \"A Salute to British and American Poetry.\" The opening pages are a list of books reviewed, including Wendell Berry's Given, W.D. Snodgrass's Not for the Specialists: New and Selected Poems, and the much lauded Adam Kirsch volume, The Wounded Surgeon. There's a menagerie of material here.\nSubtropics - Winter\/Spring 2014\nReview by Justin Brouckaert\nI was surprised when I realized that Subtropics was barely more than five years old. Of course the issue number is right there, announcing itself on the front cover, but I don't think it's entirely my fault for forgetting: published out of the University of Florida,Subtropics has the look, feel, and quality of a journal that's been around for much longer. And if my word isn't enough, you can check the records: last year alone, the journal had fiction chosen to appear in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 and Best American Short Stories 2014.\nSierra Nevada Review - May 2014\nPublished Date May 2014\nReview by Melanie Tague\nThe epigraph at the beginning of this issue of The Sierra Nevada Review comes from Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire: \"What presides over the poem is not the most lucid intelligence, or the most acute sensibility, but an entire experience: all the women loved, all the desires experienced, all the dreams dreamed, all the images received or grasped, the whole weight of the body, the whole weight of the mind.\" This epigraph couldn't fit more perfectly as each piece within this issue asks the question \"What happens when a body (or person) enters a foreign place, what is the experience?\"\nThe Sow's Ear Poetry Review - Number 15\nReview by Jeanne Lesinski\nThe Sow's Ear Poetry Review does better than many literary magazines at integrating poetry and visual arts. In fact, marrying the two genres is the express intention of its \"Crossover\" section, which features the 8 x 10-inch digital mixed-media selections Wholeness and Eternity by Jing Zhou. Part of a series called \"Ch'an Mind; Zen Mind,\" these black-and-white pieces demand repeat \"readings,\" as does Sandra Kohler's nine-part poem cycle \"The Unveiling.\" With its elliptical structure, recurrent imagery, and timeless theme, this poem amply rewards the reader who peels back the layers of craft and meaning. More direct but no less moving are Christine Leche's \"Three-Minute Egg\" and \"Eye of the Storm,\" and upon reading Kelly Jean White's \"I Cannot Say How Deep the Snow,\" I felt a chime of recognition. I would have positioned \"The Drowning Man\" by Nick Conrad as the issue's finale poem, for its haunting quality will linger with readers long after they have set the journal aside.\nIssue Number Number 9\nI confess I missed the first eight issues, but now that I've become acquainted with this unconventional journal, I'd recommend it, especially to readers who prefer a great, big messy read of a review to more slender volumes. Everything about this magazine is big from its oxymoronic title, to the type size of its 300 pages, to the startling amount of space devoted to this issue's \"featured poet,\" Anthony Seidman \u2013 a whopping 60 pages. I'd venture to say that Seidman is the most widely published writer in the issue, though it would be impossible to judge based on credentials.\nAs a group, the titles will tell you a lot: \"Little Incisions,\" \"From God's Notebook,\" \"In My Version of the Afterlife Grandma is Riding an Elephant,\" \"When Dada Ordered Chinese,\" \"Apparatus for the Inscription of a Falling Body,\" \"Scar Art,\" \"Six Whole Ducks in the Belly of an Ounce I Once Killed,\" \"The Middle-Class Philistine Heartfield Gone Wild.\" Was Seneca Review always this, well, edgy? Is edgy the right word? Inventive? Out of the ordinary? Provocative, that's it!\nSouthern Humanities Review - Fall 2008\nCould there be a better moment for a re-examination of the very notion of \"America?\" With a translation from the French of noted French art historian, essayist, and poet Yves Bonnefoy's story, \"America\" (translated by Hoyt Rogers), essays on white poverty in the south (Wayne Flight), and on modernism and democratic pluralism, with a focus on John Dewey (Allen Dunn), and fiction that considers American family life (Brigitte McCray), I am tempted to say that the editors of this issue of Southern Humanities Review (SHR) predicted, months ago, our need to explore what is at the essence of American identity during the current time of turmoil and transition.\nReview by Dan Moreau\nThis all fiction issue of SMR is jam-packed with quality prose. From traditional storytelling to more experimental fiction, this issue covers the gamut. I was also pleased to see among the contributors a first time publication for a writer.\nThe Straddler - Spring\/Summer 2008\nPublished Date Spring\/Summer 2008\nReview by Micah Zevin\nThe Straddler is a journal that hungers to challenge the mind of its readers by publishing a diverse and heady collection of literature whether it is poetry, fiction, essay, movie review or criticism. In one of their introductory pieces, \"An Editor Has Her Say,\" by Elizabeth Murphy, they break down their philosophy to its core elements: \"Put even more simply, our hope is to provide a venue for work that understands the importance of its context. That is, without tossing the rinds and skating away.\" So, do not cower in an intellectual stupor because you are scared of the truth. Here, the truth is something to be embraced, stimulated and coaxed into being because it is potent and intoxicating.\nSWAMP - Number 12\nSWAMP is an online magazine that exists to feature the writing from postgraduate creative writing students. Edited by postgraduate writers, it is a great community for these students.\nStar 82 Review - March 2013\nStar 82 Review puts forth its first issue, filled with sections titled \"Shorts,\" \"Postcard Lit,\" \"Art Post,\" \"Erasure Text,\" and \"Hidden Gems.\" I wish this magazine well, because they are already publishing great work.\nSpry - 2013\nSpry is a new literary journal that claims to be a place \"for people who excel at taking risks.\" And certainly, even in their very first issue, they have succeeded with this.\nShadowbox - Spring 2013\nEnter Shadowbox's site and you'll see a shadowbox filled will several objects. Clicking on the image of the flowers will bring up this issue's featured writing. It brings up a spice rack, each bottle containing a spice of life, if you will. Dedicated entirely to all forms of creative nonfiction, Shadowbox presents a collection worth reading. Some pieces are in the traditional essay form, while others stray quite a bit, opening up new ways to see creative nonfiction.\nSinister Wisdom - Spring 2011\nReview by Robin Devereaux\nThe title intrigued me. As I took my Pandora-esque peek between the pages of Sinister Wisdom, I was caught in a whirlwind of shadows, hope, despair, courage and fire. There is no complacency here, folks, so if that's what you came for, you've come to the wrong place. These essays, poetry and art by lesbians who experienced the \"coming out\" times of the 60's and 70's force the reader's eyes open, shines a light into them\u2014a light that is sometimes too bright, too painful. You want to look away, but don't. There is much here that you should not miss.\nSouth Dakota Review - Spring\/Summer 2003\nFor all the hoopla and sage editorial paragraphs regarding work grounded in location and place on the submission pages of many, many journals, few magazines can come close to the South Dakota Review's incredibly grounded, sure, located\/locatable collection in this, their 40th anniversary issue. As E.I. Pruitt writes to begin his poem \"Corn\": \"You can't live in this part of the world for long \/ without developing a personal relationship with corn.\"\nStoryQuarterly - 2005\nSince this is an annual publication\u2014despite title\u2014the short story's continuing evolution may be visible\u2014although not yet deciphered\u2014over even the one short year of this stellar 528-page collection.\nAmerican folk music enthusiasts will want to check out this issue devoted to traditional music of the Appalachian region. It includes interviews with Janette Carter and Mike Seeger, whose families have long performed and preserved mountain music and culture. Other essays highlight the careers of fiddlers J.P. Fraley and Tommy Jarrell, as well as guitarist and singer Elizabeth Cotten. Among the poems in this volume, several honor particular performers (Jeffrey Harrison's \"Homage to Roscoe Holcomb\" and Ron Rash's \"Elegy for Merle Watson\"), while others evoke the songs themselves (Candice Ward's \"Ballad Child\" and George Scarbrough's \"The Old Man\"), or explore their power over listeners (Judy Klass' \"Conundrum and Fiddle\" and \"The Tao of Twang\" and John Casteen's \"Insomnia\"). An excerpt from the novel Fiddler's Dream (SMU Press, 2006), about a young musician who wants to play bluegrass and find his missing musician father, amply demonstrates Gregory Spatz's ability to write lyrically about music and music makers.\nSalmagundi - Fall 2006\nIssue Number Number 152\nThis non-fiction issue of Salmagundi includes, along with much else, Richard Howard's response to disdain for works older than one's self\u2014\"A Lecture on a Certain Mistrust of the Past among Young Writers\"\u2014and \"The Women of Whitechapel: Two Poems\" by Nancy Schoenberger, whose second victim, remarkably perceptive under the circumstances, comments: \"[. . .] a gentleman's a man where darkness lurks until it's sprung by some medicinal.\" Linda Simon's curious title, \"What Lies Beneath,\" is a review of Virginia Blum's Flesh Wounds, the search for redemption via cosmetic surgery. From David Bosworth's \"Auguries of Decadence \u2013 American Television in the Age of Empire\": \"If the rude yoking of the picayune to the profound is a feature of the post modern [. . .],\" his brilliant 50-page rumination on TV's spectacles of pain and folly\u2014weeping Kurdish women, Extreme Makeover's cosmetic-surgery desperadoes\u2014is postmodern, indeed; and also a hard-hitting indictment of the Bush administration. \"D. H. Lawrence, Comedian\" by Jeffrey Meyers must concede the humor of Lawrence may be easily mistaken for misogyny, as in this example: \"[. . .] I feel such a profound hatred of myself, of the human race, I almost know what it is to be a Jew.\" Informative and entertaining as all this is, one expects no less from a journal claiming Russell Banks, Carolyn Forche, and Mario Vargas Llosa among its regular contributors.\nReview by Samuel Howard\nA dormant but beautifully ominous volcano sets the mood for this compelling issue of Southern Humanities Review (SHR). From the Japanese art on the cover, to the final poem \"Resurrection: Ivorybill,\" by Ashley Mace Havird, an undertone of imminent eruption, and the realms that will be, are, or have been downstream from the event, pervades each piece. This is not to say that every piece is dark and looming; rather, whether fissures of perception, or pyroclastic flows of meaning and connection, this issue conveys that the effects of earth-shattering change are worthy of being felt, remembered, and revered.\nAlways surprising and unconventional, this issue of Salt Hill is even edgier than usual, with Thom Ward's \"imaginary\" scholar Dr. Arnold Schnagel and Schnagel's parody of reviews and critiques (like this one!) of the work of \"imaginary poet\" Jan DeKeerk whose very real poetry is translated here (from Flemish) by Schnagel; and Steve Almond's interview with novelist and screenwriter Tom Perotta (\"Q: But you don't behave badly?\" A: Well, I'm a fiction writer\"); and Denise Duhamel's poem \"Lost Bra,\" thirty-four couplets, every line of which ends with the words \"Maidenform Bra.\" G. C. Waldrep contributes three poems with his signature merger of the sacred and the profane (as it happens, a story about Waldrep's conversion to the Amish is featured in the latest issue of Poets & Writers and provides a context for his work). Poet Miles Waggener contributes excellent translations from the Spanish of three poems by Jaime Siles \u2014 poems that at moments sound as raw as Peter Cooley, who also has a poem in this issue, and a verse or two later as erudite as Jorge Luis Borges: \"Hace que deulen hasta los pronombres\/It hurts right to the very pronouns.\" There's never a dull moment at Salt Hill. [Salt Hill, Syracuse University, English Department, Syracuse, NY 13244. E-mail: . Single issue $8. http:\/\/students.syr.edu\/salthill\/] - SR\nSycamore Review - Winter\/Spring 2004\nReview by Jennifer Gomoll\nAt first glance, Sycamore Review seems a typical literary journal, divided into the usual blocks: poetry, fiction, interview, review. A deeper look reveals an eclectic and engaging selection of work. Smart but not obtuse, the poetry is well-crafted with diverse subject matter - mortality, refugee camps, a child's collection of pets - but my favorites are the witty pieces. One standout is Mary Jo Firth Gillett's \"On Being Asked by a Student How You Know When a Poem Is Done\" (\"I say, when you've given up searching \/ for something to rhyme with orange because \/ you've eaten the orange.\")\nSentence - 2003\nSubtitle A Journal of Prose Poetics\nSize and shape matter \u2014 literally and metaphorically. And because they do, Sentence is off to a great start with this inaugural issue. The journal has an inordinately pleasing size and shape, both literally and metaphorically. With an announced bias for work that does not veer toward sudden fiction, editor Brian Clements describes the journal's purpose as \"a full-service forum for readers, writers, critics, and scholars of the prose poem tradition\u2026critical and scholarly essays, translations, occasional interviews, a bibliography of recent criticism\u2026and our 'Views and Reviews' section where you can vent your most dearly held opinions\u2026Sentence will have the widest scope.\"\nThe Southern Review is one in that clutch of legendary literary journals, which in many decades of existence have unfailingly proffered the work of America's finest writers.\nReview by Lincoln Michel\nStoryQuarterly magazine is neither a quarterly nor really a magazine. Rather, it is an annually published tome of fiction. Issue 40 clocks in at 563 pages, almost triple the average lit mag length and about the same price. You might assume that with so much fiction it couldn't fail to have enough good work to justify the price, and you would be correct. There are several good short-shorts here such as Nathan Alling Long's somber \"Between\" about a son who only knows his father through the prison bars when he visits once a month. Steve Almond has an interesting one titled \"At Age 91, Anna Smolz of the Gmersh Unit Speaks.\" This issue also includes a great group of color photos all taken in the Midwest as well as a long interview between Tom Stoppard and Charlie Rose. However, my favorite piece in StoryQuarterly 40 was Rebecca Curtis' idiosyncratic, pseudo-fairy tale, \"The Wolf at the Door.\" Here is a snippet to catch your interest:\nSouthwest Review - Spring 2004\nReview by Christopher Mote\nSouthwest Review is already one of the most established journals in the U.S., but this issue receives a commemorative boost with the recent passing of the great Arthur Miller: \"The Turpentine Still,\" one of his last works, is included here. Through the eyes of Levin, a 1950's ex-radical, the novella ventures into the pine mountains of Haiti around one American's quixotic dreams of industrializing the country.\nSo to Speak - Winter\/Spring 2005\nThis glossy black-and-white journal of poetry, prose and art work showcased some fantastic photography of human female subjects in Old Havana, Cuba, by Karen Keating (especially moving: a portrait called \"Fidel's Granddaughter,\" a wide-eyed toddler with her hand on her hip, and \"Teenager on Cuba Street,\" a pensive girl in a tight, revealing outfit) as well as literary work of equal merit. Particularly interesting was a non-fiction piece on the tragic life of Modigiliani's final mistress by Jacqueline Kolosov, \"Seule: The Story of Jeanne Hebuterne, Modigliani's Last Mistress.\"\nThe Sycamore Review - Winter\/Spring 2009\nReview by Rachel King\nMy favorite section of this issue was the interviews: Theresa D. Smith interviews the poet Adam Zagajewski, and Mehdi Okasi interviews the novelist Lan Samantha Chang. Zagajewski discusses how he writes poetry, why he writes poetry and themes in his work. \"The empirical world is less luminous than our favorite books of poetry,\" he concludes. Chang talks about her craft process and how reading other contemporary novelists has challenged her to write differently than she originally intended. These mini Paris Review-like interviews are both informative and inspiring.\nSlice - Spring\/Summer 2009\nReview by Mary Baken\nSlice Magazine is definitely slick. To begin with, it has a nice shape, slightly more square than rectangular, bigger than the typical paperback book \u2013 its very size lending itself more to the coffee table display than the random misplacement on an overstuffed bookshelf. Page by page, the design by Amy Sly and Amanda Ice is hip and pleasing to the eye; this issue is embellished throughout with a color I want to name \"pumpkin,\" the only additional color enhancing the requisite black and white. Titles are rewarded with their very own pages, the type large, unique, inviting, accompanied by a thematically appropriate illustration or photograph. Even the white spaces between sections of prose are uniquely addressed; while one story is divided by three pumpkin colored X's, the next is divided by a series of pumpkin colored asterisks, the next by a pair of slightly staggered lines. The cover illustration by Jessica Gomez is immediately followed by an equally appealing cover photograph by Patrick Schlichtenmyer, as if the burden of narrowing in on a single cover layout was simply too much to bear. Teetering somewhere between an art\/lit magazine or a lit\/art magazine, the overall design and presentation of Slice is definitely exemplary.\nSouth Loop Review - 2008\nSouth Loop Review is the creative nonfiction and art annual published by the English Department of Columbia College Chicago, and though said to \"give greater emphasis to non-linear narratives and blended genres,\" I would say the publication as a whole is fairly balanced in its variety. It might be more accurate to say the non-linear and blended genres are the stronger and more lasting pieces in this issue.\nThe Sewanee Review - Winter 2009\nOnly three writers have ever published plays in The Sewanee Review, including William Hoffman, whose drama in this issue, \"The Spirit in Me,\" based on a story of the same title, appeared in the Review twenty-five years ago. The play takes place in a southern West Virginia coal town (Hoffman's father, incidentally, owned a coal mine) in the sweltering summer of 1936 and is an exploration of race and class issues which unfold inside the framework of a love story, shaped by the strong arm of the law and the church. The dialogue is fast-paced, despite the sluggish, heavy heat, and the voices clear and true and particular. It's easy to imagine a production of this short play, with its spicy, clipped dialogue, finely etched characters, enormous imaginative opportunities for a set, and historical importance.\nYou can hold Sentence in one hand. It's fat, but also squat, and just the right size for a one-fisted read, so you can hold a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, in one hand and hold up the journal in the other. But, wait \u2013 you won't need the caffeine or the booze. Sentence provides its own special and particular high. I have loved it from the first issue, and this one is easy to love, too.\nSupermachine - 2010\nReview by Terri Denton\nThis thin, yet surprisingly full journal is a collection of poems far more diverse than their numbers might suggest. It was a wonder reading all these lovely pieces, and I'm hoping that there are many more issues of Supermachine to follow.\nReview by Erin M. Bertram\n\"I can sometimes almost read the inscriptions on brick walls, in doorways, between\/ the wing blades of pigeons.\" So writes Yvonne C. Murphy, in her poem \"Avenue of the Strongest.\" Slipstream No. 25, a journal, as always, consisting solely of poetry, is rife with equal allusions to both the body and to the written word, both in crude and refined forms. At first this seems a strange set of motifs to underline a journal. But a second look finds body and text not altogether removed, and, in fact, a relatively popular contemporary discussion.\nSilk Road - Spring 2010\nReview by Lesley Dame\nPublished by Pacific University in Oregon, Silk Road includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. As diverse as these three genres are, so is the work presented within each.\nStoryQuarterly, an annual lit mag out of Chicago, is a tome of pure fiction that, if somewhat uneven, is never dissatisfying.\nSewanee Review - Summer 2003\nThe Sewanee Review, for those of you not familiar, is one of the bastions, along with the Southern Review, of regional literary culture in the South and one of the reasons people talk about \"Southern writers.\" I always read the essays in the Sewanee Review with as much interest as the featured poetry and fiction because they stand out as vibrant and gripping.\nShenandoah - Winter 2003\nReliably excellent, Shenandoah delivers in this issue all that you expect \u2013 big names, solid writing, earnest essays \u2013 an overall package flavored with its slight regional tang. However, let it not be said that Shenandoah clings to the \"merely\" regional, as writers from farther afield \u2013 including, in this issue, Marvin Bell, David Wagoner, and Mary Oliver \u2013 crop up on a regular basis. In this issue, besides the usual offerings, you'll find the AWP Intro Journals Project Award winners in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.\nSwink - 2004\nReview by Weston Cutter\nMy background for loving art is completely pop-music based, so of course some aspect of me is eternally High Fidelity bound to rank and list and award and order all that I read. It is in this vein that I have to be completely, over-the-top hyperbolic and reverent and honest: Swink is certainly the best new literary magazine of the year, and if the last few years hadn't been so great (One Story, Land-Grant College Review, further back to McSweeneys and Tin House) this journal would take the prize for best in a few years.\nSixfold - Fall 2013\nPublished Date Fiction Fall 2013\nReviewing Sixfold is an entirely different game due to the way submissions are selected. Instead of being voted on by a judge or editors of the magazine, submissions are voted on by other writers that submit, working their way up the ranks until the top 3 are selected for prizes and others are selected for inclusion into the issue.\nReview by Sally Molini\nAs usual there are great poems and stories in the latest issue of Shenandoah, though I must say that the two essays, Jeffrey Hammond's engaging \"My Father's Hats, and a wrenching must-read by Shari Wagner, \"Camels, Cowries & A Poem for Aisha,\" about harrowing conditions in Somalia, are stand-outs. Set within the frame of a memoir, Jeffrey Hammond's essay, \"My Father's Hats,\" is an entertaining history of the hat, beginning with the snug pilos, the Greek name for a common, helmet-shaped cap made of felt. I sat at my computer as I read, Googling the names of hats as Hammond's prose moved through the centuries.\nSouthwest Review - 2003\nOh Sally Bingham and William Wenthe! Oh John DeCaire and Kathryn Ma! Of the 28 authors with work in this journal, the sighing, huge vowel and exclamation could be used on just about any of them. The Southwest Review comes out of Dallas, Texas and while its cover trumpets nothing so much as a mature, almost National Affairs-esque sobriety (the lower half of the cover is a list of the work inside, and maybe it's just me, but I'd take a cover like Tin House and get my ingredient list from the table of contents), the work within wanders different trails.\nSpoon River Poetry Review - Winter\/Spring 2009\nI wonder what Abraham Lincoln (yes, that Abraham Lincoln), whose poems with their broad metaphoric strokes and plain, but competent rhymes conclude this issue (\"And here's an object more of dread, \/ Than ought the grave contains \u2013 \/ A human-form, with reason fled, \/ While wretched life remains.\"), would make of Martha Carlson-Bradley's objects: \"Locked in the past, insistent, \/ someone knocks on the door\/midmorning \u2013 \/\/ as metal trays in the freezer \/ trap their half-formed ice \/ and sanitary napkins hide, \/ wrapped like mummies \/ in the trash.\"\nSwivel - 2005\nIssue Number Volume 2\nReview by Jen Henderson\nThe second issue of Swivel is a wry collection of fiction, essays, poetry, and yes, even the occasional comic strip, all written by women. \"This time,\" says editor Brangien Davis, \"the zeitgeist is littered with beasts,\" meaning that thematically, this issue seems inexplicably connected by animals \u2014 including giraffes.\nPublished by the University of South Dakota since 1963, this issue of South Dakota Review contains many fine stories including James Jay Egan's \"The Hand of God,\" in which things go terribly wrong, Robert J. Nelson's graceful memoir \"The Music Teacher,\" Katherine L. Holmes lyrical \"Eggs in a Basket,\" and Christine Sneed's \"Furious Weather.\"\nSmartish Pace - 2005\nIssue Number Issue Twelve\nEric Pankey and Jim Daniels, John Kinsella and Denise Duhamel \u2014 there's no formula here, no template \u2014 the breadth of poems in Smartish Pace is one of its key attractions. Forty-two poets as different from each other as forty-two poets can be. There is a pleasing balance here, too, of stars (Bob Hicock and Lola Haskins, not to mention Rimbaud, Italian poet Giovanii Pascoli, and Polish poet Jerzy Kronhold, in addition to the aforementioned) and newcomers. I am sure I would have found Darren Jackson's poem, \"Pain Rents a Room Off Bourbon Street,\" one of his first to be published, powerful had I read it last week or last year, but from here forward, of course, it becomes an entirely new experience:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Disability services to change name\nBy David Chung\nSophia Rabb \/ Herald\nThe Undergraduate Council of Students discussed bike parking at its meeting yesterday.\nDisability Support Services will change its name to Student and Employee Accessibility Services at the end of the current academic year in hopes of increasing its presence on campus, according to Catherine Axe, director of the office. General misunderstanding of its services has prevented members of the Brown community from fully utilizing the office's resources, Axe said at the Undergraduate Council of Students' meeting last night.\nThe word 'disability' leads people to believe that only severe physical and psychological conditions merit use of the service, she said. Feedback from the community indicated that many people did not know the office welcomed individuals in less serious situations.\nThe name has made the office less approachable to students, she said, and faculty members are reluctant to suggest these services to students who may need them.\nThe office hopes to emphasize through the change that it also serves University employees, she said. Because the office is located within the Office of Student Life, many faculty and staff have misunderstood the office's role, believing that it only assists students. Employee services have been offered for almost seven years, but Axe said she hopes the new name will make it \"more inclusive for them.\"\nThe office has been considering a name change for two years, looking toward other institutions for ideas. The word \"accessibility\" is commonly used at other campuses, Axe said, and she hopes this broader label will encourage members of the Brown community to use its services.\nThe name change will come into effect at the end of the semester, Axe said. The office will run for a year with a statement \u2014 \"formerly Disability Support Services\" \u2014 and the word \"disability\" will still be used on the website, directories and brochures to allow people searching for those services to be directed to the office. \"It doesn't hurt to exist in a couple of realms,\" she said.\nAt the meeting, Axe also raised concerns over students who lock their bicycles to handrails. A blind student was recently injured outside J. Walter Wilson due to a bike locked to the railing. Sayles Hall, the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center and the Office of Student Life are often affected by this issue as well, she said.\nRalanda Nelson '12, chair of the student activities committee, said that students often place convenience ahead of other concerns. UCS plans to remind students to use bicycle racks.\nComments are closed. If you have corrections to submit, you can email The Herald at herald@browndailyherald.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Is the Actual Local Crystalline Structure of Uranium Dioxide, UO2? A New Perspective for the Most Used Nuclear Fuel.\nDesgranges, L.; Ma, Y.; Garcia, P.; Baldinozzi, G.; Simeone, D.; Fischer, H.E.\nInorg Chem\nUp to now, uranium dioxide, the most used nuclear fuel, was said to have a Fm3\u0305m crystalline structure from 30 to 3000 K, and its behavior was modeled under this assumption. However, recently X-ray diffraction experiments provided atomic pair-distribution functions of UO2, in which UO distance was shorter than the expected value for the Fm3\u0305m space group. Here we show neutron diffraction results that confirm this shorter UO bond, and we also modeled the corresponding pair-distribution function showing that UO2 has a local Pa3\u0305 symmetry. The existence of a local lower symmetry in UO2 could explain some unexpected properties of UO2 that would justify UO2 modeling to be reassessed. It also deserves more study from an academic point of view because of its good thermoelectric properties that may originate from its particular crystalline structure.\n10.1021\/acs.inorgchem.6b02111\nDesgranges L, Ma Y, Garcia P, Baldinozzi G, Simeone D, Fischer HE. What Is the Actual Local Crystalline Structure of Uranium Dioxide, UO2? A New Perspective for the Most Used Nuclear Fuel. Inorg Chem. 2017;56(1):321-326.\nRelated Applications, Forms & Industries\n92 U 238.028910000 Uranium\nShare This Research with a Colleague","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"another world, tomoyo chapter\nkamen no maid guy 9, twittered\nharuka nogizaka's secret 1\nCategories: anime, episodic review\nTagged: haruka nogizaka's secret\nA cute girl? Who likes anime? Unpossible.\nHaruka Nogizaka's Secret (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu) has a very simple premise\u2013 even for a harem setup\u2013 that the typical loser male lead finds out that the typical hawt, popular female is, in fact, a huge anime fangirl. And then their friendship and love builds from sharing this secret together. There's really not a lot to this series, and it does fit the \"if you seen one harem anime, you've seen them all.\" But it warrants some consideration.\nOne, I must have received 5 or 6 e-mails after this show first aired, and all of them raved about the ED, Hitosashiyubi Quiet!, and I agree: it's fantastic. How can I not like a catchy ED featuring dancing meido? The fact that Rina Satou and Mamiko Noto contribute vocals for it just pushes it to a whole new level.\nSecond, did I mention Mamiko Noto? She plays the title haremette, Haruka Nogizaka, and she does it in her usual voice, which is good since meek and shy seems to go well with Haruka.\nThree, the premise is so patently ridiculous, I'm not sure where the story is going. Seriously? There's seven light novels of this already written? If \"girl doesn't want world to discover her Code Geass DVD boxset\" can generate seven light novels, I can finally begin to understand why we're currently on 70+ episodes of Da Capo. Part of me is just morbidly fascinated with what kind of stories they can originate from this setup that doesn't sound like a bad doujinshi:\nGirl: \"Oh noes, you found out I like anime!\"\nBoy: \"Kukuku. If you don't want me to tell the world, you'll going to have to dress up as a cow-meido.\"\n(And that's probably why I'm intrigued.)\nOnly slightly fewer meido than one of my typical fantasies. Though it is creepy that they don't have any faces, but I wouldn't mind having an army of zombie meido\u2026 zombie\u2026 meido\u2026 eureka! That's a great setup for a story: a harem anime about a guy who has a personal army of zombie meido!\nHappy Lesson called. They want Kanna back.\nBlack Lagoon called. They want Revy back. (For a third season.)\nTypical harem moment! Can't have a harem anime without the male and female leads colliding into each other.\nThe typical male lead was accused of being gay in the first three minutes of this anime. I feel you should know these things.\n(He's slightly more tolerable than the male lead for Sekirei\u2026 but that's not saying much.)\nA lot of slightly more discreet (compared to Strike Witches) panty shots. Oddly enough, Haruka seems to be the only girl at the school who wears pantyhose along with her school uniform.\nThe way this show treats anime fanboys\u2013 it's like they're lepers or even worse than lepers. I don't get it. Wouldn't the core audience of this show be the people who watch 3AM anime? Why insult your audience? And thanks for reinforcing the odd hobby stereotype.\nHow come anime fanboys are never depicted as normal people who enjoy shows like Mushishi and Shigofumi as an alternate entertainment option to the dreck on TV nowadays? Like all these fictional otaku in anime all like these magical girl shows or whatnot\u2026 why don't they ever watch something like Dennou Coil? Though I look at my traffic stats and realize that a post about Sekirei got about 2x more visitors than a post about ef, so I facepalmed a bit.\n46 Responses to \"haruka nogizaka's secret 1\"\n17 Jul 2008 at 12:27:17 AM thenightsshadow\nDoesn't that explain it, Jason?\nThe will of the people are the reasons there are things like Saimoe. And to the average working-class person outside the anime realm, a premise like Saimoe would seem just as weird as Haruka's premise to western anime fans.\n17 Jul 2008 at 12:28:02 AM Chumara\nBut, sekirei can never compare to ef.\nAnyways My favorite show of the season, even though I could only find 3 interesting ones, still this was my favorite thus far.\nNoto is busy, but its only a good thing.\n17 Jul 2008 at 12:31:10 AM Minikui\n>How come anime fanboys are never depicted as normal people who >enjoy shows like Mushishi and Shigofumi as an alternate entertainment >option to the dreck on TV nowadays?\n\"anime fanboy\" \u2260 \"normal people\" xD\nNo, but I suppose these \"fictional otakus\" are based on real life, ie watching bishojo-magical girl shows, singing along the Dango song seriously etc. Else series like Koihime Musou which clearly aren't aimed at children wouldn't exist.\nThose that read Mushishi etc aren't really the \"otaku\" ones I think, but more \"normal\" readers that just enjoy good stories. After all a lot of Japanese teens and young adults read manga and by far not all of them are hardcore otakus. But since they are normal they don't really make for a funny anime.\nI was disappointed with this series, because it could have been a lot more interesting and funny \u2026.. I dropped this one almost as fast as Sekirei ^^;;\nAnd the Ending just made me think \"Haruhi-rip off\" =)\n17 Jul 2008 at 12:42:17 AM Syaoran Li\nYou know, is a good change of pace to remind us why we found joy watching anime; I don't mean the story, but the things that happened to both of them; back to the basic, no science fiction, no supernatural powers, no crazy aliens from space; just clumsiness and pure fun. I find those things on Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu.\nI guess that's why I enjoy almost every slice-of-life series (Honey & Clover the most). I know I'd let go some remarkable works (like Mushishi) but I don't regretted it.\nWell, nothing more to said here.\n17 Jul 2008 at 1:08:21 AM V\n\"How come anime fanboys are never depicted as normal people\"\nNeeds more Genshiken love (difficult to describe normal, but it's definitely more-so than most depictions!)\n17 Jul 2008 at 1:08:50 AM Minikui\n>You know, is a good change of pace to remind us why we found joy >watching anime\nWell those might be your reasons, but just clumsiness and pure fun for sure aren't the only thing I look for in an anime series and for sure aren't the reasons why I started to enjoy anime. ;)\nBut I'm not sure what you mean by clumsiness btw, characters bumping into each other? Nor by \"the basics\" or by \"what happens to both of them\", what's \"both of them\"?. Sorry I'm not trying to make fun of you or anything, I'm really not sure what you're refering to ^^;;\n>And to the average working-class person outside the anime realm, a >premise like Saimoe would seem just as weird as Haruka's premise to >western anime fans.\nDunno, a premise like Saimoe seems weird enough to me, even if I'm inside the anime realm. Because I'm not a \"fanboy\" maybe ;)\n17 Jul 2008 at 1:30:48 AM Googleshng\nWow. I saw the title and had to double check that I didn't blink and miss Haruhi season 2 popping into existence. Then we have that ED there, so I'm thinking probably not entirely coincidental there.\nFrom the people who brought you They Were 12 and Supercultural Doggirl Nakunaku!\n17 Jul 2008 at 1:35:30 AM Syaoran Li\n@ Minikui\nDon't mind, maybe I didn't make myself clear above\nAnyway, anyway, this one is a series I'm enjoying right now.\n17 Jul 2008 at 2:19:38 AM zoupzuop2\nIt's simple\u2013 Japanese society does not look on otaku or \"strong\" anime fans with much joy. They even did this a drop in Kamen No Maid Guy. The stereotype can't be THAT weak if it's both catered to so strongly and insulted just as much so.\nBesides. Much anime is linked closely to sexual perversion of a high degree, and how can we deny? Much of it is borderline pedophelia, obsessing and reaching such tension over such the smallest details of a girl that is not even composed of flesh and blood, much less seeming like an age considered \"legal\" in most cases. While we can argue our points, it still strikes the general public, I would imagine, as unusual and a bit too bizarre for comfort.\nAll theory though; I don't know all that much about the anime fandom, despite my posting here as frequently as I do. In fact, I don't even consider myself an \"otaku\" on any level\u2013 I enjoy anime, but it's not a driving factor in my life.\n17 Jul 2008 at 2:54:44 AM Sheba\nI was wondering how long it will take for you to blog about this after a part of the blogsphere were like \"Hey dancing maids! I think a certain someone would like to say something about it!\"\n17 Jul 2008 at 3:30:28 AM Omisyth\nI just watch anime as its fun. Can't people do anything for fun nowadays?\n17 Jul 2008 at 3:55:50 AM Kouryuu\n=D glad to see you enjoyed it too, now onto business.\nFirst of all, understand that the western use of \"otaku\" refers to anime fan, while the japanese use is very much a derogatory word such as \"nerd\", \"dork\" or \"geek\". So where as we in the west refer to anyone who watches anime as an otaku, IE those who watch Naruto, Mushishi, or anything else, in Japan, otaku is really only those are are way too into it, kind of like the image we would have of the comic book guy. They do stay up until 3AM to watch their magical girl anime and others. Even Nabari no Ou is a late night run that \"normal people\" didn't watch. Being an Otaku myself, I have met the few otaku living in my dorm, and even corrupted a few normals during my year here thanks to Fate\/Stay\u2026 they do tend to go collector crazy, and bottle cap figures like that are in ample supply at anime stores.\nFurthermore, to clear even more up, the show uses the term \"Akiba-kei\" Which refers specifically to the Akihabara-style Otaku (to translate literally). Your Gundam\/Geass loving Mecha-Otaku have been around for ever, but your Akiba-kei otaku are just that: The type who frequents Akihabara; is completely head over heels into Moe, Eroge, magic girls, and maid cafes; and honestly, the lead's otaku friend is pretty much the spitting image of them.\n\u2026Or us I should say, since I sit next to them in those cafes and half-fought with one trying to get the Gashapon of Kyou to complete my collection of the Super Rare Clannad Gashapon set\u2026Gaijin Smash, FTW.\nAnyways, the point is that its actually a fairly realistic depiction of us, so the audience relates to the characters. The insulting is to reassert that this is meant to be the real world, where the normals really do look down on them. Just serves as a device to provide quick characterization\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:26:53 AM Hak\nAs soon as I watched op\/ed, I immediately thought \"I wonder when Jason will blog about this\". :P\nI found it enjoyable. Nowhere near perfect but it's still decent imo.\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:41:52 AM W4\nThe way this show treats anime fanboys\u2013 it's like they're lepers or even worse than lepers.\n\u2026you mean that we aren't?\nWould normal people ever come up with\u2026 well\u2026 any of this?\nThough, in all fairness, I was worse than a leper long before I embraced anime. 8)\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:43:03 AM Saotome\nWell, after reading this, I went out, downloaded it, watched it.\nMy first impression: Wow\u2026 they are really running out of ideas.\nThe main character isn't really a wimp, but he isn't cool either. He's like\u2026 \"Captain Plain Toast\" there is nothing remarkable about him at all. He isn't even a huge wimp. He's just\u2026 boring\u2026\nHis friends have more personality.\nThe main character is to perfect for words. Oddly enough, watching how she acts like her hobby is the worst thing in the world, I was reminded of that Captain Planet episode, where Captain Planet fought AIDS.\nI mean, holy crap, why are they alwasy knocking their target audiance?!\nIts like watching Pokemon, and on Pokemon they say \"People who play Pokemon are retarded.\"\nOther then the amazing meido ending, this series fails for me, I doubt I'll watch episode 2.\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:44:58 AM Griffin\nAs an alternative explanation, perhaps no one actually would care about Haruka's love for anime. She just assumes that it would be the end for her because she's marvelously delusional. I'll have to watch #2 through that interpretive lens and see if it improves it.\n(Would you feel better about your readership if more of us started using terms such as \"interpretive lens\" and \"signifier?\")\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:51:00 AM Kotetsu\nI didn't expect to like this show because I've been in the position of \"seemingly-normal girl desperately trying to hide the fact that she spends hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars every year being a hardcore otaku,\" and honestly, it's not nearly as interesting a double-life as you would think. Mostly because \u2013 even in Japan \u2013 there's not nearly as much of a social stigma against girl otaku as there is against guy otaku. Being a Girl Otaku is kind of like being a lesbian \u2013 even when the secret is blown, the usual reaction is either 1) no you're not NOT REALLY, 2) oh that's just a \"phase\" you'll grow out of, or 3) that's pretty hot.\n(*checks out first episode*)\nWow, even more boring and banal than my own life. And I don't even get my own meido.\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:52:01 AM EZmode\n>\"anime fanboy\" \u2260 \"normal people\" xD\nsums up the argument there for me.\n17 Jul 2008 at 6:07:19 AM rikchik\nWe're seeing more and more depictions of female anime fans \u2013 for good reasons, I think. Female anime fans appreciate seeing themselves represented, and male anime fans like the idea that there's a woman who shares their hobbies. (And an otaku girl got 2nd place in last year's Saimoe \u2013 how many are in the running this year?)\n17 Jul 2008 at 6:40:01 AM Cyclops\nWhat? You dont like the premise? I think its got some promise. Of course, you cant discount the OP and ED.\n\u2026 Damn you. That was the little shove I needed to start watching Happy Lesson Advance\u2026.\n>I was disappointed with this series, because it could have been a lot more >interesting and funny \u2026.. I dropped this one almost as fast as Sekirei ^^;;\nThey need an anime rescue team (preferably recruited from the more fanboyish and broken readers from this blog). Come on, with such a promising premise, more can be done. Yes, we can!\n17 Jul 2008 at 6:56:35 AM ChristianC\nSelf-degradation and self-loathing\u2026\nI think several of the truly hardcore anime fans in Japan (the kind of people who stay up to 3 AM to watch a show) enjoy the stereotype that is fostered with these images, either because it really sums their hobby up, or they're not at all like that and enjoy the kind of \"stealth\" they receive from these perceptions.\nI'm talking completely based on my own experience here, but it's kind of nice to hang around with people who don't share my exact interestes and not having the label \"otaku\" branded onto my forehead. Sure I get my jiggies of Exhibitionist-tan in Code Geass, but that doesn't mean I have to walk around with t-shirts with anime prints on them\u2026\nThen again, I don't really buy into all the stuff on the side, I hate useless merchandise junk like keychains, PVC-models, etc. Give me ten thousand boxes of Zaku-II and I'll be happy as a fiddle. That's at least a part of the hobby where you can get a sense of fulfillment out of it\u2026\nAnd oh boy I just derailed like a madman. Anyway, I think it's similar to how the Anonymous nature of 4chan makes people loosen up and act like they really want to. A lot of people in the anime biz are probably old Robotech \/ Captain Herlock \/ Starzinger junkies and are proud\/scared of the new generations of nerds they're fostering\u2026 or something.\n17 Jul 2008 at 7:49:08 AM NotScrotumNose\nI don't agree that the lead in this anime is a \"loser\" he has friends and he's nice enough to associate himself with the weird obsessive otaku kid. I just think he has a lot more promise than some of the others as he isn't overly cheesy or particulary weak in portraying his emotions. It is unfortunate that he is given the typical character design of loser harem guy because the voice actor sounds lot more down to earth, but meh.\nAs far as these anime shows go, I've talked to my japanese friends and the general consensus is that a lot of these typical shows are directed at a really young age group, which is why there is such a stereotype against those people. The premise is probably a lot more interesting in the light novels because, I think, one of the main attractions to those novels is the extensive amount of interior monologue that helps to really flesh out the story. One reason why Melancholy is so good is because they are able to incorporate that inner process seemlessly into the show rather than always doing this time freeze frame while he just stands there spouting his interior emotions. Anyway, my two cents\nThen of course there's the possibility that portraying anime otaku as complete and utter freaks keeps down the amount of facepalming in Japan.\n\"At least I'm not as bad as that guy\u2026\"\n17 Jul 2008 at 8:28:56 AM jason\n>> I don't agree that the lead in this anime is a \"loser\" he has friends and he's nice enough to associate himself with the weird obsessive otaku kid.\nThe other guys pick on him, ignore him, and call him \"gay.\" Nice friends.\n>> We're seeing more and more depictions of female anime fans \u2013 for good reasons, I think\nIt makes sense because anime is a business, and that's the next demographic really that needs to be targeted (hence Sunrise with Code Geass R2). You have to grow your market if you want to make more money, and they see older girls as the new audience to go after. This is why Tonari no 801 is getting made into an anime.\n>> \u2026Or us I should say, since I sit next to them in those cafes and half-fought with one trying to get the Gashapon of Kyou to complete my collection of the Super Rare Clannad Gashapon set\u2026Gaijin Smash, FTW.\nFacepalm. I think there needs to be a concerted effort to counter these hopeless fanboys. Anime fans needs better PR, maybe something like what Penny Arcade did with Child's Play to better the image of gaming fans.\n>> Would you feel better about your readership if more of us started using terms such as \"interpretive lens\" and \"signifier?\"\nI'd feel better about my readership if they stopped fighting in Akihabara to get a plastic Kyou toy. But, nah, I like my readership. At least my readership has some personality, even if the personality is \"broken\" or \"fundamentally broken.\"\n>As far as these anime shows go, I've talked to my japanese friends and the >general consensus is that a lot of these typical shows are directed at a >really young age group,\nno way. or not sure what you or your friends consider \"young age\", but this show and others of the same genre are aimed at young, male adults and well, otakus. Those that watch anime at 3AM ;) Just like Koihime Musou, which to me, looks like a complete children's show but has quite the same audience.\nThe shows aimed at a really young age group actually air during daytime and they don't include fanservice ^^\n>or they're not at all like that\ncan somebody that watches anime in the middle of the night really be \"not at all like that\"?\n17 Jul 2008 at 8:53:33 AM Sixten\nI have a copy of the manga Kyouhaku Dogs, written and illustrated by SHAA, the artist of the Haruka Nogizaka's Secrets light novels. It's about a dog-like girl (Setsuna) who discovers that the dog-like boy (Chiyo) who is the school's most feared delinquent, is in secret a hardcore otaku. She uses the secret to blackmail him and tame him, turning him into her pet, and later, her lover. Chiyo even says once, \"This is turning out like Haruka Nogizaka's Secrets.\" Now we know what he was talking about!\n>can somebody that watches anime in the middle of the night really be \"not at all like that\"?\nPoint taken. :D 'though I tend to think (hope) I'm not, I fill the criteria of staying up all night watching\u2026 I imagine I'd turn NEET 15 minutes into living in The United States of Nippon.\nI dunno, the whole climate of being a nerd is so radically different in Japan to what I see here in Sweden. Most people are utter Narutards with a penchant for dressing poorly like Gothic Lolitas and putting twenty pounds of plastic rubbish in their hairs to look animuh\u2026\n*shrugs* I think it's still a lot more \"underground\" in Japan, i.e. more hardcore\u2026\n17 Jul 2008 at 10:43:36 AM Kadian1364\nI find it amusing how the serious discussion about the social perceptions of otaku differing between national borders, the cultural acceptance of a fangirl vs a fanboy, and the general nature of anime fandom, is totally unbefitting of a show of such middling quality like Haruka Nogizaka's Secret. Meanwhile, a generally accepted good show like Macross F usually sees its comments reduced to Ranka vs Sheryl shipping combat.\nI present this hypothesis: The quality of entertainment of an anime is inversely proportional to the level of intelligent discussion a single episode of the show produces among its viewers. For example, think of the reactions to Kanokon and Strike Witches vs Gurren Lagann and Haruhi. The former promotes heated debate and introspective, socio-analytical discussion while the latter promotes rampant fanboyism. Is it a case of the fandom (us) trying to amuse ourselves and make up for what the anime is lacking? Chew on that.\n17 Jul 2008 at 2:25:39 PM Derek\nThat note of the male lead being gay isnt far off. Wataru Hatano aside from being one of the few known guys with a decent list of bishoujo\/ren-ai lead roles has done yaoi and shounen ai stuff before. Not as bad as Viral's VA voicing a guy in Sensitive pornograph (a yaoi hentai)\n17 Jul 2008 at 3:01:07 PM ChristianC\nDefinitely. Heavens know there are waaaay too many sites, wikis and blogs dedicated to finding out exactly everything about games with half-assed, totally stereotypical plots as well. I really don't understand how this is.\nPersonally I had a Megaman X period where I read EVERYTHING about the series. I wrote fanfics spent a lot of time researching the subject.\nBut Final Fantasy XIII, which has a pretty reasonable and well-created plot, actually kind of bored me\u2026 :o\n17 Jul 2008 at 3:47:34 PM Dissent\nI liked the show but its not Citizen Kane that's for sure. Still kind of funny, VA for the main character was good-I thought the lead was a little outside the typical male harem stereotype (i.e. he's actually normal\/well adjusted, its everybody else who is kind of weird\/loserish).\nSpeaking of video games. WTF was with Nintendo's presentation at E3? Why would they come to the show that is about core gamers, the ones who will be there after the fad is over, and bring statistics, peripherals, and Wii Sports Resort.\nAlso the only RPG I saw in Sony's presentation was Valkyrie Chronicles or whatever the hell its called. Rigoddamdiculous. Disgaea3, a ps3 exlcusive, comes out next month, and it gets nada. If I want to play gritty shooters I'll buy a 360. I invest in a PS3 cause I want to play the artistic\/quirky things Microsoft doesn't tap into. And by I, I mean 'Joe 4chan', the guy who still cares about Sony.\n17 Jul 2008 at 5:56:50 PM Kouryuu\nI'd feel better about my readership if they stopped fighting in Akihabara to get a plastic Kyou toy\nIt wasn't really fighting\u2026 he was just stunned, when I dropped the big bag of figures I had to pull out the duplicates I'd gotten out of the machine to try and trade with him. I really just got lucky, as he'd bought the last one out of the machine so it was empty, but the girl with him wanted a Fuuko, so it ended up being a quick and easy transaction. <_< But he definitely had a very interesting expression when a foreigner came over bearing bags of figures and speaking good Japanese to him trying to get him to trade despite us having been complete strangers\u2026\n17 Jul 2008 at 11:34:55 PM Kouryuu\nThose that watch anime at 3AM ;) Just like Koihime Musou, which to me, looks like a complete children's show but has quite the same audience.\nOh and just for your reference, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tactics.ne.jp\/~baseson\/koihime\/\">Koihime Musou is an eroge by the companyBaseSon\/Tactics. You can view the eroge's opening and promotional videos together here. So considering you can do\u2026 all kinds of things with those characters, it most certainly doesn't come close to being a kids show. It would however, be something an Akiba-kei might go for.\nSo try imagining Haruka with say, the Koihime Musume game in her hands.\nI wonder what Keima (who would probably also be akiba-kei if he lived close enough to Akihabara) would say about Haruka\u2026\n17 Jul 2008 at 11:53:33 PM Keiya\nDid anyone else find a similarity to the school uniforms from Kanon?\nThe story is simple, and I think the character designs are OK, albeit they are not veyr unique (almost every single character is a clone of a character from another anime). Nonetheless, it's an interesting watch, since right now the only anime I'm looking forward to every week is Code Geass R2 and the sporadic Maid Guy fansub release.\nWell, this is gonna be my last post on this topic, feels like I'm cluttering with way too much off topic commentary.\nBut just look at Nanoha. I mean, seriously, there you have the most perfect example of series that LOOK like they would attract children, but are made for young, single male. I think I can sum it up best with Vagina Tree.\nYea, Nanoha too was a spin-off series done using the little sister of a heroine sub-character from the eroge series Triangle Hearts. They joked about making the Nanoha Anime about as much as Type-Moon jokes about the Neco-Arc Movie. However Nanoha actually got animated. for three seasons. ^_^ Hazzah!\nTreat: The original Nanoha Anime Production Plan as pitched by said eroge. Personally, I'm glad they decided to change a lot.\n>seriously, there you have the most perfect example of series that LOOK >like they would attract children, but are made for young, single male\nAnd that's what makes \"otaku\" \"otaku\". A normal person can't really comprehend how a guy can enjoy this kind of series, which looks like it could attract little children, or rather little girls, at best. That's why they are considered weirdos and freaks etc.\n18 Jul 2008 at 8:17:30 AM Nanatsuya\nAm I the only person who saw that Clumsy Aki-chan thing at the beginning and immediately thought it would make a great anime\u2026?\n18 Jul 2008 at 2:44:18 PM TheBigN\n\"Like all these fictional otaku in anime all like these magical girl shows or whatnot\u2026 why don't they ever watch something like Dennou Coil?\"\nIs that maybe the prevalent sort of thing that fans watch in Japan? The \"moe\" boom and all of that. :\/\n@Nanatsuya\nNo, you most certainly aren't. I'm hoping they actually sell those Aki-chan figures\/gashapon featured in ep 2 sometime soon.\n19 Jul 2008 at 7:56:35 AM Drakron\nOddly enough, Haruka seems to be the only girl at the school who wears pantyhose along with her school uniform.\nI did not noticed that \u2026 its awful, terrible that she is the only one wearing pantyhose.\nI propose its made mandatory part of the female uniform.\n19 Jul 2008 at 10:08:58 AM Dan\nThis anime really is basically pandering to the self-loathing a lot of \"soft-core\" otaku have. There's far too many details into the fandom, the creation process, and the market end (Episode 2: 4th floor of toranoana IS josei muke doujinshi, animate IS next to it \u2013 on the left \u2013 and has shelves exactly like the ones shown, etc.) to make it anything but, because none of the watchers would get it if they weren't participating in this stuff.\nThe alternative is to say episode two is actually an advertisement for Akiba as a date ground. Go here and here with your cute, anime-loving girlfriend!\n21 Jul 2008 at 8:27:53 AM Blaque\nI think it could be fun at least. As you noted the main guy is pretty typical, but I notice some things to me that make him stand out:\nHe doesn't look like a sissy. Seriosuly, he actually looks like he is more a tough guy sort of character. If that makes sense. Much more on Kanon's Yuichi level of things then Kanokon's Kouta, at least. I think its way of talking (he at least keeps serious and folks don't think he's a weirdo most the time) and he has more tenor to his voice.\nThe pantyhose thing I don't think is too odd either. It seems that socks is something artists like to focus on when designing characters I think. I will note Clannad's thigh-high kneasocks and the fact Fuuko had a similar distinction. I wouldn't of noticed this, random note, if it weren't for the Kyou\/Ryou thigh-high socks making me take a gander at the other girls on that issue. I think the pantyhose has something to do with making them seem more \"clean\" I guess.\nAnd I like the librarian. I want to see more of him, dunno why. Crazy old people in anime entertain me muchly.\nSomething I really wonder is who the ehll are the women he lives with, why, and based on some of the dialog he said, my mind thinks his \"Not interest in women\" is more in the \"Had it, don't need to think on it too much\" thing I guess.\nAnd stuff. Peace.\n22 Jul 2008 at 11:37:36 PM MM23\nI could have sworn I've seen that ED before.\nProbably back when it was called \"Hare Hare Yukai\".\n23 Jul 2008 at 12:18:06 AM Ithekro\nBut is Haruka amazing?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: TDF\nDressage, Equestrian Assistance, USEF\nThe Dressage Foundation Chooses Four Young Riders for Olympic Dream European Tour\nMay 22, 2011 Associate Editor\tLeave a comment\nJhesika Wills, one of the four 2011 Olympic Dream Program participants. Photo by Carolynn Bunch.\nLincoln, NE \u2013 Four advanced young riders have been selected for the 2011 Olympic Dream Program that annually sends young riders to Europe for an intensive 10-day dressage experience. The program is administered and funded annually by The Dressage Foundation (TDF). On May 2, an independent Selection Committee, after reviewing dozens of applications, chose Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen (MA), Jhesika Wells (WA), Kathryn Butt (SC), and Laura DeCesari (AZ) to make the 10th annual TDF trip to Europe. The committee chose Melissa Reese (NJ) and Ari Lopez (CA) as the first and second alternates, respectively; however, the original winners have all committed to go. The Selection Committee based their decision on candidates' essays, competition scores, recommendations, DVDs of their riding and signs of commitment to the sport of dressage.\nJenny Johnson, administrative director of TDF, said, \"The Board of Directors and staff of The Dressage Foundation congratulates the four candidates chosen for this year's Olympic Dream Program! We received a record number of high quality applications, so the Selection Committee had quite a task.\"\nThe program, conceived by Olympic medalist and TDF Board Member Michael Poulin (FL), will be led this year by Simone Ahern (CO) and Elizabeth Caron (CT). Beth Baumert (CT) is serving as administrator as she has since the program's inception. Poulin believes TDF's Olympic Dream program helps American young riders reach their potential. He aims to fuel \"the power of the dream\" for young people, and help them \"develop a sense of proportion, a sense of themselves and of being proud of who they are and what they're doing.\"\nContinue reading The Dressage Foundation Chooses Four Young Riders for Olympic Dream European Tour \u2192\n2011 Olympic Dream Programdressageequestrian disciplinesTDFThe Dressage FoundationUSEFYoung Riders","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What does trademark decision Refusal Reversed mean?\nDid your trademark case receive notification that stated \"refusal reversed\"? If a person applies for the registration of a trademark, the application is first sent to an evaluating attorney. This attorney will then conduct a trademark search of the records maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and look for any possible conflicts of the potential mark to already existing marks. Conflicts can occur in several different ways. The sound of the trademark, even though the spelling is different, the appearance the the mark, the meaning behind the marks, even though they may be totally different words, or similar design elements that are a part of both marks, all can be reasons for refusal.\n\"In trademark law, \"Refusal Reversed\" means that the TTAB board decided that the trademark in question can indeed be registered, thus reversing the first decision.\"\nIn trademark law, if the applicant is denied by the examining attorney, they are allowed to appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to have that decision overturned. If the board does, indeed, allow the trademark to be registered to that individual, the term used to indicate this is \"Refusal Reversed.\" For example, if person A wants to register a trademark that is somewhat similar to a trademark owned by person B, the initial attorney might deny it on that basis. It is up to the board, then, to determine if the similarity is enough to warrant the refusal. In this case they will look deeper at things like the type of goods that are being sold under both trademarks, whether person A already has a similar trademark registered, the length of time person B has had the trademark and other relevant factors.\nThe idea behind it is to determine if there would be any confusion for the public as to which entity the trademark is referring to. If they find that the confusion factor isn't really an issue, they will reverse the refusal of the initial attorney, hence, \"Refusal Reversed.\"\nWhat does trademark decision Refusal Affirmed mean? Define Trademark Issue 2(a) \u2013 Immoral, Deceptive or Scandalous Matter\nBlog, Office Action Response\nBenefits Of Office Action Response Templates\nHow To Trademark A Business Name\nBlog, Trademark Questions","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Photo: Ekko Von Schwichow\nJonathan Carroll was born in 1949 in New York. His father was a screenwriter; his mother an actress and lyricist. He attended Rutgers University then the University of Virginia. He became an English teacher, eventually moving to the American International School in Vienna, Austria in 1974. Carroll still lives in Vienna with his family.\nJonathan Carroll Links\nJonathan Carroll Website\nISFDB Bibliography\nSF Site Review: Outside the Dog Museum\nSF Site Review: White Apples\nSF Site Review: Voice of Our Shadow\nSF Site Review: The Wooden Sea\nSF Site Interview: Jonathan Carroll\nSF Site Reading List: Jonathan Carroll\nSF Site Review: The Land of Laughs\nSF Site Review: The Marriage of Sticks and Kissing the Beehive\nSF Site Review: The Marriage of Sticks\nSF Site Review: Kissing the Beehive\nSF Site Review: From The Teeth of Angels\nLand of Laughs (1980)\nAce \/ Viking \/ Orion\nThomas Abbey is the lonely child of a famous movie actor. Grown up, he's a prep school teacher who is fascinated by the work of Marshall France, a legendary author of children's books who wrote The Land of Laughs, Green Dog's Sorrow, and other haunting classics. France had retreated from the world and hidden himself away in tiny Galen, MO before dying of a heart attack at age 44. Tom Abbey meets a fellow France aficionado, Saxony Gardner, and woos her. Together, they decide to write a biography of France and arrive in Galen on a slow, summer day; expectant, delighted, and a little trepidacious of what they might find. To their surprise, the town has been waiting for them. Slowly, they begin to realize that this small Midwest town and its inhabitants, human and animal, are not what they seem. The magic of Marshall France had extended far beyond the printed page.\nVoice of our Shadow (1982)\nViking \/ Arrow Books\nJoe Lennox is an ordinary man, raised in a New York suburb and striving to make his way as a writer. For him, Vienna is not just one of the alluring cities of Europe but a refuge in time and place from a childhood tragedy. Joe's older brother, Ross, had taunted him as they played near a subway line and, touching the third rail, died instantly. However, he lives on in Joe's lonely guilt and dreams. In Vienna, Joe develops a friendship with Paul and India Tate, and their destinies become intertwined. Joe again becomes haunted by betrayal and death, and is forced to face how the thin the membrane between the demons of the soul and the unseen really is.\nBones of the Moon (1987)\nCentury \/ Arbor House\nCullen James' first dream was to find the perfect man. Finding him, she dreamed of being able to live with him in Europe while they were both still young and full of wonder. That happened too. Continuing to dream, she became pregnant and looked forward to the day when the child would come and she could love it, make it part of her life. Then, the dreams changed and showed her a fantastical land called Rondua where the sea is full of fish with names like Mudrake, Cornsweat and Yasmuda. Where enormous animals, the size of hot air balloons, escort Cullen and an enigmatic child companion across places like the Plain of Forgotten Machines. And, with the dreams of Rondua, come powers that cross over into her day-world and change everything.\nSleeping in Flame (1988)\nLegend \/ Doubleday\nWalker Easterling has retired as an actor and screenwriter. He is living in Vienna when he falls in love with Maris York, an artist and beautiful model. To his chagrin, his life begins to come alive in odd and unsettling ways. As Walker's love for Maris deepens, life gets more and more bizarre. He discovers he can see things happening just before they happen as, simultaneously, he feels an incredibly strong tug from his past. Steered to Venasque, an odd little man reputed to be a powerful shaman, Walker is helped to discover and to unravel his many interconnected past lives. Soon, it is obvious an unresolved conflict from these past lives has resurfaced. And it threatens to destroy Walker and Maris' love.\nA Child Across the Sky (1989)\nCentury Legend \/ Doubleday\nWeber Gregston and Philip Strayhorn are best friends. They went to college together; they struggled as nobodies in Hollywood together. Gregson soon becomes the most acclaimed director of his generation. Phil remains unrecognised for years, but then makes a series of notorious horror films, giving him everything. One day, he takes a gun and blows his head off. Why? Weber hopes the answer is on the video tapes that Phil left behind. Step by step, Weber learns that the evil Phil portrayed in his last film is not just slasher gore. Phil created something which threatens his friends' lives, and if Weber doesn't fix it fast, that evil will extend far beyond a handful of people in Hollywood.\nOutside the Dog Museum (1991)\nMacdonald \/ Doubleday\nHarry Radcliffe is a brilliant prize-winning architect and a witty, remarkable man. He is also a self-serving opportunist, ready to take advantage of whatever situation come his way. One day, Harry is pursued by the extremely wealthy Sultan of Saru, who wants him to design a very special building. The Sultan, fearing imminent assassination, wants to build the ultimate monument in the form of a billion-dollar Dog Museum. Harry is at an odd point in his life following a recent divorce, an inexplicable nervous breakdown and the complexities of juggling with the affections of two women. He decides to do it. On his arrival in Saru, he learns that the Sultan is no more but his son and heir wants the project to continue: not in the Arabian desert, as previously agreed, but a remote corner of the Austrian Alps. Little does Harry realize what he is now in the process of creating.\nBlack Cocktail (1990)\nCentury Legend \/ St. Martins\nMore like a novella, this work follows Ingram York who has a friend, Michael Billa. Michael is the sort of friend whose funny tales and charm can pull you out of the lowest depths and make life good once more. Along comes Clinton Deix, a friend of Michael's, who tells Ingram that most of those stories are lies. It isn't long before Ingram doesn't know who to believe, and what most confuses and upsets him is that both say they are old school chums. But Michael is in his late thirties while Clinton is still fifteen...\nAfter Silence (1993)\nPushing forty, Max Fisher is a successful LA cartoonist. Scarred by recent affairs, he is cautious yet intrigued when he meets Lily Aaron and her son Lincoln. As Max spends more time with them, he falls hoplessly in love. Max thinks he may have found the perfect mate, the perfect child; and they seem to love him, too. But all is not perfect. After Max moves in, he discovers Lily has committed a terrible crime, and has been running from the truth for years. Max is suddenly faced with making the most difficult decision of his life: should he right Lily's wrong and sacrifice his adoptive family or should he look away from the truth?\nFrom the Teeth of Angels (1994)\nHarperCollins \/ Doubleday\nOn holiday in Sardinia, Ian McGann goes to sleep one night and meets Death in a dream. It promises to answer any of McGann's questions, but if he fails to understand the answers he will have to pay with his life. In Hollywood, a famous actress, Arlen Ford, realizes at the height of her career that she is lost in her life. To save herself, she gives it all up and flees to Europe, where she meets war correspondent Leland Zivic. Arlen finds an all-consuming relationship; she has been waiting for this man all her life. And in Vienna, Wyatt Leonard, terminally ill, suddenly discovers that he has the ability to raise the dead. The novel follows the fates of all three as they converge.\nKissing the Beehive (1998)\nDoubleday \/ Orion\nSam Bayer is spinning his wheels. He's past his third divorce, he's bored with writing formulaic best-sellers (oh my!), and he's missed his latest deadline. A visit to his home town ignites his missing spark. He meets a fan, Veronica Lake, who is gorgeous but a little odd, and falls into a girl's old murder case. When he was a teenager, Sam had found the body, and now his daughter is in jeopardy when the murderer reappears. Then things get really weird.\nThe Marriage of Sticks (1999)\nVictor Gollancz \/ Tor\nThis novel is told in first person by Miranda, a rare book dealer, who delights in finding that one book her customers can't live without. She's a popular, attractive woman who loves her lucrative career which allows her to travel a good part of the year. Miranda's new lover, Hugh Oakley, leaves his family for her only to disappear from her life. She has a visit from an unborn child who betrays her, hurts her. She knows her home is going to burn down but she doesn't own a house. She sees a strikingly familiar wheelchair-bound woman abandoned on the freeway but she doesn't stop to help. It is only after she meets and is befriended by Frances Hatch does she begin to realize what the future holds and how she'll be judged. Frances is as \"old as the hills\", a plain-talker who doesn't have the time to dither with people.\nThe Wooden Sea (2001)\nFrannie McCabe is the sheriff and thereby in charge around town. Or, at least, he's supposed to be able to control what's going on. One day, a 3-legged dog dies in front of him. Little does he know how this sad event is going to profoundly change things. It comes in the form of a student thought dead by suicide telling him she didn't do it, finding the buried dog in the trunk of his car, meeting himself as a teenager who has come to warn him, finding himself occupying his own body far in the future, punching what may be an angel in the schnoze and then what may be aliens from space show up. Oh yeah... Frannie has to save the world by the weekend.\nWhite Apples (2002)\nVincent Ettrich is dead but he doesn't know it yet. He runs into a business acquaintance who seems surprised to see him. But when Vincent finds out that Bruno is dead, he concludes that life has definitely taken an odd turn. Finally convinced that he too has shrugged off this mortal coil, Vincent is adrift until he discovers that his girl friend may be an alien. And, if things couldn't get worse, Vincent's one true love, Isabelle Neukor, is arriving on a flight from Vienna, pregnant with their child.\nGlass Soup (2005)\nA sequel to White Apples, Glass Soup follows Isabelle, who has made it back to the realm of the living with her dead lover, Vincent Ettrich. Still carrying Vincent's child, Anjo, she must give birth to him here. For the child is one who might be able to foil the plans of \"Chaos,\" a godlet who is hell-bent upon severing the mortal world and that of the afterlife. It's possible to do this by being born of a dead father in the land of the living.\nThe Panic Hand (1996) \/ Die Panische Hand (1989)\nThe two anthologies,The Panic Hand and Die Panische Hand , collect the following stories:\nA Bear in the Mouth\nThe Dead Love You\nThe Fall Collection\nA Flash in the Pants\nFriend's Best Man\nThe Jane Fonda Room\nLearning to Leave\nThe Life of My Crime\nMr. Fiddlehead\nMy Zoondel\nThe Panic Hand\nA Quarter Past You\nThe Sadness of Detail\nTired Angel\nWaiting to Wave\nA Wheel in the Desert, the Moon on Some Springs\nUncollected Short Fiction\nThe Art of Falling Down\n1990 Walls of Fear Kathryn Cramer, ed.\nThe Moose Church\n1991 A Whisper of Blood Ellen Datlow, ed.\nThe Discovery of Running Bare\n1992 In Dreams Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, eds.\nUh-Oh City\n1992 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June\nThe Lick of Time\n1993 Monsters in Our Midst Robert Bloch, ed.\nThe Hustler, Smoking\n1995 Necon XV program book\nAlone Alarm\n1996 Interzone December\nCopyright \u00a9 1999 by Rodger Turner\nIf you find any errors, typos or other stuff worth mentioning, please send it to editor@sfsite.com.\nCopyright \u00a9 1996-2014 SF Site All Rights Reserved Worldwide","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cardiganshire and the Cardi, c.1760-c.2000\nLocating a Place and its People\nAuthor(s): Mike Benbough-Jackson\nPaperback - \u00a39.99\nGenre(s): History Welsh Interest\nSeries: Studies in Welsh History\nJune 2011320 pages216x138mm\nThis book explores the ways in which the distinctive Welsh county of Cardigan and its inhabitants (known as Cardis) have been represented during the late modern era. The image of both Cardiganshire and the Cardi changed considerably during this period, and this representational history examines the reasons why these shifts took place. In doing so, the study uncovers an array of opinions about the county. Each of these viewpoints are analysed, placed in context and set against one another. The picture which emerges is of a place and a people onto which commentators projected their hopes and fears.\nMike Benbough-Jackson\nMike Benbough-Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in History at Liverpool John Moores University. He is the author of a number of articles on the cultural and social history of Wales and the Welsh.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"chgroenbech \/ Christopher Heje Gr\u00f8nbech\nHuffduffing since March 12th, 2010\nThere are no people in chgroenbech's collective.\nSubscribe to a podcast of everything huffduffed by chgroenbech.\nSubscribe in Podcasts app\nSubscribe in Overcast\nSubscribe in Downcast\nSubscribe in Instacast\nSubscribe in another app\nHuffduffed (96)\nSlack Variety Pack: Podcasting 101\nHave you ever wondered how to make your podcast sound more like all your favorite podcasts - the really, really good ones that we all love? This is our audio cheat sheet and an homage to some of our favorite podcasts.\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/slackvarietypack\/podcasting-101\nTagged with record sounds share sound audio tracks music soundcloud\n\u2014Huffduffed by chgroenbech 4 years ago\n99% Invisible #57: What Gave You That Idea?\nStarlee Kine's friend Noel works in advertising. In 2003, Noel was working in at an agency in Richmond, VA. Everyone wanted to work on flashy spots like Apple or Nike or Gatorade. Do you know what wasn't flashy? Insurance. Which is why when a company called Geico became a client everyone hoped the campaign wouldn't end up on their desk. Noel ultimately got stuck with Geico. His job was help them somehow figure out a clever, not painfully boring way to explain how simple it was for people to sign up for their insurance online.\nMaybe you see where this is going.\nBut you don't know where it came from.\nStarlee Kine guides us back through the surprising, culturally rich path of inspiration that ultimately resulted in a commercial for an insurance company.\nThis story originally appeared at Pop Up Magazine #6 in San Francisco.\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-57-what-gave-you-that-idea\/\nTagged with 2003 noel client everyone starlee kine guides insurance company magazine #6\n99% Invisible #56: Frozen Music\nGoethe said, \"Architecture is frozen music.\" I like that.\nOf course that was before audio recording, so now, for the most part, music is frozen music.\nIt's only very recently in the history of music that we've been able to freeze music into an object. In my life, the form of this object mattered a lot. I once bought vinyl albums and cassette tapes, where there were two first songs per album, Side A and Side B. The energy of a first song makes it stand apart, at least in my head it does. Then the CD came along and eliminated Side B and there was only first song, and the actual number of a track (that you see prominently on the UI) became my index for sorting songs. Then MP3s jumbled my sense of track order, and albums began to feel more like a loose grouping of individual pieces rather than a conceptual whole. I could name hundreds more examples like these, and I welcome you to chime in, but my point is: the form of the thing matters.\nBut no effect has been as world changing as that original innovation: freezing music in time onto a recording, where a single version of a song, a single performance of a song, became the song. An inherently mutable method of communication was fundamentally changed.\nI heard a radio broadcast several years ago that really affected the way I thought about all this. Jim Derogatis and Greg Kot are the hosts of a radio program I'm a huge fan of called Sound Opinions (subscribe now). The songwriter, composer, and producer, Jon Brion came to WBEZ in Chicago to talk to Sound Opinions in 2006. At the time, Brion has just co-produced Kanye West's album Late Registration and he was also already a renowned film composer. In this interview, Brion talks about the difference between what he calls \"performance pieces\" and \"songs\" and how recorded music has changed the way we appreciate the different art forms.\nSpecial thanks to Sound Opinions for allowing me to rebroadcast this segment. Extra special thanks to SoOps producers, Robin Linn and Jason Saldanha, for being two of my favorite people in public radio.\nWhile we're on the subject of broadcasts that have changed my life, you should go to PRX and listen to a radio series called The Wire, from the CBC. This eight-part series examines the impact of electricity on music. It's stunning. It won a Peabody and a Prix Italia and a Third Coast International Audio Festival Award and is probably my favorite radio series of all time.\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-56-frozen-music\/\nTagged with music song time sound opinions side b\n99% Invisible #55: The Best Beer in the World\nIf you're a beer nerd, or have a friend who's a beer nerd, you've heard of Belgian beers. Belgians take beer very seriously. Amongst the 200 Belgian breweries, there's a very specific sub-type: Trappist beers.\nAccording to our reporter Cyrus Farivar (also from Episode #36 \"Super Bonn Bon\"), there are two things you need to know about Trappist beers. First, they're amazing. Second, they're made by Trappist monks. These monks trace their roots to a monastery in 17th century France, and have since spread out to all over the world.\nThe main concept behind the Trappist lifestyle is that the abbey should be economically self-sufficient. In other words, the monks should make something and sell it to the public as a way to fund the operations of the abbey itself. Some make cheese. Some make spirits. There's even one in Germany that makes lentil soup. But none of the Trappist products are as famous as the beer.\nThe beer that is considered the best of the best is Westvleteren 12. With its plain brown bottle, no label, the only writing is on the cap- the beer is super cool. It's quite rare and year after year it's rated the best beer in the world.\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gimJVa6IhlA?rel=0]\nBut here's the thing about Westvleteren. You can't just go there and have as much beer as you want. You can't even have it shipped from the abbey. If you want to buy beer to take with you, you have to look up the beer reservation phone number on the abbey's website. Then, you call certain phone number during certain hours, on certain days.\nIf you're lucky enough to talk to a monk to take your reservation, you have to give your license plate number and be available to come pick up your crate during the appointed time that weekend. You're limited to one crate per person per car, maximum two per car. And, you can't buy more than one crate during a 60-day period. You also have to agree not to resell the beer.\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-8XWeqHs3yU?rel=0]\nThis sort of thing is not unheard of: velvet ropes and random reward have long been imposed to create artificial scarcity to heighten demand, but the mainstream trend today seems to be more geared toward greater access and accommodation for customers. The new ideal is that everything is available, at all times, no matter where you live. Yet the Westvleteren Trappists are trying to make it as difficult as possible.\nJef van den Steen, author of a book called Trappist: The Seven Heavenly Beers and an acclaimed brewer himself, says that's not the case, \"Before, Westvleteren was only well-known was in Belgium. And now it's worldwide, and that's the problem. They decide we will brew the same amount as the last 40-50 years, and they have enough for that, so why must they brew more? Because you want? No. They live between the walls of the abbey, so for them it's not a problem.\"\nThe \"customer service\" is not designed to provide convenience for the consumer of their beer, it is designed for monks themselves. Their \"customer\" is God, so to speak. They have a mission, and making beer is only a fraction of that. The Head of the Abbey says, \"We are not brewers. We are monks. We brew beer to be able to afford being monks.\"\nCyrus Farivar recently returned to California after having lived in Bonn, Germany for two years. These days, he can be found frequenting The Trappist bar in downtown Oakland. He plans on presenting a bottle of Westvleteren 12 to his favorite bar owners. His book, The Internet of Elsewhere, was published last year.\nFor an interesting discussion of my rattled off aside about black markets\/piracy being a design problem and why I wish I could legally download \"Game of Thrones\" on demand go here and even (snicker) here. Most notably, this update by Erik Kain draws the best parallel between the Westvleteren Abbey and HBO. It comes down to this: service is provided to the customer that matters most. For the monks, that means God, for HBO that means the subscriber base and the cable companies.\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-55-the-best-beer-in-the-world\/\nTagged with beer abbey monks year crate\n99% Invisible #54: The Colour of Money\nUS paper currency is so ubiquitous that to really look at its graphic design with fresh eyes requires some deliberate and focused attention. So pull out a greenback from your wallet (or look at a picture online) and really take it in. All the fonts, the busy filigree, the micro patterns\u2026it's just dreadful.\nEven though paper currency itself, just idea of money, is a massive, world changing technology, the look and feel of US paper money is very stagnant. Richard Smith is the founder of the Dollar ReDe$ign Project and in an article in the New York Times, he pointed out five major areas where the design of US currency could improve: color, size, functionality, composition, and symbolism.\nThe worst aspects of the design of the greenback are illustrated in this video by Blind Film Critic Tommy Edison.\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UF4j3x6PJM0?rel=0]\nIt just so happens that Australian currency addresses each and every one of the points made by Richard Smith. Tristan Cooke and Tom Nelson of the blog Humans in Design are big fans of all the design innovations in Australian money. Aussie polymer notes are varied in color, get larger with each denomination, are more durable and are generally considered better and easier to use than US currency.\nBut there are some interesting reasons why the greenback is the way it is. David Wolman, author of The End of Money, explains that the legacy features that make US paper money look stale and anachronistic are meant to convey stability and timelessness. Since the US economy is so important in the world economy, why mess with it? Some fear that changing the design of the currency significantly (or eliminating the penny) could undermine the faith in the federal reserve note.\nEven though Tristan and Tom are fans of the Australian polymer bills, they share Wolman's view that the more interesting future innovations are not going to have anything to do with physical cash. Clever user interfaces that help us manage our money better, while providing even greater convenience, are getting more refined and accepted. So that ugly $20 in your wallet may never actually get prettier and more functional, it'll just be gone.\nExtra: Below is the 2010 winner of Richard Smith's Dollar ReDe$ign Project, submitted by Dowling Duncan.\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-54-the-colour-of-money\/\nTagged with design greenback currency paper currency paper money\n99% Invisible #53: The Xanadu Effect\nWhat happens when we build big?\nJulia Barton remembers going to the top floor of Dallas's then-new city hall when she was teenager. The building, designed by I.M. Pei, is a huge trapezoid jutting out over a wide plaza. Julia found the view from the top pretty fantastic, especially when munching on a Caramello bar from the City Hall vending machines.\nBut once she went to a protest in the plaza below. And those same windows, now hulking over her, made her feel small, and the whole event insignificant. Texans have a fondness for big structures\u2014big arenas, big houses, big freeways. Julia wasn't sure if their hidden message wasn't simply this: I'm important, you're nobody.\nFor people who distrust the big project, Edward Tenner's 2001 essay \"The Xanadu Effect\" is some comfort. Tenner, a visiting scholar at Princeton University, ponders the ways in which obsession with bigness can presage hard times for a business or even a nation. Tenner named his essay not for Olivia Newton-John's anthem or even the Coleridge poem, but for the palace Xanadu built in the movie \"Citizen Kane.\" That Xanadu, of course, was based on a real-life palace that newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst built in his waning days of empire:\nOn its 24,000 acres were a 354,000-gallon swimming pool, a private zoo and four main buildings with a total of 165 rooms. Along with other such extravagances, the estate helped send Hearst into trusteeship late in life. The cavernous halls of Welles' gloomy cinematic Xanadu seemed to filmgoers \u2014 as the real, happier building must have appeared to many Hearst Corp. public investors \u2014 the very image of the pride that goes before a fall.\nThe downside of the Xanadu Effect has seen itself play out in other places\u2014the Empire State Building, for example, was conceived in the 1920s but completed during the Great Depression, when it was known as \"the Empty State Building.\" Tenner's not arguing that big things shouldn't be built; he's saying bigness is a gamble. It pays off when it it uplifts people, gives them a sense of grandeur and purpose. It fails when it crushes them or just makes life a pain, as in the big-built city of Moscow, where pedestrians have to scurry under the wide avenues in tunnels:\n(Above: A pedestrian tunnel in Moscow. Credit: Veronica Khokhlova)\nOn a recent reporting trip to Russia for PRI's \"The World,\" Julia travelled to Sochi, Russia's southern-most city and upcoming host of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sochi is Europe's biggest construction site right now, with Xanadu-like ice-palaces going up right on the Black Sea.\n(Above: Big Ice Palace. Credit: Julia Barton)\nAll the construction\u2014including billions of dollars of infrastructure\u2014is good news for the Russian state and shoring up its presence in the Caucasus. It's not necessarily good news for the locals. Julia interviewed a Sochi resident, Alexei Kravets, who's been in a stand-off with authorities about the fate of the home he built by the Black Sea.\n(Above: Alexei Kravets. Credit: Julia Barton)\nKravets's court case to save his home has been standing in the way of a new railway complex. Construction workers have been throwing rocks through his windows, scraping his walls with backhoes, and hauling away his storage units. Kravets has been confronting them on film:\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E95lChYOrNw?rel=0]\nIt's a dramatic example of big vs. small, but this type of conflict often happens in the face of massive development. Edward Tenner says beyond just governments or private developers, we all need to think more carefully about the costs and benefits of building big.\n\"Bigness is a strategy that just about always fails, unless it succeeds. Or you could say it always succeeds except when it fails. And there really is no one way that you can regard it. You have to see it as a very powerful, easy-to-misuse, but also tempting way to go about things in life,\" he says.\nJulia Barton produced another great story from 99% Invisible about the Unsung Icons of Soviet Design. An all-time fav.\nMore audio from the Russian protest Julia attended on her own podcast, DTFD.\nJulia's story for PRI's The World: Sochi 2014: Building Boom for Winter Olympics Leaves Some Behind\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-53-the-xanadu-effect\/\nTagged with julia barton building credit black sea alexei kravets\n99% Invisible #52: Galloping Gertie\nEven during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construction workers on the span chewed on lemon wedges to stop their motion sickness. They nicknamed the structure Galloping Gertie.\nThe original Tacoma Narrows Bridge design by Clark Eldridge was pretty conventional for a suspension bridge, but it was later modified by Leon Moisseiff to be slimmer and more elegant. The most notable change was that the 25 foot lattice of stiffening trusses underneath the bridge on the original drawings, were replaced with 8 foot solid steel plate girders. The new solid girder along the side in Moisseiff's design made for a much lighter and more flexible bridge\u2014 it also caught the wind like a sail\u2014 but they didn't know that. Moisseiff's design was also 2\/3 the price of the original Eldridge design and that fact ultimately won the day.\nMotorists who used the bridge found out first hand why it got the name Galloping Gertie, and during the four months while the bridge was open, many traveled from far away just to ride the undulating waves as they crossed high above Puget Sound. The thrill ride didn't last long.\nOn November 7, 1940 stiff winds caused the road deck to twist violently along its center axis. The center span endured these brutal torsional forces for about an hour and finally gave way.\nThe collapse of the twisting suspension bridge is one of the most dramatic images caught on film.\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw?rel=0]\nI talked to John Marr from the seminal zine Murder Can Be Fun for this story and I'd like to give a shout out to Alan Bellows of Damn Interesting for independently suggesting Galloping Gertie as a show topic and publishing a great, much more detailed account of the disaster on his site.\nSpecial thanks to Benjamen Walker for the audio of Kathryn Schulz. That interview originally aired on his show Too Much Information in the episode called \"Mistakes Were Made.\"\nThanks also to Steve Burrows (from the Pyramids episode) who talked me through the basics of aeroelastic flutter and vortex shedding. Those explanations for the bridge failure were a little too unwieldy for the episode, but I'm glad I now know it!\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-52-galloping-gertie\/\nTagged with bridge suspension bridge tacoma narrows bridge construction workers lemon wedges\n99% Invisible #51: The Arsenal of Exclusion\n\"Cities exist to bring people together, but cities can also keep people apart\"\n\u2013 Daniel D'Oca, Urban Planner, Interboro Partners.\nCities are great. They have movement, activity and diversity. But go to any city and it's pretty clear, a place can be diverse without really being integrated. This segregation isn't accidental. There are design elements in the urban landscape, that Daniel D'Oca calls \"weapons,\" that are used by \"architects, planners, policy-makers, developers, real estate brokers, community activists, neighborhood associations, and individuals to wage the ongoing war between integration and segregation.\"\nDaniel D'Oca is an urban planner with Interboro Partners, an architecture and design firm based in New York City. Over the past few years, D'Oca, along with colleagues Tobias Armborst and Georgeen Theodore have been cataloging all the stuff inside of a city that planners use to increase or restrict people's access to space. They're publishing their findings in a book called The Arsenal of Inclusion and Exclusion: 101 Things That Open And Close the City (Fall 2012).\nD'Oca took our own Sam Greenspan and Scott Goldberg on a tour of Baltimore to demonstrate the subtle ways different neighborhoods are kept apart.\nInterboro Partners described more weapons in the Arsenal of Exclusion & Inclusion in a great Esquire article.\n(Above: Daniel D'Oca shows Sam Greenspan the iron fence at the site of the former Hollander Ridge housing project on the Baltimore County line. Credit: Scott Goldberg)\n(Above: The residential parking permit zones on either side of Greenmount Ave. Permit only parking keeps non-residents, including students from nearby Johns Hopkins, from leaving their cars in the neighborhood.)\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-51-the-arsenal-of-exclusion\/\nTagged with interboro partners sam greenspan scott goldberg \" cities design elements\n99% Invisible #50: DeafSpace\n(Above: Plans for LLRH6, or Living and Learning Residence Hall by LTL Architects \/ Quinn Evans Architects. Notice the blue walls that provide the best contrast for seeing American Sign Language.)\nThe acoustics of a building are a big concern for architects. But for designers at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, it's the absence of sound that defines the approach to architecture.\nGallaudet is a university dedicated to educating the deaf and hard of hearing, and since 2005, they've re-thought principles of architecture with one question at the forefront: how do deaf people communicate in space?\nUnlike hearing people, the deaf have to keep sightlines in order to maintain conversations. So when deaf people walk and talk, they'll lock into a kind of dance. Going through a doorway, one person will spin in place and walk backwards to keep talking. Walking past a column, two deaf people in conversation will move in tandem to avoid collision.\nSpaces designed for the hearing can also give the deaf a great deal of anxiety \u2013 when you can't hear footsteps from around the corner or behind you, you can't anticipate who or what is around you.\nRobert Sirvage is a deaf designer, researcher, and instructor at Gallaudet, and in collaboration with Hansel Bauman \u2014 who is not deaf \u2013 and a group of staff, students and architects, they've developed a project called DeafSpace. Reporter Tom Dreisbach took a tour through the new building at Gallaudet that is incorporating the innovations of DeafSpace to create an environment more pleasing to everyone, both hearing and deaf.\n(Above: The SLCC or Sorenson Language and Communication Center by SmithGroup Architects)\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-50-deafspace\/\nTagged with gallaudet hearing people llrh 6 learning residence hall\n99% Invisible #49: Queue Theory and Design\nI'd recently moved from the United States to my home country of Nigeria where queueing is a relatively recent practice: most places, especially banks, still get it wrong. I was in one of 2 lines -the american in me isn't in love with the word 'queue'- being served by 3 tellers. My line was directly in front of 1 teller, the other line to the right of me was in front of another teller and the third teller was off to the far right. So naturally those 2 tellers ended up serving that line while my line was almost exclusively being served by the 1 teller.\nWhen I was in the front of my line, a lady 2 of 3 spots in line behind me started agitating about the other line moving faster and insisting that I should go to one of the 2 right tellers when the next person was called. When I didn't respond to her and someone from the right line went up next, she pushed to the front of the line. I told her off roundly, and told her to get back to her place in line because her time was not any more important than everyone else in line ahead of her.\nShe was obviously very surprised, I think by 2 things: that, being younger, I spoke that sharply to her (that's a societal no-no in Nigeria), and by my foreign accent. She looked at me for a second and then said in a sing song mocking tone: \"ms. London, ms. America\"\nI came away from that encounter with a few things: here people generally do not have the sense of ownership to their place in line like I do, because so-called \"VIPs\" always get fast-tracked, also due to cultural norms older people also cut in and are excused, and -like in my encounter- anyone who's loud enough or strong enough or assertive enough tries to do what that lady wanted to, and just cut in front of everyone and 'everyone' doesn't want to make a fuss so stand in line quietly and let's her go ahead.\n\u2026so there's my story about queue theory. It's a great show and I'm quite a fan -I.T\nhttp:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/episode-49-queue-theory-and-design\/\nTagged with line front 1 teller united states home country\nPage 1 of 10Older\n1 teller 2003 noel abbey alexei kravets audio beer black sea bridge building client everyone construction workers crate credit currency design design elements front gallaudet greenback hearing home country insurance company interboro partners julia barton learning residence hall lemon wedges line llrh 6 magazine #6 monks music paper currency paper money people sam greenspan scott goldberg side b song sound sound opinions soundcloud starlee kine guides suspension bridge tacoma narrows bridge time tracks united states year \" cities\nHuff-Duff\n\u2013 noun\nThe common pronounciation of the acronym HF\/DF meaning high frequency direction finder.\nA triangulation method that uses two or more radio receivers to find the bearings of a radio transmitter.\nAbout Huffduffer\n@huffduffer\nWould you like to add Huffduffer to your home screen?\n`); var dialog = insertionPoint.querySelector('[role=\"dialog\"]'); dialog.querySelector('button[value=\"no\"]').addEventListener('click', function (e) { dialog.remove(); doc.cookie = 'addtohomescreen=false;expires=\"Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:07 GMT\";path=\/'; }, false); dialog.querySelector('button[value=\"yes\"]').addEventListener('click', function (e) { deferredPrompt.prompt(); deferredPrompt.userChoice.then(function (choiceResult) { dialog.remove(); if (choiceResult.outcome === 'accepted') { doc.cookie = 'addtohomescreen=true;expires=\"Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:07 GMT\";path=\/'; } }); }, false); }, false); }(this, this.document));","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posts Tagged 'Love and Rockets'\nNo fumar\nPosted: April 3, 2014 in music, Record reviews\nTags: \"Planet Claire\", Boston, Deep Purple, Foo Fighters, Foreplay\/Long Time, Jon Lord, Lazy, Love and Rockets, Machine Head, Richie Blackmore, Sins of the '70s Week, Smoke on the Water, space truckin', The B-52s, This Heaven\nThe biggest sin of \"Sins of the '70s Week\" was the sin of omission. I forgot Deep Purple! Yeah, yeah, yeah, the freaks said\/man those cats could really swing (\"Space Truckin' \"). Some of these songs do have a sort of big-band swing to them, but most of them are having a bad night in Suck City. Jon Lord's organ sometimes sounds like a harpsichord. So does Richie Blackmore's guitar. And yet this band has a good claim on the invention of heavy metal.\nI loved this album and spent many hours tormenting my parents with it. These days I smile as each song begins but after a couple of minutes I want them to end. I have no patience with the berserk Bee-Gees falsettos, the alleged lyrics, and the solos, which are always Blackmore first, then Lord, unless they decide to mix it up and have Lord go first, then Blackmore. (Improv jazz bands that always give you the tenor sax solo followed by the trumpet solo followed by the piano solo, or the piano solo followed by the tenor sax solo followed by the trumpet solo, make me feel like Ricardo Montalban as Kahn. I grow fatigued.)\nOf course you can't discuss Deep Purple without tripping over \"Smoke on the Water.\" Duh-duh-DUH, duh-duh-DUH-DUH, duh-duh-DUH, DUH-DUH. It's slow, it's turgid, it takes forever to end. It's like building blocks for beginning guitarists. You can't get to \"Stairway to Heaven\" without first mastering \"Smoke on the Water.\"\n\"Smoke on the Water\" is also a rarity among rock songs in that it reports on an incident that happened to the entire band. You don't get a lot of journalism in this genre. If you're paying attention to Deep Purple's lyrics you're in trouble, but while forcing myself to pay attention this evening I was surprised by the stripped-down Hemingway ending:\nWe ended up at the Grand Hotel.\nIt was empty cold and bare.\nBut with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside,\nmaking our music there.\nWith a few red lights, a few old beds,\nwe made a place to sweat.\nNo matter what we get out of this,\nI know, I know we'll never forget\nand fire in the sky.\nIn the 1940s, legendary editor Maxwell Perkins said that there will always be a new class of sophomores who will discover Thomas Wolfe and be entranced by him. There will always be a new class of middle-schoolers who will discover \"Smoke on the Water\" and be entranced by the damn thing. This year at our chess club, one of my middle-school girls told her BFF, \"I just heard the most awesome song.\" I asked her what it was and she handed me an earbud and pressed Play. Duh-duh-DUH, duh-duh-DUH-DUH, duh-duh-DUH, DUH-DUH.\nLongest instrumental lead in a song that actually has words\nHere's something else about Deep Purple. In this contest I just dreamed up, they smash their puny human opponents with \"Lazy.\" \"Lazy\" begins with a jazzy riff that doesn't open the door for the singer until 4:22, daringly late for a song that ends at 7:22.\nFirst runner-up: Boston, \"Foreplay\/Long Time,\" Boston (1976)\nBoston owes a lot to Deep Purple's influence (check out \"Never Before\" on Machine Head). \"Foreplay\/Long Time\" is almost exactly the same length as \"Lazy\" (7:47), but Boston only strings us along until 2:45, when the singer enters and declares that he has to keep moving along so he can keep chasing that dream. Tough luck, honey, I can't stay and commit to a healthy relationship.\nSecond runner-up: The B-52s, \"Planet Claire,\" The B-52s (1979)\nAnd we're still in the '70s. Fred Schneider doesn't start singing until the band has run through all of their outer-space sounds at the 2:30 mark. The song ends two minutes later. (The Foo Fighters do a cover of \"Planet Claire\" that clearly show this song's debt to the Peter Gunn theme.)\nWorth mentioning: Love and Rockets, \"Body and Soul,\" Hot Trip to Heaven (1994)\nThe actual singing begins at 2:20, but throughout the song a woman sighs suggestively every four seconds. \"Body and Soul\" runs a mesmerizing 14:14 and, as the reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes at Allmusic.com, \"they [Love and Rockets] sound like they're trying to figure out what the hell is going on.\"\nNote: As you can see from the comments on this post, the first and second finishers are actually Mike Oldfield for \"Tubular Bells\" and Pink Floyd for \"Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5).\"\nNote from the far future (7 July 2019): I forgot The Temptations' \"Papa Was a Rolling Stone.\" I am a double dumb-ass. There's no singing in the first 4 minutes (almost tying \"Lazy\"). The radio edit is 6:59 and the album version cracks the 12-minute mark!\nIt ain't over till it's over\nPosted: June 3, 2012 in Concert reviews, music, Record reviews\nTags: Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donovan, long songs, Love and Rockets, Mountain, Pink Floyd, Somerset Mass, The Allman Brothers Band, The Bangles, The Byrds, The Doors, Yes\nBruce Springsteen says he learned more from a 3-minute record, baby, than he ever learned in school. I'm grateful to have graduated from a much better school system than the one Bruce was stuck in. I learned more in 3 minutes in any class at Somerset High, Somerset, Massachusetts (Go Raiders!) than I ever learned from Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, or Tommy James & The Shondells. But Springsteen was right to emphasize 3 minutes, and not just because \"a 4-minute record, baby\" doesn't scan as well and anyway is too reminiscent of a 4-minute mile.\nThree-minute records (which I take to mean 3:01 to 3:59) are still the bread and butter of popular music, even though the format they were created for, the 45rpm, no longer exists. This length gives you enough time to sink into a song but not enough time to drown. (In general. There are 2-minute songs that drag and 4-minute songs that fly. Anything by Coldplay is automatically too long.)\nI'm guessing that most of the music I listen to (and you, too) is in the 3-minute range, with the next group following at 4:01 to 4:59, followed by 5 minutes, 6 minutes, etc. The number of recorded pop songs longer than 10 minutes thins out quickly, and for every triumph past that mark (The Door's \"The End,\" David Bowie's \"Station to Station,\" Love and Rockets' \"Body and Soul\") you trip over something like Mountains' live version of their own \"Nantucket Sleighride,\" which weighs in at a hard-to-overlook 17:34.\nI can only assume that back in 1972 the band performed their masterwork behind a screen of chicken wire to protect them from volleys of beer bottles. \"Nantucket Sleighride\" is a symphony as imagined by a quartet of metal-munching hippie delinquents. \"Nantucket Sleighride\" goes on so long that is has themes, movements, fugues, moods, tempos, lyrics, tides, a guitar imitating a triangle, a tugboat yearning for its mate, and what I think are wet blankets fired from a circus cannon.\nThe boys in Mountain, who did their best to out-bloat Wagner, produced a song that will never be included in any list of the 1 million songs you should listen to before the universe explodes. However, I took a lot of drugs to this album, Sludge Hammer*, and thanks to the miracle of nostalgia and disjointed synapses I still find \"Nantucket Sleighride\" to be audacious and irresistible.\nWhat happens to pop music after 17 minutes and 34 seconds? That way lies \"Tubular Bells,\" Quicksilver Messenger Service, prog rock, Yes, Rick Wakeman of Yes, Phish, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, probably Yes again, motels, money, murder, madness, and today's special guests, The Allman Brothers Band.**\nThe Allmans' Eat a Peach (1972) is generally thought to be the band's high point, though not by this critic. Give me the economy of Brothers and Sisters (1973) any day. I don't care that Eat a Peach has all those live tracks because that's where the problem is: \"Mountain Jam,\" which is not only 33 minutes and 41 agonizing seconds long, it was inspired by Donovan. Apparently, it's impossible to keep Donovan out of a music blog these days.\nI was bludgeoned by \"Mountain Jam\" at an Allman Brothers concert in 1975 and I didn't even get a lousy T-shirt. The Allmans in those days packed enough amplification to sterilize everyone not wearing lead dirndls. I didn't wear my dirndl that night and now you know why I've never had kids. Somewhere around the halfway point of \"Mountain Jam,\" my mind floated away and I could no longer hear the music. All I could do was stare at the band. If I had gone to a Bangles concert in 1985 and they had played a 33-minute version of \"Walk Like an Egyptian,\" I'm sure I would've lost containment then, too. But at least I would've been staring at The Bangles. The Allmans, even when they were flush with youth, were not stareable.\n\"Mountain Jam\" makes the Allmans' 22-minute \"Whipping Post\" from their At Fillmore East live set sound like a model of musical frugality. When I was 16 I thought the crescendo of \"Whipping Post\" was rock's answer to the 1812 Overture. Now I just hear it as everyone barking at everyone else.\nIs it possible to produce a 15-minutes-or-more recording that won't put people to sleep or send them to their Kindles to read another chapter of Fifty Shades of Grey? Probably not, but one interesting attempt that I know of is The Byrds' 16-minute go at their iconic \"Eight Miles High,\" from the album Untitled\/Unissued (1970). It's focused, it's well-played, it crosses the line into jazz, and if I'd gone to that concert instead of to the Allmans' I'd have 16 kids today. Oh, wait.\nReader challenge: I can't think of any particularly lengthy songs (say 12-15 minutes or longer) after about 1990. If you can, please enlighten me. I have a hypothesis that song lengths have decreased since the hippie era, at least at the long end, but I need data. Phish, Widespread Panic, and Blues Traveler are disqualified. Come on, people, let's move like we have a purpose!\n* OK, the real name was Live (The Road Goes Ever On).\n** Special D just raised her hand and asked where Pink Floyd is on this list, but I don't see the point of her question.\nThe album experience\nPosted: September 18, 2011 in music, Record reviews\nTags: albums, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, David Lowery, goth, Love and Rockets, Mike Oldfield, psychedelia, Screaming Trees, T-Rex, The Temptations\nHot Trip to Heaven\nLove and Rockets\nToday I will spare you a rant about the vanishing concept of the \"album,\" a group of songs that are thematically linked or that fix an artist in time. That concept didn't even exist until The Beatles came along, and if the album is no longer needed in an era of music on demand, well, The Beatles aren't around anymore either. Things change and I like change.\nBut I do want to recall for a moment one aspect of the album experience, and that is having to buy an entire album just to get one song.\nYou might remember Love and Rockets from their 1989 hit, \"So Alive,\" which sounds very 1970s to me, like a lazy lounge version of T. Rex's \"Bang a Gong.\" They also did a good job with their cover of The Temptations' \"Ball of Confusion.\" Love and Rockets was a sort of goth\/psychedelic act with an enthusiastic though small following. I wasn't enthusiastic about them until I heard \"Body and Soul\" from Hot Trip to Heaven.\nLike most people, I love a 3-minute record with a beat. But I also like a lengthy, mesmerizing song. I write better in a trancelike state (I also write better after I've had my shoes shined) and I find that playing lengthy, mesmerizing songs at work keeps people from bugging me. \"Body and Soul\" (which has nothing to do with Billie Holiday) is a 14-minute chunk of musical hypnosis, even at the 6:45 mark where the song abruptly picks up speed.\n(The lyrics are another issue. The main theme in the first half of the song is \"Body and soul,\" which isn't explained. In the second half it's \"Spin the wheel,\" and I can't shed any light on that one, either. Love and Rockets graduated from the same school of lyrical obfuscation as did Screaming Trees.)\nThe rest of the album I never listen to, though a couple of songs (\"Trip and Glide\" and \"Be the Revolution\") are almost sort of catchy. But in 1994, if you wanted to own \"Body and Soul\" by Love and Rockets, you had no choice but to buy the entire album. That was about a $12 song. The cover art looks cool if you leave the CD sitting on your desk, but people listening to iTunes tend to snicker when they see any CD sitting on my desk so this is not the benefit it once was.\nAnother example from my experience is Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, a snippet of which became the theme from The Exorcist. The actual title is \"Tubular Bells, Pt. 1,\" and it weighs in at a hefty 25:49. Don't let that figure deter you \u2013 you don't have to listen to the entire epic. Thanks to your computer, you can start precisely at 17:04 and immediately get to the meaty, mesmerizing part. It even has an announcer to introduce the dozens of instruments Oldfield played, as he played them. When I bought this album in the '70s, I had to memorize where on the vinyl I wanted to go and hope I dropped the needle in the right place. (Side two, the cleverly named \"Tubular Bells, Pt. 2,\" is a mere 23:20. I probably played that side once. It's way too short.)\nSometimes buying an album to get just one song resulted in a happy surprise. I wanted Key Lime Pie because of Camper Van Beethoven's cover of the 1960s' psychedelium masterpiece, \"Pictures of Matchstick Men.\" Camper Van was an early indie band with a violin and a sly sense of humor, as you can see in their legacy to contemporary music, \"Take the Skinheads Bowling\":\nSome people say that bowling alleys got big lanes\nSome people say that bowling alleys all look the same\nThere's not a line that goes here that rhymes with anything\nFor years I took out this CD and skipped to track 13, \"Pictures of Matchstick Men,\" played that song a couple of times, then popped the disc out of the machine. Even though David Lowery of Camper Van went on to form Cracker, a band I like, it never occurred to me to listen to anything else on Key Lime Pie. But then one day at work I slipped the CD into my computer just as a co-worker came over to speak to me. Before I could punch in track 13 the music started and I found myself listening to the entire album. I loved about half of it! That's a whole lotta love in my snobby world.\nMy experience with Key Lime Pie proves that you should always make time to talk to your co-workers. You should always be prepared for change, too. I don't know what's going to happen to albums, but I'm looking forward to finding out.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Judy Unwin Obituary \u2013 Death, A Vital Member The Walterdale Family Has Died\nJudy Unwin Death, Obituary \u2013 Judy Unwin was an actor, a director, an artistic director, an administrator, a board member, a fund-raiser and donor, a theatre lover and lobbyist; with her untimely death at the age of 76, we've lost a true pioneer in the arts, a public-spirited artist who played many roles in the proliferation of live theatre in this theatre town. We've also lost an artist who was public-spirited. We've lost Judy Unwin. She even spent numerous summers working as a critic for the Fringe theater festival. Her efforts are numerous and varied, and they can be found well beyond the stage door, in other areas of the community. She was born with the gene for volunteering in the public sector.\nJudy's family is well known in the theatre community in Edmonton, and her father Jack Unwin was one of the city's most famous directors. Judy spent her childhood involved in the arts. She plays an important role in the early history of both the Walterdale, our venerable community theater, and the civic kids theatre that was established here. She started out as the ringlet ingenue in the very first Walterdale Klondike melodrama in 1965, and then she went on to direct many of them after that. After that, she sat on the board, and eventually she was promoted to the position of creative director.\nShe became fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) at the time that she was directing the first Edmonton production of Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God at Walterdale, and she maintained contacts with the Deaf community throughout her life. She served on the board of directors of the Varscona Theatre during its transformation into a theater consortium. She was instrumental in the planning of the Sterling Awards from the very beginning, playing an important and hands-on role. She was someone who took the initiative.\nCierra Hoskins Obituary, Mansfield Ohio \u2013 Death, Cierra Hoskins Has Died\nLogan Holgate Obituary \u2013 Death, Former Player Hensingham ARLFC Has Died\nHenry Van DE POL Obituary, London ON \u2013 Death, Henry Van DE POL Has Died\nEvelyn Bauer Obituary \u2013 Death, Huron Shawnee Elementary kindergarten student has passed away\nCoty Blackburn Obituary, Alabama US \u2013 Death, Man Killed in a Motorcycle accident","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"STUDY: Nets Savage 'Extreme' Georgia\/Alabama Laws, Ignore NY's Radical Late Term Abortion Bill\nBy Geoffrey Dickens | May 16, 2019 2:02 PM EDT\nNetwork anchors and reporters are currently freaking out over Georgia, Alabama and Missouri passing laws designed to protect the rights of the unborn, having already devoted almost an hour (59 minutes, 38 seconds) of coverage (May 7-16) to the these new laws.\nBut when New York passed a radical law legalizing late term abortions back in January the networks didn't care at all - spending zero seconds on the bill signed into law by liberal New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.\nBack in January the networks also shirked off Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam's support of a failed state bill that would have allowed abortions to be carried out on a child that had been fully \"delivered.\" This is in sharp contrast to how the nets have covered legislation that are \u2013 in part \u2013 a response to the liberal actions in New York and Virginia.\nFrom the morning of May 7 (when Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Life Act into law) through the morning of May 16 (After Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed that state's new law and Missouri's senate passed its abortion bill) the networks filled their evening and morning shows with hand-wringing over what this meant for Roe v. Wade.\nOn May 15 NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt decried how \"46 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled abortion a constitutional right, the state of Alabama has just openly defied that landmark decision.\" On the May 16 edition of NBC's Today show correspondent Pete Williams called the Alabama bill a \"blunt force attack on Roe v. Wade.\"\nUsing terms like \"extreme\" and \"controversial,\" reporters framed these laws as \"restrictive\" to women's rights \u2013 as opposed to \"protective\" of the rights of the unborn. Throughout their coverage the networks demonstrated their usual hostility to the pro-life side of the abortion debate, the kind regularly seen in their annual reluctance to cover the March for Life protests.\nOn the May 15 edition of CBS This Morning, correspondent Jericka Duncan worried the Alabama bill would \"disproportionately\" \"endanger\" minority women who lack access to health care. She also sat down with an abortion activist who ran one of the state's abortion clinics. Her shirt read, \"Everyone loves someone who had an abortion.\"\nOn the May 15 Today, NBC correspondent Kerry Sanders touted the \"backlash\" these pro-life bills were facing, pointing out Hollywood production companies and actors who were boycotting Georgia because of their recently passed heartbeat law.\nOn the May 13 edition of CBS This Morning correspondent Jan Crawford denounced: \"These state laws are just coming too fast and they are too extreme.\"\nBack on the May 7 edition of CBS This Morning co-host John Dickerson described the Georgia legislation, which bans most abortions after six weeks, this way: \"This morning, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is expected to sign one of the most restrictive and controversial anti-abortion laws in the country.\"\nResearch NBDaily Bias by the Minute Media Reality Check Pro-lifers Abortion ABC CBS NBC MRC Study Pete Williams Lester Holt Jan Crawford\nGeoffrey Dickens\nGeoffrey Dickens is the Deputy Research Director at the Media Research Center.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Indoor Air Treatment\nAutomated Regeneration\nOutside Air Management\nHLR Modules\nSorbent Cartridges\nEarning LEED Points\nASHRAE 62.1 Compliance\nHVAC System Engineers\nLEED Professionals\nCustomer Impact\nIAQ Research\nAir Quality Studies in Office Environments\nAir Quality Studies in Schools\nStudies on Outside Air Pollution Impact to Health and Productivity Indoors\nenVerid Systems Names Christian Weeks Chief Executive Officer\nMike McFarland\nAppointment is Part of enVerid's Ambitious Plans for Commercial Scale-up\nBoston, MA \u2014 February 4, 2019 \u2014 enVerid Systems, the pioneer of HVAC Load Reduction\u00ae (HLR\u00ae) technology, today announced the hiring of Christian Weeks as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Weeks will assume the new role effective immediately.\nMr. Weeks joins enVerid after a meteoric career with Boston-based EnerNOC, Inc., which was recently acquired by Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line. Mr. Weeks most recently served as Vice President & General Manager of Enel X's North America business-to-business product line. Mr. Weeks' hire is central to enVerid's commercial scale-up strategy.\nCompany co-founder, Udi Meirav, who has served as CEO since the company's inception, will remain with the company as President. \"Bringing in an executive of Christian's caliber is very exciting for our Company and our investors,\" he said. \"His addition to the team will help us scale up commercial operations in response to overwhelming demand from the market.\"\nBased in Westwood, MA, enVerid has developed a breakthrough technology to improve air quality in buildings, reduce HVAC system costs, and lower energy consumption. The technology, known as HLR (for HVAC Load Reduction), has undergone years of development and testing and is now rapidly being embraced and adopted in commercial buildings all over the world.\nLast month, enVerid's HLR technology received the highest honor of the HVAC industry, the AHR Expo Product of the Year Award. Independent judges from the industry described the technology as \"not only innovative, but visionary,\" calling it \"an industry game-changer.\" enVerid also took home the top award in the AHR Expo Green Building Category.\n\"I am honored and thrilled to join enVerid, which is one of the most remarkable start-ups to emerge in the Boston clean tech arena focused on energy efficiency and green buildings,\" said Mr. Weeks, who is tasked with leading the company as it scales up sales and manufacturing operations to meet growing market demand. \"enVerid has a proven, breakthrough technology that improves the health and energy efficiency of the massive built environment. I look forward to working with the talented enVerid team and committed investors to scale up the business to capture this exciting market opportunity,\" he added.\nenVerid's HLR has fundamental impact on the entire design and scale of HVAC systems in commercial buildings, allowing significant downsizing of such systems by eliminating the parasitic load associated with the practice of \"air replacement\". The common practice of pushing large amounts of outside air into the building through its HVAC systems, driven by the needs to maintain indoor air freshness, creates excessive load on the air conditioning systems which requires oversized units and tremendous energy waste. The HLR solution, pioneered by enVerid, provides the desired air freshness by removing unwanted indoor air contaminants without requiring wholesale replacement of the indoor air. The downsizing of systems enabled by HLR technology delivers immediate capital cost savings on new HVAC systems while providing up to 40% energy savings. Furthermore, recycling indoor air also means reducing the building's intake of polluted outside air. Better indoor air quality is proven to significantly enhance cognitive performance, productivity, and overall health.\nAbout enVerid Systems, Inc.\nenVerid is committed to improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality in buildings worldwide through its innovative, award-winning HVAC Load Reduction\u00ae (HLR\u00ae) solutions. HLR technology enables immediate capital cost savings on new HVAC systems and provides up to 40% energy savings and superior indoor air quality. Deployed in nearly 10 million sqft of commercial, academic, and government buildings, enVerid's HLR technology is ASHRAE-compliant, LEED-compliant, and eligible for utility rebates. For more information, please visit www.enverid.com.\nenVerid Media Contact\nMichael McFarland\nenVerid Systems\npr@enverid.com\nMike McFarland is enVerid's VP of Marketing. He was previously head of marketing and product management for Airvana, and held senior product management roles with Cisco.\nEmail enVerid\nAbout enVerid\nContact enVerid\nand save on your indoor\nair treatment.\n\u00a92019 enVerid Systems, Inc. | Privacy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"RELAYCARS\nThe Ghost Pacer is the Augmented Reality Running Partner You Need to Outrun the Competition\nRunning with a partner doesn't just make the run a bit less monotonous, but that sidekick also can push a training runner to step up their pace and help them hit personal fitness goals. Some runners, though, may prefer running solo while still wanting that push for accountability and competition that a partner provides. For these runners\u2014those who pound the pavement solo\u2014a virtual competitor may help them step up their pace and push them to their full potential. The Ghost Pacer, an augmented reality holographic running partner, is a latest development in augmented reality\/virtual reality technology that may help athletes outrun their competition. GHOST PACER: RUNNING WITH A GHOST PARTNER Ghost Pacer is a \"mixed reality\" hologram that runs against users, but this holographic image doesn't just pop up alongside runners. To activate the Ghost Pacer, users wear glasses that are designed to mix the real with the virtual world\u2014in this case a virtual competitor. Runners can see and visualize all their natural surroundings, but they also see a three-dimensional hologram of a competing runner as they train. The image is a bit futuristic, but very detailed. According to the company's website, Ghost Pacer features \"30 degree AR field of view\" with a holographic resolution of nearly 4,000 pixels per inch. The glasses also are noted\u2014per the company\u2014to be \"three-times lighter than a pair of Beats headphones.\" The tech isn't going to weigh down a runner! CONTROLLING THE COMPETITION For runners who are pushing to beat their time, creating an individualized training protocol is important. Every runner has a different goal, and there are many individualized aspects that the runner must consider to meet their goals. Endurance, experience and any physical limitations may be part of the goal setting approach. Beginning runners may simply want to hit a mile goal, with no focus on how long it takes them to get there. More experienced runners may zero in on beating a specific time. Ghost Pacer is designed to meet the individualized needs and goals of each individual. Runners can program Ghost Pacer to be ahead of them, at a set speed or even push the virtual competitor to be a tougher competitor; the company's site states that users can make the avatar more competitive with each run. Ghost Racer also includes data from Strava so runners can find recommended routes for their run. RACE YOUR FRIENDS While Ghost Pacer creates an image of a competitor, runners also can challenge their friends via the device. How does this work? According to the company, users can use their friends' Strava data and incorporate it via their own run. If a friend ran a specific route in 20 minutes, a user can set this as the baseline for their own race. The holographic runner would then run the pace of their friend. This creates an interesting competitive setup. If an individual raced against a friend who set a difficult goal for a route, the user could use this to help them meet, exceed or just come close to this tough baseline. For runners who may lack the experience of their friends, the technology also removes the not-so-fun issues of running with a faster and more experienced friend; there is no pressure for the better runner to slow down to keep the pace of their friend, and, for the less experienced runner, the fear of not being able to keep up becomes less of an issue. The race, then, becomes all about pushing personal goals and trying to maximize individual speed and endurance. HEART & HEALTH Running boosts the heart rate; pounding the pavement gets the blood flowing and is serious aerobic exercise. Runners with access to a smartphone can download the Ghost Pacer app via their phone to help determine the best run, as the tech \"analyzes your workout history to build customized workouts for you.\" What isn't clear about Ghost Pacer, though, is if it also keys into health data from an iPhone or other device. Since running is a serious workout, not only would heart rate analysis be crucial (in fairness, the app does seem to track this) but more specific data like calories consumed\/burned or other individualized health parameters could also be helpful in providing runners with better tailored workouts. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-179.jpeg] THE FUTURE OF RUNNING? Is Ghost Pacer's tech the future of running? Many runners team up with friends, colleagues or other runners to increase their stamina, improve their time and, ultimately, give them some visual accountability during their run. The technology from Ghost Pacer now can provide all runners with a partner to help maximize their competitive edge. This type of technology could be utilized in the future as a training tool in school athletic programs or maybe even professional athletic programs. With a holographic competitor pushing the individual, teams could see increases in speed and endurance. In the time of social distancing, a technology like the virtual hologram also could keep athletes safer while still pushing them to hit their personal goals. BEHIND THE GLASSES The high-tech offerings of Ghost Pacer could be the future of athletic training, but one of the most interesting takeaways of the technology is what lies behind the glasses\u2026or, rather, who is behind the glasses. Ghost Pacer wasn't designed by some twenty-something athletic trainer with ties to Silicon Valley. The glasses\u2014the technology\u2014were developed by two high school students from Lakeside High School. Lakeside might be a hidden pool of tech talent, though, as Gadget Gram pointed out that Bill Gates also was a grad. Ghost Pacer's CEO\u2014high schooler AbdurRahman Bhatti\u2014also happened to be a cross-country runner, which likely fueled the development of the tech. The high school duo of AR Bhatti and Jensen Turner (who is the CTO) pulled in fellow students in designing the glasses, and, of course, also consulted with tech and fitness experts. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-180.jpeg] BEYOND AUGMENTED REALITY: HOW GHOST PACER MAY SET THE PACE Ghost Pacer is a perfect example of how augmented reality can help challenge our physical reality. While this technology sets a virtual runner into the natural world, the future could create a more dynamic competitive reality. Many runners are limited by their surroundings. A runner in the Midwest isn't going to run past palm trees or run on a beach\u2014these landscapes simply don't exist in the middle of the U.S. However, future tech offerings may provide even more options for those who wish for a more dynamic route. In the future, glasses could place runners in a virtual world of their choosing. Someone in the Midwest could run along the beach, through trails in a jungle or maybe in the Serengeti. Runners could choose their own scenic pathways and enjoy parts of the world that might never have been known to them. Perhaps the race includes challenges to outrun Olympians or professional athletes. This would allow even high school competitors to feel the thrill of racing against the best, and in pushing these boundaries, also work to improve their own abilities. Future tech also may utilize the basis of Ghost Pacer in other sports. Imagine swimming goggles that project a competitor in the next lane. Or hockey players practicing against a virtual goalie. Virtual and augmented reality could enable athletes to train in unique ways and improve their abilities without the physical presence of another competitor. In a world dramatically changed by Covid, there may be a greater acceptance in the future related to virtual interaction. For so many individuals, the virtual has become integrated into our social norm. While face-to-face interaction may be the human preference, the virtual pull has become much more accepted. And, in many ways, could be the preference in many aspects of daily necessity\u2014like online shopping. The shift to augmented and virtual reality may have happened whether we like it or not. This technology has simplified many of our most mundane habits; we now have apps that allow us to virtually preview new hairstyles and makeup. We have virtual assistants on our phones that can send texts and, with the Internet of Things, control the gadgets in our home. Now we can have virtual companions that help us train. Technology is always one step ahead of us. With Ghost Pacer, technology can outpace us or run beside us. Regardless of the programs we choose, the gadgets we use, our reliance on technology only becomes stronger, and while these virtual aids were once perceived as novelties, they are very quickly evolving into daily necessities. Ghost Pacer is the latest in new technological innovations, but it also could be a turning point. Goggles that project virtual competitors may give way to more complex holographic images. Who knows, we could cook beside professional chefs in our kitchen. Or receive soothing words of comfort from virtual wellness holograms. The creation of the virtual companion\u2014the virtual competition\u2014paves the way for a road of virtual and augmented reality that could transform every aspect of our lives\u2026one step at a time.\nCategories: Augmented Virtual Reality Wearables\nAn Overview and the Future of the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market\nVirtual reality and augmented reality have been downloaded into our lives and are now wired into our automobiles, apps, shopping experiences, and the games we play for fun. While virtual or augmented reality is even featured in modern hearable technology, glasses and headpieces have been the ubiquitous gateway to the virtual realm. The problem? Their bulkiness was more space-age awkward than out-of-this-world chic. Now, though, major players in the tech sector are upgrading basic eyewear with virtual features, and the future of the augmented and virtual reality eyeglass market illustrates how this technology will change the way we see the world. According to Forbes Business Insights, the augmented reality market is projected to swell to more than $65 billion by 2027. While the augmented reality glasses sector hasn't necessarily dominated the market, this sector is expected to grow exponentially by 2027\u2014with reports predicting 31 million units by 2027. Currently, the options for augmented reality glasses (vs. more basic 'smart glasses') are a bit limited for the average consumer. The future for this sector, though, is promising, and major players in the tech industry may be eyeing their options for smart eyewear and other types of eyeglasses that incorporate virtual reality or augmented reality. Here's an overview of augmented and virtual reality in this market, a glimpse back at the past of virtual and augmented reality eyewear, and an eye on the future, too. AMAZON ECHO FRAMES Leading the tech pack, industry giant Amazon released its own smart glasses and introduced the world to its Echo Frames. These glasses don't feature augmented reality elements in the sense that wearing them takes the user into any type of augmented or mixed reality world, but the frames are a game changer because of their Alexa compatibility. Echo Frames communicate with Alexa, and all the gadgets the virtual assistant may control within the home. Wearing the frames gives the user the power to command Alexa to send messages, make phone calls, or even perhaps brew the coffee. According to Amazon, the frames also only work for the specific user's voice. This feature, Amazon notes, ensures privacy. It could also possibly deter thieves, as voice control\u2014theoretically\u2014wouldn't allow another individual to take control of the glasses. RAY-BAN X FACEBOOK? Facebook announced that it would release its own pair of smart glasses in 2021, and the company's new product \"will have Ray-Ban branding.\" No details about the capabilities were announced, but Tech Crunch noted that the glasses might not have full augmented reality features. The Verge reported that the glasses \"\u2026will not have an integrated display of any kind.\" However, numerous sites\u2014including The Verge\u2014reported that Facebook may have eyes on a true augmented reality pair of glasses in the future. VUZIX BLADE Vuzix, however, offers a true pair of augmented reality glasses. The glasses feature capabilities that mix multiple tech elements into chic frames. Blade includes a camera, speakers as well as voice control. Augmented reality features for these glasses include the incorporation of digital instructions over daily tasks. Tom's Guide reviewed the glasses and explained more about the tech features; users can see notifications from social media and read comments via their glasses, they can also view the weather forecast, receive messages from their phone, play a game and read lyrics to songs. EPSON MOVERIO Moverio glasses look more sleek, contemporary, and futuristic than the Blade. Think Max Headroom! However, the Moverio glasses are offered in numerous models; there is a model aimed at augmented reality developers (it is geared for pros creating AR apps for eyewear), another for flying a drone, one model is extra durable for industrial sectors, a model that heightens \"visitor experiences,\" and several other designs. With all the options, what type of Moverio is designed for the everyday user? Tom's Guide discussed several augmented reality glasses on the market including the Moverio BT-30C, which, the Guide explains, allows users to view videos via a virtual screen that appears before the eyes. Moverio's site describes this model as featuring a \"Wearable display\" that plugs into smartphones and tech devices via a USB. BOSE ALTO Sound and vision merge with Bose Alto. These smart glasses incorporate the clear Bose sound quality with\u2026well\u2026sunglasses. While not true augmented reality, the glasses are capable of streaming music and allowing users to take calls and communicate with virtual assistants like Siri. These are the glasses to wear on the beach and chill out while listening to favorite tunes, but users shouldn't expect advanced capabilities like pulling up visions of weather forecasts. SPECTACLES BY SNAPCHAT Facebook may have augmented reality in its future, but Snapchat Spectacles combined vision with visionary. Spectacles are exactly what many Snap users would want in app compatible eyewear. These glasses include dual cameras that are perfect for capturing 3D 'snaps' and videos, too. Videos taken via these glasses also can be shared to YouTube VR. As these glasses were created by Snapchat, it would make sense that the app also offers 3D effects for images snapped with the glasses. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-111.jpeg] SPORTS-ENHANCING AUGMENTED REALITY EYEWEAR While augmented reality and smart glasses are often marketed to the typical consumer, there are companies that have developed eyewear specifically for sports and competitive athletes. Augmented reality has the capability to revolutionize training and to enhance an athlete's competitive edge. Check out these glasses designed for swimmers, cyclists, and runners. VUZIX SMART SWIM\u00ae Smart goggles for swimmers don't yet offer the option to project a virtual competitor in the next lane of the pool, but Vuzix has designed technology made for goggles that provide data and feedback for competitive swimmers. The Smart Swim\u00ae device (for the pool) connects the coach to the swimmer, shows times for each lap, records workouts, and more; the device also is offered for open water, and, according to the company's site, this model includes info on pace, yardage, distance as well as other data. EVERYSIGHT RAPTOR These augmented reality glasses are designed specifically for cyclists. The Raptor allows cyclists to snap photos and videos, receive emails\/texts and listen to music. According to the company's web site, the Raptor also provides navigation (including maps) and also offers training programs. Raptor features Everysight BEAM\u2122 technology, an augmented reality projection display. SOLOS WEARABLES Wearables provide data for cyclists in front of their eyes. Solos Wearables include run time, direction, heart rate, speed and power data. The glasses ensure that the race is never interrupted, with data available at all times. While Wearables were designed with cyclists in mind, they also can be used for runners too. Yes, these glasses also display missed phone calls! GHOST PACER Designed by two high school students, Ghost Pacer is the ultimate in virtual and augmented reality for runners. The glasses display a virtual running partner that can be set to outpace the user or maintain the runner's own speed. Data can be sent to Strava and users also can race friends by utilizing run data from Strava. If a friend ran 13 miles in two hours, users can program this data into Ghost Pacer to create a virtual competitor whose speed is set utilizing these stats. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-112.jpeg] LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST: VIRTUAL REALITY AND AUGMENTED REALITY EYEWEAR RELICS While the choices of augmented reality eyewear products for the average consumer are somewhat limited, the selection was even more limited in past decades when this technology was just taking off in the consumer market. When we visualize virtual reality eyewear, we usually think of big bulky headsets. These massive headpieces were once the norm when users wished to enter the virtual world. Large headsets were used to project training simulations in various industries\u2014like aviation\u2014but headsets also were standard in virtual reality games. The earliest types of virtual reality date back to large panoramic paintings that depicted a full view of a particular scene. Generations later, consumers (including children) enjoyed a very humble version of virtual reality\u2014the View-Master. These handheld devices allowed users to view images that seemingly came to life. A small disc contained numerous images that were changed as the user clicked a switch on the side of the device. Image discs could include popular cartoon characters or even animals. As the user clicked, the action appeared before their eyes. In the early '90s, game giant Sega introduced its virtual reality glasses. While this could have been the early introduction that gamers needed to really latch onto the virtual reality concept, these glasses unfortunately never hit the market. In 1995, Nintendo released a console with a virtual concept. Virtual Boy had a bit of a confusing name, as Nintendo's Gameboy was the well-known handheld console. Virtual Boy wasn't handheld, instead it was set atop a movable stand. Graphics were 3D and images were viewed by looking into the console; at the time, 3D graphics for a gaming console were a big deal. The console was sold at stores for $180, but the concept didn't catch on with the public. Many years after the simple View-Master and the missed opportunities by Sega and Nintendo, Google Glass represented one of the better known mainstream attempts at augmented\/virtual reality eyewear. Unfortunately, the design wasn't incredibly streamlined and there were reported issues of privacy concerns\u2014in fact Investopedia reported that bars sometimes banned the devices (which featured a camera). The insanely high sticker price also didn't help sales or popularity. The Oculus Rift, which was launched in 2012, is still popular for its virtual reality headset design. However, you won't find the average person wandering around town donning a Rift. These headsets plug into PCs and are popular among gamers\u2026and perhaps even designers, too. The Rift is meant to transport users to the virtual realm, and its design\u2014while streamlined\u2014is still the traditional headset. The evolving concept of virtual reality headsets also has peered into design processes within various business sectors, including the automotive industry. Microsoft's Hololens is a mixed reality headset that is used by businesses across many industries. Notably, Volvo partnered with Microsoft to use Hololens during the design process and became the first automotive company to utilize this technology in its \"engineering toolkit.\" During the Covid lockdowns, Ford's executives also used virtual reality to preview design concepts. And, while the headsets remain a bit traditional in design, the graphics displayed within those headsets have transformed from pixelated obscurity to become a concise and precise replica of reality. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-113.jpeg] AN EYE ON FUTURE DESIGNS Smart eyewear and eyeglasses that incorporate virtual and augmented reality will likely become more commonplace. As new designs are introduced, the technology they offer also will become more diverse. While smartglasses incorporate virtual assistants, it is quite possible that newer glasses that feature virtual reality could take the virtual assistant into our eye line. Siri, Alexa, and Cortana don't have a visual identity. But, in the future, they could appear to us as holograms. Maybe the user\u2014the wearer of smart glasses\u2014gets to control how these assistants appear. They could look like the user, a friend, a celebrity, or maybe future offerings will allow the user to design the image from a menu of options. Build your own virtual assistant! Industry leaders are not likely to give away their designs and ideas for future offerings. So what virtual or augmented reality features are included in new smart glasses are in the hands of designers and programmers. Visualizing messages, weather, and even maps, though, may be obvious augmented reality features. Looking at current eyewear products that feature augmented reality elements may be a predictor of what the future holds for newer products designed for the average consumer. However, each company may have its unique take on product design. Major players in the industry also would (hopefully!) want to ensure that a new offering would be compatible with other company products. For example, the Apple Watch typically can pair with many iPhone models. Consumer demand also may play a role in the design and functions of augmented reality eyewear. If the average person cannot understand how a product will benefit them or their lives, they likely won't be willing to invest money into making a purchase. Glasses may need to enhance everyday tasks, simplify the mundane, and enrich the tech experience. And, of course, privacy issues cannot be an issue. Users likely don't want to worry that the camera is watching them, that their data is being shared, or that their every move is being tracked. Businesses also probably wouldn't be thrilled about having customers wearing cameras attached to their eyewear. Moving forward and peeking into the future of virtual and augmented reality eyewear, companies need to be cognizant of what didn't land in the past. Gimmicks and fads also don't always translate to sustainable sales; the future offerings need to help users simplify their lives, help guide their daily tasks, and enhance and enrich the tech experience. The most successful products also will likely sync to social media; Snapchat's glasses, for example, helped enhance the user experience via the app. Perhaps this type of functionality needs to be inclusive of all future eyewear that boasts augmented capabilities. Augmented reality eyewear could transport users into social media sites, transforming the two-dimensional realm into a face-to-face experience. Perhaps these glasses could allow users to interact virtually via glasses. Maybe a post can turn into a real conversation. Perhaps a like becomes a real-life thumbs-up instead of an icon. The future of smart and augmented reality eyewear designs might be blurred in mystery, but the vision is clear and perhaps even\u2026rose-tinted.\nThe Future of Hearable Technology\nVirtual and augmented reality advancements in our phones, computers, tablets, and even the tech within our vehicles means that our devices are now verbally and visually communicating to us around the clock. The future of hearable technology is as open as the future of technology itself. While many of us view our headphones or earphones as just the little speakers that we can plug into our ears to personalize our auditory experience, these small extensions of our devices have the potential to become\u2026smart. Incredibly smart, actually. New auditory advancements are turning up the volume on what we once considered to be mere accessories to our major devices. Now hearable devices are becoming must-have gadgets independent of phones, tablets or music players. Here are some predictions as to what the future holds for your ears\u2026and even some technology that failed to grab our ear. Listen up! HOW DO YOU USE HEARABLE DEVICES NOW? When we try to comprehend how we will use hearable tomorrow, next year and in the far off future, it's interesting to look back at how this technology has evolved in our daily lives. Most of us probably conceived of hearable tech as simple headphones or earphones. Maybe a friend or family member utilized hearing aids and that technology became familiar. The evolution of hearable tech has creeped up on us\u2026almost silently, even though we were always listening. Earphones now stream movies. We listen to podcasts. We also use our earphones or headphones to keep teleconferences private. Headsets have integrated microphones that are used for conferencing or even social experiences like gaming. Throughout the decades, sound quality has improved, headphones have become less cumbersome, and technology has advanced. In the '80s, we may have listened to our favorite tunes while donning the foam covered earpieces that were ubiquitous to the Walkman. In the new millennium, maybe a new pair of Beats headphones changed the way we heard music. Now, our phones often feature tiny earphones with incredible sound quality. Some of these earpieces are even wireless. But not all hearable tech has revolutionized our lives. Some new discoveries had amazing potential to transform daily life but simply didn't grab our attention\u2026or our wallets. THE HEARABLE FUTURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN Back in 2017, Wired reported on Doppler Labs' eventual demise. Doppler had produced earphones that cancelled out noise, amplified a speaker's voice and even translated foreign languages for the listener. Its product seemed promising, but it simply didn't catch on in the way that Apple's Airpods and other products did with the general public. The features of the earphones, though, showed the potential of this sector of technology. Translating foreign speakers to ease communications may be a solution that many business leaders could demand in future hearable devices. During the worst days of the Covid pandemic, most businesses were working from home. Hearable technology with translations built in could have been a beneficial accessory that reduced the need for translators\u2026or perhaps written on-screen translations. While new tech that features translation capabilities might not be in the very near future, major players in the market are looking to introduce new\u2013and improved\u2013hearable tech. WHAT YOU MIGHT HEAR SOON: HEARABLE TECH OF THE FUTURE The future of hearable tech encompasses the near future\u2026and the far off future, too. While some media can speculate about new products that may hit the market soon, most can only guess as to what the far off future holds for hearable technology. For those looking to upgrade their ears to the latest new headphones or earphones, there are new hearable tech products that will soon be hitting the market. In fact, the anticipation for Apple's Airpods3 has been bustling on the internet. Unfortunately, no one knows when Apple may release the updated AirPods. And tech experts also can only guess as to what new features they might include. Apple AirPods2 featured wireless charging capabilities and Siri functions, too. A visual concept of the Apple AirPods Studio earphones, however, has apparently leaked, according to techradar. These new headphones will be over-the-ear versus the traditional bud in the ear design. The features have not been disclosed, and details were not provided by Apple but came from a \"reputable leaker.\" EAR FOR THE FUTURE? A POSSIBLE SMARTPHONE HEARING PIECE This isn't a hearing aid in an assistive technology definition, but Fast Company reported that major companies like Apple, Google and Amazon are all in the midst of developing their own unique hearing aids that take convenience directly to the ear. However, what these hear pieces will feature is anyone's best guess. Fast Company posited that they could track oxygen saturation and even count steps\u2014this theory was linked to the fact that all three companies have plans to enter the healthcare sector. Of course, as the article noted, all three of these companies offer 'virtual assistants'\u2013 Google has Google Assistant, Amazon offers Alexa and Apple devices utilize Siri. These virtual assistants have the potential to be intricately intertwined with our daily lives and habits. AMAZON AND ALEXA If Amazon did release some type of hearable technology, the features could be amazing! Imagine if Amazon released a hearable tech that utilizes Alexa. This could mean that the earpiece could pick up commands and the user could interact with Alexa with just a small hearing aid like device. WHAT COULD ALEXA DO WITH A HEARABLE? * Perhaps the user could place orders via Amazon remotely. \"Alexa, order my Vitamin C supplement.\" * The earpiece could help turn off lights, brew coffee or control anything Alexa-powered. * Alexa, track my order for Dog Food and alert me when it's on it's way. APPLE AND SIRI Apple could build smart tech into the airpods so they can connect to Siri and follow through on actions. If Siri is always in your ear, then you can maintain two way communication between your smartphone and Siri. * \"Siri, remind me to call my mom,\" all of a sudden becomes feasible. * \"Siri, create a calendar appointment for my doctor at 3pm tomorrow\". * Maybe the user could surf via Safari and hear the results or use the earpiece to send texts or even teleconference. It's interesting to think about what these technology giants could introduce into the world\u2026and how new hearing technology could ease our daily interactions. All major tech players\u2013Apple, Amazon, Microsoft (we can't forget Cortana!) and Google\u2013also could integrate the Internet of Things into earpieces. Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant and Alexa could control everything in the house\u2026from the ear! Anything in the home that could connect to these virtual assistants could stream into our ear. Smart appliances utilize these assistants, so imagine sitting in a home office and having Alexa tell you that your oven is preheated. Or that the dishwasher has finished a cycle. No time to take the clothes out of the dryer? Tell the virtual assistant via the earpiece to start the dryer for a fluff cycle. Hearable technology features from tech giants are simply speculative at this point. Until Apple, Amazon or Google make any type of formal announcement, most of us can simply ponder and wonder about what our ears, coupled with voice technology, may control in the future. However, hearable technology developed for individuals with hearing impairments already allows some wearers to control the Internet of Things via the ear! [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-89.jpeg] PREDICTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS Hearables as used as assistive communication devices have their own unique demands for advancement. As technology becomes more intertwined with our daily lives, those who depend on hearing aids to communicate also need to be able to access their phones and devices in the same way as other users. However, putting a phone receiver\u2014even the smartphone\u2014up to the hearing-aided ear can be cumbersome. Phones not only can accommodate hearing aid devices but many also can allow these devices to connect to features to stream music, movies and everything else directly into the hearing aid. Most devices also can connect to hearing aids via Bluetooth. Some hearing aid manufacturers\u2013including Widex and Phonak\u2013even offer apps that allow users to modify their hearing aids via their phone. The user simply logs into the hearing aid app and can change different settings or even review data (depending on the app's capabilities and functions). There are numerous hearing aid manufacturers and hearing aid models. Some offer advanced capabilities, others aren't quite as high tech (especially earlier hearing aid models). Some models even allow users to connect into the Internet of Things via an app (and by utilizing the If This, Then That service); this alerts users that someone is at the door or when the wash cycle has completed! Hearing centers that provide diagnostic services for those with hearing loss also have their own predictions on the future may hold for hearable technology. Connect Hearing talked to several of its own hearing specialists about what the future for hearing aids. Over the years, this technology has advanced tremendously. Hearing aids\u2014in very early times\u2014were once large trumpet-like devices that were placed in the ear. Today's hearing aids, though, can connect wirelessly to Bluetooth devices and can even be used with smartphones. Jody Progue, an audiologist for Connect Hearing in Denton, Texas, told the company that newer hearing aids may become even more convenient for users, allowing easy access to most devices. \"I anticipate we'll also see more universality, such as hearing aids that connect directly to any device via plug-and-play,\" said Progue on the Connect Hearing site. \"New hearing aids like the Phonak Aud\u00e9o B Direct, they are truly hands-free. To answer the phone, all a user needs to do is press a button on the hearing aid and say 'hello'.\" When Connect Hearing asked the experts \"What will hearing technology look like in five years?,\" the hearing specialists had some almost space age predictions! \"Artificial intelligence will be integrated into hearing testing and fittings,\" John Cummings, a hearing instrument specialist for Connect Hearing in Baltimore, Md., said on the company's site. \"This will improve the overall product offerings and reduce costs as more of the global population accepts and purchases them. Users will also be able to seamlessly connect with the most cutting-edge fitness products.\" [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-90.jpeg] IMAGINE THE SOUNDS IN THE FAR-OFF FUTURE If the near future could bring us hearable devices that might utilize voice assistants like Siri or Alexa, the far-off future could involve virtual or even other types of augmented reality. Perhaps hearing aids allow us to navigate our self driving cars by connecting into the vehicle. Or maybe the ear devices pick up our instructions and graphically display our commands via holograms or augmented scenes. Could Wikipedia evolve from a simple web site to a holographic interactive virtual realm that takes us into history\u2026via our ear devices? Perhaps our hearable devices contain our personal information or even our financial accounts and our hearable technology will be able to transmit this information securely to other devices to make purchases, appointments or perform other services. The size of hearable tech may change, too. We've watched as smartphones have become sleeker in design; while phone screens may constantly increase in size, diminutive hearables may be a major demand for those who want to avoid a clumsy and cumbersome earpiece. Earphones may become incredibly tiny and might even become personalized to the wearer. We may, one day, be fitted with our hearable tech. As technology overtakes our physical reality, our imagination can go wild thinking of all the possibilities. The minds of programmers and engineers, however, may discover and create worlds, ideas and software that will jolt us into a new age, an advanced tech renaissance. Twenty years ago, we couldn't imagine a cell phone that would allow us to access shopping, banking, movies, music and the internet. Now our smartphones manage everything, and, of course, they make basic phone calls, too. Tonight, tomorrow when you plug in your earphones or headphones, imagine all the new features those phones may offer next year. Or five years from now. In the future, there's no telling what we might hear. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6.png]\nHearing the World with Augmented Reality\nVisual wearables are the most well-known type of this growing technology, most notably for the flop that was Google Glass. But, hearables are taking over as the hot new trend in augmented reality. From real-time navigation to responsive voice-enabled search features, in-ear devices are small, discreet, and easy to bring with you everywhere you go. Read on to learn how auditory wearable tech has grown within the AR sphere, and why experts expect that this technology is here to stay. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-65.jpeg] AUGMENTED REALITY VS. VIRTUAL REALITY Virtual reality has long used audio and visual elements to transport users to a completely manufactured digital world. Augmented reality, on the other hand, combines digital elements with the user's real-world view. When it comes to the future of AR-enabled hearables, this distinction is important to understand because both technologies provide entirely different experiences for the user. As a result of the changes caused by COVID-19, much of the American workforce will be working from home for the foreseeable future. This has created a growing demand for smart hearables, which give remote workers additional flexibility. Common uses for smart aural wearables include: * Hands-free calling * Voice-activated web searching * Noise cancellation * Improved multitasking More advanced models are adapting their technology to act as a secondary \"set of ears\" for the wearer, from automatic Google searches to real-time language translation. Using hearables as a pathway for augmented reality tech creates an extra layer of insight into the information the wearer is already taking in. AI and interconnectivity with the internet of things gives users an unprecedented level of access, without the need for auxiliary equipment. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-66.jpeg] USES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY One of the most critical components of a successful augmented reality system is seamless interconnectivity. Excessive lag time or lack of compatibility between practical and digital objects can make the AR experience clunky and impossible to navigate. To ensure a fluid connection between the digital and real worlds, augmented reality-enabled wearables use one of two methods to distribute information. CUSTOMIZED CONTENT Did you know that advertisers often collect location information to create tailored experiences for different users? Using this feature, wearables provide brands with the perfect way to build individualized ad campaigns that users will enjoy and, as a result, engage with more. Everything from radio commercials to social media ads use demographic information to appeal to a specific audience. Since more and more consumers are preferring interactive media like music, audiobooks, podcasts, and video, in-ear devices provide the perfect platform for location-specific content. We're spending more time than ever before on digital communication. As augmented reality gains more traction in the mainstream market, brands are already starting to capitalize on this segmentation tool. SPEECH RECOGNITION Absorbing audio information from the outside environment makes it possible for these devices to recognize, and subsequently, translate spoken language in real time. But, this is not the only use case for in-ear smart devices. Wearable audio devices are also used to aid computers in collecting and processing phonetic speech. Siphoning sounds present in spoken language allows artificial intelligence to build its digital knowledge base and \"learn\" about user behaviors. VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT Unfortunately, COVID-19 has quashed many of our travel plans this year. But, what if you could visit a world-famous art museum from your couch? Using immersive media via augmented reality, this technology is being applied for virtual entertainment. Similar to visual AR methods, hearable in-ear devices allow the reader to experience media with even more depth and engagement. Augmented reality allows these devices to incorporate auditory assisting in real time, such as supplementary information and synced music, using tools like: * Geo-location tracking * Activity monitoring\/idle timekeeping * Device interconnectivity Wearables are growing in popularity as people look for more innovative ways to simplify their routines. Augmented reality provides an effective solution by following the user throughout their day, acting as a digital fly on the wall. While standard mobile assistants can provide some level of support, in-ear wearables keep the user connected 24\/7, no matter their physical location. IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY FOR MOBILE USERS Being able to layer digital audio elements over sounds that are being transmitted in real time makes mobile computing even more accessible for various users. This capability allows the individual to maintain a high level of control over this aspect of their sensory response. With augmented reality powering internet-enabled devices, the user can adjust the amount of external noise they'd like to take in. Additionally, they can control the sound levels of their AI assistant, incoming calls, background music, and more. For those who are especially sensitive to sensory overload, the incorproate of smart technology into hearable devices addresses a common and widespread gap in the market. MOBILE DEVICE COMPATIBILITY AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS Thanks to the IoT, mobile device users across all platforms, brands, and industries can keep their digital lives connected and running smoothly. This has made it easier than ever for wearable developers to tap into an exponentially growing consumer market. Hearing aids, for example, can the Internet of Things to improve the user's safety by providing round-the-clock monitoring. If the device picks up interruptions in the user's heart rate, breathing, it can use this data to make \"informed\" decisions about the person's health. Audible devices use sensors, voice commands, contextual information, and auxiliary digital content to create a functional digital world that is accessible from anywhere, at any time. Instead of fully immersive VR programs that require reality-altering glasses or headsets, in-ear devices can apply augmented reality features over external noise and speech. From measuring interactions to new medications to notifying emergency services about a fall or accident, interconnected wearable technology has the potential to make the world safer and more secure for all individuals. PRACTICAL REAL-WORLD USES Safety is one of the primary catalysts to the development of this revolutionary system of technology. By reducing distractions and providing information seamlessly with the user's day to day life. Interacting with real information in real time helps IoT-enabled devices to \"learn\" about the world through the ears of the user. Construction workers, for example, can apply this technology to stay alert and on task with in-ear alerts and hands-free notifications. This same functionality can keep workers safe by predicting dangerous situations and making the user aware of dangers like nearby ledges, heavy loads, and even personal injury from over exertion. With cloud-based connectivity and inter-device compatibility, in-ear tech can also utilize biometric data to keep the user safe and secure. POWER AND UTILITIES SUPPORT How are utility providers using the same technology that Snapchat uses to put freckles on its users? Turns out, auditory and visual components in the AR sphere have a significant amount of overlap. Power companies are using this development to improve their services. By siphoning user data related to their individual behaviors throughout the day, utility companies can use hearable tech to understand the behavior of their customers. Using this information, providers can create individualized service plans for both parties to save money and energy in the process. When it comes to task automation, in-ear tech is also helping companies save money by reducing project redundancies and improving efficiency on part of the technicians. Thanks to total hands-free access, in-ear devices make multitasking safer and more effective. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-67.jpeg] BIOMETRIC CONNECTIVITY FOR HEALTH APPLICATIONS Many of us already have biometric features in our smartphones, but hearables are taking this accessibility up a notch. Using biometric information such as movement, heart rate, and breathing patterns, AI-connected in-ear devices can learn about our individual habits to provide tailored, individualized health solutions. These futuristic devices are more intuitive than your standard heart rate monitor. Some manufacturers are already using photoplethysmography, which measures small changes in light reflectivity to gauge the wearer's pulse and blood pressure. This development is also making wearable technology more comfortable by eliminating the need for additional equipment like wristbands and bulky sensors. Wearable technology is quickly becoming a wardrobe staple for just about everyone, for a variety of reasons from health to productivity. In-ear tech has the potential to completely change the way we live by reducing external distractions, improving sensory intake, and simplifying daily processes safely. With wearable technology becoming more mainstream and accessible than ever before, staying tapped into the web all day long is becoming a growing facet of daily life. Consumers are relying on augmented reality images and media to enhance and improve their day-to-day routines, and wearables are leading this dynamic market. If you're looking for a way to give your multitasking skills a boost, these are just a few reasons why augmented reality is making waves within the auditory wearable industry.\nHearable Tech Trends Amplify the Future of Sound\nHearing aids and auditory devices once were extremely cumbersome; the earliest hearing aids were large trumpet-like instruments that one held into the ear, but these devices eventually became more manageable, as hearing devices were developed that fit into the ear canal. These models weren't discreet, and their auditory amplification also was neither ideal nor perfect. However, the hearing aid eventually evolved into the behind-the-ear model we recognize today. Today's hearing aids feature cutting edge technology that can seemingly disappear behind the ear and even tap into smartphones and other devices. Hearable tech trends amplify the future of hearing aids and will help erase the stigma faced by those who are diagnosed with hearing loss. Unfortunately, earlier hearing aid models\u2014even those a few decades ago\u2014weren't so visually appealing, and their appearance likely contributed to the stigma faced by those who experienced hearing loss, especially children. Older adults, however, may still equate a hearing impairment to a fragility of old age and view hearing aids as an inherent and outward social weakness. HEARING AIDS FOR CHILDREN: EN VOGUE & A NEW MOLD For children, the visual aspect of hearing aids may be associated with an aversion to wear them. Many kids want to fit into their peer group, and any difference\u2014even slight\u2014may cause a child to feel stigmatized or ostracized. Pediatric hearing aids come in several designs: behind-the-ear (BTE) models, canal aids (fit in the ear canal), in the ear aids (these tuck in the ear) and body hearing aids (for \"profound hearing loss\"). An audiologist may recommend a certain design or model that would work best for the child. Hearing loss isn't the same for every individual; some children may be born with hearing loss and the extent may be severe, but others may suffer mild hearing loss or experience hearing loss from medication. Hearing loss also may involve only sounds on a range of frequencies (perhaps high frequency). The hearing aid must be able to meet the auditory needs of the child. Today's hearing aids for kids, however, partner advanced technology with a streamlined appearance. While hearing aids of the past had to be manually adjusted, today's models are plugged into a computer and adjusted digitally by a technician. The sound quality also has greatly improved. The appearance also can be controlled by kids. Like glasses, in-canal and BTE hearing aids now come in a variety of colors. When children visit an audiologist for hearing aids, they often can choose from a rainbow of hues for the actual hearing aid. For BTE models, kids also can choose a favorite hue for the hearing aid hook. Even the ear molds (for BTE) can be customized. Kids can swirl together up to three different colors to create an ear mold that fits their style\u2026and matches their personality. Color combos can be bold and neon, pastel or even clear and conservative. Since children's ears grow as they do, they can change their molds and their mold designs frequently. Charms also can be added to decorate hearing aids. The sound quality of pediatric hearing aids, though, is what has evolved the most throughout the years. Many models connect wirelessly and are compatible with Apple and Android smartphones. These tech-savvy hearing devices can be used to listen to music or television shows by bringing the audio into the hearing aid; teens also can stream phone calls into their hearing aids! ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM & BEYOND As hearing aid technology has advanced, so, too, has assisted technology for these devices. FM systems are used by kids and adults to assist in hearing lectures, church services, class lessons and other activities. FM systems work by utilizing a microphone (provided to the speaker) to bring their voice directly into the hearing aid. This bypasses the issue of background noise, which can distract the listener's attention. While hearing aids have advanced both in their design and their auditory capabilities, when frequencies are adjusted and amplified by the aids to increase hearing, other sounds may be amplified as well. A hearing impaired child sitting in a classroom may hear their teacher but become distracted by the amplified sounds of rustling paper, whispering or other background noises. Utilizing an FM system allows the child (or adult) to clearly hear the voice\u2014and the pertinent information\u2014over all the noise. Even FM systems have become incredibly tech savvy. Some now include touch-screen receivers. Other tools, like Phonak's Roger Pen microphone also connect into a specific hearing aid model. The microphone works a bit like an FM, bringing a speaker's voice directly into the hearing device. Users also can connect the microphone to a television or other entertainment device. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-11.jpeg] HEARING AIDS FOR ADULTS Many manufacturers design models that can be used by both children and adults (although size and colors may differ). Like children, adult hearing loss isn't the same for every individual. Depending on the amount of hearing loss, an audiologist may have a specific hearing aid recommendation. While children may want a fun and colorful hearing aid, adults may stick to conservative hues. Many hearing aids for adults are compatible with smartphones, connecting to devices through Bluetooth. Adults also may utilize other assistive technology that works with their hearing aid. High-tech table-top microphones can be used in work meetings and can identify when a speaker has changed, adjusting the audio accordingly. Other microphones can transmit audio from the television or other devices. HEAR EVERYTHING, SEE NOTHING While many hearing aid models are visible, some are so tiny that they are imperceptible. These hearing aids fit directly into the ear where they can't be seen. However, as manufacturer Starkey notes, they might not be for everyone. Individuals with poor fine motor function may find them difficult to place or to remove. Like other models, the invisible hearing aids also can be used to stream music and television shows. AUDITORY APPS FOR HEARING AIDS Hearing aid manufacturers also often provide an app that links to the hearing aid. These apps allow users to take control of their hearing aids and adjust sound for their needs. Widex offers the TONELINK\u2122 app, and Phonak offers the myPhonak app for its models. However, other hearing aid manufacturers may offer their own apps, too. TONELINK\u2122 allows users to control volume and change hearing aid programs. The app also provides users with the option to control the direction of sound to the hearing aid and even mute sound. Phonak's app can connect the user to their audiologist, and help prompt any sound adjustments. The app also allows users to create a Hearing Diary so users can document their daily auditory experiences\u2014like \"speech understanding\" and \"sound quality.\" The app also tracks how long the hearing aids were used each day. The development of these apps might seem like a given in our tech-savvy world. Apps, after all, are nothing new. However, what these apps represent to those who rely on hearing aids in their day-to-day activities shows the incredible advancement in technology in a matter of years. Controlling hearing aid volume was once a task that either had to be done by an audiologist (or hearing professional) or the individual by hand\u2026and sometimes this simple adjustment required bringing out a tiny screwdriver. Now technology has placed much of the control in the hands of the wearer, and simple adjustments are a virtual endeavor. Download the app, connect the hearing aids and take control of the sound. For an individual who was born with a hearing impairment, the app provides more autonomy and less reliance on the medical community for a simple volume adjustment. HEARING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT? When hearing aids became linked to apps and mobile software, they also were outfitted to work on the go. In our cars, the computer also has taken control. Smartphones link to our vehicles, and entertainment systems now allow us to stream our music, take phone calls and send quick texts. This gets a bit tricky with hearing aids. Phonak notes that their devices don't connect with Bluetooth functions in the car. However, since the hearing aids pair with mobile devices, users may simply decide to keep their phone synced up to their hearing aids instead of the car system. Others may switch their phones to connect into the car. Connectivity preferences depend on the individual. HEARING AIDS AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS Hearing aids have gone so tech-savvy that some models will even pair up with the Internet of Things. The Hearing Review reported in 2016 that the Oticon Opn hearing aid was the first Internet of Things hearing aid. Oticon's offerings are beyond what most would assume hearing aids can do\u2014these hearing aids take tech to the next level. Via the Oticon ON app, users can link their hearing aids to many connective devices throughout their home. This means that the wearer will receive messages via their hearing aid that the laundry is finished or someone is at the door; Oticon's site notes that lights and the thermostat can be adjusted when the hearing aids are turned off\u2026or on. [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-12.jpeg] BEYOND HEARING AIDS: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS One of the biggest medical innovations in hearing technology was the cochlear implant; the first implant was placed in 1961. According to Johns Hopkins, cochlear implants may be an option when hearing aids aren't providing enough auditory assistance. The implant \"is a small electronic device that electrically stimulates the cochlear nerve.\" However, external parts are part of the cochlear implant, too. How do these devices work? A microphone portion of the device sits behind the ear to receive audio, which sends the sounds to the internal implant. Johns Hopkins explains: \"The internal part is placed under the skin behind the ear during an outpatient surgery. A thin wire and small electrodes lead to the cochlea, which is part of the inner ear. The wire sends signals to the cochlear nerve, which sends sound information to the brain to produce a hearing sensation.\" [https:\/\/relaycars.gryffin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-13.jpeg] HEARABLE TECHNOLOGY\u2026FOR EVERYONE! Hearable technology in the world of audiology may focus on hearing aids and other devices to help with hearing impairments, but hearing technology is used by everyone\u2026everyday. And, just like hearing aids, the hearing technology we use has evolved incredibly. HEADPHONES We can credit Nathaniel Baldwin for audio headphones; he invented them way back in 1910. Stuff TV notes, though, that it was John Koss who gave us the stereo headphones we know and love. These headphones were invented in 1958\u2026a few years after Elvis began exploding on the radio. As stereo equipment and sound quality developed, headphones likely evolved, too. In 1979, Sony introduced a headphone game-changer: the Walkman. The portable cassette player allowed teens to play their favorite music without the neighbors complaining. The Walkman evolved into the Discman, which, of course, played CDs but still had the same concept. Like its predecessor, the Discman let individuals take their music on the go. These portable players made roadtrips, walks and runs so much more enjoyable back in the 80s and 90s. As compact discs were discarded for music downloads, the CD players we knew and loved\u2014and the headphones that let us listen\u2014became obsolete. Instead, the mp3 player took over. And later the smartphone. Music was digital and hearing technology evolved from foamy headphones to tiny earphones with incredible sound quality. Later, those earphones were stripped of cumbersome cords and received audio wirelessly. In 2006, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine introduced a line of headphones called Beats that were renowned for their audio quality. Beats products were so successful that Apple purchased the company in 2014. The Beats line now includes wireless earphones and headphones as well as speakers. THE MIC IS ON\u2026THE HEADPHONES As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country and shut down businesses, many industries pivoted office environments to work-from-home virtual spaces. Videoconferencing became the norm, and many employees likely used hearing technology in these meetings. Headphones equipped with microphones allowed many at-home workers to drown out background noise (like kids!) while participating in meetings, interviews and conferences. Many of these headphones are equipped with Bluetooth to sync up to devices. THE FUTURE OF HEARABLE TECHNOLOGY? While hearing aids may have some limitations, the future of hearing technology will probably lead to incredible advancements in user control and connectivity. Hearing aids will likely start adapting to all the tech in our lives, maybe even our cars. Hearing technology for everyday life also will continue to advance. Ashcroft already created the first IoT headphones, which actually recognize the music you love and downloads songs accordingly. The possibility of IoT headphones, however, will likely lead us to giving commands to Alexa to turn off lights, brew coffee or order pizza while then continuing to stream our favorite tunes. Technology is always advancing, and the evolution of sound and the technology that controls it will take our ears into the future.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Under The Hammers\nAll the West Ham news, views and reviews.\nRelegation Scrapping As West Ham Take On Huddersfield\nWheear 'ast tha bin sin' ah saw thee? West Ham's first league visit to Huddersfield since 1971.\nJanuary has become the twilight zone of the football calendar with the league programme seeming to be an unnecessary interruption to the ongoing frenzy of transfer window speculation. It is like an unofficial winter break but with clubs continuing to play competitive matches rather than going on a marketing tour of the Far East. Meanwhile the window is taking its normal wide-eyed course having learned nothing from history that little of note really happens in January and that whatever panic purchases owners are compelled to make quickly transform into a case of buyer's remorse.\nDespite very few deals having been completed anywhere, it doesn't prevent supporters being 'appalled' by West Ham's apparent lack of activity in bolstering their bare bones (\u00a9 H. Redknapp Esq) of a squad. As ever, the majority stories in the media are concocted fantasy but that doesn't stop social media resonating with reaction to any unfounded rumour that serves to reinforce an individual's pre-conceived view of the world; whether that is the Board's lack of ambition, the manager's lack of imagination or both. I still maintain that it is not a reluctance to spend money that is the club's problem but in spending it wisely. Transfer policy and oversight has left the club with an unbalanced squad and too many highly paid players on long contracts with little or no re-sale value. Players have been bought on reputation without any thought of how they might fit into a system or complement each other. At least we can hope (until proven otherwise) that David Moyes will take a more targeted approach to player recruitment.\nAnyway, back to the mundane matter of today's game and the Hammers travel 'oop north' to take on Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees (or John Smith's) Stadium. Huddersfield, along with Brighton and Newcastle, were one of last season's promoted sides. All three made encouraging starts to their Premier League campaigns before slipping back into the swamp of the relegation melee that presently involves at least twelve teams. Having started out with what looked a tight, well organised unit they subsequently started to ship goals badly, to the extent that they are one of only three teams in the division with an inferior goal difference to our own. Possibly, as a disciple of Jurgen Klopp, manager David Wagner suffers the same defensive blind spot as his mentor.\nThe last away league meeting between the two clubs was in 1971 at Huddersfield's old Leeds Road stadium; a game which ended in a 1-0 win for the hosts \u2013 The Terriers also won a 5th round FA Cup tie between the two clubs at the same stadium in the same season. West Ham have played at the Kirklees Stadium on just one occasion when they lost a League Cup first leg tie in 1997.\nYou need to go back to 1952 to find West Ham's last league win at Huddersfield when a Fred Kearns goal was enough to secure all two points, as it was at the time. Goals from Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters did, however, earn the Hammers a fourth round FA Cup win in the relatively more recent history of the 1968\/69 season.\nThere are fears that Michail Antonio's injury is worse than originally expected and he joins Winston Reid and Andy Carroll on the injured and doubtful list along with long term absentees Jose Fonte, Edmilson Fernandes and Sam Byram. More positive news is that all of Marko Arnautovic, Manuel Lanzini, Aaron Cresswell and James Collins are available for selection.\nWith no new recruits yet to bolster the fragile centre of midfield I expect Moyes to stick to his 'hard to beat' format of three\/ five at the back where wing backs Pablo Zabaleta and Arthur Masuaku will be joined by three from Angelo Ogbonna, Declan Rice, Collins and Cresswell. Defensive cover in midfield should come from Pedro Obiang and Mark Noble while Lanzini and Arnautovic will be expected to carry whatever threat can be mustered offensively. The remaining lone striking option of Javier Hernandez or Andre Ayew doesn't set the pulse racing but one of them will have to do; and most likely until the end of the season if Moyes' recent comments are to be believed.\nHuddersfield have two new recruits in the form of Alex Pritchard and Terence Kongolo at their disposal and either or both may get a first start today. The Terriers also have a few other players that I have never heard of out with injury.\nToday's referee is Jonathan Moss from West Yorkshire who given the short travelling distance to the game can have a bit of a lie-in this morning. Moss makes a quick return to West Ham duties having been in charge of the draw with Arsenal just a month earlier. In 19 games this season Moss has shown sixty-eight yellows and three red cards.\nIf there was a prediction competition to predict what Lawro would predict for West Ham games then the safest option would be to go for 1-1 and this week you would not be disappointed. Sky's Paul Merson is nowhere near as West Ham bullish and sees Huddersfield coming out as 2-1 victors based on having a respectable home record. West Ham's recent league form has been encouraging (no team outside the top five has picked up more points in the last seven games) but they go into the game off the back of a poor showing in the cup at Shrewsbury. I imagine it will be another cautious display but if Marko and Manny can create something on the break then there is every chance of a Hammer's win. If we can get our noses in front then I am hoping that Huddersfield will capitulate and that a repeat of September's 2-0 scoreline is on the cards.\nAuthor Geoff HopkinsPosted on January 13, 2018 January 13, 2018 Categories Match, News, Preview\nOne thought on \"Relegation Scrapping As West Ham Take On Huddersfield\"\nfootyhead says:\nWhat a brilliant first paragraph. Spot on. With reference to the game, you're right it's a crunch match. Essentially it may be only January but it's already a bit of a six pointer. Also because it may influence \/ persuade players to sign for West Ham over next couple of weeks.\nPrevious Previous post: West Ham Start Their FA Cup Campaign At Shrewsbury\nNext Next post: Huddersfield 1 West Ham 4\nUnexpected Item In The Baggies Area: West Ham Must Quickly Resolve Striker Madness January 19, 2021\nCan the Hammers make it five clean sheets in a row? January 19, 2021\nWhen Huff N Puff Is Not Enough: West Ham Need Greater Cunning To Break Down Burnley January 16, 2021\nCan West Ham come out on top in the battle of the Clarets? January 16, 2021\nA Stockport State Of Mind: Hammers Attitude Key to Avoiding Hatter's Horror January 11, 2021\nWest Ham News 24\/7\nGeoff Hopkins\nView UnderTheHammersBlog's profile on Facebook\nView UnderTheHammers's profile on Twitter\nUnder The Hammers Blog at WordPress.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home\/Dr.Cavazos\nDr.Cavazos\nDr. Cebrina Cavazos was born and raised in Roma, TX. Cebrina's interest in veterinary medicine began at 11 years old, when she found a dog and nursed it back to health. Honey Bun became part of the Cavazos family, and spurred a captivation in animal health and welfare. When Dr. Cavazos combined her passion for animals with her love of science, a natural progression to veterinary medicine began.\nShe graduated from Roma High School and moved to Texas A&M University \u2013 College Station for both her undergraduate and DVM degrees. Cebrina first met the MVH team when she completed an externship during her last year of vet school. It was then when she knew she found a place where she could serve the community that she calls home.\nCebrina met her husband, Jon Ray, at Texas A&M University. They live together in McAllen, TX with their son, Benjamin Merari, and five furry babies: Biscuit, Savannah Banana, Roxy Pebbles, Oreo, and Cheddar Cheese.\nOn her time off, Cebrina spends most of her time chasing Benjamin and keeping him from putting things in his mouth. When he's napping, she probably has a fist full of popcorn and Flaming Hot Cheetos watching movies and TV shows with her furry babies around. Her other hobbies include hitting the gym, hanging out with friends and family, traveling the globe, and falling asleep while listening to Jon Ray talk about the last book he read.\nSDTS 2021-09-13T09:29:49-04:00 July 11th, 2019|Comments Off on Dr.Cavazos","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kansas Senior Day Football Game to Kick Off at 1 p.m.\nLAWRENCE, Kan. \u2014 Kansas Athletics announced Monday that the football game against Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 12 will feature a 1 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium. The game will not be televised.\nThe Jayhawks will honor their 14-member senior class with a ceremony prior to kickoff.\nBaylor leads the all-time series with Kansas, 6-4, however, all four of KU's victories have come in Lawrence, including a 58-10 rout in 2007 in the teams' latest game at Memorial Stadium.\nKU will travel to Iowa State this Saturday to face the Cyclones at 11:30 a.m., in a game that can be seen on Fox College Sports.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Producer\nAuthorities said the man has been missing since Nov. 24.\nBy Gadi Schwartz\t\u2022 Published November 30, 2015 \u2022 Updated on December 1, 2015 at 8:42 am\nBy all accounts, 27-year-old Eric Kohler loves what he does, producing visual effects for blockbusters like \"The Avengers,\" \"San Andreas,\" and \"X-Men.\"\nBut last Tuesday, he walked out of work in Gardena without his wallet, his laptop or his bag \u2014 and never came back.\nNow his family is doing everything they can to find out what happened.\nNight after night, Kohler's desperate mother and father are posting fliers, hoping for any help in finding their missing son.\nKohler is an up-and-coming movie producer and his family said he is a workaholic and a responsible man who would never just disappear.\n\"I know my son would never do this,\" Sheryi Kohler said.\nHe was last seen leaving work, in the 1700 block of El Segundo Boulevard, last Tuesday in his new Range Rover. Phone records and surveillance video show he went to a Food 4 Less parking lot, but then soon after his phone appeared to have been turned off.\n\"And he literally disappeared,\" said his father, Tony Kohler. \"It's heartbreaking. It's damn heartbreaking.\"\nKohler is originally from Oakley, in Northern California, and relocated to Los Angeles after high school. Kohler moved to Los Angeles to work in the movie industry. Kohler responded to an ad for a receptionist job and worked his way to become a visual effects producer at HYDRAULX.\nSince his disappearance, friends and family said they have been in agony. The Thanksgiving holiday came and went without any sign. So did a huge project deadline at work \u2014 the kind Eric's parents say he would never miss.\n\"He had big ambition to work hard and that's what he's been doing and something bad happened,\" said his mother.\nTony Kohler said they are praying Eric just needed to get away but said there are too many red flags. Eric left his wallet, bags and computer behind. There has also been no activity in his accounts for days.\nKohler was last seen wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, blue skinny jeans, brown suede shoes and a brown leather, chrome-plated watch.\nAnyone with information on Kohler's disappearance is asked to call the LAPD Missing Person Unit at 213-996-1800. After hours, please call LAPD's RACR Division at 213-484-6700.\nSee LAPD's missing person flier here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Is Steven McBee Net Worth?\nProfession Founder and president of the Gallatin, Missouri-based McBee Farm & Cattle Company\nDate of Birth 30 November 1993\nBirthplace Not Known\nSource of Wealth Founder and president of the Gallatin, Missouri-based McBee Farm & Cattle Company\nChildren Not Known\nOn his company's website, Steven writes that he has \"a sincere love for the land and the responsibility to future generations to leave it in better condition than we've found in the land and for all those who come after him, which is described as a \"solemn obligation\" to them by the man himself.\nSteven McBee's Early Life\nSteven McBee's birth date is 30 November 1993, and his parents' names are Steve Sr. and Kristi Leigh. Furthermore, Steven McBee has three brothers in his immediate family. Thus, Cole and Jesse are the only two brothers he has, while the third one's name remains a mystery.\nIn the words of Steven McBee, he has a very close relationship with his family because he cares so much about them. He keeps his little brother, \"Jesse,\" aka \"little Brosky,\" with him whenever he goes hunting or traveling. That's McBee's claim to fame.\nSteven McBee's Personal Life\nNear Kansas City, Missouri, the McBee family lived in Independence, Missouri, the state's fifth-largest city, where he and his siblings were raised. He's currently residing in the quaint but sadly underpopulated town of Gallatin, Missouri. As a result, he can spend time with his family and lead a contented life.\nA native of Fort Osage, Kansas, the well-known businessman enrolled in Fort Osage High School. Steven, along with some of his friends and family, went to Chicken N Pickle in Overland Park, Kansas, to participate in the event. As a result, McBee's main goal is to reveal that he had a starring role in the reboot of the FOX show \"Joe Millionaire.\"\nSteven McBee's Career And Professional Life\nAccording to the company's website, McBee Farm & Cattle Company was born out of a single idea: beef cattle. It has been with us from the beginning of our farming endeavors. This is our duty and love for the land, and we should leave it in a better state than we found it.\nThe future generation will benefit from this. Our family's values have been applied throughout the entire operation, from top to bottom, starting with the highest officials and working their way down.\nIn Missouri, the owner of land and livestock is known as a \"cowboy,\" and this term is also applied to McBee. He added that his family also runs a few local car washes where they give advice and sell hunting gear.\nSteven McBee's Net Worth and Earnings\nHe accumulated a sizable fortune over the course of his career. We haven't been able to find out exactly how much Steven McBee is worth. However, McBee's net worth is reportedly around $10 million, according to some websites. However, we can't be certain because various websites cite varying wealth statistics. This means that he is likely to be extremely wealthy as the CEO of his company.\nSteven McBee's Body Measurement Height, Weight, And Other Details\nHeight: 5 feet and 10 inches\nZodiac Sign: Not Known\nHe accumulated a sizable fortune throughout his career. However, we haven't been able to find out exactly how much Steven McBee is worth. However, McBee's net worth is reportedly around $10 million, according to some websites. However, we can't be certain because various websites cite varying wealth statistics. This means that he is likely to be extremely wealthy as the CEO of his company.\nRelated Topics:Steven McBee's Body MeasurementSteven McBee's CareerSteven McBee's Early LifeSteven McBee's Net WorthSteven McBee's Personal Life\nWhat Is Jessica Chastain Net Worth?\nWhat Is Jesse Watters Net Worth?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Making of Jean Jullien's Business Cards by Jukebox Print\nAs with any other industry, in the design world a business card is a powerful tool to create a memorable first impression and stand out as a bold, unique individual. Furthermore, a business card can be a physical representation of a designer's work and the ultimate way to convey a creative personality. For French graphic artist Jean Jullien, designing his business cards was yet another opportunity to express his ingenious nature in a simple but distinctive way.\nBased in London, Jean Jullien is internationally renowned for his wide-ranging oeuvre comprising illustration, photography, video, costume, installations, books, clothing, and posters. Using a coherent signature style of black brushstrokes, brightly hued simplicity, and uninhibited humour, Jean's work interprets the world around him and uses graphic language to make a visual commentary on quotidian life \u2013 from meals and commuting to beach holidays, and dogs, lots of dogs.\nThe artist at work. Photo by Daniel Arnold.\nHis eclectic body of work has been shown at galleries in Paris, London, Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok and beyond. His whimsical hand-drawn aesthetic and lighthearted characters are a constant throughout personal projects and client work that includes the New York Times, New Yorker, The Guardian, RCA Records, National Geographic, Le Centre Pompidou, Esquire, Herm\u00e8s, Champion USA, Salomon, and Vogue, among many others.\nIn keeping with his style of conveying ideas in a playful manner, while experimenting with a wide range of different media \u2013 from a 5-meter-tall street lamp in Hong Kong to a limited-edition series of skateboards \u2013 Jean set out to create wholly original business cards for himself. He wanted something simple, almost effortless, yet compelling. The final design was clean and effective: a hand-shaped card in his characteristic style of bold brushstrokes.\nFor the printing process that would bring his idea to life, he approached Jukebox Print. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Jukebox works with customers around the world, pushing boundaries when it comes to specialised printing services such as letterpress, screen print, foil, emboss, and 3D emboss. Jean had worked with Jukebox on previous projects, including an art exhibit for which Jukebox produced his pieces in letterpress, so they were both familiar with each other's style. Together, they collaborated on the idea of seamlessly integrating the cards into an original custom hand-shaped die cut made exclusively for Jean.\nEndless possibilities to play with.\nIt was clear that such a superb design deserved premium stock, so when it came to selecting the right paper Jukebox chose to print Jean's cards on the finest Gmund 600gsm Cotton using a two-colour letterpress process.\nGermany's Gmund Paper is the unequivocal leader in the industry, recognised for two centuries of quality craftsmanship and fine papers. Their 100% cotton stock exudes richness and perfection, and its striking texture and strength has proven to be ideal for letterpress printing: it's stable on the press and receptive to crisp deep impressions, but also luxurious and soft to the touch.\nLetterpress printing is one of the most highly regarded techniques worldwide and a preferred choice of many renowned designers and illustrators. This method of sheer complexity is steeped in history and old-world allure but when paired with modern and vibrant designs, the results are stunning: timeless elegance meets contemporary flair. Yet, the printing process still follows several traditional stages and a series of painstaking steps:\n1. The process began with careful selection and mixing of the inks, starting with a light flesh tone using Pantone 90-8.\nLetterpress printing involves many meticulous steps to achieve perfect handcrafted quality.\n2. Once the perfect tone had been achieved, the ink was manually applied to the press roller.\nJukebox uses vintage presses that have been carefully preserved and are working at full capacity.\n3. The next step was setting up the die. This involved the creation of metal plates, with each plate being unique to a different colour (in the case of Jean's cards, two colours were used). Print was done one colour at a time, using the lightest shade first.\nSetting up the metal plates.\n4. Once the first colour passes had been completed, a Jukebox letterpress operator closely examined the colour density and impression, making sure the quality was impeccable and the detail was crisp and clean.\nLetterpress printing requires precision and expertise.\n5. After the two flesh-toned inks were applied (one to the front and one to the back of the card) and the colour density and impression were approved, the black ink for the text and hand outline was applied next. The pressure used to apply this ink was more intense than for the previous colours, in order to give the paper a true letterpress impression: deep but showing fine detail.\n6. Once all the inks were applied, the next step was die cutting the cards to give them their custom hand shape. Even more than just their whimsical look, what makes the cards unique is that the die cut allows the fingers to be folded into a fun variety of hand signs.\n7. The final step was to paint the edges of the cards in a matte black to highlight their uniqueness and to mirror Jean's artistic style using broad strokes in black ink.\nThe end product was a simple but effective networking tool (and unquestionably a great conversation starter!) that reflected Jean's distinctive work and personality.\nPaper Select: Gmund Cotton\nSource: The Design Blog","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Sport Soccer Premier Soccer League\nPSL results on Wednesday, 20 February\nThe coming week of PSL fixtures will prove crucial in the title race, as all the contenders look to advance their chances.\nin Premier Soccer League, Soccer, Sport\n15042018 (Durban) Pirates Head coach Milutin Sredojevi? when Pirates came from behind to grab a 2-1 win over AmaZulu to keep their title hopes alive in the Absa Premiership at King Zwelithini Stadium yesterday in Durban Picture: Motshwari Mofokeng\/ANA\nTwo disallowed goals and a penalty miss saw Orlando Pirates fail to capitalise on a slip up from one of their fellow title contenders, as they were beaten 1-0 by Supersport United in Nelspruit on Wednesday.\nMaximum points would have seen the Buccaneers lift themselves on top of Mamelodi Sundowns, who remain second on the standings after sharing the spoils with Polokwane City on Tuesday night.\nAfter a goalless first half, there was temporary joy from the Buccaneers, who found the back of the net through Justin Shonga from a corner kick, but the Zambian was flagged offside.\nThe deadlocked was broken in the 64th minute when Clayton Daniels' bullet header put Matsatsansa in front.\nOrlando Pirates had a golden opportunity to grab an equaliser soon after, as they were awarded a penalty after Evans Rusike was deemed to have handled the ball in the box.\nCaptain, Happy Jele stepped up, but his effort was dealt with by Ronwen Williams who kept his side in the lead.\nShonga again had the ball in the back of the net, only to be thwarted by the offside flag once more.\nThe equaliser proved elusive, bringing an end to an unbeaten run which had stretched to 15 league matches.\nMamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Polokwane City\nAn uncharacteristic howler from Dennis Onyango ensured that Mamelodi Sundowns would only walk away with a single point from their clash with Polokwane City at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday.\nThe defending lead champions were in search of a league double over their opponents, as well as three points that would place them level with log-leaders, Bidvest Wits.\nThemba Zwane, who tormented the visitors in the reverse fixture, carried on from where he left off and was quite lively early on.\nIt didn't take him too long to make his mark, as he ran into a Gaston Sirino pass to make it 1-0 inside the first 10 minutes.\nDespite being in the lead, Sundowns continued to bombard Rise and Shine with relentless surges into their territory, with all of captain Hlompho Kekana, Emiliano Tade, as well as Zwane, getting chances at goal.\nA goal would eventually come, but at the other end, when Salulani Phiri pounced on an error from Dennis Onyango to level matters at the stroke of half-time.\nPSL results on Tuesday, 19 February\nResults on Wednesday, 20 February\nSupersport United 1-0 Orlando Pirates\nLatest PSL log\nTags: Mamelodi SundownsOrlando PiratesPolokwane City FCSupersport United FC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Photo illustration by Nolan Saunders\nStudents across campus receive an alert once a day from the app BeReal on their phones, where they are prompted to post a photo for campus members to see.\nBy Victoria Kellogg \u2014 Contributing Writer\nAt a random moment every day, a phone notification goes off, alerting individuals to \"be real.\" Within the span of two minutes, users are expected to take a photo that captures a picture using both the front and back camera at the same time.\nThe app is designed to offer users an outlet to show off a real version of themselves and their friends. Created by French entrepreneurs Alexis Barreyat and Kevin Perreau in 2020, the BeReal app has taken off globally with over 20 million active users. In August 2022, the app rose to the No. 1 spot on the Apple App Store for free apps.\nYvette Sterbenk, associate professor in the Department of Strategic Communication, said social media has been essential in giving Generation Z an outlet to talk about issues where older generations have not been able to as easily. Sterbenk also said her biggest concern has been how addicting social media can be.\n\"I think that we are all addicted to social media,\" Sterbenk said. \"In particular, I think especially younger adults and those in their early teens do not have the coping mechanism to use social media in a form of entertainment and not as a necessity. I do worry it can affect people's abilities to just be.\"\nThere is a correlation between students and their dependency on social media. According to Forbes, the most used social media outlets are Snapchat and Instagram. On average, members of Gen Z spend around 50 minutes a day on Snapchat and 53 on Instagram.\nSterbenk said she joined BeReal in Spring 2022 with her students because she was teaching a social media class. It was not a part of her curriculum to join BeReal, but she encourages her students to test out new social media platforms.\n\"The students I see use it, for the most part, to be real,\" Sterbenk said. \"To stop and take a moment and honestly show where they are. That can be lying in bed watching TV or cooking dinner. I'm sure there are people out there curating their BeReal, though.\"\nThe app gained its popularity going against social media norms by emphasizing capturing random moments in one's life. Instagram users are often encouraged to edit and prepare photos as part of a strategy to create curated social media content. In contrast, BeReal emphasizes on-the-go, everyday lifestyle content. Under the slogan \"Your Friends For Real,\" the company promotes authenticity by encouraging users to share their day-to-day lives.\nBeReal has also taken off among Ithaca College students. First-year student Sophia Renaud said she is consistent with her BeReals. Renaud said she enjoys scrolling through her feed to see what her friends are up to, especially when it is time to head home for break and she misses her friends from college.\n\"I like doing my BeReal when I am around my friends,\" Renaud said. \"It's fun to have them take my BeReal. The one part I don't like about BeReal is not knowing when it will go off, especially if it goes off super late at night.\"\nSenior Lauren Schmit said she was introduced to the app after a member of the BeReal team reached out to her and the Ithaca College Tap Club in Fall 2022 in order to further promote the app. Members of the club were asked to reach out to friends and family to encourage them to join BeReal. For each new user the team was able to recruit to the app, Schmit said the club would receive money.\nFrom mid-August to November 2022, BeReal's College Team reached out to students in colleges across the country in order to recruit them to help create a stronger presence among young users. Under the partnership, students were expected to represent the BeReal brand and identify moments for the BeReal team to further get involved on campus.\n\"It's really cool to have things like BeReal kind of reaching out to smaller clubs,\" Schmit said. \"It was nice that [the app is] not just looking at the big company groups. \u2026 They were looking at groups that are maybe not as common throughout colleges and universities.\"\nWhile the club is no longer using the app to fundraise, Schmit said she continues to use the app personally and she finds that it is easier to be more authentic on the app than on other apps like Instagram.\n\"I do find it actually kind of fun because, I mean, the whole thing is [that] you're being real within those two minutes, obviously, as [the notification] pops up,\" Schmit said. \"Like, you're seeing people in that moment, rather than taking five hours to make an Instagram post that's perfect with the perfect caption.\"\nHowever, as the app grew in popularity, the more staged \"the realness\" became. TikToks were even made by influencers like Tommy Schoenith and Greg Johnstone to show the extremes people who use the app go through to make sure they are getting the perfect shot.\nWhile some embrace the spontaneity the app offers, others choose to take photos at their own pace. Sophomore Ben Rymer said he waits for something funny or interesting to happen throughout the day before snapping his BeReal.\n\"A lot of it is people who are laying in bed when people post right on time. \u2026 It's just people doing nothing,\" Rymer said.\nSophomore Thomas Magee said the title of the app says it all and intends for users to take the picture as soon as the notification goes off. But Magee said he finds himself waiting to take his picture when he gets to a certain venue.\n\"This is not doing what the app is intended to do,\" Magee said. \"That is the part of \u2026 questioning why I have this app right now.\"\nSophomore Birdie Sink similarly said she does not post daily. Instead, she said she often finds herself waiting to capture more interesting moments.\n\"I think it's interesting that it was designed to be \u2026 candid,\" Sink said. \"Like, the point is [that] it shouldn't be like other social media. It should be like, 'This is real.' But then \u2026 I don't post every day. I don't post if I'm not doing something interesting, so it's kind of like I do it in a way that kind of defeats the purpose of the app.\"\nRymer said he thinks that the app could have negative effects on users' well-being depending on how seriously they take posting content. Rymer said he does not seriously post content on the app.\n\"I can assume it is detrimental because if you aren't doing something interesting and you see your friends are on the app, it can have an effect,\" Rymer said.\nThe effects of social media on youth vary depending on how it is used. According to the American Psychological Association, 1 in 3 teenage girls who use Instagram reported experiencing increased body image concerns. A 2018 study by the Pew Research Center revealed that 59% of U.S. teens on social media platforms have been the victims of cyberbullying.\nSchmit said she hopes BeReal will be able to change the way people view social media and that there will be a shift toward being more authentic online.\n\"I am hoping that platforms like BeReal will continue and take over the picture-perfect Instagram,\" Schmit said. \"You can see on Instagram people's lives and you think it's so perfect, and it's kind of, like, a lot of that can be fake. I think for mental health reasons, [it] can also be really refreshing and helpful because it's like you're not constantly seeing people who look like the most perfect person in the world.\"\nCo-Life and Culture Editor Elizabeth Kharabadze contributed reporting.\nVictoria Kellogg can be reached at vkellogg@ithaca.edu\nExercise science professor uses TikTok to educate\nBy Katie Krom | Sep 21, 2022\nLiterary magazine starts up after four-year hiatus\nBy Matt Minton | Nov 30, 2022\nQ&A: Professor participates in discussion on Quran\nBy Kinsey Burr | Nov 30, 2022\nappben rymerberealbirdie sinkit's time to bereallauren schmitsocial mediasophia renaudthomas mageeyvette sterbenk","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Capital Buffer Deal May Buy Enough Time to Get Down to Business on GSE Reform\nThe announcement today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin maintaining a $3-billion capital baseline is the first tangible demonstration in five years that officials in Washington actually want to protect taxpayers and end the stalemate on reforming the government sponsored enterprises.\nBeginning next year, Fannie and Freddie were to have had their capital buffers wiped out completely, courtesy the Net Worth Sweep imposed on them in 2012. Under the arrangement worked out between the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the dividend payments Fannie and Freddie are required to make to Treasury each quarter will be based on the GSEs maintaining a capital buffer of $3 billion. Therefore, the $4.7 billion-dollar payment Freddie was to make for third quarter earnings will be reduced to $2.3 billion and Fannie's scheduled $3 billion dividend payment will be pared back to $600 million. This will create a thin buffer from market fluctuations for the GSEs and perhaps buy a little time before taxpayers would again be on the hook to cover quarterly losses at the enterprises.\nThe arrangement is a far cry from having the GSEs keep all of their earnings once they paid back Treasury the $187 billion in emergency funds received nine years ago \u2013 which they did, plus an additional $90 billion, courtesy the Net Worth Sweep. Had the law been followed, the GSEs would have been operating on sound and solvent footing, thus ending the conservatorship and facilitating meaningful and needed reform in a manner that honored shareholder rights.\nNonetheless, the deal signals that the Administration recognizes the fact that running the companies with no reserve capital to cover losses is untenable and the day of reckoning is about to arrive. To that extent, it is a vindication for FHFA Director Mel Watt, who has been warning for a year that dwindling capital reserves poses a risk taxpayers. It is also a sign that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recognizes the urgency of the situation and has resolved to act sooner than later.\n\"Treasury's first duty is to ensure that taxpayers are being protected,\" Mnuchin said. \"This agreement balances the concerns of the FHFA with compensation for taxpayers. The Administration looks forward to working with Congress on comprehensive housing finance reform, a top priority in the year ahead.\"\nThe Administration will have to act quickly to truly protect taxpayers in the coming months. The deal comes just hours after Congress cleared a historic tax reform and reduction bill that will have major implications for Fannie and Freddie's balance sheets. With the reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, the value of some $23 billion in deferred tax assets will evaporate, dramatically increasing the likelihood of another taxpayer bailout. This would saddle the Administration with politically unpopular reality and give critics of the tax bill fresh ammunition about its unintended consequences and overall fairness.\nWatt is keenly aware of this, saying in a statement, \"While it is apparent that a draw will be necessary for each Enterprise if tax legislation results in a reduction to the corporate tax rate, FHFA considers the $3 billion capital reserve sufficient to cover other fluctuations in income in the normal course of each Enterprise's business,\" Watt wrote. \"We, therefore, contemplate that going forward Enterprise dividends will be declared and paid beyond the $3 billion capital reserve in the absence of exigent circumstances.\"\nIf \"exigent circumstances\" could be perceived as Watt keeping his options open it is also safe to assume Mnuchin has attached strings of his own. The Treasury statement noted, \"\u2026any failure by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to declare and pay a full quarterly dividend will result in the automatic, immediate termination of its capital buffer.\"\nIn the nine years since the financial crisis promoted the creation of the conservatorship, FHFA has implemented a number of changes to operate the GSEs more prudently. However, the Obama Administration's Net Worth Sweep and inaction by Congress have mostly made the situation worse for taxpayers, the housing finance market, and of course, shareholders.\nIt is too early to say that this very limited step announced today is the beginning of the end of this long and dismal saga. However, to paraphrase Churchill, it might be better than merely the end of the beginning.\nFannie and Freddie Capital Sank Closer to Zero in First Quarter, as Planned\nOn the Hook?\nMnuchin Adopts Good Starting Points on GSE Reform\nMore Circular Reasoning on GSE Recapitalization and Reform","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > VALORANT > The Date and Time of Valorant release in France\nThe Date and Time of Valorant release in France\nAfter two months in closed beta, Riot Games shut down Valorant servers to prepare for the official launch of the game. Until now, we only knew the game would be released on 2nd June 2020, but not at what time. The official Twitter account of Valorant put us in the picture.\nValorant servers will not open at the same time all over the world. They will open gradually, starting with the Asian servers, then will come Middle East's servers, and then ours, Europeans. Finally, the servers of the American continent will open a few hours later.\nIn France, Valorant servers will be available from 7am, on Tuesday, 2nd June 2020.\nSo there are only a few hours to wait before going back to battle, or even to discover the game if you didn't get the opportunity to try it in its beta version.\nUntil then, we advise you to familiarise yourself with the different Agents and the maps. You can also listen to the playlists uploaded by Riot Games.\nAs a reminder, Valorant will be entirely free and available to all players with a Riot account. The release of Valorant will be accompanied bya new Agent, Reyna, anda new map, Ascent.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dale Kasman (I)\nKnown for Wolf (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Naked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult (1994), Other People's Money (1991)\nSomething to Believe In (1998)\nTravel Agent Travel Agent See fewer\nOne Fine Day (1996)\nLady in the Police Station Lady in the Police Station See fewer\nStar Trek Generations (1994)\nEnterprise-B Officer (uncredited) Enterprise-B Officer (uncredited) See fewer\nOffice Worker Office Worker See fewer\nNaked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult (1994)\nStand-in (women) Stand-in (women) See fewer\nOther People's Money (1991)\nVengeance Unlimited (1999)\nCritical (Feb 4, 1999) Season 1, Episode 14 - Actress Actress See fewer\nBaby Talk (1991)\n(TV Series) - Admissions Nurse (1 episode, 1991) Admissions Nurse (1 episode, 1991) See fewer\nMaggie's Left Foot (Oct 25, 1991) Season 2, Episode 5 - Admissions Nurse Admissions Nurse See fewer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The E\u00f6t-Wash Group\nLaboratory Tests of Gravitational and sub-Gravitational Physics\nGravitational Constant\nEquivalence Principle\nFused Silica Fibers\nSpin-Coupled Forces\nCryogenic Balance\nLunar Ranging\nAxion Search\nAbout Torsion Balances\nWe pioneer new techniques to test and measure weak-field gravity, search for possible new interactions weaker than gravity and are involved in technology for LIGO.\n1) Search for experimental signs of quantum gravity that violate Einstein's Equivalence Principle and\/or the Newtonian inverse-square law.\n2) Probe the largely unexplored region of possible interactions weaker than gravity.\n3) Make sensitive tests for new interactions that couple to electron spin.\n4) Develop sensitive low-noise instrumentation for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO).\nA torsion-balance search for ultra low-mass bosonic dark matter (2021)\nInitial Results from the LIGO Newtonian Calibrator (2021)\nNew Test of the Gravitational 1\/r2 Law at Separations down to 52 \u03bcm Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 101101 (2020)\nShort-Range, Spin-Dependent Interactions of Electrons: A Probe for Exotic Pseudo-Goldstone Bosons Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 201801 (2015)\nTorsion-balance tests of the weak equivalence principle Class. Quantum Grav. 29, 184002 (2012), Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 041101 (2008)\nReview of torsion-balance experiments Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys 62, 102 (2009)\nGravitational constraints on new particle physics Phys. Rev. Lett 98, 131104 (2007)\nTest of gravity below 100 microns Phys. Rev. Lett 98, 021101 (2007)\nTorsion Balance Test of Spin-Coupled Forces Physical Review Letters 97, 021603 (2006)\nReview of Inverse Square Law Tests Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci., 53 77 (2003)\nMeasurement of the gravitational constant Phys. Rev. Lett 85 2869 (2000)\nE\u00f6t-Wash in the news:\nLiveScience: Physicists who disproved '5th force' win $3 million 'Breakthrough' prize\nNature: Even at short range, Newton's law still rules\nArs Technica: Experiment finds that gravity still works down to 50 micrometers\nThe Economist: The dark side of the universe\nNature: Frontier experiments: Tough science\nDiscovery Channel: Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman: Are There More Than Three Dimensions?\nPhysics for the 21st century: Gravity. Check out the video!!\nScientific American: String Theory's Extra Dimensions Must Be Less Than Half the Width of a Human Hair\nAcknowledgement of Financial Support:\nOur work is primarily supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant PHY-2011520, PHY-2012350, PHY-1812380. We are grateful for resources from the Department of Energy support for the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics. Our experiments are conducted on the University of Washington campus.\n\u00a9 1987-2020 E\u00f6t-Wash Group. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Washington, NSF, DOE or NASA.\nCENPA | University of Washington | UW Privacy Statement | UW Web site Terms and Conditions\nE\u00f6t-Wash Contacts\nEric Adelberger at (206) 543-4294 or eric@npl.washington.edu\nJens Gundlach at (206) 616-3012 or gundlach@uw.edu\nBlayne Heckel at (206) 685-2401 or heckel@phys.washington.edu","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Corey Taylor and the Duct Tape Phallus: Read Hilarious Excerpt From Lou Brutus Memoir\nRadio icon shares insane story from 'Sonic Warrior: My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate'\nSlipknot's Corey Taylor, 2005\nphotograph by Mick Hutson\/Redferns\ntext Revolver Staff\nChances are, you know Lou Brutus' voice: He's been a rock radio icon for decades. And he has the stories to prove it. On April 14th via Rare Bird Books, he'll tell all with the release of his hilarious memoir, Sonic Warrior: My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate (Tales of Sex, Drugs and Vomiting at Inopportune Moments), which includes a foreword by Slipknot and Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor. You can pick up a signed or unsigned copy now.\nIt's is a collection of strange but true stories \u2014 each chapter recounts a separate insane tale \u2014 that careens across his 40-plus years of covering concerts, interviewing music's biggest stars and influencing generations of radio listeners.\nHere, he's teamed up with Revolver to share an exclusive except involving the aforementioned Taylor called, \"The Time I Escaped the Wisconsin State Police and Their Fake Phallus Felony Enforcement.\" Enjoy.\nIn 2005, Randy Hawke, program director for WJJO-FM in Madison, Wisconsin, told me that Slipknot was going to end their Subliminal Verses World Tour in town at the Alliant Energy Center. Randy and his station were among the first around the country to air my syndicated radio show, hardDrive, and I always looked forward to boozing and general stupidity with Randy and his staff. We arranged for me to fly in, surprise the band, and emcee the show.\nFirst of all, a bit of background. I have a long history with the members of Slipknot going back to before their major label debut was released in 1999 on Roadrunner Records. I had received an advance of the release from Mark \"Psycho\" Abramson from the label of the still-as-yet-unmixed album and fell in love with it. Without waiting for the rest of the world, I began playing the song \"Wait and Bleed\" before its release and raved about the band from coast to coast on my program. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Corey [Taylor] listened to the show every Sunday night on his hometown rock station in Des Moines, Iowa, KAZR-FM Lazer 103.3. In those days, he worked the night shift at a local porno palace. Corey later told me in our first interview together that he would tune in each week believing he would one day be a guest on the show. My feeling of pride at a future rock star being inspired by my program is, of course, naturally offset by the shame that said show provided the beat for beating off in the video booths of the shop. (More on my adventures with Corey and the other lads in \"The Knot\" elsewhere in this tome, hopefully without any references to public masturbatory habits. However, I make no promises.)\nCorey and I are both big fans of the writer Hunter S. Thompson. In fits of stupidity, he and I often banter back and forth in Thompsonian voices with quotes from his books, like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. We screech about bats, leeches, and sexual intercourse with polar bears. We boast top-notch impressions of Thompson's voice and body mannerisms. Those around us think we're on serious medication, but that's their problem.\nA post shared by Lou Brutus (@loubrutus) on Mar 31, 2020 at 8:16am PDT\nSo, anyway, I thought it would be a splendid idea to show up dressed as Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson had taken his own life a couple of months before, and my costume was a goofy attempt to honor his memory. As I boarded my flight, I wore the full regalia of the late, hard-partying writer: hightop Chuck Taylors with athletic socks; brown cargo shorts; and a maroon, white, and blue Hawaiian shirt. The outfit was topped off by three key pieces: teardrop-shaped sunglasses, a red Dunhill cigarette in a holder, and a green plastic \"Las Vegas\" visor. Oh, one other thing, a flyswatter. Can't forget the flyswatter! It allows you to slap imaginary bats and smack people on various body parts.\nA little background on venue for the show, the Alliant Energy Center, formerly the Dane County Coliseum. It opened in 1967 and had a capacity of 10,231. Other notable shows there included Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Doors, Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, KISS, and Cheap Trick.\nAs the cab dropped me off at the arena, the loading area was packed with tour buses and semi-trucks. Most of the buses were for Slipknot and their crew, but there were also vehicles for the other groups on the tour: Lamb of God and Shadows Fall. I always look forward to seeing Randy Blythe, lead singer of Lamb of God. He is also an author and accomplished photographer. He specializes in black-and-white photography using high-end Leica cameras. He often likes to photograph other photographers, calling it \"Shooting the Shooters.\"\nI wondered if Slipknot would keep to the time-honored tradition of the headlining band pranking the opening groups on the last night of a tour. The pranks could be anything from throwing rolls of toilet paper onstage to unplugging instruments to fucking with the lighting or sound systems. Tonight would set a new record for lurid creativity for tour-closing hijinks.\n\"Brutus!\" I heard my name called out by crew members several times as I sauntered backstage. Among them was their front-of-house sound man Dave \"Shirt\" Nicholls. \"Shirt\" was beloved by bands and fans alike for his incredible ears and ability to make even big, old, shitty arenas sound great for concerts. He was the preferred live sound mixer for both Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold until his death from cancer in May of 2017.\nSlipknot guitarist Mick Thomson was the first band member I heard coming. Mick's usual footwear is leather studded jackboots, so his feet sound like marching storm troopers. He's well over six feet tall, which gives him an extra menacing look.\nI was in the catering room attempting to pick up a slice of cheddar cheese with my flyswatter when I heard a voice yell from behind me, \"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!\" It was Corey Taylor crying out in his Hunter S. Thompson voice to greet me. He let out a laugh as he surveyed my outfit. He was smoking from a Thompson-style cigarette holder, though that's where the gonzo similarities ended.\nWe went back to the dressing room, where we met up with Corey's wife at that time, Scarlett. Corey walked behind a curtain, and I assumed he was getting ready for his set. I offered to leave, but he insisted I stick around. While the three of us chatted, odd sounds emanated from behind the curtain. It sounded like the tearing of tape from a roll. It seemed to go on and on.\nFinally, Corey said, \"Okay, Hunter. I'm ready.\"\nI turned around to face my friend, expecting him to be wearing a Slipknot jumpsuit. But he wasn't wearing a jumpsuit. He was wearing nothing on his body but a giant penis.\nMade out of black duct tape and a plastic bag.\nThat hung down to near his knees.\nMy eyeballs rolled out of their sockets and bounced on the floor.\nEgad! This was no normal phallus made of polyethylene, fabric mesh, and pressure sensitive adhesive. It was an elephant-sized Johnson bigger than the tusks of the famed Pyrrhus Pachyderms of the Old World.\nA schlong so huge it needed its own zip code.\nA weenie longer than the guitar solo from \"Do You Feel Like We Do\" on Frampton Comes Alive.\nIt was one big mutha-fuckin' dick.\nAs I picked my jaw up off the cement and used it to corral my eyeballs back into place, I took a gander at Corey from head to toe. His shoulder-length hair was pulled into two pigtails. His current Slipknot mask covered his face like a second skin of singed flesh. He wore nothing else but an evil grin.\nWell, nothing besides the Louisville Slugger\u2013sized simulated schwanz waving back and forth between his knees.\nI don't know how it was all held together. Maybe he wrapped his cock in a sock first. It's a mystery best left unsolved. Corey leered at me and said, \"Let's go.\"\nI thought, \"Go? Go where?\"\nHe put on a gold robe as he walked to the dressing room door, then pressed down on the duct-tape dong to keep it under the folds of the robe and picked up a drumhead that contained some kind of messaging from the floor. Scarlett gave me a small push from behind to get my feet moving. Corey was a man on a mission. He walked quickly and deliberately through the backstage hallways, ignoring the stares, points, and giggles from the crew and fans backstage. I quickly realized we weren't heading to catering, the production office, or the buses.\nWe were on our way to the stage.\nYou should know that everywhere backstage at big venues are neon arrows of tape on the floor pointing you toward important places like catering, the stage, or the dressing room. If you don't know where to go, look at the floor! The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold once joked to me, \"If those arrows pointed to a cliff, I'd walk right off!\" We seemed to be following the tape that pointed to the stage.\nAs we traipsed along, it hit me. This would be one of the greatest tour-ending pranks of all time! I chuckled as I pictured the faces of the Shadows Fall guys when they realized they were sharing the stage with a sticky gray tallywhacker of ginormous proportion.\nThe stage was crammed with the equipment of the three bands playing that night. Shadows Fall were soldiering through their set, oblivious to the penile indignity that was mere seconds away.\nScarlett and I stopped on the edge of stage.\nCorey kept going.\nShadows Fall (SHADS for short) is a great band. Originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, Phil Labonte of All That Remains was vocalist before Brian Fair joined up in 1999. They are two-time Grammy nominees for Metal Performance for the songs \"What Drives the Weak\" in 2006 and \"Redemption\" in 2008. The band has toured the world and seen most everything touring musicians can see. But they had never witnessed anything like this.\nCorey Taylor walked to the center of the stage in the middle of a song and parted his robe, holding his arms straight out. He held the pose for just a moment, much like Buffalo Bill preening for the video cam in Silence of the Lambs. Unlike Bill, he did not tuck his manhood away.\nThe giant duct-tape penis waved out in the open for all to see.\nWisconsinites love bratwurst, but they had never seen a sausage as large and fierce as the one waving across the arena stage though this one admittedly used non-meat filler.\nThe roar of the audience drowned out the intense volume of Shadows Fall as Corey dropped his robe and pranced about the stage in between the band members, his pigtails bouncing up and down to the beat of the music while his wondrous wang waved at a slightly slower speed.\nCorey now raised the drumhead over his head triumphantly. It read \"I \u2665 SHADOWS FALL.\"\nThe eyeballs of the SHADS lads rolled out of their sockets and bounced on the floor. However, as they're total pros, nobody missed a note.\nIt was then that I heard Scarlett's voice behind me: \"You're on, Hunter.\"\nShe shoved me hard and onto the stage toward Corey.\nTime seemed to slow down as I stumbled across the stage trying to regain my balance. The sound of the music and the roar of the crowd melted away while the lights seemed to get brighter and I felt their heat on my face.\nFor a moment, I thought I felt the squish of a Shadows Fall eyeball underneath the sole of my sneaker.\nIt was then that my Hunter S. Thompson outfit\u2013inspired reflexes kicked in. I began chasing Corey around the stage, waving at his Dong of Doom with my flyswatter.\nI don't know how long this went on. More than likely just a few seconds, though it seemed like a few minutes. Twenty thousand eyes fixed upon the musicians, flyswatter, and ducttape trouser trout moving in an insane rock 'n' roll ballet. I dropped to one knee, intending to deliver a coup de gr\u00e2ce and claim victory over the imitation baloney pony before escaping to the dressing room. Unfortunately, I miscalculated Corey's next move. He doubled back as I raised my wrist above my head and I narrowly missed being slapped across the face by his sticky ersatz schnitzel.\nThere are a lot of humiliating things that can happen if you choose a life in rock 'n' roll radio. You could screw up on the air. You could be publicly fired. However, you won't know true humiliation until you've almost been smacked upside the kisser by another man's fake flesh flute in front of ten thousand screaming metal heads.\nThe first thought that came to mind in this pre-smartphone time in history was how lucky I was that no one would ever see this moment of my life.\nAs I looked into the pit before the stage, I came eye to eye with the lens of a professional grade camera.\n\"Click-click-click\" went the shutter.\n\"Shit-shit-shit\" went the voice in my head.\nThe photographer turned out to be the great Chad Lee. Yes, the images still exist. No, you don't want to see them.\nWhile I did escape the chafe from of the chubby on my cheek, I'd wrenched my knee on the floor, and the pain reminded me to retreat to the far side of the stage. Corey went back to the side we had come from.\nMy exit wasn't as uneventful. I ran (with a slight limp) into two displeased Wisconsin state troopers. I've had to explain a lot of crazy shit in my career, but I had no intention of giving a demented dick dissertation to a couple of pissed off John Laws. So I took the manly way out.\nI fucking ran for it.\nMy heels moved so quickly they kicked up sparks. I pictured some deputy district attorney drooling at the thought of bringing headline-grabbing charges like \"Unlawful Possession of a Phony Pork Sword\" or \"Illegal Discharge of a Fallacious Love Gun\" against me and Corey. I had no desire to find out what the penalties (penal-ties?) would be.\nI made my way toward the luxury box reserved for WJJO, doing my best to avoid anyone in uniform. I changed into a Slipknot concert T-shirt and darted between concertgoers in the hallway, ditching my glasses, cigarette holder, and green visor in the large pockets of my cargo shorts.\nYes, as I mentioned earlier, I had cargo shorts on. It was part of my Hunter costume. Please don't make fashion fun of me about it, as the rest of this chapter should be embarrassing enough as it is.\nBursting through the door of the radio station's suite, I saw Randy Hawke and WJJO promotions director Bonnie Oleson, among others. Before they could quiz me about the onstage stupidity, I cried out at the top of my lungs, \"I'm not here!\"\nThen I locked myself in the bathroom where I noticed my now slightly bloody knee beginning to swell up.\nNaturally, I missed the rest of the set from Shadows Fall as well as most of music from Lamb of God. It was especially tough not seeing Lamb of God. I really wanted to catch the set, but not so much that I was willing to risk being pimped out for a pack of smokes in lockup that night.\nIn the meantime, the angry denizens of the luxury box banged on the door of the bathroom as they suffered the pain from their beer-swollen bladders. I felt bad for them, but not bad enough to risk possible arrest. Only the need to return to the stage \u2014 to do my short emcee duties shortly before Slipknot \u2014 brought me out of the john.\nHow intent the coppers were on finding the culprits is unknown. I vectored around anyone with a badge as I returned to the stage, hoping I was safe without the Hunter S. Thompson getup. I gave the quickest stage announcement in history.\n\" I ' M L O U B R U T U S F R O M T H E W O R L D F A M O U S H A R D D R I V E O N N I N. T Y F O U R O N E W J J O A N D S L I P K N O T W I L L B E U P I N J U S T A M O M E N T!\"\nI was going to exit the building soon after my second visit to the limelight, but then Slipknot hit the stage. Their set began with the searing \"The Blister Exists.\" It was during the second song, \"(Sic),\" that Shadows Fall attempted a bit of payback in the prank department.\nWhile hiding on the side of the stage, the SHADS members placed a large, yellow, radio-controlled dump truck on the floor and sent it onto the stage. It was a nice try at a bit of fun, but it did not take into account the fact that there were nine fucking lunatics flailing about onstage.\nAfter the dump truck got a few feet out, percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (\"Clown\") hit it with his aluminum baseball bat. Chris Fehn (\"Long Nose\"), the other percussionist, joined in with a large metal pipe. In mere seconds, the dump truck was beaten to pieces.\nOne of the larger truck parts skidded to where I was standing, and I picked it up as a souvenir. I later had Shawn and Chris autograph it. I don't remember if it's buried someplace in the crates of memorabilia I've collected through the years or if I gave it to WJJO for a charity auction.\nWhich brings me to an important tip: SAVE EVERYTHING! Passes, ticket stubs, wristbands, and anything else related to a rock show are collectible. Throw nothing away! If it's not readily identifiable, add a small piece of masking tape with a note of what it's from. Anything from the stage is extra collectible. Well, except thrown water bottles. I don't know anyone who collects rock star backwash. However, as I once scooped up fake wig hair trimmed from the head of Tobias Forge of Ghost, I'm the last one who will point fingers at anyone collecting anything.\nSadly, my night was about over as I saw the Wisconsin state troopers eyeing me inquisitively. I darted offstage, out the back door, and into a cab.\nWhile the physical scars of the duct-tape weenie eventually healed, I will carry the emotional scars forever.\nLou Brutus Corey Taylor Slipknot\nHear Corey Taylor's Hard-Rocking New Solo...\nHear Corey Taylor's Rip-Roaring, Southern...\nSee Corey Taylor Fight Inner Demons in New...\nSepultura's 'Beneath the Remains': The Story Behind the Cover Art\nArtist Michael Whelan conjures a \"Nightmare in Red\"\nBlack Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad: 5 Great Video Games for Quarantine\n\"Dust off your old systems and do your part of ridding the world of rampant sickness!\"\nIn This Moment's Maria Brink: 5 Women Who Inspire Me\nSinger spotlights Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I and more\nLucifer's Johanna Sadonis: 5 Women Who Inspire Me\nOccult-rock singer spotlights Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks and others\nGouge Away's Christina Michelle: 5 Women Who Inspire Me\nPost-hardcore singer highlights Kim Gordon, Ginger Spice and others\nSee Alexandra Daddario Star in Heavy-Metal Horror Film 'We Summon the Darkness'\nThree BFFs head to a metal fest. What could go wrong?\nThomas Hooper: How NIN Inspired Dense, \"Meditative\" Revolver Artwork\nVisual artist and tattooist talks Trent Reznor's \"visible\" sound, beauty of deconstruction\nLife of Agony's Mina Caputo: 5 Women Who Inspire Me\nSinger shouts out Frida Kahlo, Octavia St. Laurent and more","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Practice & Study Resources\nSlow on the Uptake\nChogyam Trungpa on Path Without Goal\nCh\u00f6gyam Trungpa on Spiritual Materialism\nHomage to the Only Father Guru\nReflections on Kalapa\nNamkha Drimed and Shambhala International\nMoney Flows Diagrammed\nKeeping Alive the Transmissions\nFAQ \u2013 Shambhala\nFAQ \u2013 This Site\nKeeping Alive the Transmissions of the great Vidyadhara, Ch\u00f6gyam Trungpa Rinpoche\nby Bill Karelis, copyright 2008\nHis Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche clearly stated in 1990 that there is no one in our sangha at the level of realization of the great Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. And how could there be\u2014since the Vidyadhara was, indisputably, a Mahasiddha? Not only Westerners, but many of the community of Tibetan practitioners of the Dharma, including the tulkus, especially those with contact with the West, or from Kham in Tibet, believe he was greatly enlightened. His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse also said of the Vidyadhara that \"the son has surpassed the father,\" meaning that the Vidyadhara's enlightenment surpassed his own. This is saying something, as His Holiness is revered among all the sanghas; he served as the supreme Head of the Nyingma lineage, educated dozens of young tulkus, and gave teachings to the 14th Dalai Lama. If the Vidyadhara was greater than he, then the Vidyadhara was very great indeed.\nI was present once with Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, whose realization was so great that the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa prostrated to him, even as Tulku Urgyen regarded the Karmapa as his own guru\u2013when Tulku Urgyen was given a Tibetan copy of the Sadhana of Mahamudra, one of the Vidyadhara's terma. Tulku Urgyen remarked, \"The person who wrote this must have been an amazing being.\"\nFrom the discoveries of Karma Senge Rinpoche, the Vidyadhara's nephew, in Tibet, it has recently come to light that the Vidyadhara manifested as a tert\u00f6n from the age of about eight. The incredible texts and practices he discovered during that period, such as Ati yoga practices, are now being translated and transmitted.\nI once heard Ato Rinpoche say that the Vidyadhara was so fearless that he used to scare the other tulkus.\nMy calligraphy teacher, Eiichi Okamoto, at one time remarked to me that the black in the Vidyadhara's calligraphies is somehow \"blacker\" than others'. To me, and to many, the Vidyadhara's calligraphy alone speaks volumes of great depth.\nAnd so the reports go of the Vidyadhara's countless manifestations. Each of us has his or her favorite stories about him, no doubt\u2014all pointing in the direction of his inconceivable enlightenment.\nLiterally millions worldwide have encountered the Vidyadhara through his books\u2013that is, through the power of the truth they convey. And those book sales continue strong year after year, after thirty years or so, with no promotion. I understand that several of them have sold about a million copies each. They will without doubt define the direction of the Dharma worldwide for hundreds of years.\nBut it is not, of course, the number of books sold, nor other objective standards, which tell the depth and the breadth of the story. We, the Vidyadhara's students, most of all, know his greatness to be expressed in vastness of his vision and profound realization, appearing personally before each of his students in a different light, but always the epitome of great kindness and strength. Since we met him personally, we have no doubt. He was, and still is a second Padmasambhava\u2013the one who opened and continues to open the West to the genuine Dharma. The extent of the impact of his teachings is impossible to measure, now or in the future.\nIn fact, everything about the Dharma we understand, every wakeful form we have, every breath of uplifted spirit expressed in mudra, every manifestation of enlightened society from which we benefit, is due to him. There is no one in our sangha who can say this is untrue of themselves, including those who never met him; for the newly arrived among us, all the teachers are the Vidyadhara's students, or students of his students. If he were not what he was, if he did not do what he did, we would have no living lineage, no centers, not the upayas, nor the environment, nor the confidence, nor the view that we are so fortunate to have inherited. He is truly haunting us, in the best and most pervasive sense. We are nothing without his manifestation, example, command and transmission. This is literally true.\nThe words of a Mahasiddha, and his instructions, the places he inhabited, how he conducted himself, his very clothing and the relics of his body, are regarded as inviolable in the Buddhist tradition. As an example of this reverence, at a teacher's gathering at the 1999 Vajradhatu\/Shambhala Seminary, the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche said that we should not change \"one word\" of the Vidyadhara's teachings, and compared him to the omniscient Longchen Rabjam, the great expositor of the Nyingma tantras, in this regard.\nThe loss of blessings and wisdom associated with changing or otherwise losing the instructions and forms left behind by such a one as the great Vidyadhara, Ch\u00f6gyam Trungpa Rinpoche, would be irreplaceable, and sad beyond bearing. It would be a tragedy for humankind, owing the Vidyadhara's pioneering role in bringing Eastern wisdom to the modern world. It is our task, as his students, trusted by him to propagate his lineage, to prevent this decline in his teaching stream, and to preserve the forms he left us, as well as to carry the oral tradition in our own beings.\nThe confidence about which he taught so thoroughly applies most profoundly to this last point. He said that one doesn't have basic goodness\u2014one is basic goodness. We are that. If we feel we are not, then we have not understood. But someone must have pointed it out to us for us to know this, even though it is in our being. We also communicate this to others, whether we have a big project to do so, or whether we are just going to the grocery store.\nNonetheless, even though we may carry the teachings in our person, in order to give to others what was given to us, we need relative means. Those means are his bequest to the world. Surely we must keep intact and alive not only his spoken and written words, but also the forms and symbols he conveyed in all the realms of speech and body, which also point to his mind transmission, so that future generations, hundreds of millions of beings, may benefit from his enlightened activity. Obviously, that inheritance must be kept alive and pure, as close to its original form as possible.\nEverything he created must be noted; every detail which is related to form, every literal instruction, every bit of advice, every flash of praj\u00f1a he manifested, every thing he conveyed to each of us personally, must be carried on, in whatever way we are able to do so. This is for our own sake\u2013at the very least for the sake of our self-respect\u2013as well as for the world. And it must be done with meticulous attention to detail. Overall, this is a huge task, which no one person can accomplish; fortunately, there are many, many of us, each with our own particular piece of the puzzle. If each of us contributes that piece, that larger picture will become apparent, surely.\nAs he said, if we don't do it, who will?\nSome say that forms always change, and so changing the detail of our inheritance from the Vidyadhara makes no difference, if we preserve the spirit. This is a na\u00efve view of how the genuine Dharma is actually transmitted on the relative level. In practice, it is too laissez-faire; and it misses an essential point of Dharma. There is a necessary relationship between the trangdon, or literal transmission of the Dharma, and the ngedon, the actual meaning. The trangdon is the way the Dharma is communicated on the relative plane. The real meaning depends on literal detail to be understood, unless one is capable of transmitting mind to mind, or through wordless signs and symbols\u2014and even the sign transmission requires detail. Since most of us do not yet enjoy the higher levels of perception, or, even if someone among us does, since others in the future may not, the Vidyadhara left us means by which to convey the true meaning of his teaching stream. Thus it is that he gave specific instructions, and thus it is that he left behind specifically designated forms. His instructions and forms are precious trangdon, invaluable upayas and media for enlightened mind to move into the future, through the vehicle of the present moment. It takes a siddha to have created such amazing forms as he did, and to have evolved such instructions. It is something an ordinary being cannot do with the same power, profundity and effect. His instructions and the forms he created are special, very special, beyond special\u2014they are priceless.\nHe did not do these things arbitrarily. His enlightened activity and capability were and are so accurate and far-reaching, that following the detail of his instruction carries profound implications, blessings and potential realization for the practitioners lucky enough to receive them. I am not making this point up out of hope for permanence, or a quasi-Talmudic rigor, or some kind of conservative bias\u2014it is the traditional Buddhist view of the magnificent and profound bequest of one with such a great enlightened manifestation as the Vidyadhara. For example, to this day we practice the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as they are taught in the Satipatthana Sutta of the Buddha. If we cannot practice or do not understand that Sutta, as practitioners, we would do well not to attribute our disconnection to a fault in the Sutta itself, or to a flaw in the Buddha's teachings generally, and especially we would do well not dismiss the original words as inapt or random. We do well to try to make the meaning evident through study and practice of the original teachings, with updated commentary. The only doorway into understanding the meaning of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as taught by the Buddha is reverence and respect for the words of that amazing text, along with reliable commentary, which, traditionally speaking, may be composed by a realized being or a great scholar. Otherwise, we cannot absorb them fully into our being, because we are obstructed by some kind of concept, perhaps in the form of a subtle grudge or sense of competition with the teachings.\nWhen Khenpo Ts\u00fctrim Gyamtso Rinpoche taught the higher tantras at Karm\u00ea-Ch\u00f6ling throughout the 1990's and into the 2000's, he changed a few sentences which he felt were subject to clerical error in the Tibetan text, based on his unsurpassed scholarship and realization of the meaning of the words; but, besides this enlightened editing, he did not change one iota of the original tantras and later shastras. He made comparisons to other tantras, and he contributed his own dohas [realization songs], but as far as the texts being studied, he simply commented on those incomparable works, with a very light touch. That is the genuine tradition. The ur-texts and the great commentaries by enlightened masters stand on their own. The students trust in receiving those teachings in their purest, undoctored form.\nWe must hope and expect that millions of sentient beings, now and in the future, have faith in and will have faith in the instructions and forms the Vidyadhara laid out. These individuals' credulity in the guidelines depends in turn on their faith that such guidelines are being passed on to them properly\u2014in both the letter and the spirit accompanying their original transmission.\nIt is worth noting, also, that a distinguishing characteristic of the Mantrayana or Vajrayana method is to follow the literal instructions of the guru. So the detail takes a great deal of significance from the Vajrayana point of view. It relates directly to the transformation of one's relative world. For example, at the Vajrayogini Abhiseka in 1996 at Shambhala Mountain Center, the Ven. Tenga Rinpoche, who served as the Dorje Lopp\u00f6n of Rumtek Monastery, whom the Vidyadhara called, \"one of the truly joyful ones\"\u2014and who bestowed the Abhiseka-said we should not change an iota of the Vidyadhara's instructions regarding any aspect of Vajrayogini practice. It was not a casual remark. There is no question in my mind that Tenga Rinpoche's direction includes doing the practice by numbers, rather than by time, as Shambhala International now permits. Also, I believe it is safe to assume that Tenga Rinpoche, would extend this admonition to Chakrasamvara practice, as well as to the Karma Kagyu Ngondro, both of which again have recently been reworked by the Shambhala International Office of Practice and Study, on the advice of some Acharyas.\nThe change in Chakrasamvara requirement is based, once again on the perception of some Acharyas, that the practice has been too hard. The reasoning largely relies on the demographic observation that not everyone has finished the practice. But only about 50% of the people who began Karma Kagyu ngondro within our lineage have finished it, and about 50% of the people who have taken Vajrayogini Abhiseka have finished it, and about 50% of the participants in Shambhala Training Level I go on to Level II (this is an international statistic, that holds nearly everywhere), and about 50% of the people who take Level II make it to Level V, and only about one in seven people who enter a Shambhala Center return, and about one in seven of those who return actually stay into the future, and so on. These statistics are not demonstrably founded in the quality of programming, or practice content, or sitting time required, or any other identifiable external factor. They do not at all necessarily indicate there is something wrong. Perhaps, in the end, it is better to have encountered something challenging and have met that challenge somewhat, than to have encountered something easy and to have accomplished it. In the former case, perhaps, one learns more by experiencing some kind of endlessness and frustration of expectation. Who can say? Surely the karma of encountering the genuine article is profound. Yes, programming should adapt to people's circumstances, but we should be very careful not to project our own habits and interpretations when we are adapting the reliable forms of the proven historical tradition.\nSince Chakrasamvara practice as handed down to us has led to enlightenment of many adepts from the time of Tilopa (and before) to the present, somehow making it easier to finish the recitation practice seems inadvisable. Furthermore, the people I know who have finished this practice, as given us by the Vidyadhara, noticeably carry a level of shinjang, clarity and sanity which marks the path of solid practice. Personally, while I found that doing the full Chakrasamvara retreat of approximately three-and-a-half months challenging in the extreme, mainly owing to the number of hours one needs to practice each day, I also found that such retreat reaches to a level of the psychology which cannot be reached in group practice, daily practice or by lesser exertion in seclusion. Our practice tradition, particularly on the Karma Kagyu side, is famously one of \"rock meets bone in insight.\" Where else will this occur if not in Chakrasamvara retreat? All in all, it seems very necessary to warn the sangha about a change like this one to the Chakrasamvara guidelines, so that people may exercise intelligence in deciding their own direction.\nAnother change, about which I have recently been told (but did not read myself) is that it is no longer required to complete the Four Karmas Vajrayogini Fire Offering in order to attend Chakrasamvara Abhiseka. Why not? Would it be such an inconvenience? The Four Karmas Fire Puja is one of the noteworthy markers on our path.\nI am making these points about our Karma Kagyu practice stream, not to disrupt the faith of new students, who may be following Shambhala International's recent guidelines. If someone has faith in these guidelines, because they come directly from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and\/or his representatives, and carry the blessing of the lineage, that is a wonderful thing. As stated, following the literal instructions of the guru forms the core of our lineage tradition, an, reputedly comprises the road to enlightenment. Faith of that kind is surely only good. I wholeheartedly support the paths of these individuals and their devotion to the instructions they receive, and I truly admire them for it. I do not feel they should feel badly about, or have doubt in their decision to follow the changed guidelines.\nStill, the point about the Vidaydhara's instructions being bypassed, or otherwise amended, may be helpful for the students wishing to follow them, once they know what they are. If one does not know what they are, then one is deprived of the choice to follow them. All should understand the implications of the decisions they make, with adequate background information\u2014ideally before they make the decision, but also, in the absence of advanced notice, at least at some point. I do not believe that adequate information has been generally available from the Shambhala International Office of Practice and Study, which seems bound by loyalty and good intention, and perhaps wisdom, to present a simple, doable version of the path to the students. Therefore, I am initiating this discussion, because perhaps the full implication of these decisions has not been made clear. There is no blame, but the full facts should be known.\nNor need there be conflict in the sangha whatsoever over such differences in practice instructions. I don't think it is appropriate to become angry over such differences or the revelation of such differences, for example. It is a private decision in a person's practice path whom they seek to trust, and what instructions they seek to follow. There is room for different ways. Certainly there should be accommodation in Shambhala International for the paths the Vidyadhara laid out, side by side with whatever paths the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is laying out, where they differ. Clearly, there are some significant changes between the Vidyadhara's guidelines and the Sakyong's; and so, just as clearly, there are now parallel, as well as divergent paths. So far, Shambhala International has never taken the position that the Vidyadhara's original instructions should not be followed, and one has no reason to expect that the organization would take that step. Therefore, following the Vidyadhara's instructions falls within Shambala International's practice and study guidelines, and, I hope and believe, always will.\nIn terms of people receiving help with following the Vidyadhara's literal Karma Kagyu path, if they choose to do so, there are hundreds if not thousands of his students, authorized instructors at every level, who can help a student upon request. I would personally be available to take such an email or phone call, and to assist in connecting any student seeking this guidance with a local instructor qualified to give it.\nAnother example of a change in curriculum and practice is in the realm of shamatha practice. There is new emphasis on a form of shamatha practice, which does not link easily to non-conceptual vipashyana as the Vidyadhara taught it. And the non-conceptual vipashyana the Vidyadhara taught he also presented as the basis for the Vajrayana path; in addition, he said it is that which threads the whole path from beginning to end. And, indeed, the shamatha\/vipashyana instructions he left us act as a bridge to Mahamudra. A great translator, belonging to a cousin lineage, asked me a few years ago, what has happened with the Vidyadhara's basic meditation instruction? I answered I thought there was no contradiction between it and what the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has taught. I have presented about twenty-three weekend seminars on the Sakyong's shamatha presentations, so I hope I know the material a little (I have also presented seven weekends including his vipashyana instructions, which also differ from the Vidyadhara's presentation). I have now come to the conclusion that there is no problem if the practitioner receives the instructions and the theory associated with the both Vidyadhara's and the Sakyong's teachings in this realm, and learns and practices them both. But if a person learns only the Sakyong's shamatha instructions, there is a problem. The problem is the absence of a discernible bridge to non-conceptual vipashyana. This is likely show up later in one's practice life as ignorance.\nThe XVIIth Karmapa said in Boulder during his June 2008 visit here that shamatha per se does not automatically lead to vipashyana experience; he did not invent this view\u2013it is quite traditional. In other words, the basic meditation instruction from the Vidyadhara, with its emphasis on letting go, and which does naturally lead to non-conceptual vipashyana, is a far cry from what students now entering a Shambhala Center are likely to receive in an introductory program (except Shambhala Training Level I). The transmission of basic meditation from the Vidyadhara is half cut in that regard.\nIt is as if the continuity of the past, so carefully wrought and selected, were being supplanted, for reasons which are beyond the scope of this article to explore. The sangha should know, in my view, what we are losing. The Buddhist world is growing around us quite healthily. (To put it this point business terms, we are losing market share.) The main point is that we seem to be losing the heart of our inheritance. We seem to be tasting various practice streams, changing yidams, shrines, and lineage affiliations every few years, searching for an identity, when we already had the best possible resources and the best possible identity, from the best possible authority and judge, the Vidyadhara himself.\nIt is not as if there is not room to grow and create within the forms and container the Vidyadhara left us. Quite the opposite! By respecting and growing those traditions, we could evolve the most mature, lovely, spacious, rich and salutary Dharma environment and teaching stream in the world. Any other practices and liturgies could be included beautifully. But by a lack of fidelity to our own inheritance, we are throwing out the old vines, the ones that produce the best wine, in favor of an experiment.\nAnyone steeped in the Vidyadhara's teaching stream will acknowledge, without question, that it is not surviving fully or even well in Shambhala International. Those who did not know him have no way to make this determination for themselves\u2014so it is for them and for the future, really, that I am writing this article. Probably the Vidyadhara's direct students could live out their lives peacefully, regardless of Shambhala International policy, if we had no concern for the next generation, and the one after that, and so on. So I hope the newer students will understand this motivation, and take it as it is meant. There is no intention to drive a further wedge between generations or between supporters of the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and his non-supporters, but quite the contrary: the intention is to bind together the divergent views, by calling on the one great master who could really help us now\u2014the Vidyadhara. Since, like Padmasambhava himself, the Vidydhara is still around, this is possible\u2014highly possible.\nPreserving the Vidyadhara's teaching stream and keeping it alive only benefits everyone. I do not know one person who would say other than that. The Sakyong increasingly invokes the Vidyadhara in his talks, so he must feel it as well. If one were to take the view that the Sakyong should, as our current lineage holder, make the changes that seem appropriate him, in order to help beings, that is also not contradictory. Let those changes be made. Let us at the same time codify, acknowledge, venerate, practice and pass on the Vidyadhara's teaching stream entire.\nLet us not dance on the Vidyadhara's grave in the process\u2014as, I am sorry to say, actually occurred on July 20th, 2008, after the Speech Empowerment of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya at Shambhala Mountain Center. We actually danced to rock music on the ground floor of the Stupa, which the person standing next to me, who has been with the Stupa since ground was first broken, and every year afterward, said to me was \"a first.\" This kind of action imprints one in a very negative way. The Buddhist tradition, going back to the time of the Buddha, is to circumambulate a Stupa, and practice silently at a Stupa, or to do mantras, as it represents the enlightened mind of the guru\u2013not to dance to rock music on it. From a non-theistic point of view, the reason for not engaging this kind of action has not to do with notions of what is holy, as opposed to what is profane, but with what happens to the state of mind of the person who takes that action. It is matter of respect for the Nirmanakaya of enlightened mind; the Stupa is the teacher himself, not a monument to his memory.\nThe claim that remembering the Vidyadhara obstructs the fresh manifestation of our lineage has no basis. That is like saying we should cease referring to the Buddha, because we have our own living guru. The Buddha is not going to obstruct our Buddhist lineage in any way, obviously. I heard one of the Warriors of the Lodge say once that he is sick of hearing about the Vidyadhara. Perhaps he was referring to habitual patterns of some students living in the past. Perhaps fifteen years ago, there was a point to making a sharp distinction between the past and present. But that logic no longer serves the situation. It is simply not true that we, as a community, or we, as senior students, are clinging to the Vidyadhara's memory, instead of living in the present Dharmic norm, generally speaking, although perhaps it does occur. The problem here is not clinging to the past. The problem is competing with it.\nAn egregious example of a change in Buddhist form is the placement of the main shrine in the Seminary tents. It is being placed on the western side. In the matter of feng shui, the Vidyadhara stated, \"We have our own Karma Kagyu (feng shui) tradition.\" The renowned Karma Chagme, a great Karma Kagyu adept, for one, elucidated principles of feng shui according to the Dharma, and recommended that shrines always be placed on the eastern or northern walls, as in fact they invariably are, in my experience, in India, Bhutan, Korea, and Tibet. Now we have our principal shrines being placed in the direction of the setting sun, which seems highly emblematic and ironic. Of course, from a certain point of view, it's all arbitrary\u2014from this same point of view, so are the colors of any mandala. But that does not mean we regard the directions and colors as random, nor the subtle dictates of our own tradition, with their universal implications. (And if we did so, then there would be no reason to put the shrine on the west wall.) It is the opposite. The subtlety of such arrangements should be left to the great Buddhist masters to determine. In this case, they all agree on the particular form\u2014shrines to the east and north.\nIn the new curricula designed for the Shambhala Centers, publicized this summer (2008), the principle of the Three Yanas is largely absent. The principle of the Three Yanas provided the main format for the Vidyadhara's Buddhist presentation; many of his books are divided according to this format, and his Seminaries also followed it\u2014because it is the format to which our entire Kagyu\/Nyingma tradition adheres, based on the Vajrayana teachings of India.\nThere is virtually no Abhidharma left in the Sutrayana and Vajrayana Seminaries, which now run five weeks (taken together), instead of the ten weeks they ran during the Vidyadhara's lifetime. So the concerted preparation of the entering student before receiving Vajrayana transmission is being cut back, apparently out of concern for numbers (that is, it has been made more convenient to attend both Seminaries, on the theory that then more people will be able to attend). One now receives transmission at the beginning of Vajrayana Seminary, in other words, after two weeks of Sutrayana Seminary experience, plus a few days of Vajrayana Seminary, as opposed to the seven-nine weeks preparation required during the Vajradhatu Seminaries of the 1970's and 1980's.\nThe hallmark of careful preparation of the entering student, one of the Vidyadhara's greatest contributions to Dharma in the West, which has purified the motivation and resolved the doubts of so many, before they entered the Vajrayana, has now been abridged. Who knows what effect this will have on the practice momentum of students later. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche has remarked that the Vidyadhara's students are good practitioners; this reality appears very closely related to early preparation on the path. It is definitely my experience that more preparation helps a great deal (I was a backwards student and had to do a lot of practice before being admitted to Seminary).\nNgedon School, initiated by the Vidyadhara with great deliberation, and put in the hands of Reggie Ray and Judith Simmer Brown, no longer hosts classes in person. There is an on-line version. As a result, the Ngedon School is losing its life strength. As a core faculty member of the Ngedon School who has not taught in the School for five years, it appears to me that the future of the Ngedon School is in question.\nThe Vidyadhara's Seminary talks, great gems of Dharma, are barely studied any more. They are falling out of use in the core Shambhala curriculum.\nIn sum, our beautiful, comprehensive Vajrayana path from the Vidyadhara is being let slowly slip away by the organization he founded to perpetuate it.\nThat has been a summary of some of the issues on the Buddhist side of the equation, with regard to following the Vidyadhara's instructions and the paths he laid out, and propagating the associated forms. I make this offering with the aspiration to garner, for all beings, the blessings which accrue to following the instructions of an enlightened being.\nThose students who take the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche as their guru and who find continuity, rather than discontinuity in our practice stream are very fortunate indeed. For those people, there is no contradiction. Perhaps their view is very pure. It is a great cause for celebration indeed when the devotion of the student reaches this far, so as to find no break between generations with regard to the teachers\/student relationships.\nFor myself, having had the incredible privilege of presenting the Dharma almost ceaselessly for fifteen years in all corners of the globe, I have also discovered that we, the Vidyadhara's students, do have a good chance of carrying on his work and to give what we know to the world. As it says in the Supplication to the Takpo Kagyu:\"I hold your lineage.\" Yes, we, the Vidyadhara's students, hold his lineage. It is not that we seek to do that; we simply do. We cannot deny it any longer, if we ever did. If we feel we are too neurotic to do so properly, or if we are in fact too neurotic to do so properly, then we cannot quite yet. There is no problem in either case. It is not a matter of proclaiming ourselves; one should not do that. It is a matter of life unfolding in a way that actually helps others.\nI regard my peers, the original students of the Vidyadhara, my Vajra brothers and sisters, as like a string of pearls. Each is distinct, each is lovely and deep, and together they make a breathtaking display. Of course, we become more eccentric, in a sense, the older we get, as all practitioners seem to, but we also become rounder and fatter, fuller with wisdom, humor and pzazz\u2013and this makes the string of pearls even more lustrous, and more opulent. We may, as a group, have a lot to learn, but we also have a lot to give, and a great deal of fearlessness, knowledge and good cheer, coming from devotion and Dharma practice and study. John Roper, for example, faced his death with equanimity, at least from what I saw. (I checked this with his wife, Karen, recently, and she more or less confirmed my observation\u2013with a wry smile such as only a spouse can convey.) Robin Kornman, who died last year, flourished the Shambhala virtues, such as lungta, with such joie de vivre, intelligence and unselfconscious generosity, I wonder who else will come along in my life with that particular brilliance. Lisa Hilliard has recently passed away; it seems to me, she held the understanding and ability to transmit Mahamudra. At my Seminary, in 1978, the Vidyadhara remarked, \"There are many great teachers in this room.\" How he knew that is hard to say, of course, but he did say it\u2013and it is turning out to be true. Above all, he taught us confidence in who we really are\u2014and thus we especially delight in being his students, and in this open secret which he always taught.\nNeedless to add, this view, this confidence can be passed on to the next generation, and should be passed on. No doubt the next generation is also a string of pearls in the making.\nI believe that we, the senior students of the Vidyadhara, do already, all of us, in our ordinary lives, keep the Vidyadhara's teaching stream alive. We do this simply by continuing to practice what we have already learned, simply by continuing to live as we do and to be as we are. We can't help it in a sense. Certainly, a relationship with the mother organization is not necessary to continue to embody and propagate the Vidyadhara's mind. And in fact, mostly that embodiment is happening in everyday circumstances, not in an organizational context.\nThis is both good and bad news. It is good news in the sense that we cannot really lose our understanding or our connection, no matter what Shambhala International chooses to do. It is bad news in the sense that we have become dispersed, and we have perhaps put too much faith in the organization itself to carry on the Vidyadhara's work. We have been too naive. We need to pass on what we know. At the same time, we are all growing old. This reality gives our ability to act a certain edge. We actually don't have much time.\nThe main point is that we, the senior students, to a very great extent, much greater perhaps than we would like to believe, hold the Vidyadhara's transmissions. To preserve those transmissions in living form, we must be unafraid to manifest ourselves. What has all our training been for, if not to do this? Now is the time to make our warriorship available to the world.\nWe, the students of the Vidyadhara, and also the students of the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, hold the Surmang Kagyu tradition in our very hands. If we do not perpetuate it, it will very likely not be perpetuated at all, because the Surmang Monastery may not survive is current political environment. So the Surmang practices must continue in the West. Vajrayogini and Chakrasamvara practice is dying in some or even most of the urban Shambhala Centers, owing to de\u00ebmphasis, loss of focus, loss of heart and other reversible causes. The future promises to bring more attenuation, until these practices no longer survive in the Vajradhatu\/Shambhala community, unless we do something definite to change the current direction.\nI offer these few words about preserving the life of the forms, words, instructions and transmissions of the great Vidyadhara, Ch\u00f6gyam Trungpa Rinpoche, to his students, to the next generation of practitioners, and to society, so that all may recall his greatness and honor it. I supplicate him to continue to awaken in us the praj\u00f1a to know dross from gold, the motivation to pursue the Satdharma in this life, and the compassion to show his world for all to see.\nBill Karelis [bkarelis@yahoo.com]\nComment on this article.\nShambhala Ownership and Control\nShambhala-Related Groups & Sites\nTribute to Suzanne Duarte\nWomen and the Dharma\nKnower of the Three Times\nOpen Dojo\nMerton & Trungpa\nHow to Invoke Magic and Revitalize the Third Jewel\nCh\u00f6gyam Trungpa \u2013 Tribute 2011\nCC 2011 Creative Commons license \u00b7 Modified Revolution Pro Media theme \u00b7 WordPress \u00b7 Log in","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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There is an option to take inheritance protection to secure a proportion of the net sale proceeds of your home.\nEarly Repayment Charges\nA lifetime mortgage is designed to last a lifetime. If you decide to repay your lifetime mortgage in full, you may have to pay an Early Repayment charge which could be substantial, so think carefully before you decide.\nYou can move home, and the loan will be transferred as long as the new property meets our requirements.\nMeans-tested benefits\nTaking out a lifetime mortgage may affect your entitlement to means-tested benefits or pension credit.\nInterest is charged on the loan, plus any interest already added. So, the amount you owe will increase quickly over time. There may be cheaper ways to borrow money.\nThe pros and cons of equity release\nThis calculator helps you see how much equity you could release with a lifetime mortgage, a loan secured against your home. We'll ask you to register your details to show you the calculation, then give you a call.\nHow to use this calculator\nIf you want a joint lifetime mortgage use the age of the youngest applicant\nOnce you have your result you can keep using the calculator to see the different ways you could release the money\nI am Age 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 years old\nMy home is worth around\nI'm looking to release\nThis is a guide to the lifetime mortgage products we offer and not advice or a personal recommendation. You can only buy a lifetime mortgage through a financial adviser.\nRegister your details...\nTo find out how much you could receive, and to get a call back to discuss the product details, please complete the form. You can also provide your email address if you'd like to opt in to receiving emails about our products and services.\nWe'll never share your details with third parties for their own marketing purposes. Details of how we process your information can be found in our privacy policy. You can opt out of marketing at any time by emailing LGFAoptout@landg.com\nBy clicking 'Get result' and submitting this form you consent to us calling you about your results and how our Lifetime Mortgages may work for you.\nBy providing your email address you're giving consent for us to send you emails with news, information and offers on the products and services provided by Legal & General Financial Advice.\nGet result\nBased on the information supplied, you could release the amount you specified:\nThe maximum amount you could release is:\nThis is an estimate of the amount you may be able to release. The amount you can release depends on your property and individual circumstances.\nBased on the information supplied, you could release up to:\nThanks for submitting your details. We'll be in touch soon to discuss your lifetime mortgage options.\nNow that you know how much you may be able to release, why not take a look at your options for releasing the money. You can continue your journey by choosing to personalise your lifetime mortgage below.\nInterest is charged on the loan, plus any interest already added. So, the amount you owe can increase quickly over time. There may be cheaper ways to borrow money.\nStep 1 \/ 3\nHow would you like to receive your money?\nThere's more than one way to release your money with one of our Lifetime Mortgages.\nA lifetime mortgage will reduce the equity left in your home and the value of any inheritance. A lifetime mortgage is usually repaid when the last borrower dies or moves out of the home and into long term care.\nA lump sum, or series of lump sums\nYou can receive the money as one lump sum or as a series of smaller amounts over time to suit you\nAs a regular income\nYou could get a fixed monthly income for a set period of up to 25 years\nIn year year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25\nI'd like to take an additional lump sum of\nYour options for taking a lump sum\nDepending on how you need the money, you can receive it as a one off cash lump sum or as a series of smaller cash sums as and when you need it. The option to take lump sums in the future is not guaranteed and will depend on whether you're still eligible to borrow more money.\nThere's an option to pay the interest off as you go. Ask our Customer Service Agents for more information.\nYou may be able to borrow between and\nTotal you've chosen below:\nTotal remaining:\nAdd another lump sum\nYour options for a regular income\nIf you're interested in a regular income, you can select this to be paid for a set number of years.\nOnce the fixed income term ends the monthly income will stop but interest will continue to roll up until the lifetime mortgage is repaid.\nOver how many years would you like your income to be paid?\nI'd like to take a lump sum of\nThough you've chosen a regular income, you have to take an initial lump sum of at least \u00a32,500. You can take more than this. It's your choice.\nI'd like a monthly income of\nYou've chosen a and an initial lump sum of . That means you could receive a monthly income of up to for .\nThe information you've provided means that you don't meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the Income Lifetime Mortgage. Please consider another option.\nYou're interested in a lump sum of\nThis is an estimate of the amount you may be able to release. The amount you can release depends on your property and your individual circumstances. Taking a lifetime mortgage could affect your eligibility for state benefits.\nYou're interested in a series of lump sums\nYou're interested in a regular income\nInitial Lump Sum:\nWe'll be in touch shortly if we haven't already called. In the meantime, consider these products.\nIf you'd like to take a lump sum, or a series of smaller lump sums, without having to make interest payments, take a closer look at this option.\nOptional Payment Lifetime Mortgage\nIf you'd prefer to take a lump sum, or a series of smaller lump sums, and pay off some or all of the interest as you go, take a look at this option.\nIncome Lifetime Mortgage\nIf you need a regular income, after an initial lump sum, take a look at this option.\nHelp to stay safe from scams\nSee how you can protect yourself from fraud.\nGet in touch to see if we can help you release equity\nTo have a chat about your options for releasing equity from your house, call us on the number below.\nFor any other enquiries please get in touch via our contact us page.\nMonday to Sunday 8:30am - 8:00pm\nWe may record and monitor calls\nCall me back Call me back\nIf you'd like us to call you about our later life mortgages. please complete your full name and phone number. 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Take a look at their consumer brochure for more details.\nConsumer brochure Go to the Equity Release website\nContact us about equity release\nMonday to Friday 8:30am to 8:00pm.\nSaturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm.\nFor any other enquiries please get in touch via our contact us page\nGet independent advice\nYou can't take out an equity release product unless you have taken financial advice. Find out how to access independent legal and financial advice.\nClose lower screen banner\nCall us free today for a no obligation chat on 0808 301 70440808 301 7044\nIf you'd like us to call you, please complete your full name and phone number. You can also provide your email address if you'd like to opt in to receiving emails about our products and services. Details on how we process your information can be found in our privacy policy.\nBy submitting this form you consent to us calling you to discuss how our Lifetime Mortgages may work for you.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kuldeep Yadav: Whenever I get my chance, I just think about performing well\nAs he enjoyed another Player-of-the-Match award in the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka, all Kuldeep Yadav would want for his three for 51 and 10 not out is a fair run.\nKOLKATA 12 January, 2023 23:05 IST\nIndia's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka during the second One-Day International at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: AP\nKuldeep Yadav can't be blamed if he starts thinking about the chances of getting dropped from the playing XI once again when India plays the final ODI against Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.\nNot everyday does one get eight wickets in a Test and scores a valuable 40 only to be dropped in the next game on a track that offered significant turn. It happened to him in Bangladesh.\nKL Rahul says international comeback after injury layoff is 'very difficult'\nAs he enjoyed another Player-of-the-Match award, albeit in coloured clothing, all Kuldeep would want for his three for 51 and 10 not out is a fair run.\n\"Since the last one year, I have been trying to back my strength and not think much. Whenever I get my chance, I just think about performing well. I am enjoying my bowling a lot. The team combination matters, so I just try to give my best whenever I get my chance,\" said the talented left-arm spinner.\nKuldeep said that in IPL (Indian Premier League) and T20Is, he pushes the ball a bit faster and he did the same on Thursday.\n\"I bowl faster in the IPL and T20Is also to give the batter one run. So, I just did that here also.\"\nHis batting has improved by leaps and bounds since his comeback from injury and working hard in the NCA (National Cricket Academy) on fitness is also paying off.\n\"I have worked on my batting a lot of late. Same with the fitness. Whenever I get time, I go to the NCA. So, thanks to the trainers there. That's one thing I have tried to do in the last one year. Earlier, I wasn't much into it.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Interstellar opens top in first 35 international markets\nBy Jeremy Kay2014-11-07T00:50:00+00:00\nInterstellar has grossed an estimated $8.7m from it first days in 35 markets as Warner Bros rolls out the film in 62 countries this weekend.\nChristopher Nolan's sci-fi epic opened number one everywhere led by $1.8m in South Korea, $1.3m in Russia, $687,000 in Germany, $638,000 in Australia and approximately $1m from two days in France.\nThe film took $375,000 in Italy, $347,000 in Mexico and $236,000 in Brazil.\nInterstellar opens in the UK and Spain on November 7 and by the end of the weekend will be active on more than 13,000 screens.\nMatthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine star. Paramount opens the film in North America this weekend.\nUnsurprisingly the other studios are lying low. Fox International, which leads the Hollywood rankings for global box office for the year-to-date, releases Mexican smash Guten Tag, Ramon in Colombia, while Mr. Turner arrives in Germany.\nSony Pictures Releasing International has The Skeleton Twins in the UK, Heaven Is For Real in Germany and Tusk in New Zealand.\nUK box office preview: 'Bombshell' battles 'Bad Boys For Life'\nAlso opening: 'Just Mercy', 'Waves', 'A Hidden Life'.\nUK box office admissions fall slightly in 2019; blockbuster concerns for 2020\nAdmissions recovered from a slow start last year, although revenue fell, a trend which may continue into 2020 with less surefire hits due for release.\nLittle Women climbs to $129m worldwide.\n'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' hits $1bn at global box office\nSci-fi becomes fifth in franchise to cross milestone.\nAdmissions reach record levels in Colombia in 2019 (exclusive)\nMonos first non-comedy to lead local-language chart in 10 years.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"News, Arts & Culture\nErin Goodpipe loves a good challenge\nAngela Hill | April 08, 2022\nErin Goodpipe, 27, is an artist, instructor, masters student, TV host -- and next on her list is a theatre festival in May in Sweden with her theatre group Red Sky Performance.\n\"A lot of my life is just saying 'yes' to things, and taking an opportunity, and really just doing the best that I could and learning as much as I could with these opportunities,\" she said. Goodpipe plays Speck, an Indigenous child, in the play Mistatim, which is a reconciliation story about friendship.\n\"Playing the role of youth means you really have to get into the mindset, you have to tap into being a child again, and play, and how we interact as children,\" she said, adding she thinks the play is asking people \"to go back to these baseline ways of looking at relationships.\"\nGoodpipe has wrapped filming Season 8 of the APTN series \"The Other Side,\" which airs next fall, and is getting ready to co-host Season 9. It's not the first time she's hosted a program. Goodpipe started in film as the co-host of \"RezX,\" an Indigenous lifestyle show, alongside now-Chief Cadmus Delorme.\n\"I didn't grow up thinking or even wanting to do any of the things that I am doing today, which I think says a lot of where I've come from, and where many Indigenous people and especially youth come from,\" she said.\nGrowing up, Goodpipe just focused on making it through, while her family dealt with the impacts of colonialism, drugs, alcohol, and broken families. Family, both biological and ceremonial, is a large part of her inspiration.\n\"The love for my people and the healing of our people,\" she said. \"I once heard that as Indigenous people when we go into certain places we actually carry all of our families and all of our communities, we represent them, and that's always been a driving force for me.\"\nShe is working on a masters through the First Nations University of Canada that looks at Indigenous stories, and health and wellness through an educational lens. She also teaches as part of the university's Indigenous Education faculty.\nWhile based in Vancouver, Goodpipe spends a lot of time in Treaty 4. She is dakhota winyan \/ anishinaabekwe from tatanka najin oyate (Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation) and recently returned from a 1.5-month trip, working with Regina's Globe Theatre.\n\"It's such an honour to learn from her and exchange thoughts and a passion for theatre and storytelling,\" said Jennifer Brewin, artistic director of the theatre.\n\"She's grace, and smarts, and she's fierce and kind and funny, and I just want to be around people like that all the time.\"\n< Back to EFN Arts & Culture","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu (Dub)\nTV 23 min\nVeteran adventurer Nick, mage Tiana, cleric Zem, and half-dragon Curran each show up alone at a tavern, only to find themselves seated at the same table. As the night goes on, they take turns divulging their grievances and the hobbies they have taken up as a means of coping. While their stories are utterly different, there is one common thread: betrayal. Each of the four, having been bitterly betrayed by someone they treasured, has developed a deep-seated distrust of humanity. But in addition to their similar worldviews, the four have one more commonality: a critical lack of funds. Realizing that things cannot continue as they are, they decide to form a party, rank up, and make as much money as possible to spend on their respective hobbies. What these disillusioned adventurers do not know, however, is that they will one day save the world from unfathomable peril. Nick used to be a member of a veteran adventurer party, helping his undisciplined friends with the accounts whenever he could. But what was his reward? Getting accused of embezzlement and kicked out by the leader he respected. Before long, he finds a few other jaded adventurers and kindred spirits, and together, they form their own unstoppable party!\nKissanimes is a great site to watch anime Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu (Dub), SUB online. You can also watch Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu (Dub) in HD or SD quality.\nOther names: Apparently (Dub)Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World (Dub)\nEnglish name: Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World (Dub)\nStudio: Geek Toys\nScores: 6.93 \/ 10\nAired: Jan 10, 2023 to ?\nYear Release: 2023\nPremiered: Winter 2023\nSource: Light novel\nGenres: Action Adventure Fantasy\nEP 1\/1\nStubborn, spoiled, and na\u00efve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the eye, as strange things begin to happen once dusk falls. Ghostly apparitions and food that turns her parents into pigs are just the start\u2014Chihiro has unwittingly crossed over into the spirit world. Now trapped, she must summon the courage to live and work amongst spirits, with the help of the enigmatic Haku and the cast of unique characters she meets along the way. Vivid and intriguing, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi tells the story of Chihiro's journey through an unfamiliar world as she strives to save her parents and return home. [Written by MAL Rewrite]\nMV 25 min\/ep EP 1\/1\nEP 13\/13\nThe final hour of the popular virtual reality game Yggdrasil has come. However, Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, decides to spend his last few moments in the game as the servers begin to shut down. To his surprise, despite the clock having struck midnight, Momonga is still fully conscious as his character and, moreover, the non-player characters appear to have developed personalities of their own! Confronted with this abnormal situation, Momonga commands his loyal servants to help him investigate and take control of this new world, with the hopes of figuring out what has caused this development and if there may be others in the same predicament. [Written by MAL Rewrite]\nTV 25 min\/ep EP 13\/13\nAslan Jade Callenreese, known as Ash Lynx, was a runaway picked off the streets of New York City and raised by the infamous godfather of the mafia, Dino Golzine. Now 17 years old and the boss of his own gang, Ash begins investigating the mysterious \"Banana Fish\"\u2014the same two words his older brother, Griffin, has muttered since his return from the Iraq War. However, his inquiries are hindered when Dino sends his men after Ash at an underground bar he uses as a hideout. At the bar, Skip, Ash's friend, introduces him to Shunichi Ibe and his assistant, Eiji Okumura, who are Japanese photographers reporting on American street gangs. However, their conversation is interrupted when Shorter Wong, one of Ash's allies, calls to warn him about Dino. Soon, Dino's men storm the bar, and in the ensuing chaos kidnap Skip and Eiji. Now, Ash must find a way to rescue them and continue his investigation into Banana Fish, but will his history with the mafia prevent him from succeeding? [Written by MAL Rewrite]\nEP 2\/366\nBleach Ova\nIchigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high schooler\u2014until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that seeks to devour human souls. It is then that he meets a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who gets injured while protecting Ichigo's family from the assailant. To save his family, Ichigo accepts Rukia's offer of taking her powers and becomes a Soul Reaper as a result. However, as Rukia is unable to regain her powers, Ichigo is given the daunting task of hunting down the Hollows that plague their town. However, he is not alone in his fight, as he is later joined by his friends\u2014classmates Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryuu Ishida\u2014who each have their own unique abilities. As Ichigo and his comrades get used to their new duties and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Soul Reaper soon learns that the Hollows are not the only real threat to the human world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]\nTV 25 min\/ep EP 2\/366\nTate No Yuusha No Nariagari\nJojo No Kimyou Na Bouken Diamond Wa Kudakenai\nEP 148\/148\nHunter X Hunter 2011\nTV 25 min\/ep EP 148\/148\nKono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo\nTV 25 min\/ep EP 1049\nTensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken\nEP 8\/13\nOverlord Combat Maid Chibi Comedy Spinoff\nTV 25 min\/ep EP 8\/13\nJojo No Kimyou Na Bouken Ougon No Kaze\n004 25 min\/ep\n1049 25 min\/ep","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Miles M.52 Supersonic Research Aircraft (1943-1948) (Cancelled Project)\nPost by SKB \u00bb 20 Nov 2019, 19:51\n^ Miles M.52 model, circa 1945\u20131954\nThe Miles M.52 was a turbojet-powered supersonic research aircraft project designed in the United Kingdom in the mid-1940s. In October 1943, Miles Aircraft was issued with a contract to produce the aircraft in accordance with Air Ministry Specification E.24\/43. The programme was highly ambitious for its time, aiming to produce an aircraft and engine capable of unheard-of speeds of at least 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km\/h) during level flight, and involved a very high proportion of cutting-edge aerodynamic research and innovative design work.\nBetween 1942 and 1945, all work on the project was undertaken with a high level of secrecy. In February 1946, the programme was terminated by the new Labour government of Clement Attlee, seemingly due to budgetary reasons, as well as a disbelief held by some ministry officials on the viability of supersonic aircraft in general. In September 1946, the existence of the M.52 was revealed to the general public, leading to calls for official explanation as to why the project had been terminated and derision of the decision. The Air Ministry controversially decided to revive the design, but as a series of unmanned rocket-powered 30 per cent scale models instead of the original manned full-scale aircraft that had been previously under development. These unmanned scale models were air-launched from a modified de Havilland Mosquito mother ship.\nDuring one successful test flight, Mach 1.38 was achieved by a scale model in normally controllable transonic and supersonic level flight, a unique achievement at that time which validated the aerodynamics of the M.52. At that point, the ministry had cancelled that project and issued a new requirement, which would ultimately result in the English Electric Lightning interceptor aircraft. Work on the afterburning version of the Power Jets W.B.2\/700 turbojet was also cancelled and the Power Jets company was incorporated into the National Gas Turbine Establishment. According to senior figures at Miles, the design and the research gained from the M.52 was shared with the American company Bell Aircraft, and that this was applied to their own Bell X-1, a ground-breaking high speed prototype aircraft which broke the sound barrier.\nPrior to the Second World War, conventional wisdom throughout the majority of the aviation industry was that manned flight at supersonic speeds, those in excess of the sound barrier, was next to impossible, mainly due to the apparently insurmountable issue of compressibility. During the 1930s, few researchers and aerospace engineers chose to explore the field of high speed fluid dynamics; notable pioneers in this area were the German aerospace engineer Adolf Busemann, British physicist Sir Geoffrey Taylor, and British engine designer Sir Stanley Hooker. While Germany gave considerable attention to exploring and implementing Busemann's theories on the swept wing and its role in drag-reduction during high speed flight, both Britain and the United States overlooked this research on the whole. It was only by 1944 that information regarding the rocket-propelled Messerschmitt Me 163 or the jet-propelled Me 262, both having been equipped with swept wings, did wider attitudes on its merits begin to change. Prior to this point, the British Air Ministry had already launched a research programme of its own.\nIn Autumn 1943, the Air Ministry issued a call for nothing less than a revolutionary aircraft in the form of Air Ministry Specification E.24\/43. The Specification sought to produce a jet-powered research aircraft for the ambitious purpose of being able to reach supersonic speeds, which was faster than any aircraft had ever flown at that point. It called for \"an aeroplane capable of flying over 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km\/h) in level flight, over twice the existing speed record at that time, along with the ability to climb to 36,000 feet (11,000 m) in 1.5 minutes.\" Aviation author Derek Wood described E.24\/43 as being \"the most far-sighted official requirement ever to be issued by a Government department...a complete venture into the unknown with engine, airframe, and control techniques beyond anything remotely considered before\". In fact, the specification had only been intended to produce a British aircraft that could match the supposed performance of an apparently existing German aircraft: the 1,000 mph (supersonic) requirement had resulted from the mistranslation of an intercepted communication which had reported that the maximum speed to have been 1,000 km\/h (subsonic). This report is believed to have been referring to either the Messerschmitt Me 163A or the Me 262.\nThe Miles Aircraft company had its beginnings in the 1920s and made a name for itself during the 1930s by producing affordable ranges of innovative light aircraft, perhaps the best known amongst these being the Miles Magister and Miles Master trainers, large numbers of both types seeing heavy use by the RAF for fighter pilot training. Although the company's products were relatively low-technology trainers and light aircraft, and did not include any jet-propelled aircraft, Miles had a good relationship with the Air Ministry and the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), and had submitted several proposals for advanced aircraft in response to ministry specifications. Miles was invited to undertake a top-secret project to meet the requirements of Specification E.24\/43; thus began Miles' involvement in high speed aviation. The decision to involve the company has been alleged to have been partially in order to resolve a dispute about a separated contract that allegedly had been mishandled by the Ministry of Aircraft Production; Wood states that the Minister of Aircraft Production Sir Stafford Cripps had been impressed by Miles' designs and development team and thus favoured it to meet the specification.\nFred Miles of Miles Aircraft was summoned to the Ministry of Aircraft to meet with researcher Ben Lockspeiser for the latter to outline the difficulties and challenges involved in developing such an aircraft. The project required the highest level of secrecy throughout, Miles being responsible for the development and manufacturing of the airframe while Frank Whittle's Power Jets company developed and produced a suitable engine to equip the aircraft. For this project, Miles would cooperate with and receive assistance from the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in Farnborough and the National Physical Laboratory. On 8 October 1943, Miles received the formal go-ahead to proceed from Air Marshal Ralph Sorley, and immediately set about establishing appropriate secure facilities for the project.\nFaced with limited amounts of existing relevant information from available sources upon which to base the aircraft's design, Miles turned to the field of ballistics instead. He had reasoned that, as it was widely known that bullets could attain supersonic speeds, aerodynamic properties that would enable an aircraft to be capable of becoming supersonic would likely to be present amongst such shapes. In particular, as a result of studying this design data, the emerging aircraft would feature both a conical nose and very thin elliptical wings complete with sharp leading edges. This contrasted against many early jet aircraft, which were furnished with round noses, thick wings and hinged elevators, resulting in these aircraft possessing critical Mach numbers that were below the speed of sound and thus were less suitable for research into high subsonic speeds (in dives) than the earlier Supermarine Spitfire with its thinner wings. In 1943, RAE tests conducted using Spitfires had proved that drag was the main factor that would need to be addressed by high-speed aircraft.\nAnother critical addition was the use of a power-operated stabilator, also known as the all-moving tail or flying tail, a key to supersonic flight control which contrasted with traditional hinged tailplanes (horizontal stabilizers) connected mechanically to the pilot's control column. Conventional control surfaces became ineffective at the high subsonic speeds then being achieved by fighters in dives, due to the aerodynamic forces caused by the formation of shockwaves at the hinge and the rearward movement of the centre of pressure, which together could override the control forces that could be applied mechanically by the pilot, hindering recovery from the dive. A major impediment to early transonic flight was control reversal, the phenomenon which caused flight inputs (stick, rudder) to switch direction at high speed; it was the cause of many accidents and near-accidents. An all-flying tail is considered to be a minimum condition of enabling aircraft to break the transonic barrier safely without a loss of pilot control. The M.52 was the first instance of this solution, which has since gone on to be universally applied upon high-speed aircraft.\nAn initial version of the aircraft was to be test-flown using Frank Whittle's latest engine, the Power Jets W.2\/700. This engine, which was envisaged to be capable of providing 2,000 lb of thrust, calculated to be capable of providing subsonic performance; when flown in a shallow dive, it would also be capable of transonic flight. Wood described the engine as being \"remarkable as it incorporated ideas far ahead of its time\". In order to get the M.52 to achieve supersonic speeds, the installation of projected further development of the W.2\/700 engine would be necessary.\nThis further advanced model of the engine, intended to be a fully supersonic version of the aircraft, was partially achieved by the incorporation of a reheat jetpipe \u2013 also known as an afterburner.[10] Extra fuel was to be burned in the tailpipe to avoid overheating the turbine blades, making use of unused oxygen present in the exhaust. To supply more air to the afterburner than could move through the fairly small engine, an augmentor fan powered by the engine was to be fitted behind the engine to draw air around the engine via ducts. These changes were estimated to provide an additional 1,620 lb of thrust at 36,000 ft and 500 mph. Much greater thrust gains were believed to be available at speeds in excess of 500 mph.\nThe M.52's design underwent many changes during development due to the uncertain nature of the task. The overseeing committee was concerned that the biconvex wing would not give sufficient altitude for testing the aircraft in a dive. The thin wing could have been made thicker if required, or a section added to increase the wing span. As the project progressed, an increase in total weight led to concerns that power would be insufficient; thus, the adoption of rocket assistance or extra fuel tanks were considered. Another proposed measure was that the M.52 be adapted to become a parasite aircraft, launching at high altitude from beneath a large bomber serving as a mother ship. The calculated landing speed of 160 to 170 miles per hour (260 to 270 km\/h) (comparable with modern fighters but high for that time) combined with its relatively small undercarriage track was another concern; however, this arrangement was accepted.\nDuring 1943, a single Miles M.3B Falcon Six light aircraft, which had been previously used for wing tests by the RAE, was provided to Miles for purpose of performing low-speed flight testing work on the project. A full size wooden model of the M.52 wing, test instrumentation, and a different undercarriage were fitted to this aircraft. Owing to the wing's thinness and sharp leading and trailing edges somewhat resembling a razor blade, the aircraft was nicknamed the \"Gillette Falcon\". On 11 August 1944, this low-speed demonstrator performed its maiden flight. These tests found the wing to present favourable aileron function, but also indicated that landing without flaps to be more difficult than its contemporaries. Compared with a standard Falcon Six, wing area was reduced by about 12 per cent; it had the effect of increasing the landing speed by over 50 per cent from 40 to 61 mph (64 to 98 km\/h), higher than any prior aircraft.\nFor high speed testing, the flying tail of the M.52 was fitted to the fastest aircraft then available, a Supermarine Spitfire. RAE test pilot Eric Brown stated that he tested this aircraft successfully during October and November 1944; on one such flight, he managed to attain a recorded speed of Mach 0.86 during a dive from high altitude. The flying tail was also fitted to the \"Gillette Falcon\", which proceeded to conduct a series of low speed flight tests at the RAE in April 1945.\nDue to the limited capability of existing wind tunnel facilities in Britain, Miles elected to manufacture their own wind tunnel, which was used to conduct the first M.52 aerodynamic tests. This undertaking necessitated Miles to construct their own on-site small-scale foundry, both due to secrecy requirements and to produce components of sufficient tolerance. By August 1945, the design of the M.52 had been firmly established and development had proceeded to an advanced stage. By early 1946, 90 per cent of the detailed design work had been finished, the component assembly programme was well underway, while the jigs and innovative augmentor fan had been manufactured; a maiden flight of the first M-52 prototype had been anticipated to occur that summer.\nThe Miles M.52 was envisioned to be a supersonic research aircraft capable of achieving 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km\/h) in level flight. In order to achieve what was at the time previously unachievable speeds, a very high number of advanced features were incorporated into the design of the M.52; many of which had been the product of detailed study and acquired knowledge of supersonic aerodynamics. Wood summarises the qualities of the M.52's design as possessing \"all the ingredients of a high-performance aircraft of the late fifties and even some of the early sixties\".\nThe fuselage of the M.52 was cylindrical and, like the rest of the aircraft, was constructed of high tensile steel with light-alloy covering. The fuselage had the minimum cross-section allowable around the centrifugal engine with fuel tanks in a saddle-like arrangement placed over the upper area around it. The engine was positioned with its center of gravity coincident with that of the aircraft and the wings were attached to the main structure just aft of the engine. The use of a shock cone in the nose was another key design choice; the inlet cone slowed incoming air to the subsonic speeds determined by the engine, but with lower losses than a subsonic aircraft pitot intake. A retractable tricycle undercarriage was used. The nose wheel was positioned close to the pilot's feet and the main wheels were fitted onto the main fuselage, folding out under the wings when deployed.\nThe M.52 had very thin wings of biconvex section, which had been first proposed by Jakob Ackeret, as they gave a low level of drag. These wings were so thin that they were known to test pilots as 'Gillette' wings, named after the brand of razor. The wing tips were \"clipped\" to keep them clear of the conical shock wave that was generated by the nose of the aircraft. Both wide-chord ailerons and split-flaps were fitted to the wings. As a high speed wing of this shape and size had not been tested before, Miles produced a full-scale wooden model of the wing for aerodynamic testing purposes; other representative portions of the aircraft, such as the tailplane, would be similarly produced and underwent low-speed flight testing.\nThe Power Jets W.2\/700 turbojet engine was intended to be the first powerplant for the M.52. Initial aircraft would have been powered by a less-capable 'interim' model of the W.2\/700 and thus be limited to subsonic speeds only; it did not feature either the afterburner or the additional aft fan that were to be present on the projected more advanced version with which later-built M.52s would have been equipped. In addition to the W.2\/700 engine, a centrifugal-flow jet engine, designs were prepared for the M.52 to be fitted with a variety of different engines and types of propulsion, including what would become the newer Rolls-Royce Avon axial-flow jet engine, and a liquid-fuel rocket motors.\nThe M.52's single pilot, who, for the intended first flight, would have been test pilot Eric Brown, would have flown the aircraft from a small cockpit which was set inside the shock cone at the nose of the aircraft. The pressurised cockpit, in which the pilot would have had to fly the aircraft in a semi-prone position, was complete with a curved windscreen that was aligned with the contours of the bullet-shaped nose. In the event of an emergency, the entire section could be jettisoned, the separation from the rest of aircraft being initiated via multiple cordite-based explosive bolts. Air pressure would force the detached capsule off the fuselage while a parachute would slow its descent; during the capsule's descent, the pilot would bail out at a lower altitude and then parachute to safety. In order to serve its role as a research aircraft, the M.52 was to be equipped with comprehensive flight instrumentation, including automated instrument recorders and strain gauging throughout the structure connected to an oscilloscope.\nIn 1944, design work was considered 90 per cent complete and Miles was told to proceed with the construction of a total of three prototype M.52s. Later that year, the Air Ministry signed an agreement with the United States to exchange high-speed research and data. Miles Chief Aerodynamicist Dennis Bancroft stated that the Bell Aircraft company was given access to the drawings and research on the M.52; however, the U.S. reneged on the agreement and no data was forthcoming in return. Unknown to Miles, Bell had already started construction of a rocket-powered supersonic design of their own but, having adopted a conventional tail for their aircraft, were battling the problem of control. A variable-incidence tail appeared to be the most promising solution; the Miles and RAE tests supported this conclusion. Later, following the conversion of the aircraft's tail, pilot Chuck Yeager practically verified these results during his test flights, and all subsequent supersonic aircraft would either have an all-moving tailplane or a delta wing.\nIn February 1946, Miles was informed by Lockspeiser of the immediate discontinuation of the project and to cease work on the M.52. Frank Miles later stated of this decision: \"I did not know what to say or think when this extraordinary decision was sprung upon me, without warning of any kind. At our last official design meeting all members, including the Ministry and Power Jets' representatives, had been cheerful and optimistic\". According to Frank Miles, when he approached Lockspeiser for reasons behind the cancellation, he was informed that it was due to economic reasons; Lockspeiser also stated his belief that aeroplanes would not fly supersonically for many years and may not ever do so. By this point, the postwar Labour government, headed by Clement Attlee, had implemented dramatic budget cuts in various areas, which may have provided an inducement for the cancellation of the M.52, which was projected to involve considerable cost. According to Wood, \"the decision not to go ahead was purely a political one made by the Attlee Government\".\nIn February 1946, around the same time as the termination of the M.52's development, Frank Whittle resigned from Power Jets, stating that this was due to his disagreement with official policy. At the point of cancellation, the first of the three M.52s had been 82 per cent completed and it had been scheduled to commence the first test flights within only a few months. The test programme would have involved the progressive testing and development of the M.52 by the RAE, initially without reheat installed. The ultimate aim of the tests would have been to have achieved Mach 1.07 by the end of 1946.\nMiles made a last ditch attempt to revive the project, submitting a proposal for a single near-complete M.52 prototype to be outfitted with a captured German rocket engine and automated controls, eliminating the requirement for a pilot to be on board. However, this proposal was rejected. Due to the project falling under the Official Secrets Act, the existence of the M.52 was unknown to the wider British public; thus, neither the nation nor the world knew that a supersonic aircraft had nearly been built, nor of its unceremonious termination. The Ministry repeatedly refused to allow Miles to hold press conferences on the M.52 and, while conducting its own press conference on the topic of high-speed flight on 18 July 1946, the Ministry made no mention of the project at all. It wasn't until September 1946 that the Ministry allowed Miles to announce the existence of the M.52 and its cancellation.\nUpon the announcement of the M.52's existence, there was a huge amount of press interest in the story, who pressured the government to provide more detail on the cancellation. A spokesman for the Ministry of Supply eventually commented on the topic, suggesting that other approaches had been suggested by later research that were being pursued in place of the M.52. According to Wood, the response from the Ministry was \"a complete smokescreen...it was unthinkable to admit that supersonic expertise was non-existent.\" Lockspeiser's role in cancelling the M.52 became public knowledge, leading to his decision being derided in the press as \"Ben's blunder\".\nIt was not until February 1955 that another official reason for the M.52's cancellation emerged; a white paper issued that month stated that \"the decision was also taken in 1946 that, in light of the limited knowledge then available, the risk of attempting supersonic flight in manned aircraft was unacceptably high and that our research into the problems involved should be conducted in the first place by means of air launched models.\" This same paper acknowledged that the termination decision had seriously delayed the advancement of aeronautical progress by Britain. It has since been widely recognised that the cancellation of the M.52 was a major setback in British progress in the field of supersonic design.\nIn 1947, Miles Aircraft Ltd entered receivership and the company was subsequently re-structured; its aircraft assets including the design data for the M.52 were acquired by Handley Page.\n^ A de Havilland Mosquito on the ground; note the rocket model in place below the fuselage\nSubsequent work\nInstead of a revival of the full-scale M.52, the government decided to institute a new programme involving expendable, pilotless, rocket-propelled missiles; it was envisioned that a total of 24 flights would be performed by these models, which would explore six different wing and control surface configurations, including alternative straight wing and swept wing arrangements. Wood referred to the failure to revive the full-scale aircraft as \"at one stroke Britain had opted out of the supersonic manned aircraft race\". The contract for the expendable missiles was not issued to Miles but to Vickers-Armstrongs, whose design team was led by noted British engineer and inventor Barnes Wallis. While the base design work was conducted by Wallis' team, engine development was performed by the RAE itself. The product of these efforts was a 30 per cent scale radio-controlled model of the original M.52 design, powered by a single Armstrong Siddeley Beta rocket engine, fuelled by a mix of high-test peroxide.\nIn total, there had been an overall interval of 15 months between the termination of the manned M.52 and the emergence of the first flight-ready rocket-powered test model. As envisioned, the test model would be launched from altitude via a flying mother ship in the form of a modified de Havilland Mosquito; it was installed upon a purpose-built rack installed in between the aircraft's bomb bay doors. Shortly after launch, its onboard autopilot was to level the model out prior to the rocket motor being started. Within 70 seconds of being released, the model was envisioned to be capable of achieving a speed of Mach 1.3 (880 mph); it was then to descend into the ocean below without any chance of recovery. The acquired data on each flight was to be provided via transmitted radio telemetry, which was received by a ground station based on the Scilly Isles.\nOn 8 October 1947, the first launch of a test model occurred from high altitude; however, the rocket unintentionally exploded shortly following it release. Only days later, on 14 October, the Bell X-1 broke the sound barrier. There was a flurry of denunciation of the government's decision to cancel the project, with the Daily Express taking up the cause for the restoration of the M.52 programme, to no effect. On 10 October 1948, a second rocket was launched, and the speed of Mach 1.38 was obtained in stable level flight, a unique achievement at that time. By this point, the X-1 and Yeager had already reached M1.45 on 25 March of that year. Instead of diving into the sea as planned, the model failed to respond to radio commands and was last observed (on radar) heading out into the Atlantic. Following that successful supersonic test flight, further work on this project was cancelled, being followed up immediately by the issue of Ministry of Supply Experimental Requirement ER.103.\nOne of the official reasons given for the cancellation was \"the high cost for little return\". Wood commented of the model programme: \"with the money thus wasted the piloted M.52 could have been completed and flown and a great store of invaluable information obtained...the pilot was shown to be essential for any worthwhile development process and a well designed test-bed aircraft to be a sine qua non for full-scale knowledge\".\nMany important design principles that were incorporated in the M.52 did not reappear until the mid- to late 1950s, with the development of truly supersonic aircraft such as the Fairey Delta 2, and the English Electric P.1 which became the highly regarded English Electric Lightning. And the X-1, D-558-2, F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104, Mig-19 etc. in the 40s and early 50s. Note also that the wing design of the M.52 was similar to the supersonic Wasserfall German rocket. Both of those aircraft were developed in response (initially) to requirement ER.103 of 1947, informed by the knowledge gained from the M.52 aircraft and missile research projects together with German experimental data.\nLength: 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m)\nWingspan: 27 ft (8.2 m)\nWing area: 143 sq ft (13.3 m2)\nAspect ratio: 5:1\nAirfoil: bi-convex \u2013 root : 7.5% thickness ; tip: 4.9% thickness\nGross weight: 7,710 lb (3,497 kg)\nFuel capacity: 200 imp gal (240 US gal; 910 l) \/ 1,600 lb (730 kg)\nPowerplant: 1 \u00d7 Power Jets W.2\/700 turbojet engine with augmentor fan and afterburner, 2,000 lbf (8.9 kN) thrust at sea level dry\n3,200 lbf (14 kN) with afterburner for take-off, 4,100 lbf (18 kN) with afterburner at 1,000 mph (870 kn; 1,600 km\/h) (M1.5) and 36,000 ft (11,000 m)\nMaximum speed: 1,000 mph (1,600 km\/h, 870 kn) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m) after a dive from 50,000 ft (15,000 m) (M1.5), 705 mph (613 kn; 1,135 km\/h) with augmentor at sea level, 585 mph (508 kn; 941 km\/h) without augmentor at 30,000 ft (9,100 m)\nBest climb speed: 600 mph (520 kn; 970 km\/h)\nTime to altitude: 36,000 ft (11,000 m) in 1 minute 30 seconds\nWing loading: 52 lb\/sq ft (250 kg\/m2)\nTake-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 4,650 ft (1,420 m)\nRe: Miles M.52 Supersonic Research Aircraft (1943-1948) (Cancelled Project)\n(Professor Simon Holland) 25th January 2018\nIn 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. This is the REAL story of the British team who designed the aircraft, built the engine and worked out how to fly faster than the 'Speed of Sound', before the USA.\nFeatures interviews with Captain Eric \"Winkle\" Brown.\nDigger22\nPost by Digger22 \u00bb 23 Dec 2019, 18:04\nI remember watching an American Documentary about the X1 where some American 'Expert' claimed that the all moving or flying tail was an American invention, and the British hadn't got a clue on how to solve the controllability issue!\nI also remember that it was the yanks who cracked Enigma, capturing a U boat in the process!\nThe M.52 story would make a great film...\nHaving said that Eric Brown's life would make a film series...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: Rajput military hill architectural\nThe Crowning Glory Of Rajasthan, KUMBHALGARH FORT.\nSeptember 17, 2020 Raj\t2 Comments\nKumbhalgarh fort is situated 82 km northeast of Udaipur by road. It was the most important fort in Mewar after Chittorgarh fort.\nIt is a world heritage site included in hill forts of Rajasthan.\nBuilt during the course of the 15th century by Rana Kumbha.\nKumbhalgarh Fort is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the Rajasthan district near Udaipur of Rajasthan state in western India.\nAbout Kumbhalgarh fort.\nThe fort as we see today was built by Kumbhakarna aka Rana Kumbha of Mewar kingdom in the 15th century. It was designed by a famous architect of that period, named Mandan.\nNestled in the foothills of the Aravalli Mountain Range, Kumbhalgarh near Udaipur is a majestic citadel and a major tourist attraction.\nSurrounded by verdant forests, the fort attracts travelers due to its pristine location and architectural grandeur. Its 36-km long external wall is the second longest wall in the world, after the Great Wall of China.\nAccording to local legends, Rana Kumbha faced many difficulties during the construction of the fort that he nearly abandoned it. Then a holy man told him that all these problems would end if a pure-hearted man willingly sacrificed his life for the construction.\nOn hearing this, the king was disappointed and that was when the holy man beheaded himself and sacrificed his life. After that, the king was able to build the fort without any problems.\nIt is believed that the entrance to the fort marks the place where the holy man's head fell.\nKumbhalgarh Fort Architecture\nDue to its mountainous location, Kumbhalgarh was built in the Rajput military hill architectural style that makes use of the defensive properties of the terrain. The fort is built on a hilltop at a height of about 3600 feet above sea level and enveloped by a 36-km long wall with seven fortified gateways.\nThe wall, which is listed among the longest walls in the world, is often called the Great Wall of India.\nThe frontal walls of the fort have a thickness of 15 feet. There are more than 360 temples inside the fort, out of which 300 are ancient Jain temples and the others are Hindu shrines. Though several additions were made to the fort by the rulers of Mewar over the years, the original structure exists even now.\n1.) Kumbhalgarh Fort is one of the largest fort complexes in the whole world and the second-largest fort in India, the first being the Chittorgarh Fort.\n2.) The fort's walls are so wide that eight horses can walk abreast through it.\n3.) You have to cross seven massive gates before entering the fort. Each consecutive gate is narrower than the previous one. The gates were constructed in this manner so that elephants and horses can't enter the fort beyond a certain point.\n4.) King Samprati, who is believed to be the builder of the original fort, was the grandson of Emperor Ashoka.\nWhat to see inside the Kumbhalgarh Fort?\n#Badal Mahal, a two-storied structure built by Rana Fateh Singh.\n#Lakhola Tank, constructed by Rana Lakha.\n#Ram Pol, the main gateway to the fort.\n#Aaret Pol, Hanuman Pol, and Halla Pol, other major gateways to the fort.\n#Badshahi Bavdi, a water tank.\n#Hindu temples, including the ancient Ganesha temple and Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple.\n#Jain temples, including the Parsva Natha temple, Golera Jain temple, Mamdeo temple, Mataji temple, Surya Mandir, and Pital Shah Jain temple.\n#Chattris, Baoris, and water reservoirs.\nLocal food delicacies you have to try.\nWhen it comes to local delicacies, Kumbhalgarh resort in Rajasthan is simply the best place to eat. Don't miss the Gatte ki Subzi, a traditional Rajasthani specialty, wherein gram flour dumplings flavored with dry spices are boiled and then dunked into a yogurt-based curry.\nAttractions near Kumbhalgarh Fort\nAttractions near Kumbhalgarh Fort.\n#Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (3 km)\n#Ganga Govrdhan Museum (3.3 km)\nHow can I go to Kumbhalgarh from Udaipur?\nThe fastest way to reach from New Delhi to Kumbhalgarh is the flight to Maharana Pratap Airport, then cab to Kumbhalgarh, and takes 3h 24m. The recommended way to reach from\nNew Delhi to Kumbhalgarh is the flight to Maharana Pratap Airport, then cab to Kumbhalgarh, and takes 3h 24m.\nIf you are a history lover or a historian then Kumbhalgarh Fort is definitely worth visiting. If you are not then too you should visit the place for its grandeur.\nKumbhalgarh, beyond any doubt, is a fascinating destination where several stories from the past await you, to be told and retold.\nSo, go ahead and enjoy a trip to this historic fort near Udaipur.\nFeature Title\nThis is a feature block that you can use to highlight features.\nLike this story? Or have something to share? Write to us: nitinraj5@live.com, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.\nNEW: Click here to get positive news.\nAaret PolAravalli HillsArchitectBadal MahalBadshahi BavdiBaorisChattrisEmperor AshokaFoot hillsFortressGrandsonGreat wall of ChinaHindu TempleJain TempleKanth MahadevKing SampratiKumbhalgarh FortLakholaLongest wallMandanMewarNestledRajasthanRajput military hill architecturalRam polRana KumbaWesterly RangeWestern IndiaWestern Range","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"To celebrate LGBT Pride Month 2012, we're telling unique, compelling stories about lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans life in the 20th century or earlier. They don't teach this stuff in school, so we're gonna do it right here instead.\nLaneia Jones Curator\nRiese Bernard Curator + Editor\nRachel Kincaid Curator + Editor\nLaura Wooley Curator + Editor\nAlex Vega Art + Design\n10 Great Places to Meet Lesbians If You Have a Time Machine\nIf you're really sick of the lesbian scene where you live, why not build a time machine and go back to when everyone hated us? Here are some excellent places to meet ladies from history.\nBy Riese\nPortraits of Lesbian Writers, 1987-1989\nRobert Giard took 500 photographs of queer writers in the 80's and 90's. They're pretty f*cking awesome.\nHerstory Spotlight: Vita Sackville-West Wrote Words, Wooed Women, Wanted Woolf\nOn the lady who wrote this to Virginia Woolf \u2013 \"You have no idea how stand-offish I can be with people I don't love. I have brought it to a fine art. But you have broken down my defences. And I don't really resent it.\"\nBy Sawyer\nThe Unaccountable Life of Gender-Bending Rebel Charlie Brown\n\"This little book\u2026 is to my mind the progenitor of all funny queer blogs written in the first-person. Yes, this is the story of the first queer blogger.\"\nBy Jemima\nBefore \"The L Word,\" There Was Lesbian Pulp Fiction\nUnfortunate representation of queer communities may piss us off but it doesn't mean it won't help in some wacked out way. Just look at lesbian pulp fiction novels.\nBy Brittani\nRead a F*cking Book: \"Odd Girls & Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in 20th-Century America\"\nIf I had the power to declare this the official book of Herstory Month, I would. But I don't have that power. Only you have that power. And you should read this book!\n20 Lesbian Slang Terms You've Never Heard Before\nYou'll never hold a bowling ball the same way again.\nGrrrls! Grrrls! Grrrls!: What I Learned From Riot\nRiot showed us what revolution could look like. We had a new concept of what power could be. We could find it within ourselves and in each other \u2014 and we didn't have to ask.\nIn 1973, Pamela Learned That Posing in Drag With A Topless Woman Is Forever\n\"During Gay Pride Week, Pamela's father came to the Village to take her out to dinner\u2026 and that's when Pamela saw it: plastered literally all over the place, on every wall and phone booth, was her own face staring back at her.\"\nBy Gabrielle\n16 Vintage \"Gay\" Advertisements That Are Funny Now That \"Gay\" Means \"GAY\"\n\"Happiness is a gay ribbon\u2026\"\nTrials and Titillation in Toronto: A Virtual Tour of the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives\n\"Happily, in the rainbow-tinted future we are surely headed for, where queer history is included in high school curriculum as a matter of routine, textbook editors will have somewhere to turn for their chapter content: The Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives.\"\nBy Chandra\nAnn Bannon, Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Autostraddle Interview\n\"And so while I would have loved to have done what Laura did, to go to New York and try to find myself, I did the more conventional thing, and I think I was not alone in that.\"\nBy Carolyn Yates\n15 Ways To Spot A Lesbian According To Some Really Old Medical Journals\n\"Has a firmness to her walk, a long step, and a rather heavy timbre to her voice.\"\nThe Very Lesbian Life of Miss Anne Lister\n\"I give you a selection of the extremely gay life of Miss Anne Lister, a contemporary of Jane Austen and a precursor to Shane McCutcheon.\"\nBy Laura L\nThe Lesbian Herstory Archives: A Constant Affirmation That You Exist\n\"I wish that people thought of it as a place to come on a Saturday afternoon, because it is important and it's special. It's not just about the things. It's about having this home.\"\nWhen After School Specials Made Gay People Seem Not-So-Special\nCurated video from 80's and 90's afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesh-eating virus.\nI Saw The Sign: LGBT Symbols Then And Now\nRoses are red, violets are gay, if you want a queer symbol, we've got an array.\nBy Keena\nThe Ladies Of Llangollen: Runaway Romantics In 18th Century Ireland\nThe story of two women who escaped their homes in the middle of the night, lived in a castle and loved each other for over 50 years.\nBy Una\n15 Awesomely Named Yet Totally Defunct Lesbian Bars Of America\nWhatever happened to the way we used to be, Meow Mix and Mother's Brew, Push and Wetherbee's?\n6 Special Ideas About What Lesbian Sex Is, 1900-1953\n\"From midday until 2 pm, during the hours of greatest heat, when all are in this condition and the mistress falls asleep on the sofa\u2026 all the girls, without one exception, masturbate themselves.\"\nQueering The Library: Collecting Downtown, Riot Grrrl, Feminism & You\nVanessa chats with Marvin J. Taylor about Kathleen Hanna, Kathy Acker, lesbian comics, secret lesbians of early Hollywood and other fascinating secrets uncovered at Fales.\nSix Ways that 1950s Butches and Femmes F*cked with Society, Were Badass\n\"Butches & Femmes paved the way for tons of fantastic lesbians, radical queers, revolutionary feminists, and really awful (and awesome) hairstyles that came after them.\"\nListling Without Commentary: Things Women Said About Lesbianism In The 1976 Hite Report on Female Sexuality\n\"Sex with a woman for me has involved pressing mound of Venus against mound of Venus on each other's leg.\"\nRead A F*cking Book: \"Stranger On Lesbos\" Reminds Us How Far We've Come and What Hasn't Changed\n\"I am glad to be here with you in 2012. But I am glad someone was there in 1950.\"\nBy Carmen\nJewelle Gomez, Lesbian Trailblazer: The Autostraddle Interview\n\"There was a great heyday in the 80's in which I felt like you could publish anything, you could say anything \u2013 any of the initials, L, G, B, or T.\"\nBy fonseca\nOur Legacy: Six Lesbian Magazines From The Then Before Now\n\"No woman ever made a dime for her work, and some \u2026 worked themselves into a state of mental and physical decline on behalf of the magazine.\"\nPhotographs of lesbian, bisexual and otherwise-identified women, 1850-1999. Seriously this is really cool.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Dealership Reliance petrol pump dealership | how to get? | cost and profit.\nReliance petrol pump dealership | how to get? | cost and profit.\nDealership future business plan \u2022 June 21, 2021 \u2022 0 Comment\nOverview: Reliance petrol pump\nReliance petrol pump market.\nIndian oil market overview:\npetrol pump dealership cost\nPetrol pump profit margin:\npetrol pump dealership requirements\nUSP of RIL\nbenefits of petrol pump dealership:\nHow to apply for reliance petrol pump dealership?\nreliance jio-bp petrol pump dealership commission:\nThe reliance industry also one of the top players in the oil market. Let's see how to apply for a reliance petrol pump dealership? and dealership cost, profit, and contact details.\nAs the world's principal fuel sources, oil and natural gas are key sectors in the energy industry and have a significant impact on the global economy.\nHow to apply for reliance petrol pump dealership online?\nMukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), one of India's largest private sector corporations, owns Reliance Petroleum, an Indian petroleum firm specialising in oil and energy.\nIt has interests in the downstream oil market and is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. On September 29, 2009, RPL and Reliance Industries Limited amalgamated.\nTwo oil rigs \u2013 DD KG-1 and DD KG-2 \u2013 are owned or chartered by Reliance Petroleum and RIL for a long time (DD standing for Dhirubhai Deepwater).\nDeepwater Pacific Inc., a Transocean company, owns both drilling ships, which are registered in the Marshall Islands.\nRPL is the world's biggest refinery, with an annual crude processing capacity of 1,240,000 barrels (197,000 m3) per stream day.\nUsing the Nelson Complexity Index, it will have a complexity of 21.0, making it one of the most complicated in the industry.\nThe polypropylene facility will be able to generate 0.9 million metric tonnes of polypropylene per year.\nThe refinery project is being built at a cost of Rs 270,000 million, using a combination of equity and borrowed financing.\nThis works out to less than $10,000 per barrel per day in capital costs, which compares well to the average capital costs of new refineries announced in recent years.\nAccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the average capital cost of a new refinery in OECD countries is between $15,000 and 20,000 per barrel per day.\nWhen the low initial cost of RPL is compensated for the refinery's high complexity, it becomes even more appealing.\nIn the third quarter, Reliance stated its gasoline retail sales revenues increased by 5% to Rs 3,725 crore.\nDuring the three-month period, 538 million gallons of petrol were sold.\nReliance runs 1,394 fuel stations, 518 of which are owned by the firm and the rest are run by dealers.\nReliance agreed to sell 49% of its gasoline retail business to BP plc of the United Kingdom for Rs 7,000 crore in April of last year.\nIn the following five years, the Reliance-BP joint venture plans to extend the network to 5,500 stations.\nThere are now 66,817 fuel stations in the nation, with 59,716 owned by public sector merchants. PSU merchants have already begun employing dealers in order to double their network.\nWhile Reliance currently has 1,343 petrol stations on its own, BP was granted permission to open 3,500 gasoline retail locations in India in October 2016.\nIndia is one of the few major global economies where gasoline consumption is increasing, and it has piqued the interest of international gasoline merchants looking to get into a market controlled by state-owned enterprises.\nThe oil and gas industry is one of India's eight essential industries, and it has a significant impact on how other critical sectors of the economy make decisions.\nBecause India's economic growth is intimately linked to its energy needs, the country's need for oil and gas is expected to increase.\nTo meet the rising demand, the government has implemented a number of initiatives. It has authorised 100 percent foreign direct investment in numerous sectors, including natural gas, petroleum products, and refineries, to name a few.\nAs seen by the presence of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Cairn India, it draws both domestic and global investment.\nIndia is predicted to be a major contributor to global non-OECD petroleum consumption growth.\nCrude oil imports increased dramatically from US$ 70.72 billion in 2016-17 to US$ 101.4 billion in 2019-20.\nIndia's oil refining capacity was 259.3 million metric tonnes (MMT) as of December 1, 2020, making it Asia's second-largest refiner.\nIn FY20, private enterprises owned 35.29 percent of total refining capacity.\nIndia produced 32.2 million metric tonnes of crude oil in FY20. The crude oil output in February 2021 was 2.3 MMT, while it was 27.9 MMT in FY21*.\nCrude oil imports climbed to 4.54 million barrels per day in FY20, up from 4.53 million barrels per day in FY19.\nBy 2040, natural gas consumption is expected to rise to 143.08 million tonnes (MT). During FY20, India imported 33.68 billion cubic metres of LNG.\nIndia's petroleum product consumption increased by 4.5 percent to 213.69 MMT in FY20, up from 213.22 MMT in FY19. From US$ 34.9 billion in FY19 to US$ 35.8 billion in FY20.\nthe total value of petroleum products exported from the country grew to US$ 35.8 billion. India's petroleum exports climbed from 60.54 million metric tonnes in FY16 to 65.7 million metric tonnes in FY20.\nGAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd.) held the greatest proportion of the country's natural gas pipeline network (69.39 percent or 11,884 kilometres) as of December 31, 2020. (17,126 kms).\nThe total investment required to open a Reliance Petrol Pump Dealership Franchise in your city is between Rs.50 and Rs.70 lacs, excluding land costs.\nRIL also requires a security deposit of Rs.23,50,000, which is refundable.\nRIL also needs a signing fee of Rs.3,50,000.\nDODO is the name of the franchise (Dealer Owned Dealer Operated).\nThe dealer is responsible for all civil work at the outlet, including the construction of the driveway, boundaries, canopy, facia, and salesroom building, as well as employing employees.\nThe owner should have the funds to purchase or rent the requisite land, as well as to invest in the construction of the gas station.\nPetrol Pump X has a total investment of Rs.50,00,000\nMonthly expenses are those that are incurred on a regular basis.\nMonthly wage for ten employees Equals Rs. 1,00,000\nMonthly rent for 1000 square feet of land is Rs.1,50,000.\nMonthly miscellaneous expenditure = Rs.20,000\nA month's worth of spending equals Rs.2,70,000.\nIf 50 clients come in every day to have their vehicles' fuel tanks filled with petrol, the average cost per day is Rs.10,000 (keeping 1 person spending Rs.200).\nAs a result, the monthly income collected from petrol is 10,000*30 = Rs.3,00,000.\nIf 30 clients fill their vehicles' fuel tanks with diesel on a daily basis, the average cost per day is Rs.3000 (keeping 1 person spending Rs.100).\nAs a result, the monthly money collected from petrol is 3000*30 = Rs.90,000.\nTotal income earned in a month = Rs.3,90,000\nTotal profit = Rs.1,20,000 (Rs.3,90,000 \u2013 Rs.2,70,000)\nRead more: How to get Tata power solar franchise?\nThe location of the franchise shop is critical. You have two options for where you want to open your store.\nThe majority of these locations are on the outside of the city, such as along roads. Since users can never be certain of finding another fuel pump along highway routes.\nOpening an outlet is a more profitable company because it will draw more clients. A gas pump on the highway requires an area of 800 square feet.\nIf you're going to build a Reliance fuel station in the city, make sure it's in a location where there aren't any other gas stations nearby.\nAs a result, having a pump outlet will bring in more consumers. To accomplish so, a total area of roughly 1500 sq.ft. is necessary.\nSkills or experience required\nEmployees should have a thorough understanding of the items supplied at the franchise store so that accurate information may be passed on to customers.\nThe gas attendant will be in charge of wiping automobile windshields and collecting money from customers using whichever method of payment the consumer prefers.\nThey should also turn on the fuel pump and fill cars' fuel tanks to a certain level with diesel, petrol, or gasoline.\nEmployees at Reliance Petrol Pump outlets should be well-dressed and friendly to clients, as well as have strong communication skills.\nThey should be able to work in a variety of shifts.\nThe inventory and relations with all vendors should be the responsibility of the gas station management.\nAmong his other responsibilities, he should develop a staff timetable and manage mail activity.\nThe outlet's proprietor should have a minimum qualification of a 10th or 12th grade diploma.\nRequirement training.\nThe station manager who is appointed at the dealership franchise outlet receives management and back-office training from RIL.\nThe parent company's laws and regulations must be followed by the franchise owner. As a result, the owner would be obliged to receive the requisite training in order to comprehend how the parent company's other retail shops operate.\nMinimum staff requirements.\nBecause it is a 24-hour petrol store, three gas station managers are necessary.\nThere will be a total of 8 pump attendants needed.\nIt is necessary to have two air pressure attendants.\nReliance is a well-known corporation that uses world-class procedures and automated technologies to deliver guaranteed quantity and quality 24 hours a day, seven days a week.\nThe corporation is regarded as one of the most powerful actors in the oil and gas business.\nThey have significant financial stability and success year after year because they do not compromise on quality.\nPump attendants at Reliance are well-trained, competent, and pleasant.\nThey have demonstrated enormous operational efficiency in refining, putting them at the forefront of the consumer market.\nReliance constantly employs cutting-edge technology in its search for new oil resources as well as in determining the best marketing and distribution channels through which to sell its refined goods.\nReliance Petroleum has become the world's single largest refining hub and the world's 17th biggest refining corporation as a result of their merger with Reliance Industries, providing their firm a strong and reputable name.\nIt is also included in the Fortune 500 list of firms.\nIn India, there are several advantages to having a Reliance Petrol Pump Dealership.\nRPL franchisees provide service and products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\nEvery dealership location will have attendants that are well-trained, groomed, educated, and pleasant.\nA cutting-edge automated system ensures precise quantity and high-quality goods.\nDue to its high-speed dispenser technology, there is a lower wait time for dispensing items.\nThe dealership also offers a variety of payment alternatives as well as speedy electronic billing for all transactions, making it quicker and more convenient for its consumers.\nFree drinking water, free air service, and clean restrooms are available at each dealership location.\nProducts such as high-speed diesel, gasoline, auto LPG, and lubricants are delivered across the country via the company's outlets.\nTo apply for a reliance fuel pump dealership, fill out an application and submit it online. On the Reliance Petroleum Business Enquiry Page, you may find the application form.\nIf your qualifying criteria fulfil their standards, the Reliance Petroleum Official Team will contact you with more information.\nThese rules and regulations must be followed while starting a business:\nIn order for a business to function effectively and without suffering in the long term, its processes must be followed when it is first established in any industry.\nWhen operating a fuel station in India, specific conditions must be met for a variety of reasons relating to government regulations.\nWhen a set of fuel pumps is set up in this country, the government compels the owners or their affiliates to follow specific laws and regulations so that business may begin.\nThe reasons for acquiring a licence and adhering to the laws and regulations necessary to establish a business are to ensure business security and to carry out the same and right processes.\nBefore comprehending the policy of beginning a firm, a great deal of caution must be used.\nThe commission for selling gasoline pumps varies depending on the agency and area. However, the general commission runs from Rs. 2 to Rs. 5 per liter, and tax, commission, and duty account for about half of the total cost of fuel per liter.\nread more: How to get Ultra tech cement dealership?\nCoca cola dealership | How to get? | Contact | Application process.\nDealership January 8, 2022 \u2022 0 Comment\nCoca cola is a popular brand in coke industry. In this article, we are going to see coca cola dealership\u2026\nShell petrol pump dealership | How to get? | Cost and profit margin.\nDealership November 27, 2021 \u2022 0 Comment\nShell petrol pump dealership business is a very profitable business plan. 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{"text":"Sharing the moment\nWhiskey and the Wench play Inch Bar on Thursday night. Photo: Supplied\nWhiskey and the Wench is widely regarded as Dunedin's loudest folk-punk band, with around a decade's worth of blistering (sometimes literally) live jams behind them. On Thursday, it will be adding another to the pile in the form of an album release gig for its long overdue album After ...\nI spoke to accordion player and vocalist Ruth Evans ahead of the gig.\nQ You've been a band for about a decade and are only just releasing an album. Why did it take so long?\nTechnically, we have released two albums before ... These albums were just never released on the digital platform. We kept it to the physical copies only. Old-school styles.\nThat being said, After ... did take a very long time. We recorded that album at Chicks Hotel, on day of Yule [winter solstice] in 2015.\nThere's a number of factors that slowed it down, but they all come back to the challenges of being in a band with lots of people with busy lives. We're more of a collective than a band, and we wanted the album to show this. The album comes with a zine\/song book, and creating that was what really slowed the process.\nQ Would you say the band is more about playing live?\nWell, I'd say we're more about playing music together first. So jamming out, really. We don't call them \"practices\". They are, have always been, and will always be, \"jams\". Then playing live comes second to that. That's where we get to share those moments with the rest of our community.\nQ How do the songs happen? With so many band members how do you all end up playing the same thing?\nWe play a lot of covers, and traditionals. In these cases someone brings a song to the crew and we play it together. If they stick, they often change, taking on the \"Wench\" flavour. We're all about that folk tradition of sharing and adapting songs by others. As for the originals, it really depends.\nSome are written by an individual member alone, and shared with the crew. Sometimes half-songs will be brought to the crew and they are completed as a group. Then some songs, like Old Friend of Mine for instance, manifest in the jams. Someone will start singing, others will join in. There's no fixed way that we do things.\nAs for how we manage to all play the same thing? That's not how it always goes. Ha ha ha ha. I can be a bit of a pain in the arse and get excited about a new song and want to play it real badly at a show, when others have maybe never even heard it before. Luckily, I play music with a talented bunch, and they always keep up.\nQ How would you describe your collective beliefs or politics as a band?\nWe are very political, as a band and as people, but then, who's not? Politics is a huge part of our lyrical content.\nWhile I can't summarise our political ideologies into one easy category, I would say that we are all leftist. And I mean LEFTIST, not liberal. A few of us identify as anarchists. But others cringe at the concept of labels being imposed on us in any way. Ha ha ha, it's like they don't realise they're anarchists. But yeah, politics is a big part of what Whiskey and the Wench is all about. Hard-line, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-sexist, leftists. Anti-fascist, too. Needs to be said these days, eh.\nQ Have any thoughts on the local body elections?\nHa ha ha - I'm glad Vandervis lost.\nWhile I'm personally of the opinion that electoral politics is insufficient, I do think that Aaron Hawkins' win for mayor - the first ever Green Party mayor in the country - that could be a very good thing for Dunedin and the New Zealand left.\nQ Cool, so what should people expect from the gig at Inch Bar? And who should come?\nEveryone! Ha ha ha. What should people expect? Lots of music, lots of booze and then even more music. We can jam for hours.\nWhiskey and the Wench album release party, Inch Bar at 8pm, Thursday, October 24. Koha on the door.\n- Fraser Thompson\nSounds Good to Me\nOn his own account\nChanging face of music\nWhat Nadia did next\nSomething completely different\nWith a little help from your friends\nNovember massive month for music\nA spookily good time\nFor the record, it's about merit\nSalty treats for everyone\nNo such thing as a free lunch\nAn aura of dark mystery\nMellow band totally juiced","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NHS gambling clinics for child addicts are a shocking but inevitable consequence of Tony Blair's government\nLabour led us into this gambling purgatory and we need more than a clinic to solve this nationwide crisis\nThe politician who led us here was Tony Blair after he 'liberalised' gambling laws (Photo: Getty Images)\nBy Yasmin Alibhai-Brown\nJune 24, 2019 8:07 pm(Updated October 8, 2020 1:28 pm)\nMy father, Kassam, was a compulsive gambler. This was in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. My mother cooked and sewed for people and taught at a nursery school. Papa got good jobs or made money through his various business ventures, then wasted it on wild schemes and card betting games, in City Bar, the male den of vice.\nOne night my mum, Jena went to the bar and publicly shamed Kassam. He twisted her hand and broke a finger. He'd never hit her before and never did again. And never gambled again either. This is why I am vehemently opposed to bets and wagers of any kind.\nApparently, that makes me a killjoy. Apparently, in a free society, people must be free to fall into gambling dependence, to destroy themselves and their families. The politician who led us here was Tony Blair. In 2005, he \"liberalised\" the existing laws.\nThe late Tessa Jowell, then Culture Secretary, described those of us who were against the policy as \"snobs\" who wanted to deny ordinary people the right to enjoy a flutter or two. This Labour government also had dreams of getting vast Las Vegas-style casinos in our cities.\n'Apparently, in a free society, people must be free to fall into gambling dependence, to destroy themselves and their families' (Photo: Getty Images)\nGambling dependence\nThankfully that didn't happen. But ministers did lead the nation into gambling purgatory. In 2017, The New York Times ran a story about the UK's gambling problem, focused on a Briton called Tony Franklin, who spent \u00a32,600 in 42 minutes. His story could have been replicated a million times over.\n'The proposed clinic is a chimera. It cannot solve the Blair-made crisis'\nOnline gambling came along, easily exploited the malevolent habit, spread it through the population. Temptation enters the home, the smartphone, catches viewers, traps them, controls their desires, turns them into obsessives.\nAbout 95 per cent of TV advertising breaks during live UK football matches feature at least one gambling advert, According to the Gambling Commission, between 2012 and 2015, there was a 53 per cent increase in the number of people who could not contain their impulses to bet.\n'Online gambling came along, easily exploited the malevolent habit, spread it through the population' (TONY KARUMBA\/AFP\/Getty Images)\nMost shocking of all, around half a million Britons aged between 13 and 25 years are at it \u2013 more than do drugs or drink alcohol or smoke. Of those, 55,000 are now hooked and need help. The first-ever NHS clinic to help such young victims is about to open. Many have fallen into depression or are displaying other mental health symptoms. Some have died by suicide.\n'Take Denise Coates, the founder of the online Bet365. Her personal fortune is estimated at \u00a36.9bn. In 2017, Coates paid herself \u00a3217m'\nSimon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, is critical of the unethical industry which makes massive revenues, yet contributes derisory amounts of cash to the NHS, which is left to sort out the resulting wreckage.\nTake Denise Coates, the founder of the online Bet365. Her personal fortune is estimated at \u00a36.9bn. In 2017, Coates paid herself \u00a3217m. This was 22 times more than the whole industry \"donates\" to treatment. But after all, she did set up a foundation to help various charities and people in need.\nBold plan plea\nOf course, some of those people may have ended up destitute precisely because of betting. Other gambling bosses also expect to be lauded and honoured. And they are. The proposed clinic is a chimera. It cannot solve the Blair-made crisis.\nThe Government should, instead, impose a high, targeted tax on gambling companies and build nationwide treatment centres.\nNot likely is it? Whether it's Hunt or Johnson, profits will always come before people. And gambling addicts can go hang.\nNovak Djokovic's hotel stay gripped the nation, while refugees trapped there are forgetten\nGhislaine Maxwell's privileged defenders have proven how entitled the elite really are","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"VTech Announces FY2007 Annual Results\nHome \/ Press Release \/ VTech Announces FY2007 Annual Results\nStrong performances from all businesses leads to record year\nRecord revenue and profit\nGroup revenue increased by 21.5% to US$1,463.8 million\nProfit attributable to shareholders rose by 42.0% to US$182.9 million\nNet profit margin expanded 1.8% points to 12.5%\nNet cash, after special dividend of US$71.7 million, rose to US$246.5 million\nFinal dividend of US41.0 cents per share, total dividend per share for the year (include special dividend of US30.0 cents) up 150.0%\nHong Kong - VTech Holdings Ltd (HKSE: 303; LSE: VTH; ADR: VTKHY) today announced its results for the year ended 31st March 2007, reporting record revenue and its second successive year of record profit.\nRevenue for the Group increased by 21.5% over the financial year 2006 to US$1,463.8 million. Profit attributable to shareholders increased by 42.0% to US$182.9 million. Earnings per share rose 39.5% to US76.6 cents. In light of the continued increase in profitability, together with the very strong Group balance sheet, the Board of Directors has proposed a final dividend of US41.0 cents per share. Together with the interim dividend of US9.0 cents and the special dividend of US30.0 cents made in celebration of the Group's 30th anniversary, this gives a total dividend for the year of US80.0 cents per share, 150.0% higher than the US32.0 cents declared in the financial year 2006.\n\"All three of our businesses recorded revenue increases during the financial year 2007. The record results demonstrate that we are reaping the benefit of the hard work put in to enhance our operations and build a solid foundation for growth,\" said Mr. Allan Wong, Chairman and Group CEO of VTech Holdings Limited.\nSales Rebound at TEL Business\nRevenue at the telecommunication products (TEL) business increased by 11.1% over the financial year 2006 to US$660.6 million, accounting for 45.1% of Group revenue.\nNorth America was the key growth driver. For the financial year 2007, revenue from the region increased by 26.3% to US$514.3 million, representing 77.9% of total TEL revenue, against 68.5% in the financial year 2006.\nThe competitiveness of the TEL business in North America has strengthened following the rationalisation of its business operations two years ago. Better products, together with enhanced supply chain and channel management resulted in higher market share. The new 5.8GHz cordless phones, together with the AT&T 2.4GHz products using proprietary technology developed inhouse, were well-received by consumers and enabled VTech to win more shelf space from retail customers.\nIn Europe, as mentioned in the interim report, the market had suffered from excess inventory, especially during the first half of the financial year. Hence, despite a pick up of sales in the second half over the first half, revenue from this market still declined 25.1% over the financial year 2006 to US$126.2 million, accounting for 19.1% of total TEL revenue.\nAcross the Board Growth at ELP Business\nThe ELP business achieved record revenue in the financial year 2007, which increased by 26.2% as compared with the financial year 2006 to\nUS$570.1 million. This was equivalent to 39.0% of total Group revenue, as compared with 37.5% in the previous financial year.\nThe growth came across the board, with good performances from all product ranges. The traditional ELPs recorded higher sales growth than the V.Smile range, mainly driven by increased shelf space and an expanded product portfolio.\nRevenue increases were apparent in all markets, with particularly strong growth in North America as VTech continued to gain shelf space in this market. Sales from the region rose by 29.2% to US$281.2 million. In Europe, revenue grew by 21.5% over the previous financial year to US$260.9 million and VTech maintained its leadership position in its principal markets.\nIn the financial year 2007, the V.Smile range entered its third year of sales. Sales of the basic console and software met management expectations. In addition to the basic V.Smile, the range was extended through the introduction of the V.Smile Baby Infant Development System\u2122 (V.Smile Baby), aimed at children from nine months to three years old and the V.Flash Home Edutainment System\u2122 (V.Flash), which targets those aged six and up.\nOutperformance of CMS Business\nThe CMS business once again achieved excellent results, with revenue for the financial year 2007 increasing by 47.3% over the financial year 2006 to US$233.1 million, the third consecutive record. The business accounted for 15.9% of Group revenue, up from 13.1% in the previous financial year.\nThe business once again outperformed the global Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, which grew by some 13.5%* during the calendar year 2006. Although some new customers were acquired, the growth in revenue came primarily from existing customers, especially in the areas of switching mode power supplies, professional audio equipment and industrial printing. Particularly strong demand was experienced from customers in the United States and hence this market grew its share of total CMS revenue markedly from the 29.5% recorded in the previous financial year.\nSwitching mode power supplies and professional audio equipment continued to be the leading product categories, accounting for 28.2% and 27.7% of total CMS revenue respectively, followed by communications products and home appliances. Europe remained the leading source of revenue, representing 48.4% of total CMS revenue, followed by North America at 36.6% and Asia Pacific at 15.0%.\nCountering Cost Pressures\nAll three businesses did well to counter cost pressures during the financial year 2007, despite high materials prices, rising labour cost and overheads in China, following the appreciation of the Renminbi. Greater economies of scale and efficiency gains mitigated these pressures. The new plant at Qingyuan, in the northern part of Guangdong province, is also beginning to make a positive impact.\nChanges in Directors\nThe Group's Deputy Chairman, Mr. Albert Lee Wai Kuen, retired with effect from 1st April 2007. He has been with the Group since 1984 and will continue to play a role as an adviser to the Group. Two new Executive Directors were appointed in April 2007, Mr. Edwin Ying Lin Kwan, Group Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Pang King Fai, Group Chief Technology Officer.\nThe rise in our production volumes has begun to put pressure on capacity and to ease capacity constraints and realise further economies of scale, the Group is adding manufacturing facilities. In the second quarter of the financial year 2008, a new factory building for the CMS business will open, increasing its capacity by some 50%. We also intend to build a second factory at Qingyuan, to serve the growing needs of the ELP business.\nGrowth at the TEL business will primarily come from Europe as the market recovers from excess inventory. The North American business will be hard pressed to repeat the similar growth recorded in the financial year 2007, since it has already rebounded from a sales decline and regained its leadership position. Nonetheless, innovative designs such as DECT 6.0 models are creating new product categories for retail customers, while new technologies such as the infoPhone\u2122 will enable VTech to explore new distribution channels. To add further avenues of growth, the TEL business intends to develop the small and home office market.\nBuilding on its strong position in Europe and increasing market share in North America, the ELP business is expected to continue to grow. The Whiz Kid Learning System\u2122 will enable VTech to capture a position in the reading market. The V.Smile range will continue to evolve through an enhanced V.Smile console that will hit the shelves in August 2007, as well as a smaller and lighter version of V.Smile Pocket. The library of cartridges will expand further.\nGrowth at the CMS business is expected to moderate as existing customers mature and newer customers only gradually build up orders, but it should again outperform the EMS market. The Japanese market will be a focus for new business development, with separate facilities, a dedicated team and a new sales office ready to serve the clients.\n\"The succession of good results achieved in recent years testifies to VTech's ability to develop sound business strategies and execute them well. I believe we have developed a solid foundation for future expansion. Despite the uncertainties of the US economy, a probable further appreciation of the Renminbi, as well as continued rises in labour costs and components prices, we expect to achieve a similar level of profitability as in the financial year 2007,\" said Mr. Wong.\n*Source: Manufacturing Market Insider \u2013 December 2006 issue\n~ End~\nVTech is one of the world's largest suppliers of corded and cordless telephones and a leading supplier of electronic learning products. It also provides highly sought-after contract manufacturing services. Founded in 1976, the Group's mission is to be the most cost effective designer and manufacturer of innovative, high quality consumer electronics products and to distribute them to markets worldwide in the most efficient manner.\nGrace Pang\nVTech Holdings Ltd\n(852) 2680-1000 (office)\n(852) 2680-1788 (fax)\nThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (email)\nVTech representative in HK\nNick Bradbury, GolinHarris\nVTech representative in the US\nJohn Columbus, GolinHarris International\n(212) 373 6037 (office)\n(212) 373 6001 (fax)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hyperlocal Publisher Shout Out: The Blade (Toledo, OH)\nby: Elizabeth Harrington, on Nov 22, 2013 in Publisher Shout Outs\nWe're excited to shout out a warm welcome to new publisher partner The Blade, whose print origin dates back to December 19, 1835 \u2014 two years earlier than the official incorporation of the city it serves, Toledo, OH.\nThe Toledo Blade can be officially found online here, but we think their use of their brand name as an alternate domain, including a splash page that invites visitors to select the way they would like to view the content (website, mobile or subscribe to print) is worthy of note, too. What an impressive way to offer their audience a customized experience with their brand!\nThe Blade was named after the product Toledo, Ohio's sister city, Toledo Spain, was best known for producing: the steel-tipped blade. The newspaper covers 14 counties in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan and their website makes information about the area accessible to the world. It is their ongoing goal to be the premier source of news and information about northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan on the World Wide Web.\nWe're excited to be working with a hyperlocal website that combines a rich and storied history with such terrific attention to the digital requirements of their audience, today and into the future.\nLocal Yokel Media delivers relevant, higher paying ads to our local and community publishing partners. If you have a hyperlocal website and would be interested in joining our supplemental ad revenue program, we'd love to have you!\nSigning up is contract-free and easy as 1-2-3. To get started, click below.\nNotice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. In order to submit a comment to this post, please copy this code and paste it along with your comment: 91e73340a278789958358240640e3340","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get colocation pricing now! +1 833-471-7100\nPrivate Line\nShop Marketplace\nColocation Pricing\nColocation Providers\nCloud Providers\nData Center Locations\nEquinix Enters Mexico, Acquiring 3 Data Centers for $175M\n7 Oct 2019 by Mike Allen\nEquinix, the global interconnection and data center company, is continuing its global expansion into new markets. The company has entered into an agreement with Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. to acquire three data centers that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of Mexico for US$175 million in an all-cash transaction. Equinix expects to close the acquisition in Q1 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.\nAccording to Equinix, this acquisition, when combined with the previous acquisitions of key traffic hubs in Dallas and Miami, will further strengthen its global platform by increasing interconnection between North, Central, and South America. With three more data centers, the colocation giant will add approximately 115,000 square feet of colocation space to the Equinix International Business Exchange(IBX) data center portfolio. The company claims that the transaction would make Equinix one of the largest network-neutral data center operators in Mexico.\n\"The three Axtel data centers that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metros provide an optimal market entry for Equinix to bolster operations in the region and facilitate even greater interconnection within the Americas region and between the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe,\" said Jon Lin, president of the Americas for Equinix, in a statement.\nAxtel's two data centers that serve Mexico City metro are located in Quer\u00e9taro. They are carrier-neutral facilities with multiple fiber entry points that include five network service providers currently operating within each data center. The first facility is a 110,000 gross-square-foot data center with 37,000 square feet of colocation space. The second facility is currently an 80,000 gross-square-foot data center with 6,000 square feet of colocation space. Meanwhile, the Monterrey area facility has 25,000 gross square feet of data center space with 12,500 square feet of colocation space. It is a carrier-neutral facility with 10 network service providers.\nEquinix is actively extending its global leadership into attractive large-growth markets. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company has invested more than $500 million in its Latin American operations including Brazil, Colombia and now Mexico. Equinix operates more than 200 IBX data centers in 53 markets on five continents. Upon closing of the Axtel assets, Equinix will increase the number of its owned assets by two.\nMike Allen\nMike Allen serves as VP of Solutions & Engineering and engages with clients directly to determine the best course of action for their IT infrastructure based on current and future requirements. Mike has an extensive technical background having worked for some of the largest carriers both domestically and Internationally. He specializes in data center, network, cloud and communications. He holds several certifications including CCNA and SSCA.\nSubscribe to Our Newsletter to Receive All Posts in Your Inbox!\nIoT Explained: Solutions, Security Advice, and Real World Applications\nOpenStack vs CloudStack\nEverything You Need to Know About PII - Personal Identifiable Information\nWhat is Data Center Consolidation and Why Might My Business Need It?\nMonetizing the Edge: Colocation On-Premise, Yes, You can Have Your Data Center and Pay for it, too.\nWhat Are the Top Data Center Markets in the World? Data Center Real Estate\nQTS Data Centers\nCoreSite\nCyxtera\nNetwork (WAN)\ninfo@datacenters.com\n10333 E Dry Creek Rd, Suite 430, Englewood, CO 80112\n\u00a9 2020 Datacenters.com. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Today : Friday Jan 21 2022\nMeet the Vice-Presidency\nHistory of the Vice-Presidency\nThe Vice-Presidency\nDeputies & Centers\nCommunication & Information Center\nKnowledge-based Institutions & Companies Center\nDeputy for Technology Innovation & Commercialization Development\nDepartment of STI Policy & Evaluation\nDeputy for Management Development & Resources\nInternational Affairs & Technological Exchange Center\nStrategic Technology Development Center\nDescription of affiliated centers\nBiotechnology Development Headquarter\nAddress : No. 15, On the Corner of Zahedi Dead-end, Pirouzan St., Pirouzan Sq., North Sheikh Bahaei St., Molasadra St., Tehran, Iran\nPhone : 880311980\nwebsite : http:\/\/en.biodc.isti.ir\/\nTechnology & Development Headquarters\nBiotechnology is known as one of the state-of-the-art technologies in 21st century and is among the seven key industries which will determine the socioeconomic destiny of communities in the coming decades.\nBiotechnology has a long history and is very well-developed in Iran. The history of biotechnology research and academic centers in Iran goes back to a century ago when traditional biotechnology initially was employed to develop medicines and vaccines at the Pasteur Institute of Iran (PII).\nThe Pasteur Institute, founded in 1921, and the Razi Institute for Serums and Vaccines, founded in 1924, are two well-established centers in Iran for biotechnology research. The Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, founded in 1976 and affiliated to the University of Tehran, is also engaged in biological research. The Biotechnology Institute at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), founded in 1980, has been actively involved in traditional biotechnology research since its establishment and has gradually shifted its activities to modern biotechnology.\nThe history of modern biotechnology in Iran dates back to 1980's. The establishment of the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in 1989 marks a significant point in developing modern methods of biotechnology in the country. With respect to its priority and strategic importance for the Islamic Republic, the Biotechnology Development Council affiliated to the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology was established in 2008 as the main body for policymaking, planning, executive leadership, coordination and monitoring biotechnological research in the country.\nIn general, enormous biodiversity in terms of ecosystem, species, and geographical variation; rich natural resources; and unique genetic patterns found in humans, plants, animals, and microorganisms has made obtaining and making use of this vital and transformative technology possible for Iran. Consequently, Iran has made large investments and dramatic progress in biotechnological research, especially over the past decade.\nscientific and technological department of presidential office, No,. 20, Ladan alley, North Sheikh Bahayee St., MollaSadra St., Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran\n021-83530 021-83533333 pr@isti.ir\nPublic Relations and Complaints\nContribution to Communication Improvement\nSecurity and Information Statement\nStatement on Service Level Agreement\nService Survey\n\u00a9 Copyright Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology. All rights reserved\nLast update : Dec 27 2021 13:08\n\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0632\u0647 \u0641\u0648\u0646\u062a\n+\u0622 -\u0622","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Blood, sweat, and tears\nby Winston Churchill\n334 5 68,754 (3.86) 6\nThis first volume of collected essays and journalism from the Nobel Prize-winning prime minister includes some of his most important WWII speeches. Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role in global politics. In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for \"his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.\" During his lifetime, he enthralled readers and brought crowds roaring to their feet; in the years since his death, his skilled writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs. Churchill was at his best when rallying Britons to the twin causes of war and justice, delivering inspiration and hope during the hard years of bombings, violence, sacrifice, and terror. This compilation, composed of speeches made in the early years of the war, contains some of his best. Profound words from famous speeches in this collection include: \"This was their finest hour;\" \"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed, by so many, to so few;\" and \"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.\" Many decades after the end of the war, Churchill's words still have the power to stir the blood--and inspire the heart. A must-read for all WWII history fans.\u2026 (more)\n\u25beBook information\nMember: comptonjohn\nTitle: Blood, sweat, and tears\nAuthors: Winston Churchill\nInfo: n.p. n.d.\nCollections: Church Office\nBlood, Sweat, and Tears by Winston S. Churchill\nRecently added by walterhistory, MrsLee, JSTAHR, rmb41, Rupert_Chapman, FuzzyLionel, cfjustian, NIWMCollections, AmyAtOasis\nLegacy Libraries Hannah Arendt, Walker Percy, Ernest Hemingway\nPublisher's Weekly Bestsellers NON-Fiction list - 1928 - 1950 (110)\nInto Battle: Speeches By The Right Hon Winston S Churchill C H, MP\ntony_sturges | Jul 13, 2018 |\nPreface and note by Randolph Churchill. Speeches, from May, 1938 to February, 1941, following the WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT volume .This edition includes speeches not in the U.K. edition\n\"Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation. Upon it depends our own British life and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us now. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age, made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'\nSpeech in the House of Commons, June 18, 1940 \"War Situation\"\nAfter reading a speech like that, nothing can compare! This book is a collection of early war speeches dealing with WWII in Europe and Africa. It mentions the U.S. several times, but only in passing. Churchill is eloquent, succint, and arousing. His speeches should be studied by students, scholars and the common man. They are timeless as is morality and doing what is right. ( )\nTess_W | Jan 24, 2011 |\nJohnMeeks | Jun 10, 2010 |\nfascinating collection of his original speeches from May, 1938 to November, 1941.like reading the news as it happens, you are there.....great, motivational speech witing by whomever.... ( )\nspearr | Sep 25, 2009 |\nShows the power of Churchill's oratory. I started wondering as I read it, though, if the Nazis just happened to match in over-the-top evil how forceful Churchill's speeches would be on any topic. ( )\nPoemblaze | Aug 14, 2006 |\n\u00bb Add other authors (10 possible)\nWinston S. Churchill \u2014 primary author all editions calculated\nChurchill, Randolph S Editor secondary author some editions confirmed\nChurchill, Randolph S. Preface secondary author some editions confirmed\nPublishers Weekly Bestseller (Non Fiction, 1941)\nThis first volume of collected essays and journalism from the Nobel Prize-winning prime minister includes some of his most important WWII speeches. Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role in global politics. In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for \"his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.\" During his lifetime, he enthralled readers and brought crowds roaring to their feet; in the years since his death, his skilled writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs. Churchill was at his best when rallying Britons to the twin causes of war and justice, delivering inspiration and hope during the hard years of bombings, violence, sacrifice, and terror. This compilation, composed of speeches made in the early years of the war, contains some of his best. Profound words from famous speeches in this collection include: \"This was their finest hour;\" \"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed, by so many, to so few;\" and \"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.\" Many decades after the end of the war, Churchill's words still have the power to stir the blood--and inspire the heart. A must-read for all WWII history fans.\nThe first in the published series of Churchill's War Speeches, this book appeared in England under the title Into Battle.\n940.5342 \u2014 History and Geography \u203a Europe \u203a Europe \u203a 1918- \u203a World War II \u203a Europe\nD742.G7 \u2014 History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania \u203a History (General) \u203a World War II (1939-1945)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fifteen unique last-minute Holiday gifts\nDecember 2018 \u2013 We have selected fifteen small price art works from our stock that would make great last-minute Holiday gifts for true art lovers. Any of these art works ordered before Wednesday December 19 will be UPS shipped to arrive at your home Friday December 21 (within Europe), but of course we will also honour later orders! All art works except the first two are one of a kind and are offered on a first-come-first-serve basis.\nBrass miniatures by Henk van Putten\nNovember 2018 \u2013 We are proud to announce that renowned Dutch artist Henk van Putten has chosen our gallery to exclusively launch his new solid brass miniature series. Henk's well known work consists of both small and very large scale indoor and outdoor geometric sculptures and his work is part of many public and private collections in The Netherlands and abroad. He has recently decided to recreate all the important sculpture designs he has ever made in a small solid brass miniature version, each in a limited edition.\nIntroduction S\u00e9rie architectural Olivier Julia\nNovember 2018 \u2013 French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia has worked very hard this summer to finish a new body of work, on time for the introduction at the international autumn art fairs our gallery has signed up for. The S\u00e9rie architectural currently consists of two free standing sculptures (Equilibre and Cube architectural) and six wall hanging sculptures (Carr\u00e9 architectural). All sculptures are made of wood (mdf) and finished with the characteristic dark grey with bronze acrylic paint and a final coating. The sizes of these sculptures range from 15x15x10 cm to 25x15x15 cm and come in editions of 15. The S\u00e9rie architectural is a continuation of his earlier minimalistic bodies of work and although small in size the works are great in presence!\nNew website www.gallery40.nl\nOctober 2018 \u2013 Simultaneous with the introduction of our new gallery name Gallery40NL we are proud to introduce our new website www.gallery40.nl which does much better justice to our current activities. There is more detailed information on the art fairs we participate in, as well as more information on other events such as upcoming exhibitions. Furthermore we have improved the news message area and we are highlighting some of our art projects. And last but not least our new website is now fully platform proof which means that the information is optimised for desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone!\nGalerie NUMMER40 becomes Gallery40NL\nOctober 2018 \u2013 From now on the gallery will go by its new name Gallery40NL, or Gallery40 in everyday speech! Nearly 10 years have gone by since the start of our gallery in 2009. The name giver of the gallery was the big number 40, painted on the front facade of what is now our gallery and home. But originally this big painted number 40 has been a local landmark since the early '60s when the house was designed and built by Dutch architect Alexander Giesen for his own family.\nLet de Kok joins Galerie NUMMER40\nSeptember 2018 \u2013 We are happy to announce the cooperation between Dutch artist Let de Kok and our gallery. Let de Kok is a renowned artist in The Netherlands, very well known for her abstract geometric ceramic objects. Recently she has started making glass and vinyl wall panels incorporating graphic elements that are very strongly related to her ceramic work. Let's work will be presented by us at the regularly scheduled group exhibitions and national and international art fairs. In the upcoming months we will show her work in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Luxembourg.\nArtist page \u00bb\nSymetria Orca finds new home\nAugust 2018 \u2013 At Eliza Kopec' recent solo exhibition \"(in)visible beauty\" her largest geometric paper relief to date \u2013 called Symetria Orca and measuring 223\u00d787 cm \u2013 attracted lots of attention. Notwithstanding the great artistic quality and visual appreciation of the work, the sheer size of it made it a not-for-every-home showpiece. Fortunately a Dutch private collector's couple was able to find a suitable spot for this marvelous art work where it now is looked at in all its glory on a daily basis. We are very happy that the Orca has finally found a new permanent home!\nGalerie NUMMER40 at Art on Paper Amsterdam\nJuly 2018 \u2013 Our gallery will be one of the 30 selected galleries participating in the new thematic art fair Art on Paper Amsterdam. The new fair will concentrate on work on paper by the presented artists. Work on paper, whether it be pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache or collage, often shows the artist in the most spontaneous and artistically free moment. The directness that is connected with this medium brings artist and viewer closer together. In their intimacy and vulnerability, works on paper thrive well with the exclusive attention they receive at a specialized art fair. The fair takes place in the industrial-monumental Zuiveringshal at the Westergasfabriek from 13-16 September 2018.\n6th AAF Hamburg participation confirmed\nJuly 2018 \u2013 We are happy to announce that the AAF Hamburg selection committee has confirmed our 6th consecutive participation in the fair. During the previous years our gallery has gained a good reputation with the art lovers and collectors in northern Germany. We are looking forward to return after our last year's \"Hamburg Anniversary\" and aim to present an even finer selection of abstract geometric and organic art works to the nearly 20.000 visitors than ever before! This year AAF Hamburg will take place from 14-18 November.\nMonography Eliza Kopec\nJune 2018 \u2013 Our gallery presents a new monography on Polish-Dutch visual artist Eliza Kopec. She is very well known for her hand cut geometric paper reliefs and her large abstract geometric paintings that by now have found their way to numerous art lovers and collections inside and outside Europe. With texts (Dutch and English) by Carijn Oomkens (Tekst & Regel) and photography and a superb design by Wendy Wezendonk (Studio Wezendonk), the 54 pages full colour monography offers an interesting view on the artist and her thoughts about her art. ISBN 978-90-828635-0-5\nSculpture garden in the make\nApril 2018 \u2013 Works to create a dedicated gallery sculpture garden have started. The devastating January 2018 storm brought down many of our large 40-60 years old trees and rescaping of the plot was necessary anyway. We decided to turn this into an opportunity and are now converting nearly 1.000 square meters into what should become a mini forest for small and medium sized outdoor sculptures and installations. Hidden from immediate views by dense underbrush and newly planted trees, the mini forest will eventually harbour a few dozen works by selected (inter)national artists. Expected opening will be summer 2019.\nMinotti selects Galerie NUMMER40 art works\nMarch 2018 \u2013 Following our well received first participation in the AAF Milan art fair, we were contacted on behalf of the renowned Minotti design furniture company to showcase works by a selection of our artists at the Salone del Mobile 2018. In close cooperation with Minotti, sculptural objects by Dutch artists Carl M\u00f6ller and Haringa+Olijve and South-African artist Ian Garrett were selected and incorporated in the Minotti presentation from 17-22 April 2018. All our artists were exclusively credited for their participation in the Salone del Mobile publication of the company.\nGalerie NUMMER40 returns to KunstRAI Amsterdam\nFebruary 2018 \u2013 We are happy to announce our second participation in the renowned Dutch art fair KunstRAI after a succesfull first showing last year. Besides the usual group presentation of our selected artists, the stand will this year's edition also include a dedicated solo presentation of Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec, especially highlighting her abstract geometric paintings. The fair takes this year place from 4-8 April at the well known RAI venue in Amsterdam.\nPetra Benndorff joins Galerie NUMMER40\nJanuary 2018 \u2013 We are happy to announce the cooperation between German artist Petra Benndorf and our gallery. Petra Benndorf is a well known ceramic artist who has created a very distinct and personal style with her unique porcelain and stoneware objects. Petra's work will be presented for the first time at our Art Salon in February and after that at art fairs in Brussels and London and later this year at the regularly scheduled group exhibitions and other national and international art fairs.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"WTI Crude $86.37 +1.1%\nTotal Makes Significant Oil Find\nTotal (NYSE: TOT) has announced that it and Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) have made a 'significant' new oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.\nTotal (NYSE: TOT) has announced that it and Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) have made a \"significant\" new oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.\nThe well was drilled at a water depth of about 2,380 feet and was said to have encountered a total of 206 feet of hydrocarbons, comprising 190 feet net of black oil, volatile oil, and gas pay in good quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoirs, and 16 feet of net volatile oil pay in Santonian reservoirs.\nDrilling is still ongoing for deeper Neocomian aged targets, Total revealed. The company's latest find follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, announced in January last year, Sapakara West, announced in April last year, and Kwaskwasi, announced in July last year, Total highlighted.\n\"We are delighted to announce this new discovery, which confirms this first exploration campaign as a full success and adds to the proven resource base\" Kevin McLachlan, the senior vice president of exploration at Total, said in a company statement.\n\"We are also excited, as new operator of the block, to start the appraisal operations designed to characterize the 2020 discoveries, while in parallel start a second exploration campaign on this prolific block in 2021,\" he added.\nCommenting on the find, John Christmann, Apache's chief executive officer and president, said, \"we are very pleased to announce our fourth consecutive discovery in Block 58 at Keskesi, which confirms oil in the eastern portion of the block\".\n\"We are excited to commence the appraisal program on our initial discoveries and extend our Block 58 exploration program to the north in 2021,\" he added.\nPursuant to the terms of its joint venture agreement, Apache transferred operatorship of Block 58 to Total S.A. on Jan. 1, 2021. Back in December 2019, Total announced that it had signed an agreement with Apache to acquire a 50 percent working interest and operatorship in the \"highly prospective Block 58 offshore Suriname\".\nIn addition to its discoveries offshore Suriname, Total has also made notable finds in other areas of the globe recently. At the end of October last year, for example, the company announced a significant gas condensate discovery on the Luiperd prospect, which is located on Block 11B\/12B in the Outeniqua Basin off the southern coast of South Africa. Total also made a gas discovery with the Bashrush well on the North El Hammad license in July 2020 and a gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea in March 2020.\nGas Electrical Technician\nMechanical Engineer HVAC\nMulti Phase\nPipeline Consultant\nPipeline Maintenance\nWTI Crude $86.37 +1.1 2:48 PM","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Where Are They Now: Charlie Honchell\nCharlie Honchell has dedicated his entire 43-year career to the public works profession, and early on in that career he became part of the Minnesota Chapter of APWA (APWA-MN).\nOver the years, Charlie would go on to serve as president of APWA-MN and then as the Minnesota delegate to the APWA Board of Delegates. In 1988, Charlie was selected by APWA as one of the Top Ten Works leaders in all of North America.\nCharlie began his career in Pontiac, Mich., as the city's assistant engineer. Shortly after starting, Charlie's interest in being a good leader led him to convince his public works director to let him join APWA. It was at this time, that he started to realize the benefits of being a part of the association.\n\"There are many benefits to [APWA-MN] membership, but one of the most important is the educational opportunity to keep you up to date on various aspects of public works trends, ideas, and regulations,\" mentioned Charlie. \"This relates not only to formal presentation, but also to discussions and sharing successes and failures with other [APWA-MN] members.\"\nAfter 10 years in Michigan, Charlie moved to Roseville, Minn., where he held the position of public works director for 15 years. He finished his career as public works director for the City of Bloomington, a position he held for 18 years.\nCharlie has seen major changes in the field of public works since he first started.\n\"When I began,\" Charlie said, \"calculations were done by a sliderule and designs were with pen and ink on special linen sheets. Now computers, lasers, and [GPS] make everything faster, easier, and more accurate.\"\nHe mentioned that workforce diversity is another way in which the landscape has changed.\n\"I am happy that at Bloomington we attracted a number of capable female employees and assisted their development into supervisory and leadership positions.\"\nAcross all genders, Charlie said he has been blessed with getting to work with positive, teamwork-oriented employees; something he says is essential in the workplace.\n\"Only hire people who possess positive outlooks and have teamwork aptitudes. You can teach them technical skills, but it is very hard to change their perspective of life,\" mentioned Charlie.\nSince retiring nine years ago, Charlie enjoys doing many of the activities that he didn't have time for while working. This includes golfing each week, playing tennis, and bowling. He also spends a lot more time with his grandkids, and has been able to take adventures with his wife to places like Alaska, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and the Caribbean.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Patrons & trustees\nAll-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group\nHuman embryo in science & medicine\nAsk your MP candidates to sign the Both Lives Pledge\nAsk your MP candidates if they oppose assisted suicide\nView voting and pledge records for MP candidates\nSign up for our free action alerts\nHustings guide: How to run a general election hustings event\nVote for Both Lives - General Election 2019\nSave Lives - Bring Back Stormont\nVote for Life - EU Election 2019\nStop Forced Abortion\nDigital news service\nMedia training programme\nEducation For Life programme\nThe Westminster Award\nDonate via bank transfer or cheque\nVietnamese man saves over 100 babies from abortion\nOne man in Vietnam, T\u1ed1ng Ph\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00fac, has saved over one hundred babies from abortion by opening an orphanage looking after unwanted children.\nAlmost twenty years ago, as his wife lay recuperating after a difficult birth, T\u1ed1ng noticed many pregnant women going into the delivery room but always leaving alone.\n\"I was wondering, where are the babies? Then I realized they had abortions,\" he told documentary Tough Love: Challenging Vietnam's abortion rate, one baby at a time.\nHeartbroken at the reality taking place before his very eyes, T\u1ed1ng asked for the bodies of all the aborted babies so he could give them a proper burial.\nHe used his savings, as a former construction worker, to buy land atop a mountain in Hon Thom, located in Nha Trang of central Vietnam. T\u1ed1ng chose this peaceful location to lay these babies to rest.\nT\u1ed1ng, who is now over 60, and a team of volunteers have buried over 16,000 aborted babies since 2001.\nThe sight of over 15,000 tiny plots dotting the shady hillside, many marked with bright red, pink and yellow artificial roses has already persuaded some pregnant women not to undergo an abortion.\nNhung Nguyen is one such woman. Sitting beside her daughter she revealed to the Tough Love documentary: \"If I hadn't come here, I would have had an abortion, too.\"\nShe added: \"Uncle Phuc (T\u1ed1ng) came to see me, persuaded me not to have an abortion, and promised to help.\"\nT\u1ed1ng then decided that as well as being a gravedigger, he could also be a lifesaver for unborn babies.\nHe realised one way he could help people like Nguyen was to set up an orphanage where he could take care of unwanted babies or babies whose mothers feel unable to look after them.\nNguyen, who cannot support her daughter herself, often visits her at the orphanage.\nVolunteers teach children of kindergarten age while older ones are all sent to school.\n\"I'm getting more and more help,\" says T\u1ed1ng. \"Some people help me with actions, others bring things, rice and salt, for example. Others give money for educating and sheltering the children, to allow me to continue my work.\"\nHe adds, \"I put my heart and soul into this\" before revealing the orphanage has cared for over 100 children with more than 50 of those being reunited with their birth mothers.\nT\u1ed1ng recalls in another documentary, \"In 2004, there were about 30 babies taken to this cemetery to be buried each day. Now, there are days that no babies are taken to this place. I am very happy about that.\"\n40 percent of all pregnancies in Vietnam end in abortion according to a study by doctors at Hanoi's Central Obstetrics Hospital revealed, giving it one of the highest abortion rates in the world.\nAlthough sex-selective abortion is illegal in Vietnam male-to-female birth ratios are as high as 150 to 100 in some provinces and 120 to 100 in the capital city of Hanoi. A ratio of roughly 105 male births for every 100 female ones is generally seen as natural and normal.\nA recent study conducted into repeat abortions in the country found the odds of a repeat abortion were greater among women with at least two daughters rather than among those with only one (odds ratio, 2.9). In 2015, Vietnamese television aired an interview with a woman who selectively aborted 18 girl babies trying to give birth to a son.\nAbortion Choose Life ChooseLife Vietnam\n(Image credit: T\u1ed1ng Ph\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00fac Orphanage)\nMelanie McDonagh: I fear that Labour's abortion law plans could lead us to a very dark place\nAmid all the eye-catching largesse of Labour's manifesto \u2014 free broadband for all, the council house-building programme, and renationalisations \u2014 its radical proposals on abortion seem to have slipped through unnoticed.\nHowever, it is vital we examine the party's declaration that 'we will uphold women's reproductive rights and decriminalise abortions'. Decriminalising abortion would mean you could have one for any reason; you wouldn't even be asked why you wanted it.\nRight To Life campaigners say the plan has the potential to allow unlimited abortions right up to birth, well beyond the present 24-week limit, which is already around twice the average time limit on abortions in Europe.\nCopyright \u00a9 2019 Right To Life\nCharitable Trust.\ninfo@righttolife.org.uk\nRight To Life UK\nAffirming and defending human dignity, and the right to life of every human being, from conception to natural death.\n\u00a9 2019 Right to Life UK. All rights reserved.\nThis website uses cookies to provide you with the best browsing experience. Find out more or adjust your settings. Cookie settingsACCEPT\nThis website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 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{"text":"COVID-19: New livelihood helps family cope and feed community\nSavings groups and skills training from Plan International are helping this family in Vietnam cope with the changing situation - as well as providing food to their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nHa has become a 'shipper' of food in her community. Pictured here with daughter Yen Nhi, 5.\nWhenever she hears the sound of motorcycle, 7-year-old Yen Nhi excitedly runs into the yard and waits for her mother to come home. \"My mother is a shipper,\" Yen Nhi proudly tells us, \"my father says that shippers help deliver food to those who need it.\"\nDelivery drivers on motorbikes, known locally as 'shippers,' are becoming more common in Vietnam. Each day they collect and deliver goods to their customers, something that has become more important since strict movement and social distancing restrictions have been in place to curb COVID-19 infections.\nLearning to live with school closures and quarantine\nYen Nhi will turn 8 this year. Her younger brother, Nhat Duy is 5 and is a sponsored child with Plan International. Since the start of the year, neither of them have been to school. After the Lunar New Year break, schools were closed down and social distancing measures enforced banning gatherings of more than two people and quarantining hundreds of thousands of people to stop the spread of the virus.\nBefore the pandemic, Nhi's parents worked across the border in Laos, mainly growing rice and bananas. But with the borders closed, her parents could no longer work, and they lost their only source of income. Do, Nhi's father, was assigned by the community to guard the border from dusk till dawn, preventing illegal migration during the pandemic.\nSavings are a lifeline in times of crisis\nSo Phuc, Nhi's mother, had to take on the responsibility of providing for the family, including her mother who is often unwell. Realising that the situation may last for some time, Do and Phuc decided to find a new way to earn an income.\nDuring this difficult time, we have realised how important these savings can be for our family\n\"We discussed and decided to withdraw money from the saving account have with Plan International's Savings and Loans Group for almost four years. During this difficult time, we have realised how important these savings can be for our family,\" Phuc explains.\nNoticing that in the neighbouring villages, farmers were growing more crops than the amount they needed and were unable to sell them during the lockdown, Phuc and her husband decided to start a collection and delivery service so the products could be sold to customers in other villages. Their new business helps both families living in lockdown, as well as the farmers and provides them with a much-needed income.\nSavings groups and skills training are paying off\nYen Nhi with one of the vegetables her mother delivers as a 'shipper'.\nPhuc and her husband had previously taken part in training sessions on household economic management organised by Plan International, so now they had the opportunity to put the skills they learnt into practice. \"There's a huge difference between studying and practicing, but having some knowledge helps us be more confident,\" Phuc says.\nOne of the challenges that Phuc faced when setting up her new business was getting used to the online ordering process. She starts by taking photos of the products for sale, then posts them onto her Facebook site, and if there are any orders, she uses her motorbike to deliver them, never forgetting to follow the preventative measures to keep herself and her customers safe.\n\"I'm not good at writing online content and the photos I take are not that beautiful, but I guess our customers trust us, since they know Van Kieu people like us don't use chemical fertiliser to grow their products. Moreover, being guided by Plan International, I believe I can learn to write better in the future,\" she shares.\nJuggling family-time and work\nPhuc tries to arrange all her deliveries to be done in the first half of the day, so she can spend the other half with her family. But some days, when she receives many orders, she has to work all day.\n\"During the pandemic, earning 200,000 \u2013 500,000 VND (around $8 - $22) is good enough. I'm just afraid that if this situation lasts longer, my children will stay at home too long. I don't have time to study with them so they will forget their lessons. I just truly hope that everything will soon fall back into place.\"\nFor Yen Nhi, she is happy that her parents are happy. \"I love it when my mother goes to work and delivers goods, because when she comes back home, she brings me cake,\" she says excitedly.\nThinking about the day when life returns to normal, Phuc intends to continue her delivery service. \"When my children go back to school, I will buy a new phone, take nicer photos, film nicer shots and learn how to sell more agricultural products online to help ourselves and other villagers.\"\nSupporting families through COVID-19\nPlan International is committed to raising \u20ac100 million to keep children safe.\nTo support the most vulnerable children affected by the COVID-19 crisis and to protect girls and young women, visit our appeal:\nCOVID-19 appeal\nCOVID-19 is unravelling decades of progress for girls' equality. Please help stop the setback for girls in crisis.\nPeriods in a Pandemic\nHow the current implications of COVID-19 is exacerbating challenges for people who menstruate around the world, plus recommendations on how to include menstrual hygiene management within COVID-19 responses.\n'Shadow pandemic' unfolding as girls' health, rights and freedoms erode\nMillions at risk as sexual abuse, unintended pregnancies, child marriages spike under lockdown.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New York Herald, \"The Election in North Carolina,\" August 4, 1860\nRecord Data\n\"The Election in North Carolina,\" New York Herald, August 4, 1860, p. 4: 3.\nNewspaper: Publication\nNewspaper: Headline\nThe Election in North Carolina\nNewspaper: Page(s)\nNewspaper: Column\nDate Certainty\nTranscription not yet available. Please see a copy of the original source under the Images tab.\n\"The Election in North Carolina,\" New York Herald, August 4, 1860\nElection of 1860\nBreckinridge, John Cabell\nKeitt, Lawrence Massillon\nYancey, William Lowndes\nHow to Cite This Page: \"New York Herald, \"The Election in North Carolina,\" August 4, 1860,\" House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/index.php\/node\/33569.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Central Florida Panhandle\nSprings Near Tallahassee\nSantaFe River\nIchetucknee River\nOcala Forest\nCentral Gulf Coast\nOther Central Florida\nNortheast FL\nOther Natural Features\nSprings Fever: A Field & Recreation Guide to 500 Florida Springs.\n3rd Edition by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan\nSprings Fever: A Field & Recreation Guide to 500 Florida Springs\nSprings Fever: A Field & Recreation Guide to 500 Florida Springs. 3rd Edition by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan\nX. Other Central Florida Springs\nThis section describes springs in the Orlando, Tampa Bay, Lake Panasoffkee, Gum Slough, and other central Florida regions. This catch-all grouping includes a wide variety of springs--large, small, developed, pristine, historically significant, attractive, or all-but-ruined by development. Some pertinent statistics are worth noting, provided by the Wekiva Coalition. Note, these numbers apply primarily to the Wekiva River watershed, basin, but other springs in this section face similar pressures:\nNearly 100% of the water used in the central Florida area comes from groundwater.\nAquifer decines of 5-10 feet were observed between 1988 and 1995--additional declines of 5-15 feet are predicted by 2020 based on current development patterns.\nSpringflows in the basin have declined up to 40% since the early 1970s.\nThousands of private, public, and commercial wells draw from the same aquifer that feeds the springs.\nNitrate levels have risen dramatically at nearly every measured spring in the region. Most have levels above 1 mg\/liter, the level at which significant harm is known to occur to spring ecosystems.\nMost of the springs in this section are readily accessible by road. Two of the springs that were once well-known cure sites--Sulfur and the now-ironically named Health--are dangerously polluted\/unhealthy and closed to the public. Kissengen Spring, which hosted up to 20,000 visitors a day, no longer flows due to significant water extraction in its springshed by phosphate industry that lowered the water table to the point that it no longer reaches the surface at the spring.\nPart X Contents\nA. Orlando Area\nBlue Spring\nElder Spring\nFlorida \"Geyser\"\nGemini Springs (4)\nGreen Spring\nHeath Spring\nLake Jessup Spring\nMiami Spring\nPalm and Starbuck Springs\nSanlando Spring\nSeminole Spring\nB. Tampa Bay Area\nEspiritu Santo Springs (Beauty, Stomach, Kidney, Liver, Pure Water, & Unnamed)\nEureka Springs (5)\nPhilippe Spring\nSulphur Spring\nTarpon Spring\nWall Spring\nC. Lake Panasoffkee and Gum Slough Springs Groups\nLake Panasoffkee Spring Group\nFenney Spring\nShady Brook Spring\nBelton's Millpond Spring\nCanal Spring\nHenry Green Spring\nMaintenance Spring\nUnnamed Spring\nGum Slough Springs Group\nGum Slough Main Spring\nGum Slough Springs 1-4\nAlligator Spring\nWilson Head Spring\nD. Other Springs\nKissengen Spring\nManatee Mineral Spring\nWarm Mineral Spring\nA. Orlando Area Springs\nVolusia Blue Spring\nSummary of Features\nScale \u2010 1st magnitude\nScenery \u2010 outstanding\nHow Pristine? \u2010 restored to very natural state, rising nitrate levels, falling flow levels due to nearby development\nSwimming \u2010 excellent, outstanding snorkeling\nProtection \u2010 excellent\nCrowds \u2010 heavy on warm weekends and winter weekends\nAccess \u2010 excellent\nFacilities \u2010 fine\nSafety \u2010 fine\nScuba \u2010 yes\nCost \u2010 $4 per car\nIn Orange City along U.S. 17\/U.S. 92, turn west onto French Avenue at sign for Blue Spring State Park and proceed about to miles to the park entrance. Follow park road to spring run and walk on boardwalk to springhead.\nFor maps, latitude\/longitude data, driving directions, satellite imagery, and topographic representations as well as weather conditions at this spring, go to Greg Johnson's informative \"Florida Springs Database\" web site at the following address: http:\/\/www.ThisWaytothe.Net\/springs\/floridasprings.htm#Florida\nSpring Description\nThe spring forms a circular pool formed by a large underwater cavern. The pool is 100 feet in diameter, and the water is very blue and clear. Water flowing upward from the cavern opening creates a large and powerful boil on the surface. The banks and sides of the pool are steep and form a funnel leading to the cavern entrance, which has a large limestone shelf at a depth of about 10 feet. The large part of the opening extends down about 40 feet. The run is nearly as wide as the spring pool and flows about 1\/4 mile to the St. Johns River. The run abverages about 80 feet wide and has steep banks that gradually recede as the run approaches the river. Flow from the spring is currently about 146 million gallons a day, and has declined since the 1980s due to drawdowns from many wells in the area. The nitrate concentration in the water is 0.6 and rising (Fla. DEP, May, 2002).\nLand rises steeply from the spring and run to a height of nearly 20 feet. There is very thick and lush subtropical vegetation around the spring and the run, including, cypress, pine, oak, laurel, magnolia, and maple trees. Manatees congregate in the run in large numbers in the winter. Fish, including bass, catfish, and perch, may be observed in the pool and run.\nUse\/Access\nThe spring is the focus of Blue Spring State Park, which offers swimming, snorkeling, scuba, trails (including a 4-mile loop), an historic site, camping (51 sites, 27 with electric, plus additional primitive camping), cabins (6, fully equipped), picnicking, restrooms, boating, a boathouse, fishing, canoeing, tubing, consessions, and nature study.\nThere is an excellent boardwalk from the parking area to the spring. It goes along the spring run through an exceptionally dense subtropical forest\/hammock.\nFrom November-March, when Manatees frequent the spring and its run, no boats or canoes are allowed in the run. During this time of year, swimmers may only swim in the spring boil area only if manatees are in the run. Many people come to see the manatees in the winter. In 2001, a record 153 manatees took refuge in the spring (Fla. DEP, May 2002).\nSigns warn of alligators in the park.\nLocal Springiana\nThe spring and its run were used by the Tumucuan Indians for hundreds of years, and their shelll mounds can still be seen in the park.\nBlue Spring was visited and described by John Bartram (father of William Bartram, who immortalized Florida's springs a generation later) on January 4, 1766. It is the earliest surviving description of a Florida spring. The senior Bartram reported that the spring \"boils up with great force\" (Fla. DEP, May 2002).\nIn 1872, a mansion was built on top of a large shell mound. The \"Thursby House\" is still on the site and may be seen by visitors to the park. It is open to visitors one weekend each January. There used to be a boat landing by the house.\nA rail spur from Orange City came to the steamboat land at the mouth of the Blue Spring run in 1881 (Fla. DEP, May 2002).\nBlue Spring is the largest spring along the St. Johns River, with an average flow of 162 cfs or 105 million gallons a day.\nThe state park at the spring opened in 1972. Currently, 350,000 people visit the park and its spring each year, generating $618,000 in revenue (Fla. DEP, May 2002).\nBefore blue Spring came into state hands, unregulated use caused severe erosion on the site, damaging the spring and clouding the water. There is no evidence of the erosion today, and the water is very clear again. The boardwalk protects the banks very effectively.\nOn Labor Day 2000, the spring was closed due the pollution in the form of sewage.\nIn addition to manatees, wild turkeys and foxes may be seen in the park.\nIn earlier days, the spring and run were developed with several houses and docks, and there was significant erosion. After the showing of a film by Jacques Cousteau in 1966, a groundswell of support rose to \"save\" the spring and the manatees that used it. The state purchased the site and has been working the early 1970s to restore it to a more natural condition. Today, the area looks very pristine, and there is little evidence of the past development. Park officials speculate that the large increase in use of the site by manatees is a direct result of the protection and restoration efforts.\nIn his 1869 description of a winter tour of Florida, Ledyard Bill visited Blue Spring and described it as follows:\nIt is perhaps the largest spring in the State: the quantity of water which issues from it in one hour is enormous. It forms a river in itself, one hundred and fifty feet wide and six deep, sufficiently large to admit the passage of a considerable craft. The water boils up out of the earth as though from a boiling cauldron of four-score feet across. An excursion party from Jacksonville tried to row a boat into the center of the this boiling kettle, in order to take soundings, but were foiled, after several earnest efforts, in consequence of the violent motion of the elevated surface (p. 137).\nPersonal Impressions\nWalking along the boardwalk to the spring provides a glimpse of how wild Florida appeared to its early inhabitants and explorers. The landscape is deep jungle, with the spring in its center like a great blue eye amidst the riot of green and brown. It is one of Florida's most spectacular springs, and remains a critical winter habitat for the endangered manatee.\nNearby Springs\nApopka Spring, Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Heath Spring, Green Springs, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Palm Spring, Rock Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nOther Nearby Natural Features\nRock Springs Run State Preserve\nHontoon Island State Park\nBlue Springs State Park\n2100 W. French Avenue\nScale \u2010 3rd magnitude\nScenery \u2010 good-very good\nHow Pristine? \u2010 houses nearby, site of old development\nSwimming \u2010 no\nProtection \u2010 unknown\nCrowds \u2010 small to none\nAccess \u2010 good-very good to runs, springs not accessible\nFacilities \u2010 none\nSafety \u2010 good\nScuba \u2010 no\nCost \u2010 free\nFrom intersection of Central Florida Greeneway (Highway 417) and Highway 434 in Seminole County, go left (east) onto Highway 434. Turn right (north) onto Spring Avenue, the first road after going under (west of) the Greeneway. Proceed 0.68 miles to the springs at historic marker for White's Landing.\nThere are two spring pools at this site, which is on the most southern edge of Lake Jessup. The eastern pool is formed by the combined flows of three small springs that lie about 1,000 south of the lake. The creek formed by these springs is 2-3 feet wide and 1-2 inches deep. It flows under Spring Avenue to form the eastern spring pool. Nearest the road, the pool is filled with reeds. The northern section is clear of plants, oval, and about 60 by 100 feet. The pool opens directly into Lake Jessup. Visibility in the pool was about 3 feet on date of visit in June 2001. The spring water has a strong sulfur odor.\nThe three springs that feed the eastern pool are on private property and were not visited by JF. They are described (based on their appearance in 1972) as follows by Rosenau et al.: Spring #1 consists of several small sand boils, each about 1 inch in diameter. . . . Most of the sand boils are in water about 3 feet deep.\nSpring #2 is at the head of a small gully in a thickly wooded site. . . . The spring rises from a sand bottom inside and 3 feet below the top of a 39-inch diameter clay pipe buried about flush with the land surface. Water overflows the lip of the pipe to flow . . . southwestward.\nSpring #3 has a circular pool about 15 feet across and about 3 feet deep at its deepest point. Flow is from several small sand boils about 1 foot in diameter in the pool bottom. (1977, p. 334) These three springs flowed join into a common run and flow into a manmade impoundment as described based on the 1972 visit.\nThe western pool contains Spring #4 and is about 250 feet from the eastern pool. The spring forms teardrop-shaped pool about 90 feet wide. Its run is 20-30 feet across and about 100 yards to Lake Jessup. The edge of the spring could not be accessed, so its clarity and depth could not be determined. Like the other springs at this site, it has a strong sulfur odor. The point of land between the two spring runs is partially cleared hardwood forest.\nSprings #1-3 are on private property, so only the lower portion of the run, the spring pool, and the mouth of the run into Lake Jessup can be seen.\nSpring #4 is surrounded by houses, but the land on the east side of its run is a county historic site with access for the visitor. The spring may be viewed from a distance of about 125 feet.\nSpring #4 has docks from the surrounding houses, and appears to be used by the residents to access Lake Jessup.\nAs noted on the historic marker at the site (see photo of marker below), Clifton Springs was visited by John and William Bartram in the 1760s. In the 19th Century, there was a major boat landing for Lake Jessup between the two springs. There have also been fish camps on the site. Today, the main features at the site are the nearby houses and the massive expressway bridge which can be seen from the mouth of the runs.\nThe springs have a lot of historic significance, but appear to be all but forgotten today.\nWekiwa Springs, Rock Springs, Elder Spring, Lake Jessup Spring, Green Springs, Palm Spring, Sanlando Spring, Miami Spring, Starbuck Spring, Gemini Springs, Seminole Spring, Heath Spring, Volusia Blue Spring\nTosohatchee State Reserve\nScale \u2010 0 magnitude (no longer flowing)\nScenery \u2010 poor\nHow Pristine? \u2010 overgrown concrete and tin enclosure, adjacent to highway and empty house\nCrowds \u2010 none\nAccess \u2010 in back yard\nSafety \u2010 unknown\nFrom Orlando, go north on U.S. 17\/92 for about 12 miles to intersection with Highway 427. Turn right or NE onto 427 and proceed 1.2 miles. The spring is 100 north (on the left side) of the highway in the back yard of an abandoned house. The house is also almost directly across the street from the Free Will Baptist Church.\nThe spring site lies at the top of a wooded slope and no longer has any visible flow. The spring is enclosed in a circular concrete structure with a conical tin roof. The enclosure is about 10 feet in diameter and 12 feet high and was in a condition of advanced disrepair and natural reclamation on date of visit in June 2001. The yard around the spring enclosure and the enclosure itself are covered in either kudzu or similar-looking creeping vine. There does not appear to have been any flow from this site for decades. Roseneau et al., describe the spring furthers as having been \"modified from its natural condition by placement of a short length of 3-ft-diameter clay pipe set vertically into the ground at the point of discharge\" (1977, p. 336).\nNo use. The site is abandoned and overgrown with foliage to the point that it was nearly invisible from the road only 100 feet away.\nAccording to Rosenau et al., water from this surficial\/water-table spring was bottled and sold for many years, beginning in 1900. The bottled water was used for drinking and \"as a substitute for distilled water in batteries.\" The spring was still flowing in the 1970s and was used by the residence for drinking and to fill a pool in the yard (1977, p. 336). There is no sign of a pool at the site today.\nEven though the spring no longer flows, locating this overgrown site was the find of the day for JF. Thousands of people drive by it every day, it is likely that very few know that this interesting little piece of Florida history lies within view under the vines, quietly giving way to neglect and Mother Nature.\nWekiwa Springs, Rock Springs, Clifton Springs, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Lake Jessup Spring, Palm Spring, Sanlando Spring, Miami Spring, Starbuck Spring, Gemini Springs, Seminole Spring, Green Springs, Health Spring, Volusia Blue Spring\nScale \u2010 unknown\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in developed neighborhood, uncapped drainage well\nCrowds \u2010 small\n(Incomplete directions) From the intersection of Interstate 4 and the East-West Expressway (408) in downtown Orlando, go west on 408 to first exit. Proceed south on Highway 527, which becomes South Orange Road. Go approximately 4-5 miles. Turn left (east) onto Hoffner Avenue (Highway 15). Go 2-3 miles, then turn left onto S. Conway Boulevard. Continue about two miles to where Conway passes by Lake Warren to the east (left) and look for geyser.\nThe authors have not visited this site, which is not a spring but rather an erupting well into the Floridan Aquifer. The following AP story was printed in many Florida newspapers, and is quoted from the St. Petersburg Times from December 29, 2002:\nAn accident of weather, geology and engineering has given Florida its own version of Old Faithful, albeit muddy, much shorter and apt to quit at any time. Florida's geyser recently roared to life along the western shore of Lake Warren in southern Orlando. Every few minutes, a gush of water and mud rockets skyward from a marshy area of the Crescent Park neighborhood, spewing as high as 60 feet. By contrast, Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful is steamy white as it shoots as high as 180 feet. And while Old Faithful is a quirk of nature, there's a man-made explanation behind Florida's geyser: it's an old, uncapped drainage well running deep into the Floridan Aquifer. During heavy rains, it sucks down so much water and trapped air that every few minutes, between 7 and 30 minutes in recent days, the aquifer belches some of it back up with a roar. The sound can be heard throughout the Crescent Park neighborhood and into the nearby town of Belle Isle. \"Maybe this should be the new tourist attraction,\" said Richard Lott of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Orlando office.\n. . . The 8-inch drain pipe drops straight to the aquifer, hundreds of feet below, causing water to suck air with it as it roars down the pipe. \"When the air gets down there in the aquifer, it forms big bubbles, and the huge bubbles have to escape,\" said Marty Wanielista, dean of engineering at the University of Central Florida. There are some 600 drainage wells in Orange County, Wanielista said. Many are capped, but of those that are open, few draw in the right mix of air and water to produce a geyser, he said. For those who live near Lake Warren, the geyser has been an intermittent phenomenon. \"It's not like clockwork,\" said Paul Scarborough, 41. \"I walked my dog by here about 10 years ago when I first saw it. It's really pretty cool.\" At least one nearby resident isn't so thrilled. \"I live two doors down and it keeps me up at night,\" said Charles Craig, 62.\nIt appears that the \"geyser\" may be viewed by the public without restriction, but its eruptions are intermittent.\nThe authors would like to see this site, but would hate to make the trip if it is not erupting.\nApopka Spring, Volusia Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Palm Spring, Rock Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring\nGemini Springs\nScale \u2010 combined 1st magnitude\nScenery \u2010 fine\nHow Pristine? \u2010 park setting with paths and swim area\nSwimming \u2010 very good\nCrowds \u2010 can be heavy on warm weekends\nCost \u2010 $3 per person\nFrom Interstate 4, take Enterprise Road exit at DeBary. Go west on Enterprise Road a short distance (mile or two?) to the entrance to Gemini Springs Park.\nGemini Springs consists of three springs within a short distance (about 120 feet) of each other on the north rim of Lake Monroe in SW Volusia County. The springs have similar characteristics \u2010 all form circular or semicircular pools at the base of banks (limestone, clay, and dirt) 6-10 feet high. Land continues to rise from the spring banks to the park's parking area. The pools range in diameter from 6-15 feet. All have clear and bluish if somewhat dark water, with brownish algae on the bottom and leaves or pollen-like material on the surface. The smallest spring has a strong boil, and the larger springs have mild slicks on the surface. The two larger springs appeared to be about 10 feet deep, but the depth of the small spring could not be determined visually. Land around the springs is lush and semitropical terrain of hardwoods and palmettos.\nThe springs are in a line, and their three runs join and flow eastward a short distance (only about 20 feet from where the three runs combine) to a manmade swim area\/reservoir with dimensions of 100 by 150 yards in diameter on the edge of Lake Monroe. Water flows over a weir\/waterfall into Lake Monroe.\nAccording to Rosenau et al. (1977, pp. 396-7), the small spring was originally just a seep that was deepened by a well 100 feet deep. Hydrostatic pressure caused the well to flow, creating what looks like a natural spring today. All three springs have relatively high salt content.\nGemini springs are in a park that offers trails, swimming (not in the springs), picnic and play areas, and restrooms.\nBoardwalks and sidewalks loop among the springs, offering fine views. One may also walk out onto the top of the outer reservoir wall and view the waterfall. And the mouth of the spring' combined run.\nFor many years, Gemini springs was privately owned and used by livestock and for recreation by the landowners only. There is now little evidence of the former use of the site.\nThe park is a nice recreational and \"spring-watching\" site and is well worth a visit. The springs are attractive and in a natural state. The boardwalks provide nice viewing. Gemini is only about 5 minutes off the Interstate.\nHow Pristine? \u2010 park setting with paths, retaining wall and gate around pool\nSwimming \u2010 unknown\nAccess \u2010 private property\nThe authors have only see the spring run and have not visited this spring, so rely on the description provided by the SJRWMD:\nGreen Springs is in an open, semitropical hardwood and palm forest. The pool is semicircular, about 90 feet (ft) in diameter and is reportedly about 125 ft deep in its north-central part, where a conical-shaped hole in limestone diminishes in diameter with depth. Overhanging rock ledges are said to extend into the hole at depth from its east and west. Algae growth is visible on the bottom of the shallow parts of the pool. An eastward extension of the pool is bordered on the north and east by a concrete-block retaining wall 2 ft high that maintains the water level high enough to provide a wading or shallow-swimming area. A diversion gate in the northeast corner of the wall can be opened to lower the water level for cleaning the shallow part of the pool. Spring flow is into a shallow run 6 ft wide and 2 or 3 inches deep at the southeast edge of the pool and then southeast about 200 ft to a small creek that flows sough 0.25 mi to Lake Monroe (Springs of the SJRWMD, Draft, 2002, pp. 16-17).\nIn 13 measurements of the springflow at the site from 1932-2000, the median flow was 0.89 cubic feet per second (Springs of the SJRWMD, Draft, 2002, p. 17).\nWhen JF drive by the spring run in July 2003, heavy rain was falling and the run was swift, swollen, and dark. The SJRWMD description does not mention multiple flow points, leading one to wonder why the site is called \"Green Springs\" instead of \"Green Spring.\"\nThe spring is adjacent to private land, and there is no public access. According to the SJRWMD, the land around the spring is a \"private recreational area\" (2002, p. 17). There is no sign to this effect at the driveway nearest the spring run, which flows under Enterprise-Osteen Road and directly into Lake Monroe.\nApopka Spring, Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Palm Spring, Rock Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nScale \u2010 4th magnitude, est.\nScenery \u2010 fair-good\nHow Pristine? \u2010 near highway, run area appears disturbed, paths around\/near spring\nAccess \u2010 fair-poor; may be on private land\nFrom Geneva: At intersection of State Roads 46 and 426, go west on State Road 46 for one mile. Spring is about 150 feet off road to the right behind two fences. At 1.1 miles, there is a guardrail on the right, and it is possible to walk\/slide down the embankment to a trail which can be followed back east around the spring run\/slough area to the spring.\nThe spring flows from the base at the SE end of a conical\/vase-shaped cut that the spring has formed in the side of the hill.\n. The area, which appears almost carved out of the hill, is about 25 feet in diameter. Water seeps out from several tiny openings in rivulets that join after a few feet to form a small flow out of the steephead and into a heavily vegetated marshy slough and subsequently into a sinkhole below the highway and the guardrail perhaps 200 feet away. The water is clear and has no odor. Wading birds were observed in the marsh area. The sides of the steephead are nearly vertical and sandy, rising about 12 feet. Paths circle the spring area, and the dry land around the spring is semitropical forest.\nThere appears to be no utilization of the spring.\nAccording to the SJRWMD, the spring emanates from a shallow water-table aquifer. The spring was formerly used as a fresh water source. Its low mineral content led to its being sold as a substitute for distilled water used in batteries (Springs of the SJRWMD, Draft, 2002, p. 9).\nApopka Spring, Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Green Springs, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Palm Spring, Rock Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nLake Jessup Spring*\nScale \u2010 4th magnitude (estimated)\nScenery \u2010 good\nHow Pristine? \u2010 linked to drainage ditch, near homes, land partially cleared\nAccess \u2010 water only\nSafety \u2010 very good\nFrom the intersection of Central Florida Greeneway (Highway 417) and Highway 434 in Seminole County, drive east on 434 for 1.7 miles. Turn right (north) onto Tuskawilla Road. Go 0.58 miles to sharp left and turn left on to Orange Avenue. Orange Avenue becomes dirt. Go 0.3 miles to spring on the right.\nLake Jessup Spring lies in a manmade boat slip that has been extended as a drain\/runoff ditch. According to Rosenau et al., the spring was created by the excavation of the boat slip in 1952, and continued to flow after the spring hole was filled with logs, clay, and sand (1977, p. 339). The excavation was extended approximately 300 feet to create a municipal drain\/runoff ditch into Lake Jessup.\nThe flow point is about 90 feet from Lake Jessup. On date of visit in June 2001, water could be seen starting at this point and continuing to the lake. The flow appeared very small, consistent with the 4th magnitude flow (about 1 cubic foot per second) described in Rosenau et al. Land around the spring is mostly cleared residential landscape, with large hardwoods and palms and decorative plants along the ditch.\n*The declaration of this site as Lake Jessup Spring is not a positive identification. It is based on directions published in 1977, latitude and longitude records and matching (but JF did not have a GPS to be precise), and visual comparison of the site with a photograph taken in 1972 from the opposite direction (i.e., from Lake Jessup). JF could have the wrong site.\nNo apparent use.\nThe site is on private property and is fenced and posted. The photographs were taken from the road at a distance of approximately 300 feet.\nSee description above.\nWekiwa Springs, Rock Springs, Elder Spring, Clifton Springs, Palm Spring, Sanlando Spring, Miami Spring, Starbuck Spring, Gemini Springs, Seminole Spring, Green Spring, Heath Spring, Volusia Blue Spring\nThe authors have not yet visited this spring. A description based on a visit in the early 1970s is available in the publication Springs of Florida (Rosenau et al., 1977, pp. 341-2) or on the electronic version of the book on the Internet (http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/springs_of_fl\/aaj7320\/index.html).\nApopka Spring, Volusia Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Palm Spring, Rock Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nScale \u2010 each second magnitude\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in developed subdivision\nCrowds \u2010 unknown\nAccess \u2010 private\nFrom Interstate north of Orlando, exit west onto Stae Road 434 and go a short distance (perhaps half a mile) to the entrance to \"The Springs\" subdivision. The springs are in the subdivision.\nThe authors have not yet been able to get access to see these springs. Descriptions based on visits in the early 1970s are available in the publication Springs of Florida (Rosenau et al., 1977, pp. 342-348) or on the electronic version of the book on the Internet (http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/springs_of_fl\/aaj7320\/index.html).\nPrivate \u2010 use only by residents of the subdivision and their guests. Sanlando and Starbuck Springs appear to be used for swimming and for water extraction.\nSanlando Spring was once a tourist attraction, with gardens and swimming, during the heyday of such roadside attractions from the 1920s to the 1970s (Breslauer, 2000).\nMisrepresenting his intent as being a potential home-buyer in The Springs subdivision, JF was given a quick tour of the area by a realtor. However, the tour did not include stops at these two springs, and JF did not feel it would be appropriate to press the matter! It is a nice neighborhood.\nSanlando Spring, Apopka Spring, Volusia Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Rock Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nScale \u2010 2nd magnitude\nScenery \u2010 Excellent\nHow Pristine? \u2010 path\/boardwalk near spring, in county park\nSwimming \u2010 more wading than swimming at spring, fine swimming downstream; fine tubing and snorkeling\nCrowds \u2010 heavy on warm weekends\nSafety \u2010 excellent\nCost \u2010 $1 per person; children under 6 are free\nFrom Apopka, at intersection of U.S. 441 and State Road 435, drive north on SR 435 for about 6 miles. Bear right onto Kelly Park Road and drive less than a mile to the county park, following signs for the park. Follow sidewalk and boardwalk to the spring from the main park drive. Alternatively, from Interstate 4, take State Road 436 west until it merges with U.S. 441. Continue west on U.S. 441 to Park Avenue. Go north on Park Avenue for 6 miles, and then turn right onto Kelly Park Road and follow signs to the park and spring.\nWater flows strongly from a grotto\/half-submerged cave entrance to form the spring and Rock Creek. The grotto has exposed limestone and creates an overhang\/bluff\/cave mouth more than 15 feet high. The rock overhang is luxuriantly covered in vegetation. Water flowing from the cavern opening is clear and forms a powerful flow. There is another vent in the creek bottom about 10 feet downstream of the cave; this vent also produces a prominent boil. The creek bottom is rocky, with some sand and vegetation in the run. There are also rocky outcrops and shelves near the spring. The run is 15-25 feet wide, shallow, and winds SE 8 miles before joining the Wekiva River, itself a spring run from Wekiwa Spring. About 100 yards below the spring is a widened swim area created by diverting water from the spring run into an area with concrete retaining walls and a wier to maintain water depth. The spring and run are in an area of lush subtropical vegetation.\nThe spring is in a county park offering picnic facilities, restrooms, trails, swimming, tubing, and snorkeling. It is open every day, but gets so crowded on some days that the park turns visitors away.\nA boardwalk goes down from the road to the spring, and there is a footbridge over the run. The paths provide excellent access as well as protect the site from erosion.\nThe spring source is cordened off, but one may enter the water just a few feet away. One may snorkel between the large rocks and under the footbridge just below the spring. The bottom soon turns sandy and in places just deep enough to snorkel.\nThe run is popular with tubers who can float for about 1.5 miles on Rock Creek. Tubes can be rented from concessionaires located outside the park.\nKelly Park borders a preserve of more than eight thousand acres. Wekiwa Springs is on the southern border of the preserve. The park brochure says that bears roam the preserve.\nWith its striking cave mouth, lush flora, powerful flow, and crystal-clear water \u2010 and all protected in a well-maintained park setting \u2010 Rock Creek is one of the most attractive and appealing springs in Florida. Its boardwalk also makes it accessible. Unlike most springs, which are silent, Rock Springs creates a very audible and pleasant rush of water at its headwaters. It is best to visit on a weekday to avoid crowds, which can be rowdy.\nApopka Spring, Volusia Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Palm Spring, Sanlando Spring, Starbuck Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nKelly Park\n400 E. Kelly Park Road\nScale \u2010 second magnitude\nScenery \u2010 very good\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in developed subdivision, retaining wall around much of spring, area partly cleared in park setting\nSwimming \u2010 outstanding\nCrowds \u2010 heavy on warm days\nFrom Interstate north of Orlando, exit west onto Stae Road 434 and go a short distance (perhaps half a mile) to the entrance to \"The Springs\" subdivision. The spring is along one of the main roads in the subdivision near the clubhouse.\nThe spring forms a small circular pool that opens directly into a larger oval-shaped basin. The small pool is on the south side, is about 35 feet in diameter and appears to be nearly 20 feet deep. Water flows from an oblong limestone opening (8 feet wide) and creates a slick on the surface that is about three feet wide. The water is clear, and a lot of sub-surface limestone was visible on date of visit in October 2001.\nThe spring pool is mostly surrounded by a stone and concrete wall that extends eight feet above the surface. There is an opening in the wall on one side that serves as a dive\/observation platform. The larger pool is about 300 by 175 feet and has a sandy beach directly across from the spring on the north side. Land rises up on all sides of the pools to a height of perhaps 30 feet. Water flows from the large pool to the west through two weirs and into the little Wekiva River,forming an attractive creek\nThe shape\/image of the two connected pools is somewhat like that of a snowman who is not only missing his middle section, but who has a pinhead.\nAccording to a 1999 flyer from THE SPRINGS business office (407-862-3881), the subdivision encompasses 400 acres and has 880 living units, 20 \"villages\", a recreation area, health spas, recquet clue, basketball court, recreational vehicle compound, stable facility, clubhouse, and 24-hour security, making it \"one of the most beautiful and safest communities in Seminole County.\" The flyer also includes the following history of development at the site, derived from A History of Altamonte Springs by Jerrell Schofner:\nThe spring which the SPRINGS community is built around, is Sanlando Spring. This was originally called Hoosier Spring and was renamed in 1926. At this time, Sanlando Spring was the property of Mr. Frank Haithcox, a land developer, who in April of 1926 built a dam on the Little Wekiva River in order to raise the water level of the spring. He landscaped the surrounding area with tropical plants, and added an Olympic-size swimming pool and bathhouse to the area. Simultaneously, ground was broken for a fifty-room hotel and Sanlando Spring became the playground of Central Florida. The area we now refer to, as the recreation area was known as Sanlando Tropical Park.\nAfter the conclusion of the great depression, Moses Overstreet reposessed Sanlando Tropical Park. Overstreet added about 10,000 azaleas along with special aquatic programs featuring prominent personalities to the park. In 1944, Mr. Overstreet purchased Palm Springs with plans to add it to Sanlando Tropical Park. He declared that his \"most complete facility\" would be his contribution to the post war development of Florida.\nIn 1950, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Robinson purchased Sanlando Tropical Park. The Robinson's [sic] improved and expanded the park to include a dive platform with diving board and water slide. For the next twenty years, Sanlando Tropical Pack was open to the public and was a popular recreational spot for Central Floridians.\nWith great disappointment it was announced in 1970 that the Sanlando Tropical Park was opening to the public for the last time. It has been acquired by Mr. Early Downs and LNC Land Sales to be developed into an exclusive residential development and to be known as THE SPRINGS. Access to the new development was through a gate opening on S.R. 434. In 1971, construction of THE SPRINGS Community began.\nMisrepresenting his intent as being a potential home-buyer in the subdivision, JF was given a quick tour of the area by a realtor and was able to see and inspect this spring. The things one does in the name of springs exploration--mea culpa.\nPalm Spring, Starbuck Spring, Apopka Spring, Volusia Blue Spring, Camp La-No-Che-Spring, Clifton Spring, Gemini Springs, Heath Spring, Messant Spring, Miami Spring, Rock Spring, Wekiwa Spring\nScale \u2010 0 magnitude (no longer flows)\nScenery \u2010 fair\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in back yard of house, enclosed in plugged concrete well\nFrom Osteen: Go approximately 6 miles west on the Enterprise-Osteen Road. Turn left\/south into Stone Island development. Spring is at latitude 28.50.44N and 81.14.05W.\nIn two attempts, JF has been unable to locate this spring, so relies on the description provided by the SJRWMD:\nSince the description by Rosenau and others (1977), the spring has been abondoned by the owners. In March 2000, the swimming pool was removed and only the small, 7-foot-diameter concrete pool enclosing the vent and a small-diameter well remain. The vent appears to be filled with dirt, and only a trickle of water came from the valved spigot (Springs of the SJRWMD, Draft, 2002, pp. 2).\nThe spring once fed a private swimming pool.\nLacking a GPS, JF failed to find the site of the spring. Except for the main street in the upscale development, the neighborhood is private land with no trespassing signs.\nHow Pristine? \u2010 retaining wall around spring, cleared park area above spring\nSwimming \u2010 very good, excellent snorkeling\nCost \u2010 $3.25\nFrom Interstate 4 north of Orlando, exit west on State Road 434. Go just over a mile, then turn right (north) onto Wekiva Springs Road. Follow about five miles to entrance to Wekiwa Springs State Park on the right. The spring is on the right, just past the pay station.\nThe springs form the headwaters of the Wekiva River (note that the spring is spelled \"Wekiwa,\" and the river is spelled \"Wekiva\"). The main flow is from a crevice or fissure adjacent to the rock\/concrete retaining wall as you walk down to the spring from the parking area. The top of the vent is about four feet below the surface, and it extends and narrows down perhaps 15 feet before becoming too narrow for human passage. Water flows up at the rate of approximately 42 MGD from this fissure, creating a large and raised boil on the surface. A second spring flows from a small limestone opening about 50 feet to the right of the main vent (when facing the spring pool from the parking area near the retaining wall. This spring creates a mild slick on the surface.\nThe springs form an oval pool, framed by a retaining wall on three sides, approximately 125 by 250 feet in diameter. Water flows under an arched footbridge, through another larger pool, and then into a run where it is joined about 3\/4 mile downstream by Rock Springs Run.\nThe spring is a focal point of the 7,000-acre Wekiwa Springs State Park, which offers swimming, canoeing, canoe rentals, camping, cabins, restrooms, concessions, picnicking, and hiking (13.5 miles) and horse (8 miles) trails.\nThe park encompasses nearly 7,800 acres and connects with the 8,750-acre Rock Springs Run State Preserve. These and other protected lands together form a large greenway, the Wekiva Basin Geo Park. Call 407-884-2008 for information about the Geo Park.\nThe spring was the site of a hotel in the 1880s, and people traveled to seek the cure in the spring's waters. Formerly known as Ford Springs, Wekiva also hosted a dance pavilion, water slides, and excursion boats at one time. Old photographs show a two-story bathhouse perched right on the edge of the springs.\nThe park was acquired by the State of Florida in 1969 and opened to the public a year later (\"Wekiwa Springs State Park\" . . . More of the Real Florida, n.d.).\nDeer are seen commonly in the park, and bear and bald eagle are spotted less frequently.\nThe spring is known as having a large concentration of fossils from the last Ice Age (Bergen & Bergen, 1997, p. 101).\nOrlando suburbs, most of whose neighborhoods sport names with the word \"Springs\" in them, go right up to the edge of this park along Wekiva Springs Road.\nThe state park and the spring are named \"Wekiwa,\" a Creek Indian word for \"spring of water.\" The river is named \"Wekiva,\" the Creek word for \"flowing water\" (\"Wekiwa Springs State Park\" . . . More of the Real Florida, n.d.).\nSnorkeling in Wekiwa Springs in the narrow fissure against the powerful flow of the upwelling water is one of the more exciting skin-diving experiences one can have in Florida. Canoeing in the river is excellent. Wekiwa is one of Florida's best state parks and a lovely spring as well. The far-sighted individuals and organizations that preserved this spring and its (and Rock Spring's) watershed from development have done a great service to this and future generations.\n1800 Wekiwa Circle\nB. Tampa Bay-Area Springs\nPasco County Summary of Features\nHow Pristine? \u2010 retaining wall around pool, weir\/dam at downstream end, some clearing abve spring\nProtection \u2010 privately owned natural preserve, restoration and study efforts, water extraction\nAccess \u2010 permission required from land, reachable by canoe\/kayak from Hillsborough River downstream\nFrom Zephyrhills, go south on U.S. 301 about 2 miles. Go left (continuing south) onto Crystal Springs Road about 2 miles to the spring, which is on the right (west) side of the road.\nThe spring pool is roughly oval and about 275 by 125 feet in diameter. Water flows from a several vents, sand boils, and openings along the lower edges (outside) of the pool and in the run below the pool. There is a large vent in the south end near a small island. This vent is about 5 feet deep, and the flow creates a slick on the surface. A pipe was visible amid the limestone opening, extracting water from the spring. There is a small cavern system associated with the spring that has been measured to 85 feet. The general pool depth is 3-5 feet, and there is a dam at the north end to raise the water level in the pool. There are concrete and riprock retaining walls along the edge of much of the pool. There is a concrete viewing\/swimming platform with steps at the south end and a walkway around the pool and over the dam.\nWater spills over the dam into the original spring run, where is it immediately joined by the flow from a creek and forms the headwaters of the Hillsborough River. Water in the spring is clear and blue\/green. Aquatic vegetation covers much of the bottom, and fish, wading birds, snakes, and some algae may be seen. Hardwood, pine, and cypress trees are along the banks of the spring. Native plants, including trees, ferns, pickeral, and lizard's tongue, have been planted along the edges of the pool to give it a more natural appearance and to help prevent erosion and runoff into the pool.\nAccording to Champion & Starks, Crystal Spring provides a large portion of the flow of the Hillsborough River during the dry season; from 1980-1985, 50-80 of the Hillsborough River's flow was from Crystal Spring (May 2001, p. 7). Nitrate levels in the spring are above naturally occurring background levels; citrus fertilization has been identified as the most likely source of nitrate in the basin (FDCA\/DEP, 2002, p. 13).\nThe Crystal Springs Recreational Preserve (525 acres) is not currently open to the general pubic, but student groups and others can visit the site for study, observation, and research.\nThe landowner around the spring sells water from the site under the label Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water (which is owned by the Perrier Group of America, a division of the international food conglomerate Nestle S.A.). Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water bottles declare that the source\/spring from which the water is drawn is \"Zephyrhills Spring.\"\nAccording to the SW Florida Water Management District, the flow from Crystal Springs has declined 30% from the 1930s to the present.\nA nature center is being created at the site, and student groups visit to learn about the ecosystem and participate in restoration and research projects at the spring.\nIn addition to planting native foliage around the spring, the owner also installed 85 tons of riprock to restore\/reinforce the retaining wall around the spring.\nBefore bring closed to the public, Crystal Springs was a popular swimming, wading, and picnicking site visited by up to 1,500 people on a busy weekend day. The former parking area is undergoing restoration.\nThe spring was formerly open to the public for swimming and picnicking. Public access was closed in 1996. The owner proposed an increase in extraction from the spring from 300,000 to 1.8 million gallons per day (and up to 2.6 MGD over ten years). Crystal Springs is a primary source of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main water supply. The proposal elicited strong protests from environmental groups, and the permit request (and subsequent appeal) was denied. The company then scaled down its requested increase to 600,000 gallons a day. In April 2002, the SW Florida Water Management District issued a permit allowing up to 300,000 gallons a day to be extracted. In 2000, 106 million gallons were pumped from the spring for bottled water (Schneider, 2001). An organization called Save Our Springs (SOS) was a leading voice against the spring drawdowns, writing petitions and calling for a boycott of Perrier products. The SOS web site may be accessed at the following address: http:\/\/www.saveourspringsinc.org\/home.htm\nThe spring pool was first created in the 1920s, when a basin was dynamited out of the limestone. Water has been extracted from the pool for generations.\nJF loved visiting Crystal Springs as a boy and young man, taking his bride-to-be and later his children there to enjoy the clear and cool water. He saw an otter in the run just below the dam on his last visit in the early 1990s. At that time, water was being taken from the spring but it was still open to the public. JF spoke with the preserve manager, who noted the owners are very interested in being good stewards of the site and allowing groups--especially students--to use the preserve as a platform for learning and environmental study.\nEspiritu Santo Springs\nGreen Swamp Wildlife Management Area\nWithlacoochie State Forest\nLettuce Lake County Park\nCrystal Springs Preserve\nCrystal Springs, FL 33524\nEspiritu Santo Springs (Beauty, Stomach, Kidney, Liver, Pure Water, and Unnamed)\nScale \u2010 4th magnitude total\nHow Pristine? \u2010 springs covered by development, water piped for spa and fountain\nSwimming \u2010 in pool filled by spring water\nAccess \u2010 excellent to fountain and spa, none to actual springs\nFacilities \u2010 excellent\nCost \u2010 free to spring-filled fountain, fees to use private spa\nIn downtown Safety Harbor at the edge of Safety Harbor in upper Old Tampa Bay. Most of the springs are underneath the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa at the end of Main Street where it meets Bayshore Drive. The fountain is across Bayshore and one block south of the Resort and Spa by the Marina Park Fountain and marina.\nSix small mineral springs are located in this developed area. Five of the springs are underneath the building complex for the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa. According to information provided by the spa (www.safetyharborspa.com), the five springs are named Beauty (for its cosmetic benefits), Stomach (for overall health problems), Kidney (for kidney benefits), Liver (to help the liver), and Pure Water (lower in mineral content and used for drinking). In the past, the springs were also called Worth's Harbor Springs, and Green Springs, the latter name suggesting their water had a green tint. According to the spa, the total flow from the five springs is about 67,000 gallons per day, which would mean an average of about 13,000 gallons per spring per day or 9 gallons per minute (6th magnitude flow) from each spring on average.\nAdditional information from the spa web site lists the following minerals as being present in the five springs' flows (no differentiation between springs or mineral levels by spring provided): bicarbonate, boron, bromide, calcium, chloride, chromium, copper, flouride, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, phosphate, potassium, silicate, sodium, sulfate, and zinc.\nA sixth spring is located about 300 feet to the SSW in the front yard of a private residence along Bayshore (a few feet from the street), across the street from the Marina Park Fountain. This unnamed spring is covered with a steel lid. The author could find no historical information about this particular spring, which for many years was piped a short distance into Safety Harbor at the marina. In 2001, the town of Safety Harbor tapped water from this spring and existing pipe for use in the new Marina Park Fountain. When visited by the author in July 2002, the attractive fountain was operating. A park staff person said the high mineral contents of the spring were filtered so as not to clog the fountain with mineral deposits.\nAccording to a story about the fountain in the St. Petersburg Times (Tucker, May 18, 2001), it was estimated that the spring flow would take two days to fill the 8,700 fountain pool. If this is an accurate calculation of the spring's flow, its discharge is about 4,350 gallons per day or 3 gallons per minute--6th magnitude flow.\nTraditionally, these springs flowed a short distance--perhaps 200 feet--into Safety Harbor.\nAs already noted, five of the springs are utilized by the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, the latest in several owners who have tapped the springs for medicinal or recreational purposes. The spa also uses the spring flow for its drinking water supply and laundering and notes that the water is triple-filtered to \"clean\" it without removing its beneficial minerals. The facilities offer baths, pools, and other spa-related treatments. Four of the springs are beneath the floor of one of the spa's large rooms. The spa web site notes that the water from Pure Spring was bottled and sold not only for drinking, but also for ships' batteries, suggesting again that it had low mineral content compared to its companion springs.\nThe 6th spring is tapped for the Marina Park Fountain. Presumably, the excess water is piped into Safety Harbor, but the author did not confirm this and the water may be used for other purposes.\nThe springs were used as a water supply for thousands of years by native peoples--see below.\nThe springs are recognized as a National Historical Landmark and a Florida Heritage Landmark. A marker near the springs says the following:\nWhere Healing Waters Flow\n____________ On May 18, 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the shores of what is now Tampa Bay, landing near these mineral springs used by the native population for nearly 10,000 years. Believing he had found the legendary Fountain of Youth somehow missed by Ponce de Leon, de Soto established a camp here, naming its crystal-clear waters Espiritu Santo Springs--\"Springs of the Holy Spirit.\"\nEach of the five springs on this site was identified and said to cure certain ailments, a claim drawing thousands of visitors yearly to the \"Health Giving City\" of Safety Harbor.\nThe Safety Harbor Sanitorium opened its doors here in 1926, offering porcelain bath tubs and a large swimming pool for \"taking the waters.\" In 1945 the springs and sanatorium were sold to Dr. Salem H. Baranoff, who opened the facility as a health spa.\nToday the springs continue to attract health-conscious travlers.\nJF would like to see documentary\/journal evidence that de Soto believed these springs constituted the Fountain of Youth.\nThe springs are significant historically and one of only a few springs still utilized as a spa and for health purposes in Florida. JF was a little disappointed, however, at not being able to actually see the springs themselves.\nAnclote Key State Preserve\nChassahowitzka River National Wildlife Refuge\nSafety Harbor Resort and Spa\n105 North Bayshore Drive\nPhoto and scan map\nScale \u2010 only flow in times of well-above-average rainfall; natural flow disrupted\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in park\/garden setting, paths, exotic plants and flowers\nFacilities \u2010 good\nFrom Tampa, go east on Interstate 4. At the U.S. 301 exit complex, take exit 6C east, then bear right onto Eureka Springs Road and continue to Eureka Springs County Park, on the left.\nAt least five springs are located in Eureka Springs County Park. Little evidence of flow was observed in January 2000. Three springs are within 150 feet of the parking area \u2010 to the north, west, and south. The largest spring site (to the north) is adjacent to the parking and picnic areas and is a circular pool about 50 feet in diameter. There is no flow from the spring, which is covered with duckweed and other aquatic vegetation. A second spring is in front of (west) the parking area, is oval-shaped and about 8 feet across and 15 feet long. The spring forms a shallow and plant-covered run that flows about 125 feet south to join the run from a fourth spring to the west. The third spring near the parking area spring has a small (sex feet in diameter) circular pool with brown water. The pool is mostly canopied.\nTwo other springs are located within a wooded, swampy area in the park that is encircled by a boardwalk on its perimeter. The larger of the two springs is in the SW corner of the boardwalk trail, and its headwaters may be viewed through the dense foliage and plant-filled waters. It forms a run that flows east and which is joined by the smaller two springs near the parking area. No vent was visible. A fifth spring is near the center of the heavily wooded and swampy area in the middle of a looping boardwalk that goes through the park. Its narrow and shallow run was seen, but the foliage was too thick to permit view or access to the spring itself and it was not visited.\nWhen the springs flow, their runs combine into a run that enters Six Mile Creek, which is now the site of the Tampa Bypass Canal. Staff at the site told JF that the springs only flow in times of above-average rainfall.\nEureka Springs Park is a county park with gardens, trails, a 1,700-foot boardwalk, picnic facilities, and restrooms. The park has very good handicapped accessibility. There is no charge to visit the park. The springs are not used for any purpose except decoration.\nThe park boasts a wide variety of plants from many countries.\nThe area around the spring is an odd combination of rustic housing, farmland, an airport, and the Tampa Bypass Canal.\nBefore donating the springs and surrounding land to Hillsborough County in 1967, Albert Greenberg bought the site in 1938 and created a botanical garden with rare and exotic plants. Eureka Springs were also used as the first tropical fish farm in Florida. According to the park brochure, the springs were also used for baptisms (Eureka Springs County Park, n.d.). Rosenau et al. (1977, p. 157) state that flowing wells were used to create pools for the tropical fish, suggesting that not all the \"springs\" on the site are natural.\nStaff at the park told JF that the springs flowed regularly until the Tampa Bypass Canal was dug nearby. The digging apparently breached the Floridan Aquifer and disrupted the normal hydrostatic pressure that caused Eureka Springs to flow. As a result, the springs are more like sinkholes today, and only flow occasionally.\nA hydrologist for the City of Tampa confirmed to JF the park staff's theory of the canal upsetting the flow of Eureka Springs. He also noted that the plumbing of the Tampa Bypass Canal and the city's reservoir were linked, and that Tampa drew water from both sources.\nAny dead spring is a sad sight, and Eureka Springs is another example of how complex spring\/aquifer connections can be. The park is attractive, although it is virtually forgotten and lies an unattractive and somewhat obscure location between the interstate, the Tampa Bypass Canal, and an airport.\nEureka Springs County Park\n6400 Eureka Springs Road\nScale \u2010 3rd magnitude (278-486 gallons per minute)\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in yard of private residence, retaining wall around most of spring pool\nSwimming \u2010 used for wading and playing\nProtection \u2010 good\nAccess \u2010 spring on private property, no access without owner approval\nFrom St. Petersburg, go north on U.S. 19 several miles to Highway 688 (Ulmerton\/Walsingham Road). Go left (west on Walsingham Road for 6.3 miles to Hamlin Road and turn left (south). Go 2 blocks and turn right (west) onto Pine Drive. Spring and run are in the yard of a house on Pine Drive where the street makes a 90-degree turn to the left (south).\nWater from a couple of flow points forms a kidney-shaped pool with dimensions of about 40 by 30 feet. The main flow is at the east edge of the pool, from a small limestone opening near concrete\/stone steps. A second flow point is at the ESE end of the pool through another limestone opening in a small grotto adjacent to the spring pool. Water in the pool is clear and clean, and pool depth range from a few inches to 2.5 feet near the center. Water plants, algae, fish, crawfish, wading birds, and a brown water snake were visible in and around the pool on date of visit in November 2002. The bottom is mostly sandy; limestone was also visible on the bottom.\nConcrete and stone steps lead down to the pool (between the two flow points) from the adjacent house and carport. There is a cinderblock retaining wall around most of the pool, built in the 1970s, which formerly had a wier\/dam mechanism to raise the level of the spring pool. The dam is now gone and the water flows naturally into its original run. Near the spring, the run is 2-6 feet across and lushly vegetated with native and cultivated plants, including banana trees. The run flows a short distance through a nearby condominum complex and thence into a lake that connects into the intracoastal waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Land rises gradually to the east and north of the pool, forming a little ridge near Hamlin Road. There are oak and citrus trees in the yard near the pool.\nAccording to the adjacent landowner, the spring is the largest of up to seven springs in the immediate area. Not all still flow. One of the other springs is located about two blocks SW on 113th Street. A sign in front of a private residence says \"Mask Spring.\" JF did not visit this spring which is not visible from the street.\nIndian Spring is on private property, and access is only allowed with permission of the adjacent landowner. The owner gave JF a tour of the spring area and provided information about the spring as well as a photograph.\nThe spring is the only potable water source in Pinellas County. The landowner said that neighbors come over on a regular basis and use water from the spring for their coffee.\nPinellas County hydrologists test the spring on a regular basis for flow and content.\nThe spring is named for the Native Americans who used the site for thousands of years before European colonization. Artifacts have been found in the area. Additional information on the spring is provided in the publication, Indian Rocks: A Pictorial History (Indian Rocks Area Historical Society, 1985), which is available at the Indian Rocks Historical Society about half a mile from the spring.\nOther Nearby Springs\nLittle Manatee State Recreation Area\nFort DeSoto Park\nCaladesi Island State Park\nScenery \u2010 good-fine\nHow Pristine? \u2010 developed swim\/park area, retaining wall and fence around one spring, sandbags and fence around other\nSwimming \u2010 fine-excellent, fine snorkeling\nProtection \u2010 very good\nAccess \u2010 fine\nFrom Interstate 75 in Brandon, go east on State Road 60 (Exit 51). Go about 3 miles and turn right\/south onto Lithia Road, which later becomes Lithia Pinecrest Road. Drive about 7 miles and turn right at entrance to Lithia Springs County Park and proceed to the spring.\nThere are two spring areas\/pools at this site. The larger pool is roughly oval and about 100 by 200 feet in diameter. The pool is formed by the flow from a couple of vents amid large limestones in the back center (western end) of the pool. The depth of the pool varies depending on the water table and rainfall. Under normal conditions, depths range from shallow at the edges to 3-5 feet in the center, except at the vents where it is up to 8 feet depending on water levels. In times of drought, the depth can be much reduced. A large grating placed over the vent prevents access.\nWater in the spring is clear and blue over the vent. In the areas where there are plants in the water, the water has a greenish tint. Some fish may be seen in the spring around the grating and in the pool, and the bottom is mostly sandy with some large rocks. A retaining wall has been erected around much of the spring to prevent erosion. There is hydrilla in the lower end of the pool and in the run \u2010 it is manually removed from the main pool area. At the lower end of the pool, the run bends to the SW and flows about 100 yards to the Alafia River. Land slopes up from the spring to a partially cleared park area. The Alafia River flows behind the western end of the spring and is separated from the spring by a 10-foot natural levee covered in hardwoods and palm trees.\nThe smaller pool is near the run of the larger spring to the SW. Water flows from a limestone opening at the base of a bank in the east end of the pool. Under normal conditions, the vent is about 6 feet deep, but is shallower in times of drought. The spring forms a roughly circular pool about 45 feet across that forms a short (about 100 feet), winding, shallow, and narrow run to the Alafia River. The pool and its run are canopied and mostly shaded, in contrast to the larger pool which is entirely sunlit. The eastern side of the pool is sandbagged to prevent erosion. A mild boil is visible on the surface above the vent, which is also grated to prevent access. There is some hydrilla in the pool and run. There is a fence above the sandbagged end of the spring.\nThe large pool is a very popular swim area. Swimming is fine in the pool. There are lifeguards at the main spring pool\/swim area.\nNo entry is allowed in the smaller pool, although it was once accessible. During that period, its bottom was cleared and sandy\/rocky. Since access has been cut off, vegetation has reclaimed much of the pool.\nThe large pool is a good place to search for and find shark teeth.\nThe county park offers swimming, picnicking, a playground, open areas for sports, restrooms, and even vendors on summer weekends. It is a longstanding local recreation spot and can be very crowded on weekends.\nLithia Springs has been a recreation area for more than 100 years. It has hosted picnics, fairs, weddings, reunions, and other local events in addition to being the best swimming hole in the region.\nThe adjacent Alafia River is adversely affected by and polluted from stormwater runoff, fertilizers, and animal waste from nearby farms. It has been closed on several occasions due to unsafe levels of fecal coliform.\nJF grew up in nearby Tampa and visited Lithia Springs on several occasions as a boy in the 1970s. His love of springs had its genesis in these exhilarating days spent swimming, diving, courting, jumping from trees, hunting sharks' teeth, and hanging out at the springs. Some of his fondest memories are associated with Lithia Springs. The smaller spring was accessible during this time, and the trees that canopy it served as good jump-off points into the spring and its run.\nLithia Springs County Park\nBrandon, Fla.\nPhoto and map\nScale \u2010 no current flow\nSwimming \u2010 fair\nProtection \u2010 fine\nCrowds \u2010 none at spring, can be crowded at adjacent park\nAccess \u2010 fair, water only \u2010 wading or boat from nearby launch\nFacilities \u2010 fine in adjacent park\nFrom intersection of U.S. 19 and State Road 60 in Pinellas County, drive west on SR 60 1.5-2 miles to State Road 590 just before the Causeway. Drive north on SR 590 about 5 miles, through the community Safety Harbor, to Philippe Park on the right at sign for the park. Take entrance road into park and turn right at T-junction in front of the water (Safety Harbor). Drive a short distance and park on the left just before the beginning of a low rock wall on the left side. Between picnic pavilions is a small point of land with a weather monitoring station. The spring is located a short distance offshore just to the left (north) of the small point of land. Wetterhall (1965, p. 13) said the vent is \"about 200 feet east of the west shore of Safety Harbor.\" A ranger at the park told JF in May 2001 that the spring was about 30 feet offshore. Based on recollections of a visit to the site as a youth, JF remembers the vent as much closer to shore than 200 feet. With no sign of the spring or its manmade housing visible from shore, and without wading into the water, JF could not determine the spring's exact location. See map.\nThe submarine spring site is not visible from shore, and all that can be seen is the relatively dark and murky water of Safety Harbor. JF recollects, from a visit in approximately 1975, that there was once concrete pipe in the vent that was perhaps 6 inches in diameter and extending 1-2 feet above the surface. This pipe was jammed with rocks and trash, and the spring was not flowing. A ranger at the county park told JF in 2001 that no flow had been seen from the spring in years.\nThe ranger also noted that, over the past couple of years, two hillsides in the park had seeped water for several months each. A small creek that enters the park a few feet from the west near the main entrance may also be a run from a small spring, and a pond in a housing development adjacent to the county park on the south also appears to be spring-fed but had no outflow on date of visit in May 2001, a time of historic drought.\nThere is no use of the spring, which apparently is not flowing. Vandalism to the pipe in the spring may have plugged its flow many years ago.\nPhilippe Park is a popular county park with a boat ramp, picnic areas, restrooms, a softball field, pavilions, the site of an historic house, and an ancient mound at the edge of the water that was used for Indian ceremonies.\nThe park is named for Odet Philippe, whose house once stood on the site and who is buried on the grounds.\nVisiting the park for the first time in over 25 years was a nice experience for JF, who coincidentally ran into his old 7th grade physical education teacher while looking for the spring. JF remembers pulling rocks out of the spring pipe circa 1975 to see if the spring would flow again as a result. When nothing happened, he jammed the rocks in again.\nLithia Spring\nPhilippe Park\nScenery \u2010 fair to excellent\nHow Pristine? \u2010 adjacent to mall and near highway, but spring pretty pristine\nAccess \u2010 none at time of publication; site in process of development as a state park\nThe spring is directly behind the south end of Gulfview Square Mall in Port Richey. From U.S. 19, turn west onto Salt Springs Road at the south end of the mall. Drive to the back of the mall and continued on the road which becomes sandy and passes alongside the mall's holding pond to the right (north). The spring pond will become visible through shrubs and grass to the left (south). Across from the west corner of the mall holding pond, look for and proceed down a path 200 yards to the spring run and spring.\nThe spring forms an oval-shaped pond behind it with dimensions of about 200 by 300 feet. Water flows from an indeterminate spot at the western end of the pond, either at the head of the pond or just before a constriction that flows an S-shaped run about 100 feet wide and 10-25 feet across. Water flows strongly in the short run, which is surrounded by shrubs and trees. While water in the lake is dark, the run is lighter and has some green color although it is not very clear. The run narrows and flows over a dirt\/limestone road into an estuary\/bayou system and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. Just below the spot where the run crosses the road is another vent in very shallow water.\nWetterhall and Rosenau (citing Wetterhall) describe two limestone bridges under which water flows. One of the bridges is likely the road over (and under as well?) which the spring flowed on date of visit in May 2001. JF did not see any spot where the run went underground, but there was also a second spot in which the water became very shallow and he was able to wade across. The locations of these two shallow spots correspond roughly to the Wetterhall descriptions: The water flows 100 feet westward to a natural bridge where it enters a hole in a vertical bank, flows about 3 feet underground, and then emerges from a hole in the opposite vertical bank . . . the water flows about 75 feet westward to another natural bridge about 10 feet wide and emerges from three holes in the bottom of the sloping western side of the natural bridge (1965, pp. 19, 22). Use\/Access\nOn March 16, 2001, Salt Spring was dedicated as Florida's newest state park and named Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park. The spring area was not yet open to the public in May 2001. When fully opened, the site will offer trails, restrooms, a picnic pavilion, and wheel-chair accessible parking. The spring is not very suitable for swimming.\nDonations of land by the Werner, Boyce, and Pines families as well as purchases by the State of Florida made state acquisition of the spring and surrounding land possible.\nThe site appears to have been a longtime local hangout and is criss-crossed with old paths and dirt roads.\nSalt Springs State Park is now the 13th spring park in the state system. It acquisition is a happy testament to the efforts of citizens and local and state officials and their recognition of the value and fragility of this unique Florida feature.\nSulfur Spring\nPhillipe Spring\nSulphur (or Sulfur) Spring\nScenery \u2010 blighted urban area, near dog track and housing projects\nHow Pristine? \u2010 dangerously polluted\nProtection \u2010 restoration efforts planned\nAccess \u2010 none\/closed\nThe spring is located about 1\/8 mile east of Interstate 75 where it crosses the Hillsborough River. From I-75, exit onto Bird Street and go one block east (in front of dog track) to U.S. 41 (Nebraska Avenue). Go right or south on U.S. 41 just past dog track to the spring on the right just before the Hillsborough River.\nThe spring is encircled in concrete and about 50 feet in diameter. The pool was fenced off when visited in 2000, but previously was fairly clear and about 30 feet deep. Flow from the limestone openings creates large slicks on the surface of the pool. Water in the spring has a sulfurous odor. Water exits the concrete enclosure over two spillways and into a shallow and sandy run of about 200 yards to the Hillsborough River. Large fish may be seen in the run. There is a concrete retaining wall along part of the run outside the pool and a sidewalk around the pool. A pumphouse is next to the pool. About 100 yards west of the spring is a domed structure that for years pumped water from the spring into a small drinking fountain. The spring is in a densely developed area of homes, businesses, and highways.\nAccording to Dumeyer (in Abstracts of . . . 2003), the spring's\ntributary area contains numerous sinkholes, many of which are used as urban stormwater drains because the area has no natural surface drainage to the [Hillsborough] river. The only natural surface channel is Curiosity Creek which drains 3.5 miles of the NW part of the area and originally flowed into Blue Sink, a swallet, where the surface flow entered the solution channels to Sulphur Springs. Blue Sink became plugged in 1974 and the surface waters now have to be pumped to the river. In addition to the creek, Blue Sink was also fed by Ewanowski Spring, a third magniude spring located 300 feet to the NW of Blue Sink. The plugging raised local water levels by 7-8 feet and blocked the flow from the spring. Initial pump testing showed that Ewanowski Spring could yield about 6 cfs if the Blue Sink water level was lowered to the original level. The Sulphur Springs flow recored show a subsequent decline after Blue Sink was plugged (p. 13).\nAn investigation is being made to see if Blue Spring can be unplugged to help restore the historic flow of Sulphur Springs. The partners in this research are the Tampa Water Departemnt, the Hillsborough River Basin Board, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Abstracts of . . . 2003).\nFlorida's Springs: Strategies for Protection and Restoration (Hartnett, 2000), records that Sulphur Spring suffers from high levels of coliform bacteria (perhaps from septic and local sewage system intrusion), nitrate levels as high as 0.89 mg per liter from stormwater runoff, reduced flow due to the filling of sinkholes that fed the spring, and increased levels of sodium in the springflow (p. 19).\nThe City of Tampa pumps some of the water from the spring for its drinking water supply.\nManatees often congregate in the spring run in the winter.\nDevelopment, pollution, sewage, runoff, filling of sinkholes connected to the spring, led to contaminated water and reduced flow, and the spring was closed to the public in 1986 (Hartnett, 2000).\nThe spring has been a popular recreation site as well as a source of water for Tampans since the early days of the community in the 1880s.\nEfforts to restore the spring include plans for a more effective stormwater plan for the spring's watershed, stronger regulations on the amount of water that can be pumped from the spring, and the re-opening of one of the sinkholes that formerly fed the spring (Hartnett, 2000, p. 19). Restoration efforts were complicated from the late 1990s through the date of publication of this document due to an ongoing drought in the Tampa area and increased demands for water for the city.\nIn an 1873 book about mineral springs in North America, John Jennings Moorman described this spring as follows: \"It arises from a bed of limestone. The water is remarkably clear and transparent, and forms a basin at its source eighteen feet deep\" (p. 217). Mr. Moorman would not likely recognize the spring today.\nLevels of pollutants are so elevated in the spring that local officials consider it toxic. According to Mike Bascom, from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the director of the Florida Springs Task Force, Sulphur \"is a perfect example of what can happen if we do nothing,\" to protect springs. He went on to note, \"Sulfur Springs is never going to recover\" (Call & Stephenson, 2003, p. 44).\nThe efforts to help restore the spring are very laudable. The site will never again be anything like pristine given its location, the development of its watershed, and demands for water. However, any efforts to help cleanse and fix this spring \u2010 one a jewel and now one of the most degraded and polluted in the state \u2010 are welcome and a source of hope.\nJF, who grew up in Tampa, was a sometime visitor to Sulphur Spring as a boy and nearly drowned there when he was about 9 years old. Not knowing what a spring was, and assuming the bottom was only 12 feet like all the other (concrete) pools in which he swam, he attempted to dive to the bottom. As depth and pressure increased and the water darkened, he ran out of air and struggled vainly to return to the surface. At about 6 feet below the surface, he began to experience shallow-water blackout. However, the upwelling flow from the spring lifted him to the surface and safety. A few years later, JF also witnessed a drowning of a small boy in the same pool.\nHow Pristine? \u2010 near downtown, concrete retaining wall, near park and neighborhood\nCrowds \u2010 usually small\nFacilities \u2010 none at site\nThe spring is at the head of Tarpon Street in downtown Tarpon Springs. From the intersection of U.S. 19 and State Road 582 (Tarpon Springs Road) on the east end of Tarpon Springs, drive west (through downtown) about one mile to where road dead-ends at the spring.\nThe spring is set in a circular pool about 200 feet in diameter. Water once flowed from a large cavity near the south side, but does not flow today. The water is salty, and the spring was a submarine spring connected via a subterranean passage to Tarpon Lake 2-3 miles to the east. Fresh and salt water flowed back and forth from the spring to the lake, depending on tidal and other factors that are not fully understood. Periodic draining and filling of Lake Tarpon and the filling (with debris) of the hole in Lake Tarpon connecting the lake and the spring cut off the spring flow altogether.\nToday, the water includes no fresh flow, and visibility is about 3 feet. According to Wetterhall, the spring was once up to 125 feet deep (1965, p. 17), but is now silted. A seawall and walkway surround the spring, and there is a park on the south side. Land rises above the spring on the north side toward downtown Tarpon Springs. The north side has decorative steps and lampposts as well as a small platform that extends a few feet over the basin. The former spring is connected to an estuary system that flows about three miles to the Gulf of Mexico.\nThe site is a public park area, with a promenade, small park, and a veterans' monument near the head of the run.\nThe Greek Orthodox Church uses the spring for an annual religious ceremony (see Springiana below).\nThe estuary system below the spring and the surrounding Gulf of Mexico near Tarpon Springs were once rich in sponges, and the town is famous for its Greek culture and sponge-diving. The sponges are now long-gone.\nEvery year on Epiphany (January 6), the local prelate of the Greek Orthodox Church holds a famous ceremony at the edge of Tarpon Spring. With the boys (and now girls as well) of the local church standing at the ready, the priest throws a cross into the water. There is a mad splash as the boys and girls dive into the spring to try and retrieve the cross. The winner receives a special blessing and is supposed to have good luck over the next year.\nAs is sometimes the case with springs, Tarpon Spring's flow was reduced and ultimately shut off due to lack of knowledge or consideration for its special and complex plumbing. The site is now an attractive little park, but minus its flow might be any small cove or harbor.\nWall (or Health) Spring\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in park area, double-fenced, concrete retaining wall, spring polluted\nFrom downtown Tarpon Springs, go south on Alt. U.S. 19 an estimated 2.5 miles (note--distance was not measured). Turn right (west) at sign for Wall Spring Park, cross Pinellas Trail and proceed to park entrance. The spring is near the parking area, about 150 feet south of the restrooms.\nThe spring pool is about 20 feet in diameter and about four feet deep. It is enclosed by a circular concrete wall and flows into an adjacent small cove or lagoon (Boggy Bayou) a few feet away. The bay opens to the Gulf of Mexico. The wall extends a few inches above the surface for about 1\/2 of the enclosure, and is higher on the east and north sides, extending about three feet above the water. There are two fences around the spring. The floor of the spring is exposed limestone, and water issues from a limestone opening with dimensions of about 3 by 5 feet that looks like a human head profile. The water is clear, creates a surface boil, and the pool had a greenish tint on date of visit in July 2002. The vent appeared to be about 8 feet deep. According to historic measurements (Rosenau et al, 1977), the flow has an elevated and variable chloride content, and the amount of salt in the water probably varies with the tide, amount of rainfall in the spring's recharge area, and other factors.\nThe spring is located in an 80-acre Pinellas County Park, which opened in July 2001. Park facilities include parking and picnic areas, restrooms, water, bike racks, walking trails, and access to the adjacent paved Pinellas Trail (formerly the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad). Future plans are to build a playground, boardwalks, and an observation tower for the spring. In 2002, the Pinellas County Commission voted to pay near $7 million for an additional 35 acres near the park.\nThe is no current access to the spring, which has elevated levels of nitrate and other pollutants. Across Alternate Highway 19 from the spring and park are golf courses and a water treatment facility. Park staff also expressed concern that the walls of the spring could collapse on divers. According to a United States Geological Service report, \"water samples collected at Health Springs since 1982 have nitrate concentrations ranging from 2 to more than 10 mg\/L. These elevated levels reflect the impact of land use in the spring's recharge area\" (Tihansky & Knochenmus, p. 198-211).\nK. Michael Garman has dived in Health Spring and created a web site that details the caverns and includes photographs: the address is http:\/\/www.mindspring.com\/~hydrogeo\/the%20exploration%20of%20wall%20spring.htm\nWall Spring, formerly called Health Spring, was a cure site for almost a century. People seeking relief from gout, rheumatism, gout, and other ailments would come and soak in the salty water. According to the St. Petersburg Times (April 16, 2001), Tampa businessman Charlie Wall purchased the spring in the 1870s and developed it as an attraction. The site was sold in 1927 and renamed Health Springs; the owners built a spa and bath houses and bottled water from the spring to be sold to reduce high blood pressure, bladder and kidney problems, and inflammation of the joints. A pool was built between the spring and the lagoon to accommodate larger crowds, and this pool was open to the public until 1966 or 1968. The land came into the County's hands in 1989.\nThe profile-shaped limestone opening in the spring was said to be that of Senora Ponce de Leon.\nThe spring is significant historically and is set in a nice park and recreation area. The fencing around the spring is unsightly, and it is unfortunate and not a little ironic that Wall or \"Health\" Spring is so unhealthy that no one can swim in it. Because of it location near golf courses and the waste treatment facility, the spring's flow will likely remain polluted for a very long time.\nWall Spring Park\n3725 De Soto Boulevard\nPalm Harbor, Fla.\nRevamped Park Offers Place of Tranquility\nTheresa Blackwell. St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Fla.: Jun 21, 2005. pg. 6\nhttp:\/\/pqasb.pqarchiver.com\/sptimes\/access\/855841771.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=FT&date=Jun+19%2C+2005&author=THERESA\n+BLACKWELL&desc=A+place+of+tranquility\nThe latest round of amenities is now open at Wall Springs Park. But don't slip into the cool spring for a dip \u2010 unless you like water\nmoccasins.\nThe aggressive, poisonous snakes are stirred up from the removal of cattails, a park official says. And no matter how tempting the water looks from the railing of the new boardwalk, swimming is not allowed.\nBut there are plenty of other things for park visitors, including a new butterfly garden, picnic shelters, fishing piers and a 35- foot observation tower overlooking St. Joseph Sound. The county spent about $2.5-million for the third phase of improvements to the southern section of Wall Springs Park. The project renews the springs' status as a recreation destination, a role that goes back at least 110 years, probably much longer.\nPinellas County officials plan a grand opening dedication at 9 a.m. July 23 for the more than 190-acre park located at 3725 De Soto Blvd. Previous phases included parking, restrooms and a house for the park supervisor.\nVisitors are already checking out the new playground with ramps for wheelchair access, resting in the picnic shelters and gazing into the depths of the spring.\nThere's a fishing pier off the new southern parking lot. From the boardwalk, a wide sidewalk loop goes to Picnic Island, where there are more picnic shelters, restrooms, fishing piers and the observation tower.\nLake Panasoffkee Springs Group\nHow Pristine? \u2010 surrounded by ranch land\nAccess \u2010 by water only, land is private\nScuba \u2010 unknown\nThe spring lies at the head of Shady Brook, which flows into the southern tip of Lake Panasoffkee.\nThe authors have not visited this spring, so rely on the description by Champion & Starks:\nFenney Spring, situated on private property, is located about 2 miles east of Coleman in Sumter County on Hwy 484. Fenney Spring lies at the head of Shady Brook, in a spring pool 50 feet in diameter. The spring vent is in about 25 feet of water, and after heavy rain events, may discharge tannic water, as was the case during a site visit in July 1999. The spring is surrounded by woodlands and ranch land used to pasture cattle (May 2001, p. 78).\nNo land access. The navigability of Shady Creek is not known.\nRainbow Springs Group\nKing's Bay Springs Group\nChassahowitzka Springs Group\nHomosassa Springs Group\nFort Cooper State Park\nChassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge\nLake Griffin State Recreation Area\nHow Pristine? \u2010 unknown\nAccess \u2010 unknown\nThe spring lies about 1 mile below (southwest) of the head of Shady Brook, which flows into the southern tip of Lake Panasoffkee.\nShady Brook Spring is located in Sumter County approximately 2 miles southeast of Coleman. The spring is about one mile southwest (downstream) of Fenney Spring, and is surrounded by private property. Access to the spring is by foot traffic only. The spring pool is approximately 30 feet in diameter with a maximum depth of 10 feet. The spring produces a noticeable boil on the pool surface (May 2001, p. 79).\nThe above quote suggests there is land access, but presumably only with the landowner's permission. The navigability of Shady Creek is not known.\nBelton's Millpond Springs\nScale \u2010 2nd magnitude total\nHow Pristine? \u2010 incorporated within golf course and RV park\nCrowds \u2010 small-none\nAccess \u2010 seek permission for access\nIn complex of Shady Brook Golf Course and RV park just east of the intersection of U.S 301 and CR 470 in Sumter County. The spring vent areas are near the main entrance to the property. After turning off the highway, the road immediately turns left and winds back around the golf course and the RV and mobile homes. the spring vent areas on on the right just after this initial left turn where the elevation drops away into trees. Look for signs of karst terrain--exposed limestone at the surface.\nThere are 3-4 springs where water flows up through limestone openings in small alcoves. These vents each create small pools (5-12 feet in diameter) and runs within an area of a few hundred feet of each other. The pools all have clear but dark water and depths that appeared tp be 6-10 feet on date of visit in April 2003. The vents are framed by trees and other vegetation, and their surfaces have duckweek and other aquatic vegetation, although not above the vents. The runs converge after about 200 feet to form a main run that widens from 10-30 feet wide over the next few hundred feet before widening into a large pond that has been created by a weir about 500 feet downstream. There is an island in the pond, the latter of which covers several acres. In the run shortly before it widens into the pond, there is another vent that creates a clear and large (10 feet in diameter) click on the surface. The depth of this vent could not be determined visually. Water flows powerfully over the weir in a water fall and what appears to be the original spring run. This run is about 25 feet wide and several feet deep, and large fish were observed in the water. The banks of the run are heavily vegetated and sub-tropical. The run flows into Shady Brook, which flows into the southern tip of Lake Panasoffkee.\nVisiting the spring at dusk on an April weekday, JF drove right in and asked some residents about the location of the spring. They directed him to the general area. The springs are just a few feet from the entrance road and their run has been modified to serve as a water hazard for the golf course.\nThe name of the spring suggests it once powered a mill.\nThe springs are attractive, and the spring run below the manmade pond is beautiful. JF wonders if the owners of the golf course utilize best management practices to reduce the amount of fertilizers and pesticides that are used on the adjacent land and springshed.\nCanal Springs\nScale \u2010 4th magnitude\nHow Pristine? \u2010 adjacent to golf course and RV park, artificially enlarged\nCrowds \u2010 golfers and residents walking by\nSafety \u2010 poor; alligators in pond\nAccess \u2010 on private property\nIn complex of Shady Brook Golf Course and RV park just east of the intersection of U.S 301 and CR 470 in Sumter County. The spring is between two holes of the golf course and adjacent to RVs and mobile homes. After turning off the highway, the road immediately turns left and winds back around the golf course and the RV and mobile homes. Look for a circular pond, with woods behind it, a golf cart path along side, a utility pole next to it, and about 150 feet from a low, grassy, manmade rise\/hill. It is about 1\/5 mile to the west of Belton's Millpond.\nThis prosaically named spring is in a man-enlarged circular pond that is 150 feet in diameter. Water flows from a two-foot-wide limestone opening in the south-central portion of the pool and creates a mild boil on the surface. Some limestone and a sandy bottom are visible in this section of the pool, which appear to be 2-5 feet deep. There was some vegetation and algae in the water on the date of visit in April 2003. Water appears to flow through a pipe at the NW end of the pool, in to tun from Belton's Millpond, and thence into Shady Creek and Lake Panasoffkee. Land is cleared and developed for golf and residences on three sides of the spring and if flat. A mother alligator and several baby alligators were living in the pool on date of visit.\nVisiting the spring at dusk on an April weekday, JF drove right in and asked some residents about the location of the spring. They said it was directly behind him.\nBelton's Millpond\nScale \u2010 total 2nd magnitude\nHow Pristine? \u2010 along canal in developed area\nCrowds \u2010 little-none\nAccess \u2010 very good\nFacilities \u2010 boat launch nearby\nFromthe intersection of Interstate 75 and County Highway 470, go west on 470 for a few miles (exact figure not measured). Turn right onto County Road 485. The head of the canal is on the left shortly after the turn. The main spring flows from the head of the canal; the others are within 250 feet of this spring and in the canal.\nJF located one definite spring and two probable springs in this canal, based on the directions and descriptions provided by Champion & Starks:\nCanal Spring #1B is located in the southwest corner of Lake Panasoffkee near C.R. 485 and C.R. 485A off County Hwy 470. Spring #1B is composed of two vents on the bottom of the canal channel. Both vents are 2 feet in diameter and are 4 feet apart. One vent is 5 feet deep and the other is slightly deeper at 8 feet. Spring #1B produces a visible boil at the surface of the water. Another Spring, Canal Spring #1A, is located 10 feet north of #1B (May 2001, p. 82).\nThe most obvious spring flows from a pipe or hole at the base of the concrete\/cinderblock wall at the head of the canal. The opening is just above the surface, and the flow appeared to be less than a gallon a second. The canal wall forms a semicircle, and the land rises up steeply approximately 10 feet to the level of the street and adjacent houses. Steps lead down to the canal, which was covered in exotic water lettuce and did not appear to have been used by a boat for some time. The bottom appeared to be about 4 feet deep. Banks along canal are coverd in vegetation, including poison ivy, and there are houses and trees above the canal along its course to the Lake Panasoffkee.\nThe resident of the second house on the south side of the canal said there was a vent behind her house, but JF could not see a slick on the surface. From a boatramp about 300 feet down the canal, JF could see the sites of the springs described by Champion and Starks, but could not see any sign of a boil on the surface. A resident of the house next to the boat ramp told JF there had also been boils near the boat ramp in the past, and that many of the canals in the neighborhood had springs in them.\nThe original spring run was altered some years ago to create the canal and provide residents access by boat to Lake Panasoffkee. The upper portion of the canal was thick with water lettuce, very shallow, and did not look navigable on date of visit in April 2003.\nThe springs have a high nitrate content.\nScenery \u2010 unknown\nFacilities \u2010 unknown\nCost \u2010 unknown\nThis spring is located just west of Interstate 75 between its intersections with the Florida turnpike and S.R. 44.\nThe authors have not visited this spring and had not heard of it before July 2002. It is pinpointed on a map by Champion & Starks (May 2001, p. 76), but no other information is provided. Based on the map, it lies at the head of Little Jones Creek, which flows about 4 miles into the northern end of Lake Panasoffkee. About a mile below the spring, the run is joined by the run of the unnamed spring listed below.\nThis spring is located just east of Interstate 75 and the Florida Turnpike where they intersect.\nThe authors have not visited this spring and had not heard of it before July 2002. It is pinpointed on a map by Champion & Starks (May 2001, p. 76), but no other information is provided. Based on the map, it flows about 1.5 miles to enter Little Jones Creek, which flows another three miles into the northern end of Lake Panasoffkee.\nHow Pristine? \u2010 dock near spring, mostly natural\nAccess \u2010 no access\nThe spring is adjacent to private land near the Marion\/Sumter County line, about 4 miles NE of the Withlacoochie River and 6 miles W of Interstate 75.\nThe authors have not visited this spring, so rely on descriptions by Champion & Starks from the late 1990s and by Rosenau et al. in the 1970s. According to the more recent information from Champion & Starks,\nGum Spring Main is surrounded by private property and is posted no trespassing. The spring pool is approximately 80 feet in diameter. Flow emanates from a circular rock vent in the central part of the pool. The vent is about 25 feet in diameter at the top edge, which is at a depth of 5 feet, and funnels down to a depth of 13 feet below the pool surface. The owner of the land surrounding the spring has maintained the natural condition of the area for the protection of wildlife, and calls it \"Seven Springs Wildlife Refuge\" (May 2001, p. 87).\nThere is an old dock at the spring. To see Rosenau et al.'s earlier description of this spring and the others in the group, click on the following address: http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/springs_of_fl\/aaj7320\/gum.html\nThe springs are surrounded by private property and there is no land access. The run looks swampy and shallow, and is probably not navigable.\nNitrate levels are elevated at this spring.\nScale \u2010 total large 2nd magnitude\nHow Pristine? \u2010 mostly natural state\nThe springs are adjacent to private land near the Marion\/Sumter County line, about 4 miles NE of the Withlacoochie River and 6 miles W of Interstate 75.\nThe authors have not visited this spring, so rely on the late 1990s descriptions by Champion & Starks and the 1970s descriptions by Rosenau et al. According to Champion & Starks:\nGum Slough #1: Located approximately 300 feet northeast of Gum Spring Main. It has an irregular shaped pool about 20 feet in diameter and is located in an open, grassy, wooded area. Surrounding land types include swamp forest to the northwest and higher, flat terrain which is sparsely pine-wooded to the southeast. The pool is about 40 feet in diameter, and the vent is approximately 15 in diameter at its top, wihch is about 3 feet below the pool surface (May 2001, p. 88).\nThere appears to be a typographical error in this description, which first states that the pool is 20 feet in diameter, then that it is 40 feet in diameter.\nGum Slough #2: Located approximately 0.5 miles downstream from Gum Spring. The vent is approximately 30 feet in diameter with a maximum depth of 17 feet. A slight boil is visible at the water surface above the vent. The spring vent is located on the north side of the spring run, and there is a small island that borders the south side of the spring. Gum Slough #2 and Gum Slough #3 are less than 100 yards apart from each other. The owners of the property have named the spring \"Blue Hole\" (May 2001, p. 89).\nGum Slough #s 3-4--no description provided.\nTo see Rosenau et al.'s descriptions of these springs, click on the following address: http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/springs_of_fl\/aaj7320\/gum.html\nSumter\/Marion County\nHow Pristine? \u2010 very natural\nThe spring is adjacent to private land on the Marion\/Sumter County line, about 4 miles NE of the Withlacoochie River and 6 miles W of Interstate 75.\nAlligator Spring (Gum Spring 01A) is located in dense swamp woods on the Mation \u2010 Sumter County line. The spring pool is about 50 feet in diameter. The edge of the vent is about 6 feet from the pool surface and is 20 feet in diameter. Spring flow emanates from under a rock ledge on the north side and near the bottom of a circular vent in the central part of the pool. The run, which is the uppermost reach of Gum Slough, bends wouthwest about 500 feet. There is a large 10-foot alligator that lies at the bottom of the pool, and has been there every time the spring has been visited for sampling (May 2001, p. 86).\nTo see Rosenau et al.'s 1970s description of this spring, click on the following address: http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/springs_of_fl\/aaj7320\/gum.html\nThe spring is surrounded by private property and there is no land access. The run looks swampy and shallow, and is probably not navigable.\nHow Pristine? \u2010 land cleared near spring, pool enlarged and enclosed by dike\nAccess \u2010 adjacent to private property, water access blocked\nFrom Ocala, drive SW on State Road 200 to where is crosses the Withlacoochie River. Put in boat and go upriver about 1.5 miles. Run from spring enters the river from the left NNE. Enter run and proceed another 1\/4 mile to edge of spring pool.\nWilson Head Spring is located about 20 miles south of Ocala off State Hwy 200 on private property. The spring pool is about 100 feet in diameter in a semitropical hardwood swamp forest about 0.25 miles north of the Withlacoochie River. The pool has been artificially enlarged and is enclosed by an earthen dike with a 5-foot wide outlet on the northeast side. The pool water level is about three feet below the top of the dike. The pool is approximately 10 feet deep in the west central part of the spring. A slight boil is evident at the surface. Spring flow discharges to the Withlacoochie River via a short spring run (May 2001, p. 90).\nThere are elevated nitrate levels emanating from the spring.\nPolk County Summary of Features\nScale \u2010 does not flow\nHow Pristine? \u2010 former recreation area, now overgrown and unkempt\nThe spring has not flowed since 1950. The area around the traditional flow site is grassy and overgrown. It historically was a second magnitude spring that flowed into the Peace River.\nThe authors have not visited this spring, but heard a presentation on by Charles Cook of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at conferences on Florida springs in Gainesville in February 2000 and 2003. According to Cook:\nKissengen Spring, located on the upper Peace River in south-central Polk County, historically discharged approximately 15-20 million gallons per day (MGD). Ground-water withdrawals from the upper Floridan aquifer, initially for mining and later for agriculture and public supply, have lowered the potentionmetric surface in the vicinity of the Spring by over 40 feet since the mid-1930s. This resulted in a gradual decline in discharge from the spring with a complete cessation of flow by the late 1950s.\n. . . In 2001, the SWFWMD conducted an investigation to determine the degree to which ground-water withdrawals in Polk County would have to be curtailed to resume discharge to the spring. Results of the study indicated that in order to return 10 mgd of discharge, average annual ground-water withdrawals would have to be reduced by approximately 200 mgd over a 690 square mile area surrounding the spring in Polk County. Since reducing ground-water withdrawals by this magnitude would result in severe economic impacts to the region, it was decided to determine the cost of replacing the ground-water withdrawals with alternative water sources.\nUsing estimates developed in the SWFWMD's Regional Water Supply Plan, the cost of developing alternative sources to replace 200 mgd of ground-water withdrawals could be as high as $1.2 billion (pp. 24-25).\nThere is no current utilization of the spring, which is not open to the public.\nIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kissengen Spring was a popular swimming hole and recreational facility. The spring had a bathhouse, slides, retaining walls, picnic facilities, and up to 10,000 visitors a day. Beginning in the late 1930s, however, pumping from nearby wells \u2010 primarily for use in the phosphate industry \u2010 lowered the potentiometric surface of the aquifer feeding the spring to the point that the spring stopped flowing (\"Abstracts of Talks . . .,\" 2000, p. 11). According to Rosenau et al. (1977, p. 307), Kissengen was \"the first known major spring to cease flowing in Florida because of groundwater withdrawal from wells.\"\nThe area around the spring was mined extensively for phosphate. Strip-mining operations have now moved further away from the spring, the water table below the spring is rising. It is now only about 6 feet below the old vent of Kissengen, and it is possible that the spring might flow again if there is sufficient rainfall and agreement to limit the amount of water withdrawn from the spring's recharge area (\"Abstracts of Talks . . .,\" 2000, p. 11).\nPaynes Creek State Historic Site\nHow Pristine? \u2010 in small park near downtown in neighborhood\nCrowds \u2010 low recreational use\nFrom the intersection of State Road 64 and U.S. Highway 41 in Bradenton, drive south on U.S. 41 for about five blocks. Turn left (east) and go another two blocks to park\/spring site. Note: JF did not write down the name\/number of the side street from U.S. 41, and it may not be 5th Street but is nearby if incorrect.\nThe site of the historic spring is covered with a circular concrete plug that is about 7 feet in diameter and nearly one foot thick. There is no flow or evidence of flow (i.e., a dry run) a the site, which has evidently been dry or plugged for many years. It appears that the spring originally flowed north and emptied into the Manatee River a few blocks away.\nThe site has a small park (about 2 acres) with picnic tables and playground equipment.\nA few blocks west of the park, across U.S. 41, is an historic district\/village that was once the center of Bradenton.\nAn historic marker is next to the spring (see photograph) and has the following inscription:\nMANATEE MINERAL SPRING Here flowed a spring which had been used by Indians and was found by Manatee's first white settler, Josiah Gates, who settled nearby in January 1842. It served Branch Fort, when the early settlers camped nearby for protection from the Seminole Raid of 1856. During this encampment, the first child born (March 4, 1856) was Furman Chairs Whitaker, who became Manatee County's first native born doctor, practicing here from 1896, until shortly before his death in 1945. In the early 1900s, the spring became the center of a small park which included a pacnic pavilion.\nJF stumbled across the park while visiting the historic district in 1993. He remembered the park and was able to find it again in December 2001, when the photograph was taken.\nLake Manatee State Recreation Area\nMyakka State Forest\nFort DeSoto Park\/National Historic Site\nOscar Sherer State Park\nHow Pristine? \u2010 developed spa, adjacent buildings, land cleared near spring\nSwimming \u2010 yes\nCrowds \u2010 can be heavy\nAccess \u2010 excellent, fee for use\nScuba \u2010 only with special permission\nCost \u2010 varies by services and use\nThe springs are located about a mile north of U.S. 41 in North Port in southern Sarasota County, a short distance above Port Charlotte. The entrance is well signposted off U.S. 41.\nThe spring forms a circular pool about 200 feet in diameter. Water in the pool is clearer in the mornings and after periods of rain, but tends to get cloudy during the day. The flow may also be affected by tide (Rosenau et al., 1977, p. 327). Water flows from a cave system that has been explored to depths of more than 250 feet. The water is high in salt and sulfur content and is about 85 degrees on the surface. The temperature rises as the depth increases and is over 90 degrees in the deepest portions. Land around the spring is mostly cleared, except for ornamental plants and palms. Much of the perimeter of the spring has been modified into a beach area. Water exits the spring pool on the SW side and flows into Salt Creek, which flows about 2 miles into the Myakka River.\nWarm Mineral Springs is the last of the great Florida spring cure sites, and continues today as a spa where people come to relax, bathe in the warm and smelly waters, and actually seek cure from arthritis and other ailments. The owners terms the site The Springs: An International Spa at Warms Mineral Springs, and are a development of Nature Health USA.\nServices at the spring include use of the spring for swimming, mud baths, massages, wraps, and other treatments.\nManatees travel up the Myakka River and Salt Creek to the spring in the winter.\nMany of the local residents around the spring moved or retired to the area for the specific purpose of being in proximity to the spring.\nThe spring has a rich archeological history. During the ice ages, when water levels were much lower, native inhabitants utilized what were then caverns at the site. Human and animal remains have been dated to 12,000 years old. Remains of 26 native people have been found at the site, suggestion it was also a burial ground. Approximately 6,000 burials have been found at nearby Little Salt Spring.\nVisiting this spring is not just like traveling in time, it is also like traveling back to the old world. When JF visited the spring in 1996, he did not hear any of the customers speaking English; the all sounded like they were from eastern Europe.\nLittle Salt Spring\nPort Charlotte Beach State Recreation Area\nCaloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge\nDon Pedro Island State Recreation Area\nGasparilla Island State Recreation Area\nThe Springs: An International Spa at Warm Mineral Springs\nSan Servando Avenue\nWarm Mineral Springs, FL 34287\nScale \u2010 0 magnitude (no current flow at historic site); est. 5th magnitude nearby\nScenery \u2010 fiar\nHow Pristine? \u2010 overgrown area of pool site, near park and house\nThe historic spring site is behind a house in an area set aside as a city pioneer park and museum on the west side of the town of Zolfo Springs along Highway 64. Turn north off Highway 64 into the park\/museum\/historic area\/zoo and look for an old house in the NE end of the park along the back road that parallels Highway 64. Look behind the house for remnants of concrete in the brush at the edge of the forest and for the dry spring run.\nThere is no current flow at Zolfo Spring and apparently has been no flow since the town plugged up the spring with concrete in the 1960s, according to a park staff person working at the site. The site of the pool once built around the spring is completely overgrown, and evidence of the pool is difficult to see amid the brush and overgrowth. The historic spring run passes through semitropical forest (estimated to be 1\/3 mile) to the Peace River. On date of first visit in December 2001, portions of the old run contained water but no flow. The run is 6-10 feet wide and countersunk several feet below the general surface. The size of the run suggests the historic flow was probably third magnitude.\nA short distance downstream in the Peace River--perhaps 1,000 feet south of the original spring--there are numerous drips and seeps on the east side of the river and on both sides of the boat ramp. The more northerly seeps are from 3-4 cracks in the limestone back and trickle into the river. The cracks appear to have been worn into the limestone by the flow, are a few inches wide, and extend up the bank which was 5 feet high on date of visit in April 2002. This portion of the bank is on the river side of a peninsula perhaps 400 feet long and 75 feet wide. A pool created by the peninsula to the east of the river abuts the campground at the park. It is possible that these little flows are merely river water seeping through the narrow peninsula into the river.\nThe other seeps are south of the boat ramp and consisted of perhaps six distinct trickles from the bank and a large wet area, all within 100 yards of the boat ramp on the east bank. It is possible that these seeps are merely surficial flow from a large pond\/small lake a short distance to the east. There is also what appears to be a sinkhole just above these seeps to the south, which is being used as the alligator pen in the park's zoo. Alternatively, all these seeps may be caused by the stopping up of Zolfo Spring in the 1960s..\nThere is no utilization at the old spring site. The adjacent historic\/pioneer park includes a museum, boat ramp, RV park, campground, zoo, locomotive, old cabin, and other historic structures.\nThe old pool at Zolfo was built in the 1930s as a WPA project. It was used until at least 1963, based on an article published that shows a photo of the pool and touts its recreational value (\"Zolfo Springs Awakens After Long Sleep,\" in Area Development Progress, Nov.-Dec. 1963, p. 2). Based on the old photograph, the pool was rectangular, about 25 yards in length, and had a low diving board. The article states that the spring has \"quite a history. Years ago, Seminole Indians came here to drink the spring water, at times camping for months or more,\" p. 2.\nThe site is worth a visit to search for the remnants of the old pool and the historic run. JF did not know the fenced area above the seeps was a zoo until he saw an ostrich just a few feet away inside the fence!\nHighland Hammocks State Park\nCopyright 2001-2018 by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan.\nAll rights reserved - no part of this site may be reproduced for commercial purposes.\nInformation may be used for non-commercial purposes with proper citation.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Winter Wolf is Officially Launched!\nSo... I'm blogging on a Friday... which I almost never do! It's only because I'm super excited and really happy and feeling great.\nPart of that is because it is Hallowe'en and I'm sitting at my desk dressed as a pirate. I'm a little sad that no one else dressed up for Hallowe'en, but I can, if forced, wear my old lady jumper (that's sweater for you North America folk) to hide said costume. I saw tonnes of costumes as I was walking to work. Most of the costumed folk were kids and school-aged older kids. But leaving the house, I did spy an adult leaving her house in an epic witch's costume and that pleased me greatly.\nHowever, I'm really excited about The Winter Wolf. It is now officially launched! Yay! You can purchase it directly from my online store HERE. If you prefer the Kindle version, you can get that HERE. If you prefer to acquire the book in a variety of formats, you can do so through Smashwords HERE. If you prefer to order the paperback directly from the printer, you can do that HERE. As it has just been launched, it hasn't yet been released on the other platforms, but I'll keep an eye out for you. It should be up very soon.\nAlso on release news, a giant congratulations to Matt Shupinski for winning the Goodreads Give Away. I will have the book out to you very soon.\nSpeaking of books going out, for those of you who pre-ordered the books, they will be shipped out soon. My trusty little web Imp will email you when the book is mailed, and provide you with a tracking number.\nThose of you who are still reading this, I'm throwing a party to celebrate the launch. You can get the details of that party HERE. RSVP if you wish to come! Hopefully see you there!\nThat's all I wanted to say, really. Have a marvellous Samhain, and I'll be back on Monday.\nLAKS DL;F HWV;OIYF'OJ IUSHMCWMLAGLSBF SVELN IUAYFXNEPGA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!\nAhem. Pardon me. I'm just panicking. A bit.\nAlright, a lot.\nThere is the more immediate panic, from which I am now recovering, of this morning, when I opened my eyes and discovered that I had awoken at the precise time I ought to have been leaving the house if I had any chance of getting to work on time. I had, it seems, left my alarm clock (my phone) in the living room last night. It sounded on time... I just couldn't hear it.\nI am an idiot.\nSo I woke up with a realisation no unlike that of Hugh Grant's character in Four Weddings and a Funeral (before my reputation is destroyed, I watched that under duress), and then ran around the house like a chicken with its head cut off trying to get ready.\nI am extremely fortunate that the Amazing Flatmate was around and that she was getting a ride into town for her work. She was also starting at 9:00 am. I flung myself around getting ready, and made it just in time for the ride to arrive. So thanks Amazing Flatmate's mum. You rock.\nThe other bit of panic is the fact that, despite being told that they have shipped, the books I ordered (and absolutely require) for this Sunday's book launch have not yet arrived. There were supposed to be here Tuesday. There are only two delivery days left and I'm panicking. A bit.\nThey're usually so good about getting the books out in time. In the three years I have been using them, they've been late only once. This better not be a second time, because I will cry. I'm seriously stressed.\nI'm not sure what I can do if they don't arrive in time. Cry? I'm most upset for my readers, many of whom have already reserved copies to be picked up at the launch. What if the books aren't there for them? I'm don't want anyone to be disappointed on my account. The thought of disappointing my readers upsets me a lot.\nSigh. Well, there's nothing I can do. I'll just pray the books make it on time and chew my nails until they arrive.\nI must have faith. They will arrive on time. They will...\nAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm fine. I'm fine! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Image courtesy of Jalopnik.com. Click for link.\nSeriously, though. I'm fine. I'm going to do some Welsh lessons now to try and calm down. After all, frustration is better than panic, no?\nGood morning, Readers!\nI have exhausted my supply of things to rant about, so I'm just going to catch you up on things in my life.\nThe first is that J.K. is back from his vacation and I'm once again doing weight training before my martial arts classes. The week off was much appreciated. I'm doing much better now that my arm has had time to heal, though pull ups and chin ups are still a huge issue for me. I still can't do them unassisted, and that bothers me. A lot. My goal is to be able to do at least one by Christmas. That is a sad goal indeed.\nStill on my martial arts training, an opportunity to learn knife fighting has come up. It is conditional - there will be no class if not enough people sign up for it, but hopefully enough people will.\nFinally, my dream of becoming a real life rogue straight out of Dungeons and Dragons shall be realised!\nThis will be me. Beautiful art by Peter Balogh. Image courtesy of artist's Deviant Art page. Click for link.\nWhen I find the money, I'll also be taking wilderness survival courses as well as tracking\/hunting lessons, so I can be a real life ranger as well.\nI'm not all that serious about the rogue and ranger stuff, in case you were worried for my mental health. I am serious about the knife fighting, wilderness survival and tracking, though. One day. One day.\nI'm quite excited to get on the knife fighting thing. Though, to be honest, if anyone ever pulled a knife on me in a real life situation, I'd run the frak away. No amount of training will convince me that engaging in a real life knife fight will end happily for me. Knives are scary shit. It's all too close range and far too fast for my comfort... which is partly why I'm taking the knife fighting class. I want to train myself out of the panic reflex that I always suffer when people get into my very large personal bubble.\nIt happens even when the person in question is being non-threatening.\nSo yeah. That's a thing that I hope will happen very shortly.\nIn writing news, things are going really well. I hit 75 000 words yesterday, and I'm finally feeling like I'm in a routine and can bang out roughly 2 000 words a day. At last. AT LAST! (Imagine a loud crash of thunder followed by maniacal laughter)\nNaturally, this happens just as people start dying off in the story. In three days, I have killed four characters, and the words are at last coming easily. I think there may be something slightly broken in my brain. I promise I'm not a psychopath. I think.\nStill, I am really, really glad to be back in a position where I can (and do) write and where the words come easily... well easier than they had before.\nI think I've written of this before, but it is a genuine thrill for me when the words just come. I get a little high when that happens. Even if I don't get many words down, if they start to flow, I feel like the day was an excellent day. It improves my mood exponentially, and also makes me excited to get up in the morning. I'm excited to get writing; not because I dislike the story any less, but because the words are at last flowing.\nThe dam has burst.\nNow that I've said that, of course, I have probably cursed myself and it. I'll try for another 2 000 words today regardless, I suppose.\nMy Welsh lessons are going. I've found lesson six tough, largely because I'm a horrific perfectionist when it comes to this stuff and I get really mad at myself if I slip up. It's like high school all over again. In any case, I have repeated the lessons several times (lesson six is actually split into two) and will be moving onto lesson six B - useful phrases.\nI'm thinking I will download these all and just play them on repeat while I sleep. Maybe that will help. I heard it can. Just like high school, I'm trying everything I can to excel. It's... so very typical of me.\nI think I need to learn to relax about stuff. Does it really matter if my Welsh isn't perfect?\n(The answer is yes, it matters to me, but it really shouldn't matter as much as it does)\nSpeaking of Welsh lessons, I really ought to get started on mine. Have a great day all!\nHoly Shit, Writing IS at War!\nSo... Holy crap! The writing world is up in arms!\nYou remember when I wrote THIS blog post about a certain author who stalked the woman who catfished her? Apparently it's a much bigger scandal than I realised.\nNow dubbed Authorgate (must every scandal now end in 'gate'? Really? Can we not be more inventive than that?), it's a big deal. And, you know, after some reflection, it ought to be.\nThere are two ways to read this story.\nAn author was catfished and caught the person responsible.\nAn author stalked a woman who reviewed her badly.\nNow, there is no doubt that the reviewer in question was engaging in some deliberate trolling, but what the author did was really not appropriate. At all. In fact, I mentioned in the blog post that her article made me feel uncomfortable, as I knew that what she did was very wrong, but that I totally empathised with her. I saw a lot of myself reflected in that author and it made me squirm a little bit.\nIt seems that the world aware of this story has been split into two camps, and they're butting heads. The two armies at war are the author's supporters, and her detractors. Those who support the author in question note that the reviewer was most definitely catfishing\/trolling and that should not be supported in any way, shape or form. The opposing side notes that the author stalked a woman over her obsession with a bad review and that should not be supported in any way, shape or form.\nThere are also the 'on the fencers' or those who won't take sides in this perceived battle. They say things like 'They were both wrong.'\nI'm afraid I'm going to anger a lot of people when I say that I agree that they were both wrong. However, the more I think on the issue, and however much I empathise with the author (and I do. The reviewer's behaviour extends far and beyond merely a simple bad review and strays wildly into career-threatening cyber-bullying), I find no justification for her behaviour at all. The author is not the hero in this story. No one is.\nThe reviewer, who has a history of being extremely vitriolic (even leading the charge of an online harassment campaign against a fourteen-year-old reviewer who happened to disagree with her review) went about trying to drive someone crazy and she was called out on it. No doubt she was feeling secure knowing that the balance of power was surely in her favour; if the author ever called her out on it, she would be piled upon by the online community who have made it their mission to keep author's behaviour in check.\nAs an aside, these check and balances are a good thing, for the most part. There have been many authors who have responded very poorly to ordinary reviews that weren't stellar. I have read many a public hissy fit - and when I say hissy fit, I mean more than just expressing dismay about a review - or stories about authors attacking their reviewers over the internet with a shake of my head. On the flip side, many of these people are abusing their powers, targeting authors for no other reason than them expressing dismay at a poor review or even authors calling for an amicable solution to disputes caused by bad online behaviour from both sides of any given dispute.\nOn the other side, there is the obsessive author, who literally stalked a woman. I'm going to say this again, she stalked someone. That is simply unacceptable behaviour. It doesn't matter if the person being stalked is considered a horrible online troll. Stalking is unacceptable.\nFavour, authors, if you feel you are being harassed, you make meticulous notes and you turn the evidence you have to the authorities. Chances are, the authorities won't be able to help you (even if threats against your person have been made, as we can see by the clusterfuck that is Gamergate), but at least you'll know you have done everything you can. What you don't do is go all vigilante on the catfisher's arse. You are not the Green Arrow.\nNo one has failed any cities.\nSo, to me, both were in the wrong. The reviewer wasn't wrong to write a bad review of a book, she was wrong in all the other horrible stuff she was doing to said author (and to others). The author was so, so, so wrong in trying to tackle the issue on her own and stalking someone.\nAnd further, for the record, absolutely nothing justifies being stalked. Yes, what the reviewer did was wrong (not the actual review, but the other stuff), but the author did not respond appropriately.\nStalking is not okay.\nTo that end, there is a protest going on with book bloggers called the blogger blackout. As a protest against the actions of the stalking author, they've decided to suspend all book blogging activities (including blog tours) for a week or so. THIS blog stated that the blackout was to end on the 27th of October, but from what I've managed to tell after finding out about it yesterday is that the blackout is more of a rolling blackout than a complete blackness of the bloggersphere. And you know, they're right to do so.\nBut for the record, I do feel that an author cannot defend themselves against cyber-bullies without bearing the brunt of a wildly inappropriate and vicious backlash. Cyber-bullies know this, and use the fact to make an author's life an absolute misery. What recourse is there for an author who cannot even blog about being bullied without it threatening their career (I'm almost afraid to hit publish on this post, for example, because I didn't defend the reviewer)?\nJust something to chew on.\nBut that's enough of that. There is a battle being fought on another front. It's NaNoWriMo versus ... people who are against NaNoWriMo for some reason. I already provided a rebuttal against one such twit in yesterday's post. There is another writer who despises NaNoWriMo with a passion. Her article (which can be found HERE) was already wonderfully rebutted HERE.\nLook guys, I know that you think your position is some sacred thing, but it's not. Anybody can writer, and they should! If they have the discipline to sit down every day and tap out a thousand words, then who are you to try and stop them? Further, if they want to try and get those words published, what business is that of yours? Is the title of writer so sacred that you would take to the information super highway brandishing picket signs to try and stop the dilution of what it means to be a writer? I mean, really. This is ridiculous.\nNaNoWriMo is a harmless event that encourages people to prove something to themselves. That is all. All this anti-NaNoWriMo crap is far more irritating than all the things surrounding NaNoWriMo will ever be. If writing makes people happy, let them write - even if you find them to be posers, even if them expressing something about the craft (it's a lonely vocation, for example) that you have known for a long, long time makes you roll your eyes.\nLet them write.\nI happen to think it is brilliant. It might, for example, make the average person appreciate just how difficult a profession writing is and, perhaps, they might feel much more empathy for the career writer and less inclined to think that writers, in don't know, shouldn't get paid for their hard work.\nYes, every month is NaNoWriMo for serious writers. I did NaNoWriMo two years in a row, before I gave up on it as I write like the dickens every month (usually. Human is an interesting aberration on an otherwise unblemished record) and the event actually ended up being a distraction from my various works in progress. But goodness, people writing a whack of words one month of the year has absolutely no effect on the writing that I do, nor does it affect your writing, I'll wager. All this whinging these anti-WriMoers are doing feels like they just need something to rail against to make themselves feel superior to the rest of the writing masses; that they are trying to make themselves feel more special by telling everyone else that they're not special.\nThat's annoying. Can I boycott that?\nOi, you lot, up there in your ivory towers. Time to come down. Now.\nSo, by all means, 'serious' writers, avoid November and treat those people who participate in NaNoWriMo as if they're a scourge upon the earth. I'll be over in the corner waving my pompoms in support of those who take the annual plunge into frustration, loneliness and despair.... after I get my own daily word count down. This book won't write itself.\nYou can do it WriMoers!\nWriting is at War. Apparently.\nSomeone has declared war on writing and (unpublished) writers. Apparently. Specifically, it's some guy named Tom Mitchell who has declared war on writing and writers, and he did so in THIS article. Friend and fellow writer A. Laramey made his ridiculous screed known to me in her blog post last Wednesday. She said she was conflicted about it. I'm not. It's a stupid rant from a frustrated writer who hates that the 'wrong sort of people' write and let it be known they're writing on social media.\nHe actually states that he \"...realised the full extent of my hatred for unpublished novelists during an evening of drinking craft beer with a friend.\"\nHow horribly ironic, him being an unpublished novelist and all. Perhaps he's trying to come off as ironic\/funny hipster-ish but, as April said, he misses the mark. By a wide margin.\nHe looses me completely when he starts in on genre, but I'll start from the very beginning.\nThis casual plan for a future novel-writing is indicative of the literary world's failing health. We must wake to this imminent danger. Soon, more people will write fiction than read it. Much like my parents' inevitable adoption of Facebook, I dread the day Dad announces he's writing a novel set in an alternative reality where the Nazis won after all. I'd rather bring up my son in the Third Reich than a world in which nobody reads fiction but everybody writes it*.\nOh for Pete's sake! This was his reaction when a friend told him that he wanted to write a novel. This was Mr. Mitchell's reaction.\nDafuq did I just read? People planning to write novels in the future are a symptom of the failing health of the literary world? What? Am I the only one who finds this nonsensical? Not to appear rude, but people not writing would be far more indicative of the literary world's failing health. After all, there must be people to write in order to have a healthy literary world. There must be writers. More, there must be new writers, new voices, new perspectives, else the blood of the literary world stagnates and goes stale. People writing lots is ultimately good for the literary health. Sure, not all of what will be written is good, but that is neither here nor there.\nLike many people, he has a fear that more people will be writing fiction than reading it. I'm not sure that that has not already come to pass myself. However, in general, people who write also read. People who hope to write well should read a lot. Those who are serious about the craft soon come to realise this, and they start reading. A lot. Even if they never become serious about their craft, what's the harm? Let them write. What's it to you?\nThe internet has mutated reasonable people into wannabe writers. Starting a novel is the middle-class equivalent of getting a fake tan and manicure, sure that you're only an audition away from pop chart success.\nThis is actually more loaded than I think I can handle without loosing my temper. I find the most problematic aspect of all are the grossly overt classist overtones of this sentiment. Working class people starting a novel? Say it ain't so!\nAnd is the desire to be a writer unreasonable? I didn't get that memo. I don't find it unreasonable at all. Anyone can and should write a story if they feel they have the skill and discipline to get it done. Does that mean they're entitled to be picked up by traditional publishers? No. But if it gives them pleasure and purpose to try, what's it to you? If they decide to self-publish, well, good on them. That's a lot of work and expense. Again, if that's what they decide, how is that a problem? They will be tried in the court of popular opinion, if they're seen at all.\nIt's like the X Men but if the X Men had convinced themselves of their mutant powers through overuse of the #amxmen hashtag, rather than concrete proof of superhuman ability.\nWait, there's an AmXMen tag? Get me in on that! My superpower is not going postal when people prove to be snobbish, elitist jerks. Joking aside, I have no idea what this complaint is about. If someone is writing, they have every right to say so. And if they write every day, be it only fifteen minutes a day, they have every right to identify themselves as a writer, whether or not they have a finished manuscript. Whether or not they are published. If they're writing, they're a writer. Let me define writer for those who still don't understand:\nOne who writes.\nThere you go. That's all you need to know about what a writer is and who can claim to be one.\nNaNoWriMo's got a lot to answer for.\nYes, because encouraging people to follow their passions and give them a platform with which to achieve something is inherently evil\/wrong. Do I have an eye roll gif? Where is my stockpile of eye roll gifs?\nHe then goes on to express 'almost' pity for agents, who must be flooded every December with ill-edited manuscripts, having to read piles and piles of drivel around the end of NaNoWriMo. This, I concede, may well be an issue. Even still I cannot fault these writers - and they are writers, whether any of us like it or not - for trying.\nI've been trying to be a novelist for ten years.... #amwriting is constantly trending on Twitter and 75% of Twitter accounts use the word 'writer' in their profile bio. FACT. It doesn't matter if you're unpublished. The act of putting finger to keyboard is qualification enough. Writing '#amwriting' is qualification enough.\nIf you have a completed, semi-completed or barely started manuscript, you, sir\/madame, are a writer. As it happens, you are currently an unpublished writer, but a writer nonetheless. Given this is the case, please excuse my confusion as to what the point of this is exactly. Is this a projection of self-loathing?\nThen there is this sentence:\nBeing skilful, rather than a braggart, once held value.\nMr. Mitchell, I'm curious how you propose people acquire this skill without practice? Writing, like all skills, must be constantly practiced in order to be improved upon. Skill is not something that someone is born with. It is learned, worked upon. Like throwing a ball or shooting an arrow accurately, it must be practiced. How are people to get sufficiently good at writing to please your obviously very delicate sensibilities if the very act of practicing - i.e. writing - irritates you enough for you to write an entire screed against people who do it.\nSo sure, what they're writing now might not be great stuff, but give these 'wanna be writers' a few years, and they'll be the next Steven Erikson (I chose a very good fantasy writer specifically because of the next quote)... if they're lucky enough to be noticed.\nAnd yes, plenty of unpublished stuff out there is utter rubbish (and a lot of published stuff, I might add). There is also plenty of unpublished stuff out there that is absolute gold. Just because a work is currently unpublished does not mean that it is entirely unworthy.\nPart of the problem is that the fantasy genre is becoming mainstream. Unpublished writers often write fantasy. Over seven million 'normal' people watched the last episode of Game of Thrones, for fuck's sake.\nAt risk of being one of those people, OMFG! What? Fantasy gaining popularity is a problem? For the record, he targets science fiction as well, with space opera receiving a special mention. As a speculative fiction writer, I'm trying very hard to contain my current ire. I fail to see a problem with fantasy becoming mainstream. Do you know what that means? It means that more people are reading speculative fiction. Let me reiterate what is important about that sentence.\nMore. people. are. reading.\nAnd if more people are reading speculative fiction, it means that publishers are going to be hungry for more talent in speculative fiction. That means some of those currently unpublished speculative fiction writers will one day be published speculative fiction writers. Is this what is really bugging Mr. Mitchell? That these speculative fiction writers may be published before him?\nI will also add that he paints the average fantasy lover in a terrible light:\n... fat middle-aged men with extravagant facial hair and weird dice and cards with pictures of unicorns on them.\nAs a fit young woman with little to no facial hair, I'd like to send a hearty 'piss off' to Mr. Mitchell. I love fantasy. I love science fiction. I'm less thrilled by horror, but that's neither here nor there.\n(And I have thus far played one game of a tabletop R.P.G. I loved it. I own a D20, and plan on acquiring a full set. Come at me, bro.)\n...if the thing has to happen (gaming and fantasy loving), I'd rather it took place silently, without drawing attention to itself. What ever happened to clandestine meetings in your basements? Why must everything take place in Starbucks, pimped through Facebook and Twitter? Dignity, as traditional publishing, as God, is dead.\nWhat a tit. Look, I would be apologetic that the wonderful unadulterated love of gaming and speculative fiction is bothering Mr. Mitchell, but I'm not quite that Canadian. No one is forcing you to join in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. People enjoying themselves... in public (gasp)... makes you angry? You think the harmless partaking in some games is undignified? You need to seek a therapist.\nLet me guess, a card game after dinner is fine, BUT THEY BETTER NOT BE MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARDS SO HELP ME (dead) GOD!\nSeriously, where are my eye roll gifs? Where did I put them?\nAnd then there is this gem:\nIt used to be cool to be an unpublished writer. It used to be sexy. The witty, intelligent bookish type, bothering his\/her imagination at unreasonable hours, taking Mexican amphetamines to keep the muse awake.... More importantly, the unpublished writer was unappreciated in his\/her lifetime. John Kennedy Toole \u2013 there's an unpublished writer, with the suicide to go with it.\nI think this is the crux of the matter. Somewhere in Tom Mitchell's psyche sits the archetypal writer; the lonely bookish type who knows his genius... and is lonely in that knowledge. In Mr. Mitchell's psyche, that's sexy. I'm going to leave alone the glorification and romaticisation of a life so unfulfilled it results in suicide alone. I'm pretty sure I don't need to point out how incredibly wrong and twisted that is.\nI'm not going to, actually. Fuck anyone who reduces serious mental illness, reliance on drugs and tragic loss of life to some twisted aspiration. Fuck that guy right in the ear.\nI'll wager, however, that Mr. Mitchell envisioned himself as that sexy under-appreciated unpublished writer; that rakish bookworm with a good heart and tortured soul (excuse me while I barf, please). I suspect that this piece is a reaction to finding out that he is not so special after all, not nearly as unique. And he doesn't like it. What's more, he doesn't like anyone who doesn't fit the embarrassingly archaic and archetypal image of an unpublished writer he's bought into heart and soul. Those people are undignified, are fat and gross, they play games and have fun. It may be that Mr. Mitchell had the sudden realisation that his exclusive club - the club of unpublished writers - has a broader membership than he wanted, and it includes some (in his opinion) undignified types; it includes types that do not match the extremely limiting image of the unpublished writer he has so clearly romanticised in his own mind.\nThe reality is, anyone can be an (unpublished) writer, and that makes us all less special. I would contend that we most certainly ought to get paid for our work, just as plumbers, taxi drivers and check-out clerks. I would also contend that we are no more special than plumbers, taxi drivers and check-out clerks. Furthermore, just like plumbers, taxi drivers and check-out clerks, we are varied in our interests and hobbies outside of our occupation, including but not limited to playing tabletop R.P.G.s. We're human beings, not gods.\nThe bottom line? Writer's aren't special. It's time to come down from our ivory towers. It was time a long time ago.\nThat reality seems a little tough to bear for some.\nFound one! Image courtesy of Giffy.com. Click for link.\nAs many of you know, yesterday was a hard day for Ottawa. For those of you who don't know, it went something like this:\nShortly before ten in the morning, a soldier guarding the War Memorial in downtown Ottawa was shot in the chest. He is confirmed to have died from his injuries later in the day.\nCorporal Nathan Cirillo, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Hamilton. He was 25 years old and a father of a 6 year old boy. Reports are that he had his back to the gunman when he was shot. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace, Corporal. Image from MacLeans.com. Click for link.\nThe assailant, carrying what witnesses describe as an assault rifle, then ran to Parliament Hill. He entered the centre block. Security moved swiftly and a fire fight inside Centre Block ensued. One parliament staffer, a guard, was shot in the leg.\nThe shooter, identified as Canadian born Michael Zahef-Bibeau, was shot and killed in that gun fight. Ottawa's dowtown core went under lock down as they searched for possible accomplices\/other shooters. All across Canada, military bases closed as a precaution.\nSergeant-At-Arms, Kevin Vickers, is the man who killed the gunman, according to the reports. I have no doubt that this man's actions were pretty damned heroic yesterday. Many MPs took to social media thanking him and his team for ensuring that the death toll was no higher than it was and that they were taken to safety quickly and efficiently.\nSergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers. Reading up on him, and hearing his interview on the CBC, he seems like an incredible guy. Thank you, Sergeant-At-Arms for all you've done. Image courtesy of The National Post. Click for link.\nAccording to what I've read, the working theory is currently that the gunman was acting alone. Even still, there is a greater police presence on the streets of Ottawa today and details are slow in coming as the matter is still under investigation.\nYesterday, I watched the CBC news live feed on my computer in shock. This sort of thing is not supposed to happen here. In Canada? In Ottawa?\nIt's hard to take. I'm still upset about it.\nWhen news of Corporal Cirillo's death was announced and when they named the victim, I started to cry. I cannot imagine the grief his friends and family must be going through; to have such a promising young life cut so short and when he was doing something so seemingly safe and sacred as guarding the War Memorial in the centre of Canada's capital.\nI'm still processing it all, so this post might be a little incoherent.\nI went to training last night. It was part of my weekly routine, and I needed the normalcy. I only managed to train for a hour, though, before fatigue got the better of me. It's tough work, spending hours trying hard not to cry.\nI am also very afraid. The thought of any accomplices doesn't scare me. It's not that I'm terrified of another attack. I'm not. I'm terrified of what our PM will do, using this as an excuse. For those of you who don't already know, I do not like our Prime Minister. I think he is sinister. I don't think he is working for the betterment of Canada and her people. I feel like he has single-handedly destroyed everything that made Canada such a wonderful place to be; that made this country, my adopted home, something I fell in love with and cherished.\nI am terrified he will use today's incident to do worse.\nBut there are things that warm my heart and give me hope.\nIgnoring the PM's posturings, New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulclair had some very moving words to say last night about what this attack attempted to do, and failed.:\n\"Good evening my fellow Canadians. Today the peace of our nation's capital was shattered by an act of hatred and brutality -- cowardly act designed to strike at the heart of our democracy, at the heart of who we are.\nBut I'm here tonight in solidarity, side-by-side with my colleagues, with our Prime Minister and with all Canadians.\nThis attack struck with sudden and deadly violence. It was carried out on the very ground where we come together to exchange ideas with the knowledge that whatever our differences, we will always resolve them peacefully.\nIt was intended to make us more fearful of our neighbours and less confident in ourselves. But it has failed. Today's events have instead only succeeded in drawing us closer, in making us stronger.\nIn this moment, Canadians are unified in grief and stricken with disbelief. Canada is shaken today but we shall not waver. We woke up this morning in a country blessed by love, diversity and peace and tomorrow we will do the same.\nThese acts were driven by hatred, but also designed to drive us to hate. They will not. We will stand up, we will stand together. We will persevere and we will prevail.\"\nThat is the Canada I fell in love with.\nI also read a headline that said: \"After the Attack, We're Still Canada.\" Click the link and read the article. It's a great article that more articulately says what I want to.\nYou see, after the attack, I've come to realise just how much I've fallen in love with this country. The Canada I know and love is kind and compassionate, level-headed and practical. It is wide swaths of pristine, untouched landscapes. It is respect; for the land and for each other.\nThe Canada I fell in love with is being slowly dismantled by it's current leader, but I don't believe that will last long. Canadians are peaceable, but we aren't naive or stupid. The tactics employed by the current leadership has not gone unnoticed. People joke that Canada has no national identity. That's not true. We are a country of many, from all walks of life, and are joined by the common values we share.\nPerhaps one of the best examples of Canadianism is how Canada's national news, the CBC, handled the live reporting of the events that occurred in downtown Ottawa yesterday. The report was sober, conditional and the facts were given the respect they deserved. There was no sensationalism. There was no flashy graphics and epic music. There was sound reporting, delivered soberly and thoughtfully. Peter Mansbridge and the entire CBC National News team deserve credit for the spectacularly mature, even and thoughtful way in which they handled the reporting of the crisis yesterday.\nI am not the only one who noticed. There are several articles floating around the interwebs praising the CBC's handling of the reporting. THIS one is my favourite.\nDespite our PMs cutbacks to the CBC, they remain a fantastic, and very Canadian, channel.\nIs it weird to be so proud of a television station? I don't think so. The CBC did themselves and this country credit. Well done.\nThe words of Tom Mulclair are another example of what is wonderful about Canada and Canadians.\nI have heard people accuse Canada of cowardice. But this is far from the truth. Canada's courage is quiet. It is the courage to remain open and kind and compassionate in the face of great challenges. It is the strength to pick up and carry on, to not get carried away into imprudent action by overwrought emotion. That takes a considerable amount of strength. It is easier by far to fly off the handle than to take a deep breath and seek better solutions.\nCanada doesn't scream its bravado from its rooftops, but that doesn't mean that this nation lacks bravery. Indeed, I find Canada's quiet, unassuming courage one of its best characteristics; that earthy, practical will to push on without need for constant and loud bragging. Thinking about it makes me so proud to be Canadian, and it gives me hope that we can and will pull ourselves out of this sadness in very Canadian fashion.\nIf any political leader is reading this for any reason whatsoever, this is what I want you to know: I love Canada. She is a nation of courageous men and women with big hearts. But what makes them courageous is not indignant blithering. What makes Canada brave, what makes me proud to be here and be Canadian, is the courage to stand up to injustice, to stand up for respect, to be kind and open and to love in a world that seems to be drowning in vile rhetoric and hatred.\nI worry for this Canada under our Prime Minister.\nPlease, stand on guard. Protect Canada and all that has made her wonderful. Lord knows, Harper will not.\nI'll leave off now, with one last shout-out. Last night during Pittsburgh's hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers they sang O Canada in solidarity with us. It was thoughtful and wonderful and thank you, Pittsburgh. You made me cry happy tears.\nWell, things have happened (not to me) that has made me think really hard.\nOh, but before I get into this, I'd like to take the time to extend the warmest congratulations to my Kung FU brother and sometime Nights at the Round Table contributor J.P. for his very recent engagement to his long time girlfriend. I may have squealed like a child when I was told last night.\nRight, now that's out of the way, back on topic. I posted THIS article to my Facebook page yesterday. I mentioned that it made me uncomfortable because I can totally see myself in the author of the article, even though I recognise what she did as very wrong.\nSome real world advice to everyone, not just writers:\nThere are some people in the world who give their lives meaning by attempting to tear others down. I would wager that it gives them genuine pleasure to watch people around them go insane on their account. There's nothing you can really do about it. It could be a life-destroying, career-ending move to engage with these people in any way. It's not right, and it's not fair. But neither is life.\nEven though I know the above is very true, I have a real problem keeping my mouth shut when I see something I consider unfair. Looking at my post history should tell you that. I rant. A lot. Ranting is my way of doing something, of working my way through the issue at hand, of sorting out my feelings. It's not a very effective method for making a change in the world, but it does make me feel better. I will step into an online fight willingly if I feel an injustice has been served. And I'm pretty dogged about it, too.\nThat said, I do try hard not to engage directly with any troll that decides they want to target me for their perverse pleasure. Generally, I feel like these people are hurting; they're feeling their insignificance and will do whatever it takes to make those around them feel insignificant as well. I try to remind myself of that every time I come across someone trying to drag me down.\nIn spite of myself, it very rarely works. I had a troll for a while on my YouTube channel. I admit, I engaged. I wasn't overly vitriolic, actually, and by the end, he seemed like nothing more than a really lonely and misguided dude. I reckon we'd get on if we met face to face. But it could have gone very badly for me. A lot of trolls are incredibly smart. They know what buttons to press. They know how to make you feel miserable. They know exactly how to manipulate you and your feelings to always look the best in a given situation. They could make it so that they appear the victims even though they're the one in total control of the situation.\nThat is why it's generally a good idea to not engage. I'm telling this to my reflection as I type.\nI also understand just how hard it is to keep your mouth shut and walk away; especially if you feel personally attacked and victimised. It's frakkin' hard. And that's why I understand the author in the article. I get the obsessiveness over the troll. I get the desire to understand why. Why is this person doing this? Why to me? Why? Why? Why?\nAnd that's why the article made me uncomfortable. Because I understood. I empathised. And I knew what she did was wrong.\nI am very fortunate that I haven't been trolled very hard. I haven't felt the compulsion for what the author in the article did. I have never felt the need to literally stalk someone who has been making it their life goal to upset me.\nSo, what this author did is not acceptable in any way shape or form.\nNeither, however, is what the cat-fisher did. The problem, of course, is that as an author, it is now impossible to stand up for yourself without being blacklisted on platforms such as Goodreads,com as an ABB (Author Behaving Badly). However much self-defence is warranted, doing it will land you on the never-again lists of readers and reviewers everywhere... and you need readers and reviewers. You're a writer. You need them. And you know, even the smallest infraction, real or imagined, will land you on that list. It's gotten to the point where many authors feel like they cannot blog about a bad review (even in vague terms). They certainly cannot defend themselves against reviewers who do nothing but attack the author in their 'reviews' rather than tackle the problems in the book (which is what a review ought to do).\nWhich is where I will land myself in trouble, I know. I have blogged about a bad review, in vague terms. The thing is, I made up my mind a long time ago that I did not want to be one of those writers who made themselves to be more than they are. I have no intention of looking down at the masses from some lofty tower of literary achievement. I actually really like interacting with my readers. I want to be there for them. I want this precisely because I know how wonderful it feels when someone you admire spends a small amount of their very precious time to acknowledge you. For that reason, I tend to be very open with my thoughts and feelings on this blog. And that review really got me down, so I blogged about it.\nMind you, it was less about the review than about how the review made me feel. Clue: like crap. I tried hard to shrug it off, but couldn't. Objectively, I know that everyone is entitled to an opinion. And it was a legitimate review, attacking the book rather than myself, which is legit. That's a proper review. It still got me down.\nI suppose the difference between me and the author of the article is that I didn't engage with the reviewer. That doesn't matter, though. What I did would be enough to land me on any ABB list. And that is a scary prospect. I want to be able to share my journey with you - both the ups and the downs. I want to be open and available to you. But the very idea that people will make it their life's mission to destroy my career if I do that makes me want to run for the hills.\nIt's not right. It's not fair. But that is the reality I and many other writers face. So what do I do? Do I cease to be myself? Do I spend my life walking on eggshells?\nI don't think I can stop being myself. I spent all of my formative years trying to hide myself from the people around me. It's a shitty way to live. So, despite myself, I will probably still blog about the things that upset me, as well as the things that make me happy. I will continue to be myself, and to be the human being I am, flaws and all.\nWhat I must continually remind myself of, though, is to avoid engaging with a reviewer for any reason - even if it's to say thank you. I certainly will have to stay well away from bad reviews. No duh. It's easy to do for legitimate reviews of people who just didn't like my book. It's much harder to do for reviews that are not so much reviews as they are personal attacks.\nBut, alas, that is a part of the job, it seems. What pity.\nHere is something I love by spoken word artist Shane Koyczan, whom I adore:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"BauBax Is Back with Great Travel Pants\nRemember that travel jacket with a built-in neck pillow, eye mask, gloves and a zipper pen? That was the revolutionary BauBax travel jacket. After shipping a quarter of a million jackets to more than 150\u2026\nMore:Clothing, Style, Travel\nFeaturesTravel\nThe 10 Best Fishing Trips You Can Take in the U.S.\nFishing is one of the most underappreciated pursuits of the modern man. It's a hobby that can be pursued in almost any location, requires a minimum amount of skill, and only asks for a small\u2026\nMore:Features, Travel, Fishing, Travel\nFeaturesFood & Drink\nThe 12 Best Hotel Bars in America\nOne of the best perks of staying in a fancy hotel is having a bar on the premises. You can stroll down from your room and grab a Manhattan or sidecar. You don't even need\u2026\nMore:Features, Food & Drink, Bars, Hotels, Travel\nThe Best National Parks Outside of the USA\nWe all know the US has beautiful National Parks. Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon are just a few of the incredible natural wonders inside the US borders. But obviously, nature's gifts aren't limited to\u2026\nMore:Features, Travel, Camping, Hiking, National Parks, Outdoors, Travel\nThe Best Places in the U.S. to Visit This Year, According to Lonely Planet\nIt's the time of year when the travel bug hits hardest. You've been cooped up inside all winter and are dying for a little exploration. Before you plan your big 2018 adventure, however, listen up. Lonely\u2026\nMore:Travel, Travel\nWe Spent a Night In a Haunted Castle. Here's What Happened.\nWhen it comes to \"haunted\" things, we're generally pretty skeptical people. It has nothing to do with religion, superstition, belief in the afterlife or any of the other stuff that motivates people to believe in\u2026\nMore:Features, Travel, Travel\nElon Musk Wants to Fly People From NY to LA in Less Than Half an Hour\nThe founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and a handful of other bold ventures, Elon Musk continues to offer glimpses of what the future may hold. His latest idea involves transporting people from New York to Los\u2026\nMore:Videos, Elon Musk, Rockets, Travel\nThe Zippelin Wheeled Travel Bag Is Made from Recycled Truck Tarps\nWhen it comes to making things out recycled truck tarps, Freitag is pretty much the world leader. The company is adding to its line of bags, apparel and accessories with Zippelin, a wheeled travel bag\u2026\nMore:Bags, Gear, Bags, Travel\nNew Custom Wood Luggage Tags\nSkip the paper and string bag tags from the airport or the plastic options from the drugstore because New Custom has a much better option with their laser engraved wood luggage tags. Each 4.25\" x 4.25\"\u2026\nMore:Gear, Luggage, New Custom, Travel\nA Few Days with Altos Tequila, from Arandas to Mexico City\nThe minute we got the itinerary for our trip to Mexico with the folks from Altos Tequila, we knew it was going to be memorable. Three days, from Arandas (North, in Jalisco) to Mexico City,\u2026\nMore:Features, Food & Drink, Tequila, Travel\nGet Paid to Drink Whisky and Travel the World\nGrant's Whisky is looking for a global brand ambassador, which is a fancy way of saying they're looking for someone who will travel the world convincing people to drink their whisky. Which means the traveler\u2026\nMore:Food & Drink, Grant's Whisky, Jobs, Travel, Whisky\nFeaturesGear\nThe Best Backpacks to Get You Through the Summer\nYou have a backpack for the everyday. You might even have a backpack for travel, camping or trekking around the world. If you don't already have a summer backpack it's time to think about picking\u2026\nMore:Features, Gear, Backpacks, Beaches, Summer, Travel\nArctic Bath Is a Floating Hotel in Sweden\nWhile it looks like a building modeled after the iron throne, the Arctic Bath has nothing to do with Game of Thrones and everything to do with enjoying the Northern Lights. Scheduled to open next year, the\u2026\nMore:Travel, Hotels, Travel\nStarbucks Opened a New Location in an Old Japanese Townhouse\nDetermining whether a coffee shop is a Starbucks is rather easy. There's the green accent color, the long line, and the fact that, you know, it says \"Starbucks\" on the front of the building. Well\u2026\nMore:Food & Drink, Coffee, Starbucks, Travel\nAir Deck Playing Cards Are Perfect for Travel\nDesigned by two minimalist globetrotters looking to have some fun while exploring South East Asia, Air Deck playing cards were designed to cater to travelers. The entire deck is built out of a casino quality\u2026\nMore:Gear, Air Deck, Playing Cards, Travel","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > About Us > News & Media > America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics\nThe Apple Festival 8k and Chamber Challenge 5k\nPardee Hospital Sponsors Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's White Squirrel Hiking Challenge\nDr. Benjamin D. Weinberg Joins the Cancer Center at Pardee\n5th Annual Mad Mountain Mud Run\nPardee Hospital Receives the 2016 Women's Choice Award as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience\nPardee Hospital Receives the 2016 Women's Choice Award as one of America's Best Breast Centers\nPardee Hospital Designated Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care\nPardee Hospital Earns Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgerie\nPardee Hospital to Offer 3D Mammography\nPardee Hospital Purchases Property in Mills River\nPardee Hospital Welcomes Southeastern Sports Medicine to Orthopedics Services\nDr. W. Glover Little Joins Pardee Physician Practice Network\nAmerica's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics\nAmerica's Best Hospital for Cancer Care\nDr. Gregory S. Lavigne Joins Orthopedic Program at Pardee Hospital; Will Practice with Southeastern Sports Medicine\nPardee Hospital Foundation to Host 19th Annual Women Helping Women Luncheon; Joan Lunden to be Keynote Speaker\nPardee Hospital Appoints New Chief Financial Officer\nPardee Hospital to Host UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn Series\nPardee Hospital Nurse Lori Johnson Among the First Mental Health Nurses Trained by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association\nPardee Signature Care Center Relocates to Mission Pardee Health Campus\nHealth Sciences Center Grand Opening Event to Take Place Tuesday, Nov. 29\nPardee Hospital to Host Third UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn Event on Friday, Nov. 18\nPardee Hospital Receives the 2016 Women's Choice Award\u00ae as one of America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics\nWritten by Erica Allison\nPardee Hospital has received the 2016 Women's Choice Award\u00ae as one of America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics . This evidence-based designation is the only orthopedics award that identifies the country's best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that considers female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from a hospital.\nThe list of 426 award winners, including Pardee Hospital, represents hospitals that have provided exceptional patient care and treatment, signifying Pardee's commitment to meeting the highest standards in orthopedics for women, their families and their community.\n\"At Pardee, we recognize the growing need for orthopedics care in our area and have built a robust team of surgeons and staff who specialize in high quality, award-winning spine, bone, joint and ligament care,\" said James M. Kirby, II, president and CEO of Pardee Hospital. \"We are grateful to be recognized by the Women's Choice Award for our commitment to our patients and excellent orthopedic care.\"\nPardee expanded its orthopedics service line this year with the addition of Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, a department of Pardee Hospital. The practice offers five convenient clinic locations across Western North Carolina for same-day advanced orthopedic care.\nThe 2016 America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics are hospitals that provide comprehensive orthopedics services, indicating a minimum number of arthroscopy, joint replacements and spine surgery services, as well as offering onsite MRI and physical therapy. These full-service hospitals are then judged based on their results through the Hospital Consumer Assessment for Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey for patient recommendations and post-operative recovery instructions, measures that are very important to women when choosing a hospital.\nHospitals could be disqualified for abnormally high rates of surgical complications and infections. Data made available by CMS is utilized in a method that is totally objective and uniform. No subjective considerations were used to determine the award winners.\nBeing treated with the proper level of care impacts one's health, well-being, and healing, so it is critical for women to know those hospitals that have demonstrated the highest level of quality care for their patients, with a special focus on the needs and preferences of women, says Delia Passi, CEO and founder of the Women's Choice Award.\nFor more information on the 2016 America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics, visit http:\/\/www.womenschoiceaward.com\/awarded\/best-hospitals\/orthopedics\/.\nPardee Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. The hospital has several locations separate from the main campus and a comprehensive physician practice network. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.\nThe Women's Choice Award\u00ae is a trusted referral source, empowering women to make smart healthcare choices by identifying the country's best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. The Women's Choice Award was recently honored as #1088 on the INC 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2015, as well as selected from more than 500 nominees for Florida Companies to Watch in 2015, a statewide program managed by GrowFL, which celebrates the Florida's top second stage companies. Visit www.womenschoiceaward.com to learn more.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sebelius Touts 2 Million Obamacare Enrollees\nSecretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius answers questions about HealthCare.gov in Dallas earlier this month.\nHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who has spent months fending off critics of the Affordable Care Act rollout, is touting the more than 2 million people who have signed up for coverage despite the troubled HealthCare.gov website.\nIn a blog post on Tuesday, Sebelius said that Jan. 1 marks \"an exciting new day in health care as millions of Americans will now be able to access care, thanks to the coverage they found at the Health Insurance Marketplace.\"\nWhile the number who have signed up under the law thus far falls short of the administration's goal of 3.3 million by year's end, it is far better than the paltry numbers cited in the first weeks of the rollout.\nSebelius said her department was working \"to ensure that every American who wants to enroll in Marketplace coverage by the end of the open enrollment period on March 31st, 2014, is able to do so.\"\nReuters reports:\n\"Sign-ups for what has become known as 'Obamacare' gained pace during December as the website's performance improved, and as more Americans focused on getting coverage by the new year.\n\"Many of the newly insured under the 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act' enrolled just ahead of a Dec. 24 deadline to receive benefits on Jan. 1, giving health insurers a tight framework to create accounts that can be accessed by doctors.\"\n\"October and November were essentially lost months,\" Larry Levitt, senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, tells The Washington Post's Wonkblog. \"December is the first month where we're getting an indication of how things are working. It's starting to track with what people, particularly the CBO, projected originally.\"\nAs we reported Monday, Michelle Snyder, the chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who oversaw the creation of HealthCare.gov, is retiring.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Having moved through a dust storm, we discover that we can see even more clearly than before.\nFORBES: Dust Storms: Finding Our Way Home\nWe had been warned last night, after that terrible dust storm that everybody faced here in southern Iraq.\nCNN: Martin Savidge: 'Pitched battle that went on and on'\nMoreover, if pilots are grounded by reduced visibility during, say, a dust storm, the unmanned version keeps going.\nECONOMIST: Autonomous helicopters\nNASA's Mariner 9 and two Soviet orbiters arrived in May 1971 to find a global-wide dust storm in progress.\nMSN: History littered with failed Mars probes\nSome showed up amid a major dust storm more than a year ago to plant the first batch of saplings.\nCNN: Fighting the desert one tree at a time\nThat's plenty of time for this dust storm to blow over.\nFORBES: Magazine Article\nIf you find yourself in a dust storm, here are five markers for finding your way through these times of vulnerability and back on the path of your true purpose.\nThe arrival of Australian Blackhawk helicopters triggered a minor dust storm at the Dili airport Tuesday, while trucks and armored vehicles rolled ashore from the small naval armada off the coast.\nCNN: Family\nIn Phoenix, blowing dust obscured the mountains surrounding the city, and at least four people were injured in a pileup when two semi-trucks jackknifed in a dust storm on I-10 in southern Arizona.\nNPR: Windy Spring Storm Sweeps Through Calif., Arizona\nMiller also is reanalyzing the data to see if there are variations when sunlight was blocked by a weeks-long dust storm on Mars, with the idea being that biological systems would have acted differently to the environmental change than geologic ones.\nMSN: Viking robots found life on Mars in 1976, scientists say\nAnd the nuclear-winter hypothesis (that the smoke from fires caused by a global nuclear war would blot out the sun's rays and thus cool the earth catastrophically) owes its origin, at least in part, to observations of a planet-wide dust storm on Mars.\nECONOMIST: Comparative meteorology\nHe crested a hill alone, with no cover but the dust kicked up by the storm of bullets still biting into the ground.\nWHITEHOUSE: Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta\nIs it just due to the pixie dust being puffed out by Wall Street and the Fed, about to be blown away by the gathering storm others see coming.\nFORBES: Consumers And Investors Blissfully Ignorant Of Economic Reality","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The bar that turns its offer inside out\nSLTN Award-winning venue is looking ahead to a busy summer season\nMartin Luney and Colin Church, Mr Doodle, and the SLTN Awards 2018\nTHIS summer is likely to be a big one for Edinburgh bar The Blackbird.\nThe venue, which is owned by independent bars group Big Red Teapot, will be making a feature of its SLTN Award-winning outdoor area with new drinks and new furnishings.\nIt will be the latest evolution of a space that has been a key facet of the venue since it opened in 2012.\nFormerly the Auld Toll Bar, the unit was taken on by Big Red Teapot as the company's third venue after opening Hamilton's in Stockbridge and Treacle on Broughton Street.\nThe former traditional pub was completely transformed by its new operators.\n\"It was the first time we didn't just do a facelift,\" said Colin Church, who runs Big Red Teapot with co-founder Martin Luney.\n\"It was more of a refurb. It needed a wrecking ball.\"\nWhile the work to the interior was significant, one of the most important parts of the project was the development of yard space at the rear of the property into a beer garden.\nThe Alice In Wonderland inspired mural was created in summer 2017\nMartin said: \"The fact we had an outside space absolutely was an influence on what inside looked like. Because it has to flow.\n\" It can't be a disconnected space. But at the same time we weren't going obvious and going 'oh we have a beer garden so let's put loads of flowers and plants everywhere inside and then follow that outside'.\n\"But it did lend itself to colours you would see in nature.\"\nAs with the three other Big Red Teapot venues (the company opened The Voyage of Buck in late 2016) all design decisions were made by Colin and Martin. And ensuring the space was fun and quirky was hugely important to them.\n\"\"I always say that designers pick things that are useful, and they're so skilled, but sometimes they can forget the fun,\" said Martin.\nWhile the bar's interior contains several references to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (a giant pocketwatch adorns one wall, a mural referencing some of the book's characters appears on another) the operators turned to a more contemporary creative figure for their outdoor area.\nEnglish street artist Mr Doodle was recruited to create an original mural for the beer garden.\n\"It's a beer garden, but it still had to be cool,\" said Martin.\n\"So we got an amazing street artist from London and got him to do a bespoke piece for us.\"\nThe mural was created in summer 2017 and continues to feature in the area today. It's a source of pride for the directors, who hired the artist when he was still building his reputation.\nIn the meantime Mr Doodle has gone on to complete installations all over the globe and amassed 1.9 million followers on Instagram.\nCloser to home, The Blackbird has enjoyed its own victories.\nStaying on top of current trends is hugely important to the directors\nIn November, the venue picked up the trophy for Best Outdoor Area, in association with Magners, at the SLTN Awards.\nOn the back of the win Colin and Martin have teamed with Magners parent company C&C Group to transform the outdoor space into a cider garden for the duration of the summer.\nThe partnership will see C&C supply a range of materials to The Blackbird, including branded cushions and parasols, heaters, planters and a fridge for the area's bar.\nIn addition to a range of ciders the summer drinks list will lean towards low-ABV serves, with spritzes and highballs featuring prominently.\n\"It's not using less spirits, it's using different [ingredients],\" said Martin.\n\"It's using amaros and vermouths. Non-grape wines is a massive thing for us, or it will be going into spring and summer.\n\"And using all these really cool new tonics and ginger ales, sodas, making our own syrups, infusing vermouths.\"\nAs with any changes made with their outlets, the summer offer was put together with a finger firmly on the pulse of trends in the city and the wider culture.\nIn addition to low-ABV drinks serves, which cater to the current health living trend, the growing awareness of environmentalism and reducing waste has influenced both the food and drinks menus.\nMartin said: \"Everyone's so much more aware of the planet now.\n\"There's a massive movement on vegan foods across the whole city. It's something we're doing really heavily in Treacle and here, and that's going to filter into our drinks as well.\n\"We're actually doing a lot of vegan stuff anyway, but we're just highlighting it.\"\nStaying on top of current trends is hugely important to the directors.\nIn addition to annual research trips to see what is happening in bars overseas, the company's own staff are a resource.\nColin said: \"We're both 43 now. We're not 23 anymore.\n\"So we ask our staff what kind of music they are listening to, what food they are eating, what drinks they're having, where are they going, what TV are they watching.\n\"It's really important to know what they're all doing, because that's the next stage of every business: what are people doing?\"\nAnd whether it's developments in the beer garden or changes to the bar's food and drinks lists, getting the word out to The Blackbird's customer base is vital.\nSocial media is one of the main tools the company uses to keep in touch with its customers and generate word of mouth. While Colin overseas the feeds for the four venues, each of the bars' teams are also encouraged to keep their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds regularly updated.\n\"It's a mixture of posed, set photographs \u2013 because it's nice to see beautiful things \u2013 but at the same time that's not all you want to see,\" said Martin.\n\"You want to see ad-hoc things happening and fun and humour.\n\"So it's about hiring the right front of house team who get it. Because not everybody does.\"\nBeyond the summer, it's likely the operators will come up with new and different ways to make the most of their award-winning outdoor area.\nThe approach, said Martin, will stay the same.\n\"The same ethos we had last year when we won the award we will carry on,\" he said.\n\"Design-wise it's trying to make the whole place flow, and essentially running a very cool beer garden right in the city that's a bit of a hidden gem.\"\nBig Red Teapot\nThe Blackbird\nCatherie Sheridan\nMatthew Irving Gloag 1947 \u2013 2022\nRefurb plan for hotels group after Investment Bank backing\nDrinks show set for debut","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Adrien Brody >\nAdrien Brody Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets\nFollow Adrien Brody\nQuote: \"I'm in artist mode at the moment. I'm literally like the starving artist. I'm home, painting. I took much of this year off from acting, actually, to paint, and I've been home painting and forgetting to eat, and very sincerely inspired by that.\" Actor Adrien Brody is enjoying a break from Hollywood to focus on his other artistic talent.\nFact: Oscar winner Adrien Brody is in talks to play master illusionist Harry Houdini in a new Tv mini-series. Houdini will trace the magician's life from his humble beginnings to international fame. Star Trek and new Star Wars director J.J. Abrams' father Gerald is attached to produce the series, according to Ew.com.\nQuote: \"I met (Giorgio) Armani in Cannes and I was like, 'Hey, you made this!' He was stonefaced at me. He was like, 'Why did you bring that up...?' The press... said, 'Adrien Brody looks like he stole a drug dealer's couch from the '90s.'\" Actor Adrien Brody on the leather tracksuit he once wore to premieres and parties.\nQuote: \"I play the Francis Ford Coppola of the weed growing industry in this movie. The guy is such a connoisseur, he beats himself up, literally, for harvesting a few hours too early.\" Actor Adrien Brody on his stoner character in new movie High School.\nQuote: \"My math teacher used to throw chalk at me for not knowing the answer... He just liked chalk. He didn't like me, obviously.\" Actor Adrien Brody on his least favourite teacher.\nQuote: \"I had a pocket knife collection as a kid. Not anymore (though).\" Actor Adrien Brody has grown out of his fascination with small blades.\nFact: Keanu Reeves, Adrien Brody, Patrick Dempsey and Christian Slater will speed off against each other at the Pro\/Celebrity Race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in California on 16 April (10).\nFact: Actor Keanu Reeves came first among celebrities at the Toyota Pro\/Celebrity Race at the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach event on Saturday (18Apr09). He beat stars including Adrien Brody and comedian Carlos Mencia to the title.\nQuote: \"We went through some tough stuff. There's one scene where she sings At Last directly to me. It was a strange moment that made me sad because it was her last day of filming. I kept thinking, 'When will I ever have BEYONCE sing to me like this again?'\" Adrien Brody on starring with Beyonce Knowles in CADILLAC RECORDS.\nQuote: \"It's fun, obviously, to kiss Beyonce. I insisted on a lot of takes.\" Actor Adrien Brody couldn't get enough lip-locking with his CADILLAC RECORDS co-star, Beyonce Knowles\nQuote: \"I was stuck with my co-stars Owen and ADRIEN. We all stank really bad. At times we wanted to kill each other. When you see the relief on our faced at the end of the journey - that's real!\" Actor Jason Schwartzman couldn't wait to finish filming THE DARJEELING LIMITED with Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody.\nQuote: \"So Owen would be the big brother beating me up, and then I'd turn on Adrien Brody and split his head open. Actually, ADRIEN could beat the crap out of me too, thinking about it...\" Jason Schwartzman on his THE DARJEELING LIMITED co-stars Owen Wilson and ADRIEN BRODY.\nFact: Oscar winner Adrian Brody and Jeffrey Wright will play music greats LEONARD CHESS and Muddy Waters in a new movie about the Chicago, Illinois blues explosion in the 1950s. Brody will play record executive Chess, while Wright will portray Waters in Cadillac Records.\nQuote: \"I was so not expecting that... but it was kinda nice.\" HALLE BERRY still has fond memories of her Oscar night kiss from Adrien Brody.\nFact: Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and teen star Lindsay Lohan are teaming up for a modern day take on Cyrano de Bergerac in the new romantic comedy SPEECHLESS. Brody will play an introverted man who is invited to give a speech at his childhood friend's wedding and turns to a service that allows someone - played by Lohan - to speak through him.\nQuote: <p>\"I've already approved my likeness for a King Kong chess set.\" Adrien Brody is thrilled with the spin-off toys his monster movie has yielded. <\/p>\nQuote: <p>\"She was just there, radiating life and beauty and warmth and she was genuinely happy for me... I was just swept away.\" Adrien Brody remembers his famous Oscar night kiss with Halle Berry. <\/p>\nQuote: <p>\"I would cook and he would clean. It worked out.\" Adrien Brody talks about sharing a home with Jack Black while the odd couple filmed King Kong in New Zealand together. <\/p>\nAdrien Brody Quick Links News Pictures Video Film Footage Quotes RSS\nAdrien Brody Quick Links\nNews Pictures Video Film Footage Quotes RSS\nAdrien Brody joins Wes Anderson's new film\nAdrien Brody Joins Cast Of 'Peaky Blinders' For Series Four\nManhattan Night Trailer\nAdrien Brody To Launch Art Show\nAdrien Brody Eyes Hip-hop Album\nAdrien Brody: I dreamed of fighting Jackie Chan\nFrom Adrien Brody To Patricia Arquette, The 8th Hollywood Domino Gala Brings Stars Together [Photos]\nAdrien Brody Is Magic Man, Harry Houdini, In New Series\nMini-Series 'Houdini', Starring Adrien Brody, Set To Premiere Monday\nHarry Houdini Role Is Childhood Dream Come True For Adrien Brody\nAdrien Brody Launches Production Company\nAdrien Brody Praises Director Wes Anderson At 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Premiere\nAdrien Brody Joins Peta's Great Ape Challenge\nAdrien Brody Asks Government Official To Ban Carriage Horses","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Archive for the tag \"Bill Clinton\"\nJUSTICE IN AMERICA \u2013 PART THREE!\nMy great friend Peter Forest sent me this collection of activities within our Justice System that add reasons why the \"Swamp\" needs to be drained. If anyone knows who compiled this acceptable behavior for government employees that would put citizens in prison please let me know so I can give credit? At least some government employees worked well together and are still working together. Going to prison together will only happen if Trump is not eliminated. A danger of messing with the Clintons.\nIs there just a little corruption in DC? Read this. It explains all.\nFrom 2001 to 2005 there was an ongoing investigation into the Clinton Foundation.\nA Grand Jury had been empaneled.\nGovernments from around the world had donated to the \"Charity\".\nYet, from 2001 to 2003 none of those \"Donations\" to the Clinton Foundation were declared.\nHmmm, now you would think that an honest investigator would be able to figure this out.\nGuess who took over this investigation in 2002?\nBet you can't guess.\nNone other than James Comey.\nNow, that's interesting, isn't it?\nGuess who was transferred in to the Internal Revenue Service to run the Tax Exemption Branch of the IRS?\nYour friend and mine, Lois \"Be on The Look Out\" (BOLO) Lerner.\nIt gets better, well not really, but this is all just a series of strange coincidences, right?\nGuess who ran the Tax Division inside the Department of Injustice from 2001 to 2005?\nNo other than the Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Rod Rosenstein.\nGuess who was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during this timeframe???\nI know, it's a miracle, just a coincidence, just an anomaly in statistics and chances, Robert Mueller.\nWhat do all four casting characters have in common?\nThey all were briefed and\/or were front line investigators into the Clinton Foundation Investigation.\nNow that's just a coincidence, right?\nOk, lets chalk the last one up to mere chance.\nLet's fast forward to 2009.\nJames Comey leaves the Justice Department to go and cash-in at Lockheed Martin.\nHillary Clinton is running the State Department, on her own personal email server by the way.\nThe Uranium One \"issue\" comes to the attention of the Hillary.\nLike all good public servants do, you know looking out for America's best interest, she decides to support the decision and approve the sale of 20% of US Uranium to no other than, the Russians.\nNow you would think that this is a fairly straight up deal, except it wasn't, the People got absolutely nothing out of it.\nHowever, prior to the sales approval, no other than Bill Clinton goes to Moscow, gets paid 500K for a one hour speech then meets with Vladimir Putin at his home for a few hours.\nOk, no big deal right?\nWell, not so fast, the FBI had a mole inside the money laundering and bribery scheme.\nGuess who was the FBI Director during this timeframe?\nYep, Robert Mueller.\nHe even delivered a Uranium Sample to Moscow in 2009.\nGuess who was handling that case within the Justice Department out of the US Attorney's Office in Maryland.\nNo other than, Rod Rosenstein.\nGuess what happened to the informant?\nThe Department of Justice placed a GAG order on him and threatened to lock him up if he spoke out about it.\nHow does 20% of the most strategic asset of the United States of America end up in Russian hands when the FBI has an informant, a mole providing inside information to the FBI on the criminal enterprise?\nGuess what happened soon after the sale was approved?\n~145 million dollars in \"donations\" made their way into the Clinton Foundation from entities directly connected to the Uranium One deal.\nGuess who was still at the Internal Revenue Service working the Charitable Division?\nNo other than, Lois Lerner.\nOk, that's all just another series of coincidences, nothing to see here, right?\nDue to a series of tragic events in Benghazi and after the 9 \"investigations\" the House, Senate and at State Department, Trey Gowdy who was running the 10th investigation as Chairman of the Select Committee on Benghazi discovers that the Hillary ran the State Department on an unclassified, unauthorized, outlaw personal email server.\nHe also discovered that none of those emails had been turned over when she departed her \"Public Service\" as Secretary of State which was required by law.\nHe also discovered that there was Top Secret information contained within her personally archived email.\nSparing you the State Departments cover up, the nostrums they floated, the delay tactics that were employed and the outright lies that were spewed forth from the necks of the Kerry State Department, we shall leave it with this\u2026\u2026 they did everything humanly possible to cover for Hillary.\nNow this is amazing, guess who became FBI Director in 2013?\nGuess who secured 17 no bid contracts for his employer (Lockheed Martin) with the State Department and was rewarded with a six million dollar thank you present when he departed his employer.\nNo other than James Comey.\nAmazing how all those no-bids just went right through at State, huh?\nNow he is the FBI Director in charge of the \"Clinton Email Investigation\" after of course his FBI Investigates the Lois Lerner \"Matter\" at the Internal Revenue Service and exonerates her.\nNope couldn't find any crimes there.\nCan you guess what happened next?\nIn April 2016, James Comey drafts an exoneration letter of Hillary Rodham Clinton, meanwhile the DOJ is handing out immunity deals like candy.\nThey didn't even convene a Grand Jury.\nLike a lightning bolt of statistical impossibility, like a miracle from God himself, like the true \"Gangsta\" Homey is, James steps out into the cameras of an awaiting press conference on July the 8th of 2016, and exonerates the Hillary from any wrongdoing.\nCan you see the pattern?\nIt goes on and on, Rosenstein becomes Asst. Attorney General, Comey gets fired based upon a letter by Rosenstein, Comey leaks government information to the press, Mueller is assigned to the Russian Investigation sham by Rosenstein to provide cover for decades of malfeasance within the FBI and DOJ and the story continues.\nFISA Abuse, political espionage\u2026.. pick a crime, any crime, chances are\u2026\u2026 this group and a few others did it.\nAll the same players.\nAll compromised and conflicted.\nAll working fervently to NOT go to jail themselves.\nAll connected in one way or another to the Clinton's.\nThey are like battery acid, they corrode and corrupt everything they touch.\nHow many lives have these two destroyed?\nAs of this writing, the Clinton Foundation, in its 20+ years of operation of being the largest International Charity Fraud in the history of mankind, has never been audited by the Internal Revenue Service.\nLet us not forget that Comey's brother works for DLA Piper, the law firm that does the Clinton Foundation's taxes.\nThanks Peter, this should make waves but you will never see this connected in the \"mainstream Media\". C Brewer\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged Bill Clinton, democrats deserted conservative principles, Donald Trump, FISA, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, LEADERSHIP, Lois Lerner, power, progressives, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Trey Gowdy, Uranium One, Vladimir Putin, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment\nCOVER YOUR ASS, \"CYA\"\nAfter several months of tearing away layer after layer of security concerns the infamous FISA report was released. We were finally able to see what Top Secret activity transpired starting some fifteen months ago.\nI spent twenty seven years and one day of my life working is the aviation, space and weaponry world. These were years during the Berlin wall, putting a man on the Moon and the early years of both creating and producing radically new offensive and defensive weapons. This included ways to kill enemies as well as protect American lives.\nDuring this period of time I had Top Secret Crypto clearance with some other tags for speciality designations. Working on revolutionary new concepts for things that could kill a bunch of people demanded honesty, integrity and obviously secrecy beyond belief. I remembered being debriefed when I left this phase of my life with warnings of what was called \"Loose Lips\" when I was a boy during WWII.\nLike everyone but those who work in Trump's designated \"Government Swamp\" we were subjected to months of suspense. For months you might put yourself in my position of wondering what on earth was being protected by Top Secret classification unless Trump had used illegal Russian help to steal the election. If so why did all of this witch hunt begin before the election.\nBill Clinton's meeting with Loretta Lynch at an airport away from listening possibility of their conversation appeared unusual. The possibility of Trump's team having those Russian connections and the FBI was listening in on every conversation had not surfaced yet.\nWhen that four page document was revealed today that confirmed that the FBI was using strange methods and known untrue facts to get that FISA warrant, cleared the mystery up to me. A conspiracy between the Clinton's, the Democratic Party and some top level FBI agents committed so many crimes it will be a long time before I would ever trust the FBI leaders if some are not imprisoned. It appears some media people were part of the secret operation and they also belong in prison. It appears some top level Democratic Congresspersons and the Clinton's were also involved. They may have enough money to buy a gate pass.\nMy how things have changed over the years. Unless you brain has moved from your head to the anus area of your body or you are just plain stupid this was a plot even they knew would backfire if Trump won. When you remove the fog even a drunken monkey would understand these clandestine plots were to make sure Clinton won the election.\nTo simplify even more the actual use of placing a Top Secret designation on the entire comedy of errors was to protect the FBI and the other list of characters in this \"Comic Plot from embarrassment, their cushy jobs and \"Three Hots and a Cot\" in a federal pokey. Cover Your Ass lies seldom see people escape punishment.\nIf I was one of the FISA Judges these dumbasses lied to, I would be the first one to begin putting them away. They certainly made fools of these Judges.\nC Brewer 2-3-18\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Bill Clinton, common sense, congress, democrats, Donald Trump, FBI, FISA, fraud, Governmet Swamp, Hillary Clinton, Loretta Lynch, misc, Political, politics, power, Russians, Three Hots and a Cot, Top Secret | Leave a comment\nLIBERALS \u2013 PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE MOUTH IS!\nFor the past several months possibly billions of dollars of Liberal money has been spent hoping to defeat the recent tax reduction. They have bought 100% of the Democrats in Congress to scream at the top of their lungs that we need tax increases to keep funding our new segment of voters, the unemployed and underemployed welfare army, WHY?\nThe primary reason is that the over educated, uneducated and under educated American voters coupled with the welfare army can continue the Liberal\/Progressive march to Socialism. The really sad thing to watch, if you care, is the and 95% Socialist and Communist professors in our higher education system that poison every day the young minds with their hate for freedoms. The really stupid part is the same professors can easily be imprisoned once they win their mission.\nI received the following message from multiple sources that every American with any intelligence should read.\n\"The Trump administration released their annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel. It includes the name, status, salary and position title of all 377 White House employees\".\n\"The report also said that Trump decided not to take a dime of his salary, instead he donated it to an amazing cause! (see below). I was able to check was true, plus Ivanka and Jarred are paid zero\".\n\"The report also showed that President Trump is far better at saving money than Obama was. The total annual White House salaries under Trump are $35.8 million vs. $40.9 under Obama, a savings of $5.1 million. Here are Some other key findings\".\n\"There are 110 fewer employees on White House staff under Trump than under Obama at this point in their respective presidencies\".\n\"Nineteen fewer staffers are dedicated to The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS). Currently there are five staffers dedicated to Melania Trump vs. 24 staffers who served Michelle Obama (FY2009)\".\n\"However, it's what the report said Trump did with this salary that has everyone talking. Instead of taking his salary, Trump donated all $400,000 to the Department of the Interior where it will be used for construction and repair needs at military cemeteries! AMAZING! It's so great to have a President who loves our brave military men and women so much\"!\n\"Oh, and where's the media coverage of this? Oh, that's right, they don't cover anything good that the President does\". ANON\nWatching the news \"FOX\" today it was refreshing to see Walmart share their tax savings with their millions of employees. Since the tax relief legislation was enacted by Congress, without a single Democratic vote, in the House and Senate we watched an amazing number of American companies give significant bonuses to all employees.\nUnless you watch Fox News you would never know the real value and help for the average working American. CNN and the other major networks have had lockjaw and little has been shared unless they could possibly gerrymander the facts into a disadvantage for Donald Trump.\nI have a suggestion to make to the entire Democratic Party who opposed this help for everyone who works for a living. Let me propose a Democratic program to help all of those on welfare, every prisoner in America, 13 million illegals, 800,000 DACA aliens and the students who have been radicalized by Socialists Professors\nStarting with the wealthy Democratic donors, some who hide from exposure, 100% of the Democratic Congresspersons, all liberal Government employees, all Progressives and every liberal employee in the Mainstream Media. You have to a person stated that the tax legislation would only help the rich. If everyone noted above would promise to donate every new dollar they will receive in the tax legislation decrease it could help the designated poor people in America including the aliens they love so dearly.\nA picture of Pelosi and Schumer serving T Bones to the prisoners of a Federal \"pokey\" would be great publicity. A picture of George Soros lounging around with some inner city gang leaders would be dynamite. Watching Bill Clinton marching with a promo sign at a House of Ill Repute would really help show support for the working woman.\nShould the \"Donkey Party\" accept my above challenges it might actually gain enough votes to get control of Congress again.\nLet the 2018 political games begin. Trump is leading us to an America that will work for a living again. Then we will have no needs for the army of illegals who get welfare to exist. C Brewer 1-11.18\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Bill Clinton, CNN, common sense, Communists, congress, democrats, Donald Trump, Fox News, freedom, freedoms, Harry Reid, illegal aliens, liberals, misc, OBAMA, over educated, Pelosi, Political, politics, prisoners, progressives, Schumer, sOCALISTS, Soros, under educated, uneducated\nDEMOCRATS HAVE CHANGED, AGREE???\nMy friend Peter Forrest sent me this information which reflects how a political party can reverse its position 100% over time. Having lived through both the Conservative and the Progressive-Liberal position of today, the Democrats abandoned me, I have not changed. I have no idea of who compiled these actual statements so if anyone knows please let me know to let me give credits. I am certain the list could be much longer in both examples. What really impressed me was the statement by an eventual Vice President, Sam Rayburn, who could teach both the Demoncrats and Repulsivecans of today the true ability of a real leader's explanation of a sticky situation. C Brewer\nFACTUAL STATEMENTS\nGreat Orators of the Democrat Party when it was the conservatives!\n\"One man with courage makes a majority.\" ~Andrew Jackson\n\"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.\" ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt\n\"The buck stops here.\" ~ Harry S. Truman\n\"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.\" ~John F. Kennedy\nThen something happened, \"WOW\"\nGreat Orators of the Democrat Party since Kennedy.\n\"It depends what your definition of 'is' is?\" ~President William Jefferson Clinton\n\"Those rumors are false. I believe in the sanctity of marriage.\" ~ John Edwards\n\"What difference does it make?\" (re: Benghazi) ~ Hillary Clinton\n\"I invented the Internet.\" ~ Al Gore\n\"America is, is no longer, uh, what it, uh, could be, uh, what it was once was, uh, and I say to myself, uh, I don't want that future, uh, for my children.\" ~ Barack Obama\n\"I have campaigned in all 57 states.\" ~ Barack Obama (Quoted 2008)\n\"You don't need God anymore; you have us Democrats.\" ~Nancy Pelosi (Quoted 2006)\n(A really, really stupid remark.). \"Paying taxes is voluntary.\" ~ Sen. Harry Reid\n\"Bill is the greatest husband and father I know. No one is more faithful, true, and honest than he is.\" ~ Hillary Rodham Clinton (Quoted in 1998)\n\"You have a business. You didn't build that. Someone else did!\" ~ Barack Obama (Quoted 2012)\nAnd the most ridiculous gem of wisdom, from the \"Mother Superior Moron\": \"We just have to pass the Healthcare Bill to see what's in it.\" ~ Nancy Pelosi (Quoted March, 2010)\u2026As one Doctor was heard to say: \"That is also the perfect definition of a stool sample.\")\nBeyond a doubt, the greatest statement of all was made by Democrat House Speaker Sam Rayburn at the first Congressional session after Ted Kennedy was caught, on camera, having sex with one of his aides on the deck of his yacht \u2026\"Ah see that the good Senatuh from the great state of Massutwoshits has changed his position on off shore drillin\"\nWE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD SUCH BRILLIANT MINDS IN CHARGE OF THE COUNTRY!! NO LONGER!!\nUnfortunately the person bypassed what could be the actual individual who started the switch, Lyndon B Johnson. Sadly for me he was a Texan like Rayburn but was likely the greatest joke as a leader in America's entire history. History will someday give him credit for destroying the Democratic party and creating the beginning of purposely causing the huge divide of the people. Obummer tried to create a civil war, 100% supported by the media.\nAmerica has one last chance to become the greatest country ever created. President Trump created the route back to being a world leader and if the media and the Progressives fail to have him killed, freedoms will again be our finest right. Let us all help make America great again.\nI hope to see before I die an America where people are free from the socialist path we have been on since Reagan was President. Do you agree???????????? If not, only God can Save America\"\nC Brewer July 5, 2017\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Al Gore, America, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton, common sense, congress, democrats deserted conservative principles, Demoncrats, Donald Trump, Franklin Roosevelt, freedom, Harry Reid, Harry Truman, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Kennedy, LEADERSHIP, Lyndon Johnson, Massutwoshits, misc, OBUMMER, Pelosi, Political, politics, progressives, Sam Rayburn, socialism, TEXAS, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment\nGood-for-Nothing hypocrites in \"our\" So-Called Media:\nMy friend Peter Forrest share this brilliant collection of reasons we have the most biased and money controlled \"Media\" in American history. I have no idea who compiled this array of factual events that prove we have the most \"Leftist\" propaganda machine in the world today. Even Russians get more balanced news than Americans today.\nUnfortunately idiots like Michael Moore, who is openly promoting leaks of sensitive information by creating a website to publish secrets this morning, will next offer a bounty for someone to kill Trump. The left will never let him live to stop their madness. America is headed down the drain to satisfy a bunch of lunatics. We can all hope that God and our military can save America. C Brewer\nREAD THIS AND WEEP\nYou said nothing when Obama used drone strikes to execute people abroad.\nYou said nothing about Russia for 50 years until Trump was inaugurated.\nYou said nothing about Hillary's campaign manager's brother being paid $175,000 to lift U.S. sanctions on Russia.\nYou said nothing when Obama engaged in military interventionism in Libya without Congressional approval.\nYou said nothing when Obama greatly expanded presidential power through the use of Executive Orders.\nYou said nothing when Obama filled his White House with lobbyists after he said he wouldn't.\nYou said nothing when Obama gave 47 of his fundraisers Administration jobs.\nYou said nothing about the murders and rapes at the hands of illegal immigrants.\nYou said nothing when Hillary's net worth rose over $100 million as Secretary of State, in part, because her husband took money from foreign governments.\nYou said nothing after Obama's net worth rose over $10 million as President.\nYou said nothing when Obama's Justice Dept. wiretapped\/surveilled reporters such as James Rosen and the AP.\nYou said nothing when Obama restricted immigration 6 times with Executive Orders.\nYou said nothing when Obama set a record for deportations.\nYou said nothing when Bill Clinton met Loretta Lynch on the airport tarmac during the Clinton investigation.\nYou said nothing when Hillary was fed debate questions.\nYou said nothing when Obama and Hillary lied about a video and Benghazi\nYou said nothing when Obama's IRS abused the rights of taxpayers.\nYou said nothing when Obama's White House held meetings with lobbyists in coffee shops near White House to avoid disclosure requirements.\nYou said nothing when Eric Holder sold the guns you hate to criminals and some were used to kill Americans\nYou said nothing when the Clinton's took White House property.\nYou said nothing when Hillary laughed off defending a child-rapist.\nYou said nothing when Hillary lied about her private use of a private email server as Secretary of State.\nYou said nothing when Janet Reno, under Bill Clinton, used a tank to kill the Branch Dividians.\nYou said nothing when, on May 13, 1985, a bomb was dropped on a row house in Philadelphia to uproot the black liberation group known as Move, resulting in a fire that eventually burned down 61 houses, killed 11 people (including five children) and injured dozens.\nYou said nothing when Elian Gonzales was forcibly deported using guns.\nYou said nothing when George Soros paid protesters to burn parts of Ferguson.\nYou said nothing about states' rights until Trump's Executive orders on immigration.\nYou said nothing about Obama's smoking\nYou said nothing about the record numbers of people on government assistance.\nYou said nothing about the number of part time and low paying jobs under the Obama recovery.\nYou said nothing when Obama had SWAT teams raid a Gibson guitar factory and seize property, on the purported basis that Gibson had broken India's environmental laws-but no charges were filed\nYou said nothing when Obama claimed that the Fort Hood shooting was \"workplace violence\" rather than terrorism.\nYou said nothing when Obama ended some terror asylum restrictions, by allowing asylum for people who provided only \"insignificant\" or \"limited\" material support of terrorists\nYou said nothing when the national debt doubled under Obama\nYou said nothing when 9 times the Supreme Court unanimously overturned Obama's expansive use of Executive Power.\nYou said nothing when Obama dismissed charges filed by the Bush Administration against New Black Panther Party members who were videotaped intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling station during the 2008 election.\nYou said nothing when Obama released Guantanamo detainees who then went back to kill Americans.\nYou said nothing when Obama unilaterally changed Congressional law by Executive Order\nYou said nothing when Obama fired an inspector general after investigating an $850,000 AmeriCorps grant received by a nonprofit run by former NBA star and Obama supporter Kevin Johnson.\nYou said nothing about the 36 Obama's executive office staffers that owed $833,970 in back taxes\nYou said nothing when Obama Killed four Americans overseas in counter-terrorism operations without a judicial process.\nSo NOW, you are voicing your objections about five months of Trump\u2026\u2026\nI'm sorry\u2026 we can't hear you. ANON\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", AmeriCorps, Bill Clinton, Black Panther Party, Donald Trump, Eric Holder, freedom, Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, LEADERSHIP, Loretta Lynch, Lybia, misc, Muslims, OBAMA, politics, Supreme Court, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment\nTHE AMERICAN FREEDOM WAR IS NOW IN OVERDRIVE!\nI will be the first to admit that after the Liberal-Progressive sixteen years of George Bush and Mr. Obummer I have been critical in my writing. I omitted the eight years of Bill Clinton as he at least did not cripple the economy and wreck retirement for deserving Americans.\nWhen I decided to retire in 1993 I believed I had saved enough to have a decent retirement. I programmed my savings like as others had done for many decades to supplement my meager pension and Social Security with the interest from my savings. Fortunately Bush and his wars for the bankers did not destroy my savings but Obummer took little time to wipe out any gains I had enjoyed with his destruction of my investments.\nThis series of events were instrumental in my writings and after the urging and help of my friend Freddie Keel, my blog on facebook was created. I am nearing 1050 articles since this decision was made and with a few friends and family nearly 61,000 people have actually logged on on to read my work and nearly 700 people subscribe.\nOver the past two years of watching the liberal media, the senseless Democrats, including 100% in Congress, and the hidden money sources who have stooped lower than a snake's belly, I am pissed off. The recent underhanded way these freedom thieves have threatened sponsors, with the Murdock family help, and with lightning speed, have destroyed the only conservative media outlet on TV, FOX News. This will be recorded as the biggest defeat of freedoms for Americans in the history of this country. The Progressives, assisted with many supposed conservatives like McCain and Graham, have finally silenced the only nationwide conservative news outlet we ever had.\nThese cowards have finally captured every national media outlet just like what happened in the 1930's in Germany. When all of the money is behind the Progressive push to Socialize America the people will hopefully stay awake and help Trump drain the swamp. There will not be a second chance and as I have written many times. If they eliminate Trump like they have been eliminating key conservatives like Justice Scalia, watch you freedoms disappear just like Germany lived through when I was a boy.\nEven a babbling idiot should recognize what is happening and those who depend on the news media are being systematically brainwashed. I wrote two articles about an organization named Tavistock that if you wonder what is happening and why, read them. The world revolves around money and money can buy apparently anything, including a political party. The Democrats in Congress march lock stepped like the Gestapo.\nTrump has caused these animals to panic as the only ways he can stop them is with the Supreme Court and the military. This Court can force them to follow the Constitution unless more of them are eliminated. The other fear is the military that Clinton and Obummer nearly destroyed. Watch the resistance as Trump tries to rebuild our military strength.\nIf these traitors continue their attacks on our freedoms the only thing they can't buy yet is enough American voters to complete their mission. I was even amazed to see their were enough Americans who could see what was happening and elect Trump. Hopefully we still have enough Americans to help Trump stop the \"Socialists Train\" racing to destroy our Republic. Read this carefully and unless you already \"Brainwashed\" I pray you get your news on the Internet until or if Trump keeps sinking these liberals with facts. Unrestrained he will slowly fill the Federal Prisons with these traitors, like Midas, who sold their souls for a few pieces of gold.\nSadly there are maybe a dozen people who will actually read this article and maybe two who will share it with others. The Progressives know that there are not enough Americans who get their news on the via the Internet so they are gloating over ownership of 100% of the National news media. How do you feel about the future? I will share your comments pro or con if you take time to comment.\nC Brewer\nPosted by cb75948 in conspiracy, misc and tagged America, Bill Clinton, common sense, congress, conspiracy, democrats, Donald Trump, freedom, Germany, Graham, LEADERSHIP, liberals, Lindsay Graham, McCain, Midas, misc, OBAMA, OBUMMER, politics, power, progressives, socialism, Supreme Court, Tavistock\nThe Inside Story on James B. Comey\nMy great friends Peter Forrest and Jack Peck sent me this dynamite article I will share without ant comments. The \"Swamp\" draining has begun. Many of these powerful people belong in prison. I wonder if any will serve a day. What do you think will happen? C Brewer\nDropping the Hammer on Comey\u2026 Brilliant!\nThere are very few crime\/mystery novels that approach this true story for compelling drama, intrigue and brinkmanship (with the nation in the balance).\nDon't believe the fake-media story that Trump made a mistake or huge gaffe by firing Comey.\nDon't believe the media narrative from the left that it was an attempt to silence Comey from some investigation into Trump.\nDon't believe the RINO narrative that Comey is a good guy just trying to do his job in terrible circumstances and the timing was bad.\nDon't believe the lie that Comey was admired and respected by career FBI investigators and agents.\nDon't believe the lie that Trump's \"tweets\" are not professional and have no strategic purpose. His tweets are weaponized and deadly.\nJames Comey is a poisonous snake of the highest order\u2026 a deep-water Swamp Denizen who has been highly paid to deliberately provide cover for high-level corruption by the Clintons and Obama. He is has been central to trying to destroy the Trump campaign and then the Trump administration from the start. He is as dirty as they come in DC. He had highest-level cover (the FBI no less) and was deep into an effort to eliminate Trump. Trump had to move hard, fast, and at exactly the right time to cut the head off the snake without getting bitten by the snake or being finished by the other swamp denizens.\nBegin by noticing how the President fired Comey when Comey was 3,000 miles away from his office, that Comey had no inkling he was being cut, that all his files, computers, and everything in his office were seized by his boss Sessions and the justice department. This was not a violation of protocol, it was tactical. Notice how Prez Trump compartmentalized the strike and did not inform any of his White House \"staff\" to prevent leaks. Notice how he emasculated Comey and the swamp denizens by letting them know in a tweet that the Attorney General got information (surveillance \"tapes\" from the seizure of Comey's office) to let Comey and his handlers know that Trump's DOJ has the goods on them. This was a brilliant, strategic and totally imperative move at exactly the right time against horrible, evil and corrupt powers infesting our government.\nThe swamp is on notice that the President is on to them, they are sweating bullets because their criminal games of corruption are being pursued and they know it. They are screaming and ranting because they are desperate denizens of the swamp who are beginning to realize they are roadkill.\nTHIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COMEY SCAM. Taken from credible public sources (readily available if you want to look or want me to sent them to you), with a few reasonable \"fill in the blank\" conclusions of my own.\nThe Highlights:\nComey was a minor assistant US attorney in the late 90's. He only gained power and money by being the DOJ official who \"investigated\" and cleared Bill Clinton of any wrong-doing in Clinton's totally corrupt pardon (for huge payoffs) of criminal financier Marc Rich as Clinton was leaving the Presidency. This is how Comey began his career as a creature of the \"swamp\" years ago, as a servant of the Clintons.\nComey provided \"cover\" for the Clintons in their gaining incredible power and wealth after leaving office through pardoning a billionaire money-launderer, arms dealer and criminal. Comey was a key piece in how the Clintons upped their corruption game and gained incredible wealth through their foundation after leaving the White House. A huge part of the scheme was giving Marc Rich a free pass when he should have spent life in prison, and that is what Comey covered-up for the Clintons. This set up Comey to be part of the corruption machine, making him powerful and wealthy.\nImmediately after doing the Clinton's dirty work as a DOJ official, Comey resigned from the DOJ and took a position as the head attorney (Counsel) of the Lockheed Martin company, a huge military contractor. While he was in that position Lockheed became a major contributor (millions) to the Clinton Foundation and its fake charity spin-offs. In return for these payment to Clinton Inc., Lockheed received huge contracts with Hillary's state department. Comey was the chief legal officer of Lockheed throughout this period of contributions to Clinton Inc. in return for State Dept. contracts.\nIn late 2012, after overseeing Lockheed's successful relationship with the Hillary State Department and the resulting profits, Comey stepped down from Lockheed and received a $6 million dollar payout for his services.\nIn 2013, the largest bank of England, HSBC Holdings, was deep into a scandal. Investigations by federal authorities and law-enforcement had revealed that for years HSBC had been laundering billions of dollars for Mexican Drug Cartels, channeling money for Saudi banks who were financing terror, moving money for Iran in violation of the sanctions, and other major criminal activity. HSBC's criminality was pervasive and deliberate by the Bank and its officials. HSBC was a huge Clinton Foundation contributor (many millions) throughout the \"investigation\" and Bill Clinton was being paid large personal fees for speaking at HSBC events (while Hillary was Sec of State). Eric Holder and the Obama Justice Department did what they were paid to do, and let HSBC off of the hook for a paltry 1.2 Billion dollar fine (paid by its stockholders), and not one Director, officer or management member at HSBC was fired or charged with any criminal. Exactly when everyone involved with HSBC Bank (including the Clintons and all of their \"donors\") were being let off without penalty, and cover had to be provided to HSBC, Comey was appointed as a Director and Member of the Board of HSBC (in the middle of the fallout from the scandal). He was part of the effort to cover up the scandal and make HSBC \"respectable\" again.\nAfter about a year as HSBC director, despite his lack of any law enforcement experience, no DOJ leadership experience, and no qualifications for the job, Comey was appointed FBI director by Obama. The only qualification Comey had was that the Clinton's and their cronies knew Comey was in bed with them, was compromised and was willing to do their dirty work. Comey was appointed to the FBI right when Hillary was leaving the State Department, and was vulnerable to the FBI because she had been using a private-server, mis-handling classified information, selling access to favors\/contracts from the State Department to Clinton Foundation Donors (including Comey's Lockheed Martin), and much more. Remember that this was about the time the Inspector General of the State Department found over 2 billion \"missing\" from the State Department finances during Hillary's tenure.\nThe obvious conclusion is that Comey was appointed to the FBI (along with other reliable Clinton-Obama cronies) to run interference for the Clinton's and Obama's at the nation's federal law enforcement agency(in conjunction with a corrupt Department of Justice). Comey was and is owned by the Clintons. He owed all of his power and wealth to being part of their machine and providing them with cover.\nIn late 2015 and early 2016, information began to come out about the Clinton Foundation and its use by the Clinton's as a multi-billion dollar slush fund for corruption and political favors. (even Chelsea's wedding had been paid for by the \"charity) This was right as Hillary was beginning her campaign for President. It was revealed that the Foundation had never completed required reports or had an audit. Supposedly the FBI, under Comey, began an \"investigation\" of the Clinton Funds. A \"professional\" accounting firm was brought in by the Clintons to do a review, file some reports, make recommendations to the Clinton Foundation Board, and provide a veneer of legitimacy to the Clinton Fund operations. Predictably, one of the partners in the firm that was chosen (and paid lots of money) is the brother of James Comey (FBI Director). This brother owes James Comey $700,000 for a loan James gave him to buy a house, and presumably some of the money from the Clinton Fund was used to make payments to James on the loan. Over 2 years later and nothing has happened as a result of the FBI \"investigating\" the Clinton Funds under Comey.\nNo one in congress or federal law enforcement was intending to actually pursue the Clintons, but Judicial Watch and other independent sources obtained information proving that Hillary had been running her own server, sending out classified information, etc. This information began to come out right in the middle of her campaign to be coronated as President. A \"show\" investigation had to be performed to appear to look into it and clear her. Who to use?\u2026the reliable shill James Comey.\nAs head of the FBI, Comey (and his lackeys in key positions) deliberately screwed up the investigation into Hillary's use of a private server and her plain violation of national security law on classified information. The investigation was deliberately mis-handled in every aspect. Comey gave immunity to all of Hillary's lackeys, did not use subpoenas or warrants, lost evidence, allowed the destruction of evidence, failed to do any searches or seizures of evidence, did not use a grand-jury, did not swear witnesses, did not record testimony, allowed attorneys to represent multiple suspects (corrupting the testimony). Everything that could be done to ruin the FBI investigation and to cover for Hillary was done. A \"slam-dunk\" case became a mess. Immunity was given every witness even though they provided no help. Maybe more importantly, by focusing the FBI on the email scandal, attention was drawn away from the much bigger scandal of the Clinton Foundation that could bring down a huge number of corrupt politicians, lobbyists, and even governments.\nOriginally, Comey's job was simply to totally botch the Hillary investigation and ruin the case against her and her minions within the FBI regarding he emails. At the same time Comey also started work on a parallel assignment to illegally \"wiretap\" and surveil Donald Trump and every other person involved in the Republican campaign. He was tasked with digging up any dirt or fact that could be used to hurt the Trump campaign later. This included using a fake \"dossier\" paid for by the Clinton campaign to obtain authorization for the surveillance and to try to associate Trump's campaign with the Russians. Under Comey's direction the Trump\/republican campaign was monitored and surveilled and all information was provided to the Obama Whitehouse and the Clinton camp all during the campaign.\nLorretta Lynch was supposed to complete the coverup for Hillary as Attorney General by issuing a finding that the deliberately botched FBI \"investigation\" did not justify prosecution of Hillary. But someone screwed up and Bill Clinton was video'd meeting with Loretta Lynch in Arizona shortly before she was supposed to make her decision on Hillary (interference with a federal investigation), and Lynch could no longer credibly squash the Hillary scandal. The solution, give the job to James. The Clinton's owned him and he would have to do whatever is necessary to provide cover.\nComey goes on national TV and violates every rule of the FBI, the Justice Department and American law enforcement by revealing some of the FBI's \"evidence\" of what Hillary did (enough to make it look like the FBI and Comey did some investigation), then declaring that there was no \"intent\" and clearing Hillary. He did what he was ordered to do. The Justice Department and Obama backed Comey's coverup and it looked like Hillary had survived the scandal.\nThen, right before the election, the NYPD obtained pervert Anthony Wiener's laptop and found classified emails from Hillary on the laptop. The NYPD began leaking details to new-media outlets, and the story was about to explode. Comey once again stepped in to cover Hillary. He short-circuited the NYPD leaks by publicly acknowledging the laptop and the emails, but then claimed just days later that hundreds of thousands of emails had all been reviewed and \"nothing new\" was on the laptop. Once again, he had done his job. Providing cover and FBI \"protection\" for Hillary on the newest scandal when it broke.\nIf Hillary had won, Comey would have kept right on providing cover for the corruption of the Clinton machine. He would have kept the FBI paralyzed, prevented the Clinton Fund from being investigated, and continued to do his job as the Clinton's personal scandal eraser at the FBI.\nBUT TRUMP WON.\nThe Swamp and its bottom-dwelling denizens realize they are at risk from this political outsider who is not connected to the uni-party machines. Before Trump takes office, a \"failsafe\" plan is implemented to ruin Trump's administration and try to force him out of the Presidency. The key players committed to the plan are the democrat politicians, the RINO establishment, the media, the Obama-Clinton operatives imbedded throughout the intelligence agencies and the entire bureaucracy, and most importantly, the Obama DOJ and JAMES COMEY. The scheme is to smear Trump with Russian \"connections,\" through a fake FBI \"investigation\" and more importantly, to trap him into a charge of criminal interference with the FBI. COMEY IS THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE SCHEME TO TAKE DOWN TRUMP.\nThe surveillance of the Trump campaign is continued after he is elected, all participants are \"unmasked\" illegally, and the transcripts are leaked throughout the government and to the media. When General Flynn appropriately calls Russian officials on behalf of Trump, they brush off the old fake \"dossier\" and all of the surveillance of the campaign, and Comey creates the \"Russian Conspiracy\" investigation. With help by RINO swamp kingpin and warmonger sell-out McCain, the fake \"Russian pee dossier\" is leaked to the press. There is no actual evidence of any collusion or connection between Trump or his campaign with Russia, but that does not prevent Comey from initiating an \"investigation\" at the FBI. This provides Comey with protection from Trump firing him immediately. Comey (or his minions) constantly leak news of the \"Russia Investigation\" to the media, and the media does its scripted part by screaming constantly about \"Russia.\" The Democrats fill their role and constantly scream about \"Russia.\" McCain and the RINO establishment do their part by promising to \"investigate\" how the Russians influenced the campaign.\nImmediately after Trump is sworn in, the DOJ Hillary\/Obama operatives and Comey start the direct attack. This is before Sessions has been appointed to the Department of Justice and the DOJ is still controlled by Obama operatives. DOJ Obama appointee Sally Yates approaches the Whitehouse with news that General Flynn had been in contact with Russia and alleges that he might be compromised. She reveals that there is an FBI \"investigation\" into the Russia ties (which they are constantly leaking to the media themselves). The White House Counsel (who Yates talks to, not Trump) asks for some more information.\nThe day before the promised additional information is to be provided by Yates to the Whitehouse, Comey sets up a dinner with Trump. If he can get Trump to ask about Flynn or try to intervene regarding Flynn or Russia then Trump can be charged with \"interfering with an FBI investigation.\" MY OPINION IS THAT COMEY SURVEILLED AND \"TAPED\" THIS MEETING IN HIS ATTEMPT TO SET UP TRUMP.\nThis is a two-pronged attack. It protects Comey and DOJ democrat holdovers from being terminated by the new administration because they are involved in an \"ongoing investigation\" that they control the timetable on(albeit one with absolutely no evidence). If Trump fires Comey then he is \"interfering with the investigation\" which is itself a federal crime that the FBI could then \"investigate.\" Alternatively, if they can get Trump to question Comey about Flynn or try to get him to back off of Flynn or the \"Russia\" investigation, then they again have him \"interfering.\"\nTrump knows it is a set up by Comey and that he is probably being recorded (tips from FBI or DOJ who are not part of the corruption?) Maybe because his phone calls in the Whitehouse as President have already been bugged and released to the media. (FBI is in the best position to do this) Maybe because he was used to the Mafia in NY trying to shake him down every time he built a hotel. Comey tells Trump that Trump is not under investigation regarding Russia, but that others involved with the campaign are being investigated. Trump does not take the bait and attempt to intervene about Flynn or the Russia scam. Later, Flynn is cut loose because he is being used by Comey and the Obama-holdover Justice to try to damage Trump. He did not thing wrong, but if he stayed the charge of \"interfering with an investigation\" might seem to have teeth. Comey verbally tells Trump on two more occasions that he is not being investigated, but refuses to state this fact publicly or when testifying in Congress.\nTrump knows everything I have gone through above about Comey. But he has to move carefully. He has to get his Attorney General and Deputy AG in place, get enough leverage on the Russia narrative, and ideally get rid of Comey in a way that allows him to obtain all the information that Comey has been accumulating (if he is taping Trump he is taping others). Comey, and others testify in Congress. Under oath, both Sally Yates and Intelligence officials from the Obama administration state that there has been no actual evidence of any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. More importantly, Comey, while refusing to say that Trump is not under investigation, testifies that he has informed the Senate Intelligence Committee heads who exactly is under investigation regarding Russia.\nTrump tells almost no one at the White House that he is moving against Comey (so no leaks\u2026 no listening in on his conversations) Trump somehow contacts Sen. Grassley (the Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee) and confirms that Comey told the Senator that Trump was not under investigation personally. Trump gets both the Attorney General and the new Deputy Attorney General to legitimately review Comey's unprofessional actions at the FBI and to recommend in writing that Trump terminate Comey. Somehow Comey goes to California (at the request of AG Sessions or already scheduled and someone at FBI telling Trump?).\nTrump seizes the moment and acts. While Comey is in California, 3000 miles away and 7 hours from his office, Trump prepares a letter firing him (with Sessions and the Deputy AG recommendations attached). In the letter Trump states that he had been told 3 times by Comey that he (Trump) was not under investigation. The letter is hand-delivered to the FBI headquarters by DOJ officials to lock-down and seize everything in Comey's office, including all surveillance files (\"tapes\") of Trump and others. All of Comey's files, docs, computers and \"tapes\" are taken to Sessions at DOJ. They are not taken to the Whitehouse or Trump, but to Sessions, who has every right to have them. Sessions can tell Trump that Comey had surveillance tapes of Trump that contradict what Comey has been telling Trump, and perhaps tapes of conversations with other swamp \"conspirators.\" But Trump does not have them personally or at the Whitehouse.\nComey learns he has been fired when the media broadcasts it in California. He had no idea it was coming and he is ticked. On cue, the Democrat politicians and media begin screaming about Trump's \"interference with the Russia investigation\" in accordance with the plan to set up Trump for that charge. The Swamp wants to blow up the Russia narrative using Comey, and Comey is set to testify before Congress to try to hurt Trump by saying he was interfering with the FBI investigation. Comey intends to follow through with the plan to take down Trump.\nBut because of his brilliant timing on this, Trump has Comey's files, documents and information safely with Sessions at DOJ. Trump sends out a \"crazy\" tweet that says: \"James Comey better hope that there are no \"tapes\" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press.\"\nThe media and the politicians go crazy about the \"inappropriateness\" of this tweet. They accuse Trump of \"taping\" everyone at the White House (forgetting that the Presidents phone calls with foreign leaders have been \"taped\" without his knowledge.)\nNotice that Trump did not say he taped anyone, or that he has any tapes at the White House. It seem apparent that Trump is telling Comey that the DOJ (who has every legal right to possess it) has the surveillance information and files from Comey's office, the \"tapes\" obtained and kept by Comey. Comey and all the Swamp Creatures understand the clear message\u2026 their plan has failed and Trump's DOJ is now holding all the cards.\nThe whole Russia interference scheme crashes and burns. While the mouthpiece media, Hollywood and the insane fringe continue to scream about Russia and Comey being fired, the politicians who will soon be in the crosshairs of a legitimate (and ticked) FBI and DOJ are starting to fall strangely silent. Comey realizes all the leverage is with Trump and that he will be lucky if he is not added to the Clinton Death List because of his knowledge (better not take any baths near an electrical outlet or get on any airplanes).\nComey tells Congress he will not testify and writes a public letter to the FBI accepting his firing and telling them he does not want to discuss why or how he was terminated. Senator Grassley and Senator Feinstein (she must be covering her butt in fear \u2026) issue public statements confirming that Comey told them that the \"Russia Investigation\" does not involve President Trump personally.\nAG Sessions and his Deputy AG use the Comey trove of information to determine who has been part of the Comey Syndicate at the FBI. They will be appointing an \"interim\" Director of the FBI shortly who has not been compromised by Comey, Clinton or Obama. That \"interim\" Director does not have to be approved by Congress or anyone, and can immediately begin cleaning house at the FBI of all Comey\/Clinton\/Obama minions, initiating investigations of the Clintons, Clinton Fund, violations of intelligence confidentiality laws by Susan Rice and Obama, human trafficking in DC, political corruption\u2026 draining the Swamp. Using the Comey files they can be fairly certain they are not getting another Comey as an \"interim\", and they do not have to wait for the circus of appointing a new permanent \"Director\" through Congressional approval. Most of the heavy lifting on rooting out FBI corruption and starting investigations into the swamp will be done by the \"interim\" before a new director is appointed. I suspect the Trump administration hopes the approval FBI Director process will be slow and tedious, so there is no political interference with the housecleaning that is starting.\nIn one masterstroke, Trump has eliminated a truly toxic and dangerous enemy to his administration and our country, dealt a horrendous blow to the Clinton\/Obama and deep state machines, begun the restoration of the integrity of the FBI and the DOJ, and gained incredible ammunition to begin hunting the foul creatures in the swamp.\n\u2014 Lisa Frank\nHappy Hunting President Trump\u2026 and God Bless!\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Donald Trump, Eric Holder, freedom, Hillary Clinton, James B Comey, John McCain, LEADERSHIP, Loretta Lynch, misc, OBAMA, politics, power, progressives, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment\nPresidents I've Known!\nMy friend Jim Heck sent me this message I found fascinating and a period I remember vividly. My brother did two years in Viet Nam and retired to be humiliated by peace movement that allowed the military who served to be harassed instead of the politicians. This resulted in his death at 55 being caused by the Clintons, Kerry and the idiots who blamed the troops for the war rather than LBJ and the bankers. I hope you enjoy this earthy message by someone who also suffered the harassment I am sure my brother did. I hope you enjoy this as much as this old Navy Veteran has. C Brewer\nBy George RoofChief, Master Sergeant (Retired), US Air Force. Taxidermist in Magnolia, Delaware (born in Lexington, SC )\nBecause I am a \"lifer\" in the military, I've seen the impact of a president more than many of you can imagine. I enlisted with LBJ and saw just what a Democrat cluster flock was all about.\nI went to Vietnam and saw how we were constantly and incessantly bombarded with micro management from Washington that got thousands of military people killed. I sometimes wonder if I'll get to heaven, but if I go below, I'm sure I'll still be a few hundred floors above Robert McNamara, LBJ, John Kerry, Jane Fonda, and yes, even the \"hero\" John McCain.\nAfter Johnson \"abdicated\" rather than having his buns waxed, I lived through Nixon who was hawkish but allowed the generals (and there WERE a few real generals back then versus now) run the show. He was so out of touch that he never knew North Vietnam was about to surrender when the Paris Accord was presented.\nOnly God could help us after Gerald Ford was beaten by Jimmy Peanuts who'd been funded by Saudi money. The military was turned into Section 8 and even the White House suffered the austerity.\nThen the light began to shine and Ronald Reagan swept into the fray. He not only loved the country and the military, they\nLoved him back. Esprit d 'corps was off the scale during his presidency. The Liberals were slowly turning into socialists, however, and about this time all the draft dodgers of the 1960's who'd been given amnesty by Jimmy Peanuts were turning out college graduates with degrees in socialism.\nBush 1 was an enigma from the CIA and though he never did much either way, he NEVER DID MUCH EITHER WAY.\nWelcome to Bill Clinton. Clinton spent most of his two terms wagging the dog and creating the Oral Office, sending a bomber to blow up Quaddafi's tent and killing a goat or two, while allowing the UN to set up the infamous Black Hawk Down situation. He made history by becoming only the second president to be impeached.\nI actually felt sorry for Bush 2. He was doomed to infamy from the start. He thought most of America was still the rah rah patriots of WWII when they were simply socialists waiting to feed him to the sharks.\nThen there came the Manchurian Candidate with a faked (OK Democrats, let's say \"of questionable origin\" to assuage your PC brains) birth certificate, who'd gotten a free ride through college under a foreign student exemption, and whose college records and complete life history had been sealed. (We know more about Thomas Jefferson's illegitimate children than we do about Obama, Michelle, OR their two kids.) From his inaugural address, he slandered America and within days had begun to encourage dissention of the races as well as slandering police who \"acted stupidly.\" That was mild to the situation that would come in doubling the national debt from what had been built by ALL THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS COMBINED, feeding us baloney about how Muslims built this country, and nationalizing American industries. Fueled by George Soros' money and using the Air Force fleet as his personal charters, he appointed malcontents and traitors into positions of authority. He trashed the Constitution by installing \"czars\" (interesting he chose a title like that) to bypass Congressional authority. By that time, Congress was completely corrupt on both sides of the aisle. No one had cojones to impeach this charlatan.\nMysteriously, the lone outspoken conservative Supreme Court Justice suddenly dies in his sleep at an Obama pal's hunting lodge and the Supreme Court is evenly split. Finally, Congress shows some nerve and rejects Obama's nomination. The Libtards aren't worried because the fix is in. Soros has paid demonstrators to cause turmoil at all the Republican gatherings, Obama concedes that\nIllegal aliens should vote as they won't be prosecuted, and Soros-manufactured voting machines are caught switching votes in certain precincts. Hillary has cheated her way to the nomination and her lies are completely ignored by the brainwashed minions of sycophants who follow her.\nBut a shocking thing happened on the way to the forum. Middle America had had enough and although the pollsters and the pipers tried to convince them not even to bother to vote, they were fed up with the denizens of the swamp. It was time. Florida was designated a \"swing\" state ignoring that all those old retirees living in St. Petersburg, and the fed up Cuban Americans of Miami weren't interested in their platform.\nOhio and Pennsylvania, where coal production was blacklisted and where Obama had ridiculed them for \"clinging to their Bibles and their guns,\" lay awaiting this supposed \"landslide\" Hillary vote and creamed it. The Socialist world of the Democratic Party disintegrated. An American who expressed unbridled love of country and respect for police, firemen, and military steam rolled across the heartland and the liberals realized their scheme was trashed. A CONSTITUTIONALIST would be nominated to the Supreme Court and if the hag who'd claimed to retire if Trump were elected would actually leave, the Supreme Court would have a massive majority of CONSTITUTIONALISTS for the next 40-50 years.\nNow, the same party who'd ridiculed Trump on his comments about the election being rigged, started screaming that the election was rigged. They even advocated having the election repeated. They created mobs that burned and pillaged, stopped traffic, threatened murder, batter and rape of Trump supporters, and became the anarchists that the socialist dream thrives upon. They run like castrated pigs for safe zones and use diaper pins as their national symbol.\nThis is exactly what happens when political correctness takes over and participation trophies are awarded to everyone. They can't conceive how disgusting and subservient they have become. Donald Trump may NOT be the best person for the job, but he's such a welcome respite from the wimps who've been running the swamp that it's refreshing to see. At the very least, Donald Trump derailed the Socialist train and bought us precious time. If he only does half of what he's promised, we'll still be legions ahead of where Obama has dragged us. Already countries who held us in contempt are lining up to be found in the favor of America.\nSo for you liberal lurkers and you scared fence-sitters, kiss off. You had your big hurrah and now your party is over. For you staunch Republicans in office, don't gloat so much yourselves. You've been put on notice by the American people that we're fed up with ALL YOU BUMS and if you don't start putting America first, you do so at your own peril.\nYou might want to buy a copy of George McGovern's autobiography and see how shocking and humbling it can be for a professional politician to have to try to find legitimate work once he falls from grace. This election was pure, unadulterated AMERICAN. Hillary got beaten and AMERICA WON THE ELECTION. You can claim he's not \"your president\" all you want, but unless you forfeit your American citizenship, YES HE IS!!!! Go cry a river some place they need water.\n\"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading\"\u2026 Thomas Jefferson\nDid you enjoy this? Please tell me why or why not? CB\nPosted by cb75948 in conspiracy, misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Bill Clinton, CIA, common sense, congress, conspiracy, Donald Trump, freedom, George McGovern, Gerald Ford, Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, Jimmy Carter, John Kerry, John McCain, LBJ, LEADERSHIP, misc, Muslims, Nixon, OBAMA, Political, politics, power, republicans, Robert McNarama, socialism, Supreme Court, The Bushes #1 and #2, Thomas Jefferson, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment\nPOLITICIANS, ESPECIALLY DEMOCRATS, = GREED!\nTHE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR THESE HYPOCRITES.\nMy old friend Jack Peck sent me these facts that just prove how much wealth politicians can amass in their government jobs. This writer who is black choose to use Democrats to make his points and I feel they are the greediest but they are all suspected crooks. It would be nice if we had a law that required every elected politician to make available to the public their current IRS accepted net worth before they are sworn in. Then they would have to make public their latest audited net worth when they leave office. If the net worth was greater when they left office they would be required to justify how the gain was achieved. C Brewer\n[Note: This article was written by Derrick Wilburn (Derrick Wilburn is the Founder and Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives and BlackandConservative.com.)\nAs they prepare for their exodus from the White House, the Obamas are about to join another rarified club that of the ruling liberal elite class owning multiple ultra-expensive homes in highly exclusive communities that none in America can afford save the one-percenters. The very same one-percenters whom they rant and rail against as being the greedy, ego-centric millionaires who simply have too much.\nFollowing the likes of Bill and Hillary Clinton who (despite Hillary's claim earlier this year that they left White House dead broke) somehow managed to educate their daughter at Stanford, Oxford, NYU and Columbia; acquire a $1.7 million estate in Chappaqua and a $2.85 million mansion in Georgetown) and Bernie Sanders who shortly after ending his 2016 presidential bid bought his third home a $600,000 lakefront vacation house on Lake Champlain. Barack and Michelle have real estate designs of their own.\nEarlier this year it was revealed that upon his leaving the presidency the Obamas will not be returning to Chicago they will instead be moving into a $6 million, 8,200-square foot, 9-bedroom 12-bathroom mansion in Kalorama, one of the District's most posh, desirable and exclusive neighborhoods in the heart of one of America's wealthiest zip codes.\nWith daughter Malia off to college that leaves just Barack, Michelle and Sasha until the younger daughter graduates high school in 2018. Nothing says I care about climate change, energy consumption and our CO2 footprint re than keeping an 8,200-square foot house heated and air conditioned year round for just three people. The hypocrisy and do as I say not as I do hubris of all these wealthy climate change proponents is sickening.\nBy the way, the Obama's new home is just two doors down from Clinton campaign manager, John Podesta, who recently lost the most significant campaign of his life. But that's not the new news. We have now learned Barack and Michelle are the proud owners of yet another home, this one on the Left Coast .As reported by Page Six and other sources, the Obamas have a new home in Rancho Mirage, California. Rancho Mirage is a popular golf getaway which would explain its attraction to the soon-to-be ex-golfer-in-chief. By some counts this makes the Obama's fifth home. Also from Page Six, The Obamas are also said to have bought a holiday getaway in Obama's childhood home state of Hawaii. How many American families own five of anything, let alone houses? Let alone houses in Hawaii that they see once a year or so. Most of us are blessed if able to rent a hotel room or condo on Hawaii once a decade.\nThe relocation habits of Democrats leaving office is very interesting. For example; having been voted out of office in 2014, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu didn't return to Louisiana. She instead made her 7,300-square foot $2.5 million Washington DC mansion her new home. Rather than returning to Little Rock, when Bill and Hill left the White House they chose the liberal, ultra-wealthy haven of Chappaqua New York with its average household income of $285,801 and average household net worth of $1,564,366 for their new residence.\nNow it's the Obama's turn. Are they going back to Chicago to live amongst the little people and take their chances becoming yet another statistic (total number shot as of this writing this year: 3,961)? No, not so much.\nThey, like the others, are moving into a private, secured community to live in a house big enough for five families where they will host cocktail parties for golf buddies and other millionaire and billionaire friends.\nYet like the Sanders, Landrieus and Clintons of the world, they will accept exorbitant five-, six-, even seven-figure speaking fees to give speeches about how the rich in our country are steadily pulling away from everyone else and increasingly isolating themselves. About how the concentration of wealth at the top is allowing some Americans to own multiple houses, vacation when and as they please and live lives most of the rest of the country cannot fathom. They'll blather on and on about how the rich are a big part of the problems in our country. END\nThe creation of this new elite class of greedy Americans that have rights far beyond the rest of us is wrong. I pray that our new President, for all of the people, will eliminate this elite class of politicians from having special rights. All Americans should have equal rights as our Constitution and Bill of Rights provide. If the laws applied to these elites the Obama's, Clinton's, Sander's, Bush's and thousands more would be in jail. Unfortunately if us plain folks made money the same way the politicians do we would be in prison.\nSitting here writing this article I was thinking about the task of preparing the necessary information required to be sent to my CPA to prepare my 2016 tax filing. I have a Master's Degree in Business and there is no way I could possibly fill out the some 50 pages of information required by the IRS each year. I am 86 years old and worked hard for 50 years saving enough to supplement our Federal Entitlement payment that I started paying into when I was eight years old in 1938. I have Neuropathy in both feet and lower legs, bone on bone problems in both knees. I have high blood pressure, severe water retention problems, sleep apnea and take about 25 total pills at 5 different times of the day. My memory is waning and I use notes and an Amazon Echo to help me remember things like I have a dental appointment next Tuesday, I saw the doctor this week, I have blood work week after next and I also help my wife of 56 years remember her requirements.\nIf I went out and shot a Democratic politician in the butt, plead guilty to save a trial, they would let me go to prison in East Texas close to where I live because I did not kill him. No more income tax filing, paying for my medicine, good doctors, groceries, and even TV. I would have doctors far better than at the VA as I served nearly 5 years in the US Navy starting at age 17. I am too old to drink, don't smoke, can't walk long distances and if you ever reach 86 you will find out there are many more things you used to do that are now impossible. My kids would no longer feel guilty for not visiting much anymore. When I croaked my family would not have to pay to cremate or bury me and my wife might have enough money left to pass on to our kids?\nI only used this scenario to make a point as I would never want to ever be away from my partner and wife, Norma, for 56 years. Another misconception I used was I would never find a Democratic politician in East Texas and my legs would not let me drive to Austin, Dallas or Houston where all of the Democrats live in Texas. C Brewer\nPosted by cb75948 in misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", America, American Elite Class, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, ChicagoAmazon Echo, common sense, conservative, Constitution, democrats, Federal Entitlement Payment, Hawaii, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Jack Peck, JOHN podesta, Mary Landrieu, misc, OBAMA | Leave a comment\nFLAG BURNING SURVEY \u2013 HOW DO YOU FEEL?\nI have spent over five years writing nearly 1000 articles for several reasons. This started with a challenge from my old friend \"Tadpole\" Keel to use my knowledge gained having worked and visited in so many countries worldwide and in forty-nine of our fifty states.\nAnother old friend and mentor, Phil Sizer, who was my boss at OTIS\/Halliburton made one of the sojourns that took us to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abi Dhabi, Dubai. Qatar, Kuwait, Norway and The Netherlands twice. When I started this blog, he has challenged me to broaden my horizons with challenges to explore clandestine organizations like the Federal Reserve System in America and a scary group called Tavistock. If you wish to broaden your knowledge and see how these two secret organizations function, read my summarizations.\nWhat prompted me to write my first article asking for your inputs was twofold. Any writer functions on feedback. Unfortunately, my efforts have never motivated more than a dozen people to have ever commented, criticized or praised the effort. Currently, there are 612 people worldwide who subscribe to receive my articles. Another 275 friends on Facebook and Twitter.\nMy second reason was to try another approach asking for you to please respond to this article. Help me find out how many people agree or disagree that burning our flag should be a lawful freedom. Our President-elect has fanned the flames of hate that he feels this flag burning expresses and should be punishable with jail time and loss of citizenship. How do you feel? I would like to use this feedback to share specifically respond.\nI will start with my own feelings. With my parent's consent, I joined the US Navy at 17 and made a commitment to give about four years of my life to my country. We had just ended WWII a couple of years earlier and America was united and everyone loved this great country. Then the bankers created the Korean war that added another year to my committed enlistment. My love for this country has never lessened for any reason.\nSadly, the bankers and one of the weakest administrations in American history got us involved in Viet Nam. This unleashed a new era of communists inspired dissident young Americans to start the hate campaign and flag burning incidents. For those who did not know both Hillary and Bill Clinton were two of these dissidents. The most hate-filled American was Jane Fonda and eventually John Kerry who is our Secretary of State now hugging every Muslim he can find. What he and Hillary have done to suck up to the terrorist world should be punishable by loss of their citizenship in my opinion.\nObviously. I agree with Trump that burning our flag that I learned to salute at 17 should be a federal crime. My punishment would be more severe as I feel that loss of citizenship should be forever and that the offender should be imprisoned or banished. How a Supreme Court allowed this to be legal is beyond belief. I feel certain that if a vote were held today the four Democratic zealots on the current Supreme \"Political\" Court would uphold this despicable decision.\nAmerica needs to be reunited and Trump is the first President to at least try. After eight years of hate-filled rhetoric that has divided America we need peace unification to survive.\nPlease share your feelings and let me follow up this posting with another article denoting how you feel.\nClyde Brewer\nPosted by cb75948 in conspiracy, misc and tagged \"A Conservative View\", Abi Dhabi, Bill Clinton, common sense, conspiracy, democrats, democrats deserted conservative principles, Donald Trump, Dubai, Facebook, Federal Reserve System, Flag Burning, Halliburton, Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, John KerryWWII, Kuwait, LEADERSHIP, misc, Netherlands, Norway, OBAMA, Otis, Phil Sizer, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Supreme Court, Tadpole Keel, Tavistock, Viet Nam","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Common Sense Age 6+\nCritics Consensus 97%\nFrom the beloved novels by Michael Bond and producer David Heyman (Harry Potter franchise), Paddington brings us the live-action story of a young talking bear (Ben Whishaw of Skyfall) who finds himself lost and alone in London until he meets the kindly Brown family. They read the label around his neck that says, \"Please look after this bear. Thank you,\" and offer him a temporary haven. After a series of comic misadventures, Paddington must convince the Brown family that he belongs with them, all while staying out of the way of a museum taxidermist (Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman of The Golden Compass) who's got her eyes on him. Co-starring Michael Gambon (Harry Potter franchise), Academy Award-nominee Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), Oscar-nominee Julie Walters (Brave), Hugh Bonneville (TV's Downton Abbey), Academy Award-winner Peter Capaldi (TV's Doctor Who), Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Cloud Atlas), and Academy Award-nominee Imelda Staunton (Maleficent).\nCritics Consensus: Paddington brings a beloved children's character into the 21st century without sacrificing his essential charm, delivering a family-friendly adventure as irresistibly cuddly as its star.\n6+ COMMON SENSE\nCharming story about beloved bear has some scares.\nJeffrey Clifford\nAlexandra Ferguson\nOliver Courson\nRon Halpern\nMovies in Kids & Family\nAbominable (2019)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"As Pandemic-Driven Hunger Explodes, Fill the Stadium Keeps Fighting for the Neediest\nCompassion International Is Focused on Aiding 70,000 Kids Amid Vast Inequalities at a Time of COVID-Driven 'Empty Stadiums'\nCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 As millions all over the world watch the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the stands remain mostly empty amid the pandemic\u2014a stark reminder of another global spectacle that deserves wide and immediate attention. People are starving. Inequality of all kinds is worsening as poorer people and nations lose their desperate and long-fought battle against hunger and poverty. Global hunger shot up by some 118 million people in 2020, according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization.\nSantiago \"Jimmy\" Mellado, a former Olympian, knows the challenge of the \"empty stadium\" effect. Mellado is CEO of Compassion International, whose Fill the Stadium (FtS, fillthestadium.com) initiative has been providing essential food, medical care, and support to children living in extreme poverty amid a time of coronavirus. Mellado recruited pro athletes and others to assist in Fill the Stadium's goal of helping 70,000 children in crisis. To date, the team has raised just over $29 million for some 58,700 children and their families. But they're not done. They haven't yet \"filled\" the stadium. They must still reach all 70,000 kids who are at risk of hunger\u2014or worse.\nSays Mellado, \"Children are in crisis all over the world, and we will not forget them. Many are suffering as a direct result of the 'empty stadium' effect caused by the global pandemic. The state of emergency in Tokyo is a stark reminder of hardship. We must keep working on behalf of those who are crying out for help.\"\nMellado is experienced at setting goals and working non-stop to achieve them. As a standout decathlete, he competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, representing his birth nation, El Salvador. He placed 26th of 42 athletes who qualified in Seoul and set six national records for the highest performance in the decathlon, 400 meters, high jump, 110-meter high hurdles, pole vault, and javelin. Mellado also competed in the Pan Am Games in 1987, placing fourth in the decathlon. And as a collegiate athlete, he was a member of Southern Methodist University's 1983 NCAA Division 1 Indoor and Outdoor National Championship team, setting a school record that year. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Art of the Olympians.\nFor Mellado, the pursuit of significant goals is an internal driver. It's why Mellado's Fill the Stadium initiative is pushing harder than ever to \"win\" for the neediest. Those holding co-leadership roles in this charitable team effort are Alyssa Naeher, a member of the U.S. Olympic Women's Soccer Team this year; Nick Foles, professional football MVP quarterback; Adam Engel of the Chicago White Sox; Sam Burns, PGA TOUR golfer; Nick Ahmed of the Arizona Diamondbacks; Jordy Nelson, former professional wide receiver; Carson Palmer, former professional quarterback; Devin and Jason McCourty, NFL defensive backs; Nate Solder of the New York Giants; Jaccob Slavin of the Carolina Hurricanes; Brock Huard, FOX sports broadcaster and former professional quarterback; and many others. Steve Stenstrom, president of Pro Athletes Outreach, is also playing a lead role in the effort.\nIn the COVID-19 era, \"We have all experienced the reality of empty stadiums,\" says the Fill the Stadium team. \"The average NFL stadium holds 70,000 seats. We need to reach that many kids. This effort desperately needs a caring, prayerful, and thoughtful community to join together in this critical relief.\"\nTo learn more, visit the Fill the Stadium website, as well as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.\nFounded in 1952,Compassion International is a Christian child development organization that works to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Compassion revolutionized the fight against global poverty by working exclusively with the Church to lift children out of spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty. Compassion partners with more than 8,000 churches in 25 countries to deliver its holistic child development program to over 2 million babies, children, and young adults. Its child sponsorship program has been validated through independent, empirical research.\nTo interview Santiago \"Jimmy\" Mellado, president and CEO of Compassion International, or another Fill the Stadium spokesperson, contact Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Jeff Tolson, 610.584.1096, ext. 108, or Deborah Hamilton, ext. 102.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From Incubator and Inspiration to Incredible Style, Here's How Target's Uplifting The Next Generation of Guests\nOctober 9, 2018 - Article reads in\nWhen we set out to better connect with the next generation of Target guests, we went straight to the source: photographers, writers, dancers, illustrators, beauty gurus, coders, artists, explorers and experimenters of all kinds. Hundreds of young people with big passion, big ideas, fearless style and crazy-mad talent. Their feedback helped us as we created three new Target owned brands, all designed with Gen Z in mind\u2014Wild Fable and Original Use, trend-forward apparel and accessories for young women and men and Heyday, super-stylish and affordable electronics and tech accessories. But these incredible brands are just the start. From a one-of-a-kind new incubator for young entrepreneurs to outside-the-box marketing and more, we're on a quest to inspire, learn from and uplift our young guests.\n\"To truly engage our next generation of guests, it's not enough to create great brands. We need to cultivate communities and have real conversations,\" says Rick Gomez, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Target. \"So we're using our expertise and brand power to connect with our young guests, amplify their voices and support their great ideas for the future.\"\nDreaming big: Introducing Target Incubator\nOne example? Say hello to Target Incubator. It's a new program designed to help Gen Z entrepreneurs-in-the-making nurture and grow their better-for-people or better-for-the-planet businesses, even if they haven't launched yet. Target's no stranger to accelerating great concepts, and we'll draw on that experience and provide accessibility to talented mentors and leaders across the company to help them grow personally and professionally, breaking through barriers standing in the way of their goals and empowering them to bring a little more joy to the world.\nApplications just opened (get all the details at Incubator.Target.com), so go ahead, encourage the next wave of entrepreneurs in your life to apply by Oct. 29. The top 15 finalists will pitch their businesses at Target's Minneapolis headquarters this November. Next June, eight businesses will venture back to Minneapolis for an eight-week program, including workshops, mentorship and more (plus tons of help from Target's accelerator team). Target Incubator will culminate with a Demo Day event where they'll showcase their final concepts.\nThe Gen Z-focused Target Incubator is the latest addition to Target's portfolio of accelerator programs, which includes Target Takeoff, Target + Techstars and the India-based Target Accelerator Program. These programs provide a platform to discover new ideas and fresh thinking from startups as Target looks to differentiate its assortment and create an even better experience for guests. Instant inspiration\nAnother way we're fostering real connection and encouraging personal expression and creativity\u2014and breaking out of the more traditional marketing mode? @TargetTag\u2014a digital magazine-like space on Instagram for young people to connect, create and inspire each other. It started with 30 young people leading conversations on art, music, style, dance, motivation and empowerment. They're now creating content that's meaningful to many of their peers, and inspiring a whole new way to interact with Target.\nAnd we're showcasing their energy, passion, ideas\u2014and style, of course\u2014in the spaces that are most relevant to them, in a way that encourages young creators to bring more positivity and joy to social media. Here's a peek:\nIt's all about giving our next generation of guests even more to love about Target, while celebrating everything that makes them uniquely special.\nLearn more about these young voices and shop their favorite pieces on Target.com, and stay tuned to A Bullseye View for more as we help bring the next generation of guests' ideas to life.\nTarget's Bringing Style to Tech Accessories: Power Up Heyday\nWe're at it Again! 3 New Brands Designed with the Next Generation of Guests in Mind\nOur Latest Only-at-Target Brands Are Almost Here! Get a Sneak Peek at Wild Fable and Original Use\nSafe, Easy and Full of Joy: Inside Target's Strong Holiday Season","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"15 enterprises\nAKME-engineering, JSC\nA joint venture of ROSATOM and one of the largest energy companies in Russia, PJSC Irkutskenergo. It has been created for joint development and further commercialization of the lead-bismuth fast neutron reactor technology (SVBR). JSC AKME-eng...\nA joint venture of ROSATOM and one of the largest energy companies in Russia, PJSC Irkutskenergo. It has been created for joint development and further commercialization of the lead-bismuth fast neutron reactor technology (SVBR). JSC AKME-engineering has the intellectual property rights for the SVBR technology and is a competence center for implementation of the projects of construction multi-functional nuclear power complexes in the global energy market. The SVBR-based projects meet requirements for reactor technologies of the Generation IV, have the high safety level which is achieved due to intrinsic safety which is based on advantages of the heavy metal coolant.\nAlianstransatom\nIntegrated truck, minibuses and limousine transportation services for nuclear companies since 1945.\nAngarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex\nAngarsk, Irkutsk Region\nUranium enrichment since 1957; a host facility for the International Uranium Enrichment Centre (IUEC) operating under the auspices of the IAEA.\nAtom-Okhrana\nNuclear industry security agency established in 2002 to provide security services to nuclear companies, safeguard nuclear materials and equipment, and monitor access control policies at guarded facilities.\nAtomenergomash Group\nMoscow http:\/\/www.aem-group.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.aem-group.ru\/en\/\nAtomenergoprom\nMoscow http:\/\/atomenergoprom.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/atomenergoprom.ru\/en\/\nAtomenergoremont\nMytishchi, Moscow region http:\/\/en.aer-rea.ru\/\nhttp:\/\/en.aer-rea.ru\/\nAtomEnergoSbyt\nRosenergoatom's subsidiary AtomEnergoSbyt sells nuclear electricity and heat. It supplies electricity to organisations and peoples in the Central, North-West, Volga, Urals and Siberia federal districts of Russian Federation.\nAtomflot\nMurmansk, Murmansk region\nFederal nuclear icebreaker's fleet company\nAtomic Reactor Research Institute\nDimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region http:\/\/www.niiar.ru\/eng\nhttp:\/\/www.niiar.ru\/eng\nAtomkomplekt\nMoscow http:\/\/atomkomplekt.org\/en\/\nROSATOM's organizer of tenders and procurement activities\nhttp:\/\/atomkomplekt.org\/en\/\nAtomspetstrans\nTransportation of nuclear materials and other radioactive substances and products inside and outside Russia since 2000.\nAtomstroyexport (ASE, Engineering Division of ROSATOM), JSC\nhttp:\/\/www.ase-ec.ru\/\nAtomstroyexport (Engineering Division of ROSATOM) incorporates leading design and engineering companies of the sector \u2013 JSC Engineering Company ASE (Nizhniy Novgorod), JSC Atomstroyexport (Moscow), JSC Atomenergoproekt (Moscow) and JSC ATOMPROEKT (Sa...\nAtomstroyexport (Engineering Division of ROSATOM) incorporates leading design and engineering companies of the sector \u2013 JSC Engineering Company ASE (Nizhniy Novgorod), JSC Atomstroyexport (Moscow), JSC Atomenergoproekt (Moscow) and JSC ATOMPROEKT (Saint-Petersburg). It is one the leaders of world's nuclear engineering business having 31% of the global NPP construction market. ASE's representation offices, branches and operating offices operate in the territory of 15 countries. Nearly 80% of the orders portfolio falls with projects abroad. It implements projects in design and construction of large power NPPs, RAW and SNF management facilities, thermal energy facilities as well as renders full range of EPC, EPC(M) and PMC services for any complex engineering facilities. ASE is a designer and it actively implements the innovative project management system for construction of complex engineering facilities \u2013 MultiD \u2013 which allows for more efficient management of such parameters as budget, due dates and quality.\nAtomtechenergo\nMytishchi, Moscow Region\nThe specialized company, which was established in 1983 to provide repair and maintenance services for nuclear power plants.\nAtomtechexport (JSC ATEX), JSC\nSpecialized engineering company, formed in 2001 for comprehensive solution of the issues related to pre-contractual operations supervision, construction, operation, modernization and decommissioning of foreign NPP power units. JSC ATEX is in possessi...\nSpecialized engineering company, formed in 2001 for comprehensive solution of the issues related to pre-contractual operations supervision, construction, operation, modernization and decommissioning of foreign NPP power units. JSC ATEX is in possession of a required package of licenses and permits for its activities implementation both in the RF territory and abroad. JSC ATEX is staffed with well-trained specialists experienced in performance of nuclear power projects commissioning operations in the RF and abroad. In 2016 JSC ATEX integrated with JSC Rusatom Service which is at present the main stockowner and a managing company of the association. Within the structure of the joint with JSC Rusatom Service integrated technical-commercial proposals for construction and operation of NPP in the framework of SC Rosatom work flow chart, JSC ATEX proposes comprehensive support services rendering to operating companies in the course of foreign NPP power units commissioning, operation, modernization, operation lifetime extension. The Head office is situated in Moscow, activities abroad are carried out via directorates and representative offices.\n2 enterprises\nBochvar National Research Institute for Inorganic Materials\nLeading R&D institute, a subsidiary of TVEL Fuel Company, focused on the development and application of composite materials and alloys (including superconducting, high-melting, rare earth and ultra-pure materials).\nThe Branch Centre of the Capital Construction of ROSATOM\nMoscow http:\/\/www.ocks-rosatoma.ru\/en\nhttp:\/\/www.ocks-rosatoma.ru\/en\n1 enterprise\nConsolidated NPP Equipment Procurement Directorate (CEPD, 'DEZ' in Russian), JSC\nMoscow http:\/\/www.nppequipment.com\nhttp:\/\/www.nppequipment.com\nDollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering\nMajor Russian research centre established in 1952 to develop reactor technologies and automation systems, concentrates research efforts on reactor physics, thermal physics, hydrodynamics, material engineering, nuclear safety, reactor core optimisatio...\nMajor Russian research centre established in 1952 to develop reactor technologies and automation systems, concentrates research efforts on reactor physics, thermal physics, hydrodynamics, material engineering, nuclear safety, reactor core optimisation, life cycle extension and nuclear decommissioning.\nD.V. Efremov Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (JSC NIIEFA), JSC\nSaint-Petersburg http:\/\/www.niiefa.spb.su\/?lang=en\nhttp:\/\/www.niiefa.spb.su\/?lang=en\nInternational Uranium Enrichment Centre\nAngarsk, Irkutsk Region http:\/\/eng.iuec.ru\/\nhttp:\/\/eng.iuec.ru\/\nMoscow http:\/\/www.isotop.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.isotop.ru\/en\/\nKarpov Institute of Physical Chemistry\nResearch and development function established in 1918 to provide expertise in surface chemistry, adsorption, atomisation, electrode processes, corrosion protection, chemical kinetics and catalysis, radiation chemistry and high molecular weight compou...\nResearch and development function established in 1918 to provide expertise in surface chemistry, adsorption, atomisation, electrode processes, corrosion protection, chemical kinetics and catalysis, radiation chemistry and high molecular weight compounds.\nNPK Khimprominzhiniring, JSC (a brand of UMATEX Group)\nLeader of IRC MBIR Consortium, JSC\nMoscow http:\/\/mbir-rosatom.ru\/en\nhttp:\/\/mbir-rosatom.ru\/en\nMachine Building Plant\nElektrostal, Moscow Region http:\/\/elemash.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/elemash.ru\/en\/\nMayak Production Association\nOzersk, Chelyabinsk Region\nGroup of diversified manufacturing operations established in the late 1940s to produce plutonium for the Soviet nuclear industry; now focuses on spent nuclear fuel processing, isotope production and process automation; accounts for over a half of Rus...\nGroup of diversified manufacturing operations established in the late 1940s to produce plutonium for the Soviet nuclear industry; now focuses on spent nuclear fuel processing, isotope production and process automation; accounts for over a half of Russian isotope exports.\nMining and Chemical Plant\nZheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory\nThe enterprise of the Back End Management Division of ROSATOM, runs main radioactive waste (RAW) storage sites of Russian nuclear industry.\nJSC NovaWind\nMoscow http:\/\/novawind.ru\/eng\nhttp:\/\/novawind.ru\/eng\nNational Operator for Radioactive Waste Management\nMoscow http:\/\/www.norao.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.norao.ru\/en\/\nNFC Logistics, Joint-Stock Company (NFCL JSC), JSC\nROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation Company (belongs to the management circuit of TENEX, Joint-Stock Company) responsible for the cross-border freight forwarding of nuclear fuel cycle products and engineering services in the fi...\nROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation Company (belongs to the management circuit of TENEX, Joint-Stock Company) responsible for the cross-border freight forwarding of nuclear fuel cycle products and engineering services in the field of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste (RAW) management.\nNIKIMT Atomstroy\nDevelopment and application of installation, maintenance, diagnostic and dismantling technologies for nuclear facilities with a focus on innovation; dismantlement of decommissioned nuclear facilities and construction of new infrastructure for nuclear...\nDevelopment and application of installation, maintenance, diagnostic and dismantling technologies for nuclear facilities with a focus on innovation; dismantlement of decommissioned nuclear facilities and construction of new infrastructure for nuclear decommissioning\nJSC OTEK\nJoint Stock Company 'United Heat and Power Company' (OTEK) was established in 2013 as a division of ROSATOM which manages non-nuclear power and utilities assets. Company's strategic tasks include further enhancement of performance of non-nucl...\nJoint Stock Company 'United Heat and Power Company' (OTEK) was established in 2013 as a division of ROSATOM which manages non-nuclear power and utilities assets. Company's strategic tasks include further enhancement of performance of non-nuclear power complexes. Today, OTEK manages five TPPs, 69 boiler houses and 13,000 km of electricity supply grids across Russia. OTEK's key assets include TPP of NIIAR (Dimitrovgrad), TPP of PIMCU (Krasnokamensk), TPP of CMP (Glazov, Udmurtia), TPP of SCC (Seversk), and TPP of UECC (Novouralsk).\nOKB Gidropress\nPodolsk, Moscow Region http:\/\/www.gidropress.podolsk.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.gidropress.podolsk.ru\/en\/\nOKBM Afrikantov\nNizhny Novgorod http:\/\/www.okbm.nnov.ru\/english\nhttp:\/\/www.okbm.nnov.ru\/english\nOTEK\nOTEK was founded in 2013 as a ROSATOM division to manage its non-nuclear energy and utility assets. The strategic goals of the company aim at further improvement of the non-nuclear power plants' economic performance, localization of wind turbines' pr...\nOTEK was founded in 2013 as a ROSATOM division to manage its non-nuclear energy and utility assets. The strategic goals of the company aim at further improvement of the non-nuclear power plants' economic performance, localization of wind turbines' production, construction and operation of wind farms along with international marketing of the locally made wind turbines, which fully corresponds to the ROSATOM strategy to increase its share at the global market by offering new products in low-carbon energy segment. Today OTEK controls and operates five thermal power plants, 69 boiler plants and 13K kilometers of electrical network all over Russia. The main assets are thermal power plants in Dimitrovgrad, Krasnokamensk, Novouralsk, Glazov and Seversk. In 2016 VetroSGC was transferred under governance and management of OTEK. VetroSGC is a winner of a competition for construction of 26 wind energy objects with total capacity of 610MW. The technological partner of OTEK is a Dutch company Lagerwey, which has almost 40 years of experience in development and production of wind turbines.\nRADON, FSUE\nSergiev Posad, Moscow Region http:\/\/www.radon.ru\/eng\/\nhttp:\/\/www.radon.ru\/eng\/\nRAOS Project Oy\nPyhajoki, Helsinki (Finland), St. Petersburg (Russia) http:\/\/www.rosatom-europe.com\/fi\nhttp:\/\/www.rosatom-europe.com\/fi\nRosatom Emergency Service\nROSATOM's nuclear and radiation emergency response team is integrated into the national emergency response system; it includes a coordination centre in St. Petersburg, three operations centres across Russia, the Engineering and Training Centre fo...\nROSATOM's nuclear and radiation emergency response team is integrated into the national emergency response system; it includes a coordination centre in St. Petersburg, three operations centres across Russia, the Engineering and Training Centre for Robotics Research, and the EPRON Emergency and Underwater Rescue Service\nRosenergoatom\nMoscow http:\/\/www.rosenergoatom.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.rosenergoatom.ru\/en\/\nRosRAO\nManagement of radioactive waste and ionizing radiation sources, including transportation, collection, processing and storage, site rehabilitation, decommissioning of nuclear submarines, radioactive substance and radioactive waste control and accounti...\nManagement of radioactive waste and ionizing radiation sources, including transportation, collection, processing and storage, site rehabilitation, decommissioning of nuclear submarines, radioactive substance and radioactive waste control and accounting activities; operates through two subsidiaries \u2013 SevRAO in Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Region, and DalRAO in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai\nRusatom Healthcare, JSC\nAn integrator and management company, it has been established on the basis of ROSATOM's companies and institutes to develop nuclear medicine and innovative product processing technologies in Russia and abroad. It vectors relevant organizations of ROS...\nAn integrator and management company, it has been established on the basis of ROSATOM's companies and institutes to develop nuclear medicine and innovative product processing technologies in Russia and abroad. It vectors relevant organizations of ROSATOM which have radiation technology developments through analysis of market needs, understanding of technological and production aspects of equipment design and formulation of the package proposal. The company has been established by Atomenergoprom. JSC Rusatom Healthcare incorporates JSC V\/O Isotope, JSC NIITFA, JSC L. Ya. Karpov NIFKhI, JSC Rusreactor and two centers for production of fluorine-based ultra-short-lived radionuclides for PET-diagnostics. It is the integrator of other ROSATOM's companies which release products based on medical and industrial radiation technologies. JSC Rusatom Healthcare implements projects in two areas: nuclear medicine and innovative product processing technologies.\nMoscow http:\/\/www.rosatominternational.com\/\nRusatom International Network has been established to develop and manage ROSATOM's regional representative offices all over the world. The main objectives of the company are to support the activity of ROSATOM's divisions on foreign markets, s...\nhttp:\/\/www.rosatominternational.com\/\nRusatom International Network has been established to develop and manage ROSATOM's regional representative offices all over the world. The main objectives of the company are to support the activity of ROSATOM's divisions on foreign markets, searching for new business opportunities, promoting the Russian nuclear industry's products and services on the global market.\nRusatom Overseas\nMoscow http:\/\/www.rusatom-overseas.com\/\nRusatom Overseas JSC is a company within the ROSATOM Group. It is responsible for promotion of the integrated offer for NPP construction projects in the international market.\nhttp:\/\/www.rusatom-overseas.com\/\nRusatom Service\nMoscow http:\/\/rusatomservice.ru\/en\nhttp:\/\/rusatomservice.ru\/en\nRussian Institute of Precise Chemistry Technology (VNIIHT)\nRussian Research and Development Institute for Nuclear Power Machinery\nDesign and development of power machinery for conventional and nuclear power plants and special-purpose machinery for other industries since 1977.\nRussian Research Institute for Chemical Technology\nDesign and development of uranium and pure metal production technologies since 1951 (ore processing, development of construction materials for the nuclear industry, production of ultra-pure gases for microelectronics and alternative power sources...\nDesign and development of uranium and pure metal production technologies since 1951 (ore processing, development of construction materials for the nuclear industry, production of ultra-pure gases for microelectronics and alternative power sources)\nRussian Research Institute for Experimental Physics\nSarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region\nOne of the two national Federal Nuclear Centres engaged in both military and civilian projects in a variety of fundamental and applied fields (safety and reliability of Russian nuclear weapons, theoretical and mathematical physics, gas dynamics, ...\nOne of the two national Federal Nuclear Centres engaged in both military and civilian projects in a variety of fundamental and applied fields (safety and reliability of Russian nuclear weapons, theoretical and mathematical physics, gas dynamics, explosion physics, nuclear and radiation physics, lasers, high density energy, beam physics, etc.).\nFRPC PA Start (M.V. Protsenko PA Start), JSC\nZarechny, Penza Region\nA large research and production center having unique technologies in highly precise machining, electrical machinery, microelectronics; large testing base; and engineering skills. The company specializes in production of complex science-intensive elec...\nA large research and production center having unique technologies in highly precise machining, electrical machinery, microelectronics; large testing base; and engineering skills. The company specializes in production of complex science-intensive electro mechanical, electronics and radio engineering instruments and systems.\nSaint-Petersburg ISOTOPE, JSC\nA nuclear operator which renders freight forwarding services to nuclear fuel cycle companies and delivers radioisotope products, instruments, equipment and protection features for work with radioactive materials TENEX owns 100% of the company's s...\nA nuclear operator which renders freight forwarding services to nuclear fuel cycle companies and delivers radioisotope products, instruments, equipment and protection features for work with radioactive materials TENEX owns 100% of the company's stock.\nSangtudinskaya-1 HPP\nDushanbe sangtuda.com\nsangtuda.com\nManagement company established to coordinate activities of 13 research and development institutes within ROSATOM's Innovation Management Division engaged in development of new chemical, electrical and nuclear power technologies.\nSiberian Chemical Plant\nSeversk, Tomsk Region\nOne of four enrichment facilities operating in Russia, subsidiary of the TVEL Fuel Company.\nMoscow http:\/\/www.tenex.ru\/en\/\nhttp:\/\/www.tenex.ru\/en\/\nTochmash\nVladimir, Vladimir Region\nProduction of high-precision instruments and machines, gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment, spent nuclear fuel containers, military products, gas meters and calibration tools.\nTroitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research\nTroitsk, Moscow Region http:\/\/www.triniti.ru\/Triniti_eng\/index.html\nhttp:\/\/www.triniti.ru\/Triniti_eng\/index.html\nTurbine Technology AAEM Limited Liability Company\nAAEM LLC, Saint-Petersburg http:\/\/aaemturbines.com\/\nhttp:\/\/aaemturbines.com\/\nTVEL Fuel Company\nMoscow http:\/\/www.tvel.ru\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/tvel\/tvelsite.eng\/\nhttp:\/\/www.tvel.ru\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/tvel\/tvelsite.eng\/\nUnited Corporation for Innovations\nThe United Innovation Corporation is the ROSATOM subsidiary engaged in the construction and fitting out of radionuclide diagnostic centres, both fixed and mobile, and of radionuclide diagnostic departments at medical institutions.\nJSC VetroOGK\nMoscow-based JSC VetroOGK is a company under the management of JSC NovaWind registered by ROSATOM in September 2017 to consolidate efforts in the Wind Energy area. Within JSC NovaWind JSC VetroOGK is responsible for wind farms construction and operat...\nMoscow-based JSC VetroOGK is a company under the management of JSC NovaWind registered by ROSATOM in September 2017 to consolidate efforts in the Wind Energy area. Within JSC NovaWind JSC VetroOGK is responsible for wind farms construction and operation. JSC VetroOGK is a member of the Association NP Market Council and included in the register of wholesale electricity and power market subjects (OREM). As a result of successful participation in the tender to select projects to build wind power facilities, JSC VetroOGK will construct 1GW of wind farms till 2022. First wind farms will be located in the south of Russia. In the Republic of Adygeya there will be Adygeiskaya WPP with the total capacity of 150 MW; WPPs are planned in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories.\nVNIPIpromtechnologii National Research and Design Institute for Industrial Technology\nLeading design and research institute specialising in end-to-end design engineering of uranium mining and processing facilities; to be reorganized into an engineering centre of ARMZ Uranium Holding\nZababakhin Russian Research Institute for Technical Physics\nSnezhinsk, Chelyabinsk Region\nOne of the two national Federal Nuclear Centres engaged in both military and civilian research projects in a variety of fundamental and applied fields (material science, thermonuclear fusion, plasma physics, nuclear safety, nuclear materials mana...\nOne of the two national Federal Nuclear Centres engaged in both military and civilian research projects in a variety of fundamental and applied fields (material science, thermonuclear fusion, plasma physics, nuclear safety, nuclear materials management, computer modelling etc.)\nZarubezhatomenergostroy\nQuality assurance and control functions (nuclear fuel acceptance, project design audit and quality audit) since 1973, 24 offices across Russia.\n\u0413\u0438\u0434\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441, \u0410\u041e","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Friends with Friends\nS8 Ep.12 The One Where Joey Dates Rachel\nJoey takes Rachel out on a date, Ross gets a new professor gig and Phoebe gifts Chandler and Monica Mrs. Pac Man. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.11 The One With Ross's Step Forward\nRachel is feeling a \"certain\" way in her 4th month of pregnancy. Mona wants to do a holiday card with Ross, and Chandler pretends to be getting a fake divorce to get out of dinner with his divorced boss. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.10 The One with Monica's Boots\nIn this recap episode, Monica buys expensive boots but they end up being uncomfortable. Phoebe wants to get free tickets to Stings concert and uses Ben and Ross to get them. Joey's little sister visits and has big news to share. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.9 The One With the Rumor\nIt's season 8's Thanksgiving recap episode! Brad Pitt guest stars as Will, and old friend from high school. Ross and Rachel find out who started rumors about them in high school, Joey eats a whole turkey, and Chandler and Phoebe pretend to like football. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.8 The One With the Stripper\nIn this recap episode, Rachel tells her father she is pregnant with Ross' baby, and he doesn't take it well. Meanwhile Ross is still dating Mona but hasn't told her either. And Monica throws Chandler a bachelor party. Plus, we answer an instagram message from our Friends with Friends podcast page from Kivetta. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.7 The One With the Stain\nS8 Ep.6 The One With the Halloween Party\nIn today's episode, The friends have a Halloween party. Phoebe invites her twin sister Ursula and her fianc\u00e9 played by Sean Penn. Ross and Chandler face off over an arm wrestling duel. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.5 The One With Rachel's Date\n\u200b\u200bIn this recap episode, Rachel tries to date again, Ross doesn't take it well. We find out Chandler's middle name, and Monica and Phoebe want to break up with the same guy, but for different reasons. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.4 The One With the Videotape\nIn today's recap, now that everyone knows the truth about Rachel and Ross, the friends want to know how it happened. They both argue who came onto whom but a tape reveals it all. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.3 The One Where Rachel Tells\u2026\nIn this recap episode, Rachel finally tells Ross he's the father of her baby, and he doesn't take it well. Monica and Chandler go on their honeymoon, while Phoebe and Joey break down their door for some lasagna. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.2 The One With the Red Sweater\nIn this recap episode, the rest of the Friends find out Rachel is pregnant except for one person, now she has to tell the dad she is pregnant, but will a red sweater reveal it all!!?? Monica is bummed she isn't a bride anymore, so Chandler tries to cheer her up. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS8 Ep.1 The One After They Say I Do\nIn this episode, we pick up where we left off right after Chandler and Monica say I do. We find out who is pregnant. Chandler tries to impress Monica with his dancing skills, while Joey is trying to impress Chandler's mom's date, and Ross meets Mona. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.24 The One With Monica and Chandler's Wedding Part 2 + We Remember James Michael Tyler\nIn today's recap episode, we pick up right where we left off, in the bathroom with the pregnancy test. We find out if Ross can find Chandler in time to marry Monica and one of the Friends lives will change forever with a new pregnancy! Plus, Jackie and Vanessa reflect on their favorite moments from Gunther, played by James Michael Tyler who passed away on October 24, 2021 from cancer. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.23 The One With Monica and Chandler's Wedding Part 1\nIn this recap episode, the wedding is finally here, but first rehearsal dinner, the whole family is in town. Joey gets a big part in a World War One movie. Chandler starts to freak out over being called \"The Bings\" and goes missing. Phoebe finds something in the bathroom that will change the friends forever! See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.22 The One With Chandler's Dad\nIn today's recap episode, we dissect the episode before the big wedding two part finale!! Monica and Chandler go to Las Vegas to visit chandler's dad, played by Kathleen Turner, Ross and Rachel take the porshe out for a joy ride, and Phoebe and Joey decide to switch undergarments. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.21 The One With the Vows\nIn this recap episode, Monica and Chandler have to write their vows we take a look back at the best Mondler moments in this clip episode. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.20 The One With Rachel's Big Kiss\nIn this episode, Winona Ryder guest stars as Rachel's old college friend who she may or may not have kissed, but Phoebe doesn't believe her. Chandler and Ross fight over famous tuxedo's for the wedding. Joey convinces Monica to invite his parents to the wedding. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.19 The One With Ross and Monica's Cousin\nIn today's recap episode, Joey is contemplating on being fully nude for a film, but some parts may not be suited for the role. Rachel and Phoebe plan a last minute bridal shower for Monica. And Monica and Ross' cousin Cassie, played by Denise Richards, pays a visit. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.18 The One With Joey's Award\nIn this recap episode, \u200b\u200bJoey is finally nominated for an award for his role on Days of our Lives, Phoebe starts dating a new guy and has Monica doubting some feelings for her upcoming wedding to Chandler. And one of Ross' students gets caught in a lie in order to raise his grade. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\nS7 Ep.17 The One With the Cheap Wedding Dress\nIn today's recap episode, the girls go wedding dress shopping with Monica, Ross and Joey date the same girl, and Chandler really loves the swing kings. See Privacy Policy at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Collins & Lacy Renews Commitment To Downtown Columbia\nAugust 31, 2022 by Collins & Lacy, P.C.\nLocated a block away from South Carolina's Supreme Court, in the shadow of the State House, and just blocks from Richland County Circuit Court, South Carolina law firm, Collins & Lacy, P.C., has renewed its decades-long commitment to downtown Columbia. The firm has renewed its lease at the six-story Capitol Station on Lady Street. Since 1987, the defense firm has been defending South Carolina businesses and individuals from the top floor of its downtown building.\n\"Collins & Lacy is growing and hiring top legal talent to best serve our client needs,\" stated firm president, Christian Stegmaier. \"This has been and will continue to be our headquarters for operations across the state with room for expansion as we continue our growth. We are pleased to renew our commitment to a vibrant downtown Columbia. Colliers has been an important partner to us, and we are delighted this partnership will continue.\"\nStegmaier continued, \"Our ability to offer flexible work-from-home days keeps us positioned to house all new hires. It's an exciting time at the firm.\"\nCommercial real estate firm Colliers South Carolina was delighted to work with the law firm to negotiate a lease deal to keep the law firm at 1330 Lady Street. \"The firm's name and logo are on the building for a reason,\" stated Colliers' Tommy Johnson. \"Collins & Lacy is the anchor tenant with almost 35 years of investment in downtown Columbia here at the Capitol Station building. On behalf of building ownership, Colliers is pleased to extend this key relationship with Collins & Lacy for many years to come.\"\nFiled Under: Blog, Firm Articles, News\nAbout Collins & Lacy, P.C.\nCollins & Lacy is a statewide business defense firm in South Carolina relentlessly focused on the client experience by delivering unwavering legal representation through solid preparation, consistent execution, and client-oriented service aimed at success. The firm represents local, regional and national clients in the areas of construction, corporate and business law, retail\/hospitality, insurance\/bad faith, products liability, professional liability, commercial transportation, and workers' compensation.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"UK HIP HOP NEWS\nJOIN OUR TEAM AS A CONTRIBUTOR\nHip Hop Gossip\nby Duncan Woods 2 years ago\nWhat You Can Expect From The \"Avengers: End Game\" Re-Release\nBonus scenes will be included.\nMarvel Studios head-honcho recently let split that Avengers: End Game would be getting this upcoming weekend. Considering the original movie is still playing in theatres, we are eager to know what we can expect from the re-release. Though the aim for studio heads remains fixated on set by James Cameron's Avatar, which managed to crush Titanic. In order to increase interest and entice viewers to head back to the theatres to re-watch the lengthy movie, Marvel Studios and Disney are packing on some extra material to squeeze out the extra $40 million dollars or so needed to make their goal. And now, we have just gotten details from UPROXX on what can be expected from the upcoming re-released flick.\nThe source, Jeremy Conrad of MCU Cosmic, reports on what he's learned: \"This week's re-release of Avengers: Endgame will include will be a new deleted scene that plays after the credits, which features the Hulk. It's not the Kathrine Langford scene that many were hoping to see (which hopefully will show up on the -ray), but rather a Hulk scene that fits more as a post-credit thing than the older Morgan Stark would. Some showings will include an introduction by the Russo Brothers as well. In addition to the scene and the Stan Lee tribute, there will be a short tease for Spider-Man: Far From Home.\"\nPrevious post Jose Bodega ft. Yella Beezy \u2013 \"Tool On Ya\" (Music Video)\nAccording to Ex-Capitol police chief, he sought National Guard prior to pro-Trump riots\nAccording to former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, he attempted to enhance security measures at Capitol Hill before the riots on January 6th. He revealed that he wanted to activate the\u202fNational Guard\u202fbefore the protest by Donald Trump, but Congress officials denied it\u2026\nZayzayy Shows Duality In A Start Of Forever\nRising star Zayzayy unveils a new five-track EP titled A Start Of Forever, which is a diverse take on a black man's pain, prominence, and perseverance to succeed. From the\u2026\nHB Jay x JaySive \u2013 Fake Love\nOne of my first songs that they've. Throughout 2020 has been a struggle. With the loss of my mother , sister and grandma it was very hard to overcome, but\u2026\nYoung Dolph Shares \"Large Amount\" from Rich Slave (Deluxe), Out Friday 1\/22\nFiercely independent and proud of his mogul status, Young Dolph does everything big. Today, Dolph officially announces Rich Slave (Deluxe), an expanded version of his acclaimed 2020 album. Adding 8 flex-heavy new tracks\u2026\nIN \"GROWN-ISH,\" SAWEETIE TO DEBUT AS AN ACTRESS\nSaweetie has released several hit singles and very soon, her full-length debut will also be released. Now, she is prepping to wow audiences on the small screen by debuting as an actress on the\u202f\"grown-ish\"\u202fmidseason premiere, where she will act as the prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2026\nBillboard-charting artist \"Call Me Ace\" drops \"Work Like That\" video\nTo begin the roll-out of his second studio album, Out of Office, Billboard-charting and independent artist, Call Me Ace, releases \"Work Like That.\" The song is written by Ace and\u2026\nFOR DESTROYING BLM SIGN, PROUD BOYS SUED BY D.C. CHURCH\nIn Washington D.C., a historic Black church decided to sue the\u202fProud Boys,\u202fas they destroyed the Black Lives Matter banner put up by the church. On January 4th, a suit was filed by the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church against their leader, Enrique Tarrio, as well as the\u2026\nJustZeke Back With Single & Visual\"The Meet Up 2\" FT. Saint LeRon\nYou may remember rising Philadelphia rapper JustZeke going viral when fellow Philadelphia native (and rap rockstar) Lil Uzi Vert hopped in his cameo for his single \"Dayum\" back in 2020, which is the single on\u2026\nNo spam. Unsubscribe at any time.\nHarlem's Rising Star Fergie Baby Talks Organic Fan Base, New Music & More\nDon't miss out on new posts\nGet hip to the latest rap, hip-hop, urban, pop, indie news and releases coming out of the UK. Follow us on our gram @uk.hiphop.talk\nCOPYRIGHT \u00a9 2020. UK HIP HOP TALK. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\nHey Before You Go\u2026!\nLet's Make This Official\nGet our latest content straight into your inbox before everyone else!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get The Mix App\nTeacher of the Week Nomination Form\nMix 94.9 on Alexa\nCookies, Cocoa & Kindness\nAt-Work Mix\nListen to Mix at Home\nMix 94.9 On Google Home\nDave-O\nAshli & Dave-O\nMix Birthday Club\nMix Mobile App\nMix on Alexa\nMix on Google Home\nValue Connection Mobile App\nSt. Cloud News\nState\/Regional News\nOutdoors Tip of the Week\nIDoMN Wedding Guide\nMIX Events\nSend Us Your Events\nThe More Music MIXThe More Music MIX\nThis Stunning Minnesota Condo Is Selling For Over $5 Million\nAshli Overlund\nJulie Trones, RE\/MAX RESULTS\nAlright, I'll admit it right now--I like my space and the idea of having a neighbor above or below me isn't appealing. BUT, I'd live in this place in a heartbeat if I had the money.\nThere's a condo located in Edina that's listed for over $5 million. Yes, that's MILLION. It looks like a member of the Kardashians lives there. It was built in 2008 and last sold for $2,750,000 million in 2013.\nAccording to Zillow, the property has a beautiful view of the Minneapolis Skyline...and, it better for that price tag!\nInside, the penthouse is utterly breathtaking. You'll find three bedrooms, a whopping five bathrooms and 5,024 square feet of space. WOWZA. Yeah, it's pretty huge.\nYou won't feel like you're in a condo either with the 10 foot ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and large open floor plan.\nSome of the luxury amenities include; a wine station, fireplace and not one, not two...not three...but FOUR balconies.\nIf you love cooking, you'll fall head over heals for this kitchen. The high end appliances come with the condo. There's a huge pantry and lots of room to practice your craft. I can make a mean grilled cheese sandwich, and I'm sure it would taste way better if it were made here!\nThere's a private movie theater with custom seating, an office area, sitting lounge and a library. It's the perfect social distancing oasis because it has it all.\nZillow estimates your monthly payments would be slightly over $31,000 a month. Errrrm, well...for those reasons, I'm out.\nIf you're interested in the condo located at 3209 Galleria, Unit 1802 in Edina, it's listed with Julie Trones at RE\/MAX Results.\nIf you just want to dream a little and be nosy like me, check out the photos in our gallery below.\nCheck out the Zillow listing of this condo\nCategories: St. Cloud News\nSouthern Minnesota Congressman Objects To Electoral College Count\nSt. Cloud Business Listings\n2021 MIX 94.9, Townsquare Media, Inc. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"This site uses cookies to make the site simpler. Find out more about cookies\nGet business finance\nGrowing a business\nDeveloping a tech venture\nA property developer\nProcess and timescales\nTypes of finance\nFunds we manage\nPerformance and impact\nPeople and teams\nFor intermediaries\nFor co-investors\nEconomic Intelligence Wales\nAngels Invest Wales\nBusiness Wales\nRobert Knapp\nInvestment Support Coordinator\n\"I lead the investment support administrators for the Development Bank of Wales.\"\nI lead a team of investment support administrators based across multiple teams and funds here at the Development Bank of Wales. I ensure drawdowns are completed on time along with all the other administration tasks for the investment funds.\nBefore joining the Development Bank I spent 12 years in retail banking. My roles included leading teams across multiple sites, working at regional level in advocacy and as a mortgage advisor.\nPlease don't include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.\nIs there anything you particularly liked or disliked?\nLeave this feed blank - feedback form\nEmail:info@developmentbank.wales\nDevelopment Bank of Wales Plc (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) is the holding company of a Group that trades as Development Bank of Wales. The Group is made up of a number of subsidiaries which are registered with names including the initials DBW. Development Bank of Wales Plc is a development finance company wholly owned by the Welsh Ministers and it is neither authorised nor regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Development Bank of Wales (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) has three subsidiaries which are authorised and regulated by the FCA. Please note that neither the Development Bank of Wales Plc (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) nor any of its subsidiaries are banking institutions or operate as such. This means that none of the group entities are able to accept deposits from the public. A complete legal structure chart for Development Bank of Wales Plc can be found here.\nDevelopment Bank of Wales Plc - Registered in England and Wales under number 4055414 at Unit J, Yale Business Village, Ellice Way, Wrexham LL13 7YL","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From nmhh.hu:\nInternet Hotline\nWhat is considered content made accessible without permission?\nWhen a user's personal information is published online without his\/her permission or a picture\/video of him\/her is uploaded that he\/she did not want to make public or gave no permission for it to be published.\nContent made accessible without permission means any image, video, audio recording or other personal data concerning a person or his\/her child published online without his\/her permission\/consent.\nThe Internet Hotline has no competence to investigate cases of copyright infringement.\nAct V of 2013 on the Civil Code\nRight to integrity and reputation\nSection 2:45\n(1) The integrity of a person is considered violated when a false and malicious oral statement is uttered publicly to damage that person's reputation, and to make people have a bad opinion of such person.\n(2) Defamation means when something bad about someone that is not true, or a true fact with an untrue implication is published or disseminated in an abusive attack on that person's good name.\nRight to facial likeness and recorded voice\n(1) The consent of the person affected shall be required for producing or using his\/her likeness or recorded voice.\n(2) The consent of the relevant person is not required for recording his\/her likeness or voice, and for the use of such recording if made of a crowd or in a public event.\nAct CXII of 2011 on the Right of Informational Self-Determination and on Freedom of Information\n(1) Personal data may be processed under the following circumstances:\na) when the data subject has given his consent, or\nb) when processing is necessary as decreed by law or by a local authority based on authorization conferred by law concerning specific data defined therein for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (hereinafter referred to as \"mandatory processing\").\nAct C of 2012 on the Criminal Code\nMisuse of Personal Data\n(1) Any person who, in violation of the statutory provisions governing the protection and processing of personal data:\na) is engaged in the unauthorized and inappropriate processing of personal data; or\nb) fails to take measures to ensure the security of data;\nis guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year.\n(2) The penalty in accordance with Subsection (1) above shall also be imposed upon any person who, in violation of the statutory provisions governing the protection and processing of personal data, fails to notify the data subject as required, and thereby imposes significant injury to the interests of another person or persons.\n(3) Any misuse of personal data shall be punishable by imprisonment not exceeding two years if committed in connection with special data.\n(4) The penalty shall be imprisonment not exceeding three years for a felony if the misuse of personal data is committed by a public official or in the course of discharging a public duty.\n(1) Any person who engages in the written or oral publication of anything that is injurious to the good name or reputation of another person, or uses an expression directly referring to such a fact, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year.\n(2) The penalty shall be imprisonment not exceeding two years, if the defamation is committed:\na) with malice aforethought or with malicious motive;\nb) libelously, before the public at large; or\nc) causing a significant injury of interest.\nProduction of Sound or Video Recording of a Defamatory Nature\nSection 226\/A\n(1) Any person who produces a falsified or forged sound or video recording or a sound or video recording with untrue contents with intent to injure the good name or reputation of another person or persons, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year, insofar as the act did not result in another criminal offense.\nPublication of Sound or Video Recording of a Defamatory Nature\nSection 226\/B\n(1) Any person who makes available to the public a falsified or forged sound or video recording or a sound or video recording with untrue contents with intent to injure the good name or reputation of another person or persons, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding two years.\n(1) Any person who, apart from what is contained in Section 226, makes a false publication orally or in any other way:\na) tending to harm a person's reputation in connection with his professional activity, public office or public activity; or\nb) libelously, before the public at large;\nshall be punishable for a misdemeanor by imprisonment not exceeding one year.\n(2) Any person who engages in an act to defame someone by physical assault shall be punishable in accordance with Subsection (1).\nAny person who violates the memory of deceased persons by the means defined in Section 226 or Section 227 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as defined therein.\nillegal web content content published without permission of the rightholder Internet Hotline\n\u00a9 2017 NMHH Minden jog fenntartva\nImpresszum Szerz\u0151i jogok RSS-csatorna","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Keep up to date with the latest news from the Small Business Charter and our network.\nThe life of an entrepreneur: Interview with Gemma Clarke\nMon 14th Aug 2017\nGemma Clarke, Chief Business Development Officer at Tangle Teezer joined the Small Business Charter Management Board when it first began in 2013. She has played a crucial role in\u2026\nCareer progressionInnovationStart-upsEntrepreneurship\nCall for SME representatives on the Management Board of the Small Business Charter\nWed 9th Aug 2017\nWe welcome expressions of interest from leaders of SMEs to join the Small Business Charter Management Board. What is the Small Business Charter? Lord Young's 2013 report\u2026\nCall for Small Business Charter Management Board membership\nMon 24th Jul 2017\nWe would like to invite nominations from academics in Small Business Charter award holding schools who are interested in serving as members of the SBC Management Board for a period\u2026\nNACUE Varsity Pitch Competition\nThe hunt is on for the best student and graduate business ideas! Are you a current UEA student, or did you graduate after 2012? Whether you're running a business, or believe that\u2026\nOur new website has launched!\nWed 12th Jul 2017\nWe are proud to announce the launch of our new website. The website takes a 'business first' approach by offering small businesses quick and easy access to the latest business\u2026\nCardiff School of Management achieves the prestigious Small Business Charter award\nTue 13th Jun 2017\nCardiff School of Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University has been awarded the Small Business Charter in recognition of their extensive work to support small businesses,\u2026\nBirmingham City Business School and Dublin City University Business School achieve the Small Business Charter award\nBirmingham City Business School and Dublin City University Business School have been granted the Small Business Charter award in recognition of their extensive work in supporting\u2026\n\"Building our Industrial Strategy\" \u2013 response to the HM Government Green Paper\nTue 18th Apr 2017\nThe Chartered ABS and the Small Business Charter response to this Green Paper has been submitted, building on the fact that both were recognised in the Green Paper as effective\u2026\nA new and improved website for you\nThe Small Business Charter website will undergo a redevelopment in the next couple of months which will help it to become a valuable resource for SMEs and raise the profile of the\u2026\nIngenuity17: Igniting entrepreneurial minds\n\"The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape\" - Bono The Ingenuity Competition is one of the UK's biggest university\u2026\nIt is our pleasure to announce that Ruth Lowbridge MBE,\u2026\nOn the 10th of June we gathered with over 200 small business\u2026\nBusiness and Business Schools\nWe are inviting applications from leaders of small business\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2020 Solo Traveler Savings\nEUROPE'S JEWISH HERITAGE\nJewish history and culture\nalong the rivers\nEurope's Jewish HeritageJewish history and culture along the rivers\nWe're proud to offer a collection of itineraries that enable you to explore Jewish history and culture with our Jewish Heritage Programme, the only one of its kind on the rivers. Our in-depth itineraries dive into Central Europe's enduring Jewish legacy with visits to museums, memorials, synagogues and more.\nExplore Germany's rich, tumultuous and extraordinarily complex history, a journey encompassing trial and tribulation, discrimination and survival.\nAs Europe's most diverse country, Germany presents an intriguing kaleidoscope of emotion and discovery for today's Jewish Heritage travellers.\nCome away with an even more profound respect and appreciation for the enduring strength, spirit and resilience of the Jewish people.\nGermany's Jewish Revival\nFor anyone with an interest in Jewish history and culture, few places today hold greater significance than Germany, now home to the world's fastest-growing Jewish community.\nUniworld's Jewish Heritage cruises celebrate the 2,000-year-old Jewish legacy in the Rhineland. Our distinctively different programme\u2014the only Jewish Heritage itinerary on the Rhine River\u2014showcases Jewish communities and the many positive developments that can be seen throughout Germany today.\nWhile visits to Holocaust memorials, Jewish museums and WWII sites are an important part of this journey, our aim is to tell the whole story\u2014the story of how the Jewish people thrived for centuries in Germany and are flourishing there once again.\nWe've designed our Jewish Heritage theme cruises to serve as cross-cultural \"bridges of understanding.\" Experience the Uniworld difference onboard the only Jewish family-owned river cruise line\u2014there's no finer way to discover today's Germany.\nAvailable on all dates on these itineraries\nRemarkable Rhine & Historic Holland(2020)\n11 DAYS FROM AMSTERDAM TO BASEL\nExplore Europe's rich history and Jewish heritage on an incredible discovery of The Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland.\nRequest a Quote FIND OUT MORE\nAuthentic Danube & Prague(2020)\nSHIP: River Princess\nGo off the beaten path from Prague to Nuremberg to Vienna and uncover the scenic wonders and remarkable histories of the cities that rest along the Danube.\nHumanity in the Most Inhumane Time Lecture Date:\nJewish Genealogy On The Danube Lecture Date:\nAuthentic Danube(2020)\nGo off the beaten path from Nuremberg to Vienna and uncover the scenic wonders and remarkable histories of the cities that rest along the Danube.\n(All times in IST)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Nutritional and Toxicological Aspects of Food Safety\nNutritional and Toxicological Aspects of Food Safety pp 147-151 | Cite as\nMetabolism of Food Toxicants: Saccharin and Aflatoxin B1, A Contrast in Metabolism and Toxicity\nJ. L. Byard\nThe artificial sweetener, saccharin, and the secondary mold product, aflatoxin B1, are present in many foods consumed by humans. Both chemicals produce cancer in rats. For this reason, they have aroused concern among scientists and the public as to the carcinogenic risk that they pose to humans. A comparison of these two chemicals reveals striking contrasts in potency, metabolism, mechanism-of-action, and experimental approach to assessing metabolism. These contrasts are examined in detail to illustrate the importance of metabolism in safety evaluation.\nCovalent Binding Aspergillus Parasiticus Cyclohexene Oxide Primary Hepatocyte Culture Diethyl Maleate\nArnold, D.L., C.A. Moodie, H.C. Grice, S.M. Charbonneau, B. Stauric, B.T. Collins, P.F. McGuire, Z.Z. Zawidzka and I.C. Munro, 1980, Long-term toxicity of ortho-toluenesulfonamide and sodium saccharin in the rat, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 52: 113.Google Scholar\nBooth, S.C., H. Bosenberg, R.C. Garner, P.J. Hertzog and K. Norpoth, 1981, The activation of aflatoxin B1 in liver slices and in bacterial mutagenicity assays using livers from different species including man, Carcinogenesis, 2: 1063.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar\nByard, J.L., E.W. McChesney, L. Golberg and F. Coulston, 1974, Excretion and metabolism of saccharin in man: II. Studies with [14C] labeled and unlabeled saccharin, Fd. Cosmet. Toxicol., 12: 175.Google Scholar\nByard, J.L. and L. Golberg, 1973, Metabolism of saccharin in laboratory animals, Fd. Cosmet. Toxicol., 11: 391.Google Scholar\nCranmer, M.F., 1980, \"Saccharin, a Report,\" American Drug Research Institute, U.S.A.Google Scholar\nCroy, R.G. and G.N. Wogan, 1981, Quantitative comparison of covalent aflatoxin-DNA adducts formed in rat and mouse livers and kidneys, J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 66: 761.Google Scholar\nDecad, G.M., K.K. Dougherty, D.P.H. Hsieh and J.L. Byard, 1979, Metabolism of aflatoxin Bj in cultured mouse hepatocytes: Comparison with rat and effects of cyclohexene oxide and diethyl maleate, Toxicol, Appl. Pharmacol,, 50: 429.Google Scholar\nEssigman, J.M., R.G. Croy, A.M. Nadzan, W.F. Busby, V.N. Reinhold, G. Buchi and G.N. Wogan, 1977, Structural identification of the major DNA adduct formed by aflatoxin B1 in vitro, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sei. U.S.A., 74: 1870.Google Scholar\nHeathcote, J.G. and J.R. Hibbert, 1978, \"Aflatoxins: Chemical and Biological Aspects,\" Elsevier, New York.Google Scholar\nLin, J., J.A. Miller and E.C. Miller, 1977, 2,3-Dihydro-3-(guan-7-yl)-3-hydroxy-aflatoxin B1, a major acid hydrolysis product of aflatoxin B1-DNA of ribosomal RNA adducts formed in hepatic microsome-mediated reactions and rat liver in vivo, Cancer. Res., 37: 4430.Google Scholar\nLutz, W.K., 1979, In vivo covalent binding of organic chemicals to DNA as a quantitative indicator in the process of chemical carcinogenesis, Mutation Research, 65: 289.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar\nLutz, W.K. and C.H. Schlatter, 1977, Saccharin does not bind to DNA of liver or bladder in the rat, Chem.-Biol. Interactions, 19: 253.Google Scholar\nMathews, H.B., M. Fields and L. Fishbein, 1973, Saccharin Distribution and excretion of a limited dose in the rat, J. Agr. Food Chem., 21: 916.Google Scholar\nMcCann, J., E. Choi, E. Yamasaki and B.N. Ames, 1975, Detection of carcinogens as mutagens in the Salmonella\/microsome test: Assay of 300 chemicals, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sei. USA, 72: 5135.Google Scholar\nMinegishi, K.I., M. Asahina and T. Yamaha, 1972, The metabolism of saccharin and related compounds in rats and guinea pigs, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 20: 1351.Google Scholar\nSweatman, T.W., A.G. Renwick and C.D. Burgess, 1981, The pharmacokinetics of saccharin in man, Xenobiotica, 11: 531.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar\nWogan, G.N., 1973, Aflatoxin carcinogenesis, Methods Cancer Res., 7: 309.Google Scholar\nWogan, G.N., S. Paglialunga and P.M. Newberne, 1974, Carcinogenic effects of low dietary levels of aflatoxin B1 in rats, Fd. Cosmet. Toxicol., 12: 681.Google Scholar\n1.Department of Environmental ToxicologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisUSA\nByard J.L. (1984) Metabolism of Food Toxicants: Saccharin and Aflatoxin B1, A Contrast in Metabolism and Toxicity. In: Friedman M. (eds) Nutritional and Toxicological Aspects of Food Safety. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 177. Springer, Boston, MA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ToonBarn Rob \u00b7 Nickelodeon \u00b7 Other Cartoons\nThis coming February 23 at 8PM ET, Nicktoons will launch the new action adventure series Monsuno with two back-to-back half-hour episodes. The 52 episode series follows the adventures of a group of heroic kids, who fight using their ability to command the awesome powers of battle creatures, referred to as Monsuno.\nAfter the two-episode debut, Monsuno will start airing on its regular timeslot every Thursdays at 8:30 PM ET. The main broadcast channel will be Nicktoons, but Monsuno will also air on Nickelodeon channels all around the world starting in Summer of 2012.\nThe series has a very interesting premise: millions of years ago, Monsuno, a living DNA, hitched a ride to Earth in a concentrated asteroid pocket. When it landed on Earth, the impact drove the dinosaurs into extinction. The Monsuno DNA lay dormant until a scientist named Jeredy Suno activated it, sending a rippling wave of movement back into action. By doing so, Jeredy may have reignited the end of the world but he also created its salvation, the Monsuno monsters. Now, it's up to his son Chase to learn the secrets of Monsuno and help save the world from impending destruction.\nToonBarn Rob\num\u2026 the ToonBarn guy, of course! but you can call me Rob\nMonsuno Premieres on TV Tokyo Pacific Animation Partners has recently announced that Monsuno, their new action animated series created as\u2026\nShout! Factory Releases MONSUNO: POWER on DVD This This coming May 21, 2013, leading kids entertainment distributor Shout! Factory Kids, along with FremantleMedia\u2026\nDarkRukia91 February 9, 2012\nSeems interesting, but they really need to stop with the Pokemon rip offs. . they should have stopped after Yu-gi-oh\/Monster Rancher. And the beginning of how they came to be almost seems like Pokemon's. -__-\natul May 18, 2012\nI think they should call it Nicktoons NOT-work bacsuee no one I know even HAS that channel! Hey I got a great idea! Let's spend 2 million on cartoons and then air them on a throwaway channel. Sad, really sad. Thanks for the shout-out Harry, you're one of the 23 and a 1\/3 that saw it live.\nShout! Factory Releases MONSUNO: POWER on DVD This\nCartoons based on card games\nS.T.O.R.M\nWorld Master","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest\nDavid D. Berg, Bentley J. Bobrow, Robert A. Berg\nOut-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a leading cause of death worldwide, with substantial geographical, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in outcome. Successful resuscitation efforts depend on the 'chain of survival', which includes immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system, early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with an emphasis on chest compressions, rapid defibrillation, basic and advanced emergency medical services and integrated post-cardiac arrest care. Well-orchestrated telecommunicator CPR programmes can improve rates of bystander CPR \u2014 a critical link in the chain of survival. High-performance CPR by emergency medical service providers includes minimizing interruptions in chest compressions and ensuring adequate depth of compressions. Developing local, regional and statewide systems with dedicated high-performing cardiac resuscitation centres for post-resuscitation care can substantially improve survival after OHCA. Innovative digital tools for recognizing cardiac arrest where and when it occurs, notifying potential citizen rescuers and providing automated external defibrillators at the scene hold the promise of improving survival after OHCA. Improved implementation of the chain of survival can save thousands of lives each year.\nNature Reviews Cardiology\nDive into the research topics of 'Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nCardiopulmonary Resuscitation Medicine & Life Sciences 100%\nOut-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Medicine & Life Sciences 87%\nHeart Arrest Medicine & Life Sciences 68%\nResuscitation Medicine & Life Sciences 65%\nEmergency Medical Services Medicine & Life Sciences 47%\nThorax Medicine & Life Sciences 31%\nDefibrillators Medicine & Life Sciences 27%\nCause of Death Medicine & Life Sciences 18%\nBerg, D. D., Bobrow, B. J., & Berg, R. A. (2019). Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 16(7), 407-416. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41569-019-0175-4\nKey components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. \/ Berg, David D.; Bobrow, Bentley J.; Berg, Robert A.\nIn: Nature Reviews Cardiology, Vol. 16, No. 7, 01.07.2019, p. 407-416.\nBerg, DD, Bobrow, BJ & Berg, RA 2019, 'Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest', Nature Reviews Cardiology, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 407-416. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41569-019-0175-4\nBerg DD, Bobrow BJ, Berg RA. Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 2019 Jul 1;16(7):407-416. doi: 10.1038\/s41569-019-0175-4\nBerg, David D. ; Bobrow, Bentley J. ; Berg, Robert A. \/ Key components of a community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 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{"text":"NC community on edge after officer shoots man\nTravis Long\/The News & Observer via AP\nTravis Long\n<p>Raleigh police officers work the scene of a fatal shooting in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. Authorities say that a police officer shot and killed a man while trying to make an arrest for a felony drug charge. (Travis Long\/The News & Observer via AP) <\/p>\nRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) \u2014 The neighborhood where an officer fatally shot a black man during a foot chase is on edge Tuesday, awaiting answers in one of the latest police shootings in a predominantly African-American community.\nEyewitnesses have offered descriptions of what happened Monday, including a woman who said a black man was shot in the back by a white police officer, but authorities have so far been tightlipped. Raleigh police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said an officer was pursuing a man who was wanted on a felony drug charge when the officer opened fire. The chief said a gun was found near the suspect's body, but she did not say whether it was his.\nAfter the shooting, neighborhood residents began chanting \"no justice, no peace\" \u2014 a slogan used by the Black Lives Matter movement. Later in the evening, about a dozen people gathered around an anti-police sign with an expletive that was hoisted on a utility pole.\nThe head of the North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People called for a fair and transparent investigation.\n\"If one is running away, that is not a license to kill,\" the Rev. William Barber II said.\nRolonda Byrd says she is the mother of the man who is believed to have been killed. She said she has talked to the medical examiner and police chief, but they have not told her definitively that her 24-year-old son Akiel Denkins is dead. She said she went to the medical examiner's office, but wasn't allowed to look at the body.\n\"They stopped me at the door. Somehow they knew I was on my way,\" Byrd said.\nA day earlier, she questioned the police officer's use of force.\n\"Why should we show our calm when they're not showing theirs? Why wasn't there a Taser pulled out to Taser him while he was jumping over that fence? What happened to beanbags guns? They used to use those to stop a criminal. They don't do that anymore. Now it's just bullets \u2014 all bullets. Why?\" she said.\nDenkins had previous drug convictions and was released on $10,000 secured bond in October after being charged with two counts of selling or delivering cocaine and one count of felony possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, according to court documents. He failed to show up for a court date and an order for his arrest was filed Friday.\nThe officer involved in the shooting was identified as senior officer D.C. Twiddy, 29, according to police spokesman Jim Sughrue. He said Twiddy has been placed on administrative leave, in accordance with department policy, while the State Bureau of Investigation looks into the matter. Twiddy's race was not released.\nWitness Claresa Williams said she was standing on the curb in front of her apartment when she saw an officer drive up. A man she knows as \"Lock Man\" in the neighborhood was standing in front of a convenience store and began to run, she said.\n\"When the police came, he jumped the fence\" into the backyard of a house next door, Williams told The Associated Press. \"The officer jumped the fence, pulled his gun out and shot him down six times.\"\nWilliams said her view was blocked so she didn't see the man fall from the bullets.\n\"To me, you pulled your gun out and you fired at that man six times in his back because he was running,\" Williams said.\nJudith Lewis, a woman who described herself as a community activist who has lived in the area for years, said a lot of drug activity takes place in the neighborhood at night. She blamed it on buyers coming in from elsewhere.\n\"It's an open-air market,\" she said.\nDeck-Brown said the Raleigh Police Department's Internal Affairs unit will investigate whether any departmental policies were violated. She said she will send a report to the city manager within five working days.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Can Austin Theory become WWE Champion?\nJohn Cena has been the iconic face of WWE for many, many years. The 16-time world champion has contributed more than any other to increasing the popularity of wrestling in every corner of the globe. His appearances in the ring have become more and more sporadic in recent years, thanks to the advancing age and his countless film commitments.\nCena is now an established Hollywood star, so much so that he has taken part in numerous blockbuster films. The Bostonian holds the record for most WWE pay-per-view events won in a year, as well as consecutive PPV wins (12).\nThe leader of the 'Cenation' played his last match at SummerSlam 2021, where he was defeated by Universal champion Roman Reigns (before being attacked by the returning Brock Lesnar). It goes without saying that John has been a source of inspiration for many young superstars.\nCorey Graves' guest on the latest edition of the 'After the Bell' podcast, Austin Theory admitted that it was John Cena who inspired him to become a wrestler. \"When I signed my first deal with WWE, I went straight to the Performance Center.\nI remember one day - just before we left the facility - they told us to stay because John Cena was coming\" - told Austin Theory.\nAustin Theory is growing fast\n\"John Cena was joining us at the PC and I was in seventh heaven.\nHe talked to all of us for about an hour and then said: 'Since I have nothing to do today, I am available to converse with you individually if you feel like it' I thought it was a really nice gesture from him. I remember waiting about three hours before starting to talk to him, even though there were very few of us that day.\nHe devoted a lot of time to each of us. He was kind and helpful towards me, he asked me what he could help me with. It is thanks to John Cena that I decided to pursue this career\" - said Austin Theory. The veteran wrestler had a long feud with John Cena back in 2011, when the Leader of the Cenation was the WWE Champion.\nHe had two shots at winning the title from Cena then but lost on both occasions. They renewed their rivalry later that year, when The Miz and Truth, the tag team named Awesome Truth, faced John Cena and The Rock at Survivor Series in 2011. Truth called this match the pinnacle of his career and vividly remembers that moment in 2011.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From the Archives: John Roderick of The Long Winters\nSongs to Learn and Sing\nhttp:\/\/songstolearnandsing.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/from-archive...\nSongs to Learn and Sing, a Dublin-based radio show, has a blog with playlists, old interviews from the show and various bits of gig memorabilia.\nWhen I interviewed Ken Stringfellow we chatted about Ken's work with John Roderick and The Long Winters on their second album When I Pretend to Fall (2003, Munich Records). Ken told me all about producing one of my favourite tracks off that album, Cinnamon.\nWhen I interviewed John Roderick I asked him to explain what his song Cinnamon was all about. His reply made me love the song even more: \"A lovestory set in a Red Brigade, Badder Meinhof Gang era Europe, where the two protagonists of the story are revolutionary anarchists whose gang hideout is being closed in upon by Interpol. There's an explosion and the girl gets away. The guy is captured and they're pressing him for information about her, but he won't give her up all he'll say is that her skin is like cinnamon.\"\nJohn was in Dublin to promote Putting the Days to Bed the 2006 album by his band The Long Winters. The band hail from Seattle and John chatted about the influence that living in that city has had on him as a musician: \"Looking out from the stage when you're starting out and there'll be only thirty people at your show but twenty of them will be other musicians, I remember playing a show to an empty room but the audience contained Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey, and that's a real shot-in-the-arm for any band starting out. I credit the city of Seattle with making me want to be a musician.\"\nJohn also talked about growing up in Alaska and the possibility of touring Europe with a huge British band. The band turned out to be Keane.\nadded to Library on September 23, 2011","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gravity Guides\nMon \u2013 Fri 9AM \u2013 6PM \/ Sat 10am \u2013 2PM \/ [email protected] 810 E Walnut St \/ Columbia, MO 65201 \/ P: 573.443.1555\nWhat to Know About macOS Catalina\nApple introduced the new operating system that will run on the Mac at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month. The new system will be called macOS Catalina after the Catalina Islands that are located off the coast of Southern California. There are many new features coming to this new system; many similar to the features on iOS 13.\nPhoto Credit: https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/macos-10-15\/\nAs mentioned before, iTunes will be coming to an end as Apple splits its features into three apps: Music, Podcasts, and TV which will be released in the fall. The apps will function the same as it did in iTunes, they will just be separated by feature. The music app will be home to your music library as well as the iTunes Music Store and Apple Music content. The Apple TV app will offer access to new original movies and TV shows. This new app will support 4K HDR Content on 2018 Macs and later along with Dolby Atmos. The Podcasts app will be home to your full podcasts library. Catalina will still allow you to manage your devices through Finder in place of the prior functioning in the iTunes app.\nWith just a click of a button, you will be able to turn your iPad into a display for your Mac with the new Sidecar feature. The Apple Pencil will support work with the iPad with Sidecar so you will be able to turn your iPad into a drawing tablet in Photoshop and apps similar to that. You will have the option to either extend your display or mirror it so that the screens display the same content.\nUsers will now be able to track their device usage on all of their devices through Screen Time. In the past, this feature was only available for iPhones and iPads, but it is now available for all devices giving you a better idea of how your time is spent.\nThe new operating system will only support 64-bit apps. When you install the update, you will get a warning that your 32-bit apps will no longer work. This means that older apps that have not been updated for awhile will not run at all. The Dashboard feature on Macs has also been disabled indefinitely and will not appear in Catalina.\nThere are many more new features coming to macOS Catalina that are also featured in iOS 13. It will be available for download this fall.\nApple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Uber, Lyft, Taxis, Limos, and others in Santaquin, Utah\nAvailability of Uber, Lyft, Didi, Ola, and other rideshares in Santaquin\nSantaquin, Utah, United States of America\nAre Uber and Lyft available in Santaquin? Do Didi and Ola pickup at airports? How much do rideshare drivers earn in Santaquin?\nThis page lists all available rideshare services that RideGuru tracks for Santaquin, Utah. Scroll down for nearby airports and transportation hubs where rideshares may be available.\nThe lowest cost Lyft service. A request for a Lyft will send to you a regular 4-seater car.\nLyft Lux\nPremium black car service limited to only the most luxurious makes and models.\nLyft Lux SUV\nPremium black SUV service with space for parties up to six passengers.\nLyft Plus\nThe best Lyft option for larger groups wishing to travel together. A Lyft Plus car can seat 6 or more passengers. The fare prices are slightly more expensive than a regular Lyft to compensate van and SUV drivers for higher vehicle running costs.\nLyft Premier\nLyft's luxury service. A request for a Lyft Premier will send to you a high-end 4-seater car.\nHow much do Uber and Lyft drivers make in Santaquin?\nAirports Near Santaquin\nProvo Municipal Airport (PVU)\nS Clarks Hill Dr, South Jordan, Utah 84009, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nEast Street, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660, United States to UTA FrontRunner Provo Station, 690 S University Ave., Provo, Utah, 84601, United States of America\nSouth Election Road, Draper, Utah 84020, United States to Merlin Street, North Salt Lake, Utah 84054, United States\nE 730 South St, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nE Draper Pkwy, Draper, Utah 84020, United States to South 4050 West, Roy, Utah 84067, United States\nN 50 East St, Orem, Utah 84057, United States to SLCC Miller Free Enterprise Center, Sandy, Utah 84070, United States\nS Frontrunner Blvd, Draper, Utah 84020, United States to E Wadsworth Park Dr, Draper, Utah 84020, United States\nS 2730 W, Riverton, Utah 84065, United States to Concourse C, SLC Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nE 14075 S, Draper, Utah 84020, United States to SpringHill Suites Salt Lake City Draper, 12111 South State Street, Draper, Utah, 84020, United States of America\nEast 850 South, Orem, Utah 84058, United States to Provo, Utah, United States\nS Rosaleen Ln, Herriman, Utah 84096, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nW 820 North St, Provo, Utah 84604, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nS Echo Canyon Ln, Riverton, Utah 84065, United States to USANA Amphitheatre, 5125 S 6400 W, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, United States\nEast University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058, United States to S 600 West St, Provo, Utah 84601, United States\nS Billings Dr, Herriman, Utah 84096, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nE Santa Cruz Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nN 200 West St, Provo, Utah 84604, United States to Provo, Utah 84604, United States\nSouth 1025 West, Lehi, Utah 84043, United States to W 400 North St, Orem, Utah 84057, United States\nW 7265 S, West Jordan, Utah 84084, United States to S 3600 W, South Jordan, Utah 84119, United States\nSouth Prairie Pond Road, Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045, United States to E Cupecoy Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States\nWest Center Street, Provo, Utah 84601, United States to South Slate Canyon Drive, Provo, Utah 84606, United States\nW 13055 S, Riverton, Utah 84065, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nEast 6895 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nW Harvest Ln, West Jordan, Utah 84084, United States to S 3600 W, West Valley City, Utah 84119, United States\nEast Ranch Road, Eagle Mountain, Utah 84005, United States to Lagoon Amusement Park, 375 Lagoon Dr, Farmington, Utah, 84025, United States of America\nS New Hampton Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123, United States to S Pavant Dr, West Valley City, Utah 84120, United States\nE 100 S, Alpine, Utah 84004, United States to E Timpanogos Cir, Orem, Utah 84097, United States\nE 3900 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nE 3900 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nEast Mountain View Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport Employee Parking Shuttle Stop (E-1), Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nS 600 West St, Provo, Utah 84601, United States to UTA FrontRunner Provo Station, 690 S University Ave., Provo, Utah, 84601, United States of America\nS Shayla Dr, West Jordan, Utah 84088, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nE Millrock Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States to E Freshman Cir, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, United States\nEast Alta Hills Drive, Sandy, Utah 84093, United States to Sandy, Utah 84092, United States\nMike Jense Parkway, Provo, Utah 84601, United States to East 2260 North, Provo, Utah 84604, United States\nW Center View Way, West Jordan, Utah 84084, United States to Brigham City, Utah, United States\nS 300 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115, United States to Hawthorn Suites, 6990 S Park Centre Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States\nW 4700 S, West Valley City, Utah 84120, United States to S Chippewa Rd, West Valley City, Utah 84120, United States\nS 1850 W, Provo, Utah 84601, United States to NetflixCS, 5416 W Amelia Earhart Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America\nW 5215 S, Kearns, Utah 84118, United States to E 300 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, United States\nW 5740 S, Kearns, Utah 84118, United States to S 8400 W, Magna, Utah 84044, United States\nS 1230 W, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123, United States to W Lake Park Blvd, West Valley City, Utah 84120, United States\nS 1225 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, United States\nS 4000 W, West Jordan, Utah 84088, United States to S 900 W, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104, United States\nS Commerce Dr, Murray, Utah 84107, United States to South Chris Lane, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, United States\nN Driftwood Vw, Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045, United States to West San Carlos Drive, West Valley City, Utah 84119, United States\nW Daybreak Rim Way, South Jordan, Utah 84095, United States to USANA Amphitheatre, 5125 S 6400 W, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118, United States\nW Fish Hook Rd, South Jordan, Utah 84095, United States to Park City, 1345 Lowell Ave, Park City, Utah 84060, United States\nSleepy Hollow Drive, Tooele, Utah 84074, United States to Salt Lake City International Airport, 776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, United States of America","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Click here to download the Advance Information Sheet\nWhen God Went to Hell\nPaper Type: Book Print | Size: 216 x 140 mm\nBlack and White; 168 pages; Hardback\nISBN-10: 9385285769 | ISBN-13: 978-93-85285-76-9\nWhen one dies, one wants to go to Heaven. Right?\nWrong!!! That is what St Peter tells the assembly of gods as he explains the falling market share of human souls desirous of entering the portals of Heaven. It is the beginning of soul searching in Heaven, culminating in the decision to appoint a consultancy firm on earth to understand the radically changed human mind and make strategic course correction. Among the recommendations of the consultants, is the appointment of a CEO in Heaven. Will that work? The CEO attempts to replicate earthly systems in the new ecosystem and all hell breaks loose. The disaster that follows leads to God having to go to Hell to persuade the Devil to desist from using unfair trade practices while targeting human souls. The dialogue between God and the Devil explores the meaning of life, the conflict of good versus evil, creation versus evolution, and God as creator versus the creation of God.\nA former IPS officer, Ravi Gupta quit the IPS to take over as managing director of National Film Development Corporation. He produced films with India's leading filmmakers including Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Aparna Sen among many others and supported new talent in their debut feature films including Mira Nair, Sumitra Bhave, Sudhir Mishra, Vinod Chopra. He is a writer, entrepreneur, educationist and is currently dean and director of Whistling Woods International. He was the managing editor of Cinema in India. He is a linguist and speaks eight languages including Spanish, French and German.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Solitex: Shifting backup from onsite storage to Google Cloud Platform\nAbout Solitex\nBased in Sofia, Bulgaria, Solitex provides its clients with a wide range of managed IT services, including computer and network support. The company is also an authorized reseller of G Suite and helps its clients implement and manage it. Solitex serves small and medium-sized businesses that operate in retail, wholesale, engineering, transport and logistics, law, public relations, and human resources. Learn more at http:\/\/solitex.biz\/.\nProducts: Cloud Storage\nAbout CloudBerry\nEstablished in 2008 by a group of experienced IT professionals, CloudBerry Lab\u2122 provides cloud-based backup and file management services to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). CloudBerry's offerings include powerful, easy-to-use backup management capabilities and military-grade encryption using customer-controlled keys. Customers can choose to store their backup data with more than 20 online storage providers. Learn more at http:\/\/www.cloudberrylab.com\/.\nGoogle Cloud Platform results:\n60% of clients successfully adopted a new routine of managed cloud backup\nDecreases price for backup service by 80%\nAcquires a reliable cloud backup solution with great support for Solitex service portfolio and now provides customers with a higher level of service\nSolitex, an intelligent business solutions company in the IT services market, never invested in a corporate backup service. Instead, they opted for open source solutions such as Cobian, while most of their clients used external hard drives for file backup. Although external HDs can be an affordable solution, clients had many problems with them. \"External drives are not reliable enough. We had three cases when such HDs were damaged by a power surge. It also takes a lot of time to implement a local backup and support it,\" explained Krastio Ivanov, co-founder and general manager of Solitex. Another disadvantage is that external HDs have limited capacity. It was time to find a more reliable and resilient solution.\nThe company first decided to use on-site storage, trying several network attached storage (NAS) devices from different vendors. However, space limitations of this solution didn't allow Solitex to be flexible. \"We had to predict what a company needed at the moment when we started to work with them and what they would need in the future. Our clients had to buy equipment that would cover their needs for only 18\u201324 months. The CEOs were not happy about the price they had to pay for something they may or may not use,\" said Ivanov.\nSolitex realized that, compared to local\/tape backup, cloud backup would give their clients more scalability, reliability and security \u2014 at an affordable price. At the beginning of 2015, Solitex decided that they needed to find a corporate solution for cloud backup. \"Our clients' databases were expanding and we wanted to have a solid but affordable solution that would be easy to implement and manage,\" Ivanov explained.\nSolitex wanted to use Google Cloud Platform for its backup because of its reliable Cloud Storage product and fantastic support in Bulgaria. \"We have been reselling Google Apps since 2009 and have only had positive experiences with Google support. It was natural to choose Google Cloud Storage,\" Ivanov explains, noting that Google also offered the best price.\nThe company then started looking for a suitable solution that would support Google Cloud Platform and found CloudBerry Lab. CloudBerry Managed Backup gave Solitex an opportunity to easily back up computer and server files, SQL server databases, and virtual machines. The company also benefitted from the fast restore process and the option for rebranding, as well as excellent CloudBerry support.\nCompared to previous cloud storage solutions Solitex had tested, Cloud Storage enabled upload times twice as fast. \"That was one of the key reasons we selected Google Cloud Storage for our customers: to optimize time,\" Ivanov said. With Cloud Storage and CloudBerry Managed Backup, Solitex was able to implement backup with 50% less investment and in a much shorter timeframe. Solitex clients are also thrilled that they can save over 80% of the installation and maintenance costs. \"Now I can sleep peacefully because I know that our clients' documents and systems are backed up securely and we can restore them whenever they want,\" Ivanov said. \"From my point of view, CloudBerry Managed Backup and Google Cloud Storage are the perfect fit for the cloud backup service that every IT service company needs. I feel confident because our new cloud backup service is now at the same high level of other Solitex services.\"\nWith CloudBerry Managed Backup, Solitex was finally able to add a reliable and cost-efficient cloud backup service to its portfolio. Shifting from on-site storage to the combination of Google Cloud Platform and the CloudBerry solution resulted in an 80% price decrease in data backup for the company, as well as the ability to provide customers with a higher level of service. In the first month alone, Solitex stored over 1.2 TB of data in Cloud Storage, a number that is constantly growing. \"Even though we are in the beginning of this journey, we are thrilled to see more than a 60% adoption rate of our new backup service among our current customer base just a month after we implemented the solution,\" Krastio Ivanov said.\n\"That was one of the key reasons we selected Google Cloud Storage for our customers: to optimize time. With Google Cloud Storage and CloudBerry Managed Backup, Solitex was able to implement backup with 50% less investment and in a much shorter timeframe.\"\n\u2014Krastio Ivanov, co-founder and general manager of Solitex\nPor que o Google\nPor que escolher o Google Cloud\nNuvem aberta\nInfraestrutura global\nClientes e estudos de caso\nRelat\u00f3rios de analistas\nProdutos e pre\u00e7os\nPre\u00e7os do GCP\nPre\u00e7os do G Suite\nPre\u00e7os da plataforma do Maps\nModerniza\u00e7\u00e3o da infraestrutura\nDesenvolvimento de aplicativos\nAn\u00e1lise inteligente de neg\u00f3cios e IA\nProdutividade e transforma\u00e7\u00e3o do trabalho\nSolu\u00e7\u00f5es do setor\nSolu\u00e7\u00f5es de DevOps\nRH e solu\u00e7\u00f5es de recrutamento\nSolu\u00e7\u00f5es de marketing\nSolu\u00e7\u00f5es para pequenas empresas\nVeja todas as solu\u00e7\u00f5es\nDocumenta\u00e7\u00e3o do GCP\nGuias de in\u00edcio r\u00e1pido do GCP\nStatus do sistema\nFalar c\/ equipe de vendas\nGoogle Cloud no YouTube\nGCP no YouTube\nG Suite no YouTube\nSiga o Google Cloud no Twitter\nParticipar da pesquisa de usu\u00e1rio\nEstamos contratando. Fa\u00e7a parte da equipe do Google Cloud!\nSobre o Google Privacidade Termos do site Termos do Google Cloud\nInscreva-se para receber a newsletter do Google Cloud","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"China Guessing\nApril 1, 2018 Joel Ivre Politics 0\nI have never been comfortable with the term \"China watcher.\" It is an awkward expression. It brings to mind a beardy, near-sighted academic in his ivory tower, peering through a spyglass at a country the West has never entirely managed to make sense of. Throughout the last two thousand years China has been romanticized, infantilized, colonized, ostracized and \u2013 eventually \u2013 recognized by the West as a player on equal terms.\nThe capricious attitudes of China watchers towards their subject of study have given rise to a body of predictions and prophecies that is rarely precise, sometimes ironic, and often wrong. In 1996, James Baker, George H.W. Bush's Secretary of State, considered it unlikely that there would be \"a stable authoritarian China, for the foreseeable future.\" This was in line with popular American thinking at the time, which considered the violent suppression of student protests at Tiananmen in 1989 to be a sign of the inevitability of Chinese democracy, rather than a sign of its impossibility. Baker went on to predict \"internal jockeying,\" which would eventually lead to a \"transition to a more participatory political system.\" He wasn't even right about the jockeying, let alone the political transition.\nPoking fun at such predictions with the benefit of hindsight is easy, and so maybe we should resist the urge. Nevertheless, the enterprise of \"China watching\" should perhaps better be labeled \"China guessing.\"\nBaker's failure to guess the future trajectory of China does not mean that all China watchers have been equally unfortunate. With some benefit of hindsight, one China watcher who did make an accurate prediction was Andrew Nathan. In 2003, after China had spent another seven years constantly disappointing James Baker, Nathan's theory of authoritarian resilience was an explanation as to why democracy had yet to arrive in the Middle Kingdom. The theory noted four emerging themes in Chinese politics: norms of succession, meritocracy, institutional specialization, and increased political participation that strengthened the legitimacy of the Party.\nThe first three themes can be summed up with one word: \"institutionalization.\" The Party began to form political processes that were crucial to maintaining political stability. Altogether, this reduced the space for political infighting, what Baker termed \"jockeying.\" There was certainly a fair amount of cloak-and-dagger going on still, but the Party still projected and maintained a uniform, public image of technocratic competence.\nAs for the fourth theme \u2013 political participation \u2013 this was not the same kind that Baker had spoken of so hopefully. Individuals were allowed, even encouraged, to speak out against injustice, but any attempts at even marginally organized protests by groups of people were harshly repressed. At the same time, Party institutions channeled complaints in such a way that they were mainly focused on \"specific local-level agencies or officials, diffusing possible aggression against the Chinese party-state generally.\" For the Communist Party, political participation was not an end in and of itself, but rather a means to the end of political supremacy. The point was never to transition to a full democracy, but this halting form of political participation was often misconstrued as an indication that the Chinese were coming around to the idea of democracy. Even in 2015, I remember once attending a lecture at a Swedish university where an American professor designated China as \"semi-democratic.\"\nAs China has now moved from authoritarianism back to totalitarianism, from collective leadership of the Politburo to the supreme leadership of Xi Jinping, it is worth asking the question how the factors that made authoritarian resilience successful in China translates into \"totalitarian resilience.\"\nFirst of all, any norms pertaining to leadership transitions seem to have been thoroughly discarded. Xi Jinping has extended his presidential term indefinitely, and it seemed more like an afterthought when he promoted his ally Wang Qishan, who by previous norms is too old for the position of vice president.\nSecond, China is still a meritocracy in some sense, perhaps even more than when Nathan penned his theory in 2003. As Cheng Li of the Brookings Institution has shown, the technocrats of yesteryear were political apparatchiks, engineers and natural scientists. By contrast, this generation of leaders are social scientists and economists, well-suited for the challenges that modern China is facing. However, close ties to Xi Jinping has allowed certain officials \u2013 such as the Chinese Communist Party chief in Beijing, Cai Qi \u2013 to \"helicopter\" into high positions without following more traditional career paths. The reemergence of such nepotism risks surrounding Xi with a crowd of sycophants, which can have catastrophic consequences for political decision making. Sure, the yes-men are smart and well-educated, but are they smart enough to second-guess Xi when necessary?\nThird, at the latest meeting of China's parliament, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a host of state institutions was streamlined and merged. In a sense, this can be read as a corrective response to the \"overspecialization\" of Party institutions, which has created many overlapping areas of responsibility. At the same time, the Party is putting the State even more firmly under its thumb; at the CPPCC, the phrase \"core socialist values\" was added to the State constitution. As veteran China watcher Bill Bishop put it in a recent edition of the Sinocism newsletter: \"The Party Eats More of the State.\" The Chinese state has of course always been under the control of the Party, but this consolidation of Party power suggests that we may have to add another theme to Nathan's theory of authoritarian resilience: ideological control.\nDuring Xi Jinping's reign, ideological control has been turned up to levels unseen since Mao Zedong. The effect that this will have on Nathan's fourth theme \u2013 political participation \u2013 is unclear. On the one hand, censorship and thought suppression are likely to increase (even outside of China's borders), and this may suppress political activities all the way down to the grassroots; on the other hand, Xi Jinping is raising the stakes by taking personal responsibility of the Great Rejuvenation of China. Failure to deliver may spur discontent and cause serious popular backlash against the Party and against Xi himself. Chalk that up as my China-guess.\nIn sum, in my view \"authoritarian resilience\" is still a useful concept for understanding the lay of China's political landscape, but the concept needs to be tweaked in order to account for China's new totalitarian developments. In doing so, nothing about China should be taken as a given truth; history should testify to the fact that change is the only constant. Western China watchers in their ivory towers \u2013 and I suppose that also includes me \u2013 will have to keep scanning the country through their spyglasses and keep on China-guessing.\nJoel Ivre\nJoel Petersson Ivre is a masters student at Yonsei GSIS. His hometown is Stockholm, Sweden and although he considers it the most beautiful place in the world, he has left it several times to study abroad in China and Korea. Joel is a Young Leader at Pacific forum and and intern at East Asia Institute. He is mainly interested in the implications of China's rise for East Asia and the world.\nLatest posts by Joel Ivre (see all)\nThe Decade of Acceleration - December 31, 2019\nEpisode 6: Moving Cities \u2013 Indonesia moves its capital - October 8, 2019\nChina turns 70 and asks: \"Maybe I'm getting too old for this?\" - September 27, 2019\nChina watch\nChina watcher\nAbout Joel Ivre\t14 Articles\nDon't Overlook Moon's Summit with North Korea\nSouth Korea-Vietnam Joint Declaration and Moon Jae-in's New Southern Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Germany: Muslim screaming \"Allahu akbar\" throws explosive in church during Easter mass, 24 injured in panic\nBy Pamela Geller - on April 21, 2019\nWe have come to dread the terror and bloodshed that Easter and Christmas bring. Militant Muslims want to kill the kuffar on their holiest days, their most joyous occasions, so as to maximize the horror and terror of it all. It's in the Qur'an: \"We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.\" (3:151)\nCHRISTIAN PERSECUTION AND GENOCIDE IS WORSE NOW THAN \"ANY TIME IN HISTORY,\" REPORT SAYS\nRelated: 2018: Four Christians Shot Dead During Easter Monday Terror Attack\nFemale medical student turned jihad homicide bomber planned thwarted Easter Sunday attack on church\nMilitary: Officials foil 'major terrorist attack' on Easter Sunday\nGulf News:\nEgypt, 2017, 45 dead\nOn April 9, 2017 two churches are bombed on Palm Sunday, killing 45 people. The attacks are in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria, where Coptic Pope Tawadros II had been leading a service. He is unharmed.\nDaesh claims responsiblity.\nPakistan, 2016, 75 dead\nOn March 27, 2016, 75 people including many children are killed and hundreds are injured when a bomb packed with ball bearings explodes near a popular park in Lahore where Christians were celebrating Easter.\nThe attack is claimed by the Pakistani Taliban faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.\nNigeria, 2012, 41 dead\nOn April 8, 2012, 41 people are killed in a car bomb attack on Easter Sunday near a church in Kaduna, a key cultural and economic centre in the north that has been hit by the Islamist group Boko Haram.\nOther attacks against Christians\nPhilippines: At least 21 people are killed on January 27, 2019 in a double suicide attack at a Catholic cathedral in the remote Muslim-majority island of Jolo.\nDaesh claim responsiblity. Authorities attribute it to the Ajang-Ajang faction, a group linked to the Jolo-based Abu Sayyaf Islamist group.\nEgypt: On May 26, 2017, 29 people including many children are gunned down by masked gunmen in central Minya targeting a bus carrying Coptic Christians travelling to the Saint Samuel monastery.\nDaesh claim responsibility for the attack.\nCairo: On December 11, 2016, as Coptic Christians are in mid-prayer at their church in Cairo, a suicide attack tears through the building killing 29 people. Daesh claim responsibility.\nGermany: Muslim screaming \"Allahu akbar\" throws firecracker in church during Easter mass, 24 injured in panic\nApr 21, 2019 7:28 am By Robert Spencer:\nAgain: \"And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know, whom Allah knows.\" (Qur'an 8:60)\n\"Munich: Dark-skinned burst in Easter service and shouted 'Allahu Akbar,'\" translated from \"M\u00fcnchen: Dunkelh\u00e4utiger platzt in Oster-Gottesdienst und schrie 'Allahu Akbar,'\" PolitikStube, April 21, 2019 (thanks to Searchlight Germany):\nA heavily drunken man, dark-skinned and with a beard, entered St. Paul's Church in Munich Theresienwiese during the Croatian Mass (Easter blessing), with a bottle of alcohol in hand, lit a firecracker and threw it in the middle of the church and shouted \"Allahu akbar.\" Everyone panicked and threw the baskets that the Easter meal was in, and ran out screaming. This injured children and adults. The police and its team came and arrested the man. These are shocking pictures that must be shared and not hidden. There were some injured. Many children are in a state of shock.\nMerkur Online reports that 24 people were injured.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Jasper elementary school plans continue to develop\nDr. Tracy Lorey, the superintendent of the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation, likened the process of designing and implementing a new combined elementary school to a puzzle.\n\"The bricks and mortar are one piece of the puzzle,\" Lorey said referring to the most recent preliminary plans revealed at Monday's meeting. \"But we are also beginning the work of trying to marry two schools together and create a unique identity, climate and culture for a new school.\"\nThe new elementary school being constructed on corporation-owned property north of the middle school is set to open at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. Construction on the facility could begin as soon as May. Plans for the construction include contingency funds for site work on the Fifth and Tenth Street Elementary schools for a potential cost that closes in on $30 million.\nThe new plans show the building will have 28 classrooms, two classrooms dedicated to science, technology engineering and math, 12 small group instruction centers and 11 individualized instruction spaces as well as rooms for art, music and media.\nThe design incorporates open floorplans as well as extensive use of natural light.\nPlans are expected to be finalized by October 31 and a public meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6 at the Jasper High School Auditorium.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"December 9, 2017 12:01AM EST\nIran: Imprisoned Foreign Student Threatened\nUS Citizen Arrested for Historical Research Serving 10-Year Term\nXiyue Wang, a Princeton Ph.D. student and US citizen, was arrested in Iran on August 8, 2016, while researching Persian history for his doctoral thesis, July 18, 2017.\n(Beirut) \u2013 The Iranian authorities' transfer of an imprisoned US doctoral student within Tehran's Evin prison heightens fear for his safety, Human Rights Watch said today. On December 6, 2017, Xiyue Wang, a Princeton Ph.D. student and US citizen, was moved to Evin's Ward 7 and was threatened by another inmate there in front of a guard, a knowledgeable source said.\nOn August 8, 2016, Iranian authorities arrested Wang, 37, who was doing research on the Qajar dynasty, Iran's ruling monarchy that ended in the early 20th century. He has since been held in Evin prison. The Mizan News Agency, which is close to Iran's judiciary, reported on July 16, 2017, that a revolutionary court had sentenced Wang to 10 years in prison on charges of \"cooperating with an enemy state.\" In September, a court of appeal upheld the sentence.\n\"Iranian authorities do not limit unfair trials and mistreatment in custody to their own citizens but impose them on foreign nationals as well,\" said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \"To further threaten Xiyue Wang with physical harm is outright cruelty.\"\nThe source told Human Rights Watch that after Wang's transfer on December 6, \"his life was immediately threatened [in front of a prison guard] by a Taliban inmate who was previously imprisoned at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan.\" After the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, the US Central Intelligence Agency held and frequently tortured or ill-treated many detainees at Bagram. The same inmate threatened Wang when they were both detained in Ward 209, which led to his transfer to a different cell.\nOn November 26, 2017, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Agency claimed that Wang had traveled to Iran to obtain documents from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, National Library, and Parliament on behalf of the US government.\nPrinceton University has stated that Wang: \"was in Iran solely for the purpose of studying Farsi and doing scholarly research in connection with his Ph.D. dissertation\u2026 His dissertation topic was not suggested to him by Princeton, the U.S. government, or anyone else\u2026 He has no connection to any government or intelligence agencies, and the charge that he was engaged in espionage is completely false. He studied the archival materials solely for his own research, and to our knowledge did not share them with anyone at Princeton or elsewhere.\"\nOver the past two years, Iran has arrested several dual Iranian and foreign nationals on allegations of cooperation with Western countries. In August, a court of appeal upheld a 10-year prison sentence for Siamak Namazi, a dual Iranian-US citizen who was the head of strategic planning at the Dubai-based Crescent Petroleum, and his 80-year-old father, Bagher Namazi, a former representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on similar charges. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual Iranian-British citizen who worked for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, is serving a five-year prison sentence and has also been threatened with new charges, her family told Human Rights Watch.\nBoris Johnson, the UK secretary of state for foreign affairs, is traveling to Tehran on December 9, and is expected to raise Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case with Iranian officials. On December 8, Alireza Rahimi, a member of Iran's Parliamentary National Security Commission, confirmed that Iran and the UK will discuss the case.\n\"Iran should stop using the arbitrary arrest and mistreatment of foreign nationals as a component of its foreign policy and treat everyone, citizen and foreigner alike, with respect for their basic human rights,\" Whitson said.\nNovember 30, 2017 Dispatches\nIran's Child Soldiers in Syria\nOctober 28, 2017 Dispatches\nIran's Guardian Council Trounces Religious Freedom\nLebanon: Syrian Refugee Shelters Demolished\nCoercive Measures Intensify Pressures to Return to Syria","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Robot & Frank\nThe Frank of 'Robot & Frank' is a slightly dotty retired jewel thief, rusting away in a remote New England community, a few years in the future. He's played with old-school charm by Frank Langella, who's deserved this kind of lead role for a while now. The robot is an Asimo clone bought by Frank's son (James Marsden) to act as his father's home help and health care worker. But it's not long before Frank is taking advantage of the robot's moral absence to carry out a series of daring cat burglaries in the neighbourhood.\n'Robot & Frank' is sweetness itself: the buddy-buddy relationship between Langella and the straightest straight man in history is nicely written, while the new-lease-of-life angle is played with a pleasing absence of sentiment. But the film feels slight \u2013 it doesn't quite crack 90 minutes \u2013 and never gains much momentum, trundling towards a morose but largely unmoving climax. There are some odd plot choices, too: a budding romance between Frank and local librarian Jennifer (Susan Sarandon) adds heart, until a bizarre final-act twist undermines all that's gone before. Ultimately, it feels as though the filmmakers have settled for the soft option one too many times, and the result is a pleasant but unmemorable watch.\nWritten by Tom Huddleston Tuesday 5 March 2013\nRated:12A\nRelease date:Friday 8 March 2013\nDirector:Jake Schreier","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Two Harris County Democrats set to represent longtime GOP districts in Texas House\nJasper Scherer, Staff writer\nDemocrats Gina Calanni, District 132; and Jon Rosenthal, District 135 are both incoming members of the Texas House of Representatives.\nYi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle \/ Staff photographer\nWhen the Legislature convenes in Austin on Jan. 8, Harris County's House delegation will include two new Democrats who flipped seats long held by Republican lawmakers.\nLast month, state Rep.-elects Gina Calanni, D-Katy, and Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston, knocked off two-term state Rep. Mike Schofield and 12-term veteran Rep. Gary Elkins, respectively.\nBoth wins demonstrated the changing political makeup of Harris County's fast-growing west suburbs, areas that played a major role in turning the county solidly blue during the midterms. Republicans are sure to take aim at the seats in 2020 and beyond, though Calanni and Rosenthal say they recognize the conservative constituencies in their districts and plan to focus on issues that work for both sides of the political aisle.\n\"I won my district with 50.8 percent. The Republican guy got 47.7,\" said Rosenthal, who considers himself a progressive Democrat. \"So, I had a 3-point margin, which means I represent a district that's pretty much 50-50. I feel like, no matter what I have in my heart, I have to represent the district 50-50. That's what the job is.\"\nBoth new lawmakers undoubtedly were bolstered by a combination of favorable trends for Democrats, including an unpopular Republican president and galvanizing Democrats running at the top of the ticket and in an overlapping congressional district.\nStill, if the political forces of President Donald Trump, Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Rep.-elect Lizzie Pannill Fletcher helped the two Democrats get near the finish line, their campaigns helped them cross it. Calanni, for instance, personally knocked on more than 10,000 doors in the 132nd District and raised nearly $139,000 in the month or so before the election.\nShe ultimately won her race by 113 votes, or .17 percentage points. Nearby, eight-term state Rep. Dwayne Bohac, a Houston Republican, survived by a whisker: 47 votes, out of more than 48,000, in House District 138.\nRosenthal, meanwhile, won Texas' 135th District by 3.2 percentage points. Though he was far outraised by Elkins, the incumbent was sitting on $334,000 in campaign cash by Oct. 27, a sum that would have been difficult to fully spend by Election Day.\nUpcoming session\nCalanni, 41, and Rosenthal, 55, both say they will focus on the topic that appears set to dominate the legislative session: reforming how the state funds public education. The two Democrats made it a top issue of their races, with Rosenthal putting \"the focus of the campaign\" on his calls for the state to kick in more funds for public education.\nCalanni, a former bankruptcy and tax paralegal in the Travis County attorney's office, considers herself a moderate and said she previously has voted for candidates from both parties. She was among the numerous candidates who joined the political fray for the first time in 2018 after growing upset over the divisiveness between the two parties.\n\"I definitely identify as a Democrat, but I think there are a lot of things, especially on a local level, that are not really separated into party issues,\" she said.\nCalanni's campaign focused on topics that fit that description: flood control and mitigation, sex trafficking and, foremost, the need to reform education funding.\n\"When I'm knocking on a door and talking to people that I know are Republicans, then I talk specifically about public education and that we don't have enough funding for it,\" she said.\nAlready, Calanni plans to introduce legislation that would address sex trafficking, a pervasive issue in Houston and one that has drawn the attention of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans alike. Before she ran for office, Calanni worked for several nonprofits focused on the issue.\nCalanni said she would aim to provide work programs to teach job skills to sex trafficking victims, similar to an initiative already operating in Harris County. Calanni also wants to provide counseling services for victims and to strengthen business licensing requirements to prevent businesses from operating as brothels.\nThe 132nd District, which went to Trump in 2016 by about 4 percentage points, runs from Cypress to Katy on Harris County's western border. To its east is the 135th District, which encompasses many of Harris County's northwest suburbs, including Bear Creek, Copperfield, Cypress and Jersey Village. Trump won the district by 2 percentage points.\nRosenthal's run for office can be traced back to Trump's election, after which he founded a chapter of Indivisible, an anti-Trump advocacy group, in Texas' 7th Congressional District. The group began meeting with a coalition of other local progressive grassroots organizations, and somewhere along the line, Rosenthal made the plunge with the understanding that his new Democratic friends would be fully behind his candidacy.\n\"Just the fact that I came from a group of activist groups started me off with kind of a volunteer base,\" Rosenthal said. \"The original plan was, I'll raise as much as I can, but I'm going to rely heavily on progressive activists to help us.\"\nAround Labor Day, Rosenthal drew support from a handful of local teacher groups focused on public education advocacy. That marked an inflection point in the campaign, he said, because they helped him raise money and ramp up his ground game.\nLooking ahead to the session in Austin, Rosenthal intends to play a role in the effort to reform public education funding, but also hopes to introduce legislation to regulate how much interest payday lenders can charge. The measure would reverse some of the regulations lifted by Elkins, who owns several payday lending businesses and authored bills to lift interest caps on payday loans.\nSpeaker's race\nIn November, shortly after the midterm elections, state Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, released a list tallying the 109 House members who said they planned to vote for him for House speaker.\nOutgoing House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, did not seek re-election; the next speaker will be elected by a vote on the House floor Jan. 8. Calanni and Rosenthal, having just won their elections, did not appear on Bonnen's initial list, but both say they have met with the presumptive speaker and plan to vote for him.\n\"Right now, this is probably the best guy for the job,\" Rosenthal said. \"He is totally committed to public education finance reform without injecting his opinion into the conversation.\"\nRosenthal also was encouraged by Bonnen's history of standing up to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Texas Senate, on issues favored by the House.\n\"If you're looking for someone to put in the ring with our lieutenant governor, I don't know if you could pick a better person on either side of the aisle,\" Rosenthal said.\nCalanni appeared more cautious in her support for Bonnen, though she said an initial meeting with the Brazoria County Republican left her with a positive impression.\n\"The reality is that, unless something wild happens, he's going to be the next speaker,\" Calanni said.\nMore likely than not, she said, Bonnen will help members work together across the aisle \u2014 something she intends to do herself.\n\"He came across as a very nice man that seemed like he wanted to really get things done, that he was protective of the House and making sure that our bills were not going to get blocked,\" Calanni said.\njasper.scherer@chron.com\ntwitter.com\/jaspscherer\nJasper Scherer\nReach Jasper on\nJasper Scherer covers Texas politics and government for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. He joined the Hearst Austin bureau in 2021 after nearly three years as a City Hall reporter for the Chronicle and a prior stint covering Bexar County for the Express-News. He has also reported on local politics for both papers.\nA native of San Francisco, he graduated from Northwestern University in 2017 with degrees in journalism and political science, and has interned for the Tampa Bay Times, Washington Post and Fortune magazine.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The most fundamental geological processes in the Solar System.\nHome \/ Impact Craters\nThe entire surface of the Moon highlighting the numerous craters that populate the surface. Please note that the polar regions are stretch due to the projection.\nThe image above shows the entire surface of the Moon. The Moon has an astounding ~30,000 impact craters that can be seen from a backyard telescope, and millions of craters have been counted to date by cameras in lunar orbit! Impact cratering occurs on every planetary body in the Solar System and is the most common geologic landform on other planets. They are a product of masses of rock in space colliding at exceptionally fast speeds with planetary bodies. We call these hypervelocity impacts for this reason.\nA simple crater 2.3 km found on the lave plains of Elysium Planitia, Mars. (Mars Global Surveyor image PIA02084.)\nAs the collisions happen at such high velocity, unprecedented amounts of kinetic energy are released, making the process by which impact craters form truly unique. These collisions also produce truly unique rocks and geologic environments! Impact craters also vary in size and shape depending on the size of the impactor, the mass of the planetary body being hit, and the material they are hitting. Smaller impactors generally produce bowl-shaped craters called simple craters. These craters are exactly as you imagine an impact crater and are fairly small. On Earth, simple craters are mostly less than 2\u20134 km in diameter, but on Mars and the Moon, where the gravitational field is lower, simple craters can have diameters up to 5\u201310 km or 15\u201327 km, respectively.\nA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of the complex crater, Tycho, on the Moon. Note the central uplift surrounded by flattened floors in the centre and the slumped walls.\nCraters above these diameters no longer take on that simple bowl morphology, rather as the diameter increase uplift of the centre of the crater begins to occur. The rims of these craters also no longer have a simple bowl form, rather the rims become structurally complicated as they break and sink downwards towards the centre of the crater. For this reason, we call these craters complex craters. Due to the uplift of material in the centre of the crater, complex craters provide a unique opportunity to see material from depth on other planetary bodies that wouldn't be otherwise possible.We also find impact craters are much larger in diameter than complex craters. On the Moon, craters over ~220 km in diameter take on a different morphology than complex craters. Two or more rings start to define the crater and so we call these craters multi-ring craters. Due to the lack of erosion on the Moon, the most well-preserved examples of multi-ring basin structures are found there; however, they are also found on Earth and other planetary bodies.\nIn recent decades, we have begun to study impact cratering in greater detail. Powerful computational models allow us to study this quick geologic process in detail. There is, however, still a lot of work that needs to be done to better understand the impact cratering process. These geologic landforms have the potential to radically alter the Earth very quickly and pose a threat to the Earth. They also form hydrothermal systems that could have hosted early life on Earth and other planetary bodies like Mars. Impact craters are also often associated with rich, economic deposits that are mined to supply our society with the numerous metals and resources we need. We invite you to explore the various pages of this website and learn about a truly unique geologic process that has shaped this Solar System into what we see today.\nhttp:\/\/impact.uwo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/layered_impact-1.mp4\nSimulation of the impact cratering process.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"First EVO 4G Review Hits The Web!\nChris Dehghanpoor\n2010\/05\/19 6:54pm PDT May 19, 2010\nDevices By Manufacturer\nEVO 4G (Supersonic)\nLooking for a tasty little news snack before the big keynote at Google I\/O tomorrow? Well, you're in luck, because it appears that Walt Mossberg over at All Things D dropped his EVO 4G review tonight.\nThe review's fairly short\u2026it's almost more of a preview than a proper rundown, but I'm sure the usual suspects (Engadget, Gizmodo, MobileCrunch), will cover the device in greater detail in their reviews. Until those start popping up though, what can we glean from Mossberg's?\nIt's fast. Walt says the phone's 4G capability 'offers the highest consistent downstream data speeds I have ever seen on a cellular network.'\n4G use significantly reduces the battery life. This shouldn't be a surprise, as we see a similar problem on 3G networks, but Mossberg notes the battery runs down 'alarmingly fast'.\nThe phone's massive screen, predictably, makes it a bit larger and bulkier than most\nThat's pretty much all the review says. He mentions, in passing, the phone's other features, but avoids going into greater detail about his experiences with them. Instead, since the phone's biggest claim to fame is the 4G capability, that's what he focuses on.\nWhile he enjoyed the speedy 4G access the phone provided, he also noted that he didn't see anywhere near the Sprint's advertised speeds:\nSprint claims that average users will see downstream data speeds of between 3 and 6 megabits per second on the EVO when 4G is in use. In my tests, in the heart of Baltimore's popular Inner Harbor district, I averaged 3.4 mbps downstream over 4G, and just under 1 mbps upstream (the upstream speed is capped by Sprint at 1 mbps.) That downstream speed was double the EVO's speed when using 3G, and the upstream speed was about triple.\nIn D.C., where the Sprint 4G network is still being completed and tuned, downstream streams varied widely, from under 1 mbps to a high of around 4 mbps.\nThe EVO was much faster than an iPhone using AT&T's network, which in Baltimore never got to even 1 mbps downstream and in D.C. averaged about 1.8 mbps. Verizon's new Droid Incredible, another HTC Android phone, did well in both cities, averaging about 2 mbps downstream, but that was still slower than the EVO.\nSprint explains I never saw anything close to its top claimed speed by pointing out that both cellular reception and test methods can vary greatly, and that my sample was small.\nSo, while he wasn't seeing advertised speeds, 3.4 mbps down from a cellular network is still mighty fast.\nI really would have liked to see more in-depth coverage of the phone's other features, so I'm really not sure why he chose to overlook those.\nNot to start a flame war, but it's been mentioned in the past that Mossberg leans more towards the Cult of Apple than most, and while I'm not saying that necessarily had anything to do with it, compare his review of the EVO 4G to his review of the iPhone 3GS. Notice anything?\nSource: All Things D\nevo4g\nOfficial Sprint HTC Hero Upgrade to Android 2.1 Is Now Available\nConfirmed: Official Sprint HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Is Exactly The Same As The Leaked One ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Three questions facing Winnipeg Jets\nBy Adam GretzAug 31, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT\nEach day in the month of August we'll be examining a different NHL team \u2014 from looking back at last season to discussing a player under pressure to focusing on a player coming off a breakthrough year to asking questions about the future. Today we look at the Winnipeg Jets.\nThree questions for you to ponder regarding the 2018-19 Winnipeg Jets\u2026\n1. Who will replace Paul Stastny on the second line?\nThe Jets made one of the best deadline rentals in the NHL last year when they landed Paul Stastny from the St. Louis Blues, adding to an offense that was already one of the best in the league. Stastny made an immediate impact and proved to be a perfect fit on the team's second line between young studs Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers. During the regular season and playoffs that trio outscored teams by a 24-12 margin at 5-on-5, while Stastny put together an incredible postseason individually with 15 points in the team's 17 games. He turned that performance into a long-term contract with the Vegas Golden Knights in free agency, leaving a vacancy on the Jets' second line.\nIt is probably expected that spot will once again be filled by Bryan Little, just as it was last season before the addition of Stastny.\nThat is going to put some pressure on Little because he is coming off of a down year and did not seem to be a great fit between Laine and Elhers (they performed much better alongside Stastny).\nIf not Little, another internal candidate could be 2015 first-round pick Jack Roslovic.\nThe 21-year-old Roslovic got his first real look in the NHL this past season, appearing in 31 games for the Jets, scoring five goals to go with nine assists. Expecting him to take over such a big role at this point may be expecting too much, but he certainly has potential and has been outstanding in the American Hockey League the past two years.\n2. Will they be able to keep everybody?\nThe Jets have a significant chunk of their core signed long-term with Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers, Bryan Little, Mathieu Perreault, Dustin Byfuglien, and Connor Hellebuyck all signed for at least the next three years (Scheifele, Ehlers, Little, and Hellebuyck are signed for at least the next five), while some of them are signed to what can fairly be called \"team-friendly\" deals under the salary cap.\nThat is all very good.\n[Jets Day: 2017-18 Review | Under Pressure | Breakthrough]\nBut they still have some big contract decisions coming over the next years as team captain Blake Wheeler, prized goal-scorer Patrik Laine, Kyle Connor, Tyler Myers, and Jacob Trouba are all due for new contracts after this season. Wheeler and Myers are set to become unrestricted free agents, while the others are all still restricted.\nIt is a given that Laine and Connor are going to get taken care of given their age, production, and potential.\nThe big questions are going to revolve around Wheeler and, most especially, Trouba.\nWheeler has been one of the league's most productive \u2014 and underrated \u2014 wingers over the past six years and has become one of the Jets' most valuable players. But he is also entering his age 32 season (he actually celebrates his 32nd birthday Today, on Jets' day) and there is some risk with a long-term contract for a player at that age. He is still great now, but will he be when he is 35 or 36?\nThen there is Trouba, one of the team's best and most important defenseman whose contract saga has been a complicated one for years. It almost seems like a given that he is not going to be a member of the Jets for the long haul and the only question that remains is whether or not he gets traded before the trade deadline or in the offseason.\n3. Will they make another run at the Stanley Cup Final?\nAfter going nearly two decades in their existence without winning a single playoff game (and only making the playoffs twice) the Jets came almost out of nowhere last season to finish with the league's second-best record (a 27-point improvement from the year before) and come within three games of reaching the Stanley Cup Final.\nThere is every reason to believe that the roster as presently constructed can continue to be a force in the Western Conference.\nThey are, for the most part, fairly young with a significant collection of their core all still in their peak years, they are incredibly talented (especially at forward) and should have the salary cap flexibility to make another significant splash in-season if they feel they can make a trade to help put them over the top.\nThe big question is going to be whether or not the goaltending holds out and performs the way it did this past season. If Hellebuyck can continue to be a legitimate No. 1 starting goaltender there is no reason why this team can not be a factor in the Western Conference.\nAdam Gretz is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @AGretz.\nTags: Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little, Connor Hellebuyck, Dustin Byfuglien, Jack Roslovic, Jacob Trouba, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mathieu Perreault, Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine, Paul Stastny, Tyler Myers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Former UFC fighter allegedly murdered girlfriend in Mexico during fight about cheating accusations\nMarc J Sanchez\/Icon SMI\/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images\nFormer UFC fighter Phil Baroni allegedly beat his girlfriend to death in Mexico after she admitted to cheating on him, according to reports.\nA woman was reportedly found dead in a Mexico hotel room on New Year's Day after Baroni informed police that his girlfriend was unresponsive. Mexican news outlet Tribuna de la Bah\u00eda reported that the woman was naked and had multiple bruises on her face and body. She reportedly had \"no vital signs.\"\nBaroni reportedly told Mexican authorities that he engaged in a fight with his girlfriend after she confessed to cheating on him with another man. During the argument at a hotel room in San Pancho, the New York native ordered the woman identified only as \"Paola\" to take a bath. The girlfriend refused, so Baroni allegedly threw the woman into the shower. Baroni reportedly told law enforcement that he had been smoking marijuana and drinking beer before the incident.\nThe Tribuna de la Bah\u00eda reported that the woman from Mexico City hit her head after she fell into the bathtub.\nBaroni claimed that his girlfriend recovered from the alleged domestic violence confrontation. Baroni allegedly said he helped the woman into bed and put a sheet on her after the woman said she was cold. She later asked the former mixed martial arts fighter to buy her cigarettes and beer. The former UFC fighter allegedly said that when he returned from the store, Paola was unresponsive.\nMexican law enforcement launched an investigation into the woman's death.\nBaroni was arrested in Mexico, the prosecutors' office in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit said on Wednesday. Baroni is being held in custody in Valle de Banderas.\nThe first hearing on the woman's death will begin on Monday.\nBaroni \u2013 nicknamed the \"New York Bad Ass\" \u2013 has been a professional MMA competitor since 2000.\nBaroni started fighting in the UFC in 2001, retired in 2011, and had a record of 13-13. The MMA fighter also competed in Pride, Strikeforce, Bellator, and One Championship. Baroni was knocked out during a World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation bout in 2018. Baroni's final fight happened in 2019 in China during the Rebel Fighting Championship. Overall in his professional MMA career, Baroni had a record of 16-19.\nThis is the second violent incident for the UFC in Mexico this week.\nVideo was released this week of UFC president Dana White getting into a physical altercation. The couple, married for 26 years, was celebrating New Year's Eve in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. White was caught on video slapping his wife after she hit him first.\nWhite apologized for his actions and said he was \"embarrassed.\"\n\"You've heard me say for years, 'There's never, ever an excuse for a guy to put his hands on a woman,' and now here I am on TMZ talking about it,\" White told TMZ.\nTeen cowboy dead after bull ride at rodeo: 'He was loving every second of it'\nCEO apologizes for including Martin Luther King Jr. quote in email announcing layoffs: 'Inappropriate and insensitive'\nPro-life protester arrested at gunpoint by FBI found not guilty of FACE charges by jury","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sadie Frost >\nSadie Frost's Praise For Jude\nBy Bang Showbiz on 04 September 2010\nFollow Sadie Frost\nSadie Frost Gary Kemp Jude Law\nSadie Frost still regards ex-husband Jude Law - the father of three of her children - as the ''love of her life''.\nSadie Frost says Jude Law was the \"love of her life\".\nThe former actress - who has children Rafferty, 13, Iris, nine and seven-year-old Rudy -with the actor, as well as son Finlay, 19, with first spouse Gary Kemp - admits she values the time she had with her ex-husband more than any other romance.\nSpeaking about her new autobiography 'Crazy Days', she said: \"Everyone has to remember those early parts of falling in love. They're great memories and I'm glad the children can read them.\n\"It reminds me how important he was, is, to me. He was the love of my life, and he's been the most important relationship of my life.\n\"He was a wonderful partner and he's a great dad.\"\nHowever, Sadie admits she still clashes with her former spouse.\nShe said: \"We get on pretty much most of the time. Sometimes there's a disagreement or we annoy each other but we resolve it quickly and move on.\"\nSadie - who split from Jude in 2003 after almost six years of marriage - is currently single and though she would \"love\" to settle down again, she is happy with her independence.\nShe added: \"I think it was important to learn to survive on my own - I'd always relied on other people.\n\"In a way I had to grow up, not rely on anyone else, not play the victim and be responsible for my own life. Once I did that, things started to fall into place.\"\nSadie Frost: I'm not interested in moving in with my boyfriend\nSadie Frost: Dad tied me to crucifix\nSadie Frost would marry again\nSadie Frost: My mother is my inspiration\nSadie Frost looking for 'perfect' romance\nSadie Frost In Bicycle Crash\nSadie Frost To Play Famous Stripper On Stage In London\nSadie Frost to play stripper on West End\nSadie Frost Gets Second Huge Hacking Payout\nSadie Frost sitting her final masters exam\nSadie Frost Addresses Alcoholics Anonymous Pain In Court\nCommon Assault: Sadie Frost Cautioned Over Bust-Up With Boyfriend James\nSadie Frost And Boy George Launch Blood Contest\nSadie Frost Less Impulsive In Love\nThe Heavy Trailer\nBoots Mason is an enforcer, a problem solver for those who can afford his services,...\nCelebrities Index: 0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home News by type Business Support LEP launches growth strategy\nLEP launches growth strategy\nThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has officially launched its economic strategy with a pledge to \"champion the local economy while safeguarding the very things that make Cornwall and Scilly special\".\nThe strategy, which will set the course of Cornwall's economy for the next eight years, was launched via a webcast from the Pool Innovation Centre.\nIt included a short film showcasing successful Cornish businesses and a live Q&A session with LEP chairman Chris Pomfret and fellow board member Simon Tregonning, chairman of Classic Cottages in Helston.\nExplaining the LEP's guiding principle in drawing up the strategy, Pomfret said: \"Sustainable development lies at the heart of this strategy because if in increasing the social and economic wellbeing of the people of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly we destroy the environment \u2013 the landscape, its biodiversity, its communities, culture and heritage \u2013 then we will have failed.\"\nThe strategy itself, which follows consultation with hundreds of local businesses and a series of roadshows across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is based on four key priorities: business growth, skills, knowledge and the environment.\nIt details what the LEP would like to see happen with each of these priorities, and what it proposes to do to help achieve them.\nThe strategy has been welcomed by local business leaders. Shaun Galloway, finance director at Ginsters, said: \"The draft strategy document is very welcome, balanced and defines a sound overall guiding policy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which the Samworth Brothers' businesses in Cornwall support.\"\nPaul Wickes, chief executive of the Cornwall Marine Network, added: \"The LEP has produced a strategy that supports skills and innovation to enable economic growth. CMN is delighted to see the focus on marine renewable energy and the opportunity for all businesses to contribute towards sustainable growth.\"\nTo download a copy of the Economic Growth Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 2012-2020, and to watch the strategy launch webcast in full, click here.\nchris pomfret\ncornwall and isles of scilly LEP\nlocal enterprise partnership\nPrevious articleWork starts at \u00a38M Bio Park\nNext articleMP pledges renewables support\nWebsite to support City of Culture bid\nEvent: Celebrating innovation\nCreative call to action","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Two steps towards a more resilient world\nChristian Mumenthaler, Group Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re\nBuildings were destroyed, homes shattered and nearly 300 lives lost. While the headlines soon faded, the tragic impact of the 2016 earthquakes in central Italy is still all too real for the people who once lived in the now devastated small towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto.\nWith only 1% of residential buildings in Italy insured, dozens of families are still living in shelters. Without the support of an insurance payout, many people are left wondering how they will ever rebuild their lives.\nNatural disasters like this are increasing in severity and frequency. They can occur anywhere, even in places not considered to be at high risk. Christchurch in New Zealand, for example, was not a place readily associated with high earthquake risk before the 2011 earthquake \u2013 unlike the country's capital, Wellington, which sits near the main fault lines.\nAs well as the impact on lives, uninsured losses following catastrophes can influence countries' economic growth for several years. The threat to the future development of our world is very real. To prepare for these challenges both the public and private sectors, including the reinsurance industry, must take bold and decisive action today to create the resilient societies and economies of tomorrow.\nNumber of events 1970-2015\nImage: Swiss Re Economic Research & Consulting and Cat Perils\nWe need to unlock funds to build robust infrastructure\nRoads, railways, ports and other infrastructure are the building blocks for long-term economic and social development. They must be constructed \u2013 or retrofitted \u2013 to withstand natural disasters. This is already happening in some places: in Japan, actions to strengthen infrastructure long before the 2011 earthquake and tsunami meant damage to the country's key infrastructure was lower than the outcome of similar events in other parts of the world. This saved lives and reduced some of the economic costs.\nStronger, smarter infrastructure requires investment. As governments struggle with high debt burdens, the funding gap for both revamping infrastructure and new projects \u2013 currently estimated at $50-70 trillion through 2030 \u2013 continues to widen.\nBridging that gap is particularly important for emerging markets, where infrastructure needs are the greatest. As the World Bank has noted, the lack of infrastructure comes at an enormous economic and social cost. Over 1.3 billion people \u2013 almost 20% of the world's population \u2013 still have no access to electricity; 768 million people worldwide lack access to clean water; and 2.5 billion don't have adequate sanitation.\nHumanitarian crises are on the rise. By 2030, this is how we'll respond\n21.3 million people are at risk if this doesn't change\nReducing the risk from natural disasters means looking to the past, as well as the future\nTapping into long-term investors' capital could help. Managing around $27 trillion worth of assets globally, and with long-dated liabilities, the reinsurance industry is a natural fit. But despite long-term investors' appetite for infrastructure debt investment, the process remains complex and every project is regarded as unique.\nThe consequence is predictable: politicians complain that they can't find investors to build essential infrastructure; investors complain about the lack of projects that suit their risk and return profiles. People, both in developed and emerging markets, are left with rundown airports, clogged metro services and power cuts.\nThe first step to unlocking long-term investors' funds is to introduce a standardized infrastructure asset class on a global scale. The European Financial Services Roundtable has put forward a template for documentation and disclosure, which could serve as a starting point for a shared public-private sector understanding and good market practice.\nDespite recent global policy efforts and acknowledgement that a tradable asset class is required, we have not yet seen a great deal of change. Swiss Re is, therefore, developing an infrastructure tradability indicator \u2013 a quantitative tool designed to help investors and policy-makers assess the progress achieved, and bring infrastructure debt another step closer to becoming a standardized and tradable asset class.\nSuch an asset class would make the investment process simpler, giving long-term investors more confidence to invest and taking some of the financial load off governments' shoulders.\nUltimately, the flow of funds to infrastructure would create jobs, provide access to food, water and energy, and lift people out of poverty. With the world population growing, this has never been more important: the concentration of economic and social assets in metropolitan areas will increase in coming decades and the impact of natural catastrophes will rise even more if we don't prepare now.\nWe need to step up collective efforts to better prepare communities\nAs well as being important long-term investors, reinsurers are risk absorbers. Our industry provides financial support when disaster strikes, helping communities get back on their feet as quickly as possible. But not all people are protected equally: the global disaster protection gap is estimated at $1.3 trillion. This figure is a reminder of the need for a broad approach, involving international and public institutions, to help increase insurance coverage, allowing countries and their residents to prepare to bounce back faster.\nLast year, for example, Swiss Re partnered with local government in China's Guangdong region to launch a pilot insurance programme covering the province against losses from tropical cyclones and excessive rainfall. Guangdong is responsible for over $1 trillion of China's GDP, but is heavily exposed to natural disasters. The programme uses rainfall and tropical cyclone wind speed indices to trigger policy claims, ensuring fast payout to help those affected recover quickly. Super-typhoon Haima triggered the first payout to the city of Shanwei less than a week after the disaster struck.\nIf we \u2013 the reinsurance industry and governments \u2013 can step up our collective efforts to strengthen the resilience of cities and design products that are easy to access and affordable, the level of devastation following disasters will be minimized in the future.\nTalks at the World Economic Forum this week are an important platform for foresight. But it's the action taken afterwards that will make the difference: funding resilient infrastructure through a standardized asset class and innovative public-private solutions will ensure people, like those in central Italy, are better prepared for future events.\nChristian Mumenthaler,","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home\u203aUncategorized\u203aThe NCAA Gets Tough\nThe NCAA Gets Tough\nIn a Thursday column for ESPN.com, Andy Katz writes about the sanctions handed down to Baylor University's basketball program for rules infractions. Head Coach Dave Bliss and an assistant coach are banned from the NCAA for 10 and 5 years, and the program may not play any regular season non-conference games next year. All of this comes after Baylor had already placed its program on probation for a year including the loss of post-season play (a big self-imposition because this permitted several players to transfer without sitting out a year). Katz notes\nThe Baylor case is one of the most extreme since, perhaps, the last death penalty case at SMU in the 1980s. Baylor was close to being shut down for 2005-06 since the committee used that same provision to get rid of non-conference games for the first time ever ...\nThe infractions committee sent a serious message with this case, one that should be heeded by all institutions, coaches and players in Division I.\nThe \"serious message\" sent is open to interpretation. Katz implies that the NCAA signaled schools of its willingness to come down hard on rule-breaking. An alternative (though not mutually exclusive) spin on this message would be Abe Lemmons' great quip, \"The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky that it put Cleveland State on probation.\"\nMy 1992 book on the NCAA as a cartel with Trey Fleisher and Bob Tollison advances the Lemmons' view more so than Katz's. The book highly simplifies a complex organization. The cooperative-competetive games within the NCAA involve a number of dimensions with a variety of coalitions. Nevertheless, I still think that several of our basic insights hit on key behavioral outcomes. The pertinent one here is that the NCAA does want to send a \"get tough\" signal but that the SMU's or Baylor's of the world are much more likely to be sacrificed at the altar than the real big boys. High-flying programs such as Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, and Alabama have all had \"serious\" misconduct both alleged and \"proven.\" One can argue about the \"seriousness\" of any one episode versus another or about \"patterns\" of conduct. While Michigan and Alabama received sanctions that were stiff for \"big schools,\" neither received the death penalty of SMU or modified death penalty that Baylor even though the cases involved huge direct payments to players, dwarfing anything in the Baylor case.\nThe \"stick-it-to-the-little-guy\" hypothesis is often misunderstood. It does not imply that the Infactions Committee members openly discuss differential standards or even have that kind of idea in mind. Only a \"behaviorlist\" view of the world requires such. Instead, the Committee members need only to respond to the (strong) incentives to keep the big boys up and running. The makeup of the Committee may itself lend itself in this direction (currently 3 members are from the University of Alabama). Even without membership being stacked, all members are aware that a death penalty or modified version of it for a Michigan or Alabama may send a signal but also imposes huge, negative consequences for the rest of the NCAA schools. In contrast, Baylor's loss of half of their season creates little impact on the NCAA as a whole. One might call it a version of the \"too big to fail\" kind of incentive sometimes at play in public policy.\nToyota Invades NASCAR\nThe Most Interesting College Football Offseason Ever?\nCycles in Conference Dominance\nNew Poster from Australia\nOriole Park - success story for whom?\nmarketing, stadium subsidies\nTexas A&M Stays in \"Varsity's\" Shadow","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES.\nMicha Sharir, Richard Cole, Klara Kedem, Daniel Leven, Richard Pollack, Shmuel Sifrony\nEfficient algorithms are presented for the following geometric problems: (1) Preprocessing of a 2-D polyhedral terrain so as to support fast ray shooting queries from a fixed point. (2) Determining whether two disjoint interlocking simple polygons can be separated from one another by a sequence of translations. (3) Determining whether a given convex polygon can be translated and rotated so as to fit into another given polygonal region. (4) Motion planning for a convex polygon in the plane amidst polygonal barriers. All the algorithms make use of Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their generalizations; these sequences are a powerful combinatorial tool applicable in contexts that involve the calculation of the pointwise maximum or minimum of a collection of functions.\nAnnual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23\n10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23\nDive into the research topics of 'GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES.'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nMotion planning Engineering & Materials Science 100%\nSharir, M., Cole, R., Kedem, K., Leven, D., Pollack, R., & Sifrony, S. (1986). GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES. In Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings) (pp. 77-86). (Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)). IEEE. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23\nSharir, Micha ; Cole, Richard ; Kedem, Klara et al. \/ GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES. Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings). IEEE, 1986. pp. 77-86 (Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)).\n@inproceedings{ba2340080f35484bb0b169393f1435f1,\ntitle = \"GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES.\",\nabstract = \"Efficient algorithms are presented for the following geometric problems: (1) Preprocessing of a 2-D polyhedral terrain so as to support fast ray shooting queries from a fixed point. (2) Determining whether two disjoint interlocking simple polygons can be separated from one another by a sequence of translations. (3) Determining whether a given convex polygon can be translated and rotated so as to fit into another given polygonal region. (4) Motion planning for a convex polygon in the plane amidst polygonal barriers. 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(3) Determining whether a given convex polygon can be translated and rotated so as to fit into another given polygonal region. (4) Motion planning for a convex polygon in the plane amidst polygonal barriers. All the algorithms make use of Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their generalizations; these sequences are a powerful combinatorial tool applicable in contexts that involve the calculation of the pointwise maximum or minimum of a collection of functions.\nAB - Efficient algorithms are presented for the following geometric problems: (1) Preprocessing of a 2-D polyhedral terrain so as to support fast ray shooting queries from a fixed point. (2) Determining whether two disjoint interlocking simple polygons can be separated from one another by a sequence of translations. (3) Determining whether a given convex polygon can be translated and rotated so as to fit into another given polygonal region. (4) Motion planning for a convex polygon in the plane amidst polygonal barriers. All the algorithms make use of Davenport-Schinzel sequences and their generalizations; these sequences are a powerful combinatorial tool applicable in contexts that involve the calculation of the pointwise maximum or minimum of a collection of functions.\nU2 - 10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23\nDO - 10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23\nT3 - Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)\nBT - Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)\nSharir M, Cole R, Kedem K, Leven D, Pollack R, Sifrony S. GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS OF DAVENPORT-SCHINZEL SEQUENCES. In Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings). IEEE. 1986. p. 77-86. (Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings)). doi: 10.1109\/SFCS.1986.23","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Never Greener By Ruth Jones\nVery GoodGoodWell Read\nBut that doesn't mean they should always be taken . Ruth's characters will stay with me for a long time.' Cathy BramleyUS THREE, THE NEW NOVEL FROM RUTH JONES, IS COMING IN 2020 AND AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW\nNever Greener Summary\nTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, PICKED FOR THE ZOE BALL TV BOOK CLUB `Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do. I felt for every character. Unputdownable.' Jojo Moyes ***** The past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us up. When Kate was twenty-two, she had an intense and passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak. Kate thought she'd never get over it. Seventeen years later, life has moved on - Kate, now a successful actress, is living in London, married to Matt and mother to little Tallulah. Meanwhile Callum and his wife Belinda are happy together, living in Edinburgh and watching their kids grow up. The past, it would seem, is well and truly behind them all. But then Kate meets Callum again. And they are faced with a choice: to walk away from each other . . . or to risk finding out what might have been. Second chances are a rare gift in life. But that doesn't mean they should always be taken . . . ***** In her unmissable debut, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones shows us the dangers of trying to recapture that which was once lost and failing to realise the beauty of what we already have. ***** 'I love books about gnarly, messy relationships and this one kept me gripped from the beginning. A great read.' Jane Fallon `Heart-rending, provocative and astutely written, Never Greener is a love story about getting what you want and losing everything you need. Ruth's characters will stay with me for a long time.' Cathy Bramley US THREE, THE NEW NOVEL FROM RUTH JONES, IS COMING IN 2020 AND AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW\nNever Greener Reviews\n\"Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do. I felt for every character. Unputdownable.\" * Jojo Moyes, bestselling author of ME BEFORE YOU *\n\"Heart-rending, provocative and astutely written, Never Greener is a love story about getting what you want and losing everything you need. Ruth's characters will stay with me for a long time.\" * Cathy Bramley, bestselling author of THE LEMON TREE CAFE *\n\"I love books about gnarly, messy relationships and this one kept me gripped from the beginning. A great read.\" * Jane Fallon, bestselling author of MY SWEET REVENGE and STRICTLY BETWEEN US *\n\"Easy to read and full of laughter - and truth\" * Daily Mail *\n\"A great debut\" * Bella *\nAbout Ruth Jones\nRuth Jones is best known for her outstanding and award-winning television writing - BBC 1's Gavin and Stacey, in which she played the incorrigible Nessa, and Sky 1's Stella, in which she played the titular role. She has won acclaim for her performances in BBC dramas Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Little Dorrit and Hattie, as well as comedies Little Britain, Saxondale and Nighty Night. Her debut novel Never Greener was a number one bestseller, and her second - Us Three - is out in 2020.\nRuth Jones\nCustomer Reviews - Never Greener","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Looting history\nBy Stephenie Livingston - Suwannee Democrat\nFor countless years divers have searched the pitch-black waters of the Suwannee River for remnants of the area's most early inhabitants.\nAuthorities warn that collecting Native American and prehistoric artifacts is an illegal activity that has the potential to negatively impact local river ecosystems and archaeological research.\nAnd officials are cracking down on offenders. Two arrests were made in December after two people were discovered collecting artifacts at Little River Springs, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson Karen Parker said.\nLast year, the agency made a total of 14 cases statewide. So far in 2011, the FWC has made five cases on illegal artifacts digging, four in Alachua County and one in Washington County.\n\"Archaeological sites consist of much more than the artifacts displayed in museums,\" Parker said by email Wednesday.\nThe state's view is that the artifacts are to be left alone - period.\n\"Also, the artifacts and sites are owned by the people of Florida, and cannot be studied or appreciated if they are removed,\" said Florida Department of State Communications Director Chris Cate, who spoke in support of efforts by state archaeologists.\nThose archaeologists, and others, piece together the past. When one piece is disturbed, such as an arrowhead or pottery shard, the entire puzzle can become compromised.\nParker said where the artifacts lay in relation to others in a site provide clues for archaeologists to follow that can help determine how the object was used, made and lost by Florida's ancestors. Parker added that the fragile surroundings can sometimes provide more information than the artifact itself.\n\"When artifacts are moved, or the site disrupted, the context is destroyed, and unlike a pot that can be glued back together, when context is destroyed it can never be recreated,\" she said.\nAnd, most of the artifacts found by amateurs are lost forever.\n\"Many of the artifacts removed from Florida rivers are sold on eBay and other internet sites, leaving the state for good,\" said Cate.\n\"Archaeologists and other members of the public have no opportunity to study or learn from these items. Our agency encourages preservation of artifacts and sites in place.\"\nSuwannee River Little River Springs FLORIDA Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Karen Parker","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rotterdam 2019: Tsitsipas ousted by Dzumhur\nA few weeks ago he defeated Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open, and later advanced to the semifinals where he was ousted by Rafael Nadal:\nBut today Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to world number 56 Damir Dzumhur \u2013 who had not won a match this year \u2013 in the first round of the Rotterdam tournament. Dzumhur will meet Mikhail Kukushkin for a place in the quarter-finals against Gael Monfils. The Frenchman booked his place in the last eight with a 3-set win over Andreas Seppi.\nIn the other matches today, recent Sofia Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who turned 23 on Monday, defeated J\u00e9r\u00e9my Chardy, while Stan Wawrinka secured his place in the quarterfinals with a straight set win over Milos Raonic.\nPhoto credit: Andrew Robertson, Marianne Bevis\n\u2013 Rotterdam 2018: the title and the number one ranking for Roger Federer\n\u2013 Rotterdam 2017: lucky 13 for Tsonga\nFiled under ATP \u00b7 Tagged with 2019, Andreas Seppi, Damir Dzumhur, Daniil Medvedev, Gael Monfils, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Chardy, Milos Raonic, ozopen2019, Roger Federer, Rotterdam, Rotterdam2019, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stefanos Tsitsipas\nCarlos Moya: \"Coaching Nadal is the biggest challenge I will ever face\"\nJanuary 14, 2017 \u00b7 Leave a Comment\nInterview by El Espanol, translation by Tennis Buzz\nWithin a year, you took Milos Raonic to his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, in addition to helping him climb from world number 14 to number 3. Why split?\nOne of the reasons is that I traveled too many weeks with Raonic in 2016, way more than I thought. I did about 18 weeks, many, many. In addition, I played several Champions Tour tournaments (the retired players' circuit) and the IPTL (International Premier Tennis League). And it was a bit complicated for me. I traveled too much considering my family situation, being married with three children.\nHow did the opportunity to train Nadal appear?\nToni Nadal called me when I was playing IPTL. He knew that I was no longer with Raonic and asked me if I wanted to be part of the team and also of the academy. I said that in principle yes, but I needed to talk to Rafa. I wanted to know his level of involvement first. I could imagine it, but I needed to hear it from his own voice. I needed to know if he was willing to do everything to win back Grand Slam tournaments, to become world number one again \u2026 And yes, he did have a lot of predisposition, hunger and hope. For me, that was fundamental.\nDid you really think you would not end up sitting in his box? I do not believe it\u2026\nNo, it's the absolute truth. It was always clear to me that he would end his career with Toni and Francis Roig, I never thought I would take the plunge. In any case, I am a person who comes from outside, but I am the least external that Nadal could have found. I think that has been something decisive. Rafa does not like changes, either in his life or in his environment. That's why he accepts someone who knows that environment even before he works with him. Toni, Joan Forcades (physical trainer), Benito (head of press) \u2026\nAlthough I am still an outsider who sees different things, someone who he has trusted in the past as a friend. And I think the year I've done with Milos helps that, to take the plunge. Previously, Rafa could think that I did not want to travel. I think, but I don't for sure, to see that I have traveled with Milos and that he has done well, it reassured him.\nYou have been a close friend of Nadal for a long time. Have you ever coach him without being his coach?\nNever. Obviously we have talked about tennis, but I never stepped on that ground. It was a way for me to respect his team. If he had asked me something I may have said it, but I have not called Rafa to tell him to play a rival in a way or to train something in particular. That was not my place. I did not do it during the years I was alone, nor when I was with Raonic, logically. But of course we were in contact. He is my friend. I have a lot of affection and I want the best for him.\nYou come from helping to grow a player who has a huge margin of improvement. And now?\nThe focus is different, it has nothing to do. Raonic has not reached his limit, he has not reached his full potential. And Nadal is the other way around. He has come fully, but he wants to get closer to that higher level. One has not won anything big and the other has 14 Grand Slam tournaments. One has two years in the elite and the other more than 15. It has nothing to do, although the requirement will be the same.\nIf you miss Grand Slam finals you will see that you are still struggling for those titles. If during the next big eight does not pass eighth \u2026 because logically is not going to be good, will not enjoy. Sincerely, I see Nadal to fight for the maximum.\nWon't you have problems with all the travels?\nI will do between 12 and 15 weeks this season. Rafa knows my family situation and respects it. And he wants me to be in his day to day and that I am part of the academy, which is a very important project for him. In the end, one of the keys is that I am in Mallorca and that will make it easier for us to be together.\nWhy has Nadal stopped winning?\n2015 and 2016 are very different. In 2015, Rafa recognized that it was a mental problem, of pressure, of anxiety. In 2016, those problems were overcome and when he was at his best he was injured. After the injury he hurried up to play the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but when I asked him about it he told me he would do the same because he won the gold medal.\nHe came back with pains, doubts, matches he had to win and he lost them \u2026 all that took his confidence away. He finished the year a little burned out because he could not have continuity due to those injuries. They are two different cases, although I prefer 2016. What happened last season is different and very surmountable, as long as he is not injured.\nDuring this time, has he lost more edge in his forehand or his backhand?\nThe backhand can keep you in the game, but what will make you win a Grand Slam is to do the difference with the forehand. He has to recover the pace that he had, with which he suffocated the opponent.\nAnd the physic condition?\nHe is not failing physically. Those who are playing the best tennis on the tour are older. Murray is being number one for the first time at age 29.\nBut he runs less than before, much less.\nOn the one hand, you're less explosive when you get older, but if you're 18, you're number one and if you're still playing at 30, you evolve. The rivals know you and they adapt. What you lose physically you gain with the knowledge of how the game in particular and tennis in general works.\nIt is also true that when you are older you lose audacity, perhaps because of the unconsciousness of youth, that you go crazy and things come to you. At 30 you think things over. You lose one thing and win in others, it is what is called experience.\nYour coaching job officially starts in a few days, despite the fact that it started last week in Manacor. What does it mean to train Nadal?\nTraining Nadal is the greatest challenge I will ever have, the biggest challenge in my entire coaching career. First, for what Rafa means. Second, because I will never be able to train someone as big as him. And thirdly, for what we have lived together, what we have lived on the court and out of it. No challenge will be able to match this one. And I'm prepared for it, I'm going to impact on many things that can improve on the court, but also out of it.\nPhoto credit: Tennis Buzz\nFiled under ATP, Australian Open \u00b7 Tagged with 2017, Carlos Moya, Francis Roig, interview, Joan Forcades, Milos Raonic, ozopen2017, Rafael Nadal, Toni Nadal\nOnly two days to go to the first Slam of the season! Who do you think will win? Check out her Australian Open 2017 preview:\nMen's draw:\nContenders:\nAndy Murray and Novak Djokovic are once again the big favorites for the title.\n5-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray, who begins his campaign on Monday against 93-ranked Ilya Marchenko, has a quite easy route to the quarterfinals where he could meet Kei Nishikori or Roger Federer.\nNovak Djokovic will launch his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title with a challenging first round match against Fernando Verdasco, who missed 5 match points against the Serb in Doha last week. Grigor Dimitrov could wait in the fourth round, before a clash against Dominic Thiem in the quarters.\nThe only two other players who could, in my opinion, capture the title this year are Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic. Unpredictable on the ATP tour, Wawrinka is always consistent come Grand Slam time; while Raonic has improved a lot in the last year and is not a one-weapon only player anymore.\nPlayers to watch:\nRafael Nadal struggled to get back to form since his injury, but had a decent start of the season with a win at the Abu Dhabi exhibition and a quarterfinal in Brisbane. He could face Alexander Zverev in the third round, Ga\u00ebl Monfils in the fourth round and Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals.\nRoger Federer will play for the first time since last year's Wimbledon. Seeded 17, he has not won a Slam title since Wimbledon 2012. He could face Tomas Berdych in the third round, and then Kei Nishikori and Andy Murray.\nProjected quarterfinals:\nAndy Murray [1] \u2013 Kei Nishikori [5]\nStan Wawrinka [4] \u2013 Marin Cilic [7]\nGa\u00ebl Monfils [6] \u2013 Milos Raonic [3]\nDominic Thiem [8] \u2013 Novak Djokovic [2]\nFirst round matches to watch:\nNicolas Almagro \u2013 J\u00e9r\u00e9my Chardy\nJerzy Janowicz \u2013 Marin Cilic [7]\nDustin Brown \u2013 Milos Raonic [3]\nTommy Haas \u2013 Beno\u00eet Paire\nFabio Fognini \u2013 Feliciano Lopez [28]\nFernando Verdasco \u2013 Novak Djokovic [2]\nClick here for the full men's draw\nWomen's draw:\nUnlike the men's draw, there is no clear favorite in the women's draw, and it seems anything could happen.\nAngelique Kerber had a dream season last year, with two Grand Slam titles and the world number one spot. She opens up her title defence with a match-up against Lesia Tsurenko and could play reigning Roland Garros champion Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals.\nSerena Williams, who suffered a shock defeat to Madison Brengle in Auckland last week, will be chasing Grand Slam title number 23. Like Novak Djokovic, she will face a tough test in the first round: former world number 7 Belinda Becic.\nThe ever consitent Agnieszka Radwanska could finally win her maiden Slam title, while Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza will be looking to confirm their stand-out 2016 season.\nFinalist here in 2014, Dominika Cibulkova claimed her biggest title last October: the WTA Finals. She will look to pick up where she left off last year.\nA surprising semifinalist last year, Johanna Konta reached the top ten since then, and won Sydney title, dismantling Radwanska in the final. She could do some damage in the draw.\nLike Cibulkova, Svetlana Kuznetsova finished 2016 in great form. On a good day, she can beat anyone.\nLouisa Chiricio \u2013 Eugenie Bouchard\nMona Barthel \u2013 Destanee Aiava\nLaura Siegemund [26] \u2013 Jelena Jankovic\nAna Konjuh \u2013 Kristina Mladenovic\nHeather Watson \u2013 Sam Stosur [18]\nTsvetana Pironkova \u2013 Agnieszka Radwanska [3]\nKirsten Flipkens \u2013 Johanna Konta [9]\nYanina Wickmayer \u2013 Lucie Safarova\nBelinda Bencic \u2013 Serena Williams [2]\nAngelique Kerber [1] \u2013 Garbine Muguruza [7]\nSimona Halep [4] \u2013 Svetlana Kuznetsova [8]\nKarolina Pliskova [5] \u2013 Agnieszka Radwanska [3]\nDominika Cibulkova [6] \u2013 Serena Williams [2]\nClick here for the full women's draw\nPhoto credit: Australian Open instagram\nFiled under Australian Open \u00b7 Tagged with 2017, Agnieszka Radwanska, Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Johanna Konta, Karolina Pliskova, Milos Raonic, Novak Djokovic, ozopen2017, poll, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Stanislas Wawrinka, Svetlana Kuznetsova\n2016 US Open recap: the good, the bad, the queen\nStan Wawrinka: there's a new champ in New York. The Swiss struggled to get past the first rounds, losing a few sets here and there and saving a match point in the third round. But he stepped up in the semifinals against Nishikori and outplayed Djokovic in the final. 3 Grand Slam finals, 3 titles.\nStan \u2705 Stanimal \u2705 Stan the Man \u2705 And now #usopen Champion \u2705 (?: @dcarrollphoto)\nUne photo publi\u00e9e par @usopen le 11 Sept. 2016 \u00e0 17h43 PDT\nKarolina Pliskova: before this tournament, she had not passed the third round in her 17 previous Grand Slams appearances. She took down Venus Williams and top-seeded Serena Williams to reach her first Grand Slam final.\nAmazing two weeks in NY..thank you @usopen..thank you guys for all the support it means a lot to me\u2665\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/ukA1HjnRsF\n\u2014 Karolina Pliskova (@KaPliskova) September 11, 2016\nCaroline Wozniacki: she's two years younger than Kerber but it seems she's been on the circuit for ever. She beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Madison Keys en route to the semifinals.\n\"I came into this tournament ranked No. 74 in the world and probably people ruled me out, but it's nice to prove people wrong once again.\"\nLucas Pouille: he reached the quarterfinals after 5-sets marathon wins over Chiudinelli, Bautista Agut and Rafael Nadal. He seems to be the only French player to have both the game and the attitude. A player to watch out next year.\nLaura Siegemund and Mate Pavic: they had never met before this tournament. They teamed up to win the mixed doubles title defeating CoCo Vandeweghe and Rajeev Ram in the final.\n\"It's really kind of a blind date.\"\nJamie Murray and Bruno Soares: they joined forces at the beginning of the season and won 2 Slam titles (the Australian and US Opens) since then.\nGarbine Muguruza: the French Open champion was knocked out of the tournament by Anastasija Sevastova in the second round.\n\"Today was just very difficult. Everything I was trying to do she was coming back and doing incredible shots.\"\nAga Radwanska: overpowered by 18-year old Ana Konjuh in the quarterfinals. The question is no more \"when will she win her maiden Slam\" but rather \"will she ever win a Slam\".\nAndy Murray: beaten by Nishikori in a bizarre match, he seemed mentally tired. He'll now focus on the Davis Cup semifinals against Argentina.\n\"I tried my best. I fought as hard as I could with what I had. I didn't let anyone down \u2014 certainly not myself. I pushed myself as hard as I could over the last few months, and I'm very proud of how I have done.\"\nMilos Raonic: a shock defeat to qualifier Ryan Harrison in the second round. His explanation: cramps due to nervousness, (nervous to play Ryan Harrison?).\nMarin Cilic: the 2014 champion looked like a title contender again but surprisingly fell to Jack Sock in the third round.\nGa\u00ebl Monfils: what on earth was he doing against Novak Djokovic? Not sure he knows it himself. What a waste of talent.\nBernard Tomic: nothing to add.\nShe started the year ranked number 10 with a large defeat to Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Brisbane tournament. A couple weeks later she stunned Azarenka and Serena to win the Australian Open.\nFast forward 8 months Angelique Kerber is now the new number one and took home a second Slam trophy.\nIs it the beginning of a new era for women's tennis?\nFirst selfie + ??! Thank you for your overwhelming support \u2764#teamangie #nyc? #usopen2016\nUne photo publi\u00e9e par Angelique Kerber (@angie.kerber) le 11 Sept. 2016 \u00e0 8h38 PDT\nPhoto credit: Satoshi Tsuboi\nFiled under Slider, US Open \u00b7 Tagged with 2016, Agnieszka Radwanska, Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber, Bernard Tomic, Bruno Soares, Caroline Wozniacki, Gael Monfils, Garbine Muguruza, Jamie Murray, Karolina Pliskova, Laura Siegemund, Lucas Pouille, Marin Cilic, Mate Pavic, Milos Raonic, Stanislas Wawrinka, usopen2016\n2012 US Open: Andy Murray's road to the final\nAugust 28, 2016 \u00b7 Leave a Comment\nFrom Andy Murray's autobiography Seventy-Seven:\nThe two main stadiums here are called Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong. One I love, the other I have never felt comfortable on. I just don't like Armstrong and never have. Each time I've played on it I've struggled, and the 2012 championship was a case in point. I started strongly enough, beating Alex Bogomolov and Ivan Dodig in the first two rounds on Ashe and then had to play Feliciano Lopez of Spain over on Armstrong. And the jinx almost held because I couldn't really settle properly. It can get breezy on the big courts; on Ashe it generally blows from the President's Box end and you get used to that, but on Armstrong, where there's no sense of being enclosed, the wind swirls and moves in different directions. You are most exposed to the sun playing day matches on Armstrong, too, and it can be so bright that tracking the ball gets really hard.\nThe grandstand in the Arthur Ashe Stadium gives more shelter from the wind and it's built so that the sun moves across early in the day, providing plenty of shadow and shade. On Armstrong the sun is on the players for the whole day and it's really intense. That made it difficult for me to settle, but the fact is that Lopez is not much fun to play. He had Alex Corretja, a former coach of mine, in his box.\nAs a result, I struggled physically, but somehow it was one of those matches that I found a way to win. I didn't feel right at all, but somehow I got through. I used to be able to do that a lot of times in all the regular tournaments I played on tour and managed to get a really high degree of consistency throughout the year. However in the Slams that wasn't necessarily the case. Now I've learned how to cope in situations when the pressure is on. I think about how my opponent might be feeling. I understand it all much better than I did before.\nIn the fourth round, I played well against a new big gun on the tour, Milos Raonic of Canada. We were playing on Ashe at night, which I really like. The conditions seem kinder in the evening and that was one of those really good nights. I read his serve well from early on and seemed to be able to anticipate everything he was going to do. That night I was quick and in command.\nFor the quarter-final against Marin Cilic of Croatia, the game was back on Armstrong and the pressure was really on. Cilic made sure that I felt it from the start, taking the first set and going on to take a 5-1 lead on the second.\nWhen I got the first break back in that second set, we both sensed how important the next couple of games would be. And I started to feel that he was getting nervous. After that, I played on pure instinct. I got to balls I hadn't been reaching before, chased everything down and got back into the match the hard way.\nPerhaps if he hadn't got nervous I wouldn't have won, but there were nerves for me too. If you sense the opponent is tightening up and think, 'I can get back in here, this is my chance', the pressure increases on you. The guys who are behind aren't the ones who tend to rush. They have all the time in the world, which is why it was surprising to see him hurry and make mistakes. It wasn't as if I was blasting winners all over the court, so much as making as many balls as I could. Little by little, I started to reclaim the middle of the court, and he started to miss. That was it.\nThe semi-final against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic on Ashe was a freak show. There were high winds, which it's all about who hits the ball best that day. It was about who could manoeuvre the ball around and come up with the right shots and the smartest shots. I feel like I have a bit more variety in my game than Tomas, so the conditions helped me and hindered him more than me. It was almost comical because of the wind conditions and I was laughing a little inside at how ridiculous the points were. All the same, it was semi-final of the US Open, and it was a great opportunity.\nI aced Berdych when the ball bounced twice before it reached him. That has never happened the whole time I've been on the tour, but there was stuff taking place put there that had never happened in my entire life. If you had wanted to, you could easily have spun the ball from your opponent's court back onto your own side because the breeze was so strong.\nPlaying a proper point became impossible and, in all the chaos, I managed to lose the first set. After that, I felt like I was cruising. I took the second and third sets easily and I had two break points in the fourth. Then Berdych started to serve and volley with much greater consistency, coming into the net more. After that, things changed quickly. I was 5-7 6-2 6-1 up and he had enough break points to put me 5-1 down in the fourth. That was the point when I started the fight back and ended up taking it to a tie-break.\nI went 5-2 down in that and realized that I'd gone from a commanding position to win the match to one where it looked likely to go into a fifth. I'd had the momentum with me, and then I was on the verge of blowing it through my bad play and his consistency. The conditions were ridiculous, but that's no excuse because it was the same for both of us. It was so, so difficult, but I was fought back and won, I was just pleased to get it over and done with.\nMy post-match conference took a surreal turn. I knew that both Sir Sean Connery and Sir Alex Ferguson had been at the match, but I wasn't expecting to suddenly be confronted by both of them. I had spoken to Sean Connery on the phone before the game, but I'd never even met Alex Ferguson. That made it a weird situation and, to be honest, I didn't know what to say to either of them. Both are quite intimidating presences in their own way. I've seen Sir Alex on TV so many times and it seems like he's really intense. You get the feeling that if you say the wrong thing when he's doing his job, he's going to bite your head off.\nBut he came to the press conference with a massive smile on his face. He was really relaxed \u2013 I think he might have had a couple of drinks \u2013 so it was cool.\nFiled under Books, Slider, US Open \u00b7 Tagged with 2012, Alex Bogomolov, Alex Corretja, Andy Murray, Feliciano Lopez, Ivan Dodig, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Seventy-Seven, Tomas Berdych, usopen2012","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Can you eat an anteater?\nNo, you cannot eat an anteater. Anteaters are a protected species and it is illegal to consume any part of these animals. In addition, many species of anteaters, like the giant anteater, have difficulty digesting food, making it even more unlikely that you could eat one.\nIn some parts of the world, anteaters are used in traditional medicine, and some people believe that consuming various parts of the animal can have health benefits. However, this is not a medically endorsed practice.\nThe World Wildlife Fund recommends against the consumption of any wildlife species for food, medicine, or any other purpose. It is also not advised to keep them as pets, as they are wild animals with specific needs that cannot be met in captivity.\nWhat does an anteater taste like?\nIs anteater harmful to humans?\nHow do you cook an anteater?\nAre anteaters harmless?\nAre anteaters tongues sticky?\nHow do anteaters not get bitten?\nWhat is the laziest predator?\nWhat diseases do anteaters carry?\nWhich animal has no teeth?\nDo armadillos carry STDS?\nCan anteaters tear through concrete?\nHow much does an anteater cost?\nAre aardvarks and anteaters the same thing?\nWhy is it called anteater?\nNo one can answer this question definitively since it is illegal to hunt and kill anteaters in many places around the world. However, it is generally assumed that they would have a similar taste to armadillos, which are closely related.\nArmadillos are commonly consumed in some parts of Central and South America, and have a flavor that is described as being a cross between pork and chicken.\nNo, anteaters are generally not harmful to humans. Anteaters are not carnivorous animals, so they do not actively seek out prey, including humans. They feed on ants and other small invertebrates, so they are not usually a threat to people.\nIn fact, as long as people do not come too close to an anteater, they should not be a problem. Anteaters have a lot of defense mechanisms that they use to protect themselves from potential predators, including their long snouts, sharp claws, and powerful front legs.\nAll of these features help them avoid potential danger, so they are typically not a threat to humans.\nCooking an anteater is not recommended since anteaters are listed as a vulnerable or endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Unfortunately, anteaters have been illegally hunted and eaten in some regions of Central and South America, so it is important that we give these majestic creatures the respect and preservation they deserve.\nIf you must cook an anteater, it is best to start by hunting the anteater humanely. As with any animal, you'll want to make sure you have obtained a hunting license and have access to safe weapons. Once you have a captured an anteater, you will need to butcher it and remove the hide.\nThe meat may be tough and taste gamey, so you will likely want to braise or stew it to help tenderize it and bring out the flavor. Alternatively, the meat can be ground and added to a spicy seasoning or sauce to give it a more palatable texture.\nAs with all animal meats, you must ensure that you have cooked the meat thoroughly until it reaches the proper temperature. This will help ensure that no bacteria or parasites are present in the meat.\nOnce the meat is cooked, it can be served as part of main course with sides or incorporated into tacos and other dishes.\nOverall, it is best to appreciate and observe anteaters in the wild rather than hunt and consume them. It is also important to recognize and obey all local, state, and federal laws regarding the hunting and consumption of wildlife.\nOverall, anteaters are considered to be harmless animals. They are generally not aggressive, and in most cases will try to avoid confrontation with humans whenever possible. The main defense mechanism anteaters have is their long tongue, which they can use to catch and consume ants and other invertebrates, their main source of food.\nHowever, they are capable of inflicting injuries with their sharp claws, so it is wise to exercise caution when in close proximity to them.\nThat being said, there have been some reports indicating that anteaters may attack humans, particularly if they are feeling threatened or are startled. While such attacks are rare, it is important to remain cautious when around an anteater and to respect the animal's natural boundaries.\nIn addition, there have been cases in which anteaters have contracted rabies, which can further increase the potential for harm.\nYes, anteaters tongues are very sticky! The tongues of anteaters have evolved over time to be that way, and are actually covered in tiny hair-like structures called papillae. These tiny structures help the anteater pick up more termites, ant and other bugs from their nests.\nAnteaters have a special gland on their tongue which secretes a sticky substance. When the tongue is retracted, the papillae press against the gland, releasing the sticky fluid that helps attach the tongue to potential prey.\nThis sticky fluid, along with the abrasive action of the papillae, ensures that the prey cannot escape the anteater's grasp.\nAnteaters are able to protect themselves from being bitten by utilizing their powerful forelimbs and sharp claws to wedge themselves between the ground and the ant nest. This helps to keep them safe and away from the biting mandibles of the ants.\nIn addition, anteaters have a long, narrow snout that is equipped with a slimy tongue which helps them to lick up ants without having to use their mouth, thus avoiding being bitten by them. The specialized saliva of the anteater also helps to subdue their prey and keep them from biting the anteater in the process.\nLastly, anteaters have a very thick and tough hide which helps to protect them from being bitten as ants themselves don't possess the strength to bite through it.\nThe laziest predator would likely have to be the Koala. Koalas are the epitome of laziness, often spending the majority of the day sleeping or resting in the same spot for hours on end. They typically only travel short distances when migrating to new areas.\nKoalas consume a diet of eucalyptus leaves, which require little to no effort to find, as they stick to a set territory and rarely leave that area to search for new food. The koalas often remain motionless for so long, that it almost looks as if they've been taken.\nAnteaters can carry a wide range of diseases, some of which can be zoonotic or contagious and affect humans. Some of the diseases they carry include: Salmonella, Echinococcosis, Leishmaniasis, Chagas Disease, Lyme Disease, Rabies, Cryptosporidiosis, and Giardiasis.\nIn addition to the previously mentioned diseases, they can also carry a variety of other parasites, bacteria, and fungi. While many of these diseases can be treated, others can be fatal, so it is important to take preventive measures to protect yourself and your family from contact with anteaters.\nProper sanitation, safety precautions when handling an anteater, and regular veterinary checkups are all important steps to preventing the spread of these diseases.\nMany species of animals have evolved to not have any teeth at all. For example, turtles have a hard beak instead of teeth. Bony fish have smooth, toothless jaws, and some sharks have a nearly toothless mouth due to the large, fleshy lips covering their teeth.\nAnteaters and sloths have long, sticky tongues to capture food and no teeth. Whales, dolphins, and manatees, have baleen plates that strain smaller organisms from seawater, and virtually no teeth are needed for this purpose.\nMany types of worms, including flatworms, have no teeth but many tiny, stiff bristles near their mouth to help sweep food into their digestive tract. Even some mammals, such as the Antechinus marsupial shrew, lack teeth and use thick lips to capture softer insects.\nBirds, of course, don't have teeth either, but instead swallow stones that sit in their gizzard and help them grind their food.\nNo, armadillos do not carry any known sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). While it is true that some people have contracted leprosy, or Hansen's disease, from contact with armadillos, there have been no reports of any other STDs being transmitted from armadillos to humans.\nInstead, this transmission only occurs when humans are exposed to the same contaminated environment as armadillos. For example, if humans come into contact with an armadillo's urine, feces, or saliva, or if the armadillo is caught and handled during the process.\nLeprosy is a bacterial infection that can be spread from humans to armadillos, and from armadillos to humans, if proper hygiene practices are not observed. Prevention involves keeping armadillos away from areas where humans are living or working, wearing protective gear when handling armadillos, and washing your hands thoroughly after contact with them.\nNo, anteaters cannot tear through concrete. They do not have the strength or tools necessary to break through the tough material of concrete. Anteaters are not equipped with the powerful teeth or claws needed to penetrate such a hard substance.\nMoreover, anteaters rely primarily on their long, sticky tongues and claws to capture prey, so attempting to pierce through concrete would be far beyond their capabilities.\nThe cost of an anteater varies greatly depending on a number of factors. Generally speaking, pet anteaters can range in cost from several hundred to several thousand dollars. The cost will depend on the species of anteater, age, and where you are purchasing it from.\nIn general, Tamandua and Giant anteaters tend to be more expensive than the Silky anteaters. Young anteaters will typically cost a bit less than adults. Lastly, the cost of an anteater will also vary depending on the breeder or seller.\nSome breeders or exotic pet stores may charge a premium for an anteater, while others may be considerably less.\nNo, aardvarks and anteaters are not the same thing. Aardvarks are mammals native to Africa, whereas anteaters are found in Central and South America. Aardvarks have an elongated snout and rabbit-like ears, while anteaters have a longer, thinner snout.\nThey also have different diets; aardvarks typically eat ants and termites, while anteaters feed upon insects like beetles and cockroaches. In addition, aardvarks have short, robust legs while anteaters have longer, thinner legs that enable them to move quickly and climb trees.\nFinally, aardvarks are usually solitary animals, whereas anteaters may live in small groups.\nThe anteater got its name from its habit of eating ants and other small insects. Anteaters have a long, sticky tongue that they use to lap up anthills and eat any ants or other small insects they find there.\nIn addition to ants, anteaters also eat termites, beetles and larvae. Anteaters have long front claws to help them dig up the anthills they find, while the back claws help the anteater move quickly and smoothly.\nThe velvety fur of the anteater's body can range in color from gray to yellow, depending on the species. Anteaters have a long snout and a long, bushy tail which helps them balance as they move.\nThe name \"anteater\" might have derived from the Spanish word for ant, hormiga, and the Latin word for eating, edere, making the combination \"hormigedere\" or \"ant-eating\" which eventually evolved into the word \"anteater\".\nOther possibilities include the Portuguese \"formhiguer\", the French \"fourmiller\", the German \"ammeiseness\" or the Dutch \"mieraremmers\". 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{"text":"Shaun Returns To Manchester After Testicular Cancer\nA man who was diagnosed with testicular cancer and ran the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run while undergoing treatment is set to return to the event this year now that he is in remission.\nShaun Carroll, from Stockport, was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the end of 2017. Following his diagnosis, he underwent surgery to remove one of his testicles.\nHe then began training for the 2018 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run, despite still going through aftercare appointments from his surgery. Just two weeks after the run last May, during one of his appointments he was given the bad news that the cancer had spread to a lymph node in his stomach.\nHe then went through nine weeks of chemotherapy at the Christie in Manchester, which included overnight stays at the complex. During this time he was admitted to hospital twice due to the side effects of the treatment.\nFollowing the chemotherapy, Shaun became inspired to want to fundraise for the Christie charity after the level of care that he received there. This year, he aims to return to the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run on Sunday 19 May to raise money for the Christie and run under an hour, which he has never achieved before.\nShaun, 35, said: \"At the back end of 2017 I was diagnosed with testicular cancer to which I had an radical inguinal orchiectomy, meaning the affected testical was removed but with a little aftercare and follow up appointments I was well on the road to recovery.\n\"I trained for the 2018 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run, and just like the year before I ran it but this time something felt different, I still can't explain why but it was different.\n\"I had a follow up appointment at the Christie just two weeks after the run, during this appointment I was told that unfortunately the cancer had spread to a lymph node in my stomach and chemotherapy was needed. This would be done over nine weeks which included overnight stays at Christie as well as outpatient day sessions. During this time I was also taken into hospital on two occasions with illness linked to the chemotherapy\n\"As part of my treat for testicular cancer I was referred to the Christie by the Urology department at Stepping Hill after my operation. Here I had all my scans and tests. The chemotherapy itself left me so sick to the point where I wasn't interested in food and slept for long hours, once leaving the hospital it would take days to get my appetite back and the more the treatment went on the harder it was to just function.\n\"It seemed you would just about becoming able to operate again when you're cycle finished and it was time to go back in and start again. \" I was inspired to run so I could give something back to The Christie. It's a great way to raise money for the place that got me through everything thrown at me.\n\"It's also helped inspire my family and colleagues to run which is great for not only the charity but getting and keeping us all fit and healthy.\"\nThe Christie is among over one hundred charities that will be represented on the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run start line on Sunday 19 May. 30,000 people take on an incredible day of sport in the city, which features a 10k, half marathon and junior and mini distance in Manchester city centre.\nThe event is Manchester's most loved running event and is the third largest running event in the country.\nThe dad of two added: \"I have a personal battle with this event, this will be the third time I've taken part and I'm still trying to achieve a sub 1 hour time.\n\"I think the event itself is second to none and a fantastic way to raise money for charity, it's a well known and recognised run which I believe gives you a great opportunity to raise as much as you can.\"\nFor more information about the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run visit: Greatrun.org\/Manchester\nA man who was diagnosed with testicular cancer and ran the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run while undergoing treatment is set to return to the\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"37 Cliff Street Whitby\na family owned self catering holiday cottage in Whitby\nWhere are we in Whitby?\n37 Cliff Street, Whitby, YO21 3DD\nWhitby is a picturesque fishing town on the coast of North Yorkshire, England, UK. Our holiday cottage is in the heart of Whitby on a narrow, quiet street on the west side of the harbour. It enjoys stunning views across the harbour to the abbey, and is within close walking distance of shops and the beach.\nGetting there and away\nTravelling up from the South, Whitby can be reached from the A1 by taking the A64 past York in the direction of Scarborough, then the A169 from Malton to Pickering and over the North Yorks Moors.\nFrom the North, cross from the A1 to the A19. Going through Middlesbrough take the A174, then turn off to the A171 through Guisborough and over the North Yorks Moors to Whitby.\nParking spaces can be found on the streets nearby, and we provide parking permits for the local parking zone. Please note that there is no off-road parking at 37 Cliff Street and Cliff Street itself is no parking (except for loading and unloading).\nBy train and bus\nWhitby is at the end of the Esk Valley train line, which runs from Middlesbrough to Whitby. From the East Coast Mainline, change at York or Darlington to Middlesbrough and then to the Esk Valley line. The Esk Valley line itself is beautiful, running through the North York Moors national park, and if you have the time this journey is worth taking for its own sake, but this route is not the quickest.\nInstead you may also want to consider taking the train to Scarborough (change from the East Coast Mainline at York) and then the bus to Whitby (bus X93, timetable) which leaves from outside the station.\nDetails of train routes and timetables can be found at National Rail Enquiries.\nDetails of regional buses to Whitby from York, Middlesbrough, Scarborough and elsewhere can be found on the North Yorkshire County Council website.\nView 37CliffStreetWhitby's profile on Facebook\nView @37cliffstreet's profile on Twitter\nContact us for bookings and other enquiries.\nDownload a copy of our latest brochure and price list in printable PDF format.\nAll images on this website have kindly been supplied by Charlotte Gale Photography. See pictur-esque.com for her full range of local photographs.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"nature neuroscience\nSocial neuroscience and health: neurophysiological mechanisms linking social ties with physical health\nNaomi I Eisenberger1 &\nSteve W Cole2,3,4,5\nNature Neuroscience volume 15, pages 669\u2013674 (2012)Cite this article\nNeuronal physiology\nAlthough considerable research has shown the importance of social connection for physical health, little is known about the higher-level neurocognitive processes that link experiences of social connection or disconnection with health-relevant physiological responses. Here we review the key physiological systems implicated in the link between social ties and health and the neural mechanisms that may translate social experiences into downstream health-relevant physiological responses. Specifically, we suggest that threats to social connection may tap into the same neural and physiological 'alarm system' that responds to other critical survival threats, such as the threat or experience of physical harm. 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{"text":"A nastier impeachment\nUnited StatesOct 10th 1998 edition\nDESPITE its magnificent success, America is prone to odd bouts of declinism. It worries about its economy, even when times are good; it moans about its politics, even when government is reasonably small and reasonably efficient. These days American pessimism is directed towards the impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton. The temper of the times, it is conventionally supposed, is meaner and tawdrier than in the past: more partisan, less statesmanlike. For goodness sake, cheer up. Things were a lot nastier in 1868, during the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.\nJohnson had some things in common with Mr Clinton. Like him, he was a centrist Democrat, a southerner who grew up poor, a president who faced a Congress dominated by Republican opponents. Like Mr Clinton, he was possessed of some rhetorical skill; like Mr Clinton, he neglected to cultivate friends in Congress. Johnson would go off round the country, attempting to get the upper hand with Congress by winning the public to his side.\nBut there the parallels fade: Johnson was far more obnoxious. He would antagonise key lawmakers needlessly; during one unhappy meeting, he used Senator Charles Sumner's hat as a spittoon. His attitudes to race, even allowing for the temper of the times, were even worse than Mr Clinton's attitudes to sex. \"This is a country for white men,\" he said in 1865, \"and by God, as long as I am president, it shall be a government for white men.\"\nToday's pessimists complain that the House is rushing to impeach Mr Clinton without pausing to weigh the consequences for America's constitutional balance. Back in 1868, the House impeached Johnson with a haste that makes the current pace seem glacial. One day Johnson fired his war secretary, an ally of Congress. The next day a House committee met to consider a resolution of impeachment. \"It was but a few moments,\" the New York Times reported, \"ere it was discovered that the seven Republican members of the Committee were unanimous in the opinion that Mr Johnson's action of yesterday was such a palpable violation of the law.\" The committee adjourned for one hour, time enough for a report to be prepared for presentation to the full House; two days later, the House approved it.\nModern life, according to the declinist view, is lamentably tinged by media sensationalism, which drives politicians to grandstand before a frenzied populace. The day impeachment proceedings began in 1868, the New York Times reported that \"the galleries of the House were full long before twelve o'clock before one the lobbies and the cloak-rooms overflowed with ladies.\" The politicians, untroubled by the absence of televised talk shows, missed no opportunity for grandiloquence. \"This trial has developed, in the most remarkable manner, the insane love of speaking among public men \" complained James Garfield, congressman and future president. \"We have been wading knee-deep in words, words, words and are but little more than half across the turbid stream.\"\nThese days, too, partisanship is much decried. But Johnson was impeached for no other reason than that Congress virulently despised his politics. True, he had violated a law against firing cabinet officials without the Senate's say-so; but this law had been recently cooked up by Congress to trap him, and was later ruled unconstitutional. Even before the firing, the congressional Republicans had been on Johnson's tail. In January 1867 Congressman James Ashley of Ohio moved a resolution to impeach, apparently on the theory that every vice-president who had succeeded to the presidency had had a hand in the death of his predecessor. The House inspected the diary of John Wilkes Booth, whose assassination of Lincoln had brought Johnson to power; it noted that 18 pages of the document were missing, a mysterious fact which fuelled the kind of conspiracy theories that now infect today's Republican and Democratic fringes. When the assassination trail led nowhere, the House raked over Johnson's private financial dealings and bank accounts.\nSet against all this, today's impeachment proceedings look positively edifying. The Republican majority in Congress has embarked on an inquiry almost reluctantly, and only after being confronted with presidential wrongdoing that left little alternative. No congressman, not even the wackiest firebrand, suggests that Mr Clinton should be impeached, as Johnson was, simply because his policies are bad. American democracy, contrary to the declinist fear, has become more tempered in dealing with partisan tension than it used to be.\nThis increased maturity, moreover, owes much to Johnson's fate. After he was impeached in the House, Johnson underwent a chaotic Senate trial that ultimately resulted in his acquittal. At the outset, nobody could agree on the most basic ground rules. But, by the end, one central argument had been resolved. The Senate decided that it would not impeach Johnson merely because it disagreed with him, as though it were conducting the sort of no-confidence vote common in parliamentary systems. It resolved, instead, that impeachment required proof of specific wrongdoing; and that this wrongdoing must be serious.\nOne book on Johnson's impeachment, published in 1992, concludes with the following judgment. After Johnson's acquittal, the author writes, it was settled that \"impeachment would not be a referendum on the public official's performance in office; instead, it would be a judicial type of inquiry in which specific charges were made by the House of Representatives, evidence was received before the Senate, and the senators would decide whether or not the charges were proven.\"\nThis verdict is of more than academic interest: its author is William Rehnquist, the man who, as America's chief justice, would preside over a Senate trial of Mr Clinton. It is exceedingly unlikely that, with Mr Rehnquist standing by, the president's day of judgment would be allowed to deteriorate into a demeaning witch hunt, whatever the pessimists' predictions.\nThis article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline \"A nastier impeachment\"\nExit Trump\nJoe Biden seeks to heal the wounds inflicted by Donald Trump\nAmerican children losing most by missing school may miss it longest\nHair today\nThe Trump era in covers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Author: TheCheezman\nWAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS, specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced, and directed (and occasionally acted in) over two dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and True Crime genres. He obtained a doctorate in Occult Studies from Miskatonic University and is an active paranormal investigator. Is frequently told he resembles Anton Lavey. And Ming the Merciless.\nDenn die totden reiten schnell!\nGet fed and talk to the dead\nFor probably the first time in history, we're going to mix spiritualism with\u2026 kale. This is a great idea. I'm surprised it isn't done more often. Picture it: You enter a dining establishment. The lights are low. You are seated at a large, circular table with other guests. You enjoy a nice meal, maybe a\u2026\nContinue reading Get fed and talk to the dead\nCategorized as UncategorizedTagged scoop.it, Vampires\nThe Shroud of Turin: Whose face is that?\nSome say it's Jesus Christ's burial wrapping, others say it's a medieval fake. Either way, how does the Turin Shroud come to bear a man's image? I've said before that one of the primary reasons for the prevalence in the modern age of the vampire myth is that it is, in truth, inverted Christianity. Both\u2026\nContinue reading The Shroud of Turin: Whose face is that?\nThe Fangs All Here!\nThey vant to\u2026 get along. See our videos a month earlier at http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com and follow us on http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/collegehumor This is just funny. What would happen if all the vampires as presented in fiction and folklore were to get together for a board meeting? Seriously, they wouldn't even recognize each other as belonging to the same\u2026\nContinue reading The Fangs All Here!\nYou can't keep a bad building down!\nThe push to redevelop 77 acres of the former Danvers State Hospital has meant the demolition of most of the buildings of the former insane asylum, with just one-third of the 1878 Kirkbride building remaining. Not long after the excellent psychological Horror movie SESSION 9 was filmed there, the Danvers State Insane Asylum north of\u2026\nContinue reading You can't keep a bad building down!\nA Most Macabre Discovery\nA team of ghost hunters found the body of a missing woman on Sunday as they explored the old Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg, a site known to be one of Mississippi's most haunted. Well this sounds like the plot for a Horror movie. Actually, I think it IS the plot for a Horror\u2026\nContinue reading A Most Macabre Discovery\nBorn in the 1800s \u2013 And still here\nWhen Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there was not yet world war or penicillin, and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birthdates in the 1800s. I sometimes wonder if part of the allure of the vampire lies\u2026\nContinue reading Born in the 1800s \u2013 And still here\nMove on, Phil. This chick is trouble.\nIn this funny TV commercial, a couple at a Sonic drive-thru enjoy the Ringleader burger, the woman stating that she enjoys its onions because they \"keep vampires away\", causing her date who resembles a vampire to attempt to correct her while stating that she is thinking of garlic, and becoming hurt by her discouraging comments\u2026\nContinue reading Move on, Phil. This chick is trouble.\n\"Vampire\" Should Be Its Own Taxonomic Category\nVampires are the stuff of legend, but blood-sucking creatures are a real part of nature Everybody has heard of the vampire bat. Bats are the animal most commonly associated with vampires, although the belief that a vampire can turn itself into one of the furry flying creatures is of relatively new vintage. It's a natural\u2026\nContinue reading \"Vampire\" Should Be Its Own Taxonomic Category\nBlue Bottles and Slave Graveyards\nI grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The particular \"foothill\" on which we lived had an ugly name, branded with such because of the knowledge that an old slave cemetery was located somewhere thereupon. Nobody knew where, exactly, just that it was up there. Fortunately the mountain has developed a newer, more\u2026\nContinue reading Blue Bottles and Slave Graveyards\nBela did it. Are we surprised?\nReleased on April 27th, 1936, Mystery of the Mary Celeste was Bela Lugosi's first British film. Consider this part two of my coverage of the mystery of the MARY CELESTE, the ship found adrift without a soul aboard, and showing signs that they had all vanished quite suddenly. The final entry in the ship's log, recorded at\u2026\nContinue reading Bela did it. Are we surprised?\nNewer posts Page 1 \u2026 Page 245 \u2026 Page 251 Older posts","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Bishop Michael Rinehart\nTexas Lutherans\nLectionary C\nIntroduction to Luke's Gospel\nLectionary A\nIntroduction to Matthew's Gospel\nLectionary B\nIntroduction to Mark's Gospel\n5 Practices\nSermon Thoughts for 5 Practices\nGroup Gatherings for 5 Practices\nLuther Studies\nGulf Coast Synod Authors\nCommitted to Christ\nPeru Trip\nWhen I was a stranger, you welcomed me\u2026\nAs bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, I am deeply saddened by the terrorist attacks of the last week, in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, Egypt, and across the Middle East. DAESH (ISIS) is an illness that seeks to cultivate fear and mistrust. Our prayers are with all victims of violence and their families.\nDAESH is under fire by France, Russia, the United States, and others. Its short history won't last. DAESH wants us to hate refugees.\nEvery day, Syrians\u2014including Christians persecuted for their faith\u2014are being tortured, murdered, bombed, and traumatized. Of the millions of Syrian refugees, the United States offers to settle a small number\u2014just 10,000 people over the next year. To close the door on resettling Syrian refugees would be signing a death warrant for thousands of families fleeing for their lives.\nAre we prepared to say, as we approach the Christmas season, that there is no room in the inn?\nDuring World War II, there were fears about terrorism by Japanese immigrants living in the United States. These fears led, regrettably, to internment camps. Similar fears\u2014also unfounded\u2014existed about Germans fleeing Nazi Germany. Jews were denied visas, most notably the family of Anne Frank. On June 4, 1939, the passenger ship SS St. Louis, with more than 900 Jewish passengers on board, was turned away from Florida, and the ship returned to Europe. More than 250 of the passengers ultimately died in Nazi death camps.\nJesus once told the story of a man who was beaten, robbed, and left for dead. The priest and the Levite passed by, no doubt in fear for their own safety. Only the Good Samaritan\u2014a member of a despised ethnic group\u2014stopped.\nI hear the concerns for safety of the U.S. public. The Departments of State and Homeland Security can answer these questions. About 70,000 refugees are resettled in this country every year. They are the most-vetted community in the U.S. Half of those fleeing are children; half are women. Only 2 percent are men of the age of combatants; these men are primarily professional Syrians who have the resources to flee.\nLet us not allow fear and rumors of threats to keep us from extending the welcome that is central to our American identity and, for many of us, our faith.\nmichaelrinehart\nBishop of the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.\nBishop Mike on Twitter\nConnect with Bishop Mike & Gulf Coast Synod\nView bishoprinehart's profile on Facebook\nView BreadTweet's profile on Twitter\nView txlagulfcoastsynod's profile on Instagram\nView gulfcoastsynod's profile on Pinterest\nView txlasynod's profile on YouTube\nView gulfcoastsynod's profile on Vimeo\nProper 11, Pentecost 6C \u2013 July 21, 2019\nProper 9, Pentecost 4C \u2013 July 7, 2019\nConnect with the Gulf Coast Synod\nLearn more about the ELCA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The heART of the artistry\nArtists are known to put their hearts and souls into each creation. Sometimes it really shows.\nLes Caison III, program director for the Randolph Arts Guild, is known for his award-winning, mixed media piece, \"A Lovely Brick Wall.\" Painted on masonite board, three figures rendered in charcoal move through three-dimensional brick panels as a grouping of hearts float through the foreground. For Caison, it's about the juxtaposition of ideas.\n\"People talk about hitting a wall,\" he says, meaning they've come to a blockage. \"But my thought was, what if it's a lovely brick wall?\"\n\"What if it's a necessary wall that forces you to slow down, reflect on what you are doing, where you are going? Would that be so bad?\" he asks.\nThe same thought process motivated Caison's series of heart drawings on small 4-by-4-inch blocks of masonite. People talk of heartbreak as a negative emotion. For Caison, the word conjured the image of hearts, hardened by life experiences, opening to possibilities.\nHe began to explore the concept with the creation of a series of 50 pieces of art. Simply drawing the hearts had an immediacy to the act, he says.\n\"You do just two quick loops. One, two and you've got a heart,\" Caison says.\nBut the variety was expansive. Fat hearts, skinny hearts, sinewy hearts, big ones, tiny ones \u2013 the possibilities were enlightening. All the while, Caison says the work awakened in him a world of heartfelt memories \u2013 bad ones and good.\nPhilip Shore, a local artist and theater actor, says for the past several years he has drawn or painted hearts. Some of them, he says, don't look much like hearts.\n\"Hearts are one of the universal symbols,\" he says. \"I mostly subtract the Valentine meaning and twiddle with the symbols to keep on proving that even the same thing is different, time after time. The viewer may invest whatever meaning she or he would care to; that's where much of perception lies, in the eyes, that is, of perceivers and not much of what the artist might be doing.\"\nFor a while, Shore painted his hearts on 11-by-13-inch paper. He had a popular showing of them in 2008 at The Moring Arts Center during which visitors were encouraged to take a piece of art home. But he says he got tired of the color and tired of size.\nNow, he is creating pen and ink drawings on small, 2.5-by-3.5-inch squares of paper. He's already given away dozens. Shore says it's very compact to work on something small.\n\"There's no other equipment besides the paper and the pen,\" he says.\nIt really lets an artist get to the heart of the matter.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Homepage \/ Apps \/ Apps To Manage Facebook Pages\nApps To Manage Facebook Pages\nBy uh2roPosted on December 6, 2022\nApps To Manage Facebook Pages \u2013 Managing a Facebook page can be very time consuming. You need to create new content, generate engagement and stick to personalized messages all at the same time. Facebook Business Suite is Meta's answer to these needs.\nFacebook Business Suite is a comprehensive solution for page management, providing Facebook marketers with a one-stop shop to streamline the process of managing a brand's presence on the platform.\nHowever, the tool's interface takes some getting used to. In this post, we'll introduce you to the Facebook business community and show you how to get the most out of it.\nConnect A Facebook Account To Vidyard\nFacebook Business Suite is a free Facebook Page management tool that allows administrators (and some users with other roles) to manage Facebook Pages, Instagram accounts, and Messenger conversations from a single dashboard. Facebook Business Suite replaced the Facebook Page Manager apps.\nYou can use Business Suite on both desktop and mobile (you can download it for iOS here and Android here).\nBusiness Manager has been around for several years and is essentially the predecessor to Business Suite. It allows you to manage assets such as pages, ad accounts, product catalogs (but only at a basic level) and user roles.\nWhile marketers now have a choice between the two tools, it appears that Business Suite will eventually replace Facebook Business Manager. In Business Suite, you can do everything you could previously do in Business Manager, including managing company assets in Settings.\nHow To Contact Facebook: Steps To Access Facebook Support For Help\nIf you absolutely hate the new Facebook Business Suite (which is now actually the \"Meta Business Suite\"), there are instructions on how to switch back to Business Manager.\nHowever, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the new Business Suite, as we do not know when Business Manager will continue to be supported, and Business Suite offers much more powerful features.\nFacebook Creator Studio and Facebook Business Suite are often confused because they have many overlapping features, especially when it comes to content creation and scheduling.\nFacebook Creator Studio has a few more tricks up its sleeve. It includes advanced track setup options, monetization features, follow-up and royalty-free audio collection.\nEasy Ways To Manage Multiple Facebook Pages (without Crying)\nOverall, Facebook Business Suite seems more suited to brands with active advertising accounts, while Creator Studio will work best for creators.\nIf you want to go beyond simple post creation and scheduling, you can use Creative Studio with Business Suite.\nAnyone doing business on Facebook (including Pages or Instagram accounts) should at least strongly consider Business Suite. If you have a lot of accounts to manage, you definitely should.\nFacebook Business doesn't cost anything to use, but it offers many different benefits and features, and having them all bundled and organized is invaluable. It also facilitates teamwork, making the process easier whether you're one person doing it all or part of a large team.\nFacebook: Make Your Profile Private In 6 Steps\nCreating and planning news and stories is one of the most common uses of Business Suite. To do this, go to Posts and Stories from the menu on the left side of your dashboard.\nIn the post builder, you can write your copy, add an image or video, and set the location of your post. You can then add a link and even a call to action. Finally, you can select the account you want to post to. You can then publish it immediately or schedule it for later.\nFacebook Business Suite includes a powerful set of Insights tools that you can use to see how your content is performing.\nYou will be able to see an overview of your company's performance. This includes a summary of your reach, audience statistics, past post performance and Instagram insights (if your Instagram account is linked).\nAccounts Center: An Easier Way To Manage Features That Work Across Our Apps\nClicking on Results will give you an overview of your access to related Facebook pages and Instagram profiles.\nWhen you click on Content, you will see a list of recent posts with performance data. Facebook will show your post's reach, likes and reactions, comments, shares, results, pay per result (if sponsored) and link clicks. Want to learn more about your page's audience? Click Audience to get demographics of your current audience as well as a snapshot of potential audiences. Adding new users and roles\nAdding team members to your page can be an incredibly useful way to get extra support when it comes to content creation.\nIf you want to add more roles or new users to your Facebook page, go to All Tools in the left navigation menu. Then click Page Settings.\nConnecting Facebook Groups And Troubleshooting Connections\nFrom there, click on Page Roles. You can now see who is currently assigned a role on your page. If you want to add a new person, select their role (admin, editor, moderator, advertiser, analyst, or custom role) from the drop-down menu in the center of the page. Administrators have maximum access, so it is not recommended to make multiple users administrators of the page; instead, you can give users different access through roles like Advertiser (who can serve ads for you) and Analyst (who can access your insights). Editors and moderators can access most of the page without being able to remove you as an admin or delete the page.\nFacebook and Instagram stories are some of the most interesting formats you can publish. Let's take a look at how to create a story in Facebook Business Suite.\nClick Add Media to upload a photo or video to your story. You'll see a preview of your story and can choose whether you want to post it to Facebook, Instagram, or both.\nIf you want to add text or stickers, or even crop your Story image, now is the time. You can also add text to your story to add context. You can see all this in the example below.\nHow To Block Someone From A Page On Facebook\nDecorate your story however you want, then click Share Story. Additionally, you can schedule your story to be published at a specific date and time. This gives you the flexibility to create content ahead of time, so you don't have to worry about creating and uploading it at the last minute.\nNotice the Optimum Time button next to the blue Share Story button. When you click, it will share some of the best times to post stories based on analytics to help you get the most reach. It's always worth a look to get a good idea of \u200b\u200bwhen your stories can have the most impact.\nFacebook Business Suite lets you view your social media content calendar, where you can see what's scheduled and (if needed) edit or reschedule posts accordingly. The calendar view includes both news and Facebook and Instagram stories.\nFacebook allows Business Suite users to connect many powerful third-party tools that make managing your business easier.\nHow To Clear Your Facebook App's Cache On An Iphone\nThere are many applications that you can integrate with Facebook, including social media management tools (such as Hootsuite), appointment booking tools, development tools, e-commerce tools, and more.\nIf you want to add a third-party tool to Facebook Business Suite, just click on the tool you want. You must follow the instructions to install the integration. In most cases, your login information or API will be shared with a third-party tool.\nThe Meetings tool in Facebook Business Suite makes it easy for business owners to set up one-on-one meetings with customers and prospects.\nTo create appointments (or manage existing appointments), go to All Tools in the left navigation menu. Then, under Sell products and services, click Appointments.\nHow To Use Facebook Business Manager For Multiple Accounts\nYou will see all meetings and meeting requests in the dashboard. You can also create a new appointment manually by clicking the Create Appointment button.\nYou'll see a log of scheduled appointments in the Appointments tab. You can cancel or reschedule if needed.\nWant to use Facebook Business Suite to manage sales on the platform? You can use Facebook Marketing Manager to create stores, catalogs and more on both Facebook and Instagram. Note that you will need to start using Facebook Business Manager before you can access your inventory or sales through Business Manager.\nYou need to create a store and\/or catalog. Stores allow users to browse products in the Store tab of the Facebook and Instagram platforms, while catalogs allow you to integrate with your chosen e-commerce solution to promote the products you sell off-platform.\nSetting Up Your Facebook Account\nOnce you've set it up, you'll be able to explore insights like platform inventory and sales.\nIf you need to list, add or remove services from your page, you can do so easily with Facebook Business Suite.\nYou can now enter specific information about your service. In addition to the name, it adds a photo, description, price and seniority (and is flexible or fixed). Be as detailed as necessary to help customers make an informed purchase choice.\nReview your Services from time to time to ensure that your offering remains on-brand and that all pricing is correct. You can always add or remove services as needed without editing\nHow To Configure Social Login With Facebook\nPrevious post Google Apps Download For Android\nNext post Apps For Posting On Facebook","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ryan Hansen\nRyan Albert Hansen (born July 5, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring as Dick Casablancas on the noir drama series Veronica Mars (2004\u20132019), as Kyle Bradway on the Starz comedy series Party Down (2009\u20132010), and as Nolan in the horror remake film Friday the 13th (2009). Hansen also had a recurring role on the ...more on Wikipedia\nRyan Hansen is listed on\nWho Is The Most Famous Ryan In The World?\nFamous People Whose Last Name Is Hansen\nVeronica Mars Cast ListFull Cast of The Cutting Edge: Going For The Gold Actors\/ActressesFamous Film Actors From San DiegoFull Cast of Last Call Actors\/ActressesFull Cast of Hit And Run Actors\/ActressesTV Actors from San DiegoFull Cast of Friday The 13th Actors\/ActressesFamous Friends of Kristen Bell","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The following list features transfers from October 1 to October 28, 2021. All players (and their information) were collected via AthLinkd's transfer portal database tool.\n5. Trevor Faulkner\nTE | Air Force\nFaulkner was a two-star recruit out of Pennsylvania in the Class of 2021. He stands 6'4\u2033 and 225 pounds which garnered him offers from several Group of 5 and FCS schools. He committed to the Falcons in 2020 Fall and entered the transfer portal in late October 2021.\n4. Shakari Denson\nDB | Ohio\nDenson was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class out of Georgia. A 5'11\", 175-pound defensive back, he originally committed to Michigan State before swapping to Ohio in January 2021. Denson entered the transfer portal in late October 2021 with the speculation that he will end up with the Spartans.\n3. Dru Polidore\nDB | Air Force\nPolidore was a three-star defensive recruit out of Texas in the Class of 2021. He held several Group of 5 and FCS offers. At 6'1\u2033 170 pounds, he committed to the Falcons in June 2021 before entering the portal in mid-October 2021.\n2. TJ Steele\nSteele was a 6'0\u2033, 180-pound recruit out of Texas as a Class of 2021 receiver. As a three-star, he was originally committed to North Texas before swapping to TCU in December 2020. He entered the transfer portal in early October 2021.\n1. Kingsley Suamataia\nOL | Oregon\nSuamataia was a four-star recruit out of Utah in the Class of 2021. At 6'5\u2033 280 pounds, he held an offer from nearly every school in the country. He committed to the Ducks in the Fall of 2020 and entered the portal in late October 2021. BYU has been mentioned as a probable landing spot.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Partner Promo\nWhat's On The Menu\nWhat's On Late\nWhat's On Screen\nWhat's On Show\nWhat's On Stage\nWhat's On For Free\nWhat's On The Agenda\nWHAT'S ON PHNOM PENH\nWhat are YOU doing this weekend?\nWhat's Happening in Phnom Penh This Weekend?\nMixed Media: have a drink and a mingle with the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia\nWhat's On Christmas?\nThe best gift is one that gives back\nChill workshops and thoughtful films mix with hot jazz and sweaty dancing. Get ready for your rollercoaster of a good time!\nAmanda Kaufmann\nPhoto by Donna Billson on Unsplash\nFirst off: If you're wondering \"where can I get my celebratory cr\u00eapes for La Chandeleur??\", don't worry. We've got you covered. Check out all the spots to hit up for cr\u00eapes this weekend here.\nSix young filmmakers, under the tutelage of award-winning director Rithy Panh, are debuting their documentary shorts at Bophana Center. The films in the One Dollar Project cover a range of issues relevant to Cambodian culture, including history, social change, the environment and artistic heritage. The films are in Khmer.\n6:30-8:30pm, Bophana Center, St. 200\nMotherless Brooklyn is the film adaptation of a novel of the same name, an inventive take on the hardboiled detective genre in which the protagonist suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. The story crosses the boroughs of Brooklyn and other New York environs as he searches for the killer of his mentor and friend \u2013 the one person who was ever nice to him.\n8:30pm, The Flicks, St. 95\nCloud is celebrating its 4th anniversary by rolling together several of the artistic events they throw throughout the year into one night! Indie post-rock band Simoun is performing, followed by Checkered Past, whose punk and reggae-inspired ska music will get the crowd dancing. While that's happening, Yalev and Sascha will show off their keen skills by doing a live painting and creating a new mural to adorn Cloud's gallery of diverse Phnom Penh artists. Drink specials include discounted beers and cocktails as well as South American liquor Cocalero.\n7pm-2am, Cloud, St. 9\nOne year older, Farm to Table is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a special Acoustic Friday concert, featuring the Rhiannon Johnson Trio. The restaurant will be serving up special snacks and drinks to accompany Rhiannon's smooth voice, Damani's funky bass and dynamic James playing jazz on the piano. The first 50 guests will get a complimentary drink!\n6:30-9:30pm, Farm to Table, St. 360\nRe\/Store, the storefront collective of local designers, is hosting a shopping evening. Featuring Alice Varini Jewelry, Bee Vintage & Craft, Maison Apsara and MUUDANA, they're opening their doors after-hours to introduce their brands to customers while providing punch and wine to quench the happy hour thirst.\n5-9pm, Good Krama, St. 244\nWe Are Disco is the combination of seasoned Phnom Penh musicians Phil Javelle, Euan Grey and Antti Siitonen performing with guest singer Sophie Messina. The combo is bringing all the boogie fever disco hits, performed live, to Bouchon Wine Bar.\n7:30-10:30pm, Bouchon Wine Bar, St. 174\nAlchemy is showcasing gypsy jazz band Hot Club de Phnom Penh, who themselves will be showcasing guest performer Lyly Ngoun on the accordion. What's the sound? \"Classy classic manouche\" via violin, guitar and \"glamourous vocals\".\n7:30-10:30pm, Alchemy GastroPub, St. 123\nSinger Mirasol Aguila is gracing the stage again at L.A.B with \"jazzy neo-soul guitarist\" Arone Silverman to play an acoustic arrangement of new and old soul and R&B classics at this Soul Nouveau review.\n8-11pm, L.A.B, St. 288\nThai band 7 Days Crazy are playing an epic show at Epic Club. This all night party stars the smooth singing crooners and musicians as well as smooth Hennessy promotions.\n9pm-3am, Epic Club, Eden Garden\nAn unexpected dance party is popping up in an unexpected place. Toul Tom Poung's Wings & Beer is throwing House Party! with three DJs playing house music. DJs Lyka, Mixmaster K10 and Cool Sam are on from 7pm until late, and of course the beer will be flowing until late, too.\n7-11:30pm, Wings & Beer, St. 123\nFriday night quiz night is perfect for those who like to get their trivia on, but find it difficult to make it out during the weekday nights. Or really, it's just plain good for people who like trivia. The games begin at 8pm sharp at The Garden at Bassac, and the winner gets a pitcher of beer or a bottle of wine (note: this restaurant handpicks its French wines).\n8-11pm, The Garden at Bassac, St. 308\nTwo Canadian comedians are coming to Phnom Penh to share their Canuck humour at Cancom 2020. Eric Alexander, currently living in Shanghai, won the 2019 Bangkok International Comedy Competition. Andrew Packer lives in his native Vancouver and is the founder of Jokes N Tokes Comedy and the Joker Broker Podcast. Reserve your spot in advance and get a 20% discount on your $10 ticket.\n7:30-10:30pm, The Box Office, St. 244\nThe Eighty8 has become the new rave spot as DJs Kaza, INEE and Ryan Reid are starting up their new Raveology party, playing techno and house. 'Tis free.\n10pm, The Eighty8, St. 88\nWeekly Metatronic dance party at Meta House is featuring special guest DJ Saint Vincent from France. He'll be joined by the three resident DJs for a night of deep house and techno. 'Tis free.\n9pm-2am, Meta House, St. 178\nNeuDrop Collective presents Marie Thach and DALAH at Party Patio. Both will be playing their flavours of tech house and techno. 'Tis free.\n9pm-1am, Party Patio, St. 308\nBophana Center is screening Rithy Panh's 2006 film Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers, documenting the destruction of the lives and spirits of young women who are in prostitution. The film puts real faces and names to a group that's often passed over, though it includes 30,000 Cambodian women. The screening is free; the film is in Khmer with English subtitles.\n5-6:30pm, Bophana Center, St. 200\nAuthentic Pokes, a tattoo studio and collective that features non-traditional tattoos using the traditional hand-poking technique, is have a flash tattoos sale all day today, designed by their newest member El-Purdo. Curious what you'd be getting yourself into? Stop by and see the designs, or send them an email for more information and to book a spot.\n10am-8:30pm, Authentic Pokes\nThe Factory Game Room is bringing back its board game meetup, the perfect opportunity for those of us who love to play board games but don't necessarily have enough people to form a quorum. Time to unite! It's free, and there are refreshments available.\n2-5pm, The Factory, National Road 2\nPolitikoffee is holding its next forum on \"Understanding Cambodia's Cultural Policy\" with guest speaker So Phina, Manager of Knowledge, Networks, and Policy Program at Cambodian Living Arts. The talk, which will be in Khmer, will cover why arts and cultural education is important and how it intersects with politics as well as how one could make improvements.\n2:30-4:40pm, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, St. 462\nUpcycling is the process of taking something that you don't want and altering it so that it becomes something you do want (the \"reuse\" of reduce, reuse and recycle). It's also an awesome opportunity for creativity. Farm to Table is holding a workshop for little ones aged 3-6 (I'm sure that's a rough estimate, 7 year olds) to play around with crafting and upcycling. $10 for the crafting class and it includes a scoop of ice cream.\n3-5pm, Farm to Table, St. 360\nEge Bar is holding an all-day Shop and Drink garage sale, with various vendors selling their second-hand clothing, shoes and accessories, home goods, and children's clothing and toys. And of course the bar will have drinks to keep you motivated.\n11am-1am, Ege Bar, St. 460\nGarage rock Garage Party at Garage! The five-member Sinville Roadshow will take the stage with special guest performance by Clay George. This is a burger bar, too, so consider a dinner show.\n7-10pm, Garage, St. 110\nSophie Messina, Phil Javelle and Antti Siitonen are uniting again on stage tonight for a Weekend Deluxe show at L.A.B, the BKK whiskey bar and music venue. Expect feel good energy and timeless classics from this talented trio.\nPocket Change, a 5-member funk and disco band, are playing their dancey grooves at Alchemy, So, as they say, \"hop on the soul train and get your boogie down\" (they literally did say that).\n7:30-10:30pm, Alchemy, St. 123\nAmanjaya Hotel Suite, in conjunction with Kwest Restaurant, are kicking of the 2020 classical music season with a performance of Recuerdos de la Alhambra by guitarist Huy Thanh Nguyen. His solo performance will include works by Granados, Tarrega, Albeniz and Rodriguez. The $15 entry includes a tapas buffet and one free drink.\n7-10pm, Amanjaya Pancam Suites Hotel, St. 154\nPlan B, rock and soul band formed in the mid-80s in Adelaide, Australia, is still going strong and are kicking off their 2020 tour \"Som Chop Tini\" at Hard Rock Cafe. Didn't know them then? Come hear them now. It's free!\n8pm-midnight, Hard Rock Cafe, St. 102\nBerlin DJ Nakadia is on her Southeast Asia tour, making a stop in Phnom Penh especially for monthly dance party Cubik. Originally from Thailand, she plays techno and deep house and has been described as someone who can \"connect, brighten and disarm with her smile\". Aww! Playing alongside her are Tim Coates, INEE and DJ Sequence, and there will be a special live set from Airstrip feat John Gartland. And face painting and drag show and presumably specials on drinks from event sponsor Heineken. It's free before 10:30pm and $8 after.\n8pm-5am, Heart of Darkness, St. 51\nJust around the corner is another dance party with a lineup of five DJs playing soulful disco (deep) house. Shindig and No Problem Disco have two DJs flying in for the event: headliner Neil Pierce is coming from the UK and Serginho from Portugal. Joining them are Sound Advice (UK), Jack Malipan (Portugal) and Cookss (France). $5 entry gets you a free Cocalero bomb.\n10pm-4am, One Love Reggae Rooftop, St. 178\nAnother DJ lineup to prove that it really is an international dance night is Party Patio's free party: DJ Paul Jove from Bolivia is playing a deep house set while France's Reltho will spin \"micro house\".\nMeta House is screening Shoplifters as part of its Japanese authors' cinema series. Three generations of the Shibata family live together in poverty in one house. The film depicts their struggles and Japan's growing class divide, but it's not depressing. Perhaps that's part of the reason this \"heartfelt\" and \"engrossing\" film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.\n7-9pm, Meta House, St 178\nThe Bak Touk Fire earlier this month left 150 families \u2013 most of whom were already poor migrant families \u2013 without homes and without possessions. They are in need of emergency housing and bedding, food, clothing, school materials, bicycles and the means to rebuild businesses. A large group of Phnom Penh and local businesses (24 as of publication) have donated items to be raffled off ($3 for one, or $10 for five) to raise funds to donate to the Friends International-led relief effort to provide for 40 of these families. Additionally, vendors selling toys, organic veggies, henna tattoos, cosmetics and clothing will be set up all day, donating a portion of proceeds to the effort. Hosts Kinin and Little My Cocktail Bar will donate their proceeds from the day as well. Also, if you have goods that you would like to give to the affected families, the event will have a drop off place for donations.\n11am-6pm, Kinin, St. 123\nToul Tom Poung's Dai Khmer Refill Station is holding a soap-making workshop. Using the basic cold-press method, attendees will learn the how's and why's of making natural oil soaps. The $35 charge for the two-hour course includes all materials.\n1-3pm, Dai Khmer Refill Station, St. 464\nWe all need some natural healing sometimes. Surya Rooftop Yoga Studio invites you to do just that at their gentle yoga class followed by a sound bath. Both reduce stress and provide awareness through meditation. The session is $15.\n5-6:30pm, Surya Rooftop Yoga Studio\nPhnom Penh's \"newest party place\" is having its soft opening tonight in Samai Square. NEM Lounge and Bar is celebrating the affair with live music from 17 Crush Band and DJ Zsofia and 30% off everything.\n6pm, Samai Square, St. 337\nAnd while it's still kind of the weekend, Super Bowl 54 is tonight (in the US, EST). If you need to watch American football's biggest game of the year live, then you've got two options (and remember, this is at 6:30am here so you'll need to set an alarm or make your Sunday night extra long). Pick the one that best suits your needs. Boston Pizza & Bar has an $18 all-you-can-eat pizza and wings special with unlimited soda and canned beer. (6:30am Feb. 3, Boston Pizza & Bar, St. 278) Lone Star Saloon will save you seat for $10, which also includes breakfast, unlimited coffee and your first draft beer or bloody mary. (6:30am Feb. 3, Lone Star Saloon, St. 23)\nIs that it? No! Check out the rest of our calendar listings here and have a great weekend!\nMore in Weekend Roundup\nBy Lindsey Kennedy January 15, 2021\nYour complete guide to squeezing the most out of your weekend in the capital.\nBy Amanda Kaufmann December 24, 2020\nHo Ho Ho! Looking for where to feel jolly this Christmas? Here's a wee roundup of...\nWhat're YOU Doing This Weekend?\nBy Amanda Kaufmann November 27, 2020\nWhether you feel like doing some holiday shopping, dancing, drinking, film watching, or all at once,...\nWeekend Days Are Here Again\nWhoopee! 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{"text":"John Travolta Shares Tribute To Kelly Preston On First Mother's Day Since Her Death\nJohn Travolta paid tribute to his late wife Kelly Preston on the first Mother's Day since her death. He took to Instagram on Mother's Day this past weekend to share a tender and heartfelt message to social media, alongside some throwback family photos.\n\"Dearest Kelly, you brought into my life three of the most wonderful children I have ever known. Thank you. We love and miss you. Happy Mother's Day,\" the message read.\nJohn Travolta's heartfelt tribute to late wife, Kelly Preston\nA post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta)\nIn the first photo, Travolta and Preston are relaxing in bed, holding then-newborn son Benjamin with Ella resting her head on her dad's shoulder. The second photo shows Kelly holding their late son Jett, as Travolta stands nearby. Jett sadly passed away in 2009 at age 16 after suffering a seizure. Today, Ben is now 10 years old while Ella is 21. Kelly sadly died back in July 2020 after privately battling breast cancer.\nRELATED: John Travolta Selling $5 Million Mansion He Shared With Late Wife Kelly Preston\nTravolta has been open about his struggles and the overall grieving process he and his family have been going through. He actually admitted that he really didn't find any solace in the support he received from loved ones and thousands of fans. \"The most important thing you can do to help another when they are in mourning is to allow them to live it and not complicate it with yours,\" he admitted. \"I felt so saturated with everyone's sadness that I didn't know what to do.\"\nWishing love and light to the whole Travolta family.\nRELATED: John Travolta Shares Tearful Message To Fans About His Wife's Death","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CHINA-US: REPORTS THAT CHINA HAS INSTRUCTED ITS MILITARY PERSONNEL NOT TO FIRE THE FIRST SHOT IN ANY SITUATION WITH THE U.S.\nThe South China Morning Post (SCMP - August 11) quoting sources said Beijing had ordered pilots and naval officers to exercise restraint in the increasingly frequent stand-offs with US planes and warships and told them \"not to fire the first shot\" as Beijing looks to de-escalate tensions with the United States in the South China Sea. It said both sides have stepped up their operations in the disputed waters, increasing the risk of incidents that spiral out of control, but Beijing does not want to give American hawks the opportunity to escalate things further. The sources said despite tough public language dismissing the US carrier strike groups as \"paper tigers\", the PLA was wary of accidental clashes. The SCMP said a source close to the military also said Beijing had communicated through \"various channels\" to the US that it had told its military \"never to fire first\" in a goodwill gesture to keep the situation under control. He added \"It's easy to give the order to shoot, but neither China nor the US is able to control the consequences. The current situation is highly tense and very dangerous.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Centre de Recherches Interlangues sur la Signification en Contexte (CRISCO \u2013 Crosslanguage Research Centre on Meaning in Context) was first set up thanks to Jacques Fran\u00e7ois, Claude Guimier and Nicole Le Querler. It has been managed by Jacques Fran\u00e7ois, Franck Neveu, Nicole Le Querler, Pierre Larriv\u00e9e and now by Eric Gilbert. This research team (EA 4255) is specialised in the analysis of the interconnection between syntax and semantics. It also deals with variation, the extended question of linguistic change, language typology and corpus linguistics. English and French are particularly focused on but an inter-language perspective is also very important to the team with studies on German, Chinese, Spanish, Finnish and Russian.\nSimultaneously with our work on fundamental linguistics, the CRISCO has developed and designed several automatic language processing tools. For example, Anametre, the speech synthesis software program KALI for French, English and Wolof and the Dictionnaire Electronique des Synonymes (Electronic Dictionary of Synonyms).\nThe laboratory publishes the journal Syntaxe & S\u00e9mantique at the Presses Universitaires de Caen (Caen University Press). This journal is associated with the Biblioth\u00e8que de Syntaxe & S\u00e9mantique collection which is open to editorial projects in these areas. The CRISCO is highly committed to elaborating and disseminating research in linguistics and it organises several research events. This includes, colloquiums and study days, seminars and workshops, conferences and meetings between linguists. A linguistic approach to learning and teaching language is promoted by the Ecole d'\u00e9t\u00e9 Didactique et Langue (DEL, Language and Didactics Summer School) which is open to teachers, lecturers and researchers.\nThe impact and significance of our research provides an ideal environment for distinguished foreign researchers, as it does for (post)doctoral and MSc students who are actively supported by a host of research training activities. The CRISCO supports national and international federative projects through its affiliation to the Institut de Linguistique Fran\u00e7aise (ILF, CNRS FR 2393) and develops solid partnerships with both French and foreign research centres of similar interest and impact.\nLast update : July 17, 2018","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Inside the Headlines\nMarket People\nAbout Center MD\nContact Center MD\nDonald Fry: Value of city-owned hotel must be viewed in context\nPosted by\tDonald C Fry on\t Thursday, 01 August 2013 in Blog\nBy Donald C. Fry:\nThe 757-room Hilton Baltimore has been the subject of a recent flurry of media coverage that has cultivated a residual impression among some that the \"money-losing\" city-owned hotel is about to become a major fiscal drag on Baltimore City and its taxpayers.\nThe stories stem from an annual audit presented to city leaders in early July that reported a fifth consecutive loss -- $11.2 million in 2012 \u2013 by the five-year-old convention headquarters hotel on Pratt Street adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards.\nThe hotel's operating revenues exceed its operating expenses, but are not yet at a level sufficient to cover its required debt-service payments.\nAs a result, proceeds in a more than $20 million reserve fund established as a safety net for meeting debt payments were drawn upon this year to make the payment on a $300.9 million revenue bond that was issued to fund hotel construction.\nThe news was hardly surprising, given that the hotel's early operating years have occurred during the worst recession in more than seven decades. But city officials are rightly taking prudent steps, such as holding hearings and engaging consultants to examine the city's options, including potentially selling the hotel.\nMedia coverage has generated published responses from industry experts and readers ranging from a local hospitality manager's suggestion that the hotel be awarded a slots license to calls that it be torn down from Orioles fans who don't like the way it looks from the ballpark.\nIt is, after all, the slow-news summer season.\nHowever, before saving up for that blowout gambling weekend at the Hilton or gassing up the bulldozers and renting a wrecking ball, allow me to offer some perspective as to why the Hilton Baltimore is there in the first place and why it is owned by the city.\nThe hotel exists because of the long-standing need for a convention headquarters hotel adjacent to the Baltimore Convention Center. For years, the lack of such a hotel was a significant issue that hurt the center's ability to lure conventions to the city.\nEveryone agrees that the preferred arrangement for getting that essential convention headquarters hotel would have been to attract a private owner.\nBut the city had spent eight years unsuccessfully looking for a private-sector \"angel\" to finance the hotel, only to find itself considering proposals for private ownership that generally called for a large chunk of public financing for construction anyway.\nMeanwhile, the city's convention business continued to lose ground against competitors. The lack of a large, headquarters hotel connected to the convention center had cost the city 120,000 room bookings and tens of millions in revenue over a three-year period, city convention executives estimated in early 2005.\nIn the end, city leaders opted for public ownership, reasoning that if taxpayers were to assume risk, they should benefit, as owners, from the financial rewards that would be derived from a successful hotel.\nThe hotel was approved in September 2005 by a 9-5 vote of the City Council, which ultimately concluded that the risks of the city owning a hotel were outweighed by the potential benefits. The hotel opened in August 2008.\nThe plan was for the hotel to eventually pay for itself with sufficient operating revenues to cover debt service. That has not yet happened, but it is way too premature for \"I-told-you-so\" critics to leap to pronouncements that the hotel is a failure. Here are some things to consider.\nThe Hilton Baltimore has its fiscal challenges, but by most industry measurements the hotel's operations are, in fact, performing well. Its occupancy rate, average room rate and revenue per room exceed most city hotels, industry data show.\nContrary to some published speculation that the hotel is being hampered by convention bookings that are \"well-below\" pre-recession levels, convention bookings of almost 342,000 room-nights in 2012 were 25 percent greater than bookings in 2007, according to Visit Baltimore data.\nLastly, consider the tourism industry's critical importance to the city and the region and the hotel's positive impact on that industry.\nBaltimore City has more than 9 million leisure and business overnight visitors annually, according to data from Visit Baltimore. The city's hospitality industry generated more than 26,000 jobs in 2012, making it the city's fourth largest industry employer.\nMore than $47 million in state sales taxes are derived from tourism in the city, according to state data.\nMore importantly, the Hilton Baltimore has succeeded in accomplishing its strategic purpose.\n\"The hotel has made significant contributions to the growth of the convention business to Baltimore since it opened,\" said Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Visit Baltimore. \"It is critical in attracting major conventions and meetings that would not have come to Baltimore without a headquarters hotel.\"\nEven if it is sold, which could not happen before 2016 under the financing agreements, it's important that the hotel continue to operate, whether owned by the city or not, said Noonan.\nYou get the point. The issue of measuring the value of Baltimore's still-new convention headquarters hotel is much broader than you might think at first glance on a slow mid-summer news day.\nThe basic culprit driving the hotel's fiscal challenge is pre-recession math.\nThe hotel is competitive. But because of rate-compression that has challenged the industry since 2008, its room rates have not achieved projected levels calculated before the recession, notes Brenda McKenzie, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation.\nThis is not to downplay the need to creatively and prudently explore options and address the fiscal challenges related to the hotel's current debt structure.\nBut it's way too early to panic.\nDonald C. Fry is president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee. He is a regular contributor to Center Maryland.\nDr. Thomas Hyde, COO, Lieber Institute of Brain De...\nVincent DeMarco, President of the Maryland Citizen...\nDonald C Fry\nDonald C. Fry has been the president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), the central Maryland region's most prominent organization of business and civic leaders, since November 2002.\nUnder Don's leadership, the GBC is recognized as a knowledgeable and highly credible business voice in the Baltimore region, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. on policy issues and competitive challenges facing Maryland. Its mission is to apply private-sector leadership to strengthening the business climate and quality of life in the region and state.\nFry served as GBC executive vice president from 1999 to 2002. From 1980 to 1999 Fry was engaged in a private law practice in Harford County. During this time he also served in the Maryland General Assembly. He is one of only a handful of legislators to have served on each of the major budget committees of the General Assembly.\nServing in the Senate of Maryland from 1997 to 1998, Fry was a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee. As a member of the House of Delegates from 1991 to 1997 Fry served on the Ways and Means Committee and on the Appropriations Committee.\nFry is a 1979 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. He earned a B.S. in political science from Frostburg State College.\nhttp:\/\/www.gbc.org\/page\/president\/\nDonald C. Fry: Six Top Reasons to Toast Baltimore This Summer - Blog Jun 30\nDonald C. Fry: Timing Not Right for $15-per-hour Minimum Wage in Baltimore - Blog Jun 17\nDonald C. 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{"text":"What's Up! Events around Wayne, Holmes counties, May 5\nWhat's Up features entertainment events throughout the Wayne and Holmes counties area. To have an event listed, email living@the-daily-record.com or send details to The Daily Record, attn: Living Department, P.O. Box 918, Wooster 44691.\nThrough Oct. 30: Downton Abbey Exhibit, Fridays-Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster; fashion from 1921-29 Flapper Era; 330-264-8856.\nMay 6: Wooster Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., McGaw Chapel, College of Wooster, 340 E. University St.; $10; 330-263-2419.\nMay 6-7: \"The Secret Garden,\" 7 p.m., Central Christian School; $3 at the door; 330-857-7311.\nMay 7: Civil War Living History Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., front yard at Wayne County Public Library, Wooster; free.\nMay 7: Wayne County Health Care Communities Iron Chef Competition, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Grace Church, Wooster; benefit for Wayne County Volunteer Guardianship Association; seven chefs participating; $20; Kelli Beckler, 330-988-3484.\nMay 7: \"Women Hold Up Half the Sky: A Celebration Through the Arts,\" 4-8 p.m., Grace Church Youth Center, 4599 Burbank Road, Wooster; entertainment, live and silent auctions, refreshments, Miss Ohio Sarah Hider visit; benefits library\/learning center for Sunflower Family Centre Orphanage; $12 in advance and $15 at the door; MissionPossibleAtoZ.Yapsody.com, several businesses throughout community.\nMay 7: Contra Dance, 7-10 p.m., Valley College Grange, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster; Pocketful O'Gimmick, Susan English calling; suggested donation $6 adults, $5 students, $15 family; 330-347-8155, woosterdance@gmail.com, www.balance-and-swing.com.\nMay 11-20: Wayne County High School and Junior High School Blue Ribbon Art Exhibit, Everything Rubbermaid, downtown, Wooster.\nMay 11: Music on Market, Aronberkner Duo, 7 p.m., Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St.; Jane Berkner on flute and Stephen Aron on guitar; freewill offering.\nMay 13-14: Spring Festival, Holmes County Training Center, Holmesville; entertainment, food, volleyball on Friday; food, crafts, quilt auction on Saturday; free admission; 330-674-8045, www.holmesdd.org.\nMay 13-14: \"The Lion King,\" Green Middle School, 200 Smithie Drive, Smithville; Drama Club presentation; Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.; $8 adults, $7 students and senior citizens; 330-669-3165.\nMay 14: Downton Abbey Tea, 1:30 p.m., Trinity United Church of Christ, North Street, Wooster; Wayne County Historical Society program; tickets available at Wooster Book Company, Today's Kitchen, Buehler's locations.\nMay 14: Ken Miller Supply Oil, Gas, Car, Truck and Agriculture Museum, noon-3 p.m., 7920 Shreve Road, Wooster; early gas pumps, drilling machinery, tractors, cars, trucks, Pennsylvania Railroad items, Shreve industry; $5 adults, children ages 12 and younger, free, and maximum cost per family, $15.\nMay 14: County Line Historical Society Museum, noon-3 p.m., 281 N. Market St., Shreve; military, Shreve school, scrapbooks, news stories of the area on display; $2.\nMay 14: Will Cheshier, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; pop, funk; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nMay 15: Senior Music Hour, 4 p.m., Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center, College of Wooster, 525 E. University St.; free; 330-263-2419.\nMay 15: Wooster Chorus Commencement Concert, 8:15 p.m., McGaw Chapel, College of Wooster, 340 E. University St.; free; 330-263-2419.\nMay 15: Smithville Community Historical Society open house, 1:30-4 p.m., Pioneer Village and Mishler Weaving Mill; donors will be recognized.\nMay 21: Jericho Road gospel quartet, 7 p.m.; Sonnenberg Village, 23497 Hackett Road, Apple Creek; 330-857-9111.\nMay 21: Gnat Boxer Square Dance, 8 p.m., Ida Sue School, 227 Oldman Road, Wooster; Dick Mackey calling, cuer is Karen Haiflich; all singing call dance.\nMay 22: Cicada Search Sunday, 2 p.m. Wooster Memorial Park, junction of Jefferson and Silver roads, west of Wooster. Meet at the Education Area parking lot to search for Brood V of this insect that appears once every 17 years. Children must be accompanied by adults.\nMay 27: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nMay 28: Alexis Antes, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; acoustic pop, folk; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nMay 28-29: Great Lakes Fiber Show, Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wayne County fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St., Wooster; free admission; 330-264-9665 or info@greatlakesfibershow.com.\nMay 31: Scott Perkins piano recital, 7 p.m., The College of Wooster's Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University St.; free.\nJune 3: Music on Market, Westminster Bell Choir, 7 p.m., Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St.; freewill offering.\nJune 4: Gnat Boxer Square Dance, 8 p.m., Ida Sue School, 227 Oldman Road, Wooster; Ben Purkett calling, cuer is Kristy Lake.\nJune 4: Kids' Day, 1-4 p.m., downtown Wooster, Wayne County Public Library parking area; presented by Main Street Wooster, LuK USA and MCTV.\nJune 9: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nJune 11: Matt Young, 7 p.m., The Courtyard at Hotel Millersburg, 35 W. Jackson St., Millersburg; free;\nJune 12: Fungi and Tree Hike, 2 p.m., Wooster Memorial Park, junction of Jefferson and Silver roads, west of Wooster. Meet at the Silver Road parking area to search for mushrooms and other members of the fungi kingdom. Information about trees will be shared to assist participants in finding fungi. NONE of the fungi found will be eaten. Children must be accompanied by adults.\nJune 11: Square and Line Dance, 8-11 p.m., Wayne County fairgrounds, Wayne County Rural Youth dance; Stocksdale Band with Andrew Poulson calling; free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; all ages; $5 admission; 330-669-2786, waynecountyruralyouth.org.\nJune 11: Gretchan Pleuss, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; acoustic blues; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nJune 17-18, 24-26: \"Beauty and the Beast Jr.,\" Wooster High School Performing Arts Center, Oldman Road; Wayne County Performing Arts Council production; www.wacpac.org, 818-298-7308.\nJune 18: Gnat Boxer Square Dance, 8 p.m., Ida Sue School, 227 Oldman Road, Wooster; Tom Strickland calling, cuer is Phyllis Burdette; summer basket raffle.\nJune 11: Elvis Returns, Mark Lonsinger, 7 p.m., The Courtyard at Hotel Millersburg, 35 W. Jackson St., Millersburg; free;\nJune 18-19: Ohio Vintage Truck Jamboree, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ashland County fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave.; hosted by Ohio Chapter of American Truck Historical Society; vintage truck show, memorabilia display, light show, truck pull, convoy, door prizes, raffle, swap meet; free admission, but donations to Ashland Food Bank and Shriner's Transportation fund appreciated; Bill Peters, wep515@gmail.com, 330-682-1707.\nJune 24: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nJune 25: Apple Creek Bluegrass Band, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nJune 28: 122nd Army Band, 7 p.m., Public Square; take lawn chairs; free; presented by main Street Wooster, Sprenger Health Care Systems and The Daily Record.\nJuly 9: Before the Shine, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; rock, pop, folk; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nJuly 10: Trail Sample Hike, 2 p.m., Wooster Memorial Park, junction of Jefferson and Silver roads, west of Wooster. Meet at the Silver Road parking lot to go on a challenging hike. This walk will go about 4 miles and cover parts of all of the park trails. Children must be accompanied by adults.\nJuly 23: Will Cheshier, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; pop, funk; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nJuly 28: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nAug. 14: Paws in the Park Pawty, noon-4 p.m., Freedlander Park, Wooster; dog swim and dog walk to benefit the Wayne County Humane Society; registration begins at 11:30 a.m.; barbecue chicken dinner, vendors, DJ, dog-themed games, K9 blessing, photographer; $25 per dog and $5 per human over age 6; pawsintheparkpawty@gmail.com.\nAug. 23: Garden Walk, 9:30-11 a.m., Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 N. Trimble Road, Mansfield; led by Bill Collins, head gardener; $3 with paid admission to Kingwood (members, volunteers, free); registration required; 419-522-0211, Ext. 107.\nAug. 27: Alexis Antes, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; acoustic pop, folk; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nAug. 12: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nAug. 28: Kenwood Acres Walk, 2 p.m. Kenwood Acres located next to Wooster Memorial Park, junction of Jefferson and Silver roads, west of Wooster. Parking is available on property. See the tree and prairie flower plantings, a completed overlook and learn about what is planned at this site in the near future. Children must be accompanied by adults.\nSept. 10: Gretchen Pluess, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; acoustic blues; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nSept. 18: Geology Hike, 2 p.m., Wooster Memorial Park, junction of Jefferson and Silver roads, west of Wooster. Meet at the Silver Road parking lot to hike along and in Rathburn Run. The erosion the past few years along the run has been impressive. Children must be accompanied by adults.\nSept. 23: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nSept. 24: Intransit, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; Latin jazz; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nOct. 8: Harvest Festival, Apple Creek Bluegrass Band, 3 p.m., and Before the Shine, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nOct. 22: Daniel Rylander, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; singer-songwriter; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nOct. 28: Sounds of Downtown, 6-8 p.m., downtown Wooster; street musician performances; presented by Main Street Wooster and Westfield Bank; 330-262-6222.\nNov. 12: Scott David, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; singer-songwriter, saxophone; free admission; 330-263-4345.\nNov. 26: Alexis Antes, 6 p.m., Troutman Vineyards & Winery, 4243 Columbus Road, Wooster; acoustic pop, folk; free admission; 330-263-4345.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Becoming An Engineer: Most Promising Engineer in Industry 2020\nPublished June 16, 2020 By : Lango Deen\nOne of the most prestigious category awards presented at the BEYA gala during the annual STEM Conference is the Most Promising Engineer Award. The award has been presented since 1987, when Lanny Smoot won as a young engineer at Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore.\nThirty years on, Smoot serves as a Research Fellow at Disney Research, one of a select group that can pursue their ideas wherever they might lead.\nThis February, Julie G. Duffy, executive vice president for human resources at Textron, known around the world for its brands such as Bell Helicopter and Cessna, presented Dr. Mark McKelvin with the Most Promising Engineer in Industry Award.\nMcKelvin is a senior engineering specialist at The Aerospace Corporation. He was nominated by the California-based corporation, which operates a federally funded research and development center, for showing tremendous potential for future technical contributions and advancement.\nMcKelvin leads The Aerospace Corporation and its customers in the newly emerging and rapidly changing arena of model-based systems engineering. This evolving technical field is an enabler for the transformation of systems engineering being applied to national space and ground systems programs with huge potential improvements in efficiency of the programs.\n\"Challenges have brought me to this moment,\" McKelvin said in his acceptance speech. \"Our single mom raised my two younger brothers and me in rural Georgia, where STEM opportunities were severely limited. But a high school guidance counselor provided me an application to attend a summer STEM program at Clark Atlanta University that led to a full fellowship to attend CAU for my engineering degree,\" he said.\nBut transitioning from Clark Atlanta University to the University of California Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. had its own difficulties. Plus, he said, he faces daily challenges in his career.\nMcKelvin credited his success to mentors who believed in him; his family, and friends, for the ability to find a way or make one, and the will to get back up when he fell.\nIn a 2019 interview with USBE magazine, Smoot said he tries to do as much as he can to get young people interested in science and technologies that make the world work. He said parents must understand that their children can do anything. \"Your children are the future and will build the new world we're going into,\" he advised. \"You only get good at something by doing it,\" he said.\nHBCU Technet Awards & Lists","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"general elections 2019\nAkbar Lone\nWill abuse those who abuse them: NC leader Akbar Lone raises pro-Pakistan slogans\n\"The nation is a Muslim nation. This means that if I abuse them, I am abusing myself.\"\nANI Photo\nMar 25, 2019, 09:32 AM IST\nAkbar Lone, the National Conference candidate from Kupwara for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, has courted controversy by raising pro-Pakistan slogans and even said at a recent rally that he would abuse those who abuse the neighbouring country.\nAt a time when India-Pakistan tension remains thorny due to terrorist activities and ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC), Lone said that friendship between the two countries is the only way forward. He even raised pro-Pakistan slogans. \"Pakistan should prosper. Pakistan should be successful and may Indo-Pak friendship remain intact. I am a supporter of that friendship. If someone hurls one abuse at them (Pakistan), I will hurl ten from here,\" he said. \"The nation is a Muslim nation. This means that if I abuse them, I am abusing myself.\"\nLone even said that BJP workers had previously yelled 'Pakistan murdabad' slogans and he had immediately countered with 'Pakistan zindabad' slogans of his own.\nEven as Lone has been generous in his praise for Pakistan, a country that supports and shields terrorists, he has targeted PDP for being hand-in-glove with the BJP. He has often blamed Mehbooba Mufti's erstwhile government in alliance with BJP for having sacrificed the interest of people in J&K. His most-recent remarks favouring Pakistan, however, is likely to invite a blitzkrieg of political backlash in a highly-charged political environment across the country.\nAkbar LoneNational ConferenceLok Sabha election 2019general election 2019India election 2019\nJDS won't backstab even if they do: HD Kumaraswamy's 'warning' to Congress","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"PODCASTS: Painting a bigger photo\nin Painting\nAre SA brands missing a trick via no longer using podcasts as a brand new income and advertising platform?\nThough there's little formal research on the medium, media planners inform the FM that podcast intake is an idea to have grown through as much 50% within the beyond years.\nA podcast is a virtual audio file made to be had at the net for downloading to a pc or cell tool and commonly to be had as a chain, new installments of which may be acquired by subscribers mechanically.\nInvestec is one logo that has embraced the podcast direction with its Big Picture podcast channel, providing a sequence of interviews by means of asset management professionals. Tim Spira, head of digital content at Investec, says: \"Podcasting is part of a broader initiative to carry thought-management content to the fore in our advertising and marketing and communique efforts. Podcasts are a perfect way to give exposure to the knowledge that exists within the group and supply treasured and relevant insights to our clients and possibilities. On-call for audio is a high-quality choice for folks who don't have a number of time and want to access media on the cross \u2014 on the trip, for example, or on the health club.\"\nIt would possibly serve the advertising community nicely to take a lead from new worldwide developments. WARC, the international advertising, and marketing intelligence carrier have found that podcasts should account for 4.Five%, or $1.6bn, of worldwide audio advertising, spend via 2022. This is sort of double the $885m in predicted funding this year, equal to two.5% of the audio market (including broadcast radio and online codecs consisting of in-circulate commercials). \"Much of this money is coming from manufacturers' experimental budgets. Advancements \u2014 such as greater correct, actual-time target audience measurement and programmatic advert trade \u2014 are required for this nascent format to liberate destiny boom,\" says WARC.\nLocal studies indicate that 80% of South Africans pay attention to most of the people of a podcast, and most concentrate to a podcast within 24 hours of download. The most famous sort of podcasts is amusement-based totally, with statistics-oriented podcasts coming in 2d.\nIn SA, the primary podcast listener is aged among 35 and 54. One of the first brands to effectively bounce on the podcast teaches changed into insurance massive Sanlam, in what turned into the described remaining year as a ground-breaking destiny-going through podcast collection which painted an image of an international 200 years from now that's full of opportunities. Dan Pinch, executive creative director at the King James advertising and marketing organization, stated on the time that the series become created as part of the institution's centenary birthday celebration, searching ahead to the next 100 years and asking large questions that rely.\nPinch says there was one huge lesson that got here out of the series: \"We had been no longer making an advert. To have any hazard of gaining a target audience and maintaining it, we needed to be clean that the tale came first. If we promised some thing the usage of the conventions of entertainment and podcasts, we needed to positioned our target market first and not make a glorified infomercial.\"\nThe emblem, he provides, had a clean role because the creator of the content material and the subject matters aligned with the brand's consciousness, \"but aside from that we focused on telling the great tale we ought to\".","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Manager's Post Match Reaction: Harlow Town\n\u200b\"Deeply frustrating to only get a point,\" said James Bracken after the 0-0 draw against Harlow Town. \"We give everyone in this league respect but when you look at the league table, we had earmarked this for three points.\n\"They went down to ten men and you get that added pressure, where you should be taking advantage. However, there are no givens in football. We did what we could by penning them in, controlling the majority of the play, and had plenty of 2-on-1 opportunities out wide.\n\"We had 26 touches in their box but I can't remember their keeper having to make any meaningful saves. Our final ball let us down too often and we made poor decisions in and around their area. We need to get that right more often. Our attacks fizzled out into nothing and we couldn't find the quality required. We sustained pressure, kept the tempo up and didn't let them off the hook but just couldn't get the goal that surely would've won it for us.\n\"We didn't give the front two enough to thrive on. When we did, we took extra touches and when we got in excellent positions, we pulled balls back which should be played for tap-ins. We gave Harlow weak passes to defend against. The attitude was fine, the work-rate was fine but the quality, when it mattered, wasn't there.\n\"That's rumbled on for a few games now, so we need to look at that and get better in the final third. The boys have got to find it within themselves to produce or else I must look elsewhere to find that quality, which isn't easy. I'm a loyal person and have been to the players here in all my time. I don't have a big turnover in players and always maintained that these are the best lads I can get on the limited resources we have.\n\"Positives are that it stops the rot. We've got a point which ends the losing streak. It gives us a clean sheet with which we can build upon next week.\n\"Having two training sessions a week will now help massively. This'll be the first time since pre-season that I can call on having two sessions to work on things. That'll help us build confidence, get some fitness levels up, increase competition for places and get back to winning ways.\nLooking forward to next Saturday, at home to Leatherhead, Bracken was not counting on evoking the memory of the 2-1 win at Fetcham Grove in November.\n\"That win at Leatherhead in November seems a long time ago now. We need to concentrate on where we're at right at this moment in time. We're not doing anything drastically different. Bear in mind that the draw against Harlow, we just lacked that little bit of class at the end. We're usually better than that and I'll expect more from the lads next time out. That's not a dig at them but they'll need to look at themselves and ask if they did enough. We'll work hard at it, be positive and take that into the Leatherhead game.\"\n10-Man Hawks Hold Casuals in Stalemate\nCorinthian-Casuals 0 - 0 Harlow Town\nBostik League Premier Division\nSaturday 5th January 2019\nMatch report and photos: Stuart Tree (full set of pictures here)\nCorinthian-Casuals started 2019 with a clean-sheet and a point after grinding out a 0-0 draw against ten-man Harlow Town on Saturday.\nThe Hawks were reduced to ten men after just seventeen minutes when Taylor Hastings denied Gabriel Odunaike with a clear goal-scoring opportunity.\nHowever, Harlow's defensive resilience coupled with Casuals inability to create clear-cut chances meant this match was only ever destined for a scoreless draw.\nPositives will be taken from the result, with James Bracken's side claiming their first clean sheet in nine games and a point that ends a four game losing streak.\nHarlow have spent most of the season in the relegation places but with new additions into the side, they'd picked up a few valuable points in the past month. Casuals were looking to kick-start their campaign after a difficult December which saw the Tolworth-outfit pick up three points from a possible fifteen.\nHasting's sending off set the tone for the rest of the afternoon; a lofted through ball saw Odunaike sprint through on goal and his defender inadvertently tripped the forward leaving Referee Hugh Gilroy no option but to show red.\nHowever, the first half was an even affair. Whilst Max Oldham drove his shot into the side netting and Odunaike choosing to square the ball to Warren Mfula rather than taking the shot on, there wasn't much action in either box. At the opposite end, Danny Bracken was forced into a sharp but comfortable save from a Harlow attack.\nThe second half was more one-way traffic as the extra man told. For periods, it seemed it was only a matter of time before the deadlock was broken but Casuals almost possessed a fear of shooting. Josh Bexon, the Harlow stopper had little to save throughout the match.\nThe introduction of Bradley Woods-Garness and Josh Uzun gave fresh impetus going into the final 20 minutes but despite creating good openings, neither could quite magic up that late winner as was so often seen last season.\nAnd so the spoils were shared leaving Casuals fourteenth in a tight table - six points above the relegation spots but only eight points from playoffs. A run of form as seen in November would put Bracken's side right in the promotion mix, yet December form could leave them in a relegation dogfight.\nRead Manager James Bracken's thoughts here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Writing Challenge #12: Monologues\nI will admit - this was a thinker. Writing a monologue takes layered thought and a good amount of effort so I was quite glad to have a go of this rather early, and get it out to all of you.\nThis will be my final Writing Challenge for this year, so enjoy!\nPrompts: Once more with feeling, Guilt\nIndigo's Mantra\n\u200bJoelyn Alexandra\nYou're not in that place anymore.\nNo, not the hospital. That was a problem, but something you managed to blaze through anyway.\nNo more smokey heat from those chili-red candles, no more glaring neon lights flashing at eerily erratic intervals, no more chanting of words in a foreign language, no more searing pain on your back, and most importantly - no constant crying from your parents and Azalea. She's safe, at least you think she is.\nYou're safe. Relative to how things were.\nYou've made mistakes - perhaps in blind panic, perhaps in uncalled anxiety - and that rubbed people around the wrong way. These people who have done what they can to keep you alive.\nEleanor and Clive have left, so it's now just one person waiting for you.\nYou'll get through this - you've experienced worse, and can hold your own.\nAnd screw everyone else - you've had to endure whatever was carved on your back for more than a decade - they can deal with an hour of discomfort if they happened to glance your way.\nTake a deep breath, go up to Morales, and tell him what you know. He has saved you and everyone else at least more than once. At least for now. There will be more to fear and fight, as long as Azalea remains uncontactable and that gap in your memories remain in the shadows.\nI know you're terrified, but there's truly nothing left for you to do to combat these fears.\nBesides...\nWhat good is feeding the terror when it does nothing to serve anyone's needs?\nWith that, we mark the end of the Writing Challenge blog series for 2018. While I will continue writing, do stay tuned to see where these pieces end up at. Keep writing and sharing your stories!\nWriting Challenge #11: Exposition\nAh, the good friend of many Singaporean writers, but also my greatest challenge. I will be honest - I cannot stand reading descriptive exposition that's too long. But since exposition also means backstory, I'm going to mix descriptions with my 'I-just-want-to-know-what-happens-next' sensibilities, so this is going to be interesting.\nPrompts: Noticeable body marking, Could have stopped at any time\n\"Arson, huh?\"\nNargis smiled, adjusting the scarf around her marked neck while she continued observing the distillation of whatever potion she was asked to look after.\n\"Didn't do it or was taking the rap for a Master?\"\n\"For someone who has been around convicts so much, Tormi,\" she said, tapping one of the bubbles out of the pipes, \"You don't seem to take the rule of 'don't ask' very well.\"\nThe other woman, a stockier, weathered person on the other side of the potion contraption, put herself next to Nargis.\n\"I don't have anything to fear from you,\" Tormi replied, still fixated on the Perso-Arabic script tattooed just under her left jawline and side of her chin, \"How old are you again?\"\n\"20,\" Nargis replied shortly.\n\"What the hell happened?\"\n\"Don't tell me you're going to break your vow of silence to these convicts over a kid from the outskirts of Narkavrum,\" Nargis replied, releasing the distilled potion, drop-by-drop into the vial at the end of the contraption. Tormi walked to Nargis's other side, her eyes fixated on the latter's right temple.\nReaching for the carved flaming flower on Nargis's right temple, Tormi started talking again, \"No one gets markings like that around here without a story.\"\nNargis turned the potion contraption off.\n\"I didn't do the arson,\" she said at first.\n\"Of course you didn't.\"\nNargis wagged her fingers over the crate of potion vials next to the both of them, picking a clear vial before dispensing this batch's first potion. When the clear, ruby liquid flowed into the palm-sized container, the citrus scent of the sumac wafting from the concoction. While Tormi took in the refreshing scent, Nargis turned away.\n\"Isn't this your signature?\" she asked.\n\"First rule of alchemy,\" Nargis readjusted her scarf, this time with her neck tattoo more visible, \"Inhaling everything is not the best way to go about your day.\"\nTormi herself turned away as Nargis corked the full vial before handing it to the prison trader. As Tormi held the vial closer to her face, she responded, \"Was that how your arson came about?\"\n\"What makes you think that it's not my affinity to make things burn?\"\nThe stockier woman pocketed the vial, then placed herself between Nargis and the rest of the apparatus, \"Before a good part of his mansion burnt down, the Khan's compound was often filled with women interviewing for his son's harem. Rumour has it that it was the work of a single dancer, a single immigrant dancer, one who managed to survive one of the worst blights in Narkavrum, one who managed to go through the ranks, that was found in the middle of the burnt wreckage.\"\n\"Now, I'm wondering,\" she continued, \"The officials warned me about you - said you survived things you weren't meant to. So I'd like to ask you one more time\u2026\"\nThen, Tormi looked Nargis in the eyes.\n\"Nargis,\" she said, \"What happened to you and what are you now?\"\nNargis glared back, the slightest inkling of a head cold building at the back of her head. With a smile, she pulled her headscarf away from the right side of her head, revealing a carved tattoo on her right temple, a gift from her mentors, \"Maybe it's this.\"\nBefore Tormi could respond, a flash of black light tore through Nargis's line of vision.\n'Hello,' a voice sounded, 'You seem perturbed. Something troubling you?'\nNargis inhaled deep, her head now heavy, left ear ringing, liquid trickling down her nose. Tormi rushed forward to catch the now-stumbling Nargis, asking, \"Hey, what's going on?!\"\n'I see you're brewing something,' the voice continued, 'Have you called me back?'\n\"Knock\u2026\" Nargis squinted, half-supported by the worktable and a slightly panicked Tormi, \"Knock me out, knock me out!\"\n\"Nargs\u2026\"\nShe felt the sting searing through her left temple before everything went black.\nNargis awoke to see Tormi standing outside her cell - a tiny little shoebox that she did her best to at least keep clean despite the cold, damp environment. Unable to fight off a smirk, she hauled herself from her sleeping platform.\n\"You shouldn't be here,\" she said.\nTormi extracted a cypher from her sleeve, \"I'm surprised you don't speak prison guard.\"\n\"Okay,\" Nargis stood up, arms raised in resignation, \"I'm fine now, you don't have to stick around.\"\nTormi leaned closer, her forearms dangling over the prison bars, \"You thought I was working with you because you're the only one here with a perceived half a brain?\" Her right hand reached into her left sleeve and extracted a piece of papyrus with an emblem inked into its stained, creased surface.\nLeaning closer, Nargis almost fell back at the familiarity.\n\"Don't flatter yourself,\" Tormi folded the papyrus with her right hand and slipped it back into her sleeve, \"I don't work with Emblems, but no one could say no to that amount of money.\"\nClutching her headscarf, Nargis's eyes darted around, her fingers tapping the air involuntarily, until she found purchase and support against the wall. Catching her breath, she leaned her back against the wall, then eyed Tormi.\n\"I'm fine, so your job is done,\" she breathed, \"Is that what you wanted to hear?\"\nTormi rolled her eyes. Nargis shrugged.\nA tense couple of seconds ensued - the silence dangled over a tightrope between the two.\n\"What else did they ask from you?\" Nargis finally asked sheepishly.\n\"Nothing else,\" Tormi answered, \"But if you're harbouring something that might endanger my work with your so-called caretakers, I'm going to have to know everything\u2026\"\nThe lady on the other side of the bars slowly sat back down on her sleeping platform. \"You can tell them I'm fine then. And this will be the last you'll see of me\u2026\"\nTormi continued standing there, gaze piercing through to the young inmate.\n\"I don't know if any of your caretakers told you about this before you go thrown in here,\" Tormi finally said, \"But it's not just the big cities and kingdoms that are changing. If there are problems in Neth, it won't be long until the trouble reaches us.\"\nNargis looked up.\n\"Have you heard talk about strange happenings?\" Tormi continued, \"Missing people, dark auras\u2026?\"\n\"Superstitious nonsense is common within these walls,\" Nargis scoffed.\nTormi sighed.\n\"Whatever it is, the people are getting more and more uneasy,\" she said, \"You're a smart kid, and I'd expect that you'll come out of this alive, if not stronger. But if what I saw in the lab just now had something to do with these rumours, you're in\u2026\"\n\"It's the entity that brought me here,\" Nargis finally said. Tormi's shoulders relaxed, and the inmate continued, looking over her shoulder one more time before she lowered her voice, \"I was on assignment for my mentors - the Khan was suspected of being affiliated to a few networks set up to undermine Neth.\" She blinked back a dull ache that was now collecting at the back of her head.\n\"And before I was able to gather any information, what you saw in the lab happened.\"\nThe slightest gasp escaped Tormi's throat.\n\"My mentors told me that they found me unscathed, in the middle of the rubble of what was apparently the Khan's treasure room.\"\n\"So I was right,\" Tormi said.\n\"Hey,\" the smuggler called after the inmate as Nargis stepped back to her platform. Tormi didn't wait for Nargis to turn back before she continued, \"I could still use your help - and you could still use mine.\"\nNargis's brows furrowed.\n\"You need my connection back to the outside if you want any knowledge out of this place,\" Tormi explained, \"And I could use someone with your talent.\"\nThen, she stretched her hand out for a handshake.\n\"What do you say?\"\nNargis looked over her right shoulder as they worked, catching Tormi averting her gaze from the corner of her eye.\n\"So what about the flaming flower here?\" Nargis turned and saw Tormi pointing towards her right temple.\n\"When I start owing you favours,\" Nargis smiled.\nRegardless, I hope you enjoyed this piece! Stay tuned for this year's final Writing Challenge, coming up next month!\nWriting Challenge: #10 - Transitions\nMost stories don't happen in one place, so this challenge was straightforward enough. That being said, I don't know if I can stop this challenge just after one transition written in.\nPrompts: When we were kids, What once was lost\n\"Gao,\" she lowered her tiles on the green-felted tables.\nThe rest of the players lay back against their seats, one in frustration and the other two in resignation. All three looked like they would have to walk out of the place with bags over their heads just to maintain a shrivel of dignity. The wrinkled uncle on her right peered over, his forehead lined with both disbelief and anger.\nFour sets of the directional tiles and a pair of Red Dragon tiles stared back like opulent gravestones. All of a sudden, she could see the relief in one of her other opponent's shoulders.\nThank goodness we agreed on a winnings cap, she projected with a smile.\n\"Dai Sei Hei,\" Resonance Wong said, \"Maximum.\"\nThe hesitant shifts in the other seats preceded the grudging clinks of point chips across the mahjong table. That sequence of events then preceded the next show of frustration.\n\"Okay,\" the auntie in her bright flannel top and translucent jade bangle said before she rose from her seat, \"That's it for me, need to be up early tomorrow.\"\nThe second auntie at the table did the same, albeit with a preferable sneer over the saccharine diplomacy from the first auntie counterpart. The last person to leave did so with an unnecessary comment.\n\"One day, you will see why you need to respect your elders,\" the uncle spat at her foot.\nLeft alone with a table of washed up mahjong tiles, Resonance shrugged and started stacking the tiles back into the Hub's crocodile skin suitcase. A few stacks in, she lifted her head to a sound she hasn't heard in a while.\nThe footsteps stopped, and she slowly lifted her head.\nWilhelm was there, doing that annoying balancing trick he liked to do with the roulette ball on his left hand, holding a folded envelope in his right.\n\"Something happened,\" Resonance said.\nHe dropped the ball back into his left hand, then handed her the envelope. It was already torn open.\nShe took the letter out and her eyes darted across the paper. Gradually, she put the piece of paper down, inhaling through her nose in an attempt to keep her eyes steely and unwavering.\n\"We cremated her yesterday,\" Wilhelm said.\n\"So why are you here?\"\n\"Care for a ride?\"\nThere needed to be a term to describe the smell of the night breeze, Resonance thought to herself. She was named after the inkling of good things to follow - something her birth mother would look for, and get, while she was still pregnant with Resonance.\nThe view from the Terrace Gardens, atop Mount Faber, was postcard-worthy, but both Resonance and Wilhelm knew they weren't there to enjoy any kind of view.\n\"What are you doing here?\" Resonance asked, after Wilhelm locked his car and followed her to the closest railing.\n\"You correctly guess Mum's death,\" Wilhelm said, \"Surely you can guess this.\"\n\"I don't guess,\" she replied, \"Your mother taught me not to.\"\nWilhelm sighed, his breath exhaling through his nose.\n\"Rez,\" he said, \"Something happened.\"\n\"Mum didn't go because of age or sickness,\" he continued.\nResonance got up from the railing.\n\"What did this contender leave?\" she asked.\nAnd that's it from me this month! See you all next month for another Writing Challenge!\nWriting Challenge #9: Sonnets\nWhen I think Sonnets, I think poetry and it's something I need to make some effort to get to. Luckily for my planner side, sonnets actually have a loose set of rules:\nSonnets have 14 lines - 3 groups of 4 lines, and the final 2 lines\nEach group have alternating rhyming patterns, except for the last 2 lines, which are a rhyming couplet together\nEach line, most importantly, is iambic pentameter (~10 syllables per line)\nIf you want to know what iambic pentameters are, this video does it rather well.\nPrompts: Fading Light, Discovery\nThe Last Night at the Casino\nJoelyn Alexandra\nDigits, coins, and cherries upon the screen,\nThe melody spins to the lever's pull.\nWheels, spins, and sweeps wipe the Red and Black clean,\nChips gather, and clump the croupier's last tool.\nFelt tables give you fifty two to hit,\nBe they two cards, five, or Russian thirteen.\nSix-sided fate plays its last in the pit,\nSchrodinger's numbers in their final scheme.\nYour tiles show you the way: North, South, East, West,\nSignalling the last winds, the curtain call.\nChips cashed, the team settles down for a rest,\nMission accomplished, a side of windfall.\nA final flick, when darkness came, a wave.\nUntil then, when they call, our next conclave.\nPoetry and Sonnets are not necessarily my strong suit. Despite that, I hope you've enjoyed this piece! Stay tuned next month for another writing challenge.\nWriting Challenge: #8 - Death Scene\nThe challenge given was not exactly a scene where a character dies, but a scene with a death in it. Despite this, I'm going to go with the prompts and see where this challenge takes me.\nPrompt: Crossroads & Dead-ends, The Best Laid Plans\nThe Final Piece\nIf anything, I was going to cross over anyway.\nDo not be upset, though I know that in your usual fashions, you will probably not listen to me. Instead, ask yourselves how you're going to move on from here.\nEamon, keep at your driving. I know you're often overlooked or feel taken for granted. But I can assure you - even from where I am - that you mean so much more to the rest of us than ever. When the time comes for you to continue your legacy and choose your own proteges, remember that it's the strengths of their hearts that count, and not just their sharpness of mind and reflexes. You are ready to give back and pass your skills on. I know I've learnt more than a few things from you.\nIris, the closer you look, the less you see, remember that. I will always remember your first day at the compound - tricked into playing 52-Pickup by the rest of your seniors. Well, what a fat lot of good they turned out to be. I don't ever have any plans for you because you often already have those. So the next time you sleight a card from your next target, ensure that you don't give the rest of your teammates the same slip. You may be alone at the card table, but you're never alone in life.\nKeenan, you told me that you'll be grateful to even have dice to roll than be afraid of the roll's outcome. Look at how far that has gotten you! The world is as fair as the dice in your pockets, but know that the dice you weight can save us from time to time. I trusted my gut and brought you into the team, and that was the same reason why you have been able to excel so greatly. The next time you roll a pair for a major decision, however, think about this instead - Did the situation call for the need to leave it up to fate? Or have you already rolled the dice in your mind?\nWilhelm, my son, my dear son. I am so sorry that you had to see me like this while dealing with all the truths behind how the family treated you because of your gift. I'm so sorry that you never had the desire or the opportunity to really connect with your father. I'm sure I'll be able to bump into him now that I'm where I am, but now a decision has fallen onto your lap - will you be able to continue what we all started or have our team find their own way? Regardless, we love and support you with your decision, whether it's one you pondered or one you bet on at the wheel.\nResonance, the one who got away, the one I miss at the mahjong table. Whether or not you get this message from my son or any of the team, I want you to know that I'm proud of you - whoever you have become. I trust that you have been paying back, what we all teach our students to do, like you've always wanted to do for a while, and at least you know your way. Keep at it. We all know that the world always need a bit of that unique twist you bring to the table. We both know that it's not exactly the luck of the draw at the table, but the form of the hand and the disposition of the player.\nI won't be able to give you advice anymore, but I leave this realm knowing and confident with the five of you.\nRegardless, I leave the choice of this team with all of you.\nKnow that I will support and love you all, no matter your choice.\nThis has been my plan.\nKnow the team's. Know yours.\nSo that's it from me this month. Stay tuned next month for another writing challenge!\nWriting Challenge: #7 - Fan Fiction\nI'll be honest - I've been waiting for this challenge for a long time, so let's just get right to it, shall we?\nPrompts: Inner Demons, A failed delivery\nWorld \/ Fandom: Inception\nThe Mind's Eye\nKarine looked down from the helicopter with bated breath. The chopper pulsed, its beat banging against the back of her head as they flew across the tree canopies, finally coming to a clearing in the middle of the forest.\n\"There,\" her partner, Dr. Kang, pointed at a building in the middle of the clearing, \"That's where you need to go.\"\n\"Don't you mean, 'we'?\" Karine yelled over the chopper.\nThe look Dr. Kang gave Karine reminded her of her purpose for this mission. Making the final checks on their parachutes, both of them waited for the signal on their trackers to turn on, before loosening their grip and plunging into the forest nearby.\nLanding among the trees, the pair recovered quickly, hiding in the shadows, sneaking their way to the building.\n\"There are guards,\" Karine breathed, her hands shaking.\n\"And we'll handle them,\" Dr. Kang replied, bringing the walkie-talkie to her mouth, \"Control, help us out here.\"\nKarine didn't hear anything apart from a slight crackle coming from the speakers.\nFrom where it was previously, the chopper swooped closer to where the pair landed, releasing a clip of bullets onto another forested area on the other side of the land. Yells ensued beyond the barrier of trees, followed by the sound of propellers whizzing away towards a far flung direction. Dr. Kang hazarded a peek from the shadows.\n\"All clear,\" she gestured towards Karine.\n\u200b\u200b*\nDespite their chopper's rather effective distraction, both of them kept to the walls of this compound, armed and ready for conflict. There were no gates or fences separating this building from its surroundings, and they had to be ready.\n\"Where's it?\" Dr. Kang asked.\n\"Uhh\u2026 uhh\u2026\"\n\"What are you looking for?!\"\n\"I can't\u2026!\"\n\"We've been working up to this stage for so long, you're doing a lot better than our previous attempts,\" Dr. Kang said, \"What are you looking for?!\"\nKarine darted her eyes to the top of the building.\n\"Good,\" Dr. Kang said, \"I'll cover you.\"\nThe building was an older, rectangular building reminiscent of army barracks from the 1930s. Serviced only by staircases leading up on either side of the place. Back and shoulders against the textured concrete, Dr. Kang took the led, armed and ready for any of the skeleton crew still patrolling the area.\n\"You know which room you need to head to,\" she briefed Karine.\nBoth of them nodded, and the two sped up, Kang first.\nWhen they reached the second floor, Karine stopped and turned left, \"Here.\"\nCounting the doors, Karine finally stopped in front of the fifth closed door. She put her palm on the surface, then to the handle.\nIt clicked. Karine looked at Dr. Kang with a smile.\nDr. Kang nodded.\nPushing the door ajar, Dr. Kang's head jerked up at the sound of a pair of footsteps speeding up from behind Karine. She pushed her partner through the door.\n\"Go! Go on!\" Dr. Kang yelled to Karine. Panicked, Karine bursts through the room.\nShe cocked the gun she had, and fired twice.\nThe two bullets found their marks on each masked man's shoulders, sending them back a few steps and Dr. Kang forward the same few. As she got closer, however, she started to recognize their masked silhouettes.\nFiring a couple of times, the bullets missed their mark, the two masked men coming closer and planting themselves as a barrier between Dr. Kang and her. Determined to push through, Dr. Kang dove through the tiniest crack between the two, only to be grabbed and pushed against the building's railings.\n\"We're kind of disappointed,\" the two men said, now flanking her on each side, \"We were hoping you'd be dreaming a little bigger.\"\nThe last thing she felt was her body lifted over the railing, and off the ledge.\n\"Dr. Kang!\"\nShe woke up to see Karine, her patient, looking over her, furrowed brows and concerned eyes. Tables turned, she thought, waving Karine away and propping herself up on the chaise lounge.\n\"Yeah,\" Dr. Kang breathed, \"I think that's it for today, you can set your next appointment with Yasha outside\u2026 I'll see you then\u2026\"\nBacking up a little, grabbing her handbag a little too quickly, Karine nodded and sped out the door.\nAt the last dregs of her recovery, Wynne Kang opened a drawer near her chaise, extracting an EpiPen. With still-trembling hands, she clicked and injected its contents into her shoulder, before slumping back into the lounge.\n\"Thank you all for coming to this lecture, I'll be taking questions now,\" Wynne smiled at the end of her speech.\n\"What is your view on using your proposed bio-technology for purposes not as altruistic as what you're doing now?\" a familiar voice sounded from the corner, one of the same voices from the treatment scape.\nCatching the asker at the corner of her eye, she smirked.\n\"I see your taste hasn't changed,\" Wynne said, dropping Eames at the lobby of the Carlton.\n\"How much of Arthur rubbed off you the last we saw you?\"\nShe shrugged and smiled.\n\"Fancy a trip?\" he gestured to the lift.\n\"The compound's not a toy,\" she replied. He shrugged, then entered the lift. She followed.\nThere was shuffling behind the door the two of them stopped in front of. Wynne's brows furrowed. Eames smirked, and unlocked the door.\n\"Okay, everything's ready, let me know when she\u2026\"\nArthur, in his familiar vest and shirt, stopped just as he finally laid his eyes on Wynne.\n\"Arthur,\" she greeted him.\n\"Dr. Kang.\"\nShe walked past the two men, leaving them in the front lobby. Past the open bathroom, she leaned over the living area and saw the familiar silver case, clipped close.\nOn the other side of the room, Arthur and Eames kept their eyes on her - both softened.\n\"I called Dom for this,\" she said.\n\"Dom's retired,\" Arthur shifted his weight, \"So it's us or nothing at all.\"\nWynne paused, looking at her previous partners when she first started in the business.\n\"Alright then,\" Wynne said, reaching into her bag and extracted a spray bottle the size of a perfume sampler, \"Then we're going under my way.\"\nThis was probably one of my most fun pieces to write, and one of the pieces I'll most likely expand on. Stay tuned next month for another writing challenge!\nWriting Challenge: #6 - Endings\nAnother month, another writing challenge. This time, it's endings! Again, I get my prompts and challenges from NIka Harper's Wordplay series on the Geek & Sundry Vlogs. It has been up for a while, but you can still check out these challenges for yourself here.\nPrompts: Alarm Clock that Won't Stop Ringing, The Joy of Watching the Sunrise, The End?\nWai took her time to inhale the night breeze.\nLeaning over the edge of the balcony railing, she closed her eyes and let the wind from the sea crashing just below them play with her hair. Next to her, Chong stood, his hand ready to hold hers as she reached out for him.\n\"How long?\" she asked.\n\"About now,\" he replied.\nWhile the dark indigo of the horizon started blending into a lavender blue, the same sky echoed with a trumpet orchestra - One of Wai's favourite songs, Ride of the Valkyries. Chong tightened his grip around Wai's fingers.\n\"Nervous?\" she asked.\nChong smiled, before turning his gaze back to the lightening horizon.\n\"We haven't gone this far before,\" he replied.\nWai shuffled closer, letting Chong put his arm around her.\nAnd as the horizon shifted colour at those few inches, the couple leaned against each other, finally watching the lavender sky gradient to a warm orange, brightening with the crescendo of the orchestra in the air.\nBecause who knew when they'll be back again, at least on this layer.\nHer eyelids protested against the jarring sound coming from her night stand, head pounding, throat parched. Like she remembered, Wai woke up, arms in the same way Chong and her left them on that balcony.\n\"How long, this time?\" Chong croaked.\nWai checked her watch, the one she used from the first time.\n\"Real world time, or the time from that parallel?\"\nSo that's it from me for this first half of 2018's worth of writing challenges. Thank you all for reading once again and see you all next month!\nWriting Challenge: Ghost Stories\nThis is out a little late, mostly thanks to some new stresses from the day job. Nonetheless, we're pushing on! This month's writing challenge - ghost stories. Not a huge fan of in-your-face horror, which seems to be the go-to whenever someone mentions 'ghosts stories', but let's see how this goes.\nAlso, this short piece is for my good friends - Lyn and Raven - thank you for inspiring this story. LOL.\nPrompts: Lilies to say goodbye, a needed conversation\n\u200bThat Person\nWelcome, welcome! You must be here for the open house. You're five minutes early, so why don't you have a seat by the flowers while we get you come water.\nAllow me to introduce our team - I'm Lily, and my partner here, is Lilly - yes, two Ls. People keep getting us confused, so that's why she doesn't talk to interested buyers. But not to worry, you are in safe hands here. Shall we start?\nNow, what we have here is a newly-renovated, three-storey, semi-detached unit with a modern facade. The owners are rather keen to sell this place off, something along the lines of needing to find themselves after working to death in the city. Nevertheless, you'll find that this property will be well worth your money.\nThis place boasts seven separate rooms, including the balcony with an open bar. Starting here, past the vast living area, you can see the outdoor patio and pool, that can be used for your morning swims and a nightly soak at the jacuzzi corner - the dark marble pool floors and lights do make this area rather romantic in the evenings.\nThe kitchen is outfitted with your usual fixings - stovetop, oven, microwave oven, a wine cooler, and yes, a walk-in fridge and freezer for all your needs. Huh? What floor entrance? Nah, that's nothing - probably a floor cooler for more storage. Why is it locked? Well, you have people coming in all the time, you'd want to keep some privacy to yourself, right?\nSo this is level one, with a guest bathroom, a guest bedroom, and another smaller room at the corner that doubles as a library. You don't have to fill this place up with books, but that was how the previous owners did up this room - you can also exit from this room, with a hidden door built in just for fun!\nAny questions so far? No? Alright then, let's head up to the upper levels, you can take a look at what the previous owners did to make this place a livable masterpiece.\nStarting from the top, here's their rooftop patio with an open bar and barbeque grill - great for your outdoor parties and such. Hmm? The deadbolt and security cameras? Those are for your safety, can't have burglars taking advantage of this entrance, can we?\nHere's the Master Bedroom, you have the entire third storey to yourself - great for privacy and space to unwind. That being said, you have to admire the creativity of these owners, building a walk-in on such a small space! They even have a sliding door at the end of the corner for your laundry - convenient, ain't it?\nWhat do you mean you didn't recall a laundry area? It's clearly downstairs, you'll see.\nThe second level boasts another two rather spacious bedrooms - for kids, or for entertainment. Hmm? More cameras? Might be a security thing - you can always remove them once you move in. And here\u2026 huh? What sound? What murmuring and muffled shouting? It must be your imagination, or the neighbours turning up the TV volume a bit too loudly.\nCome on, let me show you the backyard, put your mind at ease.\nThere, you see? There's nothing to worry about.\nWhat's wrong now? That door? That door leads to the library, remember where we saw it first? Huh? What do you mean the library was on the other side of the house?\nOh, you need to go now? Alright then.\nJust remember to call us - it's Lily and Lilly - and this place is getting offers, so remember to contact us soon! You don't want to be that person.\nI hope you've enjoyed what I managed to churn out this time - until next month!\nWriting Challenge: Dialogue\nToday, on \"Writing Challenge on Jo's Blog\", we'll make this dialogue short and sweet.\nThe Mission: Write a dialogue-only piece with the theme Starlight and an acoustic guitar and You just don't get it.\nThe Added Challenge: Let's see if I can write this in 15 minutes.\nCradled Cats and Tarnished Spoons\n\"Here it is, sweetheart, the beauty herself.\"\n\"Wow.\"\n\"Say, where did you find out about the Starlight? This was recommendation-only.\"\n\"My father was in the music industry.\"\n\"A comrade, then?\"\n\"Sort of.\"\n\"Perhaps I've heard of him?\"\n\"Perhaps.\"\n\"Alright then, tell you what, I'll take five hundred off the asking price, and throw in the trimming kit for free.\"\n\"For the strings?\"\n\"The wood. 25 years old and still growing, you'd think the trimming will have you give up this work of art quickly but once you hear her sing, you'll know it's all worth it.\"\n\"Sounds like something you'd do for your kids.\"\n\"Pah! Never had the time nor the style to have them.\"\n\"You never had kids?\"\n\"Them screaming buggers who have no appreciation for anything but to ask you for money? Not my thing.\"\n\"I see.\"\n\"If you want, you can hold on to it while I get you the case.\"\n\"That wouldn't be necessary.\"\n\"Huh? You kids need to take care of these things!\"\n\"You still don't recognize me?\"\n\"What the...\"\n\"So this was what took you away from us. This should be easy.\"\n\"What? N...!\"\n\"...and the cat's in the cradle and a silver spoon... Silver spoon? As if.\"\nAnd with three minutes to spare! Thanks for reading guys, tuned in for next month's writing challenge!\nWriting Challenge: Noir\nKicking off one of the busiest months on my calendar with a Noir writing challenge. When I got the prompts for this - I immediately went to a piece the Tiger saved for me and decided to enhance it a little more.\nPrompts: The Photographer, The Other View\nThe Perfect Opportunity\nThe door clicks. The bell rings. You ignore the roar of the teenage wave crashing into the caf\u00e9. Picking at your pastry, you keep the corner of your eye across the road \u2013 you waited for the predator.\nHe's late.\nHis wife came to your office when you were closing early.\n\"Are you Inspector Vass?\" she asked.\n\"Call me 'Tania',\" you said. You hadn't heard 'Inspector' in a long time.\n\"How may I help you?\" you asked.\n\"My husband\u2026\" she started, and you knew. Contrary to popular belief, there were many uses for people like us in Singapore \u2013 background checks, surveillance, missing people \u2013 and domestic cases were the necessary evil PIs had to take for survival.\nShe went on about the messages on his phone, the pictures he did not bother hiding, and the unfamiliar clothes he did not bother explaining anymore. He is influential, she repeated.\n\"He will leave me destitute if he wants to,\" she said. You comforted her, and went through what she brought for you. You skimmed through his schedule, his license plate, and took a long, hard look at his photograph.\nHe appears. You take care not to look up too eagerly. Surveying, you watch him swagger on the opposite side. Hyenas had no need for appearances, they just hunt, bite, and snatch. With a face and name like that, you don't need to check your photos to know this was the one.\n\"Dr. Shaun Tan,\" your supervisor said.\nThat name etched itself as deep as his alleged actions were long. You scoffed at his plea when you opened his file.\n\"We were in love,\" he claimed then.\nThe professor was caught with his A-Star student and pants down. With nothing to go on then, you snooped around. You spoke \u2013 to the university, to his colleagues, to the IT dude, to the girl's friends, to the girl.\n\"I don't see the fuss,\" the girl had said, \"And we're not together anymore, please don't bother me.\"\nYou ignore the messages buzzing in your pocket, your eyes glued as he approaches his prey. You fish your phone out in case it was new information. Nothing. You sneer.\nWhen you got that anonymous tip, you jumped.\n'I can't say who I am,' the message said then, 'But I have something that can help you. I saw something. I hope this helps.'\nThe letter from Mr. Anonymous made it to court, but it also signed your permanent resignation from civil service. Your source came into question, and Tan countersued for evidence fabrication. You swore seeing a smirk at the corner of his mouth in court. And when you surrendered your badge, news of Tan's IT serviceman's death came in. Fell off a bridge after a night of drinking, they said. You knew better.\nHis prey looks no older than the one you questioned before. Predators hardly change their tastes. However, hands gripping elbows do not speak excitement - she knows she is prey. Regardless, he approaches her, you start snapping.\nShe backs away, a bruised gazelle. He charges forward, jaws wide, she steps, her face turned away to not show the tears. You click, click, and click. The intervals between each push reducing. You glare - hunting is meant to be swift.\nWhen he reaches for her, you know what will come next. You slip your camera into your pocket, and your ankles are primed for action. Adrenaline courses through your veins as he sinks his claws. She screams. No one reacts.\n\u200bYou remember promising yourself that you would never run head-first into a situation like this the moment they took your badge. You slink out of your seat and sprint, horns pointed and forward.\nSome promises are meant to be broken.\nGot you, you son of a bitch.\nI hope you've enjoyed this piece, and stay tuned for more pieces from writing challenges in the upcoming months!\nMy adventures with in urban speculative fiction.\nIn Collaboration\nMuse Moments\nStories With Their Tellers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Florida Gov. Signs Bill that Defines 'Virtual Currency' and Eases Licensing Restrictions on Certain Virtual Currency Transactions in the State\nCarl A. Fornaris\nOn May 12, 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bill CS\/HB 273 (the Bill), amending Florida's money services business (MSB) laws (i.e., Chapter 560 of the Florida Statutes) to, among other things, define \"virtual currency\" and address transactions involving \"virtual currency.\" The amendments to the Florida MSB laws take effect Jan. 1, 2023.\nPart II of Chapter 560 requires licensure (unless an exemption from licensure applies) for any person who, for compensation, engages in \"selling or issuing payment instruments\" or engages in the activity of a \"money transmitter.\"[1] Currently, the term \"virtual currency\" is not found in Chapter 560, and Chapter 560 does not address whether a person engaged in transactions involving \"virtual currency\" should be considered \"money transmitter[s]\" or otherwise engaged in \"selling or issuing payment instruments.\"\nOver the last seven years, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR), the state agency that licenses and regulates financial services firms doing business in Florida, including MSBs, received over 70 petitions for declaratory statements seeking clarity on Chapter 560 licensing treatment of virtual currency and other digital assets.[2] While the OFR has issued a number of declaratory statements discussing virtual currency activities, it did not take a clear position on licensing requirements until recently, when its declaratory statements began to align with a Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruling issued in January 2019 - State v. Espinoza.[3]\nIn Espinoza, the court held that selling Bitcoin directly to another person in Florida in a purely principal-to-principal, buy-sell transaction is subject to MSB licensing under Florida's MSB law. Specifically, the court determined that Bitcoin is both \"monetary value\" and a \"payment instrument\" under Chapter 560, and that, by selling Bitcoin to another person, Mr. Espinoza acted as both a \"money transmitter\" and a \"payment instrument seller,\" subjecting Mr. Espinoza to licensing as an MSB. In addressing whether the definition of \"money transmitter\" covers only third-party intermediaries, the court held that \"[t]he statute's plain language clearly contains no third-party transmission requirement in order for an individual's conduct to fall under the 'money transmitter' definition.\" As such, the court declined to add any third-party or financial intermediary requirement to the money transmitter definition in Chapter 560.\nWhen the OFR began citing Espinoza in recent declaratory statements, it was understood that the OFR began to align with the Third District Court and took the view that virtual currency is \"monetary value\" and that its sale or transmission is subject to licensing requirements under Chapter 560, irrespective of whether a \"third party\" is involved in the transaction.[4]\nEffect of the Bill\nThe Bill loosens Florida's position on licensing requirements for virtual currency activity by clarifying that a money transmitter license is only required for persons acting as intermediaries between two parties if the intermediary has the unilateral ability to execute or prevent a transaction. Persons involved in a principal-to-principal, bilateral transaction are not subject to licensing.[5] Therefore, Florida has departed from requiring MSB licensing for direct virtual currency purchase\/sale transactions between two parties, and now requires MSB licensing for persons acting as financial intermediaries in connection with virtual currency transactions.\nThe Bill reflects this new licensing position by amending the definition of \"money transmitter\" in Chapter 560, to include the term \"virtual currency\" and to cover:\n\"'a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or foreign entity qualified to do business in [Florida] which receives currency, monetary value, a payment instrument, or virtual currency for the purpose of acting as an intermediary to transmit currency, monetary value, a payment instrument, or virtual currency from one person to another location or person by any means\u2026The term includes only an intermediary that has the ability to unilaterally execute or indefinitely prevent a transaction.\"[6]\nFurthermore, to ensure the exclusion of principal-to-principal virtual currency transactions from MSB licensing, the Bill amends critical terms within the Chapter 560 definition of \"payment instrument\" (which is defined to include \"a check, draft, warrant, money order, travelers check, electronic instrument, or other instrument, payment of money, or monetary value whether or not negotiable\"),[7] as follows:\nReplaces the undefined term \"money\" with the defined term \"currency\"[8] to clarify that the term \"payment instrument\" does not include virtual currency.[9]\nRevises the term \"payment instrument\" to clarify that it refers to an instrument that is used for the transmission, exchange, or payment of currency or monetary value, but a payment instrument is not the currency or monetary value itself.[10]\nExcludes virtual currency from the definition of \"monetary value.\"[11]\nAmends the definition of \"electronic instrument\" to replace the term \"money\" with the defined term \"currency,\" to clarify that the term \"electronic instrument\" does not include virtual currency.[12]\nAmends the definition of \"stored value\" found within the definition of \"electronic instrument\" to replace the undefined term \"funds\" with the defined term \"currency,\" to clarify that the term \"stored value\" does not include virtual currency.[13]\nFinally, the Bill broadly defines \"virtual currency\" as \"a medium of exchange in electronic or digital format that is not currency.\"[14] The term excludes a medium of exchange in electronic or digital format that is:\n(a) Issued by or on behalf of a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform; or\n(b) Used exclusively as part of a consumer affinity or rewards program and can be applied solely as payment for purchases with the issuer or other designated merchants but cannot be converted into or redeemed for currency or another medium of exchange.[15]\nOther Amendments of the Bill\nIn addition to the above, the Bill amends the following:\nI. Prohibition of Unlicensed Activity - Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.125\nThe Bill amends the prohibition on unlicensed money transmitter activity and payment instrument selling in order to better align the wording with the definition of payment instrument seller. One element of the prohibition on unlicensed money transmitter activity is that a person must be doing such activity for compensation, and \"compensation\" includes profit or loss on the exchange of currency. The Bill adds that \"compensation\" includes profit or loss on the exchange of monetary value or virtual currency.[16]\nII. Permissible Investments - Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.210\nThe Bill amends the permissible investments statute in relation to virtual currency. Currently, a money transmitter must possess permissible investments, such as cash and certificates of deposit, with an aggregate market value of at least the aggregate face amount of all outstanding money transmissions. Without an amendment, the effect would be to require a money transmitter that transmits virtual currency to not only have control over the virtual currency being transmitted but also hold the equivalent value in cash or other enumerated assets. Instead, the Bill only requires that, during the period of transmission, the money transmitter must hold virtual currency of the same type and amount owed or obligated to the other location or person on the receiving end of the transmission.[17]\nIII. Required Records - Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.211\nAmends record retention requirements to include retention of records related to virtual currency transmitted and adds rulemaking authority for additional records related to virtual currency.[18]\nIV. Conforming Changes - Fla. Stat. \u00a7\u00a7 559.952, 560.204, 560.123, 560.208, 560.2085, 560.211, 560.212\nThe Bill conforms portions of the above-cited statutes to reflect the addition of the term \"virtual currency\" to money transmitter regulations.[19]\nThe Florida amendments to its MSB code should help provide licensing relief to digital assets firms that engage in peer-to-peer purchases and sales of digital assets. The Bill confirms Florida's intent to position itself as a crypto-friendly state and may have wide-ranging impacts when it takes effect Jan. 1, 2023. As a result of the Bill, Florida could see increased virtual currency activity, transactions, and investment in the coming years.\n[1] Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.204(1).\n[2]House of Representatives, Staff Final Bill Analysis.\n[3] See e.g., In Re: Petition for Declaratory Statement, Kalbas, Inc., OFR 2021-312 (July 29, 2021); In Re: Petition for Declaratory Statement, Pay Depot, LLC, OFR 2021-313 (July 29, 2021); In Re: Petition for Declaratory Statement, Foriz Dax, Inc., OFR 2021-325 (August 11, 2021); In Re: Petition for Declaratory Statement, Aspen Lakes, LLC, OFR 2021-308 (July 29, 2021); and In Re: Petition for Declaratory Statement, Evergreen ATM, LLC a\/k\/a Getcoins, OFR 2021-310 (July 29, 2021).\n[5] Staff Final Bill Analysis at Page 8.\n[6] Bill at Page 5 (emphasis added).\n[7] Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.103(29).\n[8] Under Chapter 560, \"[c]urrency\" means the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country which is designated as legal tender and which circulates and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance. Currency includes United States silver certificates, United States notes, and Federal Reserve notes. Currency also includes official foreign bank notes that are customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in a foreign country. Fla. Stat. \u00a7 560.103 (11).\n[11] The Bill defines \"[m]onetary value\" as a medium of exchange, other than virtual currency, regardless of whether it is redeemable in currency. Bill at Page 5 (emphasis added).\n[12] The Bill defines \"[e]lectronic instrument\" as \"a card, tangible object, or other form of electronic payment used for the transmission, payment or exchange of currency or monetary value, including a stored value card or device that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic stripe, or other means for storing information; that is prefunded; and for which the value is decremented upon each use.\" Bill at Page 4 and Staff Final Bill Analysis at Page 8.\n[13] The Bill defines \"[s]tored value\" as \"currency or monetary value represented in digital electronic format, regardless of whether it is specially encrypted, and stored or capable of storage on electronic media in such a way as to be retrievable and transferred electronically.\" Bill at Pages 4-5 and Staff Final Bill Analysis at Page 8.\n[14] Bill at Page 6.\n[16] Bill at Pages 10-11 and Staff Final Bill Analysis at Page 8.\n[17] Bill at Page 14 and Staff Final Bill Analysis at Page 9.\n[18] Bill at Page 14.\n[19] Bill at Pages 2 - 4, 6, 11-12, 14 - 15.\nMonica Lopez-Rodriguez is a corporate attorney with a deep background in banking, business, finance, corporate governance and information technology. Having served at in-house roles with private and wholesale banks as well as the world's second-largest cruise line operator, Monica represents general domestic, international, and non-profit clients on matters concerning general corporate law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, exchange offers, and venture capital. She advises clients on the negotiation, execution, and management of bilateral and syndicated loans, including revolving and export credit facilities, as well as intercompany and affiliate loans. She also advises on other special financing projects, including leases, sale-leasebacks, and joint ventures. Additionally, Monica prepares debt-related financial statement disclosures and capital market transaction summaries for SEC filings. Concentrations Finance Banking and securities regulatory matters Capital markets transactions Governance Mergers and acquisitions\nCarl A. Fornaris is Co-Chair of the firm's Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice. With 27 years of legal experience, Carl advises a broad range of financial services firms \u2013 banks and their holding companies, money services businesses, investment advisers, securities broker dealers, gaming firms, Fintechs, cryptocurrency firms and other institutions \u2013 on all aspects of their business. These include formation and licensing, capital-raising transactions, acquisitions and divestitures, USA PATRIOT Act\/BSA\/AML compliance and OFAC sanctions programs, cryptocurrency regulation, mobile money and FinTech, federal and state agency enforcement proceedings, Dodd-Frank Act compliance and COVID-19\/CARES Act economic stimulus program advice (ranging from Small Business Administration PPP loans to Federal Reserve Main Street program loans). Throughout his career, Carl has counseled clients in their dealings with the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, FinCEN, SEC, FINRA, Florida Office of Financial Regulation, New York Department of Financial Services and other state supervisory authorities. Carl is also active representing lenders and credit parties in financing transactions, particularly credits to non-U.S. loan parties, asset-based credits, acquisition financing and stand-by letters of credit. Carl is a past General Counsel of the Florida International Bankers Association and sits on its Board of Directors. Previously, he served as Head of Legal and Compliance for the Latin America region of Barclays Bank PLC, with responsibility for managing legal and compliance matters throughout the region. Carl is an adjunct professor in the Business Law Department of the University of Miami Business School. Concentrations Banking and financial services law, regulation and compliance Commercial lending, including credit facilities in Latin America Anti-money laundering and OFAC compliance COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Client Response Team Blockchain Task Force\nMarina Olman-Pal advises foreign and U.S. financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory matters including licensing, acquisitions, divestitures, compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)\/anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, and compliance with Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs. Marina counsels a wide range of companies in the financial services sector including, domestic and foreign banks, gaming companies, money services businesses including money transmitters, cryptocurrency businesses, Fintech companies and digital payment companies. 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Butler Greenberg Traurig January 25 , 2023\nOn Jan. 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed rule that would require certain nonbank financial companies subject to its supervisory jurisdiction to submit annual reports about their use of terms and conditions that attempt to waive or limit consumer rights and protections.\n5 Trends to Watch: 2023 Venture Capital\nBy Chinh H. Pham Greenberg Traurig January 20 , 2023\nThe current macroeconomic environment, coupled with record increases in valuations over the last several years, is creating an increase in down-rounds, re-pricings, and recapitalizations.\nMore From Regulation\nOn Dec. 14, 2022, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released a statement announcing a proposal to establish an SEC rule setting forth a best execution standard for broker-dealers.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Child Labour and its Dismal Psychological Implicat...\n'Depression rising alarmingly in Pakistan's urban ...\n\"TAME\" \u2013 Tremor Acquisition Minimization Device by...\nAdil Ali 04 April\nThe anti-tremor device namely \"TAME\" by the students from NUST \u2013 National University of Sciences and Technology, won the 2016-2017 Design Challenge held by the Stanford Center on Longevity in USA.\nWhat are Tremors?\nMostly affecting the hands, a tremor is a type of neurological disorder where a person experiences unintentional, shaking movement. Besides hands, it can affect other body parts like the head and voice too.\nThere are many types of tremors depending upon the nature of the involuntary movements and their sources. They are categorized as follows:\nResting tremors \u2013 These tremors occur when your muscles are resting, and when you move those muscles the tremors may disappear or become less noticeable. Example, Parkinson's disease.\nAction tremors \u2013 These tremors occur when you are intentionally or purposefully moving the muscle of the body part, such as, when you are writing, pushing a button, or you are reaching for an object. Example, multiple sclerosis. Action tremors are again of two types \u2013 postural tremor, and kinetic or intention tremor.\nIdiopathic tremors \u2013 This is a type of tremor that has developed spontaneously or due to an unknown cause. Example, Idiopathic Dystonic Tremor.\nCommon treatment for tremors:\nConventional forms of treatment include medication and physiotherapy to help the patient strengthen their muscles and reduce the intensity of the tremors. But now there might just be a ray of hope for these patients who might be able to go back to normal life with the help of this device called TAME.\nWhat is TAME?\nShort for tremor acquisition and minimization, it is the World's First wearable device for pathological tremor categorization and real time suppression. Pathological tremors are the most common neurological movement disorder which cause involuntary rhythmic shaking of various parts of the human body, most commonly the hands.\nAround 280 Million people worldwide have lost their independence due to these tremors. They have to depend on others to perform the simplest tasks in life like eating, drinking and even dressing themselves. But unfortunately even after such medical advancements the scientists are far from even understanding the root cause of the disorder let alone find a cure for it.\nA team from SEECS, NUST comprising of Awais Shafique, Hooriya Anam and Muhammad Arsalan Javed under the supervision of Dr. Syed Muhammad Raza Kazmi, are working on a breakthrough technology called TAME which is a noninvasive Tremor Suppression device that can give back the control and ease to the tremor patients to perform their routine tasks without hindering their voluntary movements.\nTAME uses a technique called Functional Electrical Stimulation in which low voltage electric current is used for muscle actuation and to generate movement. Motion censors are used to detect how the tremor is moving in the arm and the device in turn, generate a counter movement for suppression of the tremor and to stabilize the hand.\nIt is a complete solution for the treatment and diagnosis of Pathological Tremor patients in the form of an intuitive, user friendly and easily manageable wearable device connected to cloud storage for easy management and sharing of diagnosis files. The team competed in BITA 2015 with the most brilliant innovations from Industry and Academia in Pakistan and received the Best I.T innovation Award 2015 along with PKR. 1 Million.\nA team from SEECS, NUST comprising of Awais Shafique, Hooriya Anam and Muhammad Arsalan Javed under the supervision of Dr. Syed Muhammad Raza Kazmi, are working on this breakthrough technology called TAME.\nWatch the following short video to learn about the project:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Killer Angel's\nThe Killer Angel's\nMichael Shaara\nDuring a visit to Gettysburg, Shaara saw the battlefield and learned about the battle and its significance. He returned home with the idea to write a historical novel based on the battle. Most historical novels use fictional characters in historical settings, but Shaara chose to write about the real-life participants in the battle, such as Robert E. Lee and Joshua L. Chamberlain. This unusual decision gives the novel a much more epic tone, but it also causes problems with historical accuracy.\nPublished in 1974, The Killer Angels never enjoyed commercial success in Shaara's lifetime. But to the surprise of many, including Shaara, it won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Literature.\nThe Battle of Gettysburg, which the novel describes, was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, with over 50,000 casualties in the span of three days. Many historians have called it the high-water mark of the Confederacy, when General Robert E. Lee hurled the entire strength of his army at the Union forces in an attempt to end the war by destroying his enemy.\nAs a novel that attempts to offer a more lifelike retelling of the Battle of Gettysburg, Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels portrays actual historical figures & the actual events in which they participated during the Civil War.\nWhile much of his characterization and novelistic interpretation is based on careful study of letters, documents, & historical texts, Shaara does take significant liberties in his portrayal of the characters, their inner thoughts, & emotions.\nGeneral Robert E. Lee \u2013 Confederacy.\nThe Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, or Confederate army. At the age of 57, Lee is one of the most famous\u2014& most revered\u2014men in the South. He has led his army through a string of victories. At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee is having heart trouble, & he eventually dies of heart disease in 1870. In his foreword, Shaara writes that Lee is \"a man in control. He does not lose his temper nor his faith. He believes absolutely in God. He loves Virginia above all, the mystic dirt of home. He is the most beloved man in either army.\"\nGeneral James Longstreet \u2013 Confederacy.\nLee's second in command &, since the death of \"Stonewall\" Jackson, his most important general. At 42, Longstreet is full-bearded, slow talking, & crude. He is aware of the new nature of warfare, & knows that military tactics have to change with new technology. He is very stubborn, but he has great respect for Lee, & ultimately defers to his commander's judgment, though not without a good deal of argument. All 3 of his children were killed by a fever during the winter before the Battle of Gettysburg. This loss has sunk the jovial Longstreet into a depression that is often severe.\nColonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain \u2013 Union. 34 years old, Chamberlain has left his home in Maine & a comfortable professorship at Bowdoin College to come to war. He is the colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry regiment. He was an excellent student at school, speaks 7 languages, & has a lovely singing voice, but all his life he has wanted to be a soldier. He lied to Bowdoin & told them he was going on sabbatical to France because they would not let him go to war. He is an intellectual, given to brooding & poetic thoughts.\nGeneral John Buford \u2013 Union.\nA cavalry commander, Buford comes from the great plains of the Midwest, & dislikes the tame & political East. He has an eye for finding the best ground on a battlefield. He has been given 2 brigades & ordered to follow the movements of the Confederate army.\nArthur Fremantle \u2013\nEnglishman who observes the Confederate army. People in the Confederacy hope that England will come to their aid, since the South still has many traditional aspects of English society, particularly its class structure. Realists like Lee & Longstreet know that England will never help the Confederacy as long as it has slavery. Fremantle is tall & thin & reminds Longstreet of Ichabod Crane. Fremantle is dismayed by the rough manners of many of the soldiers, but he is also amazed at how much the Southerners are like Englishmen. He especially admires Lee & James Longstreet. He is enthusiastic about the battles, but he rarely has any idea of what is really going on.\nGeneral George Pickett \u2013 Confederacy.\nPerfumed, with bouncing curly hair, George Pickett is a dandy. Last in his class at West Point, Pickett has risen to the rank of major general, & leads an entire division. He is in love with a girl half his age & in his melodramatic style, he has sworn to her that he would never drink.His division has not seen action in battle & he longs for a chance to prove himself & his men.\nWe will write a custom essay sample on\nAny topic specifically for you\nGeneral J. E. B. Stuart \u2013 Confederacy.\nStuart is the cavalry leader assigned by Lee to track the movements of the Union army. A fun-loving publicity hound, Stuart is off joyriding for the first 2 days of the battle, & it is his negligence that causes the Confederate army to lose track of the Union troops in the 1st place. Because of Stuart's absence, during the first 2 days the Confederates never know where the Union troops are or what the surrounding area looks like.\nThomas Chamberlain \u2013 Union.\nJoshua's brother & aide, also in the Twentieth Maine. Not as smart or as brooding as his brother, Tom is more social, funnier, & more easygoing. While he has been a calming presence to his brother, he soon becomes a liability when Joshua Chamberlain realizes that he might, at some point, order his brother to his death.\nGeneral Lew Armistead \u2013 Confederacy.\nAt 46, Armistead is a widower & his wife's death constantly causes him sadness. A general serving in Pickett's division, Armistead knows that his old friend, Winfield Hancock, is on the other side of the war, serving as a general in the Union army. Armistead & Hancock will both be at the Battle of Gettysburg.\nGeneral Richard Ewell \u2013 Confederacy.\nRecently chosen to replace part of \"Stonewall\" Jackson's command, Ewell has become unsure of himself after suffering an injury that cost him his leg. As Jackson's replacement, Ewell has a great amount of responsibility, which is a source of concern to Lee. Lee is particularly troubled by the way that Ewell defers to Jubal Early.\nGeneral Jubal Early \u2013 Confederacy.\nA young, ambitious, & cold general. Like Ewell, he has been given a part of Jackson's old command. He accepts this responsibility easily. He is capable & confident, but also pushy, particularly with Ewell. Though Ewell technically has the greater responsibility & the greater control, he defers to Early. Longstreet & Armistead despise Early.\nPrivate Buster Kilrain \u2013 Union.\nA former sergeant who was demoted to private for drunkenly assaulting a fellow officer. A big, stocky Irishman, Kilrain is getting old and knows he does not have many fights left in him. He becomes a friend & mentor to his colonel, Joshua Chamberlain.\nGeneral John Reynolds \u2013 Union.\nAn intelligent infantry general who has a gift for positioning troops, Reynolds refuses to become the commander of the Union army, a position that is then given to George Meade. Reynolds is killed shortly after the action begins at Gettysburg.\nGeneral George Meade \u2013 Union.\nRecently appointed commander of the Union armies, Meade arrives a bit late to the Battle of Gettysburg. Cautious but intelligent, he makes a brief appearance in The Killer Angels.\nSorrel \u2013 Confederate.\nAn aide to Longstreet. Sorrel is a competent but not very sociable man.\nGeneral John Hood \u2013 Confederate.\nA major general under Longstreet's command, Hood is Longstreet's most competent soldier. Like Longstreet, he prefers defensive strategies, & he understands that the nature of war is changing.\nGeneral Isaac Trimble \u2013 Confederate.\nAn old general who participates in Pickett's Charge.\nGeneral Winfield Scott Hancock \u2013 Union.\nA competent, important general of the Union army, who directs much of the action at Gettysburg. He is an old friend of Confederate General Lew Armistead, who fights on the other side at Gettysburg.\nGeneral Ambrose Powell Hill \u2013 Confederate.\nA general whose troops do much of the fighting on the first day of the battle, first with Union General John Buford's cavalry, then John Reynolds's infantry.\nSummary\u2014Introduction and Foreword\nIn the opening section, \"To the Reader,\" author Michael Shaara states that he wrote the book because he wanted to know \"what it was like to be there, what the weather was like, what the men's faces looked like.\" He adds that since there were so many different historical interpretations of what went on at the Battle of Gettysburg, he based The Killer Angels primarily on the letters, journal entries, and memoirs of the men who were there.\nIn the Foreword, Shaara gives a brief description of the situation in late June 1863. General Robert E. Lee, after a string of victories, has led the Confederate army into an invasion of Union territory, mainly in Pennsylvania. His intention is to destroy the Union army once & for all & then offer peace to the President of the Union, Abraham Lincoln\u2014with the understanding that the Confederacy be recognized as an independent country.\nShaara then describes the main characters & gives a little of each man's background & personal history. The most important are General Robert E. Lee, Confederate General James Longstreet, Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, & Major General George Meade, commanding general of the Union army.\nJune 29, 1863: Chapter 1 The Spy\nDaytime, Taneytown, Pennsylvania, a town near Gettysburg. Harrison, a Confederate spy, discovers a large mass of Union troops moving north. The Union troops are moving close to the Confederate army. Harrison returns in the middle of the night to the Confederate camp & reports his discovery to General James Longstreet. Longstreet is skeptical at first, but Harrison convinces him that he has actually seen the Union troops.\nLongstreet quickly wakes up General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate army. Lee is also skeptical, since he has sent General J. E. B. Stuart out with his cavalry to keep an eye on the movements of the Union army. Longstreet believes that Stuart is out joyriding. Longstreet presses Lee to get the army moving west. Lee agrees and decides to move toward a town called Gettysburg.\nJune 29, 1863: Chapter 2: Chamberlain\nDaytime, several miles south of Gettysburg. Union Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain is awakened by Buster Kilrain, a former sergeant who was demoted to private after assaulting another officer. Kilrain informs him that their regiment, the Twentieth Maine, has just received 120 men from the Second Maine, which has been disbanded. The new men are mutineers, having expected to be sent home after the disbanding of their regiment. The men are now being kept under guard, & Chamberlain has orders to shoot any man who does not agree to march.\nChamberlain is joined by his younger brother, Tom, who is also a member of the Twentieth Maine. Chamberlain obtains food for the mutineers and then meets with their leader. The leader tells him that the mutineers are tired of the war and the inept Union generals who have been running it\u2013they want to go home. Chamberlain knows he cannot let them go, but he also cannot bring himself to shoot them. He tells them his predicament, then gives a stirring speech in which he asks them to join the Twentieth Maine. All but 6 men agree.\nJune 29, 1863: Chapter 3: Buford\nDaytime, Gettysburg. General John Buford, commander of the Union cavalry, enters Gettysburg with his two brigades: 2,500 men, all mounted on horses. Buford is scouting the land ahead of the Union army. He spots a brigade of Confederate infantry in the town, and he is surprised to see them apparently without cavalry. He decides to remain in Gettysburg & sends a message back to the infantry commander, General John Reynolds, telling him that he has occupied Gettysburg & expects an even larger Confederate force to arrive the next morning.\nBuford surveys the area around the town & notices its \"high ground.\" Buford rides through the middle of the town with his men. The townspeople are relieved to see Union troops. Buford decides to occupy the hills with his men. They dismount & get ready to fight on foot. He hopes to prevent the Confederates from taking the high ground the next day until Reynolds arrives with his troops.\nJune 29, 1863: Chapter 4: Longstreet\nNighttime, Confederate camp west of Gettysburg. The Confederate officers try to teach Lieutenant Arthur Fremantle, a British military observer, how to play poker. Longstreet muses on the upcoming battle. One of his aides, Sorrel, informs Longstreet that a soldier spotted Union cavalry in Gettysburg. The reporting officer's commander, General Hill, thinks he must have seen a state militia, but Longstreet is not sure.\nLongstreet broods while chatting briefly with Fremantle. General George Pickett, a good soldier & a perfumed dandy arrives much to everyone's pleasure. Other officers under Pickett's command also arrive: Lew \"Lo\" Armistead, Jim Kemper, & Dick Garnett.\nPickett's division has not had much action. The division has been placed at the rear of the army. Pickett approaches Longstreet & asks that his division be moved up, but Longstreet refuses, adding that if the army has to turn & run, Pickett's division will then be leading the fight to escape. Pickett leaves and Longstreet then talks to Armistead.\nArmistead's old friend, General Winfield Hancock, is in the Union army, & Longstreet speculates that he may soon meet his friend in battle. Longstreet tells Armistead that he would prefer to use defensive warfare tactics such as trenches. Armistead replies that his ideas are good but that the Confederate army is not the army to try them out on. Besides, Armistead says, General Lee would never agree to defensive warfare because he thinks it is somewhat dishonorable.\nBack at the poker game, several of the players, including a Southern politician, become upset at Fremantle for saying that the war is over slavery.\nThe next morning, skirmishes begin between Buford's men and the Confederate infantry in Gettysburg.\nJuly 1, 1863: Chapter 1: Lee\nMorning, Confederate camp west of Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee rises and is having some slight heart troubles so is taking things easy. He discusses the military situation with his aide, Taylor, noting that General Stuart has not reported back with the position of the Union army, thus leaving Lee blind. Several of Lee's officers want Stuart to be court-martialed for his failure to report on the Union army, but Lee is fond of Stuart, who has been an excellent soldier until now. Lee tells General Longstreet that he is Lee's most valuable officer & must not risk himself near the front in battle.\nLongstreet reports that the new commander of the Union army is George Meade. Longstreet adds that he believes Union cavalry have occupied Gettysburg. He suggests that the Confederate army swing around to the southeast of Gettysburg and put itself between the Union army and Washington, D.C., cutting the Union soldiers off from the capital and forcing them to attack. Lee is annoyed by Longstreet's stubborn advocacy of defensive tactics and refuses to use them. As the 2 ride out to start the day's march, they hear the sound of artillery fire in the distance.\nJuly 1, 1863: Chapter 2: Buford\nMorning, Gettysburg. Confederate forces begin to attack General Buford's cavalry. Buford leads his men on foot, like infantry. After the initial Confederate attack, Buford sends word of the attack to General Reynolds, who is heading toward Gettysburg with his infantry troop. Buford fervently hopes that Reynolds arrives at Gettysburg before it is too late\u2014Buford has lost battles before while waiting for infantry to arrive. Buford orders his cannoneers to fire several shots. The Confederate infantry attack begins. Buford rides back & forth among his soldiers, directing the battle.\nThe Confederates outnumber the Union soldiers, but the Confederates have been expecting a small militia, & their early attacks are easily repulsed by Buford's men. Soon, the Confederates are attacking & the tide begins to turn. When Buford thinks he can hold out no more, Reynolds arrives & provides needed relief for Buford's brigade. Just as Reynolds's men move in, Reynolds is shot & killed. The attack continues without a commander, & Buford rides out to scout the other hills & make sure no Confederate forces are moving in on them.\nMorning, Gettysburg. Lee arrives in Gettysburg to discover a small battle in full fury. General Heth's troops are engaged in battle against the Union infantry that has arrived to relieve Buford. Lee is annoyed because he has no information from General Stuart, the cavalry leader who has been assigned to report on the movements of the Union army.\nNo one knows where Stuart is, and Longstreet thinks he is out joyriding. Lee surveys the field with binoculars and sees that Heth's forces have been forced back by the Union troops. Heth appears & tells Lee the story: he moved in to Gettysburg, thinking he would be fighting a militia, & discovered he was fighting Buford's dismounted cavalry. The cavalry put up a good fight, and just as Heth thought he might win, Union infantry\u2014Reynolds's men\u2014appeared & repulsed the attack.\nAs Heth tells this story, Lee receives reports from one of his generals, General Rodes, who informs him that his division has arrived along the northern flank of the Union army & has already engaged the enemy. He also sends word that Jubal Early's division will be joining his attack within an hour. It seems to Lee that everything is happening almost as if it were planned, & he tells Heth to attack again, along with General Pender's division.\nThe battle rages, & then General Hill reports that Heth has been wounded & that the Union forces are fighting better than he remembers them ever doing. Eventually, the Confederate army forces the Union army back, & the Union troops fall back to the hills on the northern end of Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, & Culp's Hill. Lee sends a message to General Ewell, telling him to pursue the Union troops & to take the hill \"if possible.\"\nLongstreet arrives & surveys the scene. He suggests that the Confederate army should swing around behind the hills & position itself between the Union army & Washington, D.C.\nLee refuses to disengage\u2014essentially to retreat & move the army\u2014in the face of the enemy. A message arrives from Ewell\u2014he has not yet taken Cemetery Hill because he fears a Union attack from the south of Gettysburg. Ewell never begins the attack, much to Lee's consternation.\nJuly 1, 1863 Chapter 4: Chamberlain\nAfternoon, south of Gettysburg. Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain marches his men toward Gettysburg. Tom, Chamberlain's brother, explains the personalized brigade bugle call to a new recruit. As he rides his horse, Chamberlain broods & daydreams, realizing that he is starting to love the life of the soldier. He also recalls piling corpses to block bullets & the constant awareness in battle that one can die at any instant. He wonders if he has grown to love that too.\nHe remembers his boyhood home, reciting the \"What a piece of work is man!\" speech from Shakespeare's Hamlet, which includes the line, \"In action, how like an angel!\" He recalls how his father replied, \"Well, boy, if he's an angel, he's sure a murderin' angel.\" The young Chamberlain then gave a class speech entitled \"Man, the Killer Angel.\nThe regiment marches through the town of Hanover, whose residents are very glad to see Union troops. As they near Gettysburg, the soldiers receive word of the battle that day, & the regiment swiftly moves toward the town. They set up camp just outside the town & wait for morning.\nJuly 1, 1863: Chapter 5: Longstreet\nEvening, Confederate camp just west of Gettysburg. Longstreet rides aimlessly on his horse & broods, examining the battlefield. He is anxious about the hills, because he recognizes the strategic importance of the high ground. Longstreet knows that Lee will attack the next day. Lee is \"fixed & unturnable, a runaway horse,\" and Longstreet believes that Lee is making a mistake.\nLee will not listen to Longstreet\u2013 Lee's reticence makes Longstreet depressed. Longstreet starts to think about his children, all 3 of them dead from fever over the winter\u2013he becomes even more depressed. He knows that the army is all that he has left.\nFremantle, the British observer, fumbles his way next to Longstreet. Fremantle is giddy with pleasure at having seen the fighting earlier that day. He is impressed by the Southern people, since they often seem similar to the English. He says that Lee is an English general, & that Lee has gained a reputation in Europe\u2014mostly because Americans are never thought of as gentlemen.\nFremantle adds, \"You cannot imagine the surprise. One hears all these stories of Indians & massacres & lean backwoodsmen with ten-foot rifles & rain dances and what not, & yet here, your officers. . . . Why, do you know, your General Lee is even a member of the Church of England?\" Fremantle hopes that the English & the Confederacy can become allies. England never enters the war against the Union because the Confederates support slavery, to which England is opposed.\nFremantle & Longstreet also discuss \"Stonewall\" Jackson, Lee's former right-hand general who was killed before the Battle of Gettysburg. Another Confederate officer, Dick Garnett, was shamed when Jackson accused him of cowardice in retreating from an impossible fight, & Jackson tried to have Garnett court-martialed. Garnett, who now serves under General Pickett, had no chance to clear his name before Jackson died, & now he is depressed because of his dishonored reputation.\n\"Honor without intelligence . . . could lose the war,\" Longstreet says, referring obliquely to Lee & his style of gentlemen's warfare. Longstreet describes how he believes a new form of fighting should be introduced, one that takes advantage of new weapon technology such as repeating rifles. Longstreet thinks that Lee \"would rather lose the war than his dignity.\"\nLee meets with generals Ewell, Early, & Rodes. Lee wants to know why Ewell has not taken Cemetery Hill. Ewell claims that he did not think it possible. Early adds that there were rumors of Union forces to the north that had to be confirmed before they could make an attack, so they decided to wait for another general, Johnson, to arrive with his forces. Early adds that Cemetery Hill \"will be a very strong position\" for the Union forces.\nAnnoyed, Lee asks Ewell if he can attack the right (northern) flank of the Union army the next day. Early thinks it would be a difficult fight, but if Longstreet attacks the left flank, it might draw enough Union troops to the south to make an attack by Ewell and Early worthwhile. Lee mentions Longstreet's suggestion that they move the army southeast & come between the Union army & Washington, D.C.\nEwell thinks that to leave the town, which they have captured, would demoralize the troops, and Early thinks it unwise to move an entire army around the high, fortified position that the Union forces are holding. Lee agrees to himself that it would be extremely difficult to move the army without Stuart & his cavalry to guide them.\nLee leaves & meets General Isaac Trimble, who is furious with Ewell for not having taken Cemetery Hill. Trimble tells Lee that he offered to take the hill with no more than a regiment, but Ewell made no response: he simply froze. Lee retires to his headquarters in an old house & considers his options. Lee sends for Ewell. Ewell arrives, somewhat sheepish, & tells his commander that he & Early think they should attack the right flank, as Lee suggested. Ewell apologizes for being too \"careful\" that day, & Lee accepts the apology & does not chide Ewell very much. Lee goes to sleep wondering where Stuart is.\nJuly 1, 1863: Chapter 7 Buford\nLate evening, Union camp. Buford returns to Cemetery Hill to survey the fortifications the Union army is building. Buford enters a farmhouse. Officers are arguing over who is really in command, General Howard or General Winfield Hancock.\nJohn Gibbon, one of Hancock's men, tells Buford that Howard is blaming Buford for the loss that day, claiming that Buford's men, who had fought all morning, should have supported Howard's men on the right flank. Hancock comes to talk to Buford, & Buford tells him about the death of Reynolds. Hancock orders Buford to get his cavalry refitted. General Meade arrives, & Buford leaves to brood.\nJuly 2, 1863: Chapter 1 Fremantle\nEarly morning, Confederate camp. English military observer Arthur Fremantle awakens, excited at the prospect of watching another battle\u2014& he hopes, another Confederate victory. He chats with other foreign observers, most notably a fat Austrian named Ross & marvels at how wonderful it is to be in the camp of what he thinks is the winning side. He rides to Gettysburg & climbs a tree to get a good view of the scene. He sees the officers meeting to discuss the plans for the day & wonders if there is any chance of the Confederacy rejoining England after the war. Lee arrives to meet with Longstreet & Fremantle\u2014conscious that the soldiers are laughing at him as he hangs in a tree\u2014comes down.\nHe speaks briefly with Ross, who is dressed in his bright blue, amusing war costume, complete with a metal helmet. Fremantle is quite unaware of the grave nature of the battle, and he always believes that the gentlemanly South will naturally win the war: \"Fremantle knew with the certainty of youth & faith that [Longstreet] could not possibly lose this day, not with these troops, not with Englishmen, the gentlemen against the rabble.\" He is delighted, if a bit nervous, at the sound of the first cannon.\nFremantle asks Longstreet why the Confederates have not entrenched, wondering why they are not worried about a Union attack. Longstreet replies that Meade would never attack, & also that the Union forces are so fortified in their position that they would not want to move. Longstreet says, as he always does, that the best action for the Confederates is to swing around the Union army & come between them & Washington, D.C. to force the Union to attack. Lee will not agree to this plan.\nFremantle leaves to join his fellow Europeans. He muses again on how the \"experiment\" of America has failed, & the \"equality of rabble\" has changed back to a class system in just 2 generations\u2014but only in the South. The South is \"the Old Country.\" He believes he has stumbled on something profound\nJuly 2, 1863: Chapter 2: Chamberlain\nMorning, Union camp just outside Gettysburg. Chamberlain sits with his regiment and awaits new orders. He cannot help thinking about his home in Maine, & his wife. Private Kilrain comes over & informs Chamberlain that they have discovered an escaped slave. He is a large man who speaks little English, but he manages to thank the Union soldiers.\nChamberlain has the surgeon bind the man's wounds & gives him food, but he cannot take the slave with the troops. He tries to point the slave in the right direction the best he can. Chamberlain is intrigued by the encounter\u2014he has seen few black men in his life, & he finds himself somewhat bothered by his feelings when he sees the man. He feels slight revulsion, which occurs despite what he believes he should feel\u2013 it irks him.\nHe begins to move the regiment forward. Another colonel appears & informs Chamberlain that his group is headed toward the small hill\u2014Little Round Top.\nChamberlain again muses about the black man. He tells Kilrain that in his mind, there was never any real difference between black men & white men\u2014black men have the same \"divine spark\" as other human beings. Kilrain says that while he has some reservations about blacks as a race, he thinks there are good ones & bad ones, just like white men. Chamberlain recalls an argument he had with a Southern preacher, who said that a Negro was not a man.\nChamberlain left the room angrily. Another Southerner, a professor, came to him & apologized for the preacher's behavior, but he said he could not apologize for his views. He tried to persuade Chamberlain intelligently, as Chamberlain had tried to do with the preacher, and he had asked Chamberlain, \"What if it is you who are wrong?\" At that point Chamberlain found that he wanted to kill the Southern professor, despite his mild nature, and it was then that Chamberlain realized that this disagreement might come to war. Yet he also had his doubts. Kilrain calls Chamberlain an idealist.\nJuly 2, 1863: Chapter 3 Longstreet\nMorning, Confederate camp. Lee & Longstreet meet to discuss the plan of attack for that day. Longstreet still wants to fight defensively, but he realizes that Lee has made up his mind to attack that day. Ewell & Early think that the Union forces on Cemetery Hill & Culp's Hill are now too concentrated to attack. They suggest that if Longstreet's men attack the left of the Union line, on Little Round Top & along Cemetery Ridge, they might draw off enough Union forces to allow Ewell & Early to take Cemetery Hill & Culp's Hill. Once Longstreet is heavily engaged with the enemy, Ewell's forces will strike.\nLee likes this plan, but he wants Longstreet's approval. The stubborn Longstreet refuses to give his approval, but he also refrains from arguing, so Lee simply orders him to attack the Union's left. Longstreet says that he must delay at least an hour until one more brigade arrives. Lee outlines his plan to General McLaws, who asks if he can send men to examine the roads leading to the Union's left before they march. Longstreet refuses, saying he does not want McLaws to leave his division. Another general, Hood, asks for permission to send a brigade around the end of the Union line to try to disrupt the supply lines in their rear. Lee refuses the offer, saying he needs to concentrate his forces.\nThe officers leave to start the battle. Longstreet meets with Lee's engineer, Captain Johnston, who is to guide Longstreet's corps into position for the battle. Longstreet tells him to make sure the troops are not observed by Union soldiers. Johnston says he has scouted the Union position, but he has not scouted the roads leading up to it, & he fears that not knowing the roads will cause a problem. Longstreet grumbles to himself at the absence of Stuart, who would have reconnoitered all the roads around Gettysburg, had he been present.\nThe march begins at noon. Lee & Longstreet ride together\u2013for a moment they both feel somewhat giddy, almost looking forward to the assault. Then Longstreet reminds them that they once fought to defend the very people they are now attacking, making both men a bit depressed. Lee says that the \"higher duty\" was to Virginia, to their own people. Lee also talks about the difficulty of command, & of loving the army life but also knowing that he is constantly ordering his men to their deaths. Longstreet realizes that Lee thinks Longstreet is too close to the men & that Longstreet's love of defensive tactics comes from his unwillingness to order them to their deaths.\nLee rides off & Captain Johnson approaches. Johnson reports that if the troops march any farther on the road, the Union will be able to see them. Annoyed, Longstreet orders a countermarch that takes the troops almost to the point where they started and brings them around again, which costs a lot of valuable time. They discover that the Union troops have left Cemetery Ridge & dug in to the peach orchard just in front of Little Round Top. Longstreet is dismayed\u2014Lee's orders will be difficult to carry out with the new Union position, but Longstreet cannot afford the time it would take to protest, & he doubts Lee would change his mind even if he could be reached.\nHood objects to continuing the attack, since all their movements are observed, & the Union forces are already entrenched in the orchard. Since the Union troops have left the ridge, they have left their left flank unsupported and vulnerable. Lee has ordered a frontal assault\u2013Longstreet believes he has no choice. Though the losses will be heavy, Longstreet orders Hood to attack the peach orchard. He tells Hood that he must take Little Round Top. The battle begins, & heavy losses occur quickly.\nJuly 2, 1863: Chapter 4 Chamberlain\nAfternoon, south of Gettysburg. Chamberlain & his men are finally called upon to move, just as the Confederate attack begins. Chamberlain forms his regiment & waits for his orders. His commanding officer, Colonel Vincent, finally begins the march. As the men move forward, they begin to come within range of the artillery exchange. Chamberlain orders his brother Tom to move to the rear of the regiment, before it becomes \"a hard day for mother.\"\nThe regiment passes Big Round Top and begins to move up onto Little Round Top. Vincent places Chamberlain's regiment, the Twentieth Maine, on the southeastern side of Little Round Top. He tells Chamberlain, \"You are the extreme left of the Union line. . . . The line runs from here all the way back to Gettysburg. But it stops here. . . . You cannot withdraw. Under any conditions. If you go, the line is flanked. . . . You must defend this place to the last.\"\nChamberlain's men dig in, piling up rocks to build a stone wall. Chamberlain orders one of his men, Morrill, to take his company farther out to the left, in case the Confederates try to go around the Twentieth Maine & surprise them from the side. Chamberlain goes to the top of the hill & sees that the Union forces in the peach orchard are being overrun & that the Confederates will soon reach Little Round Top. He returns to his regiment & tells the 6 prisoners from the former Second Maine that if they join the regiment now, there will be no charges. 3 of the men take him up on the offer.\nThe infamous \"Rebel yell\" is heard, & the Confederate forces are on their way. Chamberlain finally realizes that he is the end of the Union line & that he has been ordered never to retreat. The Confederates attack. The Twentieth Maine succeeds in repelling the initial charge. Chamberlain tries to reach Morrill to see if he & his company are all right, but a 2nd attack quickly follows the 1st. This time, Kilrain is shot, but the wound seems slight, just under his armpit. Chamberlain jumps up on a rock & is promptly knocked down by a shot that lands near his foot. His foot hurts, but there is no hole in the boot. He climbs up on another boulder to get a better view & is shot again. This time the bullet glances off his sword scabbard.\nChamberlain calls all the commanders to him & orders them to hold the line. He says that they are about to be flanked on the left & that they have to stop the Confederates at all costs. He outlines a strategic maneuver & the commanders quickly leave to execute his orders. Chamberlain returns to Kilrain, who is becoming weaker from his wound.\nThe Twentieth is beginning to run out of ammunition. The next attack hits hard all along the line. Chamberlain's men hold, but they are running very low on bullets. The next attack knocks a hole in the line, & Chamberlain instinctively orders the nearest man to fill it\u2014his brother Tom. Tom survives the attack without injury.\nThe Twentieth Maine is now down to 200 men, having lost 100 in the battle. The regiment does not have enough ammunition to handle another attack. Chamberlain decides to order the men to fix their bayonets to their rifles & charge down the hill in a motion \"like a swinging door\" to sweep the Confederates away. Screaming, Chamberlain leads his men down the hill, & the plan works amazingly well, as the beleaguered Confederates flee in terror from the charging Union troops. As they try to escape, they run into Morrill's company. Many of the retreating Confederates are soon either dead, wounded, or taken prisoner.\nChamberlain returns to Kilrain, who has been shot in the arm again. Kilrain praises the job Chamberlain has done. Chamberlain meets up with Colonel Rice, the new brigade commander since Vincent was killed during the battle. Rice is very impressed with the bayonet charge. The regiment has suffered casualties in nearly a third of its men. Kilrain is taken away to receive first aid, & Rice asks Chamberlain to move his men to Big Round Top. There will be no more fighting for them that day.\nEvening, Confederate camp. Longstreet moves through the makeshift Confederate hospital, which is overflowing with wounded from the day's battle. He sees General Hood, whose hand was injured during the battle. The drugged Hood asks if the attack succeeded, & Longstreet lies and says it did. One of Longstreet's aides tells him that Hood's officers are blaming Longstreet for the failure of the attack. They would never blame Lee for a failed attack, so they immediately turn to Longstreet. Longstreet's head aide, Sorrel, reports that the casualties are heavy. Nearly half of the men in Hood's division, 8,000 men, have been killed, wounded, or captured in 2 hours of fighting.\nLongstreet thinks that there are no longer enough men for another frontal assault & that Lee will not order one the next day. Longstreet orders Sorrel to get hard counts of the casualties the amount of ammunition & weapons remaining. As Sorrel rides away, another aide appears to tell Longstreet that Pickett has finally arrived. Longstreet tells the aide he will meet Pickett shortly. Longstreet rides toward Lee's headquarters & finds Stuart waiting outside, surrounded by reporters & admirers\u2013enjoying the attention. Longstreet pays little attention. Longstreet meets Lee, who draws him into the headquarters & away from the press. Lee, thinking that the Union forces had nearly retreated, tells Longstreet that he thought it was very close that day.\nLongstreet thinks Lee is deluding himself. He tells Lee that there are 3 Union corps dug into the high ground in front of him. Longstreet pushes, 1 last time, for Lee to move the Confederate army around to the right, to the southeast, and to put itself between the Union army and Washington, D.C. Another general appears & demands that Longstreet persuade Lee to court-martial Stuart, who has left the Confederate army blind to the Union's movements. Longstreet says he will talk to Lee, but that he does not think it will do any good. Fremantle appears & tries to congratulate Longstreet on his \"victory.\"\nAs they ride along aimlessly, Longstreet realizes that Lee will attack the next day, an idea he thinks is suicidal. Fremantle claims that Lee is the most \"devious\" man he has ever met, and Longstreet replies that the Confederacy does not win with tactics, it wins with sheer determination. He is actually annoyed with the lack of tactics in the campaign, & thinks Lee does not use enough strategy. He says it will be a \"bloody miracle\" if the Confederates win the war. He resolves to speak to Lee in the morning, to make 1 last attempt to get him to move to the right.\nLongstreet moves on\u2013runs into Pickett & the other officers. Longstreet speaks with Armistead, who is disgusted by the fact that Fremantle thinks the Confederacy is fighting for slavery. Longstreet shrugs\u2014he believes that the war is indeed about slavery, though that is not why he personally is fighting.\nArmistead is old friends with Winfield Hancock, a Union general whom Longstreet fought earlier in the day. Armistead says that he had once vowed to Hancock that if he ever raised his hand against Hancock, then God may strike Armistead dead.Eventually, the 2 men return to the party with the other officers, & forget their troubles for a few hours.\nJuly 2, 1863 Chapter 6: Lee\nLate evening, Confederate camp. Lee considers his options for the following day. He recalls how he had once vowed to defend the very land he was attacking, when he was part of the whole United States army. Lee reflects on his past, & he tries to decide what to do. He considers a retreat, but realizes he has never seen men fight well after a retreat. He also knows his own army will never be stronger.\nStuart appears, having been sent for by Lee. Lee gently but firmly chastises the cavalry leader for joyriding & leaving him blind. Stuart tries to resign from his commission, but Lee will not accept his resignation & tells him to get back to work. An aide reports to Lee that Ewell's camp is in much disorder because Ewell defers too much to Early. The aide tells Lee that Early and Ewell got the men moving very late, almost when Longstreet had finished his attack, thus ruining the plan to divide the Union's forces. It occurs to Lee that he has attacked the Union on both sides. The smartest next move, he thinks, would be to attack in the center. He decides to send his forces in to the center of Cemetery Ridge & break the Union army in 2, then send Stuart & his cavalry around to the rear to finish the job.\nEarly morning, Big Round Top. From the hill's summit, Chamberlain watches the sun rise. Chamberlain's foot is still bleeding, & he has to keep moving to ignore the pain. His men are low on rations & hungry. Tom appears & offers Chamberlain some coffee. Chamberlain accepts it gratefully & remembers that he used his own brother to plug a hole in the front line the previous day. He misses Kilrain, who is absent because of his injury, & Chamberlain wishes he could talk to him. Tom reveals that he did not use his bayonet the previous day, as he could not bring himself to stab anyone. He points out that Chamberlain was never scared.\nChamberlain notices some artillery begin to fire in the north. He thinks they might be attacked again, but now the men have dug in deep & have plenty of ammunition. An aide arrives & says that Chamberlain's regiment has been relieved. The relief brigade quickly arrives, & the aide leads Chamberlain's men away & toward a \"safe place\" to rest, \"right smack dab in the center of the line.\"\nJuly 3, 1863 Chapter 2: Longstreet\nMorning, Confederate camp. Longstreet is preparing for the assault he knows is coming. There is still an opportunity to move southeast, but Union cavalry is quickly closing in on his army's flank. Lee arrives & the 2 ride out to survey the battlefield. Longstreet makes 1 last attempt to persuade Lee to move south, but Lee responds, \"The enemy is there . . . and there's where I'm going to strike him.\" Lee wants Longstreet to move, with Pickett's fresh division in front, and split the Union line in the middle. Longstreet objects\u2014he has lost half of his men, & 1 of his best officers, Hood, is injured. If he moves forward, the entire rear of the army is exposed. He informs Lee that it is his military opinion that a frontal assault will be a disaster.\nLee is certain that the Union lines will break, & he sees no alternative. There is the sound of gunfire to the north. Ewell has engaged the enemy without orders. Lee & Longstreet soon discover that Union soldiers have actually attacked Ewell while he was getting ready, & their action surprises the Confederate officers. Ewell's battle begins to mount, & Lee makes his firm decision to charge the Union center. He tells Longstreet that he must reach a clump of trees on Cemetery Ridge. Longstreet replies, 1 last time, that he thinks the attack will fail, but Lee dismisses his concerns. Longstreet becomes despondent. He knows Lee will not relieve him & give the attack to someone else, because there is no one else capable of leading the charge. Yet he also knows that it is doomed to fail. Longstreet's depressed mood comes close to despair.\nLongstreet forces himself to move on, knowing that he cannot reveal his doubts to his officers. He orders the artillery commander, Alexander, to fire at the hill with as much ammunition as he has. Once Alexander thinks enough damage has been dealt, he is to let Longstreet know so the attack can begin.\nLongstreet meets with his generals & describes the plan. They are all inspired & moved by the heroic plan, & they do not realize how hopeless it is. Longstreet is certain there will be terrible casualties. Longstreet knows there is nothing he can do but watch.\nChamberlain & his regiment march into the center of Cemetery Ridge. An aide tells Chamberlain that General Meade had wanted to retreat that morning, but the other generals had gathered together & forced him to remain, confident that the Confederates would attack again & that they could be repelled. General Hancock even predicts that the Confederates will attack the center of the line.\nChamberlain places his regiment, then heads over to the area where Meade and the other generals are having breakfast. He meets with his general, Sykes, who praises Chamberlain's actions the previous day on Little Round Top. Sykes hints that Chamberlain may become a brigade commander. Chamberlain returns to the area where the generals are and manages to get some chicken.\nChamberlain goes to rest and is joined by his brother Tom. Tom tells him that Kilrain has died. Suddenly, the Confederate artillery opens fire, & the world explodes around Chamberlain. He crawls around, trying to get out of the fire, & finally hides behind a stone wall, where he drifts in & out of sleep as the cannon shells land all around him.\nAs the fire dies down an hour later, Chamberlain realizes an attack is coming and that he must form his regiment. Tired and weary from the blood loss of his foot wound, Chamberlain falls asleep again.\nJuly 3, 1863 Chapter 4: Armistead\nGeneral Lew Armistead watches the Confederate guns fire upon the center of Cemetery Ridge. He sees General Pickett writing a letter to his young girlfriend. Armistead wanders around the lines, remembering his late wife and feeling gloomy. He knows that he will die soon. Armistead gives Pickett his wedding ring, & asks Pickett to send it to Armistead's girlfriend. After about an hour, the artillery fire subsides.\nThe attack will soon begin. Armistead sees Dick Garnett, who has chosen to ride a horse into battle, though it is against orders. His foot is injured & since he will be the only man riding a horse, he will be an easy target. Garnett realizes this risk, but he is riding to save his honor, & expects to die.\nArmistead & Pickett ride into the woods to meet with Longstreet, who is gloomily sitting on his horse. Longstreet is crying. Then Longstreet gives the order for the charge, and Pickett rides away gleefully.\nArmistead forms his brigade, and it begins to move toward the Union line. It is a steady, strong march, full of determination. Soon the Union artillery begins to open up, blowing huge holes in the Confederate lines. The Confederates repeatedly close up the holes, but soon the shells are falling all around them.\nOnce they come close enough to the Union lines, the Union soldiers open up with musketry, riddling the front lines with bullets. Armistead sees Garnett's horse, without a rider. Screaming begins, and the lines begin to falter in their march. Soon the Confederates are fleeing, though some, like Armistead, continue to march and make it all the way to the clump of trees they were assigned to reach before they are shot. Armistead is shot, & he dies telling a soldier to send his regrets to his friend on the Union lines, General Hancock.\nLongstreet sits on a rail fence on Seminary Ridge, watching the horrific spectacle of Pickett's Charge unfold. Everything he has feared has come to pass. Men come screaming to him, asking for reinforcements, but he has already sent in every man he has. He orders Pickett to fall back. Fremantle, realizing the terrible loss the Confederacy has suffered, offers Longstreet a drink.\nLongstreet knows the battle is over. He picks up a rifle & plans to walk down & join the last battery of guns still firing at the Union troops. Then he sees Lee riding among the troops, telling them the loss is \"all his [Lee's] fault.\" The soldiers try to argue otherwise, but Lee knows he has failed. Pickett reappears, & Lee tells him to reform his division. In tears, Pickett replies that he has no division.\nLongstreet mounts & rides toward the last battery, still firing uphill. His aides try to stop him, but he insists. He is soon joined by some of his staff. He rides forward until a shell knocks one of his aides off his horse. His aides pull him back and away from the rifle fire. The Union forces pull back & do not attack, though part of Longstreet wants them to come to his forces and end the war. Longstreet knows the Confederate army will never recover from this day.\nLee comes to Longstreet and tells him that they will withdraw that night to the river. Longstreet tells Lee that he does not think the war can be won now, and Lee does not disagree, though he does not agree either. He says, \"If the war goes on\u2014and it will, it will\u2014what else can we do but go on? It is the same question forever, what else can we do? If they fight, we will fight with them. And does it matter after all who wins? Was that ever really the question? Will God ask that question, in the end?\" The 2 generals ride off to oversee the retreat.\nChapter 6: Chamberlain\nChamberlain rides out into the edges of the battlefield, still trying to clear the image of the approaching Confederates from his mind. He has seen Pickett's Charge, & he realizes that he has been a part of history. Tom comes to him, & admires the fight the Confederates put up. He expresses his amazement that the Confederates fight so hard for slavery. Chamberlain looks at all the dead men & says that they are all equal now, \"in the sight of God.\"\nChamberlain remembers how he used his own brother to plug a hole in the regiment line, & he decides that he may have to send him away, as much as he would like to keep his brother nearby to watch him. However, he knows it will weaken his decisions to have a brother nearby. A great storm breaks out, washing away much of the blood & bodies, & cleansing the land. Chamberlain & Tom return to their regiment prepared to continue fighting.\nTell General Ewell the Federal troops are retreating in confusion. It is only necessary to push those people to get possession of those heights. Of course, I do not know his situation, and I do not want him to engage a superior force, but I do want him to take that hill, if he thinks practicable.\nThis passage is from July 1, Chapter 3. It is spoken by General Lee, & it is paraphrased from something the historical Lee said during the battle. Lee's statement is well known to historians, as it represents a small error that may have cost him a potential victory. The phrase \"if he thinks practicable\" allows Ewell to choose whether or not to attack Culp's Hill & Cemetery Hill. Many historians have argued that Lee's orders were never truly that ambiguous\u2014Lee wanted the hills taken, unless the entire Union army was sitting on them. Ewell, overly cautious, does not take the hills, & the Union army quickly digs into them. \"Stonewall\" Jackson had been killed several weeks before Gettysburg, & Ewell had been chosen to replace him. Many historians believe that Jackson, who knew how to move his troops, & who knew Lee very closely, would have taken the hills without hesitation.\nAwake all night in front of Fredericksburg. We attacked in the afternoon, just at dusk, and the stone wall was aflame from one end to the other, too much smoke, couldn't see, the attack failed, couldn't withdraw, lay there all night in the dark, in the cold among the wounded and dying. Piled-up bodies in front of you to catch the bullets, using the dead for a shield; remember the sound? Of bullets in dead bodies? . . . Remember the flap of a torn curtain in a blasted window, fragment-whispering in that awful breeze: never, forever, never, forever.\nIn this passage from July 1, Chapter 4, Chamberlain remembers the Battle of Fredericksburg. The passage shows Chamberlain's impressions of his early combat. Unlike many others fighting, Chamberlain was a citizen rather than a career soldier. These early battles & the horror of piling up the corpses of his comrades to block bullets have made a strong impression on his mind. Chamberlain is an intellectual who teaches in a college, so he remembers the horrors imaginatively, possibly exaggerating their gravity in his mind. Chamberlain's struggle to deal with the horrors of war illustrates the difficulties that citizens-turned-soldiers had to face when they entered the war.\nI was really thinking of killing him, wiping him off the earth, and it was then I realized for the first time that if it was necessary to kill them, then I would kill them, and something at the same time said: you cannot be utterly right.\nThese lines are spoken by Chamberlain in July 2, Chapter 2. The man he refers to is a fellow professor, from the South, who tries to convince Chamberlain that blacks are not really \"humans.\" Unconvinced by Chamberlain's arguments, the professor asks Chamberlain, \"What if it is you who are wrong?\" Chamberlain is so enraged at the man's racism that he wants to kill him, yet Chamberlain realizes that it is difficult to be so convinced of one's correctness as to justify killing. The passage gives us the perspective of a Union intellectual on one of the causes of the war. Chamberlain has just met an escaped slave\u2014he has come face-to-face with what he knows is one of the main reasons for the war. To his surprise, he finds himself mildly repulsed by the sight of the slave, and his reaction troubles him greatly. Many men on both sides felt that the war was being fought over the issue of states' rights and the preservation of the union rather than slavery. Chamberlain's deep contemplation of slavery & of his reaction to it, however, illustrates his understanding that one of the fundamental causes of the war is indeed slavery.\nChamberlain raised his saber, let loose the shout that was the greatest sound he could make, boiling the yell up from his chest: Fix bayonets! Charge! Fix bayonets! Charge! Fix bayonets! Charge! He leaped down from the boulder, still screaming, his voice beginning to crack and give, and all around him his men were roaring animal screams, and he saw the whole Regiment rising and pouring over the wall and beginning to bound down through the dark bushes, over the dead and dying and wounded. . . .\nFrom July 2, Chapter 4. While The Killer Angels tells the story of a terrible, real-life battle, it is at its heart an adventure story, and there is no greater action scene in the novel than the charge of the Twentieth Maine down Little Round Top. For over an hour, the regiment has held off the Confederate soldiers attempting to climb the hill. They have hidden behind trees and rock walls and fired downward. But now they have run out of ammunition, and the Confederates are still coming. They have been told they cannot withdraw from the battle. Chamberlain sees only 1 chance: to charge down the hill, bayonets and swords aloft, and try to get the Confederates to flee. The plan works perfectly: the Confederates flee in terror from the screaming Union soldiers. It is a powerful moment, and this scene is also the centerpiece of the film Gettysburg. The novel & film have made the fighting on Little Round Top almost as famous as the Battle of Gettysburg itself.\nThing is, if anything bad happens now, they all blame it on you. I seen it comin'. They can't blame General Lee. Not no more. So they all take it out on you. You got to watch yourself, General. . . . I saw you take all morning trying to get General Lee to move to the right.\nThis passage is spoken by Goree, an aide to Longstreet, in July 2, Chapter 5. It foreshadows the fact that Longstreet will eventually be blamed for the loss at Gettysburg. Longstreet's memoir, which attacks Lee for not moving to the right at Gettysburg, inspires much of this blame. Longstreet soils the memory of one of the most beloved figures in Southern history, and his fellow Southerners scorn him for the rest of his life. Many soldiers in their memoirs refer to Pickett's Charge as \"Longstreet's Charge.\" For decades, Longstreet does indeed take an unfair amount of blame for the loss at Gettysburg. Even after twentieth-century scholars constructed a less biased view of the battle, Longstreet is still a more obscure general than Lee.\nTONE of the NOVEL\nThe novel is written in a very epic tone. The historical setting and the dramatic use of real\u2014and very famous\u2014historical characters sets it apart from most historical fiction.\nSETTING June 29-July 3, 1863\nGettysburg, Pennsylvania, a small farm town surrounded by a few hills and ridges\nSeminary Ridge\u2013controlled by Confederates\nCemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, Culp's Hill, Little Round Top, and Big Round Top\u2013controlled by the Union.\nTHEMES IN NOVEL\nTechnology and strategic development;\nthe obtrusiveness of death in war\na nation divided\ncommand errors\nLee's heart troubles\nLongstreet's constant pushing for a defensive posture and Lee's equally firm refusals imply that Lee is going to make a wrong move somewhere, and he does so with Pickett's Charge.\nOne of the major conflicts in the novel is the disagreement between Confederate generals Robert E. Lee & James Longstreet on how they should fight the battle.\nWhat does each man think the army should do and why?\nWhat is significant about Longstreet's plan?\nThe most obvious conflict in The Killer Angels, aside from the battle itself, is the argument between Lee & Longstreet over whether to use offensive or defensive tactics. Longstreet has come to understand the modern nature of warfare\u2013he realizes that new technology, such as long-range artillery & repeating, breech-loading rifles, means the old strategies of war can no longer work as well. A single man armed with a good rifle & in a defensive position\u2014behind a tree, for example\u2014can kill at least 3 men charging toward him from across a field. That means that 1,000 men can kill 3,000 charging across the same field.\nLongstreet argues that even more men can be killed if the defender is aided by artillery. Longstreet believes that fortified, defensive positions are the best way to win a battle & he suggests that Lee move the Confederate army to a position SE of Gettysburg, so the Confederates come between the Union army & the Union capital, Washington, D.C. This strategy will force the Union army to attack to protect the capital & if the Confederates dig in to a defensive position they can simply destroy the Union army as it attacks. Longstreet's strategy is remarkably modern in theory the author portrays him as a man who is ahead of his time.\nRobert E. Lee is a more traditional soldier & believes he can destroy the Union army\u2014even in a fortified, high ground position\u2014if he puts his men in the right places. After 2 days of battering the right & left flanks of the Union army, he finally tries to break through the center with Pickett's Charge. He believes this tactic will allow him to cut the Union army in 2 & then destroy the confused pieces that remain. Lee underestimates the Union artillery, secured in the high ground of Cemetery Ridge, which utterly demolishes the Confederate soldiers as they attempt to cross the field. Pickett's Charge was the last great infantry charge\u2014never again would so many men slowly march across a field to strike their enemies. Advancements in artillery and rifle technology ended the age of such strategies, & Pickett's Charge, whether or not a wise plan, marked the end of this era.\nWhy did the Confederate army lose the Battle of Gettysburg?\nGen. John Buford, the Union cavalry commander, is quick to seize the high ground. He tries to protect Seminary Ridge and the hills behind it: Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, Culp's Hill, Little Round Top, and Big Round Top. The Union yields Seminary Ridge, but manages to hold on to the rest of the hills. These hills are excellent defensive positions: they allow officers to see much of the surrounding area, they are covered with rocks & trees that can block bullets, & artillery has a greater range when fired from high positions. Robert E. Lee is annoyed with General Ewell for not seizing Culp's Hill or Cemetery Hill. Chamberlain's regiment defends Little Round Top, having been ordered never to retreat. The high ground is one of the major elements of the Union victory.\nWithout J. E. B. Stuart, Lee has no information about the movements of the Union army or the geography of the surrounding area. As a result, strategic planning is very difficult for Lee, particularly since he is in unfamiliar, Northern territory. 1. Pickett's Charge\u2014Lee's attempt to completely destroy the Union army\u2014fails, since the Confederate artillery attack prior to the charge misses most of its targets, leaving the Union with almost all its batteries. 2. Lee vastly underestimates the power of the Union position. The Union artillery mows down the advancing Confederate soldiers, killing or wounding nearly 60% of them.\nWhere is Joshua L. Chamberlain from?\n(A) Georgia\n(B) Virginia\n(C) New Hampshire\n(D) Maine\nWho tells Longstreet that the Union army is very close by?\n(A) General Lee\n(B) Harrison\n(C) Sorrel\n(D) General J. E. B. Stuart\nWhat part of General Lee causes him pain?\n(A) His knee\n(B) His heart\n(C) His arm\n(D) His toe\nHIS HEART\nWho leads the Union cavalry?\n(A) General John Reynolds\n(B) General J. E. B. Stuart\n(C) General John Buford\n(D) Sorrel\nGENERAL JOHN BUFORD\nWhich of the following is not a battle site?\n(A) Follicle Hill\n(B) Cemetery Ridge\n(C) Little Round Top\n(D) Big Round Top\nFOLLICLE HILL\nWhich general leads the Union forces at Gettysburg?\n(A) Robert E. Lee\n(B) George C. Meade\n(C) Ulysses S. Grant\n(D) Arthur Fremantle\nGEORGE C. MEADE\nWhich Union officer is killed just as the battle begins?\n(A) Buford\n(B) Chamberlain\n(C) Reynolds\n(D) Kilrain\nWhich Confederate general fails in his assignment of monitoring the movements of the Union army?\n(A) Stuart\n(B) Ewell\n(C) Armistead\n(D) Longstreet\nHow long did the Battle of Gettysburg last?\n(A) One week\n(B) Three days\n(C) Five days\n(D) One day\nWhich famous general of the Confederate army dies a few weeks before the Battle of Gettysburg?\n(A) \"Stonewall\" Jackson\n(B) J. E. B. Stuart\n(C) James Longstreet\n(D) Jubal Early\n\"STONEWALL\" JACKSON\nWhat physical ailment bothers General Lee during the battle?\n(A) Headaches\n(B) A stiff leg\n(C) Heart problems\n(D) Backache\nWhich Confederate general did not survive the Battle of Gettysburg?\n(A) J. E. B. Stuart\n(B) James Longstreet\n(C) George Pickett\n(D) Lew Armistead\nLEW ARMISTEAD\nWhich soldier has a brother under his own command?\n(A) Joshua L. Chamberlain\n(B) Robert E. Lee\n(D) George Pickett\nJOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN\nWhat is the capital of the Confederacy?\n(A) Richmond\n(B) Washington, D.C.\n(C) Gettysburg\n(D) St. Louis\nWhat is the real name of the Confederate army?\n(A) Lee's Lawmen\n(B) The Army of Northern Virginia\n(C) The Rough Riders\n(D) The Army of the Potomac\nTHE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA\nWhich ally of Chamberlain is shot during the Battle of Little Round Top?\n(A) Tom Chamberlain\n(B) Winfield Hancock\n(C) John Hood\n(D) Buster Kilrain\nBUSTER KILRAIN\nWhat job did Joshua L. Chamberlain hold before the war?\n(A) He was a farmer\n(B) He was an insurance salesman\n(C) He was a blacksmith\n(D) He was a college professor\nHE WAS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR\nWhat type of military strategy does James Longstreet endorse?\n(A) Pickett's Charge\n(B) He wants to attack the Union on both flanks\n(C) He wants to swing around behind the Union army and block them off from Washington, D.C.\n(D) He wants to attack in the middle of the night and surprise the Union forces\nHe wants to swing around behind the Union army and block them off from Washington DC\nUnion general Winfield Hancock is friends with which Confederate general?\n(A) James Longstreet\n(B) George Pickett\n(C) Lew Armistead\n(D) John Hood\nWhat is the name of Chamberlain's regiment?\n(A) The Third Maine\n(B) The Forty-Fourth New York\n(C) The Twentieth Maine\n(D) The Forty-Ninth San Francisco\nThe Twentieth Maine\nIn what state is Gettysburg?\n(A) Virginia\n(B) West Virginia\n(C) North Carolina\n(D) Pennsylvania\nWhat high ground does Chamberlain's regiment have to protect?\n(A) Culp's Hill\n(B) Little Round Top\n(C) Seminary Ridge\n(D) Cemetery Hill\nLittle Round Top\nWhat is cavalry?\n(A) Soldiers who fight on foot\n(B) Soldiers who fight on horses\n(C) Soldiers who build bridges to cross rivers\n(D) Men who entertain the troops\nSoldiers who fight on horses\nWhat is the name of the Englishman observing the Confederate army?\n(A) Arthur Fremantle\n(B) Ichabod Crane\n(D) Taylor\nArthur Fremantle\nPickett's Charge was not actually planned by Pickett. Whose idea was the charge?\n(B) General James Longstreet\n(C) General Lew Armistead\n(D) General Robert E. Lee\nGeneral Robert E. Lee\nWho hired Harrison to be a spy?\nGeneral Longstreet\nGeneral Lee\nGeneral Grant\nGeneral Pickett\nWhere does General Buford decide to station his troops?\na.On the bank of the main river leading to Gettysburg\nb. In the woods just west of Gettysburg\nc. In the hills surrounding a valley\nd. In the hills surrounding a cemetery\nIN THE HILLS SURROUNDING A CEMETERY\nOn June 29, what news does Harrison deliver to General Longstreet?\na. The Union cavalry has attacked General Lee's troops.\nb. The Union cavalry, not militia, is nearby.\nc. The militia is marching toward their position.\nd. British troops have joined up with the Union cavalry.\nTHE UNION CAVALRY, NOT MILITIA, IS NEARBY\nUpon what is General Lee reflecting when he notes that they all will go \"like leaves from autumn trees?\"\na. The death of Union general John Reynolds\nb. The approach of General Meade's cavalry\nc. Lee's own declining health\nd. The death of Stonewall Jackson\nGeneral Lee's flexibility in battle is demonstrated by what characteristic?\na. His military training and many victories\nb. His ability to inspire his troops to follow his battle plans\nc. His ability to revise his battle plans to work around his commanders' errors\nd. His grasp of the full scope of a military battle\nHIS ABILITY TO REVISE HIS BATTLE PLANS TO WORK AROUND HIS COMMANDERS' ERRORS\nWhat are Napoleons and Parrots?\na. Types of artillery\nb. Types of battle maneuvers\nc. Types of guns\nd. Types of cannons\nTYPES OF CANNONS\nWhich is not a symptom of General Lee's declining health?\na. A hand with no strength\nb. Pain lines around the eyes\nc. A weak, gravelly voice\nd. A face that is gray and still\nA WEAK, GRAVELY VOICE\nWhat best describes the relationship between Lee and Longstreet?\na. Father-son\nb. Comrades-in-arms\nc. Commander-subordinate\nd. Lifelong friends\nFATHER-SON\nWho says the following: \"Take care of yourself, Major. You aint the most likable man I ever met, but you sure are useful.\"\na. General Lee\nb. General Longstreet\nc. General Hill\nd. Colonel Chamberlain\nWho says the following: \"Now we'll see how professors fight.\"\na. Colonel Vincent\nb. General Meade\nc. General Longstreet\nCOLONEL VINCENT\nWho says the following: \"The point of the war is not to show how brave you are and how you can die in a manly fashion, face to the enemy . . . it's easy to die.\"\na. Longstreet\nc. Ewell\nd. 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{"text":"Incorporating Islam Into The Afghan Feminist Movement\nRahel Gebreyes HuffPost Live\nWhile secular feminism has been the main approach to the quest for women's rights in the United States, \"faith-based feminism\" is the preferred tactic for a growing number of Afghan women looking to make a change in the country.\nIn a HuffPost Live conversation on Tuesday, Daisy Khan, the executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, explained why muslim women are embracing the idea of Islamic feminism.\n\"Faith and feminism [are] kind of coming together because we believe that gender equality is an intrinsic part of the Islamic faith. And so if we use our Islamic faith to promote women's rights, then it does not fall on deaf ears,\" she told host Caroline Modaressy-Tehrani.\nKhan said the focus on Islamic feminism is not just a semantics game. Instead it is part of a \"long-term strategy\" to meet Afghan people on their own terms, especially because feminism is sometimes considered \"an imposition\" of Western values. She explained:\nIf we're using the wrong word [it can turn] away a whole bunch of people like the Imams and people whose hearts and minds you really want to change... We do promote the ideals of feminism. We just don't call it that. ... We're standing on firm ground and saying, 'We have been created equal in the eyes of God, so why can't we have the same rights?'\nThe founder of Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization Jamila Afghani has taken this Islamic perspective on feminism and implemented it in outreach programs throughout Afghanistan -- a task that she says has not been easy. At first, both men, women and even her own family members opposed her work, but slowly she began to see the tide change. One relative, who had at first questioned her programs, even thanked Afghani for educating her daughter.\nWatch the full HuffPost Live conversation about Islamic feminism here.\nSign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live's new morning email that will let you know the newsmakers, celebrities and politicians joining us that day and give you the best clips from the day before!\n24 Reasons To Challenge Islamophobia\nFeminism Hpl Religion Muslims Voices\nMaahwish Mirza","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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In the s Checkland developed a methodology for working with Soft Systems, those where the problem does not lend itself to being quantified; in complex problem situations, messy, ill-defined, ill structured, not independent of people and where there may be no agreement about appropriate objectives Daellenbach.\nThis view consists of three elements: We took our name from the fact that we were one of the earliest companies to use plastic, rather than paper or mica, as the dielectric in a high voltage capacitor. It is also true that chemicals can cause different types of toxic effects, at different dose levels, depending on the animal species tested.\nA \"very tentative\" page summary and analysis of the events was completed on January 10,and was titled A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1,Coup in Indonesia. According to Anderson and McVey, they were presented with three possible motivations if this theory were true.\nOne of the more commonly used measures of toxicity is the LD However, we show that by combining the random forest with the team ability parameters from the ranking methods as an additional covariate we can improve the predictive power substantially. So if we want to understand, e. Nasionalis, Agama, dan Komunis; English: However, the authors believed that such a preemptive move must be guaranteed that the information was accurate.\nAnderson acknowledged that he and McVey placed a considerable amount of attention on events in Central Java \"at the expense of other provinces as well as the capital city\". For information on the author's background and views, ask at the reference desk for help finding appropriate biographical reference materials and book review sources.\nSuppose ten goldfish are in Cornell paper ten-gallon tank and we add one ounce of proof whiskey to the water every five minutes until all the fish get drunk and swim upside down. The weight of the evidence so far assembled and the admittedly always fragile logic of probabilities indicate that the coup of October 1,was neither Cornell paper work of Cornell paper PKI [ Communist Party of Indonesia ] nor of Soekarno himself.\nAdditionally, they enlisted the help of Communist radical youths in order to secure military installations across the city. Instead, animals are used to predict the toxicity that may occur in humans. The dose level at which 50 percent of the fish have turned over is known as the ED50, which means effective dose for 50 percent of the fish tested.\nDynamic complexity can be modelled, using notation that expresses positive and negative feedback, and the insights gained from this process can be used in the redesign of the system. These inter-relationships mean that cause and effect are not closely related in time and space, and that the results of any intervention in a system may well be unexpected.\nIn other words it is assumed that the objective of the system is a given and that the role of the systems analyst or engineer is to work out how it can best be achieved.\nSystems nest within systems and the inter-relationships across an organisation must betaken into account when a change intervention is planned. 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Additionally, we provide survival probabilities for all teams and at all tournament stages as well as the most probable tournament outcome.\nHowever, Anderson and McVey expressed their doubts that the PKI would consider using violence as a course of action as it \"would have involved pitting itself against a vastly superior military force and might have thrown the President into alliance with the army\".\nThe ED50 of any poison varies depending on the effect measured.Not the graph paper you're looking for? Check out our many other free graph\/grid paper styles from our main page here.\nResearch needs and requirements vary with each assignment, project or paper. Although there is no single \"right\" way to conduct research, certain methods and skills can make your research efforts more efficient and effective. 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{"text":"APPLY FOR OUR\nSchwedenpfad 24\n+49 6172 139 72 0\nSeehofstrasse 6\nBy signing up, you consent to our Privacy Policy.\nBlueprint Genetics strengthens its pharmaceutical expertise with new Chairman and a Senior Advisor\nI am thrilled to join Blueprint Genetics, a company that I knew for its reputation of high quality and clinical integrity. After getting to know the team and the company in more depth, I am really looking forward to supporting the company in its next strategic step\nHilde Furberg\nBlueprint Genetics has gained worldwide momentum and continued global growth in the field of clinical genetic testing of rare inherited diseases. As one of the fastest growing clinical genetic testing businesses globally, Blueprint Genetics has a customer base spanning more than 40 countries.\nToday, Blueprint Genetics is proud to announce the appointment of Hilde Furberg as Chairman of the Board, and Guido Oelkers as a Senior Advisor, both of who bring decades of experience to support Blueprint Genetics' strategic initiatives in the rare disease pharmaceuticals space.\nMrs. Hilde Furberg, previously Head of Rare Disease Europe at Sanofi Genzyme, has an extensive background in rare disease pharmaceuticals. Mr. Guido Oelkers, currently the CEO of Swedish Orphan Biovitrium (Sobi), has a long track record in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, having held various CEO and executive roles.\n\"We are happy and privileged to see our team strengthened by their experience and expertise. Blueprint has focused on bringing unrivalled quality, accessibility and transparency in genetic testing to rare disease patients worldwide. Now, the quality and scalability of genetic testing has matured enough for us to start increasing our work on rare disease pharma projects, driving the adoption of novel diagnostic and treatment options\", says Blueprint Genetics CEO Tommi Lehtonen.\n\"I am thrilled to join Blueprint Genetics, a company that I knew for its reputation of high quality and clinical integrity. After getting to know the team and the company in more depth, I am really looking forward to supporting the company in its next strategic step\", continues Hild Furberg.\nVille Koskenvuo, the Company's Chairman since inception, will continue as a Board Member and comments: \"For the past six years, it has been agreat pleasure to work closely with the Blueprint team. This has been a period of very rapid growth, and I am very excited to turn a new page for the company with our rare disease pharma strategy.\"\nHilde Furberg is an independent consultant and a professional board member. She has broad senior leadership experience, coming from her 35 years in sales, marketing, strategy and general management roles in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Her experience is in different areas of specialty care, and from small to large global companies. Hilde has worked in companies like Baxter and Genzyme, and she was most recently the European Head of Rare Diseases for Sanofi Genzyme. Hilde has also been a board member of Probi, Pronova, Clavis and Algeta. She is currently also an industrial advisorto Investinor and a board member of BerGenBio, Calliditas and Tappin.\nGuido Oelkers is currently the CEO of Swedish Orphan Biovitrium, a listed orphan drug company. He has extensive experience fro pharmaceutical and health care companies including roles as CEO of BSN Medical,CEO of the Swedish medical device company Gambro, CEO of the specialt pharmaceutical company Invida and a number of executive commercial operations roles in companies such as Nycomed, DKSH Group and Aventis (formerly Hoechst), where he began his career.\nAlso available online: blueprintgenetics.com\nCEO Tommi Lehtonen, tommi.lehtonen@blueprintgenetics.comCommunication Manager Juulia Simonen, juulia.simonen@blueprintgenetics.com, tel. +358503059018\nEmail Address * *\nCreathor Venture Management GmbH will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates on Creathor Ventures and its portfolio companies. Please let us know if you would like to hear from us via:\nWe will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our website. By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Justin Bieber Believes \"Divorce Isn't an Option\"\nHollywood has seen it's fair share of splits over the years, but one star doesn't plan on adding that to his bio. Justin Bieber, who got engaged to girlfriend, Hailey Baldwin, in July, has been open about using His marriage to paint a picture of how Christ loves the church. Recently, a source told InTouch Weekly that Bieber's faith is the foundation for his future decisions. \"He's deeply religious and believes that marriage is for life and divorce isn't an option.\"\nWith hit songs like, \"Boyfriend,\" and \"Sorry\" along with a perfume brand, touring and a documentary JUSTIN BIBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, this star is reportedly worth $265 million. Despite the fame and fortune, Bieber is more concerned with harnessing strength for marriage with God. The singer reportedly refuses to get a prenup like many in Hollywood do, to protect their fortune.\nBaldwin, daughter of outspoken Christian actor Stephen Baldwin, is a model and has her own $2 million net worth thanks to marketing campaigns for Adidas, Top Shop and Ralph Lauren. The couple is on the same page about staying together for many years to come.\nWith Bieber's extensive media audience, the star reaches over 100 million people on Instagram alone! Likewise, Baldwin's Instagram almost reaches 15 million users. The two are what Hollywood would call a \"power couple,\" are we are thankful that the pair are taking Biblical principles seriously. What a positive message they're sending to the youth about commitment and perseverance.\n\"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.\" \u2013 Ecclesiastes 4:12\nHallmark Will Release 36 New Christmas Movies This Year\nChris Pratt Says \"It's Authentic for Me to Be Pro Christian, Pro Jesus\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2021-2022 Community Impact Report\nThis is your theatre.\nTogether, our future is now.\nOur community needs an organization that brings us together to explore personal creativity and\nartistic passions. The Naples Players continually seeks to enrich, educate, and entertain our community through a superior theatre experience. We are a premier community theatre, seeking to inspire passion for the performing arts through unparalleled access to the process, experience, and conversations surrounding the arts and our community.\nOur iconic theater resides on 5th Avenue South, a functional symbol of the priority that Naples places on the arts. We are a hub of activity for an audience of 40,000+, an education program serving over 5,000 students in classes on-site, and a volunteer program that engages more than 600 members of the local community.\n\"I love the Naples Players. It is a wonderful family,\" Sue Rapanos, volunteer of 20+ years, recently shared. I couldn't agree more, and I am humbled by the outpouring of love and support from Sue and so many others in our community. Each year, volunteers give over 60,000 hours of their time, which is the single most important contributing factor to our awe-inspiring productions. Spending time together while working toward a shared goal, many volunteers find that they form lifelong friendships. All of this results in outstanding shows, which receive an impressive 97% satisfaction rating from our devoted audience. An even better measure of success is seeing our subscribers bring friends, neighbors, and extended family for an evening at the theater. The community comes together at TNP. Now, as we embark on a major renovation, the stage has been set for the future of arts in our community. Designed with you in mind, together we are the future.\nIt is a pleasure to provide this annual report to our supporters, who have stood by us for 69 years and counting. Our journey together has been incredible, and the scope of our service to the community, demonstrated within these pages, is nothing short of extraordinary. We are unlike any other theatre in the country\u2026and we are right here in downtown Naples. This is your theatre.\nThe Naples Players exists for you and because of you, and I ask for your continued support through volunteerism, philanthropy, and of course, as part of our audience. We look forward to working alongside you as we continue to be the theatre for our community.\nBryce Alexander\nCEO & Executive Artistic Director\nClick to View Fullscreen\nMusicals That Bring Us Together\nThe Naples Players began in a local living room in 1953, and through generational philanthropy and the transformative power of local volunteer artists, we have become the cultural anchor of our community.\nMusicals at TNP deliver a wow factor that our in the know subscribers have come to expect \u2013 right here at home. The joy of live music, the energy of dance, and the compelling stories bring audiences together for a shared experience. We love being the reason that groups of friends plan regular nights out; where parents and grandparents share the magic of theatre and self-expression with a child; or the place that a student in one of our outreach programs can see a show for the very first time.\n\"I've heard many people comment about how every show they have seen at TNP is top-notch. After only one show, I'm a believer! It was spectacular.\"\nThis is just one of the incredible comments our patrons said about the musicals in our 68th season. An average of 7,000 people attended the run of each musical last season, and gave us a 97% satisfaction rating. Our staff works hand-in-hand with more than 600 volunteers together serving in highly skilled roles to create sets and costumes, operate technical equipment during shows, serve as backstage crew members, and, of course, as actors on the stage. The incredible musicals we produce showcase the talent, skill, and the many different generations represented within our community.\nYour talents, our stage. Just one reason why:\nWe are connecting generations.\nOur students, artists, staff, and volunteers range in age from\nDramas that Grapple with Tough Topics\nOur Tobye Studio Theatre is an intimate space, seating an audience of 101. Perfect for relatable comedies and delicate dramas, each show in the Tobye Studio is designed to bring the audience in close proximity to the stage for an experience that is exciting, personal, and immersive.\nEach season, shows are selected to create a balance of thought- provoking issues that allow audiences to continue the conversation long after they leave the theatre. Here are a few comments from our audiences this season\u2026\n\"The actors were excellent and the play touched upon sensitive material but in a kind and funny way.\"\n\"You explored both sides very clearly, and without contempt or alienation for either.\"\n\" I almost did not attend the show, thinking it would be a heavy-handed attack on my values; but that wasn't the goal of the play and I am so glad I went.\"\nCommunity discourse is a foundational element of American life. As a theatre for the community, we pride ourselves on serving as an important hub of civil community discourse. The need to respectfully discuss opposing views is so important that 91% of Tobye Studio patrons would recommend one of our 68th season's dramas to their friends.\nYour views, our discussions. Another way that:\nWe are breaking boundaries.\nof our staff and volunteers are female.\nThe Naples Players continue to give us plays that do more than entertain. They make us feel, think, and question ourselves.\n\uf10e\n\uf59b\nComedies That Transcend Differences\nWe are bold, relatable, and entertaining.\nLaughter is the best medicine \u2013 and there is nothing better than a great comedy on the mainstage! The artists embrace roles that bring humor and lightness to topics that address our shared humanity.\nFrom shows that take us on a tongue-in-cheek journey of romance, to performances that help us laugh at the challenges of aging gracefully \u2013 our audiences can't get enough of these great shows.\n\"The Naples Players have done it again!\"\n\"Outrageous and hilarious. I enjoyed every minute.\"\n\"Could not stop laughing, even driving home.\"\nLast year's comedies in Blackburn Hall received a 99% satisfaction rating. We love being a part of your special evening of escape and entertainment, and we know that our community looks to us for an opportunity to support and enjoy the arts in fun and exciting ways. Audiences tell us that their experience at TNP makes them feel more connected, more trusting, and more willing to engage with their community.\nYour laughter, our pleasure. Another way that:\nSold Out Shows\nTickets Sold\n\uf5da\nClasses That Create Confidence\nArts education is so much more than a \"feel-good\" experience. In fact, the impact of Arts Education is deeply cognitive. According to the Schools Superintendent Association, \"Pressure to improve reading and mathematics achievement is prompting elementary schools to trade off instruction in the arts for more classroom preparation for the mandatory high-stakes tests\n\"Ironically, this is happening just when neuroscience research is revealing the impressive impact that the arts have on the young brain's cognitive, social and emotional development.\"\nMeanwhile, recent research explored on TED Radio Hour has shown that arts education can also stimulate the teenage brain's reward center in the same way as risky social behavior \u2013 but without the potential for negative consequences.\nFrom scientific shifts in the developing brain; to the proven academic benefits of the arts; to the critical aspects of fun, imaginative play; our community trusts The Naples Players to offer education programs that empower and inspire students of all ages to learn and grow.\nThis is one of the reasons TNP was tapped to provide critical theatre programs to 17 Collier County Public Schools last year.\nYour drive to learn, our skilled instructors. It's another way that:\nWe bring the arts to everyone.\nWe supported theatre arts programs at 17 Collier County Public Schools last year.\n\uf29a\nPrograms That Enrich Lives\nOur impact goes far beyond the stage. From those navigating sensory processing disorders, to veterans overcoming PTSD, to patients and guardians experiencing Alzheimer's, to those battling depression, even to therapists and care partners learning to communicate more effectively \u2013 we are paving the road to provide equal access to the arts.\nWith \"Relaxed Performances,\" TNP opens our doors to families impacted by sensory processing disorders and other developmental disabilities that make a traditional evening at the theatre impossible. We're bringing entire families together to experience theatre, often for the very first time.\nLast year, our outreach and wellness program directly served more than 5,400 participants ages 6-90. Meanwhile, our KidzAct program gave out over 100 needs-based scholarships to students in Collier County, while 600 Collier County Public School students learned about the arts through our Technical Theatre Olympics, backstage tours, and a special matinee performance of Mary Poppins. Recently, we established a \"Pay What You Can\" ticket program to ensure our amazing performances are accessible to all of our neighbors \u2013 many of whom suffer financial hardships from shifting economic conditions.\nTNP Readers Theatre provides volunteers an opportunity to perform without the demands of memorization, without weeks of rehearsal and performance, and without props and costumes \u2013 keeping the focus on the spoken word. Meanwhile, TNP Readers Theatre's one-act New Plays Festival provides community members the chance to have their plays read aloud for an audience. Recently, playwrights submitted more than 700 plays for consideration from around the country!\nYour trust, our outreach. An unstoppable force because:\nWe are leading the way in access to the arts.\ncommunity partner organizations served in the past year.\nVolunteers That Are the Heart and Soul of TNP\nEverything at The Naples Players exists because of volunteers. During our 68th season, 608 volunteers donated 62,919 hours fulfilling an astounding variety of roles.\nDid you know that there are over 40 different ways to volunteer at TNP? One single musical can require as many as 90 volunteers \u2013 from the ushers greeting patrons to fly rail operators and sound technicians, and of course, every actor on-stage. Without volunteers, there simply wouldn't be a show. Many volunteers have a long history with us. In the last ten years, more than 275 people contributed over 1,000 volunteer hours; 25 contributed more than 5,000!\nWe hear time and time again as longtime volunteers fondly recall the days when The Naples Players performed in a storefront on Davis Blvd., then the now-demolished KonTiki Theater, and finally our home on 5th Avenue South. New volunteers are welcomed into our family with open arms, and while they may come to us looking for a meaningful volunteer experience, they often find lasting friendships, as well.\nYour time and talents, our genuine appreciation. One more way that:\nWe are family.\nhours were logged by over 600 volunteers in the past year.\nSupporters That Keep Our Mission Alive\nWe are grateful.\nThe Naples Players that we know and love today is the result of a tradition of philanthropic partnership inspired by a shared vision of the importance of arts and culture. Prior to COVID, our sold-out shows and programs accounted for 60% of our operating revenue \u2013 a staggering 10% higher than the national average! Our patrons and volunteers go above and beyond, providing the other 40% through their generous donations, completing our annual budget. Every gift is an investment in local artists, our local community, and in local education. With your continued support, we are able to rise to the highest professional standards, demonstrate daring creativity,\nand implement intuitive curriculum for our unparalleled education and outreach programs. This level of access to the arts is unheard of outside of our community, and our donors help to preserve the culture of theatre and arts that our community was built on.\nNow through our Legacy Society, individuals and families are sustaining the arts in our community for years to come by including TNP in their estate plans. A variety of gift planning options gives donors an opportunity to consider a donation that honors their passion for the arts in a way that goes above and beyond their lifetime giving.\nFinally, 25+ local businesses and families have come together to provide critical sponsorships and grants directly to our programs. Their annual support demonstrates their commitment to maintaining the high-quality lifestyle we all enjoy.\nYour generosity, our impact. Undoubtedly a reason why:\nView Balance Sheet\nTHE NAPLES PLAYERS IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 59-6154976. YOUR GIFT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY THE LAW. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TAX ADVISOR FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.\nOUR FLORIDA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH3852. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. THE NAPLES PLAYERS DOES NOT CONTRACT WITH ANY PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS TO ASSIST IN FUNDRAISING.\nClick to View Donors\nClick to View Volunteers\nClick to view the Campaign","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u203a Government \u203a Right to Know\/Open Records\nDigital College Township E-Code\nMicrofilmed Historical Records\nYears prior to the signing of Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law, College Township independently initiated its efforts to make its records more accessible to the public. With the help of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission starting in 2003, College Township microfilmed and later uploaded onto this website all of its known Board of Supervisors\/Council meeting minutes and embedded ordinances back to 1916. (Look under \"Microfilmed Historical Records\" for a full listing.) This endeavor included the hiring of an intern to assist in this undertaking, and it continues as efforts across departments are underway to digitize additional records for expanded, online public access.\nIn specific compliance with Act 3 of 2008, Section 504, on Nov. 20, 2008, College Township Council appointed Mr. Adam T. Brumbaugh as the College Township Right-To-Know Officer. Council has reappointed Mr. Brumbaugh each year since to serve in this capacity.\nMr. Adam T. Brumbaugh\nCollege Township Right-To-Know Officer\nCollege Township Municipal Offices\n1481 E. College Avenue\nEmail: Right To Know Officer.\nThe Pennsylvania Office of Open Records' contact info for general information and appeals is as follows:\nAddress: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\nOffice of Open Records\nCommonwealth Keystone Building\nEmail: openrecords@pa.gov\nExecutive Director: Mr. Erik Arneson\nThe form to be used for the request of Open Records can be found below.\nCollege Township Policy A-004, Open Records, is included here and describes the procedures adopted by College Township Council in its efforts to respond quickly and accurately to requests for open records.\nFor additional information please visit the Office of Open Records website at https:\/\/www.openrecords.pa.gov, or feel free to contact your College Township Right-To-Know Officer or designee directly at (814) 231-3021.\nRight to Know Request FormPolicy A-004 Open Records","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Types of Computer Viruses\nRice water spray for hair and skin\nTime- The elixir of success | Learn How To Manage Time | Online Courses With EasyShiksha|\nby Anushka-\nRahul Gandhi officially resigns, says necessary for the future growth of party.On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi officially resigned from the post of President of Congress Party. As of the reason he said accountability was critical to the future growth of the part . On Twitter, Mr. Rahul posted a letter saying\nIt is an honour for me to serve the Congress party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation\". Taking responsibility for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi said, \"Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people will have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019. It would be unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as President of the party.\"\nHe also came out transparent by saying he will not even be the part of the search of new president of the party. Till the time the post is occupied by someone, party's general secretary will be in-charge.\n\"Immediately after resigning, I suggested to my colleagues in the Congress Working Committee that the way forward would be to entrust a group of people with the task of beginning the search for a new President''\nMr. Gandhi once again raised the authenticity of these Lok Sabha election and claimed''unimaginable levels of violence and pain for India'' will be the outcome of Narendra Modi government's return to power.\n\"A free and fair elections requires the neutrality of a country's institutions; an election cannot be fair without arbiters...Nor can an election be free if one party has a complete monopoly on financial resources,\" he wrote.\nA few hours before making his resign public and official, Mr. Gandhi reached out his party and asked them to appoint a new president ''at the earliest''\n\"The party should decide on the new president quickly without further delay, I am nowhere in this process. I have already submitted my resignation and I am no longer the party president. CWC should convene a meeting at the earliest and decide,\" Gandhi told reporters in Parliament.\nEarlier, just two days after the Lok Sabha elections result, Mr.Gandhi signed for his resignation which however got denied that time. But, this time the party has accepted it and it has started a domino effect. Many of the other party leaders are sanctioning their resignation.\nTags: Rahul gandhi News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Instagram now allows you to follow hashtags like regular accounts\nThe feature is out of test mode and being rolled out today.\nSwapna Krishna|@skrishna|December 12, 2017 12:19 PM\nHashtags are key to discoverability on Instagram, as Engadget Editor Dan Cooper discovered when he spent a month trying to accumulate 100,000 followers on the service. And now, Instagram has made it even easier to use them, thanks to a new feature that allows you to follow hashtags.\nThis feature was previously being tested quietly, but now it is being rolled out to the general user base. You can follow a hashtag the same way you follow a friend: Search for a topic you like or click on a hashtag in an Instagram post. A new page will open with the option to follow the hashtag. You'll see both top posts and recent stories from the hashtag in your feed, and you can unfollow anytime, the same way you would any user.\nAccording to The Verge, Matthew Ogle led the charge for this feature; he was behind the Discover Weekly playlist at Spotify, which relies on both machine learning and a human hand to curate a personalized playlist for each listener every week. Ogle wants to bring the same touch to Instagram's hashtags.\nFor those concerned about privacy, a note: The hashtags you follow are visible to anyone on Instagram who checks out your profile. It doesn't look like there's a way to turn this off, though if your profile is set to private, then only your followers will be able to see the hashtags you follow.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"US judge sentences Manafort to 73 months in prison\nPublished time: 13 Mar, 2019 16:09 Edited time: 14 Mar, 2019 13:49\n\u00a9 REUTERS\/Yuri Gripas\/File Photo\nPresident Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced by a federal judge to 73 months behind bars for two conspiracy charges. Last week, he was sentenced for another term over tax and bank fraud.\nManafort appeared in a Washington, DC courtroom in a wheelchair on Wednesday, asking the judge for leniency. The \"case has taken everything from me already\" the 69-year-old lawyer said.\n\"I am sorry for what I have done and all the activities that have gotten us here today,\" Manafort told the court. \"While I cannot undo the past, I will ensure that the future will be very different.\"\nAlso on rt.com Manafort gets 4 years in prison for financial crimes unrelated to Russia\nJudge Amy Berman Jackson was apparently unmoved by Manafort's speech, slapping him with a 6-year prison term for two conspiracy charges related to illegal lobbying.\nRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his campaign manager Paul Manafort at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, U.S., July 21, 2016 \u00a9 REUTERS\/Rick Wilking\/File Photo\nLast week, in a federal court in Virginia, Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison (47 months) in a separate case, involving bank and tax fraud. Some 30 months from the new term, however, will run concurrently with the previous conviction, with Manafort spending seven and a half years behind bars in total.\nThe veteran lobbyist who ran Trump's presidential campaign between March and August 2016 was targeted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors in the course of their \"Russiagate\" probe. Instead of turning up any evidence of \"collusion\" with the Kremlin, however, the prosecutors charged him with financial crimes connected to his lobbying work in Ukraine, entirely unrelated to the 2016 election.\nMueller was appointed by the deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in May 2017, after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. He was tasked to investigate allegations that Trump and his campaign \"colluded\" with Russia back in 2016, receiving near-unlimited authority.\nTrends:Alleged Russian meddling in US elections newsPaul Manafort newsRobert Mueller news\n'Looks like the Batmobile': Has a Redditor discovered a UFO on Mars? (PHOTO, POLL)\nGiza Pyramid mystery chamber may hold Pharaoh's 'meteorite throne'\n'Ghost ships' filled with dead sailors make landing on Japanese shores (VIDEO)\nTrump Derangement Syndrome is now fastest growing disorder in America \u2013 are you a sufferer?\nDefamed by media, Covington Catholic student sues CNN for $275 million\n'It was a mistake': Facebook lifts ban on Zero Hedge, says it 'accidentally' labeled content as spam\nStep towards Jurassic Park? Scientists 'wake up' cells of ancient mammoth\n'Blatant extortion': German ex-chancellor lashes out at US threat to withhold intel over China","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Best Theological And Ministerial Studies Colleges & Universities in America\nIt's a great time to get into Theological And Ministerial Studies and find the best school for your undergraduate Theological And Ministerial Studies degree on our list of the Best Theological And Ministerial Studies Colleges and Universities in America.\n4 Year \u2022 Cambridge, MA \u2022\nHarvard University is a private not-for-profit university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,687 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 5%.\n#1 in Best Theological And Ministerial Studies Colleges & Universities in America\nSAT Range\nACT Range\nGet your Admission Chance\nAdd to My Schools\n4 Year \u2022 Notre Dame, IN \u2022\nUniversity of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university based in Notre Dame, Indiana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,051 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 18%.\n4 Year \u2022 Chicago, IL \u2022\nUniversity of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,736 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 8%.\n4 Year \u2022 Chestnut Hill, MA \u2022\nBoston College is a private not-for-profit university based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,412 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 32%.\n4 Year \u2022 Villanova, PA \u2022\nVillanova University is a private not-for-profit university based in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,724 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 36%.\n4 Year \u2022 Saint Louis, MO \u2022\nSaint Louis University is a private not-for-profit university based in Saint Louis, Missouri. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,633 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 64%.\n4 Year \u2022 Los Angeles, CA \u2022\nLoyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit university based in Los Angeles, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,446 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 52%.\nUniversity of Portland\n4 Year \u2022 Portland, OR \u2022\nUniversity of Portland is a private not-for-profit university based in Portland, Oregon. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,003 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 69%.\n4 Year \u2022 Omaha, NE \u2022\nCreighton University is a private not-for-profit university based in Omaha, Nebraska. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,120 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 72%.\n4 Year \u2022 San Francisco, CA \u2022\nUniversity of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university based in San Francisco, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,532 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.\n#10 in Best Theological And Ministerial Studies Colleges & Universities in America\n4 Year \u2022 Milwaukee, WI \u2022\nMarquette University is a private not-for-profit university based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,023 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 89%.\nMoody Bible Institute\n4 Year \u2022 Chicago, IL\nMoody Bible Institute is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 305 bachelor's degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trenton Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking\nSubmitted by RLS Staff on Oct 16 2019 - 11:40am.\nA Trenton man indicted in January 2019 pleaded guilty last week to human trafficking, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced.\nOfficials say, Darrell Smith, 48, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree human trafficking and one count of third-degree tampering with a witness before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Peter E. Warshaw on October 10.\nUnder the terms of the plea agreement, Smith will face an aggregate of 10 years in state prison when he is sentenced on December 13.\nOnofri credited Detective Alicia Bergondo and the prosecutor's Human Trafficking Unit with the investigation leading to the guilty plea.\nSenior Assistant Prosecutor Heather Hadley and Assistant Prosecutor Caitlyn Kelly represented the state. Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on December 13.\nAccording to a statement released by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office, in January 2019, a Mercer County grand jury returned a 19-count indictment charging Smith and three other individuals with human trafficking, sexual assault, promoting prostitution, and other crimes.\nThe indictment charged Smith, 47, Gabriel Tabor, 29, Shannon Heisler, 38, and Jennifer Willis, 34, with the following:\n\uf0b7 conspiracy, first degree\n\uf0b7 four counts of human trafficking, first degree\n\uf0b7 two counts of facilitating human trafficking, second degree\n\uf0b7 three counts of promoting prostitution, third degree\n\uf0b7 promoting organized street crime, second degree, and\n\uf0b7 tampering with a witness, third degree.\nSmith was additionally charged with third-degree aggravated assault, third-degree terroristic threats, third-degree criminal restraint and four counts of second-degree sexual assault.\nAll four defendants are Trenton residents officials said.\nThe cases against Tabor, Heisler and Willis all remain pending.\nSmith was initially indicted in March 2018 on this case.\nThe case was represented to a grand jury in January 2019 after further investigation uncovered an additional victim and evidence that other defendants were involved.\nThe indictment alleged that, between December 16, 2017 and December 23, 2017, Darrell Smith was allowing a young woman to stay at his residence, but he was forcing her to engage in prostitution against her will.\nSmith was also sexually assaulting the victim himself. Smith was arrested in December 2017 and charged with these crimes according to officials\nFurther investigation revealed that Jennifer Willis was living at the house during this time and was placing sexually suggestive ads of herself and the victim on Backpage.com.\nInformation was later developed that another young woman was living in the house from October 2017 through February 2018, and being forced into prostitution in the same manner by Smith, Willis, Gabriel Tabor and Shannon Heisler.\nDetectives also discovered that Tabor and Willis were posting this second victim on Backpage for Smith while he was in jail.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dr Alf's Two Cents: Austerity Zombie Banks and Roadblocks to Investment in Soutern Europe\nJune 10, 2013 By dralfoldman in Austerity, Euro Crisis, Growth, Politics, Southern Europe, Unemployment Tags: Austerity, ECB, European Central Bank, Germany, International Monetary Fund, Marshall Plan, Southern Europe, Wall Street Journal\t8 Comments\nOne of a number of posters created by the Economic Cooperation Administration to promote the Marshall Plan in Europe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)\nThis is an excellent MUST READ article published in the Wall Street Journal.\nAusterity's Not the Only Burden in Europe \u2013 WSJ.com.\nFor me, it confirms that the troika of the IMF, ECB, and EC have been myopic in dealing with the financial crisis in Southern Europe. Let's recap on the context. Austerity is reducing demand and putting more people out of work, driving record numbers to suicide. Meanwhile, the banks in Southern Europe don't or can't lend to small businesses, the backbone of the economy. Clearly, massive investment is required into top-quality, properly costed and risk-assessed infrastructure projects to kick-start growth based on Keynesian principles. These national infrastructure projects will need to be financed by a new initiative, similar to the Marshall Plan that kick-started Germany's growth after WWII.\nDr Alf's Two Cents: Hail the outbreak of honesty about Greece's bailout \u2013 FT.com\nHow to Reduce Europe's Youth Unemployment?\nAusterity, Economics, Politics, Riots and War\nJose Manuel Barroso says Angela Merkel not to blame for harsh austerity policies \u2013 Telegraph\nHow Austerity Kills \u2013 Some Reflections \u2013 John Gelmini\nThe Chutzpah Caucus \u2013 NYTimes.com \u2013 Paul Krugman\nHow the Case for Austerity Has Crumbled by Paul Krugman | The New York Review of Books\nJapan Courts Growth While Europe Keeps Up Austerity \u2013 NYTimes.com\nBlockupy hold anti-austerity protests in Frankfurt; surround the ECB; against austerity and food price speculation\nA Hard Look at Jeremy Heywood Cabinet Secretary Downing Street \u2013 John Gelmini\nJune 10, 2013 By dralfoldman in Central Government, Coalition, David Cameron, Healthcare, Politics, Unemployment Tags: Barnett Formula, Cabinet Secretary, Crime, David Cameron, Downing Street, Eastern Europe, Jeremy Heywood, Prime minister\t10 Comments\nThe other day I reblogged an interesting article entitled Jeremy Heywood: the other power in Downing Street, published in the FT.\nI received a detailed posting from John Gelmini which I am reblogging below as it adds to public debate.\nPersonally, I do not completely agree with John's views here but would welcome others to share their opinions.\nHaving read the article and other items what do we learn about Jeremy Heywood?\n\u2013That he has been likened to Cardinal Richeieu\n\u2013That he wants to be close to the seat of power\n\u2013That he likes the Civil Service Model\n\u2013That he is \"frustrated by inefficiency and stupidness\"\n\u2013That he is for a \"snoopers charter\"\nand road pricing\n\u2013That in his own way he \"wants to make the world a better place\"\n\u2013That he and David Cameron \"shape each other\"\nFrom this list we can see that Jeremy Heywood is exceptionally stupid, has no business sense and needs along with David Cameron to resign from public office because none of the things he is supposedly for is going to make the country or the world a better place.\nRoad pricing will make us even less competitive than we already are, it will damage the car industry which employs 1 person in 11, it will damage the UK's balance of payments which has been negative since 1982, it will damage retailing, increase inflation through increased freight charges and it will damage local tourism and tourism from overseas\nHe likes the civil service model, yet we have far too many civil servants and a public sector we can no longer afford. The British Empire,the most powerful the world has ever known, ran on just 15,000 civil servants at a time when we had billions coming in from all corners of the planet and thriving industries of our own.\nNow we are massively in debt, have no empire and no means to punch above our weight alone.\nHe is for a Snoopers Charter, supposedly because it will reduce terrorism, crime and benefit fraud when the real reason is to track what ordinary people think of their lords and masters. The arguments about terrorism are bogus because deaths at the hands of terrorists in the UK have been less than 100 in the past 25 years, whereas deaths from road accidents total 2,900 a year and deaths by NHS GPs through misdiagnosis run at 70,000 annually and 120,000 annually through botched NHS surgery\/operations with a further 450,000 hastened to an earlier death than would otherwise be the case on the \"Liverpool Care Pathway\".\nThe biggest part of the welfare bill is pensions so the snoopers charter would not save much money by tackling benefit fraud which on a large scale is mostly perpetrated by specialist criminal gangs from Africa, parts of Eastern Europe who the police ought to be dealing with in any case.\nIf he wants to \"make the world a better place\", he should resign and take David Cameron with him or at least get our arrogant Prime Minister to stop doling out overseas aid at \u00a312 billion gbp a year and stopping the unaffordable Barnett Formula at \u00a333 billion gbp a year.\nSimilarly, how does \"arming the Syrian Rebels\", most of whom are bloodthirsty terrorists, fundamentalist Muslims and criminals \"make the world a better place\"?\nIf he dislikes \"inefficiency and stupidness\" then why does this man not decision tree the things he says he is for and evaluate their effects?\nThat David Cameron and our previous Prime Ministers actually listens to someone like a Heywood says as much about them and their ultimate masters as it does about him.\nMen of Secrets\nSir Jeremy Heywood working on snoopers' charter compromise to avoid LibDem Commons showdown\nBoris Johnson 'wants David Cameron to fail miserably', claims Andy Coulson\nHow to Stop 47% of Britons from Developing Cancer by 2020 \u2013 John Gelmini\nJeremy Heywood: the other power in Downing Street \u2013 FT.com\nAndy Coulson, former No 10 spin doctor tells PM: Your wife is the best weapon you've got to win the next general election","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Notre Dame Rises to #8 in Week 8 Coaches Poll and AP Poll\nThe Irish capitalized on a turbulent week for the top ten.\nBy Joe Londergan@joehio_ Oct 13, 2019, 3:23pm EDT\nShare All sharing options for: Notre Dame Rises to #8 in Week 8 Coaches Poll and AP Poll\nPhoto by Joe Robbins\/Getty Images\nThe Notre Dame Fighting Irish held off the USC Trojans this week in a 30-27 win. It wasn't the prettiest game at times, but the Irish fared better than several other teams in the national top ten this week. For that, the Irish are up a spot in the AP Top 25 and two spots in the USA Today Coaches Poll.\nHere are both polls headed into week 8:\nGeorgia's loss to South Carolina nearly landed them outside of the top ten. Meanwhile, LSU's win against Florida shot them into the top four in both polls, even to the #2 spot in the AP poll. Wisconsin and Penn State also rose in the rankings following important wins and Georgia almost fell out of the top ten completely after a double OT loss to South Carolina.\nNotre Dame next head to Ann Arbor on October 26th to face the Michigan Wolverines, who are currently #16 in the coaches poll after beating Illinois this past weekend. None of Notre Dame's other remaining opponents are currently ranked in either poll.\n2019 Notre Dame Football: USC Trojans Week\nEverything you need to see, hear, and do for a Notre Dame home football game in 2019\nNotre Dame VS USC proved once again how tricky rivalry games can be","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What is mechanical energy of system and spring constant k\nAssignment Help Physics\nReference no: EM13543465\nA 1.00 kg block Is resting against a light, compressed spring at the bottom of a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30 degrees. Kinetic friction between box and plane is 0.100. Suppose the spring is compressed 10 cm from its equilibrium length. The spring is then released and the block separates from the spring and slides up the incline a distance 2.00 cm beyond spring normal lenth. What is the mechanical energy of system and the spring constant k?\nWhat was the speed of puck a before the collision\nOn a frictionless, horizontal air table, puck A (with mass 0.150kg} ) is moving toward puck B (with mass 0.350kg} ), which is initially at rest. After the collision, puck A has a velocity of 0.120m\/s to the left, and puck B has a velocity of 0.650..\nFind the kinetic energy of momentum\nFind the kinetic energy of a 3.70{\\rm kg} cat that has 0.240 kg *m\/s}} of momentum. Find the momentum of a 1.22{\\rm kg} ball that has 16.0 J} of kinetic energy.\nHow fast will the lighter one travel\nTwo figure skaters, one weighing 625N and the other 775N , push off against each other on very smooth ice. If the heavier skater travels at 1.60m\/s , how fast will the lighter one travel?\nFired directly upward at speed-direction of electric field\nA charge of +2?C and 6 mg is fired directly upward at a speed of 500 m\/s. The charge reaches the top of its trajectory at 30 m. Ignoring gravity, find the magnitude and direction of the electric field necessary to accomplish this.\nWhat is the frequency of the electric field\nIn an EM wave traveling west, the B field oscillates vertically and has a frequency of 84.0 kHz and an rms strength of 6.30\u00d710^?9T.\nHe rock falls into the sea at the foot of the cliff\nA 4.3 kg rock is initially at rest at the top of a cliff. Assume that the rock falls into the sea at the foot of the cliff and that its kinetic energy is transferred entirely to the water. The specific heat of water is 4186 J\/kg\u00b7?\nTire on a bicycle is filled with air to a gauge pressure\nThe tire on a bicycle is filled with air to a gauge pressure of 691 kPa at 20?C. What is the gauge pressure in the tire after a ride on a hot day when the tire air temperature is 48?C?\nConsider a grounded conducting sphere of radius\nConsider a grounded conducting sphere of radius \"a\" in the presence of a point charge \"Q\" a distance \"D\" away from the center of the sphere. How do you show the electric field E is everywhere normal of the sphere, and how do you find the induced char..\nCoil is subjected to a series of experiments\nNow imagine that the coil is subjected to a series of experiments, that we will label 1, 2, etc., for clarity. At the beginning of both experiments 1 and 2, the magnetic field is initially 3.0 T.\nAt what distance from the centerline\nAir at 70 degrees Celsius and atmospheric pressure flows with a velocity of 22 fps through a 3-in diameter pipe (e=0.00015 in). Find the friction head loss in 75 ft of pipe.\nCalculate the heat loss per hour from top surface of plate\nAir at 25 oC blows over a heated steel plate with its surface maintained at 200 oC. Calculate the heat loss per hour from the top surface of the plate\nMomentum of the electron to momentum of the photon\nA disc of mass M and radius R is rolling purely without slipping with velocity V on a flat horizontal floor. When it hits a step in the floor of height R\/2.what is the velocity of the center of mass of the disc just after impact.\nHow many joules of energy are necessary to heat\nA box slides down a 22\u00b0 ramp with an acceleration of .92m\/s2. Determine out the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp.\nDetermine the radius of the orbit\nAn electron of kinetic energy 35 keV moves in a circular orbit perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.390 T. Find the radius of the orbit\nFind the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field\nA particle that has an 8.3-?C charge moves with a velocity of magnitude 4 \u00d7 105 m\/s along the +x axis. Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field\nWhat is the distance traveled by the plane\nA plane accelerates from rest at a constant rate of 5.00m\/s^2 along a runway that is 1800m long. What is the distance traveled by the plane in the last second before taking off\nWhich compressor should be bought for the given condition\nA diver is planning to salvage a Spanish galleon located in 200 feet of water. He plans to use a diving suit that will be supplied with air from a hose. Calculate which compressor should be bought by the diver for the given condition\nHow many kilometers away you might be able to hear station\nA radio station is allowed to broadcast at an average power not to exceed 26 kW. estimate how many kilometers away you might be able to hear this station\nWhat is the direction of the couples displacement\nOne afternoon, a couple walks three-fourths of the way around a circular lake, the radius of which is 1.61 km. What is the direction of the couples displacement\nWhat current (magnitude) flows in the second wire\nA vertical straight wire carrying an upward 30?Acurrent exerts an attractive force per unit length of 5.5\u00d710?4N\/m, What current (magnitude) flows in the second wire\nFind the minimum voltage placed across the arms\nThe damage caused by electric shock depends on the current flowing through the body; 1 mA can be felt and 5 mA is painful. What is the minimum voltage placed across the arms that would produce a current that could be felt by a person with dry skin\nCalculate the magnitude of the deceleration\nThe front end of an automobile has been designed so that upon impact it progressively crumples by as much as .70m. What is the magnitude of the deceleration","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Wednesday Interview: Owen Craig\nNovember 09, 2010 \/ Johnathan\nThis week (and possibly also last week - reports vary) sees the first trade collection of me-favourite Kill Shakespeare in stores, and in addition to the tale of a plucky Danish prince embroiled in a sea of Elizabethan intrigue and attempted deicide, the book features a bonus story written by newcomers Owen Craig and Curtis Westman. To commemorate this event, here is an extra-special bonus feature for this here blog, namely the return of the Wednesday Interview for a talk with Owen Craig!\nHuzzah, and here we go:\nFirst of all, how about a pocket bio of Owen Craig?\nI was born in Perth, Ontario. Don't worry if you haven't heard of it, it's an extremely small town located between Kingston and Ottawa. I moved to Toronto as a teenager and then I went to York University to study theatre where I became interested in both comics and writing (remember that, it'll be important later). I started doing some work with a high school friend, Curtis Westman, and we collaborated on a short film called \"Hamlet: A Comedy in Three Acts\", which lead to us writing together on a regular basis. Since then it's been pretty much business as usual for any budding writer: working a boring day job and writing in the evenings and on weekends.\nSo: your story is appearing in an upcoming trade of Kill Shakespeare. Give us the one-sentence plot hook that will make everyone completely unable to pass it up. And maybe throw in a couple of other sentences if you feel the need.\nYeah, our story is in the first trade paperback of Kill Shakespeare. Curtis (my writing partner, I don't remember if I established that I work with a writing partner) and I approached this story with the goal of building on the Kill Shakespeare world. When looking at their concept it occurred to us that one Shakespearean play which would be difficult for Conor and Anthony to bring in would be Julius Caesar, so we've taken the moment of Brutus making his decision about whether or not to participate in the conspiracy to murder Caesar and shown how that particular moment plays out in the context of the Kill Shakespeare comic. It's basically a fun Easter egg for fans of both Shakespeare and fans of Kill Shakespeare, with some pretty cool ties into the main book.\nHow did you get mixed up in all of this Kill Shakespeare nonsense, anyway?\nWhile at the Wizardworld Toronto (formally known as the Paradise Toronto Comicon) show I came across the Kill Shakespeare table. As a former theatre student I was naturally intrigued by the book. I ended up talking to Conor and Anthony for... I don't know... half an hour? It was one of those \"damn, I wish I'd thought of it\" concepts. On an impulse I asked them if they would let me pitch them an idea for a backup story and, much to my surprise, they accepted. So I got together with Curtis and we wrote up a couple of proposals, which they ended up liking. It's pretty much the classic story of being in the right place at the right time with the right idea. Conor and Anthony deserve a lot of credit for giving a couple of first-time writers their first break, it's an extremely cool thing that they're doing and I couldn't appreciate it more. Between the opportunity, their guidance and their constructive criticism I owe them a lot.\nDid you have to revise your plot at all? Were there any cases of Conor and Anthony saying that they were actually already using Character X for something in the main plot, or did such things come together without a hitch?\nWe pitched them a couple of stories, and there were definitely some characters that we quickly realized were more off-limits than others. One of the stories we pitched was problematic because we were told that the character we wanted to use wouldn't be introduced until issue 7 or 8, so our story would predate the character's first appearance. That's part of the reason we pitched a Julius Caesar story, as there would be no crossover characters and it gave us a lot of freedom.\nIt's worth mentioning, though, that Conor and Anthony were extremely generous about letting us play around with some fairly major elements of their story. In fact, there are a couple of hints in our story as to what is coming up in the main book (yet another reason for fans to buy the trade).\nWhere can people look for more Owen and\/or Curtis if they like what they see in the trade?\nWell, nothing is coming up soon, but you can rest assured that Curtis and I are hard at work on some original material we hope to be pitching to publishers in the near future. We have a few ideas that we're very excited about. Plus, if everyone's happy with this story than there's always a chance that there might be another Owen\/Curtis story in the second Kill Shakespeare trade! In the meantime you can check out our blog at www.bunchofice.com, Curtis and my website.\nGratuitous Canadian question: How do you take your Tim's?\nWell, I may not drink a lot of Tim's but I think I can top that for being Canadian: I WORKED at Tim's. That's right, I worked at the Tim Horton's in Perth (Ontario), which falls on Highway 7 between Ottawa and Kingston. Let me say, everyone, treat the staff there well. They work extremely hard.\nAnd finally, a two-parter: name your favourite a) play by Shakespeare and b) comic book series and attempt to link them thematically.\nFavourite Shakespeare book and comic series...that's a tough one. I don't know that I could pick a favourite of either, definitively, but I'm a huge fan of both Hamlet and James Robinson's Starman. Both are stories about young men who find themselves suddenly immersed in a situation they don't want to be in and don't understand. And, hey, both young men spend more time thinking and talking about their situation rather than acting on it! There you go!\nEdit: Whoops, I'm a dope. I didn't even think to ask about who did the art on the bonus story. Turns out that it's J. Bone and it's unsurprisingly awesome.\nNovember 09, 2010 \/ Johnathan\/ 1 Comment\ninterviews, j- bone is awesome, Kill Shakespeare, owen craig\nVarious Stuff n' Such\nApril 18, 2010 \/ Dave\nSo here I was, all set to write a cranky post about how much I disliked a certain high-profile comic book movie that opened this weekend. But honestly, folks, life's too short, and I'd rather spend the time gabbing about stuff I enjoy. So with that in mind, here are a few random tidbits of comic booky goodness from last week's offerings:\nOther Lives, by Peter Bagge: The Hate-meister returns to cranky form with this original Vertigo graphic novel about four interconnected losers\u2014a writer who despises his racial identity and is haunted by a past act of plagiarism, his fianc\u00e9e, whose vicarious internet life begins to blur into her real relationships, an online gambling addict desperate to cover up his crumbling domestic life, and a would-be government agent\/national hero who lives in his mother's garage. Fans of Bagge 's most famous creation, Buddy Bradley, can draw a straight line to Vlad (Vader) Ryderbeck, the self-loathing, slow-burning, expletive-spewing, booze-swigging antihero at the heart of Other Lives, who discovers that the self-created false identities people hide behind\u2014both online and in real life--are not just a product of the internet era, but in his case at least, a generational affair. Bagge's rubbery, cross-hatched caricatures may not be for everybody, but there's truly nothing else in comics like them, and they are perfectly suited to the grotesque lives, both real and imagined, that they depict. The surprisingly violent conclusion is strangely unsatisfying, but the repeated jabs at the characters' cartoonishly sad-sack lifestyles and the equally ridiculous internet fantasies they retreat into are what stays with you after you've finished reading.\nThe Flash #1, by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul: DC has taken a lot of flack for bringing back Silver Age mainstay Barry Allen\u2014fair enough, considering that most of their current readership grew up reading the adventures of his prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Wally West\u2014but here's the thing; having Allen as the Flash in a new number one issue makes sense because he's the easiest version of the character to explain to new readers. Hit by lightning, showered by chemicals, Fastest Man Alive. There you go. Sure, he's got tons of baggage if you start factoring in his death and rebirth, his stint as a married father in the distant future, and all that other crap, but this first issue wisely sidesteps all that, focusing instead on what I hope will set this series apart from the previous run (see what I did there?): the fact that Barry Allen is a police scientist, so he is actually going to be solving mysteries instead of just running around fighting bad guys. Manapul's art is just as lovely here as it was in his short-lived stint on Adventure Comics, and I hope he's in it for the long haul. This is a fun, accessible, great-looking debut, with one of those cool two-page teaser ads at the end (like the ones Johns did for Legion of Three Worlds and Sinestro Corps) for an upcoming event called Flashpoint. I have no idea what it could be about, but it looks cool. Let's hope DC doesn't water it down with a kajillion crossovers, but who am I kidding? Of course they will.\nKill Shakespeare #1, by Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col, and Andy Belanger: I know Johnathan already covered this IDW book and its fascinating shared universe, where the Bard's most famous creations join forces to destroy him, a few days ago, but I wanted to throw in my two cents as well. This is a very cool, original concept, executed with terrific skill and style. There are a lot of comparisons to be made to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen being thrown around in regards to this series, and that's a pretty big compliment in my book. The premise may be a bit intimidating to anyone not well versed in Shakespeare, but it's a lot more accessible than you might think at first. For instance, I haven't read Richard III, but I recognized the hunchbacked, shriveled-armed monarch as soon as he appeared. You could just look at Kill Shakespeare as a simple adventure story framed by a larger literary backdrop if you like, one with witches and pirates and ghosts, and you'd enjoy it just as much. Belanger's art is detailed and stylish as well, just as impressive in moments of quiet dread (like Hamlet's father's ghost appearing from the mists) as it is in action scenes (such as the first issue's big set piece, a pirate attack on the boat carrying Hamlet to England). And the creators are Canadian! Really, you have no excuse to miss this.\nApril 18, 2010 \/ Dave\/ Comment\nAndy Belanger, Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, flash, Francis Manapul, geoff johns, IDW, Kill Shakespeare, Other Lives, Peter Bagge, Vertigo","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Animated Anarchy's Annecy Festival Week: Moana and Inner Workings\nBefore I get started celebrating this festival of foreign films; I must thank the readers and OneOfUs.net for making Animated Anarchy possible. Keeping this blog updated makes me really happy whenever I publish an article for the world to see. Whether you watch cartoons, anime, or just Disney films\u2026they all matter. The line is constantly being tested as animation as not just a medium for kids, but for everyone. Hell, these last few weeks proves that with the recent release of Sausage Party, so we have that going for us.\nI admit ,I haven't been able to write for this website as much as I've wanted to. There's been a non-stop parade of work, family, and living situations going on for a straight year now, and I've been aching for a big change. Thankfully, next month that change will happen, and I'll be able to dedicate more time to my true passion of writing. So take this early prologue as a rebirth for Animated Anarchy, as critics are already collecting stories for save up for \"Best of the Year\" binges. Some of the movies we'll be covering may show up later in future stories. Now onward, to Annecy!\nThe Annecy International Animation Film Festival is the Cannes of animation; featuring shorts and feature length films showcasing every form of animation from all across the globe. Our special Polish correspondent Maciek Kur goes whenever he can to see what the industry has in store for the rest of the world, leading to some really amazing discoveries. He'll do a thorough review for each movie and I'll be adding in commentary along with the accompanying trailers and pictures. You might see some of these lovely films at your home in a few months!\nThe 2016 Annecy Logo\nWhile I like the Annecy International Film Festival for its more \"artsy\" animated movies, one of the highest point of celebration for all animation lovers at the festival is the presentation by Disney. Not only did they show some early, never before seen footage of their upcoming movies, but they are presented by the directors themselves, and this year we got two legends hosting the presentation, Ron Clements and Jon Musker. These are the men behind such gems as 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Aladdin,' 'Hercules' and 'The Princess and the Frog.'\n'Moana' is Clements and Musker's first CGI film (in fact, their debut movie, 'The Great Mouse Detective', is credited for introducing computer animation to the big screen, mainly in the clock tower fight sequence during the film's climax). For European markets the title was changed to \"Vaiana\" (the name of the female protagonist), in order to avoid copyright issues. In fact, during the presentation, the directing duo had a bit of a running gag, with Musker correcting Clements every time he called their heroine \"Moana,\" to the point of Clements jokingly concluding, \"It's a story about identity, because she doesn't know if she's Moana or Vaiana!\"\nInterestingly enough, the presented footage had used the name \"Vaiana\" in the dub.\nAs most of you have already seen in the trailers, the story is set in Ancient Oceania, and explores the legends and culture of that time period. The plot is inspired by the traveling tribes who used to navigate from island to island, solely relying on their own instincts and knowledge of the ocean currents. Though many of these tribes discovered and settled on new lands, they mysteriously stopped for almost a thousand years.\nDuring the presentation, we were presented with about 15-20 minutes of footage, some of which was storyboarded or in early rendering with little completed animation.\n\"Our central cast.\"\nThe next several paragraphs contain some spoilers.\nThe story follows Moana\/Vaiana, a young island girl fascinated with stories of Maui, the shape shifting demigod voiced by Dwayne Johnson. According to the stories told by Moana's grandmother, Maui once stole a powerful artifact, but was attacked in the middle of the ocean by an gigantic lava entity (imagine a human version of the firebird from 'Fantasia 2000'), and he lost both his treasure as well as his magic fishhook, which sunk to the bottom of the ocean. As a toddler, Moana literally befriends the Ocean, who in this world is a living being. They don't give him a \"face,\" but they give him a personality, which is shown by the way tides and waves move.\nAs Moana grows older, she still feels a strong spiritual connection with the ocean. However, her father, who's a chieftan, forbids the people of his island from sailing outside of the reef. One night, Moana's grandmother takes her to a mysterious cave, where she finds hidden boats, and learns that her people were once great navigators and sailors, which makes her incredibly excited. Sometime after, Moana makes an oath to follow her destiny, and sets out on a quest to find a magical artifact that will prevent a great evil from consuming the land and ocean.\nMoana is joined by a roster of comical characters, including a cute piglet named Pua, a clueless rooster named Heihei, and of course, Maui \u2013 the demigod with a massive ego and living tattoos (Yaaay! Hand drawn animation!). One particular tattoo, a small, unnamed character serving as Maui's 2-D animated conscience, was described as Maui's \"Jiminy Cricket.\" The character was created by Eric Goldberg, the creator of Genie from Aladdin.\nOn their quest, Moana and Maui visit the Polynesian underworld, which is set at the bottom of the ocean. One brief piece of concept art also showed them facing a leviathan-sized creature, and another clip featured a fully animated musical number.\nAnother clip showcased the Kakamora, a group of anthropomorphic-coconut pirates. Complete with tiny hands and feet (somewhat reminiscent of the trolls from \"Frozen\"), the Kakamora draw expressions on themselves and have personalities similar to that of the Minions from 'Despicable Me' and the Ewoks from 'Return of the Jedi.' Along with sailing large ships, the Kakamora's society was said to be influenced by films like 'Waterworld' and 'Mad Max.'\nEnd of spoilers.\nSome might accuse Moana's storyline of being simplistic, if not a bit generic, as it features yet another free-spirited heroine who defies the wishes of her farther to go off an adventure for a magical McGuffin. However, I think Moana gets a bit of a pass for now because of its focus on Oceanic mythology and legends, which is unfamiliar to most audiences.\nProbably the biggest disappointment of the presentation is that they didn't shown more of Moana\/Vaiana herself. Other than the sequence of her as a toddler, a few brief interactions with Maui, and a handful of action set-pieces, there were few scenes highlighting her personality. The directors mainly described her as a \"badass,\" and I have a feeling that people who had \"problems\" with Rey in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will have the same complaints about Moana's character. Personally, I think it's great that we're seeing more strong female characters in animation and film. After decades of animated female characters being reduced to damsels in distress and love interests, it's a welcome and long overdue change.\nFor now, I hope they won't only focus on making Moana look cool, but actually giver her some depth. The charm of some of the recent Disney princesses like Anna, Rapunzel or Tiana, is that they could not only get silly, but also have their own flaws that they had overcome. This in turn makes them more fun and interesting to watch, and more importantly, relatable.\nAnother great part of the Disney presentation was the \"Inner Workings\" short, which was introducde by its director and writer, Leo Matsuda, who later talked about the production and evolution of the concept of his short film.\nThe short has a similar premise to Inside Out, only in place of emotions, we get to literally see what is going on inside the hero's body. The brain, heart, lungs, muscles and yes, even the bladder, are all represented by comical characters. The story follows a day in the life of an Asian-American office worker named Paul, who is struggling between his very disciplined nature, and the simple urges to just have some fun. During his misadventures, we constantly see the reactions of his body parts and internal organs.\nA lot of people I talked with after the presentation really enjoyed the short, and some even heaped more praise upon it than 'Moana.' Admittedly, it's one of funniest cartoons producded by Disney in a very long time, and that even includes the number of shorts produced by Disney coveted animation studio, Pixar. I was shocked it was only seven minutes long, as it expels dozens of jokes in only a few minutes, and a fair bit of the best gags were more adult than Disney's usual brand of animated humor.\nOn top of that, the visual stylings of the short were incredible, and had an impressive amount of \"blink and you miss it\" details. It wasn't just the standard Disney CGI human designs, but much more stylized characters designs, including odd proportions like overly square heads, ragdoll bodies and comically ample curves. Additionally, the short also had a wonderfully memorable score.\nThough only a seven minutes long, \"Inner Workings\" is really worth seeing on the big screen, and Matsuda is quickly proving himself as one of Disney's most exciting new talents.\nI'm going gaga for Moana's upcoming release. The Princess and the Frog is my personal favorite Disney flick, and Lilo & Stitch comes in around third. Clements and Musker just achieve a perfect balance between the songs, character development, and brilliant scenes evolved from elegant ideas. I really like that this film is covering Polynesean culture, because it's something Americans don't know much about, if at all. Animation is a great way to open our culture up to new mythologies, whether it be from Song of the Sea or The Secret of Kells.\nYou could critique Disney for taking the Pixar route by making a road-trip movie, but this movie makes an exception traveling by sea. Since the filmmakers made a point to say Moana WILL NOT have a love story, I feel confident that it'll avoid many of the obvious tropes that would normally be done in this scenario. Seriously, if you think about how many cartoons have a buddy and\/or romance subplot, your head will spin. I don't think we have to fear either about Moana herself being a \"Mary-Sue,\" even by Force Awakens-standards; hard to be overpowered around a shape-shifting demigod.\nMoana has an incredible cast covering every aspect of the film. Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda worked on the songs featuring an Oceanic music group, Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson gets to bring his natural charm to a real Disney character, and genius Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople) touched up the screenplay. Auli'i Cravalho is using this starring vehicle as her breakout performance, but she brings a lot of energy and wit to both these trailers.\nAlthough there are some detractors against Disney's current slate of CGI, the company is truly in the middle of another Renaissance. Zootopia is unquestionably the best animated film of the year already, but if they can make another film that incredible? They will remain kings of the mountain for easily another decade. Needless to say, I can't wait to watch the movie. Inner Workings as well, as the shorts including during this new golden age have been marvelous in their own right.\nAnd I hope you all come back tomorrow for more of our animated film coverage from the Annecy Animation Film Festival!\nTags:Animated AnarchyAnnecyDisneyFilm FestivalInner WorkingsJon MuskerMauiMoanaPolyneseanPreviewRon Clementsthe rocktrailersVaiana","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Battle of Expectations\nBill Curry has written an excellent article about differences in fans and how they support their team.\nThe second is more dangerous -- the diehard pessimists. The pessimists weasel in close to the players, talk on the call-in shows and post their blogs wherever possible. They harp on the facts as they see them. And they only see bad, as they moan, \"You know, this coach should not be here. We don't like him at all. We have not beaten a real football team, and we never will. All these folks that get excited have not been around here very long. We always lose.\"\nPlayers digest this garbage and it surfaces on the practice field, in the locker room and even in the games as adversity is greeted by sullenness and loss of concentration.\nThe internet is one of the most dangerous mediums there is. Someone with complete anonymity can write the most profane, rude, baseless commentary and get away with it. Well, I have the power to be one of those people. I have created a forum that brings thousands of people to read about Georgia Tech sports daily. However, instead of providing a place for venting my frustrations and others, I chose to use the medium to offer perspective and try to keep people focused on the big picture. This site is about PROMOTING Georgia Tech sports, not tearing it down.\nLook, here's reality. Every school has a fan base. Typically 10% of that fan base is never happy and won't ever be happy unless you are competiting for championships EVERY year. Curry calls them \"diehard pessimists\" and I call them the \"lunatic fringe\". This portion of the fan base does not care about the \"student-athlete\". They care about only one thing - winning.............These are typically grown men who lose total and utter perspective that we are talking about games played by 19-year old kids. These are the people who freak out on gameday when things don't go well AND cannot let it go 48 hours later. These are the people who call for the coaches head when you lose one game. These are people who would rather root against their own team if it means it could get a coach fired. These are the people who perpetually see the grass as always greener on the other side. These are people who just know that things will be better if we just do what they say with people and personnel. These people love OTHER coaches and always love the back-up QB.\nThere is another 10% that will blindly support their team no matter what happens and for whom the athletic programs will never have to prove anything to. These people go to games occasionally and rarely read the internet.\nThe vast majority of people fall within a fairly tight continuim in the remaining 80%. They follow the team, want to see them do well, get sad when we lose, happy when we win, like to see graduation rates good, like to see nice personal success stories with the players, and understand the big picture. As Curry says, they also want reassurrance. This group wants to see a big picture and movement towards something special. But they understand that college athletics are games played by kids.\nNow here's my deal with expressing frustrations. For me, it is no problem to question play-calling. It is no problem to question execution. It is no problem to even suggest another guy gets a chance to play. It is no problem to be curious if certain players are hurt and when they might come back. It's no problem to be upset when we lose, no matter how big or small the deficit.\nIt is a problem to constantly push a dialogue about firing a coach. It is a problem to question the motivation and heart of players. You know why? Because you don't know them. Don't pretend you know their motivation. Don't pretend you understand their heart. You don't. Just because you have Eric Henderson in your class, have seen Philip Wheeler during a practice or have asked a question to Coach Gailey on his call-in show doesn't mean you know them.............. Don't question whether or not Coach Gailey is giving it everything he has. Assume he is. Give him the benefit of the doubt. Now whether his best will meet your expectations of success is another matter. But support the guy when he's here. Support the team. ............\nNow, let's talk expectations of Georgia Tech football. What should they be? This is probably the most hotly debated topic around. What is reasonable? Is it reasonable to expect to compete for national championships every season? Go to good bowl games? What is \"reasonable\" to expect. Here's sort of a continium down the ladder of expectations. Where do you think Tech should fall on the continuim?\nWin the National Championship every season\nCompete for National Championships every season (BCS top 10)\nWin the ACC Championship every season\nGo to a major bowl every year\nCompete for a National Championship every 5-10 years\nCompete for the ACC championship every season\nWin the ACC Coastal Division every season\nGo to a major bowl every few years, but SOME bowl every season..... and win\nGo to any bowl every year and win\nGo to any bowl every year, win or lose\nMake a bowl game every once in awhile\nJust beat UGAg every year - who cares about the other games\nA winning season\nJust compete and don't get blown out\nWhere do you fall on the continuim? There are two traps to consider. One is the fallacy of \"I just want to see the team get better every year\". If we win 6 one year, it needs to be at least 7 the next, then 8 the next. The problem with that of course is that you will eventually be the USC Trojans, and that we will never be. Most teams eventually take that dramatic fall before rising again. Another danger is consistency. Is it more important to you to be consistently good, or occasionaly great? Were the Bill Lewis years worth the glory of the Bobby Ross years if you couldn't have one without the other? In hindsight and now 13 years removed it's easy to say yes. Not so easy to say yes when you're in the middle of the Bill Lewis years.\nSo where is your head at?\nJust have fun - it's not about winning and losing\nPosted by Scott at Sunday, October 02, 2005\nWhere are they now - JP Foschi\nQuote of the Day - Bill Curry\nFootball - More Clemson Game Notes\nFootball - Jackets Squeek out a win over Clemson\nHoops - Scrimmage Review\nFootball - GT \/ Clemson Game Preview\nWhat's Buzzin' for Thursday\nHoops - Meet the New Walk-ons\nHoops - Even More Motivation\nHoops Recruiting - Thaddeus Young to.....\nHoops Recruiting - Thaddeus Young\nWhere are they now - Riccardo Ingram\nI'm Back....... Sort of\nThank you Tony Barnhardt\nHoops - Practice Report\nMore on Jason Collier\nTech \/ Miami Game Rescheduled\nSome Perspective . . . Please\nIs Saturday's Game in Jeopardy?\nRide the Ramblin Wreck Onto the Field\nJason Collier, 1977 - 2005, Rest In Peace\nHoops - Bynum getting some minutes\nFootball - A Cure for What Ails You - A \"W\"\nSadness today\nCheck out the new hoops court\nFootball - Duke Preview\nHoops Recruiting - Charles Jackson\nHoops - Jarrett Jack Impresses\nHoops - Great Team Preview\nFootball Injury Update\nFootball - Grading Offensive Lineman\nFootball - Duke Field Will be OK\nPoint of the Day\nFootball Tidbits\nWhere are they now - Nomar Garciaparra\nHoops - Jackets Pick up Commit #3\nHoops - Chris Bosh Stepping Up as a leader\nRemembering Tragedy\nTommy Bowden Likes Chan's Play call\nHoops - Outsanding Javaris Crittenton Article\nHoops - Georgia Hoops Fall Showcase\nFootball - You are what you are...\nWhat is really tough about last night's loss...\nIf you don't think these players care.....\nFootball - Tashard Choice hurt?\nA Heartbreaker\nQuick Game Preview\nFootball - Coaching Stats\nTech Confirms Vanderbilt for Four-Year Head-2-Head...\nHoops - Congratulations to Jodie Meeks\nFootball - Eric Henderson to Miss NCST Game probably\nFootball - Good day for SOS\nFootball - Street & Smith ranks all-time programs\nHoops - Brad Sheehan Interview\nGot a Spare $400 - $600 ?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New York Times Q1 Results Top Estimates\nBy RTTNews Staff Writer \u2709 | Published: 5\/8\/2019 9:29 AM ET\nThe New York Times Co. (NYT) on Wednesday reported a 37.6 percent increase in profit for the first quarter from last year. Quarterly revenues increased 6.1 percent as growth in subscription and other revenue offset a slight decline in advertising revenue.\nBoth adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations and quarterly revenues topped analysts' expectations.\nMark Thompson, president and chief executive officer, New York Times Company, said, \"... we're continuing to optimize our business to deliver on our goal of reaching 10 million total subscriptions by 2025.\"\nLooking ahead for the second quarter of 2019, the company expects total subscription revenues to increase in the low- to mid-single digits compared with the second quarter of 2018, with digital-only subscription revenue will increase in the mid-teens. The company expects seasonally slower growth in the number of paid digital-only subscriptions.\nIt is expected that total advertising revenues in the second quarter of 2019 will be about flat compared with the second quarter of 2018, with digital advertising revenue expected to increase in the mid-teens.\nOther revenues in the second quarter of 2019 are expected to increase about 35 percent compared with the second quarter of 2018.\nThe company reported that net income attributable to common stockholders for the first-quarter rose 37.6 percent to $30.16 million from last year's $21.91 million, with earnings per share improving to $0.18 from $0.13 in the previous year.\nAdjusted earnings per share from continuing operations for the first-quarter was $0.20 compared to $0.17 in the previous year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.10 per share for the first-quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.\nTotal revenues from continuing operations for the first quarter increased 6.1 percent to $439.06 million from $413.95 million in the prior year. Analysts expected revenue of $435.78 million for the quarter.\nSubscription revenues increased 3.9 percent, while advertising revenues decreased 0.4 percent and other revenues increased 55.8 percent.\nOther revenues rose $15.5 million, or 55.8 percent in the first quarter primarily as a result of growth in commercial printing operations and rental revenue from New York headquarters building.\nPaid digital-only subscriptions totaled about 3.58 million at the end of the first quarter of 2019, a 28.7 percent increase from last year.\nIn the pre-market trade, NYT is trading at $33.75, up $0.90 or 2.74 percent.\nThe New York Times To Present At UBS Global TMT Conference; Webcast At 2:00 PM\nNew York Times Q3 Digital-only Subscription Revenue Up 14.5% - Quick Facts\nThe New York Times Co., Q3 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates\nThe New York Times Q3 19 Earnings Conference Call At 8:00 AM ET","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Document details final moments before fatal injury to woman pushed from truck & killed in Port Arthur\nPublished 11:06 pm Friday, November 19, 2021\nBy PA News\nLonnie Rodgers\nThe probable cause affidavit for the arrest of Lonnie Rodgers, who is charged in the death of Madison Martinez sheds some light into what a witness contends occurred.\nRodgers, 46, of Nederland is being held on a $500,000 bond in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on a charge of manslaughter in the Oct. 16 death of Madison Martinez, 27.\nAccording to the document, Martinez was in the company of Rodgers and another man on Oct. 15. Security video reportedly shows a red Dodge truck leading the Fuel Depot in the 3700 block of Lake Arthur Drive leaving the parking lot quickly. The video shows Martinez come out of or off the driver side of the truck onto the roadway. Another video reportedly showed how fast Rodgers accelerated and has audio.\nRodgers later made a statement, the document read, saying he was driving the truck and Martinez was standing at his window when he drove off.\nA witness saw the woman and another person or persons were having an argument before Martinez was pushed to the ground and the truck attempted to pull off, it just jerked forward but stopped.\nThis was because Martinez jumped back towards the driver's side of the truck.\nRodgers made a statement saying there was something in the truck she was fighting for.\nThe truck took off very fast and the witness saw Martinez come off the driver side of the truck, the document read.\nThe witness was asked if they could tell if there was force being used from within the truck towards Martinez that would cause her to fall and he said definitely.\nPort Arthur police were called to scene where the woman was located in the westbound lane at the intersection of Lake Arthur Drive and Ninth Avenue. She had a head injury and was brought to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont where she died the next day.\nAn warrant was issued for the arrest of Rodgers and he turned him self in to law enforcement.\nA call to Kevin Cribbs who is listed as Rodgers' attorney was not returned by press time.\nSay hello to 2022's Mr. Nederland and program dedication honoree\nCourt docs: Check out the rise & fall of a million-dollar Mid County drug trafficking operation\nHealth Director Judith Smith chosen for prestigious Chamber award","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Interview: Benjamin Ree Talks The Painter and the Thief (Exclusive)\nSome of the most interesting documentaries are the ones that show the stark contrasts between two distinctly different people, and the conflicts-and surprising resolutions-that arise from those differences. The disparities, and ultimate settlements, between the preconceived protagonist and antagonist of the new Norwegian documentary, 'The Painter and the Thief,' which was directed by Benjamin Ree, will take viewers on a fascinating journey through the art industry.\nThe movie's story showcases how some socially elevated painters and sellers who have a multitude of cultural capital become inadvertently intertwined with society's perceived lower-class criminals who have rough backgrounds. The contrasts between the title characters in 'The Painter and the Thief' raise questions over the ore-conceived notions about both the artists and criminals who drive the art world.\nNeon is set to release 'The Painter and the Thief' today on Hulu and VOD, and in Virtual Cinemas and participating drive-ins. The feature's official distribution after ih played at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling.\n'The Painter and the Thief' showcases how surveillance footage reveals an Oslo art gallery robbery, during which two large canvases were taken off the premises by two men. It doesn't take long for the suspects to be apprehended, and one of the thieves, Karl-Bertil Nordland, ultimately admitted that he and his cohort stole the art because they felt the paintings were beautiful.\nThe admission helped influence the painter, Barbora Kysilkova, to change her mind about the suspect, and she ultimately decided that she wanted to meet the man who made the confession. As a result, she surprisingly sought to form a camaraderie with Nordland, who initially appeared to fit the normal description of a criminal; he has multiple tattoos, already spent eight years in prison and is so detached from taking responsibility for his actions that he has claimed that he doesn't know what happened to the paintings he helped steal.\nBut the Czech artist decided to overlook those stereotypes, and spend time with the career criminal who stole her two paintings. After she invited the thief to sit for a portrait, the two formed an improbable relationship that forever linked them.\nRee generously took the time recently to talk about directing 'The Painter and the Thief' during an exclusive interview. Among other things, the filmmaker discussed that he wanted to show Kysilkova and Nordland's bond in a documentary after he read about the thief's trial in Norwegian newspapers, and felt compelled to chronicle the human drama and bond between them on screen. The helmer also interwove archival footage with new footage he shot of the title characters' relationship, in order to show all of the dramatic events in both of their lives.\nShockYa (SY): You directed the new documentary, 'The Painter and the Thief.' What was it about the unlikely relationship between the title characters, the painter, Barbora Kysilkova, and the thief, Karl-Bertil Nordland, that convinced you to show the relationship between them in a film?\nNicole Beharie Hopes Her Daughter Won't Repeat Her Pageant Mistakes in Miss Juneteenth Release\nFrederick Keeve and Christopher Pawl Contemplate Their Family's Dynamics in The Accompanist Exclusive Clip","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dust plume to reduce visibility mostly in the North; pilots, drivers charge to be twice careful\nThe dusty sky can make descending and safe landing a harder nut to crack\nPilots, train and motor vehicle drivers in Nigeria especially those servicing the northern part of the country have been put on alert against the raised plumes of dust with the strong potential to inhibit visibility.\nA media statement from the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet, said the dust raised in the wee hours of 1st January 2022, from a dust source region, Faya Largeau in Chad Republic, in the morning hours of 1st of January, 2022, will begin to impact the weather in Nigeria as from 5am, on the 2nd January.\nThe statement announced that the plume of dust dispersed towards Nigeria, will reduce visibility ranges in the northern parts of the country with effect from the wee hours of Sunday, 2nd January 2022.\nHazards of driving a motor vehicle or riding motorcycle in dusty environment\nAccording to the statement, \"Cases of thick to moderate dust haze is expected over the extreme North\".\nAreas expected to be most affected include Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe and Borno where horizontal visibilities should be around 1000m and below.\nCockpit crew have been specially warned that \"Flight operations may be disrupted therefore airline operators are required to pick up their flight folders and adhere to regulations, especially at aerodromes in the Northern parts of the country.\nMoreover, \"Road users are advised to drive slowly and carefully due to poor visibility during this period. People with respiratory problems should also take caution\", the statement urged.\nManaging Editor: Akin Kola-Akinlade","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Stone In Love Returns To Orris Stage Friday\nBy Editor | July 14, 2021\nBy MARK EVANS\nStone in Love is familiar to local music fans. The Journey tribute band returns this Friday night as part of the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce Summer Music Series at the Orris.\nLast Friday night, Anthology, an Allman Brothers tribute band, was on stage, after the series took a week off for the holiday on July 2.\nStone in Love was formed on April 1, 2007. According to its Facebook page, it was playing to audiences of more than 7,000 within two years.\n\"It didn't take long for Stone in Love to become one of the premier tribute acts in the mid-west,\" the page said.\nThe band is credited with giving an excellent rendition of Journey's stirring hits.\n\"Stone In Love-Journey tribute performs faithful renditions of classic hits from one of the most beloved rock groups of all time,\" the groups website proclaimed. \"They deliver a high-energy performance that showcases all the hallmarks of the Journey sound \u2013 soaring lead vocals, lush four-part harmonies, signature guitar licks, fat keyboards, and driving rhythms \u2013 on legendary hits known the world over.\"\nWhile they are extremely popular in the Midwest, they also take their act on the road all over the country.\nPosted in Community\nLa Guignolee Troupe Wraps 2021\nMore Information Emerges On Old Kisco Building History\nMayven Charleigh Huck\nPhotos With Santa\nTannon Miles Allebach","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Texas budget deficit 'not nearly as dire' as expected\nPolitics \/\/ Texas Politics\nJeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau\nNov. 30, 2020 Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 6:10 p.m.\nTexas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appear at a Nov. 30 meeting of the Legislative Budget Board. The board discussed an anticipated $4.6-billion shortfall in revenues caused by a slowdown in the Texas oil and gas industry and by the coronavirus pandemic.\nAs bad as the COVID-19 pandemic has been for the economy, a surge in online retail sales has helped Texas rebound from what state officials thought would be an even more disastrous budget deficit.\nBack in July, the state's top financial prognosticator warned state lawmakers to brace for a nearly $4.6 billion budget hole to fill in the state budget. But now, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said things look a lot better as consumer spending has surged at sporting goods stores, grocery stores, liquor stores and home improvement stores.\n\"The outlook for the current 2-year budget is not nearly as dire as we feared in July,\" Hegar said.\nAfter the 2019 Legislative session ended, it was projected that the state would collect almost $121.8 billion in revenue over the next two years. That would have given the state a financial cushion of nearly $3 billion. But when the pandemic hit, the state revised its revenue projection to $110.2 billion, leaving the state with almost a $4.6 billion hole.\nHegar, who is from Katy, couldn't say exactly how much smaller the deficit will be, but expressed optimism that it will be better than anticipated. Hegar delivered his comments on Monday to the Legislative Budget Board, a group of 10 lawmakers who get regular updates on the state's revenue projections. That committee is headed up by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.\nHouston Dem chastised for mentioning climate change at hearing\nTexas lawmakers take aim at Public Utilities Commission\nOnline sales tax collections soar\nThe size of the deficit so far is based on what the Legislature agreed to spend for the two-year budget cycle that started in 2019 and runs through September of 2021.\nFor lawmakers, the challenge will be how to address growing expenses \u2014 including a school funding increase for the 2021 to 2023 budget cycle. In 2019, the Legislature invested $11.5 billion to boost teacher pay, expand access to pre-K and reduce the rise in property taxes. But when the legislation passed, it was not funded beyond 2021. To keep those payraises and property tax reforms funded, lawmakers would need an estimated $13 billion.\nOverall, state sales tax collections are down almost 5 percent from a year ago, but Hegar said other sources of revenue are in double-digit declines. Hegar said the sharpest declines are in hotel occupancy tax collections, alcohol tax collections and the state's oil and gas severance taxes, which are all down over 40 percent from last year.\nBut a key to stabilizing the budget has been a new requirement that online vendors charge sales tax . Before 2019, those taxes went uncollected in Texas. Already, the state has pulled in more than $1.25 billion in taxes on online sales, more than twice the amount that the state had expected to collect.\nThe new law was in response to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said states could charge sales taxes on online purchases even if a company did not have a physical presence within their territories.\nRainy Day Fund balance: $10.7 billion\nLawmakers have been bracing for the worst since the pandemic hit. Gov. Greg Abbott, Patrick and Bonnen earlier this year called on many state agencies to cut their budgets by 5 percent in hopes of lessening the financial fallout of the declining state revenues.\n\"To prepare for this economic shock, we must take action today to ensure that the state can continue providing the essential government services that Texans expect,\" a joint letter by those three leaders said back in May.\nHegar said his projections do not include money from the federal government for COVID-19 relief to the state and future federal money that could be used to plug budget holes.\nLawmakers will also have the benefit of an economic stabilization fund often referred to as the Rainy Day Fund. Hegar's office estimated there was $10.7 billion in that fund as of last week.\nMonday's meeting at the Texas Capitol was also one of the first tests for lawmakers seeking to hold in-person committee meetings.\nAll 10 members of the committee and staff were tested for COVID-19 before the meeting, Bonnen said. None were positive. While members did not wear masks during the session, they had plastic barriers between them to prevent spreading the virus.\njeremy.wallace@chron.com\nAfter viral drug bust, ex-Texas lawmaker tells his recovery story\nTexas AG Paxton touted 4 election fraud cases. Then they fizzled.\nTexas voters backed $35B in construction projects, leading nation\nTrump is the least accurate politician PolitiFact has covered\nFact check: Is Elon Musk really under federal investigation?\nJeremy Wallace\nJeremy Wallace has covered politics and campaigns for more than 20 years. Before joining the Hearst Texas newspapers in 2017 he covered government and politics for the Tampa Bay Times, The Miami Herald and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Previously he covered Congress for the Boston Globe and Detroit Free-Press. Originally from San Antonio, he attended the University of North Texas and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri. You can follow him on Twitter, @JeremySWallace, or email him at Jeremy.wallace@chron.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Walton, Steyn take Tallawahs to final\nThu Jul 21, 2016 02:01 PM Last update on: Thu Jul 21, 2016 02:12 PM\nChadwick Walton in action CPL 2016 for Jamaica. Image taken from CPL's official webpage.\nChadwick Walton slammed 97 as Jamaica Tallawahs beat Barbados Tridents by 36 runs in a rain-affected fixture in Kingston and qualified for the final of CPL 2016.\nThe bulk of the scoring in Tallawahs' 195 for 5, in a match that had been reduced to 18-overs-a-side after rains lashed Kingston for over an hour, was done during the course of a second-wicket stand of 127 between Walton and Kumar Sangakkara, who made a 31-ball 50.\nTridents slipped to 55 for 4 in the eighth over, before Nicholas Pooran mounted a spirited fightback by bringing up the fastest half-century this season, off 23 balls. But as the asking rate creeped up to over 15 runs an over less than halfway into the chase, Tridents were left with no option but to go for broke. They were bowled out for 159 in the final over.\n\"Winning the toss was a good decision, but we didn't bowl well, and so we deserve to be on the losing side,\" Kieron Pollard, the Tridents captain, said after the match. \"You can't bowl contrary to what your plans are and still end up winning. We have had a few guys injured, but we can't use that as an excuse. Guys who get an opportunity should show why they deserve to be in the XI. We can't slip up going into the business end. Hopefully this is another learning experience for us and we'll look to fight another day.\"\nTridents had an early boost as Ravi Rampaul removed Chris Gayle in the third over after they had opted to field. For the next hour, they came under Walton's wheel. The opener, who topped 20 just once this season, struck nine fours and five sixes over the course of his 54-ball knock, before being caught at long-on in an attempt to clear the ropes and bring up his maiden T20 century.\nAndre Russell, promoted to No. 4, was out first ball to David Wiese, but Rovman Powell lent the finishing touches with one four and four sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 34 as Tallawahs smashed 44 off the last three overs.\nTridents came out swinging and lost their openers - Shai Hope and Ahmed Shehzad - inside the fifth over as Dale Steyn and Andre Russell got among the wickets. Timroy Allen, the pacer, then struck twin blows, including that of Shoaib Malik, to leave Tridents in tatters at 55 for 4.\nPooran and Pollard kept the innings ticking along, before the pressure of bringing out the big shot resulted in Pollard falling into the short-ball trap set by Steyn. Two balls later, Steyn had his 200th T20 wicket when fellow South African David Wiese chipped one to Gayle at midwicket to leave Tridents at 90 for 6.\nPooran then muscled his way to six meaty sixes before his run-out deflated Tridents' charge. Steyn finished with 4 for 27 as the visitors slipped to their third loss in seven matches.\nJamaica Tallawahs 195 for 5 (Walton 97, Sangakkara 50, Rampaul 2-35) beat Barbados Tridents 159 (Pooran 51, Steyn 4-27) by 36 runs\nCaribbean Premier League \/ Caribbean T20 league \/ CPL 2016 \/ West Indies \/ Dale Steyn \/ cricket \/ score \/ Final \/ Shakib Al Hasan\nShakib continues CPL hot streak\nTridents look to trip Shakib's Tallawahs\nMy wife wouldn't let me skip CPL: Shakib\nFacebook Live set to broadcast CPL games","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Egypt: Political crisis reaches stalemate\nWed., Aug. 7, 2013timer2 min. read\nCAIRO\u2014Egypt's political crisis entered a tense phase on Wednesday after international mediation efforts collapsed and the army-installed government repeated its threat to take action against supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi.\nBoth sides called their supporters on to the streets on Thursday, while Morsi supporters in two protest camps in Cairo strengthened sandbag-and-brick barricades to prepare for any action by security forces.\nActing president Adly Mansour, in a message on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, said Egypt was at a critical point. The interim government would press on with its plan to hold new elections in nine months, he said.\n\"The train of the future has departed, and everyone must realize the moment and catch up with it, and whoever fails to realize this moment must take responsibility for their decision,\" he said.\nU.S. envoy William Burns headed home after days of trying to broker a compromise between the government and Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. European Union envoy Bernardino Leon stayed on in the capital in the slim hope of reviving the effort.\nBut Brussels and Washington said they were very concerned that the Egyptian parties had not found a way to break what they called a dangerous stalemate.\n\"This remains a very fragile situation, which holds not only the risk of more bloodshed and polarization in Egypt, but also impedes the economic recovery, which is so essential for Egypt's successful transition,\" U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a joint statement.\nThe army ousted the Islamist Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, on July 3 after huge street demonstrations against his rule. Morsi and leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood have been rounded up and detained. But thousands of their supporters have demonstrated to demand his reinstatement.\nNearly 300 people have been killed in political violence since the overthrow, including 80 Morsi supporters shot dead by security forces on July 27.\nInterim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi said the government's decision to dismantle the protest camps was final and its patience had nearly expired. Beblawi accused protesters of inciting violence, blocking roads and detaining citizens, and he warned that any further violence would be met \"with utmost force and decisiveness.\"\n\"This means they are preparing for an even bigger massacre,\" said Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad. \"They should be sending us positive signals, not live bullets.\"\nAny action could still be some time away, however. Egyptians celebrate Eid, which marks the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, from Thursday to Sunday, an inauspicious time for any act of violence.\nEgypt's leading Islamic authority on Wednesday announced plans to host talks on the crisis after Eid, which might also forestall an assault by the security forces.\n\"There are some initiatives that can be built upon to start national reconciliation,\" an al-Azhar official told the state news agency MENA.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Still, it warned against the average citizen getting involved with controlling a wild animal.\n\"There is too much risk of injury to the citizen,\" Northeastern Regional Police Chief Bryan Rizzo said.\n\"If the citizen is an experienced hunter or someone with experiencing wildlife then I would say they should use their own judgment,\" Rizzo continued. \"In this case, it was a hunter who had experience in handling live deer, and we are grateful for his intervention and quick thinking in getting the deer under control before the animal could injure anyone, itself or do more damage.\"\nGrowing up country\nFor Beck, Monday's thrill was nothing new.\nHe works at Johnson Controls. But his passion is hunting \u2014 he has a cabin in the northern part of Pennsylvania. He bow hunts, mostly. Growing up, his uncles had farms in York County where he'd spend his time.\nBeck says he owns 16 deer. They're fallow deer, and he uses them for meat, keeping them penned in on his property.\n\"My generation is a dying breed,\" he said. \"People aren't into our lifestyle anymore. They'd rather sit at home and play a video game than enjoy the outside.\"\nMystery of mama bear and 3 cubs' deaths solved\nBeck was able to return to the Giant on Wednesday after getting a call from the store. They wanted to thank him as the deer, he estimated, could have done a lot more damage.\nHe watched video of the deer slamming into the door \u2014 it just didn't capture him getting knocked to the ground. After all, the experience happened so fast, he didn't have time to think about it.\nApparently he was able to subdue the deer just 50 seconds after it burst inside, people at the store told him.\n\"That's like a rodeo record,\" he said.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CANHR COVID-19 News & Resources\nCANHR Alerts, News and Resources regarding the COVID-19 Crisis.\nDONATE TO CANHR\nCANHR Alerts\nCANHR in the News\nCANHR Press Conferences\nCANHR Press Releases\nCANHR Recommendations\nCANHR COVID-19 Action Plan\nCANHR's 10 Point Plan to Reform California Nursing Homes\nCMS Alerts\nOther Alerts\nVisitation Articles\nCalifornia Executive Actions\nCDPH All Facilities Letters\nCDPH Guidance Documents\nCDSS Provider Information Notices\nDHCS All Plan Letters\nDHCS COVID\u201119 Response Guidance\nDHCS Managed Care Letters\nVisitation Guidelines Alerts\nCalifornia County Departments of Public Health\nFree Webinar Recordings\nFacility Outbreaks\nCalifornia Department of Public Health Covid Reporting\nCalifornia Department of Social Services RCFE COVID-19 Data\nCenters for Medicaid & Medicare Services COVID-19 Reporting\nLos Angeles County COVID-19 Reporting\nSanta Clara County COVID-19 Reporting\nMEDI-CAL UPDATE\nCMS Alerts121 posts\nCMS Makes Nursing Home COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Data Available Online, Increasing Transparency for Consumers\nWednesday, February 9th, 2022 Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 CANHR STAFF\nAs part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best nursing home care for their loved ones, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now posting data on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots administered to nursing home residents and staff on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. The data will show resident and staff booster rates at the facility level and will include national and state averages.\nStatement by CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure On the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on Vaccine Requirements\nThursday, January 13th, 2022 Friday, January 21st, 2022 CANHR STAFF\n\"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extremely pleased the Supreme Court recognized CMS' authority to set a consistent COVID-19 vaccination standard for workers in facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS' vaccine rule will cover 10.4 million health care workers at 76,000 medical facilities. Giving patients assurance on the safety of their care is a critical responsibility of CMS and a key to combatting the pandemic.\nBiden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers\nThursday, November 4th, 2021 Monday, November 8th, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nNational requirement protects patients at nearly 76,000 providers and covers more than 17 million health care workers The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.\nCoverage is Available for COVID-19 Vaccinations for Eligible Children Ages 5 through 11\nWednesday, November 3rd, 2021 Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nCoverage without cost-sharing is available in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the commercial health insurance market Following the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) recent action authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 through 11 years of age and a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding eligible consumers that coverage is available without cost-sharing under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and in the commercial market for this critical protection from the virus without cost sharing.\nUpdates to Long-Term Care Emergency Regulatory Waivers\nFriday, April 9th, 2021 Monday, April 12th, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nLast night CMS announced the ending of the following emergency regulatory waivers issued in response to COVID-19: The emergency blanket waivers related to notification of resident room or roommate changes, and transfer and discharge notification requirements.The emergency blanket waiver for certain care planning requirements for residents transferred for cohorting purposes.The emergency blanket waiver of the timeframe requirements for completing and transmitting resident assessment information (Minimum Data Set).\nCMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations\nWednesday, March 10th, 2021 Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nNursing homes have been severely impacted by COVID-19, with outbreaks causing high rates of infection, morbidity, and mortality.[1]The vulnerable nature of the nursing home population, combined with the inherent risks of congregate living in a healthcare setting, have required aggressive efforts to limit COVID-19 exposure and to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within these facilities. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized that physical separation from family and other loved ones has taken a physical and emotional toll on residents and their families.\nCMS Alerts, Visitation Guidelines Alerts\nBiden Administration Strengthens Requirements that Plans and Issuers Cover COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Without Cost Sharing and Ensures Providers are Reimbursed for Administering COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured\nFriday, February 26th, 2021 Monday, March 1st, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2021 Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS Media Inquiries Biden Administration Strengthens Requirements that Plans and Issuers Cover COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Without Cost Sharing and Ensures Providers are Reimbursed for Administering COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured In accordance with the Executive Order President Biden signed on January 21, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), together with the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, (collectively, the Departments) issued new guidance today removing barriers to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and vaccinations and strengthening requirements that plans and issuers cover diagnostic testing without cost sharing.\nCMS releases the Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Annual Expenditures Report for FFY 2017 and 2018\nTuesday, January 19th, 2021 Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nToday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicaid LTSS Annual Expenditures Report for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2017 and 2018. This report discusses the LTSS rebalancing trends and growth in expenditures for home and community based services (HCBS) as compared to institutional spending during these select years. Some of the highlights from this report show: Total Medicaid LTSS spending continues to increase.\nCMS releases the Medicaid Section 1915(c) Waiver Programs Annual Expenditures and Beneficiaries Report, Analysis of CMS 372 Annual Reports for 2015 through 2017\nToday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicaid Section 1915(c) Waiver Programs Annual Expenditures and Beneficiaries Report, Analysis of CMS 372 Annual Reports for years 2015 through 2017. This report provides summary information from annual CMS Form 372 report submissions and focuses on trends in section 1915(c) home and community based services (HCBS) waiver program participation, service use by HCBS population, and expenditures for 2015 through 2017.\nCMS releases 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement\nFriday, January 15th, 2021 Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 CANHR STAFF\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2021 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries CMS releases 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement Releasing Medicare Advantage and Part D payment information will help plans in light of COVID-19 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates three months earlier than usual providing Medicare health and prescription drug plans more time to consider this information as they prepare and finalize their bids for 2022, which are due June 7, 2021.\nNOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C., section 107, some material is provided without permission from the copyright owner, only for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the \"fair use\" provisions of federal copyright laws. 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{"text":"\/ Portrait - NPG x194157; Si\u00e2n Phillips (Dame Jane Elizabeth A...\nSi\u00e2n Phillips (Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailw\u00ean Phillips); Peter O'Toole; Kate O'Toole\n3 of 8 portraits of Si\u00e2n Phillips (Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailw\u00ean Phillips)\n\u00a9 reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London\nMake a donation Close\nby George Konig\nvintage print, circa 1961\n11 7\/8 in. x 8 1\/4 in. (302 mm x 211 mm) image size\nGiven by Terence Pepper, 2013\nKate O'Toole (1960-), Actress; daughter of Peter O'Toole and Si\u00e2n Phillips. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify\nPeter O'Toole (1932-2013), Actor. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify\nSi\u00e2n Phillips (Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailw\u00ean Phillips) (1933-), Actress. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify\nGeorge Konig, Photographer. Artist of 3 portraits.\nPlace made and portrayed: Unknown Place (sitter's home)\nTerence Pepper gift: photographs, prints and drawings, 1808-2008\nPeter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published internationally, inspiring the founding of the human rights organisation, Amnesty International.\nThe philosopher and peace activist Bertrand Russell is imprisoned for inciting civil disobedience during a sit down demonstration at the Ministry of Defence and Hyde Park.\nThe farthing coin - used in Britain for the last 7 centuries - ceases to be legal tender.\nRudolf Nureyev defects from the USSR fearing that the KGB would arrest him for being gay and for fraternising with foreigners. After seeking asylum in Paris he set up home in London at the Royal Ballet and began his famous partnership with Margot Fonteyn.\nThe satirical magazine, Private Eye is first published.\nThe East German government erects the Berlin Wall, ceasing free movement between East and West Berlin. The barrier prevented citizens of Soviet controlled East Germany from crossing the border into West Germany to work, or to defect.\nYuri Gagarin, the soviet cosmonaut, becomes the first man in space orbiting the earth on the 12th April.\nTudor and Elizabethan matching pairs\nTest your memory by playing our matching pairs game. Three levels of difficulty make it fun for the whole family.\nTest your skill\nRegency familiar faces\nRearrange tiles to uncover sitters from the Gallery's Collection by playing our puzzle game.\nWho do you think you were?\nAnswer a few lifestyle questions about the Elizabethan period and discover your inner Elizabethan!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"William G. Borden Papers\nThe William G. Borden Papers are divided into five series: Personal, United Automobile Workers Materials, Memorabilia, Publications, and Newspaper Clippings. The personal portion of the collection contains some Diocese of Toledo yearbooks, ephemera from the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter, and several interviews with William Borden conducted by his son Timothy Borden. The majority of the collection details Borden's involvement with the U.A.W. Local 12. This includes the charter agreements and by-laws of union locals in the Toledo area, correspondence between union officials, pamphlets and publications by and about the U.A.W., photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia consisting of union and political buttons, pins, and identification badges. Of particular note is correspondence between William Borden and Local 12 president Richard T. Gosser before and during Gosser's incarceration for conspiracy and jury tampering. These papers provide documentation for researchers interested in local Toledo involvement in the U.A.W. as well as the day-to-day functions and responsibilities of a union local.\nCollection is open for research. Materials may be accessed by request at the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections on the fifth floor of the William S. Carlson Library on the main campus of the University of Toledo. Materials do not circulate.\nIn most cases, the Canaday Center does not own the copyright and literary rights to items in its collections; it is the responsibility of the researcher to adhere to U.S. Copyright and Fair Use laws, including seeking permission from the copyright holder and payment of any royalty fees, in the reproduction and use of archival materials.\nProviding copies or scans does not constitute a license to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.\nWilliam G. Borden was born in 1922 in Jersey City, NJ, to Alfred and Mary (Casey) Borden. The family moved to Toledo in the late 1920s when William's father took a job as a lithographer for the Chase Bag Company. William Borden graduated from Jesup W. Scott High School in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 as a tank commander in the Pacific theater. He returned to Toledo in 1946 to take a job as an assembler at the Swartzbaugh Manufacturing Company, where he joined the United Automobile Workers (U.A.W.) Local 12. In 1952, Borden became an International Representative with responsibility for organizing union locals in other plants as well as processing grievances from existing U.A.W. shops. In 1976, U.A.W. President Leonard Woodcock assigned Borden to the Community Action Program. In this position, Borden participated in the creation of the U.A.W. Local 12 Summer Camp in Sand Lake, MI, as well as the establishment of the Toledo Area Pension Plan. William Borden retired from the U.A.W. in 1982 and passed away in 2007.\nRichard T. Gosser Papers, MSS-025\nLabor Subject Source: Local sources\nManuscripts Subject Source: Local sources\nWilliam G. Borden Papers, 1946-2007\nKaitlyn Paull\nJuly 2013; last updated November 2014\nBox: 1 (Text)\nBox: 4 (Realia)\nBox: 5 (Audio)\nPart of the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections Repository\nhttp:\/\/www.utoledo.edu\/library\/canaday\/\n2801 West Bancroft Street\nWilliam S. Carlson Library, Fifth Floor\nToledo Ohio 43606 United States\nCanadayCenter@utoledo.edu\nImages and other sources used with permission should be properly cited and credited. Credits should include text as listed below:\"[Collection Name], The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, The University of Toledo Libraries\"\nImages and other sources used with permission should be properly cited and credited. Credits should include text as listed below:\"[Collection Name], The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, The University of Toledo Libraries\" https:\/\/canadaycenter.utoledo.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/19 Accessed January 30, 2023.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue\nMARK YOUR CALENDARS\nOCTOBER 13TH and 14TH, 2023\nIt's rare that whiskey-making takes a backseat to much of anything in Lynchburg, Tennessee. THE JACK is one exception. One weekend in October, barbecue competitors from across the country and world converge here to wield their grilling and smoking expertise in the final competition of the year.\nSmell the sweet smoke and savor the flavors for yourself and JOIN US THIS OCTOBER as we cook up a spectacular weekend of events.\nWHAT IS THE JACK?\nEvery year, more than 40,000 visitors descend on Lynchburg for one of the most prestigious competitions in all of BBQ.\nWINNER HALL OF FAME\nGet acquainted with some of our most recent Grand Champions.\nAgenda & Parking\nFor one weekend every year, the smallest town in whiskey becomes the biggest scene in barbecue. 2022 promises to be no different with great music, fun events, 8 individual category competitions and over 80 teams vying for the title of Grand Champion.\nParking is available for $10.00 at Moore County High School on Saturday, October 15th with shuttle buses available from 9:00am to 7:00pm.\n2022 COMPETITORS\nThis year 85 championship teams from across the world convene in Lynchburg to compete for the coveted title of The Jack Grand Champion.\nTHE ART OF THE JACK\nIn Lynchburg, folks say barbecue is an art unto itself. After 30 years of competition, we have the posters to prove it. Check out our letterpress poster gallery from previous years of The Jack.\nThank You To Our\nA gathering this size couldn't happen alone. Thanks to some of our friends who help us host one of the biggest competitions in international barbecue.\nGolden West Food Group\nPrimo Grills & Smokers\nCertified Angus Beef\nOld World Spices & Seasoning\nHunsaker Smokers\nThe Fowl Life\nOperation Ride Home\nVISIT LYNCHBURG\nNo visit to Lynchburg is complete without a little sight-seeing. If you're looking to get a taste of more than just BBQ, we have a few suggestions.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Last edited by Yoshura\nSaturday, August 8, 2020 | History\n2 edition of Climate clever found in the catalog.\nClimate clever\nHugh Compston\nhow governments can tackle climate change (and still win elections)\nby Hugh Compston\nPublished 2012 by Routledge in New York .\nPolitical ecology,\nPolitical aspects,\nEnvironmental policy,\nClimatic changes\nStatement Hugh Compston & Ian Bailey\nContributions Bailey, Ian, 1965-\nLC Classifications JA75.8 .C57 2012\nPagination p. cm.\nISBN 10 9780415679763, 9780415679770, 9780203128138\nClimateClever, Perth, Western Australia. likes. ClimateClever is an innovative, data-driven App-based program enabling schools & their communities to measure & reduce their carbon footprint &. His book thus becomes a horrifically clever inversion of the classic Grand Tour narrative, boldly smashing open the vanity of so much of the Enlightenment. In my book, Lavelle casts a .\nFind out what climate change is and how global warming poses a threat to the Earth's environment in this True Book. Teachers. Teachers Home Lessons and Ideas Books and Authors Top Teaching Blog Teacher's Tool Kit Student Activities The Teacher Store. Climate & Environment Lippman's answers revealed as much about book publishing as they did about the author's penchant for compelling and clever .\n8 Books To Help Your Kid Learn About Climate Change From picture books to YA novels, a list to help you communicate the impact of climate change to children without overwhelming them. By. Microsoft has committed to ambitious climate targets, particularly in the realm of greening the supply chain. It has pledged to remove its historical emissions from the atmosphere. Yet, it.\nSet books list.\nSymposium: patterns of land utilization, and other papers\nexploratory application of two methods of analyzing water use time series\ndrop-in.\nRegulation - the movie\nAl Purdy, a sensitive man [videorecording]\nDear Katy, Love Dad\nCritical Incidents in Group Counseling\nThe destruction of Dresden\nRedbirds\nThe Subject of painting\nart of tying the dry fly\nConnaisances indegenes et recherche\nMissing boundaries\nClimate clever by Hugh Compston Download PDF EPUB FB2\nThe ClimateClever Initiative is a new engaging, data-driven program underpinned by innovative online tools designed to help schools, homes and communities to measure, monitor, compare and reduce their carbon footprint and become a leader in sustainability and climate action.\nIt can also save considerable money in the process. Climate Clever [Compston, Hugh] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Climate CleverCited by: 5. Climate Clever is the first book-length study of political strategy and climate change and will be of interest not only to policymakers but also to experts and activists looking to formulate politically realistic policy proposals, and scholars and students of politics and environmental studies.\nContents. Getting to Grips with the Problem 2 Price Range: \u00a3 - \u00a3 Read \"Climate Clever How Governments Can Tackle Climate Change (and Still Win Elections)\" by Hugh Compston available from Rakuten Kobo. Why, despite two decades of climate Climate clever book, have affluent democracies made so little progress in cutting greenhouse gas Brand: Taylor And Francis.\nClimate Clever: How Governments Can Tackle Climate Change (and Still Win Elections). Based on an analysis of the logic of policy making, plus observation of recent developments in climate politics, this book identifies a broad range of political strategies that are available to governments that wish to take more effective action against climate change while avoiding serious political damage.\nMeasure your impact. Track your energy, water, waste consumptions and costs. Calculate your carbon footprint using certifiable methods; Count your appliances. Everyone plays a role in supporting student learning.\nWith Clever, your entire school community gets single sign-on into any resource. There are new ways for tech coaches to support digital learning, and a new family portal to enable at-home learning too.\nGet this from a library. Climate Clever: How Governments Can Tackle Climate Change (and Still Win Elections).\n[Hugh Compston; Ian Bailey] -- Why, despite two decades of climate policy, have affluent democracies made so little progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.\nWe know that there are ways of doing this that are both practical. Climate Clever. Our school is passionate about committing to a greener future. With the support of the ClimateClever Initiative, we have developed a whole school sustainability program, with a vision for continuous improvement.\nThe ClimateClever Initiative is a data-driven company created to assist schools with measuring, monitoring and. McKibben wrote this book in when global warming was still referred to with the more innocuous sounding phrase \"the greenhouse effect.\nI was hooked from the first page. The book has a great flow to it with great evocative characters and wonderful dialogue. The book was written in so you have to remember it was a different world then. Helps to know a little about the social and political climate of that time period to put things in s: K.\n'The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success is an excellent easy-to-read and politically balanced book (with one foot in the moderate camp). It also serves as an important fact-checking resource. And, as for relevancy and timeliness, it's indispensable as a solid source.\nClimate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years.\nIt may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme weather events). - Explore Givers's board \"Climate Change Comics\", followed by people on Pinterest.\nSee more ideas about Climate change, Climates, Global warming pins. A clever book that poses questions and will challenge your thinking about the climate debate. For more information, visit \"Mirrors and Mazes is written for intelligent laymen who like to think for themselves.\nGood morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Brit Bennett opens \"The Vanishing Half,\" her novel about twin sisters Stella. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Dalia Sofer Published Aug.\n11, Updated Aug. 12, Reading these books about climate change to your kids is a great start to educating them and beginning the discussion on the responsibility we all have to take care of the planet. Related Reading.\n10 Diverse Books For Strong Girls. Multicultural Children's Books. Children's Books About Activism: 13 Books To Inspire and Empower Kids. CLEVER Planets helps to publish a book on deep carbon. Read more. Aug 8, Thoughts on volcanic ash and Earth's climate. Read more. J Starts with a bang: Listen to Adrian Lenardic featured on a podcast.\nLink here. Laura Flagg, Rice Ph.D. student in astronomy, talks about her research #WomenInScience. Whether you are giving gifts to others or to yourself, this list of the best popular science books of about climate change, conservation and .This unique book explores climate change through fictional short stories.\nThe stories humanize the problem of climate change, and show how this global warming affects all of us, all over the world. This empowering and inspiring collection of short stories is perfect for kids ages 9 and up.Uber has launched its new Uber Boat service in London, and while it's not a ride-sharing service, it's both an interesting move from the company into an existing public transport system, and a.\nfrithwilliams.com - Climate clever book \u00a9 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mr Darcy, by Alex Field and Peter Carnavas\nMr Darcy, as most readers will know, was one of the main characters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The story has been popular for many, many years appearing on television and in film. It has even been treated to a zombie makeover in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And here is a picture book version of the story, with Darcy as a duck. He is a pleasant enough character, but distant and a bit proud. He ignores an invitation to tea from Lizzy, because living as she does in a quite small park, she is unlikely to provide much company. Why then does he keep tripping and falling and crashing when she is near? He is polite but quite contained. But something changes his mind. Illustrations are Peter Carnavas' trademark pencil-outlined gentle watercolours set in lots of white space.\nMr Darcy might seem an odd subject for a picture book, but it is really a story about learning not to judge by appearances. Lizzy's manners initially fail to break through Darcy's reserve, but she persists rather than giving up. Darcy's friends Bingley and Caroline step in when Darcy's insistence that he's fine threatens to cause him harm, but only after Lizzy has come up with a plan. Lizzy is resolute but not pushy and Darcy eventually has to overcome his prejudices. This is a sweet picture book, that will also introduce new readers to a classic story. Recommended for pre-school and early school-age children.\nMr Darcy, Alex Field & Peter Carnavas\nNew Frontier Publishing 2011\nAuthor Claire SaxbyPosted on December 20, 2011 Categories Picture BooksTags alex field, new frontier, peter carnavas, picture book, picture book review\nPrevious Previous post: Museum of Thieves, by Lian Tanner\nNext Next post: Parrot Carrot, by Jol & Kate Temple","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The shocking stories of refugees from Syria should stir a response\nBy Mark Argent, PPC for North West Leicestershire in Liberal Democrat Voice\nDavid Cameron seems, at last, to be softening his stance, but references to \"swarms\" of refugees have been shocking. It has felt as if he were a party-politician more in sympathy with the xenophobic strand of his own party than a statesman able to see the plight of people making desperate journeys to escape a situation in Syria that most of people in the UK should be glad not to understand.\nThe numbers should inject some realism. The total population of Syria is just under 23 Million. The total population of the European Union is 503 Million. Around 7.6 million people have been displaced within Syria, 1.6 million to Turkey, 1.2 million to Lebanon, 600,000 to Jordan, 242,000 to Iraq, 136,000 to Egypt. That puts the 150,000 who have sought asylum in the EU into perspective.\nSurely we should be providing asylum for those who need it, and not whipping up fears. The costs need to be taken with caution - support in the short term will cost us, but those refugees who settle in the EU will end up paying taxes and contributing to society. If we get it right, those who eventually return to Syria will help to build bridges between our countries. Both of these are good things.\nThere have been mutterings about forms of military intervention - Liam Fox on The World at One (4 September 2015) suggested that the Commons got it wrong in voting not to intervene when there was evidence of Assad was using chemical weapons on his own people and arguing for an enforced \"safe zone\" in Syria. In July Michael Fallon seeming to be seeking support for the bombing of ISIS positions in Syria.\nBut the West has a dismally-consistent record of military interventions in the Middle East that end up making things worse. Recent interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya have not been notable successes. We could do some real good if we took some of the money we might spend on a military intervention and used it to help refugees, in Europe and in refugee camps nearer to Syria.\nGenuine compassion and support at this stage puts us on a very different page from either Assad's regime in Syria or ISIS. This isn't about intervening in a way that actually defeats them. This is about acting in a compassionate, non-violent way that has the potential to make lasting change.\nThe refugee crisis is challenging the EU. The Schengen agreement that provided for open borders in most of the EU assumed refugees and asylum-seekers arriving in lower numbers than we now have, so it may need to be tweaked. Climate change is likely to lead to more migration of people from parts of the world that become uninhabitable. The EU was created to ensure peace and stability in Europe, and it is only in the time since it was formed that people in Western Europe have not faced the prospect of becoming refugees.\nWe Europeans are now in a very fortunate position. People seek sanctuary in our part of the world rather than fleeing it. Our long-term stability depends on friendly relations with the rest of the world. Responding in a compassionate way is the humane thing to do, but it also builds the connections with the rest of the world that protect our long-term stability.\n* Mark Argent was the Parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire\nRead more by Mark Argent or more about refugee crisis or syria.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Corrine Brown seeks to stop redistricting in court, says it dilutes minority voting\nBy Scott Powers\nImplying that a secret, racist agenda may be in play to eliminate Congressional districts drawn to represent black voters, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to stop Florida's redistricting effort.\nOn Wednesday the Florida Senate released a proposed map that would redraw many of Florida's 27 Congressional districts to comply with an order from the Florida Supreme Court. That order came following a lawsuit that charged the state's 2011 redistricting map had been gerrymandered, drawn to assure that certain seats would always be won by one party or another.\nBrown's district would be most affected under the proposed map. And her district was specifically cited for change in the Florida Supreme Court order. The new proposal would lop off District 5's snake-like appendage that meanders from Jacksonville south to Orange County, taking in black communities along the way. Instead, the map proposes District 5 stretch due west from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.\nShe would no longer represent Central Florida, and, specifically, would no longer represent the predominantly black neighborhoods of Central Florida.\nAt a press conference on the steps of the Federal Court House in Orlando, Brown expressed anger, charging that the whole point of her district was to bring together black communities, and that was being undermined.\n[Popular on OrlandoSentinel.com] Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP mostly silent on 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally \u00bb\n\"Florida has 27 seats; why is the attack always on the one district that puts communities together and [gives] the African Americans, who have suffered, an opportunity to have a representative?\" she challenged.\n\"This [redistricting effort] is about me. But this [lawsuit] is not about me. What happens if I die today or tomorrow? I want somebody who looks like me, an African American,\" to represent the black communities, she said.\nHer lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, seeks to get the federal court to reject the Florida Supreme Court's July ruling, and to stop any state redistricting effort that would change her district. She was joined in the suit by Eatonville Mayor Anthony Grant and nine others.\n\"I am saying that what the Florida Supreme Court did [was] violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act and that needs to be rectified,\" Brown said. \"I am working to get the federal court to do what they do... I want them to take charge.\"\n[Popular on OrlandoSentinel.com] Florida congressman says use El Chapo money to fund border wall \u00bb\nGrant also spoke at Brown's press conference, saying she had delivered for his town, the oldest historically-black, incorporated town in Florida, while previous members of Congress had ignored it.\nBrown's district had been drawn in 1992 -- the year she first was elected to Congress -- in order to comply with federal 1965 Voting Rights Act requirements calling for \"communities of interest\" to be banded together. The idea was to give residents of those communities a shot to elect someone who could represent their common interests.\nYet the 1992 map, and ensuing maps, gave the district the oddest shape in the state. That made it an easy example for critics of gerrymandering, which is illegal under state law.\nThe new proposed map would put Eatonville, Pine Hills and other predominantly-black communities in Orange County into District 10, which is now represented by U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Winter Garden. Predominantly-black communities in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, would go into District 7, held by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park.\n[Popular on OrlandoSentinel.com] Florida Cabinet to consider Rubin sexual harassment investigation report next week \u00bb\nThe redrawn map might actually increases the chance that there could be more black Congress members from Florida. The new map of District 10 dramatically increases the number of black voters living there. Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings, who is black, is expected to announce she will again run there as a Democrat, seeking a rematch with Webster, who defeated her in 2012.\nDemings called the new look to District 10 \"Good News!\" in a Facebook post Wednesday.\nBut Brown insisted that any Demings election prospects were beside her point, which was to keep black communities together.\nLatest Politics News\nGov. Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP mostly silent on 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally\nFlorida congressman says use El Chapo money to fund border wall\nFlorida Cabinet to consider Rubin sexual harassment investigation report next week\nBrown also strongly suggested she suspects a racist conspiracy at play in redrawing such districts as her's. She said she would love to see \"all the emails\" associated with redistricting efforts.\n[Popular on OrlandoSentinel.com] Florida House hopeful admits she lied when she claimed to be a doctor and removed 77 bullets from 32 Pulse victims \u00bb\n\"It is a movement. And it starts here in Florida, to dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act. If they accomplish this here in Florida, it will be on to Mississippi, on to Alabama,\" she said. \"So now you tell me why. ... I mean I'd like to know what's behind it.\"\nShe also compared the attacks on her district with those on Florida's first black member of Congress, Josiah Thomas Walls, who was elected in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, serving from 1871 to 1876.\n\"They sued... every time he won, there was another lawsuit, which is exactly what happened to me. And the third time, they burned down the courthouse. Burned down the courthouse! That's what we have here: people seeking to burn down the courthouse, take us out,\" Brown said. \"But we're not going out that way. We're not going out. We're not going back. We've come too far, too long. You talk about black lives matter? What matters is, you have somebody that represents you at the table.\"\nMost Read \u2022 Politics News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trump Says He Has Completed Written Answers For Mueller, But Not Turned Them In\nBy Philip Ewing\nPublished November 16, 2018 at 10:32 AM PST\nEvan Vucci\nPresident Trump answers a reporter's question about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation during a bill signing ceremony Friday in the Oval Office.\nPresident Trump has completed written answers to questions about the Russia investigation from Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.\nThe president told reporters on Friday that he wrote the answers, not his lawyers, and that he did so \"very easily.\"\nTrump said he suspected some of the questions were designed to be pitfalls and catch him in a \"perjury trap\" \u2014 to induce him to lie about things for which prosecutors might already have contradictory evidence.\n\"I'm sure they're tricked up,\" Trump said. Witnesses must be careful with questions designed \"by people who probably have bad intentions,\" he also said.\nTrump said that he just finished the questions but had not actually submitted them to the special counsel's office. Although its investigation is a \"hoax,\" he said, Trump also said he has heard it will probably wrap up soon and that \"I'm sure it would be fine.\"\nThe special counsel's office and the Justice Department hadn't made any comment on Friday as Washington waited on tenterhooks for the next milestone in the saga.\nMueller's office is investigating whether anyone in Trump's campaign conspired with the Russians who attacked the 2016 presidential election. To that end, it has been negotiating for months with the White House over how, when and where Trump might address questions about his role in the matter.\nTrump's lawyers counseled him strongly not to agree to sit down with Mueller and investigators in person, although the president has never publicly ruled out that he might do so.\nIt isn't clear now whether, when Trump submits his written answers to the special counsel's office, that will end the discussion or Mueller might still want to hear from the president in person.\nThe phone call\nTrump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., hosted a meeting with a Russian delegation in 2016 after receiving an offer via intermediaries of damaging information about Hillary Clinton.\nAlthough the Trump family has changed its story about the meeting, the president's position since has been that Trump Jr. did nothing wrong and that it is fair game in politics to meet with people who make these kinds of offers.\nAt the same time, Trump has said he did not authorize or know about the meeting beforehand. The special counsel's investigators likely want him to address that for the record in their questions.\nCongressional investigators asked Trump Jr. about the contacts he was making in the early summer of 2016 as he set up the Trump Tower meeting in New York City. He made two phone calls to a blocked number. Trump Jr. told lawmakers he didn't remember whom he called. Other witnesses said that Trump Sr. used a blocked number.\nIf investigators were to establish that Trump Jr. had called his father at the time he was scheduling the meeting with the Russians, it might undercut the president's denials. And if the president declined to answer a question about that to Mueller under penalty of perjury, that too could be suggestive.\nThe world has changed for Trump and Washington since The New York Times first reported an account of the questions that Mueller wanted to ask the president.\nFor one thing, a number of Trump world insiders have become cooperating witnesses in the ongoing federal investigations into Russia and other subjects.\nTrump's onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been meeting with the special counsel's investigators. Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, also is cooperating. Both men have pleaded guilty to federal charges in exchange for leniency if they provide information that prosecutors want.\nSo the body of evidence available to Mueller's office and other investigators is greater than it was when negotiations began with Trump over responding to questions.\nWith no additional information about the precise topics that Mueller's office addressed in its questions for Trump, however, there's no way to know how much they might have covered the latest understanding about the Russia case or whether they reflected Mueller's awareness from much earlier this year.\nPhilip Ewing\nPhilip Ewing is an election security editor with NPR's Washington Desk. He helps oversee coverage of election security, voting, disinformation, active measures and other issues. Ewing joined the Washington Desk from his previous role as NPR's national security editor, in which he helped direct coverage of the military, intelligence community, counterterrorism, veterans and more. He came to NPR in 2015 from Politico, where he was a Pentagon correspondent and defense editor. Previously, he served as managing editor of Military.com, and before that he covered the U.S. Navy for the Military Times newspapers.\nSee stories by Philip Ewing","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"U.K. House Generates More Energy Than It Uses\nBy Martin Holladay | January 6, 2009\nTWELVE-INCH I-JOISTS used as studs were filled with celluose insulation. The 4.3-kilowatt PV array on the roof of Will Anderson's house in Clapham covers 323 square feet.\nImage Credit: Solarcentury\nMore Green Building News\nCollaboration Aims to Get More Skilled Labor Into Construction\nDefunct Landfills Offer New Opportunities for Solar Farms\nMulti-State Passive House Tour\nUpdated Climate Zone Map Reflects Warming Trend\nInsulation and Airtightness Are Key in Reducing Energy Use.\nCLAPHAM, UNITED KINGDOM \u2014 Owner-builder Will Anderson claims that the house he completed in 2006 produces more energy than it uses. Equipped with a 4.3-kW photovoltaic array, Anderson's all-electric home is heated by a ground-source heat pump. The heat pump also supplies a portion of the home's hot water, with the remainder supplied by a solar thermal system.\nThe walls of Anderson's house are framed with 12-inch I-joists used as studs. The cavity walls are filled with cellulose insulation. All windows are triple-glazed. The tight house is equipped with a heat-recovery ventilation system.\nLast year, Anderson's PV array produced 4,470 kWh, while his \"carbon-negative\" house used only 4,352 kWh \u2014 considerably less than the typical British household, which uses 26,000 kWh per year on average. Anderson told a reporter from The Guardian, \"There is a lot of fretting in the building industry about how to achieve a zero spec, but it's all to do with demand. People get obsessed by the supply side. And the supply side, with all the technology is more visual, so fair enough. But the key thing is to get the demand down. Insulation and airtightness are key.\"\nFor more information, visit http:\/\/www.treehouseclapham.org.uk.\nLog in or create an account to post a comment.\nWhen Will Rooftop Solar Be Cheaper Than the Grid?\nIn asking that question, people often compare apples to oranges, forgetting that the answer varies from place to place\nMinisplit Heat Pumps and Zero-Net-Energy Homes\nWhat we know, what we wish we knew, and an invitation to readers to ask more questions\nLiving Without Electricity Bills\nJohanna White received 12 electricity bills last year, but only paid one of them\nIt Takes an EcoVillage\nAbundance EcoVillage, a 14-home community in Fairfield, Iowa, pushes hard on energy efficiency, renewables, and water conservation","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Races > RD Aids > Getting sponsors\nGetting sponsors\nDan Empfield Mon May 12 2008\nTriathlon is a tough sell to a sponsor, on the face of it. The numbers aren't there. I mean, yes, it's nice to sponsor a 700-person triathlon. But if you're heading a company that needs visibility, you could choose to be title sponsor of a 700-person 5k\/10k for a lot less money, right?\nSo how do you convince sponsors to come on board?\nThere are several things going on right underneath the surface that, if properly explained, will swing things back around in your favor.\nFirst, there is the level of commitment a triathlete has to his sport. A 10k runner is, on average, only loosely glued to his event. His financial investment is light and, so is his equipment investment. He buys a pair running shoes and he's ready to go. Not so a triathlete.\nSo if you're a manufacturer or retailer of a Bulova watch, or Cadillac's SUV, aren't you more likely to sell a car to one of 700 people who can afford to race yachts, engage in an equestrian competition, or do a triathlon?\nTriathletes are a polished demographic. They are not only high achievers in sport, but in life. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but at one time the single most prevalent occupation in triathlon was attorney (hey, lawyer jokes aside, they can afford to spend a lot of money). In America at least, triathlon is the sport of movers and shakers. That's valuable to sponsors. (For more specific information on triathlon's recent demographics\u2014if you need them to prepare a written presentation\u2014contact USA Triathlon. Also look at our somewhat dated State of the Sport feature for 2003.)\nBut how do you tap into that sponsor money, and how do you deliver value? This latter point is important, because you don't want to have to make this sale over and over again. If it's a good deal for your sponsor, they'll be happy and they'll stick around year after year.\nMy recommendation is, get creative. Make a company a deal it can't refuse. Let's use a regional bank as an example. Here is what the bank might do for the race:\n* Pay $20,000 in consideration for title sponsorship.\n* Devote a significant portion of its radio advertising toward a push for race registration starting 12 or 16 weeks out.\n* Pay for, and host, point-of-purchase flyers at its teller windows.\n* Insert flyers into paycheck envelopes prompting its employees to enter the race, or to volunteer at the race.\nWhy in the world would a bank want to make an investment like that? Frankly, this is not a difficult sell, if artfully presented, and when I'm done explaining maybe you can see why. Here's what the race will do for the bank:\n* The bank gets title (or presenting) sponsor designation.\n* It also gets rebate of $30 per entrant from all bank employees and dependants.\n* And, a $15 rebate from every non-bank entrant.\n* And, a $5 donation from every entry toward the bank's favorite charity.\nFirst, there's an assumption that bank employees and dependants are able to receive some special consideration (like a discount) when entering, and that's easily accomplished through typing in a private code during registration. This allows an online registration engine like Active.com to identify how many bank-related registrations occur.\nNow, let's work this out, from the point of view of the bank. Let's say that through your ambitious efforts, with the bank's robust help, you're able to land 1000 entrants: 650 non-bank-related, and 350 bank-related. The bank will make, through the entry-fee rebates, $20,000, that is, it's washed clean, self-liquidated, and it will have gotten it's financial investment back entirely. Heck, if you end up with 1400 entrants, the bank earns $10,000 through its title sponsorship. If you fall short of your goal, the bank still ends up with a lot of its money back, and you have a $20,000 cushion to start with.\nThe bank also has a very nice \"human relations\" program to which it can point. Every company likes to do this sort of thing, to show its support and affection for its own employees. You can print out our Beginner Training Program (with our prior permission, of course) and administer it to all bank employees, customers, and dependants who want to take part. Find yourself a willing, attractive, amicable and knowledgeable coach who can host semi-regular get-togethers of bank employees\u2014Team in Training-style\u2014with training clinics, open-water clinics, and so forth.\nAlmost every large corporation has a charity it embraces. You'll also raise, in our fictional example, $5000 for that charity, plus you'll offer ways to educate all competitors and race spectators as to the benefit of giving to that charity.\nIn other words, this is an opportunity for the bank to execute a variety of its goals in one fell swoop\u2014engage in a robust human relations campaign; raise money for its chosen charity; increase its visibility in its community; and introduce itself to several hundred (and maybe a few thousand) of its A+ prospective new bank customers\u2014and to do so cheaply.\nWhat does your race get out of this, especially if its ends up being a self-liquidating sponsorship for the bank? How can it be good deal for you if no money is really changing hands, if the title sponsorship nets out zero?\n* You got your $20,000 seed money up-front.\n* The bank is getting you perhaps several hundred entrants via its own marketing to its own reservoir of tens of thousands of employees and customers.\n* You'll have one big sponsor \"in the bank\"\u2014so to speak\u2014which will make it easier to recruit sub-title or associate sponsors.\n* The bank is giving your race many of its radio (and perhaps newspaper) ad spots, further promoting race entries.\n* You can leverage that bank's resources to get your other sponsors; i.e., if each branch of each bank has posters and POPs displayed with sub-title sponsors listed, that's additional exposure for these secondary sponsors.\n* The bank's help in increasing the race's visibility will increase the event's media worth; you're more likely to have a bigger newspaper, radio and TV presence at your event.\n* As you develop your relationship with the bank's key officers, ask them to throw their weight around. Do they advertise enough with a particular radio station to suggest that the station be at the race personally, increasing visibility for the race? If you can do this, and you know in advance that it is going to happen, this makes your other sponsorships easier to sell.\n* You're still doing fine financially. Let's say your entry fee is $75. You're still netting $55 per entry, if you blend non-bank and bank entries in a 2:1 ratio. Charge what you need to in order to cover your rebates to the bank.\nThis is one of a great many creative ideas for getting a significant sponsor. Maybe your sponsor is a supermarket, and the money comes from sub-sponsors who are product companies granted end-aisle and other display promotions from the supermarket. In this case the supermarket gets off without paying you money, and its vendors are where your money comes from.\nMy understanding is that this is essentially how the Dannon Duathlon series used to work for many years. As each Dannon race came into town Dannon is able to convince its retailers to stock thousands of extra cases of Dannon Yogurt, and through a variety of cross-promotional avenues guess what? The extra yogurt actually does move off the shelf when a Dannon race comes to town! Dannon is a hero to its customer (the supermarket). The race has enough sponsorship to do well. Everybody wins.\nThe nice thing about this kind of sponsorship is that you get a lot of useful \"in-kind\" consideration, that is, your finish line buffet is stocked with, among other things, a lot of Dannon yogurt that you wouldn't otherwise have to buy.\nWhat's my point? Think outside the box. Think in other terms besides money-for-a-finish-line-banner. If you think lazily, you'll never get a sponsor to give you any money in any decent amount. If you're creative and you use the specific value that triathlon delivers\u2014namely, that it's a great sport and a lot of people aspire to do one!\u2014you'll be surprised at how successful your sponsorships can be for you.\nMy organization was able to raise $700,000 in sponsorships for a national series of triathlons in only the second year of the series (back in the 90s). But it wasn't easy. It involved a lot of cross-promotions and leverages. Three-month free memberships to a national health club chain inserted into tens of thousands of running shoe boxes. Things like that. Sometimes the race isn't really the big enchilada in these deals, it's just the glue that binds all these other cross-promotional efforts between the really big players. This is how the successful deals are done! (They aren't usually straightforward.)\nMy advice? Don't think in terms of selling a triathlon. Put yourself in the place of a human relations manager of a medium-to-large company. Think in terms of helping a company sell its product. Then slip your race in there somewhere and construct a creative deal that helps everyone involved meet their goals.\nHow to Be a Race Director\nTue Jan 01 2019\nGetting That Special Event Permit\nMon Feb 04 2019\nGetting volunteers\nMon Mar 17 2008","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"President Barack Obama speaks at Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility, the largest photovoltaic solar plant in the United States on March 21, 2012 in Boulder City, Nevada. Obama is on a four-state tour promoting his energy policies. The Copper Mountain solar facility is the largest operating photovoltaic plant operating in the country.\nObama Goes After Solar Opponents in Nevada\nCNN White House Producer Adam Aigner-Treworgy\nBOULDER CITY, Nevada (CNN) - President Barack Obama kicked off a two-day energy tour on Wednesday with a stop here at the largest photovoltaic - producing voltage from energy sources such as light - solar facility in the United States, Copper Mountain Solar 1.\nSpeaking just 30 miles south of the Las Vegas strip, Obama reaffirmed his administration's commitment to an \"all of the above\" approach to domestic energy production, and called the solar sector an \"industry on the rise.\"\nBut the president also derided opponents who have dismissed green energy as a viable job creator and aimed sharp words at those who instead call on his administration to take a more aggressive approach towards domestic oil production.\n\"One member of Congress who shall remain unnamed called these jobs 'phony,' called them phony jobs,\" Obama said of positions created at facilities like Copper 1. \"I mean, think about that mindset, that attitude that says because something is new, it must not be real. If these guys were around when Columbus set sail, they'd be charter members of the Flat Earth Society.\" FULL POST\nTopics: Energy \u2022 President Obama\nPOTUS's schedule for Wednesday, March 21, 2012\nCNN White House Producer Becky Brittain\nPresident Obama heads out for his four state\/two day trip to tout his administration's energy plan and talk to the American people about what his administration is doing to combat rising gas prices. He'll be visiting Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Ohio and three out of four states just so happen to be key battleground states. He'll start out his energy trip out Wednesday with a stop in Boulder City, Nevada (battleground state #1) where he'll visit the Cooper Mountain Solar 1 Facility, which is the largest photovoltaic plant in the U.S. In understandable terms, it makes solar panels, and lots of them. According to the Las Vegas Sun, \"The panels at Solar 1 produce 58 megawatts of power, enough for more than 17,000 average homes and the recent 48-megawatt expansion of the site, completed in 2010, cost about $141 million and created 350 temporary construction jobs. However, only five people are currently employed there full time.\" The White House tells us that the facility operates nearly one million solar panels. In his remarks at this stop, he will talk about \"his Administration's focus on diversifying our energy portfolio, including expanding renewable energy from sources like wind and solar, which thanks in part to investments made by this Administration is set to double in the President's first term.\"\nHe then travels to Carlsbad, New Mexico (battleground state #2) where he will tour federal lands with active drilling rigs. While there, he will give remarks where he will reiterate his message over the last few weeks that domestic oil production is at an eight-year high and his administration has a plan to continue to expand production. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney addressed why this is important in Monday's WH briefing: \"Because an all-of-the-above energy approach requires and necessitates that we aggressively expand domestic oil and gas production in a safe and responsible way.\"\nFor the full schedule released by the White House, please click below. FULL POST\nTopics: Daily Schedule \u2022 Energy\nObama to make first visit to Korean demilitarized zone\nCNN Wire Staff\nPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the demilitarized zone that splits the Korean Peninsula in two for the first time on Sunday.\nHis planned visit to the heavily fortified border is part of a three-day trip to South Korea to participate in a summit meeting about nuclear security in Seoul.\nTop officials from 54 countries including China and Russia will attend the summit meeting next week, but its message of international cooperation has been overshadowed by North Korea's announcement last week that it is planning to carry out a rocket-powered satellite launch in April.\nTopics: North Korea \u2022 President Obama \u2022 South Korea \u2022 Uncategorized","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Buying Personal Protective Equipment and Cleaning Supplies on Ludlow Avenue\nDo most people who live in or around the Gaslight District know how much is available in the way of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies? Probably not. Fortunately three Ludlow Avenue stores stock everything you need to keep your residence and workplace clean and to protect you from the spread of Covid-19 both inside and outside.\nThe store some people overlook is Ace Hardware. It turns out Ace has gone out of its way to stock the store with everything you need for this period. Among other things, Ace Hardware sells the following products:\nFace Masks. Ace Hardware sells both individual masks and ten packs.\nThese cotton face masks are for sale at the checkout counter at Ace Hardware. The employee told me these were all the way around the best mask out there \u2013 and in fact, it was the one she was wearing.\nFace Shields.\nRubbing Alcohol.\nHydrogen Peroxide.\nCleaning Supplies, including products like Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner Liquid and disinfectant wipes.\nDisposable Gloves.\nShoe Covers. Shoe covers are now considered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) due to their Covid-resistant qualities.\nSafety Glasses.\nCVS also sells many of these above-mentioned items, including masks, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, hand sanitizer, cleaning products, and cleaning wipes. Much to their credit, they go out of their to keep everything stocked. This was the image that greeted me when I walked into the store on Monday morning:\nAnd there's also Clifton Market. An employee told me today that the store stocks as many items as it can for cleaning, including Lysol, hand sanitizers, and cleaning wipes, but they sell out very quickly.\nOverall, it sounds like Ace Hardware is the closest thing we have to untapped resource for handling this situation.\nThe pandemic has been a challenge, but our businesses have done an excellent job of facing that challenge. Their commitment to community is why we're happy to support these businesses.\nKeeping the Gaslight District Safe During the Pandemic\nKeeping the Gaslight District Safe During the Pandemic \u2013 Part 1: Food\nClifton has been challenged due to the pandemic that threw a curve ball into the year 2020.\nThe businesses in the heart of the Gaslight District are facing a particularly bumpy road. Our shops and restaurants need to keep employees and customers safe while still earning enough money to keep their doors open, and this is no easy task.\nFortunately small businesses in the neighborhood have done a great job of responding to this challenge. That includes the restaurants and other food-based businesses that have worked hard to ensure safety for their customers as well as their employees.\nClifton Market. Since the lockdown began, Clifton Market has been such a safe place for people to buy groceries that it has pulled in plenty of new shoppers who have witnessed the lack of safety measures in other grocery stores. The employees all wear masks, store social-distancing measure are in place (including Plexiglas windows and clear-cut signs). The Market also provides disposable gloves for those patrons who wish to use them.\nThe Market has set aside Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8am to 10am as shopping times for customers more vulnerable to the virus. During these periods only seniors or people with underlying health conditions can shop in the Market. On top of that, Clifton Market offers delivery service to at-risk customers.\nThe majority of the people who shop at Clifton Market wear masks, but yesterday an employee of the Market told me that the store has masks they will offer to customers who walk in without one. The masks won't be there for you to grab when you walk in, but you will be asked to wear one if you start walking around without one.\nSay hi to Hillary Williams the next time you are eating at Clifton Plaza. During lunch and dinner hours she cleans everything off between visitors and helps ensure that proper social distancing measures are taken. And she with her warm smile she helps set a positive vibe for the plaza.\nOutdoor Seating. The Clifton Community, LLC (a joint venture between Clifton Town Meeting and the Clifton Business & Professional Association) has gone out of its way to provide outdoor seating so people can order carryout on and near Ludlow Avenue and have a nearby place to eat. At Clifton Plaza, seating has been added that allows for social distancing, and CBPA hired Hillary to help keep things clean and cheerful for guests. The benches at Telford Avenue serve a similar purpose, allowing people to eat outdoors (plus you can dine next to William Shakespeare). Another outdoor choice would be the benches surrounding Diggs Fountain at the corner of Clifton and Ludlow.\nThe Rooftop. When it opened, Clifton Bar and Grill's rooftop offered a picturesque scenario for drinking and dining, but the fact that it's outdoors provides an added safety element, as is also the case with the Plexiglas dividers they installed between tables, their mask policy, and their readily available hand sanitizer. We should also mention here that at Ludlow Garage the doors are often open, which is closer to eating outdoors, and a similar scenario exists when the huge windows are opened at Clifton Bar and Grill. Outdoor ventilation means the virus is less likely to spread.\nWalk-up Windows. Ludlow Avenue has a couple businesses with walk-up windows, which, along with being convenient, add an extra layer of safety to food service. The Whole Bowl at 364 Ludlow Avenue serves tasty vegetarian food. You can call the new bakery, Ardor Bakeshop, at 272 Ludlow Avenue.\nDid you know about Ambar India? Ambar India has seating behind the restaurant.\nDon't Forget About Arlin's. Arlin's has always had outdoor seating, and they serve food.\nFinally, I should mention that I've ordered carryout at pretty much every restaurant on Ludlow Avenue, and the proper protocol has consistently been followed in regard to the virus.\nIggy and the Stooges on Ludlow Avenue\nIggy and the Stooges have come to Clifton\u2014or their mural, that is. The artist who created the mural is C.F. Payne, and the work hangs beside the James Gang mural outside of Habanero's and across the street from Captain Beefheart.\nTalk about keeping good company.\nIt makes perfect sense that some sort of tribute would appear for Iggy in the Queen City, as one of the defining moments in his career occurred here. In June 23, 1970, at the Cincinnati Pop Festival, Iggy spread peanut butter over his body and then jumped into the crowd, who kept him afloat in an early example of crowd-surfing.\nDuring that same year Iggy and the Stooges played two concerts at the Ludlow Garage, which has reopened, and the mural is two doors away from the historic venue. Like MC5, who also rocked the historic venue, the Stooges were a Michigan-based group who played a lot around the region during that period.\nA seminal proto-punk band, Iggy & the Stooges reunited between 2003 and 2009, and Iggy Pop has also had a successful solo career and appeared in a number of movies.\nIggy has been to Cincinnati many other times, by the way. My first Iggy show was at Bogart's around 1980 or 1981\u2014something like that. The concert was sold out, but an admission specialist offered to let us in if we paid full ticket price in cash, to him.\nI doubt we were the only people that evening who were extended that offer, and the room was beyond packed. Concerts used to start really late during that period, and Iggy was still going strong at two o'clock in the morning, and so was the crowd.\nThen off went the lights and the sound, at exactly two o'clock in the morning. \"The power blew\" was the official report, but there were skeptics in the overstuffed crowd that took its sweet time filing out of the club, grouching the entire time.\nThey wanted more, and Iggy wanted more. No one believed that bit about the power.\nBut if anyone was going to make the power blow, it was Iggy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Found: A Lost Play by Edith Wharton\nIn which woman's past as a nurse comes back to haunt her.\nby Sarah Laskow May 30, 2017\nEdith Wharton around 1890. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library\/Public domain\nBefore she became a novelist, Edith Wharton tried her hand at writing plays, and recently two scholars discovered one of her dramatic works, forgotten until now, hiding in an archive in Austin, Texas, Rebecca Mead reports in The New Yorker.\nWharton's literary fame came later in life, and she wrote a number of unproduced plays in her 30s. She seemed, at one point, to be on the cusp of success. In 1901, her play The Shadow of a Doubt was slated to be produced, and a famous actress was cast in the lead role. The producer pulled out before the premier, though, and the play faded into obscurity.\nLaura Rattray, of the University of Glasgow, and Mary Chinery, of Georgian Court University, had discovered an article referencing The Shadow of a Doubt. While attending a conference in Austin they searched the Harry Ransom Center's holdings for the manuscript. They came up with two copies and have published the text in the Edith Wharton Review. It's the first previously undiscovered work by the author found in 25 years.\nThe play, they write, features a former nurse whose husband discovers that she had helped in the assisted suicide of his first wife. As Mead writes, the play presages the themes of Wharton's later novel, The House of Mirth.\nThe WWI Memorial That Refuses to Glorify War\nThere are countless monuments to the Great War in France, but Paul Landowski's \"Les Fant\u00f4mes\" is unlike any other.\narchiveliteraturefoundnews\nFound: A Lost Dictionary of Slang Written by 'Clockwork Orange' Author Anthony Burgess\nAbyssinia!\nSarah Laskow June 5, 2017\nFound: A Unique, Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence\nIt contained a puzzle of sorts.\nSarah Laskow April 21, 2017\nFound: Internal Apple Computer Memos From 1979, Left at a Seattle Goodwill\nA local discovered them by chance.\nSarah Laskow February 24, 2017\nFound: A Glimpse of Marcel Proust, Caught on Film\nThis is the first known footage of the famous author.\nHawai\u02bbi's Native-Language Newspaper Archive\nSponsored by Olukai\nThese Grandmothers Are Preserving Ukraine's Folk Music Traditions\nHow the Fictional Town of Sleepy Hollow Became Real\nFound: The Earliest-Known Kids' Book Adapting a Classic of Japanese Literature\nThis 1766 picture book of the Tales of Ise was hiding in the British Library.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"British Royals 29th April 2019\nThe Queen awards the Duchess of Cambridge with the highest honour\nMoniek Bloks\nCountess of Wessex posts personal message on Royal Family Twitter at start of India tour\nRoyal Wedding Dress Designers: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen\nPhoto: Royal Family Twitter\nHer Majesty the Queen has been pleased to appoint Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for services to the Sovereign. Awards in the GRVO are made personally by The Queen.\nThe Countess of Wessex (right) wearing the riband of a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order by Frankie Fouganthin \u2013 Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons\nThe last Royal appointment to the Royal Victorian Order was The Duke of Edinburgh in 2017. The Duchess of Cambridge also joins The Duchess of Cornwall who was appointed in 2012, The Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex who were both appointed in 2011, The Countess of Wessex who was appointed in 2010, Prince Michael of Kent who was appointed in 2003, The Duchess of Gloucester who was appointed in 1989, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Kent who were both appointed in 1960, The Duke of Gloucester who was appointed in 1974 and The Duchess of Kent who was appointed in 1977.\nHer Majesty The Queen is at the apex of the Royal Victorian Order, followed by the Grand Master \u2013 a position currently held by the Princess Royal. Below the Grand Master are the Chancellor, the Secretary, the Registrar, the Chaplain and the Genealogist. There are five levels in the order and foreigners may be admitted as honorary members. There is no limit to the number of any grade, and members can be promoted. Upon admission into the Royal Victorian Order, members are given insignia of the organisation. The Duchess of Cambridge will be given a badge, which is Maltese cross with a medallion depicting the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria on a red background surrounded by a blue ring bearing the motto of the order and surmounted by a Tudor crown. As a Dame Grand Cross, she will wear the badge on a sash passing from the right shoulder to the left hip.\nRelated ItemsHer Majesty the QueenhomepageThe Duchess of Cambridge","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Book: The Wedding Gift: An Explosive Story of Two Women Under Slavery\nFrom Marlen Suyapa Bodden comes The Wedding Gift, a big novel of passion and self-destruction during the time of slavery.\nA lawyer at The Legal Aid Society in New York City, the nation's oldest and largest law firm for the poor, Bodden brings her knowledge of human trafficking and human rights abuses to play in this amazing novel.\nAuthor Tom Wolfe says when you open it up, you'd better not have plans for the rest of your day.\nWhen Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, he presents her with a wedding gift: the young slave she grew up with, Sarah. Sarah is also Allen's daughter and Clarissa's sister, a product of his longtime relationship with his house slave, Emmeline. When Clarissa's husband suspects that their newborn son is illegitimate, Clarissa and Sarah are sent back to her parents, Cornelius and Theodora, in shame, setting in motion a series of events that will destroy this once powerful family.\nTold through alternating viewpoints of Sarah and Theodora Allen, Cornelius' wife, The Wedding Gift is a stunning novel that shows where the complicated and compelling bonds and relationships between women explored in novels like The Help and The Secret Life of Bees began. It is an intimate portrait that shows where this particular American story and dynamic all started and will leave readers breathless.\nHere's what Ebony magazine says about The Wedding Gift:\n\"Once you read The Wedding Gift, you'll learn why the based-on-true-events story of biracial slave Sarah Campbell, her White sister Clarissa Allen and her slavemaster daddy Cornelius Allen is sure to become 2013's sleeper hit...the beauty of this novel is the way it expands the typical slave narrative by adding gripping innuendo, mystery, surprise, shrewd insight and murder centered on people - White, Black, male and female - who will fight to the death to escape their circumstances.\"\nSt. Martin's Press Hardcover ISBN: 9781250026385 $25.99\nabout-slavery","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A is for Autorickshaw, B is for Bollywood, C is for Cricket\nLeave a Comment \/ Games & Quizzes \/ By ambisam\nA big thank you to Arjun Murali from the Coimbatore Quiz Circle for this super-fun A to Z quiz. Take a crack at it and send your answers to yalibooks@gmail.com. We will declare the winner on Thursday, April 11.\nA is an Indian International Cricketer who won his first test cap in the recent Delhi Test against Australia.\nA plays for the franchise B in the Indian Premier League. B is partly owned by C, a famous bollywood actress.\nC's debut movie was the 1993 Bollywood thriller Baazigar, which also starred D and E, pairing for the first time.\nD and E starred in F, a 1995 Romantic Comedy musical film. F is the longest running film in the history of Indian Cinema.\nD acted in a 2000 bilingual Tamil and Hindi film G, directed by H.\nG was India's official entry to the Oscars to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the year 2000.\nI portrays J in G.\nI had originally auditioned to play J in K's 1982 biopic of J.\nThe role was played by L, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in the film.\nM won the National award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Shriram Abhyankar in G.\nN is an upcoming film about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way.\nN stars D and O in the lead roles.\nP is a 2007 Tamil biographical film based on the life of social-reformer P, funded by the Tamil Nadu Government, starring Q.\nQ plays O's father in the movie N.\nO's real-life father R, is a former badminton player.\nR was the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championship.\nR along with S, a professional player of English billiards, have co-founded T, which is a Foundation to identify and support Indian athletes with a proven track record and who have the potential to win Olympic gold medals.\nA plays his domestic cricket for the team U, currently captained by V.\nV is the third highest wicket-taker for India in ODIs, after W and X.\nW is the leading wicket taker from India in Cricket World Cups, with 44 wickets in the 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2003 World cups. X, with 619 wickets in Test cricket, remains the third-highest wicket taker of all time.\nX also captained the Indian Test side from 2007 till his retirement, after which the role was handed over to Y.\nY also captains the franchise Z, owned by India Cements Ltd, of which Y is the Vice-President.\nClick here for the answer key. Don't peek before you give it a try!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ClassicReload \u00bb Wings of Fury\nWings of Fury\nConquest of Japan\nThe Gene Machine\nHacker 2 - The Doomsday Papers\n3 Skulls of the Toltecs (RIP)\nDraw 5\nTHE DARKENING (Doom 2 mod)\nMoraffs World\nSelect ratingGive Wings of Fury 1\/5Give Wings of Fury 2\/5Give Wings of Fury 3\/5Give Wings of Fury 4\/5Give Wings of Fury 5\/5\nHow to play Wings of Fury\nWings of Fury Description\nWings of Fury is an action game with some minor simulation aspects, in which you are the pilot of an American F6F Hellcat plane aboard the USS Wasp. The setting of the game is the Pacific during World War II.\nThe goal of the player is to defeat the Japanese by destroying enemy bunkers, turrets and barracks on a series of islands and killing all the enemy soldiers either with bombs or machine guns. The player also have to sink Japanese battleships, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. The weapons to complete these objectives are: bombs, rockets, and torpedoes.\nThe player start each mission by taking off from an aircraft carrier, which he\/she has to protect from attacks by Japanese planes. When the player runs out of fuel or ammunition he\/she can replenish them both by returning to the carrier.\nThe original Apple II version was programmed by Steve Waldo and released in 1987 by Br\u00f8derbund. It was ported in 1990 to Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga and PC-DOS, and in 1999 to Game Boy Color.\nCheats\/Hints\/Walkthroughs for Wings of Fury\nBattleTech - The Crescent Hawk'...\nCorncob 3-D The Other Worlds Campaig...\nIn Search of the Most Amazing Thing\nScholastic's The Magic School B...\nStarglider II\nAmiga OS 1988\nFreshwater Fishing Simulator","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1708: Indian Sam and his female accomplice\nAdd comment February 2nd, 2013 Headsman\nOn this date in 1708, the slave \"Indian Sam\" and an unnamed black woman were put to death for the murder of a prominent Queens landowner named William Hallet. The woman was burned; the apparent principal of the plot was hung in gibbets with a blade or spike positioned to torment him as he twisted \u2026 a terrible landmark for what Graham Russell Hodges calls the \"closing vise of slavery.\"\n(Two additional accomplices were also hanged later, and several other slaves questioned whose ultimate fate was unknown.)\nNew York had greatly curtailed Africans' liberties with its 1706 \"Code Noir\", and the growing conflict would soon give birth to a bloody slave revolt.\nBut grievances were settled, too, at the rough and ready level of private violence. One witness recounted (pdf) the scene.\nWilliam Hallet junior who labored at a place called Hellgate his wife and five children in a quarter of an hour were all murdered by one Indian slave whom he had up for 4 years. There was a negro woman Slave in the house who was to him in counseling him in this bloody matter. Both he and his wife have gone at Justice Hattely house with some others \u2026 about seven at night [Hallet and his wife] returned home and went to bed \u2026 The slaves were watching their opportunity for they had to do it that night, and the house being something dark, [Indian Sam] came into the house and had a[n] axe laid behind the door and seeing his Master asleep took the axe and struck him first with the edge and then with the back of it. The first shook awakened his wife who was abed in the same room and she called murder, thereupon he struck her with the back of an axe on the head. There was one child lying in a box about 7 or 8 years of age. Those he murdered with the back of an axe and then drags the Young Child out from its murdered mother and Struck it on the head. The mother of the murdered child was also big with child.\nFrom Lord Cornbury,* Governor of New York, later recounted what followed to the Board of Trade (Feb. 10, 1708):\nMy Lords.\n\u2026 I have nothing new to acquaint you with, only that a most barbarous murder has been committed upon the Family of one Hallet by an Indian Man Slave, and a Negro Woman, who have murder'd their Master, Mistress and five Children; The Slaves were taken, and I immediately issued a special commission for the Tryal of them, which was done, and the man sentenced to be hanged, and the Woman burnt, and they have been executed; They Discovered two other Negros their accomplices who have been tryed, condemned & Executed.\nLater that year, New York passed another law imposing potentially torturous executions (\"pains of Death in such manner and with such Circumstances as the aggravation and Enormity of their Crime in the Judgement of the Justices \u2026 shall merit and require\") for slave conspiracies.\nHallet was the descendant of one of New York's prominent early grandees whose name long remained prominent, which would lead us to suppose that the restaurant called William Hallet in nearby present-day Astoria is not altogether coincidental.\n* A character with a rather scandalous reputation.\n1610: Pierre Canal, Geneva sodomite - 2019\n1715: Ann Wright, branded - 2018\n1637: Tabaniyassi Mehmed Pasha, former Grand Vizier - 2017\n1940: Mikhail Koltsov, Soviet journalist - 2016\n1905: Elisabeth Wiese, the angel-maker of St. Pauli - 2015\n1989: Vladimir Lulek, the last Czech executed - 2014\n1951: The first four of the Martinsville seven - 2012\n1945: Carl Goerdeler, as penance for the German people - 2011\nDaily Double: 1945, and the legacy of Valkyrie - 2011\n1461: Owen Tudor, sire of sires - 2010\n1940: Vsevolod Meyerhold - 2009\n1512: Hatuey, defied Spanish colonization - 2008\n1755: Mark and Phillis, a landmark\n1780: The slave Violet, her head stuck on a pole\n1738: Katherine Garret, Pequot infanticide\n1814: Six slaves in Guyana\n1714: Maria Mouton and her slave Titus, lovers\n1675: The murderers of John Sassamon, precipitating King Philip's War\n1814: Mary Antoine, jealous lover\nEntry Filed under: 18th Century,Burned,Capital Punishment,Crime,Cycle of Violence,Death Penalty,Disfavored Minorities,England,Execution,Gibbeted,Hanged,History,Murder,New York,Occupation and Colonialism,Public Executions,Racial and Ethnic Minorities,Slaves,USA,Women\nTags: 1700s, 1708, edward hyde, february 2, indian sam, new york city, queens","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"More than 10,000 Verizon employees take buyout as company reorganizes ahead of 5G deployment\nby Joseph LaFave Dec 12, 2018\nVerizon Wireless retail store - Saugus, Massachusetts\/ Anthony92931 on WikiCommons\nUS-based telecommunications firm Verizon announced on Monday that more than 10,000 employees would be accepting a buyout offer and leave the company over the next six months. The planned buyouts are part of the company's reorganization plan to streamline its workforce and capitalize on the new 5G network once it goes live. The affected employees are all choosing to exit voluntarily, according to a report from Reuters.\n\"This program coincides with Verizon's recently announced realigned organization structure designed to optimize growth opportunities in the 5G era,\" the company said in a press release.\nThose taking the buyout are eligible for up to 60 weeks of their current salary, as well as additional benefits, according to the press release. The individual packages will depend on the how long the employee has been with the company. As of this writing, the firm employs more than 150,000 people, and the number of employees leaving makes up about seven percent of the current workforce. Some of the affected employees will depart as early as December of 2018, with the rest leaving no later than June of 2019, reports United Press International.\n\"These changes are well-planned and anticipated, and they will be seamless to our customers,\" wrote Hans Vestberg, Verizon's CEO. \"This is a moment in time, given our financial and operational strength, to begin to better serve customers with more agility, speed and flexibility.\"\nDespite the news, Verizon's stock stayed relatively stable and posted about a one percent gain on Monday. Other similar firms like AT&T and Sprint, however, closed in the red. At Monday's close, Verizon was trading at $58.27 per share.\nWith the impending deployment of 5G, the job cuts may be a way for the company to make room for new employees who will focus on supporting the new network. Other companies have made similar moves in the past \u2014 for example, when NASA ended the Space Shuttle program, Lockheed Martin laid off several workers from the Michoud Assembly Facility who worked on the external tank, but the company also simultaneously hired employees to work on the company's satellite manufacturing programs. Although Verizon is just the latest corporation to announce workforce reductions, others like GM have made similar moves as the result of shifting market trends.\nWhile shifting market trends may account for part of the voluntary separations, cost savings is indeed another. Verizon is in the middle of a cost reduction plan that is expected to save the company about $10 billion over four years, reports CBS.\nAbout Joseph LaFave View All Posts\nJoseph LaFave writes about finance, maritime issues, healthcare, the National Guard, and conflicts around the world. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as an EMT in Florida and as an ESH engineer for Lockheed Martin supporting several DoD and NASA satellites. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Management from Southern New Hampshire University.\nGeneral Motors announces massive restructuring, plant closures and layoffs\nPort of Wilmington becomes largest UAE run company in US\nMexico's Jalisco Cartel reportedly used a fake security company to lure recruits\nVodka soaked-gummy bears and militias: Report details how a U.S. contractor might have broken the law in Iraq\nHuawei and the Chinese surveillance network in Africa\nAmazon pledges to hire 25,000 veterans and train 10,000 more in deal with Dept. of Labor","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Shift The Plan | Where It Is Never Too Late To Change The Game\nBusiness Rhonda Evans Entrepreneur\nBy Rhonda Evans. Discovered by Player FM and our community \u2014 copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.\nSeries home\u2022Feed\u2022Pay the publisher\nShift The Plan spotlights business owners who are not afraid to make shifts and change the game. Join Rhonda Evans for weekly episodes and be empowered by stories about business, marriage, parenting, self love, and so much more. Support this podcast: https:\/\/anchor.fm\/shifttheplan\/support\nSimilar to Shift The Plan | Where It Is Never Too Late To Change The Game\nWealth, Power & Influence with Jason Stapleton\nJason Stapleton is a successful entrepreneur, business coach, award-winning film producer, and investor with a unique take on life, culture, and success. Join Jason three times a week as he shares insights on creating a more powerful, wealthy and influential life.\nMatrix Moments by Matrix Partners India\nMatrix Moments, by Matrix Partners India, is a podcast series dedicated to the founders, startups and all those within the ecosystem, through candid conversations on what we think it really takes to survive in this wild, wild startup world. In a world where we are endlessly engulfed with information in all its forms and sizes, this is our attempt to create, curate and bring to you the insights and reflections that we have had the luxury of having learned the hard way, through all the years s ...\nMotivation And Inspiration From Every Day Is Saturday With Sam Crowley\nLes Brown said this podcast moved him to tears. The best in motivation, inspiration and success training. Sam Crowley is an ex-corporate slave who wanted one thing, to be a father. It sounds so simple until you realize that he was beholden to his employer, giving his direct reports at work all of his energy, while giving his family the left overs. All of that changed when Sam's daughter asked \"Daddy is tomorrow Saturday?\" She asked him that because she wanted every day to be like the one day ...\nBloombergQuint All You Need To Know\nBloomberg | Quint is a multi-platform, Indian business and financial news company. We combine Bloomberg's global leadership in business and financial news and data, with Quintillion Media's deep expertise in the Indian market and digital news delivery, to provide high quality business news, insights and trends for India's sophisticated audiences.\nThe Disruptive Entrepreneur\nWelcome to the Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast . The one word that gets used to describe Rob over & over (apart from a 'successful businessman'), is not what you're thinking -it's \u2013 'Disruptive.' If you want a boring, comfortable, safe existence where you're never challenged and you slowly rot away amid all the negativity, existing rather than truly living, then close Rob down! (There's hundreds of other podcasts who will pump the same old spiel about entrepreneurship and property investment ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeLatest NewsYemen Latest NewsHouthis rockets kill seven children in Yemen\nHouthis rockets kill seven children in Yemen\nJuly 6, 2016 Ahmed Rashed Yemen Latest News\nArchive photo - Children are victims for the ongoing crisis in Yemen, as all warring parts are killing them\nA rocket fired by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen on Tuesday killed seven children in a residential neighborhood of Marib city, east of the capital, officials said.\nThe rocket hit a courtyard where the children were playing, said Abdel Ghani Shaalan, Marib's deputy regional director of security.\nTwo other rockets hit a house and a shop front, wounding 25 civilians including women and children, he told AFP.\nThe toll was confirmed by Saleh al-Shaddadi, the director of Marib's main hospital, where casualties were admitted.\nThe Houthis launched the Katyusha rockets from Mount Haylan, 15 kilometers (10 miles) west of Marib, Shaalan said.\nMarib city and the majority of the surrounding province are held by government forces who are fighting the Shiite militias who control areas to the north and west of the oil-rich region.\nThe attack in Marib came as Saudi-backed government and Houthi negotiators take a break from peace talks after two months of UN-backed negotiations that have made little progress.\nThe talks are due to resume on July 15 in Kuwait.\nThe conflict in Yemen has killed more than 6,400 people dead and wounded 30,000 since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015.\nThe coalition began a military campaign against Houthi militias in March 2015. It sides with the President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, while the Houthis are aligned with ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was ousted after Yemen revolution in 2012.\nWho are worse, Houthis or the extremists ?\nBoth ISIS and al-Qaeda have expanded operations during Yemen's civil war, and have claimed responsibility for several bombings and suicide attacks in Mukalla and the southern port city of Aden.\nHowever, in April, Yemeni army forces, backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes, recaptured al-Mukalla, the provincial capital of Hadhramaut province, from al-Qaeda group.\nThere has been mounting international pressure to end the war on Yemen, which the UN estimates has killed more than 6,400 people and displaced more than 2.8 million.\nYemen has suffered violence and chaos since September 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthis and allied forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh overran capital Sanaa and several other provinces, forcing President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi and his government to temporarily flee to Riyadh.\nIn March of last year, Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies launched a massive air campaign in Yemen aimed at reversing Houthi gains and restoring Hadi's embattled government.\nIn recent months, al-Qaeda has exploited the ongoing conflict between the central government and the Shia Houthi group to bolster its influence in the country's south.\nAl-Qaeda in Yemen\nHouthi militia\nHouthis crimes in Yemen\nSaudi King vows iron fist after series of terror attacks\nYemen Crisis: Twin suicide bombings kills 25 soldiers in Aden\nISIS detonates twin car-bombs in Syrian refugee camp\nMay 16, 2017 MEO Staff Refugee Crisis, Syria Latest News\nThe two car bombs hit a Free Syrian Army checkpoint and a market place for diesel fuel, killing at least ten. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for killing ten people [ More \u2026 ]\nTrump discussed with Egypt's Sisi Ways to Fight Terrorism\nJanuary 24, 2017 Ahmed Rashed Egypt Latest News\nUS President Donald Trump has discussed with Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a phone call on Monday ways to fight terrorism and extremism, stressing the importance of bilateral ties between Washington and Cairo. This is [ More \u2026 ]\nSomalia blames Saudi-led coalition for horrific strike on boat\nMarch 19, 2017 MEO Staff Saudi Arabia News, Somalia\nSomalia's government is blaming the Saudi-led coalition for an attack on a boat that killed at least 42 Somali refugees off the coast of war-torn Yemen. Somalia's government on Saturday blamed the Saudi-led coalition for [ More \u2026 ]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Midwest J Schools don't see Trump bump\nJournalism schools in the Midwest are not necessarily seeing the same bump in enrollment from President Trump's war on the media as their counterparts closer to the nation's capital.\nThe Washington Post reported in September that Trump appeared to be \"giving a jolt to journalism schools that in recent years struggled to cope with industry contractions.\" The Post highlighted the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where the number of freshmen enrolling in journalism increased 50 percent compared with the previous year.\nBut the story from Trump Country, like much of the news in the middle part of the country, is not the screaming headline it often is on the coasts. The economic forces that pushed college enrollment down for the sixth year in a row in 2018 are still causing declines at traditional journalism schools in the Midwest. At a few schools where journalism enrollment is up, administrators aren't automatically crediting Trump.\nGJR contacted eight schools in the Midwest with undergraduate journalism programs to understand if what was happening at the University of Maryland was part of a national trend. Three were private schools: Northwestern University, Notre Dame University and DePaul University. Five were public schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University of Kansas, University of Missouri and Eastern Kentucky University.\nKali Robinson, a senior studying journalism at Northwestern University, reports from an informal refugee camp near the Stalingrad metro station in Paris, France, in June 2016 after the government had cleared it out. Robinson was on a trip organized by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. (Photo by Craig Duff)\nAcacia Hernandez, 19, a journalism student at the University of Illinois, where enrollment is down, said journalism can still be a hard choice for students. \"People just want to go into something more secure,\" she said. \"I think journalism is a career that only people who feel strongly about it should go into. People who enroll in journalism should have a strong reason on why they want to do it.\"\nUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was one of her top choices because she liked how the school offered a \"small program within a big school.\"\nThe undergraduate enrollment at UIUC's journalism program in the College of Media fell from 2013 to 2018. It had been increasing in previous years with the highest number of enrolled students at 369 for fall 2009, according to UIUC's Division of Management Information student enrollment report. The journalism program was under the College of Communications until 2008 when the College of Media was created.\nHernandez said Trump's election did not impact her decision to enter the field of journalism. \"I had already decided on journalism before he came into office,\" she said.\nJournalism enrollment is also down at SIUC, Mizzou and Eastern Kentucky.\nAt SIUC, where GJR is based, there was a single first year journalism student enrolled this fall. Journalism enrollment had a slight rebound in 2014 with 213 students, according to the school. But it has been falling ever since. In 2017, the school had 109 undergraduate students enrolled.\n\"I don't think undergrad enrollment is impacted by President Trump's remarks over the press,\" said Kavita Karan, a former interim director and professor at the School of Journalism at SIUC. \"Journalism as a profession is an interest, a passion that will always stand the test of time. Life cannot go on without the media today, and there will always be a demand for journalists.\"\nShe called the decline in journalism enrollment at SIUC a \"temporary phase\" and attributed it to budgetary constraints and challenges with enrollment more generally at the institution.\nUndergraduate journalism enrollment at the University of Missouri has been falling since 2015, the year the school had 1,861 journalism students at its peak, according to the school's enrollment report. Journalism consistently has been one of the top degrees at Mizzou, ranking No. 5 out of the top 15 most popular undergraduate degree programs at MU, according to the enrollment reports for fall 2013 to fall 2017. Its undergraduate and graduate journalism programs are considered among the best in the country.\nLiz McCune, associate director of the MU News Bureau, said Mizzou has \"not seen a spike in enrollment because of current political events.\"\n\"University of Missouri as a whole has faced unique enrollment challenges over the past several years, which makes it unlikely that what's happening at the Missouri School of Journalism is predictive of what's happening across the country,\" she said.\nShe said journalism students do seem more engaged now than in past years. \"I think our students who are starting out in journalism are passionate about being able to tell important stories about what is happening in our country right now.\"\nAcross the Mississippi River, enrollment has remained steady at The University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, with more than 800 students studying journalism each year for the past five years.\nScott Reinardy, undergraduate associate dean and Malcolm Applegate professor in News Management and Editing, said preliminary numbers for 2018 that show the school on track with the last two or three years. \"Our enrollment has been steady over that time,\" he said. \"We continue to diligently recruit top students and top students continue to enroll in our school, and we've seen very consistent numbers over the last few years. Particularly with in state and out of state students equally divided, and those who are interested in different fields of journalism and media.\"\nReinardy said there has been an increase in undergraduate applications from 238 in 2016 to 345 in 2018.\nHe said the political climate does not appear to be a factor. \"It hasn't seemed to affect our enrollment, or we certainly don't ask students is there a particular reason or political reason why you come to journalism school,\" he said.\nAt Eastern Kentucky University, where enrollment in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences has been falling since 2013, Jennifer Kaylyn Perkins, 20, is studying journalism and history. She chose her career path before Trump was elected, she said.\n\"Trump has sparked debate among youth, but so have many other individuals and groups,\" she said. \"As a generation, we have been empowered by our advisers and leaders to advocate for those who are being treated unjustly. Journalism as a field has changed dramatically in recent years. This field now encompasses both print and digital outlets. The expansion of the career into new territories is attractive to those individuals who wish to express themselves on a large scale.\"\nJournalism enrollment is up at some private schools, although administrators aren't sure exactly why.\nNorthwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications declined to release enrollment data. But The Daily Northwestern student newspaper reported in March that there was a 24 percent enrollment increase from last year. Charles F. Whitaker, interim dean and professor at Medill, told The Washington Post that the increase was a \"momentary blip.\"\nGJR asked Whitaker in an interview what he meant by this. \"This information that suggests that our enrollment is up,\" he said. \"That is generally correct, but we don't know at the moment what to attribute that to. We've been actually going out and talking about journalism. Talking to journalism students about the importance to journalism, and I think that message is resonating. Now it could be that the message is resonating because of the way the President speaks about the press\u2026Our students are feeling very much excited about being in journalism at this time.\"\nBut he cautioned against drawing big conclusions from one year of data. \"Everything I say would be totally anecdotal, not empirical or inclusive,\" he said.\nEnrollment is also up for journalism minors at Notre Dame University, which does not have an undergraduate major but offers a minor through the Gallivan Journalism Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy, JED.\nRichard Jones, program director of Notre Dame's JED for two years and a former New York Times journalist, said enrollment is up from fall 2013 to fall 2018 with a 125 percent increase in JED minors. Each year, enrollment in an introductory journalism course also has increased.\n\"It has been encouraging to see the amount of interest in journalism,\" Jones said.\nHe said students have cited \"recent political developments\" as an impetus to get the journalism minor.\n\"The election of 2016, no matter which side of the political spectrum you're on, was certainly a pivotal moment in our nation's history,\" he said. \"One of those before and after moments. I think that students of all political backgrounds really saw something in that moment that made them want to contribute as journalists or study journalism.\"\nSeveral of Notre Dame's students have indicated that they are not sure if they want to pursue a career in journalism, he added. \"But they are curious about how the process of producing and distributing news works.\"\nJones said it's too soon to tell whether any enrollment increases in journalism programs will continue. \"I think it certainly is an opportunity for us as educators to engage in students in some new and important way,\" Jones said. \"I think one of the takeaways for us all is that journalism is alive and well.\"\nIt has not translated into an increase in enrollment at all private schools, however. Columbia College Chicago has seen a dip in its journalism enrolment in the past several years, although the number of students studying social media and photojournalism is up.\nFor Whitaker, the Trump Era remains an important time, for educators, for journalism and for journalists. \"It is important for our media to be watchdogs of public officials. To tell important stories of underrepresented communities,\" he said. Whitaker said journalism is \"stressed\" not only by attacks from politicians, but also by a general distrust in media and by a business model that is broken at the moment. \"There are a lot of stresses on journalism that threaten the institution, but I have every confidence that journalism will survive this period,\" he said. \"And that we will better served and the public will be better served as the result of it.\"\nJournalism enrollment at DePaul University is also up. The number of freshman applications to the journalism program increased 17 percent. In fall 2014, there were 347 applications and this fall 2018 it went up to 406. The number of freshman enrollments who have declared a journalism major increased 33 percent, 57 this fall compared to 43 in fall 2014 said Carol Hughes, executive director of News and Integrated Content of DePaul University's Office of Public Relations and Communications.\nMeanwhile, Hernandez hopes to work for a production news network once she graduates from the University of Illinois.\nTrump's verbal attacks on journalists affect people's viewpoints on journalism and on news itself. That is why \"so many people in society think journalism is dying,\" she said, when just the opposite is happening. \"It is just evolving and changing,\" she said. \"I think that is what is bringing those numbers down, people believing those lies.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posted in NewsTagged andrew white, cartoon crossroads columbus, jacob khepler, madeleine witt, sam ombiri, warmer\nSally Ingraham\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezFebruary 7, 2018los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsJuan empieza el d\u00eda con La Matadragones de Jaime Hernandez, La llegada de la Brigada, y una gira desde Lone Mountain! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America \u2013 Jaime Hernandez with an introduction by F. Isabel Campoy In case, you've missed it, Jaime Hernandez is bringing a fresh take on timeless stories in his new collection of folktales,The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America . In classic TOON Books fashion, there's a quality bibliography and appendix for those eager readers looking to dig deeper into these stories. As a great treat, it's being released in Spanish and English editions, both paperback and hardcover. Guided by the classic works of F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada, Hernandez's first book for young readers brings the sights and stories of Latin America to a new generation of graphic novel fans around the world. Want to see how it all comes together? TOON Books has uploaded a nice selection of preview pages for you to dig into on their site. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Sol D\u00edaz Castillo y Marcela Trujillo tienen una nueva edicion de La Polola Podcast! \"\u00a1\u00a1\u00daltimo cap\u00edtulo de la segunda temporada!! Y nos despedimos con una gran sorpresa; en abril publicaremos el primer n\u00famero de nuestra revista de c\u00f3mic hecho por mujeres, (\u00a1al fin!) se llamar\u00e1 \"Br\u00edgida\" por Isabel Molina, Pati Aguilera, Marcela Trujillo(Maliki) y Sol D\u00edaz.Les contamos de los detalles, las primeras colegas invitadas que nos acompa\u00f1ar\u00e1n, las ideas para el futuro y mucho, mucho m\u00e1s. Adem\u00e1s nos acompa\u00f1an unos audios de un Patreon amigo, y un reporte de Panchulei desde Angoul\u00eame.\" \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 On a note of personal, North American interest: John Porcellino will be doing a small tour in support of his new D+Q book, From Lone Mountain (available March 20!). Please see below for dates. (Yes, Pittsburgh, lucky you, of course Porcellino will be stopping by Copacetic Comics.) Though I have some of the zines that this book brings together, I'm eagerly awaiting this collection of comics and stories by Porcellino. If anything, having this body of work together makes a nice package for non-comics readers to unravel into their lives. From Lone Mountain collects stories from Porcellino's zine King-Cat\u2014John enters a new phase of his life, as he remarries and decides to leave his beloved second home Colorado for San Francisco. Grand themes of King-Cat are visited and stated more eloquently than ever before: serendipity, memory, and the quest for meaning in the everyday. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Collected from the thousands of pages of material that Frank has left scattered all over the digital landscape, these 4 PDF collections contain Frank's best writing on comics and comics making from the past decade. Theory and process, reviews and discoveries, journeys both physical and spiritual. Check out the \"Best of Frank Santoro\" PDF collections, available HERE! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 02-07-18 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 02-07-18 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:The Niall Breen InterviewComics Workbook\u2026brb ;)San Diego Comic-Con\u2026...\nCaleb OrecchioMay 14, 2017NewsCaleb Orecchio here. Some good comics are on Instagram. Did you know that? Plus I'm very very excited for Koyama Press' Fall 2017 lineup. Are you? Also people can't stop talking about Sammy Harkham's Crickets. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 I made the lists below for a friend I was talking to about my comic strip (Joanie and Jordie\u2014just scroll down), and how they enjoy seeing it everyday on Instagram (always nice to hear). It's a very convenient way to view comic strips, they said. Do other people do comic strips on Instagram, they asked\u2014of course they meant other than the legion of memes and bad nerd\/fan clickbait crap civilians refer to as \"comics\" sometimes. I said yeah: It's interesting to me\u2014to my knowledge, Comics Workbook's own \"Suzy and Cecil\" was the first real traditionally minded comic strip to come out of the comics community on Instagram. And one specifically made to fit the format to boot. I think maybe Michael Deforge's \"Leaving Richard's Valley\" came about around the same time (exclusively on Twitter originally) \u2013 followed closely by Jim Rugg's \"Running Comic,\" where he documents his training for the Pittsburgh Marathon, and Mickey Z's \"Space Academy 123.\" I like that cartoonists are constantly adapting to the next best available format to get our stuff out there. Since the slow and quiet fall of tumblr cartoonists are making their Instagrams a prominent place to put out work, and the work is morphing to its new platform. Instead of short serialized comic book pages every few weeks or months on tumblr, Instagram allows good use for square (literally) four-panel daily strips. I think it also helps that real civilians are on Instagram, whereas tumblr or deviant art was preaching to the choir. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 if you don't know, now you know Koyama Press has announced their Fall 2017 lineup and it's gonna be a good Fall. My favorite comics podcast, Comic Books Are Burning in Hell has a new episode where they talk about the new Crickets. I love to listen to these dudes talk comics. Speaking of Crickets, you all read TCJ's great interview with the author, Sammy Harkham right? Part one here and part two here. TCAF was this past weekend. I'm sure we'll have some sort of coverage this week. Stay tuned. Tyler Landry did a workshop, did you go to it? The NY Times has a weekly comic called Welcome to the New World, about \"the true story of a Syrians family's journey to America.\" Which is great. Non-ficiton contemporary stories like these are what we need to help create empathy and awareness for a.) people who don't know what this kind of thing is like and b.) the people living it. Cool cool. However, the actual cartooning is achingly dull and elementary. There is no emphasis or even an attempt at visual rhetoric here. It drives me crazy that \"high-profile\" mainstream comics fucking suck and are not done by cartoonists within the comics tradition; but instead are drawn by the most boring hack illustrators. Oh well, it's comics journalism after all\u2014I can't help but notice that The Sculptor obviously had an influence on the look of this work. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Announcing the Summer Semester of the Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers! 8 weeks! 500 bux! Payment plans are available! Summer Course starts June 1st 2017! Applications are due by May 25th. Visit THIS page for more details and email santoroschool@gmail.com with applications and questions! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Blinkers \u2013 5-15-2017 \u2013 by Jack Brougham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 5-15-2017 \u2013 by Gabriella Tito \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 5-15-2017 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:The Alabaster Pizzo\u202603\/04\/2019The Niall Breen InterviewComics Workbook\u2026...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezOctober 4, 2017los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsEmpezamos el d\u00eda con Daniel Blanco; Jos\u00e9 Mu\u00f1oz y Maria Luque; In\u00e9s Estrada; Rodrigo la Hoz; #GRAFMAD2017 y los tebeos de C\u00f3mics Workbook! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Juan here: Well, folks, made it through the gauntlet. I had a brilliant time at CXC as Jenn Lisa and Sean Knickerbocker's hype man & dutiful assistant. Comics Workbook held it down and got the good word into the hands of Columbus aplenty through workshops, back issues and conversations. It's great to have a crew like Comics Workbook where we'll have a core crew running programming and officially representing (Frank Santoro, Sally Ingraham, Audra Stang, Caleb Orecchio, and Connor Willumsen) while also having \"agents\" floating around the festival. It was good to be in the company of folks like Aaron Cockle, Kurt Ankeny, Adam Griffiths, Marina Harkness. All of us doing our thing. A huge thank you to the CXC staff and volunteers for helping establish a show that best honors cartoonists and building a deep city wide infrastructure. Most specifically, I'd like to thank the CXC Executive committee, the people who make this show what it is and tirelessly keep it going\u2013Jeff Smith, Lucy Caswell, Vijaya Iyer, Kathleen Glosan, Tom Spurgeon and Melody Reed. Got to catch up with the great Iona Woolmington. Hearts on fire for her. Picked up fresh Comics School USA #8 from Kevin Huizenga. Can't wait to sink my teeth into his notes. Watched Kat Fajardo receive the CXC emerging talent and felt the waves of excitement. Still running on that energy. Talked autobio comics with Breena Nu\u00f1ez. Watched Jenn Lisa find kindred spirits at this show talking autobio and DIY and talking about the garbage aspects of the intersection of ego and publishing. This is a big deal for me and her. Good stuff. CXC 2018 is 9\/27-9\/30. Thursday through Sunday. Mark your calendars and make your pilgrimage to Columbus. Stay tuned for my annual Expanding the Festival Tool Kit post. After bathing in the warmth of CXC and swimming through a year of shows and festivals, I've got lots of thoughts. And I hope you do too, so chime in. Tonight in Pittsburgh we've got our monthly comics salon: If you're in Pittsburgh, be sure to stop by for some drawing exercises, coffee, shop talk, and solidarity. Tonight we'll be riffing off of Connor Willumsen's latest workshops, focusing on distilling action, observation and dialogue into their essential bits across tight but flexible architectures of the page. We'll be guided by the principles he's developed over the past couple of years, most visible in his latest work, Anti-Gone, published by Koyama Press. Anyway here's the usual comics gold I bring you every week from Latin America and Spain. A little lighter a haul than usual, but just as shiny. *Turn on your translation devices* \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Los c\u00f3mics y las noticias que me han llamado la atenci\u00f3n esta semana: Sol D\u00edaz Castillo y Marcela Trujillo tienen una nueva edicion de La Polola Podcast! Las chicas conversan con Daniel Blanco sobre sus inicios en el dibujo, su infancia en la religi\u00f3n mormona y su vida en pe\u00f1alolen rodeado de animales y perros. Les cont\u00f3 acerca de su formaci\u00f3n casi autodidacta y su amor por la filosof\u00eda y la teor\u00eda. Finalmente les habl\u00f3 de su editorial Endorsain y el gusto de hacer libros de autor distintos y originales Lo que va del c\u00f3mic argentino: Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez escribe en las #Entrevi\u00f1etas de El Espectador acerca de la obra de Jos\u00e9 Mu\u00f1oz y Maria Luque In\u00e9s Estrada sale de gira: AUSTIN, DALLAS, TOKYO, CIUDAD DE MEXICO, LOS ANGELES y les ofrece un nuevo calendario para el 2018 en la tienda Gatosaurio. Rodrigo la Hoz les da tres consejos para contar historias en vi\u00f1etas en Revista Bac\u00e1nika. Abierta la convocatoria para participar en #GRAFMAD2017 \u00a1Hasta el 16 de octubre! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie -10-04-2017- by Caleb Orecchio \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 10-4-2017 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham Share this page:Read More:San Diego Comic-Con\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026...\nAaron CockleOctober 25, 2016NewsAaron here today with Jack Brougham on LICAF; Sonia Landy Sheridan; Comic Arts Brooklyn; Magical Realist Videogames; DADA; Chick Dissections \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Hills and Streets \u2013 Jack Brougham on LICAF Here on the site we have a reflection from Jack Brougham on his weekend at LICAF in Kendal and the kinds of thoughts it stirred. I've been thinking a lot recently about closing the circle between creating and publishing and publishing small and often in cheap little editions, road-testing stories in public, and building larger narratives or works from small individually published units. So far so confused? \u2013 excellent. Anyway, arriving at the table with this in the back of my mind it was great to see the organizers had hired Comics Workbook a photocopier so we could run off copies of the zines and comics produced in the CW workshops that took place on Saturday morning. Workshops are great and everything, but when you can demonstrate to people how easy it is to start running off copies of your own stuff to share, that's something else. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Generative Systems The Networked Performance blog has an overview of Sonia Landy Sheridan's Generative Systems program, developed at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1970s. This will be of specific interest to people who use copy machines in their work, or technology in their art-making in general, or who work at institutions that would allow one to do so. With the cooperation of scientists, industry, artists and a unique body of graduate students, Sheridan was able to explore the implications of the communications revolution for the arts. As artist-in-residence at 3M's Color Research and Central Research Labs, she was able to take back to her students up-to-date industrial experiences. Sheridan shaped her art and teaching on the premise that art, science and technology function as intertwining systems of thought. Additional documentation of Sheridan's work can be found at the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 CAB 2016 Comic Arts Brooklyn, arguably the best show of its kind in these United States (and probably in the top 2-3 comics festivals in all of North America), will be held Saturday, November 5, 11am-7pm at Mt. Carmel Gymnasium, 12 Havemeyer St in scenic Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA. As with previous years, this is a showcase of some of the best alternative\/indie\/art comics, small press, and self-published work that's available. Admission is free. Satellite events include: Organized by Gabe Fowler and Desert Island. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Triennale Game Collection Some immersive experiences for people who have access to smartphones. Via Allison Meier at the Hyperallergic blog: For me, the most enjoyable game by far, and the one that kept my attention the longest, is \"Neighbor\" by Jake Elliott, Tamas Kemenczy, and Ben Babbitt of the American Cardboard Computer. You're a sombrero-sporting wanderer seemingly on a retreat at a desert compound with the sun-washed colors and modernist shapes of a Ricardo Legorreta building. Like Cardboard Computer's Kentucky Route Zero, which had its fourth act released last month, there are tones of magical realism in your exploration. Interacting with the sandy environment reveals pleasing tasks like harvesting aloe leaves, making salves at a cauldron, reflecting at a pool, and stowing cherished objects for \"the far side.\" Offerings left at a monolith might be taken with a can of spinach left in return. And then there's your cowboy neighbor, whose friendship is gradually developed without words in this serene place. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 DADA Backissues Princeton University's Blue Mountain Project has made all 8 issues of the DADA arts journal from 1917-1921 available. Via Josh Jones at the Open Culture blog: Edited by Tzara and including his manifesto in issue 3, the magazine \"served to distinguish and define Dada in the many cities it infiltrated,\" writes the Art Institute of Chicago, \"and allowed its major figures to assert their power and position.\" Dada succeeded a previous attempt by Ball at a journal called Cabaret Voltaire\u2014named for his Zurich theater\u2014which survived for one issue in 1917 before folding, along with the first version of the cabaret. That year, Tzara, \"an ambitious and skilled promoter\u2026 began a relentless campaign to spread the ideas of Dada\u2026. As Dada gained momentum, Tzara took on the role of a prophet by bombarding French and Italian artists and writers with letters about Dada's activities.\" Whatever Dada was, it wasn't shy about promoting itself. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Jack T. Chick Under the Microscope Jack T. Chick died yesterday at 92. His bizarre and evangelical \"chick tracts\" \u2013 found at the most desperate places in America; bus stops, subways and street corners everywhere \u2013 could probably be considered the most widely distributed mini-comics. Hundreds of Millions have been printed and distributed\u2026 His death is a significant comics death, in a hard to define way. His hate-filled messages will not be missed. The Enter the Jabberwock blog has taken the time to dissect and\/or eviscerate a good deal of Jack T. Chick's tract work. From the Dark Dungeons Revisited (Epic Tag-Team Gary Gygax Died For Your Sins Edition) post: The idea that \"rock music\" is somehow \"occult paraphernalia\" is pretty hilarious. It's just these arbitrary designations for things that old, conservative-minded people find generally unpleasant. KNEE SOCKS ARE OCCULT PARAPHERNALIA. I DON'T LIKE PEANUT BUTTER. YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO PUT MORE CLOTHES ON. TELEVISION HAS TOO MANY COMMERCIALS. IT'S WAY TOO COLD IN HERE. LET'S BURN IT ALL. Share this page:Read More:Digital Ways of Seeing\u202603\/04\/2019brb ;)Comics Workbook\u2026...\nTom Gauld at Booksmith and Pegasus Books\nChris Anthony DiazJanuary 31, 2018The Diaz ArchiveTom Gauld toured for Baking with Kafka, published by Drawn & Quarterly. Bay area stops were at Booksmith in San Francisco, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 and Pegasus Books in Berkeley, Wednesday, November 8, 2017. (Click images for different external links related to Tom Gauld.) Share this page:Read More:brb ;)The Niall Breen InterviewComics Workbook\u2026Simon Hanselmann Bad\u2026...\nTCAF 2016 \u2013 Lookaround\nFrank SantoroJune 29, 2016Festivals and ShowsShare this page:Read More:The Niall Breen InterviewComics Workbook\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026San Diego Comic-Con\u2026...\nCaleb OrecchioAugust 6, 2018NewsCaleb Orecchio here with early morning thoughts and other news. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \"Sometimes I think that I know too much.\" Talking to a friend recently while he was visiting Pittsburgh, we discussed this feeling of knowing \"too much\" about comics. The thought seems silly in retrospect. Obviously you can't know too much about comics, but the breadth of history and accessibility of the medium can be overwhelming. We asked ourselves: Should I try to draw like Jaime Hernandez? Should I try to write like Alan Moore? Should I learn to paint? Will I ever be as good as my heroes? Who is better, Ditko or Kirby? Ware or Mazzucchelli? Bushmiller or Schulz? Fisher or Herriman? Crane or Caniff? Does it matter? Will there ever be another publisher like PictureBox? Was Moebius actually a good cartoonist? Do these pants make my ass look fat? Have you been eating your vegetables? Do you watch gladiator movies? We are frustrated to find that our work does not live up to our knowledge. \"It's a slow process,\" we have to remind ourselves. \"But Mazzucchelli was working at Marvel while still in college! And Trevor Von Eeden started working for DC on his own character when he was 17! And don't get me started on Xaime!\" Hahahaha! We had a big laugh at the expense of our lack of confidence. What else can we do? Quit? We put the success of our heroes aside, and went back to our drawing boards. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 if you don't know, now you know Matt Seneca wrote about the BWS classic Weapon X over on TCJ.com. Speaking of The Comics Journal, you might know by now that it is coming back as a printed object (separate from TCJ.com). AND Nemo is coming back too! Rob Clough reviews the new King-Cat on High-Low. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Share this page:Read More:Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026brb ;)03\/04\/2019The Niall Breen Interview...\n\"Goodnight and Good Luck\": On Finishing Your Comic\nJillian FleckMarch 30, 2016Essays \/ ResourcesTry finishing your comic. I get it, there's that little voice running through comics culture that says: real comics don't end. It would not be difficult to connect this to the latest DC or Marvel reboot. Alternatively, look at any popular webcomic artist; their comics don't end either. There is just something about comics, unlike any other medium, in which seriality (or infinity) are somehow inherent. The individuals and corporations behind these serial publications have an economic interest in the story never ending. If it does, they're out of business. I'm assuming though, your situation, friend, is a little different. I'm assuming your interest in not ending your comic is entirely self motivated. I'm also assuming you suspect you might not be cut out for this, though most likely you'd never admit it. Take a step back from this culture of the infinity narrative, and realize the Sisyphean mission you are volunteering for. How long do you think you could write the same story? Five years? Ten years? How strong does your passion need to be to sustain such extended output? How good are you at gritting your teeth? What do you hope to achieve by it? I'm not saying that there is nothing to achieve, I'm simply encouraging you to question this. You have the choice to finish your comic, and I would encourage you to do so. The sweetest, most refreshing thing about finishing your comic is that it is finally over. Not on hiatus, not to be continued, no spin-off, and no redo. Over, the end, goodnight and good luck. Now that you're finished, let's go to the beach. Your studio honestly smells like garbage water, and the skin around your mouth is stained from too much coffee. Let's sketch the seagulls fighting over garbage, and eavesdrop on those around us. We could read about German Expressionist film, or write songs, I don't know how you creatively refill: let's hear some of your ideas. You are finished with your comic after all, you have time to do stupid, silly things like this. I'm not saying quit, I'm saying remember why you wanted to do comics in the first place. This is why I encourage you to finish your comic, so you can get up tomorrow and begin your next one. It can be about whatever you want, and can be drawn however you choose. It's entirely new and up to you. Just think, if you finish it in one day, tomorrow you won't have to suffer under the decisions of the past. If you finish your comic in one go, you could put it up on the wall and look at it, think about why you did what you did. Then the day after, maybe you can build on that. Or do something different. You can set challenges for yourself. Can you tell a complete story in a single page? Inside a triangle? On a roll of toilet paper? Yeah, of course it's stupid, and childish, and isn't going anywhere, and isn't for anyone, and isn't worth anything. Think about those values for a moment, those which say what you do needs to be serious, purposeful, intentional, worthwhile, and lucrative. Those are values that you have put on your own work. Some of them might be helpful to you, but remember the kind of comics culture those values are ultimately upholding. Think about the comics that would fall into these worthwhile categories, you know the ones. Big fat volumes, or slender albums, beautifully bound, with thick introductions that quote Thierry Groensteen \u2013 \"Yes, yes \u2013 oh god yes!! Gimme that sweet legitimacy daddy!!!\" Get real, come on, snap out of it. Think about what you value in comics, not what these other clowns are pushing, and do that. Do it a bunch of different times, in a bunch of different ways. Suss it out, take your time, play, and relax. Try setting up a structure that is forgiving, something you could leave tomorrow if you had to, or pick up in fifteen years time if you wanted. It would be very good if you could be kind to yourself, and not treat your mind and body as if it were a machine. If you read this and think \"No, there's no way I can play with comics, if I do I'll never be Osamu Tezuka!\", then I have bad news for you friend: you're already not Osamu Tezuka. You are you, and the comics you make and the way you make them, do not need to be defined by the values that came before. Take what you need, not what you can carry \u2013 it's a stranger journey than you can imagine. Finish your comic, it's time to move on. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Jillian Fleck is a comic artist from Calgary, Alberta, currently studying comics at the University of Dundee. Check out her work HERE. Share this page:Read More:The Niall Breen InterviewSan Diego Comic-Con\u2026The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026Comics Workbook\u2026...\nCaleb OrecchioApril 30, 2017NewsCaleb here with Crickets 6 and Ganges 6, comics news out of Columbus, OH, Tom Scioli, and more! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Tom Scioli's weekly webcomic, Princess, continues to utterly mop the floor with most other contemporary genre comics. Scioli's recent oeuvre has impressively combined the aesthetic intelligence of an \"art comic,\" with the most entertaining aspects of a mainstream superhero\/scf-fi comic. It's amazing to me with what he got away with on his fantastic run on Transformers vs G.I. Joe for IDW, and not to mention his current run of \"Super Powers\" shorts for DC's Cave Carson. Once a bonafide and accepted Kirby clone (or Life Model Decoy), Scioli has cracked his own code and has morphed into something more uniquely himself while continuing the Kirby tradition in a similar way Barry (Windsor-) Smith did in the early 70's. Check out Scioli's recently re-released love letter to Kirby, American Barbarian. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 I recently got my copies of Crickets 6 by Sammy Harkham and Ganges 6 by Kevin Huizenga from What Things Do, which included an attractive print by Sammy Harkham. I cannot say enough about just how good these two cartoonists are. In a way they make an interesting yin and yang. Harkham's straight-forward narrative style somehow combines the efficiency of a one-shot American comic with the lackadaisical European take-your-time-and-relax way of storytelling. Does that make sense? It's slow and fast at the same time which creates this steady line-drive of a story that is clear, organic, and wholly satisfying to read. I particularly enjoyed (SPOILER!) and funny fist fight on a flight of stairs. Kevin H's comic is a line drive too, but it's claustrophobic (in a good way) and not nearly as light and atmospheric as Harkham's. Ganges 6, in the tradition of it's past issues, demands that you scrutinize the comic as thoroughly as the comic scrutinizes its subjects. Every panel is crammed to the borders with information and symbols and word balloons. Most of it anyway. The parts that let us breath are welcome and help to balance the overload of information. We are just as relieved as Glenn is when he finally finds some peace before being thrown back into a world of endless thinking and distractions. Get these comics at whatthingsdo.com. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Sally touched on this particular subject last week, but I was in Columbus, OH on Saturday, just passing through on my way back from my little sister's college graduation, where I came across a copy of Alive, Columbus' weekly alt newspaper. It contained an article on the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum founder Lucy Caswell and the \"The Billy's\" 40th anniversary, a highlight of an exhibit called \"Tales From the Vault: 40 Years\/40 Stories\" by curators Caitlin McGurk and Jenny Robb, AND Noah Van Sciver's weekly comic for Alive -\"The Introvert's Club\". This isn't the first time I've been passing through C'bus and found an issue of Alive that covered comics pretty heavily (granted one of those times was during CXC, but still). The folks at the Billy Ireland and the Columbus comics community in general seems to be pretty in-tune with the overall culture there. When people call Columbus \"Comics Town, USA\" I think it may be a bit of an overstatement, but you certainly can't deny their involvement in their community. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 If you don't know, now you know British cartoonist Leo Baxendale dies at 86. The Guardian has an obituary. Simon Moreton reflects on 10 years of comic-making, autobio comics, and his fathers passing. Just Indie Comics has a preview of William Cardini's new Retrofit book, Tales From the Hyperverse. You can preorder\/support Cardini's new book plus several other new Retrofit releases by donating to their Kickstarter. It's probably worth it for the new English-translated Yokoyama book alone! TCAF is just around the corner, eh (Saturday May 13 through Sunday May 14). Check out what is planned for programming during this big honking festival. Here's a review of Luke Healy's How to Survive in the North from Women Write about Comics. Free Comic Book Day is this coming Saturday. Overall it's a sucky day where I wait in line with a bunch of smelly nerds and civilian parents holding their kids' hands just so I can get the Fantagraphics contribution. This year though I'm going for the Fanta book AND The Incal for the Humanoids FCBD debut featuring 30 pages from the classic. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 5-1-2017 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 5-1-2017 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:San Diego Comic-Con\u2026The Niall Breen Interviewbrb ;)Comics Workbook\u2026...\nComics WorkbookFebruary 7, 2018NewsSam Ombiri on Nick Drnaso's Beverly \u2013 plus other comics and news! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Sam Ombiri here: With Beverly, Nick Drnaso is clearly not making a story just to flex his muscles or impress us. Although there's no mistake about it \u2013 this book is really impressive. However, all this \u2013 the complexity of the stories and the characters that are drawn mysteriously, in a sparse way \u2013 felt like it was done out of the necessity of being loyal to the ideas that Drnaso wanted to convey. Often in the book there's a sense that Drnaso doesn't let us look at the real problem that his characters seem to be vaguely aware of, instead blaming other red herrings, no matter how extreme they can end up being (like in the end of \"Lil' King\", which was easily my favorite story). Or for example, in the first story towards the end when a character named Tim walks into Rich's office, Rich is upset, and we don't ever find out the reason (at least as far as I know). I think the reason would make for a very unsatisfactory reading, and would really simplify things in a bad way. In \"Virgin Mary\", Mary's face is only shown at the beginning, and for the rest of the story it's hidden. \"Virgin Mary\" is narrated like one of those crime investigation specials that air on TV, and this element kind of builds on something in an earlier story. In the second story, which is titled \"The Saddest Story Never Told\", a character named Cara (who was subtly introduced in the first story) is watching an \"advance copy\" of a new Sitcom that is being test marketed. She is watching it with her mother, and the comic just becomes us watching the sitcom. Thankfully, it is not a gimmick that Nick Drnaso is implementing in an exploitative manner. That is to say, it's beautifully mundane, but Drnaso isn't just flexing his avant garde muscles at the expense of the story \u2013 he executes it with great simplicity. Because a TV is square and panels can be square, Drnaso just changes the size of the panels to match the TV, and the panel size remains consistent for the duration of the tape. The sitcom is really uninteresting and that's what's so great. It reveals a lot about the way Drnaso tells his stories. He isn't rushing to brag about how cynical he can be, by being ironic and bashing how uninteresting the TV show is. Rather, he makes it interesting, but not too interesting, and I'm just speaking about the sitcom itself. Nevermind how Cara's mother is desperately trying to project a more optimistic future for her and her children through this tape. The sitcom is actually engrossing! Drnaso somehow simultaneously conveys how uninteresting this sitcom is and makes it interesting. There's actually an aspect to the way he draws that distantly seems to be uninteresting, but it's not, in fact. It's far from uninteresting. So later on in \"Virgin Mary\", the way the story is narrated (again, like a crime investigation special) feels like a heightened reality, something that the TV show's suburban dwellers usually watch, which ends up contributing to the way they see reality. That then becomes the story we are reading, both from the way it's narrated and what's happening in the story itself (innocent people are blamed for a kidnapping). To me, viewing the story this way automatically can be attributed to how in \"The Saddest Story Never Told\" there was a very little to indicate the difference between what was TV and what was real life. The only information I got, really, was that when it was TV sound was coming out of the panel instead of just being in the panel. \"Virgin Mary\" is such an amazing point in the book \u2013 it's like a big cry being let out. And that's just one part among six great stories. Nick Drnaso gives a very specific amount of detail, and the stories move along rather rapidly \u2013 my eyes automatically go from panel to panel, as the story is so clearly laid out. It might even be my hundredth time reading the story, but it keeps me engaged every time. I can jump into any section, and it's just as easy for me to recapture the essence of each moment as when I read it the first time. It's clear that Beverly was made to be enjoyable to read, and the success of the comic is, for lack of a better term, almost severe. It's strengths are obvious when you read it, so I don't need to go on praising it. You don't have to believe the stories in the book, because the book believes them for you. \u2013 Sam Ombiri Get a copy of Beverly by Nick Drnaso HERE. Congratulations to Nick for winning the New Talent prize at the 2018 Angoul\u00eame International Comics Festival for the French edition of Beverly! Keep an eye out for Nick's new book Sabrina, coming from Drawn & Quarterly in May. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 News of Note Shannon Wright drew the first Google Doodle of February, kicking off Black History Month with a celebration of Carter G. Woodson. Read about it HERE. Beyond the Longbox profiles Ronald Wimberly, who talks about the origins of his works, his thought process, and upcoming projects \u2013 HERE. There's an interview with Robb Armstrong (creator of the comic strip JumpStart, one of the most widely-syndicated strips by an African-American author ever) on The Sentinel. Read it HERE. Check out this interesting article about the Peanuts character Franklin \u2013 it covers the backstory of his introduction to the strip by Charles Schulz, and his continuing history. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 2-8-2018 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:brb ;)03\/04\/2019The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026Comics Workbook\u2026...\nPosted on September 27, 2017 by Sally Ingraham\nSam Ombiri takes a look at the anthology Warmer, and Sally brings a CXC events update and other comics and news.\nSam Ombiri here: When I was at SPX I bought a copy of Warmer from Madeleine Witt and Andrew White. A Lot of the time whenever I pick up an anthology, the anthology seems to be having an identity crisis. It is really trying to convince me that it's something it's not, as if the anthology is insecure about the area it occupies. If not insecure, then it's probably going to be insular. This insecurity I project onto the anthologies I pick up comes from the extreme fear of mediocrity that most anthologies suffer from. Whenever someone is really desperate to surpass this mediocrity, they don't have to go too far to do so. This desperation and insecurity really turns me off as the reader, and I'd rather just read the comics without considering them in an anthology altogether.\nMy first and lasting impression of Warmer was that it didn't suffer from any of that! \"Complacency\" is the last word I'd use to describe the anthology \u2013 especially with the subject matter being tackled (climate change). It doesn't feel like it's \"tackling an issue\" as much as remaining in this space where we're humans who are experiencing this deterioration in ourselves. Meanwhile, so is the planet, and this can be seen in things we do that are altogether unrelated to what we might do to perpetuate the pollution of the environment.\nThere's no complacency in the book, just people trying to fight against that urge to be complacent both in their art and in their lives. Whenever something is contrived, which is rare in the book, it doesn't work against the anthology because the following strip will have a good response to it. This shows the strength in numbers that can come out of an anthology, beyond having an easy way to access a variety of work \u2013 the strip before and after can strengthen the work. Some of these comics I wouldn't read or engage with properly, if I wasn't reading them in Warmer.\nFor example, the first two strips are immensely enticing. They're followed by this strip that seems out of place. The author of this strip (William Cardini) isn't in any rush to make a connection between the style being utilized and the words being utilized. I just found myself, as a reader, really wanting that connection. The strip also confused me tonally because of this whole vibe I had been set up for from the first and second strip (which are by Caitlin Skaalrud and Tor Brant respectively). The second strip had a more familiar looking 4 panel structure that suggested a punchline would be waiting for me at the fourth panel, but instead it beautifully invoke a longing for things to set right. Much like the first strip. Then on the third strip I get this goofy looking face, seemingly drawn by someone who I mistakenly imagine to be a gag cartoonist. I mistakenly read the tongue sticking out of the character drawn as a character mocking me for having this other expectation. Then I read more and discovered that while doing poetry comics, one can feel the inclination to jump into expression sooner than warranted, but it's not the case at all with this book. The third strip was actually fantastic and it speaks to both the contributors of this anthology and the curation of Madeleine and Andrew.\nIn this whole book, the images and words further each other really well, and it's wonderfully curated to accommodate the reader in the best way from beginning to the end. \u2013 Sam Ombiri\nKeep an eye out for this anthology in the next few weeks \u2013 Andrew and Madeleine are fulfilling the Kickstarter and sold out of the copies they brought to SPX a few weeks ago! However, Andrew says Warmer will be for sale online asap \u2013 so stay tuned.\nSally here! Comics Workbook and Connor Willumsen are coming to Cartoon Crossroads Columbus this weekend (Sept. 28-Oct. 1st)!\nWorkshops with Connor will be almost every hour on Saturday and Sunday.\n\"The educational workshops hosted by Pittsburgh's Comics Workbook focus on visual theory applied in practical fashion to any kind of comics making a cartoonist can imagine and can benefit any way a student of the form might wish to improve. This year's special host is the remarkable visual talent Connor Willumsen, with guest-star teachers dropping in and out throughout the weekend. Walk-ins welcome.\"\nFull schedule can be found HERE!\nConnor teaching earlier this month during SPX 2017\nPittsburgh Pirates baseball game, as seen by Connor Willumsen \u2013 Sept. 26th 2017\nJust had to share the above drawing, made by Connor Willumsen during his weeklong stay in Pittsburgh between SPX and touring for Koyama Press, and his upcoming stint at CXC. For the baseball fans out there.\nCheck out Connor's new book from Koyama Press \u2013 the incredible Anti-Gone, which you can get a copy of HERE.\nfrom Foie Gras issue #1 by Edie Fake\nJacob Khepler, \"the publisher of Mothers News\", has started a new blog. So far he's written about the zine shown above by Edie Fake, Family Circus, and books by Pushkin and Rimboud \u2013 something for everyone! Check out 100% Publishing HERE and be sure to bookmark it so you can keep up with one of the finest writers around.\nThe fall semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers starts October 1st 2017. 8 weeks of comics instruction that will bang your practice into shape \u2013 500 bux. Full details about the course and how to apply can be found HERE.\nFrank Santoro made a comic book about his parents and now he needs help making a handbound copy of the book for each of them. It's a good story. Check out the Indiegogo campaign HERE \u2013 or if you want to contribute via PayPal, look at the campaign HERE.\nSuzy and Cecil \u2013 9-28-2017 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham\nSally IngrahamFebruary 8, 2017NewsSam Ombiri and Sally Ingraham bring the Thursday news \u2013 Sam riffs on books within books and title cards, and Sally shares news from John Jennings, Chris Ware (on George Herriman), Fantom Comics in D.C., Darrin Bell, and Ronald Wimberly and his new book. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Sam Ombiri here: I was reading Infomaniacs and at the same time I was reading The League of Divine Wind by a certain Tsunanori Yamao \u2013 they both addressed this one issue I feel all the time; it's a really simple concept that's often tackled. (To Be Or)Not to be still yapping about my petty frustration with what I was yapping about last week\u2026but\u2026it amazes me how a book by an imaginary author commands more respect than a real human being's work. [Editor's Note: In Runaway Horses by Yukio Mishima, a character is given a copy of the pamphlet The League of Divine Wind and part of the rest of the story involves him reading it\u2026] I think since The League of Divine Wind is a book within a book, the actual author can give his own book rave reviews in the narrative. (The author being who he is, I'm very, very sure he didn't care about his reception whatsoever, or at least that's what I'm guessing.) That might be a good solution to someone who keeps having bad reception. I think Matt Thurber said something like, \"World building is a good solution for your frustration of getting lost all the time.\" I was watching Simpsons Season 3 I think. There's one episode where Homer saves the town from a meltdown \u2013 that was just amazing. It was broken down into what felt like seasons, or chapters of emotions running through Homer, but without giving this so much attention that it was nauseating. Like an example of that more recently would be in Moonlight \u2013 the way it's chapters were broken down. It kind of felt like something that I couldn't quite get with. I felt as I was watching it \u2013 and this was confirmed by an article I was reading (I think it was an interview) \u2013 that it was an attempt to be Claire Dennis. It was while watching those title cards which broke down the chapters that I felt a little agitated \u2013 as his [Moonlight's director, Barry Jenkins] solution to what Claire Dennis accomplished was with the cheapest, most easy means possible. It felt a bit dishonest, and of course it more than likely wasn't \u2013 and to some effect it worked \u2013 but there's something nagging at me, telling me that there is too little being accomplished in the way Barry Jenkins is biting Claire Dennis. Claire Dennis bites too of course, but it always feels earned. At least with what I've seen. The way Barry bit felt exploitative and a tad immature. It just felt that way. I'm not speaking of the whole movie, just the parts of the movie where the title cards of the chapter were forced in. I remember in an essay about Sundays y Cybele it said something like, \"Some feel the music in the movie is pretentious.\" The writer of the essay came off as if he was in on it, and smart, and so down to earth that he could admit something \u2013 something that didn't affect his enjoyment of the movie. Which is fine. The thought didn't even cross my mind when watching Sundays y Cybele. While the aforementioned part of the essay bothered me, I feel it's a bit of a similar thing going on here with those title cards, except it wasn't a scenario where it didn't effect my enjoyment. The music wasn't what I despised, it was something else. It was the title cards and the music with the title cards. There were parts that were real impressive, but\u2026I don't know. As an aside. I'm not a good writer by any means. By any means! Criterion has to do something about their essays, though, seriously. I'm not speaking about the one that came with Sundays y Cybele, and I've only read a few, (and it's a pretty weird generalization to make, as the essays come from all over) but I'm real surprised at how bad they can be. There are some really good ones. (Like this one on Tarkovsky and Solaris by Akira Kurosawa.) Anyway, it was really impressive the way the Simpsons did this thing they did. It starts off with Homer saying if they look up idiot in the dictionary my picture will be there, and then this picture comes to his head of him in the dictionary with the word idiot written there, and then it's used the rest of the episode in this impressive way. \u2013 Sam Ombiri Sam Ombiri \u2013 2-9-2017 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Sally here: Eight years after the publication of Black Comix \u2013 an anthology edited by Professor John Jennings and Dr. Damian Duffy that collected art and essays celebrating the African American independent comics community \u2013 we are excited to announce that Black Comix Returns will be hitting bookshelves soon! The original publication featured \"over 50 contributors, including Dawud Anyabwile, Eric Battle, Kenji Marshall, Afua Richardson, Larry Stroman, Rob Stull, Lance Tooks, and many, many more.\" It sold out with remarkable speed. The comics industry changed a bit over the last eight years, and many new creators have arrived on the scene, so instead of simply reprinting the book John and Damian are creating a whole new anthology. Check out the Kickstarter campaign HERE. They made their first goal in a few days, and with almost a month left they have some big dreams and stretch goals to reach. They have over 100 artists and writers involved \u2013 including Kyle Baker, Keith Knight, Ronald Wimberly, Whit Taylor, Ben Passmore, Chris Visions, Tanna Tucker, and Ashley A. Woods \u2013 the book is guaranteed to be incredible! Back the project and look forward to the book. Take a moment to get to know Professor John Jennings while you're at it \u2013 he has been called \"the soul of black comix\" and is the co-founder\/organizer of The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem, the co-founder and organizer of the MLK NorCal's Black Comix Arts Festival in San Francisco and also SOL-CON: The Brown and Black Comix Expo at the Ohio State University. He earned an Eisner award for the collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, which he co-edited. He is an artist and writer as well as an editor\/scholar\/educator \u2013 look for his most recent book, Blue Hand Mojo: Hard Times Road coming out in March 2017. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 We linked last week to the incredible piece on Krazy Kat that Chris Ware wrote for The New York Review of Books \u2013 but it deserves a second look. Adapted from an essay which will appear in the catalog of an exhibition on George Herriman at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda, in Madrid, Spain (opening in October 2017), the piece is Chris Ware's love letter to Krazy Kat and the strip's mysterious author, George Herriman. Chris Ware theorizes that although Herriman successfully passed as white all his life, he voiced his true identity through his strip in not-so-subtle ways. The details that Ware delves into \u2013 Krazy's banjo, for example (seen above) \u2013 are fascinating, and he writes beautifully about what might have gone through Herriman's head as he drew the strip. \"Lately, I've been wondering if Herriman knew that one day his secret-in-plain-sight would be uncovered, that America would change, adapt and grow up enough as a people to understand Krazy Kat in all of its psychological and poetic depth. I'm not sure if we've yet reached that point, but what myself and other cartoonists already knew\u2014that the strip was already the greatest ever drawn\u2014is now magnified, multiplied and maximized. Krazy Kat is not just one of the greatest comic strips, it's one of the strangest, most inventive, emotional, and personal works of art of the twentieth century. In their admiration for Herriman, Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, and Jack Kerouac sensed something in his line and voice that was endemically American, deeply felt. Herriman should now take his rightful place as one of the most original African-American voices of the early twentieth century, contemporary with, if not predating, Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston as one of the first writers to understand the racial animus of America and to try to fix the essence of black consciousness on paper. That Herriman made it come alive, sing, dance and suffer in an art form barely fifty years old is all the more astonishing. For decades, we've all been reading and laughing and, most of all, feeling for Krazy Kat, who passed right under our eyes as a living drawing on a page. But what we were really feeling came straight from the heart. It was the very soul of George Herriman himself.\" Read the rest of the piece \u2013 To Walk in Beauty \u2013 HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Fantom Comics in Washington, D.C., is hosting a rad event on February 15th 2017. Ronald Wimberly will be there signing Prince of Cats and Black History In Their Own Words, and there will also be a roundtable discussion with Ron, Chris Visions, Shannon Wright, and Chris Kindred. If you're in the District be sure to check this out! Event details are HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Darrin Bell is an award-winning cartoonist whose work \"navigates issues such as civil rights, pop culture, family, science fiction, scriptural wisdom and nihilist philosophy while often casting subjects in roles that are traditionally denied them. According to Darrin, \"There's nothing more fundamentally all-American than a square peg that insists on filling a round hole.\" \" He has a daily comic strip called Canderville \u2013 check it out HERE \u2013 and is also the creator of Rudy Park \u2013 follow it HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Wired lists Ronald Wimberly's Black History In It's Own Words among their 5 Comics You Absolutely Must Pick Up This Month. The Comics Alliance is helping folks sort through The Best Comics Ever (This Week) \u2013 a.k.a. their recommendations on which comics to read as they come out \u2013 and their list also include's Ronald Wimberly's Black History In It's Own Words this week, among others. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Announcing the Spring Semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers! The course starts March 7th 2017. Apply by February 26th to get 100 bux off! The course is 8 weeks long \u2013 payment plans are available. Application guidelines: \u2013 3 figure drawings done on blank 3 x 5 index cards \u2013 3 landscape drawings done on blank 3 x 5 index cards \u2013 3 still life drawings done on blank 3 x 5 cards \u2013 draw in a contour line style \u2013think Matisse \u2013 no under-drawing \u2013 draw directly in ink \u2013 just send me small jpgs of images \u2013 dont post to your blog pls \u2013 send specific url links to any comics work you have done. If you haven't done comics before that is not a problem. Email santoroschoolATgmail to apply! More details HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 2-9-2017 \u2013 by Jack Brougham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 2-9-2017 \u2013 by Gabriella Tito \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 2-9-2017 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Cozytown \u2013 2-9-2017 \u2013 by Juan Fernandez Share this page:Read More:brb ;)03\/04\/2019Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026San Diego Comic-Con\u2026...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezJanuary 10, 2018los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsJuan empieza el d\u00eda con el Puchi Award 2018 y Paul Karasik & Mark Newgarden charlando sobre Nancy! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Los c\u00f3mics y las noticias que me han llamado la atenci\u00f3n esta semana: ~ In English and en Espa\u00f1ol ~ Deadline reminder: Jan. 10th 201 \u2013 TODAY -. La Horchata Zine is accepting submissions from creators of Central American ancestry. New Deadline: submissions for Ink Brick no. 9 are due Monday, Feb 19, 2018! Do yourself a favor and submit your comics-poetry, won't you? Belgian cartoonist and autobio-comics champion, David Libens, is starting to publish his current notebook online. His recent comics and zines have been coming from this notebook. There's some really amazing autobiography in here. First take cartooning, grappling with depression, love and the nuisance that is the call of the void. Earnest, painful and funny. The First 12 pages are available here. Happy reading. La Casa Encendida y Fulgencio Pimentel siguen buscando un libro. La convocatoria de #PuchiAward 2018 est\u00e1 abierta a todo tipo de g\u00e9neros y formas: ficci\u00f3n, no ficci\u00f3n, novela, poes\u00eda, c\u00f3mic, \u00e1lbum ilustrado, ensayo, libro de cocina, geograf\u00eda\u2026 Hasta el 25 de enero. The Latino Comix Expo is coming to Brownsville, Texas! Exhibitors can apply for a table, fans can get their your tickets! Cynthia Alfonso and \u00d3scar Ra\u00f1a have created a new video for Spanish Psych-pop band Dois \u2013 this comes via with their new experimental animation studio called RAPAPAWN. Check out the European Fuzzy Vector Goop Abstraction in action. Paul Karasik & Mark Newgarden talk on the Virtual Memories Show with Gil Roth about their glortious achievement \u2013 How to Read Nancy, a decade-long experiment in close comics reading and visual literacy. Listen here. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Frank Santoro and Simon Hanselmann, CAB 2013 \u2013 photo by Chris Anthony Diaz, colored by Graham Willcox International Students: The Winter Semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers starts January 16th 2018! 8 weeks \u2013 500 bux \u2013 coaching for as long as you need. The course is hard, but Frank will push your comics making practice to a new level, getting you to think about timing and color in new ways. His experience and ideas have influenced the likes of Connor Willumsen, Michael DeForge, and Simon Hanselmann (quote \"I consider Frank Santoro to be my L. Ron Hubbard\") among many others. Dig into something new in the new year! Full details and how to apply can be found HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 1-10-2018 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 1-10-2018 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:Comics Workbook\u2026San Diego Comic-Con\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026brb ;)...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezMarch 28, 2018los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsJuan Fernandez on Pepo's EL CONDORITO and the Spring Semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 El primer libro de Condorito por Pepo esta descargable gratuitamente en el sitio de la Bibilioteca Nacional de Chile. You can now download the first collection of Chile's national treasure, Condorito. Condorito is lazy, charming, and irresponsible. It's a wonderful, top notch gag strip full of character. The strip was created in 1949 by Ren\u00e9 R\u00edos Boettiger(Pepo) in Chile as a specific response to the arrival of the American cultural offensive offensive to conquer South America ideologically via Walt Disney in 1942. His eponymous strip has been one of the most popular in all Latin America, in part because it is unmistakably Chilean. Download your copy of this 100+ page PDF HERE! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The sterilization of Condorito Over on The Week, Lili Loofbourow's written a piece in response to Condorito's CGI arrival to the big screen. Her piece does a good job contextualizing Condorito in today's media landscape and what is wrong with the latest movie. Condorito is a victim of the \"design by committee\" process that sterilizes anything that is ever intended for children\u2026 Essential to El Condorito is Pepo's attention to sense of place. Pelotillehue, Condorito's hometown, is a real, scrappy town with nooks and crannies and a history of its own. Akin to Carl Barks'\/Don Rosa's Duckburg in their respective Donald Duck comics, we learn and laugh as much from graffiti and street corners as we do from the strip's gags. Lili Loofbourow: It's hard to overstate how different Disney's version of Chile as a paradise with snowy peaks and tidy houses is from R\u00edos' irreverent corrective. Condorito's world is hard and adult, and his town, Pelotillehue, is dirty and vital and populated by all kinds of weirdos. There's Don M\u00e1ximo Taca\u00f1o (Sir Maximal Stingy), a miser in tattered finery who'll do the absurd to save a buck. There's Ungenio (literally A Genius), a buck-toothed imbecile with the best intentions. There's Garganta de Lata (Tin Throat), a red-headed alcoholic whose wife routinely awaits his return from the bar with a bowling pin. And then there's Yayita, Condorito's bombshell girlfriend, and her large and fearsome parents, Don Cuasimodo and Do\u00f1a Tremebunda.) They had higher hopes for their daughter than a condor in patched pants who routinely brings her flowers ripped from her own yard. You can read it all HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Announcing the Spring Semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers 8 weeks! $500 bux! 10 spots available! Rolling start date because of spring break \u2013 start as early as March 30th 2018. Deadline to apply is April 12th. Read all about the course HERE and email santoroschool@gmail.com for more details or to apply. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 3-28-2018 \u2013 by Gabriella Tito \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 3-28-2018 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:brb ;)Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026The Niall Breen InterviewSan Diego Comic-Con\u2026...\nCaleb OrecchioJuly 30, 2018NewsCaleb Orecchio here, as usual, with your Monday edition of the news! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 if you don't know, now you know Paul Kirchner is the latest guest on Inkstuds. Rob Clough reviews Benji Nate's Catboy as well as some issue of Jepcomix by Jep Sometimes, as a cartoonist, I wish I was French. Also on TCJ.com, one new Ditko piece by Tegan O'Neill, and one not new by Ken Parille. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 7-30-18 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham Share this page:Read More:The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026brb ;)The Niall Breen Interview...\nCOMICS WORKBOOK COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2016\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezJuly 10, 2016Santoro Schoolthee SANTORO CORRESPONDENCE COURSE and thee Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency presents the COMICS WORKBOOK COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2016 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- 1st place \u2013 $500 cash prize to the winner 2nd place \u2013 $250 credit at Copacetic Comics 3rd place \u2013 $100 credit at Copacetic Comics plus four $50 honorable mention prizes from Big Planet Comics \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- Create a 16 page signature comic book narrative to the specifications below \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- DEADLINE: August 30 2016 midnight new york city time \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- PAY ATTENTION!! THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT! Hereand Here and Here are last three years if you haven't heard of the contest. This isn't a scam, silly. Here are the specs: Original art page size: 5.5 x 8.5 inch originals with a 5 x 7.5 inch live area. Three equal \"landscape\" oriented panels. No exceptions. Each panel will be 5 inches wide and 2.5 inches tall. The \"Tezuka Grid\". MEANING: YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PANEL SIZES. 14 pages with 3 panels per page means you only have 42 panels to tell your story. And two covers. Work may be in color OR black and white \u2013 OR \u2013 a combination of both. You may also cut paper to the standard panel size of 5 x 2.5 inches and arrange them on your 5.5 x 8.5 paper quarter inch margins east, north and west with a three quarter inch margin south. These \"specs\" were derived from Osamu Tezuka's proportions for his first manga, The Mysterious Underground Men. It is a classic 2:3 proportion which is the same as traditional North American comic books. See above photos\u2013I determined the live area and then scale'd up to a standard North American size which is affordable to print. See my ideas about the two most used comic book proportions HERE. International students must use the same specs. No complaining. It is recommended that you use one 8.5 x 11 piece of paper to compose the \"spread\". The point is to draw small. And to draw by hand. And to learn how to draw in a \"1 to 1\u2033 fashion, as this proportion is perfect for North American \"mini-comics\" and for makers worldwide to produce comics from office supplies. And can be reduced to make a traditional 100x150mm live area for manga. See thoughts on this subject HERE. Thats 14 pages of story plus two covers. Meaning seven spreads and a front and back cover. A 16 page signature. Follow this example here. THE STORY MUST BE COMPLETE. SERIAL INSTALLMENTS of a longer narrative ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. THE STORY MUST BE NEW. IF YOU REPURPOSE AN OLD STORY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Consider this an exercise in short story writing. I think the 16 page signature is ideal to contain a short story. Adaptations of existing works are not eligible. Like, you can't copy a sequence from a movie. Photograph or scan your pages and post them on your tumblr AS SPREADS. If you don't have a tumblr \u2013 make one just for this contest. No exceptions! No complaining! Also post the front cover as the lead image and the back cover as the final image. Email me \u2013 santoroschoolATgmailDOTcom \u2013 that you have posted your entry to your tumblr \u2013 complete with your name and title of the work in the text field and that it is for the composition competition 2016 \u2013 and I will reblog it on to the comicsworkbook site. I will be posting them \u2013 reblogging them \u2013 on comicsworkbook as they come in. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I will, however, only be posting stories that stick to the RULES. If you don't follow the rules, I will not reblog the story and you won't be eligible for the cash prize. Any questions about the competition \u2013 please email me. The competition is open to all. You do not have to be a former student of mine. Former students of mine ARE eligible to compete. Again, If you have any questions about the rules please ask. Better to ask and be safe than to be mad when I disqualify you over some missed detail. Seriously. Remember the page size: 5.5 x 8.5 inch originals with a 5 x 7.5 inch live area. Three equal \"landscape\" oriented panels. No exceptions. Each panel will be 5 inches wide and 2.5 inches tall. Work may be in color OR black and white \u2013 OR \u2013 a combination of both. Remember! Email me \u2013 santoroschoolATgmailDOTcom \u2013 that you have posted your entry to your tumblr \u2013 I will reblog it. You may enter as a writer\/artist duo. DEADLINE is August 30 2016 at 11:59 pm EST Winners will be announced the following week. please reblog this announcement GOOD LUCK! signed Frank Santoro COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 1. Can I have gutters in between the panels and can I work digitally. ANSWER: You can have gutters \u2013 and you can work digitally. However I still want you to draw it at 5.5 x 8.5 inch original page size with a 5 x 7.5 inch live area \u2013 don't draw large and shrink it down \u2013 ideally you are drawing panels that are 5 x 2.5 inches. 2. I understand that we are to post the comics as a two-page spread. But does the comic necessarily need to actually\/physically be a spread? What I mean is, do I need to actually divide an 8.5 x 11\u2033 page down the center to make two 5.5 x 8.5\u2033 pages, or can I have two *separate* 5.5 x 8.5\u2033 pages, completely independent of each other, which I then place side by side in order to post a picture on Tumblr? I would hate to draw a sloppy page and have to trash two pages because of it. YES you may use two pieces of paper 3. I assume there is to be no sub-dividing of the three horizontal panels into separate, smaller panels, correct? For example, sub-dividing the top panel into three small vertical panels so that the comic page reads 3 -> 1 -> 1 is reason for disqualification, yes? Correct. 3 panels per page \u2013 all 2.5 inches tall x 5 inches wide. No subdividing. 4. Is it alright to work on a page larger than 5.5 x 8.5\u2033 provided that we DO NOT reduce the art in any way, and we DO adhere to the correct panel sizes and space orientation? This would merely be a technical convenience to me as I find it easier to draw on larger pages due to hand positioning\/orientation etc. YES Share this page:Read More:San Diego Comic-Con\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026Simon Hanselmann Bad\u2026The Niall Breen Interview...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezMay 2, 2016NewsMaggie Sutrov's plein air comics, Dan Nadel chronicles Paper Radio; Clean Sweep; Creators For Creators; Koyama Press in the news; Rokudenashiko; Jason Moran; Remembering Harold Cohen. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 New Comics \u2013 Maggie Sutrov Comics Workbook is featuring a collection of comics drawn and painted by teacher and artist, Maggie Sutrov this week. Made on site and in the moment, these comics represent an under-examined mode of comics making. Join Maggie for a walk on the page. Here's hoping her work gets you inspired to make observational comics of your own. Check it out here! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Inside front cover of Christopher Forgues's Low Tide #5, November 2001. Punk and Hippie Dan Nadel has put together a killer reflection on the collaborative work Ben Jones and Christopher Forgues(CF) did as Paper Radio over on Art in America. It's something else. A Comics Comics boomerang that smacks you hard across the face. Nadel explores the roots of their comics, growing up in Massachusetts, subversive fan fiction, and the monumental impact of their short lived collaboration in the early 2000s. So many great details in this piece: Jones and Forgues found their own ways into making comics, but neither made a hierarchical distinction between mediums.Everything was fair game, except perhaps the remote-seeming New York art world. As Forgues recalls, \"The idea of being an artist seemed absurd.\" The venues, audiences, and markets for gallery art appeared totally foreign. \"I'm going to do an installation? Where? I'm gonna paint on canvas? How? Where am I gonna show? At a coffee shop? Art seemed like the past, and a zine was the present and tangible . . . a way to proceed.\" And this one: Both Jones and Forgues drew, as they still do, in pencil, which was unheard of at the time in professional circles but appropriate for Paper Radio's primary printing technique: photocopying. Without the need for the photostat process by which older comics were created, there's no need for ink. They produced flat and open figures through their airy, calligraphic approach. Paper Radio never attempted illusionistic realism; instead, the drawings invite projection from readers, which the artists saw as a way of initiating an intimate exchange with their audience. As Forgues puts it, \"I was thinking about how to make this work with the least amount of stuff possible. That sounds easy or lazy, but it's actually incredibly hard. The whole mission of cartooning is, with a few lines, to bring something across that's real in the mind. The whole magic of what it is to represent something on a surface. The space is there, and you fill it with your brain.\" By foregrounding, and deepening, the interaction that happens in all kinds of reading, Forgues and Jones understood Paper Radio as connected to performance, which was integral to so much of the culture pouring out of Fort Thunder. Read it all here on Art in America. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Clean Sweep CF has released 3 new works that you don't want to sleep on: THERMAL PRINTED RECEIPT MAGAZINES PRINTED ON 25ft LONG BPA FREE PAPER Dumb, beautiful and soon to be out of stock. CF takes on the scroll. Minds are sure to melt. See what it's all about over on the Free-CF site. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A Neo-Xeric Grant Image Comics and Iron Circus Comics have teamed up to create the Creators For Creators grant. Seems like good stuff for makers who feel they have the chops to get a big break from two independent publishing powerhouses. The goal of the Creators for Creators grant is to help pave the way for the next generation of comics creators by supporting their work financially and through mentorship, as well as providing opportunities for their creations to reach a wide audience. We plan to give $30,000 to a single cartoonist or writer\/artist duo in order to support the creation of a new and original work of a length between sixty-four and one hundred pages over the course of a single year. The recipient will be selected by committee according to rigorous criteria. Submissions opened yesterday. Learn more here. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Koyama Corner Koyama Press has been featured in the culture section of FADER, the music magazine. It's great to see Koyama Press, and Annie in particular, getting profiled for audiences outside of comics circles. Zainab Akhtar puts together a nice profile of the publisher for folks outside of the very comics publishing bubble that Koyama press has spent it's existence trying to bust. From the article, here's Michael Deforge on Annie Koyama: \"She was a comics reader, but Koyama Press didn't start out primarily as a comics publisher, so she didn't have that weird, insular point of view that some people who've spent too long in comics can develop,\" says DeForge. \"She didn't have preconceived notions about what a 'proper' comic looked like, what a sellable one looked like, or the formats they should be printed in.\" Check it all out here. MANKO MANKO MANKO Robert Kirby takes a good look at Koyama Press' What is Obscenity by Rokudenashiko over on The Comics Journal. It's great to see this book make it through people's hands and gain momentum as a vessel for Rokudenshiko's thoughts and experiences as a Japanese woman. Ultimately, Rokudenashiko's greatest weapon is her refusal to capitulate to the attempts at belittling and dismissing her: when she claims \"Rokudenashiko\"\/\"Good for Nothing\", as as her own, she ties herself to a long and noble activist tradition of reappropriation (for example, feminists reclaiming \"bitch,\" to express strength and independence, and the LGBT community's use of \"Queer\" to connote solidarity among its different factions and to state opposition to sexual binaries). Also, she tells us, \"I've always liked to fight.\" The fact that the authorities prove utterly clueless about crowdfunding, among many other things, only strengthens her resolve and defiance. Read it all on The Comics Journal. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 STAGED in NYC The work of musician\/composer\/artist Jason Moran is being exhibited in Bushwick gallery, Luhring Augustine through July 30th. Moran's work links music and visual art in a way that deeply explores racial entanglements in American cultural production. This exhibition is an especially notable one for how it explores the flow of music through space and time via architecture and the performance of remembered music. It's jaw dropping stuff. STAGED will include a range of objects and works on paper, including two large-scale sculptures featuring audio from Moran's STAGED series that were recently exhibited in the 56th Biennale di Venezia. Based on two historic New York City jazz venues that no longer exist (the Savoy Ballroom and the Three Deuces), the sculptures are hybrids of reconstructions and imaginings. Works on paper and smaller objects will be in dialogue with the stage sculptures on many levels: citing performance and process, employing sound, and exploiting the visual history of jazz in America. It's interesting to see how the history of Jazz is treated in the world of fine Art, when it's not just seen as an ancillary development to the narrative of arts movements. It's really striking when Jason speaks in the above video about the role and Jason Moran's body of work speaks to how the music transforms from healing to hurt. Makes you think. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Harold Cohen Has Passed Away Last week, on the 27th of April, code artist, Harold Cohen, passed away at age 88. Cohen, a computer scientist and artist, developed AARON, code which could generate unique visual compositions autonomously in 1973, starting with abstract and later with more representational subjects. Interestingly in the 1990s, Cohen's compositions were translated to the physical realm, drawn and painted by plotters onto canvas. The blog, Prosthetic Knowledge, has a good look at his AI and its evolution for those interested in his legacy. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 That's all for today. Until next time. Stay dry. Share this page:Read More:03\/04\/2019The Niall Breen InterviewComics Workbook\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026...\nSally IngrahamDecember 15, 2016NewsSally here with Jessica Campbell, Tove Jansson, Sabrina Jones, many other Women Who Draw, and Emil Friis Ernst. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Pittsburgh, PA, comics community enjoyed hosting Danish cartoonist Emil Friis Ernst for the past few months. He was on loan to Comics Workbook from The Animation Workshop, where he is studying Graphic Storytelling. He spent a few months here in the States interning with Frank Santoro and Comics Workbook, and channeling his considerable drawing skills into a variety of comics projects. The day before he left he made us a parting gift \u2013 the illustration you see above, featuring Frank as the ComicsWorkbot and me \u2013 Sally \"Ingrider\" \u2013 captaining the girls team. Earlier this year Emil made the comic All in a Day's Work for us \u2013 check it out HERE. You can find many more fantastic comics and illustrations on his tumblr \u2013 HERE. Keep an eye out for this fellow \u2013 he and the other Graphic Storytelling students from The Animation Workshop are about to burst into the Danish comics scene and push it to a whole new level. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Comics and news that caught my eye this week: Jessica Campbell stopped by the Inkstuds office and recorded a podcast with Robin McConnell \u2013 listen HERE. BBC Culture begs folks to see beyond the Moomins when it comes to Tove Jansson and consider her as she saw herself \u2013 first and foremost as a painter. The full story. Also check out the wonderful website devoted to her life and career \u2013 it is a virtual museum. Women Who Draw is a database of female professional illustrators, artists, and cartoonists, created recently in an effort to increase visibility. Sabrina Jones brings us some \"female remedies\" via the comic Our Lady of Birth Control, which is generously excerpted from over on Mutha Magazine. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 From Comics Workbook: Check out our beautiful new publication: The Art of Vanesa R. Del Rey. We are accepting applications for the Winter Semester of the Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers right up until Dec. 28th 2016. Course starts Dec. 29th! 8 weeks \u2013 500 bux \u2013 the best comics education for your money. Full details and how to apply HERE. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 12-16-2016 \u2013 by Gabriella Tito Share this page:Read More:The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026Comics Workbook\u2026The Niall Breen Interviewbrb ;)...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezNovember 9, 2016los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsJuan con un poquito sobre: GRAF Madrid; Chicks on Comics;Animal Collective. Nuevas iniciativas en el c\u00f3mic europeo; el Festival Furioso de Dibujo; the 2016 FUERZA Awardees. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1 Antes que todo, quiero compartir unas buenas noticias: I'm extremely honored to have been chosen as one of the 2016 FUERZA Awardees here in Pittsburgh! I've been here doing my best to make Pittsburgh a city where self-publishing and comics making foster an equitable and inspiring community. It's really nice to feel that others are feeling the impact of what we're building here. Para ustedes que no vivan en Pittsburgh, The FUERZA Awards bring visibility to the Pittsburgh Latinx leadership. \"The 2016 FUERZA Awardees reflect a true dedication to culture, to pride, to hard work and to the possibility of creating a community that reflects our values, our identities and our histories. Latinx have never been one to shy away from challenges. And we are here, contributing to make the Pittsburgh region a more vibrant, a more equitable and more just place for all who call it home.\" If you're in town next week, Come celebrate with me and the rest of the awardees next Friday NOV. 18TH, 5-8PM at ALLOY 26 \u2013 there'll be food, n dancing, n zines! en espa\u00f1ol y ingles! https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/989303767862057\/ \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1GRAF \u2013 Madrid Es este fin de semana! Sera el punto de encuentro con el c\u00f3mic de autor y la edici\u00f3n independiente. Ya puede consultarse la programaci\u00f3n y el listado de expositores de #GRAFMadrid2016 que tendr\u00e1 lugar del 11 al 13 de noviembre de 2016 en Madrid. talleres, musica, encuentros, feria de libros\u2026 es obvio que el equipo Mireia P\u00e9rez, I\u00f1aki Sanz, Borja Crespo, Gerardo Vilches y Pedro Toro estan montando un monstruo de comics y fanzine fest\u2026 GRAF Madrid 2016: 11,12 y 13 de noviembre en @MuseoABC \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1 Por primera vez se presenta en Proa el colectivo \"Chicks on Comics\", integrado por Bas, Clara Lagos, Delius, Julia Homersham, Maartje Schalkx, Powerpaola y Sole Otero, siete mujeres historietistas de la Argentina, Colombia, Holanda y Nueva Zelanda, quienes desde 2008 exploran los recursos narrativos del c\u00f3mic como medio de comunicaci\u00f3n e intercambio, utilizando plataformas virtuales el grupo produce di\u00e1logos, publicaciones y exhibiciones para dar visibilidad a mujeres historietistas y promover el intercambio y el di\u00e1logo entre las disciplinas afines a la historieta y sus diversos p\u00fablicos. Te digo que va a ser incre\u00edble! Diciembre 2016 \u2013 Marzo 2017 Fundaci\u00f3n PROA Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929 La Boca, Caminito Buenos Aires Argentina \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1 Mireia P\u00e9rez ha compartido su impresiones de la nueva exibicion, Animal Collective. Nuevas iniciativas en el c\u00f3mic europeo en Centro Centro, Madrid. L\u00e9elo y visit\u00e1lo! Se me ocurre que el c\u00f3mic puede tener m\u00e1s que ver con la danza que con la literatura. Especialmente el que se aleja de las estructuras narrativas m\u00e1s convencionales y se acerca a lo abstracto. Lo secuencial aporta una nueva dimensi\u00f3n al dibujo y la composici\u00f3n gr\u00e1fica juega un papel importante en cuanto al ritmo. El texto (o el gesto), cuando sucede, termina de dotar a las obras con un significado dram\u00e1tico humano directo. En el pr\u00f3logo de Best American Comics 2015, el cr\u00edtico y editor Bill Kartalopoulos agradece especialmente la participaci\u00f3n de Raymond Pettibon en dicha antolog\u00eda con piezas que, por su forma, se han calificado como c\u00f3mics. Encajan as\u00ed en una categor\u00eda inventada por el propio Kartalopoulos de forma privada y bautizada como \"paracomics\" donde tambi\u00e9n entrar\u00eda la obra de artistas como Sol Lewitt, Ida Applebroog, Jennifer Barlett, Keith Haring, Duane Michals o Joe Brainard. Explica tambi\u00e9n que durante d\u00e9cadas los c\u00f3mics y sus creadores han trabajado en paralelo al mundo del arte contempor\u00e1neo mientras que hoy muchos j\u00f3venes autores, con las lecciones del arte de los siglos XX y XXI digeridas, est\u00e1n produciendo c\u00f3mics que tienen m\u00e1s parentesco con los \"paracomics\" que con muchas de las obras que hist\u00f3ricamente han caracterizado al medio. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1 Entre ayer y el viernes se realizar\u00e1 en Plataforma Lavard\u00e9n una nueva edici\u00f3n del Festival Furioso de Dibujo,. Una muestra colectiva sobre ciudades imaginadas, mesa editorial de sellos y autores rosarinos, charlas y talleres a cargo de reconocidos ilustradores esperan ser descubiertos. Ayer salio una nota sobre el festival en el diario Diario La Capital \u2013 Rosario esta toda la informaci\u00f3n de las actividades: El festival surgi\u00f3 en 2014, cuando un grupo de dibujantes o m\u00e1s bien de gente a la que le interesaba el dibujo comenz\u00f3 a reunirse m\u00e1s o menos regularmente. \"La idea del festival, justamente, es reunirse, aunque sea una vez al a\u00f1o, intercambiar experiencias, tomar talleres, ver el trabajo de otros y mostrar el propio y discutirlo, pensamos el dibujo como un punto de encuentro y en eso tratamos de que el espacio que brindamos sea lo m\u00e1s amplio posible\", explica Vane Saucedo, una de las organizadoras del festival junto a Mar\u00eda Luque, Mar\u00eda Victoria Rodr\u00edguez Garc\u00eda, Romina Biassoni, Giselle Feuillade, Pipah, Jazm\u00edn Varela, Alina Calzadilla, Flopa, Luc\u00eda Seisas, M. Luz Preumayr y Jos\u00e9 Sainz. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u26a1Echale un vistazo a este medall\u00f3n estilo Pompeii! \"Le encargu\u00e9 a la gran Airi Maeno que hiciera unos medallones de plata con sede fuera de mis dibujos. Este dibujo viende de mi libro Pompeii. Es algo que puedo imaginar que alguien se pondr\u00eda hace dos mil a\u00f1os. Un simple medall\u00f3n de un ser querido. Un retrato. Algo permanente para desafiar a la desaparici\u00f3n\". \u2013 Frank Santoro Puedes comprar uno aqu\u00ed! hasta la proxima! Juan Share this page:Read More:03\/04\/2019The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026brb ;)Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezMarch 21, 2017los C\u00f3mics \/ NewsEmpezamos el dia con Francisca Alcalde y el Maps Zine; Josep Coll; Vanesa R. Del Rey; In\u00e9s Estrada; Isabel Bas; Dos Payadores de Vicho Plaza; Revista Cactus 22; La Caja; Space Riders; y los tebeos del dia! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 C\u00f3mics y noticias que me han llamado la atenci\u00f3n esta semana: Javiera Tapia comparte un poco sobre Francisca Alcalde de Maps Zine en Es Mi Fiesta Magazine. Francisca Alcalde es dise\u00f1adora gr\u00e1fica y es la creadora de Maps, un fanzine dedicado a abordar historias y retratar el imaginario de las madres adolescentes. LOVE AND ROCKETS: Punk Flyers by Los Bros Hernandez. Jaime and Beto's enthusiasm for local punk bands led the two of them to design the occasional flyer for acts like Fear, Dr. Know, Youth Brigade, and Angelic Upstarts. Check it out over on Dangerous Minds. Iconos que definieron al hist\u00f3rico TBO: los Inventos del TBO, la Familia Ulises y Josep Coll. Pablo Vicente nos ilumina la vida creativa de Josep Coll. Vanesa R. Del Rey takes off the crown and puts on the professor's cap this summer. She'll be instructing during week 3 of the Illustration Academy's summer program with the likes of Sterling Hundley, John English, and George Pratt! Want to learn from comics royalty? Sign up today. You can now read all of In\u00e9s Estrada's road trip diary comics on her blog! Soak them up and get inspired. Live the adventure. Draw the adventure. \"Se\u00f1oras del TBO. \u00bfLas hubo?\" S\u00ed, e Isabel Bas (con 'Ana Emilia y su familia') fue la que durante m\u00e1s tiempo dibuj\u00f3 para la cabecera. Elisa McCausland entrevista para el especial TBO de @TEBEOSFERA a Isabel Bas Amat, autora de Ana Emilia y su familia. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 El gran Vicho Plaza est\u00e1 publicando una serie costumbrista en su blog. Pueden l\u00e9er la serie Dos Payadores entera AQUI. Da te prisa! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 El nuevo n\u00famero de Revista Cactus ha llegado. La freelance que ocupa nuestra portada, fumando compulsivamente y aliment\u00e1ndose a base de pizza, como cualquier aut\u00f3nomo que se precie, es obra de Mariana, a miser\u00e1vel. La ilustradora portuguesa capta perfectamente en sus dibujos melanc\u00f3licos la miseria a la que alude su nombre art\u00edstico. Su tocaya, la escritora argentina Mariana Enriquez, en cambio, es experta en mostrar lo inquietante y lo abyecto, como deja patente en su colecci\u00f3n de relatos Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego. La texana Merritt Tierce tambi\u00e9n escribe, pero ella prefiere la autoficci\u00f3n, que le permite narrar su experiencia como madre adolescente y camarera que utiliza el sexo como herramienta de castigo y las drogas como v\u00eda de escape. Con una perspectiva similar, la nigeriana Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ha recogido en un breve ensayo titulado Querida Ijeawele. C\u00f3mo educar en el feminismo varias ideas para inculcar esos valores a una hija (o hijo) desde el respeto, la tolerancia y la empat\u00eda. Esos conceptos les vendr\u00edan muy bien a muchos directores de ciencia ficci\u00f3n que en su cine han disfrazado su trauma con la sexualidad femenina como si fuera el villano de la funci\u00f3n, de los que tambi\u00e9n hablamos. Aplaudimos el regreso del dibujante David S\u00e1nchez, tras cinco a\u00f1os de espera, con Un mill\u00f3n de a\u00f1os, un c\u00f3mic en el que lo divino y lo animal se entretejen para formar un relato perturbador. La protagonista de Crudo tambi\u00e9n tiene una parte animal. La \u00f3pera prima de la francesa Julia Ducournau cuenta la historia de una fr\u00e1gil jovencita vegetariana estudiante de veterinaria que se hace can\u00edbal. Los Ganglios, m\u00e1s que de pulled pork, son de m\u00fasica-porc. El grupo de Badajoz, famoso por sus letras delirantes y v\u00eddeos absurdos, public\u00f3 su \u00faltimo disco el a\u00f1o pasado, donde tienen un himno que les define: \u00a1Soy extreme\u00f1o. Tengo derechos! L\u00e9ela nueva edicion AQUI. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 LA CAJA es una iniciativa del Colectivo El Globoscopio en complicidad con el espacio art\u00edstico Maleza proyectos. Se trata de un festival anual enfocado en propiciar el di\u00e1logo y la colaboraci\u00f3n horizontal entre los actores del campo de la gr\u00e1fica en Bogot\u00e1. Incluye actividades como una feria de art\u00edculos y publicaciones, charlas y presentaci\u00f3n de artistas, y cl\u00ednicas de proyectos, entre otras. M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n en nuestra p\u00e1gina de facebook. Ap\u00fantate! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 All new Space Riders!!! March 29!!! Coming at you full force via Blackmask Studio's dynamic duo, Fabian Rangel Jr, Alexis Ziritt. Want to get your hands on this high voltage galactic transmission? Find your local comic shop using Comic Shop Locator or if you don't have a local spot because you live on the moon, here's more options: Black Mask Store + ComiXology. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 La gran Vanesa R. Del Rey le ha dado permiso a Comics Workbook para publicar unas selecci\u00f3nes de sus cuadernos de bocetos. Hemos dise\u00f1ado esta publicaci\u00f3n para que parezca uno de esos libros de de artistas los a\u00f1os 80. Arte y Entrevista. El texto es una transcripci\u00f3n de la entrevista que hicimos con Vanesa cuando visito la Residencia Rowhouse en 2016. Vanesa es un artista impresionante y inigualable. Frank Santoro, el director de Comics Workbook, nos cuenta un poquito sobre sus experiencias con Vanesa: Me encontr\u00e9 por primera vez con VRDR en un festival de c\u00f3mics en Toronto (TCAF) en 2014. Hab\u00eda empezado a hacer comics profesionalmente despu\u00e9s de un per\u00edodo como un animadora. Fui Sorprendido por su la capacidad de ser como un camale\u00f3n de cambiar de estilos, y por su puesto le ped\u00ed ver m\u00e1s de sus obras. Desenterr\u00f3 pilas de cuadernos de dibujos de sus d\u00edas en Cuba, cuando estudiaba el realismo sovi\u00e9tico y de trabajaba con George Pratt, maestro de c\u00f3mics pintados. La educaci\u00f3n de Vanesa como artista hace el balance suavemente entre los niveles alto y bajo del arte, as\u00ed como los valores est\u00e9ticos del este y el oeste. Es una base asombrosa. Ella es, a la vez, consciente de la historia del arte, la historia de los c\u00f3mics y la historia de la animaci\u00f3n de una manera NUEVA que casi parec\u00eda imposible hace quince o veinte a\u00f1os. Debo admitir como un estudiante y fan de c\u00f3mics que se enfocan en la mezcla de \"alto y bajo\" y en \" los c\u00f3mics pintados\" \u2014 Nunca he visto tal mezcla de habilidades al nivel de VRDR. Feroz. Imparable. Un competidor feroz. Michael Jordan-esque? \u00bfEs eso posible en la fabricaci\u00f3n de c\u00f3mic? Siempre he dicho que habr\u00eda un \"invasor vertical\" en los c\u00f3mics que podr\u00eda emplear el \"naturalismo\" de la escuela de Noel Sickles \/ Alex Toth pero que podr\u00eda pintar como una Alice Neel o una Jenny Saville. Creo que \"el invasor\" ha llegado en forma de Vanesa R. Del Rey. Puedes comprar tu copia AQUI. Sigan a Vanesa por Instagram \u2013 @vrdelrey \u2013 y http:\/\/vrdelrey.com\/ \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Blinkers \u2013 3-22-2017 \u2013 by Jack Brougham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Suzy and Cecil \u2013 3-22-2017 \u2013 by Sally Ingraham \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Joanie and Jordie \u2013 3-22-2017 \u2013 by Caleb Orecchio Share this page:Read More:The Niall Breen InterviewSan Diego Comic-Con\u2026Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026Comics Workbook\u2026...\nJuan Fern\u00e1ndezApril 13, 2016NewsJuan Fern\u00e1ndez here with an especially internationally focused news round up: Chris Ware Benefit Auction; European comics festivals this weekend; Comics talk at the Prado; Max vs. Hieronymous Bosch; Cohete Comics Colombian Blastoff; Real Talk \u2013 Girl Talk; Chippendale chats Puke Force. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency Fundraiser Auction \u2013 CHECK IT OUT HERE! **PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Comics Company is managing this auction on behalf of Comics Workbook.** This is a BENEFIT AUCTION for the Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency. It is part of the ongoing fundraising campaign to get the Rowhouse Residency up and running and serving students. All proceeds of this auction are going to Comics Workbook to defray the expenses involved in realizing this goal. This auction is a continuation of the now completed Rowhouse Residency IndieGoGo campaign and other fundraising efforts. The eight items were donated to The Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency Fundraising Drive by one Mr. Chris Ware. Each item in this auction has been hand packaged and signed by Mr. Ware and was shipped by him directly to Comics Workbook for the purposes of being auctioned here to raise funds for the Rowhouse Residency. Comics Workbook would like to express our profound gratitude to Chris Ware for his support of the Rowhouse Residency. CHECK OUT THE AUCTION HERE! Featuring Jim Rugg | jimrugg.com\/ Video by Michael Pisano | michaelpisano.com Soundtrack | Johann Sebastian Bach \/\/ Gott f\u00e4hret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 \u2013 7. Aria: Er ists, der ganz allein \/\/ performed by Michel Rondeau \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ###Eurozone Fezztival Spezial### Ratat\u00e0! Macerata, Italy's festival of illustration, comics and self-publishing, Ratat\u00e0 is happening this weekend! From April 14th to April 17th Macerata will be packed with exhibitions, workshops, meetings and events. Illustration and Independent comics will be the focus. More info here. Special note: ku\u0161! will present a special exhibition by it's artists Anna Vaivare, Ingr\u012bda Pi\u010duk\u0101ne, L\u012bva Kandevica and Zane Zleme\u0161a. Present at the festival will be ku\u0161! editor Sanita Mui\u017eniece and the artists Anna Vaivare, Ingr\u012bda Pi\u010duk\u0101ne and Zane Zleme\u0161a. Comics Days Vilnius Also this weekend, starting Thursday is Comics days Vilnius. Comics Days Vilnius is the first comic festival in Lithuania, just south of the home of Latvian minicomics publishing powerhouse, ku\u0161!. It's exciting to see the start of a national comics festival. The goal is to promote the development and the recognition of comics in Lithuania. It will be held this weekend, 14-16 of April 2016 in Vilnius. Check out the Comics Days Vilnius program and learn more. Fumetto Last but not least, Fumetto in Lucerne Switzerland begins this weekend April 16-24. Fumetto has a long tradition in being THE exciting gathering for artistically ambitious comics making in Europe. This year marks their 25th anniversary. Lots of gallery shows and workshops. Lectures by Ben Katchor, Matt Madden, Jacques de Loustal, Joost Swarte, Goele Dewanckel , Gabrielle Bell, Tom Gauld, Edmond Baudoin & C\u00e9dric Villani. Not to be missed! For more information, visit them online. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Aqu\u00ed \u2013 Here Ediciones Salamandra has released a nicely produced bit that captures the Richard McGuire's joy and curiosity as he speaks about the latest iteration of his lifetime's work Here. Hands down one of the most passionate, human works in the comics medium. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Radio 3 in Spain put together a comics round table featuring David Rub\u00edn, Ana Galva\u00f1, Santiago Garc\u00eda y Francesc Capdevila and \"Max\" recorded live at the Prado Museum in Madrid. Really interesting discussion moderated by Laura Brrachina on the interdisciplinary fluidity of contemporary comics making in the visually fragmented 21st century. Tons of excitement about comics. Escuchen aqu\u00ed\/Listen here! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Max vs. Bosch To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymous Bosch, the Prado has commissioned Francesc Capdevila \"Max\" to translate the work and energies of the Dutch master into a comic. Max has created (and has sent off to the printer!) El Tr\u00edptico de los encantados (una pantomima bosquiana) a 72 page Boschian revelery. The book is structured around 3 major paintings, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Cutting the Stone, and The Temptations of St. Anthony. Max did away with the biographic and focused on coming up with a narrative that would take you from one painting to another in an elliptical narrative. Aprendan m\u00e1s sobre esto proyecto\/ Learn more about this project. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u20264,3,2,1 -Blast Off Cool comics publishing news in Colombia: Laguna Libros has launched a comics imprint \u2013 Cohete Comics. Following in the spirint of Laguna Libros, Cohete C\u00f3mics is to be an editorial labororatory that explores the possibilities autobio, documentary and fiction comics. Their first books will feature work by Pablo Guerra, Henry D\u00edaz, Sindy Infante, Bernardo Fern\u00e1ndez, Camilo Aguirre and Diana Ojeda. Check them out and Have a look at what Cohete C\u00f3mics is up to! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Girl Talk Rod and Cone Press, run by my inspiring friends Iona Fox and Anna McGlynn, have launched their newest book, Girl Talk. It's a collaborative comics anthology featuring comics inspired by diary entries. They just finished putting together all their copies and it looks stellar. Girl Talk features comics by Cooper Whittlesey, Anna McGlynn,Iona Fox, Hannah Kaplan, Alyse Burnside. This comes on the heels of their previous release, My Pace, a collection of idiosyncratic, satisfying and raw comics. Sure to be of equal caliber, gut punches galore. Hop on over to their site to learn more about the launch and how you can pre-order a copy. I can't wait to get mine. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Brian Chippendale talks with Alex Dueben over at Comic Book Resources about the nitty gritty of Puke Force. Soak it up! Chippendale: I'm not converting many haters. Haters of comics, or ideas like mine probably can't even figure my damn personal mark-making language out, let alone find the plot. I'm laughing at you, not with you. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 That's it for today! Stay tuned for a very special announcement around noon\u2026 Share this page:Read More:Digital Ways of Seeing\u2026The Alabaster Pizzo\u2026The Niall Breen Interview03\/04\/2019...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Louis Jacobson\nWrong! PolitiFact Flags Daily Wire Biden-Mocking Meme as 'Half True'\nTim Graham\nAugust 27th, 2021 4:37 PM\nPolitiFact just can't avoid the chance to defend Joe Biden, even if the \"facts\" at hand are pretty much true. On August 23, Louis Jacobson threw a \"Half True\" at a Daily Wire meme on Facebook about Biden cancelling the Keystone pipeline out of Canada, and now we're importing Russian oil instead. How dare conservatives connect the two!\nGOP Rages at PolitiFact Tagging John James 'Mostly False' But Accurate\nSeptember 1st, 2020 10:53 PM\nRepublicans are pulling out their hair again as PolitiFact uncorked another one of those strange rulings on Monday where they say the facts are \"accurate\" but it's still \"Mostly False.\" Because they are not \"fact checkers\" as much as \"context checkers,\" and they don't like Democrats being taken out of context. The Republican in this case is John James of Michigan, running against incumbent\u2026\nHALF TRUE? Obama Says Biden Has 'Most Progressive Platform' in History\nApril 22nd, 2020 6:07 PM\nPolitiFact rarely checks the facts of Barack Obama. But when he endorsed Joe Biden for president, they found something he said \"Half True.\" Obama said Biden \"already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history.\" This is an accepted political fact. Liberal newspapers and websites have repeatedly agreed that the Democrats are now to the left of Obama. How on\u2026\nPolitiFact: Nikki Haley's 'Pants on Fire' That Dems Mourned Soleimani\nOne of the routine ways the \"independent fact checkers\" demonstrate a liberal bias is by leaping to attack conservatives for making a rhetorical flourish on cable news. On Tuesday, PolitiFact threw a Pants On Fire\" verdict at former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley for saying no government is protesting the killing of Iranian teerrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani, only Democrats are \"mourning the loss\u2026\nPolitifact: 'Pants on Fire' To Reid For '30%' Planned Parenthood Lie\nTom Blumer\nCall the \"Ripley's Believe It or Not\" people. Politifact, the alleged fact-checking site which has for years almost invariably insisted on calling obvious truths stated by Republicans and conservatives \"Half True\" at best and often worse, while taking flat-out lies by leftists and pretending they contain some element of truth, has issued a \"Pants on Fire\" rating on Senate Minority Leader Harry\u2026\nPolitiFact's 'Half True' on Fiorina Layoffs Claim Is Utterly False\nOn May 5, PolitiFact's Louis Jacobson kept with the alleged \"fact-checking\" web site's actual role as pack of leftist hacks by issuing a fundamentally dishonest \"Half True\" ruling on a statement made by CarlyFiorina.org's cybersquatter. I raise the matter now because the web site's critics, while raising most of the relevant points, haven't gone far enough in tearing apart Jacobson's work. As\u2026\nPolitifact: Jarrett's 'Nothing Forces Cancellations' Claim Is 'False\nNovember 3rd, 2013 9:46 AM\nEven when it occasionally does credible work, Politifact, the website which pretends to be the ultimate arbiter of the truth or falsehood of claims made by politicians and public figures, continues to beclown itself. On Monday, Matt Hadro at NewsBusters noted the absurdity of Politifact's unchanged \"Half True\" assessment of President Obama's June 2012 claim \u2014 a claim made with minor variations\u2026\nPolitiFact 'Beclowns Itself' in 'Half-True' Evaluation of Walker's Fac\nSeptember 4th, 2012 2:39 PM\nI really can't do much with this one beyond relaying the absurd particulars involved in PolitiFact's incredible conclusion that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made a statement which was only \"Half True\" about unemployment in the various states in his speech last week at the Republican National Convention. On August 17, the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics opened its monthly Regional\u2026\nPolitifact Won't Apply 'Truth-O-Meter' in Article About Obama Eating D\nApril 21st, 2012 5:14 PM\nKarl at Hot Air and others recording their objections at Twitter caught Politifact being two-faced in deciding who gets the \"Truth-O-Meter\" text. As Karl notes: \"PolitiFact rated the story about the Romneys transporting the family dog on the roof of their car as 'Mostly True.' And PolitiFact rated the story about former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee frying squirrels in a popcorn poppersimply '\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}