{"text":"Cleared Duke Players Could Sue\nStaff \u2014 April 12, 2007\nRALEIGH, N.C. Apr 12, 2007 (AP)\u2014 The disgraced district attorney in the Duke lacrosse rape case apologized to the three athletes in a carefully worded statement Thursday as their lawyers weighed whether to sue him and some legal experts say they have a case.\nWhile prosecutors generally have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, experts said that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case such as calling the lacrosse players \"a bunch of hooligans\" in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.\n\"I think their chances of success suing Mr. Nifong are reasonably good, despite what we call prosecutorial immunity,\" said John Banzhaf, a professor at the George Washington University School of Law.\nDetails here from the AP via ABCnews.com.\nRead more articles by Staff\nLawyer's Rare-Postcard Hobby Gets Him DisciplinedBingham McCutchen","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Park pledges deregulation to support broadcasting industry\nSEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Thursday pledged to help the broadcasting industry create \"quality and wholesome\" content through deregulation, stressing such a move has generated massive economic gains and enhanced national prestige.\nIn her video message to a ceremony marking the 53rd Broadcasting Day, Park touted the broadcasting industry as \"a center for producing top-notch content and an outpost for hallyu,\" or Korean pop culture.\n\"The government will stamp out unreasonable regulations by listening to the voices of those in the field and will do its utmost to establish an ecosystem for the production of good quality content,\" she said.\nThe president also pointed out that dramas, documentaries and other show programs that have been produced by local broadcasters have not only entertained people but also created tremendous economic value.\nsshluck@yna.co.kr","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"now reading: Are Swing States Disappearing?\nAre Swing States Disappearing?\nBy David Byler\nRCP Staff\nVideo: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ...\nArticle: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ...\nEntry: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ...\nIn January, computer scientist Randy Olson published a piece called \"The Shrinking Battleground.\" In it, Olson argues that the number of presidential swing states has declined in recent decades, that this decline has adverse consequences (fewer states in play leads to lower turnout in those states and presidential candidates only spending time and money on a few swing states), and concludes that the president should be elected by national popular vote rather than by the Electoral College.\nOlson is not the only one who believes the Electoral College should be abolished \u2013 a lot of smart people agree with him. Doing so, however, would be exceedingly legally and politically difficult \u2013 so for the foreseeable future we're stuck with this political relic.\nBut if we take a slightly different perspective on this data, we can assuage some of the national popular vote advocates' worries. Specifically, the presidential battleground may shift, so more states may become swing states in the future. Moreover, the success of state level candidates from the minority party in partisan \"strongholds\" shows that Republicans in blue states and Democrats in red states do not always end up wasting their votes on pre-decided elections.\nThe Shifting Battleground\nOlson identified nine \"swing states\" and 41 partisan \"strongholds\" using the following map:\nI have a few minor disagreements with how states are categorized (New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona may have more swing potential than this map communicates, and Indiana and New Mexico probably fit better in the partisan stronghold category), and the measure used (consecutive wins) does not take into account how close those wins are. But the map mostly gets the current situation right. The red and pink states tend to vote for Republicans, the gray states swing and the blue states favor Democrats.\nBut that's just the current situation.\nThese graphs show how the partisan index (inspired by the Cook PVI) of the partisan strongholds (colors of points correspond roughly to colors on Olson's map) has evolved since the end of World War II. We calculated the index by subtracting the Republican candidate's share of the two-party national popular vote from the Republican's share of the two-party state level popular vote for each state and election. A positive value indicates that the state voted more heavily for the Republican candidate than the nation as a whole, and a negative value indicates a relative advantage for the Democrat. Zero means that the state's two-party vote was identical to the national two-party vote. This measure controls for wave elections, so it shows a smoother version of how partisan loyalties in these states have changed over time.\nIt's easy to spot the trends in these graphs. The long-standing western Republican strongholds have become steadily more Republican since the end of WWII (the red graph). The more recently Republican South (along with Montana, Arizona and Missouri \u2013 shown in pink) was Democratic, hovered around the national average but then steadily moved toward Republicans. The Democratic states are a mix \u2013 some of them have been Democratic for a number of decades and others leaned Republican into the 1990s. But most of them are now much more Democratic than the national average.\nThe obvious takeaway from these graphs is that stronghold states have generally pulled away from the national average and that Olson is right \u2013 the battleground has shrunk in recent years. But there is another critical detail \u2013 states can also move into the battleground.\nFor most of the last 50 years (with the exception of 1976 and 1980, when southerner Jimmy Carter was on the ballot), Virginia leaned pretty hard to the right. But in the last few cycles, it has become a swing state.\nNew Hampshire also went from being a Republican stronghold in the 1970s and 1980s to a swing state in the 1990s and 2000s. The state leaned Democratic in the last few presidential elections, but important down-ticket races suggest that the state could be in play in 2016. Republican Kelly Ayotte won the state's 2010 Senate election by 23.5 points and Republican Scott Brown held popular incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to a 3.25-point victory in 2014. Since 2010, candidates from both parties have won and lost both of the state's House seats.\nMinnesota leans further to the left than Virginia or New Hampshire. In 2012, Obama won there by a larger margin (7.69 points) than he did in New Hampshire (5.58 points) or Virginia (3.88 points), so it might be difficult for Republicans to push Minnesota into the battleground in 2016. That being said, the state's partisan index has moved toward the center in recent years \u2013 showing that states can move toward the battleground as well as away from it.\nThere is reason to believe the map might expand in coming election cycles. Republicans lost the Electoral College by more than 100 votes in 2012 and by almost 200 in 2008. They have not done well against the Obama coalition, so they can be expected to try to expand the map. The Republican nominee may attempt to appeal to Hispanics and thus make more of the Southwest competitive. Alternatively, he or she could try to win more of the Rust Belt and Midwest. Either way, the Republican Party has an electoral incentive to craft its messages and political positions in a way that could pull blue states into the swing state column.\nDemocrats may try to expand the map as well. Without Barack Obama on the ballot, the Democratic nominee theoretically could make a credible attempt to regain rural white voters in the South (both Hillary Clinton and Jim Webb would certainly try) or simply reverse some of the recent movement of whites toward the GOP. It's also possible that by appealing to these groups, Democrats drive other portions of their coalition toward the Republicans.\nFinally, it's important to note that even if party coalitions do not move in the coming cycles, wave elections can temporarily push partisan strongholds into swing territory. In 1980, Ronald Reagan's (nearly 10 point) popular vote landslide victory over then-President Jimmy Carter pushed many reliably Democratic states \u2013 including Massachusetts, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky \u2013 into single-digit margins. So even if the two parties fail to create more swing states by changing their coalitions, national conditions (e.g., the state of the economy causes a wave election) could create close races in reliably partisan states. In other words, we are in no way stuck with the current number or set of swing states.\nDown-ticket Races\nOlson focuses on presidential politics in his analysis. He writes \"voting Democratic in Alaska is about as pointless as voting Republican in California, which is why so many voters don't bother showing up to the polls in these staunchly polarized states.\" He describes how presidential candidates focus their time and money almost exclusively on a few swing states. Olson seems to be right about lower turnout and presidential candidates only focusing on a few states. But his premise that Democrats in Alaska and Republicans in California are wasting their vote only holds if one assumes that presidential elections are the only ones that matter.\nAlaska Democrats mattered in 2014, however, when Independent Bill Walker (whose running mate, Byron Mallot, is a Democrat) unseated Republican Gov. Sean Parnell. California Republicans mattered when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won re-election in 2006. On the state level, minority party candidates (defined here as candidates from whichever party typically does not win the electoral votes of a given stronghold state) for the governorship win with some frequency.\nThis map uses Olson's stronghold and swing state designations to show where a minority party gubernatorial candidate won anytime from the 2006 election to today. Most states hold gubernatorial elections every four years during the midterms, so (for most states) this map represents three elections \u2013 2006, 2010 and 2014. Similarly, Olson puts any state that voted for the same presidential candidate in three (or more) elections in the \"stronghold\" category.\nA majority of stronghold states recently elected a governor from the state's minority party. And some of these states do not simply lean or tilt toward a party \u2013 Massachusetts voted for President Obama by more than 20 points, but Republican Charlie Baker won the governorship in 2014. Similarly, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Arkansas by more than 20 points, but Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe won re-election by a nearly 2-1 margin in 2010.\nMinority party Senate candidates also have had some success in Senate elections. In the last three regular Senate elections (2010, 2012 and 2014), minority party Senate candidates won in ten stronghold states \u2013 New Hampshire, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Montana, North Dakota, Maine, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Most of these states also elected a minority party governor in a recent cycle.\nIt's important to note that these down-ticket races have significant consequences. Both parties have recently felt the importance of Senate election results. Senate Republicans, despite being in the minority for almost all of the Obama administration, were able to derail some of Obama's top legislative priorities by filibustering (or simply threatening to do so). Similarly, when Republicans assumed control over the House in 2011, Senate Democrats made sure that many bills that the House passed never made it to the president's desk. Gubernatorial elections matter too. State governments pass an enormous amount of legislation on nearly every hot-button domestic issue, and those laws often become the blueprint for federal laws.\nSo while minority party votes in stronghold states might be wasted in presidential elections, they often are not in senatorial and gubernatorial contests. These state level successes do not address two of the big problems Olson brought up \u2013 lower turnout and presidential candidates focusing almost exclusively on swing states \u2013 but it does show that these minority party voters are not always wasting their vote.\nDavid Byler is an elections analyst for RealClearPolitics. He can be reached at dbyler@realclearpolitics.com. Follow him on Twitter @davidbylerRCP.\nRelated Topics: Election 2016, Election 2014, Election 2012, Voting Trends, Voter Turnout, Partisanship, Electoral College\nRCP Log In | Register","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Norwegian SciTech News\nResearch News from NTNU and SINTEF\nFish and aquaculture\nTrial of the test configuration used to evaluate dust masks in the Norwegian smelting industry. Occupational hygienist Solveig F\u00f8reland (on the right) is responsible for the measurements, while SINTEF research scientist Ida Teresia Kero is Project Manager for the interdisciplinary project in which the measurements are used. The test subject on the treadmill is SINTEF employee Ida Eir Lauritzen. Photo: Thor Nielsen \/ SINTEF\nToggle image description\nNot easy finding dust masks suitable for women\nBy Ida Eir Lauritzen and Svein T\u00f8nseth\nPublished\t06.04.18\nThe smelting industry needs to promote the availability of dust masks of more than one size, according to the research scientists behind a recent working environment study at Norwegian smelting plants.\nIn a recent major multidisciplinary research project, dust masks used in the Norwegian smelting industry have been subjected to comprehensive testing. Solveig F\u00f8reland, a toxicologist and occupational hygienist at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, was responsible for the trials. She points out that masks are usually made only in one size, and are designed to fit users with relatively large faces.\nDeMaskUs project\nKnowledge-Building Project for Industry (KPN) with funding from The Research Council of Norway via the Nano2021 program.\nDuration: From June 2015 to June 2019\nIndusty Partners: The Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers Research Assoiation (FFF), Washington Mills and Saint-Gobain.\nResearch partners: SINTEF (project manager), University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), St. Olavs Hospital, The National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)\n\"As a result, women in particular often have difficulties finding a dust mask that fits well. We recommend that the industry put pressure on manufacturers to make masks of different sizes because if a dust mask doesn't fit tightly to the face, even the best filter will not be enough to protect the user\", says F\u00f8reland.\nHazardous ultra-fine dust\nThe testing is part of DeMaskUs, an interdisciplinary research project for which the smelting industry in Norway has taken the initiative. The purpose of the project is to ensure the best possible working environment in Norwegian silicon, ferroalloy and silicon carbide plants \u2013 the industries that provide us with materials for the manufacture of everything from solar cells and axe heads, to advanced electronic equipment.\nWhen liquid metal is tapped from smelting furnaces, the temperature reaches more than a thousand degrees Celsius. To an onlooker, the glowing metal, smoke and sparks from metal production may be reminiscent of a volcanic eruption.\nFortunately, it's not as dramatic as it might appear. The activities in a smelting plant are strictly controlled and carefully planned, and employees are padded from head to toe for protection. However, at the interface between metal and air there is an unwanted and almost invisible by-product: ultra-fine dust.\n\"When the temperature is as high as it is in a smelting furnace, a number of chemical reactions come into play. Amongst other things, the molten metal reacts with oxygen from the air in the smelting hall. The product of the reaction is a fine oxide dust. The smallest of these particles are almost invisible, and the industry doesn't want its employees to be inhaling this dust\", says Ida Teresia Kero, a SINTEF research scientist.\nInhalation causes illness\nKero holds a key role in the DeMaskUs project, in which several industrial companies are collaborating to research the dust issue. She is the leader of an interdisciplinary team of research scientists from the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), St. Olav's Hospital, the National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and SINTEF.\nTesting and trials of dust masks are included because a number of studies have shown a connection between inhalation of industrial dust and disorders of the airways and lungs. Occupational hygienist F\u00f8reland explains:\n\"Experience shows that the incidence of COPD, to some extent, can be linked to the working environment, and that employees working at smelting plants and other industries where they are exposed to dust have an increased risk of developing lung disorders. In the DeMaskUs project, we also want to study how dust generated during activities such as the tapping of smelting furnaces may contribute to adverse health effects\".\nPartial protection is better than none\nThe University Hospital of North Norway and St. Olav's Hospital have tested how effectively the existing dust masks protect against dust. Over a hundred test subjects, both male and female, who work every day near large, scorching furnaces, were invited to test a total of a dozen different dust masks.\nFirst, the subjects carried out various exercises while wearing a mask and walking on a treadmill in an office environment.\n\"These tests demonstrated that, provided they fitted the user's face, the dust masks captured even the smallest particles\", says F\u00f8reland.\nHowever, testing in an office environment is one thing. The scientists wanted to put the masks through their paces by testing them in the dustiest areas close to furnaces.\n\"The masks provide good protection if you are in \"friendly\" surroundings with a brand-new mask, and if you are also a clean-shaven man. However, a pilot trial carried out in an industrial furnace hall showed that the masks didn't necessarily provide as effective protection there. However, this must not lead us to believe that we can do without a mask when working near a furnace. Partial protection is of course far better than none\", says F\u00f8reland.\nIn the pilot trial the scientists encountered problems with the measuring equipment, which did not react well to the heat and dust in the furnace hall. They therefore set out to acquire more advanced measuring equipment and are currently developing a method for determining whether the degree of protection of the masks is impaired in the conditions prevailing near a furnace.\nWhy some people leave the mask behind\nAlthough most smelting plant employees know that they should use protection, there are a number of psychological aspects that get in the way. \u00d8ystein Robertsen, a psychology research fellow at UNN has studied this in detail. The operators themselves state that condense on the protective goggles, itching and heat are among the most common reasons why the dust masks aren't always worn.\n\"There are many indications that users are often more influenced by the unpleasantness of wearing a dust mask than by the risk of developing COPD or other lung disorders. Health problems are a result of exposure over a prolonged period, just like the risks involved in smoking, and we have a tendency to play down potential risks that lead to problems later. We often lose focus if the consequences are not acute\", says Robertsen.\nResearch Scientist Ida Teresia Kero, SINTEF Industry\nDiseases and disorders Health Materials Technology the Human body DeMaskUs Dust mask Lung disorders NTNU SINTEF St. Olavs Hospital STAMI The National Institute of Occupational Health University Hospital of North Norway UNN\nParents of premature babies want more information\nParents with children in the neonatal intensive care unit want more information, supervision and advice to meet their children's needs, according to results from a new PhD dissertation.\nMission control: Norwegian SciTech News has landed!\nWe've changed our name to Norwegian SciTech News \u2014 so readers know immediately what they will find here.\nC-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative\nSierra Leone has few doctors and even fewer surgeons to serve its seven million people. 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{"text":"Wanderway teaches how to use digital media creatively and ethically\nDance company Wonderbound filmed a behind-the-scenes video about how the sets were made for one of their shows. Theater community organization HowlRound created an online space for Latina\/o theater practitioners. The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts invites a variety of creators onto their blog and social media to include many voices and promote dialogue.\nThese organizations are among those using digital and social media in creative and mission-driven ways. They've shared their experience and their advice for others in Wanderway, a new, free online course on digital engagement for arts and cultural institutions.\nGetting Plastered: The Masks of Marie from Wonderbound on Vimeo.\nWanderway guides organizations to use digital and social media to share their work and build relationships. Museums, libraries, performing arts companies, and more from around the country are interviewed within the course, offering tips and examples of proven practices as well as resources they've found helpful. But beyond those specific recommendations, Wanderway is also designed to help people overcome their trepidation about putting content on the Internet, and to encourage them to reflect and be intentional as they do so.\nThe course was commissioned by the Wyncote Foundation and created by Beck Tench, an educator, designer, storyteller, and technologist based in Seattle; Sarah Lutman, a writer who leads a consulting and project management firm in the Twin Cities; and Jessica Fiala, a research associate with Lutman's firm and a dancer with Ragamala Dance.\nWanderway grew out of a previous project Lutman and Fiala had worked on for the Wyncote Foundation, called Like, Link, Share: How cultural institutions are embracing digital technology. Released in December 2014, that report profiled 40 legacy institutions from around the U.S. on how they were engaging with audiences online. Lutman then presented on Like, Link, Share at several conferences, and heard overwhelmed reactions from many cultural institutions.\n\"Most of them said, 'Oh. My. God. I am so far from being able to do the kinds of things that these leading institutions are doing. I don't know where to start,'\" she says. \"Or, from smaller organizations, 'Well, if you have millions of dollars, of course you can do projects like [the ones in Like, Link, Share], but what about us?'\"\nInspired by those interactions, the online course that became Wanderway was planned deliberately to help organizations work within limited resources. With tight budgets and small staffs in mind, the Wanderway team was careful to use only what their audience would have access to: They found open-source tools and worked remotely via Skype instead of traveling to meet in person.\nWanderway's creators also wanted to focus on ways to use digital media beyond marketing. Many organizations assume that social media is for self-promotion, but it's more important to build relationships and create valuable and interesting content \u2014 people tend to tune out when organizations focus only on sales.\nMuseum Hue is one of the examples highlighted in Wanderway of using online media for a mission. The organization was founded to advance people of color in museums and cultural institutions, and to promote their visibility. Museum Hue's social media supports that by seeking out and sharing images and stories of artists and museum professionals of color.\n\"They're not trying to sell anything,\" Lutman says of Museum Hue. \"They just thought, 'How can we use these [social] tools as a gathering mechanism to find and build community among people who are having like experiences?'\"\nAnother goal for Wanderway's creators was to build reflection into the course, reminding people to stop and write down thoughts at regular intervals. For example, in the section on voice, participants are encouraged to respond to the question, \"How can you use your voice to serve your community's needs and aspirations?\"\nThe result is a course structure and tone that focus on mindset and intention, rather than advertising mastery of specific channels or tactics. Wanderway invites visitors to \"befriend uncertainty\"; it encourages \"a spirit of possibility, experimentation, and thoughtfulness.\" And though the course can be completed at the pace and in the order of participants' choice, it officially opens with Section 1: Fear.\n\"We wanted to start right there, face it directly, and say this can be very scary,\" Lutman says.\nFears about wading into online spaces are genuine: People worry about understanding the rules of online behavior, and worry that they won't be able to keep up with rapid technological change. They worry about interacting with strangers they'll never meet in person, and about being trolled or scammed. And they worry that digital and social media will consume hours of time on top of their already packed schedules. But beyond social media's specific pitfalls, trying new things is also inherently daunting.\nAs an educator, Beck Tench is something of an expert in helping people face such fears head-on. A class she taught at the University of Washington in 2015, Digital Experiments in Museums and Libraries, had the stated purpose of \"to try things that might not work.\" Week one's lesson: \"You Have Been Assigned to Fail.\"\nTench brought that approach and pieces of failure-related curriculum to Wanderway. The section on fear, for example, asks participants to understand that learning about digital engagement is an ongoing process, and that they will need to let go of perfectionism.\n\"It's a practice, like if you practice a musical instrument, or a physical or meditative practice of some kind,\" Lutman says. \"The mentality is working on it and learning as you go.\"\nIt was important, Tench says, to incorporate an ethical lens in the curriculum as well. For example, social media contains a lot of noise; there is value in being measured and intentional about how you contribute to the public conversation. Wanderway invites people to consider drawing boundaries and taking time away from online media, as well as thinking about the role their organizations play in contributing to a media culture of distraction.\nThe course also addresses other issues cultural institutions must grapple with. One such question is how to share art with digital audiences even if the organization believes that it's best encountered in person. It's a big concern, Lutman says: \"What is the authentic cultural experience, and does it only happen live? If you're not in the theater or the concert hall, are you really hearing the concert?\"\nFor Lutman, it's clear that social media users have made their decision: They're eager to experience art online. \"More people are engaging with cultural activities by media than they are in person, by a huge multiple,\" she says. \"Do you want to leave that only to commercial enterprises? Figuring it out is really worth it.\"\nWanderway can be completed by individuals or in groups \u2014 at staff meetings, for example, or in public workshops. Lutman & Associates will teach a series of workshops this year with funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board, but the goal is to create a workshop guide that, like the course, is free, and that anyone can use to lead their own Wanderway sessions.\nWanderway's creators will update the course to keep it relevant for up to two years. No matter how quickly social networks change in that time, though, Wanderway's contemplative approach offers a humane guide to digital engagement for anyone seeking to learn more.\nDance Digital\/Multimedia Participatory Art Theater Visual Arts\nWanderway \u2013 Creative Exchange\n[\u2026] We've had a lot of fun packing the course with tools that are free and accessible to anyone, and getting to know the dozens of artists and organizations whose work we feel privileged to highlight. Read more about Wanderway on Creative Exchange. [\u2026]\nPublic Transformation hits the road\nWanderway","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How to Use TikTok for your Business\nDifferent social media platforms attract different audiences. With over 60% of TikTok users being comprised of Generation Z, the fast growing social media platform has one of the youngest users across all platforms. To put it in numbers, Facebook and Instagram has around 30% of it's users in the 25-34 age group. With TikTok, 37% of all of it's US based users are in the age group of 10-19 years old. These numbers give companies an insight into the type of content it should create to attract these younger audiences to it's brand.\nHow should I use TikTok for my Business? + Tips\nCreating content tailored towards a certain audience over a consistent period of time can get you great results on TikTok. Many companies have found success by creating content tailored towards their audience. An example of this is Crocs, as they started tailoring their content towards youth and attracted a younger following that they might not have found on other social platforms.\nUsing TikTok for your business can be a great asset when reaching out to an younger audience that is currently on that platform. With larger companies like Walmart investing into the future of TikTok, \"Walmart could become a leader in online video commerce\". This display's the huge opportunity for many other businesses to start creating content on TikTok.\nThe use of multiple hashtags (for example the #fyp hashtag) has helped many content creators go viral.\nSounds that are currently trending on TikTok can also help your content reach a wider and larger audience.\nTikTok Duets with the platform's influencers can also help you reach a large audience, especially if the influencer your company duet's with responds to it.\nHere's an easy TikTok Duet tutorial by Howfinity\nPaid Traffic\nWith TikTok exploding in the North American market, paid advertising has become a very lucrative opportunity for many businesses. As of now, their ad platform in Canada is not as simple as Facebook's or Instagram. To sign up for TikTok ads, you'll have to fill out a form on TikTok for Business and leave your contact information for them to contact you. However, once TikTok releases their self-service ad manager in Canada, it should be as simple as other platforms. The cost of ads on TikTok is slightly higher than other platforms, with an average of $10 USD per 1000 impressions. When comparing that number to other platforms, the average of 1000 impressions on Facebook is around $7.19 USD. You'll have to keep in mind that there's a huge gap in age when using both platforms though. So if you have a product that appeals more to youth, paying a bit extra will make sense when advertising on TikTok.\nDue to TikTok's algorithms and great content, many individuals found fame through the platform. Charli D'amelio (94.5 million followers) & Addison Rae (65 million followers) both have generated over 4 billion likes on their content which displays the power of TikTok's reach and influence. This influence can be used in marketing when advertising products or services to certain audiences. American Eagle hired Addison Rae for their 2020 fall campaign by getting her to promote their brand. Using influencer marketing on a platform like TikTok can lead to higher brand awareness, especially with certain audiences like the younger generation.\nCanadian TikToker's are also playing a large role in the influencer marketing game. An example of this are Samantha & Madeline Caleon with their Levis Ad campaign.\nAs of November of 2020, TikTok paid ads haven't reached Canada yet but once it does, it'll be nice for you to have a paid campaign visualized with a strategy ready to launch!\nInfluencer marketing can play a large role for your brand. To find the right influencers, determine your budget & target audience before approaching them. + ALWAYS send a contract before payment. Here's a template you can use.\nSo what's stopping you?\nWhat's stopping you from using TikTok for your business? It's extremely simple to use. Create a simple strategy to start posting content for the younger audience so it resonates with them. TikTok is another social media platform giant that have a lot of opportunity to market your brand and your company.\nMarket Pie has helped many small and medium sized businesses create the right strategy online. If you're looking to build a strategy to use on TikTok or any other social media platform, contact us today!\nAbe2020-11-17T12:02:53-05:00\nProducing great social media content is a process. Not luck.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Independent review of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment\nIndependent review of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment\nIndependent review of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment [13.7 MB]\nIndependent review of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment [255.8 kB]\nDate: 26 August 2022\nThe Social Services and other Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Income Reporting and other Measures) Act 2020 required an independent review of the changes under the Act. The Department of Social Services engaged KPMG as the independent reviewer. The independent review was conducted in the first half of 2022 and tabled on 26 September 2022.\nLast updated: 26 September 2022 - 3:32pm","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (https:\/\/jjie.org\/tag\/justgeorgia\/)\nJustGeorgia\nDo We Really Want a New Juvenile Code in Georgia?\nBy Robert Rosenbloom | July 25, 2012\nAs an attorney and recently retired Deputy Commissioner of Operations for The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, it was disappointing that the new comprehensive Georgia juvenile code legislation failed to pass. Watching many well-intended professionals take years to finalize proposed legislation, only to see it fail due to questions regarding compromised provisions and lack of resources, was disappointing to say the least. To see a forward-thinking adult criminal justice package pass through the Georgia General Assembly within one year, should make all of us wonder about the real reasons for our joint disappointment this past session. It has been recently announced by Gov. Nathan Deal that juvenile justice will be the new focus of the Special Council on Criminal Justice, which was instrumental in bringing about those need reforms in the adult system. JUSTGeorgia, the coalition of advocates working for reform in the juvenile system, praised the governor's move.\nStakeholders, Foster Kids Speak Out On Georgia Juvenile Code Rewrite\nBy Chandra Thomas-Whitfield | August 26, 2011\nThe stakeholder organizations involved in Georgia's Juvenile Code Rewrite legislation are still providing input for the sweeping revision of the state's 40-year-old juvenile law.\nRepresentatives from a diverse array of child welfare organizations shared their respective views on HB 641 at a standing-room only hearing before House Judiciary Committee members Thursday.\nOverwhelming support for the effort \u2013 now roughly seven years in the making \u2013 was repeatedly voiced during the two-hour gathering at the state capitol, along with critical suggestions for improvement. The rewrite has received commitments from Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia House and Senate leadership to ready the measure for a vote in the 2012 legislative session.\n\"I think we're finding out that a lot of people have concerns and they're coming together to make this a good piece of legislation,\" says committee chairman Rep. Wendell Willard (R- Sandy Springs), of the presentations made by organizations such as the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, Court Appointed State Advocate (CASA) and Interfaith Children's Movement. \"It was very encouraging to me. Hopefully by January we will have a bill that is ready to move forward.\"\nGovernor Deal, Lawmakers Commit To Juvenile Code Rewrite Vote In 2012\nBy Chandra Thomas-Whitfield | March 31, 2011\nGeorgia's Juvenile Code Rewrite \u2014 a sweeping revision of the state's 40-year-old juvenile law \u2014 will likely be ready for a vote in the next legislative session thanks to support from Gov. Nathan Deal and some in the Georgia House and Senate leadership, according to two non-profits involved in the drafting of the legislation. \"The time has come for us to rethink how our state is responding to children who have found themselves in trouble with the law,\" said Gov. Deal in a news release. \"I applaud the careful thinking and inclusive engagement that has gone into developing the Child Protection and Public Safety Act.\"\nRepresentatives from the Barton Child Law and Policy Center of the Emory School of Law and Voices for Georgia's Children, said, this week that the Act, Senate Bill 127, received commitments from Gov. Deal and Georgia House and Senate leadership \"to ready the measure for a vote in 2012.\" Voices lists the legislation's current status as \"in the Senate Judiciary Committee\" with \"general support from the Governor's office as well as the office of the Speaker.\" \"From the beginning, this process has been a great example of how to build good, thoughtful and effective legislation,\" said sponsor Senator Bill Hamrick (R- Carrollton), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC). \"We have had buy-in from all the players: from the courts to the prosecutors, defense attorneys, service providers, youth and families; pretty much every interested party.\"\nJUSTGeorgia, a coalition that includes Voices and Barton along with non-profit Georgia Appleseed, has led the rewrite effort as a vehicle to improve Georgia's juvenile laws and the underlying social service systems. Barton's Policy Director Kirsten Widner and Voices Advocacy Director Polly McKinney contend that the rewrite is the culmination of more than four years of research and consensus building to solve dilemmas faced by children, families, courts, detention facilities and taxpayers. SB 127, they said, is based on data-driven \"best practices,\" with an eye to timeliness and fiscal responsibility.\nCASA, JUSTGeorgia Lobby Lawmakers For Children\nBy Chandra Thomas-Whitfield | February 9, 2011\nThe state juvenile code rewrite and a bill proposing an end to the practice of overmedicating foster children topped the agenda Tuesday as advocates from JUSTGeorgia and the Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program gathered at the capitol for their annual lobby day. More than 300 supporters from across the state turned out to meet with legislators about what they say are two top critical policy issues affecting children this session. \"We're all here trying to do right for the children of Georgia,\" says Georgia CASA Executive Director Duaine Hathaway. \"We are here to inspire Georgia legislators and get them to act on behalf of Georgia's children.\"\nJUSTGeorgia Project Manager Julia Neighbors says the event is as an opportunity for the network of volunteers and supporters to reconnect with seasoned lawmakers, while raising awareness among the 45 new legislators who have taken office this year. \"This is also just a good opportunity for JUSTGeorgia to work with CASA,\" she says.\nSurvey for Georgia Teens and Parents: Your Views On School Discipline\nBy Karen Edwards | November 5, 2010\nA new survey to gauge what parents and students think about public school discipline is being fielded right now by the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. The non profit group is analyzing student discipline issues across the state. They're looking at student discipline data and interviewing a wide range of people connected with schools and courts, including principles, teachers, school probation officers, attorneys and juvenile court judges. Twelve school districts representing a range of geography and economics are currently participating and have been promised anonymity. JUSTGeorgia and the Barton Center are helping get the word out to families. \"We want a broad based and diverse group of parents and students to respond. We've asked a number of stakeholder groups around the state to forward surveys to their mailing list so we can get as many views as possible,\" said Rob Rhodes, Director of Legal Affairs at Georgia Appleseed.\nKids \u2013 Not Parents \u2013 Get to Call the Shots in Court Under New Code\nBy Gayle White | September 30, 2010\nParents are not always the best advocates for children charged with crimes. In fact, parents may be uninvolved, absent, or even hostile, experts told state senators as they discussed proposed changes to Georgia's juvenile code. Some of those experts were young people who've been through the juvenile justice system. They are identified by first names only:\nGiovan, 20, was only 11 months old when he entered foster care. By 12, he was also in the juvenile justice system, declared unruly for cursing at foster parents he says repeatedly told him he was worth nothing.\nDelinquent Kids: Focus of New Senate Hearing\nBy Karen Edwards | September 7, 2010\nHow judges handle delinquent kids could change under proposals for a new juvenile code in Georgia. SB292, Article 7 focuses on kids who've committed acts that would be considered crimes if they were adults. Read SB292 here\nRead Article 7 of the Proposed Model Code\nJulia Neighbors of JUSTGeorgia tells me, \"This article will primarily effect defense attorneys, district attorneys and superior court judges.\" Article 7 will allow attorneys to access more of a child's information as well as give superior court judges other options aside from detention. Article 7 fundamentally works to separate \"unruly\" kids from \"delinquent\" kids. Delinquent kids now have alternatives of their own, such as the option to request bail. The Senate Judiciary Committee takes up these changes on September 30th at 2pm in the Capitol, room 450.\nSB 292: Rethinking 17 vs. 18\nBy Gayle White | June 28, 2010\nWhat is Georgia's definition of a \"child\" when it comes to crime? The issue came up Monday at a hearing of the state senate's Juvenile Code Re-write Subcommittee, which is dealing with a proposed new juvenile code expected to be introduced during the next legislative session. Georgia law says a child who is the victim of abuse or neglect becomes an adult at 18. Deprivation cases are handled in Juvenile Court. The same person, if accused of an act of delinquency, is considered an adult at 17. The case goes to adult court. Now a suggestion is on the table to split the issue by raising the age to 18 in misdemeanor cases but leaving it at 17 for felonies.\nLong road to new Juvenile Code\nThe next session of the Georgia General Assembly is months away but advocates are busy polishing a major bill that could affect children and their families across the state. In fact, they've been working on this legislation\u2014a complete revamp of the state's juvenile code\u2014since 2004. A new code, the first in four decades, was introduced in 2009 as The Child Protection and Public Safety Act but failed to make it to the floor for a vote by the end of the two-year legislative term. To be considered in the term that begins next January, it must be reintroduced. Its supporters want to make sure it's in good shape. \"Our goal is to work through the 2009 bill as a draft,\" said Kirsten Widner, director of policy and advocacy at the Barton Child Law & Policy Center at Emory University, \"and to have an edited version for the next legislative session.\"\n\"We're going to take the opportunity to make some technical changes and changes all the stakeholders can agree to,\" said Mindy Binderman, director of government affairs and advocacy of Voices for Georgia's Children, a policy advocacy group. A hearing on the proposed code is set for June 28 at the Capitol. More meetings and hearings are expected over the summer.\nGeorgia Teens Argue for New Juvenile Code\nBy Ellen Miller | March 23, 2010\nAtlanta's online teen news forum, Vox, has joined JustGeorgia in a campaign to change the state's juvenile laws. Here's part of the latest Vox post from 19 year Giovan Bazan:\nThe lives of countless youth are dictated by a juvenile justice system that is flawed and a code that is severely outdated. Up until recently, teens have been idly watching as their lives change for the worse either because they didn't know how to speak out and demand change or they were unable to. Currently, the Georgia General Assembly is convening at the State Capitol, revising the laws that affect all of us teens. The Georgia Code's Juvenile Court Provision (Juvenile Code) is a series of laws that governs how our state responds to minors and their families in cases of abuse, neglect, violations of criminal law by children and other circumstances requiring court intervention. The laws were enacted in 1971, long before any of us teens were ever born.\nBy Avery Miles | 16 hours ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"By Quentin Bates\nPart of A Sergeant Gunnhildur Novel\nCategory: Crime Mysteries | Noir Mysteries\nJan 15, 2013 | 416 Pages\nAbout Cold Comfort\nOfficer Gunnhildur, recently promoted from her post in rural Iceland to Reykjav\u00edk's Serious Crime Unit, is tasked with hunting down escaped convict Long Ommi, who has embarked on a spree of violent score-settling in and around the city. Meanwhile, she's also investigating the murder of a fitness guru in her own city-center apartment. As Gunna delves into the cases, she unearths some unwelcome secrets and influential friends shared by both guru and convict. Set in an Iceland plagued by an ongoing financial crisis, Gunna has to take stock of the whirlwind changes that have swept through the country\u2014and the fact that at the highest levels of power, the system's endemic corruption still leads, inevitably, to murder.\nAlso in A Sergeant Gunnhildur Novel\nAbout Quentin Bates\nQuentin Bates lived in Iceland for ten years before moving back to the UK in 1990, where he became a full-time journalist at a commercial fishing magazine. He and his wife frequently return to Iceland, where they have many friends,\u2026 More about Quentin Bates\nPublished by Soho Crime\nJan 15, 2013 | 416 Pages | 5 x 7-1\/2 | ISBN 9781616952037\nPeople Who Read Cold Comfort Also Read\n\"Required reading for anyone who wants a sense of how calamitious Iceland's meltdown was\u2014and what just might be in store for American police procedurals next.\"\u2014Kirkus Reviews\n\"Cold Comfort introduces some very interesting characters and develops the setting and stories of Gunna's environment in positive ways, leading me to look forward to the next Gunnhildur book with anticipation.\" \u2014International Noir Fiction\nPraise for Frozen Assets:\n\"Excellent debut\u2026. Bates does a fine job with both Gunna and her town, her acerbic boss and an online blogger who keeps us abreast of events in Icelandic media and politics.\"\u2014Toronto Globe and Mail\n\"[A] crackling fiction debut \u2026 palpable authenticity.\"\u2014Publishers Weekly\n\"In Gunna G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir, Quentin Bates has created a character who appeals both on professional and personal levels.\"\u2014Examiner.com\n\"The author has used the financial disarray of Iceland quite successfully in the plotting of this book. Money is power and power is so often the root of crime, and so it is in Cold Comfort\u2026. Gunna is a tough as nails, take no hostages type cop. She throws herself into each investigation pushing the subject in the interview room until she gets what she wants.\" \u2014Bestsellersworld.com, Mysteries Galore","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Got Garlic Mustard?Join the Competition!\nHelp raise funds for environmental education and a sustainable invasives program at the same time that you reduce garlic mustard seed production in 2019!\n2019 Pull-A-Thon Goal\nMultiflora Rose\n(Rosa multiflora)\nDESCRIPTION: A member of the rose family, multiflora rose is a dense spreading shrub with wide, arching canes and stiff curved thorns. Older plants may have a root crown diameter of 8 inches or more and can reach a height of 15 feet. Its pinnately compound leaves grow alternately and usually consist of seven to nine small (1\/2 to 1 inch) oval leaflets with toothed margins. The leaflets are nearly smooth on the upper surface and paler with short hairs on the underside. Blossoming in late spring, its numerous white flowers form a panicle from 1\/2 to 11\/2 inches across. Native roses usually have pink flowers. The flowers develop into small, hard, nearly round red fruits (called hips) that are 1\/4 inch in size. They remain on the plant throughout the winter. The seeds are angular achenes.\nBy law, multiflora rose is considered a nuisance weed, and cannot be sold or propagated.\nDISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT: Introduced from Japan in 1886 as rootstock for cultivated roses, planting of multiflora rose was encouraged by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service beginning in the 1930's to curb soil erosion. The nursery industry also touted the shrub as a \"living fence,\" to control livestock and create snow barriers along highways. It was promoted by wildlife managers as late as the 1960's as an excellent source of food and cover for wildlife. Due to its dense growing habits, it has become a serious problem in the eastern United States and occurs throughout the U.S.\nMultiflora rose has naturalized in most of the northeastern and midwester United States. Although abundant throughout Illinois, multiflora rose is currently only become a problem in southernmost tier of counties in Wisconsin. Presumably, its northern range is limited by an inability to tolerate winter temperatures below -28oF. The plant is found in old fields, pastures, roadsides and forests. It can live in a wide range of soil and environmental conditions, but thrives in sunny areas with well-drained soils. It is not found in standing water or extremely dry habitats.\nClick ImageLIFE HISTORY AND EFFECTS OF INVASION: Multiflora rose blooms in May or June. Individual plants may produce up to 500,000 seeds per year. The majority of seedlings emerge near the parent plant from which the seeds fell. In addition, many species of birds and mammals feed on the hips, dispersing the seeds widely. The canes are also capable of rooting when in contact with soil.\nMultiflora rose readily invades prairies, savannas, open woodlands, and forest edges. Where it grows in dense thickets, it replaces the surrounding vegetation.\nCONTROLLING MULTIFLORA ROSE\nMechanical Control: In areas where multiflora rose is just beginning to invade, fire can limit its establishment. Scattered populations in high-quality areas can be effectively controlled by complete removal of the plants. All roots must be removed because new plants can grow from severed roots. Mowing with heavy equipment has proven effective, although non-selective. However, the strong thorns have been known to puncture rubber tires--filling tires with foam may help. Mowing or cutting should be repeated 3-6 times during the growing season for at least 2-4 years. Follow-up monitoring is necessary because new plants may arise from root fragments or previously dormant seeds.\nChemical Control: Manual application of herbicides on freshly cut stems has proven an effective means of control as it can destroy the root system and prevent re-sprouting. After the stem is cut, herbicide should be applied. Glyphosate can be used effectively as a 10-20 % active ingredient (a.i.) solution if applied to the cut stems or canes in the growing season (between July and September) or during dormancy. Application during dormancy is preferable because it reduces the likelihood of damaging other species. A foliar spray of 1% a.i. glyphosate solution applied to flowering or budding plants is also effective, especially when the flowers are in full bloom. However, it is non-selective and should not be used in high-quality natural areas.\nTriclopyr formulated for water dilution can be applied to cut stems or canes with a hand-held sprayer. Triclopyr must be applied within a few hours of cutting. Dormant season is the best time for application to ensure non-target species are not damaged by run-off.\nA foliar spray of 2% a.i. fosamine solution in water can be effectively used from July to September if the foliage is well covered. So not spray so heavily that herbicide drips off the target species. Die-back will not be apparent until the following summer. Fosamine is the preferred folier spray treatment because it is non-volatile and will only affect woody species.\nA 1% a.i. solution of dicamba can be applied as a foliar spray. Dicambe is selective against broadleaf and should never be used if desirable broadleaf vegetation is present. Application is most effective when administrating during May or June when plants have achieved full leaf-out and are actively flowering. When treating dense foliage, one-half ounce of surfactant should be added per gallon of water for maximum effectiveness.\nA handful of water softener salt place at the base of the plant has apparently proven effective, but will remain in the soil for many years.\nBiological Control: Biological methods exist to kill or damage multiflora rose. Rose rosette disease, a native virus vectored by a eriophyid mite (Phyllocoptes frutiphilus), can be fatal. However, it may infect native roses and plums as well as commercially important members of the rose family like apples, some berries, and ornamental roses. The disease spreads from infected canes to the roots and then to other canes. Plants usually die within 1-2 years. Pruning may be practical in areas where the disease is present because it encourages succulent growth, increasing plant susceptibility to mite infestation.\nTwo insects also feed on multiflora rose; the larva of the rose stem girdler beetle girdles and kills individual canes and the other, the rose seed chalid wasp (Megastigmus aculeastus var. nigroflavus) reduces seed viability. The U.S Department of Agriculture should be contacted for more information on biological control methods.\nList of Invasive Species\nAutumn Olive\nBella Honeysuckle\nCanada Thistle\nCarolina Fanwort\nChinese Mystery Snail\nCommon Reed Grass\nCommon Tansy\nCrazy Worm\nCrown Vetch\nCurly-leaf Pondweed\nDames Rocket\nEurasian Water milfoil\nEuropean Alder\nEuropean Frogbit\nFeral Pig\nFlowering Rush\nGiant Snakehead\nHairy Willow-herb\nHill Mustard\nJapanese Barberry\nJapanese Hedge Parsley\nJapanese hops\nJapanese Plume Grass\nJapanese Stilt Grass\nLeafy Spurge\nLesser Celandine\nLyme Grass\nMile-a-minute Weed\nMute Swan\nNarrow-leaved Cattail\nNew Zealand Mudsnail\nNorway Maple\nOrange Hawkweed\nOriental Bittersweet\nPorcelain Berry\nPurple Loosestrife\nQuagga Mussel\nRed Swamp Crayfish\nReed Canary Grass\nRound Goby\nRuffe\nRusty Crayfish\nSiberian Elm\nSpotted Knapweed\nSpreading Hedge Parsley\nSweet Clover\nTall Manna Grass\nWaterflea\nWild Parsnip\nZebra Mussel","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > visual arts > Carl Andre \/ Rosa Barba, Turner Contemporary\nCarl Andre \/ Rosa Barba, Turner Contemporary | reviews, news & interviews\nCarl Andre \/ Rosa Barba, Turner Contemporary\nTwo seductive exhibitions show that minimalism can be sensuous and analogue timeless\nby Fisun GunerMonday, 04 February 2013\nBeautifully expressive and sensual: Carl Andre, 'Phalanx', 1981\u00a9 Carl Andre. DACS, London\/VAGA, New York\nWhat a different country the past is. When one thinks of all the famous art works that caused an outrage when they were first unveiled and yet we now admire as ground-breaking and consider \"seminal\". It's probably everything that ever caused a critic of the old guard to sneer and that much maligned member of the unsuspecting public to have a fainting fit.\nWhat a different country the past is. When one thinks of all the famous art works that caused an outrage when they were first unveiled and yet we now admire as ground-breaking and consider \"seminal\". It's probably everything that ever caused a critic of the old guard to sneer and that much maligned member of the unsuspecting public to have a fainting fit. One may go back at least as far as the last 150 years \u2013 it's the 150th anniversary of Manet's Olympia, after all \u2013 and to the wellsprings of modernism.\nThese thoughts naturally bring one to the American minimalist Carl Andre. You can't mention Andre without the bricks. When Tate first displayed them as part of its collection in 1976 it's really no exaggeration to say that the ensuing scandal was even bigger than the one for his trial, almost a decade later, for the murder of his wife, the artist Ana Mendieta, of which Andre was acquitted.\nIt's a dense display and feels anything but arid and lifeless\nGo to Level 4, Room 8 of Tate Modern and you'll find Andre's bricks. What can one say about Equivalent VIII, 1966, other than to note its material dimensions and the fact that, to employ a clich\u00e9, \"it is what it is\"? Yet for many it's still a troubling work: was this art's endgame (though it wouldn't have been the first nor the last)? A work about which its creator adamantly eschews meaning might, after all, be seen as a gesture of nihilism, however unintended. Art world types may find the rehearsal of such questions wearisome, but they don't go away. They especially don't go away when Andre's around.\nTo see the bricks today is to visit a work that, to me, communicates stubbornly little, whether one wishes to approach it in the spirit of generosity or not. Even if one has a fetish about the variegated surfaces of industrial materials, there's surely little to inspire wonder in the smoothly bland surfaces of these uniformly pale yellow firebricks: 120 are stacked on the floor, in a two deep grid, and cordoned off to keep visitors from getting too close. Surrounded by Lewis Baltz's small, grainy photographs of industrial spaces, and with only one other sculpture in the long gallery, invisible from this vantage point \u2013 one of Andre's steel and zinc checkerboard arrangements \u2013 the room feels like a dead zone. Mute, uncommunicative, dead.\nThe experience couldn't be more different at Turner Contemporary. Here are eight of Andre's sculptures dating from 1967 to 1983, filling just one gallery. It's a dense display and feels anything but arid and lifeless. As you step across the gallery's entrance you'll find a \"runner\" of metal plates in shades of polished black and grey laid across the floor. The work, 4 x 25 Altstadt Rectangle, 1967, stretches from almost one length of the gallery to the other. You're invited to walk across its worn surface, and you'll occasionally hear the satisfying rattle of dislodged metal as you do so.\nThere are two rough-hewn timber works, one of which is Phalanx, 1981 (main picture), consisting of 14 wooden posts arranged to form an arrowhead which points towards the door. The other, Timber Piece (Well), was originally made in 1964 but remade in 1970, and is of a darker hue. It's a dense, rusticated mass of 28 red cedar posts horizontally stacked and taller than the average person. To the far left, there's a metal checkerboard in silvery hues, copper browns and mottled blues (pictured above: Weathered, 1970 \u00a9 Stichting Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00fcller Museum), and in one corner two small gleaming zinc grids, their oxidised surfaces creating chance, intricate patterns.\nAround the walls we find Andre's concrete poems, created with a manual typewriter: words and sentences are presented in varying grid formats or tightly overlap, their meanings squeezed out by degrees. There's nothing about this display that feels austere. It's beautifully expressive and sensual. Painted on the walls in earthy browns, we also find Andre's \"mission statements\". \"As Turner severed colour from depiction,\" we read, \"so I attempt to sever matter from depiction\". Surveying these works, seeing how this exhibition unfolds like a delightful surprise, this doesn't feel such a grandiose statement at all.\nOverleaf: Rosa Barba\nLike fellow Berlin resident Tacita Dean, Rosa Barba's work pays homage to defunct celluloid, even though there's only one film in her exhibition. The huge projector which hums in the background provides the gentle soundtrack to a silent film surveying the Kent and Margate coasts (pictured above: Subconscious Society, 2013 \u00a9 Rosa Barba). Shabby, disused buildings and broken piers come into view, and a long aerial shot of the ribbed and undulating sand reminds us of the primordial nature of this stretch of land, before the invention of tourism.\nBut one can see that it's the film projector, gleaming white in the shadows, that visitors are far more fascinated by than the moving image. Bisected to reveal its workings, the projector has become a lugubrious kinetic sculpture, a burnished object of admiration and wonder. In a second room, arranged like steadfast sentinels, stand a line of anatomised projectors. In jerkily hypnotic procession, loops of transparent film weave through delicate metal hinges. Whatever is on there, the projectors aren't giving away their secrets.\nNearby, a manual typewriter punches a code on celluloid, and the film grows like knitted yarn, falling to the floor and bunching up in a tangle. Soon you imagine strips of celluloid completely filling the gallery.\nBut meaning is dodged and obfuscated. We don't know if the words spilling from the typewriter relate to the words that have been neatly punched out onto two translucent curtains hanging to the left, which resemble pages torn from an outsized book but whose printed words have become negatives (pictured above right: The Personal Experience Behind Its Description, 2009 \u00a9 Rosa Barba). Words and letters drift over you, provoking a stream of associations but proving elusive. It's wonderful to see how much Andre and Barba, with two very strong and resonant exhibitions, so beautifully complement each other.\nCarl Andre: Mass & Matter \/ Rosa Barba: Subject to Constant Change at Turner Contemporary until 6 May\nFisun Guner on Twitter\nIt's wonderful to see how much Andre and Barba so beautifully complement each other\nTacita Dean: Craneway Event, Frith Street Gallery\nTacita Dean, FILM, Tate Modern\nModern British Sculpture, Royal Academy\nManet: Portraying Life, Royal Academy\nmore Visual arts\nBest of 2020: Visual Arts Our critics reflect on their favourite exhibitions of 2020\nLynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tate Britain review - enigmatic figures full of life When is a painting not a portrait?\nTracey Emin \/ Edvard Munch, Royal Academy review - juxtapositions that confuse rather than clarify Similar themes, different sensibilities\nZanele Muholi, Tate Modern review - photography as protest Pictures so confrontational they knock you sideways\nMichael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, Barbican Art Gallery review - mould-breaker, ground-shaker A crash course in the life and times of an iconoclast and muse\nSin, National Gallery review - great subject, modest show A small gathering can't do justice to this fabulous topic\nBruce Nauman, Tate Modern review - the human condition writ large in neon How to make great art out of almost nothing\nArtemisia, National Gallery review - worth the wait A glorious celebration of one of the great baroque painters\nHold Still, National Portrait Gallery review - snapshots from lockdown An online exhibition offers a glimpse of life in Britain now\nMy Rembrandt review - hard cash and hubris Characters historical and contemporary mingle in an entertaining portrait of the art world\nGeorge IV: Art & Spectacle, The Queen's Gallery review - all is aglitter A sumptuous display from the Royal Collection heralds a top class reopening\nKhadija Saye: In This Space We Breathe, 236 Westbourne Grove review - a celebrated series finds new resonance The artist's most celebrated works launch a new public art project in west London","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > About Us > School Safety\nIn Westwood Secondary School, we believe in providing our students and staff with a safe and secure environment for holistic development and work. To achieve this purpose, we seek strong collaboration with parents and the community.\nSafety Policies and Guidelines\nSafety policies and Guidelines are communicated to all staff and pupils at the beginning of each work year.\nThe School Safety Committee, headed by a Vice-Principal and assisted by various HODs, oversees the development and review of all school safety matters.\nGeneral Safety Precautions\nSafety briefings are conducted to all students on the following areas:\nSafety in school e.g. in Special Rooms, during Recess, during Physical Activities and Road safety in the school compound.\nSafety outside school e.g. while commuting to and from school using public, private transport or by cycling, during Learning Journeys, Outdoor Camps and Overseas Trips.\nExemptions due to medical reasons - Medical clearance obtained for severely overweight and underweight pupils from the School Health Service before engaging them in any health programme.\nInclement weather (Lightning, Haze).\nHeat related (Heat stroke\/Heat exhaustion) and other injuries.\nWaterborne activities.\nUse of sports equipment.\nNational School Games.\nStandard Operating Procedures for emergencies in both indoor and outdoor settings are updated and reviewed on a regular basis.\nMinimum of 2 adult supervisors observed for activities that need close supervisions (e.g Learning Journey, adventure training).\nAll outdoor adventure facilities and conduct of activities are endorsed by PSOEB and are conducted in accordance to the relevant Standard Operating Procedures and\/or guidelines for the specified activities.\nRisk Assessment Management System (RAMS) is conducted prior to any activities, by a team of staff, including service providers\/local guides (if applicable), who collectively have adequate knowledge of the nature of the activity and the environment involved.\nAll students are insured under the NTUC Income Group Personal Accident Insurance Plan for Students.\nEmergency evacuation drills are conducted to familiarise students with real-time emergencies.\nSchool staff are trained and certified in First-Aid, CPR and AED.\nTraffic Management Plan\nPlease download Westwood Secondary School Traffic Management Plan here.\nThe school seeks to collaborate with community partners in training and disseminating messages on safety, security and emergency preparedness:\nThe Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in conducting fire evacuation drills for the school population and the Community Emergency Preparedness Programme (CEPP) to train school staff in basic First-Aid, CPR and firefighting skills.\nThe Singapore Police Force (SPF) on SGSecure matters.\nThe Singapore Road Safety Council, Traffic Police, Land Transport Authority and Town Council on road safety matters.\nFor further information and clarifications, please do contact us via email westwood_ss@moe.edu.sg or call us at 6792 9737.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The 200% World Cup: England in Brazil, 1950\nPosted by Edward | Jun 14, 2014 | Art, International, Latest | 0\nRoy Hodgson's white and the wrong-sort-of-blue army kick off tonight to begin England's 2014 World Cup campaign. But, of course, it's not the first time that our brave, plucky, Three Lions on a shirt, lads have done so. England's first ever World Cup took place in Brazil back in the days that ITV were just a twinkling in a madman's eye. Our very own brave, plucky, lad Dotmund got all excited about this little piece of historical synchronicity and has produced this handy guide to whet your appetites.\nYou can follow Twohundredpercent on Twitter here. Dotmund also has a Twitter, which is here.\nPreviousThe 200% World Cup: World Cup Breakfast, Day 2: The Rain Falls On Spain\nNextThe 200% World Cup: World Cup Breakfast, Day 3 \u2013 The Morning After The Night Before\nEd Carter is a professional cartoonist, whose career started when he was voted Britain's Young Cartoonist Of The Year at the age of seventeen. He lives in Brighton, East Sussex and supports Brighton & Hove Albion, for all of our sins. He draws for money, and is available for commission work.\nWorld Cup Magic \u2013 Sun, Sea, Sand & Toni Schumacher: Espana 1982\nThe Seven Ages Of Fan, Part Five: The Justice\nAFCON 2017: Seconds Out, Round Two\nThe Ryman League Denouement: Close Shaves At Both Ends","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"All Destinations, United Kingdom\nBristol, I Love You\nI went to university and fell in love; with a collection of buildings, graffiti, bars, cafes, a massive river and impressive bridge, and thousands of quirky people. Bristol you wonderful, unique, unforgettable place. I've fallen for you.\nIt is easy to understand why people feel so strongly about the South West's largest city; It's near impossible to think of another place where you can walk from an elegant area such as Clifton, to hippy Stokes Croft and its street art, to a postcard perfect harbourside in just half an hour.\nBristol has large green spaces (Clifton Downs, Eastville Park and Castle Park to name a few), and an urbanised centre. The city hosts amazing events like Love Saves the Day, Brisfest and Rave on Avon and an incredible range of live music (band with some guys you know from uni at Mr Wolfs? Sure. Boy Better Know at the O2 the next day? Yep, no problem).\nBristol has fantastic restaurants, and is the foodie's heaven, with any kind of cuisine and style of eating being catered for; whether you fancy five star gourmet dining or mouthwatering street food, you're sure to find it in the South West's biggest metropolis.\nBristol can be whatever you want it to be. During your university years you'll be constantly evolving and developing, and Bristol evolves with you.\nIf you want to put red lipstick and heels on and drink vodka at the Clifton triangle, you can. If you'd rather to go to the rave venue 'Motion' and skank until 6am to drum and bass, then that's fine. If you fancy sitting on a massive balcony overlooking the River Avon and taking in the view of the Clifton Suspension Bridge while enjoying a few West Country ciders, that's an option too.\nAnd you know those days when you just have a massive urge to slide down a main street of a city on a giant waterslide? This was even possible in Bristol a few years ago.\nAnd I haven't even started on the millions of hot air balloons that fill the sky every August; the massive singing reindeer at the German Christmas Market and the weird but wonderful bear pit adorned with graffiti about social reform. Anything goes in Bristol, and everything has its home somewhere in this unique city. If there's one place to make your voice heard \u2013 whatever the voice may be \u2013 it's Bristol.\nBristol loves to love. Whether that be in the form of charming street art, social campaigns, or just the friendly residents who smile at everyone walking past, you'll always find yourself completely welcomed in this city. The city is so full up with compassion and pride that there's no room for negativity.\nBristol is the UK's capital of local businesses and shops \u2013 Gloucester Road is known as 'The Last British High Street' \u2013 it's the longest row of independent shops in the country. Bristol has its own currency \u2013 the Bristol Pound (don't worry, you can still use the British Pound!) and it was the green capital of Europe in 2015. Bristol's constantly moving forward into the future, and it will more than happily take you with it!\nThat being said, Bristol holds onto its past fantastically. A historical city, the centre still retains its medieval street layout. Clifton village boasts fantastic Georgian decor, and the Clifton Suspension Bridge remains one of the South West's largest structures.\nThere's enough things to see and do in Bristol to last a lifetime, but it's so fantastically connected to the rest of the South West and London, meaning that it's easily reached and can be used as a base to explore the rest of the region. It's close to the famous city of Bath, it's right by the most stunning Somerset countryside which contains some lovely old towns and it is very near to the Cotswold hills. It's just over the bridge from Wales and less than a two hour train ride from London. Getting to Bristol is absolutely no problem; the issue is pulling yourself away!\nVisit Bristol for a weekend, a week, a month, or uproot and move there like I did. Embrace the togetherness and liberalness of the charming city. Laugh at its quirky characteristics and marvel at the extraordinary talent of the graffiti artists and local singers. Learn about the charming history and get involved with the environmentally conscious citizens who are bringing Bristol forward into an eco-friendly future.\nDespite my time in Bristol, for now at least, drawing to a close, the city will remain forever in my heart. I don't think I'll be able to stay away from this astounding enlightening and beautiful place for too long.\nDisclaimer: only a handful of people who applied for the waterslide got to do it. But it did happen.\nHave I persuaded you to relocate to Bristol yet? No? Better check out my top five things to see in Bristol, that should sway you!\nIf you liked this article, please share it or follow me on facebook!\namazing placesBristolcitiesgreat cities\nOne response to \"Bristol, I Love You\"\nLori Hil says:\nLooks like a great place to live! I'm living abroad in Ecuador and we have a lot of street art too.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"31B High Street\nWalton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 1DG\nA Vacant First & Second Floor Three Bedroom Flat\nThe property comprises a first and second floor three bedroom flat situated within a mid terrace building arranged over ground and three upper floors.\nLeasehold. The property is held on a 125 year lease from 13th March 2009 (thus approximately 113 years unexpired).\nThe property is situated in the popular area of Walton-on-Thames close to local shops and amenities. Numerous green open spaces are within close proximity. Transport links are provided by Walton-on-Thames rail station.\nApproximate GIA: 893 Sq Ft (83 Sq M)\nAmended Guide Price: \u00a3155,000+\nViewing Schedule (No Booking Required)\n27 Laurel Close Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EE\n24A Holmesdale Road Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0BQ\nFlat 19 Ashcombe Court 40 Victoria Avenue, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6LS\n*Sold for \u00a345,000\n115 Connell Crescent Ealing, London, W5 3BJ\nFlat B 59 Davies Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 5JT\nFlat 1 23 Montague Road, Merton, London, SW19 1TB\n25 The Pines Purley, Surrey, CR8 2DZ\nFlat 24 Basildon Court 28 Devonshire Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 6PP\n403A Greenford Road Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 8RF\nEnquire about 31B High Street, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 1DG","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Dear Congress, Thanks a Lot for the Sequestration\nThis past Sunday evening I arrived at Kansas City International Airport (that's \"MCI\" to you) on time for my flight back home to New York only to find that my flight was delayed. At first it was only delayed by 40 minutes, but then 40 minutes became an hour, an hour became two hours, and before too long I was seriously considering taking another flight out in the morning. Before I could get that far, they finally board us onto the plane. Everybody rushes in and takes their seats, as if that would make any difference in making us leave sooner. And, as you might have predicted, as soon as everybody is seated we just sit there. And sit there. And sit there. So there I was, sitting on the runway for about an hour. The pilots were in the cockpit of the plane. All the people were on board and seated with their tray tables and seat backs in their full and upright positions. Yet we were not going anywhere. Now, normally when this happens it is due to the fact that you are number 18 of 33 planes trying to take off at the same time. Not that day. I looked out the window and saw ZERO, I repeat, ZERO planes ahead of us on the runway. In fact, oddly enough, we seemed to be the only plane out on the runway at all. But we were not going anywhere.\nAnswer after the jump.\nPer Washington Post:\nAfter months of inside-the-Beltway drama, the impact of sequestration cutbacks moved to center stage America on Monday as the aviation system was slowed by the furlough of 1,500 air traffic controllers.\nWith about 10 percent of the controllers who direct 23,000 planes a day scheduled to be off daily until October, both industry and government officials forecast that the effect would snowball as the nation enters peak travel season.\nShort on staff and besieged by brisk winds at the three big New York area airports, controllers fell behind by mid-morning Monday and never caught up. The Newark, LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports reported delays of one to three hours.\nMost flights from the major Washington area airports ran close to on time, but some headed to New York faced long delays on the ground.\nWhen New York's three mega-airports fall behind schedule, that often has a ripple effect as far as the West Coast. By mid-afternoon Monday, flights into the US Airways hub in Charlotte were late in arriving; by evening, airports in Miami and Los Angeles reported lengthy delays because of controller shortages. Meanwhile, an ice storm at Denver's airport further gummed up the system.\nAs TV crews panned across anxious and angry passengers in New York terminals, the debate revived in Washington over whether the controller furloughs announced last week were necessary or a White House ploy to dramatize the effects of sequestration.\n\"Our aviation system should not be used as a pawn in budget debate,\" said Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association. \"The livelihood of our economy is dependent on air commerce, and the financial strength of our airlines and the people they employ are at risk.\"\nHe predicted that delays would spread in the weeks ahead if the Federal Aviation Administration presses on with a plan to recoup $200 million of the $637 million it must cut to meet sequestration goals this fiscal year.\nAfter the furlough plan was presented last week, House Republicans insisted that FAA cuts should be made elsewhere and the airlines went to court in an attempt to block them. The Obama administration brushed off suggestions that air travel had become \"a political football,\" but crowds of delayed passengers undoubtedly made better television than announcements that federal office workers would have to take unpaid days off.\nThe FAA has estimated that a third of passengers will face delays during the furloughs, with up to 6,700 flights arriving late at more than a dozen major airports each day. On the worst travel day of 2012, when severe weather crippled the system, about 3,000 flights were delayed.\nWe often wonder how all of the BS in Congress can possibly affect our day to day lives. And, assuming that it doesn't or can't, we go on about our business completely unaware of what those 435 people in Congress are doing (or, as the case may be, not doing). Well folks, I'm here to tell you that my life has just been directly affected by Congress and I can't appreciate it. In this case I was on my way home, but what if I had been racing back to see a dying relative? Or what if I needed to get to a business deal on time? These kind of unnecessary delays are unacceptable and should not be tolerated by any of us. Yet somehow I don't see enough people getting pissed off enough to vote their conscience on this issue. Make no mistake about it, making things into a voting issue is the only way that we can influence Congress to get up off of their collective lazy asses and do anything other than focusing on their own reelection.\nThanks a lot, Congress.\nHas this happened to you?\nDo you have a flight to catch over the next 6 months?\nWere you hoping to get there on time?\nWhat if you flew back for a family or business event and missed the entire event due to this mess?\nCan we get rid of the entire Congress and just start over?\nPosted by The Janitor at 7:47 AM\nLabels: Congress, Sequestration, The Janitor\nThere's No Such Thing as a Gay Athlete\nHBO Game of Thrones Recap: Kissed By Fire\n2013 White House Correspondents Dinner\nMovie Reviews-The English Teacher, Fresh Meat, Yel...\nFight Over Online Sales Taxes: Marketplace Fairnes...\nFuture Libertarian Voter Tells It Like It Is\nA Few Thoughts on Boston Now That the Dust Has Set...\nHBO Game of Thrones Recap: And Now His Watch Is Ended\nThat's Whats UP - The Urban Politico Radio Hour: S...\nBook Reviews-The Job, Avalon, Take The Rich Off We...\nJon Stewart PWNS CNN for, Yet Again, Reporting Fal...\nCatherine Kieu and Domestic Violence: Double Stand...\nWhen Will Democrats Learn??\nBREAKING NEWS: Terrorist Attack at the Boston Mara...\nHBO Game of Thrones Recap : Walk of Punishment\nMusic Reviews-WAR, The O'Jays\nMelissa Harris-Perry: Kids Belong To Communities\n\"Accidental Racist\": Can You Separate \"Southern P...\nNorth Korea: Crazy Like a Fox?\nHBO Game of Thrones Recap: Dark Wings, Dark Words\nUniversity of Michigan: ONE GAME LEFT....\nMovie Reviews-Killing Them Softly, GI Joe: Retalia...\nAtrocity in Africa: Children murdered in front of ...\nSequestration: What, exactly, should be cut?\nGun Control Debate: What Constitutes A Criminal?\nRutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Fired!!!\nHBO Game of Thrones Recap : Valar Dohaeris","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Parents Associations Concerned about Strikes by Schools Demand Minimum Maintenance\nThe confederation emphasizes that this is an \"important period for learning and evaluation\".\nRUI MINDERICO\/LUSA\nThe Confederation of Parents said on Tuesday that given the teachers' strikes and their duration, \"the government must urgently introduce minimum services\" to ensure students can stay at school safe and with food.\nThe National Confederation of Parents Associations (Confap) also expressed its concerns about the smooth running of schools and student assessment in connection with the teachers' strikes, not questioning the legality of the strikes, but questioning the forms chosen by the teachers, such as the first shift strike and others.\n\"We confirm that we do not question the legality of the strike, but we cannot but take care, and this is our main duty, with education and with the social and educational conditions of families. Any disruption to the normal functioning of schools has a greater impact on the most vulnerable families and students, and this type of strike further punishes these families and these students,\" Confap said in a note sent to Lusa.\nDespite this understanding, the confederation questions \"because this strike model is new\" \u2013 a strike on the first day of school or any school day and indefinitely \u2013 the Ministry of Education should not take \"measures within the meaning of assess the legality of this form of strike\".\nThe confederation emphasizes that this is \"an important period for learning and assessment\" and that \"young people will soon be taking exams on which their future depends.\"\n\"Everyone will understand that there is much more at stake than the present, it is the whole future of youth and us as a society, therefore require very thoughtful, assertive and bold decisions about what is happening in our public schools,\" he says, adding that \"the Ministry of Education is required to ensure that all conditions for the exercise of the right to education are met, and the right to strike is in accordance with current rules.\" \".\nIt is time for CONFAP to rethink teaching and clearly invest in public schools as a critical pillar of society, which \"calls for conscious negotiation between parties with the best interests of children and youth in mind.\"\nThe confederation claims that the society was \"surprised an unprecedented model of intervention with unclear consequences in a regime of omissions and permanence in schools which cannot be controlled by families and students and which, if maintained, will create enormous hardship for everyone, namely the families of children and young people who attend compulsory schooling, jeopardizing the income that families are necessary for their existence and even their own employment relationships.\"\nGiven the context, it calls for \"legislative work to ensure that any parent or guardian of students under the age of 12 is respectfully absent from work in the event of a forced closure of their student's school.\"\nThe Union of All Educational Workers (STOP) on December 9 began an indefinite strike, which should last at least until the end of the month, and will organize a march in Lisbon on Saturday.\nEight other entities, including the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof), also called for a series of protests, including a county strike starting on Monday and a national demonstration on February 11.\nBrazilian Congress Approves Federal Intervention to Safeguard Capital\nBrazil. Portuguese government says building invasion clarified political situation\nFirst 100 days of reign, Meloni: \"They talk about a catastrophic situation, but Italy is more reliable than we want to believe\"\nPalazzo Chigi after the anarchist attack on Cospito: \"The state does not deal with those who threaten\"\nUkraine, ex-Prime Minister Dini: \"We are in the stage of escalation, we don't know what it can lead to. As head of government,...\nGovernment, appointment of Pecoraro is business: he gave the go-ahead to Priebke's funeral, Meloni puts him in charge of a team to combat anti-Semitism\nAdidas cuts staff to 300 at Maya service center\nOpera Cagliari | \"Too many absenteeism, not very transparent hiring, social decline\": unions and workers against the foreman\nElisabetta Piccolotti: \"I have rotten dirt on me. The male chauvinistic system turns women into tinsel. My candidacy? The party will...\nDear Energy, Goldman Sachs: \"In 2023, Italian families will have bills of almost 500 euros per month. Prices will rise to 590 without...\nFirst photovoltaic power plant opens in Sao Tome and Principe","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"San Diego Zoo Global Celebrates 50 Years of Cocha Cashu\nSan Diego, California - For 50 years, the staff at Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Peru has been working to protect an irreplaceable ecosystem in the heart of Peru's Manu National Park, a landscape critical for sustaining global biodiversity and preventing mass extinction.\nThe 4.2 million-acre national park in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon encompasses the entire Manu River watershed from the Andes mountains to the lowland Amazonian rain forest. Considered to be one of the most pristine ecosystems on the planet, Cocha Cashu is recognized as a World Heritage Site and is protected as one of the most biodiverse lowland tropical forests in the world. The national park is home to more than 1,000 bird species, 1,300 butterfly species, 150 species of amphibians, 130 species of reptiles, 228 species of mammals and over 210 species of fish. The only human inhabitants of the region are members of the indigenous Machiguenga tribe and five other tribes.\n\"San Diego Zoo Global is honored to be entrusted by the Peruvian Service for Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP) to manage and carry forward the legacy of Cocha Cashu,\" stated Ron Swaisgood, Ph.D., Brown endowed director of Recovery Ecology at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, who serves as general scientific director of Cocha Cashu Biological Station. \"This year, we welcome the local and international communities to join us in celebrating the past 50 years of invaluable tropical research and capacity building, and helping us to envision an even more successful next half century. In a world rapidly changing due to human impact, it is a unique opportunity to have a place like Cocha Cashu, where we can come and understand nature as it should be.\"\nFor over three decades, the field station was operated under the auspices of the Peruvian government by John Terborgh, professor of environmental science at Duke University, an eminent authority on tropical ecology. Today, Cocha Cashu is jointly managed by SERNANP and San Diego Zoo Global, with the shared goal of maintaining the station's legacy as a premier site for tropical research, while also expanding the station's mission to build conservation capacity in Peru, better integrate local communities and wider society, and address Manu Park management objectives and conservation priorities.\nThroughout 2019, Cocha Cashu and San Diego Zoo Global will be celebrating the station's 50th anniversary at the local, national and international level with a series of events to recognize the achievements of the Cocha Cashu community while highlighting current activities, planning for the future and encouraging further research at the station.\nCocha Cashu offers unrivaled opportunities to study the workings of nature largely undisturbed by humans, providing critical insights into the biodiversity and processes of an intact rain forest with healthy populations of ecologically important or endangered species, such as spider monkeys, white-lipped peccaries, giant otters, tapirs and jaguars.\nIn the past five decades, Cocha Cashu has hosted more than 200 researchers; and since 2013, more than 60 students have come to train in tropical ecology. Several generations of Peruvian academics and conservationists have been educated along its trails and wetlands, sharing a unique life experience with leading researchers and their assistants.\nA key mission of SERNANP and San Diego Zoo Global at Cocha Cashu is not only to conduct high-level scientific research, but also to serve as a model for research stations in engagement and integration with local people, the academic community, governmental institutions and the wider society.\nFor more information on the work being done at Cocha Cashu, visit cochacashu.sandiegozooglobal.org.\nAs an international nonprofit organization, San Diego Zoo Global works to fight extinction through conservation efforts for plants and animals worldwide. With a history of leadership in species recovery and animal care, San Diego Zoo Global works with partners in science-based field programs on six continents, and maintains sanctuaries and public education facilities in many places. Inspiring a passion for nature is critical to saving species, and San Diego Zoo Global's outreach efforts share the wonder of wildlife with millions of people every year. Current major conservation initiatives include fighting wildlife trafficking and the impacts of climate change on wildlife species; broad-spectrum species and habitat protection efforts in Kenya, in Peru and on islands worldwide; preventing extinction in our own backyard; and expanding efforts to bank critical genetic resources and apply them to the conservation of critically endangered species. To learn more, visit sandiegozooglobal.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Civil Liability Defense\nRefer a Claim\nStockwell, Harris, Woolverton, & Fox\nAll Attorney\nAll Los AngelesFresnoOaklandOrangeSacramentoSan DiegoSan Luis ObispoVentura\nJanet Ormond Andrizzi\nLucy Bentow\nCo-Managing Attorney\nJohn Billingslea\nJason S. Collier\nDiana Nguyen\nJamie Beth Fox\nSr. Vice-President\nCamelia Gamboa\nIvan Gomez\nJeffrey W. Greathouse\nMartin J. Herrera\nMenely Lari-Joni\nLisa R. Kerner\nJandre P. Kong\nJesse Evan Kozma\nDerek A. Kuhen\nVice President \/ Co-Branch Manager\nScott Lassers\nJeffrey S. Marsilio\nThomas P. Moos\nJames L. Myers\nEric Ogawa\nBrian D. Pederson\nVice President and Managing Attorney\nFrederic J. Phaneuf\nKimberly S. Poese\nCole Ramsey\nEric Riggs\nChristian M. Santos\nAvi N. Schochet\nShannon Ripple\nNeda Y. Swedelson\nAlexandra Kabbaz Szabo\nThanh Ho\nStephen A. Vaccaro\nAurora Vasquez\nLisa A. Vidmar\nPaul S. Wolsey\nGeorge Woolverton\nPresident \/ Firm Manager\nMatthew B. Woolverton\nPosition: Attorney\nEmail: Janet_Ormond-Andrizzi@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1982. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A. 1978), Loyola Law School (J.D. 1981). Joined the firm on June 19, 2006. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association, State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nPosition: Co-Managing Attorney\nEmail: Lucy_Bentow@shwhlaw.com\nLocation: Orange\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2004. Education: University of California Los Angeles (B.A. 2000), Loyola Law School (J.D. 2004). Joined the firm on March 25, 2013. Member: State Bar of California, U.S. District Court and Council on Litigation Management.\nPosition: Vice President\nEmail: John_Billingslea@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2001; Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A. in 1997); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 2000). Member: State Bar of California; California Association of Black Lawyers. Joined the firm on 04\/15\/2002.\nPosition: Senior Vice President\nEmail: Jason_Collier@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1998; Education: University of Alabama (B.A. in 1993); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1997). Joined firm: September 4. 2012; Member of State Bar of California.\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2021. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S. 2010), New England Law|Boston (J.D. 2018). Joined the firm in July, 2021. Member: State Bar of California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California.\nPosition: Sr. Vice-President\nEmail: Jamie_Fox@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1980. Education: Temple University (B.A. 1975),California Western School of Law (J.D. 1980). Member: State Bar of California, Workers Compensation and Litigation Sections. Joined the firm in 2012.\nEmail: Camelia_Gamboa@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1999. Education: University of California in Los Angeles (B.A. 1995), Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D. 1999). Joined the firm August 5, 2002. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Jeffrey_Greathouse@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1999; Education: California State University, Fullerton CA (B.S. 1991), Western State University, Fullerton CA (J.D. 1998). Joined firm: October 23, 2012; Member of State Bar of California.\nEmail: Martin_Herrera@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2006. Education: Cal State University Fullerton (B.A. 1997), Whittier Law School (J.D.. Magna Cum Laude 2004). Joined the firm on December 2, 2020. Member: State Bar of California\nPhone: 714 479-1180 Email\nEmail: Ryan_Jones@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar in 2003. Education: California State University East Bay (B.A. 1995), Santa Clara University (J.D. 1999). Joined the firm on May 16, 2017. Member: State Bar of California.\nEmail: Menely_LariJoni@shwhlaw.com\nEmail: Lisa_Kerner@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A.1993), Whittier College of Law (J.D., 1996). Joined the firm April 20, 1999. Member: State Bar of California, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management\nPosition: Managing Attorney\nPhone: (415) 734-9310 Email\nEmail: Jandre_Kong@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2015. Education: The University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 2010), Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D. 2014). Joined the firm in 2017. Member: State Bar of California.\nEmail: Jesse_Kozma@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in December of 2007. Education: California State University Northridge (B.S. 2003), University of West Los Angeles (J.D. 2006). Joined the firm on September 8, 2008. Member: State Bar of California, American Bar Association, National Association of Subrogation Professionals and Council on Litigation Management.\nPosition: Vice President \/ Co-Branch Manager\nEmail: Derek_Kuhen@shwhlaw.com\nLocation: San Diego\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2003. Education:San Diego State University (B.S. 1998), University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.). Joined the firm on December 19, 2005. Member: State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Scott_Lassers@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1991. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1996), Loyola Law School (J.D. 1990). Joined the firm in 2012. Member: State Bar of California; Orange County Bar Association.\nEmail: Jeff_Marsilio@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2003. Education: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1999), Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D. 2003). Joined the firm July 2011. Member: State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Thomas_Moos@shwhlaw.com\nLocation: San Luis Obispo\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1985. Education: San Joaquin College of Law (J.D. 1984). Joined the firm September 22, 2003. Member: San Luis Obispo County Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management. Admitted to practice before all California Courts, and Federal Courts including District Courts of California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.\nEmail: James_Myers@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2000. Education: San Joaquin College of Law (J.D. 2000). Joined the firm April 22, 2013. Member: American Bar Association; California State Bar Association; Scoutmaster Troop 496, Hanford, CA. Second Counselor in Young Men's Presidency for Hanford Ward; Liaison with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies including E.D.D., ALRB, workers' compensation carrier, SJVUAPCD, and Sheriff department.\nEmail: Eric_Ogawa@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to The State Bar of California in 2011. Education: The University of California, Berkeley (B.A. 2005), Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D. 2010). Joined the firm in 2020. Member: State Bar of California.\nPosition: Vice President and Managing Attorney\nEmail: Brian_Pederson@shwhlaw.com\nLocation: Ventura\nGraduated from Pepperdine University, BS Political Science (1992), Pepperdine Law School (1997); Member of State Bar of California (1998) and Member of State Bar of Oregon (2007); joined the firm in 2003.\nEmail: Frederic_Phaneuf@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1984. Education: Antioch College (B.A. 1977), University of Santa Clara School of Law (J.D. 1984). Joined the firm February 9, 2004. Member: American Bar Association, State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Kimberly_Poese@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1994. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A. 1989), Western State College of Law (J.D. 1993). Joined firm in 2019.\nEmail: Cole_Ramsey@shwhlaw.com\nLocation: Sacramento\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2012. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.S., 2006), University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2010). Joined the firm in October 2012. Member: State Bar of California, American Bar Association.\nEmail: Eric_Riggs@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2016. Education: Sacramento State University (B.A., 2010), McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2016). Joined the firm in November 2016. Member: State Bar of California, December 2, 2016\nEmail: Christian_Santos@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1999. Education: San Diego State University (B.A. 1994), Chapman University School of Law (J.D. 1998). Joined the firm February 9, 2004.Member: State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2017. Education: Thomas Edison State University (B.A. 2010), University of Southern California\nGould School of Law (J.D. 2015). Joined the firm in April of 2019. Member: State Bar of California.\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2015. Education: U.O.P. (B.S. 2005), Humphrey's College \u2013 Drivon School of Law (J.D. 2013). Joined the firm in 2021. Member: State Bar of California. Admitted to practice in the United States District Court \u2013 Eastern District of California.\nEmail: Neda_Swedelson@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1996, the Texas Bar in May of 1995. Education: Baylor University, Waco, Texas (B.A. 1989), Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1994). Joined the firm June 30, 2003. Member: Texas Bar Association, State Bar of California Association and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Alexandra_Szabo@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2016. Education: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA (B.A. 2011); Southwestern Law School, 2016. Joined firm January of 2017. Member of State Bar of California\nEmail: Thanh_Ho@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in December 2019. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S. 2012), New England Law | Boston (J.D. 2018, Cum Laude). Joined the firm on January 11, 2021. Member: State Bar of California, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California.\nEmail: Stephen_Vaccaro@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2014. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S. 2002), Concord School of Law (J.D. 2014). Joined the firm in 2018. Member: State Bar of California.\nEmail: Aurora_Vasquez@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1988. Education: Western State University (J.D. 1987), Loyola Marymount University, B.A., in Political Science and Spanish. Member: Mexican American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, California State Bar, Wilshire Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management. Joined the firm August 15, 2000.\nEmail: Lisa_Vidmar@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1991. Education: University of California Los Angeles (B.A. 1988); Loyola Law School (J.D. 1991). Joined the firm September of 2001. Member: State Bar of California and Council on Litigation Management.\nEmail: Paul_Wolsey@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2003. Education: University of California Berkeley (B.A. 2000), University of California Hastings College of Law (J.D. 2003). Joined the firm on January 1, 2006. Member: State Bar of California; Orange County Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management.\nPosition: President \/ Firm Manager\nEmail: gw@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 1975.\nJoined the firm in 1995.\nCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills (B.A. 1972)\nSouthwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1975)\nMember of the Southwestern University School of Law Board of Trustees\nCalifornia Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors\nFormer Chairman of The Fair Employment and Housing Commission\nSouthwestern Law Review\nCouncil on Litigation Management\nMember of the Defense Research Institute\nMr. Woolverton was appointed on September 27, 1999 by Governor Gray Davis to serve as Commissioner and Chairman of The Fair Employment and Housing Commission. He was then reappointed in 2003 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on two occasions where he served as Chairman until he left in 2011. Mr. Woolverton was appointed by both democratic and republican governors to head the Fair Employment and Housing Commission. Mr. Woolverton has been sought out as a lecturer in all aspects of both Workers' Compensation law as well as Fair Employment and Housing issues.\n2009 Mr. Woolverton was selected as a Member of the Council on Litigation Management upon recommendation of its Advisory Board and following evaluations of the highest ethical standards and integrity, accomplishment in the profession of law and adherence to the Canons, ethical considerations and disciplinary rules of the Model Code of Professional Conduct.\nIn 2011 Mr. Woolverton was appointed by Senate Pro Tem Steinberg to the California Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors where he still serves as governor.\nEmail: Matthew_Woolverton@shwhlaw.com\nAdmitted to the State Bar of California in 2008. Education: University of California Santa Barbara (B.A. 1998), University of West Los Angeles (J.D. 2007).\nMatthew Woolverton is a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton, and Fox. Since 2008 he has defended employers and insurance companies in all aspects of workers' compensation claims including multiple trials and appeals. Matt also handles civil claims, including, but not limited to, the defense of discrimination claims under Labor Code \u00a7132a and Serious and Willful Misconduct claims under Labor Code \u00a74553. Mr Woolverton has spent more than 14 years litigating on behalf of prominent domestic and international companies including restaurants, super markets, hotels, airlines, manufacturers, movie studios, professional sports teams, and entertainment companies.\n3580 Wilshire Boulevard 19th FL Los Angeles, California 90010\n\u00a9 SHWH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED\nPRIVACY\/COPYRIGHT","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Login | Logout | User: Not Signed In | Email | Cart | Items\nHome | Magazine | Photography | Discussion | Buy | Sell | My Account | About www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk\nArtist: John Edginton\nTitle: Interview\nAuthor: Lisa Torem\nArticle Series (0) Pictures (0) Releases (2) Articles (1)\nVenue (0) Reviews (2)\n\"Look through any window\/Yeah, what do you see?\", a memorable line from a catchy pop tune by the Hollies, succinctly sums up the aching curiosity felt after viewing UK director and documentary maker John Edginton's film screening of 'I Often Dream of Trains in New York'.\nThe second annual Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, March 5 (Cimmfest.org) sponsored the event and the featured subject of this film, UK's indie singer -songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, along with Edginton, fielded questions regarding the making of the film, from an enthused crowd. But, though the Q & A resulted in answers to some fundamental questions, a host of back-story details remained unexamined.\nThe kind Mr. Edginton offered me an interview immediately \u2013 something rare in today's society \u2013 but I declined, assuming he had already put in a full-day of hobnobbing and networking. But, we spoke early the following week. Then, he cracked open that creaking window and shed rare light on the fascinating mind of the visual artist.\nThough he has also probed a variety of controversial non-artistic topics, Edginton (Otmooorproductions.com) is not a fledgling in the field of music documentaries. In 2001 he directed 'The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story' providing an in-depth look at the psychedelia and genius of the world famous band and founding member, Syd Barrett, whose unfortunate brush with drugs and mental illness, left a permanent and heart-breaking stain on the fabric of this classic, cutting-edge band.\nEdginton went on to chronicle Hitchcock's muse in both 'Trains' and 2007's 'Sex Food Death\u2026and Insects' (which explored Hitchcock's whimsical tracks from the album 'Ole! Tarantula.')\nPeter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (REM, Minus 5), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and Nick Lowe, are among the closely- knit group of performers who attempt to define Hitchcock's unprecedented lyricism. This work, in addition, features Hitchcock's song: 'NY Doll', a tribute to the New York Dolls' late bassist Arthur Kane, and a riveting rooftop performance.\nJohn Edginton's perseverance shines through during our phone conversation from New York (He shuttles back and forth between the UK and the States frequently). What he captures during each of his films is magical and introspective \u2013 he chooses his themes and subjects with great care \u2013 but, what's more intriguing is how, through extensive research and open-minded enthusiasm, he wipes clean the soot and inpenetrable fog that obscures our vision, to serve- up startling clarity to our lives.\nPB: How long have you been working in film?\nJE: 25 years.\nPB: Where are you originally from?\nJE: I'm from England. I was born in Derbyshire, which is sort of in the middle of England. I've lived most of my life around the south of London. I'm basically from Oxford at the moment.\nPB: What prompted you to first get involved in film?\nJE: It was a complete accident. I was a journalist. I got involved in film through developing stories which became a television series for Channel 4 in the early 80s. It turned out the television series was going to be a series of documentaries. I didn't know anything about film at all. I was teamed up with a director and a producer and I learned pretty fast. It was a sort of ordeal by fire.\nPB: One thing that struck me while looking through your body of work was the documentary 'Jewish Law.' I was intrigued by that because, sometimes I think people think Americans speak very freely about religion, but I don't find that to be true. I've actually witnessed people in other countries speaking more candidly and freely about it. Were you hoping that this doc would create a dialogue amongst people of different faiths and that they would discover some kind of universality?\nJE: Yes. Actually, I made another film about Jewish divorce which is quite a controversial film, but it's getting accepted into quite a number of film festivals and I expect it will encourage quite a bit of debate.\n(You can watch it on-line at http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/revelations\/episode-guide\/series-6\/episode-1-Ed)\nI made a number of films about Martin Luther King many years ago. One was about the assassination of Martin Luther King. I had sort of an interest in religion and ethics, and 'Jewish Law' came about.\nIf you make documentaries, it's about how to get yourself funded from one year to the next. One of the ways to get funding through the UK is obviously through television.It's the primary way of funding. Virtually, everything I do is funded, either partially or fully, by television.The Robyn Hitchcock films were funded by the Sundance Channel in the US.\nSo, I was exploring ideas with the commissioning editor at Channel 4. That series idea came about because of\u2026I always thought it was interesting to look at communities and subjects \u2013 they're not always easily accessible \u2013 the kind of world which you don't normally see. The best kinds of documentaries take you into a world that you have no idea exists.\nAnd so, 'Jewish Law' was kind of going into the Orthodox Jewish world and opening up and showing that it's an amazing, rich fascinating world.\nPB: Let's talk about the project you did with Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett. Did you have a hypothesis about how you thought the members of the band would feel about discussing Syd Barrett? Were you initially completely open-minded about the outcome or did you change your outlook during the process?\nJE: Most people originally told me that I would never get information from Pink Floyd about Syd Barrett. The time that I started to do this \u2013 which was about ten years ago \u2013 the two main protagonists of Pink Floyd \u2013 Roger Waters and David Gilmour \u2013 weren't talking to each other and hadn't been for fifteen years or so. They were at loggerheads and they never did anything together.\nSo, I went into it with considerable intrepidity. But, it was a challenge, you know. This is their kind of legacy in a way. Syd Barrett wrote the first album completely. He was the leader of Pink Floyd, and when he left the band, he became their conscience. They felt guilty about him. They were troubled about what happened to him and he became the subject of their subsequent albums like 'Wish You Were Here', 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall.' They were all about his break-down; the themes of the songs.\nAnyway, I set about it not knowing what would happen. But, I thought the way to approach it was, honestly, to approach Syd and his family. He was alive at that point and so I met his sister who probably was the only family member who saw him on a regular basis.\nShe went to see him every day. She was sort of a carer in a way. She was very nice, but extremely determined that I shouldn't make the film.\nInitially, it took a lot of persuading, a lot of confidence in me. She didn't trust journalists. They'd also been sniffing around his garbage cans. Paparazzi would take photographs of him and this sort of thing. They didn't trust journalists, especially didn't trust me.\nAfter a lot of discussion and talk about it, she finally came through to the realization that the film could be a celebration of Syd's life.\nPB: Did you feel like it was as well?\nJE: Absolutely, that was my intention. It wasn't an attempt to get into an investigation or anything like that. I didn't want to show him as he is now. I wanted to celebrate his work and his legacy. Just to be an artist's project \u2013 not an investigative film. When she came on board, that immediately triggered the thought of David Gilmour, because I then approached him and he contacted her and she said, \"We're behind this.\"\nSo, he said he would do an interview, and, then, it turned out, Roger Waters wanted to do one, too. It may have been that he didn't want to be left out. But, the result was, in the end, they all took part.\nPB: At that time, did you know Robyn Hitchcock, fairly well? I know he sang some tributes\u2026\nJE: No, I didn't know him at all, actually. Personally, I knew his work. No, that was the first time I met him. You know, Robyn Hitchcock being heavily influenced by Syd? In fact, he said, at one point, that he thought he was Syd.\nRobyn was wandering around Cambridge. I think he was knocking on Syd's door, and identified with him very strongly. The thing is, Robyn's songs \u2013 they kind of do similar things that Syd's songs do.\nThey're very close to the bone sometimes. They're sort of emotionally fragile.\nPB: When you consider a subject for a documentary, John, it's a huge leap of faith: financially, personally and emotionally, as opposed to a scripted work. So, do you deal with each project with some intrepidity?\nJE: Well, the element of unpredictability is what makes it exciting.\nPB: Ah, I see.\nJE: The old-fashioned school of documentary making was all about getting something planned and almost scripted. They would set up scenes and they would do them over and over again. They would try to make sure they knew what people were going to say before they said it. Do you know what I mean?\nPB: I believe so.\nJE: They were scripted and they were almost coaxed into saying what they wanted them to say. It exists still in the BBC. But the thing that excites me about it is when you get into the situation in which you have \u2013 you start out at the beginning of the day and you say, this is what people will say and you're constantly surprised and sometimes it's a disaster - and sometimes it's absolutely brilliant.\nPB: And you like that?\nJE: Yeah. A little bit. The thing about it now is that it's not quite as risk-taking. Twenty years ago everything was filmed on 16mm film. People didn't shoot documentaries on video tapes. So, twenty years ago, you set out with a number of rolls of expensive film \u2013 every roll of film lasted ten minutes and it cost at least 100 dollars, more like 200 dollars, just to shoot ten minutes of film, just for the actual film stock. It was a risk \u2013 it was unpredictable. But great music documentaries like Dylan's 'Don't Look Back' and 'Gimme Shelter' \u2013 they were shot like that. They were filmed by people with little 16mm cameras shooting yards and yards of film (laughs). They had no idea what was going to happen.\nThat's why they made such great films, I think. But, now, it's safer, because tape is cheap. Now, it really doesn't matter, the cost.\nPB: Would you consider doing an updated film on Pink Floyd's reaction to Syd Barrett?\nJE: I'm certainly considering updating that film for a new DVD release at some point. The DVD's gone through somewhat checkered periods. The original distributors went bankrupt. It's now been taken over by a company called Eagle Rock. I've been talking to them about possibly updating it, including some new material, because it was made before Syd died.\nSo, I think it's important to bring that up to date. There was a lot of stuff that could have come into the documentary that didn't. We were restricted into making it into a one-hour slot for the BBC at that time. Now, it can be any length really. I don't know about interviewing members of Pink Floyd \u2013 maybe. Richard Wright is dead too.\nPB: I know you've been drawn to the subject of mental illness; the scandal at Chelmsford, was one example. Do you have any theories regarding genius and mental illness?\n(Twenty-six patients died at Australia's Chelmsford Private Hospital during the 1960s and 1970s 'Deep Sleep Therapy' refers to subjecting mental patients to long periods of barbiturate \u2013induced comas)\nJE: I'm interested in mental illness partly because of experience in my family. I'm kind of interested in it as a subject; the causes and what the treatments are. 'Deep Sleep' was about the arrogance of a psychiatrist who caused the deaths of a lot of people through an untried therapy. I made a film 'Hearing Voices' which was about the experience of people who hear voices.\nThe 'Syd' story? I actually started thinking about doing a film about LSD and mental illness.\nPB: That would be fascinating.\nJE: I thought about it. I thought, maybe do it and tell it through the experience of someone like Syd Barrett, and that way, try to bring out the issues and the tragedy of it.\nPB: So do you think that's what happened to Syd, the LSD?\nJE: I think so, yeah. There's a story in the film that he changed completely over one weekend. I am not sure if it all happened in one weekend, but he was expected for a BBC radio recording and he didn't turn up. At the end of the weekend, he was in a catatonic state. He was living in a house full of people taking LSD and he took it all the time, without really recognizing there could be consequences.\nPB: I know you worked with Robyn on two documentaries; he played with the Venus 3 and with Terry and Tim. Did you forsee a different dynamic for each of those films?\nJE: The first one \u2013 talking about taking a risk and plunging in \u2013 I'd been talking to the Sundance Channel and BBC about making the music documentary and they kept saying, \"Maybe maybe.\"\nI had various ideas and various names. Nothing was coming off and I had lunch with Robyn one day, in London. He told me that in about a week's time, his house was going to be full of musicians, for a week or so; he was going to have a recording unit set up in the kitchen. They were going to make a record in his house and it's a very small cottage-y west London house.\nAnd I thought, this could be fascinating. And, then he told me who was going to come: half of REM, John Paul Jones was going to drop in and that sort of thing and I said, \"I think I'm just going to have to film this\" and he said, \"Yeah, I think you probably are,\" not knowing what this would lead to.\nSo, I filmed it for five days and it did trigger the Sundance Channel and BBC kind of saying: \"Ooh, yeah. This is great, you know?\"\nSundance Channel funded it in the end and what I wanted to do was then go on tour with them, which we did, in the States, about a month later. That was really when the money had to start flowing. But, they backed it. That was very fortunate. BBC4 then came in as well.\n(The full documentary with extras, 'Robyn Hitchcock :Sex Food Death\u2026and Insects', is now on DVD).\nMy intention was to get into Robyn's world, the process of songwriting. He was just making up songs on a daily basis, sort of developing them with a band as he went along.\nHe said, \"I don't even know what some of this stuff is. I just started singing it\" \u2013 very much off the cuff.\nSome extraordinary music developed from that. It's all on his new record 'Propeller Time.' All those tracks were tracks from that first film: 'Sex, Food Death\u2026and Insects,' and the second one, 'I Often Dream of Trains.'\nPB: Where was 'Trains' filmed?\nJE: Robyn had been on a tour of the States and he was on the train from Boston to New York. He had been in Boston the night before.\nPB: I liked how you approached those scenes on the train. They flowed so well.\nJE: Thank you.\nPB: Who will be most affected by 'Trains?' The die-hard fans; the fanatics that I see everywhere he plays?\nJE: I would like to attract people who don't know who he is. This is interesting. The film was shown in a festival in London: 'The Raindance Festival' in October, in a West End Cinema. It was sold out. Then, they had the second screening and what was interesting about it was, a number of people came who didn't know who he was, but they had passes for the festival.\nSo, they were discovering Robyn for the first time and people seemed to really, really enjoy it. \"Oh, my goodness me, this guy's been around for 30 years and I've never heard about him.\" He's one of those people who has been a cult figure that nobody's heard of in the UK. He's a bigger name here in the US than in the UK.\nPB: Interesting, isn't it? Do you notice any cultural differences between how British and American audiences react to Robyn's humour?\nJE: Americans might react more to the Englishness and a kind of whimsy, whereas the British are more used to that maybe. In terms of his stage shows, you either love it or hate it. (Laughs). Some people just can't take it at all.\nPB: Why?\nJE: Ramblings.\nPB: They can't take the ramblings?\nJE: You have to have a sort of kind of sense of humour yourself in the audience, don't you? To get it? Otherwise, you just think this guy's rambling off his head.\nSome nights people are absolutely hysterical. Other nights, they're just sitting there not laughing, and you say, what is it? Some sort of atmosphere in the audience? They either get it or they don't. I don't know.\nPB: Even in the States you would get those differences \u2013 maybe club to club.\nJE: I think it's the songs.I'm always amazed that there are so many young people. You can go to a concert and see Robyn in Brooklyn and half the people are under 30. They know his songs. They know them.\nPB: Are you both mavericks in the way that you're not going for the most commercially viable product? You go for the real depth of what you're looking for?\nJE: Robyn and I don't set out to make money, though, we hope we do on this one. I think we both kind of \u2013 our work is really to get satisfaction from creating something good. We enjoy the responses when it gives something to the audience, and as for the commercial side?\nThe funny thing I found in filmmaking is that the films that you least expect to make any money at all are the ones that sometimes do. If you set out to make money, it never works.\nPB: Who are your favourite filmmakers?\nJE: Well, I love documentaries, obviously. Those films I mentioned and the D.A .Pennebaker films of the 60s like 'Don't Look Back,' the Maysles Brothers \u2013 those great American documentary makers that kind of pioneered that kind of \"fly on the wall\" \u2013 not just someone sitting someone in front of the camera, but traveling into their world.\nThe whole thing about 'Don't Look Back' is that it's really probably the first film documentray that ever attempted to get behind the scenes and inside the head of somebody, into traveling around on tour and the performances are almost secondary.\nIt's what goes on in hotel rooms that's much more interesting, that kind of approach in a way. I tried to adopt that approach with Robyn.\nPB: How did you make choices about the shots in terms of who is telling the story, or do you determine that during the editing?\nJE: You carry it in your head; the sense of what the look and feel of a film is. You have to start out with the style of the approach. What I tend to do is combine observing what's going on without intervening and mixing that with attempting to go deeper by interviewing.\nSo, Robyn will be creating and making songs and I will spend hours filming what's going on between the groups of people, and then at a later time, I'll sit down and look at all that material and think about it. Well, what is it behind all this? What's motivating him?\nOne of the things I'm interested in is; what was the thought behind his humour? What makes him, shall we say, whimsical? And I began to think that it's maybe a kind of defense against revealing too much of his inner world, because there's a lot of darkness in his songs, as well.\nI decided that I wanted to get to the heart of that and bring it out. At one point, I sat him down and had an interview about it. At that time, we hadn't been that close, but he is somebody who \u2013 he kind of jokes about things - but it's a very dark place.\nPB: Last question. Do you think you'll film Robyn again?\nJE: I should never say never, should I? I would probably say, probably not, because one has to move on, and we made two films about him.\nThere are a lot of other people in the world, a lot of wonderful subjects. He's such an irrepressible person, and I continue to see him. He's a friend, you know (Laughs). 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Use this feed in an RSS reader or browser (Safari 2, Firefox 2, or Internet Explorer 7 and higher)\nKentucky Downs to Offer $8.4 Million, Two New Graded Stakes\nThere are two new graded-stakes races and a record $8.4 million in purses and supplemental Kentucky-bred monies to be offered at Kentucky Downs during its five-day, all-turf season Sept. 2 \u2013 14.\nWith the $400,000 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint and $350,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf enjoying grade III status for the first time, three of the track's 13 stakes are now graded. The stakes duo joins the Grade III, $600,000 Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup.\nThis year, Kentucky Downs and Belmont Park were the only tracks to gain more than one newly-graded stakes race.\nPurses will average in excess of $1.68 million a day \u2014 tops in the country. Even horses that aren't registered Kentucky-breds will compete for some of the biggest pots in the country.\nKentucky Downs 2017 condition book\nThe mushrooming of purses is fueled by what horsemen earn through historical horse racing, an innovative pari-mutuel technology that allows patrons to bet on previously-run races for a different type of wagering experience.\n\"By working with our horsemen and embracing historical horse racing, Kentucky Downs is able to offer unprecedented purses. The owners and trainers have responded and now we're getting over the hump to attract graded status for our stakes,\" said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs' senior vice president and general manager. \"Success will breed success, we believe exponentially. Additional graded stakes are so important, because that provides trainers from across the country more reasons to come for a short meet. And as they make plans for their Kentucky Downs' contingent, we encourage them to put additional horses on the flight or van to go after our $130,000 maiden races, with allowance races $140,000 and $145,000 offered for Kentucky-breds, which comprise the vast majority of our horses.\n\"We want to be the prototype, to demonstrate how historical horse racing can be a game-changer for the good as an alternative gambling opportunity based on horse racing and which intrinsically is our product.\"\nThe 1 1\/2-mile Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup, for which Skychai Racing's Da Big Hoss is the two-time defending champion, will be conducted on the same card on Sept. 9, as the 6 1\/2-furlong Turf Sprint, one-mile Ladies Turf and $350,000 Ladies Sprint at 6 1\/2 furlongs. The Turf Sprint received a $50,000 purse hike over 2016.\nKentucky Downs added a 3-year-old stakes: the $250,000 Franklin-Simpson to be held at seven-eighths of a mile on Thursday, Sept. 14, which is closing day.\nTwo stakes have new names paying tribute to past winners. The $400,000 Tourist Mile, formerly the More Than Ready Mile, honors WinStar Farm's winner of the 2016 Breeders' Cup Mile, Eclipse Award finalist and current WinStar stallion. Tourist won the stakes now bearing his name in 2015 off a 10-month layoff.\nThe 1 5\/16-mile stakes for fillies and mares formerly known as the Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon now is the $350,000 Ramsey Farm Stakes, recognizing the track and Kentucky's all-time winningest owner in Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Nicholasville farm. The Ramseys won the stakes last year with Al's Gal, who in her next start captured Woodbine's Grade 1 E.P. Taylor. The Ramsey Farm also is on the closing card.\nThe Tourist Mile has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 2, which features a stakes quartet on the opening card. Also that day: The $350,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile, $350,000 Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies and $150,000 One Dreamer for fillies and mares.\nKentucky Downs is staging two additional $75,000 starter-allowance races for a total of four on Sunday, Sept. 10 that will serve as automatic qualifying races for the Claiming Crown in December at Gulfstream.\nThe Claiming Crown, which totaled $1.1 million in purses last year, serves as a Breeders' Cup-style championship for claiming horses \u2014 the work horses of American racing.\nThe new Claiming Crown Canterbury Stakes Prep at Kentucky Downs, at 6 1\/2 furlongs, will be for 3-year-olds and older horses that have raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or less since Jan. 1, 2016. The Claiming Crown Distaff Dash Stakes Prep at Kentucky Downs is the filly and mare counterpart. Also back for the second year are the Claiming Crown Emerald Stakes Prep at Kentucky Downs and Claiming Crown Tiara Prep at Kentucky Downs, both a mile and 70 yards.\nWinners of the qualifying races are guaranteed a spot in the corresponding Claiming Crown race, with Kentucky Downs providing a shipping stipend of up to $1,000 and the $100 nomination fee.\n\"We are putting out our stakes schedule and condition book 4 1\/2 months in advance to give horsemen plenty of time to chart out their summer and fall schedule,\" said racing secretary Tyler Picklesimer. \"We constantly work to improve our entire racing program in order to attract horses and horsemen from across the country and even overseas. We also appreciate that our bread and butter is the Kentucky horsemen, who have consistently proven that their horses hold their own no matter who shows up.\n\"Our Claiming Crown qualifiers provide big-money steppingstones to the championship for our blue-collar horses, allowing those owners and trainers their own day in the spotlight.\"\nKentucky Downs 2017 stakes, including KTDF supplements for Kentucky-breds:\nSaturday, Sept. 2 \u2014 $350,000 Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies, 2yo fillies, 7 furlongs; $350,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile, 2yos, 7 furlongs; $400,000 Tourist Mile, 3-year-olds & up, mile; $150,000 One Dreamer, fillies & mares 3 years old & up, mile and 70 yards.\nThursday, Sept. 7 \u2014 $150,000 The Old Friends Stakes, 3-year-olds & up, mile and 70 yards.\nSaturday, Sept. 9 \u2014 $350,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3), fillies & mares 3 years old & up, mile; $400,000 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (G3), 3-year-olds & up, 6 1\/2 furlongs; $600,000 Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup (G3), 3-year-olds & up, 1 1\/2 miles; $350,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint, fillies & mares 3 years old & up, 6 1\/2 furlongs.\nSunday, Sept. 10 \u2014 $350,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Derby, 3-year-olds, 1 5\/16 miles; $200,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks, 3-year-old fillies, 1 5\/16 miles.\nThursday, Sept. 14 \u2014 $350,000 Ramsey Farm, fillies & mares 3 years old & up, 1 5\/16 miles; $250,000 Franklin-Simpson, 3-year-olds, 7 furlongs.\nEdited Kentucky Downs release\nKentucky Downs\n\u00a9 2003-2019 Dick Downey dba The Downey Profile\nThe Downey Profile\u00ae was awarded a Service Mark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2008. 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{"text":"2021.01.09 What is working?\nPopulations differ very much on what they think work is all about.\nIt can be no surprise to anybody moving to another country that the labor market is different from what they have been used to.\nIt has to be: each country writes its own laws. Also those governing labor.\nBut differences in how the labor market works is about way more than laws. It is just as much about attitude.\nThis can be concluded based on the Meaning of Work Studies. These are bodies of research where lots of people from different countries have been asked a number of questions about what work means to them.\nAnd populations differ tremendously in how they see their work roles. In some countries \"a way to make money\" is overwhelmingly the primary reason to work. In other countries \"a way to contribute to society\" comes first. Some look at work from the collaborative and social perspective: \"to get results together\" or \"to make friends\". Some are more negative - it's called work for a reason you know...\nSo where do you see yourself among all these different attitudes?\nNo, you don't have to answer.\nBut it is a good exercise; not only considering how one feels about working but especially how one feels about the work one's employees do.\nAre they made to feel that they contribute to society? Or should they be grateful that they get paid at all?\nWhen you look at many labor practices (even in the supposedly left leaning California) like lack of rights to paid vacation; lack of parental leave; excessive use of contractors; arbitration clauses in employment contracts; rampant gender, age, and racial discrimination; discretely coerced non-paid overtime; on and on and on... it is obvious that hired hands are more often considered a necessary nuisance than full partners in the company\/employee relationship.\nIt is not all because of evil company executives: When German auto manufacturers wanted to copy their labor relations system to their American plants, they were in no uncertain terms told to forget about it by the local politicians and employer associations. No Betribsrats here, please.\nAnd this is where I can't help wonder how America got to this almost hostile attitude towards its work force?\nAfter witnessing Trump-supporters invade Congress, Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, said: \"This is what happens when we subordinate our moral principles for what we perceive to be business interests...It is ultimately bad for business and bad for society.\"\nI believe Walker talked about how business leaders, by kowtowing to the president for four years regardless of his immoral antics, left him thinking that he could get away with anything, including sedition.\nBut Walker could just as well have been talking about how some American workers - for 50 years subjects to outsourcing, hostile takeovers, phony leveraged buy-out bankruptcies, automation, increasing inequality - became susceptible to a fascist demagogue.\n\u2039 2020.08.12 Getting Profiled up\n2018, other posts\n2018.04.23 The US DK Culture Gap\n2020.01.22 Getting involved\n2020.02.09 Rattlesnake Tree\n2020.03.05 Crisis Collaboration\n2020.04.24 Sheltering in a thousand pieces.\n2020.05.04 Homeland Security?\n2020.07.27 Your place in BLM?\n2020.08.12 Getting Profiled","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Follow this Artist\nElmer Wachtel was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1864. When Elmer was quite young, the Wachtel family moved to Lanark, Illinois where he taught himself to play the violin. At age 18, he moved to San Gabriel, California where his brother had married a sister of artist Guy Rose and was managing the Rose ranch. He continued to play the violin and in 1888 became first violinist of the Philharmonic Orchestra. During this period his talent in drawing and painting began to emerge and in 1900 had saved enough money to study for one year at the Art Students League under William Merritt Chase and in London at the Lambeth School. Returning to California, he lived in Los Angeles where he continued to paint. By 1903 his reputation as a painter was such that artist William Keith sent him one of his young pupils. It was Marion Kavanagh, whom he married in 1904. They built their home in the Arroyo Seco of Pasadena. The Wachtels traveled all around Southern California in a specially designed motorcar built to accommodate their artistic needs. They painted and exhibited together until his sudden death on August 31, 1929. Elmer's early works were in dark and moody tones whereas, his palette later lightened and his works became more decorative. Today, Elmer Wachtel is considered one of Southern California's most important painters.\nBiography courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts, www.antiquesandfineart.com\/derus\nSee More about this Artist\nShow Previous\nNo more results were found within your criteria.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was also a scientist, and could be considered the world's first natural historian.\nIllustration by Universal History Archive\/Getty Images\nAristotle Said Blondes Have Better Sex, New Book Reveals\nThe Greek philosopher and scientist wrote extensively about sex, both animal and human.\nBySimon Worrallfor National Geographic\nWhat is life? What is a soul? These are some of the questions Greek philosopher Aristotle asked. And we're still asking them today.\nAristotle also could be considered the world's first natural historian. Acclaimed biologist Armand Marie Leroi, in his new book, The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science, follows in Aristotle's footsteps to the Greek island of Lesbos, where Aristotle\u2014the man Plato called \"the foal\"\u2014did much of his hands-on research.\nSpeaking from his home in London, the author describes how a chance encounter in an Athens bookshop led him on a journey of discovery, why it's important to get your hands dirty if you want to understand the world, and why, among other things, Aristotle thought blondes have the best orgasms.\nYour book begins with a childhood memory. Take us back there.\nWhen I was 11 or so, I became interested in seashells. I was living in South Africa at the time, and I discovered in the garage an old flight bag full of seashells, which my parents had picked up. It became a nucleus of a shell collection. There was one shell in particular, which my parents had bought on their honeymoon in the Mediterranean. It was a trumpet shell, a very beautiful thing, and I pinched that too [Laughs]. I was going to be the world's most famous malacologist: a snail biologist. I never became a malacologist. But I did become a biologist. And that's where it began.\nThirty years later, long after I'd put away my shells, I walked into a bookshop in Athens and discovered a book called Historia Animalium, by Aristotle. I wasn't at all interested in Aristotle or philosophy. I was a biologist. But the title attracted me. So I took it down and started reading. There was Aristotle, this guy who had died 2,300 years ago, describing my shell. And I understood exactly what he was saying.\nYou imagine at one point Aristotle \"breakfasting on figs and honey.\" What do we know about Aristotle, the man?\nRemarkably little. Aristotle leaves behind several thousand pages of work, but none of it autobiographical. What we have in terms of autobiography is hearsay\u2014stories related by later philosophers, typically written several centuries after his death. You can try to winnow out some truth from them but it's very hard because they often come from competing philosophical schools, and so they're notoriously unreliable.\nWe do have a description of him, and it's not a very attractive one. He's got bandy legs and small eyes. He also seems to have been a bit of a dandy, who fussed around with his hair. But once again it's not clear whether this is an accurate description\u2014or a hostile one. It's certainly written by someone several centuries after Aristotle died, in 322 B.C.\nThe most immediate document we have is a reproduction of his will. Here we have a sense of Aristotle, the man. He speaks, for example, of how he'd like to be buried next to Pythias, his first wife, because that's what she would have wanted. She was young when Aristotle married her\u2014he was around the age of 37. So we have a sense that he loved her very much.\nBoth Plato and Aristotle taught at an academy in Piraeus, the port area of Athens.\nYou give a wonderful description of the academy in ancient Athens where Aristotle and Plato lectured. Give us a virtual tour.\nThe academy was in Piraeus, the port area of Athens. There's not much left of it now, just some rocks and a dusty field with some trees. In its day it was something like a philosophical club. Not a university but a group of friends, with some sort of hierarchy. Clearly, Plato is at the top. There are other, young teachers sitting about, arguing and quarreling, but in a friendly spirit.\nWhat makes Plato's academy special is that although it seems to be one of several different schools in Athens, Plato didn't charge for admission. He's reasonably well off, and it's clear that the academy is infused with his purpose, which is the pursuit of philosophical truth. The schools that the Sophists ran were all about teaching young men how to speak well, and get on in life. In modern parlance, you went to Plato for a Ph.D. and to the Sophists for an MBA.\nThere was lots of competition between Plato and Aristotle, wasn't there?\nThere's quite a bit of competition. Aristotle is 17 years old when he comes to the academy. It's clear he must be very bright because he quickly becomes known as \"the reader.\" Sometimes he's also called the brains of the school.\nLater on, as Aristotle gets older and more confident, Plato refers to him as the foal, by which he means Aristotle kicks his mother, as a foal kicks his dam. In other words, he's an ungrateful recipient of the good things his forebears were giving him.\nDisputes were inevitable. We have two of the greatest thinkers of all time right next to each other, and they will turn out to have very different views of the world, even though their views are also deeply intertwined, as pupil and teacher must be. When Plato dies, Aristotle is 37, and right around then he leaves the academy and strikes out on his own.\nThis is a scholarly work. It's also a travelogue and a memoir. Tell us about the lagoon.\nWhen we imagine a typical Greek island, like in the Cyclades, we think of a bare rock with some whitewashed houses on it. Lesbos is not like that. It's a large, ramshackle, agricultural island. Half of it is quite dry, half of it is wonderfully forested, with rivers and meadows and wildflowers. It's also a resting place for millions of migratory birds that go between Africa and the north every year. So there's lots of nature.\nBisecting this beautiful island is a lagoon 13 miles long, 6 miles wide, and 30 feet deep. It turns out to be one of the richest bodies of water in the Aegean, the nursery ground for the local fish. There are sardines and cuttlefish\u2014all the creatures Aristotle describes. We have no definitive proof, but it seems likely that his descriptions of the lagoon are the oldest descriptions of any natural place in the world.\nIf you go down to the lagoon today, you'll see a series of little fishing villages. Some of them were bigger in Aristotle's time. They use little boats called trehantiri. In Aristotle's time they would have had sails instead of motors. But the designs aren't terribly different, and the techniques by which they fished aren't very different. For example, every year the fishermen throw bundles of branches into the water for the cuttlefish to lay their eggs on to ensure a good crop the following year. And this is exactly what Aristotle described 23 centuries ago!\nAristotle did much of his research about the natural world on the Greek island of Lesbos.\nAristotle described about 500 creatures in his immediate environment. He also described animals he could not have seen, like the elephant and the lion. How did he get his information?\nAristotle never left the Aegean, but he describes a lot of exotica, like African and Asian animals. How did he know all this? There's a wonderful story by Pliny\u2014that Alexander the Great ordered all the commanders in his army, throughout Asia Minor, to send Aristotle specimens of the creatures they encountered. Why would he do this? Because Aristotle taught the young Macedon prince who would go on to become Alexander the Great. According to Pliny, this is the homage of the young general to his much-loved teacher.\nIt's a wonderful story. And I think it's almost certainly a myth, because so much of what Aristotle says about exotic creatures is dodgy. When he talks about Greek animals\u2014a cuttlefish, for example\u2014he speaks about them in such detail and with such accuracy that you get a sense that he actually saw the thing, and even cut it up. He did a lot of dissection.\nBut as soon as he starts talking about exotica, it all becomes much vaguer. He knows a lot about elephants, but he thinks they're semiaquatic. That's not entirely wrong. Elephants do like mucking about in water. But he's unsure as to how bendy their legs are. That later gave rise to a myth that elephants couldn't bend their legs and slept upright.\nAs well as following in Aristotle's footsteps, you did lots of hands-on research, observing and even dissecting the creatures Aristotle studied. Tell us about the soul of a cuttlefish.\n[Laughs] So what is the soul of the cuttlefish? The first thing that's remarkable about Aristotle is that you can take a cuttlefish from the lagoon and pretty much dissect it following his instructions. I did this myself. It's the only way to see what he's doing.\nIf I've made any contribution toward the study of Aristotle, it's in doing things like this. Philosophers love to study these things in the privacy of their studies or libraries. Many of them don't even bother to go to Greece let alone look at the cuttlefish Aristotle describes. They know their Aristotle, they know their Greek\u2014bless them. But you have to wonder: Don't you think you should go out and get your hands a bit dirty, in order to see what he was actually looking at?\nYou're an evolutionary biologist. Aristotle also explored evolution. To what extent did he prefigure Darwin?\nHe prefigures Darwin in many different ways, except the one way that really matters. That is to say, he doesn't get to evolution. I know that sounds paradoxical. Like Darwin, he looks at the world like an architect or an engineer. He looks at biological creatures and asks: What are they for, and what are their parts for? For example, he analyzes the diversity of birds\u2014their beaks, their legs, and so on, in terms of their function and their fitness to the environment. What we would now call adaptations.\nBut Aristotle is not an evolutionist. He's not a creationist, either. He's something very much stranger: an eternalist. According to Aristotle, the world is a perfectly engineered system, in which creatures are fitted to their environment and fitted to each other. How did the system originate? Aristotle says that's the wrong question. It's always been there. It's a very strange idea for us today, because our entire worldview is conditioned by the opposition between creationism and evolutionism.\nAristotle described hundreds of animals, including those he could not have seen\u2014such as the elephant and lion.\nHe also wrote extensively about sex, both animal and human, including the female orgasm. What was his view?\nHe doesn't have a technical word for orgasm. But it's very clear what he's talking about. And he's very clear that women have pleasure in intercourse. Extreme pleasure. Pleasure equivalent to that of a man's. Blondes get particularly aroused, he says. And Aristotle thinks this is a good thing.\nThe only question he's got is whether [intercourse] is absolutely necessary in order to conceive. He has this elaborate theory about female fluids and reproduction. He spent a lot of time trying to separate out female fluids: menstrual fluids from vaginal lubrication from urine from female ejaculation. It all gets terribly complicated.\nYou write that Aristotle confronted the biggest of all questions: What is life? How did he answer?\nLife is a thing that has a soul. All living things have souls. Dead things do not. Inanimate things do not. That sounds mystical because we're conditioned to think about the soul, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, as some immaterial entity that survives us when we die. Aristotle's predecessors, like Plato, had a conception of the soul not unlike that. They thought that the soul is something unique to humans, and immortal.\nAristotle says this is nonsense. The soul should be conceived of as the thing that animates all living things, all plants and animals. When a creature dies, its soul dies too. The soul is part of the system that maintains the creature's life.\nThat concept runs throughout the history of biology but in many ways is only now receiving its full fruition. Twentieth-century science was all about taking creatures apart, reducing them down to their cells, molecules, and genes. Twenty-first century science is all about putting them back together again.\nThat is Aristotle's great insight. He says it's fine to understand things in parts, and he devotes a lot of time doing so ... Sometimes he's right. Sometimes he's wrong. But his big idea is that you have to put it all together again.\nThat's why I say he's the very first systems biologist\u2014and why finally, in the 21st century, when we ourselves have begun to put systems together, we can see more clearly what he was up to than ever before.\nYou end the book back at the lagoon with a declaration of love and admiration for Aristotle. What do you revere most?\nHis courage. Aristotle is the first person, as far as we can tell, to go down to the shore, pick up a snail, look inside, and ask what's there. He's the first person to take all this despised, squishy stuff\u2014the stuff of the butcher, or the fishmonger, as well as our physiological processes, in all their grossness\u2014and say: These things may disgust us, but they shouldn't, because there's something beautiful here too. And that takes courage. It's that boldness of conception to open up the study of a new world, but one that was in front of us all that time. That's what I love about him.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jaguar Reveals Details on North American Spec XE\nThe Jaguar lineup will significantly expand in 2016 with the addition of the brand's all new, aluminium intensive Jaguar XE compact sports sedan which will join the modern Jaguar sedan lineup alongside the all new Jaguar XF and Jaguar XJ sedans. A true driver's car, the Jaguar XE redefines the concept of the sports sedan thanks to its advanced lightweight construction, streamlined styling, luxurious interior, and outstanding ride and handling. The XE goes on sale in 2015 in global markets and in 2016 in the United States and Canada.\nManufacturing of the aluminium-intensive Jaguar XE occurs at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant in an all-new facility. The Jaguar XE 35t model provides responsiveness and refinement from a supercharged 3.0-liter V6. Generating 340hp and 332 lb-ft of torque, this engine is linked to an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shift controls. Accelerating from 0-60 mph in just 4.9 seconds, the XE 35t has an electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph. The fuel economy leader will be the Jaguar XE 20d powered by the company's new Ingenium 2.0 liter diesel powertrain delivering 180 hp and 318 lb-ft of torque. Mated with the eight-speed automatic transmission, the Jaguar XE 20d will be the brand's most fuel efficient model (EPA figures to be released at later date).\nThe Jaguar XE will be offered with a lighter version of the ZF 8-speed automatic used in the rest of the Jaguar range: this benchmark eight-speed transmission is controlled using the Jaguar rotary shifter and steering wheel shift paddles. The aluminium-intensive Jaguar XE is the first model developed from the new JLR modular vehicle architecture. The long wheelbase and low seating position enable perfect proportions and a streamlined, coupe-like profile. The R-Sport trim level models' large front air intakes, satin chrome side vents, gloss black side window surrounds, side sills, discreet rear spoiler and optional 20-inch forged alloy wheels reinforce its' performance potential. The cabin offers outstanding levels of comfort and spaciousness.\nExquisite materials and finishes, combined with traditional Jaguar craftsmanship make this an interior without compare. The Jaguar XE is equipped with electric power steering. This system is tuned to provide responsiveness and excellent feel, and offers improved efficiency over hydraulic systems. Compelling design The Jaguar XE was developed in parallel with the new modular architecture. The architecture unlocks design possibilities that did not exist before because the core dimensions were determined by design and engineering working together from the very beginning, under a philosophy of 'anything we can imagine, we can create. This makes it possible to realize perfect proportions: short front and rear overhangs and dynamic, cab-rearward stance.\nThe architecture also enables the XE to feature both a low, sporty driving position and a sleek, coupe-like profile. Front and rear seat occupants enjoy generous amounts of head and legroom \u2013 the XE proves that sleek, streamlined styling and interior space need not be mutually exclusive; fine-grain leathers and details such as contrasting twin-needle stitching give the cabin a bespoke quality. The choice of gloss black, textured aluminium, and contemporary wood veneers enhance the luxurious, hand-crafted feel. Available ambient lighting in a range of up to 10 colors adds to the sense of occasion. Jaguar is highly experienced in the use of aluminium construction. The expertise in working with this lightweight material has culminated in the revolutionary body structure of the new Jaguar XE. It is the first model designed around this all-new modular architecture.\nMuch of the aluminium is high-strength, 6000-series alloy. The body sides are a perfect example: these complex pressings are formed in one piece, and what would once have been 1.5mm gauge sheet has been reduced to just 1.1mm. The new Jaguar XE features a sophisticated double wishbone front suspension. The aluminium front spindles are light and stiff \u2013 forged from cast blanks using a patented production process while the rear suspension features an integral link system. This system delivers lateral and longitudinal stiffness for precise handling and a supple ride. Aluminium has been used extensively in the suspension, minimizing weight. For customers demanding ultimate performance and an exhilarating engine note from idle right up to the redline there's the Jaguar XE 35t model, which shares its supercharged 340hp 3.0-liter V6 with the acclaimed F-TYPE.\nDirect injection and fully variable valve timing optimize power and torque throughout the rev range. The 90 degree cylinder bank angle provides space for the twin-vortex Roots-type supercharger, a balancer shaft ensures the engine runs smoothly. Developing 340hp and 332 lb-ft of torque, the V6 provides the Jaguar XE 35t with exceptional performance: 0-60 mph takes just 4.9 seconds, and top speed is electronically-limited to 155 mph. Jaguar is launching the new XE with an equally new engine family \u2013 Ingenium. The first Ingenium engine in the Jaguar XE in North America is the 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel with 180hp. Variable valve timing has been a feature on all Jaguar petrol engines for many years, and now the technology is making its way into the diesel too: the Ingenium units benefit from a cam phaser on the exhaust side. Variable exhaust valve timing enables more rapid catalyst heating, thereby minimizing harmful emissions during the critical warm-up phase.\nWeighing only 138kg (304lb), this all-aluminium engine feature twin counter-rotating balancer shafts to cancel-out second order forces, offering the smoothness and power of a naturally aspirated six-cylinder but in a smaller, more efficient package. The new light and stiff body structure of the Jaguar XE has been engineered to meet demanding legislative and consumer crash test requirements. Complementing the outstanding levels of protection it offers is a suite of advanced driver assistance systems designed to help and support the driver. The Jaguar XE will be equipped with All Surface Progress Control (ASPC). This all-new system, developed with the input of decades of Jaguar Land Rover experience in off-road traction systems, works like a low-speed cruise control.\nFunctioning between 2 mph and 19 mph, ASPC is designed to precisely control the brake system and powertrain to deliver optimum traction in slippery conditions. Projecting high-contrast color images onto the windshield, the optional laser heads-up display (HUD) technology provides the driver with information such as speed and navigation instructions. Jaguar is one of the first manufacturers in the segment to use stereo camera technology. When fitted, this sensor is the 'eyes' of the optional autonomous emergency braking system for the Jaguar XE, providing measurements of speed and distance of objects ahead, and can initiate full braking to avoid or mitigate a collision. The stereo camera also performs traffic sign recognition and lane departure warning functions. The XE also offers systems such as adaptive cruise control, closing vehicle sensing, blind spot monitoring, semi-automated parallel and perpendicular parking, and reverse traffic detection. The all-new Jaguar InControl\u00ae infotainment system offered on the XE provides the latest technologies to connect the car, driver and the outside world. At its heart is an eight-inch capacitive touchscreen featuring a clear, intuitive interface and fast response times.\nInControl Touch\u00ae supports Bluetooth\u00ae, audio streaming and USB connectivity. The Jaguar XE can also be fitted with an SD card-based navigation system which allows easy upgrades of map data, and voice control using plain speech gives access to any level of the system, without navigating through menus, so drivers can keep their eyes on the road. Both systems feature a user-friendly map which can be utilized by touch and directed by pinch-to-zoom. Smartphones are changing the way people interact with the world around them and the new Jaguar XE ensures that drivers can stay connected. Jaguar InControl Apps\u00ae allows users to seamlessly access and control smartphone apps through the vehicle's touchscreen.\nJaguar InControl Remote\u00ae functionality allows users of iOS\u00ae and Android\u2122 smartphones to connect to the car remotely to control car functions. These include seven-day timed pre-setting of the vehicle's climate control system, locking or unlocking the doors, or remote heating or cooling the cabin through engine start. The new Jaguar XE will be available with two Meridian\u2122 audio systems. These superb systems are the latest product of the long-standing partnership between Jaguar and British audio experts Meridian. Unique algorithms guarantee the best possible sound reproduction and tailor the experience to the interior's acoustics. Available systems range from 380 watt, 11-speaker systems to 825 watt, 14-speaker systems equipped with stereo and surround sound processors. Further details, pricing and specifications of the Jaguar XE North American model line will be announced closer to the vehicles launch in 2016.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Building: Sanctuary of Aphlad (I CE) \u2551 Doura Europos - Mesopotamia\nDoura Europos (Mesopotamia, Greater Syria and the East \u2014 Pleiades map),\nHopkins 1934, 98-130 = Nielson 2014, 144-145 (with figure 102) = AGRW ID# 23468\nRelevant inscriptions on this site: Hopkins 1934, 112-120 (nos. 416 and 418).\nDescription: Located in the southwestern end of Doura Europos (adjacent to the city wall), the sanctuary of Aphlad (also spelled Apalados or Aphalados in Greek) was built by 54 CE at the latest and measured 38 x 34 metres. The sanctuary consists of a series of rooms (1-8) around an open courtyard, where a number of altars (9-10, 15-17) and two bases (perhaps for statues) stood (12-13). There were two main buildings, both facing east (1 and 2). One building which may have been the earlier of the two was divided in two, likely a forecourt (pronaos) and temple proper (2a-b); the interior of this building was also decorated with frescoes. There was a bowl built into the floor right at the doorway to this building, which may have been used for ritual purifications of some sort. The other building (1) had benches on three sides, an altar with an incense dish, and, on one of the walls, a somewhat basic painting of a cult-scene depicting a large bird on an altar. An inscription indicates that this building was dedicated (in 54 CE) as a \"banqueting hall\" (andr\u014dn) by an \"association\" (hetaireia) consisting of eleven members (on this website, see Hopkins 1934, no. 418; this building is called the \"shrine\" in the archeological report). One of the members of this same association named Hadadiabos also set up a relief depicting the god Aphlad in Parthian garb on the right and a worshipper (likely Hadadiabos himself) offering sacrifice on the left (see Hopkins 1934, no. 416). So clearly associations like this one made use of the sanctuary. Two other rooms in this area (5 and 6) likewise had benches that may suggest use as banqueting rooms.\nPlan of Dura Europos showing the sanctuary of Aphlad, the Christian Building, the Synagogue, and the Mithraeum.\nYale University Art Gallery. Public domain.\nPlan of the area of the sanctuary of Aphlad from the archaeological report, showing the banqueting hall (andr\u014dn = room 1), the temple (2 a + b), and other banqueting rooms (5-6).\nHopkins 1934, plate 1.\nPhoto of building 1 (the banqueting-hall or \"shrine\" in the report).\nHopkins 1934, plate 10.1.\nThe monument of Hadadiabos found in the sanctuary of Aphlad with a depiction of the god in Parthian style dress (right) alongside the dedicator sacrificing (left).\nYale University Art Gallery 1932.1213. Public domain.\nItem modified: March 31, 2016\nCategory: 5) Greater Syria and the East, a) Building descriptions, a) View all excavated building descriptions, Aphlad, b) Building dedicated to a deity or deities, c) Ethnic \/ immigrant association, d) Building used by immigrants, e) 1st century CE, e) Mesopotamia and Parthia, Hadad, i) Images of monuments or buildings","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Common Genius of Lincoln and Einstein\nThe president and the physicist teach us a lesson about moral genius.\nBy Andrew O'Hehir\nIllustration by Steve Brodner\nAbraham Lincoln would still be remembered today as a self-taught prairie prodigy and an astute political operator who crushed the Confederate uprising, even without the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the end of slavery. Albert Einstein would still be the most famous physicist of the 20th century, and the author of the most famous equation in history, had he not called on his fellow scientists to address the moral consequences of their discoveries, speaking out against war and nuclear weapons. But both men possessed a quality that went beyond their immense talents in politics and science and elevated them to world-historical stature: an ambiguous but distinctive quality that scientists, historians, and philosophers have begun to call moral genius. By suggesting that morality can, like math or chemistry or musical composition, admit of genius-level contributions, the phrase challenges us to reconsider the nature of genius itself.\nColumbia University philosopher Elliot Paul observes that at first glance a great moral leader does not appear \"creative\" in the same sense as a revolutionary artist or a brilliant scientist. The ideas represented by Lincoln or Einstein or Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr., in their capacity as moral leaders, were not necessarily new. A great many 19th century Americans were deeply uncomfortable with slavery and understood that it conflicted with the nation's alleged ideals on a fundamental level. Einstein was hardly the only person, or the only physicist, to notice that the immense scientific advance of splitting the atom threatened the human race with extinction. King and Gandhi personally experienced racial discrimination and saw it as a corrosive moral wrong that sickened entire societies, but they were certainly not alone.\nLike high-achieving individuals in science or the arts, moral geniuses are willing to stand against conventional opinion.\nWhat these people did that was creative and distinctive was to seize the moment\u2014to recognize a great moral wrong and embrace the idea that they had a unique responsibility, and ability, to do something about it. Psychological theory on the subject of unusual creativity has often focused on the idea that genius is a self-created phenomenon. In the words of the late psychologist Howard Gruber, genius is best understood as \"an organization that was constructed by the person himself in the course of his life, in the course of his work, as needed in order to meet the tasks that he encountered.\" (Gruber's gendered pronouns reflected standard usage at the time, highlighting the fact that women have historically been excluded from the category.)\nLike high-achieving individuals in science or the arts, Paul suggests, moral geniuses are willing to stand against conventional opinion, often within their own nation or community, and seek to overthrow it. That kind of individual courage, we might say, becomes the subject or the text of the moral genius's greatness. While the specifics vary greatly, we could describe a moral genius as someone who rejects the innate caution and the hypocritical compromises of normative social morality. (King's \"Letter From Birmingham Jail,\" his most sustained accomplishment in rhetorical prose, addresses precisely this issue.) \"To become a moral leader is a demanding and inherently risky thing to do,\" says William B. Irvine, a professor of philosophy at Wright State University and author of the forthcoming book Aha! The Moments of Insight That Shape Our World. \"And moral leadership is most important in a situation where everybody is going to look down on you as a social traitor.\" Gandhi opposed not just British imperialism but also Hindu nationalism; Einstein was a lifelong Zionist who opposed the notion of Israel as a Jewish state; Lincoln's decision not to arrest or prosecute the Confederate leadership was derided by Northern radicals, and remains controversial among historians.\nIrvine's book focuses on the moments of insight or clarity or special revelation that often seem to accompany history-shaping individual breakthroughs, whether in science, the arts, or the moral domain. Among numerous other examples, he considers the case of 18th-century British reformer Thomas Clarkson, who first adopted the anti-slavery position for strategic reasons, in an effort to win an essay contest as a Cambridge University student. Once he was rationally convinced of the rightness of the cause, Clarkson became consumed by the issue at a profoundly personal level, suffering from repeated nightmares about the horrors of slavery. \"He tried to ignore it and push it off to one side, and it wouldn't let go of him,\" Irvine says. \"The only way I can have peace in my life, he decided, is to become a moral warrior. Otherwise my conscience will never leave me alone.\"\nIn Lincoln and Einstein, we see both the striving, self-created individual that Gruber describes and some evidence of Irvine's \"aha\" moments. Years afterward, Einstein remembered the 1939 letter he wrote to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging the United States to consider developing nuclear weapons, as the worst mistake of his life. It was certainly defensible in the context of the time, faced with the evidence that Hitler's scientists were also pursuing the A-bomb. Einstein had been a pacifist and an activist for social justice throughout his life, but his sense of personal responsibility for Hiroshima and Nagasaki clearly drove him to become a leading spokesman on the dangers of nuclear war and a founder of the anti-nuclear movement, which would grow to a global scale decades after his death and ultimately compel the American and Soviet superpowers to step back from the brink of Armageddon.\nSimilarly, Lincoln had opposed slavery his entire life on moral and philosophical grounds. But well into the war years he continued to view the subject in pragmatic, political terms, repeatedly stating he was willing to tolerate the evils of slavery in order to preserve the Union. Tony Kushner's screenplay for the film Lincoln offers a fictionalized \"aha!\" moment for Lincoln as he witnesses the carnage on the battlefield at Gettysburg and holds conversations with African-American soldiers. It's a pretty good guess, insofar as Lincoln seems to have arrived, over a short period of time in 1863, at the understanding that the only way to make the dreadful slaughter of the Civil War bearable was to attach it to a great moral cause. What you might call the second \"aha!\" moment lay in his realization that \"preserving the Union\" without uprooting the moral evil that had poisoned the nation was not a goal worth pursuing, and perhaps not possible.\nHighly creative people excel at \"recognizing relationships, making associations and connections, and seeing things in an original way\u2014seeing things that others cannot see.\"\nIn any event, the famously terse speech that Lincoln delivered at Gettysburg\u2014quite likely the shortest speech ever delivered by an American president, and certainly the most far-reaching\u2014was a work of immense moral and rhetorical genius. It recast the terrible, exhausting war as a purposeful struggle to redeem the promise of America, and it did more than that: It recast the entire history of the nation to that point as a revolutionary thought-experiment that had not quite reached its logical fulfillment. From that day forward Americans have thought of 1776 as the beginning of our nation's history (rather than the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783) and the high-flown philosophical language of the Declaration of Independence as central to our national identity. That speech was the work of someone with the peculiar ability to see history as if from the outside, seize its reins and change its course\u2014and also someone willing to pay a grievous personal price for that historical role. It displayed intellect and openness in counterpoint, and a tremendously creative intelligence at work. We may attribute such an act of moral genius to unusual synaptic processing powers or to an invisible entity called the conscience. In either case it looks obvious and inevitable in hindsight, but required an extraordinary individual at the time.\nSome researchers now suspect that this ability to stand outside of one's immediate context and take a longer historical view, like other forms of genius, may have physical correlates in the brain. Neuroscientist Nancy C. Andreasen recently wrote that her study of the brains of highly creative people suggests that they excel at \"recognizing relationships, making associations and connections, and seeing things in an original way\u2014seeing things that others cannot see.\" In objective terms, this shows up as much stronger activations (compared to a control group) in the association cortices, extensive regions on the outer surface of the brain that \"interpret and make use of the specialized information collected by the primary visual, auditory, sensory, and motor regions.\"\nAndreasen's initial research has primarily focused on prominent writers and other figures from the arts, but she supports the idea that unusual creativity is likely to be a similar neurological and biochemical phenomenon across fields and disciplines. Intriguingly, she also says that her research supports the age-old connection between exceptional creativity and certain varieties of mental illness, especially depression and other mood disorders. This cultural stereotype goes back at least as far as the Greeks, and it would seem to fit the examples of both Lincoln and Einstein. The former was well known for his melancholic disposition, and today would likely be diagnosed with clinical depression, while the latter had a family history of schizophrenia and (in Andreasen's judgment) appeared to manifest some mild or borderline symptoms. (Martin Luther King suffered from depressive episodes, and attempted suicide at least once, and some evidence suggests that Gandhi also suffered from depression). Whether this connection is also rooted in brain activation patterns and processing speed is an unanswered but fascinating question.\nMental illness aside, three of the four people I have mentioned were assassinated by political opponents. If Einstein looks like a universally revered figure in the rear-view mirror, it did not always seem so during his life: He was the subject of extensive FBI surveillance and harassment, and consistently depicted as a traitorous or unpatriotic Communist sympathizer by right-wing critics. In this and many other respects, the moral genius reminds us of other genius tropes, like the misunderstood artist or the persecuted astronomer\u2014such a person faces fierce opposition, and is not unfamiliar with suffering.\nAndrew O'Hehir is a senior writer at Salon.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"D.C. Mayor Bowser Tells People To Avoid Biden Inauguration\nby Terry Ward\nWashington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked that Americans not come to the nation's capital for the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.\nThe Secret Service has begun its preparations early, and the National Guard has had a very visible, heavy presence.\nMore Security Being Brought In\nRoughly 25,000 Guard Troops are assisting in beefing up security around the Capitol in the aftermath of protests and violent riots in Washing D.C. on Jan. 6 during Congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election.\nBowser has asked for and received a pre-disaster declaration for Washington D.C. by Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, and President Trump himself.\nBowser has also asked President Trump for public gathering permits to be cancelled between Jan. 10 and Jan. 24.\nToday, I issued Mayor's Order 2021-004 to extend a pause of various activities in the District until Friday, January 22, 2021, at 5:00 a.m.\n\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) January 12, 2021\nSecretary Wolf had also instructed the Secret Service to begin National Special Security Event Operations on Wednesday Jan. 13 instead of Jan. 19.\nGovernment Claims Credible Threats\nThe increased security comes not only in response to last week's violence, but also because of FBI bulletins reporting that \"Armed protests are being planned in all 50 state capitols from 16 January, through at least 20 January, and at the US Capitol from 17 January through 20 January.\"\nAccording to a report from ABC News, the FBI has also received information about a group calling for \"storming\" state, local, and federal government courthouses and administrative buildings in the event President Donald Trump is removed from office prior to Inauguration Day.\nThe FBI also says that the same group is planning to \"storm\" government offices in every state the day President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated, regardless of whether or not the state certified electoral votes for Biden or Trump.\nCurrently, the FBI is attempting to identify the people who illegally entered the Capitol building and assaulted law enforcement officers. Approximately 29 of those individuals have been identified since Sunday.\nThe #FBI is still seeking information to help identify individuals who actively instigated violence on January 6 in Washington, D.C. Visit https:\/\/t.co\/h36NpdxbEh to see images from current cases, and if you see someone you recognize, submit a tip at https:\/\/t.co\/buMd8vYXzH. pic.twitter.com\/cGgWNeywIc\n\u2014 FBI (@FBI) January 10, 2021\nPresident Trump Again Denounces Violence\nPrior to being impeached, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said that \"Justice would be served.\"\nHours after he was impeached for a second time, President Trump put out a video where he once again condoned violence of any kind.\nIn the 5 minute video, Trump stated, \"Mob violence goes against everything I believe in, and everything our movement stands for. No true supporter of mine could endorse political violence.\"\nSpeaking at a news conference on Monday, Bowser said she was afraid for our democracy. \"We have very extreme factions in our country that are armed and dangerous. She went on to say that, \"Trumpism won't die on January 20.\"\nRep. Omar's brand of justice may come in the form of making sure another outsider never steps foot inside the White House, because 'Trumpism' will not be dead on January 20.\nTags: 2nd AmendmentDCInaugurationMuriel BowserNational GuardNational SecurityPolitics\nTerry Ward","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"An indexed, searchable library of smart energy materials, including research reports, webinars, fact sheets, infographics, toolkits, videos, white papers and more. Search by topic or resource type using the filters below.\nAll Topics Advanced (8) Beneficial Electrification (7) Best Practices (44) Clean Energy (22) Consumer Advocacy (1) Consumer Data (38) Consumer Engagement (117) Consumer Motivations (51) Consumer Pulse (7) Consumer Testimonials (3) COVID-19 (21) Data Analytics (4) Demand Response (6) Distributed Generation (8) Distribution Grid (1) Dynamic Pricing (9) Educational Materials (50) Electric Vehicles (14) Energy Efficiency (10) Internet of Things (2) Low Income Consumers (15) Marketplaces (8) Metering Challenges (2) Microgrids (6) Millennials (2) News & Events (11) Performance Metrics (1) Pilot Programs (2) Prepay (5) Pricing Plans (17) Privacy (2) Renters (2) Safety (4) Smart Cities (2) Smart Grid Benefits (23) Smart Grid Information (34) Smart Grid Meters (8) Smart Home (6) SMBs (8) Social Media (1) State of Consumers (20) Success Stories (37) Technology (22) Utility Preparedness (34) Utility Profiles (2)\nAll Resource Types Infographics (1) Presentations (2) Reports (4) Toolkits (1) Videos (6) Webinars (6) White Papers (1)\nAll Authors BlastPoint (1) EnergySage (1) Franklin Energy (1) Maru\/Matchbox (1) Questline (2) Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (13) TransUnion (2)\nConsumer Information Kit for the Smart Grid Toolkit\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9.png 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2021-01-20 09:00:452021-01-20 02:14:14Consumer Information Kit for the Smart Grid Toolkit\n2020 Utility Case Studies Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/webinars-unlock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-12-16 15:06:212020-12-16 15:06:212020 Utility Case Studies Webinar\n2020 Pepco and Delmarva Power Case Study\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/case-study-unlock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-12-01 11:14:432020-12-01 11:14:432020 Pepco and Delmarva Power Case Study\nLower-Income Consumers & the Smart Energy Future Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/webinars-lock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-11-18 16:37:452020-11-18 16:37:45Lower-Income Consumers & the Smart Energy Future Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Understanding-Lower-Income-Consumers-Library-Tile.png 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-11-17 08:00:282021-01-07 12:09:36Understanding Lower-Income Consumers and the Smart Energy Future Report\nWho Are Lower-Income Consumers? 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Infographic\n2020 Baltimore Gas and Electric Case Study\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/case-study-unlock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-11-04 16:07:132020-11-04 17:28:492020 Baltimore Gas and Electric Case Study\nApproaches for Better Serving Lower-Income Consumers White Paper\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lower-Income-White-Paper-Web-Tile.png 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-11-03 16:29:522020-11-03 16:30:03Approaches for Better Serving Lower-Income Consumers White Paper\n2020 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop Presentations\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/presentations-unlock-post-type-1.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-10-21 08:30:032020-11-02 02:03:442020 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop Presentations\nModern Customer Engagement Journey Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/webinars-lock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-10-08 17:04:402020-10-08 17:04:40Modern Customer Engagement Journey Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Energy-101-Website-Tile.png 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-10-02 16:23:282020-10-07 09:52:16Energy 101 Videos\nValue of Online Marketplaces in the COVID Era Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/webinars-unlock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-09-29 16:40:202020-09-29 16:40:20Value of Online Marketplaces in the COVID Era Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MCEJ-Tile.png 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-09-17 08:30:022021-01-07 12:09:32Modern Customer Engagement Journey Report\nCOVID-19 Stakeholder Interview: Dave Elve, PayGo\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/video-unlock-post-type-1.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-09-10 13:32:182020-09-10 13:32:18COVID-19 Stakeholder Interview: Dave Elve, PayGo\nCOVID-19 Stakeholder Interview: Liz Coyle, Georgia Watch\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/video-unlock-post-type-1.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-09-10 13:29:262020-09-10 13:29:26COVID-19 Stakeholder Interview: Liz Coyle, Georgia Watch\n2020 Best Practices Awards, Part II Webinar\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/webinars-unlock-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-09-09 14:45:562020-09-09 17:39:332020 Best Practices Awards, Part II Webinar\nCOVID-19 Stakeholder Extended Interview: Matt O'Keefe, Oracle Utilities\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/video-unlock-post-type-1.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-08-24 09:00:022020-08-24 09:11:21COVID-19 Stakeholder Extended Interview: Matt O'Keefe, Oracle Utilities\nHow COVID-19 Transformed Customer Communications eBook\nhttps:\/\/smartenergycc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/reports-post-type.jpg 300 390 SECC \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SECC_Logo_4C.png SECC2020-08-18 10:49:452020-08-18 10:49:45How COVID-19 Transformed Customer Communications eBook","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"I Can Do That: canceled or renewed?\nNBC Announces Premiere Dates for Fall 2019 Schedule\nI Can Do That: Season One Ratings\nI Can Do That: Season Two Renewal for NBC TV Show\nI Can Do That: Cancel or Keep the New NBC Series?\nTuesday TV Ratings: America's Got Talent, iZombie, Hell's Kitchen, Extreme Weight Loss, I Can Do That\nTuesday TV Ratings: Extreme Weight Loss, America's Got Talent, I Can Do That, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?\nMr. Robinson, The Carmichael Show, Hollywood Game Night, Running Wild, Welcome to Sweden: NBC Announces Summer 2015 Debuts\nI Can Do That!: NBC Orders Comedy Variety TV Series\nPooch Perfect: Cancelled, No Season Two for ABC Dog Grooming Series","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How to Choose a Strong Password\nHow to Disable Java\nHow to Update Your Browser\nPersonal Computer Security\nResponding to threats and harassment\nTop Ten Security Tips\nWatch Out for Sponsored Links\nWhat to do if you have been Hacked\nWiFi-Security\nInformation Services > Security > Protect Yourself > Copyright Infringement\nInformation Security acts as a steward for the university when responding to reports of copyright infringement. As a team dedicated to maintaining the integrity and survivability of the university's network, we will act on each notice and investigate each incident to validate reports. When the report of copyright violation is found to be valid, we will act to disable the offending host on our network. We will also send a report of the incident to the Dean of Students (in the event that a student is the offending party) or to the Employee Relations Director (in the case of a staff member).\nReports of copyright infringement violations should be submitted to Information Security by sending mail to abuse-dmca@depaul.edu. We require a digitally signed message that allows us to verify your identity.\nThe Digital Millenium Copyright Act\nThe Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) focuses on the protection of an authors' rights to intellectual property in a digital age. The Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on 12 Oct 1998 and signed into Public Law 105-304 on 28 Oct 28 1998 by President William Clinton. The DMCA was designed primarily to sufficiently address the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties signed at the Geneva conference during December of 1996. The DMCA is, by far, the largest Act to supersede pre-existing U.S. copyright law in more than a generation. DMCA highlights include the following:\nOutlaws the circumvention of anti-piracy techniques employed by software creators while outlawing the creation, distribution and deployment of \"code-cracking\" devices built specifically for the circumvention of anti-piracy measures.\nPermits the research and testing of such copyright protection devices to assess their encryption measures, interoperability and security integrity.\nLimits the distribution of unauthorized or unlicensed copyrighted material including provisions for service providers to limit copyright infringement liability through preventing further spread of copyrighted material and removing such material from hosts, where necessary. Further, limits the liability of higher education institutions in the event they provide connectivity services for faculty and graduate level students.\nRequires specific licensing fees to be properly distributed towards artists and authors during Internet broadcasts.\nDePaul University, as a service provider for students, faculty and staff, must honor the DMCA in accordance with applicable laws.\nPreventing P2P Copyright Infringement\nPeer-to-Peer (P2P) networks have become a commonplace for the exchange of material ranging from movies, music, images, software and more. One of the frst vendors of wide-scale P2P networks was Napster, Inc, with others such as Aimster, Gnutella, KaZaA, Limewire and others following closely after. P2P sharing can also be performed by using the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) via the Direct Client to Client (DCC) protocol, a method in existence since the early conception of IRC networks.\nConfiguration errors are easy to make with P2P software, and we have seen cases of users unwittingly sharing their entire hard drive on the P2P network. Check your configuration carefully to ensure you are not sharing anything you hadn't intended to and that you are not illegally sharing any copyrighted material.\nWhile you are on DePaul's network, we strongly urge you to disable file sharing in your P2P client. In most clients, this can be performed through an explicit option being set in the configuration preferences, or through changing the number of \"allowed uploads\" to zero (0).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Nick Volinchak\nTravis Vander Loop\nKyle Dillard\nPremium Membership Plan\nLeague of Legends \u2013 2020 Worlds Championship Review\nby David Black\nImage source - Pexels.com\nTime for a brief history lesson to give everyone a background about how League of Legends evolved to where it is now. The first official \"Worlds\" tournament of season 1 was in 2011. The teams consisted of three NA teams, three EU teams and two SEA teams (from the Philippines and Singapore).\nTwo EU teams made it to the finals with FNC winning (after going 1-2 in group stage) and TSM finishing third for NA, which is a fact that EU fans like to remind NA fans of to this day. EU would see a six-year drought before another finals appearance and NA has never made it to the finals.\nIt did not take long for the Asian regions to assert their dominance from that point forward with a Taiwanese team Taipei Assassins from the now defunct LMS region winning season 2 and the infamous SKT T1 winning season 3.\nIt was not until 2014 that Worlds would take the shape as we know it today (and for the Super 4 regions LPL, LCK, EU and NA to become established). In the main Worlds tournament there are four groups of four teams that compete in a double round robin BO1 format.\nEach of the top two teams from the groups advance to the bracket stage of the tournament where three rounds of BO5 play determine the Worlds winner. The path to qualification for the Worlds tournament has been changed for each region many times throughout the years.\nSince 2014-2019, there have been a maximum of three teams for the CN, KR, EU and NA regions (with additional teams from the LMS or PCS). In 2017, the Play In stage of Worlds was added to allow a better chance for teams outside of the major four regions to qualify for Worlds.\nIn the 2020 Worlds, CN and EU (the two regions with the best two-year cumulative performance) have received an opportunity to qualify an unprecedented fourth team. There have been no new regions added to Worlds this year.\nThe PCS (a combination of the former LMS and SEA regions) was hardest hit this year dropping a combined four seeds in 2019 (two direct seeds and two play in seeds) to two seeds (one direct and one play in) for 2020. The VN region is unable to travel\/compete due to COVID restrictions.\nThe dominance of the top four regions (CN = LPL, EU = LEC, KR = LCK and NA = LCS) is easily visualized by looking at their domination in both the Worlds main and play in tournaments (from 2014-2019 for Worlds and from 2017-2019 for the play ins).\nOf the regions that have fielded three teams in each Worlds since 2014, NA has performed the most poorly advancing two teams to the quarterfinals, one team to the semifinals and no teams to the finals. NA also failed to advance from group stage in 2015 and 2019.\nKR and CN have been traditionally the strongest regions although EU has outperformed KR in the past two years. No region outside of the top four have advanced teams past the group stage since 2017.\nThe play in seeds from CN, EU and KR have advance more teams (6) in three years than NA (5) has advanced in the last six years. This is another mark of how poorly NA has performed compared to the other three top regions.\nDating back to 2014, here have been the results.\nHere is what the 2020 Worlds group stage draws like.\nOver at the DFS Headquarters, we will be providing content for the entire Worlds tournament. If you are interested in our premium membership package, follow us on Twitter at @DFSHeadquarters and send us a DM and we can get you hooked up.\nAlso, follow me on Twitter at @Excomm_ as I will be posting starting lineups on my timeline!\nLatest posts by David Black (see all)\nLeague of Legends \u2013 2020 World Championship Elimination Stage - October 14, 2020\nLeague of Legends \u2013 2020 Worlds Championship Review - September 16, 2020\nPrevious articleEnglish Premier League (EPL) Breakdown \u2013 9\/12\nNext article\"The Diamond Standard\" (EPL) \u2013 9\/19\n\"Lighting the Lamp\" \u2013 NHL Picks \u2013 1\/20\/21\nFive game slates are by far my favorite sized slates, because whatever reason I always seem to do well on them. Selfish? Sure, but I\nSnoop's NBA \"2-3 Zone\" \u2013 1\/20\/21\nAfter a small two game slate yesterday, Wednesday presents us with a massive 10 game slate before we revert back to a small slate again\nGet our Weekly recap with the latest news, articles and resources.\nWe use our own and third party cookies to allow us to understand how the site is used and to support our marketing campaigns.\nGimme those cookies!\ninfo@dfsheadquarters.com\nHot daily Fantasy New right into your inbox.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Why this PE exhaust maker is SA's best factory\n10 July 2019 | Web Article Number: ME201915316\nTHE first Factory of the Year (FotY) award has been presented to Ebersp\u00e4cher South Africa.\nThe jury acknowledged the Port Elizabeth-based manufacturer of exhaust systems as being a highly efficient manufacturer, with a balanced score across all dimensions assessed, scoring within the top quintile of global benchmarks within the \"Quality\" dimension. In addition, the company's advanced use of robotics and automation has brought about efficiency gains for the factory in recent years.\nFour \"excellence\" awards were given to participants which performed exceptionally well in a specific dimension of the FotY competition. Columbus Stainless was recognised for Excellence in Large Scale Production with Nyamezela Metering acknowledged for Excellence in Small Scale Production. The Excellence in Digitisation award was given to Atlantis Foundries and Nampak (Bevcan Rosslyn) won the award for Excellence in Resource Efficiency.\nFactory of the Year is a global annual benchmarking competition that has been running for over 25 years and, according to its organisers, is recognised as the toughest benchmarking test for companies in the production arena.\nThe competition has benchmarks and best practices from over 2,000 factories across all industries and over 30 countries. This initiative was launched in 2018 in South Africa by A.T. Kearney in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Manufacturing Circle and Manufacturing Indaba.\nIgor Hulak, Partner at A.T. Kearney, said the current dynamics of the globalising world presents a challenge for all manufacturing operations, and specifically within the South African manufacturing environment where a strong sector has immense downstream impact.\n\"More than ever, companies have to find the right balance in their manufacturing footprint and global value chain design. To successfully sustain and grow production, achieving and maintaining world-class excellence requires every manufacturer to relentlessly and continually pursue efficiency improvements,\" he said.\n\"But nowadays, that is not enough. The 4th Industrial Revolution is not a theoretical term any longer, yet to be somehow understood. As such the local manufacturing community can no longer shy away from the pace of adoption of the 4IR technologies on shop floors, which has been dramatically increasing over the past three years.\nThough the South African sector in general has a relatively wide performance gap to close, we have been very pleased to see that the top awardees in this country can withstand direct comparison with world-class performance and standards on the evaluated dimensions.\"\nHulak added that the idea of identifying and rewarding world-class performance and providing all participants with a confidential evaluation of their competitive position free of charge is therefore more meaningful and beneficial than ever before.\n\"FotY is much more than a competition, it is bringing about consciousness of future manufacturing in South Africa, trends and examples of Industry 4.0 solutions that work,\" said Ilse Karg, Chief Director of Future Industrial Production Technologies, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), one of the organisations which partnered with A.T Kearney for the FotY competition. \"Small Businesses and suppliers need to take note of the FOTY award winning companies and the opportunities becoming available from market leaders.\"\nPhilippa Rodseth, Executive Director of the Manufacturing Circle said she was inspired by the range and quality of submissions, and to see how applicants compete with international counterparts according to the objective benchmarking process that has been established over several years by administering the competition across various countries.\n\"This competition is important for the manufacturing sector because it raises the profile of our industry. It is important that the broader public has a better understanding of what different manufacturing businesses entail, from the likes of a foundry dealing with molten metals, to a high-tech facility managing the interface between people and artificial intelligence in a production process,\" Rodseth said.\nMartin Sanne, Executive Manager at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said all South African manufacturers could learn from this competition as it is not only a benchmark of capability against the world or in South Africa but also against oneself. \"It was a pleasure to see the amazing capability of South African manufacturers and I am confident that manufacturing has a great future in South Africa as we have world class capability,\" he said.\nPutting the 'human' back in human resources\nGot a hankering for Pi? Micro-PC marvel headed for Mzansi\nIs Nelson Mandela Bay the new micro-trenching tech hub?\nReining in cloud\nAgri partnership to offer free service for all SA farmers\nNelson Mandela Bay to host African 4IR tradeshow\nMaking 'Traks' into wider African markets\nWhy the death of a business is not always the end\nAfrica's first international agritech expo coming to SA\nSurprise bumper harvest from farming investment app\nAI-kona! Don't confuse artificial intelligence with automation\nIndustry 4.0: beyond the buzzwords\nForecasting in an age of digital disruption\nExpo to focus on impact of industrial automation on manufacturing\nSearch giant offering 30 000 scholarships in Africa\nWeb data logger stores variables accurately\nRobotic platform with LiDAR sensor points way to warehouse of future\nBig funding boost for SA agri-tech start-up\nTech heavyweights help bring digital skills to Mdantsane","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Danger in D.C.: Cat Crimes in the Nation's Capital\nAuthor: Martin Greenberg\nSetting Year: 1993\nSetting Decade: 1990s\nMain Themes: Corruption, Crime, Political Life\nExcerpt: Carefully, cautiously, the animal approached the black wrought-iron fence embedded into more concrete, and stuck its head through the spearlike rods. With almond-shaped eyes the cat gazed out across the expansive, immaculate White House lawn. Dew sparkled on the grass like millions of diamonds thrown carelessly out onto endless bolts of green velvet.\nExcerpt Page Number: 31-32\nAddress: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 20500\nExcerpt: At first, entering the hotel lounge, she thought she was out of luck: everywhere she looked, in the dimly lighted bar, were couples. Except for one man, sitting on a bar stool, and he looked like a bum! Bearded, in sweats and a baseball cap, he was hardly the sort of prospect she was after. She decided to play a waiting game, taking a small round table for one against a mirrored wall. Somebody would wander in, looking for a little singles action. Some married man, perhaps\nExcerpt Page Number: 38\nAddress: 1 Washington Cir NW 20037\nMain Themes: Corruption, Crime\nExcerpt: The cat glowered at Lyle's approaching hand, and after a moment's hesitation launched himself away from the theater box. His three pursuers watched in awe as he sailed through the air, landed on the stage, and scampered away into the wings. \"My god, did you see that?\" Richard asked, dumbfounded. \"Just like John Wilkes Booth!\" \"And from the very same spot, too,\" Lyle added, equally impressed. \"But John Wilkes Booth broke his leg when he landed,\" Justine said anxiously.\nAddress: 511 10th St NW 20004\nMain Themes: Corruption, Political Life, Presidents\nExcerpt: There are 898 steps on the iron stairway that goes to the top of the Washington Monument, which is 555 feet 5 \u215b inches tall, including the fifty-five-foot-high pyramidion that tops the structure. There are landings at ten-foot intervals, and there are memorial stones positioned at each landing, stones donated by states and organizations Shawn was reading the stone from Delaware, which declares that Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution and will be the last to desert it. The president was more interested in the memorial stone from Arkansas, which was on the same level and which Shawn supposed was only natural\nExcerpt Page Number: 187\nAddress: 2 15th St NW 20024","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Auctions July 18, 2014 July 18, 2014\nIconic 'Flag Over Reichstag' Leica III camera to be auctioned at Bonhams\nAnother iconic Leica camera is soon going to come under the hammer at a Bonhams auction. The auction house has previously auctioned some very rare Leica shooters including an extremely sought-after Leica II Luxus camera which is believed to be one of the rarest cameras in the world. This Leica III camera which will be auctioned at the Bonhams Leica Centenary Sale in Hong Kong on 30 November was used by Yevgeni Khaldei to take one of the most iconic images of the World War II. Yevgeni Khaldei who worked as a photo journalist for the official Soviet news agency TASS used this very camera to capture the \"Raising a Flag Over The Reichstag\" photo.\nKhaldei's image was taken on 2 May 1945 shortly after the Reichstag had finally fallen. It is a restaging of the moment when Red Army fighters had first flown the flag over the building two days earlier before the Germans fought back and dislodged them. It is reported that Khaldei had hoped that the image would have the same impact as Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'. The camera, bearing the serial number 257492 is accompanied by an Elmar f\/3.5 50mm lens with the serial number 471366 and is estimated to sell at \u00a3230,000-340,000 ($400,000-582,000). Bonhams Head of scientific instruments Jon Baddeley said, \"It is a great privilege to be selling a camera with such evocative associations. Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is a defining image of victory over evil which affected people deeply at the time and has continued to resonate for later generations.\"\nREAD: Leica extends M line-up with the $5,200 M 262 entry-level rangefinder camera\n[Via \u2013 DP-Review]\nLeica's new S edition 100 years anniversary set comes engraved to mark the brand's legendariness\nThe newly launched Leica T celebrates its maker's 100th birthday and is an absolute looker\nThe Leica Q compact digital camera features a 24MP fixed lens in a tradition meets future-tech form\nLeica's new entry-level TL2 mirrorless camera is no slouch\nThree most expensive Leica cameras produced in a series sell for $4.7 million\nLeica D-Lux 6 G-Star RAW edition camera unveiled\nLeica and McLaren team up for an exclusive photo-shoot of the P1 supercar\nLeica M9-P is a new version of the world's smallest, full-frame digital system camera\nLeica M Monochrom Silver Anniversary Edition unveiled\nPrevious articleJohn Calleija teams up with Aston Martin for a limited edition One-77 jewelry collection\nNext articleUlysse Nardin's new limited edition minute repeater timepiece pays tribute musical genre of jazz\nFrom Jeff Bezos's $185M estate to the $125M mammoth home of WhatsApp founder Jan Koum \u2013 Here are 9 most expensive homes sold in the US for 2020\nRoad to Wrist: Crash jewelry crafts pieces out of the metal of luxury cars like Ferrari, Audi, Lamborghini and more\nAccording to Bill Gates, the summer of 2021 is when the world will be almost free from the clutches of the Coronavirus","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What does China's crypto crackdown mean for global digital currency?\nChina is issuing a ban on cryptocurrencies just as it launches its own CBDC, but will this move shake up the world's crypto markets?\nLara Williams\nChina's banning of cryptocurrencies hasn't caused a global earthquake in the manner it would have done a few years ago. (Photo by Costfoto\/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)\nChina's blanket ban on cryptocurrency has arrived just when the People's Bank of China (Pboc) is planning to issue its own digital currency. The big question is, however, what effect will China's strategy have on global digital currency?\nIn May 2021, the Chinese government announced a major crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading. Previous attempts at curbing China's cryptocurrency sector had focused primarily on exchanges and associated businesses. By concurrently planning to launch the digital yuan, a blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC), the PBoC appears to be harnessing the benefits of cryptocurrency's underlying technology while removing its primary characteristic of anonymised decentralisation that threatens its fiat currency.\nWhat is a central bank digital currency?\nCBDCs are cryptographically secure digital currencies issued by central banks. A CBDC's underlying blockchain technology allows transactions for fractions of currency without administration overheads. Every fraction of the digital currency is recorded on an immutable and traceable ledger, for full transparency. The advantage of CBDCs is that they will allow faster, cheaper and fully transparent payment systems.\nChina has historically dominated global Bitcoin mining operations. If Bitcoin were a country, it would be in the top 30 energy users worldwide, according to the University of Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index with China ranking first at almost double the energy consumption of the US in second place.\nSince 2017 the Chinese government has introduced a raft of cryptocurrency regulation prompting major trading exchanges in mainland China (including the world's largest exchange, Binance) to relocate to Hong Kong and elsewhere. Thus began a gradual shift of the global crypto centre of gravity out of China towards Europe and North America.\nChainalysis chief economist Philip Gradwell believes the most recent ban on mining will have a limited effect on global trading because the vast majority of the world's leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is already mined. Of Bitcoin's 21 million finite supply, 18.7 million bitcoins had been mined by August 2021, according to Blockchain.com.\nGradwell even goes as far as to say that the Chinese Communist Party's ban on crypto may have some positive short-term effects on the global market. China's coal-powered energy use for mining Bitcoin did not sit well with Western investors. \"From an ESG perspective, as more mining moves into the US and Europe I think investors can be comfortable that cryptocurrency mining is becoming more environmentally friendly and amenable to regulation if need be,\" he says.\nIn addition, Gradwell sees no sudden shock in the global market as Chinese appetite for cryptocurrency was has been declining for some time. \"There has been a big transfer of investment away from China; for instance, the recent investment wave in the first quarter of 2020 has been North America and western European-based,\" he adds.\nIn fact, China's global share of Bitcoin mining fell from 75.5% in September 2019 to 46% in April 2021, demonstrating that China's mining dominance was waning well before the PBoC's latest crackdown, according to research by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.\nAn East\/West crypto divide\nThe PBoC is aiming to launch the largest digital currency project of any major economy, with pilot tests under way since mid-2020 and plans to set it in motion around the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Beijing.\nLaunching its own CBDC alongside banning cryptocurrency is aligned with the Communist Party's centralised approach of leadership in all aspects of a citizen's life. Cryptocurrency's underlying premise of individual monetary freedom for the holder remains a threat to such centralised monetary systems.\nThe same blockchain technology that underlies both CBDCs and cryptocurrency will be used according to the ideological differences of the state that implements them, either using the data that digital currencies provide to control and monitor its populations or to disrupt existing banking systems by allowing greater individual freedoms in banking processes.\nIs cryptocurrency a threat to global banking systems?\nWhile many applications of blockchain technology \u2013 such as non-fungible tokens or smart contracts \u2013 can improve the efficiency of industry supply chains, cryptocurrencies are a blockchain application that is inherently destabilising, says GlobalData's head of thematic research, Cyrus Mewawalla. CBDCs have the potential to create an entirely new global banking ecosystem. \"I expect many Western countries to be considering the launch of digital currencies because CBDCs give central banks a tool to address the threat from cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,\" says Mewawalla.\n\"China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies mirrors its crackdown on Big Tech and sends the fintech industry a clear message \u2013 banking and the monetary policy levers that central banks wield are not going to succumb to disruptive forces,\" he adds. \"Across the world, regulators are likely to regulate cryptocurrencies in some form or another, and soon, for the same reasons as China.\"\nIn the US and Europe, regulators are grappling with conflicting definitions of where cryptocurrency lies in the regulatory framework. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission sees them as securities, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission calls them commodities, while the Treasury calls them currencies, with even the Internal Revenue Service considering them as property for tax purposes.\nHowever, regulation is unlikely to curb the global appetite for cryptocurrency now that it has entered the mainstream. Once a niche concern, cryptocurrency represents an increased percentage of financial services investment portfolios in the US and Europe. The 2021 US listing of Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading exchange, reported about 53 million users and a quarterly trading volume of $335bn.\nAccording to Chainalysis, global cryptocurrency adoption grew 2,300% from the third quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2021, and by more than 881% from the second quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2021. Adoption in North America, western Europe and East Asia over the past year has been largely driven by institutional investment, according to Chainalysis, demonstrating a mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrency.\nThe pandemic prompted a flood of investment in cryptocurrencies by hedge funds, institutional investors and high-profile proponents including Tesla's Elon Musk. Since March 2020, cryptocurrency markets have spawned a new generation of blockchains including Solana, Cardano and Polkadot. All of this has come despite the market's extreme volatility: Bitcoin hit a high of just below $67,000 in October 2021, up from $0.08 in 2010. No matter the threat to traditional banking systems, cryptocurrency is unlikely to be eliminated from free market economies, and China's crackdown, although extreme, is commensurate with the level of perceived threat to existing banking systems in China through its potential transformative effect due to its openness. This provides a message even cryptocurrency sceptics in the West are likely to receive loud and clear.\nLara Williams is a senior reporter at Investment Monitor specialising in FDI in the tech and bio-pharma sectors. An experienced writer, Lara previously worked as deputy editor of the Financial Times's fDi Magazine. Lara has a background in technology journalism writing for the UK's Computing magazine and has spent much of the past decade living in Silicon Valley.\nCybersecurity in Banking: public key encryption protocols\nCybersecurity in Banking: keystroke analysis\nCybersecurity in Banking: biometric payments\nInnovation in Banking: crypto wallets\nChina PESTLE Insights - A Macroeconomic Outlook Report\nCoinbase Inc\nSolana GmbH & Co. KG\nBitcoin Inc\nThe People's Bank of China\nMore Finance","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts records\nOverview The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, (a community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans and other people of color to enter into the economic and social main stream), began its work in 1917 when a group of citizens led by Eugene Kunkle Jones met to discuss ways to help the growing number of black migrants from the South and immigrants from the West Indies find housing and employment in Boston. Once established, it became an affiliate of the National Urban League and...\nDates: 1953-2007 (bulk 1985-2000)\nFound in: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections \/ Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts records\nNames: Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts X","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"BASK Gili Meno - Island property for sale close to Lombok and Bali\nBASK Nest \u2013 Underwater Sculpture by world renowned Jason DeCaires Taylor\nBASK Nest\nLocation: BASK Gili Meno, Indonesia? Depth: 4m\nThe hauntingly beautiful sculpture comprises of a circle of 48 life-size figures encircling yet more figures on the sea floor. Designed by Jason deCaires Taylor, the interlocking pieces connect to provide a platform for marine life to colonise and inhabit. As corals continue to form on the pH neutral sculptures, more and more marine life will form.\nGifted to the local community by BASK Gili Meno, the man-made reef is situated in shallow water which is a short swim from the beach. It is fast becoming the number one must see attraction on the Gili Islands, with local boat companies providing regular trips to the sculptures from the surrounding islands.\nBehind the Design \u2013 Jason DeCaires Taylor?\nJason deCaires Taylor is a sculptor, environmentalist and professional underwater photographer. He became the first of a new generation of artists to shift the concept of the land art movement into the marine environment and is recognised for his eco-friendly underwater sculptures.\nTaylor's work spans several continents including the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and even in the Thames in his home country of Britain. Over the past 10 years, he has created several large-scale underwater \"Museums\" and \"Sculpture Parks\", with collections of over 850 life-size public works. BASK Nest is the first of its kind in Indonesia.\nHis work is not only designed to provide public art, but works of art that seek to encourage environmental awareness, instigate social change and lead us to appreciate the breathtaking natural beauty of the underwater world.\n\"First and foremost, BASK Nest is an environmental space. The figures are arranged in a circular formation as an echo of the circle of life, and they will soon teem with life. Soft corals and sponges should flourish quickly paving the way for delicate hard corals and a fully established reef\", said deCaires Taylor.\nImages of some of Jason DeCaires Taylors' work\nReef Rejuvenation and Sustainability Benefits\nSustainability has always been at the forefront of the BASK management team's mind. With forty percent of the world's coral reefs being lost over the past few decades and with scientists predicting more being at risk, BASK commissioned the installation of BASK Nest as a reminder to visitors of the many fragile treasures beneath the sea.\nThe sculptures are used to instigate growth and the subsequent changes intended to explore the aesthetics of decay, rebirth and metamorphosis. Within the relatively short period, since it was installed, BASK Nest has already become home to corals, sponges and diverse fish species.\nAs these organisms populate the reef, its overall biomass will increase, with BASK Nest enhancing its resilience and becoming an integral nursery for native species, which in turn is encouraging other marine life. This paves the way for delicate hard corals and eventually, a fully established reef will form safeguarding Gili Meno's fragile ecosystem as well as enhancing the diving and snorkeling experience on the Gili Islands.\nWhat Can You Expect To See?\nThe warm waters around the islands are teeming with marine life including turtles, moray eels, octopus, cuttlefish, rays, sea snakes, white tip and black tip reef sharks, bumphead, parrot fish and clown fish. At BASK Nest you can expect to see an abundance of clown fish, triggerfish and banner fish to name just a few.\nIt is not only the fish that attract hundreds of visitors throughout the year, but also the array of soft and hard coral and the incredible underwater photo opportunities.\nMost of the boat companies on the Gili Islands will run multiple trips to BASK Nest during the day, but we suggest getting there early to avoid the crowds.\nBASK Nest is swimming distance from the shore and is opposite the BASK sign on Gili Meno. With water temperatures of around 28 degrees, your standard swimmers will be fine for viewing it.\nDon't forget your snorkel and flippers\nTake your underwater camera to capture the incredible experience\nSee some of the most recent pictures on Instagram @BASKGILIMENO or #basknest\nRecents Blog posts\nBASK Nest 2021\nBask's interview with Trash Hero Gili Meno\nBASK's interview with Masrun, Gili Meno's head of the island\nGILI MENO\nOWNERS' PORTAL\nCopyright \u00a9 BASK Gili Meno 2022. All rights reserved.\nBASK Gili Meno Privacy Policy\nGET YOUR COMPLETE ROI FOR THIS VILLA\nVILLA INVESTMENT\nBy clicking submit, your agree to our term & conditions*\nFor more information about purchasing a villa at BASK please provide your details:\nVILLA INTEREST\nS4 V1 L1 V2 V3 29 25 28 26 27\nSTUDIOS SUITE LOFT 2 BEDROOMS 3 BEDROOMS\nMr.Miss.Ms.Mrs.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"West Ham United: Obiang signs new Hammers deal\nWEST HAM UNITED have announced that Spanish midfielder, Pedro Obiang, has signed a new five-year contract with the London Stadium side.\nObiang arrived at West Ham from Italian side Sampdoria in summer 2015 and has made more than 50 appearances for Slaven Bilic's side. Speaking to West Ham TV about the new deal, Obiang said: \"Over the next five years, we can achieve many, many things but we are going to start from today.\n\"Of course, I trust the Club and the situation and I know I am in a very good team at a very good Club.\n\"I have a lot of teammates here and I talked to Manu [Lanzini], Adrian and Angelo [Ogbonna] over the summer when we were on holidays and that's maybe a little bit of the reason I signed a new contract is because I prefer to be here than in another place, because I feel like part of a family here.\n\"I think here we can do many things. When I start to play, I have confidence and I don't know why the situation changed [last season]. I had the possibility to start and to demonstrate what I wanted to demonstrate in my first season here, but for many reasons I didn't do. Now I have time to do it.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Print\nFran\u00e7ais | Feedback | Corporate website\nAbout the CMF\nMandate & Vision\nFunding Model\nMessage from the President and CEO\nBoard and Committee Activities\nIndustry Consultation\nSales and Export\nAudience Results - Television\nAudience Results - Digital Media\nFunding Results\nProgram Funding Summary\nExperimental Stream\nConvergent Stream\nAboriginal Program\nConvergent Digital Media Incentive\nCorus-CMF Page to Pitch Program\nDiverse Languages Program\nEnglish POV Program\nInternational Coproductions\nOfficial Minority Language Support\nPerformance Envelope\nRegional Funding\nVersioning Program\nManagement Discussion and Analysis\nManagement Statement of Responsibility\nIndependent Auditors' Report and Financial Statements\nFunding Lists\nPerformance Envelope Calculations\nTelevision Audience Data Sources\nFinancing Sources: Definitions\nIndustry research reports, white papers and online resources.\nThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) monitors industry trends and developments to provide stakeholders with industry-specific information and forward-looking analyses of the evolution of the television and digital media marketplace through CMF Trends online. The website provides:\nHundreds of articles written by the CMF Industry and Market Trends team, as well as by collaborators and experts based in Canada and internationally.\nDozens of research reports, including our biannual reports on trends, providing insight into the challenges facing and opportunities available to Canadian producers and creators.\nData on Canadian media consumption patterns and major global trends to facilitate research and presentations.\nThe CMF also publishes Crowdfunding in Canada online, providing an in-depth understanding of this funding practice from a perspective relevant to Canada's creative industries. The online resources also provides a comprehensive list of platforms accessible to Canadian projects.\nSome highlights from 2016-2017:\nPublication of 64 blog posts from a team of 25 collaborators and experts based in Canada and internationally.\nPublication of a directory of Canadian export support programs and 12 research reports available in French and English.\nInternational syndication of CMF Trends content with P\u00f4le M\u00e9dia Grand Paris (France).\nCrowdfunding in Canada website redesigned to facilitate content discovery, and the publication of 12 new articles in French and English.\nResearch reports published in 2016-2017:\nTitle Partners Publication Description\nDiscoverability: Toward a Common Frame of Reference NFB, Telefilm Canada, CBC\/Radio-Canada (MTM) May 2016 This first part of a report on the discoverability of Canadian content is intended as a means for the Canadian audiovisual industry and its stakeholders to develop a common understanding of the discoverability concept.\nTrends Report: 2016 Mid-Year Update July 2016\nMid-year update to the CMF's 2016 Trends Report: Entering the Age of Experience.\nHow National Content is Defined in Canada and Selected Countries CMPA, Telefilm Canada, OMDC August 2016\nThis study examines how national content is defined in different jurisdictions for the purpose of accessing public support for feature film and television productions.\nDiscoverability Part 2: The Audience Journey NFB, Telefilm Canada, CBC\/Radio-Canada (MTM) October 2016\nThe objective of this second part is to explore discoverability in greater depth, through the eyes of Canadian audiences: how they learn of the existence of content, how they make their choices, and these audiences' main discoverability vectors.\nInternational Performance of Drama Series in Nine Small TV Markets AQPM October 2016\nThe document presents detailed case studies on iconic TV series in several countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland) that shed new light on the conditions for producing drama series in these national markets.\nUnderstanding and Engaging with Audiences Telefilm Canada, OMDC, Creative BC, SODEC November 2016\nThis report provides a summary of the audience data and trends that Telefilm has been measuring since 2012. Nielsen Media Research was retained to conduct the 2016 study.\nOverview of existing Canadian export support programs November 2016 Review of Canadian export support programs for producers who are seeking to develop new markets.\nWomen & Leadership: Study of Gender Parity and Diversity in Canada's Screen Industries CMPA, OMDC, Creative BC, SODEC, Telefilm Canada, RBC January 2017 What are the strategies, programs and practices used in Canada and elsewhere in the world that have a positive effect on gender equality and cultural diversity in the screen industries? What lessons can be learned from the results of these strategies, programs and practices? This study attempts to answer these questions.\nTrends Report 2017 -- The Digital Puzzle: Piecing Back Together the Content Value Chain February 2017 How has the new audiovisual value chain been reconfigured? And which players are best positioned to make the most of it? These questions served as the framework for the 2017 edition of the Trends Report, in which the CMF examines the value creation opportunities that have emerged from this major industrial reorganization.\nMeasuring Success: The Impact of Interactive Digital Media in Ontario Interactive Ontario, OMDC, Ubisoft, CMPA, Bell Fund, City of Toronto February 2017 This study is aimed at better understanding the companies that make up Ontario's interactive digital media (IDM) industry and the impact those companies have in Ontario.\nProceedings of the International Symposium on the Measurement of Digital Cultural Products UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Institut de la statistique du Qu\u00e9bec, HEC-Montr\u00e9al, MCCQ, MRIFQ, Organisation internationale de la francophonie, Telefilm Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montr\u00e9al, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Printemps num\u00e9rique, Culture Montr\u00e9al February 2017 This report looks at the issues, methods, practices and innovations surrounding the production of statistics on digital cultural content.\nSupporting and developing the Indigenous screen-based industry in Canada March 2017 This document presents the main recommendations from a multi-stakeholder engagement process aimed at developing a strategy to better support the Indigenous screen-based sector in Canada.\nKey Site Links\n50 Wellington Street E., Suite 202\nToronto, Ontario M5E 1C8\nEmail: info@cmf-fmc.ca\nTelephone:\t416.214.4400\nToll-free:\t1.877.975.0766","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Books For Biomedical Science Students\nJan 30, \u00b7 \"Overall, Biomedical Sciences: Essential Laboratory Medicine would make a fantastic starting textbook for biomedical students. It is accessible, clinically-focused and covers all major relevant topics. (Phenotype, 28 May ) From the Inside Flap\/5(3). The series provides vital reading material for undergraduate students, as well as those who are working at a more advanced level towards one of the IBMS Specialist Diplomas.\nLiverpool John Moores University The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series is written to reflect the challenges of practicing biomedical science today. It draws together essential basic science with insights into laboratory practice to show how an understanding of the biology. Jul 05, \u00b7 Health and Human Behaviour by Ken Jones; Debra Creedy The third edition Health and Human Behaviour introduces students in the health professions and biomedical sciences to the different models of thinking around health.\nThrough an examination of psychological, personal and social influences on health, the authors demonstrate that wellness and illness are more than biological Author: Suzanne Poliness. Apr 25, \u00b7 This brand new Lecture Notes title provides the core biomedical science study and revision material that medical students need to know. Matching the common systems-based approach taken by the majority of medical schools, it provides concise, student-led content that is rooted in clinical relevance.\nThe book is filled with learning features such as key definitions and key conditions, and is 5\/5(1). 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Written by students for students, \"Biomedical Science: Lecture Notes\" is a concise, full-color textbook providing a 'one-stop-shop' for biomedical science students.\nCorresponding broadly to the common integrative, systems-based approach taken by the majority of medical schools, it provides a concise, student-led approach that is rooted in \/5(4). Download the Medical Book: Biomedical Science Practice PDF For Free.\nThis Website Provides Free Medical Books. This Website Provides Over Free Medical Books and more for all Students and Doctors This Website the best choice for medical students during and after learning medicine. School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand ISBN: PUB DATE: November FORMAT: Hardback PAGES: c.\nAUDIENCE Scientists, researchers and students in the area of Pharmaceutics. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE Please contact your Elsevier Sales or Customer Service Representative. Research in the Biomedical Sciences: Transparent and Reproducible documents the widespread concerns related to reproducibility in biomedical research and provides a best practices guide to effective and transparent hypothesis generation, experimental design, reagent standardization (including validation and authentication), statistical analysis, and data reporting.\nJun 02, \u00b7 Guide for biomedical science and engineering students. Articles and databases; Books; Journals; Dictionaries; Theses; Standards; Patents; Other materials; Training; Suomeksi; Download e-books If you are looking for a particular book search in Andor first.\nIf you can't find the book you need or if you cannot access a book that should be in the Author: Esa Hakala. Biomedical Sciences is an indispensable, all encompassingcore textbook for first\/ second year biomedical science studentsthat will support them throughout their undergraduate career.\nThebook includes the key components of the IBMS accredited degreeprogrammes, plus sections on actual practice in UK hospitallaboratories (including the compilation of a reflective portfolio). Download Medical (Academic) Books for FREE. All formats available for PC, Mac, eBook Readers and other mobile devices. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. Fundamentals of Biomedical Science. Winner of the Royal Society of Biology Undergraduate Textbook Prize - The only text to successfully bring together the theory and practice of haematology in an accessible way for undergraduate biomedical science students.\nEvolutionary Medicine. Biomedical Equipment Technology. This book is intended to serve as a ready reference for learners of vocational higher secondary schools. 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I'm starting my masters in BME next month. I'm coming from a non engineering background (did my undergrad in physical sciences) and was wondering if anyone knew some good books I could start reading to get a more in-depth idea of whats to come.\nThanks! EDIT: some more info, I'm planning on doing the biomaterials track. Biomedical Science is the study of Life Science subjects related to human health and disease. Students will learn about the structure and function of the human body from the level of organs and tissues to the molecular level, as well as how drugs are used to treat disease. Biology books online These biology books are designed to allow students and all biology enthusiasts to gain insights into subjects such as kinetics, cancer biology or clinical biochemistry.\nHome xn--4-dtb2ajakeejf.xn--p1aine Biology. 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{"text":"Home Business+ Balance For Better Sessions Held To Celebrate International Women's Day\nBalance For Better Sessions Held To Celebrate International Women's Day\nStandard Chartered under its Diversity & Inclusion platform joined hands with British Deputy High Commission and celebrated International Women's Day.\nThe theme for this year's event was \"Balance for better\". The Bank along with the British Deputy High Commission organisedMasterclass Sessions which were conducted by leading women and men who were specialists in their areas. These masterclasses were attended by 100 girls and boys from O and A levels of leading schools in Karachi. The aim was to give the students access to successful professional role models to talk about their leadership and professional development journey to them.\nStandard Chartered collaborates with British Deputy High Commission.Gender Diversity and supporting women at the workplace has been one of the core objectives of Standard Chartered and British Deputy High Commission.\nCommenting on the discussion, Mr. Shazad Dada, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Pakistan said, \"At Standard Chartered, we strive to be a market leader in the Diversity & Inclusion space by helping women realise their full potential through personal development and supportive workplace practices. This year once again we have joined hands with British Deputy High Commission on this International Women's Day as we celebrate a future in which innovation and technology creates unprecedented opportunities for women and girls to play an active role in the community in which we operate.\"\nElin Burns, British Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi said, \"Across the world, if women were operating at their full potential, and playing the same role in labour markets as men, an estimated \u00a322 trillion or 26per cent could be added to global GDP in 2025. Championing the role of women and girls so that they can reach their full potential is a UK Government priority, and it is a pleasure to partner with Standard Chartered for an event which supports and engages students who are the CEOs and leaders of the future.\"\nPrevious articleMeizu Going To Launch Note 9 With 48-megapixel dual camera\nNext articleZong 4G partners with Wateen Telecom for network expansion in Pakistan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chinese media and academia debate journalism standards and payment for interviews\nIn the West it is understood as a matter of course that journalists must not offer cash or other inducements to secure story interviews [Example: LA Times ethics code\/SEE \"Access\"]. In the wilder world of Chinese journalism, however, the lines are not always so clear, and one obstacle facing journalists in recent years has been [\u2026]\nIn the West it is understood as a matter of course that journalists must not offer cash or other inducements to secure story interviews [Example: LA Times ethics code\/SEE \"Access\"]. In the wilder world of Chinese journalism, however, the lines are not always so clear, and one obstacle facing journalists in recent years has been public figures and academics demanding payment before granting interviews. Summaries of some of the most relevant cases on this issue follow plus a list of arguments pro and con:\nThe Li Yinhe Case \u2013 In March 2006 Guangzhou Daily said one of its reporters was asked to pay an \"interview fee\" after requesting to meet with Li Yinhe, a researcher from The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. According to the newspaper, Li's rate was 500 yuan per hour (US$60\/hr), with no charge for interviews under 15 minutes. The reporter interviewed Li for just over an hour and was asked to pay 500 yuan. Li Yinhe later explained publicly that she began charging in order to discourage a flood of interviews making demands on her time. She said interviews, which require time and energy, should not be granted free of charge. Li cited the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as an example of media who pay for interviews. In fact, the BBC's code of ethics explicitly states the network must, \"Disclose any direct or indirect payment made for interviews\" and may not \"pay people who act as information sources.\" [Guangzhou Daily coverage of Li's response available here].[More Chinese coverage here].\nThe Sun Daolin Case \u2013 According to a February 2005 news report by Yangcheng Evening News, when reporters approached film director Sun Daolin about a story on his experiences as a filmmaker and his thoughts on contemporary film, Sun asked to be compensated. The director argued that his speech amounted to a sharing of intellectual property. However, after Yangcheng reporters asked to know what Sun's going rate was, the director said he could not determine this himself and stressed that he was not motivated by personal profit, the newspaper reported. [Yangcheng Evening News report available here].\nThe China Foreign Affairs University Case \u2013 According to a June 2005 report by Beijing Times, academics from China Foreign Affairs University agreed among themselves to demand \"interview fees\" from media at a minimum rate of 200 yuan per hour (US$25\/hr). Their reasoning, according to the newspaper, was that as the interviews addressed the academics' personal research achievements. The university reportedly responded by saying it had no right to interfere in the academics' decisions concerning their personal rights and behavior. [Beijing Times report available here].\nArguments against \"interview fees\":\nA June 2005 editorial in China Youth Daily argued that officials and celebrities have a duty to uphold openness of information. By receiving payment for interviews, they may do harm to their credibility, the editorial said. It added that such exchanges of money are harmful to freedom of expression. [Chinese here].\nIn July 2005, the Global Times spoke with media organizations from South Korea, the United States, Germany and India and said it had found that payment for interviews fell outside journalism's accepted norms. The newspaper said it had also found that the majority of media believed such behavior compromised the objectivity of reporting and damaged the credibility of experts, as well as serving as a harmful example to society. [Chinese article here].\nAlso in 2005, professor Zhan Jiang of China Youth University for Political Sciences argued that interview is a two-way process, allowing media to benefit from the expertise of a source and offering the interviewee an opportunity to build their reputation. Academics and officials, he said, should not request payment because in this capacity they serve a \"public function\". If someone believes an interview will compromise their research achievements, they should refuse the interview rather than asking to be paid. [Chinese coverage here].\nArguments supporting \"interview fees\":\nIn March 2005, Legal Daily published an editorial by Professor Sun Guorui, the Deputy Director of School of Law, Beihang University, arguing it was reasonable for media to pay for interviews with experts, who spend time and effort to contribute knowledge, experience and information. Sun also dragged the debate into the arena of intellectual property protection. [Chinese coverage here].\nAn editorial by Xiaoxiang Morning Herald in March 2006 argued that someone who is not a public official should not have a duty to the public's right to know. If experts are offered the right to refuse interviews, said the editorial, they should also be given the right to request payment. The editorial said it was unreasonable to talk about journalists' right to information without expecting them to pay for that information. [Chinese coverage here].\nIn April 2006 Ma Shaohua, an associate professor of journalism at Renmin University, argued in Beijing Youth Daily that the argument that says paying for interviews violates journalistic norms is irrelevant given the fact such norms have not yet taken shape in China. [Chinese coverage here].\n[Posted by Brian Chan, April 12, 2006, 9:32pm]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Richie Porte: 'We can hit the ground running at Tour Down Under'\nThe Australian is hoping to settle in quickly with his new Trek - Segafredo team\nAlex Ballinger January 14, 2019 12:15 pm\nRichie Porte in his new Trek - Segafredo colours (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)\nTour Down Under 2020\nRiche Porte is looking to add to his collection of victories at the Tour Down Under in his first race with Trek \u2013 Segafredo.\nPorte will line up with his new team during the first WorldTour race of the year, as he chases a sixth consecutive win on Willunga Hill.\nThe 33-year-old, who has only taken overall victory at the TDU once in 2017, has been chasing Grand Tour success in recent years and will be looking for an emphatic start to his season.\nPorte said: \"It's always nice to start with a new team.\n\"I haven't done a lot of time with the rest of the Trek \u2013 Segafredo boys but I know most of the guys and we have a good solid team here, so I think we can hit the ground running in this first race of the year.\"\n>>> Extreme heat & wind forces Tour Down Under to cut kilometres\nPorte switches to Trek \u2013 Segafredo from BMC Racing, where he had been striving for Grand Tour success.\nThe Australian's hopes of Tour de France victory were upended on stage nine of both the 2017 and 2018 races, when he was forced to retire due to crashes.\nOn his new outfit, Porte said: \"We have probably one of the strongest teams I've ever been in for stages likes the last one to Willunga Hill, with guys like Peter Stetina and Jarlinson Pantano.\n\"Besides them, we've also got guys like Koen de Kort, who's one of the most experienced and very good at crosswinds, together with Kiel Reijnen and Ryan Mullen.\n\"We've got a well-balanced and solid team here and I hope it will continue like that for the rest of the year.\"\nThe now-famous Willunga Hill stage has been moved to the final day, meaning the general classification battle won't be settled until the final meters.\n>>> Caleb Ewan holds off Peter Sagan to win Down Under Classic\nBut stage three to Uraidla features 3,000meters of climbing, more than the Willunga Hill test, which means the GC struggle is likely to be defined there.\nPorte added: \"I think the course suited me a little better two years ago, but this year it's also a good, challenging course.\n\"It's just nice to come to Adelaide in January, this race is fantastic.\n\"It depends how [stage three] is ridden.\n\"We did the recon the other day, it's a pretty tricky, hard stage.\n\"If it's a hot day and the peloton doesn't feel like riding hard, it could also be nothing, but looking at the course, if the proverbial hits the fan, it's going to be a good fight indeed.\"\nRichie Porte obliterated the Willunga Hill KoM \u2013 here's how his ride compares to previous years\nRichie Porte explodes into race lead on stage three of Tour Down Under 2020\nTour Down Under 2021 cancelled due to coronavirus concerns","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"With a population of 1,567,442 and growing, Philadelphia has come a long way since the Founding Fathers gathered here to sign the Declaration of Independence. Today, it is one of the nation's largest metropolitan areas. This can can make choosing where to live within the 136-square-mile city a daunting task. If you are looking for more affordable housing options in proximity to the airport and public transportation with a nature preserve as your backyard, living in Southwest Philadelphia could be the right location for you.\nWhile suburbs rarely get awarded highly walkable scores, people living in Southwest Philly enjoy a robust public transportation system. SEPTA's train and trolley lines offer routes to the Philadelphia International Airport and University City. This makes it possible for residents to access employment, universities, parks, the airport, and the City Center. No matter where you live in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love offers something for everyone.\nEastwick Urban Renewal Project\nSouthwest Philadelphia is home to the Eastwick Urban Renewal Project. The country's largest urban renewal project recently came to an end uncompleted. For many, this closure is a welcome change. Today, the residents, community groups, nonprofits, and city agencies are working together to create a community-driven planning process to develop the remaining acreage and improve the residential quality of life in Southwest Philadelphia.\nSouthwest Philly neighborhoods that make up this urban landscape lie north of the Delaware River. They include Tinicum Township, Kingsessing, Elmwood, Eastwick and Paschall as well as the Philadelphia International Airport, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Eastwick Community Garden, Cobbs Creek, and Bartram's Garden. High school students attend Bartram High School or Academy Park and younger kids go to John M. Patterson, Penrose, Walnut Street, Bell Avenue, or Colwyn Elementary School.\nJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum\nIf the Philadelphia International Airport is the heart of Southwest Philadelphia, then the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is its soul. Home to a variety of habitats, the Heinz refuge is a freshwater tidal marsh within the Delaware Estuary and recognized by the National Audubon Society.\nThe 1,000-acre park welcomes visitors for hiking, fishing, birdwatching, and outdoor education programs, and it is a perfect weekend retreat for urban dwellers. While the park serves as a resting stop for thousands of migrating birds, a pair of bald eagles make their home in Heinz refuge and are thriving. The eagles first nested here in 2009 and have returned every year to produce nine eaglets\u2014how cute!\nPhilly Murals\nIf you love art, then consider moving to Philadelphia. The city's Mural Arts Program discourages random graffiti while encouraging young Philadelphians and professional artists who work together to showcase their talents. The city's architecture is their canvas, and the art they create is an iconic part of the city's landscape.\nThe program started three decades ago and as a result, some of the murals are in the process of being restored. The \"We the Youth\" mural, pictured above, was painted by Keith Haring in 1987 just before he died. Haring grew up near Philadelphia and painted the mural with kids from the Brandywine Workshop.\nSouthwest Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich\nEven if cheesesteak isn't your favorite sandwich, it would be a crime to live in Southwest Philly and not try one. Okay, so it's not an actual crime, but you could be missing out. Philadelphians claim that what sets their cheesesteak sandwich apart from all the other cheesesteaks is the Amoroso hoagie roll. They also argue that a Philly Cheesesteak has to be ordered with Cheez Whiz. Don't be fooled on that one, though. If you have to draw the line at fatty goodness somewhere, take comfort in knowing that the fake canned \"cheese\" was invented long after the Philly cheesesteak sandwich.\nSo go ahead, indulge in chopped up, griddled-sirloin with provolone thrown in at the last minute and then poured onto a bakery-fresh roll. Add some sauteed bell peppers and French fries to the mix. It will be a just reward after moving and unpacking all of your moving boxes.\nPhiladelphia Is an Amazing College Town\nWhether you are looking for a higher education in the arts or are a recent high school grad moving off to college, you will be glad to know that there are 15 four-year colleges in Philadelphia. Because Southwest Philly is served by SEPTA reaching the University of Philadelphia and many other colleges by train is possible from the Eastwick Station on Bartram Avenue. The main campus of the famed Philadelphia institution, Temple University, is also on the SEPTA-Philadelphia International Airport line.\nHere is a list of colleges that appeal to students looking for a degree in the arts:\nThe Curtis Institute of Music\nThe Art Institute of Philadelphia\nThe Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College\nUniversity of the Arts\nPhiladelphia International Airport\nDid you know there are 150 rocking chairs at the Philadelphia International Airport? Probably not. The airport rocking chair trend started in 1997 during a temporary exhibit of, you guess it\u2014rocking chairs. After the seats had been removed, there was a public outcry. As a result, airports across the nation have added rocking chairs as a seating option.\nLocated in Southwest Philadelphia on the banks of the Delaware River, the award-winning airport has received accolades for the best concession stand management team as well as for offering healthy eating options. Families traveling through the Philadelphia Airport won't want to miss the Aviation Play Station where the kids can climb a real jumbo jet plane.\nCharles Lindbergh famously landed his plane here and inaugurated the airport in the mid-1920s.\nSouthwest Philadelphia is steeped in a rich and at times controversial history. The bucolic landscapes that once thrived here eventually gave way to large industries. Many of those are long gone too. In their place is a movement to reimagine and rebuild Southwest Philly. Also, SEPTA, the airport, and a nature preserve are parts of today's landscape that make living here appealing. There is a sense of optimism that the future of the Eastwick development will give Philadelphia city planners, residents, and other stakeholders a chance to reimagine their community.\nWhether you are moving from across the country or just across town Metro Self Storage offers friendly and affordable Southwest Philadelphia self storage and a free seven-day storage hold.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"White Horse Inn Modern Reformation\nAbout MR\nGod in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity\nPublished Sunday, November 2, 2003 By Michael S. Horton\nBecome a subscriber to unlock this content\nYou can get access to our full archives by subscribing to the Modern Reformation Magazine. Or, check out our web-exclusive articles, which are free for everyone.\nCopyright \u00a9 2021 White Horse Inc. Site by Mere.\n13230 Evening Creek Dr S Ste 220-222 | San Diego, CA 92128. Contact us toll-free at: (800) 890-7556.\nWhite Horse, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Federal ID # 27-0565982.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Erin officials move to prevent future water problems\nCity of Erin seeking emergency grant to replace waterline from treatment plant, following recent breaks\nMark Hicks\nUSA TODAY NETWORK \u2013 Tennessee\nERIN, Tenn. \u2014 During the recent waterline breaks and subsequent water outage, Erin City Recorder Angie Neilson was taking hundreds of pictures.\n\"It's documentation,\" she said.\nNeilson wasn't just recording the images of crews working to replace the waterline beside Highway 149 that was severed by a mudslide and the relief effort that followed for the sake of history, it was for future prevention.\nCity officials are in the process of applying for a $500,000 emergency grant for U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development to replace the affect 18-inch waterline from the city's water treatment plant, which is just inside Montgomery County.\nThe waterline was installed when the treatment plant was built on the Cumberland River more than three decades ago.\nBecause the break happened in the only line from the water plant, the facility had to be shut down while repairs were made. In the meantime, customers who had water service continued to use water still in the elevated storage tanks and throughout the system.\nOnce repairs were completed and the water plant began distributing water once more, it took three days for it reach all households. The City of Erin Water Department has about 2,350 customers in not only Erin and Houston County, but also in Cumblerland City and the Sailor's Rest area of Montgomery County.\nNeilson said because the main lines from the water treatment plant are so vital and a break in it can affect customers throughout the entire system, the City of Erin qualifies for the emergency grant, which requires no local matching money.\nHer photos will be part of the supporting documentation to justify receiving the emergency grant.\n\"With the available grant money, we will do our best ton ensure that if this problem happens again, it won't be in the same location,\" Erin Mayor Paul Bailey told Board of Mayor and Aldermen members at the May 2 meeting.\nThe mayor recognized various people during the meeting who helped to fix the break, as well as those who helped distribute bottled water to local resident who did not have water service.\n\"We really appreciate the city and our community pulling together to do what they could do,\" added Alderwoman Betsy Ligon.\nMark Hicks can be reached at 931-212-7626 or on Twitter: @markhicksleaf.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The graph of f(x) = 10^x and it's translation, g(x), are shown. what is the equation of g(x)?\nidk lol\n1,150 give brainliest\nstep-by-step explanation\n2r= 2300\nr =1150\ntake it another\n[tex]Well i failed : ( i'm sad and tired[\/tex]\nthe correct option is:\nb. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.\nthe root or roots of a polynomial are the values of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to 0. we can find the roots of a polynomial making the expression equal to 0 and then, isolating the variable (it it has just one variable).\nfor example, given the following polynomial:\n[tex]3x-6[\/tex]\nthe root or zero of the polynomial, can be found by making the expression equal to 0, and then, isolating the variable, so, finding the root we have:\n[tex]3x-6=0[\/tex]\n[tex]3x=6[\/tex]\n[tex]x=\\frac{6}{3}=2[\/tex]\ntherefore, we have that the root of the polynomial is equal to 2.\nwe must remember that the number of roots that a polynomial can have, will depend on the degree of the polynomial, a first degree polynomial have will have one single root, a second degree polynomial (quadratic expression) may have two roots and so.\nhence the correct option is:\n3 (x + y) = y If (x, y) is a solution to the equation above and y \u2260 0, what is the ratio of x\/y\n3 (x + y) = y If (x, y) is a solution to the equation above and y \u2260 0, what is the ratio of x\/y...\nFree points in math lol hope you enjoy\nFree points in math lol hope you enjoy...\nWhich atmospheric layer is closest to the earth's surface? a. mesosphere b. thermosphere c. troposphere\nWhich atmospheric layer is closest to the earth's surface? a. mesosphere b. thermosphere c. troposphere d. stratosphere i need this answered before aug. 31st...\nWhich supreme court decision did brown v. board of education (1954) overcome\nWhich supreme court decision did brown v. board of education (1954) overcome...\nA function, f, is described by the following algorithm:Start with a number, x, and multiply by 3Subtract 10 from the resultDivide\nA function, f, is described by the following algorithm: Start with a number, x, and multiply by 3 Subtract 10 from the result Divide by 9 . Which formula would be the inverse of this function? \u00baf++ (2) = 3 (6 - 10) of-1(x) = 9:+10 of++ (20) = 3.5 op! (x) = 9 ( + 10)...\nQuestion 3 of 25Which word best describes the tone of a letter?A. HaltingB. Sullen\u039f \u039f \u039fC. AccessibleD.\nQuestion 3 of 25 Which word best describes the tone of a letter? A. Halting B. Sullen \u039f \u039f \u039f C. Accessible D. 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{"text":"Five contemporary poets worth reading on World Poetry Day\nDon Paterson Credit: Simon Price\/Alamy\n8 October 2015 \u2022 6:00am\nSince World Poetry Day was declared by UNESCO in 1999, it's become a celebration of all kind of poetry around the planet. Attempts are made by poets and big literary organisations to woo new readers, people who may not feel poetry is for them, with ear-catching, accessible verse, performances and public poetry installations.\nThese are all admirable ways of bringing more poetry into people's lives, and you could be forgiven for thinking that it's the only good poetry that gets written these days, but that's not the case. Sometimes, the most powerful poetry of all can be subtle, thoughtful, and carefully constructed.\npoetry \"This fashion for poetry readings has led to a kind of poetry that you can understand first go: easy rhythms, easy emotions, easy syntax\" Philip Larkin\nIf you find yourself turned off by attention-grabbing performance poetry, and looking for something more quiet and deep to linger with you for a little longer, you're not alone. \"This fashion for poetry readings has led to a kind of poetry that you can understand first go: easy rhythms, easy emotions, easy syntax,\" said Philip Larkin, perhaps a little sniffily, but even contemporary performance poets prefer the page now and then. If you'd rather digest poetry in your hands and your head than through your ears, here are five contemporary poets currently writing astonishing verse that uses subtler charms to win you over.\nDon Paterson\nThe Scottish poet, critic and editor is much adorned with prizes and plaudits, and it's easy to see why: his poems bring together beauty, depth and complexity of thought, lightly woven in structures of intricate perfection. A creative writing teacher at the University of St Andrews, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, winner of the Forward Prize and twice winner of the TS Eliot Prize, Paterson also holds an OBE and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He has a particular interest in sonnets, having just written a new collection of 40 of them and edited an anthology of 101 chosen from the anglophone canon.\nRead this: Rain (2009)\n\"...forget the ink, the milk, the blood\u2014\nall was washed clean with the flood\nwe rose up from the falling waters\nthe fallen rain's own sons and daughters\nand none of this, none of this matters.\"\nDon Paterson Credit: Geraint Lewis\/Rex Shutterstock\nJH Prynne\nBorn in 1936, Prynne may be the living poet that other poets admire the most. His poems can look unfriendly and even wilfully obscure to the casual reader, often bound in coded allusions and aesthetic formalism, exploring and teasing at the poetic construction process. Linguistically dexterous, they also display a virtuoso musicality. Prynne has been an English fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, since 1962, although he no longer teaches.\nRead this: Smaller than the Radius of the Planet (1969)\n\"...the ethereal language of love in\nbrilliant suspense between us and the\nhesitant arc. Yet I need it too and keep\none hand in my pocket & one in yours,\nwaiting for the first snow of the year.\"\nAlice Oswald\nA contemporary nature poet every inch an heir to the Romantics, Oswald's poems are steeped in landscape and history and show just as careful an ear for light and warmth as for darkness and cold. Dart, her TS Eliot prize-winning book-length poem about the river Dart (2002), is full of visceral mud and water exploring British people's relationship with our natural world and our past. Another long poem, Memorial, is hugely ambitious in scope. It's an atmospheric and accomplished sweep of a poem retelling the Iliad through an extended elegy for its war dead, a response to the ancient tradition of oral poetry and another take on poetry for performance.\nRead this: Wedding (1996)\n\"...and this, my love, when millions come and go\nbeyond the need of us, is like a trick;\nand when the trick begins, it's like a toe\ntip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;\nand when the luck begins, it's like a wedding,\nwhich is like love, which is like everything.\"\nAlice Oswald on how to read Homer\nAlice Oswald Credit: Alamy\nBrenda Shaughnessy\nThe American poet Shaughnessy, like Prynne, is a writer whose books you'll most likely find on the bookshelves of other poets, who follow her with slavish awe. Her lightness of touch with wordplay and internal music makes her poems dance and sing on the page, while inhabiting several moods at once: they can be erotic and mournful, playful and furious, and comic and lyrical all in the space of a few moments' reading. Shaughnessy currently teaches at Rutgers University Newark (where she is tenured faculty), has won several American poetry prizes, and her work appears in The New Yorker and Best American Poetry.\nRead this: Project for a Fainting (1999)\n\"...You are my stranger and see how we have closed. On both ends.\nNight wets me all night, blind, carried.\nAnd watermarks. The plough of the rough on the slick,\nlove, a tendency toward fever. To break. To soil.\nWould I dance with you? Both forever and rather die.\nIt would be like dying, yes. Yes I would.\"\nOriginally from Jamaica, Miller now teaches at Royal Holloway, University of London, and in 2014 won the Forward Prize for his collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion. His poems are interested in the politics of language and its history, and often demonstrate just how perfect a form poetry can be for the debate and exploration of history and ideas, when in the right hands. A favourite of double Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel, Miller is currently enjoying some excited buzz around his work and is often to be found performing at events across the UK or reading his work on Radio 4, but you should believe the hype.\nRead this: Speaking in Tongues (2007)\n\"...Years later a friend tells me\ntongues is nothing but gibberish - the deluded\npulling words out of dust. 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{"text":"HealthWHO\nWHO Says Governments Should Raise Taxes on Sugary Drinks\nA woman shops for frozen foods on an aisle across from sodas and other sugary drinks for sale at a supermarket in Monterey Park, Calif. on June 18, 2014.Frederic J. Brown \u2014 AFP\/Getty Images\nThe World Health Organization said on Tuesday governments should raise taxes on sugary drinks to fight what it says are global obesity and diabetes epidemics.\nIf retail prices of sugar-sweetened drinks are increased by 20% through taxation, there is a proportional drop in consumption, it said in a report titled \"Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases\".\nObesity more than doubled worldwide between 1980 and 2014, with 11% of men and 15% of women classified as obese \u2013 more than 500 million people, the WHO said.\nAn estimated 42 million children under age 5 were overweight or obese in 2015, said Dr. Francesco Branca, director of WHO's department for nutrition and health. This was an increase of about 11 million over the past 15 years.\nAdditionally, some 422 million adults across the world have diabetes.\nThe WHO said there was increasingly clear evidence that taxes and subsidies influence purchasing behavior, and that this could be used to curb consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and hence fight obesity and diabetes.\n\"We are now in a place where we can say there is enough evidence and we encourage countries to implement effective tax policy,\" Temo Waqanivalu, coordinator at WHO's department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, told a briefing.\nThe United States has the world's highest rates of obesity per population, but China also has similar absolute numbers among both men and women, Branca, the nutrition director, said.\nSweet drinks are also popular in Latin America, where people in Chile and Mexico are the biggest consumers, he said.\nWHO guidelines issued in March 2015 said that adults and children from the Americas to Western Europe and the Middle East need to roughly halve the amount of sugar they consume to lower risk of obesity and tooth decay.\nThe guidelines mean people should reduce the amount to less than 10% of their daily energy intake \u2014 or to about 50 grams or 12 teaspoons of sugar for adults \u2013 but 5% is even better, it said.\nThe WHO's recommendations cover free sugars such as glucose and fructose, and sucrose or table sugar added to processed foods and drinks.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: Somali refugees\nWoman gang raped by Somali refugees blasts plane \"mutiny\" which stopped one attacker from being deported\nPosted on April 10, 2019 by DCG | 6 comments\n#WaronWomen\nFrom Daily Mirror: A woman raped by a Somali refugee has told of her anger after a passenger mutiny on a flight prevented the attacker from being deported. Yaqub Ahmed was one of four men who gang raped the woman in North London when she was just 16.\nIn October last year, well-meaning travellers on a flight from London to Turkey intervened when they discovered Ahmed was being forced to leave the country, having served a jail term for rape.\nFaced with a dozen passengers demanding Ahmed was taken off the plane, Home Office officials relented.\nBut the footage piled on the misery for the 27-year-old victim, who was horrified to see people support the rapist.\nOne man was heard in a video clip telling Ahmed: \"You're a free man now.\"\nThe woman, who has suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the rape, told the Mail on Sunday that seeing the video made her \"angry and upset\".\nHitting out at the \"bleeding heart\" passengers who intervened, she said: \"He was in handcuffs, he was being taken out of the country\u2026 who are you people to interfere with justice? Fair enough you didn't know the situation, but now I hope you feel proud of yourselves because you stopped something that I have waited for so long: something that made me feel that little bit safer.\"\nThe four men were jailed for a combined 35 years following the sex attack in August 2007.Ahmed remains in the UK, the Mail on Sunday reports, with efforts to deport him continuing.\nThe woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said she was lured to a flat in Crouch End, North London, by a youth who claimed her friend was waiting for her after she lost her on a night out. She said she was held down while the men took turns to rape her during the horrific attack.\nNeighbours heard her screams and called police, but all four denied rape, forcing the woman to relive the ordeal at a trial.\nAhmed, then 19, Adnan Mohamud, 19, and Adnan Barud, 21, were all jailed for nine years. Ondogo Ahmed, 19, was given eight years for conspiracy to rape. He died fighting for ISIS in 2013.\nVoicing her fury at those who prevented the deportation, the woman said they clearly thought there had been an injustice because Ahmed was in handcuffs. But she continued: \"Those people should have realised it takes a lot to get someone deported, maybe we shouldn't interfere.\"\nPosted in crime, Europe's refugee crisis, Evil, Idiots, illegal immigration, Insanity, Islamic State\/ISIS\/ISIL, Liberals\/Democrats\/Left, Taxes\nTagged #waronwomen, PTSD, rape, Somali, Somali refugees, UK","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"COVID-19: Preventing and Mitigation Measures in Mexico\nOn March 24, 2020, Mexico's Health Ministry issued a Resolution, which institutes mandatory measures aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19. Key restrictions in the Resolution are as follows:\nIndividuals aged 65 and older, individuals with pre-existing health conditions, pregnant women or in nursing period, and individuals with disabilities must avoid attending workplaces and public spaces. The Resolution indicates that this group of individuals shall be entitled to full salary and benefits during the suspension.\nFrom March 24, 2020 to April 19, 2020, all activities that require the agglomeration, transit or displacement of people are temporarily suspended. The Resolution allows implementing an operations continuity plan for essential activities.\nPrivate sector businesses considered to be essential to confront the contingency, such as hospitals, clinics, drugstores, laboratories, medical services, finance, telecommunications, media, hotels, restaurants, gas stations, supermarkets, corner shops, transportation and gas distribution services, are permitted to remain open, provided that crowds are not permitted in small or enclosed spaces.\nLarge scale events or gatherings of more than 100 individuals are suspended until further notice.\nThe Resolution states that employment relationships will continue in effect, as governed by the corresponding individual employment agreements, Collective Bargaining Agreements and the Mexican Federal Labor Law.\nAlthough the Resolution sets forth mandatory measures, it stops short of declaring a health emergency. Furthermore, the Resolution does not order a general suspension of work. For these reasons, employers are not subject to the legal requirement established by Articles 427 (VII) and 429 (IV) of the Federal Labor Law to suspend the employment relationship due to a health emergency by only paying one minimum wage for up to 30 days to employees.\nCompanies that fail to comply with the above measures may be subject to penalties arising in a health or labor law context.\nCompanies should also follow the recommendations made by Mexico's Labor Ministry on March 20, 2020 in its \"Action Guide for Workplaces Against COVID-19\". These include ensuring distancing among individuals in work areas, ensuring that management attempts to identify individuals showing symptoms related to COVID-19 at the company's entrance points, instituting quarantine protocols for employees showing symptoms related to COVID-19 and implementing remote working arrangements.\nVisit the Firm's Coronavirus Resource Center for our latest thought leadership on developments related to COVID-19.\nGonzalo Martinez\nCommunications Coordinator, Mexico\nPublic Law & Regulatory Disputes","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Blu-ray Disc (BD)\nHD DVD\nHD\/DVD\/CD Duplication\nHD\/DVD\/CD Media\nHD\/DVD\/CD Printers\nHD\/DVD\/CD Replication\nHVD\nPinnacle Liquid Edition 6\nBy Jan Ozer - Posted Dec 1, 2004 Print Version Page 1of 3 next \u00bb\nPinnacle Liquid Edition was born in the days when virtually all video production was performed by professionals and almost always output to tape. Today, by contrast, the mass market for editing is largely non-professional users producing for digital playback on a DVD player or hard drive, or via streaming media.\nObviously, this shift from professional to non-professional user requires an emphasis on ease of use and feature accessibility over pure functionality and workflow. What's more, this shifting emphasis has changed user expectations, up to and including those that the inexpensiveness and accessibility of DV and DVD have brought into the burgeoning commercial videography field. More subtle in the NLEs themselves is the shift from a pure editor to a tool for producing the various digital outputs that dominate today's production environment.\nExamples of companies recognizing the latter reality abound. Adobe introduced the simple yet sophisticated Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Encore with Premiere Pro, and they subsequently updated Encore in the recent 1.5 release. Apple purchased Spruce to produce the highly capable DVD Studio Pro, and introduced the batch-capable Compressor encoding program with their latest release of Final Cut Pro.\nHow does this history lesson relate to Pinnacle Liquid Edition 6? In terms of ease of use, Pinnacle added Windows-style menus and wizards, as well as the ability to import projects from Pinnacle Studio. That said, Edition still has multiple controls for similar functions (like at least six for picture-in-picture), still asks the user to choose between CPU and graphics card-based controls, still uses arcane language in many controls, and introduced several new controls that are virtually incomprehensible. So while Pinnacle has increased Edition's ease of use, it still trails other programs in that respect.\nMost disappointing was the almost complete lack of attention paid to Edition's rendering and authoring controls. Sure, Pinnacle added some great editing functionality to the program, like embedded support for the HDV format, the ability to edit DV and HDV on the same timeline, and support for multiple-camera shoots. In truth, however, while these features look great in trade show booths and press demos, they only benefit part of the program's user base, even if you project out for the entire 12- to 18-month product lifecycle. (Admittedly, many sophisticated videographers will revel in the Multicam features, and well they should.) The vast majority of users will produce DVDs or streaming files with the program, and most will be better served using third-party alternatives for authoring and encoding.\nEdition remains one of the most competent and fun video editors. Despite the move towards ease of use, however, Edition's quirky interface and often obscure language are still much more appropriate for professionals and top-end event shooters than for most corporate and part-time videographers.\nThe Cook's Tour\nLet's start with a quick overview of Edition's interface and workflow, both of which remain largely unchanged from version 5.5. In terms of interface, Edition is simply gorgeous: a smooth, clutter-free environment reminiscent of the dashboard of an expensive European sedan. Edition is highly configurable with multiple interfaces you can quickly jump between.\nFor example, you can import your assets and create a storyboard in one view, then send the assets in the storyboard to the timeline. Then you can toggle to the traditional editing interface with timeline, source viewer, preview, and library window to finish your editing. Most other programs shoehorn storyboarding into the editing interface, or use pop-up windows which almost always look cluttered. With Edition, even on a relatively small monitor, you always feel like you have plenty of space to work.\nWith the exception of the new menus and the wizards within them, operation is icon-driven, and you can decide which icons are available and where, allowing one-click access to the editing tools and effects of your choice. 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{"text":"Looking for NEET \/ JEE Coaching? Enquire Now\nExams \u00bb\nColleges \u00bb Colleges in Uttar Pradesh \u00bb Colleges in Agra \u00bb\nKendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra\nAre you seeking details of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra? Do you know that it has eight more regional centers in Delhi, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Shillong, Mysore, Dimapur, Bhubaneshwar, and Ahmedabad? This page tells you all information regarding this institution which includes its address, contact numbers, e-mail id, courses etc.\nCollege Name: Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra\nAddress: Hindi Sansthan Marg,\nAgra \u2013 282 005\nCity: Agra Colleges in Agra\nState: Uttar Pradesh Find Colleges in Uttar Pradesh\nPhone Number: 0562-2530683, 0562-2530159 (Registrar), 0562-2530684 (Director Secretariat)\nEmail: directorofkhs@yahoo.co.in, registrarofficekhs1960@gmail.com\nOfficial Website: http:\/\/khsindia.org\nOther popular names: Central Institute of Hindi\nCampus Representative of\nKendriya Hindi Sansthan\n(We do not have a campus rep for this college yet)\nApply for Courses in Colleges and Universities in India\nAre you looking for College\/University Admissions in India? IndiaStudyChannel.com, the largest education portal in India has partnered with education consultants across the country who can help in securing admissions in Colleges and Universities in India. Whether it is Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Arts, Science or Commerce, we have got them all covered in every state in India.\nClick the button below to start the Admission process.\nAbout Kendriya Hindi Sansthan\nKendriya Hindi Sansthan, also known as Central Institute of Hindi, is an educational Institution which was set up in the year of 1961 by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India. The institute is managed by an autonomous organization named Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal.\nThe name of the institution has been changed many times. Indian Govt. proposed to change the name of Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal to Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya which was changed to Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mahavidyalaya on 1st January 1963. And finally, it's changed to Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in the year of 1963 on 29th October.\nBeing located in Agra with its headquarter, the institute has also formed eight regional centers all over the country which are as follows:\n1. Established in Delhi in the year of 1970\n2. In Hyderabad, it was formed in 1976\n3. In 1978, third regional center was set up in Guwahati\n4. In the year of 1987, it has opened its fourth center in Shillong\n5. In the very next year, it started journey in Mysore\n6. Dimapur was its next destination in 2003\n7. In Bhubaneswar, the institute was established in 2003.\n8. 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{"text":"Science Publications\nFrequency: Continuous\nJoin as an Editor\nResearch Article Open Access\nTo Investigation the Relationship between Monetary, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth in Iran: Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach to Cointegration\nAnvar Khosravi and Mohammad Sharif Karimi\nProblem statement: It is important for policy makers to find affect of monetary and fiscal policy on economic growth and to know how those impacts on growth to present a effective policies. Approach: We apply the bounds testing (ARDL) approach and to cointegration which is more appropriate for estimation in small sample studies. The data span for the study is from 1960-2006, the empirical results found a cointegration relations between Growth, monetary policy and fiscal policy in Iran. Results: The results indicated the impact of Exchange rate and inflation on growth was negative, government expenditure was found to have significant positive impact on growth. Conclusion: According to results for a sustainable economic growth in Iran, policy makers must try to decrease inflation rate and exchange rate also to find an equilibrium point for government expenditure in futures.\nAmerican Journal of Applied Sciences\nVolume 7 No. 3, 2010, 415-419\nDOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3844\/ajassp.2010.415.419\nSubmitted On: 19 January 2010 Published On: 31 March 2010\nHow to Cite: Khosravi, A. & Karimi, M. S. (2010). To Investigation the Relationship between Monetary, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth in Iran: Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach to Cointegration. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(3), 415-419. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3844\/ajassp.2010.415.419\nCopyright: \u00a9 2010 Anvar Khosravi and Mohammad Sharif Karimi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.\nARDL cointegration\nCopyright \u00a9 2003 - 2023 Science Publication PTY LTD","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"EntertainmentMoviesReviews\nNetflix's Project Power Review: Entertaining but Needs More Imagination\nProject Power is a superhero movie directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback.\nBig potential\nProject Power follows Art and Robin as they try to find the source behind an intriguing, but sometimes deadly, new drug called Power. The drug brings out the best or worst in everyone, but you get to know it once you take it.\nThis movie had such great potential. When it comes to superhero movies, you always see a permanent genetic mutation that changes you forever, for good or for bad. Project Power gives a nice new twist to the tale. Here, power comes to you in a capsule, lasts for 5 minutes, and what you get is an absolute surprise. It's such an interesting concept.\nHowever, the movie goes down the same-old path of good guys vs bad guys and saving someone in the process. Was it entertaining? You betcha. But I can't help but wonder what else the drug can do, why it has such varied effects, how it came to be in the first place, and basically want to know everything about it.\nThat being said, the movie is extremely entertaining. That's predominantly because of the stellar cast and the gorgeous effects. First of all, a shoutout to the film's lead Dominique Fishback, who has done an excellent job as the very relatable Robin. She's a good kid at heart, but life hasn't been fair to her and she is thus forced to do a lot of things to make ends meet. So is Jamie Foxx. He's great with Art. Foxx's natural charisma, along with his acting, are stellar. Gordon-Levitt, however, has got the short end of the stick here. He doesn't have much of a role, but it's always great to see him on-screen.\nAlso, the cinematography of Project Power is great. Considering it's a superhero movie, much of it is dependant on the special effects \u2013 which is does nicely. The colours are vibrant and it's a treat for the eyes. Additionally, there are some great scenes that make it worth a watch. Special mention: there's a scene where a woman slowly turns into a block of ice inside a reinforced contained while there's a huge fight taking place outside. The scene is shot from the inside, and it's such fun to watch. Same with the last fight sequence.\nI would also like to mention here how cool the little capsule looks, and the way they show the changes that take place right after taking it is awesome. There's a scene where a man, completely on fire, fights with Art. Although it's nothing special, it's great to watch. The movie is littered with such scenes though. As I said at first, there was a huge potential with Project Power that the makers completely missed out on. I can't imagine how much I would've enjoyed it had they delved deeper with the story, along with the cinematic bravado.\nHowever, as I also said above, this movie underutilises its potential. First of all, the changes that take place in the person is a surprise. And when that's the case, you expect much more imaginative changes \u2013 not just the ability to manipulate fire. The only one very cool power was someone who became invisible (or had camouflage abilities). But other than that, it's mostly fire, ice and\u2026 Hulk. Truly lost potential. Additionally, the villains are just terrible.\nSumming up: Project Power\nProject Power really, truly, had so much it could've done. However, even with it's not so imaginative story and powers, it managed to thoroughly entertain me. The core concept is great and it makes for an intriguing watch. Additionally, Fishback's funny as heck and it was great to watch her on-screen.\nProject Power is streaming on Netflix.\nRead our other reviews here.\nProject Power, starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback, is a highly entertaining movie, even though it doesn't delve deep enough into the interesting concept that it has created.\nPrevious articleMX Player's Dangerous Review: Love, Betrayal, and a Trail of Murders\nNext articleDisney's Khuda Haafiz Review: He Must Protect His Beloved At All Costs\nFully Autonomous Self Driving Cars On Road By 2022, Claims Volvo\nAnish Reddy - June 5, 2020 0\nVolvo's promises a definite future for autonomous cars by 2023, thanks to its collaboration with Luminar's LiDAR technology.\nIslands of Faith Review: Connecting with Nature\nArchi Sengupta - August 17, 2020 0\nIslands of Faith is a calming and beautiful documentary about how people in different communities of Indonesia are doing their best to protect nature and also take care of their communities. There's a lot of hope and faith involved.\nNetflix's The School Nurse Files Review: Entertaining and Absolutely Bonkers!\nArchi Sengupta - September 25, 2020 0\nNetflix's The School Nurse Files is an entertaining, albeit bonkers, show that's a thriller, horror, drama and comedy wrapped in one crazy box.\nNetflix's Best Leftovers Ever Review: Unique but Poor Execution\nMrinalini Manda - January 2, 2021 0\nNetflix's Best Leftovers Ever is a unique show that requires contestants to create gourmet like dishes from leftovers.\nHBO's The Flight Attendant Review: Kaley Cuoco's Crime Thriller is Fast-Paced and Breezy\nSanskriti Srivastava - November 27, 2020 0\nThe Flight Attendant is a fun and not-too-dark series that makes it an interesting watch in a world of slow dark shows.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Construction Law North Carolina Granville County\nGranville County Construction Lawyers\nFind Granville County Construction Attorneys by City\nBullock\nButner\nStovall\nR. Daniel Gibson\nWake County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience\n(919) 362-8873 510 West Williams Street\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Appeals, Business and Consumer\nI have worked for the North Carolina Supreme Court, prosecutor's offices, criminal defense firms, and large and small civil law firms.\nMy practice focuses on representing businesses, in and out of court, and appeals.\nI have litigated and won 6 figure disputes. I have represented clients before North Carolina state and federal courts, North Carolina appellate courts, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, and the American Arbitration Association. I have represented businesses, individuals, and consumers in cases against other individuals, other businesses, and state and local governments.\nI attended Wake Forest University School of Law. While there, I received the North Carolina Advocates for...\nChristopher Anglin\nWake County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience\n(919) 803-1516 8801 Fast Park Dr.\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Nursing Home and Personal Injury\nI have practiced in Raleigh, North Carolina for my entire legal career. I have tried cases in both North Carolina State Superior Court and Federal Court. In 2014, I was selected to the North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy which is a program for young attorneys who wish to hone their leadership skills. I ran for the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2018 and received almost 600,000 votes. I attended Elon University School of Law for law school and Wake Forest University for my undergraduate education. In my spare time, I enjoy going to Wake Forest athletic events and anything...\nThomas W. Henson Jr.\nWake County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 34 years of experience\n(919) 781-1107 3110 Edwards Mill Rd\nThomas Henson Jr. joined Henson Fuerst in 1989. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1986 and his Juris Doctorate in 1989\u2014both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\nThomas is the Past Chair of the board of directors of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC), advocating for brain injury victims and their families across North Carolina, and currently serves on its board. He has been a presenter at multiple conferences for victims of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), their caregivers, and brain injury professionals.\nIn 2012, Governor Bev Perdue appointed Thomas to the first...\nJames Penry\n(919) 833-9449 1330 Saint Mary's Street\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Personal Injury\nI am a trial lawyer, and concentrate on commercial trials and arbitrations, with a special concentration in construction and securities matters. After law school, I clerked for a U.S. District Judge, and have been engaged in trial practice since 1983. I practiced in large regional and national firms until 2000, at which time my partner and I formed our litigation firm. I have tried, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of cases. I am licensed to practice law in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and California.\nMelissa Dewey Brumback\n(919) 881-2214 2840 Plaza Place\nConstruction, Arbitration & Mediation, Collections and Insurance Defense\nMelissa Dewey Brumback is an AV-rated litigation partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, where she focuses her practice on defending and protecting engineers and architects in both construction law and business disputes. The bulk of Melissa's practice consists of representing architects and engineers in construction-related claims, including construction administration and management, plan defects, testing failure claims and delay claims. Melissa has represented design professionals in State and Federal courts as well as in binding arbitration, when the parties wish to avoid the formality, time, and expense of a trial. Her practice includes the defense of all sizes of claims, from...\nJames Laurie III\n(919) 256-4455 9121 Anson Way, Suite 200\nConstruction and Business\nConstruction & Business Lawyer representing Owners, Developers, Sureties, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, and other Construction Industry Participants in Litigation, Mediation, and Arbitration. Federally Certified Mediator for the EDNC, United States District Court. Certified Arbitrator for Wake County District Court. Private Arbitrator for Construction and Commercial disputes. Arbitrator and Mediator, Construction Industry Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association (AAA)\nRobert Morton\n(919) 845-5000 2900 Spring Forest Road\nConstruction, Business, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate\nRaleigh corporate lawyer Bob Morton is a true business and civil litigation generalist. He has successfully tried multiple civil jury trials. He regularly assists his business clients with planning, litigation avoidance, employment matters and virtually all other legal matters that his business clients face.\nBob believes that providing personal service and going the extra mile for clients isn't just a good way to do business \u2014 it's the only way to do business.\nHe has been featured as a consumer advocate on ABC's \"Good Morning America,\" has served Three Terms as Chairman of the local Better Business Bureau (BBB), been recognized as...\nNeil Riemann\n(919) 833-9449 510 Glenwood Ave\nConstruction, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Securities\nNeil Riemann tries, arbitrates, and takes appeals in business disputes. He has handled cases in federal and state courts as well as cases before arbitrators and governmental agencies. Most of his cases involve construction disputes, disputes between customers and their financial advisors, claims for insurance coverage, and claims of fraud or unfair practices.\nRichard McAvoy\n(919) 576-0486 510 W. Williams St.\nConstruction, Business, Insurance Claims and Products Liability\nHaving practiced at both an international law firm and as in-house counsel at a large publicly traded company, Rich McAvoy has a history of providing superior litigation and other legal services to some of the most discerning clients. By engaging the Law Office of Richard McAvoy, PLLC, you or your business can receive the same quality representation that the world's largest corporations receive, but at a fraction of the cost, right here in Apex, North Carolina.\n-Represented Fortune 50 client in state and federal court litigation at both the trial court and appellate court level\n-Negotiated $70 million investment in...\nMichael Ray Epperly\n(877) 377-3759 2500 Regency Parkway\nConstruction, Appeals, Business and Collections\nMr. Epperly is a former Assistant Attorney General whose legal experience includes trial and appellate practice and service as in-house counsel in both the public and private sectors. His law practice currently focuses on representing individual and corporate clients in matters related to business and corporate law, regulatory compliance, and civil, administrative and appellate litigation. He is also a licensed private investigator who formerly served as as both a law enforcement and naval intelligence officer. Drawing on this experience, his practice also includes investigative and consulting services in a variety of areas, including fraud, waste and abuse, identification...\nMr. Ron Cooley\nOrange County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 22 years of experience\n(919) 245-1300 2203 Rhonda Road\nwww.cooleylaw.com\nHillsborough, NC 27278-7087\nConstruction, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family\nWith an engineering degree and MBA, I started my career as an in-house consultant in the aerospace industry. After a few years I transitioned to engineering and consulting positions in other industries. Eventually I returned to college for a law degree and have been a courtroom lawyer for more than 20 years.\nAdam Banks\nWake County, NC Construction Law Lawyer\n(919) 694-0001 7406 Chapel Hill Rd. STE H\nConstruction, Business, Employment and Military\nAdam focuses primarily on business\/corporate and construction law. As at partner of Felton Banks, PLLC, Adam understands the importance of quality, affordable legal advice. Felton Banks is structured to be the first stop for a small business's legal needs. In 2011, Adam, a lifelong North Carolinian, joined the North Carolina National Guard. He spent a short time as an engineering officer, and was then selected to serve as a North Carolina National Guard Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer, focusing specifically on soldier defense.\nJames C White\nOrange County, NC Construction Law Attorney\n(919) 246-4676 100 Europa Drive\nConstruction, Bankruptcy, Business and Foreclosure Defense\nJim White's practice focuses on complex litigation, lender liability and debtor bankruptcy. Clients are individuals and businesses who have suffered serious financial injury. For some, a lawsuit or aggressive negotiation can resolve a dispute or right a wrong. For others, Chapter 7, 11 or 13 bankruptcy can save their home, help rebuild their finances or repair a business. He received the Business Leader Media Pro Bono Impact Award and was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by Legal Aid of North Carolina, Durham County. Jim is rated AV Preminent by Martindale-Hubbell, was recognized by...\nBob Meynardie\n2840 Plaza Place, Suite 200\nBob began his career representing large companies in complex civil and construction litigation at large North Carolina law firms. Bob opened a solo practice to bring big firm legal services to small and mid-sized companies and individuals. Finding the right blend of old fashioned responsive service and cutting edge technology Bob has continued to represent some of the largest companies in North Carolina but is now able to bring affordable legal services to clients large and small.\nNan Edmunds Hannah\n(919) 859-6840 1011 Schaub Drive, Suite 104\nWashington & Lee University\nNan is a former high school social studies teacher, basketball and track coach who decided on a second career in law. Following law school, she clerked for Justice John Webb at the North Carolina Supreme Court before entering private practice. For the past 16 plus years, Nan has engaged in a practice rich in construction, commercial collections and bankruptcy litigation. She is a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission mediator certified in the superior court mediation program. In her spare time, Nan enjoys volunteering with various professional and civic groups including a 20+ year career coaching youth...\nDouglas L. McClanahan\n(919) 861-0693 3008 Anderson Drive\nConstruction, Business and Collections\nChristopher Patrick Farris\n(919) 872-5466 6604 6 Forks Rd\nConstruction and Employment\nJason E. Taylor\nPitt County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 29 years of experience\n(800) 351-3008 313 Evans St\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp\nDeborah Bowers\nGuilford County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 42 years of experience\n(336) 282-8848 3203 Brassfield Road\nConstruction, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury\nUniversity of Houston - Main Campus\nDeborah (\"Deb\") Bowers graduated from the University of Texas in 1974 and received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Houston, Bates College of Law in 1980. She practiced in New Jersey for several years before moving to North Carolina in 1997. Throughout her practice, Deb has concentrated her practice on construction litigation and, in more recent years, on insurance coverage matters.\nDeb is currently serving as Chair of the Insurance Law section of the North Carolina Bar Association for 2018-2019 and has been named as a North Carolina SuperLawyer in the field of insurance law....\nJonathan Paul Ward\nConstruction, Business, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury\nI am a trial and appellate lawyer based in North Carolina but licensed in NC, VA, and WV. I enjoy taking on different types of challenging cases. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 336-282-8848.\nDonald Richard Pocock\nForsyth County, NC Construction Law Attorney\n(336) 774-3324 380 Knollwood St\nConstruction, Bankruptcy, Business and Products Liability\nCharles Rountree III\nEdgecombe County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 43 years of experience\n(252) 823-3183 309 N. Main St.\nTarboro, NC 27886\nConstruction, Agricultural, Insurance Claims and Real Estate\nI am a native of Pitt County, North Carolina. After completing college I was commissioned in the US Navy and served as an Assistant Supply Officer during three deployments aboard the USS Independence (CV-62). I have an interest in politics, the law, history, the Episcopal Church and in Eastern North Carolina.\nAndrew Pinto\nGuilford County, NC Construction Law Attorney\n(336) 282-8848 3203 Brassfield Rd.\nConstruction, Employment, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury\nElon University School of Law\nThomas Martin \"Mark\" Gaylord Jr.\nGuilford County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience\n(336) 273-1797 401-C North Edgeworth Street\nConstruction, Business, Personal Injury and Probate\nMark's practice is focused in the areas of civil litigation, business matters and construction law. His experience includes jury trials and diverse matters in civil litigation including contract, business and construction disputes, as well as real estate related actions for implied easements, partition proceedings, actions to set aside foreclosures, materialmen liens and commercial lease disputes. Other litigation experience includes insurance litigation, fraud and unfair trade practice claims, guarantor liability, homeowner association disputes with developers, personal injury, vehicle collision injuries, wrongful death and collection cases.\nEdward Jesson\nMecklenburg County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 10 years of experience\n(704) 496-2770 5960 Fairview Road\nConstruction, Business and Insurance Claims\nAt Jesson & Rains, PLLC, we are committed to providing personal and cost effective legal services for individuals and businesses in the greater Charlotte area. Jesson & Rains focuses on three primary areas of the law: estate planning, business, and construction. For our estate planning clients, we offer a thorough consultation to go over all assets and liabilities to provide an individualized plan that is right for you, including will drafting, trust drafting, powers of attorney, healthcare agent designation, and advanced healthcare directives (also known as a \"living will\"). Our attorneys also represent personal representatives during the estate administration...\nMichael Wimer\nBuncombe County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 36 years of experience\n(828) 350-9799 349 Haywood Rd\nUniversity of South Carolina School of Law\nBoasting over 30 years of experience as an attorney in both North Carolina and Texas, Mike Wimer strives to deliver masterful and unparalleled civil litigation services. Mike prides himself on having the stamina, fortitude, and expertise to handle the most complex and challenging civil disputes in the areas of construction law, insurance claims, and business disputes.\nWesley Scott Jones\nNew Hanover County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience\n(910) 256-5800 1904 Eastwood Road, Ste 301\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Collections and Consumer\nVisit my Website at www.wsjlaw.com. 21 years experience with emphasis on Construction Law Litigation Cases. Reasonable Fees, Free Initial Phone Consultation; Personal Attention, Direct Communications with me, not an associate or paralegal. I represent Homeowners, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Material Suppliers, and virtually every over participant in the construction context. I have brought legal claims against Engineers, Surveyors, Realtors, Brokers and Real Estate Agents, Sellers, Contractors, and all types of Subcontractors. Breach of Contract, Negligence, Defective Work, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices. Graduated from the Norman...\nTrey Lindley\n(704) 457-1010 225 S. McDowell St.\nConstruction, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment\nTrey attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Focused on attending law school and becoming a litigator, he pursued degrees in philosophy (with a focus on the ethicists) and political science. Despite majoring in two of the more rigorous disciplines, he graduated with Highest Distinction (ranking in the top three percent of (3%) of his class) and was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. During college he served as a member of Student Congress and the Undergraduate Honor Court. During law school, Trey served on the Attorney General's Staff for...\nJohn D. Boutwell\n(704) 377-4164 301 S McDowell St\nConstruction, Divorce, Family and Real Estate\nRonald Skufca\nMecklenburg County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience\n(704) 376-3030 1514 South Church St., Ste 101\nConstruction, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family\nRon is the founder of Skufca Law and leads the firm's litigation group representing businesses and individuals in the areas of business, construction, motorsports, and family law. He has substantial experience in the construction industry, NASCAR, and advising a wide range of businesses in all aspects of their legal issues. Ron currently serves as outside general counsel to several of his long-time business clients while continuing to work with individuals starting their own business or to resolve disputes that may arise. Ron is dedicated to helping both new and longtime business owners in a cost effective and efficient manner. Some...\nJake Andrew Snider\nBuncombe County, NC Construction Law Lawyer\n(828) 350-9799 349 Haywood Rd.\nConstruction, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate\nAs a partner attorney at my firm, Asheville Legal, I assist clients to resolve disputes primarily in the areas of business, construction, insurance, and real estate. I strive to deliver masterful litigation services, and I pride myself on outmaneuvering the opposition and in clear communication with my clients regarding costs and expectations. I live in Asheville, North Carolina with my wife and four children.\nSam B Craig\n(828) 484-1595 223 E Chestnut St\nCraig Law Firm, PLLC, provides legal services, including counsel; document and contract drafting, review, and enforcement; and negotiation and litigation assistance in State and Federal courts, in the following areas of law: Business Law: We work with small and medium-size business, including start-ups, in their formation, management, and transfer or dissolution. We work with sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), and corporations (S or C designations, and \"B\" corporations). Real Estate Law: We work with property owners and occupiers in ownership, leasing, and use issues. We assist in developing lease, purchase or sale, and other agreements. We also work with title,...\nNicholas Leger\nNew Hanover County, NC Construction Law Attorney\n(910) 769-6884 314 Walnut Street\nConstruction, Estate Planning and Family\nMy goal is to provide the best possible service to my clients. My practices include family law and civil litigation. Please do not hesitate to call to schedule a consultation.\nJames P. Galvin\nConstruction, Business and Real Estate\nSonny T. Tran\nMecklenburg County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience\n(980) 355-9798 4850 Old Pineville Road\nUnit A\nConstruction, Business, Personal Injury and Trademarks\nCharlotte School of Law\nThe Tran Law Firm is located in Charlotte, NC, providing its legal & engineering expertise to offer solutions to issues in a variety of legal matters, including all types of civil litigation and in the areas of construction, business, trademark, real estate, personal injury, wills & estate planning. We strive to provide the highest quality legal services to corporations, businesses, families, and individuals.\nPaul A. Capua\nWatauga County, NC Construction Law Lawyer\n(828) 264-0260 164 S. Depot Street\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Business and Employment\nThe Capua Law Firm, PA is a trial firm that represents businesses and individuals in complex business, construction, tort, and employment related cases North Carolina Firm Address: The GreenHouse 164 S. Depot Street Boone, NC 28607 Telephone 828.264.0260 Telefax 828.265.5650 Florida Firm Address: 701 Brickell...\nDavid Turlington III\nWatauga County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 35 years of experience\n(828) 263-8860 Boone, NC 28607\nServing North Carolina, Boone and the High Country since 1987\nEdward Bleynat Jr\nBuncombe County, NC Construction Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience\n(828) 251-1588 48 Patton Avenue, Suite 300\nConstruction, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate\nEdward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He later went to work with a major Greensboro law firm in a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and tort law.\nIn 1995, Ed, his wife and children relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and to raise their family in Western North Carolina, where Ed grew up. After Ed started his own firm in 1997, he and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001.\nEd...\nDrew Richards\n(704) 439-4441 South Main Street\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Business and Personal Injury\nI enjoy working with clients to seek a just resolution of their dispute. Sometimes disputes can only be resolved by engaging the legal process through the courts, which I routinely do when necessary. My practice is concentrated on business ownership and control disputes, real estate and construction disputes (liens, payment and performance bonds, defective work claims, mediation and arbitration), summary ejectment and eviction proceedings, employment disputes, personal injury, and contract disputes.\nWilliam E. Cannon Jr.\nHaywood County, NC Construction Law Attorney with 46 years of experience\nWaynesville, NC 28786\nFree ConsultationConstruction, Appeals, Personal Injury and Real Estate\nThe University of Georgia School of Law\nBill Cannon is a native of Leesburg, Georgia and has been practicing law for more than 30 years. He focuses his practice in the area of civil litigation and has extensive experience in complex litigation. Bill enjoys working closely with his clients in finding innovative solutions to the challenges they face. He has a keen interest in professionalism and has been a speaker for orientations on professionalism at law schools. Bill is an author of a variety of professional articles and has made many presentations on professionalism in the practice of law and the importance of the justice system.\nConstruction Attorneys in Nearby Cities\nRoxboro\nThe Oyez Lawyer Directory contains lawyers who have claimed their profiles and are actively seeking clients. 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{"text":"Grizzlies outscore Thunder by 73 points in biggest blowout in NBA history\ncommunity \u00bb Discussions \u00bb Category \u00bb Sports \u00bb Discussion \u00bb Grizzlies outscore Thunder by 73 points in biggest blowout in NBA history\nVia: john-russell \u2022 2 months ago \u2022 7 comments\nS E E D E D C O N T E N T\nGrizzlies outscore Thunder by 73 points in biggest blowout in NBA history (msn.com)\nThunder-Grizzlies box score is a horror story\nA group of around 13,000 fans made the trip to the Memphis Grizzlies' FedExForum to see a basketball game on Thursday. What they got instead was bizarre history.\nDespite missing star guard Ja Morant, the Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 152-79. The 73-point margin was the largest in the history of the NBA, breaking the 68-point record set by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 148-80 win over the Miami Heat in 1991.\nThanks to a 57-point home loss to the Indiana Pacers last season, the Thunder now own the NBA record for largest home and road losses.\nHere's how the team took it on Twitter:\nThe Thunder never led in the game. Instead, they were down 15 points by the end of the first quarter, 36 points at halftime and trailed by as many as 78 points midway through the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies, who set a franchise record for points scored, could have missed every shot they attempted in the final 21 minutes of the game and still won.\nIt's worth mentioning the Thunder don't exactly seem in the business of winning as many games as they can these days, but even the tankiest of tanky teams don't typically lose like this. So how did it happen?\nWell, the team entered the game without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, veteran big man Derrick Favors and sixth overall pick Josh Giddey. Already shorthanded, the Thunder collectively shot 32.9% from the field while committing 19 turnovers.\nTre Mann, elevated to the starting lineup with Gilgeous-Alexander and Giddey out, shot 5-of-11 from the field. That represented the best shooting line of the night among Thunder starters, all the way down center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's 0-for-7 night. In the 24 minutes Robinson-Earl was on the floor, the Thunder were outscored by 56 points, the second-worst individual mark since 1997 .\nKeep in mind, this team has beaten the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Twice.\nMeanwhile, Memphis shot a franchise-record 62.5% from the field and had nine players score in double figures. Again, if every player on the Grizzlies stopped scoring after reaching 10 points, they still would have won. If their starters went scoreless, they still would have won thanks to 93 bench points. If they went scoreless on every shot outside the paint, they still would have won thanks to 82 points in the paint.\nWith Morant out, Jaren Jackson Jr. led all scorers with 27 points. Rookie big man Santi Aldama, who entered the game averaging 8.4 minutes and 3.0 points, finished as a +52 after posting 18 points and 10 rebounds.\nAs you can imagine, the internet found all of this very entertaining.\n1 seeder JohnRussell 2 months ago\nThe average NBA ticket price is 51 dollars. Someone should sue the OKC team for that 51 bucks.\nIt is impossible for a professional basketball team that is trying to lose that badly.\n2 Sean Treacy 2 months ago\nThe NBA just isn't a very interesting product until the playoffs. I'm surprised so many people fork over good money to watch glorified scrimmages until the last few minutes of a close game.\n2.1 seeder JohnRussell replied to Sean Treacy @2 2 months ago\nI used to occasionally go to a Bulls game with friends. When you are in the stadium it becomes much clearer that quite a few players dont put out top effort every night. Still, the ticket prices are the same whether the players are trying that night or not.\n3 Greg Jones 2 months ago\nMost boring game around. Give me football and hockey\n4 Split Personality 2 months ago\n51 reasons not to pay any attention to the NBA.\nI went to a 76ers game many years ago to see Chamberlain Cunningham and Goukas\nface the Lakers Jerry West, Elgin Baylor & Darral Imhoff.\nSixers won in the 2nd OT\nSections of the Spectrum roof blew off that night.\nNever went back.\n4.1 charger 383 replied to Split Personality @4 2 months ago\nI remember those names and when Chamberlain was with 76ers not Lakers\nPhD Guide\n5 Thrawn 31 2 months ago\nLol holy shit, how is a team THAT bad? It isn't like they were playing the Warriors or the Suns, the Grizzlies aren't even THAT good.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Peshitta Forum \u203a New Testament \u203a Aramaic Primacy Forum\n1 2 3 4 5 ... 9 Next \u00bb\n_The Peshitta Holy Bible_ translated by David Bauscher\nPages (5): \u00ab Previous 1 2 3 4 5\nDavidFord\nDo you think Revelation 18:2 originally had:\n\"cried mightily with a great voice\"?\n\"cried with a great voice\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean creature also having been hated\"?\n\"demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird\"?\n\"demons and a prison to every impure and detestable spirit\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nBerean Literal Bible\nAnd he cried out in a mighty voice, saying: \"Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean creature also having been hated.\nAnd he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.\nAnd he shouted with a great voice: \"Fallen, fallen, Babylon the Great! And it is become the abode for Demons and a prison to every impure and detestable spirit.\"\nLiteral Standard Version\nand he cried in might [with] a great voice, saying, \"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,\nHe cried with a mighty voice, saying, \"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!\n===============================================.\n\"because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication\"?\n\"because she mixed of the wine of her fornication for all the nations\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nFor all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality; and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her; and the merchants of the earth have been enriched through the power of her luxury.\"\nFor all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.\n\"Because she mixed of the wine of her fornication for all the nations, and the Kings of The Earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of The Earth have become rich by the power of her infatuation.\"\nbecause all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom, and the kings of the earth committed whoredom with her, and merchants of the earth were made rich from the power of her indulgence.\"\nFor all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury.\"\nRevelation 18:4 - And I heard another voice from heaven say: \"Go out of her, my people, so that you have no part in her sins and do not receive from her plagues,\nGo out of her ... - i.e. Go from the city of Babylon. For the flight of God's people from Babylon, see also Jer. 50:8, 28 and Jer. 51:6.\n\"for her sins have cleaved up to heaven\"?\n\"for her sins have reached unto heaven\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"The Language of the Apocalypse\" (1965) by C.G. Ozanne. PDF:\nhttps:\/\/legacy.tyndalehouse.com\/tynbul\/L...alypse.pdf\n....Revelation 18:5. A literal translation of the relevant clause is as follows: 'for her (Babylon's) sins have cleaved up to (\u1f04\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9) heaven.' But this conveys no meaning. Either her sins reached up to heaven, or they cleaved to heaven; it cannot mean both at once.\nFor her sins have been heaped as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.\nFor her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.\n\"Because the sins in her have touched Heaven, and God has called her evil to mind.\"\nbecause her sins have reached up to Heaven, and God remembered her unrighteousness.\nfor her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.\nbecause her sins did follow -- unto the heaven, and God did remember her unrighteousness.\nRev 18:5 (APNT)\nbecause her sins have reached up to heaven and God has remembered her wicked [deeds].\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/interlinear\/revelation\/18-5.htm\nhoti\/ \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9\/ For\nekoll\u0113th\u0113san\/ \u1f10\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\/ joined together, per a 1975 Zondervan interlinear\naut\u0113s\/ \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2\/ her\nhai\/ \u03b1\u1f31\/ who, which, what, that - https:\/\/biblehub.com\/greek\/3739.htm\nhamartiai\/ \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\/ sins\nachri\/ \u1f04\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\/ as high as\ntou\/ \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\/ the\nouranou\/ \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\/ heaven\nkai\/ \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76\/ and\nemn\u0113moneusen\/ \u1f10\u03bc\u03bd\u03b7\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd\/ has remembered\nho\/ \u1f41\/ who, which, what, that - https:\/\/biblehub.com\/greek\/3739.htm\nTheos\/ \u0398\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2\/ God\nta\/ \u03c4\u1f70\/ the\nadik\u0113mata\/ \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\/ iniquities\naut\u0113s\/ \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2\/ of her\n2853. kolla\u00f3\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/greek\/2853.htm\nkolla\u00f3: to glue, unite\nOriginal Word: \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9\nTransliteration: kolla\u00f3\nPhonetic Spelling: (kol-lah'-o)\nDefinition: to glue, unite\nUsage: (lit: I glue); hence: mid. and pass: I join myself closely, cleave, adhere (to), I keep company (with), of friendly intercourse.\n2853 koll\u00e1\u014d (from k\u00f3lla, \"glue\") \u2013 to bond (cleave), adhere to (literally, \"glued together\"); to cleave, join to; (figuratively) intimately connected in a soul-knit friendship.\n[2853 (koll\u00e1\u014d) is used \"frequently in ancient medical language of the uniting of wounds\" (WS, 180).]\n\"Render to her as she rendered to you, and\"?\n\"Render to her as she rendered, and\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nGive back to her as she also has rendered; and pay back double to her, twofold according to her works. In the cup which she has mixed, mix double to her.\nReward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.\n\"Pay her just as she also has paid, and give her double for her deeds. In the cup which she has mixed, mix her a double.\"\nRender to her as she also rendered to you, and double to her twofold according to her works; in the cup that she mingled mingle to her double.\nReturn to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.\n\"glorified herself and lived in luxury, give\"?\n\"glorified and exalted herself, give\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nSo much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her as much torment and misery, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, and I am never a widow, and never shall I see mourning.'\nHow much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.\n\"Because of that in which she glorified and exalted herself, give such suffering and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and I am not a widow and I shall not see sorrow.\"\nHowever much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.'\nDo you think Revelation 18:8 originally mentioned \"death\"?\n(The Crawford ms. lacks such, but does have twice a word that looks very similar to the Aramaic word for \"death.\" The UBS erroneously has \"death\" in Rev 18:8.)\nGoing back to Revelation 6:8, do you think it's better understood as saying:\n\"kill with death\"?\n\"kill with plague\"?\nRev 18:8 (based on Glaser)\nBecause of this, in one day will come upon\/over\/against her\n[m-kh-u-th-a] plagues\/injuries\nand mourning\/sorrow and famine\/hunger,\nand are consumed\/burned-up in fire\nbecause of the strong\/mighty\/powerful MrYa [Master YHWH] that judges her.\nBecause of this, in one day will come the\n4127 pl\u0113gai\/ \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u1f76\/ plagues\nof her,\n2288 thanatos\/ \u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2\/ death\npenthos\/ \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2\/ misery\nlimos\/ \u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2\/ famine,\nand with fire she will be burned up;\nbecause mighty [is the]\nKyrios\/ \u039a\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2\/ Lord\nthe [One] having judged her.\n_L'influence de l'aram\u00e9en sur les traducteurs de la LXX principalement, sur les traducteurs grecs post\u00e9rieurs, ainsi que sur les scribes de la Vorlage de la LXX_ (French, with a \"Conclusions\" chapter in English) by Anne-Fran\u00e7oise Loiseau (2016), 261pp.\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Linfluence-laram%...01M0PUT0T\/\nLoiseau presents examples of Greek translations of verses from the Hebrew Bible that clearly illustrate the influence of Aramaic or Late Hebrew on the semantics of the Septuagint translators. The author postulates that the Greek translators based their translations on Hebrew-Aramaic equivalents maintained as lists or even on proto-targumim such as those found at Qumran, both predecessors of the later Aramaic targumic translations. Loiseau's examples provide convincing explanations for different coincidences occurring between the Greek translations and the interpretative traditions found in the targumim and help elucidate a number of puzzling translations where two Aramaic words that are very similar graphically or phonetically were erroneously interchanged.\nOn 252:\nIn the LXX the substantive \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 [loimos, Strong's 3061] \"plague, pestilence\" is never used to translate Hebrew \u05e8\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05bc [deber, Strong's 1698], which has the same meaning. Indeed, this Hebrew word is nearly always translated by \u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 [thanatos, Strong's 2288] \"death\"; this can be explained by the fact that in Aramaic the two words \u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 [4 letters] \"death\" and ... [those same 4 letters + an additional letter] \"plague\" are quasi-homonyms (just as are Assyrian _muta_ and _mutanu_) and that in practically all cases where the \"plague\" is mentioned in the MT [Masoretic Text], it is translated by \u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 [4 letters] \"death\" in the targum.\nIt seems to me that the Aramaic m-u-th-a \"death\" can mean \"plague,\" despite the CAL only listing \"death\" as the definition.\n\"Hebrew\/Aramaic Word Study -- Plague\" by Chaim Bentorah (Mar 12, 2020)\nhttps:\/\/www.chaimbentorah.com\/2020\/03\/he...dy-plague\/\nMACHAL, MAUTA \u05d0\u05ea\u05d5\u05de \u05dc\u05d7\u05de Mem Cheth Lamed Mem Vav Taw Aleph ....\nRevelation 6:8: \"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death [better: plague; or per Glaser, poison -df], and with the beasts of the earth\"\n....and the pale horse bring death and hell. The word death in Greek is thanatos which is your common word for death but there are three occasions where the word is used for a plague. The Aramaic... which was the native language of John the Revelator, is mauta which means a plague.\n1698. deber\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/hebrew\/1698.htm\ndeber: pestilence\nOriginal Word: \u05e8\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05bc\nTransliteration: deber\nPhonetic Spelling: (deh'-ber)\nDefinition: pestilence\nmwt, mwt\u02c0 (mo\u1e6f, maw\/\u014dt\u0101) n.m. death\nhttp:\/\/dukhrana.com\/lexicon\/word.php?adr...ize=125%25\n1 death Com. Nerab.1.10 ... may they kill you with a wicked death. TAD B2.3 R.3 ... I hereby grant you during my life and at my death. Ezra7:26 ... his punishment is to be done to him, be it for death, corporal punishment, fine of property, or imprisonment. PAT1417:1.5 ... that she erected for them after their death. NabTomb 9:6 ... should PN be in GN and have a fatal event. 4Q545.1.1.3... . TgJ 2Sam1:23 ... in their death they were not separated from their people. VR 794:2(1) ... since we did not attend him in his life, let us attend him in his death. TN Deut29:17 ... . OS MtCur16:28 ... there are people of those here today that shall not taste death. BT Yev 63a(41) ... is there something harder than death?. PJ Gen3:6 ... Samael, the angel of Death. (a) as an animate character, Death JLAtg, Syr.\nContra PSm col. 2057, there is no evidence that ... in Clr refers to \"suicide\". It is surely simply \"a natural death\". ....\nDerivatives:\nbr mwt\u02c0 (bar mawt\u0101) n.m. deserving of death\nmwtn, mwtn\u02c0 (maw\/\u014d\/\u016bt\u0101n, maw\/\u014d\/\u016bt\u0101n\u0101) n.m. plague, pestilence\nmwtny (mawt\u0101n\u0101y) adj. pestilential\nplgwt mwt\u02c0 (p\u0101lg\u016b\u1e6f mawt\u0101) n.f. state of being half dead\n_The Influence of Post-Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic on the Translator of Septuagint Isaiah_ (2017) by Seulgi Byun\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Influence-Post-bi...567672387\/\n\"committed sexual immorality and lived luxuriously with her, will\"?\n\"committed sexual immorality with her and exalted themselves, will\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the kings of the earth, the ones having committed sexual immorality and having lived luxuriously with her, will weep and will wail for her when they see the smoke of her burning,\nAnd the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,\nAnd the Kings of The Earth, who committed fornication with her and exalted themselves, will weep and wail concerning her, when they see the smoke of her burning,\nand the kings of the earth will weep over her and strike themselves for her, who committed whoredom and indulged with her, when they may see the smoke of her burning,\nThe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,\nDo you think Revelation 18:10 originally had:\n\"Woe, woe\"?\n\"Woe, woe, woe\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nstanding from afar because of the fear of her torment, saying: \"Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.\"\nStanding afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.\nAs they stand opposite from fear of her punishment, and they will say, \"Woe, woe, woe, the great city Babylon! The Mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come!\"\n5 items here, or 4 items here, e.g.\n\"and cinnamon and spice and incense and myrrh and frankincense\" vs.\n\"and cinnamon and perfumes and myrrh and incense\"? (the Crawford ms. contains 4 items there)\n\"and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep and horses\"?\n\"and wine and oil and fine flour and sheep and horses\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"Syntatic Double Translation in the _Targumin_\" by Michael Carasik, 217-231, on 217-218, 229, in\n_Aramaic in Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity: Papers from the 2004 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar at Duke University_ (2010), 300pp.\nhttps:\/\/www.alibris.com\/booksearch.detai...1575061788\nIt is by now a commonplace to speak of \"double\" translation in the Aramaic targums of the Hebrew Bible. In its simplest form, this involves \"the rendition of a single verb or noun by a translational doublet.\" .... Michael Klein.... notes that many biblical phrases and longer passages are duplicated or even triplicated, in comparable but not identical language. ....as Martin McNamara points out, \"The point in the double rendering may have been the targumist's desire to bring out the wealth of the [Hebrew text].\" ....some verses in the Hebrew Bible can be grammatically parsed in more than one way. In such cases, the targum sometimes translates in accordance with _both_ possibilities. ....it is just as natural for a Jewish reader to look at the originally unpointed text of the Hebrew Bible and see it as deliberately open to multiple intended meanings. As we have noted in our discussion of Exod 17:9, it is sometimes possible to translate in a way that leaves the multiple possibilities open. More often, the shift to a new language demands that the translator choose a single one of the possible options. But the Jewish translators of the Bible into Aramaic sometimes refused to make this choice.\nand cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and myrrh, and frankincense;\nand wine, and oil, and finest flour, and wheat;\nand cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots;\nand of slaves and souls of men.\nAnd cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense,\nand wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat,\nand beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots,\nand slaves, and souls of men.\nand cinnamon, and amomum, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense,\nand cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots,\nand of bodies and souls of men.\nRev 18:13 (APNT)\nhttps:\/\/aramaicdb.lightofword.org\/en\/new...ons-search?\nand cinnamon and perfumes and myrrh and incense\nand wine and oil and fine flour\nand sheep and horses and chariots\nand the bodies and souls of men.\nRev 18:13 (based on Glaser)\nand cinnamon and fragrance\/perfume and ointment\/oil and incense\/frankincense\nand wine and oil\/ointment and fine flour\nand sheep and harnessed horses and chariots\nand bodies\/flesh and souls\/lives of sons of men.\n\"the fruits\"?\n\"your fruits\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"And the ripe fruits of the desire of your soul are departed from you, and all the sumptuous things and the splendid things have departed from you, and they will not find them any longer.\"\nAnd the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.\nAnd the fruits of the desire of your soul went away from you, and all things\u2014the sumptuous and the radiant\u2014went away from you, and no more at all may you find them.\nThe fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.\nAnd your fruit, the desire of your soul, has gone away from you and everything luxurious and celebrated has gone away from you and you will not see them any more,\n\"The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand\"?\n\"And the merchants of these things, who grew rich by her, will not find them, and they will stand\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nThe merchants of these things having been enriched from her will stand from afar, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,\nThe merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,\nAnd the merchants of these things, who grew rich by her, will not find them, and they will stand opposite from fear of her punishment, weeping and lamenting,\nThe merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far off because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and mourning,\nThe merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;\n\"And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone\"?\n\"And one of the angels took a mighty stone, great as a millstone\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd one mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: \"Thus Babylon will be cast down with violence, the great city, and shall never be found any longer.\nAnd a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.\nAnd one of the Angels took a mighty stone, great as a millstone, and cast it into the sea and said, \"In this way with violence, Babylon The Great City will be thrown down, and it will not exist again!\"\nAnd one strong messenger took up a stone as a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, \"Thus with violence will Babylon be cast, the great city, and may not be found anymore at all;\n\"will not be heard in you again. And any craftsmen of any craft shall never be found in you any longer, and the sound of a millstone shall never be heard in you any longer\"?\n\"will not be heard in you again\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the sound of harpists and musicians, and flute players and trumpeters, shall never be heard in you any longer. And any craftsmen of any craft shall never be found in you any longer, and the sound of a millstone shall never be heard in you any longer.\nAnd the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;\nand voice of harpists, and musicians, and pipers, and trumpeters, may not be heard at all in you anymore; and any craftsman of any craft may not be found at all in you anymore; and noise of a millstone may not be heard at all in you anymore;\nAnd the sound of the harp and of the shofar and of all kinds of music and trumpeters will not be heard in you any more.\n\"the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain on the earth\"?\n\"the blood of prophets and of saints who were slain on earth\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all those having been slain on the earth.\nAnd in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.\nAnd in her was found the blood of The Prophets and Holy Men who were murdered on Earth.\nand in her blood of prophets and of holy ones was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.\"\nIn her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.\"\nand the blood of the prophets and the holy [ones] who were killed on the earth was found in her.\"\nRevelation 18:24 - In her the blood has been found from the prophets and the saints who were killed on earth.\"\nAnd of the saints ... are - this is the reading of the Aramean Peshitta reading. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: \"And of the saints and all who are slaughtered on earth.\"\n_Biblical Greek Illustrated by Examples by Maximilian Zerwick S.J.: English Adapted from the Fourth Latin Edition_ by Joseph Smith S.J. (1963), 185pp., on 65-66\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Biblical-Greek-Il...876535543\/\n204. The proleptic use of pronouns (^3) [3: Cf. M. Black, _An Aramaic Approach to the Gospels and Acts_, Oxford 1946, 70-74], i.e. their use to <introduce> a noun which follows (cf. the examples at the end of the paragraph) is a pure Aramaism, and has been almost entirely eliminated from the usual text, but Codex Bezae (D) has preserved several clear cases which have escaped correction and suggest what may have been the style of the first servile versions of the Aramaic tradition. We may cite as examples (from D) Mt 12,45 ... and Mk 5:15 ....\n205. Even in the usual text there seem to remain at least some traces of this Aramaism, whose recognition as such solves the problem set by certain pronouns otherwise difficult to explain in an intensive sense, e.g. Mt 3,4 .... Similarly Mk 6,17.22 ... Mk 12,36f ... Lk 10,7 .... From Jo cf. 9,13 and 18. Perhaps an Aramaic originally ... may explain why Mk 8,38 has ..., while Lk 9,26 has ....\n(looking at a 1975 Zondervan interlinear of the Greek)\nLk 10:7 in same And the house remain\nJn 9:13 they lead him to the Pharisees-- the at one time blind\nJn 9:18 parents of him-- of the one having seen\n(based on Younan's translation of the Aramaic)\nLk 10:7 in that same And in that house remain.... for he-- the worker-- is worthy (of) his wages\nJn 9:13 And they brought him-- he who from the beginning was blind-- to the Pharisees\nJn 9:18 [I don't detect anything in the Aramaic]\nFor Mk 8:38 and Lk 9:26, I don't notice anything unusual in the: 1975 Zondervan Greek; Bezae Greek; Aramaic.\nMk 8:38 in Bezae, pg 609\nhttp:\/\/cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk\/view\/MS-NN-00002-00041\/609\n\u03c0\u03db\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4 \u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bc\u03b5\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7\n\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03c9 \u00b7\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03cb\u03ca\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf(\u03bd)\n\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\n\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03c9\u03bd\nLk 9:26 in Bezae, pg 425\n\u03d9\u03b6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b1\u03c1 \u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2\n\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf \u03cb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\n\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\nWhen Rev 19:1 was originally written, do you think it had:\n\"'like a loud voice\"?\n\"a loud voice\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"a great multitude\"?\n\"many multitudes\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"salvation, glory, honor and power\"?\n\"salvation, power and honor\"?\n\"salvation, honor and strength\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"to the Lord our God\"?\n\"to our God\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAfter these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out: \"Hallelujah! The salvation and the glory and the power to our God!\nAnd after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:\nAnd after these things, I heard a great sound of many multitudes in Heaven saying, \"Hallelujah! Redemption, glory and power to our God!\nAfter these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, \"Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:\nRevelation 19:1 - After this I heard a great sound from many multitudes in heaven. They said, \"Hallelu-Jah, propitiation, honor and strength be to our GOD.\na loud voice - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek TR. The reading of the Greek NA28 and MHT reads: 'like a loud voice'.\nreconciliation, honor and strength - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28 reads: 'the salvation, the power and the honour', while the reading of the Greek TR is: 'the salvation, the glory, the honor and the power'.\nto our GOD - or: 'from our GOD'. This is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and MHT. Only from the Greek TR is the reading: 'to the Lord our GOD'.\n============================== =====\nsemiticism: 'require X's blood from Y's hand' = 'execute Y for X's death'\nRevelation 19:2 - For his judgments are true and righteous, because he judged the great harlot, who devastated the earth with her fornication, and took the blood of his servants out of her hand.\"\nclaimed from her hand - these words testify to a Semitic idiom rather than a Greek idiom (see 2 Sm. 4:11).\nFor His judgments are true and righteous, because He has judged the great prostitute, who had corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants, out of her hand.\"\nFor his judgments are true and just, because he has judged The Great Whore, who corrupted The Earth with her whoredom and he has required the blood of his Servants from her hand.\nhttps:\/\/aramaicdb.lightofword.org\/en\/new...ons-search\nbecause true and upright [are] his judgments, because he has judged the great harlot who has corrupted the earth with her fornication and has avenged the blood of his servants from her hands.\"\nGenesis 9 (King James)\n4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.\n5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require;\nat the hand of every beast will I require it,\nand at the hand of man;\nat the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.\n6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood,\nby man shall his blood be shed:\nfor in the image of God made he man.\nGenesis 9:5 (Young's Literal)\n'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;\n2 Samuel 4:11 (Literal Standard)\nAlso-- when wicked men have slain the righteous man in his own house, on his bed; and now, do I not require his blood from your hand, and have taken you away from the earth?\"\nEzekiel 3:18 (Literal Standard)\nIn My saying to the wicked: You surely die; and you have not warned him, nor have spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked way, so that he lives; he-the wicked-dies in his iniquity, and I require his blood from your hand.\nAnd in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, and he has done perversity, and I have put a stumbling-block before him, he dies; because you have not warned him, he dies in his sin, and his righteousness that he has done is not remembered, and I require his blood from your hand.\nEzekiel 33:6 (Literal Standard)\nAnd the watchman, when he sees the sword coming in, And he has not blown with a horn, And the people have not been warned, And a sword comes in, And takes away a soul from them, He is taken away in his iniquity, And I require his blood from the hand of the watchman.\nIn My saying to the wicked, O wicked one-- you surely die, And you have not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He-- the wicked-- dies in his iniquity, And I require his blood from your hand.\nhttp:\/\/dukhrana.com\/crawford\/\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crawford-Codex-Re...365323293\/\nhttps:\/\/www.lulu.com\/en\/us\/shop\/greg-gla...6dv7w.html\nbecause of his truthful and upright judgments, because he judged the great whore\/fornicator that\/hand of\/that destroyed\/corrupted the earth in her fornicating\/whoring, and required blood\/likeness of his servants\/works from her hands.\n\"he said\"?\n\"they said\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd a second time they said: \"Hallelujah! And her smoke goes up to the ages of the ages.\"\nAnd again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.\nAgain, they said, \"Hallelujah!\" And her smoke ascends to the eternity of eternities.\nand a second time they said, \"Hallelujah\"; and her smoke comes up through the ages of the ages!\nA second said, \"Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.\"\nRevelation 19:3 - They said again, \"Hallelu-Jah!\" And her smoke ascends forever and ever.\"\nThey said - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and TR. Only from the Greek MHT the reading is: \"He said.\"\nagain - or: 'for the second time'.\n\"God\"?\n\"our God\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, the One sitting on the throne, saying: \"Amen, Hallelujah!\"\nAnd the 24 Elders and The Four Beasts fell down and worshiped our God who sits on the throne, and they were saying, \"Amen! Hallelujah!\"\nAnd the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and they worshiped God who is sitting on the throne, saying, \"Amen! Hallelujah!\"\nThe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, \"Amen! Hallelujah!\"\nRevelation 19:4 - The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped our GOD, who sat on the throne, saying, \"Amen, Hallelu-Jah!\"\nour GOD - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta reading, also in Op. 19:1, 5. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT, and TR is simply, \"GOD.\"\n\"great multitude\"?\n\"the Lord God our Almighty\"?\n\"our Lord, the God, the Almighty\"?\n\"the Lord our God, the Almighty\"?\n\"the MrYa God the Almighty\" i.e. 'the Master YHWH God the Almighty'? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the sound of many waters, and like a sound of mighty thunders, saying: \"Hallelujah! For the Lord God our Almighty has reigned.\nAnd I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.\nAnd I heard a sound like that of many multitudes, and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunders saying, \"Hallelujah! For THE LORD JEHOVAH God Almighty reigns!\nand I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, \"Hallelujah! Because our Lord, the God, the Almighty, has reigned!\nI heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, \"Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!\nRevelation 19:6 - And I heard a sound like that of many multitudes and like the roaring of many waters and like the mighty roar of thunder: \"Hallelu-Jah, for the LORD GOD Almighty reigns (as King).\nsound ... roar ... thump - in Greek and Aramaic this is three times the same word that can mean 'voice' or: 'sound'.\nlike the mighty roar of thunder - or: 'like the sound of heavy thunder(blows)'.\nmany multitudes - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'of a great multitude'\nGOD - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28, although the Aramaic Peshitta is the only one to immediately precede 'the LORD'. The reading of the Greek NA28 reads: 'our GOD'.\n\"let us rejoice\"?\n\"we rejoice\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"his bride\"?\n\"his wife\"? (both the Greek and Aramaic contain that)\nLet us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.\nMay we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready;\nLet us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.\"\nhttps:\/\/aramaicdb.lightofword. org\/en\/new-parallel-versions- search\nWe are glad and rejoice. We will give him praise, because the marriage feast of the Lamb has come and his wife has made herself ready.\"\nRevelation 19:7 - We rejoice and feast, and we glorify Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself,\nwe rejoice and celebrate - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"Let us rejoice and rejoice.\"\nhis wife - in some translations (from Greek and from Aramaic) it says 'his bride', but that is not the correct translation, neither from Aramaic nor from Greek.\nWhen Rev 19:9 was originally written, do you think it opened with:\n\"And he said to me\"?\n\"And they said to me\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he says to me, \"Write, 'Blessed are those having been invited to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb.'\" And he says to me, \"These are the true words of God.\"\nAnd he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.\nAnd they said to me, \"Write, 'Blessed are they who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'\" And one said to me, \"These are the true words of God.\"\nAnd he says to me, \"Write: Blessed [are] they who have been called to the banquet of the marriage of the Lamb\"; and he says to me, \"These [are] the true words of God\";\nHe said to me, \"Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'\" He said to me, \"These are true words of God.\"\nAnd they said to me, \"Write. Blessed [are] those who are invited [ones] to the supper of the marriage feast of the Lamb.\" And he said to me, \"These are the true words of God.\"\nRevelation 19:9 - They said to me, \"Write: Blessed are they that are called to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb!\" (Then) someone said to me: \"These are the true words of GOD.\"\nThey said to me - this is the reading of the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: 'And he said to me'.\nWhen Rev 19:10 was originally written, do you think it had:\n\"Behold-- no\"?\n\"No\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I fell before his feet and worshiped him, and he said to me, \"No! I am your fellow Servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Yeshua. Worship God, rather, for the testimony of Yeshua is the spirit of prophecy.\"\nand I fell before his feet to worship him, and he says to me, \"Behold-No! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers, those having the testimony of Jesus; worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.\"\nAnd I fell at his feet and worshipped him. And he said to me, \"No. I am your fellow-servant and one of your brothers, those who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God abundantly, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy.\"\nRevelation 19:10 - I fell at his feet to worship him, (but) he said to me: \"No, (don't do that)! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship GOD, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy.\"\nNo - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: \"Look, not!\".\n\"names written, and a name written\"?\n\"a name written\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nNow His eyes are like a flame of fire, and upon His head many diadems, having a name having been written, which no one except He Himself knows,\nHis eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.\nAnd his eyes were like flames of fire, and many diadems were upon his head and he had The Name written, which no one knew but he alone.\nand His eyes [are] as a flame of fire, and on His head [are] many crowns-having a Name written that no one has known, except Himself,\nHis eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.\nAnd his eyes [were] like a flame of fire and on his head [were] many crown headbands. And he had a name written [on him] that no [one] knew, except he.\nRevelation 19:12 - His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns, and upon him was written the name, which no one knew but he alone.\n.... The reading of the Greek MHT reads: \"names written, and a name was written...\"\n\"The armies that are in heaven\"?\n\"The armies of heaven\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the armies who were in heaven, having been clothed in pure, white, fine linen were following Him upon white horses.\nAnd the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.\nAnd the army of Heaven were joined to him on white horses and were wearing linen white and pure.\nAnd the armies in Heaven were following Him on white horses, clothed in fine linen-white and pure;\nThe armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.\nRevelation 19:14 - The hosts of heaven followed Him on white horses, clothed in pure white linen\nThe heavenly armies - literally: 'The armies of heaven'. This is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"The armies that are in heaven.\"\n\"out of his mouth came a sharp sword\"?\n\"out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword\"?\n\"from their mouths came sharp swords\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"that with it he should smite the nations\"?\n\"with which they will kill the nations\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God\"\/ \"fury of the wrath of Almighty God\"?\n\"fierceness and wrath of Almighty God\"\/ \"wrath and the anger of Almighty God\"?\n\"wrath of Almighty God\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd out of His mouth goes forth a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations; and He will shepherd them with a rod of iron. And He treads the press of the wine\nof the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.\nAnd out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress\nof the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.\nAnd sharp swords came out of their mouths by which they will kill the nations, and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron and he treads the winepress\nof the wrath of Almighty God.\nand out of His mouth proceeds a sharp sword, that with it He may strike the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron, and He treads the press of the wine\nof the wrath and the anger of God the Almighty,\nOut of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress\nof the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.\nRevelation 19:15 - Out of their mouths came sharp swords with which they will slay the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron, and He(himself) will tread the winepress\nof the wrath of GOD Almighty.\nFrom their mouths came sharp swords - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28 reads: \"Out of his mouth came a sharp sword.\" ....the reading of the Greek MHT is: \"Out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword.\" In Aramaic, the words \"sharp\" and \"double\" are very similar. It is therefore rather conceivable that the various Greek versions of this verse derive from the Aramaic version rather than the other way around.\nwith which they will kill the nations - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'to smite the nations with it'.\nof the wrath of GOD ... - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of ... reads: '... of the wrath of the wrath of GOD'.\nTo reiterate comments re: the misrendering at Greek Revelation 1:16:\nIt's a semiticism to view swords as having mouths that drink blood. A 'two-mouthed' sword is a double-edged sword. The original Aramaic of Rev 1:16 has a word that can mean \"his mouth,\" \"his voice,\" or \"his edge\"-- as in, his sword. The original Aramaic has a word that, if the letter \"m\" is added to it, becomes spear\/lance.\nWhen Rev 1:16 got translated into Greek, the Aramaic got mis-rendered as \"out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding.\"\nRevelation 1:16, based on Greg Glaser's interlinear of Crawford, dukhrana.com\nand having to him in his hand of right seven stars\/planets, and from\np-u-m-h [his-mouth\/ his-voice\/ his-command\/ his-entrance\/ his-edge]\nr-u-kh-a [spirit(s)\/ breath\/ wind\/ space] [Crawford has 0xwr (\"spirit(s)\"), whereas SP has 0xmwr {r-u-m-ch-a} (\"spear\"). Crawford better harmonizes with Revelation 2:12 and 19:15 - GG. The UBS on dukhrana has an error.]\nenergetic\/ sharp\/ quick\/ acute\/ velocity,\nand his appearance like the sun was showing\/revealing\/striking in his power.\n\"saw one angel\"?\n\"saw another angel\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"all birds\"?\n\"the birds\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"the supper of the great God\"?\n\"the great supper of God\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in loud a voice, saying to all the birds flying in mid-heaven, \"Come, gather yourselves unto the great supper of God,\nAnd I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;\nAnd I saw another Angel standing in the sun and crying with a loud voice, and he said to the birds flying in the midst of the sky, \"Come, gather to the great supper of God\",\nI saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, \"Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God,\nRevelation 19:17 - And I saw another angel standing in the sun. He cried out with a loud voice, and said to the birds that flew in mid-heaven, \"Come, gather yourselves for the great supper of GOD,\nother - we find this word only in the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and not in the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR.\nthe birds - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: 'all birds'.\nthe great meal of GOD - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28. The reading of the reading of the Greek MHT and TR reads: 'the supper of (the) great GOD'.\n\"the flesh of all, both free and slaves\"?\n\"the flesh of the free and of slaves\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nso that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of horses and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slaves, and small and great.\"\nThat ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.\n\"To eat the flesh of Kings and the flesh of Captains of thousands and the flesh of Warriors and the flesh of horses and of those sitting upon them, and the flesh of Freemen and of Servants, and of small and of great.\"\nthat you may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiefs of thousands, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses, and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all-freemen and servants-both small and great.\"\nthat you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great.\"\nRevelation 19:18 - to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains over thousands, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of them that sit upon them, the flesh of free and of bondmen, of small and of great. \"\nthe flesh of the free and of slaves ... - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'the flesh of all, of the free and of slaves...'\n\"the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies\"?\n\"the beast and its armies and the kings of the earth and their soldiers\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with the One sitting on the horse and with His army.\nAnd I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.\nAnd I saw The Beast and its armies and the Kings of The Earth and their Soldiers who gathered to make war with him who sat upon the horse, and with his Soldiers.\nAnd I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with Him who is sitting on the horse, and with His army;\nRevelation 19:19 - And I saw the beast and his armies and the kings of the earth and their soldiers who were gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse and against his soldiers.\ntheir soldiers ... are soldiers - this is the reading of the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'their armies ... his army'.\n\"the two were cast living into the lake of the fire\"?\n\"the two went down and were cast into the lake of fire\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, the one having done the signs before him, by which he deceived those having received the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. The two were cast living into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.\nAnd the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.\nAnd The Beast was captured and The False Prophet with it, who did signs before it by which he seduced those who received the mark of The Beast, and those who worshiped its image; and both went down and were cast into The Lake of Fire that burns also with brimstone.\nand the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image; the two were cast living into the lake of the fire that is burning with brimstone;\nThe beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.\nAnd the creature was captured and the false prophet with him, who performed signs before him by which he seduced those who received the mark of the creature and those who worshipped his image. And both of them went down and they were thrown into the lake of burning fire and of sulfur.\nRevelation 19:20 - The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who wrought signs before his eyes, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. These two went down and were cast into the lake of fire, which also burns with brimstone.\nThe two descended and were ... thrown, which also burns with sulfur - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"These two were cast alive into the lake of fire, which burns with sulfur.\"\n07-04-2021, 10:57 AM (This post was last modified: 07-05-2021, 03:22 AM by DavidFord.)\nSyntactical Evidence of Semitic Sources in Greek Documents\nby Raymond A. Martin\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=WwZLAw...&q&f=false\n\"(How) Can We Tell If a Greek Apocryphon or Pseudepigraphon Has Been Translated from Hebrew or Aramaic?\" by James R. Davila\nhttps:\/\/otp.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk\/abstract...r-aramaic\/\n_It is very difficult to distinguish translated Hebrew from translated Aramaic, since the vocabulary and grammar of the two languages are so similar_. It is true that there are some points of distinction that may carry over into a translation. Hebrew has a construction involving the infinitive construct with a preposition and this construction is lacking in Aramaic but is often reflected in Greek translations of Hebrew. A Greek translation with examples of this construction would be unlikely to have come from an Aramaic Vorlage. Likewise, R. H. Charles successfully deduced that much of the Book of the Watchers was composed in Aramaic, in part because transliterated words in the Greek translation reflected the long \"a\" of the emphatic (definite) ending, found in Aramaic but not Hebrew.[9]\n9: APOT 2:172-77. However, he incorrectly concluded that chapters 1-5 were composed in Hebrew. Only Aramaic fragments of this material has been found at Qumran.\nIf we move from retroversion to the comparatively more tractable problem of _establishing translational Semitic interference_ in a Greek text, a strict methodology would need to adhere to the following steps. One needs to look at all possible linguistic and stylistic features (such as vocabulary, morphology, syntax, word order, and poetic elements) for apparent Semitisms \u2013 Semitisms that are compatible with the Hebrew and Aramaic of the right time and place. Then one must eliminate all those that are shared with Greek, that appear frequently in the LXX, and that are found in LXX passages used in liturgy and testimonia. If the nonliterary papyri are used for comparison, one should not eliminate apparent Semitisms found in them which are also found in Coptic, since they may be due to Egyptian interference in the Greek. Poetic and stylistic features should be advanced \u2013 if at all \u2013 only as ancillary evidence. If possible, and it may well not be, one should distinguish Hebrew Semitisms from Aramaic Semitisms.\nFinally, one would need to show mistranslations, mishearing of homonyms, or dual translations in the Greek to establish that we are dealing with Semitic interference from a translated original rather than bilingual interference from the composer's native language. This approach follows, with some nuancing and development, Maloney's _Semitic Interference in Marcan Syntax_, the most fully methodologically aware treatment of Semitic interference in a Greek text of which I know. If a cumulative case for a high density of Semitisms remains after such an analysis, the probability that the work was translated from Hebrew or Aramaic would be very high.\nMeanwhile, even applying Martin's criteria in a thoroughgoing way to texts in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha would be a significant step forward. Martin has done so with the first five chapters of _1 Maccabees_ and the high level of correspondence of its Greek to the Semitic features makes a persuasive case that it was composed in Hebrew or Aramaic.[13]\n13: Martin, _Syntax Criticism_, 142, 168-70, 189-91.\nI often use https:\/\/biblehub.com and sometimes https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\nThe NT was originally in Aramaic. To look at that, I use\nthe Peshitta tool at http:\/\/dukhrana.com and\ngoogle translate + light editing, hopefully without changing the meaning\nM\u00e9hat Andr\u00e9, book review in _Revue de l'histoire des religions_ [_Review of the history of religions_], vol 209, number 3 (1992), 304-308\nhttps:\/\/www.persee.fr\/doc\/rhr_0035-1423_...209_3_2402\nRaymond A. Martin, _Syntax Criticism of the Synoptic Gospels_, Lewiston (New York) \/ Queenstone (Ontario), The Edwin Mellen Press, 1987, 219 p. (\"Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity\", 10), \u00a369.95.\nId., _Syntax Criticism of Johannine Literature. The Catholic Epistle and the Gospel Passion Accounts_, Lewiston\/ Lampeter\/ Queenstone, The Edwin Mellen Press, 1989, 185 p. (\"Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity\", 18), $59.95.\nRaymond A. Martin currently teaches at Wartburg Seminary, in Dubuque (Iowa). It is an astonishing fact that the small audience obtained so far by his work on the Semitic substratum of the New Testament. In his last two books, he refers to his earlier publications, of which he summarizes the content. One of the oldest and more accessible was an article from 1964 providing \"the syntactic proof of Semitic sources in Act I-XV\": ^1 [1: R.A. Martin, \"Syntactical Evidence of Aramaic Sources in Acts I-XV\"] which had been taken and developed in a small book in 1974^2 [2: R.A. Martin, _Syntactical Evidence of Semitic Sources in Greek Documents_, Scholars' Press Cambridge (Mass.), 1974].\nUnlike most authors who had studied one by one the Semitisms of the New Testament, he used a statistical method which is surprising afterwards that it had not been tried before him. He was looking for the frequency of a certain number of facts of language, on the one hand in Greek writers a priori devoid of Semitic influence such as Plutarch or Polybius, and on the other hand in Greek texts translated from Hebrew or Aramaic, mainly the translations of the Septuagint. He thus released criteria from the \"original Greek\" on the one hand, and from the \"Greek of translation\" on the other, independent of any literary, historical or doctrinal consideration. In 1974 he identified 17 criteria which, applied to the Acts of the Apostles, had made it possible to establish a clear difference between a first part (chap. I to XV, and not I to XII) and a second, written in \"original Greek\". The first part presents case frequencies closer to the \"Greek of translation\", an increase of more than 50% compared to the second, which places it halfway between the pure \"original Greek\" and the pure \"translation Greek\". It is enough to rule out the reasons generally advanced to explain the Semitisms of the New Testament: the bilingualism of an author, which is certainly the same in two parts, or the imitation, conscious or unconscious, of the style of the Septuagint which would have produced the same effect in both cases.\nThe most plausible hypothesis is that the author follows in its first part one or more Semitic sources, which he freely paraphrases (assumption that R.A.M. moves away a little quickly [easily disposes of? doesn't address well? -df]) or that he uses irregularly (_erratic_). Based on the number of verified criteria, the author thought he could isolate 16 unites (_units_) of the first part having, certainly or probably, Semitic sources. Once again, we are surprised that the commentators on Acts have so far ignored these results, even though by chance they cite R.A.M. in their bibliographies.\nAfter a long interval, the author applies the same method to the Synoptic Gospels (1987), then to the Johannine Gospel and to various New Testament writings (1989). Overall the results are quite close to what had been established for the first part of Acts: the frequencies are intermediate between those of translations and those of writings written directly in Greek.\nThe Gospel of Mark is therefore not, as one might have thought, a pure and simple translation. However, some pericopes have frequencies close to the \"original Greek\", at home and in the parallel passages of Matthew or Luke (the episode of the Gerasene demoniac, the first multiplication of the loaves, the call of the rich, etc.).\nOthers have frequencies close to \"translation Greek\"; the call of the first disciples (Mk 1, 16-20 par.), healing of a paralytic (Mk 2, 1-11 par.), accusation of operating by Beelzeboul (Mk 3, 20-30 par.) certain parables (Mk 4, 13-32), resurrection of the daughter of Jairus (Mk 5, 24-43 par.), second multiplication of the loaves (Mk 8, 1-10 par.), dispute over who is the greatest (Mk 9, 33-37 par.). The other units mostly show intermediate frequencies. These are important facts for history and interpretation of texts.\nAdopting the hypothesis of the two sources, the author compares according to the same method the synoptic gospels between them. He gets the following results (\"Syntax Criticism of the Synoptic Gospels\"; p. 127-128):\na) Luke and Matthew attenuate the Semitic characteristics of parallel Markan accounts;\nb) Luke and Matthew are more Semitic in the \"Q\" sections;\nc) In its own sections, Luke is much more Semitic than all the rest of the Gospels.\nIn a new book, R.A.M. analyzes the Fourth Gospel, the four accounts of the Passion and the Resurrection, and the \"catholic\" epistles. On the Johannine Gospel, his conclusion (p. 80) joins that already formulated by C.F. Burney (_The Aramaic Origin of the Fourth Gospel_, 1922) : the Gospel of John in its present form dates back to a gospel written in Aramaic. It contains units written in \"original Greek\". But most are close to the \"Greek of translation\", some very close, for example the speeches after the Last Supper (chap. 14 to 17), but not the discourse on the Bread of Life (chap. 6). Analyses of the stories of the Passion and the Resurrection draw similar conclusions. Wherever the Fourth Gospel is distinguished from the other three, \"it is very Semitic according to the syntactic criteria; the Palestinian Aramaic-speaking environment is very apparent\". As for the _Epistles of John_, the first two relate to translation Greek, the third from the original Greek. The _Letter of James_, with the exception of a few small \"units\" (interpolations?) are from Greek for translation; _I Peter_ as a whole belongs clearly in Greek originally, but three sections are in Greek from translation ; _II Peter_ is in Greek originally, but presents a particular style; the whole of _The Epistle of Jude_ is in Greek originally.\nThese data should in the future be taken into account by all works relating to the New Testament. However criticisms have been made, which R.A.M, does not entirely reject, insofar as they delimit the field on which the syntactic criticism can be exercised. We could add others, for example concerning the presentation: an enormous place is held by tables crammed with numbers, the off-putting character of which can have discouraged more than one reader; too rarely does the author isolate the significant facts to determine their significance. We can also blame him for the deficiencies of its bibliography. Only the 1989 book contains a summary and very incomplete bibliography. It only contains titles of works written or translated into English. The author seems to ignore for example the work of J. Jeremias on the Semitic background of the New Testament, and the little book by J. Carmignac, _Naissance des Evangiles synoptiques_ [_Birth of the Synoptic Gospels_] (Paris, 1984) and its precious notes method.\nThe very rigor of R.A.M.'s approach could have done it wrong. It would be a reverse error to consider it infallible. The author is the first to mark the limits of his method. (Cf. p. 163-181 of _S.C. of Joh. Lit._: \"The Methodology of 'Syntax Criticism' and Criticisms of it\"). We will note two here:\n1 The statistical method is only fully valid for large numbers. The more short the sections, the more uncertain the results. With the shortest units (up to 4 lines!), we practically come back to ad hoc observations. The author overcomes the difficulty by making the count of the criteria verified among the 17 it uses. This would assume that they are independent of each other and of equal value. But the first eight for example (use of prepositions) are linked between them. And the proportion of the bonds in \u03ba\u03b1\u03af and in \u03b4\u03ad is a fact of language that a good translator can be wary of: he can easily correct the effects, or on the contrary use them systematically to \"Do Semitic\". On the other hand, the number of criteria is not limited ; we could add others.\n2 The existence of Semitic sources is not necessarily detected by the \"syntactic criticism\". The discernment that it operates is exercised only in a meaning. The Semitisms preserved in Greek prove the existence of a Semitic substrate. But their absence or their rarity is not incompatible with the use of an underlying Hebrew or Aramaic text. An example is given by R.A.M. himself: Flavius Josephus declares that he first wrote the _War of the Jews_ in \"the language of his fathers\"; however, according to the syntactic analysis, the work presents all the characteristics of \"original Greek\". It could be the same with certain evangelical pericopes, and that, without reaching the perfection of Flavius Josephus and his collaborators, good translators considerably attenuated the Semitic features from their sources.\nEither way, the R.A.M. counts establish as hardly contestable the existence of Semitic sources in the bulk of the Gospels and the first half of Acts. That is to say that these writings take us back to Palestinian origins, and therefore older than is usually admitted. A revision is needed of theories which exaggerate the Hellenic part in Christian origins. Is it because they force this revision that R.A.M.'s work has been given so little consideration so far? After his last two books, it is no longer possible to ignore them.\nFinally, let us point out that his books and his method can make great service to all who have to deal with writings suspected to be translations of foreign texts, or recognized as such.\nAndr\u00e9 M\u00e9hat.\n_Mark as Contributive Amanuensis of 1 Peter?_ by Jongyoon Moon\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=WPtf9D...pg=PA82&dq=\"Greek+style+of+the+parallel+narratives+of+the+passion+and+resurrection+in+the+four+Gospels.+\"\nI got what's below from a PDF that's from a version of that book, and I reformatted the table:\nIn his 1989 monograph, _Syntax Criticism of Johannine Literature, the Catholic Epistles, and the Gospel Passion Accounts_, [Raymond A.] Martin analyzes the Greek style of the parallel narratives of the passion and resurrection in the four Gospels. He defines the accounts of the passion and resurrection as Mark 11:1-16:8, Matt 21:1-28:20, Luke 19:28-24:53, and John 12:1-21:25, respectively.\nFigure 11. Net Frequencies in Original Greek Documents of More Than 50 Lines\nNo. of Lines\nOriginal Greek 17 16 15 11 10 9 4\nTranslation Greek -3 -4 -7\n325 Plutarch \u2013 Selections 16\n192 Polybius \u2013 Bks I, II 15\n138 Epictetus \u2013 Bks III, IV 17\n349 Bks I, II 9\n487 Bks I, II, III, IV 11\n215 Josephus \u2013 Selections 16\n630 Papyri \u2013 Selections 17\n495 II Maccabees 2:13-6:31 17\n251 Philo \u2013 On Creation I-VIII 9\n447 Mark 11:1-16:8 4\n718 Matt 21:1-28:20 -4\n524 Luke 19:28-24:53 -7\n732 John 12-21 -3\n(Source: Martin, _Syntax Criticism of Johannine Literature, the Catholic Epistles, and the Gospel Passion Accounts_, 44 with modifications)\nOn the grounds of his syntactical analysis, Martin indicates that \"somewhat surprising is the fact that the net frequencies of both Matthew's and Luke's accounts are much more Semitic, falling into clearly translation Greek area!\"^3 [3: Ibid., 45. ....]\n[endnote] 4. _Syntactical Evidence of Semitic Sources in Greek Documents_ (Cambridge, Mass.: Society of Biblical Literature, 1974); idem, _Syntax Criticism of the Synoptic Gospels_ (Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity 10; Lewiston, New York\/Queenston, Ontario: Edwin Mellen, 1987).\nThe criteria are presented in detail in chapter 1 of _Syntatical Evidence_ on pp. 5-43 and are, briefly,\nthe relative frequency of eight prepositions in relationship to the preposition en;\nthe comparative frequencies of _kai_ and _de_ in coordinating independent clauses;\nthe separation of the Greek definite article from its substantive;\na tendency to place genitives after the substantive on which they depend;\na greater frequency of dependent genitive personal pronouns;\na tendency to omit the article on a substantive with a dependent genitive personal pronoun;\na tendency to place attributive adjectives after the word they qualify;\nless frequent use of attributive adjectives;\nless frequent use of adverbial participles;\nand less frequent use of the dative case without a preposition.\n_Classifying the Aramaic Texts from Qumran: A Statistical Analysis of Linguistic Features_ (Library of Second Temple Studies) by John Starr (2017), 350pp., on 303-305\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0567683133?\nIn particular, the four texts that contained excerpts from the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra clustered together quite separate from the other texts. .... It was during this stage, also using cluster analysis, that a further discreet group of texts were identified that had features in common with the Targums. .... For the Aramaic texts found at Qumran, Latent Class Analysis confirmed that there were six quite distinct text-type groups (not five or seven) and that they described relationships between the texts well. ....\nFormal statistical analysis showed that nearly all the remaining unclassified texts could be assigned to a text-type group with over 90 per cent probability. The pattern of six distinct text types explaining the relationship between the Aramaic texts found at Qumran held up remarkably. ....\nThere were three main textual aspects of this characterization: date (early, mid, late), place (Eastern or Western) and literary style ('typical' or not). ....\nFirst, there are six distinct text types present in diverse styles both in terms of date and geographical affinity so that it is no longer possible to speak of 'Qumran Aramaic' without considerable qualification. Second, texts can be classified according to whether they display an 'official', mainstream style, with proportionally fewer 'unofficial' style texts coming from Cave 4. This raises the real possibility that Cave 4 texts form a distinct entity or library.\n\"an angel\"?\n\"another angel\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw an angel descending out of heaven, holding in his hand the key of the Abyss, and a great chain.\nAnd I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.\nAnd I saw a messenger coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,\nI saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.\nAnd I saw another Angel from Heaven who had with him the key of The Abyss and a great chain in his hand.\nRevelation 20:1 - And I saw one another angel come down from the sky to the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand had.\nAnother - this word encounter we only at at the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. In reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR missing this word.\n\"Satan, who deceives the whole earth, and bound him\"?\n\"Satan, and bound him\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.\nAnd he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,\nand he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is [the] Devil and Satan, and bound him one thousand years,\nHe seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,\nAnd he seized The Dragon and The Ancient Serpent, which is The Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;\nRevelation 20:2 - He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the devil and the Satan, and bound him for a thousand years fixed,\nthe Satan - only in the reading of the Greek MHT follows below have the following text: 'the whole of the earth seduces.'\n\"until the thousand years were finished; after these things\"?\n\"after these things\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"after these things it is necessary for him to be released\"?\n\"after these things it is granted to release him\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he cast him into the Abyss, and shut and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed. After these things it is necessary for him to be released for a little time.\nAnd cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.\nand he cast him into the abyss, and shut him up, and put a seal on him, that he may no longer lead the nations astray, until the one thousand years may be completed; and after these it is necessary for him to be loosed a short time.\nand cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.\nAnd he cast him into The Abyss and shut and sealed the top of it so that he would not again seduce all the nations; after these things it is granted to release him for a little season.\nAnd casting him\/it in abysses\/pits and closes\/seizes and seals atop him\/it, that not again\/repent will burden\/deceive all of them-- peoples\/nations. After these, given to be releasing him\/it a little time\/exchange.\nRevelation 20:3 - and threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed to top him, that he the nations not again would mislead. Thereafter, will he (yet) for a short time, releasing be.\ndeceive - only in the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR follow below are these words: \"until the thousand years were ended', but these are not in the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta.\nAfter that he will ... - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'After that he must ...'\n\"the souls of them that were beheaded\"?\n\"these souls who were cut off\" as in killed, not necessarily via beheading? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.\nAnd I saw thrones, and they [that] sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not worship the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they lived and reigned with the Christ one thousand years;\nAnd I saw seats, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and these souls who were cut off for the testimony of Yeshua and for the word of God, and because they did not worship The Beast, neither its Image, nor received a mark between their eyes or on their hands, they lived and reigned with The Messiah for 1000 years;\nAnd I saw seats and they sat on them and judgment was given to them. And [I saw] the souls, those who were cut off because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God and those who did not worship the creature nor his image, neither received the mark on their foreheads or on their hands, that they lived and reigned with the Messiah [for] one thousand years.\nAnd I saw seat\/habitation\/place, and they sit upon them and judgment was given to them, and these souls\/lives that were cut-off because of witness\/martyrdom of Yeshua and because of the word of God and of those that not worship\/honor the creature\/living-being and not her\/its image\/idol\/stone and not they take\/receive inscription\/mark upon between their eyes or upon their hands, they lived and they are reigning\/counseling with the Messiah 1000 years.\nWhen Rev 20:5 was originally written, do you think it had \"the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished\"? (the Crawford ms. doesn't have such)\nThe rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years shall have been completed.\nThis is the first resurrection.\nBut the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.\nThe rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished.\nAnd this is the first resurrection.\nRevelation 20:5 - This is the first resurrection.\nThis is the first resurrection - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. In the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR goes here have the following phrase in advance: \"The other dead were not again alive before the thousand years finished.\"\n\"And after the thousand years, Satan\"?\n\"And when the thousand years are completed, Satan\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd when the thousand years shall have been completed, Satan will be released out of his prison,\nAnd when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,\nAnd when the one thousand years may be completed, Satan will be loosed out of his prison,\nAnd after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,\nAnd whenever the 1000 years are finished, Satan will be released from his imprisonment,\nRevelation 20:7 - When the thousand years are completed, the Satan will be released from his prison,\nWhen the thousand years completed are - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and TR, but the reading of the Greek MHT reads: \"And after the thousand years ...\"\n\"fire came down out of heaven and devoured them\"?\n\"fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd they marched up over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the city having been beloved. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them.\nAnd they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.\nand they went up over the breadth of the land, and surrounded the camp of the holy ones, and the beloved city, and there came down fire from God out of Heaven, and devoured them;\nThey went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.\nAnd they went to war upon an open place of The Earth and surrounded the city of the camp of The Holy People and of The Beloved City, and fire descended from Heaven from God and consumed them.\nRevelation 20:9 - They came up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the city from the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and there fell fire down from the sky, from (to) God, and it devoured them.\nof [(at)] GOD - these words are we in the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek MHT, the TR, but the words are missing in the reading of the Greek NA28.\n\"standing before God\"?\n\"standing before the throne\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"and they opened scrolls\"?\n\"and scrolls were opened\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"another scroll was opened, which is that of the life\"?\n\"another scroll was opened, which is of The Judgment\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the one of life. And the dead were judged out of the things having been written in the books, according to their deeds.\nAnd I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.\nand I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls-according to their works;\nI saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.\nAnd I saw the dead, great and small, who stood before the throne, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is of The Judgment, and the dead were judged from those things that were written in the scrolls, according to their works.\nRevelation 20:12 - I saw the dead, the small and the great, for the throne stand, and the scrolls were opened, and the other scroll was opened, the (scroll) of the Judgment. And the dead were judged on the basis of some of the books written stood to their work.\nbefore the throne - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek MHT and NA28. Only from the Greek TR reads the reading: \"for God.\"\nwere opened - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and TR. Only the reading of the Greek MHT reads: 'they opened'.\nof the Judgment - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. All Greek sources, the NA28, MHT and TR, have as reading: \"The (Book) of the Life '.\n\"and they were judged, each one according to their works\"?\n\"and they were judged, one by one, according to their works\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the sea gave up the dead who were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them; and each of them were judged according to their works.\nAnd the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.\nand the sea gave up those dead in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works;\nThe sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.\nAnd the Sea yielded the dead which were in it, and Death and Sheol yielded the dead which were with them, and they were judged, one by one, according to their works.\nRevelation 20:13 - And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and they were judged one by one according to their works.\nthey were judged one by one according to their works - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"they were judged each according to his works.\"\n\"cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire\"?\n\"cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.\nAnd death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.\nand death and Hades were cast into the lake of the fire-this [is] the second death;\nDeath and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.\nAnd Death and Sheol were cast into The Lake of Fire- this which is the second death.\nRevelation 20:14 - The death and the grave were in the lake of fire cast. This is the second death.\nThis is the second death - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek MHT and TR. In the Greek NA28 follows below again: \"(it is), the lake of fire.\"\n07-16-2021, 02:05 PM (This post was last modified: 07-17-2021, 12:34 PM by DavidFord.)\n_A Theologico-Political Treatise_ by Benedict de Spinoza (1883), Chapter VII.--Of the Interpretation of Scripture\nhttps:\/\/www.sacred-texts.com\/phi\/spinoza...\/tpt11.htm\n(25) Now all the writers both of the Old Testament and the New were Hebrews: therefore, a knowledge of the Hebrew language is before all things necessary, not only for the comprehension of the Old Testament, which was written in that tongue, but also of the New: for although the latter was published in other languages, yet its characteristics are Hebrew.\nLatin original:\n_Tractatus theologico-politicus_ by Benedictus de Spinoza, Caput VII De interpretatione Scripturae\nhttp:\/\/spinozaetnous.org\/wiki\/Tractatus_...\/Caput_VII\nEt quia omnes tam Veteris, quam Novi Testamenti scriptores hebraei fuerunt, certum est, Historiam linguae hebraicae prae omnibus necessariam esse, non tantum ad intelligentiam librorum Veteris Testamenti, qui hac lingua scripti sunt, sed etiam Novi ; nam quamvis aliis linguis vulgati fuerint, hebraizant tamen.\n\"The 'Aramaic New Testament' texts, are maybe suppose to exist, but there is none to show\"\nNot even Khabouris? Not even the Crawford Revelation?\nhttp:\/\/dukhrana.com\n\"the NT very frequently translate the meaning so that the Greek reader understand the Aramaic concept\"\nIndeed. The Greek mss. have several instances of such glosses, e.g. 'Messiah means Anointed,' and 'Rabbi means Teacher.' The original Aramaic lacks those glosses.\n\"the Dead Sea Scrolls, yes indeed, they coincide in great extent with the LXX\"\nHence, whenever an NT quote has wording similar to the LXX, we can't conclude that the quote came from the LXX, because it might have instead come from the textual stream seen in Qumram Cave 4.\n\"And I John saw\"?\n\"And I saw\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride having been adorned for her husband.\nAnd I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.\nand I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;\nAnd I saw The Holy City, New Jerusalem, descending from Heaven from beside God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.\nRevelation 21:2 - I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from heaven from GOD, arrayed as a bride adorned for her husband.\nI saw - only the reading of the Greek TR is different, namely: 'I, John, saw ...'\n\"voice out of the throne\"?\n\"voice out of heaven\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"God himself will be among them\"?\n\"God himself will be with them, and be their God\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God:\nAnd I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.\nand I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, \"Behold, the dwelling place of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them [as] their God,\nAnd I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, \"Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,\nAnd I heard a great voice from Heaven that said, \"Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with the children of men, and he dwells with them and they shall be his people and the same God is with them and shall be their God.\nRevelation 21:3 - And I heard a loud voice from heaven say, \"Behold, the Tent of GOD is with men, and He will dwell with them. They will be his people and GOD Himself will be with them, and be their GOD.\nfrom heaven - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek MHT and TR. The reading of the Greek NA28 reads: 'from the throne'.\nThey will be ... their GOD - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of.... The reading of... reads: \"They shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them.\"\n\"God will\"?\n\"he will\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"for the former things are passed away\"?\n\"for His sake\"\/ \"through Him\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more nor mourning nor crying nor pain; they will be no more, because the former things have passed away.\"\nAnd God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.\nand God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor will there be anymore pain, because the first things passed away.\"\nHe will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.\"\nAnd he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and from now on there shall not be death, neither grieving, nor clamor, neither shall there be disease again, for His sake.\nAnd he will wipe all tears from their eyes and there will no longer be death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor will there be any more pain on account of him,\"\nAnd he will wipe away all\/any tears from their eyes, and death\/poison\/oath not will be thereforward, and not mourning\/sorrow and not crying\/uproar\/clamoring and not pain\/suffering\/sickness again\/return will be upon His\/its faces.\nRev 21:4-5 (APNT)\nAnd he will wipe all tears from their eyes and there will no longer be death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor will there be any more pain on account of him,\" and it went away.\nAnd he who sat on the throne said to me, \"Behold, I am making all [things] new.\"\nAnd he said to me, \"Write. These words are faithful and true.\"\nRevelation 21:4 - He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, and no more sorrow, or lamentation, or sickness, through Him.\"\nHe will ... - this is the reading of the Greek NA28 and TR. Only in the Greek MHT do we find the reading: 'And GOD, ...'.\nby Him - this text occurs only in the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"for the first things have passed away.\"\n\"said, ... said, Write\"?\n\"said, ... said to me, Write\"?\n\"said to me, ... said to me, Write\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"Write, for these words of God are\"?\n\"Write: for these words are\"?\n\"Write: 'These words are'\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"true and faithful\"?\n\"faithful and true\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the One sitting on the throne said, \"Behold, I make all things new.\" And He says, \"Write this, because these words are faithful and true.\"\nAnd he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.\nAnd He who is sitting on the throne said, \"Behold, I make all things new\"; and He says to me, \"Write, because these words are true and steadfast\";\nHe who sits on the throne said, \"Behold, I am making all things new.\" He said, \"Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.\"\nRev 21 (based on Glaser)\nand I go\/went. 21.5 And he sitting upon the throne says to me, \"Behold, I work all\/any new.\" And [he] says to me, \"Write these words: faithful and truthful having them.\"\n\"I am the Alpha and the O[mega]\"?\n\"I am Alap and I am Tau\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"the beginning and the end\"?\n\"the Source\/First\/First-Fruits\/Beginning\/Head\/Highest-Part and the Completion\/Fulfillment\/Consummation\/Perfection\/End\/Fullness\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd He said to me, \"It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one thirsting I will give of the spring of the water of life freely.\nAnd he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.\nand He said to me, \"It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsting, I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.\nHe said to me, \"It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.\nAnd he said to me, \"They are done. I am Alap and I am Tau, The Source and The Fulfillment. I shall give to the thirsty one from the fountain of the water of life without charge.\"\nAnd he said to me, \"I am Aleph and I am Tau, the beginning and the completion. To the thirsty, I will give from the fountain of living water, freely.\nAnd says to me, \"I being Aleph and I Tav, the First\/Beginning and the Completion, to he thirsting I give from the eye\/fountain of living water freely.\nr-y-sh-y-th-a\n1 beginning Syr. (a).... from the beginning, at first, originally Syr. Addai.27.17 . WisSol14:6....\n2 (often pl.) first-fruits; Heb. \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4\u200f JLAtg, Syr. TgO Num18:12.... P Ezra8:25.... P 2Ch31:10.... these first fruits are permitted for you to eat. Heb 7:4....\n3 head, top of the head Syr. P Ez1:17.... IshEz 49(8).... by reshita he refers to the human countenance that each of the beasts had.\n4 highest part Syr. JSBhom 61:286.... I saw You sitting like a judge on the very top of the highest realms. (a) main part Syr.\nsh-u-l-m-a\n1 perfection Syr. Cyr2 78:31 .\n2 end Syr. P StDan(1)9:25.... IPet3:8.... finally. (a) the End time Syr. StatNis.71.11.... We wish that this remembrance of our writings shall be preserved in the community of our school until the End... (b) of a season Syr. Dalyatha 26:2.... the end of winter [=JDalBeulay 134:10].\n3 fullness Syr. Gal4:4....\nBut when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, having been born of a woman, having been born under the Law,\nBut when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,\nRevelation 21:6 - He said to me, \"It has happened. I am the Alef and the Tav, the Beginning and the Consummation. I will give to the thirsty for nothing (to drink), from the fountain of the Water of Life.\nIt has happened - literally: 'They are done', according to the reading of the Aramean Peshitta.\nthe Alef and the Tav - instead of this first and last letter of the Aramaic alphabet which are part of the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta of this verse, we read in the Greek NA28, MHT and TR: 'the Alpha and the Omega' [actually, merely the letter Omega-- not the word], which are the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet.\nthe Beginning and the Consummation - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'the Beginning and the End'.\nfor nothing - more literally: 'without compensation' (Aramaic), 'as a gift' (Greek).\n\"all things\"?\n\"these things\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"overcomes, I will give him\"?\n\"overcomes will inherit\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nThe one overcoming will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.\nHe that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.\nThe [one] who is overcoming will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.\nHe who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.\n\"And he who is victorious shall inherit these things, and I shall be his God and he will be my son.\"\nRevelation 21:7 - He who overcomes shall inherit these things. I will be his GOD, and he will be my son.\nthese things - this is the reading of the Greek NA28 and MHT and of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek TR is \"all these things.\"\nwill inherit ... - this is the reading of the Greek NA28 and TR and of the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek MHT reads: \"I will give him these things.\"\n\"unbelieving and the abominable and murderers\"?\n\"unbelieving and the evil and the defiled and murderers\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nBut to the cowardly and unbelieving and having become abominable and murderers and the sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their portion is in the lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.\"\nBut the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.\nBut to fearful, and unsteadfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part [is] in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.\"\nBut for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.\"\n\"But to the timid, the unbelievers, the evil, the defiled, murderers, sorcerers, fornicators, idol worshipers and all liars: their part is in the burning Lake of Fire and Brimstone, which is the second death.\"\nBut for the fearful and the unbelieving and the wicked and the defiled and murderers and sorcerers and fornicators and idolaters and all liars, their portion [will be] in the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.\"\nBut\/and to the fearful\/secure and not trusting and wicked\/lawless and polluters\/defiled\/corrupted and murderers\/killers and sorcerers\/enchanters and fornicators\/whores and idolatrous workers and all of them liars, their portion in the Lake burning of fire\/mirror and sulfur\/brimstone that of having it second\/dragon\nRevelation 21:8 - But the doubters, the disbelievers, the wicked, the unclean, the murderers, the sorcerers, the fornicators, the idolaters, and all the liars, their portion is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.\"\nthe unclean ones - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. This text does not appear in the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR.\n\"And one of the seven angels came to me... and spoke with me, saying\"?\n\"And one of the seven angels... came and spoke with me, saying\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd one of the seven angels having the seven bowls being full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, \"Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.\"\nAnd there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.\nAnd one of the seven messengers, having the seven bowls that are full of the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, \"Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb,\"\nOne of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, \"Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride.\"\nAnd one of the seven Angels who had with them the seven vessels full of the seven last plagues, came and he spoke with me saying, \"Come; I shall show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.\"\nRevelation 21:9 - One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, \"Come, I will show you the Bride, the Lamb's wife. \"\ncame - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and MHT. Only the reading of the Greek TR reads: \"came to me\" or \"came to me.\"\n\"the great city, the holy Jerusalem\"?\n\"the holy city, Jerusalem\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and he showed me the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,\nAnd he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,\nand he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God,\nHe carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,\nAnd he carried me in The Spirit to a great and high mountain and he showed me The Holy City Jerusalem, coming down from Heaven from the presence of God,\nRevelation 21:10 - He led me in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down from heaven from GOD,\nthe holy city, Jerusalem - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and MHT. The reading of the Greek TR reads: 'the great city, (the) holy Jerusalem'.\n\"like jasper, clear as crystal\"?\n\"like jasper, as the appearance of crystal\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nhaving the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone being clear as crystal,\nHaving the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;\nhaving the glory of God, and her light-like a most precious stone, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,\nhaving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;\nAnd it had the glory of God and its light was as the likeness of precious stones, like Jasper red quartz, as the appearance of crystal.\nAnd it had the glory of God and its light [was] like a precious stone such as jasper, like crystal.\nAnd having to it\/her glory of God and its\/her light as of form\/likeness of precious\/valuable stone like its smoothness as likeness\/form to crystal.\nRevelation 21:11 - with the glory of GOD, and its light (shined) like the most precious gems, like the jasper that looks like crystal.\nlike the jasper that looks on crystal - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'like the crystal clear jasper'.\n\"which are [those] of the twelve tribes\"?\n\"which are the names of the twelve tribes\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nhaving a great and high wall, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names having been inscribed which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.\nAnd had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:\nalso having a great and high wall, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel-\nhaving a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.\nAnd it had a wall, great and high, and it had twelve gates, and at the gates, twelve Angels, and names written which are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel;\nRevelation 21:12 - It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates (standing) twelve angels, and the names were written on it, the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.\nthe names of the twelve tribes - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of.... Only from... is the reading: 'of the twelve tribes', so without 'the names'.\n\"twelve... twelve... twelve\"?\n\"twelve... twelve\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"apostles of the Lamb\"?\n\"apostles of the Son\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.\nAnd the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.\nand the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.\nThe wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.\nAnd the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them, the twelve names of the Apostles of The Son.\nRevelation 21:14 - The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the twelve names of the apostles of the Son.\n...in the reading of... the numeral 'twelve' is missing.\napostles of the Son - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'the twelve apostles of the Lamb'. In Aramaic, the spelling of the words 'Lamb' and 'Son' are more similar than the spellings of those words in Greek, especially when the words are rendered in the so-called Dead Sea Scroll (DSS) script. In the latter case, a misreading is a good explanation of the difference between the Aramaic sources and the Greek sources, assuming that the Greek has been translated from Aramaic.\n\"reed... to measure\"?\n\"measuring reed... to measure\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"to measure the city, its gates, and its walls\"?\n\"to measure the city and its wall\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the one speaking with me had a golden measuring reed, so that he could measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.\nAnd he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.\nAnd he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;\nHe who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.\nAnd he who spoke with me had with him a measuring reed of gold to measure the city and its wall.\nRevelation 21:15 - The one who spoke to me had a golden ruler with which to measure the city and its wall.\nruler - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of....\nher wall - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. In the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR it follows: 'and its gates'.\n\"twelve thousand twelve stadia\"?\n\"twelve thousand stadia\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the city lies foursquare, and its length the same as also the width. And he measured the city with the reed at twelve thousand stadia. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.\nAnd the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.\nand the city lies square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed-twelve thousand stadia; the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.\nThe city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.\nAnd the city was laid out four-sided, and its length like its width. And he measured The City with the reed, with 12,000 stadia its length; its width and its height are equal.\nRevelation 21:16 - The city was square. Her length was like her width. He measured the city with the (measuring) bar. Its length was twelve thousand furlongs (about 2200 kilometers). Her width and her height were equal.\ntwelve thousand furlongs - one stadium (\"stadium\") was about 187 meters. The text gives the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28, the TR. Only the reading of the Greek MHT reads: \"twelve thousand furlongs twelve.\"\n\"Its wall is\"?\n\"And he measured its wall\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of man, that is of the angel.\nAnd he measured its wall-one hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;\nIts wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.\nAnd he measured its wall 144 cubits by the measure of a man, that is, of the Angel.\nRevelation 21:17 - He measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, which is the angel's.\nHe measured - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and TR. The verb is missing in the reading of the Greek MHT.\none hundred and forty four - 144 cubits is about 70 meters. The number 144 takes us back to Op. 7:14, where there is mention of 144,000 sealed: 12 x 12 x 1000. It seems that this \"measure of a man\" must form a kind of contrast with \"the number of a man\" in Rev. 13:17 which is closely associated with the beast.\n\"with all kinds of precious stones\"?\n\"with precious stones\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"the third, chalcedony\"?\n\"the third, white chalcedony\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nthe foundations of the wall of the city having been adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,\nAnd the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;\nAnd the foundations of the wall of the city have been adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,\nThe foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;\nAnd the foundation of the wall of the city is adorned with precious stones; and the first foundation, Jasper red-blue-yellow Quartz, and the second, Sapphire, and the third, white Chalcedony, and the fourth, Emerald,\nAnd the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with precious stones. And the first foundation [was] jasper and the second, sapphire and the third, chalcedony and the fourth, emerald\nAnd foundations\/bases of wall\/fortification of the city adorned in precious\/valuable stones\nand the first foundation its smoothness and second sapphire and third chalcedony and fourth colored crystal.\nRevelation 21:19 - The foundations of the wall of the city were decorated with precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third white chalcedony, the fourth emerald,\nwith precious stones - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'with all kinds of precious stones'.\nRevelation 21:20 - the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh goldstone, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, the twelfth amethyst.\nthe fifth sardonyx - in the Peshitta we read literally: \"the fifth sardius and onyx.\"\nthe seventh gold stone - in the Aramaic Peshitta we read literally: 'the seventh a stone of gold'. The word 'chrysolite' we find here in the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR. The Greek word 'chrusolithos' (Gr. \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2) is formed by 'chrusos' (Gr. \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2), 'gold', and 'lithos' (Gr. \u03bb\u03b9\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2), 'stone', which together means 'gold stone'. That's right with Aramaic. Synonyms of 'goldstone' are 'olivine' (Eng. olivine) and 'peridot'. Images of the chrysolite show a warm greenish stone.\n\"And the twelve gates [are] twelve pearls\"?\n\"And twelve gates and twelve pearls\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates respectively was of one pearl, and the street of the city pure gold, transparent as glass.\nAnd the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.\nAnd the twelve gates [are] twelve pearls, each one of the gates respectively was of one pearl; and the street of the city [is] pure gold-as transparent glass.\nThe twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.\nAnd 12 gates and 12 pearls, one to each, and everyone of the gates was of one pearl, but the street of the city of pure gold, as if there was glass in it.\nRevelation 21:21 - Twelve gates and twelve pearls, one to one. Each (gate) of it was of one pearl.\nBut the street of the city was of pure gold, (transparent) as glass.\nTwelve gates and twelve pearls - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"The twelve gates were twelve pearls.\"\n[(transparent)] like glass - the Aramaic Peshitta reading literally reads: 'as if there were glass in it'. In the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR the word 'transparent' (G1307) does occur.\n\"for the kurios\/Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple\"?\n\"for MrYa [Master\/Lord YHWH] God Almighty is its temple\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.\nAnd I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.\nI saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.\nAnd I saw no Temple in it, for THE LORD JEHOVAH God Almighty, he is its Temple.\nRevelation 21:22 - I saw no Temple in her, for the LORD GOD Almighty is her Temple.\nher Temple - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR. In the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR it follows: 'and the Lamb'. But in the context of the following verses that addition is less appropriate, for from the context of the various verses we can conclude that the LORD Almighty GOD is the Temple, which is full of his glory, and that the Lamp of that glory is the Lamb....\n\"And the city has no need of the sun\"?\n\"And the Lamb and the city do not need the sun\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.\nAnd the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God lightens it, and the lamp of it-the Lamb;\nThe city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.\nAnd The Lamb and The City do not need the Sun or the Moon to illuminate it, for the glory of God illuminates it, and The Lamb is its lamp.\nRevelation 21:23 - For the Lamb and the city need not the sun and the moon to light it up, for the glory of GOD lights it up and the Lamb is its Lamp.\nThe Lamb and the city have ... - this is the reading of the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"And the city has ...\"\nnotes - began Op. 1 with the Lord Jesus Christ who walked as a lampstand among the seven lampstands, now here at the end of the book of Revelation Jesus Christ, as the Lamb of GOD, appears again as the Lamp or the Candlestick, although that is in Greek and also in Aramaic are two different words.\n\"And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in\"?\n\"And the nations walk in\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"walk in its light\"?\n\"walk in His light\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"bring the glory and honor of the nations into it\"?\n\"bring their glory and honor into it\"?\n\"bring their glory into it\"?\n\"bring Him glory\/praise\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the nations will walk by its light,\nand the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.\nAnd the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it:\nand the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.\nand the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it,\nThe nations will walk in its light.\nThe kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.\nAnd the nations were walking in his light\nand the kings of the earth were bringing him praise.\nAnd peoples\/nations were walking in His light,\nand the kings of earth produce\/bring\/bear to Him praise\/glory.\nRevelation 21:24 - The nations will walk in her light,\nand the kings of the earth will bring glory to her.\nThe nations - only from the Greek TR the reading is: \"the nations of those who are saved.\"\nwill bring glory to her - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek MHT reads: 'bring into her the glory and honor of the nations'. The reading of the Greek NA28 reads: 'bring their glory into her'. The Greek TR reading reads: 'bring their glory and honor into her'.\nWhen Rev 21:26 was originally written, do you think it had \"so that they may enter\"? (the Crawford mss. lacks such)\nAnd they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.\nAnd they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.\nand they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it;\nand they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.\nAnd they shall bring to it the glory and honor of the nations.\nAnd they will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.\nAnd-will-be (plural) to Him glory\/praise and honor\/increase of peoples\/nations.\nRevelation 21:26 - They will bring the glory and honor of the nations.\n.... The Greek MHT adds in its next lecture: \"so that they may enter.\"\n\"written in the Lamb's book of life\"?\n\"written in the book of the Lamb\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd anything defiling, and those practicing abomination and a lie, never shall enter into it; only those having been written in the Lamb's book of life.\nAnd there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.\nand there may never enter into it anything defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, if not those written in the Lamb's Scroll of Life.\nThere will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.\nThere shall not be anything defiled there, or one who makes defilement or lies, but only those who are written in The Book of the Lamb.\nRevelation 21:27 - There shall be nothing unclean in her, no one who commits abominations or acts falsely, but only those who are written in the Book of the Lamb.\nBook of the Lamb - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'the Book of the Life of the Lamb'.\n\"water of life, clear as crystal\"?\n\"water of life, pure and clear as crystal\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.\nAnd he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.\nAnd he showed me [the] river of [the] water of life, radiant as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb\nHe showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,\nAnd he showed me a river of the water of life, pure and clear as crystal, and it went out from the throne of God and of the Lamb.\nRevelation 22:1 - And he showed me a river of Living Water, pure and clear as crystal, which proceeded from the throne of GOD and of the Lamb.\npure and clear - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: 'clear'.\n\"yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations\"?\n\"every month it gives its fruits and its leaves for the healing of the nations\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nIn the middle of its street and of the river, on this side and on that side, was a tree of life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit according to each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.\nIn the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.\nin the midst of its street, and of the river on this side and on that-[the] Tree of Life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit according to each month, and the leaves of the tree [are] for the healing of the nations;\nin the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.\nAnd in the center of the street on this side and on that, upon the river, The Tree of Life which produces 12 fruits, and every month it gives its fruits and its leaves for the healing of the peoples.\nAnd in the middle of its broad streets, on this side and on that side by the river, was the tree of life that produced twelve fruits and in every month gave its fruits. And its leaves [were] for the healing of the nations.\nAnd midst\/middle\/presence its streets\/marketplaces here\/time\/place and here\/time\/place upon river tree\/wood\/cross of life that works twelve fruit, and in every month gives its fruit and its leaves to heal of peoples\/nations.\nRevelation 22:2 - In the middle of the square, on both sides of the river, stood the Tree of Life, which bears fruit twelve (times). Every month he gave its fruits and its leaves for the healing of the nations.\nEvery month ... of the nations - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"Every month it gives its fruit, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.\"\n\"no night and\"?\n\"no night there and\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"light of a lamp\"?\n\"lamp or light of the sun\"?\n\"light of a lamp... light of the sun\"?\n\"light or lamp or light of the sun\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"Kurios\/Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign to the ages of the ages\"?\n\"MrYa [i.e. Master YHWH] gives them light and he is their king to the ages of the ages\"?\nAnd there will be no night there, and they have no need of the light of a lamp and of the light of the sun, because the Lord God will enlighten upon them, and they will reign to the ages of the ages.\nAnd there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.\nThere will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.\nAnd there shall be no night there and neither will they need lights, lamps, or the light of the Sun, because THE LORD JEHOVAH God gives them light, and he is their King for the eternity of eternities.\nRevelation 22:5 - There will be no night there (anymore) and they will need no light or lamp or light from the sun, for the LORD GOD enlightens them and He is their King for ever and ever.\nthere - this word is part of the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek TR, but it is missing in the reading of the Greek NA28 and MHT.\nno light or lamp - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28 is: 'no light from a lamp', while the reading of the Greek MHT and TR is: 'no lamp'.\nand He is their King for all eternity - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"and they shall reign as kings for ever and ever.\"\n\"God of the spirits of the prophets\"?\n\"God of the holy prophets\"?\n\"God of the Spirit of the holy prophets\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd he said to me, \"These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His servants the things that must come to pass in quickness.\"\nAnd he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.\nHe said to me, \"These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon.\"\nAnd he said to me, \"These words are trustworthy and true, and THE LORD JEHOVAH, God of The Spirit of The Holy Prophets, has sent his Angel to show his Servants what is granted to happen soon.\"\nRevelation 22:6 - (Then) he said to me: \"These words are trustworthy and true, and the LORD GOD of the Spirit of the holy prophets has sent his angel to shew his servants what must soon be done.\"\nthe Spirit of the Holy Prophets - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28 and MHT is \"the spirits of the prophets,\" and the reading of the Greek TR is \"the holy prophets.\"\n\"the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End\"?\n\"the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last\"?\n\"the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Consummation\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\"\nI am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.\nI am the Alpha and the Omega-the Beginning and End-the First and the Last.\nI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\n\"I am Alap and I am Tau, The First and The Last, The Origin and The Fulfillment.\"\nRevelation 22:13 (based on Glaser)\nI A-l-p and I T-u, First and Last and Beginning\/Origin and Completion\/Deliverance.\nRevelation 22:13 - I am the Alef and the Tav, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Consummation.\"\nthe Alef and the Tav - the first and last letter of the Aramaic alphabet. This is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR is: 'the Alpha and the Omega', the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.\nthe First and the Last, the Beginning and the Consummation - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28 and MHT reads: 'the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End'. Only in the reading of the TR is the order reversed: \"the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.\"\n\"Blessed are they that wash their robes\"?\n\"Blessed are those who do his commandments\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nBlessed are those washing their robes, that their right will be to the tree of life, and they shall enter into the city by the gates.\nBlessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.\nBlessed are those doing His commands that the authority will be theirs to the Tree of Life, and they may enter into the city by the gates;\nBlessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.\n\"Blessings to those who are doing his Commandments; their authority shall be over The Tree of Life, and they shall enter The City by the gates.\"\nRevelation 22:14 - \"Blessed are they that keep his commandments. They will exercise authority over the Tree of Life and enter the city through the gates.\nBlessed are those who do his commandments - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek MHT and TR. Only from the Greek NA28 reads: \"Blessed are they that wash their robes.\"\nWhen Rev 22:15 was originally written, do you think it concluded with:\n\"and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.\"?\n\"and all seers and workers of lies.\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nOutside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone loving and practicing falsehood.\nFor without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.\nand outside [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone cherishing and doing falsehood.\nOutside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.\n\"And outside are fornicators, murderers, idol worshipers, the defiled, sorcerers and all seers and workers of lies.\"\nRevelation 22:15 - Outside are the fornicators, the murderers, the idolaters, the unclean, the sorcerers, and all seers and liars.\"\nexplanation - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: 'Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the fornicators, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices a lie.' The 'unclean' in the Aramaic text are probably 'the dogs' in the Greek text, while the Aramaic word for 'seers' is very similar to the Aramaic word for 'friends', possibly explaining why the reading from Greek (in case it was a translation from Aramaic), reads: 'who loves and does the lie', while Aramaic only reads 'workers of lies', ie 'liars'.\n\"offspring of David, and the bright\"?\n\"offspring of David, and his companion, and the bright\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to all of you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star.\"\nI Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.\nI, Jesus, sent My messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the radiant morning star!\nI, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.\"\nI, Yeshua, have sent my Angel to testify these things among you before the assemblies. I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Root and The Offspring of David, and his Companion, and The Bright Morning Star.\"\nRevelation 22:16 - \"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you before the churches. I AM the Root and the Descendant of David, and his Companion, the bright Morning Star.\"\nfrom David - only the Aramaic Peshitta adds hereinafter: 'and his Companion' or: 'and his Partner'.\n\"Come. And let him who thirsts come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely\"?\n\"Come. And let him who thirsts come and take the water of life freely\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd the Spirit and the bride say, \"Come!\" And the one hearing, let him say, \"Come!\" And the one thirsting let him come; the one desiring, let him take freely the water of life.\nAnd the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.\nAnd the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And he who is hearing-- let him say, Come! And he who is thirsting-- let him come; and he who is willing-- let him take the water of life freely.\nThe Spirit and the bride say, \"Come!\" He who hears, let him say, \"Come!\" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.\n\"And The Spirit and The Bride are saying, 'Come', and let him who hears, say, \"Come\", and let him who thirsts come and take the water of life without charge.\"\nRevelation 22:17 - The Spirit and the Bride say, \"Come!\" And let whoever hears it say, \"Come!\" \"Let him who is thirsty come and drink of the living water freely.\"\nfree - i.e. without consideration, without works or remuneration.\nfree to drink - literally: 'take without compensation'. In the reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR we read before this: 'and let him who will, let him ...'\n\"the book of life\"?\n\"the tree of life\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nAnd if anyone should take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, of those having been written in this book.\nAnd if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.\nand if anyone may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the Scroll of Life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll.\"\nIf anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.\n\"And whoever subtracts from the words of the Scripture of this prophecy, God shall subtract his part from The Tree of Life and from The Holy City, those things which are written in this book.\"\nRevelation 22:19 - If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, GOD will take away his portion from the Tree of Life and from the holy City, which are described in this book.\"\nthe Tree of Life - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28 and MHT. Only from the Greek TR is the reading: 'the Book of Life'.\n\"he who testifies these things says, Yes\"?\n\"when he testified these things, he said, Yes\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"says, 'Yes, I come quickly.' Amen. Yes, come\"?\n\"says, 'Yes, I am coming quickly.' Amen. Come\"?\n\"says, 'Yes, I am coming soon.' Come\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nThe One testifying these things says, \"Yes, I am coming quickly.\" Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!\nHe which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.\nThe [One] testifying [to] these things says, \"Yes, I come quickly!\" Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!\nHe who testifies these things says, \"Yes, I come quickly.\" Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.\nAnd when he testified these things, he said, \"Yes, I am coming soon.\" \"Come, LORD JEHOVAH Yeshua.\"\n[He] says while\/when testifying these [things], \"A-y-n [yes], a-th-a [come\/sign] I quickly\/soon.\" Th-a [Come\/sign] MrYa Yeshua.\n[MrYa = Master YHWH: 'Mr' is short for 'Maran' which means 'Master\/Lord'; 'Ya' is short for Yah as in YHWH]\nRevelation 22:20 - When He testified of these things, He said, \"Yes, I am coming soon!\" \"Come, Lord Jesus!\"\nWhen He ... testified, He said - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads: \"He that testifies these things saith...\"\nCome - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta and of the Greek NA28. In the reading of the Greek MHT and TR it also says: 'Yes, come ....!'\n\"the Lord Jesus\"?\n\"the Lord Jesus Christ\"?\n\"our Lord Jesus Christ\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\n\"Christ [is] with all\"?\n\"Christ be with you all. Amen\"?\n\"Christ be with all the saints. Amen\"?\n\"Messiah be with all of his saints. Amen\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nThe grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with all [[the holy ones. Amen.]]\nThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.\nThe grace of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah be with all of his Holy Ones. Amen.\nHis-- d'M-r-n [of our Lord\/Master] Yeshua Messiah-- grace\/gifts\/blessing, [be] with all of them-- his holy ones, amen\/truly.\nRevelation 22:21 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all his saints. Amen! The End of the New Testament. Glory to the Name of GOD our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.\nAmen - we find this ending in the reading of the Greek MHT and TR and of the Aramaic Peshitta, but it is missing in the reading of the Greek NA28.\nour Lord Jesus Christ - this is the reading of the Greek TR and of the Aramaic Peshitta. The reading of the Greek MHT is: 'the Lord Jesus Christ' and the reading of the Greek NA28 is: 'the Lord Jesus'.\nwith all its saints - this is the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta (literally: 'with all of them, his saints'). The reading of the Greek MHT is: 'with all the saints', the reading of the Greek TR is: 'with all of you' and the reading of the Greek NA28 is: 'with all'.\nexplanation - only in the reading of the Aramaic Peshitta do we read the following 2 text lines after this verse: (1) \"The end of the New Testament\" and (2) \"Glory to the Name of God our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.\"\n\"The Peshitta family of manuscripts are written in Syriac, dialect of Aramaic, mostly local, & spoken in Edessa (today Southern Turkey), region originally of important Christian influence, where Christian literature was commonly written, including those of the NT, mainly duplicate copies. However, most of these are carbon dated by the IV century AD, the earliest of which could be dated by the middle, & up year 400 AD.\nNow, the Crawford Codex is a very particular late manuscript of a Syrian\/Aramaic copy, dated the earlier on the 1st century AD.\nAs far as the Khouboris code we are talking about a carbon dated 12th century manuscript.\"\nDo you still maintain that \"The 'Aramaic New Testament' texts, are maybe suppose to exist, but there is none to show\"?\n\"Obviously, the original at least 5,856 Greek manuscripts, are all most of them dated from the 40th year up, of the first century AD.\nFurther, all the well known long scholarship in the NT has never doubted, the slightest, of the original nature, from the very hand of the Apostles that gave origin to the known NT manuscripts, all of them in Greek Koine.\"\nIncluding scholarship by:\nAzariah de' Rossi?\nJohn Etheridge?\nJames Murdock?\nProfessor Wichelhaus?\nJ.H. Pettingell?\nWilliam Norton?\nC.F. Burney?\nJames A. Montgomery?\nR.H. Charles?\nRobert B.Y. Scott?\nH.C. Hoskier?\nCharles Cutler Torrey?\nMatthew Black?\nRaymond A. Martin?\nSteven Thompson?\nChristopher Lancaster?\n\"Certainly, at least by the 300 BC year on, in Palestine, Greek was the prevalent language in that region, commonly spoken in all, & any, region of the Levant.\"\nDo you think Jesus' words in the Gospels were originally:\nspoken in Greek?\nwritten down in Greek?\n\"No doubt that the 2nd Temple Judaism, was indeed a Hellenic Judaism.\"\nEven in Palestine?\n\"And, the very existence of the OT Greek translated in Alexandria, was a work of long data, ordered by the Jerusalem Sanhedrin. That is, the Septuagint, that was very well known in all Judea, at least 300 years before Christ was born. And, not by chance 300 out of the 350 citations of the OT come directly from the Septuagint, & not any other manuscripts.\"\nWhat are 2 of those 300 citations?\n\"It is further important to emphasize that, what we now know as the Jewish Tanak, is but the work of the post Christian Era Masoretic Judaism, written most of the time outside from Palestine.\"\nDo you consider to be \"the work of the post Christian Era Masoretic Judaism\":\nDead Sea Scroll Tanakh material?\nthe Samaritan Pentateuch?\nthe Aramaic Targums?\nthe Aramaic Peshitta Tanakh?\n\"Finally, a couple of data concerning language use in Jesus' time, is important to point out.\nFirst, Greek was the prevalent language in Palestine' Jesus time, more in Galilee than in Jerusalem. Aramaic was a family language, less used in Galilee than in Jerusalem. Hebrew itself was a nearly dead language, ceremonially spoken primarily in the Jerusalem Temple.\nThis is directly reflected in the bible manuscripts, used by the century prior to Jesus' time.\"\nIncluding the Aramaic Targums?\nDo you consider Acts 1:19's \"Akel-Dama\" to be: Greek? Hebrew? Aramaic?\n\"Hence, the Greek Septuagint, & after Jesus' times, the obviously Greek NT was born.\"\nWhat do you make of the evidence of Aramaic influence on some of the renderings present in the LXX?\n07-19-2021, 11:46 PM (This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 03:01 AM by DavidFord.)\nAdjective Placement\nWhen Rev 2:1, 8, 12, 18; Rev 3:1, 7, 14 were originally written, do you think they had:\n\"city church\" e.g. 'Philadelphian church'?\n\"church of city\" e.g. 'church of Philadelphia'?\na mixed bag?\nThe Crawford ms. uniformly contains \"church of city,\" e.g. \"assembly of Apsus.... assembly of Pergama\/Pergameans.\"\nThe Coptic version of the NT uniformly mimics the Aramaic Crawford in those 7 locations.\nvolume 7 of _The Coptic version of the New Testament in the Southern dialect : otherwise called Sahidic and Thebaic ; with critical apparatus, literal English translation, register of fragments and estimate of the versions_ by George William Horner (1924).\nA 1975 Zondervan interlinear of the Greek uniformly contains \"city church\" e.g. \"in Ephesus church.... in Smyrna church.\"\nJay Green's 1979 pocket interlinear of the Greek that underlies the KJV II has \"city church,\" with two exceptions that follow the Aramaic order:\n\"church of Smyrna.... church in Laodicia.\"\nA 1920 copy of the Latin has \"city church,\" with one exception that follows the Aramaic order:\n\"ecclesiae Sardis.\"\n================================================.\nWhen Rev 6:3, 5, 7, 9, 12 and Rev 8:1 were originally written, do you think they had:\n\"adjective seal\" e.g. 'third seal'?\n\"seal adjective\" e.g. 'seal fifth'?\na mixed bag for the adjective location?\nThe Crawford ms. uniformly contains \"seal adjective,\" e.g. \"seal of two.... seal of seven.\"\nThe Greek and Latin is a mixed bag.\n3 instances of following the Aramaic order appear in Jay Green's 1979 pocket interlinear of the KJV II Greek:\n2nd seal\n3rd seal\nseal 4th\n5th seal\n5 instances of following the Aramaic order appear in a 1975 Zondervan interlinear of the Greek:\nseal the 2nd\nseal the 3rd\nseal the 4th\nthe 5th seal\n5 instances of following the Aramaic order appear in a 1920 copy of the Latin:\nseal 2nd [google translate to the individual words in \"sigillum secundum\" from 'Clementine Vulgate' via the Peshitta tool at dukhrana.com]\nseal 3rd\nIn the Greek Revelation, in the vast majority of instances (specifically, at-least 71\/80), the adjective 'megas'\/ great\/ loud appears _after_ the noun it describes.\nOf the 9 times that it doesn't, 5 of those times it's speaking of socioeconomic levels:\n11:18 to the small and the great and to destroy\n13:16 the small and the great and the\n19:5 the small and the great\n19:18 freemen both and slaves, even of [the] small and great\n20:12 the dead, the great and the small\nThe remaining 4 times are:\n13:5 a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy\n15:3 Lamb saying, Great and wonderful [are]\n16:1 (in some Greek mss.)\n16:21 the plague of the hail for great is the plague of it exceeding\n(In addition, the KJV Rev 19:17 erroneously has \"the supper of the great God,\" while the original Aramaic and certain Greek mss. have \"the supper great of God.\")\nHere are those passages from the original Aramaic, based on Glaser:\n13.5 And was given to her\/it a mouth of speaking r-u-r-b-th-a [great things] and blasphemy,\nand was given to her\/it authority to be working months forty and two.\n15.3 And they were glorifying the dwelling of Moses, His work of God [i.e., of God His work],\nand the praise song of the Lamb and were saying, Great and amazing your works MrYa [Master YHWH],\nGod holding all, upright and truths your works, King\/Ruler of this world\/age.\n16.1 And I heard a voice\/sound great from the temple\/holy-place that said to the seven messengers,\nGo and pour down seven bowls\/vessels of His anger\/passion\/burning of God upon\/over\/against the earth.\n16.21 And hail great like talent(s) descended from heaven\/sky upon the sons of men and they-- the sons of men-- blaspheme God over\/regarding the plague\/injury of hail, because that great is its plague\/injury much\/very.\nWhen Rev 16:1 was originally written, do you think it literally read:\n\"great voice\"?\n\"voice great\"? (the Crawford ms. contains that)\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/text\/revelation\/16-1.htm\n3173 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2\/ megal\u0113s\/ loud\n5456 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2\/ ph\u014dn\u0113s\/ voice\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/texts\/revelation\/16-1.htm\nNestle Greek New Testament 1904\n.... \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 ....\nWestcott and Hort 1881\nRP Byzantine Majority Text 2005\n.... \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 ....\nScrivener's Textus Receptus 1894\nStephanus Textus Receptus 1550\nBeza Greek New Testament 1598\n.... \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2\n3173. \u03bc\u03ad\u03b3\u03b1\u03c2 (megas); almost all brackets are mine from looking at an interlinear\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/greek\/strongs_3173.htm\nRevelation 1:10 Adj-AFS\nGRK: \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1f74\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ac\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2\nINT: me a voice loud as of a trumpet\nGRK: \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b8\u03bb\u03af\u03c8\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74\nINT: into tribulation great if not\nRevelation 5:2 Adj-DFS\nINT: in a voice loud Who is worthy\nRevelation 5:12 Adj-DFS\nINT: saying with a voice loud Worthy is\nRevelation 6:4 Adj-NFS\nINT: to him a sword great\nINT: they were crying with a voice loud saying Until\nRevelation 6:12 Adj-NMS\nINT: and an earthquake great there was and\nRevelation 6:13 Adj-GMS\nINT: by a wind great being shaken\nRevelation 6:17 Adj-NFS\nINT: day great of the wrath\nINT: he cried with a voice loud to the four\nINT: crying with a voice loud saying\nRevelation 7:14 Adj-GFS\nINT: tribulation great and they washed\nRevelation 8:8 Adj-NNS\nINT: as a mountain great with fire burning\nINT: heaven a star great burning as\nINT: saying with a voice loud Woe woe\nRevelation 9:2 Adj-GFS\nINT: [the] smoke of a furnace great and was darkened\nRevelation 9:14 Adj-DMS\nINT: river great Euphrates\nRevelation 10:3 Adj-DFS\nINT: cried with a voice loud as a lion\nRevelation 11:8 Adj-GFS\nINT: city great which is called\nRevelation 11:11 Adj-NMS\nINT: and fear great fell upon\nRevelation 11:12 Adj-GFS\nINT: they heard a voice great out of\nINT: there was an earthquake great and a\nRevelation 11:15 Adj-NFP\nINT: were voices great in\nRevelation 11:17 Adj-AFS\nINT: [you took the power] of you great and reigned\nRevelation 11:18 Adj-AMP\nINT: [to the small] and the great and to destroy\nRevelation 11:19 Adj-NFS\nINT: and hail great\nRevelation 12:1 Adj-NNS\nINT: And a sign great was seen in\nRevelation 12:3 Adj-NMS\nINT: behold a dragon great red having\nINT: dragon great the serpent\nINT: I heard a voice great in\nRevelation 12:12 Adj-AMS\nINT: having fury great knowing that\nRevelation 12:14 Adj-GMS\nINT: eagle great that she might fly\nRevelation 13:2 Adj-AFS\nINT: and authority great\nRevelation 13:5 Adj-ANP\nINT: a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy\nRevelation 13:13 Adj-ANP\nINT: it works signs great that even\nINT: [the small] and the great and the\nINT: a voice of thunder great and the\nINT: with a voice loud Fear\nRevelation 14:8 Adj-NFS\nINT: Babylon the great she who of\nINT: with a voice loud If anyone\nRevelation 14:15 Adj-DFS\nINT: with a voice loud to him sitting\nINT: he called with a cry loud to him having\nINT: of God the great\nRevelation 15:1 Adj-ANS\nINT: [and I saw another sign in] heaven great and wonderful\nRevelation 15:3 Adj-NNP\nINT: Lamb saying Great and wonderful [are]\nINT: And I heard [a] loud voice out of\nINT: men with heat great and they blasphemed\nINT: river great the Euphrates\nINT: day great of God\nINT: came out a voice loud from the\nINT: earthquake there was a great such as not\nINT: an earthquake so great\nINT: city great into three\nINT: Babylon the great was remembered before\nINT: and a hail great about a talent weight\nINT: [the plague of the] hail for great is the [plague of it exceeding]\nINT: prostitute great who sits\nINT: Babylon the Great the mother\nINT: her with wonder great\nINT: city great which has\nINT: having authority great and the\nINT: Babylon the great and is become\nINT: city great Babylon the\nINT: city great which [was] clothed with\nINT: city great\nINT: city great in which\nINT: as a millstone great and cast [it]\nINT: Babylon the great city and\nINT: like a voice loud of a multitude great\nINT: prostitute great who corrupted\nRevelation 19:5 Adj-NMP\nINT: [the small] and the great\nINT: with a voice loud saying to all\nRevelation 19:17 Adj-ANS\nINT: supper great of God\nRevelation 19:18 Adj-GMP\nINT: [freemen both and slaves, even of [the]] small and great\nINT: and a chain great in the\nINT: I saw a throne great white and\nINT: [the] dead [the] great and [the small]\nINT: I heard a voice great out of\nINT: to a mountain great and high\nINT: It had a wall great and high\n01-16-2022, 01:25 AM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 06:04 PM by DavidFord.)\n===Mistranslations===\nmistranslation at Mt 1:16\nMatthew 1:17 says there are 14, 14, 14 generations, yet Greek manuscripts of Matthew's genealogy list 14, 14, 13 generations.<ref>\nhttps:\/\/biblehub.com\/niv\/matthew\/1.htm<\/ref&gt; Bible critic Bart Ehrman has noted the problem:\n{{Quote|text=Joseph is not Jesus' father. But that creates an obvious problem. If Jesus is not a blood-relation to Joseph, why is it that Matthew and Luke trace Jesus' bloodline precisely through Joseph? This is a question that neither author answers: both accounts give a genealogy that can't be the genealogy of Jesus, since his only bloodline goes through Mary, yet neither author provides her genealogy. .... Luke explicitly indicates that the family line is that of Joseph, not Mary (Luke 1:23; also Matthew 1:16). ....\n<br>There are other problems. In ... Matthew's genealogy .... from the Babylonian disaster to the birth of Jesus, fourteen generations (1:17). Fourteen, fourteen, and fourteen-it is almost as if God had planned it this way. .... The problem is that the fourteen-fourteen-fourteen schema doesn't actually work. If you read through the names carefully, you'll see that in the third set of fourteen there are in fact only thirteen generations.<ref>Bart D. Ehrman, ''Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them)'' (2009), 36, 37<\/ref>}}\nIn Aramaic mss. of Matthew's genealogy, with Mt 1:16's \"gbra\" correctly translated as father\/guardian, Matthew's genealogy lists 14, 14, and 14 generations; Native Aramaic speaker Paul Younan detected this mistranslation.<ref>Raphael Lataster, ''Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?: A Concise Compendium of the Many Internal and External Evidences of Aramaic Peshitta Primacy'' (2008), 323ff. https:\/\/pdfslide.net\/documents\/aramaic-p...ml<\/ref&gt;\nIn short, Mary had a father\/guardian named Joseph (plus a husband also called Joseph). Jesus is a descendant of King David on his biological mother Mary's side (per Mt's genealogy), and on his step-dad Joseph's side (per Lk's genealogy).\nmistranslation at Mt 26:6 and Mk 14:3\nGreek mss. have Jesus and his disciples visiting the house of a leper.\nMt 26:6 <ref>https:\/\/biblehub.com\/interlinear\/matthew\/26-6.htm<\/ref>\nMk 14:3 <ref>https:\/\/biblehub.com\/interlinear\/mark\/14-3.htm<\/ref>\nThe Aramaic allows for potter.<ref>[http:\/\/dukhrana.com\/lexicon\/word.php?adr...=khabouris Dukhrana.com]<\/ref>\n<ref>Raphael Lataster, ''Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?: A Concise Compendium of the Many Internal and External Evidences of Aramaic Peshitta Primacy'' (2008), 79-80 https:\/\/pdfslide.net\/documents\/aramaic-p...ml<\/ref&gt;\nLepers were unclean and weren't allowed to have guests over. It's actually Simon the potter. To continue to call someone a leper even after he'd been healed of leprosy would have constituted slander.\nmistranslation at Jn 14:2\nWriting in 1936, Charles Cutler Torrey explains that this mistranslation arose from an erroneous vocalization:\n{{Quote|text=Exhibit XIX. Wrong Vocalization of the Aramaic. ....\nc. Jn. 14:2 ac. to Grk.: In my Father's house are many dwellings; IF NOT (.... [snip pointed Aramaic having \"w-l-a\"] ....), I would have told you that I go to prepare a place for you.\nExhibit XIX, C (Jn. 14:2). What the Grk. gives in the second half of the verse, whether the words are taken as a question or as a declaration, is mere nonsense. In this case also, corruption of the Grk. text and editorial alteration have been suspected; but here again, as in the preceding example and as usual, the reading of the original Aram. was faultless. It was the translator who made the trouble. The solution of the difficulty is ridiculously simple, and is certain. That which Jesus says here he repeats, in almost the same words, in 16:7: _\"I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away.\"_ The verb here rendered \"it is better\" is presumably the same which was employed in the present passage, for it is regularly used in both meanings. The _necessity_ is again emphasized at the end of the chapter, vs. 31; but the time when the eleven most needed to have this declared to them was at the beginning of this discourse, after Jesus had so disturbed them by announcing that he was soon to leave them.\nThe word _wale_ [\"-\" over: \"a\" and \"e\"], \"it is fitting, expedient, necessary,\" is very likely to be mistaken for the omnipresent _wela_ [curved upward \"-\" shape over \"e,\" and \"-\" over \"a\"], \"and not.\" (I have seen this mistake made many times by students reading unpointed Syriac texts.) It was for this reason, evidently, that the word disappears from the beginning of the verse Targ. Prov. 24:26 in so many mss. and editions; see Levy's _Worterbuch_. For the reading \"if not, otherwise,\" the best examples are 2 Sam. 13:26 and 2 Ki. 5:17. Another example, generally unrecognized, even by the learned Heb. tradition, is 1 Sam. 20:12.<ref>Charles Cutler Torrey, ''Our Translated Gospels: Some of the Evidence'' (1936), 108, 113-114<\/ref>}}","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Bee Spotlight: The Worker\nThroughout a worker bee's lifespan, it can adopt several roles in the hive that keep the colony functioning smoothly.\nby Kristina Mercedes UrquhartDecember 13, 2016\nPHOTO: Kristina Mercedes Urquhart\nThe honeybee worker is the backbone of the colony. As an individual, she is tiny, brave and armed with a single stinger, but as a collective, honeybee workers are strong, intimidating and a force to be reckoned with. A single worker bee transitions into a new hive role with each life stage, starting with the role of nurse bee and concluding as one of the foragers you see out and about gathering provisions in the field. In addition to these two roles, here are just a few of the amazing things the worker bee is capable of.\nNurse Bee\nWhen a young bee hatches, she chews away the capping of her birth cell and emerges as an active member of the colony. Her first job is to clean out her hatching cell in preparation for the next generation. Most newly hatched bees are entrusted with the role of nurse bee. These bees care for the developing brood (the collective name for eggs and larvae), feeding them the appropriate feed through the various stages of early development and, finally, capping their cells before the cycle begins again.\nMortician Bee\nHoneybees are notoriously nitpicky about keeping a clean house. They like to keep their space organized and tidy, but most importantly, they want to remove anything dead, dying or odiferous from the hive right away. This includes deceased members of their own hive as well as any dead or conquered intruders\u2014think foreign bees, robber bees, wasps, ants, hive beetles or other bugs. Mortician bees are enlisted for the job. They carry out the dead as a basis to keep the hive clean. Beekeepers will often see two mortician bees carrying a single dead bee from the hive in mid-flight!\nHomemaker Bee\nWhen the foraging bees return to the hive with pollen, nectar or water, they pass it along to the bees that make and store honey in the hive. These homemaker bees add digestive enzymes to the nectar to turn it into the start of honey, and other homemaker bees fan the nectar-enzyme mix with their wings until it reaches 18-percent moisture, and voila: honey!\nOther homemaker bees are entrusted with the task of taking pollen baskets from the foragers and packing it into cells designated for pollen. Still others produce wax and build comb, repairing any damages (including the damage we beekeepers cause just by opening the hive), sealing cracks with propolis, and so much more.\nGuard Bee\nThe guard bees are the workers you see at the entrance of a hive. They're usually a bit older than the homemaker bees, as evidenced by their developed stinger. Their singular role is to protect the hive from intruders, whether that be foreign robbing bees or something larger\u2014like you, the beekeeper! If a hive has several openings, such as a \"backdoor\" in a feral hive or if the beekeeper leaves a top entrance open, guards will be stationed at each entrance.\nQueen's Attendants\nVery few worker bees get the honor of attending the queen. Each queen has a dozen or so attendants who care for her every need: They feed her, groom her and protect her. When the attendants are buzzing around their charge, it is very easy to spot the queen on a comb of brood. She is the one in the center of the worker bees fanned out like a flower around her.\nForager Bees\nThe foraging worker receives the most accolades of any of the worker bee roles, but the truth of the matter is that the forager is the oldest bee in the hive outside of the queen. Foragers have often participated in several of the roles listed above and are at the end of their life cycles. They work tirelessly to be the breadwinners of the hive, bringing home the nectar, pollen and water that will sustain the hive, feed the brood and see the hive through winter. The easiest way to spot foragers is to watch the entrance to see the bees that return with full pollen baskets. The workers rapidly come and go from the hive as long as the weather is fair. They're also easily identified by their worn bodies and tattered wings.\nBy looking at the roles that each worker plays in the hive, it's obvious that the honeybee colony is a well-tuned, expertly functioning machine, with each cog playing its role beautifully. When each role is filled and the colony remains healthy, the hive can explode in numbers, produce surplus amounts of honey, and fight pests and diseases with ease.\nKristina Mercedes Urquhart is the author of The Suburban Chicken: The Guide to Keeping Healthy, Thriving Chickens in Your Backyard (i5 Press, 2015) and the columnist of Chickens magazine's \"Fowl Language.\" She lives with her husband, menagerie of animals, and two daughters in Asheville, N.C.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Setting the record straight on Indigenous justice\nGaps in the historical record have kept Indigenous people disconnected from their families, cultures, homes, and identities. The records that do remain have a pivotal role to play in the fight for...\nShe struggled to reclaim her Indigenous name\nFor as long as she can remember, Danita Bilozaze knew that the name on her birth certificate, \"Danita Loth,\" didn't reflect her Indigenous identity. From the stories her mother recounted to her, she...\nHistorians fear Australian stories could be lost forever\nHistorians fear untold Australian stories could be lost without a substantial funding increase for the National Archives to prevent the disintegration of records dating back to the mid-19th century....\nBrewarrina Mission connects past and present to Indigenous culture and heritage\nThe organisers of an inaugural open day at one of Australia's largest former Aboriginal missions hope the event will become a national movement towards Indigenous reconciliation. ... The separation...\nThis site is maintained by Synercon","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Food & DrinksNews & features\nFive vegan-friendly chains with a sustainably sourced menu\nGiven the climate crisis, increasing numbers of people are switching to plant-based, vegetarian or flexitarian diets. Even hardcore carnivores are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint whilst still enjoying high-quality produce. Luckily, vegans and eco-warriors no longer have to scour London for a guilt-free meal: a whole host of delicious new options have been popping up across the capital, and even classic chains are rethinking their menus to accommodate a planet-first approach. Here are five brands who are paving the way for affordable yet ethical dining.\nGround-breaking plant-based eatery Kojo \u2013 launched by Nobu London Portman Square executive chef Michael Paul and nutritional therapist Alina Gromova-Jones in December \u2013 is opening a Kojo To Go in London's Liverpool Street this month. The duo believe in creating authentic and naturally delicious plant-based meals that help support health and wellbeing. The new Devonshire Square site is the second location for Kojo after its flagship Hampstead venue, but the first Kojo To Go concept focusing on grab and go only. Kojo dishes are 100% plant-based, organic, dairy-free, gluten-free, refined, sugar-free, free of all chemical additives, freshly prepared and made on site daily; and the company are committed to compostable processes on top of recycling, re-using and sourcing ingredients locally. For further information visit the website here.\nNeat Burger\nNeat Burger, the plant-based burger sensation founded by F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, has now opened a new North London branch in Finsbury Park (following launches in Prince's Street, Camden and Soho), with more venues to come in Victoria, Westfield Stratford, Canary Wharf, Bishopsgate, Kings Road & Ealing. The chain prides itself on its clean, green burgers, made ethically and sustainably without compromising on flavour. Pick up a classic Neat Burger with a succulent double patty, indulge in an onion-ring-stuffed, cheesy, BBQ-sauce-smothered Smoke Stack, or if you're on a health kick, try a burger bowl (everything minus the bun). On top of the usual fires, choose from sides including Tater Tots and Southern Fried Chick'n Bites. For further information visit the website here.\nSmashing Plates\nSmashing Plates is a lively new restaurant serving up a fresh and unorthodox take on Greek and Cypriot street food classics, with branches located in Canary Wharf, Tooting, Wembley and London Bridge. Open all day, the restaurant specialises in gyros and boasts a balanced offering of both meat and plant-based dishes packed with the bold Mediterranean flavours for which Greek street food is renowned. Founder and Greek restaurateur Neofytos Christodoulou has designed a menu that is centred around unconventional takes on the classic Greek street-food dishes and gyros made using responsibly sourced meat, which is butchered in-house, marinated and grilled to order. There are no freezers in the restaurant, and the vegan Roasted Tomato Croquettes are a must-try \u2013 a creamy, completely plant-based delight. For further information visit the website here.\nHoni Poke\nHoni Poke has now opened a new branch within the bustling Fulham community, with sites in Bishopsgate, Victoria and St Paul's due to open in the coming months. Inspired by Hawaiian flavours and with wellbeing at its core, Honi Poke is renowned for its use of incredibly fresh ingredients, responsibly caught seafood and premium vegan offerings, differentiating itself from alternative poke brands by preparing each poke bowl to order on site. Vegan options include the Korean BBQ Pulled \"Pork\" with jackfruit, pineapple, steamed broccoli and BBQ sauce, and the option to customise your own bowl allows for infinite varieties. Moreover, all packaging is compostable, made using pulp from fibres of plant origin, and as nothing is pre-prepared, each site has close to 0% waste. For further information visit the website here.\nWahaca\nStreet food fans can now get a taste of the corn ribs trend at Wahaca with the arrival this month of the Mexican restaurant group's new summer specials. With corn being indigenous to Mexico and a staple of Mexican street food, it came naturally to Wahaca to create its own take on the TikTok trend for the summer season. The \"ribs\" are lightly fried, tossed in lime and served with a smoky chipotle mayo, making for a dish that's sure to be snapped and shared before it gets devoured. The dish is another tasty seasonal addition to Wahaca's existing meat-free menu, with around 50% of its street food options now being veggie. Another super-sustainable snack that's packed with protein, Wahaca's new Cricket salsa was an instant hit with diners earlier in the summer and will continue to be available on the house. For further information visit the website here.\nLuciano at ME Hotel in The Strand: \"This unpretentious Italian menu leaves you with a full stomach and great memories\" | Restaurant review","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"GTA Basketeers\n1_-_1611398.jpg\nWelcome to GTA Basketeers\nAs the founder of the Basketeers I am often asked what inspired me to start the Basketeers. In 2000, I had experiences with two friends that influenced the launch of the Basketeers. The first was a friend's invitation to a Mother\/Daughter luncheon to support a shelter in Mississauga, where I had an opportunity to learn about the challenges facing women that have experienced domestic abuse. The second was a close friend who planned her and her seven year old daughter's escape, while her abusive husband went to work. Together with another friend, we helped to move her out to an apartment she had secretly rented. This situation was completely foreign to me and something I had a great deal of difficulty comprehending. I realized that this could have been me or any number of my women friends.\nWith Christmas just around the corner and having just helped my friend start her new life, I decided that instead of exchanging gifts with my girlfriends, I proposed we create baskets for women leaving the shelter and starting over. Simply put \"creating starter baskets\" with close friends and family. We were all very enthusiastic about our first delivery in 2000 to Interim Place in Mississauga, delivering a total of 14 baskets. The reaction from the women in the shelters was overwhelming and so began the Basketeers project. 14 baskets, 14 women, 1 shelter and 1 chapter, that's how it started.\nIt's hard to believe that one small idea, to support women leaving the shelter system, would turn into the movement that is is today.\nI believe that when you change the focus from yourself to someone in need your life becomes bigger\". The Basketeers volunteer project has changed my life, introducing me to amazing new individuals, corporations and opportunities.\nIn helping these courageous women in their new beginning, we benefit personally and grow our communities. For all of the women we are able to assist and from us, thank you. Please join us in launching the 2019 Basketeers campaign.\nSaturday, November 23, 2019 - 9:00am\nThe Salvation Army Mississauga Temple\n3173 Cawthra Road\nL5A 2X4 Mississauga , ON\n43\u00b0 35' 53.628\" N, 79\u00b0 36' 16.0272\" W\nhttp:\/\/www.mississaugatemple.com\/\nAnduhyaun Shelter\nErnestine's Women's Shelter\nFamily Transition Place\nThe Salvation Army Florence Booth House\nThe Salvation Army Honeychurch Family Life Resource Centre\nInterim Place\nInterval House\nThe Jean Tweed Centre\nNellies\nRed Door Shelter\nStreet Haven\nThe Redwood\nWomen's Habitat\nYorktown Shelter for Women\nYWCA Toronto\nWe're on Twitter\nChapter * GTA Basketeers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"COFFEE GIRL (Coffee Book #1)\nCOFFEE GIRL SOPHIE SINCLAIR\nMackenzie \"Kiki\" Forbes finds herself in a pickle.\nEither become her snarky sister's nanny or move halfway across the country to work as assistant-to-the-stylist of a country music star. Neither job sounds ideal, although bedazzling cowboy boots may be a hell of a lot more interesting than ironing her brother-in-law's underwear. But life on the road as the errand coffee girl for a sold-out tour leaves much to be desired. That is until Kiki meets her sinfully sexy new boss's boss\u2026\nTatum Reed's career is flying high. He's up for country music's Entertainer of the Year and he's headed out on a nationwide sold-out tour. So why does he feel like it's all about to implode? His superstar ex-girlfriend seems determined to make his life difficult, his opening act is a handful, and the new girl on his tour, the feisty brunette, is quickly getting under his skin. In this crazy world of showbusiness, Tatum needs to learn who he can trust, but that doesn't come easily, because the one person who holds all the cards may just throw them down and walk away.\nLife in the public eye is never all it's cracked up to be, which has both Kiki and Tatum questioning what they're really doing with their careers, and their hearts.\nWow totally enjoyed the love story of Kiki and Tatum. Sophie is a new author to me and I already can't wait for Sarah and Lex's story. These characters carry you away and this one hit a note with me.\nDid you catch that? Anyway, what I so loved is that this was about a country singer and his life on the road. Most of all how he becomes infatuated with who he calls 'Coffee Girl.'\nAs far as he was concerned, he would give her a title he wanted as long as she stayed on his tour. She had a job at Cufflinks magazine for five years as a fashion stylist. But they were downsizing and they let her go. Her brother Cam knows Tatum's manager and WALLA!\nThere are the supporting characters that are just a hoot. But what is so endearing is the genuine and sweet way the first time he shows his hand he likes her. He uses music. Nope not his but going over each other's playlist to get to know each other. You will just swoon.\nYet, like every love story there is the evil villain and this has more than one. But love always wins. I give this: 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Campbell and Blake geneology\nAndersen history\nBattle Harbour community news\nSt. John's (NL), 7 results 7\nBell Island, Conception Bay (NL), 2 results 2\nPlacentia (NL), 1 results 1\nArgentia (NL), 1 results 1\nCarbonear (NL), 1 results 1\nLittle Heart's Ease (NL), 1 results 1\nL'Anse au Loup (NL), 1 results 1\nBlanc Sablon (Quebec), 1 results 1\nWhitbourne (NL), 1 results 1\nMarystown (NL), 1 results 1\n13 Archival description results for Buildings and structures\n13 results directly related Exclude narrower terms\nAnglican Parish of St. Paul, Trinity, Trinity Bay, NL\nThe fonds contains records of the administration of the church of St. Paul's from 1874-1969, and includes the minutes of meetings of vestry, records of committees and boards, financial records, correspondence and invoices, vestry registers, clergy's records, some legal documents re the acquisition of land, and seating plans for both the old and the new church. Other records include photographs of the present and the former church, as well as portraits of many of the rectors of the parish; a full set of plans for the building of the church by architect Stephen J. Earle; a painting by J. S. Hayward of the Anglican Cathedral of St. John's; and visitors' books.\nThe records have been organized in 11 series according to form and function; Series 1: Minutes of Vestry, 1874-1958; Series 2: Committees and Boards, 1892-1945; Series 3: Financial Records, 1879-1964; Series 4: Correspondence, 1905-1960; Series 5: Vestry Registers, 1913-1921; Series 6: Clergy's Records, 1881-1969; Series 7: Legal documents, 1895; Series 8: Sunday School, 1904-1913; Series 9: Visitors' Books; Series 10: Plans and blueprints, [1892 - 1980]; Series 11: Photographs.\nHoly Family Parish (Paradise, N.L.) fonds\nFonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects and the redistribution of parish assets (1982-84); canonical decree establishing the parish and defining its boundaries (1982); and newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1983-84). Fonds includes some photocopies.\nHoly Family Parish (Paradise, N.L. : Catholic)\nJohn Job collection\nCollection consists of 2 photograph albums created by the Job family, reflecting the Job business ventures, Job family activities, as well as historical events. The geographic area represented by the photographs is almost exclusively Newfoundland and Labrador, with the exception of photographs from the Search for the Franklin expedition in Hudson Bay (1903-04).\nAlbums include photographs of the Job premises in St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Placentia, L'Anse au Loop, Blanc Sablon, Little Heart's Ease, Bell Island, and Whitbourne. Images include buildings (interior and exterior), wharves,shipping, and the fishery, including marine fishery, sealing and whaling.\nHistorical events represented in the albums include the royal visit of the Duke of York (1901), the sealers' strike (1902), the unveiling of the war memorial in St. John's (1924) by Field Marshall Haig, and scenes from the Viking Disaster (1931). The photographs also illustrate the economic activity and the cultural landscape in that era.\nJob, William John\nJohn Rorke & Sons Limited fonds\nFonds consists of correspondence and shipping papers for the company operations, 1879 -1933. Material of particular interest is the correspondence and accounts of C. T. Bennett of Bristol, which illustrates the complexities of the marketing structure and the economic factors which affected the salt fish industry as well as providing insight into the day-to-day operations of the business. The fonds also includes vessel expenditures and charter parties. The architect's specifications for the building of the Stonehouse on Water Street, Carbonear, are contained in the correspondence for 1907.\nThe fonds is arranged in four series: Correspondence, 1880-1933; Financial records, 1879-1920; Shipping records, 1881-1923; Miscellaneous bound volumes, 1892-1920.\nJohn Rorke and Sons\nMary Queen of Peace Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds\nFonds consists of correspondence relating to Mary Queen of Peace School, Mary Queen of Peace Parish Hall, and the general operations of both St. Raphael's and Mary Queen of Peace parishes (1952-79); financial statements (1925-30); construction proposals (1975-76); architectural drawings (1968, 1976-77); newspaper clippings relating to the opening of the new church (1985); Parish Pastoral Council minute book and resource binder (1987-88); and 2 black and white photographs.\nMary Queen of Peace Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)\nMemorial University Master Plans collection\nThe plans provide a detailed look at the estimated and speculative development of Memorial University's new St. John's campus. They show proposed sites of buildings, parking lots, student residences, faculty living quarters, etc., all in relation to St. John's landmarks and locations. The Master Plan is at the back of the report: the text and drawings explain why the plan takes the form it does and shows how it may be transformed from a two-dimensional paper pattern to an actual place that once can inhabit and walk about. The sections examined in detail throughout the plans include: 1. The University and the City; 2. The Academic Brief; 3. The Topographical Study;4. The South Campus and the Junior Division; 5. The Building Pattern; 6. The Circulation System; 7. The Landscape Design; 8. The Schematic Master Plan; 9. The Main Block; 10. The Library; 11. Convocation Hall; 12. Physical Education; 13. University Theatre; 14. South Campus Link Block; 15. The Senior College; 16. Architectural Character.\nPresentation Congregation (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds\n1833-2002, predominantly 1950-1985\nFonds consists of Nano Nagle journal (1802-1825); an Irish Sister's journal (1911); educational scrapbooks (1850s); election register (1833-1987); an annual renewal registry (1938-1957); acts of reception and profession registry (1846-1869); professions and deaths registry (1871-1952); registers of the Sodality of the Children of Mary (1946-1958); various membership\/enrollment journals (1910-1964); correspondence (1833-2002); account books (1881-1961); financial statements\/records\/reports (1876-1877,1920-89); minutes of various meetings (1875-1999); legal documents (1784-1999); decrees (1855 1958); religious vow documents (1846-1856, 1905, 1907); annual reports\/statistics of the Congregation (1942-1984); Annals of Harbour Grace (1833); annual visitation reports (1962-1965,1988); Latin documents (1883-1972); French documents (1845-1867); various certificates and awards (1952-1995); four architectural drawings; two technical drawings; nine paintings; twenty-one sketches; approximately two hundred photographs, the majority of which are black and white; nineteen film reels of various sizes; twenty-nine video cassettes, predominantly VHS; and thirty-six cassette tapes, some of which contain oral histories.\nFonds also consists of reference materials in the form of books, thesis', booklets, research papers, speeches, newspaper articles, obituaries, artifacts and an art collection which relate to the foundress, early pioneer Sisters, the congregational foundations, membership and their apostolic work; The fonds has been divided into the following series:\n100 Records relating to Nano Nagle; 200 Records relating to the four pioneer Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland; 300 Records relating to the early foundations prior to amalgamation; 400 Records relating to the amalgamation Process; 500 Records relating to the government of Presentation Congregation; 600 Records relating to the Presentation foundations in Newfoundland and elsewhere; 700 Records relating to the apostolic works of Presentation Congregation; 800 Records relating to programs in formation and spirituality; 900 Records relating to the Presentation interrelationships at Diocesan and Parish levels; 1000 Records relating to the Presentation Congregation Multi Media Collection.\nPresentation Congregation Archives\nSacred Heart Parish (Marystown, Newfoundland) fonds\nFonds consists of records which relate to ecclesiastical property and buildings in Sacred Heart Parish, as well as to various Roman Catholic organizations. The ecclesiastical property records include correspondence (1917-1986); financial statements (1915-1928); a parish boundary decree (1985) and an outline of the parish boundary on a photocopied commercial map (1985); four architectural drawings of a proposed presbytery (1960); six technical drawings - one of a proposed land exchange between the Roman Catholic Church and a parishioner (1966) and five of land in Marystown belonging to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation (1967); two sketches of the intended layout of a parish hall (1965); four Latin documents; church legal documents and forms (1915, 1919, 1948); five black and white photographs and two colour photographs.\nThe records which relate to church organizations include the Altar Society minute book (1926-1937) and file (1973-1976); the Holy Name Society minute books (1958-1970) and Sunday publications book (1926-1928). As well, the fonds contains material, primarily photocopies and clippings from the Roman Catholic newspaper The Monitor reflecting the history and activities of Sacred Heart Parish.\nSacred Heart Parish (Marystown, NL : Catholic)\nSt. John Bosco Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds\nFonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects and general affairs (1960-79); canonical decrees establishing the parish and its boundaries (1964, 1982); land survey of parish property (1965) and an architectural drawing of the parish church (1969); 42 photographs, including an album presented to Archbishop Edward P. Roche at Christmas from the children of St. John Bosco School (1934), and an album documenting the funeral of Rev. Leo G. Shea (1970); and a St. John Bosco Day button (1984). Fonds includes some photocopies.\nSt. John Bosco (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)\nSt. Joseph's Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds\nFonds consists of financial statements (1915-25); records relating to the Reverend Gibbs Memorial Committee (1937-40); correspondence relating to building projects, boundaries, Monsignor E. P. Maher, and general parish affairs (1907-77); land deeds and related correspondence (1859, 1913, 1958-71); newspaper clippings and church publications (1954, 1979); a report entitled General Specification of Proposed Parish Church (1953); St. Roch's Club minute book (1928-31); and 12 photographs of the parish church.\nSt. Joseph's Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Parliamentary Bureau Motions\n\u2013 in the Scottish Parliament on 8th September 2021.\nAll Scottish Parliament debates on 8 Sep 2021\nAlison Johnstone Green\nThe next item of business is consideration of nine Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-01113, S6M-01114, S6M-01115 and S6M-01117 to S6M-01120, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments; motion S6M-01121, on committee membership; and motion S6M-01122, on committee substitutions.\nGeorge Adam Scottish National Party\nI am happy to go into detail on the SSIs if you wish, Presiding Officer.\nThe Presiding Officer:\nIf you wish to do so, minister.\nIt is not that I would prefer to wish to; I was just giving you the option. [Laughter.]\nGiven that you have offered members that option, you should continue.\nOnce again, it is everyone's favourite time of the evening.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No 13) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/237) came into force on 14 June and extended the definitions for elite sport to include all events at which specified persons compete to qualify for the Birmingham Commonwealth games.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 27) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/238) came into force on 11 June and included providing a person designated by a local authority with a power of entry to enforce restrictions relating to stadia and events.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 28) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/242) came into force on 18 June and included removing Ireland and Bedford Borough Council from the list of areas to which common travel area restrictions apply.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 29) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/252) came into force on 26 June and included adjusting physical distance requirements in various settings, including funerals.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 30) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/255) came into force on 30 June and included removing the area of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council from the list of areas to which common travel area restrictions apply.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 31) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/262) came into force on 8 July and included reducing required physical distances to maintain between persons within the premises of the Renaissance Club in North Berwick for the period of the Scottish open in July.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 32) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/263) came into force on 19 July and included reducing physical distancing to 1m indoors and outdoors.\nThe Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/277) came into force on 9 August and included a requirement for relevant hospitality and entertainment premises to obtain a record of visitor information.\nThat is that, Presiding Officer.\nI move,\nThat the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 29) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/252) be approved.\nThat the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021\/277) be approved.\nThat the Parliament agrees that\u2014\nMaggie Chapman be appointed to replace Lorna Slater as a member of the Economy and Fair Work Committee;\nRoss Greer be appointed to replace Patrick Harvie as a member of the Finance and Public Administration Committee;\nMark Ruskell be appointed to replace Patrick Harvie as a member of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.\nJenni Minto be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;\nKaukab Stewart be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee;\nAlasdair Allan be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee;\nMarie McNair be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee;\nEmma Roddick be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee;\nMarie McNair be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee;\nJackie Dunbar be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee;\nJohn Mason be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy and Fair Work Committee;\nNatalie Don be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education, Children and Young People Committee;\nEmma Harper be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee;\nFergus Ewing be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;\nJames Dornan be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the COVID-19 Recovery Committee;\nBill Kidd be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;\nRona Mackay be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;\nTess White be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee;\nJeremy Balfour be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee;\nMaurice Golden be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;\nMurdo Fraser be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee;\nSue Webber be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee;\nBrian Whittle be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee;\nSharon Dowey be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee;\nMeghan Gallacher be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Education, Children and Young People Committee;\nDonald Cameron be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee;\nEdward Mountain be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee;\nLiz Smith be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Economy and Fair Work Committee;\nMaurice Golden be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;\nAlexander Burnett be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;\nGraham Simpson be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;\nRachael Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Social Justice and Social Security Committee;\nDr Sandesh Gulhane be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the COVID-19 Recovery Committee.\u2014[George Adam.]\nThank you, minister. The question on the motions will be put at decision time.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"About Playinglab\nPOL ENG\nLaunching a website and social media channels\nAfter months of intense training, the team at PlayingLab is preparing for their debut on virtual courts with Magnificent Tennis\u2026\nOn the way to the top \u2013 cooperation with Gameset\nThe beginning of 2020 is an extremely intense period for PlayingLab. With the arrival of the final phase of preparations\u2026\nA new company in Polish gamedev\nWe're glad you're visiting our blog \u2013 if you're looking for the most recent information on our productions and the\u2026\nThe onset of PlayingLab partnership enterprise \u2013 our interest in gaming industry is taking new shape, as we are joining the group of Polish game developers!\nExperience and commitment of people, whose fascination with the gaming industry had been saved on Commodore 64 tapes and Amiga 1200 floppy disks gave birth to the idea of creating a company that will bring something new into gamedev. Although we'll initially focus on a mobile games market, our plans go beyond that and include different platforms and genres. We believe that there is always room for polished-up products and deeply involved teams in the gamedev industry \u2013 we have an idea for our company and are willing to share it with others! Naturally, as a genuine laboratory, our gaming manufacture is located in a post-industrial premises of a porcelain factory, which since the 1920s has been highly appreciated in homes all over Europe of that time. We want to cultivate this tradition and we will do our best to make our games find their way to players' devices around the world.\nWe've signed an agreement to create a game inspired by tennis!\nLess than two months after Novak Djokovic's winning the Australian Open, PlayingLab team signed an agreement with Fgfactory to create a F2P title referring to the gentleman's game. Magnificent Tennis will take the best of tennis \u2013 emotions, dynamics\u2026 and a multiplayer mode. Forget about watching matches on TV, thanks to us every player will be able to feel like a tennis star! Having in mind that delivering good UX can be challenging, we focus on creating uncluttered interface and cartoon graphic style that introduces dynamics and draws player's attention to the substance \u2013 the gameplay. On the day of its release Magnificent Tennis will be available in 9 languages on devices using Android and iOS systems, and also as a browser-based game. So what's now? Game, set, match!\nPlayingLab starts to cooperate with Gameset agency to keep Magnificent Tennis in shape!\nEvery professional tennis player should be surrounded by a well-matched team of experts who will protect their career and help them get to the top. The same is true for the Magnificent Tennis production, coming soon in the version for internet browsers version and devices using Android and iOS. In this regard we've established a cooperation with Gameset \u2013 a gaming marketing agency. A team regularly awarded on advertising courts and lead by Piotr Bombol will be responsible for all-encompassing marketing support of our game. We firmly believe that its broad experience and a comprehensive view on Magnificent Tennis will translate into virtual courts filled with satisfied players. There's no doubt that our cooperation will become a shining example of how important role holistic marketing actions play in gamedev while promoting particular titles. We'll present you first results of joint activities soon!\nBogumi\u0142a Gurok\nFounder & Member of the Board\nKlaudia Ry\u015b\nSEE JOBS OFFERS\nCurrent job offers (0)\nLet's create amazing games together!\nAre you a gamedev newbie, or maybe you've been working on popular titles for years? In PlayingLab you'll find a place for yourself! Our relations with co-workers are fully professional \u2013 we see the potential, assign tasks within specializations and respect the contribution made to the teamwork.\nA job burnout in a place of porcelain firing? No way! You'll be working on the premises of the old porcelain factory, surrounded by creative people, who aim at creating top-notch games. We want everyone to feel good in our company, that's why you'll be free to use all the facilities available in a shared space.\nCheck out our current career opportunities, send your application and get your dream job. Haven't found any adequate position? Share your CV or a link to the LinkedIn profile and add your current portfolio for a future recruitment process!\nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD\nPlayingLab-Brand-Pack\nGames assets\nMagnificentTennis-Brand-Pack\nPlayingLab Sp. z o.o.\nPorcelanowa str., 23\nGeneral questionsCareerPress officeTechnical assistance\nI hereby give my consent for my personal data in the contact form to be processed by PlayingLab Sp. Z o.o., Porcelanowa 23, 40-246 Katowice, NIP (Tax Identification Number) 9542801787, REGON (statistical number): 382574133 for the purpose of responding to the inquiry sent through the form.\n\u00a9 2020 PlayingLab. All rights reserved. Privacy policy\nThis site uses cookies according to your browser settings. You will find more information about the purpose of their use in Privacy policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Arizona Stories from School: School Choice: An Attack on Traditional Public Schools\nJess Ledbetter\nSchools in the Media\nSchool Segregation\nSchool Finance and Funding\nAaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! (recent election). Now that I have that out of my system, this is a blog post about school choice.\nSometimes, I feel like I'm the only person who thinks that \"school choice\" is a bad idea. Public discourse is ablaze with comparisons of public schools, charter schools, private schools, online schools, and home school options. The phrase school choicesounds catchy and everyone likes options when choosing laundry detergent or ordering fancy coffee. Proponents of school choice proclaim that competition improves all schools, but I think school closures create unpredictable disruption for kids. We do not need further expansion of school choice in Arizona. We need stable, well-funded schools with established leadership and experienced teachers.\nWhen people hear the words \"school choice,\" they seem to assume that public schools will always be a choice. However, I am greatly concerned about funding and support of public schools today. In the past election, there were 17 different school districts asking for bonds or overrides. Public schools in Arizona are flat out broke. When district bonds and overrides don't pass, school districts like Dysart face dire circumstances. Out of 10 measures in the West Valley, 4 passed and 6 failed. Thankfully, Scottsdale passed theiroverride with a huge effort from teachers and community members after two previous failed attempts. Things are tough out there in education. As the business model of school 'reform' is applied in Arizona, survival of the most financed (not the fittest) will prevail. And this state does not have a good track record in funding traditional public schools.\nWhen I consider recent business models of free market \"choice,\" I think about the Fro-Yo craze a few years ago. Do you remember when frozen yogurt shops were popping up on every corner? You could choose any flavors you wanted, add multitudes of toppings, and admire it proudly on the register scale. To me, Fro-Yo illustrated 'choice' gone wild. As competition increased, they started going out of business one by one. Will this happen to our local public schools under the business model of competition and \"choice?\" Will my neighborhood schools disappear like the neighborhood Fro-Yo shops?\nI love public school and I believe in public school teachers. I am deeply concerned by a recent trend that shows Arizona's schools are becoming more segregated by race and social class. I am concerned about a recent AZ Central article titled 'Arizona still one of the worst states to be a kid.' I'm concerned for teachers, constantly under attack in the media and leaving in droves. And I am really concerned about wording from an Op-Ed piece in which Eileen Sigmund, President of Arizona Charter Schools Association wrote \"charters have the flexibility to hire teachers who are masters in their field but may lack strict certification.\" Um, what? I've never thought that schools needed \"flexibility\" to hire uncertified teachers. Are we really moving toward the idea that certified teachers are no longer necessary? Because I think that teachers need great amounts of training, including opportunities to reflect on their own practices through the National Board Certification process. More training, not less. This profession is under attack through the slogan \"school choice.\"\nI think the school choice movement is a war to defund public schools, where minority and low SES students will be left once other populations whisk their kids away to charter schools and private schools (with vouchers from the state for tuition!!!) This is an issue of equity and human rights. Stand up teachers. Know your facts about the great accomplishments of public schools. Here are a few courtesy of Berliner & Glass (2014) \"Myths & Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education:\nThere is little evidence that private school students are better prepared academically than their public school counterparts, especially once factors like demographics, family characteristics, and other non-school factors are considered.\nA CREDO report in 2013 showed that traditional public schools outperform charters in math and reading.\nCharter schools, depending on their charter, exclude certain types of students and families through enrollment practices like: interviews, applications, marketing, admissions tests, parent-provided transportation, and requirements for parent volunteering at the school.\nCharter school research shows that \"charter school teachers are less experienced, are less likely to be certified, are paid less well, and have higher turnover rates that traditional public school teachers\" (p. 30)\nStudents attending cyberschools (online schools) experience higher drop out rates, lower graduation rates, and decreased student achievement compared to traditional public school students.\nOnly about 25% of cyberschool students meet Adequate Yearly Progress, as defined by NCLB. In 2011-12, 70% were rated academically unacceptable.\nCyberschools, without any facility operations cost, are fighting for equal funding for their multi-million dollar for-profit companies.\nHomeschooled students, often successful academically, typically come from a two-person, middle-high income household. These factors alone explain the success of these students. Similar students perform equally well in public schools.\nWe live in a country that (proudly!) believes in education for all. When US test scores are compared against foreign countries that only believe in education for some, the media proclaims that there is a crisis in education. However, when US public school data is disaggregated by income, race, and other factors, the US does equally well if not better than similar students in other countries.\nPublic school educators, do not be shamed by myths and lies in the media. Learn the facts. Knowing that the \"school choice\" movement will clearly continue in Arizona, it's incredibly important for public school teachers to stand bold and strong in the community, advocating on behalf of public school education. We need to stop hoping that the community will keep \"choosing\" us and start speaking against the spread of more school competition that creates financial hardship for all schools. Arizona Charter Schools plans to build 25 new charter schools in inner-city Phoenix over the next 5 years. If this were a war, I would say we are being invaded. It's time to debunk the myths and speak out for public school education and certified teachers!\nThis blog post has been shared by permission from the author.\nReaders wishing to comment on the content are encouraged to do so via the link to the original post.\nFind the original post here:\nArizona Stories from School\nThe views expressed by the blogger are not necessarily those of NEPC.\nJess Ledbetter is a Certified Teacher-Preschool Special Ed at Glendale Elementary School District, and a doctoral student in the Innovation and Leadership program...\nSearch Blogs:\nBy Blogger\nBy Entity\/Publication\/Blog\nBy Month and Year","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ole Dapo\nHuman characteristics are said to be good in some environments and bad in others. If we translate this to business, the consequences will be stronger. Some features can cost their owners, and some can create benefits. When there is a crisis, these costs and benefits escalate naturally. Some characteristics are the clear \"winning tickets\" in each period, and there are always clear \"losing tickets\" as well. If we were to rank the \"Top Losing Tickets of 2021\", then superficiality would be at the top of the list!\nThe two sides of the coin\nEach feature has its advantages and disadvantages. It should be noted that if we display a certain characteristic, it dominates both sides of the coin. Of course, as fallible people, we tend to notice and emphasise the positive side, but we loosely skip over the negatives that come with it. It is also worth clarifying right away that there is no perfect person, even if many want to become one. We can force and enforce a package of qualities, and we must also accept the negatives that come with it. If qualities are also our personality traits, the sooner we accept them, the happier our lives will be. If they are part of our behaviour, but not part of our personality traits, we can decide how long we want to live with them. What is the difference between a personality and behaviour trait? An in-depth summary of psychological studies could answer this, but to put it simply: our personalities are enduring, develop in our childhood, and accompany us throughout our lives, so the traits that come from our personalities remain with us forever, according to state-of-the-art psychological studies. Qualities that are perceptible in our behaviours but that do not belong to our personalities were \"picked up\" as masks because we thought we could have an easier life with them; we thought we could be more successful and happier with them in our possession. We may even do this inadvertently, subconsciously, but we still do it. It is easier to understand these processes through examples, and so building on the topic of superficiality, let's dive deeper into this particular feature. Superficiality is a trait of people who are impulsive, very dynamic, proactive, and capable of quick reactions. They are in constant motion; they usually build new relationships very well. They are bold, influential risk-takers, and the list could go on. Yes, these seem like valuable qualities not only in business but in one's personal life as well, right? But in the psychological system, there is another side of the coin: these people are capable of immediate, proactive reactions precisely because they do not rethink their responses sufficiently. The faster they are, the more superficial, so they cannot analyse at an appropriate depth at such a rapid pace. But if there is no analysis during an evaluation, you cannot help but be superficial. It is debatable how superficial a reaction really is, but it can be foolish to indulge this superficiality. This is the personality side of superficiality. When can superficiality become part of our behaviour? If a person who carries the superficiality trait also does not want to put the work in to change this feature? Why wouldn't they want to? Are they stupid? No, on the contrary! They might be brilliant! After all, they may know that being more deliberate will slow them down, they will lose their proactivity and dynamism, which may not be the best way to succeed, and it is definitely the wrong way to live a happy life.\nExpensive modifications\nSo, who displays superficiality in their behaviour but not in their personality? Those who at their core want stability, constant analysis, and development. Those who are maximalists and do not like to make mistakes. Those who think in systems, who think logically, factually, and are not captivated by emotions. But because of this, they can be slow, cumbersome, unable to react to unexpected situations, their problem-solving abilities are not very good, and this list also goes on. In other words, if a given person received a lot of \"slaps\" from life due to a lack of proactivity, they might start working to be faster, more reactive, and of course, the mistakes emerge because they became superficial. Was it worth changing? That is a matter of personal judgment. In the long run, that state is certainly not sustainable, because, with a modified personality, our lives will not be successful and happy. We play a role, and even if we feel good at the moment, a part that isn't tailored to us makes us tense, leading to stress. However, stress has serious long-term consequences for careers, private lives, and health. There are countless psychological development theories, but unfortunately, most of them still suggest incorporating a particular character trait that is completely distant from us into our personalities to further our short-term goals. They just forget that these masks easily stick to a person's personality and become barriers to real success.\nWhat should I do now?\nSo, what about superficiality in 2021? This is a feature that is unacceptable during COVID or for a good while after that. People want security and perfect conditions on all fronts. Factors such as reliability, security, awareness, and professionalism have come to the fore in business, private, sport, and education. However, superficiality is the perfect opposite of these in some ways. But then what should one do if superficiality is an integral part of their personality? After all, if they change it, it will create stress, and if they don't, they will not be part of the successful group in the years to come. Would it be such a great sin to suppress a trait in the name of success? No! This is what intelligent people do. They adapt to external expectations. True, they cannot display their true personalities, but if certain periods require it, they pick up a new personality trait and apply it for a while. If they are smart enough, however, they will never believe that they have the winning ticket. As soon as the first little \"relaxation\" comes, such tickets fade away as if they had never been with us. That is, if you consider yourself to be a proactive, dynamic person capable of immediate reactions, you should very much consider the extent to which you are willing to be superficial! And if you are already confronting the consequences, you should set up a specific plan for how you will improve on that in a given period. Yes, be aware that you will not like the fact that you have to review an email or document several times. Nor will you be sympathetic to the fact that you can't make bold statements right away \u2014 statements that will \"dazzle\" the audience \u2014 because now everyone will be looking for details! Even the most superficial people, in fact! Is this all unfair? Does it matter? This is the reality. Really successful people are not that way because they have perfect personalities that make them fantastically effective in all circumstances. But mostly because they have healthy self-knowledge, and if they value themselves, they pay consistent attention to their personality traits that have failed over time. Those are eliminated and replaced with winning tickets. And most importantly: they always remember that they did this consciously!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Robert Culp\nAbout Robert Culp\nRobert Martin Culp was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965\u20131968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS\/Four Star Western series, Trackdown, as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, from 1957 to 1959.\nInterested in continuing the legacy of Robert Culp?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4\n16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4\nRev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936\n16mm Film (a): acetate film;\nFilm Reel (b): plastic;\nFilm Can (c): metal\nLength (Film): 340 Feet\nmotion pictures (information artifacts)\nPlace filmed\nOklahoma, United States, North and Central America\nRev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.\nA 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original plastic film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the fourth in a collection of nine films.\nInscribed on the outside of the canister in black ink is [#4 \/ See List]. Handwritten inscriptions on three white adhesive labels read: [Naomi's Father Pictures \/ Jones], [Country Baptism 4], and [Big City - Dallas? \/ STC RES], partially illegible. On the center of the can are remnants of a green and white label on top of an imprinted design.\nThe film begins with shots of portraits of two young men. The next scene shows a street with houses and a smoke stack in the background. A sign in a window advertises a large group baptism and moving picture, perhaps meaning that S.S. Jones will be filming the baptism. The next scene shows a long procession of the people who will be attending and participating in the baptism. Those that will be baptized are wearing white clothing. The scene after the procession shows a church and some men in uniform standing in a line in the street. There is more footage of a different church in a rural area. There is another processing from the door of the church with those attending and participating in the baptism. Similar to the earlier procession, the crowd walks directly in front of the camera. The next scene shows the people standing on the shore of a small pond. Those that are to be baptized are led out into the water and are baptized by one of the three priests standing in the water. The footage then shows a commercial storefront of a grocery and meat market and store employees bringing products out in front of the store. The footage includes storefronts, signs, and employees for several other businesses: real estate, undertaker and embalmer, barber shop, laundry, and a delicatessen. The next scene shows people leaving a church afar a funeral service. The casket is carried out followed by a large crowd from the church. The footage of the funeral includes the graveside service and the casket being lowered into the ground. The last scene briefly shows a large house with a stone wall.\nUnited States--Social life and customs\nCollection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett\n2011.79.4.1abc\nRev. S.S. Jones Home Movies","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Medicine: Home\nThis guide is designed for everyone - from new students to research staff - in the Faculty of Medicine, and anyone else who needs to use medical information resources.\nSkills for Success\nY3 Project\nPlacement Libraries\nOpenAthens Toggle Dropdown\nFind books and media using WebCat\nFind articles and databases using Delphis\nLibrary Research Services\nKey Subject Resources\nThese are the key databases we recommend that you use, a more complete list is available from our Medicine Database page. All electronic resources can be accessed off-campus through the Southampton Virtual Environment (SVE).\nMEDLINE (Ovid)\nMEDLINE is the world's best-known medicine and clinical science database, covering literature from around the world since 1946. It has a comprehensive set of controlled vocabulary called Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms). MEDLINE is also available free on the web as PubMed.\nMEDLINE is available on a number of different platforms - we recommend the Ovid version for students and staff in the Faculty of Medicine (since EMBASE is also hosted on Ovid). If you prefer to search PubMed, we suggest you use our links to it, as this will ensure your results point to the full text of our journals in addition to free articles.\nEMBASE is a leading clinical medicine and biomedical database - similar in coverage to MEDLINE but with particular strengths in drugs, toxicology, biotechnology, health affairs and forensic medicine.\nEMBASE covers human medicine and related biomedical research including: drugs, toxicology, clinical medicine, biotechnology, health affairs, psychiatry and forensic medicine. EMBASE includes all MEDLINE records, plus several million of its own - giving it rather better coverage of the literature in topics such as pharmaceuticals and of the European literature in general.\nThe Cochrane Library is the home of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. It also contains a register of controlled trials, Cochrane Clinical Answers, and Special Collections - curated content collections on specific healthcare topics.\nFull list of useful databases...\nYour Academic Engagement Librarians\nUndergraduate programmes: Ric Paul\nPostgraduate programmes: Paula Sands\nEmail: hslib@soton.ac.uk\nTel: 023 8120 6541 | From SGH 6541 | From Highfield 71 6541\nYour Research Engagement Librarian\nName: Paula Sands\nGale - a collection of primary and secondary sources which cover medicine, engineering, history, politics, sociology, philosophy, economics and many other subjects. Provides access to books, archival materials and news sources.\nNext: Skills for Success >>\nLast Updated: Jan 7, 2020 9:58 AM\nURL: https:\/\/library.soton.ac.uk\/medicine\nSubjects: Medicine, Subjects F-M\nTags: cinahl, embase, literature search, medical research, medicine, medline, pubmed, surgery, systematic review","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Westworld Season 1 Episode 6 Review \u2013 'The Adversary'\nNovember 12, 2016 by Edward Gardiner Leave a Comment\nEddy Gardiner reviews the sixth episode of Westworld\u2026.\nAs Westworld enters the second half of its increasingly excellent debut season, it looks like things are finally beginning to stir up a little faster in one of the more revealing episodes so far.\nNot that the show has been dull up to now, of course \u2013 it's been quietly engaging, curious and intelligent science fiction, reminding me often (with its elegant writing rather than thematically) of True Detective's superlative first season which built engagement almost solely through character. But it's been without any tangibly \"wow\" moments. The kind of explosive plot turns we generally expect in TV drama these days (not that they're essential, of course). In 'The Adversary', it's the first time Westworld has left us something resembling an actual cliffhanger.\nThandie Newton's performance as Maeve, a host who's gradually discovering her reality, origin and general existence, continues to be one of the most impressive things in an impressive show. In this episode particularly, she absolutely nails the shifting \"human\" to robotic emotions inherent in playing an AI (if emotion is the right word). She's so good, in fact, that I'm never far from believing that she is actually artificial. It's really great to see her character becoming one of the show's focal points after the pilot cast a few doubts regarding her screen time.\nAlthough, unless I completely missed something, this week's episode confused me slightly as to why Lutz, one of the few Livestock Management employees who doesn't seem to be a jerk or have sexual relations with the bots, pressed on with showing Maeve the behind-the-scenes of the complex and telling her everything about where she comes from. Can't he just shut her down or erase her memory? Yes, he stole a coding console specifically to experiment in private (hence the little bird), but when one of the hosts is telling you to significantly (and potentially dangerously) increase her knowledge capacity, it may be time to hit the breaks. Perhaps he just enjoyed seeing her stick a knife to Sylvester's throat \u2013 I know I did.\nPart of me also can't help but feel that the sequence with Maeve walking through the facility would have had (even) more of an impact had it been the first time the audience had seen it too. But that's nitpicking \u2013 getting 6 episodes in without showing us where the robots come from would require some serious storytelling wizardry, even by a Nolan's standard. And it's still an excellent sequence, set to a beautiful string composition of Radiohead's 'Motion Picture Soundtrack'. Newton's expressions are heartbreaking.\nMeanwhile, inside the park The Man In Black and Teddy continue on their quest to find the elusive maze \u2013 only here their roles appear to switch, if only fleetingly. Upon being captured and (almost) branded by a Union outpost Teddy betrayed in an old storyline, The Man In Black watches on while Teddy rips free of his bonds and proceeds to slaughter the entire platoon. Whether this is something that's been written into his code, or he's expressing more free will in a genuine quest to find Dolores, we just don't know. Though I suspect, like the increasing uncertainty all around the park, he's beginning to stray off-script.\nThere are further revelations into Dr. Ford's ambiguous intentions, with Bernard discovering an unregistered host family living in the park who don't respond to his commands (dangerous territory). Then there's Bernard's right-hand-girl Elise, who's been given a few problems by an unknown assailant (that's the cliffhanger). Overall, 'The Adversary' is another mighty strong episode. With all the theory's flying around the internet it's hard not to get caught up in trying to figure everything out at once, but personally I'm enjoying the clever, methodical build-up to what's sure to be an exciting payoff.\nEddy Gardiner \u2013 Follow me on Twitter\nFiled Under: Edward Gardiner, Reviews, Television Tagged With: westworld\nSupergirl ditches the skirt for new season 5 costume\nSideshow reveals its new Dejah Thoris Premium Format Figure\nFirst trailer for stripper heist movie Hustlers starring Jennifer Lopez\nDaisy Ridley addresses \"vicious\" social media reactions to Star War: The Last Jedi\nA Look Back At The Matrix Sequels\nAvengers: Endgame featurette explores the 'Marvel Sisterhood' scene (with bonus Gamora)\nHorror film Wicked Witches gets a poster and trailer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Olivia Jade Giannulli Reflects on Being 'Publicly Shamed' After College Admissions Scandal: 'We're All Human'\nBy Emily Longeretta\nLive and learn. Olivia Jade Giannulli had gone through her fair share of ups and downs following her parents' arrest for their alleged part in the college admissions scandal. However, the YouTube star, 21, has learned a lot from the experience.\nOn Friday, March 26, the daughter of Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli opened up in a TikTok video to share a valuable lesson a \"very inspirational woman\" taught her recently.\nTwo Years After the College Admissions Scandal: Where Are They Now?\n\"We were talking about being in the public and being publicly shamed, and I was like, 'Well, my situation doesn't even compare, I'm not even going to start to compare it to yours,'\" the YouTube star explained. \"And she looked at me, and she said, 'Olivia, it doesn't matter if I'm drowning in 60 feet of water and you're drowning in 30, we're both still drowning.' I think about that quote every day because I think it's so true and it's such a bigger message to our world right now. I think we're all very quick to judge. I think we're all very quick to put people down.\"\nOlivia Jade Rob Latour\/Shutterstock\nThe beauty influencer continued, \"I just want people to remember, like, if your feelings are hurting, if they're valid to you, they're valid. It doesn't matter if someone is going through worse. You're allowed to have a hard time in this world. That doesn't take away from somebody else, and that shouldn't take away from you. We're all human beings.\"\nOlivia Jade Apologizes, Explains White Privilege: 1st Interview Revelations\nThe TikTok video comes nearly two months after Olivia Jade returned to her YouTube channel after taking a break amid the scandal. On January 21, she revealed a new intro, which showed old footage of herself with the former Full House star, 56, and the designer, 57.\n\"Although I can't change the past, I can change how I act and what I do going forward. Just for my own mental sanity, I don't want to keep rehashing things,\" she said in the video, during which she apologized again for her part in the scandal. \"I just want to move on and do better and move forward and come back [and] do what I love, which is YouTube. You don't have to watch, nobody's forcing you.\"\nMossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin. KATHERINE TAYLOR\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock\nLoughlin and Mossimo were arrested in March 2019 for allegedly paying $500,000 to ensure their daughters, Olivia Jade and Bella Giannulli, would be admitted into the University of Southern California. After a year of claiming they were innocent, the pair pleaded guilty to fraud charges in May 2020.\nLori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli's Family Album With Bella, Olivia Jade\nLoughlin completed her two-month prison sentence in December 2020, and Mossimo began his five-month stint in November 2020. They were also fined a total of $400,000 and must complete community service.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You are here: Home \/ Alt-Rock Icons COLD Release New Music Video for Standout Anthem \"Quiet Now\" \/ Music \/ Alt-Rock Icons COLD Release New Music Video for Standout Anthem \"Quiet Now\"\nAlt-Rock Icons COLD Release New Music Video for Standout Anthem \"Quiet Now\"\nMarch 31, 2020 by Adam Lawton Leave a Comment\nWatch the Haunting \"Quiet Now\" Music Video HERE\nImpacting at Rock Radio Now\nNew COLD Album, The Things We Can't Stop, Out Now | Order HERE\n[Photo Credit: Carl Timpone]\nMusic fans around the world all agree, it's a little too \"Quiet Now\". With bands losing their ability to bring live shows to fans, arts events coming to a complete standstill, and it feeling nearly silent as people remain safe inside their homes, now more than ever, it's important for musicians to keep the music alive.\nGold-certified alt-rock icons COLD are doing just that with their heartfelt new track, \"Quiet Now\" \u2013 one of the standout anthems found on their latest Billboard-charting album and Napalm Records debut, The Things We Can't Stop, out now. Coming at a time that loss is keenly felt and silence is at its most deafening, today, the band has revealed the haunting new visual for the track in the form of a brand new music video that will leave viewers with chills.\nAs reflected in the video, vocalist Scooter Ward has stated that \"Quiet Now\" was initially inspired by the profound silence a person senses around them during or after a deep loss. The song was originally dedicated to a Cold Army member who had experienced such loss \u2013 but has taken on more meaning during these trying times.\nScooter Ward adds:\n\"I had written the song, \"Quiet Now,\" for a Cold Army member and dear friend, who had dealt with the loss of a family member during the recording of our new album. A photo was sent to me, of him and his father holding hands while his father was in the hospital\u2026 that photograph is what inspired the song. I knew the concept for the video needed to express the intense emotion of the song.\nI contacted Patrick Huven from Ghost Motel and filmmaker Alex Schroer to direct and produce the video. I had previously watched their video for a song called \"Hush\" that they had created and loved the eeriness of it and their aesthetic. Patrick and I got together on the concept for the video being a mother mourning the loss of her child in solitude. We felt nothing could be more painful\u2026 the silence of it all. Not hearing the little sounds of a loved one who is no longer there.\nHowever, the only problem was that he lives in Germany, and the distance would be an obstacle. We ended up shooting the story for the video in Germany and then my part here in the states. I reached out to our dear friend and amazing photographer, Dave Jackson, to film and direct my solo part. We filmed it in his studio in Wisconsin. The end result of the two merging together ended up being seamless and powerful.\nWith our world now being on lockdown and everyone experiencing their own levels of solitude, and a bit of silence, and with music being the conduit that holds us together, we felt now was the time to release the song. People are going through serious loss because of this on many levels, and music sometimes helps during these moments. Our hopes are that a song can maybe help people feel not so alone in it all. Our hopes are that with music, perseverance, and the determination that is within us to overcome, things can be somewhat back to normal again soon.\nWe love you all. Stay healthy and follow the guidelines to ensure your safety. Our hearts are with you.\"\nCure the silence and watch the new music video\nfor \"Quiet Now\" HERE\nWhile online, keep the music playing and check out Breaking Benjamin's emotive new track, \"Far Away\", featuring Scooter Ward. Breaking Benjamin vocalist Benjamin Burnley recently stated in an Instagram post that in his youth, he was inspired by Ward, who brought \"Far Away\" to what it needed to be. See for yourself and check out the \"Far Away\" music video HERE.\nThe past year has been transcendent for COLD \u2013 peaking with the successful release of The Things We Can't Stop, subsequent singles \"Shine\", \"Without You\", \"The Devil We Know\" and \"Run\", and a North American comeback tour boasting several sold out shows. Billboard said it best: \"Cold is heating up for a new era\u2026\"\nStay tuned for more news in the world of COLD, coming soon!\nOrder COLD's new album, The Things We Can't Stop, HERE\nFiled Under: Music, Music Headlines Tagged With: altrock, anthem, cold, icons, music, quiet, ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trayvon Martin's father on death of Michael Brown: \"It takes me back\"\nAs Michael Brown's parents prepare to bury their son Monday, Trayvon Martin's family knows their pain all too well. Trayvon, another unarmed black teen was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February of 2012.\nTrayvon's father, Tracy Martin is OutFront.\nFiled under: Michael Brown \u2022 News \u2022 Trayvon Martin\nComments (1 comment)\nProtesters call for \"Stand Your Ground\" changes; lawmakers seek to clarify law\nTaking down \"Stand your Ground.\"\nThat's the mission of two mothers who lost their children, Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, to men whose actions sparked a national debate about Florida's infamous law.\nBoth women led a protest to repeal \"Stand your Ground.\" They argue it gives killers the excuse to shoot and kill and ask questions later.\nCNN's David Mattingly is OutFront.\nFiled under: News \u2022 Stand Your Ground \u2022 Trayvon Martin\nZimmerman wants $200,000 from Florida for court costs\nGeorge Zimmerman's legal team said they plan to ask the state of Florida for a reimbursement of between $200,00 and $300,000 in legal fees.\nGeorge Zimmerman to ask for $200,000 from Florida for court costs\nThat would cover the cost of his defense team's expert witnesses, transcripts, and other expenses - which he rang up before he was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin last month.\nDavid Mattingly is OutFront with the story.\nFiled under: Trayvon Martin \u2022 Zimmerman Case\nO'Mara: Stand Your Ground PSA is a \"dramatic fantasy about what happened that night\"\nIn a 90-second public service announcement, the \"Coalition to Stop Gun Violence\" has re-created the fatal encounter between George Zimmerman and Florida teen Trayvon Martin - using actors and portions of the real 9-1-1 call.\n[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kUKzDANF6QU&w=420&h=315]\nThe ad called \"Stand Up to Stand Your Ground\" dramatizes the shooting and urges voters to oppose the laws that exist in 26 states by panning across the bodies of young boys dressed in hoodies that represent shooting victims across the country.\nDoes the ad go too far?\nOutfront: George Zimmerman's defense attorney, Mark O'Mara.\nShould Trayvon Martin's hoodie be displayed in a museum?\nA spokeswoman for the Smithsonian Institution says it has not made any efforts to acquire the hoodie that Trayvon Martin was wearing the night he was killed.\nStill, the Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens in 2015, seemed to have a different message, telling ABC News: \"It became the symbolic way to talk about the Trayvon Martin case. It's rare that you get one artifact that really becomes the symbol.\"\nShould this symbol become an artifact in a national museum?\nOutFront: Dean Obeidallah, Stephanie Miller and Reihan Salam\nFiled under: News \u2022 Trayvon Martin","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HOME > dpa\nSolar industry warns of end to investments in Germany\nAbstract : The solar industry is worried that the development of solar energy in Germany might suffer a setback. A stop to investments in solar roofs is looming within a few months, the chief executive of the German Solar Association (BSW), Carsten Koernig, told dpa.\nSolar system on a roof of a house. (picture alliance\/dpa)\nThe solar industry is worried that the development of solar energy in Germany might suffer a setback. A stop to investments in solar roofs is looming within a few months, the chief executive of the German Solar Association (BSW), Carsten Koernig, told dpa.\nAt play is a subsidy freeze foreseen since 2012 in the Renewable Energy Sources Act once a total output of 52 gigawatts is reached.\nAt the end of 2018, 45.9 gigawatts had already been reached, with another 3.5 to 4 gigawatts expected to be added this year, according to BSW.\nThe association is calling for new regulation to provide further support.\n\"The climate crisis cannot take a summer recess and the energy sector needs clear investment signals,\" Koernig said. \"It is clear that solar energy, which by now is cheaper, should be expanded much more significantly to stem the climate crisis.\"\nThe German government will not meet its climate goals if it hits the brakes on the expansion of solar energy.\nSeveral associations had already joined the BSW in February when it called for the so-called solar cap to be eliminated - including the national tenants' association, the owners' association Haus&Grund (House & Land) and the DNR league for nature and the environment.\nNotice: No person, organization and\/or company shall disseminate or broadcast the above article on Xinhua Silk Road website without prior permission by Xinhua Silk Road.\nKeyword: Germany investments solar energy\nOverland cross-border natural gas pipelines fuel China's energy supply\nChina export dependency below world average: expert\nChina carmaker BAIC buys 5 pct stake in Daimler\nEconomic Watch: Fading subsidies, rising sustainability in China's solar energy industry\nBeijing slims down the negative list and encourages investment in the West","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Crimean Tatar Leader Heads List Of EU Sakharov Prize Candidates\nOctober 11, 2016 11:14 GMT\nMustafa Dzhemilev, 72, has been banned from Crimea since Russia invaded and annexed the peninsula in early 2014.\nBRUSSELS -- Crimean leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, Yazidi activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, and Turkish journalist Can Dundar have been named as the final candidates for the 2016 Sakharov Prize given annually by the European Parliament.\nDzhemilev, 72, has been banned from Crimea since Russia invaded and annexed the peninsula in early 2014.\nHe was the chairman of the Crimean Tatars' Mejlis, or council, until it was banned by pro-Moscow representatives in Crimea.\nHe was a leading human rights activist during the Soviet era and was jailed several times.\nMurad and Aji Bashar were both captured by the Islamic State extremist group and enslaved when their village in northern Iraq was taken over by the militants in 2014.\nThey managed to escape and are now promoting women's and minority rights. The pair was nominated by both the social-democratic group and the liberal group in the parliament.\nCan Dundar is the former editor in chief of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet and was arrested when his newspaper reported that the Turkish intelligence service was smuggling arms to rebels in Syria. He is backed by the Greens as well as the far-right and far-left parties in the parliament.\nThe trio were shortlisted by members of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Development committees.\nThe winner -- who will receive 50,000 euros ($55,000) -- will be decided by the European Parliament president and the leaders of the eight political groups in the assembly on October 27.\nRFE\/RL\nRFE\/RL journalists report the news in 27 languages in 23 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.\nwebteam@rferl.org\nLIKE FOLLOW Subscribe via RSS\nEuropean Parliament To Name Short List For Sakharov Prize\nCan Ukraine's Economy Withstand Russian Pressure? It's Better Prepared This Time Around.\nTajik Migrant Leader's Disappearance In Russia Sparks Suspicions In Gorno-Badakhshan\nWar Lessons: Ukrainian Schools Prepare Kids For The Worst\nThe Week In Russia: Who's The Extremist?\nBehind High Walls: The Nazarbaev Family's 'Hidden' Luxury Real Estate In Almaty\nStory Alerts Region Widget-GR-1878\nU.S. Warns Belarus Against Helping Potential Russian Invasion Of Ukraine\nLive Briefing: Ukraine In The Crosshairs\nFormer U.S. Embassy Employee Held In Alleged Drug Trafficking Case In Russia\nRussian Naval Assault Could Mean 'Total Disaster' For Ukraine's Economy\nZelenskiy Calls For Calm, Warns Of Destabilization Amid Russia Fears","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Within the Clutch\nby Elizabeth Scalia 9 . 27 . 11\nIt was 2003. Eight innings into yet-another nail-biter of a series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, there came a guttural wail from the stands at Fenway Park.\n\"For the love of God . . . \"\nIt was one lone voice; a man\u2014whose sound was remarkably reminiscent of the late Chris Farley at his most passionately unhinged\u2014was seated close enough to the announcer's booth that his agony was picked up and broadcast in New York.\n\"For the love of God . . . \" he cried, again and again, as one Bosox batter after another swung and missed, and looming before him was a ninth inning full of Mariano Rivera at his peak.\nWatching at home, my son and I heard a hated rival's naked pain, and we hooted in what might be called cruel appreciation.\nBaseball fans understand each other's afflictions. We could laugh in that moment, because our team was winning, but we recognized all too well the sound of anguish emanating from Beantown; we had felt it enough, in the Bronx. When the umpire called \"strike three\" at the third out, the single voice dissolved into a bellow of incoherent angst and three hundred miles away we knew the man had slumped into his chair with his head in his hand, and his heart full of hate; not for the Yankees\u2014that was a given\u2014but for his own team, and for the game of baseball, itself, of which the late commissioner A. Bartlett Giammati once wrote, \"it breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.\"\nThe heartbreak is what makes it great, and the source of the heartbreak is the clutch\u2014that period of time (and it can last for a moment or for years) when everything meaningful in your life fades into a peripheral nothingness until an outcome is known. In the clutch, love is balancing\u2014one foot, en pointe\u2014along a thin wire of hope, and still determining if, or when, the next foot might be safely employed.\nThe clutch makes us hold our breath in the name of love. It is the biopsy report we are waiting to hear about on our husband; it is what keeps us from fully sleeping until we hear our kid pull into the driveway; it is the acknowledgment that we lack control over an outcome, and the wondering that comes before the knowing. Within the clutch are contained all the possibilities of our wild imaginings, and it is in those imaginings that we find ourselves hating the object of our love, for making us care so deeply.\nOnly love can sink us into screaming, ruinous despair while in the depths of a clutch, and of all sports, only baseball can so routinely wear us down to that place.\nThe absence of a clock has something to do with it; a hockey fan can look at the clock and understand that his tension will end in three minutes\u2014now two, now one. A football fan can watch a team strategically meander around the field while crucial seconds flow away like the swift sands of Araby. But a fan of baseball has only framed innings to look at, and\u2014when a score is close, or tied\u2014the threat of an infinite, stretched out limbo of suffocating suspension.\nI once spent eighteen months in one of those limbos\u2014from the moment a lie was told about someone I loved, until an eventual admission and subsequent finding turned the wrong into a right. While in suspense, lacking control over the outcome, giving in to anger and worry, I stressed myself into a case of shingles, and then could only laugh at myself in my foolishness. The eruption on my skin was simply the product of my increasingly volcanic resentment over an injustice, and it was rooted in love clutched too dearly to myself\u2014and thus rendered toxic\u2014rather than surrendered to a healthier recognition of all I could not control, and then released in trust.\nFor it is only in surrender that the clutch is resolved. Eventually, a pitcher must release the ball from his callused fingers and send it spinning into the arcane triune powers of physics, probability, and pure skill, and the batter must commit to an outcome with both swing and stride, or nothing will ever become resolved.\nBaseball is a game of inches. And hours. And in those moments between release and resolution are contained particles of infinity\u2014the space between a prayer of supplication and the surrender of \"Amen\"; the whisper of intention that brings what is empty and void into fullness. The hope for redemption.\nWe can relate to that just as we can identify with pitcher and batter; the individual confronting a full team of resistance with the humblest of weapons\u2014a ball, a stick\u2014speaks to our daily grinds, the resistance, the persistence, the victory of getting through a day; of correcting a flawed stance; of breaking a bad habit before it owns you.\nA man screaming \"for the love of God\" in the stands of Fenway Park made perfect and sympathetic sense to my son and me, because baseball may be a mere game, but it is one that relates to the continual process of the life of faith\"a life of swings and misses, stupid errors, the clutch of despair, the release, the trust, the clockless innings of new chances that stretch out before us, endlessly, and so full of promise.\nIt breaks your heart, but it leaves you wanting more; it roars into spring, slips us through summer and delivers us, tired but still game, into autumn, and then we lie fallow\"waiting in joyful hope.\nBaseball feeds the life of faith because it is an engagement with eternity that re-acquaints us with a covenant of mercy. In our deepest sense of loss and failure we recall the words of Lamentations: \"the favors of the Lord are not exhausted\/his mercies not over and done\/every morning, they are renewed\/so great is His faithfulness.\"\nOf course, Yogi Berra would put it much more succinctly: \"it ain't over 'til it's over.\"\nElizabeth Scalia is the Managing Editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos and blogs as The Anchoress. Her previous articles for \"On the Square\" can be found here.\nGiamatti, \"The Green Fields of the Mind.\"\nArticles by Elizabeth Scalia","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"DHS has a plan to EXPEDITE deportations of illegals that will drive the left NUTS\nApr. 25, 2019 11:27 am by The Right Scoop \u2022 90 Comments\nDHS has a policy under review that would expedite the deportations of illegals by bypassing the immigration courts altogether:\nPOLITICO \u2013 The Homeland Security Department is weighing a plan to bypass immigration courts and remove undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they've been present continuously in the U.S. for two years or more.\nThe proposal is described in a draft regulatory notice, according to two DHS officials and a third person familiar with the planning. If finalized, it would represent the latest escalation of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.\nThe administration has considered since 2017 expanding a fast-track deportation procedure known as \"expedited removal,\" but thus far has refrained from moving ahead.\nThe draft notice \u2014 which remains under review \u2014 would increase significantly the number of recently arrived undocumented immigrants subject to rapid deportation. Under the current standard, expedited removal is applicable only to immigrants picked up within 14 days of arrival. The two-week cutoff stems from a 2004 regulatory change, not from the 1996 statute that created the process.\nThe change could speed up the deportation of recent arrivals at the border and reduce the load on federal immigration courts, which have grappled with a soaring case backlog. But such a move likely would draw legal challenges \u2014 and a number of Trump polices have been sidelined by federal courts.\nThe policy would be effective nationwide, not just within 100 miles of the border as it is now.\nIt's not clear when DHS will unveil this new policy, but it is sure to be the subject of a new lawsuit when and if they do.\nHopefully they will unveil it soon and we can get this underway.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Friday , January 17, 2020\nRacing Point's Sergio P\u00e9rez nearly runs over marshals at Monaco GP\nIt was under the Safety Car, coming out of the pits into Turn 1. That was really bad. I had to brake and they were very lucky that I avoided them. Perez added that he will raise the issue with the F...\nby \u00b7 Sport\nWorld No.1 Naomi Osaka escapes after French Open scare\nSchmiedlova has endured a topsy-turvy career her breakthrough 2015 season - when she won two titles - and almost fell outside the Top 300 two years ago. Schmiedlova twice served for the match, only fo...\nNick Foles Out Indefinitely for Jaguars OTAs Due to Personal Reasons\nNFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported Foles could be back by the end of the week, but it's still an open-ended absence. The Super Bowl LII MVP signed a four-year, $88 million contract with Jacksonvi...\nOilers name Tippett 16th head coach in franchise history\nTippett coached the Coyotes for eight seasons, missing the playoffs in his final five seasons in Arizona. Tippett, a Moosomin, Saskatchewan native, was hired by Seattle's upcoming National Hockey Le...\nEuropean heavyweights join Tottenham in race for Real Betis midfielder\nThe Argentina global has enjoyed an impressive season, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, and scouts from various leading European clubs have kept tabs on him. Real Madrid president Florentino Per...\nFerrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc ready to take some risks in Monaco\nAfter his team botched his qualifying on Saturday and left Leclerc starting way down in 15th place on the grid, the 21-year-old driver said: \"I'll have to take a lot of risks I think, even risking to ...\nPoland 2019: Flying Eagles battle desperate USA\nThe coach Paul Aigbogun tutored team got off to a flying start on Friday when they spanked Qatar 4-0 while their opponents in today's match suffered a 1-2 loss to Ukraine in the other group match....\nThe Weather Network has released BC's long-term summer forecast\nUnfortunately, that'll come with a heightened risk of wildfires for the western part of Canada. \"But we don't want to convey that this is a washout of a summer - it does not look that way\", he added...\nQuicken Loans CEO confirms Dan Gilbert suffered stroke\nDan is awake, responsive and resting comfortably. \"Dan and his family are immensely grateful to the doctors and nurses whose early intervention is already paying dividends toward his recovery\", Farn...\nLaLiga players arrested over alleged match-fixing\nGetafe moved to deny claims that Saiz had been arrested, telling Spanish newspaper AS that he was on holiday with his family. Saiz, who has been on loan at Getafe since January, was named by some ou...\nChelsea's Eden Hazard voted PFA Fans Player of the Year\nBut I can put it aside. The Belgian star carried his team to many results this season, and has been rewarded for it, as he somewhat surprisingly picks up the award for PFA Fans Player of the Year. A...\nGiannis: Bucks hope to come back stronger after falling short of goal\nThousands of people gathered outside Fiserv Forum to party and watch playoff games - both home and away - on giant screens, while Brewers and Packers players were the ones sitting in the crowd suppo...\nManchester United start rebuilding with Daniel James on summer shopping list\nManchester United have been offered hope in their pursuit of Daniel James , but Swansea have warned that they will not \"give players away\". \"You want to have a squad that is competitive to each ...\nStanley Cup final report card - Game 1\nLouis' firepowered top trio. He connected with Connor Clifton in transition to score the icebreaker, and then went skate-to-stick beautifully to convert the eventual game victor a little over five min...\n'Leroy Sane will join Bayern Munich from Manchester City'\nPresident Uli Hoeness and chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have both made statements to the press with the latter stating that they will do everything possible to bring the winger to the Allianz ...\nPocock's Brumbies career over, focused on being fit for World Cup\nPocock said it was the right decision to retire from the Brumbies and end his Super Rugby career on Wednesday in a bid to fit for the World Cup in September. Born in Zimbabwe, Pocock started playing...\nNeymar stripped of Brazil national team captaincy\nAccording to Fox Sports , manager Tite informed Neymar of his decision this past weekend, when the Paris Saint-Germain forward arrived at the team's training ground. Tite's decision comes after Ne...\nRaptors superfan Nav Bhatia shares his excitement ahead of National Basketball Association finals\nKawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors speaks with Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers after sinking a buzzer beater to win Game Seven of the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at ...\nKuznetsov denies drug use after video surfaces\nEvgeny Kuznetsov might be in some deep trouble. \"Yes, I saw this video appear on the network\". It happened in summer of 2018, when we won the Cup in Vegas. In a statement sent to The Associated Pre...\nFrench police arrest suspect over Lyon bomb blast, Interior Minister Castaner says\nLyon Mayor Gerard Collomb, a former interior minister, said one of the suspects is an IT student who was arrested as he stepped out of a bus. A French police handout showing the suspect on his bi...\nBill Buckner, ex-Boston Red Sox player, dies at 69\nRed Sox fans scapegoated Buckner's role in the 1986 collapse for years, but his 10th inning error was just the final blow in a series of unforgettable mistakes that cost the Red Sox their first World ...\nGame Preview: Detroit Tigers at New York Mets\nIn a back-and-forth slugfest between two teams swept by lowly Miami within the past week, Detroit blew an early 4-0 lead and then rallied three times from one-run deficits to win for the first time si...\nHip injury rules Sean O'Brien out of Ireland's World Cup plans\nYet Leinster hit straight back, scrum-half Luke McGrath charging down a Stuart Hogg kick inside his own 22 and Garry Ringrose reacting quickest to dot down the spinning ball in the narrow in-goal ar...\nFiji win London Sevens to go top of standings\nFiji will be joined in Tokyo by US and New Zealand who also booked their spots at the 2020 Olympic Games this weekend, alongside Japan who were awarded automatic qualification due to host nation s...\nHow Europe voted as 400 million people headed to the polls\nPresident Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance platform , built on the ruins of French centre-left and centre-right parties, added to gains for liberals at the European Union level while support for the...\n\"My brother spoke for himself\", Dybala denies Juventus exit claims\nThe French World Cup star is expected to leave Old Trafford for the second time this summer. Paul Pogba has had his fair share of ups and downs since returning to Manchester United after spendin...\nDeparting coach Brad Scott levels farewell slap at ex-Roo David King\nBrad Scott has stepped aside as North Melbourne coach. \"It was a bit of a shock when I rocked up today\", Kangaroos veteran Ben Cunnington said post-game. The host broadcaster captured vision of Scot...\nSerena fights back at Roland Garros as Nadal cruises\nThere, they traded breaks in games two and five before Veronika grabbed another one to move 4-2 up, delivering two good holds and moving over the top with a volley victor in game nine for the place in...\nMackenzie Hughes tied for 2nd heading into final round at Colonial\nBoth have a chance to end droughts at Colonial - if they can overtake third-round leader Kevin Na . Blixt posted his lowest round of the season, and said he hoped he could keep it rolling through the...\nDjokovic facing tricky Roland Garros opener\nIf anyone thought Serena Williams would tame her fashion after last year's French Open catsuit controversy , she proved them wrong. The tennis pro chose to wear a Nike catsuit for her match agai...\nJoshua keen for Wilder fight, says trainer McCracken\nMatchroom Boxing announced that unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Joshua Buatsi will defend his WBA International light heavyweight title against Marco Antonio Periban on the show in New York Ci...\nCharles Barkley Reveals His Pick For The NBA Finals\nIt's been a great - no, a historic run for the Raptors this spring. The Raptors went 2-0 against the Warriors this season, winning 131-128 in overtime at home on November 29 and 113-93 in Oakl...\nBrad Marchand Reveals His Plan For Stanley Cup If Bruins Win Final\nThe Cup Final was in the months following the Boston Marathon bombing with the Bruins playing the first pro sports game in Boston , against Buffalo, following the April terrorist attack. The team's...\nRisks don't pay off for Leclerc\nWe didn't. I think when you've got tools and simulations, you should trust what you are doing. Charles Leclerc says his risky approach to the Monaco Grand Prix did not pay off as he ended up dro...\nMahela Jayawardene declines role in Sri Lanka World Cup team\nJayawardene said he had been asked twice to play a role in Sri Lanka's backroom for the World Cup - once by Sri Lanka's sports minister, and once by SLC's CEO towards the end of the recent IPL. 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I think I'm proud that I could really be able to always stay same, I could hold the same level for each practice till the end. \"I could have been a bit more clinical in my game, but it was good to generate opportunities for myself\".\nI rejected an offer from Barca because its too soon\nMcDonald: Teammates needed to have injured Tuukka Rask's back\nNews Chronicle\nJeanswest Enters Voluntary Administration\nLevi Strauss president exits company to become CEO of supermarket chain\nThe Genesis GV80 debuts with concept-car styling and tons of tech\nUnited Airlines jet with burning engine makes emergency landing in Newark\nChina's economy grew at slowest pace in almost 30 years in 2019\nHotel firm Oyo lays off 10% of India staff\nMore from this category \u2192\nEdition choice\nJames Corden Wears Spanx Under His Suits on His Show\nNot only is it sweet, but it's also relatable. and a little odd. Discover what the host of The Late Late Show had to say. James Corden isn't too proud to admit that he wears Spanx under his suits to create that streamlined look, but he's hoping to break \"free\".\nWrestling - AEW renewed through 2023\nAs reported earlier today at this link , AEW and WarnerMedia announced that their deal for AEW Dynamite on TNT has been extended through 2023 . By any measurement, AEW: Dynamite has to be called a successful television product. Reilly said he wants to AEW to have some presence on YouTube, but wouldn't necessarily keep putting the entire episode of Dark on YouTube only.\nWhy Prince Harry was his brother's 'secret weapon'\nThe Duke of Sussex was to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup draw at Buckingham Palace, with all eyes on whether he will address the still-unresolved royal crisis. \" Williams , who has switched codes after representing the All Blacks at last year\" World Cup in Japan, played for New Zealand in rugby league's showpiece tournament in 2013 but is also eligible for Samoa and has yet to announce his choice.\nhilltopmonitor.com in social\nCopyright \u00a9 2020 \u2014 hilltopmonitor.com. All Rights Reserved","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In His Own Words: A Kuck | Baxter Paralegal Shares His Personal Immigration Story\nBy: Charles Kuck, Past ABIL President\n\u200bMusings on Immigration\nThe identity of the United States is firmly rooted in the idea that this country is a \"nation of immigrants.\" In fact, up until February 22, 2018, the mission statement for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services governmental agency (\"USCIS\") described \"America's promise as a nation of immigrants.\" While the wording of this mission statement has been changed, this country nonetheless continues to be a nation of immigrants and a nation of nations. No revision to a mission statement will change this.\nWhile we may be a nation of immigrants, no two immigrants have the same story. Rather, each of their unique stories help make up the multicultural, melting pot narrative of our country.\nFor today's post on the Kuck | Baxter Musing on Immigration Blog, we're going to do something a bit different than our usual blog postings. At the immigration law firm of Kuck | Baxter, we have a diverse arsenal of attorneys and staff, including many with immigrant backgrounds. One of our amazing paralegals, Raymond Partolan, was born in the Philippines and came to the U.S. with his family at just fifteen months old. In 2012, he became a beneficiary of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA). He was granted a two-year reprieve from deportation and was able to obtain a work permit and driver's license. Mr. Partolan, who self-describes as a proud Filipino-American, has contributed in countless ways to his community. He was salutatorian of his high school class and student body president at Mercer University. After graduating from college with a near perfect GPA, he worked as a Program Associate for Atlanta's Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the first nonprofit law and advocacy center dedicated to the civil, social, and economic rights of Asian immigrants and refugees in Georgia and the Southeast. In 2017, he left his role at Asian Americans Advancing Justice to pursue a career in immigration law and joined Kuck | Baxter Immigration Partners as an immigration paralegal. He works in the Family Practice Immigration Group, helping clients with a wide array of family immigration law matters.\nMr. Partolan says he first wrote down his personal immigration story right after the Presidential Election of 2016. After having so many people ask him about his immigration story and the challenges faced by being an undocumented immigrant in this country, he decided to write down his story in his personal blog\u2014a story that he importantly and emphatically notes is still being written.\nClick here to read Mr. Partolan's immigration story as self-published on his blog named \"Outside of the Shadows\".\n*The above hyperlink will direct you to Mr. Partolan's blog. The materials and blog posts on his website and any related links are provided for informational purposes only. They are not intended as and do not constitute legal advice and should not be acted on as such. The materials and links are neither the legal opinions of Kuck | Baxter or any of its attorneys, staff, or clients nor are the materials represented as being all-inclusive, correct, complete, or up-to-date. You should not rely on any information on this website or its links. If you hare having an immigration law issue we suggest you seek the advice of a skilled immigration attorney.\nWe are proud to have Mr. Partolan as part of the Kuck | Baxter team. While Mr. Partolan's educational and professional success is exceptional, the fact that he is an immigrant is not. After all, foreign-born residents now living in the United States make up approximately 15 percent of the U.S. population.\nAre you facing an immigration law issue and need legal guidance? With incredibly high stakes and an immigration law system that is both littered with bureaucratic red tape and is notoriously difficult for laypersons to navigate, we know how disruptive and stressful immigration law issues can be on individuals and their loved ones. We strongly recommend that no one try to go at it alone but rather work with an experienced immigration lawyer. The exceptional team of immigration attorneys at Kuck | Baxter handles a wide array of immigration law matters for individuals, families, small and large business, and investors.\nWe stand by you throughout the entire process, doing everything in our power to help you achieve a favorable outcome. While we cannot guarantee results, your chances of success are significantly higher when working with a skilled immigration attorney rather than going at it alone.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HARVEST GRAND PRIX RACE 2 RECAP AND QUOTES\nPosted by Patrick Stephan on Saturday, October 3rd 2020\nCHEVROLET RACING IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES\nINDYCAR HARVEST GP\nINDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE\nRACE 2 RECAP AND QUOTES\nPower, Chevrolet complete INDYCAR Harvest GP sweep\nRace 1 winner Newgarden within 32 points of title lead; Chevy scores 199th win\nINDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 3, 2020) \u2013 Will Power led all 75 laps of Race 2 of the INDYCAR Harvest GP on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course to claim his second victory of the season in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet and 39th of his NTT INDYCAR SERIES career.\nChevrolet swept the doubleheader as reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden, driving the No. 1 Team Penske Chevrolet, won the 85-lap Race 1 on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course on Oct. 2.\nChevrolet has registered 88 victories in 148 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races since returning to manufacturer competition in 2012. Overall, Chevrolet has 199 wins in Indy car racing (under AAA, USAC, CART, Champ Car, IRL and INDYCAR sanction):\nChevrolet 2.2-liter V6 twin turbocharged direct-injected engine supplier \u2013 88: INDYCAR (2012-present)\nChevrolet V8 engine supplier \u2014 104: CART (1987-1993) and Indy Racing League (2002-05)\nMiscellaneous victories credited to Chevrolet \u2014 7: USAC and CART (1965-81)\n\"Just so happy to have Verizon, Chevy in Victory Lane again,\" said Power, who won by .8932 of a second over Colton Herta in the caution-free race. \"We had two Hondas trying to attack us (toward the end of the race), but the Chevy had very good power and drivability, so I'm over the moon to get another win.\"\nIt is the ninth time in his career that Power has won from the pole, including four times on the IMS road course (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020). The win tied Al Unser for fifth on the all-time Indy car victory list.\nEarlier in the day, Power claimed his fourth NTT P1 Award of the season and 61st pole of his career. Power, who has earned 37 of his career poles since 2012 in a Chevrolet-powered car, is six behind leader Mario Andretti on the all-time Indy car list.\nChevrolet has amassed 98 earned poles (102 counting poles based on entrant points when qualifications were canceled because of inclement weather) in the 148 races.\nNewgarden finished fourth and Pato O'Ward, driving the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet, placed fifth. Simon Pagenaud rounded out the Team Chevy top 10 with a 10th-place finish in the DXC Technology Team Penske Chevrolet.\nNewgarden closed to 32 points of front-runner Scott Dixon in the chase for the driver championship heading into the heading into the season finale Oct. 25 on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Firestone GP of St. Petersburg will be telecast by NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET. Newgarden won the 2019 race, which was the season opener.\nCHEVROLET UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:\nPOS. DRIVER\n1 Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet\n4 Josef Newgarden, No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet\n5 Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet\n10 Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 DXC Technology Team Penske Chevrolet\n17 Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Sonax Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet\n18 Sebastien Bourdais, No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet\n19 Max Chilton, No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet\n20 Conor Daly, No. 20 U.S. Air Force Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet\n21 Helio Castroneves, No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet\n23 Charlie Kimball, No. 4 Tresiba AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet\n24 Sage Karam, No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Oil2Soil Chevrolet\n25 Dalton Kellett, No. 41 K-Line AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet\nTOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL FINISHING RESULTS:\n2 Colton Herta, No. 88 Capstone Andretti Autosport Honda\n3 Alexander Rossi, No. 27 AutoNation Andretti Autosport Honda\nWILL POWER, NO. 12 VERIZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET \u2013 RACE WINNER: \"The tires had gone away and it was a tough battle and I had to work very hard to keep him behind. I am just so happy to have Verizon and Chevy in Victory Lane again. We had two Hondas trying to attack us there but my Chevy had very good power and drive-ability, so just over the moon to get another win, especially at this place.\"\nJOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 1 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 4TH \"We were a little shy of where we needed to be. If we had a phenomenal day like we had yesterday, we would be in really good shape. We were just mediocre today. I think we had a car to compete with Will and Herta and Rossi up there but we just didn't start up there high enough. With the start, I got kind of buried on the inside and I tried to get as much as I could on the outside but then Santino came in running tight \u2013 but he was fine. It just got tight and I got pushed back a little too far. The key for us was being up higher earlier today. I just had to work for a lot just like Scott did. If we had a cleaner qualifying run, I think we really would have had a better day. I'm really thankful to Team Chevy. There were two wins for Team Chevy here this weekend. They did a phenomenal job, and obviously having Hitachi support is always big for us. Look, we're in it with a shot. We're going to go to St. Pete and try and win this championship. I just wish we were in a little closer position.\"\nRINUS VEEKAY, NO. 21 SONAX ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 17TH: \"Way different race than yesterday! I wish there had been some kind of yellow so we could have done something! Two stints on blacks, that was tough. We were not quick on the blacks yesterday and that did not change for today. The last stint on reds was pretty okay, we just had some unfortunate things happen today. I wasn't completely happy with the handling of the car, but we didn't get the set up quite right \u2013 it happens! Everyone gave 100%, including me, and that just wasn't enough today. Let's head to St. Pete and send it!\"\nMAX CHILTON, NO. 59 GALLAGHER CARLIN CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 19TH: \"It was a really tough day out there today. We had an issue on the start where we got blocked and lost quite a few spots, but thankfully we were able to make them up throughout the race. We just really struggled on blacks. The reds were manageable, but the blacks had zero grip. I just didn't feel like I could be as aggressive today as I was yesterday, so unfortunately we weren't as competitive as we were in Race 1. Even with the fuel saving, we were still able to make up positions throughout the race especially when we were on the reds. Obviously I wish we could've improved today and gotten a top 10, but it just wasn't in the cards for us.\"\nCHARLIE KIMBALL, NO. 4 TRESIBA CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 23RD: \"Honestly kind of a frustrating day. We made the decision strategically to do something different than the 14 and something different than the 41. We started on used alternate Firestones. The pace just wasn't great. The second stint on our first set of primes (tires) we just really struggled to find lap time, so from yesterday to today we seemed to have gotten a little outside the window. I don't know if it was weather conditions, track conditions or just the tires we had left after using a little more on yesterday's race but going for the three stop we had to make really good lap time and we struggled with a little bit during the second stint of the race. But at the end the lap times weren't bad on the third and fourth stints. We just need to figure out how to make the car better in qualifying so we don't have to throw Hail Mary's.\"\nDALTON KELLETT, NO. 41 K LINE USA CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 25TH: \"Definitely not the way we wanted to end the season for the No. 41 K Line Insulators USA crew. We thought we were looking pretty good going into the race with the two new sets of Firestone alternates (tires). When we went to sticker reds, we didn't quite have the pace and it just seemed like the car couldn't quite take the extra little bit of aggression to try to get that next few tenths out of it. Had a couple mistakes in (turn) 1 trying to push the brakes out a little bit deeper but getting front lock up, so that really hurt us having to take the run off road there. At the end of the day we didn't quite have the pace or the consistency to pull off the strategy that we were trying to go for which was a bummer for the team. I think we've worked really hard all season and we've definitely made improvements but obviously today showed there's some work that we have to do. We have to sit down and think really hard over what's been good about the changes that we've made so far and what hasn't worked and come up with a plan from there. \"\nSEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO. 14 AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 18TH \"It was a pretty trying weekend, not where we want to be but it's just the beginning of the relationship. We're hoping to build something and prepare as best as possible for next year. In some respects we achieved that. We've got a lot of work ahead of us but if it was easy I may not be here. We have a lot to think about, a lot to go through and analyze and see what may explain what we've experienced this weekend. Starting from where we started today makes things very difficult but we were on the right strategy with the two-stopper because everyone who had a halfway decent day was on the two stop strategy. Passing was once again extremely difficult. Just a shame we got caught up in some guys' messes when they tangled and got back on track like Ericsson running off the track and making us lose a couple of positions. We never could recover from that because passing was so difficult. At the end of the day, live and learn. Everybody tried real hard, the mechanics did a great job throwing all the changes that we wanted to try at the car and that was quite a bit all weekend long. We'll keep working at it and move forward\nCONOR DALY, NO. 20 U.S. AIR FORCE CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 20TH: \"As made a move into Turn 1 on Lap 2, we had a glitch and lost the throttle for a couple of seconds. I had to fall back to last, but honestly from then on, we had really good pace. Our second stint on new reds was great, we got up to 14th from dead last. We were making great progress but couldn't maintain the speed on the last set of used reds. The 41 car blocked us pretty aggressively and was not very sportsmanlike, which was a shame. We just had to hang on to the finish.\"\nHELIO CASTRONEVES, NO. 7 ARROW MCLAREN CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 21ST \"The result doesn't show how much work everyone from Arrow McLaren SP put into this weekend to make sure I was comfortable. We tried a different strategy, and even if the strategy wasn't right, it was right for me because I could push and understand more of the car on reds. I wish we could have another qualifying and race tomorrow. I can't thank Sam, Ric, Zak and Arrow McLaren SP enough for an amazing job. The car is in one piece which is great. Great experience. Hopefully Oliver continues to look after his health.\"\nPATO O'WARD, NO. 5 ARROW MCLAREN SP CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED FIFTH \"We ended up where we started, we didn't go backwards, we didn't go forwards. I think we maximized absolutely everything we could out of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet. Our black tire pace was where we really lost our chance at a podium. We have some work to do, but there's one more race to go. We are going to try and get a win before the year ends. We are going to give it hell in St. Pete.\"\nSIMON PAGENAUD, NO. 22 DXC TECHNOLOGY TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 10TH: \"It was a big weekend for Team Penske. Will did a great job today and congratulations to him for the win. We worked hard today for a top-10 finish with the DXC Technology Chevrolet and it was a good way for us to end the weekend. With another good finish today by Josef, Team Penske has a chance to race for the championship at St. Pete so we're all looking forward to the finale and a good result there..\"\nSAGE KARAM, NO. 24 DREYER & REINBOLD RACING OIL2SOIL CHEVROLET \u2013 FINISHED 24th: \"While the results didn't show it today, our Oil2Soil Chevy was much better in qualifying and the race from Thursday and Friday. We made some changes overnight that helped the race car. It's tough out there. We ran P3 in qualifying today and, I pulled into the pits and looked at the time sheet, and I'm 11th. Wow, this series is very difficult. In the race, we tried the Firestone red tires and the car wasn't as good as on the Firestone blacks. Later in the race, I was running very competitive laps but we lost a lot early. Our pit stops were very good today. The big thing for the DRR team, who is just getting back into road racing after a seven-year layoff, is that we learned quite a bit with the doubleheader race weekend. We lost some valuable time on Thursday in practice when we had a fuel pressure issue. But we will take the info and study it for the future races.\"\ncategory: Chevy PR\n\u00ab Harvest Grand Prix Race #2 Report\nPalou in Race 2 of Harvest GP \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Yeshivah statement in response to our civil case settlement, and my response\nIn response to last Friday's civil case settlement, the Yeshivah Centre has issued the following public statement\/propaganda:\nWe welcome the news that on 14 September 2018, a settlement was reached with Manny Waks in relation to his abuse that occurred at the Yeshivah Centre. We hope that it provides some tangible recognition of the seriousness of the abuse and the hurt suffered. We also share the sentiments stated by Manny on Friday, that this milestone will assist him in moving forward and form part of the healing process.\nAs an institution, we condemn any form of abuse and acknowledge the serious harm it causes. We remain committed to provide a safe environment for all children in our care and continue to work tirelessly toward ensuring the regretful mistakes of the past are never repeated.\nThe Yeshivah Centre encourages anyone who has experienced or is aware of sexual abuse having occurred at the Yeshivah Centre to contact the police (Moorabbin SOCIT unit: 03 9556-6124).\nIt seems that, despite settling with me, Yeshivah and the Chabad establishment are still unable to take full responsibility and identify what they have done. The penny has not yet dropped.\nOur settlement was only partially \"in relation to his abuse that occurred at the Yeshivah Centre\". Like many other victims\/survivors who have taken legal action against Yeshivah, my claim involved not only compensation for the abuse I suffered decades ago at Yeshivah but also for the cover-ups, intimidation, bullying and harassment which they meted out to my family and I in recent years after I sought justice for the abuse that occurred decades earlier. Indeed, this disgraceful response by Yeshivah was the reason they were called to two public hearings of the Royal Commission.\u200b\n(Rabbi) Chaim Tzvi Groner\nThere were no two people more directly responsible for Yeshivah's appalling response to their victims than (Rabbis) Chaim Tzvi Groner and Zvi Telsner. The Yeshivah Centre and broader Chabad establishment continue to ignore their responsibility for the chillul Hashem (desecration of God's name) and chillul Chabad\/Lubavitch (desecration of the Chabad community), which they have perpetrated in recent years.\nWhile Yeshivah may \"condemn any form of abuse\" unfortunately they still do not condemn the mistreatment of those who have been abused on their watch. For so long as that remains the case, any commitment \"to provide a safe environment for all children (in our care) and\u2026to work tirelessly toward ensuring the regretful mistakes of the past are never repeated\" is misleading and dangerous. The mistakes of the past are being repeated every time (Rabbi) Groner participates in Board decisions and every time (Rabbi) Telsner advises Yeshivah congregants and receives his wage.\nYeshivah remains a morally corrupt and an unsafe institution for children.\nWhile I've reached a settlement with them, I will continue to highlight their hypocrisy and immoral behaviour. I can assure you that they have not bought my silence.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"African-American professor finds more than 2 in 3 hate crimes are fake\nThis post was first published at Fellowship of the Minds\nJason L. Riley reports for the Wall St. Journal, June 25, 2020, that Wilfred Reilly, an assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State University, compiled a database of 346 hate-crime allegations and determined that less than a third were genuine.\nReilly then put together a data set of more than 400 confirmed cases of fake hate-crime a1llegations that were reported to authorities between 2010 and 2017. He maintains that the exact number of false reports is probably unknowable, but that what can be said \"with absolute confidence is that the actual number of hate crime hoaxes is indisputably large. We are not speaking here of just a few bad apples.\"\nReilly calls the Jussie Smollett case \"the archetype of a hate crime hoax\" and \"one of the most flamboyant examples of the genre.\" According to Rilley, an openly gay black man residing in Chicago \u2014 one of the country's most liberal and diverse metropolises \u2014 is set upon by two white Donald Trump supporters who brandish bleach and a noose while shouting racial and antigay slurs \"was a situation so extreme and bizarre that I think we would have had to look at how much racial progress the U.S. had actually made had it really occurred.\"\nBut, of course, Smollett had made it all up, including buying the rope for the noose himself, and paying two Nigerian brothers to pose as his attackers.\nAlthough the appointment of last week's appointment of a special prosecutor in Chicago to take up the Smollett case is a good sign, Professor Reilly notes that media interest and coverage of the Smollett case has all but evaporated. He points out in his new book, Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War, on about 100 fake hate-crimes, that the initial media publicity for supposed hate crimes tends all but to disappear if the allegations are exposed as fake. and that the media's relative lack of interest in exposing hoaxes that don't involve famous figures is a big part of the problem.\nReilly's interest in hate crimes dates to his graduate-school days, when he became aware of several widely reported incidents in the vicinity of his hometown, Chicago, that turned out to be fake. In 2012 a popular gay bar in suburban Chicago was destroyed by fire, and the owner cited homophobia as the reason. The same year, black students at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside reported death threats from hate groups and found a noose hanging from a dorm room door. Ultimately, the owner of the bar pleaded guilty to arson and insurance fraud, and a black student at the university fessed up to sending racist threats and planting the noose.\nReilly found that \"This phenomenon of fake hate crimes did not appear to be small-scale or regionally based.\" Some examples:\nA gay pastor in Texas accused a Whole Foods store of selling him a cake with a slur written in icing. The store produced video evidence that the pastor was lying.\nA white woman in Oregon disfigured her own face with acid and claimed a black man had attacked her. Later, she admitted fabricating the entire story.\nAfter signs that read \"blacks only\" and \"whites only\" were found at bathroom entrances on the University at Buffalo campus in upstate New York, a black graduate student confessed to posting them.\nReilly's bigger concern is the politicization of hate crimes, especially where racial minorities are the supposed victims. Those alleged incidents are invariably seized upon by politicians and activists looking to feed a belief among liberals that discrimination and oppression are the main drivers of inequality. According to Reilly, \"In the mainstream media we hear almost constant talk about scary new forms of racism: 'white privilege,' 'cultural appropriation,' and 'subtle bigotry,\" but \"a huge percentage of the horrific hate crimes cited as evidence of contemporary bigotry are fakes.\"\nWall St. Journal doesn't identify Professor Wilfred Reilly as black, but his pic on a Kentucky State University website shows him to be one.\nDr. Wilfred Reilly is that rare academic who actually thinks for himself and is not a captive of the Left's pernicious group-think. His contact info.:\nMail: Hathaway Hall, Room 201\nSchool of Government, Policy and Justice Studies\nRead the rest at Fellowship of the Minds\nFake Hate\nEx-NFL Player Accused of Fake Hate Crime & Insurance Fraud: Painted Racial Slurs at His Own Business\nFake hate crime: Jewish owners of restaurant staged city's 'worst ever' anti-Semitic hate-crime\nMichigan \u2013 Another Fake Hate Crime: Transgender Man Burns Down Own Home with Pets Inside\nFAKE HATE: Black Man Arrested For Spray-Painting Racist Graffiti At Eastern Michigan University\nPrevious article$1.4 Billion Worth Of Stimulus Payments Accidentally Sent To Millions Of Dead People\nNext articleLunatic Leftists now claim MILK is racist simply because it's white","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/05\/ray-sefo-talks-difficulty-in-decision-to-cancel-pfls-2020-season\nRay Sefo talks difficulty in decision to cancel PFL's 2020 season\nFarah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio\nMay 13, 2020 5:10 pm ET\nThe Professional Fighters League was one of the first promotions to take definitive action amid the coronavirus outbreak.\nAfter putting the season on hold, PFL decided to cancel their entire 2020 season, with all contracted fighters to receive monthly stipends.\nIt wasn't an easy decision to make, but PFL president Ray Sefo says due to the nature of the promotion's format, it would have been too difficult to try and resume operations with so much uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic.\n\"The decision was a difficult one because there's so many fighters of course,\" Sefo told MMA Junkie. \"But when we looked at this world crisis and where it was heading, it just wasn't safe for our fighters to even get ready and at that point when we made the decision, there was just so many people getting affected and people dying left, right and center which was pretty sad.\nSarah Kaufman thinks PFL's decision to cancel season 'makes sense'\nPFL partners with Food Bank for New York City to provide 25,000 meals\nSadibou Sy featured in new episode of PFL's 'Inside the Knockout' series\n\"So the safety of our fighters and our staff was the most important thing that played a big part in making that decision and we had to push the season as you know. The fighters, they gotta fight five times to get to the finals but also, the season takes like eight to nine months to complete so we just knew time-frame wise, the safety of our athletes and of course fans and everybody else involved, it was just the best thing to do.\"\nThe focus will now be on the 2021 season, as the promotion has no intentions of holding one-off shows in the meantime. PFL has recently signed the likes of former Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Justin Willis and Tyler Diamond, who will all have to wait before getting to make their promotional debuts.\nPFL Championship 2019: Best photos\nVitor Belfort, Tyron Woodley to join PFL Challenger Series team as panel experts\nMatthew Wells and John Morgan\nTwo former UFC champions will be a part of the new PFL Challenger Series expert panel.\nJake Paul to PFL is a serious possibility. CEO Peter Murray peels back the curtain on why.\nSimon Samano and John Morgan\nIf Jake Paul is serious about crossing over into MMA, the PFL appears to be equally as serious in having him.\nCurtis Millender will stay busy boxing ahead of hopeful return to PFL\nMatt Erickson and MMA Junkie Radio\nCurtis Millender hopes he'll be back in the PFL this year. But until then, he's going to hop on the boxing trend to stay in shape.\nMore PFL","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Liam McAlinden: \"I heard the new head coach had mentioned he knew about me...that was really good to hear.\"\nWolverhampton Wanderers: Liam McAlinden vows to impress Kenny Jackett\nBill Howell\nLiam McAlinden of Wolverhampton Wanderers replaces Stephen Hunt\nLiam McAlinden says he is ready for the step-up to senior football for Wolves next season.\nKenny Jackett has already vowed to mould a 'young and vibrant' team and the 19-year-old striker \u2013 who recently switched from Northern Ireland to the Republic \u2013 is likely to be a central figure.\n\"I heard the new head coach had mentioned he knew about me and that was really good to hear,\" the Cannock-born ace said.\n\"I've been making sure I have kept myself fit during the close season so I can come back and try to impress.\n\"I had a lot of games for the Under-21s last season, which was a good standard, so I feel I am ready to take the next step but I know it's up to me to prove it and earn my chance.\"\nMcAlinden made his debut as a substitute against Burnley at the end of April having been around Dean Saunders' first team for the final eight games.\n\"It has been a very difficult time for Wolves over the last couple of years but I think now it is about looking forward,\" McAlinden said.\n\"League One will be difficult but we will all be thinking positively and it would be something special for any of us to be involved in a push for promotion.\n\"We've got a new head coach in and it's a fresh start and up to us to make the most of it and do what we can to help the team.\n\"All the way through I feel I have managed to score goals where I have played, whether it be Academy or Under-21 football.\n\"Now it's about trying to prove I am capable of playing in League One and, if I can do that, trying to score goals again.\"\nKenny Jackett","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"update 13.\ncalamity in cameroon\n7 March - 7 April, 2007\nTotal kilometers cycled: 19,250\nSpecific country info on routes & roads\/food & accommodation\/the locals available here.\nIt was with a sigh of relief that we crossed the border into Cameroon. The last 100 kilometers in Nigeria had been trying and we weary cyclists were in need of some R&R. Given the often horrific African road conditions, our Kogas have performed admirably, but after almost 20,000 kilometers we were bound to have some minor breakdowns. The derailleur failed us first, and forced Eric to backtrack to Calabar to hunt down a replacement. Not as easy as it sounds, since (unusually in Africa) bicycles are a rare sight, After several hours making the rounds in the market he finally chanced upon a small shop selling shoddy Chinese made spare parts. The replacement certainly doesn't compare with the original Shimano XT, but it will do in a pinch. Next came the chain, which inopportunely snapped in two on a bumpy track 50 kilometers from the remote Ekang border crossing. This would have been a routine repair, except that the tool required to mend or change the chain (a so-called chain-breaker) also broke. Eric took to pushing and we prayed for a vehicle to pass. In good time one did, but seeing our desperation the driver tried to extort the exorbitant sum of $100 USD to transport us to the next town. Thoroughly disgusted by his opportunism, we continued our tramp through the jungle. Eventually we were spared a 50 KM trek by an ingenious villager who deftly repaired the chain using a big nail and a wrench (or spanner for those of you in the UK ).\nBy the time we reached the border post, we were beat and bedraggled and hardly in the mood for hassles. The officer on the Nigerian side, who was obviously bored out of his mind, set off on a tirade as soon as we presented ourselves in his office. It was unacceptable for tourists to 'lollygag' about town 'consorting with idlers' before making themselves known to the proper authorities. After apologizing profusely for our breach of conduct (we had thought there would be no harm in drinking a coca-cola before exiting the country) he seemed to take a liking to us. In the end he was sorry to see us go and disappointed that we hadn't taken him up on his offer to camp outside his office. Our friendly official assured us that we were always welcome to come back and spend the night on the Nigeria side, where he could personally ensure our security and comfort .\nThere was a long wait on the other side of the border because the Cameroonian functionary had gone down to the river to bathe. When the officer finally did return he struck us as a jovial type, and although we normally avoid all undue contact with officialdom, we saw no harm in taking him up on his offer to camp. We had a great time 'snapping' the officers, debating the merits of life in Africa versus Europe, gazing at the star-filled sky and even enjoyed a refreshing communal wash in the river. Our stay in Cameroon was off to a good start--too bad our luck didn't hold.\nWe were riding through unspoiled equatorial rainforest now and were thankful to be tackling the deeply rutted roads during the dry season, before they turned into a river of red-earth. Over the months we had grown used to potholes and sand, washboard corrugations and rocky surfaces that resembled riverbeds. It seemed hardly worth the effort to complain about the state of the road as this was par for the course in Africa. Instead we let ourselves be enveloped by the dense jungle-- the distant bird calls, the gentle trickle of a nearby stream, the incessant whining of insects and the heavy, humid air. The locals were friendly and when we stopped to fill up on water we were offered fresh pineapple and mangoes. Perfect cycling apart from the annoying chants of 'white, white, white' from adults and children alike.\nMarch 8th marks International Womens Day. Largely unnoticed in the West, this is serious cause for celebration in Cameroon. Throughout the day local politicians make lofty speeches, all-female teams take to the field for football matches, and young women in traditional attire move to the music of their ancestors. At sundown, as the official festivities wind down, the drinking spots start filling up, the music starts blaring and the locals get down to the serious business of getting very drunk. We'd done a fair bit of climbing on that particular day, had no interest in going on a drinking spree and wanted nothing more than to wash off the layer of accumulated grime and curl up in bed for a peaceful night's sleep. Difficult when you're being assaulted from all sides with a mixture of bad French rap and cheesy love songs being emitted from man-sized speakers at ear-shattering noise levels. We've also grown used to noise in Africa, but this was unbearable. Around midnight Amaya, suffering a severe migraine by this time, lumbered over to the nearest establishment and pleaded with the proprietor to turn down the music. He snickered at her request. In desperation she trotted off to the Catholic Mission Hospital up the road where an understanding Italian nun accommodated her in a quiet and spotlessly clean private room. In the morning we set off, Eric groggy and grumpy and Amaya energetic and refreshed, to face a demanding 20 KM climb snaking through Cameroon's tropical highlands.\nOur arrival that afternoon in Bamenda coincided with the onset of the rains. The wind began to gust and then in quite spectacular fashion, the heavens opened and we were caught in the deluge. Fortunately, we found cover before the hail came thundering down, but the temperature plummeted so quickly we had to dig out our fleece jackets to keep warm. Everyone was in high spirits and the cool air was a relief after the hot and sticky weather we had endured. As we rode into town we spotted the first white person we'd seen since Benin. We couldn't help staring, just as the villagers do when we enter their settlements.\nAfter treating ourselves to some decent meals and lazing around Bamenda for a few days, we felt ready to take on the Ring Road, reputed to traverse some of the finest scenery in all of Africa. We'd been forewarned of washed-out bridges, impossibly steep climbs and the usual dirt tracks supposedly impassable in the rainy season. Day one was a magnificent ride past terraced farmland and verdant rice paddies with volcanic mountains providing the backdrop. Day two proved to be one of the most demanding rides to date. Heading out of Wum we quickly left the rolling meadows behind and the gravel on the narrow track gave way to large rocks and deep crevices making riding impossible. We resigned ourselves to pushing and heaved our bikes up the steep inclines, slipping and sliding as we went. A gang of unkempt children with their pack of scrawny dogs followed silently behind. Ahead we saw the track winding its way around the mountainside and then disappearing into the distance. It was a daunting sight, even more so when a Fulani herder on horseback galloped by. This was obviously no place for wheeled vehicles. Nevertheless, we were reluctant to turn back--thus admitting defeat-- and so we struggled on. It was late afternoon and our arms were aching before we arrived in Fundong, at an altitude of 1400 meters, just 40 kilometers from our starting point.\nDay three of the Ring Road found us back on tarmac and Eric whizzed through the mist and down the mountainside at perilous speeds. Amaya, whose mother was a nurse and fed her a steady diet of gory tales from the emergency room throughout her childhood, clipped along at a more prudent pace. And then suddenly Eric was sprawled out on the pavement, his gear scattered by the roadside and his bike all bent out of shape. Someone had had the bright idea of putting a speed bump at the bottom of a very long and steep hill. This was bad news for unwary cyclists and Eric had been taken by surprise. Almost immediately concerned passers-by pulled over to help. The locals ousted the goats they were transporting in the trunk, loaded Eric and his bike into their car and carted him off for treatment as a nearby Baptist mission hospital.\nThe upshot of this little mishap is that we've had to extend our stay in Cameroon. Eric's got a fractured clavicle and the doctor recommends at least 4 weeks off the bike. We've found a small house to rent here in Bamenda and are passing the days reading novels from the British Council Library, solving Sudoku puzzles, practicing yoga, volunteering at a local NGO and frittering away the rest of the time on the internet. In an effort to keep fit, Amaya has taken up jogging, and most days is followed around the field by a group of giggling school children.\nExtending our visas was a taxing experience and a test of our patience and ability to...er...kiss ass. Cameroon was ranked dead last in a recent corruption index. Unless you want to fill the director's car up with petrol or slip a little something extra to the man in charge, playing the obsequious and grateful \"whiteman\" is the only way to get things done. We were shuffled around from office to office for four days before the pompous officials deigned to give us the magic stamp allowing us to spend 30 more days in Cameroon. You would think the country would be happy to take our 50,000 CFA (100 USD).\nSo, what's next? We would like to continue down the west coast of Africa through Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Congos and then on to Angola, Namibia and finally South Africa. This route will be complicated due to the rains in Gabon, the recent fighting in Kinshasa and the Angolan's unwillingness to grant visas. For now, we're just focusing on rest and recovery, we'll let the future sort itself out later.\ncontact us at: worldbiking@gmail.com\nSupport our chosen charity and help educate girls in Africa-more info here\ncontent \u00a9 2006- 2007 Amaya Andrea Williams and Eric Schambion\nAfrica Travelogue: A 30,000 kilometer cycling adventure traversing 30 countries\nweb design template by tri-star web design","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Destiny 2 Does Right \u2013 and Wrong\nNikola Muckajev\nBungie's latest installment in the Destiny franchise has hit the ground running \u2013 and there's a lot it's learned from its predecessor.\nSpace mages, laser-blasts, and a massive spherical omnipotence. Yep, Destiny 2 hits all the checkmarks that its forebear did, but manages to do it with an air of experience and elegance that was far-removed from the first installation in Bungie's new epic franchise.\nThe first Destiny was a fantastic game \u2013 about two years after its initial release date. What Bungie promised and what they delivered were two very different things. By the end of the game's content lifecycle, Bungie had achieved what they had set out to. Unfortunately, it took a lot of missteps along the way with the player community in tow for them to figure it all out.\nThis week in Destiny 2. Nightfall: The Inverted Spire with Momentum and Timewarp: Rings. Raid Challenge: The Gauntlet Flashpoint: Nessus #destiny2 #destinythegame #nightfall\nA post shared by Bungie (@bungie) on Nov 7, 2017 at 11:28am PST\nDestiny 2 has thus far managed to circumvent the majority of the issues that previously hampered the franchise. A campaign, narrative injections in small and large doses, working PvP, a high amount of replayable content, a raid, and a wonderfully crafted hook to get you playing hours on end will enter the hallmarks as one of the best launches in recent memory.\nThat's all without mentioning that Bungie has broken out of the shackles that kept the first Destiny tied to a Sony console. For as snooty as it may seem, we can't stress enough the importance of trying to play Destiny 2 on PC \u2013 it really becomes an entirely different game.\nAlthough one could argue that Destiny 1 didn't set a very high bar in terms of a narrative, D2 does its best with what has been laid out as a foundation in the infamous grimoire cards. It's a little upsetting, then, when you realize that the entire campaign of the vanilla game is just one giant set-up for whatever comes next.\nThe main Cabal antagonist, Ghaul, cuts an imposing figure for all of a third of the campaign \u2013 after which we only see him in a series of pre-rendered cutscenes that mostly amount to him pacing around his command center to and fro. We'll leave out the exact details of what happens next for those of you that've yet to finish it, but it suffices to say that the main narrative leaves one feeling as if they've just watched a five-hour reboot sequence.\nThankfully, Destiny 2 still places its focus on where it matters: gunplay and loot. It may take several hours before it settles in, but once it does \u2013 it's in there for good. Bungie have crafted a remarkably slick and polished experiences with dozens of varying gameplay loops that equally reward effort.\nThere doesn't seem to be much of a difference of what activity you're doing, as you'll more-or-less find it in a Bright Engram. These little nuggets of loot are doled out once a refills the XP bar each time at level cap. Not a bad idea, right? Except for when you attach microtransctions to it.\nLord Shaxx Community created art as seen on the Creations page: https:\/\/www.bungie.net\/en\/Community\/Detail?itemId=232219431 #destiny #destiny2 #destinythegame #bungie #community #creations #shaxx\nA post shared by Bungie (@bungie) on Sep 20, 2017 at 5:26pm PDT\nWhile one could go out and farm activities for XP to convert into Bright Engrams, they can just as easily load up on Silver and exchange those for a handful. If you guessed that Silver is only purchasable through real-world money, you guessed right. Although buying Bright Engrams cheapens the experience only for the player utilizing it, it is disheartening to see Bungie place another revenue stream so blatantly. They may argue that it's only an optional shortcut for players looking to invest more money \u2013 and they're right, but it's still a blatant grab at more funds, and one that never needed to be included.\nUltimately, the experience presented by Bungie is more than worth the price of admission. The added voice lines, character interactions, and existence of a sing player\/co-op campaign that unlocks for additional replayability in the end was a great addition. The art remains on the same industry-leading standard, along with a score that will make any Martin McDonnel fan squeal with glee. Destiny 2 may still share some of the symptoms plaguing triple-A games, but they've managed no to let it gestate into a cancer the likes of which EA is currently dealing with \u2013 at least, not for now.\nNikola\tMuckajev\nNikola is a carbon-based life-form residing on Earth dimension C-137. Lover of all things fast and furious. When he's not tapping away at a keyboard, he can be found aimlessly drifting in cyberspace, looking for signs of intelligent life.\nPATCH WEARERS","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"County Websites\n[Book] History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania\nHistory of Delaware County Pennsylvania - Chapter 11\nAbout PA-Roots\nPA-Roots Blog\nUS-Roots\nPennsylvania Resources\nBiography Project\nBiographical and Historical Books\nCemetery Transcriptions\nClearfield Archive\nDataBoards (Submit your data)\nGenealogy and Historical Societies\nMemorial Day Project\nMigration Project\nSaving Graves\nSubmission Templates\nCreated: Tuesday, 12 April 2011\tLast Updated: Wednesday, 26 February 2014\tWritten by Nathan Zipfel\tPrint\tEmail\nFROM THE ERECTION OF THE COUNTY OF DELAWARE TO THE SECOND WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN\nThe sparsely-peopled territory, which in the anger of defeat at the removal of the court-house from \"Old Chester\"\u2014for so the ancient borough now began to be termed, to distinguish it from the newly-born West Chester\u2014had formed a separate county government, now began bravely to organize its local administration, select its officers, and prepared to meet the obligations it had assumed. So bitter had been the quarrel respecting the removal of the seat of justice in the old county of Chester, that in those townships which had been erected into Delaware County, regret for the step taken seldom found utterance, notwithstanding the cost of separate government soon began to be oppressive to the taxpayers. The people unwillingly paid their taxes, scolded the rulers for want of economy in county matters, but rarely reflected that the additional cost had been the direct outcoming of their own action. The burden of maintaining public highways and county bridges particularly bore heavily on the people. The Queen's Highway from Darby to Chester, and the King's Highway from Chester to the State of Delaware, formed the direct line of communication to the Southern States, and travel was exceedingly heavy on these roads. The county was unable to keep those thoroughfares in good repair; their condition in winter time was so wretched that the press of that day, as well as travelers' letters, constantly referred to them in the most uncomplimentary terms. The State, at length, in order that the county of Delaware might be relieved in a measure of the oppressive cost for the maintenance of these roads, which, in the major part, was incurred for the benefit of persons residing without her borders, authorized the county commissioners, by act of Assembly, April 11, 1799, to place toll-gates on the post-road for the term of five years, when the law expired by limitation, and to collect tolls from persons using that highway. The county commissioners, in compliance with the law, placed a toll-gate at the bridge over Ridley Creek, and the following schedule of tolls was observed:\nCoach, light wagon, or other pleasurable carriage, with Four wheels and four horses 25 cents.\nCoach, light wagon, or other pleasurable carriage, with two wheels and two horses 15 \"\nChairs, sulkey, etc., with one horse 10 \"\nSleigh, with two horses 6\"\nMan and horse 2\"\nWagon, with four horses 12 \"\nWagon, with two horses 8\"\nCart and horse 4\"\nEvery additional horse to carriages of pleasure 4\"\nEvery additional horse to carriages of burden 2\"\nIn 1793 the yellow fever raged as a dire pestilence in Philadelphia. It is related that a party of boys in that year, at Chester, went in a boat to a vessel lying in the stream on which were several persons ill with the disease, and in that way it was communicated to some of the residents of the town and neighborhood, but it did not spread, nor was it as fatal as the same malady proved to be five years thereafter. Ninety-four years before the period of which I am now writing, in 1699, when for the first time we have undoubted record of the yellow fever visiting the shores of the Delaware, Chester and the adjacent settlements suffered severely, but beyond that fact very meagre particulars respecting it have been preserved. In 1793, however, the scourge in Philadelphia was so malignant that the city was almost depopulated; those of its inhabitants, as a rule, who had the means, fled for safety to the surrounding country districts. The record of the noble deeds of a few men who remained in Philadelphia in that appalling time to minister to the sick and dying, as well as to give assistance and succor to the poor and needy, in true heroism far exceeds the achievements of the ordinary class of soldiers with whom history deals, who amid the din and smoke of battle sought the bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth, and for their courage have received the unstinted praises of poets and historians alike. Nor is the cool, calm bravery of the men alluded to the only matter disclosed by the minutes of citizens which is worthy of commendation: in other respects these records present a grand testimonial to the higher and better nature of mankind.\nI have just narrated the difficulties encountered by the inhabitants of this section in meeting the expenses of the county; but when the cry of distress went up from Philadelphia it awakened a responsive sympathy throughout our territory, and from people in all condition of circumstances contributions freely came. It is an interesting fact that the first donation from Delaware County, which was received Oct. 4, 1793, was from \"Widow Grubb, of Chester,\" who presented \"eighteen bundles of shirts and shifts for the use of the orphans under the care of the committee.\" On the 12th of the same month, John Pearson, of Darby, informed that body that a sum of money had been collected for the use of the orphans, and the same day Benjamin Brannan, of Upper Darby, gave notice that the people of Delaware County were raising money for the relief of the sick in the hospital and for persons in distress. On the 15th the committee was notified that \u00a3161 6s. 6d. had been collected in Delaware County; that Nathaniel Newlin, of Darby, was ready to pay that sum to any person authorized to receive it. The letter also stated that further contributions might be looked for. Henry De Forest was instructed to go to Newlin's house, near Darby, and receive the money, which he did. October 16th Mathew Carey and Caleb Lownes met Isaac Lloyd at Weed's Ferry, on the Schuylkill, from whom they received $1448.21, being part of the subscription made by citizens of Philadelphia residing in the neighborhood of Darby, to be applied to the use of the sick and poor of that city. Two days thereafter, the 28th, Mathew Carey and Caleb Lownes by appointment visited Nathaniel Newlin's house, and received $641.91, a further donation from Delaware County, while the same day Thomas Levis, of Springfield, sent $13 for the like purpose. On December 1st, John Pearson, of Darby, paid \u00a312 10s., an additional sum raised by our people, and on Jan. 18, 1794, the committee acknowledge $34.69 from citizens of Philadelphia residing in and near Darby. The contribution from Delaware County amounted in all to S1291.57, a record of which this locality may justly be proud, when it is remembered that at that time the population was less than ten thousand persons all told. The sum just stated was exclusive of the donations \"from citizens of Philadelphia residing in and near Darby,\" which fund was contributed, among others, by Col. Thomas Leiper, of Ridley; John Wall, a large real-estate owner in our county; Edward Tilghman, that distinguished lawyer, who refused the chief-justiceship of Pennsylvania, that it might be bestowed on his kinsman, William Tilghman, and whose country-seat was in Nether Providence, where Samuel C. Lewis now resides; Raper Hoskins, who then owned the estate, and spent his summers at Greenbank, more recently the Porter House, at Chester, and others deserving prominent places in the history of Delaware County, as well as in that of the city of Philadelphia.\nIn 1798 the yellow fever visited Philadelphia again, and once more the people fled, many carrying with them the seeds of the disease in their systems, to spread it at the places of refuge they sought. Mrs. Deborah Logan records that a woman from Philadelphia, dying of the fever in Chester, \"exacted a promise from some of her friends that her body should be brought back to the city and buried in consecrated ground, and that in consequence of this bad vow the infection was first caught in the borough (Chester), where it spread with frightful rapidity, and depopulated whole families and streets.\"* On Edgmont Avenue, from Fourth Street to the river, there were then only seventeen houses within the space mentioned; more than thirty persons died, while in one of those dwellings** all the family excepting a boy of five years fell a victim to the plague. Indeed, it is stated that almost one-fifth of the population of Chester was swept away before the fever had subsided. At Chester Mills, now Upland, it was very virulent. Richard Flower, the owner of the mills, was so severely attacked that he was believed to be dead; but when the burial party was about to place him in the coffin he spoke, and subsequently recovered, to live nearly half a century thereafter. The cooper-shop at that place was made a hospital, and it is traditionally asserted that three dead bodies at one time were then awaiting interment. Only thirty persons constituted the entire population. In other localities near by the disease was equally fatal.\nThe power of the Federal government to impose taxes, or in any wise to act within the limits of the several States, was during Washington's administration very imperfectly understood, and from that ignorance the difficulties in Western Pennsylvania, known in history as the Whiskey Insurrection, had their origin. The settlers of that part of our commonwealth were largely Scotch-Irish, and naturally in traditions descended from fathers to sons recitals of the oppressive acts of the excisemen in the mother-country in discharging their official duties, which narrations had so moulded the opinions of their descendants that, throughout all our colonial and early State history, any excise tax was regarded with open disapproval by a large class of citizens. During the Revolutionary war the whole people submitted to the levying of duties on distilled liquors, yet at the conclusion of that contest those who were opposed to the measure combined and secured the repeal of the act of 1772 providing for the tax. Hence when Congress, on March 3, 1791, at the suggestion of Secretary Hamilton, imposed a duty of four pence per gallon on distilled liquors, the law was openly defied in Fayette, Alleghany, Westmoreland, and Washington Counties of this State. President Washington, on Sept. 15, 1792, issued a proclamation requiring all persons to cease their resistance and submit to the law, which failed to have the desired effect. On June 5, 1794, Congress amended the law, which action on its part, instead of satisfying those hostile to the tax, merely resulted in making them more clamorous for its absolute repeal. Deputy marshals and collectors, who had theretofore only been tarred and feathered, were now fired upon by large bodies of armed men and compelled to promise they would not attempt to exercise their authority. The Federal government, however, determined to enforce the law, and instructions were issued to indict those distillers who refused to pay the duties. These instructions on the part of the administration were productive of widespread disorder and organized open defiance. President Washington, on Aug. 9, 1794, published another proclamation, requiring all associations whose object was resistance to the excise law to disperse on or before the 1st of September following, at the same time directing a force of nearly thirteen thousand men to be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia to suppress the insurrectionary movement, which body of soldiers was required \"to be held in readiness to march at a moment's warning.\"\nOn the same day Governor Mifflin called for the quota assigned to Pennsylvania, five thousand two hundred men, directing them to be armed and equipped as quickly as possible. The number of troops required from Delaware County was twenty cavalrymen and sixteen artillerymen, which force was to compose part of the Second Brigade of the Third Division, under command of Brig.-Gen. Thomas Proctor.*** The call, however, was not responded to with alacrity, for Secretary Dallas, in his report to the Senate of Pennsylvania, says, \"Returns from the County of Delaware, dated the 6th of September, 1794, stating a variety of difficulties that leave little hope of procuring by regular drafts the quota of this county,\" and he reiterated that assertion in his \"report relative to the want of promptness of the militia,\"(4*) dated Jan. 16, 1795. Indeed, from a letter written by Attorney-General Ingersoll to Governor Mifflin, May 25, 1795, it appears that in order to raise the quota in both Chester and Delaware Counties three thousand three hundred and ninety-six dollars had to be paid in bounties, Secretary Dallas pledging his personal credit to procure the amount expended.(5*) Why the quota of Delaware County was placed at only thirty-six men is difficult to understand, when we remember that in May of the same year, under the call of the President for ten thousand seven hundred and sixty-four militia in Pennsylvania to be held in readiness during the threatening difficulties on the frontier, our county was required to furnish two hundred and sixty-two men. And it is equally incomprehensible why any difficulty was had in raising thirty-six men in the Whiskey Insurrection, when it is considered that in May, 1794, Governor Mifflin had ordered Adjt. Gen. Harmer to immediately organize and equip the militia of Philadelphia and the county of Delaware to be in readiness, if needed, to prevent any breaches of the neutrality laws by the cruisers of England or France within this State, or the equipment of any privateer at Philadelphia by either of the belligerent powers.\nHowever, Capt. William Graham, a lawyer, of Chester, raised a company of cavalry, the greater part of the organization being recruited or drafted from the neighborhood of Chester, and the quota of Delaware County was filled. When the troop was ready to march the ladies of Ridley township presented it with a white silk flag, trimmed with fringe of like material. On it was painted a figure of Washington in full military costume, to whom an American eagle was descending bearing in its claws a sprig of laurel, while from its mouth was a ribbon with the motto, \"Liberty or Death.\" The allegorical picture was surrounded by flags, drums, cannons, and other military emblems.(6*)\nGovernor Henry Lee, of Virginia, as chief commander of the army, took up the line of march for the scene of tumult, and an imposing body it was when we recall that Governor Thomas Mifflin led the Pennsylvania troops, Governor Richard Howell, of New Jersey, those from his State, Governor Thomas S. Lee those from Maryland, and Gen. Daniel Morgan those from Virginia. President Washington, accompanied by Gen. Knox, Secretary of War, Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, and Judge Richard Peters, followed the army. In the mean time the more conservative part of the inhabitants of the offending counties, when they learned that the overwhelming force was coming against them, dispatched a committee to visit the President. An interview was had, and the campaign finally ended without further bloodshed. A few of the leaders in the insurrectionary outbreak were subsequently tried, and convicted of treason. They were, however, pardoned by Washington, and the rebellion, which at one time promised to be difficult of suppression, melted away before the determined action of the Federal government.\nThe general history of Delaware County, until the declaration of war between Great Britain and the United States, is very meagre of stirring incidents, and little took place excepting those matters which belong to the story of the several townships, or judicial narrative, which will be related under these headings, so that it is unnecessary to refer to those events in this summary of the county's annals. Dr. Smith has so admirably portrayed this placid period in our history that a reproduction of his statement will sufficiently represent the quiet but certain progress of that day. \"Owing to the European war that raged during this period,\" he says, \"the commerce of our country was benefited, and there was an increased demand for its agricultural products. Our county fully shared these advantages, and the result was an effort on the part of our farmers to improve their lands, and thereby to increase their products. These lands in many places had become exhausted by a system of bad farming that is generally adopted in new countries, and it was not then uncommon to see large tracts abandoned for agricultural purposes and left uninclosed. These exhausted tracts generally received the appellation of 'old fields.' The use of gypsum and lime as manures now began to be introduced; the former at first worked almost miracles by the increased productiveness it imparted to the soil. It was soon discovered, however, that its effects were greatly diminished by repeated application, and, as a consequence, it became less used; while lime, though slow in developing its benefits, soon became the general favorite with our farmers, and deservedly so, for it cannot be denied that it was owing to its extensive and continued application, combined with a better system of farming, that much of this county has been brought from an exhausted condition to its present state of fertility and productiveness.\"\n* Mrs. Deborah Logan's manuscript \"Reminiscences of Chester,\" contributed as notes to John F. Watson's \"Visit to Chester in 1827,\" in collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.\n** The house adjoining on the north, the present residence of Jonathan Pennell.\n*** In William Whitehead's \"Historical Sketch of the Borough of Chester\" (Directory of Chester, 1859\u201460) it is stated, \"Chester sent a company of infantry to the scene of disturbance, under the command of Capt. William Graham.\" Dr. Smith merely says that Delaware County furnished a company under Capt. Graham, and refers to the Directory of Chester as authority for the statement. An article written in 1854 by William H. Dillingham, and published in the West Chester Republican (quoted at large in Martin's \"History of Chester,\" pp. 169\u2014170), entitled \"Reminiscences of William Graham, Esq.,\" says, \"He commanded a troop of cavalry in the western expedition.\" Benjamin M. Nead, Esq., of Harrisburg, in a sketch of the life of Brig.-Gen. Thomas Proctor (Penna. Mag. of History, vol. iv. p. 466), states that \"on August 7, 1794, Gen. Proctor was placed in command of the First Brigade, which marched with 1849 men, 96 of which were from Delaware county.\" The foregoing statement is the only one wherein the gross number of men is given, other than that which is presented in the text. The latter I derived from various papers (in the fourth volume, second series, Pennsylvania Archives) relating to the Whiskey Insurrection. Yet Mr. Nead may be correct in the number mentioned, for he is a gentleman whose assertion on an historical point is always worthy of respect and consideration. Unfortunately, I cannot find on record, at Media, the election returns for the year 1794. The troops called into service voted in the fields, and the duplicates for that year, if they could be found in the prothonotary's office, would give the names of every man from this county, and, of course, to obtain the number would be a simple matter of addition.\n(4*) Penna. Archives, 2d series, vol. iv. p. 306.\n(5*) Ib., p. 532.\n(6*) In 1840 this flag was in the possession of Dr. Joseph Wilson. It was carried in the great Whig procession, at Chester, on July 23d of that year by the delegation from Springfield.\nSource: Page(s) 83-86, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, by Henry Graham Ashmead, Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. 1884\nCopyright \u00a9 2019 PA-Roots\nDesign and theme by JooThemes.net - Free Joomla Templates.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Category: Ryan's Rules\nRyan's Rules Part 6\nJune 13, 2020 LoganTyler5 Comments\nIt seemed Ryan was trying to make her entire bottom molten hot before she even got the belt. The spanks were relentless, still continuing in the sets of three as she moved about every inch of skin available including her thighs. Emily couldn't help moving, helplessly trying to find purchase on anything that might give her relief. Ryan, however, continued even as Emily began to cry out with every spank Ryan laid onto her already tender backside. Finally, after a particularly hard series of back and forth between sit spots, Ryan stopped and gently rubbed Emily's hot backside. Emily whimpered, knowing she would have a reminder every time she sat the next few days..\n\"Okay, little girl. All done with that. Catch your breath.\"\nEmily tried to slowly relax her body and lay limply across Ryan's lap. She caught her breath and murmured, \"I'm sorry for breaking the rules. I'm never going to do it again.\"\nRyans simply squeezed each of Emily's sore bottom cheeks in turn. \"I'm sure you think that, but let's make sure, okay? You ready to finish this?\"\nEmily whimpered under Ryan's hand but nodded her head. \"Yes, ma'am. Ready as I'll ever be.\"\n\"Good.\" Ryan guided Emily up to stand in front of her before standing as well. \"I love you, baby. I only want what's best for you,\" she further reassured Emily with a kiss to Emily's forehead. She then put a pillow on the edge of the bed before directing, \"Over the bed, honey.\"\nWith a sigh, Emily slowly moved toward the bed while Ryan unbuckled the belt from around her waist. Emily didn't like this scenario, one bit, but it wasn't like Ryan was giving her choice. Slowly, she willed herself to bend over, leaving her bottom in prime and was too vulnerable position. She waited, closed her eyes, and shivered as she heard the leather belt, being pulled through the loops as Ryan quite purposely removed it.\n\"Okay baby. It's really important to stay in position. I don't want to get your hands,\" Ryan explained as she folded Emily's nightshirt up and out of the way again before doubling the belt and lining it up across her two pink cheeks.\nRyan tapped the belt in warning before pulling it back and laying a medium swat across the full of Emily's bottom. She then didn't give much pause before pulling back to lay another medium swat in almost the same place.\nEmily gasped as her toes danced on the carpet, but she managed to stay mostly in position, but Ryan didn't give her any quarter as she ignored her protests and continued with the swats. She laid them down slowly, but steady, in a meticulous pattern all up and down Emily's bottom. A dozen swats followed, falling on her already throbbing butt without pause. Not only turning the pink of her bottom much closer to bright red but making Emily regret every rule she'd carelessly broken.\nNow in agony, Emily held tightly to the covers under her. Ryan's use if the belt was relentless. Her right cheek especially felt like it'd be bruised for a week. Even while whimpering, however, she still wasn't ready for it to stop. Not yet. She was on the verge of actual tears and she craved that. \"Please,\" she whimpered, knowing that Ryan would understand.\n\"I know, baby,\" came the replay and a gentle rub to the closest throbbing cheek. There was then a pause and the buckle of the belt clinked as Ryan changed sides.\nEmily resisted reaching back to touch her hot skin. There was a warning tap again and then a quiet whoosh a fraction of a second before the belt fell again across the meaty part of her bottom. Emily gasped and grabbed the blanket in her fists tighter. The swats seemed harder, but maybe she was just because her already abused bottom was so tender.\nStill, it didn't deter Ryan from building up a steady rhythm again. Splat. Splat. Splat. \"I'm going to be keeping a much closer eye on you,\" Ryan lectured between swats. \"You will be eating right and taking care of yourself or you will be right back here getting a spanking.\"\nEmily whimpered as another dozen stokes were applied before Ryan stopped the spanking, laying the belt down and stepping beside her to rub her tender bottom. \"We are almost done. You have taken your spanking like a good girl.\"\nEmily allowed herself to relax into the touch a moment. Although in the back of her mind she knew the worst was yet to come. \"I'm so sorry I'm making you punish me this hard, Ryan. I'll try not to be naughty again.\"\nRyan continued rubbing for several long moments, most likely to make sure Emily's butt wasn't asleep for the next part. Emily couldn't lie though. It'd been a while since she had the chance to truly enjoy Ryan's touch and felt a tingle between her legs stir.\n\"Okay sweetheart. Five more, one for each rule. They will be hard.\"\nEmily whimpered but nodded. Ryan's hand left her bottom before the belt was picked up for a final time.\nEmily forced her bottom to relax and buried her face deep into the covers of their bed. The belt tapped her bottom, but only stayed a moment before it came down much harder and lower than any other swat before. POP! The belt burned across her sit spots. Emily felt tears burn her eyes. But another swat stung across her sit spots again. POP! Her body jerked under the pain before tears began leaking from her eyes. The next two hard swats landed on her sit spots building impossibly more ache as tears fell faster. The final was the hardest of them all, it snapped quickly low across her thighs. Emily squealed loudly as the feeling settled into her legs, but she let herself cry into the covers.\nA moment passed before she felt Ryan's hand on her back, and then the bed sink slightly as Ryan sat down next to her. Emily found herself shifting, putting her head in Ryan's lap. \"I'm sorry, so sorry,\" she sniffled as Ryan pet her hair.\n\"It's over now,\" Ryan reassured her. \"You're forgiven.\"\nThe words, like magic, allowed Emily's tears to start anew, but Ryan said nothing as she continued to stroke and pet Emily's hair.\nSeveral long minutes passed before Emily sniffled and turned her head so she could meet Ryan's eyes. \"I'm not going to be able to sit down for a week, you know that right?\"\nRyan chuckled. \"A day, maybe two.\" She winked and tapped Emily who moved her head and to let Ryan shift positions. Both now laying down, Emily then scooted up a bit so that she could lay her head on Ryan's shoulder.\n\"That's more comfortable,\" Emily said sighing in contentment. \"Why am I tired?\"\n\"I think we're both tired. Maybe a nap and then a good dinner, or lunch\u2026 depending on how long we sleep.\"\n\"Or midnight snack?\"\nRyan smiled and kissed Emily's head. \"Goodnight, sweetheart.\"\n\"Night,\" Emily returned with a smile and curled in a bit tighter. \"Love you.\"\n\"Love you more.\"\nEmily waited for a moment for Ryan to say something more, but when she didn't she looked up only to realize that Ryan had fallen fast asleep. With a small smile she pulled a blanket over both of them, kissed Ryan's cheek, and settled back down onto her chest. She smiled again, and reaching down to give her still-warm bottom a rub, she closed her eyes and let herself relax. Within moments she had joined Ryan in much needed and well-earned slumber.\nRyan's Rules \u2013 Part Five\nSeptember 14, 2019 September 14, 2019 LoganTyler8 Comments\nFirst and foremost I want to tell you all how great Ms. Cabot is! She's been sickly for a bit now with a cold, but she managed to hang in there and get some pretty great writing done for this little bit. Good job Star! \ud83d\ude42 This story is going to be wrapping up soon and off to other adventures we will go!\nPart One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four.\nEmily suddenly froze as she heard movement behind her. Ryan had entered the room. She could sense her, but she'd yet to say anything. Then it became quiet again. Painfully quiet. Emily shifted and strained her ears but there was not a sound for several long minutes.\nTime seemed to pass at a snail's pace, leaving Emily in a whirlwind of nerves and regret, but when she finally heard Ryan speak, she could only shiver at her tone.\n\"Come here, Emily.\"\nHer voice was low, dangerous even, and it made Emily wish she could hide in the corner forever. Slowly, Emily gathered her courage and turned to face her partner. Ryan's face was stern, yet almost blank of emotion. Emily found herself hesitating before she was able to convince her feet to move. She managed to trudge over to stand in front of Ryan who was seated in the middle of their couch. It was the same couch where she was sleeping only hours earlier.\nEmily then looked down, studying Ryan's lap as Ryan held her hands and looked up at her.\n\"Why don't you tell me why we are here?\" Ryan asked in a firm but caring tone.\n\"I broke the rules,\" Emily answered.\n\"What rules did you break, Em?\" Ryan continued to probe.\nEmily's eyes traveled up Ryan's only partially covered legs, up to her cleavage, past slender shoulders, and finally to her face.\n\"All of 'em,\" she mumbled feeling her face warm.\nRyan squeezed her hands, almost reassuringly. \"I want you to explain them to me, honey. All of them.\"\nEmily gulped. She knew she was in trouble, but suddenly face to face with Ryan and forced to reply Ryan's rules aloud, she realized just how deep she'd gone. After all, it wasn't that out of the ordinary for her to break a rule here or there. Her laundry often 'missed' the hamper, or she'd press something a little too far, but to think that she'd actually broken all five rules at once was a little unfathomable.\n\"Um,\" Emily stuttered, then let out a long sigh. \"I need to take care of myself, clean up after myself, be honest, remember to eat, and um, stay safe.\"\n\"Very good,\" Ryan nodded. \"Now tell me how you broke each one of those rules?\"\n\"Ryan,\" Emily started to whine but got cut off by a raised eyebrow. \"Okay, fine. I um, didn't eat dinner.\"\n\"Yes, the ice cream.\"\n\"Yeah, and I fell asleep on the sofa and didn't pick up my clothes in the living room.\"\n\"Very good, and?\"\n\"And, I um\u2026 I didn't do the rounds before I fell asleep to make sure everything was locked up for the night.\"\n\"I see,\" Ryan frowned. \"So by my count that's four? What are we missing?\"\n\"Well\u2026I didn't go grocery shopping like I promised I would,\" Emily added with a small blush. \"I know that's not technically a lie, but I did break my word, as I knew it was my turn and I didn't follow through\u2026 and\u2026\"\nRyan's frown deepened with her confession, making Emily shift back and forth from foot to foot. \"And?\"\n\"And, I haven't really been honest with you lately. I haven't gone shopping because I just haven't been eating, well a lot. It's been busy at work, and well, the vending machine isn't the best place to get lunch.\"\n\"I see,\" Ryan nodded. \"I figured that you probably forgot to lock up since you fell asleep with the TV still on\u2026\"\nEmily's cheeks flushed as she interrupted. \"I didn't leave anything open on purpose, and technically, you were the last one to leave the house today, so if anything wasn't locked it wasn't really my fault.\"\nRyan gave her a look and Emily cringed a moment before Ryan popped her thigh. \"You know that's not an excuse, young lady, but I'm not really concerned with that so much. I'm much more concerned with you skipping meals, Em. You know that's a big one. How many days have you had lunch from the vending machine, or just skipped a meal altogether?\"\n\"A few,\" Emily frowned, wishing that she could rub her thigh. Ryan was still holding her hands and her thigh was stinging from the slap, but she knew that was nothing compared to how much her backside would soon be stinging when Ryan really got to work. \"I'm sorry,\" she sniffled.\n\"I know you are, Em, but you know that's also not good enough. You have a spanking coming, and a big one at that. Come on now, let's get this moving.\"\nEmily bit her lip as Ryan finally let go of her hands and then helped her step out of the shorts she's slipped on before breakfast. She hadn't bothered with panties and now as she shivered in the short-cropped pajama shirt she wondered if she hadn't made a mistake. Maybe Ryan would have let her leave them on, at least for a little while.\nWith a sigh and a wrinkle of her nose at the thought, she was too soon distracted as Ryan tipped her over her lap. Emily found herself looking at the carpet and using her fingertips to balance herself as Ryan, tapped her other end with her palm.\n\"You know I love you, Em. I'm sorry I have to do this,\" Ryan paused before giving her a solid swat on her right cheek, \"but you know you need me to remind you that the rules aren't just there for my pleasure.\" Ryan paused again, giving her a stingy and quick series of a half-dozen spanks. \"It's to keep you both healthy and safe.\"\n\"I know,\" Emily sniffled as Ryan's lecture ended. Another swat landed, this time on her left cheek and then was echoed on her right. Spank after spank rang down in a slow and steady, bouncing from sensitive cheek to sensitive cheek.\n\"Ouch!\" Emily cried out at Ryan managed to swat her more tender sit-spots. She couldn't help wiggling and whining as the heat started to spread. Ryan was only getting started and Emily was already wishing it was over. \"Please, Ryan, I'm sorry. I am!\"\n\"Un-huh,\" Ryan grunted before giving her a face and evil dozen pops. She then paused and rubbed for a moment before saying, \"I should spank you every night for a week with all that naughtiness that you just confessed. It's been a long time since I really lit you up, little girl, but tonight a handful of swats isn't going to cover it.\"\nHer warning over, Ryan then resumed the spanking, which only seemed to get harder and hotter by the moment. Emily was biting her lip, trying to keep the protest at a minimum, but she was also quickly losing her resolve. \"Oh! Owie!\" she whined as Ryan's hand only continued its dance.\nIn her head, Emily tried to distract herself. She tried to count the swats but didn't get past ten before she practically wiggled off Ryan's lap. Ryan had to again pause to pull her back into position. She took a moment to rub her hand over Emily's bare bottom, which now felt hot and tingly as Ryan's stong palm caressed it.\n\"I think it's been too long, if you think you can just wiggle off like that, Em. Do it again and there will be consequences, understand?\"\nEmily gulped. \"Yes ma'am,\" she replied, thinking back to some of her earliest punishments. The only time Ryan had ever used a belt was to remind her to stay in position, and that lesson had only needed to be repeated twice. She wasn't about to let tonight be a third time.\n\"Good,\" Ryan nodded before giving her bottom a pat. \"I think we're almost warm enough, but not quite yet.\"\nEmily whimpered as Ryan again raised her palm, starting the spanking anew. This time the swats came faster and in sets \u2014 three at a time on each cheek. Emily let out a small squeak of protest, but dug in and concentrated on staying in position. She certainly wasn't going to make this any worse then it had to be.\nRyan's Rules \u2013 Part 4\nSeptember 5, 2019 September 5, 2019 LoganTyler9 Comments\nPart One, Part Two, Part Three.\nThanks to my coauthor for pushing this one through we WILL get there with this story! \ud83d\ude09\nFor a long moment, they were in sync. Back and forth they rocked, slowly increasing the pressure and the need of both their lower loins. Emily found herself panting, but that also only increased as Ryan again shifted, letting her hand travel down toward Emily's center. Slowly, her lithe fingers started moving up and down, massaging Emily's clit and lower lips. Emily's arms wrapped around Ryan even tighter as they breathlessly began to once again.\nRyan speed up the pace, making Emily moan under her and clutch tightly onto Ryan's back. She spread, giving Ryan deeper access and moaned and shivered as her need steadily grew. She was warm now, small beads of sweat forming on her brow in concentration.\n\"Am I still in trouble?\" Emily asked between rapid breaths. Ryan rolled her eyes and nodded as she picked up the pace with her finger. They were flying now, the beats faster than a hummingbird's wing.\n\"God, you are in so much trouble. I'm going to turn your ass red,\" Ryan promised.\nEmily bucked, Ryan's words pushing her even closer. Her breaths were shallow and warm, her heart pounding, echoing in her ears. The pressure intense, building forever closer to an explosion. Just imagining Ryan spanking her, actually turning her ass red, the sting, the warmth, the up and down of the cycle of pain. It was too much.\nEmily felt herself catch and then peak, like the million butterflies in her tummy all took off at once.\nWith a small smile, Ryan slowly withdrew. She moved up and took Emily's lips in a deep kiss. \"Good morning, my love.\"\n\"Morning,\" Emily echoed with a smile.\n\"Still bored?\"\nRyan chuckled and then covered her mouth with a yawn. She glanced at the clock. \"Ugh, I got about 3 hours.\"\n\"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have woken you.\"\n\"It's okay. We can take a nap later.\"\n\"Hmmm,\" Emily replied as she let her hand run down the side of Ryan's thigh. \"I can try to keep you awake now.\"\n\"You could,\" Ryan said before taking Emily's hand off her thigh and bringing it to her lips for a kiss. \"But now that I'm up, I'm hungry.\"\n\"Hungry?\" Emily's eyes went wide before she smirked. \"Me too.\"\n\"I meant for actual food, brat,\" Ryan said as she snaked her hand around and popped Emily's backside.\n\"Hey!\" Emily yipped making Ryan laugh.\nRyan pecked Emily's pouty lips again before sliding from the bed. \"Okay, up and at 'em. Let's go cook.\"\nWith a groan, Emily also slid from the bed, following Ryan out her side, and taking the opportunity to trail a hand lightly across Ryan's bare abdomen. The touch made Ryan shudder and Emily grinned as she hand started to slide south. \"Or we could order in,\" she suggested leaning forward to kiss the top curve of Ryan's bare chest.\nRyan moaned and wrapped her arms around Emily. She pushed her hips into Emily's hand, moving them below her waist. \"Best idea I've heard in a long time.\"\nEmily smiled before turning her attention to Ryan's chest. She pulled a firm nipple into her mouth to suck. \"I thought so,\" she mumbled around puckered skin.\n\"That was really good,\" Ryan observed as she placed the stack of plates into the sink. She turned back around and met Emily's eyes. Holding her eyes for a moment, Emily shifted and then blushed, averting her gaze. Ryan raised a knowing eyebrow and remarked, \"It's good to know you had an actual meal, unlike last night. You know with protein, vitamins, carbs and all that.\" Ryan then watched Emily shift. After seeing ice cream container on the coffee table, she had her suspicion and Emily had just confirmed it.\n\"You noticed that, huh?\" Emily asked. Her eyes were glued to the marble countertop as her finger nervously traced a darker vein in the pattern.\n\"The empty ice cream container, and no trace of any other dishes? That's something I always notice, Em.\" Ryan leaned into the island separating her from the short brunette.\n\"You do have that bad habit,\" Emily mumbled not looking up from where she was still tracing the lines of the marble.\n\"I don't know that I would call it a bad habit to notice what the love of my life gets up to while I'm not around,\" Ryan scolded. She paused a moment before adding, \"You know what this means right?\"\nRyan could hear Emily whine before she nodding only once.\n\"Use your voice, Emily Nichole.\" Ryan sharply warned.\nEmily's shoulders straightened before she muttered, \"Yes, ma'am. Should I go wait for you?\"\n\"I think that'd be a wise choice.\" Emily nodded before slipping from the chair and disappearing into the doorway that led into their living room. Ryan didn't say anything more but just watched her go. As much as she would rather spend the day in bed, things wouldn't be right between her and Emily if she didn't sort it out. Ryan only had five rules, and the best she could figure Emily had most likely broken at least four of the five if not all five together. They were in for a serious chat, one that neither of them were looking forward too.\nWith a sigh, Ryan pushed off the counter and walked down the hall towards the master bedroom, avoiding the living room which her partner was supposed to be waiting in. She made her way directly to her closet and opened the top drawer which held all of the couple's toys \u2014 most of which were used for spanking. Studying the selection, Ryan pulled out the long bath brush and closed the drawer.\nThe brush was heavy in her hand. It was made of a solid light-oak and at 18-inches long, had a 1-inch flat oval backing. She knew it was far from Emily's favorite in their collection, which meant it would be perfect for her task ahead. Knowing that Emily was in for a true punishment, Ryan closed her eyes for a moment to center herself. She took a deep breath before making the short trek back down the hallway.\nEmilly shivered in the corner. She had yet to hear Ryan enter the room and the longer she stood in the corner the more she wanted her top to hurry up. Her solitude in the corner only compounded the guilt she was already feeling as her mind replayed the last few days.\nShe found herself shifting as a cool breeze blew through, causing goose-bumps to appear on her bare back and legs. The cold only made the wait worse, for she knew it was all in her head. There was no breeze, it wasn't even cold in the house. It was only her nerves and imagination that was making her feel guilty. It was worse too, for she didn't have to wonder why she had behaved like she had the last few days. She knew. She knew when she had broken their first rule and not picked up groceries. It had been her turn, and she should have done it three days ago. She had hoped Ryan would notice and say something in a passing moment, but her partner had been too distracted.\nIn a way, they both had been. Both women had been busy and truth be told, she simply missed Ryan. She now felt guilty and sad for the way she acted out, but sometimes her bratty side took over and acted on all the feelings she couldn't control. And she had to admit, it had worked. Ryan was soon going to be giving her all the attention she would want.\nHer voice was low, dangerous even, and it made Emily wish she could hide in the corner forever. Yet, slowly, Emily gathered her courage and turned to face her partner. Ryan's face was stern, yet almost blank of emotion. Emily found herself hesitating before she was able to convince her feet to move. She managed to trudge over to stand in front of Ryan who was seated in the middle of their couch. It was the same couch where she was sleeping only hours earlier.\nHi spanky ladies and lads! I know this story is moving slow, but we are finally getting to the part you all have been waiting for! Next week some cheeks are gonna be pink ;). Thanks for sticking with me (us) while we have been writing this story slowly. As always please feel free to comment. Tell us what you think should happen to such a naughty brat!\nKeep it spanky! \ud83d\ude09\nAugust 29, 2019 LoganTyler3 Comments\nThe memories made Emily smile, just like the thought of the first time Ryan leaned down and pecked her forehead still made the insides of Emily melt. As she reached out and softly touch Ryan's cheek, she was so glad that Lady Fate had been stubborn. Emily was positive that Ryan the woman she wanted to spend the rest of her life with and made a mental note to call Nikki and thank her once again.\nThe thought of being with Ryan made Emily squirm, her belly growing warm with need. She was awake now and suddenly needing more from Ryan than just memories. Slowly she wiggled from Ryan's hold to further admire the toned body beside her. Even in a sloppy t-shirt and boxers, Ryan was beautiful. From her square jaw, that would tighten when she was cross, to her shapely hips and butt, Emily could no longer lay still.\nCarefully, Emily ran her hand over Ryan's hip but continued up her side, eventually snaking under her shirt. She gently explored a firm breast, teasing a nipple between her fingers, and smiling as Ryan shifted with her touch. Bringing her head down she kissed Ryan's hip, again squirming as she caught Ryan's womanly scent. It was light, like the lavender soap she loved, but also mixed with a heavier, muskier hue. She could never put her finger on it, wood, or leather, it was something, but it was also uniquely Ryan.\nEmily moved up a bit higher, gently placing a kiss on Ryan's right arm before pushing her shirt up a bit more and then kissing the soft flesh of her belly. Ryan let out a little groan and Emily peaked up at Ryan's face, only to smirk when she realized that Ryan was still deep in slumber. Not being able to resist, she placed firmer kiss and a small lick to her belly, nipping at the exposed skin. Ryan only mewed in her sleep and shifted onto her back.\nEmily took the opportunity to once again move and carefully straddled Ryan's lap. She then leaned over, pushing Ryan's shirt up higher to expose both breasts. With a big smile, she carefully took a moment to cup both, gently massaging them, and slowing awakening each nipple.\nThe play was fun, but it was also a bit strange. It wasn't the first time she'd woken Ryan up this way, although Ryan usually responded much faster. She wanted more, so she bent forward and whispered into Ryan's ear, \"Babbbeeee, I'm bored.\"\nRyan huffed and mewed louder under her. Emily responded with her tongue, trailing it from just below Ryan's ear, slowly down her neck, and finally across her collar bone. She nipped Ryan's collarbone once and waited for a reaction. Getting none she nipped a bit harder. Ryan's hand suddenly came alive and popped her on her still bare cheek. Emily could only giggle and bite again earning her another swat.\n\"Behave\u2026\" Ryan groggily muttered.\n\"Or what?\" Emily challenged.\nBlue eyes opened and then narrowed almost dangerously. \"I'll hang you upside down by your toes.\"\nEmily's eyes went wide and then she giggled. \"You are such a brat.\"\nRyan rolled her eyes and then swatted Emily's thigh. \"I'm going to turn your backside crimson today.\"\nThe edge on Ryan's voice made Emily shiver. If she wasn't wet before, she was practically dripping now, but she also knew that Ryan's words were gospel. \"Maybe I can change your mind?\" Emily asked with a smile.\n\"Nope, but you're welcome to try.\"\nEmily's lip slipped into a pout, but she couldn't help being drawn into Ryan again as Ryan squeezed her naked cheek. She fell forward, meeting Ryan's lips and soon forgot all about any trouble that she might actually be in. They kissed, raw and hard as Ryan pulled her closer and Emily was helpless to resist.\nEmily soon found herself being moved as Ryan rolled her over and somehow managed to divest them both of all their clothing. For once Ryan didn't seem to mind the shorts on the floor on the shirts on the edge of the bed. She was too busy groping, kissing, and trying to physically become one with Emily.\nThey struggled a bit for dominance, their tongues the primary weapon. Licking, biting, nipping were all fair in their game of love and war. Emily found herself giggling as Ryan nibbled on an ear and then squirming as she pinned both of Emily's hands up above her head.\n\"Not fair,\" Emily protested, wiggling and letting out small moans as Ryan attacked her neck and kissed down her collar bone.\n\"Very fair, my woman.\" Ryan's voice was deep, commanding even, and Emily felt her lower belly flutter with anticipation. Her sex was already soaked, but Ryan pressing her was making it throb and beg for release. Emily couldn't help twisting and withering under Ryan's hard look, and Ryan's crooked smile only advertised that Ryan knew exactly what she was thinking.\n\"Together,\" Ryan suddenly urged, looking into Emily's eyes as she released her hands. She pushed her body up against Emily's. Emily wrapped her arms around Ryan's back, pulling her closer as the grinded back and forth in a heated exchange. Ryan pulled her knee up between Emily's legs and Emily gladly welcomed the pressure.\nJuly 11, 2019 August 29, 2019 LoganTyler12 Comments\nComments always appreciated \ud83d\ude42\nPart one can be found here.\nThe sun was just rising as Ryan pulled into the driveway. The rest of her night hadn't gone as well as she hoped. Her patient in 403, although had been revived, was rushed into surgery. He was still in when she handed over his case to the next shift. It was always heart wrenching when one of her patients was in danger, but at the same time, she was more than relieved to be home. Right now, crawling into bed with Emily was the only thing she had on her mind.\nAs Ryan entered the house, however, she frowned as she heard voices, signally the TV was on. Since she started working nights, Emily had made it a habit of falling asleep on the sofa, but they'd already had a discussion about that twice this month alone. The sofa wasn't the most comfortable to sleep on, and although Emily was more petite in stature, she never slept well there. She'd wake up tired and cranky and most likely have a sore back or neck to boot.\nAfter hearing the TV, she wasn't surprised to find Emily exactly where she expected. Although adorable, curled up in a ball around a pillow, Ryan couldn't help but be a little annoyed. It was bad enough she never made it to the bed there was also an empty carton of ice cream on the table, and half of Emily's clothes strew about as well.\nEmily was often exhausted when she got home from work, but she also knew the rules. Sleeping the night away on the lumpy sofa was just the beginning. She knew that clothes were to go in the hamper and dirty dishes had to at least make it to the sink. At least this time there wasn't a half-empty pizza box on the table, but then the lack of other dishware made Ryan wonder just what her naughty little girlfriend had eaten for dinner.\nSome rules she could overlook, but skipping a meal was a big one. Emily was already to thin and had a tendency to get migraines if her blood sugar dropped too low. Her rules were there for a reason, as were the consequences they'd both agreed to when she broke them.\nWith that thought in mind, Ryan sat down on the edge of the sofa and patted her girlfriend's bottom to wake her. \"Em? Hey, honey. I'm home,\" Ryan cooed.\nEmily wrinkled her nose before slowly opening her eyes. She seemed disoriented a moment before her blue eyes opened in surprise. \"Ryan! God, what time is it? Oh, I'm sorry I must have\u2026\"\n\"Fallen asleep on the sofa,\" Ryan finished her sentence. \"I noticed. And it's morning, obviously. Come on,\" she said, offering a hand to her partner and pulling her up. \"We can talk about this later. I want to enjoy being next to you for the hour or so before you have to get ready.\"\n\"Okay, but I'm not going in today.\"\n\"You're not? Why?\"\n\"It's Sunday, silly.\"\n\"Oh, I forgot,\" Ryan smirked before swatting Emily's bottom once. \"I guess that'll give us plenty of time to talk later.\"\nEmily's lip fell into a pout. \"Why?\"\n\"I think you know why, young lady,\" Ryan scolded as she guided Emily into their room. \"Nightshirt, no panties,\" she further directed before moving over to her side of the room and starting to strip off her scrubs. She carefully put them in the hamper, replacing them with a tank and a pair of boxers.\nShe then crawled into bed, watching Emily follow her directions. Her girlfriend was still sporting a pout, but she didn't argue. A moment later, Emily crawled in next to her and she found herself sighing in contentment.\nEmily put her head on Ryan's shoulder and Ryan kissed it. \"How much trouble am I really in?\" Emily asked.\n\"Enough,\" Ryan answered. \"Now, close your eyes and sleep.\"\n\"Yes, ma'am,\" Emily answered, already halfway there. They were both exhausted and Ryan knew by Emily's answer that she'd already submitted. She would sleep, they both would. Content, Ryan then let her own eyes close knowing she could enjoy Emily's touch and her scent, and every other precious moment, even in slumber.\nEmilly squirmed further into Ryan's warm body, refusing to open her eyes and leave the heavenly bliss that just being with Ryan allowed. She was wrapped snugly in Ryan's arms with no need to get out of bed anytime in the near future and that was more than okay. They'd had too few mornings like this lately and if she had her way, they'd never get out of bed.\nWith a happy sigh, she snuggled back into the pillows and relaxed to the sound of steady breathing. She loved being with Ryan and as she thought of her partner, she couldn't help but remember the day that she first laid eyes on her. It had been a setup, but like all things destined to happen, sometimes no matter how hard one fought against it, certain things were just meant to be.\nIt was actually Emily's best friend, Nikki, who was responsible for it all. She'd been trying to set Emily up on a blind date for several months, but Emily didn't want any part of it. In her experience blind dates set up by her straight friends usually didn't go well, but that damn Nikki\u2026she was too determined. Nikki hounded her and tried to conveniently get them in the same room every chance she could, but it wasn't until Nikki invited her to a Christmas party that she finally succeeded.\nEmily was hesitant, but since she wasn't working, and didn't have any close family in the area, she ended up showing up. The Christmas Party turned out to be a small dinner party of only six. Nikki plopped her across the table from Ms. Ryan Thomas, and the awkwardness that followed was almost painful. The two ended up sharing awkward smiles and looks, not saying more than ten words to each other throughout the whole meal. It was uncomfortable at best and Emily couldn't get out of there fast enough as soon as dessert was over.\nThe problem was that Ryan's angular jawline, pale pink lips, and intense blue eyes stayed with her, and she didn't know it at the time, but Ryan was having similar thoughts. Years later, Ryan would admit that that first meeting wasn't as awkward as she thought. Ryan was tongue tied, so taken by Emily that she couldn't produce a full sentence even if she'd had wanted too.\nAfter Christmas, Nikki probed her every chance she got to meet with Ryan again, but again Emily was hesitant. Ryan was entering her idle thoughts and dreams, making it difficult to do almost anything else, and that scared Emily. She knew nothing about Ryan and didn't want her fantasies to be ruined with reality. After all, Ryan barely even met her eyes that night at Christmas, why would she want to meet her again?\nDays turned into weeks and Nikki finally laid off. Emily had moved on, not knowing that Lady Fate hadn't given up on her and Ryan. The choice of meeting again was taken out of her hands the week before Valentine's Day when an exhausted Emily passed out at work from dehydration and ended up in the local ER.\nEmily had been working far too many hours. She's been burning the candle at both ends as they'd been in the middle of a multi-million dollar lawsuit and she couldn't remember the last time she had eight hours sleep, much less a day off. Sleep wasn't the only thing she'd been neglecting, her health had also declined as she hadn't been eating or apparently drinking enough.\nRyan hadn't been her nurse, but as Emily was laid out in the emergency room bed getting IV fluids, Ryan had passed by. Ryan noticed Emily, and well, long story short, that was the first Valentine's they spent together. Ryan somehow became her personal nurse making sure Emily had three meals a day, with more juice and water than she cared to think about being practically forced down her throat. That's when Ryan had begun to introduce her to her rules, and that is when Emily's fantasies had started to become a reality.\nJuly 4, 2019 LoganTyler13 Comments\nHi, my kinky lads and ladies. Long time no speak. I could give you a bunch of excuses for my absence but I won't instead I will just bring you a story! The lovely Stardawn Cabot and I are together again in a little short story we have written with some new characters. Thanks, SD for the help of getting writing again! You are the best! \ud83d\ude00\nAs usual, the house was quiet and dark when Emily returned from work. She was tired, she was beyond tired even and barely did more than flip on a light before collapsing onto the sofa. With a groan, she slipped off one heeled pump and then the other, her aching feet complaining about each movement. She tilted her head back, rotating her neck and listening to it pop before pulling her long brown hair out of her bun. What a day.\nEmily's stomach rumbled and her head was throbbing. She hadn't eaten anything since the protein bar she'd inhaled at lunch, and she'd only had that because her assistant, Melinda, had opened it and practically forced it on her. Melinda was always doing that, and although a bit annoying in her mothering tendencies, she always meant well.\nEmily was tempted to turn on the TV or perhaps even just lay down and sleep, but she'd made a promise and she knew that if she didn't follow through her girlfriend would be cross with her. Ryan, her girlfriend of almost three years now had a handful of rules, and one of those was that Emily wasn't allowed to skip dinner, even if Ryan wasn't home to oversee it.\nWith another groan, Emily forced herself up off the sofa. She took off her overshirt, feeling much cooler in the cream-colored camisole and then wiggled out of the pantyhose. She left both sitting on the sofa, making a mental note to pick them up later. That was another of Ryan's Rules: discarded clothing belonged on the hamper, not on the bed, floor, kitchen table, or anywhere else that was deemed to be untidy.\nEmily managed to force herself into the kitchen before opening both the fridge and freezer at once. She took a moment to enjoy the cool air that exited, but the contents themselves were disappointing. She was hoping to find something easy, but the almost bare offerings only reminded her that she had once again forgotten to place an order for groceries. Turning her attention from the fridge to the freezer, her eyes landed on half a pint of banana split ice cream. Her mouth watered as she grabbed it and sat it out on the counter.\n\"This so counts as dinner,\" she rationalized to the empty kitchen. \"Protein in the milk and nuts and even fruit in the cherries and bananas.\" She flicked off the lid and grabbed an oversized spoon from the utensil drawer before she scooped up a big bite and shoved it into her mouth. It was both savory and sweet and exactly what she needed after such a long and tiring day.\nWith her prize in hand, she went back into the living room and plopped back down onto the sofa. She took another spoonful and then gave in and turned on the TV, surfing until she found a rerun of Murder Mystery. Settling in among the pillows, she enjoyed the mindless plot as she shoved spoonful after spoonful of creamy ice cream into her mouth.\nThe minutes clicked by, and before she knew it she'd hit the cardboard bottom of the box. \"I'll have to remember to order another pint before Ryan realizes it's gone,\" she muttered to herself before putting the now empty carton on the coffee table in front of her. Settling back into the pillows she returned her attention to show, but before long she found her eyelids become heavy.\nA quick check of the time told her she still had hours before Ryan would even be off work. That gave her plenty of cushion to be a vegetable and still clean up before her girlfriend got home. She closed her eyes again, only meaning to rest them, but it also felt so good once they were closed.\nRyan Thomas ran her fingers through her short blonde locks as she scanned the mostly quiet ICU bay in front of her. The sound of steady beeping and whooshing of machines helping keep her four assigned patients alive was soothing. Alarms meant trouble and for once she happy to be almost bored. Her eyes traced over the large monitors over each bay door, which tracked heart rate, oxygen, and blood pressure. All looked normal and gave her hope that the rest of her 12-hour shift would continue to be as quiet.\nShe knew she should return to dictating her notes, but the moment of peace allowed her mind to flow to her girlfriend. Emily should be home and in bed by now. The thought made her smile. Ryan had been working 12-hour nights for weeks now and with Emily working almost as many hours as a paralegal during the day they'd barely seen each other much less had any real quality time together. She missed her little brunette beauty something fierce and couldn't wait to crawl into bed next to her.\nIt was hard to be away from Emily. She missed the mundane things like the way she smelled or just the feeling of warmth in the middle of the night. Thankfully, however, this would be the last shift they would be apart for a while as Ryan finally got a supervisory promotion and she would be working much more sensible hours from here on out.\nRyan finished the sentence she was writing in a patient's chart before scanning the four monitors in front of her again. Although peaceful, it was also almost too quiet. At this rate the night would drag on, only making her miss Emily more. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately for her patient in room 403, the sudden beeping of an oxygen alarm broke through her thoughts as she rushed to check on him. So much for a quiet last night-shift, she thought to herself before hitting the code button.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Education | December 1972\nThe Effects of Morphine and N-Allylnormorphine on Canine Cerebral Metabolism and Circulation\nHiroshi Takeshita, M.D.; John D. Michenfelder, M.D.; Richard A. Theye, M.D.\nHiroshi Takeshita, M.D.\nJohn D. Michenfelder, M.D.\nRichard A. Theye, M.D.\n* Visiting Scientist\n\u2020 Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (University of Minnesota)\n\u2021 Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (University of Minnesota)\nReceived from the Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester. Minnesota. Accepted for publication June 14, 1972. Supported in part by Research Grants NS-7507 and HL-4881 from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service\nAnesthesiology 12 1972, Vol.37, 605-612. doi:\nHiroshi Takeshita, John D. Michenfelder, Richard A. Theye; The Effects of Morphine and N-Allylnormorphine on Canine Cerebral Metabolism and Circulation. Anesthesiology 1972;37(6):605-612.\nWeb of Science\u00ae Times Cited: 117","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"There's a Problem With Your Mother \u2013 My latest psychic experience\nPosted on October 13, 2018 by Cauldrons and Cupcakes\n\"The phrase 'Love one another' is so wise. By loving one another, we invest in each other and in ourselves. Perhaps someday, when we need someone to care for us, it may not come from the person we expect, but from the person we least expect. It may be our sons or daughter-in-laws, our neighbors, friends, cousins, stepchildren, or stepparents whose love for us has assigned them to the honorable, yet dangerous position of caregiver.\"\n~ Peggi Speers\nI woke up this morning at 2.10am. I know it was 2.10am because I looked at my watch, bleary-eyed and thinking it was way too early to be waking up yet.\nAs I rolled over in the dark, ready to go back to sleep, I thought of Steve. Steve's a client of mine. I haven't seen him for maybe five years. I saw his wife maybe two years before that. Why was I suddenly thinking of Steve?\nIn my mind's eye I saw an elderly woman lying on a bathroom floor, frightened and frail and unable to stand. She must be Steve's mum, I decided. Now what would I do?\nI hauled myself out of bed and came into my office, where a staff member has recently returned a large box of my paperwork. There were two huge manilla folders filled with client profile sheets, none of them in order, and I knew Steve's details would be in there somewhere. I flicked on a light and sat down to go through the hundreds of pages. It took me ten minutes but eventually I had his number. I called it, and it rang and rang before finally going to message bank. I left a message to call me back immediately.\nBut as soon as I put the phone down I knew I'd need to try again. So I called back. Me calling a man I've met twice, at 2.30am on a Saturday morning. Steve picked up on the second ring.\n'Oh, you're that Nicole,' he grunted. And then he swore at me.\nI get it. It was the middle of the night, and I'd just woken him from a deep sleep.\n'Steve, I'm sorry, but this is an emergency. Your mum has had a fall, and she needs help. Can you go check on her?'\n'Mum's dead,' Steve said. And then he swore at me again and hung up.\nFor a moment I didn't know what to do. The image of the old lady came to me again. She was crying and distressed. I rang Steve back.\nAs he swore at me I kept talking, describing the tiles on the bathroom floor, and the layout of the room.\nHe stopped swearing. 'That's Karen's mum', he said. 'Sh*t! Why didn't you say so?'\n'What do you call your mother-in-law?' I asked.\n'Mum,' he said, and then he went quiet for a moment. 'Sorry, Nicole. Look, she lives the next suburb over. I'd better get round there. I'll call you back, okay?' And then he hung up.\nI couldn't go back to sleep. I got up and meditated, put a load of washing on, and waited.\nAt 5.30am Steve called back from the hospital. His elderly mother-in-law, Beverly, had slipped in her bathroom and fallen over, breaking her hip and her wrist. She'd been on the floor for almost two days. She was in surgery now and Steve was waiting to see her when she came out and was allocated a room.\nThen Steve told me that he and Karen were undergoing a trial separation. Karen's overseas on a holiday so no-one's been checking on Bev. Steve hadn't seen Bev since he and his wife split up late last year. And he's only been talking to Karen and his adult kids via text message.\nWhile he'd sat on the bathroom floor beside Bev, waiting for the ambulance, he'd promised her that he would talk to his wife. Karen still loved him, Bev had said. They all still loved him. So Steve rang Karen and they talked for an hour. He still loves her too. They want to find a way to work things out.\nSteve rang off, promising to update me on Bev's progress and wanting to book a session for himself and his wife, who is going to catch the first available flight home today.\nI made myself a pot of tea. It's going to be a long day and I haven't had much sleep. But Bev is taken care of and Steve and Karen are talking again and there is hope where there was none. So, all in all, it's been a good start to my weekend!\nLook after each other, and yourself. Much love, Nicole \u2764 xx\nThis entry was posted in Family, Living as a Psychic, Love and tagged elderly parents, family matters, forgiveness, forgiveness in marriage, healing family wounds, life as a psychic, marriage crisis, Nicole Cody psychic, tea will get me through by Cauldrons and Cupcakes. Bookmark the permalink.\n26 thoughts on \"There's a Problem With Your Mother \u2013 My latest psychic experience\"\nJan on October 13, 2018 at 6:37 am said:\nOn October 13 (tomorrow in my time zone), Tom and I will celebrate 45 years of marriage. A very timely message to keep \"checking in\" with each other, whether it is for something physical or emotional.\nCauldrons and Cupcakes on October 13, 2018 at 6:50 am said:\nCongratulations, Jan. I'm sending you and Tom the biggest hugs. Hope you have a beautiful anniversary xx\nPeta on October 13, 2018 at 6:45 am said:\nI just got all sorts of goosebumps reading this. Eyes are filling up with tears. You are truly wonderful. Px\nThanks, Peta. This morning I just feel truly tired. But grateful too. Lots of love xx\nKat on October 13, 2018 at 6:59 am said:\n\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\nEileen on October 13, 2018 at 7:24 am said:\nYou are amazing. I'm typing this with a broken tooth and can't afford a dentist till next week. I'd just be happy with pain relief at the moment. My life is on such a disastrous roller coaster at the moment. Lift me up when you meditate.\nCauldrons and Cupcakes on October 13, 2018 at 7:42 pm said:\nKeeping you in my prayers and meditations, Eileen xx\nSatisha on October 13, 2018 at 7:26 am said:\nThis made me cry\u2026.happy tears, tears for Bev, tears for this couple being able to work through their problems\u2026I LOVE YOU Nicole\u2026XXX\nLauren on October 13, 2018 at 7:34 am said:\nAmazing! You restore my faith Nic xx\nRichard on October 13, 2018 at 7:41 am said:\nThank heavens you persevered. Poor Bev, at least she is in good hands now.\n\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc13\nbrookestar555 on October 13, 2018 at 7:48 am said:\nAw Nicole \ud83d\udc96 made me cry reading that miraculous event.. you are just awesome.. \ud83d\udc95\u2728 have a beautiful day.. \u263a\ufe0f\nEmma on October 13, 2018 at 8:19 am said:\nGosh, tears from me. Talk about divine intervention! So very special the work you do. Thank you \ud83d\udc96\nAnne M McMahon on October 13, 2018 at 9:35 am said:\nThank God there are people like you in the world Nicole. What a blessing you are. <3\njoyfulpaula on October 13, 2018 at 9:56 am said:\nTingles and Tears reading this Nicole, such a blessing that you do this work and arent afriad to persist when you know someone is in trouble. Much love xx\njoannerambling on October 13, 2018 at 10:12 am said:\nYou are amazing, I wish I had a psychic like you I could visit but then Tim would complain about wasting money\nMitchy on October 13, 2018 at 10:38 am said:\nIn awe of the lengths you traverse to deliver Spirit's message. Take it easy today dear lady. Will keep you in my prayers \ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udcab\nBlessings to Steve and his family, especially his mother-in-law. Bev must have been praying for a miracle as she lay there in her painful blur.\nJan Norman on October 13, 2018 at 11:04 am said:\nBeautiful story!\nKalpa on October 13, 2018 at 11:25 am said:\nThis is incredibly beautiful\u2026gonna have faith in happiness & goodness in life \u2764\ufe0f\nKaren USA on October 13, 2018 at 12:19 pm said:\nAwesome Nicole \u2013 in the truest sense of the word.\nThat is what you are and what has come about.\nJanie on October 13, 2018 at 1:49 pm said:\nI think there's something in my eye\u2026.\nLovely to hear of a positive outcome for Bev from what could have been a tragic outcome. I'm pleased her angels were watching over her and hope she has a full and speedy recovery.\nWhat a shame it takes a wake-up call from a near stranger bringing a message from the other side for us to take the time to check in with those we profess to care about. Sobering reminder.\nGrateful your gifts continue to touch and change lives Nik x\nJo-Anne Duncan on October 13, 2018 at 4:17 pm said:\nOnly you! You are wonderful. Saving people on so many levels. Love your work! xoxoxox\nSally on October 13, 2018 at 7:20 pm said:\nNow that's what I call service after sale!!!\nSpirit Mind on October 14, 2018 at 12:30 am said:\nWow really loved this Article\/Story thank you for sharing this \ud83d\ude42\nTarotmum13 on October 14, 2018 at 5:23 pm said:\nMaking the world a better place one message at a time. Blessings Xx\nPamela Pollock on October 15, 2018 at 2:44 am said:\nThat's a beautiful and hopeful tale that brought tears to my eyes! Bless you and Steve and his family too! \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\njesse mclean on December 13, 2018 at 2:05 pm said:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Slatest\nJeff Sessions to Announce Run for His Old Senate Seat. But Can He Beat Trump?\nBy Elliot Hannon\nNov 07, 20197:28 AM\nJeff Sessions' television image is reflected in President Donald Trump's official portrait at the Department of Justice. Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images\nPopular in News & Politics\n\"All Bets Are Off\": An Extremism Expert Monitoring the Trump Fringes Now Has Never Been More Worried\nTrump's Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Leaves White House a Few Days Early\nFormer Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce Thursday he will run for his old Senate seat in Alabama, potentially setting up a high-profile standoff over his candidacy with his old boss\u2014President Donald Trump. Sessions enters the race a day before the filing deadline in what will likely be a bruising nomination fight in a crowded GOP field. The party sees itself as the rightful owner of Sessions' old seat that was swiped by Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in a 2017 special election against a deeply divisive Republican nominee in former Judge Roy Moore.\nSessions has plenty going for him in the race and will rely on his name recognition and conservative bona fides during a two-decade history representing the state in the Senate. But this is 2020, the era of Trump, and that might not be enough given that Trump has signaled his intention to publicly attack his former attorney general if he runs. Despite Sessions being an early supporter of Trump's candidacy, one of the few that existed within the Washington political establishment, Trump turned on Sessions when he recused himself from the Russia investigation. Trump saw the recusal as a sign of weakness and because responsibility for the investigation then fell to Sessions' deputy Rod Rosenstein, who went on to appoint Robert Mueller as special counsel, Trump basically blames the entirety of the Mueller investigation on Sessions.\nTrump has indicated privately to aides that not only does he not support Sessions run but that he will actively oppose him. The Washington Post reports that Trump has joked to senators and White House staff that he would move to Alabama himself to run against Sessions, if the former senator were to get into the race. The New York Times reports that Trump has made it clear that he would not support Sessions, who reportedly made his decision to run without speaking to Trump or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. \"Mr. Trump sent word to Mr. Sessions through allies that he would publicly attack him if he ran,\" according to the Times. \"And Mr. McConnell recently approached Mr. Trump, asking him whether his feelings about Mr. Sessions might have improved. The president said he was very much still opposed to Mr. Sessions and would make that clear if he had to, according to a person briefed on the discussions.\"\nThe national Republican establishment also has indicated it is wary of a Sessions return that could, once again, pave the way for Roy Moore to win the March 3 nomination in a crowded field. Already in the race are: Rep. Bradley Byrne and former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, who are the early leaders in the polls, along with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, state Rep. Arnold Mooney, and Roy Moore.\nGiven Trump's extreme popularity in the state, Sessions' soured relationship with the president is going to be a clear line of attack despite his history. Byrne, an early front-runner, previewed the way Sessions will likely be hit\u2014as not sufficiently sticking up for Trump\u2014during the campaign in a statement about his prospective entrance into the race. \"From the Mueller investigation to this impeachment sham, President Trump has been under constant attack,\" Byrne said. \"I won't sit back and watch them destroy our country. Alabama deserves a Senator who will stand with the president and won't run away and hide from the fight.\"\n2020 Campaign Alabama Donald Trump Senate Jeff Sessions\nElliot Hannon is a Slate staff writer.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sask Parks and Rec Blog August 2015\nSamantha Illerbrun \u2013 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:12:00 GMT \u2013 0\nAs a kinesiology student, I am often surrounded by research and courses focused on physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, and other related topics. This bubble of information that I am confined to while finishing my degree can make it easy to sometimes forget all of the vast and dynamic components that make up the Recreation Sector and its connection to the health field. My time here at SPRA has allowed me to develop my perspective on Recreation and to gain some insight into the important role that each sector plays in the overall vitality of the health field.\nI have been given the opportunity to learn about the variety of programs and initiatives set out by the Recreation Sector in order to support and create healthy communities and individuals. More importantly, I've been able to take what I know about the clinical component of the health spectrum and combine that with what I've learned during my time at SPRA. This has allowed me to clearly see the relationship that exists between these two sub-fields and the importance that this relationship has in supporting the health of individuals on a more holistic level. I think the implications that the recreation sector has for clinical health is an important connection to make in order to understand how this wide-spread field functions and how each area can be utilized to make the field more effective.\nOne of the things I have taken away from my post-secondary education is that prevention can be one of the most valuable tools when it comes to supporting individuals and reducing the demands of treatment and health costs. I think that the recreation sector is and should continue to be an integral component in allowing and promoting preventative measures for health. The idea of a healthy and active lifestyle goes beyond things like personal training and medicinal remedies and the recreation sector plays a leading role in offering opportunities for health and vitality in our communities.\nBy offering access to opportunities for lifelong recreation, physical activity, leisure, and social inclusion through the various programs and health promotion set out, the recreation sector can provide all of the tools necessary to enhancing and maintaining the overall health and quality of life of individuals. Thus, this sector can and should be utilized as a valued prevention tool in the health field.\nI think that as any professional in a health related field, it is important to recognize and utilize the connections and relationships that exist between different areas in order to work cohesively and optimize the benefits that each can offer.\nMember Spotlight: The Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards - Saskatchewan Division\nChristian Bates-Hardy \u2013 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:12:00 GMT \u2013 0\nThe Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards programme was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1956 under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.\nSince its creation, the programme has undergone several reforms before attaining its current structure. It was initially designed for boys between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. In 1958, a similar scheme was introduced specifically for girls. In 1969, the girls and boys programmes were unified.\nCanada adopted the programme in 1963, but the year the programme started in the various provinces differ. The programme was established in Saskatchewan in 1983.\nCurrently, more than 1330 young people in Saskatchewan are engaged in the Award programme. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, a total of 216, 199, and 119 young people were first introduced to it respectively.\nBreaking Barriers with Adaptive Sports\nSamantha Illerbrun \u2013 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:45:00 GMT \u2013 0\nAccess to adaptive sport opportunities is an exciting and necessary component of the recreation sector. There is a need to offer opportunities to play adaptive sports in order to allow everyone the chance to enjoy physical activity for life.\nThe role that adaptive sports play in the lives of those with disabilities is no secret to Saskatchewan. There are numerous associations and clubs that advocate and offer access to adaptive sport opportunities for athletes with varying types of abilities. For example, the Saskatchewan Wheelchair Association offers over 10 different kinds of adaptive sports programs for individuals to participate in. From sledge hockey, to sailing, to water skiing, the Association is committed to ensuring inclusive and interactive sports programs for people with varying levels of mobility. In addition, the Saskatchewan Blind Sports Association offers similar opportunities for individuals with visual impairments.\nWhat's really impressive about these athletes is that in addition to living an active lifestyle, many athletes have taken advantage of these opportunities in order to strive for excellence and have been able to represent our province at provincial, national, and international levels of sport. Check out this profile on Saskatchewan's own Becky Richter and her successes, including her recent gold medal at the 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games.\nInterestingly, and unlike non-adapted sports, adaptive sports are often made accessible to those with and without disabilities to participate, further encouraging the combined interactions and participation of these groups. Opportunities such as these not only break the barriers and stereotypes associated with physical disabilities but they also help the recreation sector fill the gap of providing lifelong recreational opportunities for everyone, no matter what their capabilities may be.\nCheck it out!- Canada's Wheelchair rugby team is currently on a 4-0 streak at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games\nLearn more about these awesome opportunities at:\nSaskatchewan Wheelchair Association http:\/\/swsa.ca\/\nSaskatchewan Blind Sports Association http:\/\/www.saskblindsports.ca\/\nCanadian Paralympic Committee http:\/\/paralympic.ca\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: seeds\nStop and Smell the Flowers\nPosted by scott beadles in Uncategorized\n\u2248 Comments Off on Stop and Smell the Flowers\nAlaska, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Asia, Australia, Bill Edwardes, botany, climate, commerce, d\u00e9coupage, E. C. Alexander, endangered, English, Europe, flora, flower specimens, flowers, France, French, German, Germany, Hebrew, herbaria, Holy Land, International Pressed Flower Art Society, J. Willard Marriott Library, Japan, Jerusalem, Joyce Fenton, Lyuba Basin, May, Mexico, Middle East, nomenclature, olive wood, Oshibana, plant species, poppies, Pressed Flower Craft Guild, pressed flowers, repository, Russian, Ruth Miller Staats, Samurai, San Francisco, seeds, Silk Road, sunflowers, taxonomies, The Popular Bookstore, The University of Utah, tourism, United Kingdom, United States, Valdez, Valdez Museum Historical Archive, vegetation, Worldwide Pressed Flower Guide\n\"But I must gather knots of flowers and buds, and garlands gay;\nFor I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May.\"\n\u2013 Alfred Lord Tennyson, \"The May Queen\"\nWhen was the last time you stopped to smell the flowers? I did it just two days ago, when the purple and white lilac bushes in front of my house produced such an aroma after the rain that I had to stop in my tracks to take it in. Some days I'll pick the poppies and sunflowers that grow wild in the backyard and set them in a vase on the kitchen table, and if I'm feeling particularly extra, I will even go out and buy an arrangement to add some oomph to the room.\nAlthough my allergies have been getting worse and worse every year, my enthusiasm for flora has yet to subside. I've been enjoying the slower campus days at The University of Utah, when I can wander around outside the library and take in all of the new blooms. I am always impressed with the assortment of flowers lining the pathways, some of which I recognize as native to the state, while others look unfamiliar, yet still alluring.\nNatural Flowers of the Holy Land\nJerusalem, 1900s\nQK 378 N37 1900z\nWe might find flowers attractive for a number of reasons ranging from color, shape, texture or smell, but did you know the craft of pressing flowers is actually an ancient art that dates back to 16thcentury? It is said that Samurai warriors in Japan once practiced this art, called Oshibana, as part of their discipline to promote patience and harmony with nature, as well as to enhance their powers of concentration.\nThe art of drawing with petals gradually spread from Asia to the Middle East along growing trade networks of the Silk Road. One outcome of this global commerce and tourism were elaborate souvenir books, popular in the late 19th century, Jerusalem. Different renditions of Flowers of the Holy Land combined photographs of holy sites in and around Jerusalem with pressed flowers gathered from those sites. These flowers were artistically formatted, bound between olive wood covers, and included translations from Hebrew into French, German, English and Russian, as they were sold to visitors coming from different parts of the world.\nFlowers of the Holy Land\nQK89 F56\nAround the same time, botanists in Europe began systematically collecting and preserving flower specimens from all over the world. No longer a simple art form, the pressed plant books allowed scientists to study the flora of other countries and understand the variety of plant taxonomies, geographic distributions, and to develop an efficient and stable nomenclature. Furthermore, the books are able to preserve a record of change in vegetation over time for future scientists who are tracking changes in climate and human impact. Some books can even be viable repositories, holding seeds of extinct or endangered plant species. These specimen books, or herbaria, are not just pretty to look at for they contain crucial knowledge on every page.\nA Collection of Wild Flower of California\nE.C. Alexander\nSan Francisco: The Popular Bookstore, 1895\nQK 89 A375\nAnyone can gather flowers and create their own pressed flower book. Like Ruth Miller Staats, a resident of Valdez, Alaska who sold cards, artwork and booklets of pressed flowers to tourists during the 1930s and 1940s. Although Ruth had been paralyzed from the waist down following an airplane crash (she had sustained a double compound fracture of both legs, fracture of the pelvis, and a fractured lumbar vertebrae), her friends and neighbors gathered flowers for her to compile the pieces. Many of her items can now be found in the Valdez Museum Historical Archive.\nWild Flowers of Alaska\nRuth M. Staats\nValdez, Alaska, 1930s\nQK 89 S73\nThe craft of pressing flowers can also extend beyond books. Petals and leaves can be applied to trays and other wood furnishings using the technique of d\u00e9coupage. Those who have a deep interest in the art can join the Pressed Flower Craft Guild, founded by Joyce Fenton and Bill Edwardes in 1983. Other organizations include the International Pressed Flower Art Society and the Worldwide Pressed Flower Guild, with members coming from countries such as Japan, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom and United States.\nSo come by and smell the flowers and allow yourself to appreciate the little things in life. Reflect on what is beautiful, fragile and simple, such as this small collection of books.\nBook of the Week \u2014 Anatomy of Plants with an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants and Several Other Lectures\u2026\n\u2248 Comments Off on Book of the Week \u2014 Anatomy of Plants with an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants and Several Other Lectures\u2026\nCarl Linnaeus, Charles II, Christopher Wren, flowers, fruits, leaves, London, Marcello Malpighi, microscope, microscopy, Nehemiah Grew, physiology, plant anatomy, plant morphology, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, Royal Society, seeds, vegetables\n\"At a Meeting of the Council of the Royal Society, Fe. 22. 1681\/2 Dr. Grew having read several Lectures of the Anatomy of Plants, some whereof have been already printed at divers times, and some are not printed; with several other Lectures of their Colours, Odours Tasts, and Salts, as also of the Solution of Salts in Water; and of Mixture; all of them to the satisfaction of the said Society; It is therefore Ordered, that He be desired, to casue the to printed [sic] together in one Volume.\" \u2014 Chr. Wren P.R.S.\nAnatomy of Plants: With an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants and Several Other\u2026\nNehemiah Grew (1641-1712)\nLondon: Printed by W. Rawlins, for the author, 1682\nQK41 G82\nRare Books was recently graced with a visit from a member of the Royal Society and two other guests, all three royalty in the world of science. This visit and the accompanying bright blue spring skies brought to mind flowers, vegetable gardens, herb gardens and this book. The great Sir Christopher Wren, founder and then-president of the Royal Society, \"Ordered\" Nehemiah Grew to publish the work presented here.\nNehemiah Grew was a physician, but made his reputation in the fields of plant morphology and anatomy. At the Royal Society, he met Robert Hooke, who was progressing in his studies in the field of microscopy. At the same time that Marcello Malpighi presented papers to the Society, Grew presented his The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun (1672). Both men reported on the cellular construction of the woody parts of plants, the beginning of a hypothesis of a cellular theory of plant life. Grew's work led him to the announcement that there were two sexes in plants.\nThis book is based on three earlier publications, \"The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun (1672),\" \"An Idea of Phytological History Propounded (1673),\" and \"The Comparative Anatomy of Trunks (1675)\", together with a fourth unpublished book, \"The Anatomy of Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds,\" dedicated to Robert Boyle, and six discourses that had been delivered before the Royal Society.\nIn Grew's dedicatory epistle to King Charles II, he wrote, \"Your Majesty will here see, That there are those things within a Plant, little less admirable, than within an Animal. That a Plant, as well as an Animal, is composed of several Organical Parts; some whereof may be called its Bowels. That every Plant hath Bowels of divers kinds, conteining divers kinds of Liguors. That even a Plant lives partly upon Aer; for the reception whereof, it hath those Parts which are answerable to Lungs. So that A Plant is, as it were, an Animal in Quires; as an Animal is a Plant, or rather several Plants bound up into Volume.\"\nNehemiah Grew's work turned the anatomy and physiology of plants into a new science. This is the first book in which Robert Hooke's newly invented microscope is demonstrated for the examination plants.\nGrew began his studies with naked-eye observations and then continued with observations seen at the higher magnifications made possible with Hooke's microscope.\n\"\u2026all the Observations conteined in the First Book, except one or two, were made with the Naked Eye. The the end, I might first give a proof, How far it was possible for us to go, without the help of Glasses: which many Ingenious Men want; and more, the patience to manage them. For the Truth of these Observations, Seignior Malpighi, having procured my Book to be translated into Latin for his private us, speaks his own sense, in some of his Letters to Mr. Oldenburge, printed at the end of his Anatomy of Plants\u2026Having thus begun with the bare Eye; I next proceeded to the use of the Microscope. And the Observations thereby made, first on Roots, and afterwards on Trunks and Branches, together with the figures\u2026\"\nThrough these observations he was able to describe the structure of stems and roots by the combined use of transverse, radial, and tangential longitudinal sections.\n\"In the Plates, for the clearer conception of the Part described, I have represented it, generally, as entire, as its being magnified to some good degree, would bear\u2026Yet have I not every where magnify'd the Part to the same degree; but more or less, as was necessary to represent what is spoken of it. And very highly, only in some few Examples, as in Tab. 40. which may suffice to illustrate the rest. Some of the Plates, especially those which I did not draw to the Engravers hand, are a little hard and stiff: but they are all well enough done, to represent what they intend.\"\nSwedish botanist Carl Linnaeus dedicated a genus of trees to Grew in appreciation of his work. Few important advances on the ideas of Grew would be made for nearly another one hundred years.\nIllustrated with eighty-three engraved plates, some double-page, showing microscopic sections of plant structures.\nAn Impression of Spring\n\u2248 Comments Off on An Impression of Spring\nBertram Rota, British, cardboard, commercial, gesso, Gogmagog Press, Hosho, Japanese, landscape, leaves, London, Morris Cox, panorama, plywood, poetry, printer, private press, Prose, seasons, seeds, spring, twigs, varnish\n\"Now sprigs are pricked by bursting buds,\nand threading the trees the wind's weft\nskittles, drops and spurts again,\nrubbing along the ground to tease old leafings\nof skittering litter, scratching swirl\u2026\nBetween bettling sky and buxom earth \u2014\na mazed and frilling lightning flash!\nThe eye bleaches and goes black.\nA far-off tracking thunder rolls\nand tight, hard raindrops teem and patter,\nhiss an sheen in rimplin rods\u2026\ntill overhead the ragging cloud thins off\nin clean-washed grin, and sun-bowl tips\nover the giggling earth its molten gold.\"\nAn Impression of Spring: A Landscape Panorama\nMorris Cox (1903-1998)\nLondon: Gogmagog Press: Dist. by Bertram Rota, 1966\nND497 C748 A43 1966\nGogmagog Press was a one man operation: for more than forty years Morris Cox \u2014 artist, writer, and printer \u2014 worked alone, using simple tools and creating one of the most important of British post-war private presses. Cox experimented with various aspects of his craft, always paying meticulous attention to detail.\nMorris Cox's poetry and prose rarely found commercial publication. For this reason, in middle-age, Cox began Gogmagog Press, in order to distribute his work. It was only then that his poetry began to be championed, for the poetry was as good as the press production. Word and image are so intertwined that one divorced from the other leaves only half an experience.\nThe texture of the prints derives from the unusual printing blocks used to create them. Cox mounted sheets of cardboard onto plywood and layered them with gesso, next adding materials from nature like seeds, leaves, and twigs. These elements were varnished to strengthen them.\nImpressions is one of four works on the seasons, all considered to be the peak of Cox's achievement as a printer. Printed on Japanese 'Hosho' paper. Edition of one hundred numbered and signed copies. Rare Books copy is no. 23.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference 2020\nBuilding New Evidence and Alliances for Improving Nutrition\nMarch 23rd - 27th, 2020 | Bangkok, Thailand\nAbout the Micronutrient Forum\nAbout Bangkok and the Venue\nFull Program*\nSecond Global Summit on Food Fortification\nCall for Learning Centers\nSponsor a Symposium Session\nRegistration Packages\nOrdinary passport holder who wishes to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes is subjected to be granted Tourist visa:\nShort visit to family living in Thailand\nMedical treatment with registered hospitals\nParticipants of MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Convention & Exhibitions) supported by TCEB\nREQUIRED DOCUMENTS (Embassy\/Consulate reserves the rights to request additional documents as deemed necessary)\nPassport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months\nPhotograph of the applicant, taken within the past six months\nEvidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full)\nEvidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family)\nVALIDITY OF A VISA\nThe validity of a visa is 3 months or 6 months.\nUpon arrival, travellers with this type of visa may be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 60 days.\nThose who wish to stay longer or may wish to change their type of visa must file an application for permission at the Office of Immigration Bureau located on Government Center B, Chaengwattana Soi 7, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Tel 0-2141-9889 (or at http:\/\/www.immigration.go.th). The extension of stay as well as the change of certain type of visa is solely at the discretion of the Immigration officer.\nVisa applicants are suggested to submit application at least 15 working days prior to the intended travelling date to Thailand.\nThai e-visa official website\nFind a Thai Embassy or Consulate\nLike most of Thailand, Bangkok has a tropical savanna climate under the K\u00f6ppen climate classification and is under the influence of the South Asian monsoon system. It experiences three seasons, hot, rainy and cool, although temperatures are fairly hot year-round, ranging from an average low of 22.0 \u00b0C (71.6 \u00b0F) in December to an average high of 35.4 \u00b0C (95.7 \u00b0F) in April. The rainy season begins with the arrival of the southwest monsoon around mid-May. September is the wettest month, with an average rainfall of 334.3 millimetres (13.16 in). The hot season is generally dry, but also sees occasional summer storms.\nCURRENCY, CREDIT CARD AND EXCHANGE MONEY\nThe currency in Bangkok is the Thai Baht (THB).\nCoins come in denominations of: 1, 2, 5 and 10 baht, as well as 25 and 50 satang. (You may get some 25 or 50 satang coins in change at a supermarket.)\nBanknotes come in denominations of: 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 baht.\nTravellers Cheques are generally accepted only at dedicated foreign exchange shops or banks.\nAutomated Teller Machines (ATMs) are plentiful throughout Thailand, and most will accept cards issued by any of the major international banking networks (Plus, Cirrus, etc.)\nForeign debit and credit card withdrawals from Thai ATMs incur a 150 or 180 baht fee levied by the local ATM owner, in addition to any fees added by your home financial institution.\nMajor credit cards such as Visa, Mastercard, JCB and American Express, are readily accepted at most hotels, airlines, restaurants and upscale merchants.\nTo prevent your credit\/debit card from being declined, it is important to advise your card issuer of your travel plans in advance.\nBuying Thai Baht outside Thailand\nThai baht is widely stocked by most currency suppliers outside Thailand. However, rates obtained in Thailand are higher and money can be exchanged on arrival at more advantageous rates.\nExchanging cash in Thailand is Easy\nFOREX (FOreign EXchange) booths are very common and clearly post their daily exchange rates on an electronic notice board.\nCash exchanges in Thailand incur NO commissions or fees.\nAt high-end establishments, a 10% service charge is added to the bill. Elsewhere, tipping is not standard nor expected in Bangkok, but it is appreciated. If there is a small bit of change from a restaurant bill or metered taxi fare, it is common to leave it as a tip.\nROUTE FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE LANDMARK HOTEL\nThe easiest way to get to the Landmark Hotel from the airport is by public taxi. The taxi ride will be 27 minutes (fastest route, usual traffic).\nThe public taxi stand is located on Level 1 (Ground level) of the airport. Please click here for directions to the taxi counters in the airport and follow the steps here to learn about their service and fare.\nBook transfers to and from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), taxis, vans, and executive cars through the airport's search engine here.\nROUTE TO BITEC FROM THE LANDMARK HOTEL\nBITEC is easily accessed from The Landmark Bangkok via the BTS (public transportation). The closest station to The Landmark Bangkok is the Nana station (less than a 5 minute walk) and from here you can take a 30 minute train ride to the Bang Na station which has a sky bridge to BITEC. Trains go every 5 minutes, running 5:30am to midnight daily.\nRegister now and save up to $200.00 on your fee:\nDeadline: March 4th, 2020\nLate Registration:\nFrom: March 5th, 2020\nSecond Global Summit on Food Fortification:\nContact: MCI Group - mnfinfo@mci-group.com\n\u00a9 Micronutrient Forum 2019\nBy continuing to browse this website you are agreeing to accept cookies used to provide a more personalized experience, generate statistics and facilitate targeted website or social network advertising. Find out more about our Privacy & Cookie policy and how to manage browser cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Learn more","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Armenia Fund Is Bringing Color To Our Black-and-white Lives\"\nby Sevak Hakobyan\nFor a whole year, Gayane Mkhitaryan has wondered how she could express her gratitude to her doctors from Adventist Health Glendale. \"Had I written them a note in Armenian, they might've not been able to read it; and my English is not strong enough to communicate my thoughts fully,\" she recalls. So Gayane, who is a resident of Koghb, a village in the Tavush Region, eventually decided to convey her thanks in person, when the doctors returned to Noyemberyan in 2017.\nGayane, 59, has been suffering from severe joint pain for the past ten years. She has been treated in Yerevan a few times, but it's very hard for her to make regular trips to the capital. She lives with her husband. As for her two daughters, they have moved to Yerevan. An economist by training, Gayane used to work in sales. However, as she was unable to get a job following Armenia's independence, she went into farming. She confesses that economics wasn't quite her thing.\n\"I love cultivating the orchard,\" she says. \"I've also received farm-management training from the Fruitful Armenia Fund, but the pain in my legs makes it difficult for me to work.\" Everyone benefits from the bounty of her orchard. She rarely sells its harvest, instead distributing it among neighbors and friends.\nGayane also loves physical exercise. She takes long walks, up to 4.5 miles a day, keeping track of her progress with the help of an app on her smartphone. But recently she has been in too much pain to maintain an active lifestyle or tend her orchard. Still, she doesn't like to complain, and does her utmost to hide her health complaints from her children, so as to spare them the anguish.\n\"My daughters are always there for me,\" she says. \"Although they have their own worries and problems to deal with, they put everything aside when it comes to me. Still, psychologically speaking, it's hard for a parent to be depending on her children.\"\nGayane is delighted that doctors from Adventist Health Glendale (AHG) are providing free healthcare to Tavush residents, as part of the third medical mission to the Noyemberyan Hospital, organized jointly by Armenia Fund and AHG. During the 2016 mission, doctors had given Gayane a shot, which had almost completely relieved her arthritis pain. She's hopeful that this year, too, she will feel much better after her treatment, and be able to look after her fruit trees.\nGayane says the significance of the Armenia Fund-AHG medical mission goes beyond bringing the gift of health to Tavush. \"Armenia Fund is bringing color to our black-and-white lives,\" she says. \"You know, we wait 365 days for the doctors from America to come and not just heal us, but spend time with us as our dear friends.\"\nIt's why she's a bit saddened that members of the mission team have not been able to accept her invitations to her orchard. But she realizes, of course, that their time is extremely valuable.\n\"There are hundreds of people like me who need the services of these wonderful doctors and nurses, so I completely understand that they don't have time for a social call,\" says Gayane and rushes home, in anticipation of tending her orchard and perhaps setting a new walk record with the help of her app.\nHelp Us Provide Assistance To More Families\nNo amount is too large or too small. ArmeniaFund successfully its ability to complete these life-saving humanitarian projects year after year. Join the people of the world who support this movement.\nA Public Health & Medicine Project\nWe thank you for your support in helping Armenia Fund and its partners provide medical assistance through hospital construction, provision of medical equipment, and telemedicine.\nPhoto Credit: Areg Balayan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Medford, NJ (08055)\nPartly cloudy skies. Hot and humid. High 96F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph..\nThunderstorms likely in the evening. Then the chance of scattered thunderstorms later on. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Locally heavy rainfall possible.\nPHOTOS: Broadway Bound on Main Street in Medford Art Walk\nThe Broadway Bound Players take over Main Street in Medford and perform a scene for their upcoming play Chicago. Performances will be at Lenape High School on August 1st and 2nd at 7pm. There will also be shows on August 3rd at 2 pm and 7 pm. The young actors made their performance as part o\u2026\nPHOTOS: School's end scrapbook\nPHOTOS: Lime Out Lymphoma rally for Woodstream Swim Club\nAustin Butler to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's biopic\nGreta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach to co-write Barbie\nPHOTOS: Medford Board of Education honors students in arts and athletics\nPHOTOS: Medford Historical Society holds annual quilt show at Kirby's Mill\nMen's Basketball: Rowan falls to Nichols, 87-76, in NCAA Division III semifinals\nRowan Athletic Communications\nGLASSBORO \u2013 The Nichols College men's basketball team advanced in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament with an 87-76 win at Rowan University in the second round on Saturday night.\nNichols (27-2) plays Amherst College (25-4) in the sectional and Swarthmore College (27-3) meets Randolph-Macon College (27-3). The host for the sectional on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9 will be determined by the NCAA. The sectional winner moves on to the semifinals and championship on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN.\nIn the first round on Friday, Nichols defeated Middlebury College, 74-71 and Rowan had a 96-79 win over Emerson College. The Profs end the season with a 22-7 record. They received an at-large bid to the national tournament as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Champion. It was Rowan's 13thappearance in the NCAA tournament and the first since 2000.\nAll of the Bison's five starters scored in double figures. Guard Marcos Echevarria (sr. Lynn, MA\/St. Mary's School) scored 21 points. Guard Nate Tenaglia (so. Tewksbury, MA\/Bradford Christian) contributed with 19 points. Forward Matt Marrow (so. Leicester, MA\/Leicester) recorded a double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Guard DeAnte Bruton (jr. New London CT\/Canterbury Prep) chipped in with 15 points and six boards. Forward Jerome Cunningham (jr. Westbury, NY\/Westbury) had 11 points and eight rebounds.\nFor Rowan, guard\/forward Ramon Wright (sr. Newark, NJ\/Irvington) totaled 15 points while guard DaRon Curry (sr. Deptford, NJ\/Phelps School (PA)) followed with 14. Forward Austin Kearney (jr. Monroeville, NJ\/Gloucester County Christian) grabbed 10 rebounds.\nGuards Rob DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ\/Haddonfield Mem.) and Nick DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ\/Haddonfield Mem.) NJ\/Haddonfield Mem.) each registered 12 points. Rob DePersia recorded his 1,000thcareer point and is the 28thplayer at the University to reach the milestone. He finished his four years with 1,004 points. Nick DePersia compiled 1,439 points for his career and is fifth on the all-time scorers list.\nThe Bison started the second stanza with a 13-4 run to lead by 11 points (53-42) at 16:50. Four players contributed in the scoring. Morrow scored with a layup and Nichols was ahead 60-53 at 12:42. Nick DePersia, Wright and Kearney each followed with a basket to pull within one point (60-59) at 10:16. Rob DePersia drilled a three and tied the score at 62 (9:07).\nTenaglia had a three-pointer, which made the score 68-64 at 6:46. Guard Matt Green (so. Haddon Heights, NJ\/Gloucester Catholic) answered with a basket and Curry took the lead 69-68 (5:30). It was the last one for the remainder of the game. Nichols was up 72-71 with 3:12 on the clock. The Bison built a 10 point advantage (83-73) with an 11-2 surge that ended at the one minute mark. Echevarria (0:36) and Tenaglia (0:36) each had two foul shots to seal the win.\nIn the first half, Nichols led by 13 points twice with the last time (21-8) at 12:09. Green hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut the deficit to four (22-26) with 8:48 left. Wright sank two foul shots (3:19) and the Profs were down by one (33-32). Echevarria's layup put the lead back up to five (37-32) with 2:48 left. Nick DePersia tied the score at 37 (1:13) with two free throws. Bruton made two foul shots (0:32) and Rob DePersia had one (0:07). Nichols was ahead 40-38 at the intermission.\nWillingboro man arrested for possessing and distributing child pornography\nGas pipelines carry hidden costs: 'a tale of two pipelines'\nPHOTOS: Medford Lakes Colony Club Mile Swim\nFood Bank of South Jersey kicks off meals program with \"Kidsfest\"\nResurfacing of Hartford Road to begin this week\nPHOTOS: Woodstream beats Tenby Chase, 390-164\nSenior citizens use lifetime of experience to make daily difference in community\nFrom student to educator\nPHOTOS: Independence Day Parade in Evesham\nThe Mount Laurel Library Board of Trustees\nTOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)\nTake Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Support Group\nsouthjerseylocalnews.com\nEmail: news@medfordcentralrecord.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Queensland Premier promises Bailey email probe\nBy Sonia Kohlbacher\nMarch 7, 2018 \u2014 4.52pm\nQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to find out if a person received a government job after their resume was sent to Labor front-bencher Mark Bailey's private email account.\nMr Bailey, the then energy minister, received and then forwarded an email from former Electrical Trades Union state secretary Peter Simpson containing the resume to his chief-of-staff in their first term in power.\nQueensland minister Mark Bailey's private email was first investigated in 2017.\nMs Palaszczuk on Wednesday said she did not know who the resume belonged to or if that person was then given a government job, but committed to looking into it.\n\"I don't know, I know all those issues about the emails were canvassed at length by the Crime and Corruption Commission,\" she said.\n\"If there is any particular details that people want investigated further we can have a look at those particular matters.\"\nThe name of the person who sent the resume to Mr Bailey has been redacted in the released emails.\nMr Bailey was investigated by the Crime and Corruption Commission in 2017 for using the Yahoo account to contact Mr Simpson.\nHe deleted it days after News Corp filed a Right to Information request for emails from Mr Simpson regarding a merger of union superannuation funds.\nIt forced Mr Bailey to reopen the account and the state archivist later found he would have required legal permission to delete 660 of the emails.\nHowever, because the account had been recovered, it was found Mr Bailey did not breach the public records act.\nLiberal National Party leader Deb Frecklington has asked speaker Curtis Pitt to refer Mr Bailey to the Ethics Committee for investigation after the emails were last month released under the Right to Information request.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Beauty Blogosphere 11.9.12\nSelf-Portrait (Dedicated to Leon Trotsky), Frida Kahlo, 1937\nArt brow'd: My first thought upon learning of the Art Gallery of Ontario's publicity stunt\u2014the museum circulated fake unibrows, which patrons could wear to receive reduced admission for the institution's Frida Kahlo exhibit\u2014was that it was essentially harmless. Like it or not, Kahlo's unibrow is part of what distinguishes her in the contemporary mind, and if that's a portal to people learning more about her work and the passionate radicalism behind it, so be it. This open letter convinced me otherwise, for people wearing the unibrow \"[tell] us that they are wearing the unibrow not in an earnest tribute to the artist and her work, but with a cool and distant irony.\" (via Feminist Philosophers)\nTootsies: Hurricane + power loss + communal men's shower at YMCA + transgender blogger + bright red pedicure = delightful story of gratitude from ShyBiker.\nAdidas altar: There are greater ideological points made in Pop Feminist's short and elegant treatise on gender and shoe worship, but it may be neatly summed up in her last line, \"Never be friends with people, only be friends with shoes.\"\nKhromadone: Khroma, the Kardashian sisters' cosmetics line, may soon be facing not one but two trademark infringement lawsuits. First came Chroma, a high-end brand that took pains to distance itself from the \"low budget cosmetic products that will be sold in mass retail outlets\" from the Kardashians\u2014and now another line, Kroma, is looking into legal action after the Khroma team essentially ignored their cease-and-desist letter.\nOsiao growth: Estee Lauder marches forward with its wide-scale promotion of Osiao, the company's newly developed line for Asian consumers. Since 70% of the company's online sales in China are in cities without the brand's physical presence, Lauder is planting the line in stores throughout mid-tier Chinese cities in an effort to keep brand recognition strong.\nJava time: With all the talk about the growth of cosmetics in China, Indonesia\u2014the world's fourth most-populous country\u2014has been overlooked. (Guilty.) But no more!\nBaring it: Perhaps taking a cue from Movember, the BBC is asking women to go without makeup for a day to raise money for scholarships via sponsors.\nBacklash: UK consumers are backtracking on organic products; a new survey shows that only 38% of those who use organic cosmetics think they're actually healthier, and about 60% find them overpriced.\n\"No guys, really, it's just for my skin\": It takes a nuanced, clear-eyed woman to be able to talk about the complexities surrounding food without lapsing into everything we've heard a million times, but Edith Zimmerman does it in this Into the Gloss interview about the diet she went on to clear up her skin, and Phoebe Maltz Bovy does it in her take on the interview. For as Maltz Bovy puts it, \"Gluten intolerance, vegetarianism, mild food poisoning, stress- or busyness-related under-eating, and, evidently, a diet that's about clearing up acne, none of these need be about weight, but\u2014as Edith Zimmerman certainly conveys, and as a less seemingly self-contradictory post wouldn't have managed\u2014it's never a value-neutral thing when a woman does. This is never not part of the equation, precisely because of the (internalized and usual) societal validation women get for losing weight.\"\nCulture clash: The press has gotten somewhat better about not painting eating disorders as strictly a \"white girl problem\"\u2014but attention to eating disorders internationally, outside of Europe, has been pretty much nil. (That is, except for the odd report about how the arrival of television in, say, Fiji ushered in the disease\u2014which always went back to being a statement about the west, of course.) So this report about eating disorders in the Middle East, specifically United Arab Emirates, is interesting. As with so many other areas, the relationship between the west and east is both definite and uncertain, with western imagery embracing the thin imperative being tagged as one reason for the disease's rise\u2014but with region-specific media concerns, like the glorification of hunger-strike protesters, adding to the pot. (Thanks to Rahel for the link.)\n\"Half of myself\": About Face gives a rundown on the work of photographer Julia Kozerski, who, through documenting a 160-pound weight loss, shows the untold side of immense physical change. \"Interior pain is not eradicated by transforming ourselves physically, and often altering our bodies, even if it is in the name of health, can bring about confusion and questions of identity.\"\nFeaturing one of my Simone favorites, \"Turning Point\"\nLittle Girl Blue: Zoe Saldana, a light-skinned actress of Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage, will play Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, and writer Akiba Solomon (among others) questions the appropriateness of this, given the importance the singer placed on her own physicality. \"At a time when 'black is beautiful' was a revolutionary concept rather than a marketing campaign, Simone adorned herself with African garb and intricate plaited updos. Sometimes she posed nude. As a songwriter and performer, she created a space for black women to grapple with ideas of beauty, privilege and sexual desirability.\" Is Saldana's casting an erasure of Simone's blackness?\nBrought to you by: This interview with an herb farmer in Uganda who produces essential oils for the cosmetics industry provides a glimpse into the lives of people who are literally on the ground making the products that boast of being \"all natural.\"\nUniformed: Janelle Mon\u00e1e has an interesting story as to why she always wears her black-and-white \"uniform\" of sorts: \"When I started my musical career I was a maid, I used to clean houses. My parents\u2014my mother was a proud janitor, my step-father who raised me like his very own worked at the post office and my father was a trash man. They all wore uniforms. And that's why I stand here today in my black and white and I wear my uniform to honor them.\" Similarly interesting is how she links this to being a Covergirl model: \"I want to be clear young girls, I didn't have to change who I was to become a Covergirl.\" Not sure what to make of that\u2014she's honoring her background with her fashion, but it's a highly stylized look that isn't actually, you know, a maid uniform, so didn't she...change who she was? Am I being dense?\n\"Be a Man\": A group of Egyptian men are dealing out vigilante justice to street harassers, spraying them with spray paint to visibly \"out\" them. It's an interesting tactic, and I like the idea of giving out a sort of retribution that lasts as long as a nasty comment might linger in a woman's ears, but obviously there are potential complications here. I'd be interested to know what women of the region feel about this\u2014any Egyptian readers out there?\nLindsayisms: A surprisingly complex collection of encounters with Lindsay Lohan, culled by Sarah Nicole Prickett, in the latest issue of The New Inquiry. (Which of course you're all subscribed to, right? Right??)\nBeauty \u2260 health: Why the fresh hell do Groupon's \"Here's to Your Health\" packages include tanning and laser hair removal but nothing to do with, oh, health? Caitlin Constantine takes a look at the conflation of health and beauty.\nMake mine a double: Baze at Beautycism muses on the implication of \"makeup bars,\" where women pay for pro makeup jobs outside of the usual context (weddings, photo sessions, etc.): \"Social media outlets like Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr have convinced women that they too are brands\u2014pseudo-celebrities who want to make sure that every photo that hits the internet is in line with their message.\"\nGag me: Perfumes Without Pity's take on the Eat, Pray, Love scent collection. Bwah!\nPainted ladies: Filmmaker Liz Goldwyn gives a bit of history on extreme 19th-century beauty practices beyond the stuff we already know. Painting on veins with grease pencils to appear more translucently pale?! Also check out Goldwyn's new short, The Painted Lady, \"a poetic internal monologue of a young girl as she recalls a passing encounter on the street with a 'painted lady' (a slang term for a 19th century prostitute). She romanticizes an overt sexuality so foreign to her\u2014while imagining her own transformation from adolescence into womanhood.\" (Thanks to Sarah Nicole Prickett for the link.)\nDitto that: Beth Ditto talks skinny privilege, and how growing up in a fat-phobic world made her resilient and better able \"to find ways to become useful to myself.\" And I'm honored to be featured in the accompanying slideshow of \"body image heroes\" alongside Lady Gaga, Ashley Judd, Lena Dunham, and Kjerstin Gruys.\nBaked beauty: I've already grumbled about food-scented beauty products, but am getting an enormous kick out of the reverse, with Glamour's collection of food shaped like beauty products.\nIt's got legs: Elizabeth Nolan Brown takes an appropriately tongue-in-cheek look at \"the secret to shapely legs.\" (Turns out being Barbie, a Greek statue, or a lamp is step #1.)\nLet's call it a tie: Not sure which bit of auto news is more disturbing: Honda has a new car \"just for women!\" replete with an A\/C system designed to keep skin soft, or Nissan's attempts to create an interior upholstery that feels like human flesh.\nUgliness, flow, and the creative process: Insight-filled interview with Heroines author Kate Zambreno: \"To be a woman writer I think you have to partially overcome, or at least wrangle with, the desire to be the object. Zelda [Fitzgerald] came into writing when she got out of the first institution\u2014that picture of her haglike & free in that sailor suit\u2014Cured! she scrawled across the bottom. I like to imagine she's being cured from being the muse-girl. I think ugliness or enforced isolation in a woman can be perceived of as depression\u2014the antidepressant advertisement, and yet it's also essential to the creative process, to burrow under, to work not thinking of one's appearance. Think of Edna Pontellier painting every day drained and yet more alive than ever and not receiving callers in The Awakening. Her doctor and husband chose to pathologize it\u2014only because that behavior was unacceptable. And today we still have behavior that is perceived of as unacceptable, that stands in the way of women being artists, like the fear of ugliness, in so many ways \u2013 and the fear of nakedness, which I think is a fear of judgment and reprisal.\" And this woman writer whispers Yes.\nIf you see something, say something: Sally on visibility and visionaries: \"Part of me rebels against, 'If you can't see it, you can't be it.' I mean, there have been so many women throughout time who have plowed forward with ABSOLUTELY NO EXAMPLES AT ALL, and changed the face of history with their visionary bravery. And I struggle with the idea that we, as women, require others to go first before we can follow along... 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{"text":"Patients with severe hantavirus and fear of neighbors grow\nThe Berisso painter is still interned in San Mart\u00edn. There are epidemiological control operations in the Berissense environment. The number of provincial cases is maintained at 5\nThe painter from Berisso who was diagnosed with hantavirus continued to be interned in very difficult conditions last night at the Interzon General Hospital of Agudos San Mart\u00edn in our city. Yesterday, after confirming this case, both in La Plata and in Berisso, environmental complaints for rodents and landfills were increasing, and the two communes showed different epidemiological control measures.\nYesterday, various versions of potential new cases being studied in this Region were transcended. From the Provincial Health Department, they confirmed that no new infections were confirmed.\nAbout 40-year-old painters and neighbors from the Villa Arg\u00fcello neighborhood, yesterday the former Policl\u00ednico director, Alberto Urban, explained that he had a \"severe respiratory condition\" and detailed that he was in intensive care, with breathing assistance, symptom treatment, and \"vital support\" .\n\"The Malbr\u00e1n Institute study confirms that it is hantavirus, with strains that are not the same as Epuy\u00e9n, but which are autochthonous from this region,\" he said.\nYesterday at Berisso, mayor Jorge Nedela led a cabinet meeting to coordinate action against hantavirus. In the meeting, which gave further details about the case was the municipal Health Secretary, Alberto Augstaitis, who reported that the patient's home \"was on the 128 road between 67 and 68, where he lived with his family group\". According to the official, the man \"carried out duties as a construction worker, did masonry work and painted among others. In the past few weeks it was noted that he carried out different cleaning and painting in locations and especially in an old warehouse in the city of La Plata, where there seems to be some sort of contact with mice. \"\n\"We talked to his wife,\" he continued, \"and he was clearly suspicious of the place where he had worked for several days, it was the warehouse left where he cleaned,\" said the city secretary of Health Berissense.\nRegarding the steps to be followed in this case, Augstaitis explained: \"In this situation we treat epidemiological focus control, which includes going home, conducting inspections, seeing family groups under what conditions are living, analyzing all the environment and environment to take action proper environmental sanitation. \"\nWith regard to the case of hantavirus affecting painters, Augstaitis emphasizes that not varieties are transmitted between humans. \"This is the key to clarifying that this disease is not contagious between humans. The confirmed strain in this case is from the hantavirus called the Andes and does not spread among people\".\nThe official explained that in order for these cases to occur \"it is very important and necessary for the presence of mice.\" \"Besides that it's not about rats, but colilargo rats which are carriers of hantavirus. Containing their impurities, urine that contaminates space and one of these products is evaporated into particles in the air and by inhalation of people infecting this type of disease.\nAccording to the Provincial Health Department, at the end of this edition the number of registered cases of hantavirus patients in the province of Buenos Aires was maintained at five, although they said that they were \"normal\" cases for this year. Other episodes of confirmed hantavirus have been registered in the districts of San Pedro, Z\u00e1rate, Navarro and Lomas de Zamora.\nthe operatives\nWhile in the neighborhood fears of neighbors growing, both the commune of La Plata and Berissense deployed operations to prevent possible cases of hantavirus. According to the Municipality of La Plata, for several hours the team carried out sanitation and cleaning work on land and certain sectors to eliminate the focus of infection and prevent the spread of the virus. Up to receipt of complaints at 147, \"Municipal personnel appear on the property concerned and have dialogues with tenants to enable development of tasks; in the case of rejection, they act through the Legal and Technical Secretariat to be able to enter the house and avoid possible damage to neighbors in the area.\"\nIn the same way, the tasks of deratization are carried out in different environments, prioritizing where the presence of mice and those close to water have been reported, because zones are often inhabited by long-tailed mice that can transmit the virus.\nIn turn, communes form special teams that are in line with neighbor 147, with the aim that health professionals answer concerns and questions related to viruses. Neighbors can communicate with city channels and be attended by specialists who will provide all the necessary information about this disease.\nThrough requests to various ministries, the Provincial Memory Commission (CPM) requested that actions taken in prevention and deratization in prisons, police stations, closed centers for young and neuropsychiatric Buenos Aires to prevent the spread of hantavirus.\nNeighbors can request deratization in community delegations or by contacting 147 neighbor service channels; while they can delete the feed for free, from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm, at the Zoonoses Directorate, at 52 and 120 hours.\nSamsung Galaxy S10: What should be the three versions with a protective shell?\nLuis Gnecco explained why he apologized after insulting Raquel Argando\u00f1a and Patricia Maldonado","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'Outlook Remote Code Execution in Preview Pane (S\/MIME)'\n'The S\/MIME standard attempts to raise the level of trust of email messages by enabling users to digitally sign their messages and so the receiver can verify the authenticity of the received message.\nHowever, sometimes an added security feature can open up dangerous security hole; a security vulnerability in the way Outlook handles S\/MIME certificates causes it to execute arbitrary code when inspecting a malformed S\/MIME signed message.'\n'The information has been provided by Noam Rathaus.'\n'Vulnerable versions:\nOutlook Express version 5.50\nOutlook Express version 6.0\nImmune versions:\nOutlook Express 5.5 SP2\nOutlook Express 6.0 SP1 (included in Windows XP SP1)\nS\/MIME has been implemented in Outlook Express in accordance to RFC 2311 (http:\/\/www.ietf.org\/rfc\/rfc2311.txt?number=2311). As the RFC states, an error message should be displayed whenever the 'From' field of the letter does not match that of the S\/MIME RFC822 Name (in our example it will be noamr@beyondsecurity.com).\nThe following error message will be displayed whenever such an incident occurs (The fake email address has been set to 'Fake'):\nThere are security problems with this message.\nPlease review the highlighted items listed below:\n(V) Message has not been tampered with\n(V) You do trust the signing digital ID\n(V) The digital ID has not expired\n(X) The digital ID's e-mail address does not match sender's\nSigner: noamr@beyondsecurity.com\nSender: Fake\n(V) The digital ID has not been revoked or revocation information for this certificate could not be determined.\n(V) There are no other problems with the digital ID\nIronically, this message warning is where the vulnerability lies. An overflow in the code that tries to place the sender's email address in the message allows arbitrary code execution, which is triggered whenever a user views the message. Watching it in the preview pane is sufficient to trigger the overflow.\nVendor response:\nMicrosoft has responded promptly and the fix was included in Service Pack 1 for Windows XP released a few weeks ago.\nA patch for other systems is available at:\nhttp:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windows\/ie\/downloads\/critical\/q328676\/default.asp.'","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jan 23, 2023 - Energy & Environment\nUkraine war upended energy markets forever\nIllustration: Shoshana Gordon\/Axios\nNearly a year after Russia's invasion, the Ukraine crisis has permanently reshaped the global energy system and brought severe economic pain.\nWhy it matters: The worst-case scenarios haven't come to pass, thanks to a mix of EU policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin's miscalculations and pure luck. But the impact is apparent on every facet of the market, from natural gas to oil to low-carbon energy.\nDriving the news: Europe's heavy dependence on Russian gas, which once provided 40% of EU supplies, has been rapidly severed. Now it only accounts for about 14.4% of EU supplies, per S&P Global Commodity Insights.\n\"Russia's days as an energy superpower are ebbing away,\" prominent energy historian and analyst Dan Yergin said.\nHow it works: European gas prices soared to record levels, but have since fallen back to below pre-war levels. That's partly thanks to more supplies from the U.S. and elsewhere, but it's also because of planning.\nEuropean nations have made moves to sever ties with Russian coal, oil and gas and diversify their supplies, conserve energy and fill gas storage facilities.\nThat effort has also prompted EU officials to accelerate and scale up efforts to deploy low-carbon tech like renewables and heat pumps. (There was also some short-term switching to carbon-intensive coal, thanks to the gas price increases and supply crunch.)\nLuck was also a factor, with unusually mild weather that has cut heating demand.\n\"Widespread shortages, which were once legitimately feared, have not materialized,\" writes Financial Times energy editor David Sheppard in a column titled \"Vladimir Putin is losing the energy war.\"\nWhat they're saying: Analysts say Putin misjudged his ability to wield Russia's massive gas and oil exports to Europe as a geopolitical weapon.\nA Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report notes that Putin, in cutting gas shipments, was \"hoping economic pain would break European and transatlantic resolve to support Ukraine.\"\nYergin tells Axios that Putin's \"point of maximum leverage is past\" now that Europe has diversified supplies and filled storage levels.\n\"He thought that Europe's dependence on Russian energy would be so great that the Europeans would, at the end of the day, deplore what happened [in Ukraine] but stand aside,\" he said in an interview.\nYes, but: The crisis brought severe economic pain to Europe, hammering consumers and energy-hungry industries, and beyond. For instance, CSIS notes that European fertilizer production, which requires large amounts of natural gas, has fallen 70%.\nMore broadly, it has helped push up energy prices everywhere, hurting economies worldwide due to higher industrial and agricultural input costs, boosting food prices that especially hurt poor nations.\nBetween the lines: When it comes to oil, Europe's recently imposed prohibitions on seaborne Russian crude and the G7-led \"price cap\" meant to curb Putin's revenues are leading to increased Russian barrels flowing to China and India.\nOn gas, \"Europe's shift from Russian gas to other supplies has dramatically and permanently changed global gas trade and energy markets,\" CSIS writes.\nThe reordering of the global energy trade is ultimately coming at Russia's expense, even as the war has spurred commodity price increases that battered economies worldwide over the last year.\nThe International Energy Agency, in a report last fall, significantly cut its projections of Russian gas and oil exports this decade because not all of the exports that used to go to Europe will find a new home.\nAlso, while oil prices remain elevated, the initial price surge caused by the war has retreated. Brent crude briefly jumped to over $130 per barrel in early March when the scope of the conflict and response were less understood.\nThe intrigue: Europe's turn away from Putin has increased the geopolitical importance of U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, which is helping to fill Europe's loss of Russian supplies. \"Energy security in Europe \u2014 and globally \u2014 now rests on U.S. natural gas exports,\" CSIS notes.\nWhat's next: IEA's latest oil market analysis this month calls Russia one of two \"wildcards\" that will \"dominate\" the global oil market in 2023.\nThe other is China, where COVID restrictions \u2014 or the lack of them \u2014 affect energy markets because they're the largest oil importer in the world.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"<?php <!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools -->\nFormer First Lady Passion for Literacy\nFirst Lady Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy\nIn the U.S. 30 million people over age 16, which is 14% of the country's adult population, do not read well enough to understand a newspaper story written at the eighth grade level or fill out a job application. Literacy is possibly the most valuable skill a person can have. If you are not literate, you can't get and hold a good job, help your children succeed in school, or participate fully in our wonderful democracy. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy makes the development of these critical literacy skills possible for low literate families across the country.\nLiteracy is a passion for former First Lady Barbara Bush. She has always shared that passion with her children and grandchildren. Her grandson and Committee Chair George P. Bush remembers her teaching him the value of literacy to now only to get ahead in life but to communicate in our country and society.\n\"I know dating back to her time when she was First Lady of the United States and her time after leaving the White House she devoted herself to being the First Lady of Literacy,\" George P. says.\nBarbara Bush launched her Foundation in 1989 to fund programs that break the intergenerational cycle of literacy. She has always believed that the home is the first classroom, the parent the first teacher and reading the first and most important subject.\nIn April 1995, the Foundation created the first annual A Celebration of Reading in Houston. A Celebration of Reading is a fundraising event that has helped adults and children across the United States become literate through the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. The support for this program was so great that additional Celebrations, to support the Foundation's work, now exist in Dallas, Maryland, and Florida. The Barbara Bush Foundation has already awarded more than $40 million dollars to create or extend 902 literacy programs across the country where parents and children learn and read together.\nThis year's celebration marks the 10th anniversary of the Dallas\/Ft.Worth event. The 2011 Celebration of Reading Dallas\/Fort Worth is scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. This special event is also an exciting opportunity for donors to meet some of today's most talked-about authors, and enjoy a wonderful evening. The night is hosted by President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush and their grandchildren Amanda & George P. Bush, and features appearances by several members of the Bush family.\nEach year, Mrs. Bush personally invites her favorite authors who give freely of their time to bring their written words to life in a professionally produced program including video, a wonderful set, and other hallmarks of a real \"theatrical performance.\" A highlight of the show has always been an inspirational testimony from a special guest of honor - a student whose life has benefited from the work of the Foundation.\nBefore the program, major donors attend the Authors' Reception where they enjoy the opportunity to mix-and-mingle with their host and the authors. All guests attend a supper among friends after the program and each guest goes home with a complimentary book written by one of the featured authors.\nAuthors appearing at the 2011 Celebration include:\nDavid Feherty, author and Golf Commentator for CBS\nGayle Tzemach Lemmon, author of 'The Dressmaker of Khair Khana'\nBen Mezrich, author of 'The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal\nWes Moore, author of 'The Other Wes Moore'\nHelen Simonson, author of 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand'\nLast year, A Celebration of Reading Dallas\/Ft. Worth sold out to a record audience of over 1,300 guests and raised nearly one million dollars. This year, we hope to break that record.\nTickets and sponsorships are available. You can purchase tickets here.\nA Celebration of Reading Dallas\/Ft. Worth\nMorton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kintera.org\/site\/apps\/ka\/rg\/ecreg.asp?c=jhLSK2PALmF&b=5602581&en=niLQIWMEK7LIKWNC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Amanda Palmer & Friends Present Forty-Five Degrees: Bushfire Charity Flash Record\nGo to artist profile\nGet album\nDo you know any background info about this album? Start the wiki\npunk cabaret\nSorted by: Running order\nMy Favourite Things (BUSHFIRE EDITION)\n3:08 117 listeners\nBeds Are Burning Amanda Palmer [feat. Missy Higgins, Brian Viglione & Jherek Bischoff]\nThe Drover's Boy\nBlack Smoke Amanda Palmer [feat. Clare Bowditch & \u30b8\u30a7\u30ec\u30af\u30fb\u30d3\u30b7\u30e7\u30d5]\nSuck It Up, Buttercup\nTruganini Amanda Palmer [feat. Montaigne, Brian Viglione & Jherek Bischoff]\nRegional Echo\nTheatre Is Evil\nAmanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra\nWho Killed Amanda Palmer\nVermillion Lies\nIcicle Bicycle\nPretty Balanced\nMade of Bricks\nfor burning cities present\nHumanwine\nTrust (Official Single 2011) - Single\nBitter Ruin\nBachelor No. 2 (or, The Last Remains of the Dodo)\nMemories Are Now\nTuesday 21 July 2020 14\nFriday 24 July 2020 13\nSaturday 25 July 2020 10\nSunday 26 July 2020 11\nWednesday 29 July 2020 12\nSaturday 1 August 2020 12\nSunday 2 August 2020 16\nMonday 3 August 2020 12\nTuesday 4 August 2020 11\nWednesday 5 August 2020 15\nThursday 6 August 2020 15\nFriday 7 August 2020 12\nMonday 10 August 2020 11\nFriday 14 August 2020 11\nSaturday 15 August 2020 14\nSunday 16 August 2020 15\nTuesday 18 August 2020 11\nWednesday 19 August 2020 17\nTuesday 1 September 2020 13\nWednesday 2 September 2020 10\nSunday 6 September 2020 10\nThursday 10 September 2020 12\nFriday 11 September 2020 11\nSunday 13 September 2020 12\nTuesday 15 September 2020 10\nWednesday 16 September 2020 13\nSaturday 26 September 2020 10\nWednesday 14 October 2020 10\nSunday 18 October 2020 16\nTuesday 20 October 2020 11\nMonday 26 October 2020 11\nSaturday 28 November 2020 10\nTuesday 1 December 2020 14\nWednesday 2 December 2020 10\nFriday 4 December 2020 13\nSaturday 5 December 2020 13\nSunday 6 December 2020 14\nMonday 7 December 2020 10\nSunday 13 December 2020 10\nThursday 17 December 2020 11\nSaturday 2 January 2021 11\nSunday 3 January 2021 13\nMonday 11 January 2021 10\nTuesday 12 January 2021 10\nWednesday 13 January 2021 13\namandapalmer.net\nTwitter (@amandapalmer)\nFacebook (amandapalmer)\nAbout This Artist\nAmanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American vocalist, pianist and performance artist, best known for her work as one half of The Dresden Dolls. Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She attended Lexington High School, where she was very involved in the drama department. Amanda sometimes has Lexington High School students perform drama pieces at her shows. Before she was in the Dresden Dolls, she was in a band called \"Amanda Palmer and the Void\". In October of 2000, she met Brian Viglione, a drummer; together\u2026 read more\nAmanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American vocalist, pianist and performance artist, best known for her work as one half of The Dresden Dolls. Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Mas\u2026 read more\nAmanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American vocalist, pianist and performance artist, best known for her work as one half of The Dresden Dolls. Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Wesleyan\u2026 read more\nThe Dresden Dolls\nEvelyn Evelyn\n1,914,991 listeners\nBirdeatsbaby\nSoap&Skin","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sky Burial: There I Saw the Grey Wolf Gaping\nOctober 30, 2012 October 30, 2012 HypnagogueLeave a comment\nMichael Page says that his new Sky Burial release, There I Saw the Grey Wolf Gaping, marks a return to shorter-form work and pulls in inspiration from shoe-gaze, krautrock, musique concrete and more. But while all the work here is solid, it's the three long(er) tracks, each clocking in at about 10 minutes each, that land with the heaviest impact. On these, Page showcases the densely packed, frequently ominous sonic sculptures he's known for. As always, the ride is expertly modulated. \"Incantare,\" which starts the disc and features contributions from dark chanteuse Jarboe and German duo Troum, opens with long, hypnotic drones. Percussion folds into the mix to bend the sound in an almost tribal-ambient direction. The last keening note from Jarboe fades into a moment of quiet\u2013which is consequently shattered by the heavy dramatics of \"Shedding the Husk.\" Dirge-like and deadly serious, this piece thunders into the room, then spreads like a consuming shadow. In here is Page's trademark sonic density, big drones flowing over each other. \"Silence Moves\" is the last of the long pieces, crafted with help from Anni Hogan (formerly with Marc Almond of Soft Cell fame) and sound artist Xiphoid Dementia; it rises up with an almost optimistic tone (comparatively), then turns slowly on its axis to become somber and deep. Piano layers in and soon finds itself fighting against dissonant chords that first swallow it whole then let it emerge unscathed. It makes for a great narrative. The shorter tracks are the ones that divert from the drone-based flow. Two, contributed by Danny Hyde of Coil, stand out immediately. Take the trippy \"Carne[vale],\" built on a tortured chipset-style sound to create something like a deranged and distorted 80s video game soundtrack. The jaunty sound of it carries Hyde's nod to the Carnevale atmosphere, but it's viewed through a skewed, jiggling lens. Toward the end, it breaks down in a jagged act of pure deconstruction. He reuses the chipset sound later in \"Fools Circel9Wys,\" pairing it against a processed vocal that comes out with a cool didgeridoo-like tone. This one pulses right along. \"Beyond the Veldt\" takes an interesting turn, with dream-state vocals from Bridget Wishart of Hawkwind (also a repeat Sky Burial collaborator) working over a hazy shoe-gaze beat. The title track represents the musique concrete portion of the evening, bringing a clash of bagpipes and the squeal and clatter of (what sounds like) trains to wrestle for dominance.\nThere I Saw the Grey Wolf Gaping is an impressive bit of work, and not just for the number and pedigree of the guest artists. Page has obviously developed a strong name in the dark\/noise\/experimental side of things and has a solid force of artists at his command. This disc nicely shows what good can come of that. Have a listen.\nAvailable from Small Doses.\nJoe McMahon: 3AM\nParallel Worlds & Dave Bessell: Morphogenic","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"FIGHT Magazine - Mixed Martial Arts Life\nFIGHT! UK\nPaul Reed Gutted With Grimshaw Loss But Staying Positive\nBy On Jun 3, 2010\n(Reed and Grimshaw square off in their BAMMA encounter. Photo by Dan Holmes)\nOn May 15th at BAMMA 3, Olympians MMA's Paul Reed (12-6) had to endure a stoppage loss at the hands of the Ashleigh Grimshaw (7-6-1), who prevailed after 1:04 of the second round. 'Reedy' gave FIGHT! his opinion on the encounter.\n\"I came out, looking to be pretty careful and picking my shots,\" stated Paul. \"He went for some kicks and I ended up kicking him a couple of times which probably took him by surprise because I don't normally throw them. Then I started catching him, and I saw his face change. I caught him with a couple of knees and it was like I was having it all my own way. I don't think he hit me in the first round. I don't think he managed to land one punch.\n\"I came back from the first round and had a chat with my corner, and thought it was easy. Then I went out for the second and started letting my hands go, and he suckered me in there. I think I landed a quick combination, then I went back in a straight line, and he went for the counter and he caught me with a big left hook. I think I cut too much weight; I couldn't sustain the punch, and I can't really remember. One minute I thought I was doing amazing and I was winning, and then the next the referee was telling me it's all over and I was looking up in the air, so that sucks.\"\nIn spite of this though, the Bristol resident didn't feel that Ashleigh had too much strength for him. \"He looked very big, but when I grabbed hold of him, he didn't feel physically strong,\" admitted the 38 year-old. \"He looked strong, but he didn't feel strong. I could push him around and outwrestle him. At one point he got double underhooks on me, and I still managed to squirm my way out of it and put him against the cage. I took him down and was ground and pounding him; really trying to let the elbows go and try and catch him, but I don't think he was very strong physically.\n\"I also thought he was going to be technically better than he was,\" flowed Paul. \"I didn't think his boxing was that good, his kicks were missing me and I didn't find him that amazing. I thought he was going to be better, but what he did do is hit me with a knockout punch, but there you go.\"\nHowever, 'Reedy' readily admits the punch that Grimshaw caught him with was excellent. \"There's no such thing as a lucky punch,\" he remarked. \"You choose when to throw the punch, and sometimes when someone's hitting me I do the same thing. Someone backs you up, hits you with a couple of shots, so you cover up, take one or two, then unleash a big left hook. That's exactly what he did and I think maybe I got a bit overconfident. I should have been a little bit cuter, but the main thing for me is that I cut a bit too much weight and I couldn't take the punch. If he hit me and I managed to ride it out it would have been a lot different, but it knocked me over and he finished me off.\n\"I know he was trying to hit me with a big shot because he was throwing with bad intentions; I know because I caught a couple on my hands. He caught me fair and square with the big left hook. Fair play to him; he's a good sport and he won the fight, but if I could get a rematch with him, I'd jump at the chance. If a show would put it on, I'd give him my pay packet just to entice him back in there. There's no way he's a better fighter than me. He got me with a punch, but it was just a sickener.\"\nAccording to Reed, cutting an excessive amount of weight the day before hindered his ability to take the fight finishing left hook. He said, \"I'm a bit lighter now than I was before the cut. I cut a ridiculous amount on the Friday. I'm quite a big guy for featherweight, but everyone's quite big really. All the top guys are, but I just cut too much on the last day, and I thought I could get away with it, but I couldn't.\n\"I could fight at lightweight. I fought there in my first seven fights, and I'm definitely big enough, but there are some big ones out there. There are some massive lightweights that walk around at about 85kg. Then again, there's pros and cons to everything as sometimes they cut so much weight that they have the same problem I have at featherweight, where you can take it out of your body a little bit.\n\"My conditioning felt amazing after the first round though, and I wasn't even breathing hard. I felt composed and good. The show was really good. I watched all the fights after that and Jeff Lawson was wicked. It was a good show and a really good thing to be part of. The only bad thing was the result, but when you get in there that's the sort of thing that can happen to you, so you can't win everything. It does hurt when you get beat like that though. It hurts when you get beat and any defeat's fucking horrible.\"\nRetirement is something the Edinburgh born fighter had hinted at before the bout, but he asserts that this isn't an option just yet. \"If I'd have beaten Ash, I could have gone out on a good win, but not just now,\" he revealed. \"It's not going to be long, but not just now. I need to get a couple of wins before I quit. I've got a fight lined up in Bristol on July 3rd on Tear Up, and that's a home fight for once. It's against a guy who's very inexperienced, but he's asked to fight me.\"\nIndeed despite having had eighteen professional MMA bouts, Reed is convinced he has the required goods to compete at a high level. \"100-percent I've still got it,\" enthused Paul. \"Apart from getting beaten I've performed really, really well and better than I have in a lot of fights, but then again, I'm not taking away the win which sucks. It's really frustrating though because I've shown what I can do but then I've messed it up. There's still a little bit left in me yet, and hopefully I'll be able to prove it.\"\nAlex ReidAshleigh GrimshawBAMMAFIGHT! MagazineFIGHT! 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{"text":"'Under the Eiffel Tower' Soundtrack Details\nPosted: February 7, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums\nTags: Archie Borders, Joseph Stephens, score, Soundtrack, Under the Eiffel Tower\nThe Orchard will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Under the Eiffel Tower. The album features the film's original score composed by Joseph Stephens (Observe and Report, Flower, Eastbound and Down, Vice Principals). Also included are songs by lead actress Judith Godr\u00e8che and No\u00e9 Boon. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 15 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Under the Eiffel Tower is co-written and directed by Archie Borders and stars Matt Walsh, Godr\u00e8che, Reid Scott, David Wain, Michaela Watkins, Dylan Gelula, Gary Cole and Ary Abittan. The comedy is being released in select theaters this weekend and will also be available on VOD on February 12.\n1. I Can See Your Heart \u2013 Judith Goder\u00e8che (3:43)\n2. Follow You \u2013 Judith Goder\u00e8che (2:53)\n3. Distant Dream \u2013 No\u00e9 Boon (2:24)\n4. Stuart Theme (1:59)\n5. Under The Tower (2:47)\n6. Main Titles (0:54)\n7. Louise (1:32)\n8. Train Search (0:34)\n9. Train Transition (0:32)\n10. Dinner (0:57)\n11. Riverbank (1:16)\n12. Bus Ride (0:57)\n13. Vat Room (1:09)\n14. Hallway Meeting (0:49)\n15. Market Day (2:29)\n16. Night Kiss (0:31)\n18. Stuart Learns The Truth (1:07)\n19. Gerard's Death (0:56)\n20. Home Montage (2:28)\n21. I Want You (1:08)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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Projects that demonstr...\nGrants to Canadian Individuals for Projects that Commemorate Ukrainian Canadian Military Vet...\nGrants to Canadian individuals for activities to commemorate Ukrainian Canadian military veterans of the two World Wars. Funding is intended to support a wide range of projects in the fields of education, the arts, heritage, and community development. Examples of eligi...\nGrants to Canada Nonprofits for Activities that Commemorate Ukrainian Canadian Military Vete...\nGrants to Canada nonprofit organizations for a wide range of activities that commemorate Ukrainian Canadian military veterans of the two World Wars. Funding is intended to support projects in the areas of heritage, education, the arts, and community development. 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{"text":"Home > Macfarlane > Media Releases > CSIRO partnering with Chevron to study the Great Australian Bight\nCSIRO partnering with Chevron to study the Great Australian Bight\nA significant partnership between CSIRO and Chevron will investigate unexplored deepwater regions in the Great Australian Bight, in the first commercial partnership to operate the marine research vessel, the RV Investigator.\nMinister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane said the partnership was an ideal example of the benefits from closer collaboration between Australia's diverse scientific community and industry.\nThe multimillion dollar Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program, funded by Chevron, aims to answer questions about the geology and ecology of this unique region.\nMarine geoscientists will collect core and rock samples over a period of four weeks, to understand the geological history of the Ceduna Basin, while marine biologists will analyse the composition, abundance and distributions of species found.\nThe program will provide a better understanding of the Basin's geology and petroleum prospectivity to reduce exploration risks and costs. It will also improve understanding of the ecology and provide baseline data to inform environmental assessments.\n\"The RV Investigator is Australia's sophisticated research vessel, which has already completed a number of voyages to gather data and research the marine environment,\" Mr Macfarlane said.\n\"As Australia's pre-eminent science and research body, CSIRO has a central role to play in providing expertise and applying its track record of research excellence as the Australian Government works to encourage greater collaboration between industry and science.\n\"While just on our doorstep, the Great Australian Bight remains relatively unknown, but it also represents one of Australia's most prospective exploration regions for oil and gas.\n\"This partnership is an example of how science and industry can work collectively to ensure Australia's offshore hydrocarbon endowment can bring economic and social benefits that are efficient and sustainable.\"\nIn late October, a team of CSIRO scientists will embark on a marine survey to undertake deepwater geological and habitat research.\nCSIRO Energy Director Dr Peter Mayfield said the program represents a number of 'firsts' for Australia: \"It will be one of the longest and deepest science surveys in Australian waters and will utilise equipment such as autonomous underwater vehicles to map sampling areas up to 4500 m below the sea surface.\"\n\"CSIRO is excited to be collaborating with Chevron to help build an enhanced baseline picture of the seafloor and the geology and benthic ecology of the Bight,\" Dr Mayfield said.\nThe program's Chief Scientist, Dr Andrew Ross, said the program seeks to understand how the seafloor in the region formed millions of years ago.\n\"In order to do this we'll be collecting samples from volcanic seamounts, sedimentary rock outcrops and hydrocarbon seeps to determine the timing, chemistry and mechanisms that led to their formation,\" Dr Ross said.\n\"We are expecting to collect up to several thousand geological and biological samples and may even discover new organisms which have never been seen before.\n\"We've been unable to deploy the range of skills and equipment to this type of research in the past as we simply didn't have access to the kind of capability that is found on board the Marine National Facility research vessel, Investigator.\"\nThe research program will be led by CSIRO in collaboration with a number of academic and Government research agencies including Geoscience Australia and the University of Adelaide.\nFollowing a successful first survey this year, a bid will be made for a second survey in 2016 to collect more detailed data and utilise different technologies such as remotely operated vehicles.\nMedia contacts: Minister Macfarlane's Office 02 6277 7070","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Best Easter Brunch In Every State\nRedbook Magazine |\nJessica Booth |\nOriginal Article: \"The Best Easter Brunch In Every State\"\nDig into Eggs Benedict, French toast and more on Easter morning.\nWhether you spend your Easter morning hunting for eggs with the kids or attending church services, one thing is for sure: You'll be hungry for brunch after all the celebrations. Easter and brunch go hand in hand, although you could cook up your own at home, why not leave the fresh, spring dishes up to someone else and go out to eat? According to Yelp, these are the best Easter brunch options in each state, and you're guaranteed to find menu items worth making a reservation for.\nMon Ami Gabi, Las Vegas\nLocated directly under the Eiffel Tower on the Las Vegas Strip, you can enjoy a special French breakfast on Easter Sunday from 7am until 11am. Menu items include favorites like the classic quiche lorraine and the chicken, brie, and apple crepe. Brunch will be served from 11am until 3pm, and advanced reservations are recommended.\nIn The Restaurants Mon Ami Gabi Las Vegas Celebrates 20 Years!\nMon Ami Gabi opened on the Las Vegas Strip along with the Paris Hotel & Casino on September 1,\u2026\nHow To 3 Things To Keep in Mind When Planning Your Party Menu\nImpress your guests at your next holiday get-together with these chef-approved appetizers (with\u2026\nIn The Restaurants Where to Eat Lunch \u2013 Las Vegas\nEnjoy weekday lunch at one of our Las Vegas restaurants offering everything from taco platters,\u2026\nIn The Restaurants Rise and Shine! Mon Ami Gabi Reston Introduces An All-New Omelette Menu\nFor most, a freshly flipped omelette is the quintessential breakfast staple. These eggy favorites\u2026\nIn The Restaurants In Season: Sweet Corn\nIf, as the old saying goes, corn is \"knee-high by the Fourth of July,\" by now, we're up to our ears\u2026\nIn The Restaurants Where to Brunch this Weekend: Metro D.C. Area\nHey Metro D.C. Area, we've rounded up all of our restaurants who offer brunch, from $5 mimosas and\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Twilight People: Stories of Faith & Gender Beyond the Binary\n'Twilight People' is a landmark project that discovers and celebrates the hidden history of transgender and gender-variant people of faith in the UK past and present. This collection is the first source of faith and transgender history in Britain. The project explores the narratives around 'body and ritual', documenting the interconnection between faith and gender journeys beyond the binary categories of male and female. The images and stories of over 40 members of the various Abrahamic faith communities \u2013 Christian, Muslim and Jewish \u2013 are documented by means of oral history, film and photography. The collated materials are mapped, catalogued, deposited and shared with the wider audience via free and accessible channels including an archive collection, a Website, interactive digital hubs, a touring exhibition, events including a symposium, a booklet, educational resource packs and other current learning tools including an app.\nThe project title is inspired by a prayer called 'Twilight People' written by US Rabbi Reuben Zellman. It is often recited for Transgender Day of Remembrance. It is a reminder that the twilight is not necessarily a place of otherness, but can be a positive, plural space for everyone. The symbolism of the 'twilight' , the sacred in-between space \u2013 a moment of transformation and rebirth \u2013 has been used variously in many religions and faiths around the world.\nThe theme of the Twilight People exhibition will be 'body and ritual', covering primarily the time period from the 1980s to today. Physical transformation, religious rituals and religious fetish objects (e.g. hairstyle, accessories, head-gear, jewelry, tattoos) are very often important symbols to mark both faith and gender journeys. Twilight People will capture the voices and images of gender-nonconforming people of faith and interpret them in a heritage context.\nThis project will interpret and share this hidden history so that trans and gender-variant people of faith can be celebrated as members of the wider community.\nTwilight People will create a lasting legacy that will help educate and empower the next generation\nTwilight People is supported by the National Lottery through the Lottery Heritage Fund and hosted by Liberal Judaism. Project partners & associates include: Islington Museum; London Metropolitan Archives; University of Warwick; Gendered Intelligence; various LGBT& faith groups including Safra, Imaan, LGCM, Keshet UK.\nShare Twilight People","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dear HIAS PA Supporter,\nThis last week I have felt, to quote one colleague, giddy. The outlook for immigrants in this country has changed completely. The daughter of immigrants is our Vice President. In Biden's first few days in office, he already paused deportations, ended the Muslim Travel Ban, paused Border Wall construction, extended DACA, rolled back interior immigration enforcement priorities, and ensured that undocumented immigrants are counted in the census. In addition, Biden has sent a bill proposing a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.\nSo what does a new administration mean for Philadelphia's immigrants and HIAS Pennsylvania?\nPeace of mind. Many of our clients, even if they have applied for legal status, live in constant fear of deportation orders that will tear them away from their lives and families.\nClients can reunite with their families. Our neighbors from Syria, Iran, and other countries affected by the Muslim ban and long wait times have been separated from their families for years, without the chance to visit them abroad or have their families visit them.\nMore people can gain the protection of DACA. Already, DACA has opened for new applicants after being closed for more than two years. DACA remains a temporary protection, with no path to citizenship, but it is a protection we will be thrilled to help more people obtain while we advocate for DREAMers to gain more rights.\nThe US will again offer refuge to those fleeing violence. In the four years of the previous Administration, the US Refugee Program was almost entirely shut down. We are excited for the restoration of a higher refugee ceiling so that we will be able to resettle hundreds more refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Iran, and hopefully Syria in the next year.\nImmigrants will have a better chance to thrive. With fewer government imposed obstacles, our case managers and legal advocates can do more to help immigrants be their best selves. Some immigrants become the founder of Google; others become home health aide workers who care for the homebound and elderly among us. In either case, each brings vital strength to our communities.\nThe past four years have been so destructive for immigrants, and the pandemic has hit immigrants especially hard. Our clients' needs remain great, but so do the opportunities to help them. Share our joy, and help us continue the work of bending the arc toward justice. Advocate. Donate. Volunteer.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Skip to content Exit mobile menu\nSIMMSpace\nStaffNet\nFoundation degrees\nPGCE and teacher training\nUndergraduate degrees with a foundation year\nHumanities, theology and ethics\nMedia, communications and creative arts\nSocial, political and behavioural sciences\nSport, health and science\nTransfer to St Mary's\nWhy St Mary's?\nBrexit guide for students\nLife at St Mary's\nSport for students\nLondon and the local area\nStudent wellbeing service\nIT and library resources\nOn-campus assistance\nCommuting students\nSearch our degree courses\nInternational Foundation and Pre-Masters\nStudy Abroad London: spend a semester in the UK\nYour country: requirements and useful information\nEnglish language support\nDownload our mini-guide\n8 reasons to study here\nCurrent students: spend a semester abroad\nCost of living and budgeting\nCommunications, humanities and social policy\nEnglish and creative arts\nHuman and applied sciences\nDoctoral College\nSt Mary's Research\nSport at St Mary's\nSIMMSport (children's sport)\nEndurance Performance Centre (EPC)\nFA Women's High Performance Football Centre\nSporting legacy\nCentre for coaching\nStudent sport\nCoaching and volunteering opportunities\nSport & health services\nPhysio and rehab\nAbout St Mary's\nAcademic faculties\nSupport St Mary's\nEvents and reunions\nSimmarian\nProof of degree\nConference and event hire\nLife After Uni\nContact us and maps\nBusinesses: work with us\nConduct, complaints and appeals\nFirst Star Academy\nStrawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (SHOCC)\nView full A-Z\nWith an original intake of just six students, St Mary's has now grown to around 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across the four academic Schools.\nEstablished in 1850 and with a deep heritage in education, St Mary's has a strong reputation for teaching excellence and a student-centred approach.\nOn 23rd January 2014, St Mary's University College, Twickenham, was awarded full university title by the Privy Council and became St Mary's University, Twickenham.\nThe University's current estate is in four parts. The main campus is on Waldegrave Road in Twickenham within the grounds of Strawberry Hill House, a hall of residence is located at 16 Strawberry Hill Road, the main sports fields are located on the Teddington Lock campus in Broom Road, Teddington, and the new Naylor Library (also on Waldegrave Road) which opened in the autumn of 2015.\nStrawberry Hill House, located in the University grounds, is Britain's finest example of Georgian Gothic Revival architecture. It was designed and created as a Gothic fantasy between 1747 and 1792 by Horace Walpole, historian, writer, collector and son of Britain's first Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole.\nThe house had been on English Heritage's At Risk Register and was listed on the World Monuments Fund Watch List in 2004, a move which proved a catalyst in starting a campaign for its repair. In 2007 the building and adjoining grounds were leased by the University to the Strawberry Hill Trust, an independent building preservation trust and in October 2010 a two-year long \u00a39m restoration was completed and the property reopened to the public. The restoration programme has been made possible by a \u00a34.9m grant from the UK's Heritage Lottery Fund and over \u00a31.5m from World Monuments Fund, including a $1.1m donation from the Robert W. Wilson Challenge Fund to Conserve Our Heritage, as well as numerous charitable trusts, local societies and individual patrons.\nAn education centre is a key focus of the activity and the Trust works with the University on a number of Gothic related collaborations.\nFor visitor information and opening times please go to Strawberry Hill House's website.\nSitting within the grounds of St Mary's, Strawberry Hill House is being restored by English Heritage.\nThe Waldegrave Wing, including the Waldegrave Drawing Room and Senior Common Room, continue to be used by the University. Virtual tours featuring the Waldegrave Drawing Room interior, Strawberry Hill House and grounds, and several campus buildings and facilities can be found on the Virtual Tours page of this website.\nBack to About St Mary's\nFounding of St Mary's\nPost\u2013World War II\nDegree awarding powers\nThe present day\nVice-Chancellors and Principals\nHave a question? Find out who to contact and speak to us now!\nStudy at St Mary's\nSearch all degree programmes\nDegrees with foundation year\nPGCE & teacher training\nShort courses & CPD\nMyModules\nCopyright 2020 \u00a9 St Mary's University","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Times of Digital toasters are among the many innovations that are taking shape around the world, from a digital cup to a digital toaster to the ability to scan a photo and create an interactive virtual table of contents.\nThe digital toasters have already been used in the United States, where Starbucks is using the technology to make coffee at its stores.\nBut Starbucks isn't the only coffee shop to use the technology.\nIn January, Microsoft launched a $5 billion fund to create an entire digital toast shop, dubbed the Office 365 Enterprise Toaster, to serve all customers.\nThe Office 365 enterprise toasters, which are connected to Microsoft's cloud, can be accessed through the Office Web Apps, and will allow users to scan and customize digital photos to serve up personalized toasters with the most relevant information.\nMicrosoft has also introduced a digital-toaster toaster that uses a smartphone app.\nBut while many are focusing on the digital toasts that are already available, the tech giants aren't stopping there.\nThey are also planning to develop a more powerful digital-printable digital toasting machine.\nMicrosoft, Apple, and Google, all of which are based in Silicon Valley, have been working to bring digital toasted products to consumers.\nWhile the companies are creating more digital-printed toasters to serve customers, they are also developing a digital coffee machine.\nMicrosoft, for instance, recently announced a partnership with the San Francisco Bay Area coffee shop Caf\u00e9 Coffee.\nThe toasters will feature a built-in Bluetooth keyboard to connect to an Apple iPhone.\nThis will allow customers to scan photos to create digital coffee tables with the best possible information.\nTagged: digital bathroom scale, digital toaster, first response digital, slate digital","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trending Today in SD podcast \ud83c\udfa7 Deputies Arrested National Pizza Day \ud83c\udf55 Taxes on Gas Rebate? Museum Month \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f NBC 7 Streaming \ud83d\udcfa\nTrump Ally Jeff Sessions Could Face Tough Senate Confirmation\nTed Kennedy once said Sessions \"is a throwback to a shameful era\"\nBy Eileen Sullivan and Chad Day \u2022 Published November 17, 2016 \u2022 Updated on November 18, 2016 at 7:22 am\nAs one of President-elect Donald Trump's closest and most consistent allies, Sen. Jeff Sessions is a likely pick for a top post in his administration. But when Sessions faced Senate confirmation for a job 30 years ago, it didn't go well.\nNominated for a federal judgeship in 1986, Sessions, R-Ala., was dogged by racist comments he was accused of making while serving as U.S. attorney in Alabama. He was said to have called a black assistant U.S. attorney \"boy\" and the NAACP \"un-American\" and \"communist-inspired.\"\nSessions was the first senator to back Trump during the campaign and is an architect of Trump's immigration, counterterrorism and trade policies. His name has been floated for attorney general and secretary of defense. The Trump transition team released a statement Thursday saying the president-elect is \"unbelievably impressed\" with Sessions, citing his work as a U.S. attorney and state attorney general in Alabama.\nBut confirmation for the four-term lawmaker, even in a Republican-controlled chamber, is not guaranteed.\nSessions had been confirmed by a Republican-controlled Senate in 1981 to be the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.\nIn 1986, however, his racially charged comments and record on civil rights as a U.S. attorney, which Sessions denied and defended, prevented his nomination as judge from going forward, even in a GOP-majority Senate. Sessions later withdrew from consideration, though he went on to become state attorney general and won election to the U.S. Senate in 1996.\n\"Mr. Sessions is a throwback to a shameful era, which I know both black and white Americans thought was in our past,\" the late Massachusetts Democrat, Sen. Edward Kennedy, said during the 1986 confirmation hearing. \"It is inconceivable to me that a person of this attitude is qualified to be a U.S. attorney, let alone a U.S. federal judge.\"\nhealth & wellness 6 hours ago\nDuring the hearing, a former assistant U.S. attorney, Thomas Figures, who is black, said Sessions referred to him as \"boy,\" and told him to be careful what he said to \"white folks.\" Sessions said he never called Figures \"boy,\" but Kennedy produced a letter from an organization of black lawyers that said Figures made the allegation about Sessions to the organization's investigators at least twice.\nSessions told the committee that he told Figures to be careful what he said to \"folks.\"\n\"I believe that the statements and actions of Mr. Sessions regarding race, and regarding civil rights, impact tremendously on whether he is decent,\" Figures told the committee. Figures died in 2015.\nSessions was also criticized for joking in the presence of an attorney with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division that the Ku Klux Klan was \"OK\" until he learned they smoked marijuana. During his confirmation hearing, he said his comment about the Klan \"was a silly comment, I guess you might say, that I made.\"\nSessions told the committee he made the joke while his office was investigating the 1981 murder of Michael Donald, a black man who was kidnapped, beaten and killed by two Klansmen who slit his throat and then hanged his body in a tree in Mobile, Alabama. The two men were later arrested and convicted.\nSessions said he never meant the joke to suggest he supported the Klan. He said the joke was intended to convey that he thought it was \"bizarre\" that Klansmen had smoked marijuana after one of their meetings.\n\"All of us understood that the Klan is a force for hatred and bigotry and it just could not have meant anything else than that under those circumstances,\" Sessions said, noting that he had been involved in the decision to try one of the killers in state court so he could face the death penalty.\nSessions' spokesman said the senator was unavailable to be interviewed for this story.\nBarry Kowalski, a former Justice Department attorney who was in Mobile, working with Sessions on the Donald case, said he was there for the so-called joke about the Klan, and he did not interpret it as a racist comment. He said it was a joke. \"That was totally hospital room humor,\" Kowalski told the AP Thursday.\n\"I can only speak from what I saw,\" Kowalski said. \"He couldn't have been more supportive of making sure we got convicted the murderers of the last black man who was lynched by the Klan.\"\nGerry Hebert, another former Justice Department attorney who had worked with Sessions in the early 1980s, told the Judiciary committee about racist comments Sessions made regarding the NAACP being un-American and said Sessions agreed with another person's comment that a prominent white civil rights lawyer was a disgrace to his race for trying voting rights cases.\n\"I filed all these things away thinking, 'God, what a racist this guy is,'\" Hebert told The Associated Press.\nDuring Sessions' confirmation hearing, then-Sen. Joe Biden asked Hebert if he would be comfortable trying a voting rights case before Sessions as a judge or whether he would ask that Sessions be recused because of racist comments he had made. \"I would certainly raise the issue, absolutely,\" Hebert responded.\nMost of the senators who voted against Sessions in 1986 are no longer alive or in office. Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy is the only one who voted against him still in the Senate.\nToday, Sessions would face confirmation as a member of the chamber. Senators often are deferential to current and former members who are nominated for Cabinet posts. The last time the Senate rejected one of its own was in 1989 when then-Sen. John G. Tower, a Texas Republican, could not get confirmed as President George H. W. Bush's defense secretary amid reports of heavy drinking and womanizing.\nIf Sessions is nominated for a position in the Trump Cabinet, his confirmation hearing could occur as early as January. The Republicans will have only a 52-48 advantage, assuming Republicans win an upcoming Senate election. That means Sessions couldn't afford to lose many votes from members of his own party. If there are Republicans upset by his comments \u2014 not just years ago about race but also what he has said in recent years about immigration \u2014 his confirmation could be a challenge.\nSessions is an immigration hard-liner, not in step with mainstream Republicans. In the past year, he has supported mass deportations for immigrants in the country illegally, suggested that the administration quickly deport unaccompanied children and families who have been caught crossing the border illegally, linked terror attacks against the U.S. to Muslim immigrant families and complained that the Obama administration has increased the number of green cards issued to immigrants from \"Muslim-majority countries.\"\nSouth Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said he would support a Sessions nomination.\n\"I'd vote for him. I like Jeff. He was the early, only supporter for Donald Trump in the Senate,\" Graham said. \"And I believe Jeff Sessions has earned the right to serve President Trump in the highest levels, and I think he's a good, competent, capable man.\"\nSen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, would also support Sessions, spokesman Conn Carroll said. \"Sen. Lee has worked closely with Sessions in the Senate and has the utmost respect for his abilities,\" Carroll said.\nSessions was asked by reporters at Trump Tower Thursday whether he thought he would be confirmed by the Senate.\n\"People have to make that decision. The actual senators will cast those votes on any confirmation,\" Sessions said.\nDONALD TRUMPJoe BidenJUDGESouth CarolinaRepublicans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ADB HOLDS 2ND \"MEET THE COMMUNITY SERIES\" IN WA\nThe Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has held the second \"Meet the community series\" in Wa with the assurance of a comprehensive strategy to contribute immensely towards the agriculture agenda of government.\nMaking the announcement the Deputy Managing Director of ADB, Mr. Alhassan Yakubu -Tali said the Bank was in the process of providing financial support for beneficiaries of the government's Planting For Food Programme and also the One District One Warehouse initiatives.\nThe \"ADB Meet The Community Series\" is an initiative introduced by the current management of the bank to bring the bank closer to its customers and communities within which it operates.\nIt also serves as a platform to interact and get feedback from its customers to help improve service delivery.\nThe maiden event was launched in Tamale few months ago, followed by the second event in Wa. This highlights the strategic importance the Bank places on its operations and customers within the three (3) Northern Regions of the country.\nAccording to the Deputy Managing Director, the Bank is committed to increasing its financing to the agricultural sector by paying critical attention to every stage of the agric value chain.\n\"For a sector that contributes about 22 percent of the country Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is essential that adequate financing is provided to support the sector\" he said.\n\"We have already established Agric Desks at various branches to facilitate agriculture financing and advisory services and also have expanded our agric division by establishing an additional department to specialize in Agric Value Chain business\" he added.\nHe stressed that management was motivated by the setting-up of the Ghana Incentive-based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) by the Bank of Ghana to encourage financial institutions to invest more in Agriculture, adding that ADB would leverage on this system to improve agric financing.\n\"Whilst focusing on Agric, we are also embarking on branch expansion and introduction of new products and services to enhance our one-stop-shop banking service agenda\" he said.\nThe Upper West Regional Minister, Mr. Sulemana Alhassan commended ADB for their support towards the growth of the agricultural sector of the country.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Is Investing in Cryptocurrency a Good Idea?\nHow Safe is Cryptocurrency really?\nInvesting in Cryptocurrency has yielded extraordinary returns for some, but the industry remains fraught with risks.\nAccording to a recent interview with a senior official, the US Secret Service has seized bitcoin worth over $102 million from criminals since 2015. According to reports, the investigations resemble tracing illicit emails, and the Secret Service has seized cryptocurrencies in 254 separate incidents during this time period. Others praised the efforts to apprehend criminals and restore investor confidence in the Bitcoin market.\nBy investing in cryptocurrencies in 2022, you could become extremely wealthy, but you could also lose all of your money. Cryptocurrency investments are risky, but they can be extremely lucrative.\nCryptocurrencies are an excellent investment if you wish to gain direct exposure to the demand for digital currency. Investing in the stocks of companies with exposure to bitcoin is safer but potentially less lucrative.\nLet's examine the advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrency investment.\nIs Cryptocurrency an investment with low risk?\nInvesting in cryptocurrencies is risky due to a multitude of variables. In contrast, new evidence indicates that bitcoin will endure.\nThe dangers posed by cryptocurrencies\nStock markets are less susceptible to hacking and other criminal activity than cryptocurrency exchanges. Investors whose digital currencies have been stolen have incurred significant losses as a result of security breaches, prompting numerous exchanges and third-party insurers to offer hacker protection.\nAdditionally, storing cryptocurrencies securely is more difficult than storing stocks or bonds. Cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) make buying and selling Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) relatively easy, but many individuals prefer not to store their digital assets on exchanges due to the risks associated with allowing a third party to control access to their assets.\nSome Bitcoin users favor offline \"cold storage\" solutions, such as hardware wallets, but cold storage presents its own challenges. The greatest risk is losing your private key, as you will be unable to access your cryptocurrency without it.\nMoreover, the success of a cryptocurrency project in which you invest cannot be ensured. Many of the thousands of competing blockchain projects are fraudulent. Only a small percentage of cryptocurrency projects will be successful in the long run.\nIf countries view cryptocurrencies as a threat as opposed to an innovative technology, regulators may take action against the entire cryptocurrency industry.\nThe cutting-edge technology of cryptocurrencies raises the stakes for investors. Much of the technology is in its infancy and has not been rigorously tested in real-world settings.\nAcceptance of cryptocurrency\nThe cryptocurrency and blockchain industries are strengthening despite the risks. As critical financial infrastructure is built, institutional-grade custody services become more accessible to investors. Professional and private investors now have access to the tools necessary to manage and safeguard their cryptocurrency holdings.\nFor cryptocurrencies, futures markets are forming, and many businesses are gaining direct access to the bitcoin market. On their respective platforms, Block (NYSE:SQ) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) facilitate the purchase and sale of bitcoin. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested by Block and other companies in Bitcoin and other digital assets. At the start of 2021, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) acquired Bitcoin worth $1.5 billion. By February 2022, the manufacturer of electric vehicles reported holding approximately $2 billion in bitcoin. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), a developer of business intelligence software, has been amassing Bitcoin since 2020. It had amassed $5.8 billion in cryptocurrencies by the end of 2021 and pledged to acquire more with excess operating revenue.\nEven though a variety of factors continue to influence the riskiness of cryptocurrencies, the market is maturing, as evidenced by the increasing rate of adoption. Individual investors and corporations seek direct exposure to cryptocurrencies because they believe it is secure enough for large-scale investments.\nIs cryptocurrency a prudent long-term investment?\nNumerous cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, are established with lofty objectives that can be attained over extended periods of time. Even though the success of any cryptocurrency project cannot be assured, early investors in a successful cryptocurrency project can be rewarded handsomely in the long run.\nFor a cryptocurrency initiative to be considered a long-term success, it must first achieve widespread adoption.\nBitcoin is an investment with a long-term horizon.\nAs the most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin benefits from the network effect, which means that its notoriety increases its desirability. Bitcoin is viewed by many speculators as \"digital gold,\" but it can also be used as a digital currency.\nIn contrast to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, the supply of bitcoin is fixed, leading investors to believe that the cryptocurrency's value will increase over time. Bitcoin is limited to less than 21 million coins, while conventional currencies are issued at the central bank's discretion. Numerous investors believe that Bitcoin's value will rise as the value of fiat currencies falls.\nThose who believe Bitcoin could become the first truly global currency are optimistic about its widespread adoption as a digital payment method.\nInvesting for the long term in Ethereum\nEther is the Ethereum platform's native currency, and investors can purchase it to diversify their portfolios. Bitcoin is considered digital gold, whereas Ethereum is developing a global computing platform that will enable a vast ecosystem of decentralized applications and a number of other cryptocurrencies (\"dApps\").\nDue to the large number of cryptocurrencies built on its platform and the open-source nature of decentralized applications, Ethereum has the potential to generate long-term value through the network effect (dApps). On the Ethereum platform, smart contracts that execute automatically based on terms entered directly into the contract code are possible.\nUsers must contribute Ether to the Ethereum network in exchange for the execution of smart contracts. Smart contracts have the potential to disrupt and create entirely new markets within industries such as real estate and finance.\nAs global adoption of the Ethereum platform grows, the utility and value of the Ether token increase. Those who believe in the long-term viability of the platform can directly profit by purchasing Ether.\nThat does not imply that Ethereum faces no obstacles. Solana (CRYPTO:SOL), Polygon (CRYPTO:MATIC), and Avalanche (CRYPTO:AVAX) are all \"Ethereum Killers\" designed to manage smart contracts and utilize a blockchain infrastructure capable of processing more transactions per second than Ethereum. Additionally, the speed is more cost-effective for users. Ethereum is the most popular platform for smart contracts, however.\nShould you invest in Cryptocurrencies?\nBitcoin can help diversify a portfolio because Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have historically had low price correlations with the U.S. stock market. Investing in cryptocurrency as part of a diversified portfolio is probably a good idea if you believe its usage will increase over time. Ensure that you have a solid investment thesis for each cryptocurrency you intend to purchase. This will assist you in comprehending why the currency will endure. If you conduct adequate research and acquire as much information as possible about investing in cryptocurrencies, you should be able to manage investment risk as part of your overall portfolio.\nIf buying cryptocurrencies seems too risky, there are alternative ways to capitalize on the cryptocurrency boom. You can invest in an exchange like CME Group (NASDAQ:CME), which facilitates the trading of cryptocurrency futures, by purchasing shares of companies such as Coinbase, Block, and PayPal, or by investing in an exchange that facilitates the trading of cryptocurrency futures. Investing in these companies may be beneficial, but it lacks the upside potential of investing directly in cryptocurrencies.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'Generation rent' offers opportunity for Liverpool's build-to-rent investors\nConstruction work is under way at residential schemes in Liverpool Waters. Picture by Tony McDonough\nPropertyEconomyLatest\nCity Residential managing director Alan Bevan says the increasing number of people who cannot afford to buy a home are demanding high standards from their landlords. Tony McDonough reports\nConstruction work is under way at MODA's 'rent only' development at Liverpool Waters. Picture by Tony McDonough\nLiverpool is set to see a rise in build-to-rent (BTR) residential developments as the number of people unable to afford to buy their own homes continues to rise.\nOne of the city's leading residential property experts, Alan Bevan, says the so-called \"generation rent\" is now demanding higher standards from rented homes \u2013 providing an opportunity for institutional BTR investors.\nIn his quarterly update on Liverpool's residential property market, the managing director of City Residential, says there was a desire across the political spectrum to push up standards in the residential sector, offering an attractive environment for BTR investors.\nHe explained that tougher legislative and taxation measures had put the squeeze on traditional buy-to-let landlords with older properties making it more difficult for them to maintain the standards many renters were now demanding.\nREAD MORE: Elliot Group revives stalled Liverpool student scheme\nBad publicity around the fractional sales investment model, where private investors buy individual apartments, was also helping to highlight the attractiveness of the BTR model.\nOne of the most high-profile BTR developments in Liverpool right now is Moda Living's \u00a382m, 34-storey skyscraper, the Lexington, in Princes Dock Liverpool Waters. All of its 325 apartments will be exclusively for rent.\n\"With BTR delivering new, well managed, highly amenitised schemes it is not surprising that the sector appears to have the political support it has and appears to be performing well in many of the early schemes built so far,\" said Mr Bevan.\n\"Apart from the obvious differential in quality one of the issues that we are experiencing with the existing PRS (private rented sector) market is that many of the developments\/apartments are now 10\/15 years old and are beginning to require upgrading\/improvement works to satisfy the very growing demands of generation rent.\n\"Given the other financial\/legislative demands on landlords many are struggling\/unwilling to carry out these required works and are therefore suffering with static rents\/losing tenants.\"\nModa's 34-storey scheme the Lexington, on the right of this trio of buildings, will offer 325 homes for rent\nAffordable schemes\nHe added that the rise in popularity of BTR won't mean other models won't continue to be part of the mix with PRS, in particular, remaining a popular class of investment.\nMr Bevan also said that renters were prepared to pay a little bit more for the extra quality of amenities. But he warned that if there is an economic downturn then peoples' budgets will tighten and he urged developers and investors to focus on more affordable schemes.\n\"While there is no doubt there is room in all of the UK cities for top end, expensive BTR schemes we can't help but feel the sector may be better concentrating on mid market product with affordable rents and lower levels of amenity,\" he said.\n\"Renters are customers and they have a tendency to tighten their wallets in tougher times and this may well extend to their choice of rental home if they need to reduce their outgoings.\"\nShips on the Mersey and high and low tides on Wednesday, July 10\nAll Liverpool city region buses set to take contactless payments\nGlobal campaign aims to bring more major conferences to Liverpool\nybnews 14 mins ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"OBLONG MEDIA\nBeyond the media networks, independent sources like us have evolved to report on events which escape attention or underlie the major stories. Published online since 2013, to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.\nRESTRUCTURING, RECLAIMING AND REPOSITIONING ALAIGBO AND NDIGBO FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE.\nIgbo Inteligentsia Forum\nNzuko Umunna\nThe Grand Illuminati\nYOU LOST, NOT TRUMP! By Jimmy Gentle.\nDR CHRIS ASOLUKA EXITS OHANAEZE PG RACE.\nHow I'll handle IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as Ohanaeze PG \u2013 Asoluka\nAJAOKUTA STEEL PLANT: An investment of more than $8b rotting in the African sun.\nRE: OHANEZE NDIGBO GENERAL ELECTION!!\nBeans on NIGERIAN MEN IN USA, KILLING T\u2026\nToye Odeyemi on TAQIYYA IS HIS TRADE, EVIL IS\u2026\nUMAR MOHAMMAD on Boko Haram Is A CIA Covert Ope\u2026\nGabby on Boko Haram Is A CIA Covert Ope\u2026\nNniyi on Boko Haram Is A CIA Covert Ope\u2026\nOHANAEZE WRITES IGP: WHY ARE FULANI HERDSMEN ALLOWED TO CARRY AK-47 GUNS.\nPosted on March 4, 2020 by Admin.\nApex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has written an open letter to the Inspector General of Police over the sighting of herdsmen in possession of AK-47 in Anambra state.\nThe letter titled, The Road to Anarchy, signed by the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo told the IGP that they will not fold their arms and allow gun-toting marauding Fulani herdsmen to continue harassing, raping, maiming and killing them in their own homes.\nThe Inspector General of Police sir, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is alarmed by this wanton act because of the danger it portends. This raises the following questions:\nIs the bearing of unlicensed firearms (especially sophisticated ones like Ak-47) no longer illegal and therefore punishable in breach in the laws of this country?\nDo we now have different laws for different ethnic groups in Nigeria? If it were to be members of IPOB or any other group other than Fulani that bear such illegal arms what fate would befall them?\nDoes the impetuous action and utterance of the Fulani leaders not a clear and definite invitation to anarchy? If everybody in this country, irrespective of tribe, carries such firearms to protect himself, will the security agencies be able to contain the mayhem that will ensue?\nCan the IGP imagine what fate that would have befallen any Igbo leaders in any part of the North who dare challenge their hosts and the police with such impunity and callousness?\n\"Mr Inspector General of Police sir, Ohanaeze Ndigbo believes that there is enough tension in the country already to allow room for more. But, it is only a tree that they tell it will be cut down and it remains motionless waiting for the axe.\n\"The principle of self-defense is even enshrined in the statutes of the country. Peaceful coexistence is a prerequisite for development.\n\"The police is by statute empowered, equipped and expected to make peace between two warring factions and not to take sides or protect one group.\n\"The action of the police in Anambra State is, to say the least, despicable and a tacit invitation to anarchy. Except a coward, nobody will ever run away from his fatherland and leave it for another to occupy. Ndigbo are not cowards.\n\"The behaviour of the police probably explains why it is only police commissioners from a particular part of the country that are posted to Igbo land. This also tends to lay credence to the fears being harboured by our people that even the military laying siege on Igbo land are here to protect the interest of an ethnic group. Not only have Ndigbo been marginalised in this country, they are even being pushed to the brink.\n\"It is always said that no country survives a second civil war.\n\"Like I always say, Ndigbo are ever capable of defending themselves. They will not fold their arms and allow gun-toting marauding Fulani herdsmen to continue harassing, raping, maiming and killing them in their own homes. We are law-abiding, hospitable and always ready to coexist with others as friends and brothers but not as foes and at a supreme price.\nOne thought on \"OHANAEZE WRITES IGP: WHY ARE FULANI HERDSMEN ALLOWED TO CARRY AK-47 GUNS.\"\nCyrl Lems says:\nThe Afanifere Omotekun ,the Yoruba Vigilante body responsible for protection of life property and defending the general well-being of the people are fully armed without the I G P's instruction . And Ohaneze is writing letter, cowards.\nPublished by Admin.\nDuruebube is an Intelligentsia who reports on events and stories that escape attention or underlie the major stories\tView all posts by Admin.\nPreviousYAKASSAI TO NIGERIANS: BLAME SOUTH WEST, NORTH FOR YOUR SUFFERINGS.\nNextFEDERAL CHARACTER, RESTRUCTURING AND ROTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER IN NIGERIA: A KEYNOTE SPEECH BY PROF. GREG I. IBE, PHD, OFR, ENYI ABIA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Democratic strategist advocates for compromise\nJanuary 27, 2015 | Events, Features, UToday, Honors\nBy Meghan Cunningham\nDespite how it might appear, American politics right now are not as divided as they have ever been, but there is a strong resistance to compromise that is causing a gridlock in Washington, political strategist Paul Begala said in a speech Wednesday at The University of Toledo.\nBegala\nIn his talk peppered with jabs at his Republican counterparts, the former adviser to President Bill Clinton said politicians need to be open to other opinions and work together to move the country forward.\nHis visit to UT was part of the Jesup Scott Honors College Lecture Series.\nBegala noted how intense political polarity led to the Civil War, and mentioned an instance in the past where a congressman bludgeoned another with a cane on the Senate floor over a difference of opinion.\n\"So we're not the most polarized we've ever been, but we are the most paralyzed, at least in modern times,\" he said.\nBegala told a story about how even during Clinton's impeachment process, he worked with Newt Gingrich and other Republicans to double funding for the National Institutes of Health. But now? Politicians don't make the deals. Government has grinded to a halt and compromise has become a dirty word, he said.\n\"We are rewarding shutdowns and showdowns instead of compromise,\" he said.\nPart of the problem, he noted, is a diverse media pallet where people can choose to get their news from a source they agree with, rather than being challenged with a different perspective. Another concern is politicians pandering to their gerrymandered bases.\nAs the demographics of the country continue to change, politicians need to embrace the adapt-or-die model, and so far Democrats are adapting better than Republicans, Begala said. Embracing the rising American electorate \u2014 young people, Latinos and unmarried women \u2014 will lead to future successful elections.\nBut success in office to get things done will continue to require collaboration. Begala suggested nonpartisan investments in the sciences or infrastructure as good opportunities to start to come together. But, he said, it is up to the voters to demand that principled compromise.\nThe final lecture in the second annual series will be from Toledo Museum of Art Director Brian Kennedy, who will speak Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in Doermann Theater. Visit utoledo.edu\/honorslecture for more information.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sherpa who has climbed Everest 9 times already--\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/oct\/31\/mount-everest-lhakpa-sherpa-climbed-nine-times-world-record\nThis is so sad, the same problems that plagued Princess Diana and Meghan Markle--\nmisogyny, racism.\nThe other book to read is Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air.\nWoman found dead with 8 foot python around her neck.\nhttps:\/\/wpta21.com\/news\/top-stories\/2019\/10\/31\/police-found-woman-unresponsive-with-8-foot-python-around-her-neck\/\nFire destroys Shuri Castle on Okinawa\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/10\/31\/774973894\/fire-sweeps-through-historic-japanese-castle\nHerrigge leaves fox news for CBS\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/31\/media\/catherine-herridge-fox-news-cbs\/index.html\nISIS confirms leader's death, announces new leader.\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/10\/31\/775038966\/isis-confirms-baghdadis-death-and-names-his-successor\nTrump reveals classified name of hero dog.\nhttps:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-dog-medal-conan-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-isis-photograph-military\/\nWinning shot, of Simi Valley fire.\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2019-10-30\/easy-fire-photo-air-force-one-reagan-library\nvery dangerous wild fires whipped up by Santa Ana winds.\nPentagon--video from raid--\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/30\/politics\/pentagon-baghdadi-raid-video\/index.html\nHis name is al-Baghdadi \"of Baghdad\"\nnot \"Baghdadi\"\nanyway--\nTrump tweets fake photo of himself giving medal to hero dog.\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-dog.html\nDog image was Googled.\nAnd trump dares accuse media of \"fake news.\"\nZuckerberg defends political ads, while Twitter bans them--\nhttps:\/\/www.insider.com\/mark-zuckerberg-defends-political-ads-after-twitter-bans-them-2019-10\nI made the right choice in 2016.\nNicole Wallace calls laura ingrahan \"chicke sh**\"\nhttps:\/\/www.salon.com\/2019\/10\/30\/msnbcs-nicolle-wallace-swears-at-laura-ingraham-after-fox-news-host-attacks-alexander-vindman_partner\/\nHouse Rules Com Debate, live.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OzOgp-3qQmo\nNew Shero=Mrs Torres.\n\". . . and if this is (unsatisfactory), then I invite you to LA County Fair, where everything is fair.\"\nStill hero, Jamie Raskin.\nsummary--There is not Ken Star bc there is no special prosecutor her, WE are building the case.\nImpeachment is the charge.\nThe actual trial will be in the Senate.\nCivics 101.\nNSC fearful of Trump backlash\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/30\/politics\/national-security-council-donald-trump-impeachment\/\nFecal transplant patient dies--who wants someone's poop in their body?\nhttps:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/fecal-transplant-led-patient-s-death-here-s-what-happened-n1074081\nTen past lives of the Buddha\nhttp:\/\/www.buddha-images.com\/temiya-jataka.asp\nKupperman testimony only on Thursday\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/28\/politics\/judge-impeachment-court-case\/index.html\nUkraine expert Vindman's statement.\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/10\/28\/774256868\/read-ukraine-expert-lt-col-alexander-vindmans-opening-statement\nExecllent lecture Yuval Harari--how humans conquered the world.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b5_W2ecr0r4\nThe audience is very curious, seems to consist only of men, as if women can't think.\nTrump and Chicago\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/28\/us\/trump-chicago-visit.html\nFire near Getty Center LA\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2019-10-28\/getty-fire-getty-center-museum-art-is-safe\nOne of my favorite places, but not a good time to visit now.\nSo many fires in CA.\nAfter being boo-ed last night at Nats game, today trump attacked Chicago Police Chief in Chicago at Police confce\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3NmX4GdLFn8\nArmy general also says he \"does not know source\" of some of details in Al-Baghdadi raid that trump spilled, such as \"screaming and whimpering\" and the dog.\nSubmissions strategies --\nhttps:\/\/hannahkarenajones.com\/2011\/10\/02\/the-4-rules-of-polite-simultaneous-submissions\/\nOnly if you are a writer, and write all the time, and interested in getting published.\nIf you never write anything, or you only write for radio in Burmese, no point, right?\nAlso if like Emily Dickensen you write for the drawer. Or if you've written something already, and gotten it published, and that's yr life's work, that's that. There are people like that, bc I talked to them about writing another book, and they just shook their heads.\nthe final nail in T's coffin has finally arrived--Pete Souza has spoken\nhttps:\/\/washingtonpress.com\/2019\/10\/27\/evidence-suggests-trump-staged-war-room-photo-after-isis-leader-death-while-golfing-during-mission-2\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter\nWapo--Al-Baghdadi raid--more detail\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/us-forces-launch-operation-in-syria-targeting-isis-leader-baghdadi-officials-say\/2019\/10\/27\/081bc257-adf1-4db6-9a6a-9b820dd9e32d_story.html\nBest piece yet on Al-Baghdadi raid--hydra\nhttps:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-death-isis-leader-trump-syria-war-a9173431.html\nfrom Twitter--\nBen Taub\n@bentaub91\nThe Kurds continued to help the C.I.A. nail Baghdadi even as they scrambled to survive in the wake of Trump's betrayal. A U.S. official told the NYT that Syrian and Iraqi Kurds \"provided more intelligence for the raid than any single country.\" https:\/\/nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/27\/us\/politics\/baghdadi-isis-leader-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\nComplete transcript of trump announcing al Baghdadi death--\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/27\/us\/trump-transcript-isis-al-baghdadi.html\nThe thing is--\nhe set it up so Turkey invaded Kurd lands and Kurds were killed and had to flee.\nPrisoners (ISIS) and families went free. Turkey has now invaded former free Kurdistan that existed for 5 years.\nUS has removed forces protecting Kurds and re-assigned them to Syria oil fields. They have not been brought home.\nNancy Pelosi \"Is Iraq home?\"\nThis sounds like trump projecting his own fears, besides, everyone should know that these terrorist groups are set up as separate cells, so knocking out leader, whether Bin Ladin or al Baghdadi has little effect.\nTrump could not even spell al Qaeda in previous tweets.\nSaturday Night Live spoofs trump, erdogan, ISIS etc--\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tw3M1x5m7h8\nISIS leader believed to have been killed in US raid.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DokOj-DyFUE\nEarth--how our planet was formed\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uHUTbq-j0UU\nRichard Attenborough--Life of Mammals\nhttps:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x2om4dd\nHarvard lecture--what killed the dinosaurs.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bRNA_xct5JU\nIt's a little over 1 hr and very good, very clear for non-scientist like me.\nRick Wilson's Ukraine Clown Posse\nhttps:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2019\/10\/ukraine-clown-posse-rick-wilson-revels-in-trumps-misery-after-his-idiotic-plan-to-smear-biden-falls-apart\/\nIllustration from Wilson article.\nAmnesty International pressuring Burma to be refered to ICC\nhttps:\/\/www.rfa.org\/burmese\/program_2\/ai-pressure-take-action-myanmar-army-10242019090448.html\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2019\/10\/25\/trump-organization-consider-sale-dc-hotel-lease-sources-say\/\nRobin Bell Visuals projects For Sale sign on trump DC hotel\nhttps:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/w\/1vOGwaelYZdxB\nFederal Judge rules DOJ must turn over Mueller Report (unredacted) to House Democrats.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PV3Zg7AW2kE\nDuchess Meghan style-\nhttps:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/meghan-markle-red-leather-pencil-skirt\nElijah Cummings' funeral was live on CNN for HOURS.\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/elijah-cummings-funeral\/index.html\nMoving and inspiring speeches.\nBarr completely out of line--acting like trump's personal lawyer\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/10\/25\/explosive-william-barr-news-points-trumps-weakness-panic\/\nBerlin Wall in needlepoint\nhttps:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/where-berlin-wall-once-stood-180973332\/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia\nHuman Rights Watch--things that can get you arrested in Thailand\nhttps:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/10\/24\/thailand-peaceful-critics-prosecuted\nbellyache sh**h**e owns trump--\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/467383-reporter-posts-heated-phone-call-with-kellyanne-conway\nShe's also looking like Hell lately.\nCartoon from 2017.\nNearly 11 PM. Mourners continue to file past Rep. Elijah Cummings' coffin in the Capital Building, Washington, DC.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CMQgEqd7zsk\nJutstice Dept. does trump's bidding--said to open criminal investgn into \"origins of Russia probe.\"\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/24\/us\/politics\/john-durham-criminal-investigation.html\nThis is the true witch hunt instigated by trump.\n#ImpeachTrumpPenceBarrDurhand\nPublic viewing till tomorrow morning, Rep. Elijah Cummings lying in state.\nRep. Elijah E. Cummings, lying in state in Capitl Buildng\nTake a look it's very movng\nPpl file silently past, some break down & cry\nMaybe some wre co-workers Maybe some r fr Baltimore\nThere's a mix of races\nIt's a gd chance to see inside of Captl\nVideo--Cummings' remains arrive at The Capital for lying in state.\nhttp:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/news\/congress\/cummings-memorial\nElijah Cummings' life in photos.\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/17\/politics\/gallery\/elijah-cummings\/index.html\nThree day memorial services for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings \"Your legacy is secure.\"\nhttps:\/\/baltimore.cbslocal.com\/2019\/10\/23\/barack-obama-elijah-cummings-funeral-remarks\/\nNow--Elijah Cummings Lying in State.\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/specials\/live-video-1?adkey=bn\nBefore you rail at \"immigrants taking American (i. e. white) jobs---\nKyi Kaung\n@KyiKaung\nEye-opening--these are the people who cook our food, clean our houses and gardens, pick our harvests, clean our windows. Do almost all the heavy lifting. Have pity, empathy and generosity. #TrumpIsARacist\nQuote Tweet\nRaju Narisetti\n@raju\n\u00b7 12h\nHiding in plain sight, in Queens, New York City. https:\/\/nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/10\/23\/nyregion\/basements-queens-immigrants.html\n? via @nytimes\nPlot etc of movie The Joker 2019\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joker_(2019_film)\nWhile Speaker Pelosi was out of town attending her brother's funeral, gop repubs--\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/23\/opinion\/impeachment-hearing-republicans.html\nstormed SCIF taking in their cell phones illegally and holding things up for 5 1\/2 hours.\n#ArrestMattGaetz is now trending on Twitter, Zuckerberg was grilled by AOC and Beatty, and trump made more jumbled statements, talking about \"wall in Colorado\"--abt 20 people stood up and applauded\nand then walked back his mistake\n, tweeting he made the joke \"kiddingly\"\nI was away from Internet one day, and look what happened.\nCartoon by Clay Bennett from his Twitter account.\nPavarotti--documentary--\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pavarotti_(film)\nDamning testimony against trump ref quid pro quo with Ukraine from Ambassador Taylor\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/23\/politics\/donald-trump-impeachment-ukraine-testimony\/index.html\nFashion--cow prints, couples--\nhttps:\/\/www.instyle.com\/fashion\/george-amal-clooney-couple-style-outfits\nJimmy Carter fell again and fractured pelvis--\nhttps:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/10\/22\/jimmy-carter-falls-suffers-pelvic-fracture-plains-georgia-home\/4060831002\/\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2016\/02\/28\/in-1927-donald-trumps-father-was-arrested-after-a-klan-riot-in-queens\/\nGlobal warming novels\nhttps:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/arts\/5-novels-about-climate-change-to-read-now\nso-called cabinet meeting a bag full of LIES.\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2019-10-21\/trump-impeachment-inquiry-cabinet-meeting-emoluments\nPresent Thai king--\nhttps:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/king-maha-vajiralongkorn-of-thailand-strips-his-consort-of-royal-titles-disloyalty-today-2019-10-21\/\nJustice Dept distances itself from Rudy G--but Barr still preaching religion.\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/20\/politics\/justie-department-distances-rudy-giuliani-brian-benczkowski-meeting\/index.html\n2nd rung career officials need to stand up to trump crime cabal.\nWikileaks founder Julian Assange struggles to recall his name and age--\nhttps:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/10\/21\/wikileaks-julian-assange-at-hearing-struggles-to-recall-name-age.html\nThis is a state sanctioned torture of someone speaking truth to power, and needs to stop.\nIf whistle blowers celebrated, he should be too.\nPelosi and Schiff travel to Afghanistan and Jordan, to reassure US allies.\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/pelosi-leads-a-surprise-delegation-to-jordan-for-vital-discussions-on-syria-crisis\/2019\/10\/20\/e749d058-f353-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html\nCNN--Mulvaney shaky in WH even before that disastrous, bumbling \"press conference\"\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/20\/politics\/mulvaney-white-house-trump-impeachment-inquiry\/index.html\nA must watch--Rachel Maddow connects the dots.\nhttps:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow\/watch\/oligarch-used-giuliani-as-means-to-gain-trump-s-favor-reports-71650885773\nRachel Maddow's new book Blowout\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=USVSkmnkdjo\nI didn't know Rachel was \"frontline reporter\" earlier--\nbut I do know she has a Ph D from Oxford.\nWell, I can't compete with someone like her who has a show to herself on a major network.\n20 ancient coffins found near Luxor in Egypt\nAngela Landsbury is 94 today.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uQ0ODCMC6xs\nUkrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash gave Giuliani dirt docs\nhttps:\/\/time.com\/5699201\/exclusive-how-a-ukrainian-oligarch-wanted-by-u-s-authorities-helped-giuliani-attack-biden\/\nNew translations Hans Fallada--who wrote in Nazi Germany and in prison.\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stranger-My-Own-Country-Prison-ebook\/dp\/B00SOMLAJ6\/ref=pd_cp_351_2\/139-6110209-0225023?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00SOMLAJ6&pd_rd_r=4431ea37-25b8-4d33-a386-4ce2e59c8766&pd_rd_w=3oe02&pd_rd_wg=EYRry&pf_rd_p=0e5324e1-c848-4872-bbd5-5be6baedf80e&pf_rd_r=ZT3XWKN9EJQFWQQ983GN&psc=1&refRID=ZT3XWKN9EJQFWQQ983GN#reader_B00SOMLAJ6\nI'm going to try and read all of them as like what I write.\nGood article on Impeachment--historical +\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/white-house\/465343-beware-the-34th-month-of-trumps-presidency\nFrom 2014 James Watson said he was selling his Nobel Prize.\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/science\/11261872\/James-Watson-selling-Nobel-prize-because-no-one-wants-to-admit-I-exist.html\nGenghis Khan full movie\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NxoBfbhoEmo\nPompeo refuses to answer Q whether he met with Guiliani in Warsaw.\nhttps:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/news\/news-talks-one-on-one-with-secretary-of-state-mike\/article_bba02bde-ec8a-11e9-9632-23457ce242a4.html\nRachel Maddow with Pod Save America on Impeachment.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b5Q2qNQrsAw\nStealing Green Mangoes--a memoir by Sunil Datta\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/books\/story\/2019-10-04\/review-stealing-green-mangoes-sunil-duttta\nclay pots Burma\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/10\/world\/asia\/myanmar-buddhism-water-clay-pots.html\nbut dipping same cup into pot and drinking spreads disease.\nMrs T building tennis pavilion on WH grounds\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c28fmSlc1kM\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x_KAWLtX8lA\nPence refuses 5 times to answer Qs\nhttps:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mike-pence-refuses-five-times-answer-questions-donald-trump-alleged-quid-pro-quo-ukraine-1464312\nJohn Lennon would have been 79 today.\nPhotos copyright K M Kaung\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VOgFZfRVaww\nTrump betrayed the Kurds\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2019-10-09\/trumps-syria-policy-shows-the-president-at-his-worst\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/syria-turkey-military-offensive-dle-intl\/index.html\nDeath at Rangoon Airport.\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2014\/dec\/21\/death-in-yangon-day-my-fiance-died\nChihuly look alike projects with recycled or new plastics\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yndPwAMGEgg\nYou need pour acrylic paints in bottles.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x03ywxiPV2s\nthis is more advanced--another one uses hair dryer, but need adult supervision\nand this last one is the best, by a school art teacher for children + adults 7 and up.\nStart saving recycled bottles right now.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1wnbuCLglcw\nDale Chihuly.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0rZBv1oRwto\nWhiplash--demonstrations in Kiev, Ukraine.\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/EuromaidanPress\/status\/1180786092762681346\nKey republicans split with Trump.\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/464476-key-republicans-split-with-trump-on-biden-investigation-push\nThe Empire of Cotton--\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Empire-Cotton-History-Sven-Beckert\/dp\/0375713964#reader_0375713964\nDallas, witness in Amber G murder trial fatally shot.\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/06\/us\/botham-jean-murder-witness-fatally-shot.html\nWH subpoenaed for Trump Ukraine documents.\nhttps:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-impeachment-inquiry\/read-subpoena-house-democrats-sent-white-house-trump-ukraine-documents-n1062766\nCIA lawyer made crimnal referal to DOJ, wh then did nothing--\nhttps:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-impeachment-inquiry\/cia-s-top-lawyer-made-criminal-referral-whistleblower-s-complaint-n1062481\nPentagon Ukraine military aid freeze documents--\nhttps:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2019\/10\/03\/pentagon-ukraine-military-aid-freeze-025455\nMore than amzing--some Soyuz fliers return to earth.\nhttps:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/three-space-station-fliers-wrap-up-mission-with-return-to-earth\/\nIt's getting hilarious--trmp calls on China to investigate Bidens\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-impeachment-inquiry-live-updates\/2019\/10\/03\/5f81ec5a-e55c-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html\nIt's he who put tariffs on Chinese imports.\nIf I were China, I'd much rather find dirt on d j t.\nPathological narcsism--trmp is unfir for office.\nhttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/10\/george-conway-trump-unfit-office\/599128\/\nImpeachment--new phase starts Thursday (tomorrow)\nhttps:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/10\/03\/766154470\/political-storm-clouds-glower-as-dems-open-new-phase-in-impeachment-case\ntrmp WH disseminated conspiracy theories i e LIES--think on that.\nhttps:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-10-02\/watchdog-who-probed-clinton-emails-to-brief-lawmakers-on-ukraine\nBernie Sanders has 2 heart stents put in--\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/02\/us\/politics\/bernie-sanders-health.html\nBezos attends Jamal Khashoggi Memorial in Istanbul.\nhttps:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-10-02\/bezos-attends-vigil-in-istanbul-for-saudi-journalist-khashoggi\nVery good Van Gogh site--\nhttps:\/\/www.tfsimon.com\/auvers-sur-oise.html\nvan Gogh drawings--\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/09\/arts\/Van-Gogh-Drawings-See-the-Light.html\nBeautiful pen and ink drawing of Jamal Khashoggi--from Washington Post\nPortrait illustration by David Despau for The Washington Post; Based on a photo by the Asahi Shimbun\nepstein used shell co w Dubai businessman's name to buy Great St James\nhttps:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/state\/florida\/article235224877.html?fbclid=IwAR0AYX2TzfYaK5WtK5nvdog04U-Ctp6Rt6s1TR7xmpdPuEdY_-WDZI-RFxs\ntrmp delayed funds for victims of human trafficking\nhttps:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-admin-delays-funds-human-trafficking-victims-would-help-non-n1060841\nIt's not \"bullying\" when Congress asks for testimony.\nhttps:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2019-10-01\/pompeo-blocks-impeachment-testimony\nRachel Maddow--\nhttps:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2019\/10\/maddow-explained-ukraine-scandal-to-stephen-colbert-trump-is-going-to-get-impeached-for-it\/\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/01\/politics\/trump-impeachment-senate\/index.html\nNYC bans term \"illegal alien\"--institutes fine.\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/463767-new-york-city-bans-term-illegal-alien-institutes-fines-up-to-250k\nSo-called DOJ vs FBI's Andrew McCabe\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/legal-issues\/judge-to-doj-decide-on-charging-andrew-mccabe-by-nov-15-or-face-release-of-fbi-records\/2019\/10\/01\/3e169168-e3c4-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html\nVA police officer suspended after helping ICE --\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/463936-virginia-police-officer-suspended-for-cooperating-with-ice-in-turning\nMouse in WH fell out of trmp's hair.\nhttps:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/463815-reporters-scramble-after-mouse-falls-from-white-house-ceiling\nWhy Barr went to Rome--\nhttps:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/barr-went-to-rome-to-hear-a-secret-tape-from-joseph-mifsud-the-professor-who-helped-ignite-the-russia-probe\nWoman found dead with 8 foot python around her nec...\nISIS confirms leader's death, announces new leader...\nTrump tweets fake photo of himself giving medal to...\nZuckerberg defends political ads, while Twitter ba...\nFecal transplant patient dies--who wants 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Mourners continue to file past Rep....\nJutstice Dept. does trump's bidding--said to open ...\nPublic viewing till tomorrow morning, Rep. Elijah ...\nVideo--Cummings' remains arrive at The Capital for...\nThree day memorial services for Rep. Elijah E. Cum...\nBefore you rail at \"immigrants taking American (i....\nWhile Speaker Pelosi was out of town attending her...\nDamning testimony against trump ref quid pro quo w...\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/201...\nJustice Dept distances itself from Rudy G--but Bar...\nWikileaks founder Julian Assange struggles to reca...\nPelosi and Schiff travel to Afghanistan and Jordan...\nCNN--Mulvaney shaky in WH even before that disastr...\nUkrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash gave Giuliani...\nNew translations Hans Fallada--who wrote in Nazi G...\nFrom 2014 James Watson said he was selling his Nob...\nPompeo refuses to answer Q whether he met with Gui...\nRachel Maddow with Pod Save America on Impeachment...\nhttps:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/syria-tur...\nChihuly look alike projects with recycled or new p...\nDallas, witness in Amber G murder trial fatally sh...\nCIA lawyer made crimnal referal to DOJ, wh then di...\nMore than amzing--some Soyuz fliers return to eart...\nIt's getting hilarious--trmp calls on China to inv...\ntrmp WH disseminated conspiracy theories i e LIES-...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Guideline urges ample supply of medicine in rural areas\n2023-01-16 09:12:00China Daily Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download\nSpecial: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus\nA medical volunteer team, composed of a medical university professor and his postgraduate students, test a rural resident's blood oxygen saturation level in Chenzhou, Hunan province, last week. They also delivered health kit packages to those living in remote areas. (Photo by Cao Zhengping\/For China Daily)\nLocal governments must make sure medications and antigen test kits are readily available in rural areas, according to a guideline released on Wednesday.\nIssued by the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, the country's COVID-19 control task force, the guideline said antigen test kits or nucleic acid tests must be made readily available for fever patients. Village health clinics must ensure they have at least a two-week supply of medication, to which vulnerable groups or those with financial difficulties should have priority access.\nLocal authorities are also tasked with conducting regular inspections, delivering medication, transporting patients to bigger hospitals and raising awareness about epidemic control, it said. Efforts must also be made to guide villagers to get vaccinated, wear masks and avoid gatherings and spending time with elderly relatives with underlying illnesses.\nMedia reports of indiscriminate use of antibiotics and hormonal drugs in treating fever patients in the countryside have underscored the importance and timeliness of the official guidance from health authorities.\nLast month, officials attending a meeting on COVID-19 control in rural regions described the Chinese countryside as \"vast, populous and thinly resourced\".\nThey warned that the expected mass migration for Spring Festival this month would create a new challenge for epidemic control in such areas, where a large number of elderly people live.\nThe officials also asked for more support for the rural healthcare system in terms of medication, equipment, human resources and funds, and to improve the system's capacity to address challenges brought by the epidemic.\nThe spread of COVID-19 in the countryside has cast a spotlight on the use of antibiotics and hormonal treatments by rural medics to treat fever patients.\nOn Dec 30, WeChat account Fancaiju published an article praising the long-standing practice conducted by \"barefoot doctors\", or farmers with minimal basic medical and paramedical training, to treat fever patients. The article, among others shared on social media, made dangerous claims that COVID-19 patients could be treated with antibiotics and other medications that could bring about harmful and even fatal side effects.\nEpidemiologists have said that antibiotics, which can trigger fatal allergies, are ineffective in treating COVID-19 or other infections induced by viruses, and should only be given to COVID-19 patients if there's clear evidence of bacterial-induced complications.\nLong-term use could also lead to antibiotic resistance. More than 1.2 million people died worldwide from antibiotic-resistant infections in 2019, according to a peer-reviewed research article published in The Lancet last year. That figure exceeded that of major potentially fatal illnesses such as HIV\/AIDS and malaria.\nThough hormonal drugs have been used to treat COVID-19 patients in clinical settings, the usage has generally been for those in critical condition. Side effects include elevated blood sugar, porous bones and gastrointestinal ulcers.\nEarlier this month, gmw.cn, a news website run by mainstream newspaper Guangming Daily, published a commentary criticizing the WeChat article as being misleading and out of touch with the realities in the countryside.\nThe newspaper said the use of drugs including antibiotics to treat fever with unknown causes was in fact a last-ditch option in case of temporary shortages of medicines and overcrowded hospitals. Such treatments had never been included in China's general treatment plans for COVID-19 patients.\nThe issue has raised alarm among health officials, too.\nOn Dec 13, authorities in Huangshi, Hubei province, issued an order to discipline medics who used such drugs in rural areas to treat COVID-19 patients. The document cautioned against the use of antibiotics, hormonal drugs and vitamins, and asked rural medics not to prescribe intravenous drips unnecessarily.\nA report released by the National Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Information Network in 2020 said the random use of antibiotics was the leading cause of adverse drug reactions, without specifying the percentage. Some 30 percent of such reactions were detected among adults age 65 and older.\nExit-entry applications resume in Shanghai\nFirst main tower of Huangmaohai cross-sea link capped\nGoat grabbing competition in snow adds fun in winter\nChina's CERES-1 Y5 carrier rocket sends 5 satellites into space\nMultiple ports in China witness influx of travelers on 1st day of COVID downgrading\nIce dragon boat race held in Xinjiang\n'Train runs over cloud' in Chongqing\nChinese FM says Palestinian issue should be prioritized on global agenda\nEconomists predict China to see certain economic rebound in 2023\nBeijing citizens suggest transforming nucleic acid testing booths into rest stations for sanitation workers\nDidi resumes new user registration\nBlack box of Nepal's crashed plane found, search for 4 missing resumes\nChongqing residents enjoy hot soup in snow\nGiant panda enjoys snow on the treetop in NW China","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Points To Ponder\nThe Feet - The Foundation\nSouthwest Family Chiropractic\nKeeping You Healthy, Naturally!\n\"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls who live under tyranny.\" - Thomas Jefferson\n\"Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of healing to one class of men and deny equal privileges to others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.\" -- Attributed to Dr. Benjamin Rush, M.D., a signer of the Declaration of Independence\n\"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.\" - Jim Rohn\nThe first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emerson\nWhile we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. Ben Franklin\nThe doctor of the future will prescribe no drugs but will interest his patients in the care and nutrition of the human frame and in the cause and prevention of disease. Thomas Edison (1847-1931)\nTell me and I'll forget. Show me and I might remember. Involve me and I'll understand. Proverb\nI don't agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire\nYou can set yourself up to be sick, or you can choose to stay well. Wayne Dyer\nThe only freedom deserving the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest. John Stuart Mill\nFor each illness that doctors cure with medicine, they provoke ten in healthy people by inoculating them with the virus that is a thousand times more powerful than any microbe: the idea that one is ill. Marcel Proust\n\"Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.\" Hubert H. Humphrey\nHe, who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything.\nArabian Proverb\nCawadias (1953) said, \"the history of medicine has shown that, whenever medicine has strayed from clinical observation, the result has been chaos, stagnation, and disaster.\"--British Medical Journal, Oct 8th, 1955, p.867 (Quoted in Clinical Medical Discoveries by Beddow Bayly)\n\"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.\" - Voltaire\nThe thing that bugs me is that people think the FDA is protecting them. It isn't. What the FDA is doing and what the public thinks it's doing are as different as night and day.\" - Dr. Herbert Ley, Commissioner of the FDA, San Francisco Chronicle, 1\/2\/70\nThe cure of many diseases remains unknown to the physicians of Hellos (Greece) because they do not study the whole person. Socrates, (470-399 BC).\nNearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases. Moliere (1622-1672).\nHe's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines. Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790).\nIt should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is from nature that the disease comes, and from nature comes the cure, not from physicians. Paracelsus, (1493-1541 AD).\nAn enormous mass of experience, both of homeopathic doctors and their patients, is invoked in favor of the efficacy of these remedies and doses. But the regular profession stands firm in its belief that such experience is worthless and the whole history is one of quackery and delusion. William James (1842-1910).\nYou may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopaths (orthodoxy) to destroy it. Mark Twain (1835-1910).\nTo protect herbalists from persecution by the Company of Physicians and Chirurgeons. Company of Surgeons in London, minding their own gain, and doing nothing for the profit or ease of the diseased, have sued, troubled and vexed honest persons (herbalist) ... Said persons have not taken anything for their pains and skill...Surgeons have small cunning, yet take great sums of money and do little for it. Act of Parliament, 1512 AD. Appendix 2, chapter 2. p.2\nSamuel Thomson (1769-1843, herbalist) so upset New Hampshire doctors that they persuaded the state legislature to pass a law specifically naming him, not for practicing medicine 'illegally' ('the usual charge with which to charge non-allopathic practitioners') but to prevent him (from) healing people without charging them.\" - Donald Law, A Guide to Alternative Medicine.\nThe whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa --slightly off balance. Prince Of Wales Charles\nMedicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. Philipus A Paracelsus\nThe entire medical profession of the United States in so far as its organization is concerned, is today at the mercy of one man and a board of trustees that is subservient to him.\" - Editorial, Illinois Medical Journal, Dec. 1922, p.478.\nThe efforts of the medical profession in the US to control:...its...job it proposes to monopolize. It has been carrying on a vigorous campaign all over the country against new methods and schools of healing because it wants the business...I have watched this medical profession for a long time and it bears watching. Clarence Darrow, (1857-1938).\n... I was a member of the Health Committee of London Borough Council, and I learned how the credit of vaccination is kept up statistically by diagnosing all the re-vaccinated cases (of smallpox) as 'pustular eczema, varioloid' or what not - except smallpox. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950).\n(allow access of cancer patients to) \"unconventional therapies, (i.e.) any method used for the control and cure of cancer which has not been approved by the Federal FDA.\" - Cancer Therapeutic Research Bill of 1981, State of Florida, HB747 passed by legislature, vetoed by governor.\n(The AMA is) \"just another mean trust.\" Harry S. Truman.\n\"...the right of the individual to elect freely the manner of his care in illness must be preserved. Dwight D. Eisenhower\n(Doctors) collectively have done more to block adequate medical care for people of this country than any other single group. Jimmy Carter.\nI've heard drug experts say they believe if penicillin were discovered today, the FDA wouldn't license it. Ronald Reagan.\n\"In a free society men and women should not be prevented by Government from seeking medical remedies which they believe will be effective. US Congressman Philip M. Crane, Congressional Record, 1975.\n\"Despite the fact that a predicted 350,000 persons in the US will die of cancer this year, the cancer bureaucracy keeps a closed mind. ...the basic issue is not the efficacy of Laetrile, but the infringement of freedom in what amounts to a life and death question. US Congressman Philip M. Crane, Congressional Record, 1975.\nFreedom of choice must be brought to bear upon the US Medical practice. US Congressman Philip M. Crane, Congressional Record, 1975.\nMore than half of all great remedies known to medical history have come from empiricists...'irregulars'...of no or little scientific training. There is no reason to believe that conditions have essentially changed. Dr. Alex Carrel 1912 Nobel Prize in Medicine\n\"Money appropriated for FDA in 1945 (was) $3 million; in 1968, $66 million. Number of employees in 1945, approximately 850; in 1968, 5100. Seizures of foods in 1945, 2504; in 1968, 384. Injunctives for violative foods in 1945, 26; in 1968, 3.... Prosecutions for violative foods, in 1945, 278; in 1968, 70. - US Congressman L.H. Fountain (In Beatrice T. Hunter, Mirage of Safety.\n22 of 52 top (FDA) officials have worked for regulated industries, or organizations that cater to those industries...During a hearing held in 1969 by the House Inter-governmental Relations Subcommittee, it was disclosed that of 49 high ranking FDA officials who had recently resigned or retired, 37 joined or served as consultants to regulated industries. Michael Jacobson, Food for People, Not for Profit.\nAnyone may logically wonder why this information has not been put into proper investigative format and presented toward various medical bodies. The answer is simple. With the powerful alliance of the media, the federal agencies and orthodox medical groups, anyone attempting to present such...would be destroyed with orchestrated cries of 'Quackery.' There is ample evidence to document this beyond question. US Congressman Larry McDonald, MD.\nControl of the (AMA) is solidly in the hands of a layman of whom most AMA members have never heard of. (a) former executive director of AMPAC - the American Medical Political Action Committee.\nHe who lives by medical prescriptions lives miserably. Proverb\nIf you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Erving\nIt is not as if our homeopathic brothers are asleep: far from it, they are awake - many of them at any rate - to the importance of the scientific study of disease. Sir William Osler, (1849-1919); Father of Modern Medicine\nMedicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind. Napoleon Bonaparte\nMedicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. Sir William Osler\nModern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals. Ivan Illich\nNobody in the science and medical departments (in the ACS - American Cancer Society) is capable of doing real science...They don't know how to prevent cancer or cure patients; instead, they close the door on innovative ideas. ACS money goes to scientists who put on the best show to get grants, or who have friends on the grant-giving panels. American Cancer Society Science Editor (for 25 years), ACS Science Writers' Conference originator, Pat McGrady, Sr.\nOur health always seems much more valuable after we lose it. Proverb\nThe American Cancer Society has done the American public a really great disservice. Dr. David Baltimore, 1975 Nobel Laureate in Medicine\nThe desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals. Sir William Osler\nThe higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results. Anthony Robbins\nThe quality of your life is dependent upon the quality of the life of your cells. If the bloodstream is filled with waste products, the resulting environment does not promote a strong, vibrant, healthy cell life-nor a biochemistry capable of creating a balanced emotional life for an individual. Anthony Robbins\nWhen it was first introduced, the claims for penicillin were also a minority view, and it (penicillin) was suppressed for 11 or 12 years. - Congressman Larry McDonald, MD. (in Steven Fredman, MD and Robert Burger, Forbidden Cures.)\nI was under medication when I made the decision not to burn the tapes.\nRichard M Nixon","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Justia Patents US Patent Application for FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Patent Application (Application #20220382195)\nFIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS\nSep 30, 2021 - FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.\nA fixing device includes a movable belt; and a planar heat-generating section that is in contact with the belt and in which, among plural heat-generating portions provided in a movement direction of the belt, a heat-generating portion on an upstream side in the movement direction of the belt has a larger heat generation amount than a heat-generating portion on a downstream side.\nLatest FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. Patents:\nIMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD\nINFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM\nINFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD\nSUPPORTER AND CARRIER\nINFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM\nThis application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-087854 filed May 25, 2021.\nBACKGROUND (i) Technical Field\nThe present invention relates to a fixing device and an image forming apparatus.\n(ii) Related Art\nIn the related art, as techniques related to fixing devices, for example, fixing devices disclosed in JP1994-230780A, JP2004-117800A or the like have already been proposed.\nJP1994-230780A is a heating element in which a plurality of power feed electrodes and resistance heating elements are formed on one side of a ceramic base material, and the resistance heating elements form an outward path and a return path between the power feed electrodes.\nIn JP2004-117800A, in a configuration in which a heating section and a rotating body including the heating section are provided, the rotating body moves at a constant speed with a transfer material carrying an unfixed image, a pressure roller that pressurizes and is in pressure contact with the rotating body to form a nip is provided, the heating section consists of a plurality of heat-generating elements that can be independently driven, and the plurality of heating elements are arranged in a paper transport direction within the nip, the heat generation distribution of each of the plurality of heat-generating elements during the heating of a first surface and the heat generation distribution of the heat-generating element during the heating of a second surface are different from each other, and the heat generation distribution of the second surface is adjusted such that a heat generation peak thereof is brought closer to the downstream side than the heat generation peak of the first surface.\nAspects of non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a fixing device and an image forming apparatus that make the temperature distribution of a planar heat-generating section in a movement direction of a belt uniform as compared to a case where a plurality of heat-generating portions provided in the movement direction of the belt have the same heat generation amount.\nAspects of certain non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure address the above advantages and\/or other advantages not described above. However, aspects of the non-limiting embodiments are not required to address the advantages described above, and aspects of the non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure may not address advantages described above.\nAccording to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a fixing device including a movable belt; and a planar heat-generating section that is in contact with the belt and in which, among a plurality of heat-generating portions provided in a movement direction of the belt, a heat-generating portion on an upstream side in the movement direction of the belt has a larger heat generation amount than a heat-generating portion on a downstream side.\nExemplary embodiment (s) of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:\nFIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an image forming apparatus to which a fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied;\nFIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 of the present invention;\nFIG. 3 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing a heating belt;\nFIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing major parts of a related-art fixing device;\nFIGS. 5A and 5B are graphs showing the characteristics of a related-art fixing device;\nFIG. 6 is a plan configuration diagram showing a ceramic heater of the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 of the present invention;\nFIGS. 7A and 7B are graphs showing the action of the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 of the present invention;\nFIG. 8 is a plan configuration diagram showing a ceramic heater of a fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2 of the present invention; and\nFIG. 9 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing major parts of a fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 3 of the present invention.\nHereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.\nExemplary Embodiment 1\nFIG. 1 shows an image forming apparatus to which a fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 is applied.\nOverall Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus\nThe image forming apparatus 1 according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 is configured as, for example, a color printer. The image forming apparatus 1 includes a plurality of image creating devices 10 that form toner images developed with a toner constituting a developer 4, an intermediate transfer device 20 that holds a toner image formed by each image creating device 10 and finally transports the held toner image to a secondary transfer position where the transported toner image is secondarily transferred to recording paper 5 serving as an example of a recording medium, a paper feed device 50 that accommodates and transports a required recording paper 5 to be supplied to the secondary transfer position of the intermediate transfer device 20, and a fixing device 40 that fixes the toner image on the recording paper 5 secondarily transferred by the intermediate transfer device 20. The plurality of image creating devices 10 and the intermediate transfer device 20 constitute an image forming section 2 that forms an image on the recording paper 5. In addition, 1a in the figure indicates an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus 1, and the apparatus body 1a is formed of a supporting structural member, an exterior cover, and the like. Additionally, a two-dot chain line in the figure indicates a transport route along which the recording paper 5 is transported in the apparatus body 1a.\nThe image creating device 10 includes four image creating devices 10Y, 10M, 10C, and 10K that exclusively form toner images in four colors of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K), respectively. The four image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C, K) are disposed to be arranged in a row in an inclined state in an internal space of the apparatus body 1a.\nThe four image creating devices 10 include yellow (Y), magenta (M), and cyan (C) color image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C) and a black (K) image creating device 10K. The black image creating device 10K is disposed on the most downstream side along a movement direction B of the intermediate transfer belt 21 of the intermediate transfer device 20. The image forming apparatus 1 includes, as image forming modes, a full-color mode in which the color image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C) and the black (K) image creating device 10K are operated to form a full-color image, and a black-and-white mode in which only the black (K) image creating device 10K is operated to form a black-and-white (monochrome) image.\nAs shown in FIG. 1, each of the image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C, K) includes a rotating photoconductive drum 11 serving as an example of an image holder, and each device serving as an example of the following toner image forming section is disposed around the photoconductive drum 11. The devices are a charging device 12 that charges a peripheral surface (image holding surface) capable of forming an image on each photoconductive drum 11 to a required potential, an exposure device 13 that irradiates the charged peripheral surface of the photoconductive drum 11 with the light based on information (signal) of an image to form an electrostatic latent image (for each color) having a potential difference, a developing device 14 (Y, M, C, K) that develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner of a developer 4 for a corresponding color (Y, M, C, K) to form a toner image, a primary transfer device 15 (Y, M, C, K) that transfer each toner image to the intermediate transfer device 20, and a drum cleaning device 16 (Y, M, C, K) that remove and clean a deposit such as the toner remaining on and adhering to the image holding surface of the photoconductive drum 11 after the primary transfer.\nThe photoconductive drum 11 has an image holding surface having a photoconductive layer (photosensitive layer) made of a photosensitive material formed on a peripheral surface of a cylindrical or columnar base material to be subjected to ground treatment. The photoconductive drum 11 is supported such that power is transmitted thereto from a drive device (not shown) and the photoconductive drum 11 rotates in a direction indicated by arrow A.\nThe charging device 12 includes a contact type charging roll that is disposed in contact with the photoconductive drum 11. A charging voltage is supplied to the charging device 12. As the charging voltage, in a case where the developing device 14 performs reverse development, a voltage or current having the same polarity as the charging polarity of the toner supplied from the developing device 14 is supplied. In addition, as the charging device 12, a non-contact type charging device such as a scorotron disposed on the surface of the photoconductive drum 11 in a non-contact state may be used.\nThe exposure device 13 consists of an LED printhead that irradiates the photoconductive drum 11 with the light according to the image information by a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) serving as a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum 11 to form an electrostatic latent image. In addition, as the exposure device 13, one that deflects and scans a laser beam configured in accordance with the image information in the axial direction of the photoconductive drum 11 may be used.\nAll of the developing devices 14 (Y, M, C, K) are configured such that a developing roll 141 that holds the developer 4 to transport the developer 4 to a developing region that faces the photoconductive drum 11, agitating and transporting members 142 and 143 such as two screw augers that transports the developer 4 to pass through the developing roll 141 while agitating the developer 4, a layer thickness regulating member 144 that regulates the amount (layer thickness) of the developer held on the developing roll 141, and the like are disposed inside a housing 140 in which an opening portion and an accommodation chamber of the developer are formed. A developing voltage is supplied to the developing device 14 from a power supply device (not shown) between the developing roll 141 and the photoconductive drum 11. Additionally, the developing roll 141 and the agitating and transporting members 142 and 143 rotate in a required direction by transmitting power from the drive device (not shown). Moreover, as the four-color developers 4 (Y, M, C, K), two-component developers containing a non-magnetic toner and a magnetic carrier are used.\nThe primary transfer device 15 (Y, M, C, K) is a contact type transfer device including a primary transfer roll that rotates around the photoconductive drum 11 in contact therewith via the intermediate transfer belt 21 and is supplied with a primary transfer voltage. As the primary transfer voltage, a direct-current voltage indicating a polarity opposite to the charging polarity of the toner is supplied from the power supply device (not shown).\nThe drum cleaning device 16 includes a container-shaped main body 160 that partially opens, a cleaning plate 161 that is disposed to be in contact with the peripheral surface of the photoconductive drum 11 after the primary transfer at a required pressure and removes and cleans deposits such as residual toner, a delivery member 162 such as a screw auger that recovers the deposits such as toner removed by the cleaning plate 161 and transports the deposits for delivery to a recovery system (not shown), and the like. As the cleaning plate 161, a plate-shaped member (for example, a blade) made of a material such as rubber is used.\nAs shown in FIG. 1, the intermediate transfer device 20 is disposed to be present at a position above each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K). The intermediate transfer device 20 includes an intermediate transfer belt 21 that rotates in a direction indicated by arrow B while passing through a primary transfer position between the photoconductive drum 11 and the primary transfer device 15 (primary transfer roll), a plurality of belt support rolls 22 to 27 that hold the intermediate transfer belt 21 in a desired state from an inner surface thereof and rotatably support the intermediate transfer belt 21, a secondary transfer device 30 serving as an example of a secondary transfer section that is disposed on an outer peripheral surface (image holding surface) side of the intermediate transfer belt 21 supported by the belt support roll 25 and secondarily transfers an toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 21 to the recording paper 5, and a belt cleaning device 28 that removes and cleans deposits such as toner and paper dust remaining on and adhering to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21 after passing through the secondary transfer device 30.\nAs the intermediate transfer belt 21, for example, an endless belt made of a material in which a resistance modifier such as carbon black is dispersed in a synthetic resin such as a polyimide resin or a polyamide resin is used. Additionally, the belt support roll 22 is configured as a drive roll that is rotationally driven by the drive device (not shown) that also serves as a counter roll of the belt cleaning device 28, the belt support roll 23 is configured as a face-out roll that forms an image forming surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21, the belt support roll 24 is configured as a tension applying roll that applies tension to the intermediate transfer belt 21, the belt support roll 25 is configured as a counter roll that faces the secondary transfer device 30, and the belt support rolls 26 and 27 are configured as driven rolls that support the traveling position of the intermediate transfer belt 21.\nAs shown in FIG. 1, the secondary transfer device 30 is a contact type transfer device including a secondary transfer roll 31, which rotates in contact with a peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21 and is supplied with a secondary transfer voltage, at the secondary transfer position that is an outer peripheral surface portion of the intermediate transfer belt 21 supported by the belt support roll 25 in the intermediate transfer device 20. Additionally, a direct-current voltage showing the opposite polarity or the same polarity as the charging polarity of the toner is supplied to the secondary transfer roll 31 or the belt support roll 25 of the intermediate transfer device 20 from the power supply device (not shown) as the secondary transfer voltage.\nThe fixing device 40 is configured such that a heating belt 42 that is rotated in a direction indicated by an arrow and heated by a heating section such that the surface temperature is maintained at a predetermined temperature, a pressure roll 43 or the like that is in contact with the heating belt 42 at a predetermined pressure and rotates in a driven manner substantially in an axial direction of the heating belt 42, and the like are disposed inside the housing 41 in which an introduction port and an ejection port of the recording paper 5 are formed. In the fixing device 40, a contact portion where the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43 are in contact with each other is a fixing treatment portion that performs a required fixing treatment (heating and pressurizing). In addition, the fixing device 40 will be described in detail below.\nThe paper feed device 50 is disposed to be present at a position below the image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K). The paper feed device 50 includes a single (or a plurality of) paper accommodation body 51 that accommodates the recording paper 5 of a desired size, type, or the like in a loaded state, and delivery devices 52 and 53 that deliver recording paper 5 sheet by sheet from the paper accommodation body 51. The paper accommodation body 51 is attached so that the paper accommodation body 51 can be pulled out to a front side (a side surface facing a user during operation) of the apparatus body 1a, for example.\nExamples of the recording paper 5 include thin paper such as plain paper and tracing paper, OHP sheets, or the like, which are used in electrophotographic copying machines and printers. In order to further improve the smoothness of an image surface after fixing, for example, it is preferable that the surface of the recording paper 5 is as smooth as possible. For example, coated paper in which the surface of plain paper is coated with resin or the like, for example, so-called thick paper such as art paper for printing, or the like having a relatively large basis weight can also be used.\nA paper feed transport route 56 including a single or a plurality of paper transport roll pairs 54 and transport guides 55, which transport the recording paper 5 delivered from the paper feed device 50 to the secondary transfer position, is provided between the paper feed device 50 and the secondary transfer device 30. The paper transport roll pair 54 disposed at a position immediately before the secondary transfer position in the paper feed transport route 56 is configured as, for example, a roll (registration roll) that adjusts the transport timing of the recording paper 5. Additionally, a paper transport route 57 for transporting the recording paper 5 after the secondary transfer, which is delivered from the secondary transfer device 30, to the fixing device 40 is provided between the secondary transfer device 30 and the fixing device 40. Moreover, an ejection transport route 59 including a paper ejection roll pair 59a for ejecting the recording paper 5 after fixing, which is delivered from the fixing device 40 by an outlet roll 36, to a paper ejection portion 58 on an upper portion of the apparatus body 1a is provided in a portion of the image forming apparatus 1 near the paper ejection port formed in the apparatus body 1a.\nReference sign 1200 in FIG. 1 indicates a control device that comprehensively controls the operation of the image forming apparatus 1. The control device 200 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) (not shown), a bus for connecting the CPU, the ROM, and the like to each other, a communication interface, and the like. Additionally, reference sign 201 indicates a communication unit in which the image forming apparatus 1 communicates with an external device, and reference sign 202 indicates an image processing unit that processes image information input via the communication unit 201.\nOperation of Image Forming Apparatus\nHereinafter, the basic image forming operation by the image forming apparatus 1 will be described.\nHere, first, the operation in the full-color mode in which a full-color image configured by combining toner images of four colors (Y, M, C, K) is formed using the four image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C, K) will be is described.\nIn a case where the image forming apparatus 1 receives image information and request command information for a full-color image forming operation (print) from a personal computer, an image reading device, or the like (not shown) via the communication unit 201, the control device 200 starts the four image creating devices 10 (Y, M, C, K), the intermediate transfer device 20, the secondary transfer device 30, the fixing device 40, and the like.\nThen, in each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K), as shown in FIG. 1, each photoconductive drum 11 first rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and each charging device 12 charges the surface of the photoconductive drum 11 to a required polarity (negative polarity in Exemplary Embodiment 1) and a required potential. Subsequently, the exposure device 13 irradiates the surface of the photoconductive drum 11 after charging with the light emitted on the basis of image signals obtained by converting the image information input to the image forming apparatus 1 into each color component (Y, M, C, K) by the image processing unit 202, and forms an electrostatic latent image of each color component configured with a required potential difference on the surface thereof.\nSubsequently, each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K) supplies a toner of a corresponding color (Y, M, C, K) charged with a required polarity (negative polarity) from the developing rolls 141 to the electrostatic latent image of each color component formed on the photoconductive drum 11 and causes the toner to electrostatically adhere to the electrostatic latent image to development. By virtue of this development, the electrostatic latent images of the respective color components formed on the respective photoconductive drums 11 are visualized as toner images of four colors (Y, M, C, K) developed with the toners of the corresponding colors.\nSubsequently, in a case where the toner image of each color formed on the photoconductive drum 11 of each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K) is transported to the primary transfer position, the primary transfer device 15 (Y, M, C, K) primarily transfers the toner image of each color in a state in which the toner image of each color is sequentially superimposed on the intermediate transfer belt 21 while rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow B of the intermediate transfer device 20.\nAdditionally, in each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K) in which the primary transfer is completed, the drum cleaning device 16 removes deposits to scrape off the deposits and cleans the surface of the photoconductive drum 11. Accordingly, each image creating device 10 (Y, M, C, K) is in a state in which the next image creating operation can be performed.\nSubsequently, the intermediate transfer device 20 holds the toner image that is primarily transferred by the rotation of the intermediate transfer belt 21 and transports the toner image to the secondary transfer position. Meanwhile, in the paper feed device 50, the required recording paper 5 is delivered to the paper feed transport route 56 in conformity with the image creating operation. In the paper feed transport route 56, the paper transport roll pair 54 serving as the registration roll delivers and supplies the recording paper 5 to the secondary transfer position in conformity with a transfer timing.\nAt the secondary transfer position, the secondary transfer device 30 collectively secondarily transfers the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 21 to the recording paper 5. Additionally, in the intermediate transfer device 20 in which the secondary transfer is completed, the belt cleaning device 28 removes and cleans the deposits such as toner remaining on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 21 after the secondary transfer.\nSubsequently, the recording paper 5 on which the toner image is secondarily transferred is peeled off from the intermediate transfer belt 21 and then transported to the fixing device 40 via the paper transport route 57. In the fixing device 40, by introducing and passing the recording paper 5 after the secondary transfer into and through the contact portion between the rotating heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43, the required fixing treatment (heating and pressurizing) is performed, and an unfixed toner image is fixed on the recording paper 5. Finally, the recording paper 5 after the fixing is completed is ejected to, for example, the paper ejection portion 58 installed in the upper portion of the apparatus body 1a by the paper ejection roll pair 59a.\nBy the above operation, the recording paper 5 on which the full-color image configured by combining the toner images of four colors is formed is output.\nConfiguration of Fixing Device\nFIG. 2 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1.\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the fixing device 40 generally includes a heating unit 44 having the heating belt 42 serving as an example of a rotating endless belt, and the pressure roll 43 serving as an example of a rotating body being in pressure contact with the heating unit 44. A fixing nip portion N serving as an example of a pressure contact portion, which is a region through which the recording paper 5 serving as an example of a recording medium holding an unfixed toner image T serving as an example of an unfixed image passes, is formed between the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43. In addition, the recording paper 5 is transported with a center in a direction intersecting a transport direction as a reference (so-called center registration).\nAs shown in FIG. 1, the fixing device 40 is disposed such that the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43 face each other in a substantially horizontal direction in order to perform the fixing treatment on the recording paper 5 transported in an extension direction, in the paper transport route 57 along which the recording paper 5 is transported from a lower side toward an upper side in a vertical direction. However, in FIG. 2, for convenience, the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43 are shown in an upward-downward direction.\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the heating unit 44 includes the heating belt 42, a ceramic heater 45 serving as an example of a planar heat-generating section (planar heat-generating element) that is disposed inside the heating belt 42 and heats the heating belt 42, a holding member 46 serving as an example of a holding section that is also disposed inside the heating belt 42 and holds the ceramic heater 45 to be in pressure contact with the surface of the pressure roll 43 via the heating belt 42, a support member 47 serving as an example of a support section that is disposed inside the heating belt 42 and supports the holding member 46 to be in pressure contact with the pressure roll 43.\nIn addition, in the ceramic heater 45 serving as an example of the planar heat-generating section, a heat-generating portion itself is not necessarily planar. Even in a case where the heat-generating portion may be linearly formed, a lower end surface (heating surface) of the ceramic heater 45 that heats the heating belt 42 may be planar. Additionally, the lower end surface (heating surface) of the ceramic heater 45 is not necessarily a flat surface and may have a curved surface shape.\nThe heating belt 42 is made of a material having flexibility and is configured as an endless belt in which a free shape thereof is thin-walled cylindrical in a state before mounting. In addition, the shape of the belt is not limited to the endless shape as in the present example, but may be a belt having both ends. In the case of the belt having both ends, a type in which the belt is wound around two rolls from both ends of the belt and moved between the two rolls may be adopted. As shown in FIG. 3, the heating belt 42 has a base material layer 421 that is disposed on the ceramic heater 45 side, an elastic body layer 423 that is coated on the surface of the base material layer 421 via an adhesive layer 422, and a surface layer 424 that is coated on the surface of the elastic body layer 423 directly or via an adhesive layer (not shown). The heating belt 42 does not necessarily include all of the base material layer 421, the adhesive layer 422, the elastic body layer 423, and a release layer 433, and may include the base material layer 421, the surface layer 424, and the like. The base material layer 421 is formed using a heat-resistant synthetic resin such as polyimide, polyamide, or polyimideamide as a component. The elastic body layer 423 is made of a heat-resistant elastic body such as silicone rubber or fluororubber. The surface layer 424 is formed of perfluoroalkoxyalkane (PFA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or the like. The thickness of the heating belt 42 can be set to, for example, about 50 \u03bcm to 200 \u03bcm.\nThe base material layer 421 contains, as necessary, a heat-resistant synthetic resin such as polyimide, polyamide, or polyimideamide as a component, and a filler such as carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, or glass fibers is blended to improve the characteristics such as the thermal conductivity of the heating belt 42. As the filler, for example, the carbon nanotubes are desirable from the viewpoint of high thermal conductivity, low dynamic friction coefficient, and wear resistance.\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the ceramic heater 45 includes a ceramic substrate 451 serving as an example of an insulating substrate, a plurality of first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 linearly formed in a longitudinal direction on the surface of the substrate 451, and a coating layer 455 made of glass or the like that is coated on the surfaces of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522.\nThe holding member 46 is made of, for example, a heat-resistant synthetic resin integrally molded into a required shape by injection molding or the like. Examples of the heat-resistant synthetic resin include liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyethersulfone (PES), polyamideimide (PAI), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), or a composite material thereof.\nThe holding member 46 has a support frame portion 461 that supports the ceramic heater 45 to pressurize the pressure roll 43 via the heating belt 42 at the fixing nip portion N and is made of an elongated rectangular frame corresponding to the planar shape of the ceramic heater 45 (refer to FIG. 9). The holding member 46 is disposed to be longer than the total length in the longitudinal direction of the heating belt 42.\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the holding member 46 is provided with a first guide portion 462 that is formed in a curved cross-sectional shape and guides the heating belt 42 to the fixing nip portion N on the upstream side of the fixing nip portion N in a rotational direction of the heating belt 42. A lower end surface 463 of the holding member 46 is formed in a planar shape. The lower end surface 463 of the holding member 46 is formed to form substantially the same plane as the surface of the ceramic heater 45. Additionally, the holding member 46 has a second guide portion 464 provided at a position adjacent to the downstream side of the fixing nip portion N in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42. The second guide portion 464 guides the heating belt 42 to be in contact with the inner surface of the heating belt 42 that has passed through the fixing nip portion N and return to a substantially free shape, and has a cross-sectional shape formed in a curved cross-sectional shape.\nAdditionally, abutment portions 465 and 466 that hold the support member 47 in a state where the tips of vertical plate portions 471 and 472 of the support member 47 abut against the surface of the holding member 46 opposite to the fixing nip portion N, are provided on the upstream side and the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the support member 47 is made of, for example, a metallic plate material such as stainless steel, aluminum, or steel. The support member 47 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section from vertical plate portions 471 and 472 that are disposed substantially perpendicular to the surface of the ceramic heater 45 on the upstream side and the downstream side of the fixing nip portion N in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42, and horizontal plate portions 473 that is disposed in the horizontal direction to connect the base end portions of the plate portions 471 and 472.\nThe temperature of the fixing nip portion N of the heating belt 42 is detected by a temperature sensor 49 that is disposed to be in contact with the surface of the ceramic heater 45 opposite to the fixing nip portion N. As described above, the ceramic heater 45 includes the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 having different heat-generating regions in the longitudinal direction. For that reason, a plurality (for example, three) of temperature sensors 49 are disposed in the longitudinal direction of the ceramic heater 45 in correspondence with the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522. The heating belt 42 is heated such that the fixing nip portion N reaches a required fixing temperature (for example, about 200\u00b0 C. to 230\u00b0 C.) depending on the size of the recording paper 5 by controlling the energization of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 of the ceramic heater 45 on the basis of the detection result of the temperature sensor 49 by a temperature control circuit (not shown).\nAs shown in FIG. 2, the pressure roll 43 has a columnar or cylindrical core metal 431 made of metal such as stainless steel, aluminum, or iron (thin-walled high-tension steel pipe), an elastic body layer 432 made of a heat-resistant elastic body such as silicone rubber or fluororubber relatively thickly coated at an outer periphery of the core metal 431, and a release layer 433 made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkoxyalkane (PFA), or the like relatively thinly coated on the surface of the elastic body layer 432. In addition, as necessary, a heating section (heating source) including a halogen lamp or the like may be disposed inside the pressure roll 43.\nBoth end portions of the core metal 431 in the longitudinal direction (axial direction) of the pressure roll 43 are rotatably supported by a frame of a device housing (not shown) of the fixing device 40 via a bearing member. The pressure roll 43 is in pressure contact with the heating unit 44 at a required pressure. The pressure roll 43 is rotationally driven at a required speed in a direction of arrow C by the drive device via a drive gear (not shown) attached to one end portion in an axial direction of the core metal 431 that also serves as a rotation shaft. In addition, the heating belt 42 is in pressure contact against the rotationally driven pressure roll 43 and rotates in a driven manner.\nIn the fixing device 40 configured as described above, the ceramic heater 45 is in pressure contact with the pressure roll 43 via the heating belt 42, and the heating belt 42 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure with the rotation of the pressure roll 43. A lubricant such as silicone oil or grease is applied to an inner peripheral surface of the heating belt 42 in order to reduce the sliding resistance with the ceramic heater 45. The lubricant is supplied in a state of being applied to the inner peripheral surface of the heating belt 42 in advance. Additionally, the lubricant may be configured to be supplied by a lubricant supply member (not shown) made of felt or the like that holds the lubricant and is disposed to be in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the heating belt 42.\nIn the related-art fixing device 40, as shown in FIG. 4, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 of the ceramic heater 45 disposed in a movement direction of the heating belt 42 are set to have the same heat generation amount. For that reason, as shown in FIG. 5A, at the time of startup, in a case where the fixing device 40 starts the energization to the ceramic heater 45 and rotates the heating belt 42, the ceramic heater 45 is deprived of heat in the movement direction of the heating belt 42, and the temperature on the upstream side in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 becomes drastically lower than the temperature on the downstream side. In this case, in order to fix images on 35 sheets of A4 size recording paper 5 per minute in the fixing device 40, in a case where the movement speed of the heating belt 42 is set to 155 mm\/sec, a temperature difference between an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 reaches about 25\u00b0 C.\nIn the fixing device 40, as shown in FIG. 5B, in a case where the recording paper 5 is passed through the fixing nip portion N in order to fix the unfixed toner image on the recording paper 5 during the fixing operation, the temperature difference between the upstream end portion and the downstream end portion of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 under the same conditions is about 18\u00b0 C., although lower than the temperature difference at the time of startup.\nIn this way, in the related-art fixing device 40, at the time of startup, the temperature difference between the upstream end portion and the downstream end portion in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 of the ceramic heater 45 reaches about 25\u00b0. Even during the fixing operation, the temperature difference between the upstream end portion and the downstream end portion in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 of the ceramic heater 45 is as drastically large as about 18\u00b0 C.\nFor that reason, in the related-art fixing device 40, in a case where the heat generation amount of the ceramic heater 45 is increased to realize a high productivity of 35 ppm and the fixing of the recording paper 5 having a relatively large basis weight is enabled, technical challenges occur in that the temperature difference between the upstream end portion and the downstream end portion in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 of the ceramic heater 45 is large, and the holding member 46 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin that holds the ceramic heater 45 is thermally damaged.\nThus, the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 is configured to includes a planar heat-generating section which is disposed inside a belt and in which, among a plurality of heat-generating portions provided in a movement direction of the belt, a heat-generating portion on an upstream side in the movement direction of the belt has a larger heat generation amount than a heat-generating portion on a downstream side.\nAdditionally, the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 is configured such that the heat generation amount of the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt is 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less than the heat generation amount the heat generation amount of the heat-generating portion on the downstream side.\nThat is, as shown in FIG. 6, the ceramic heater 45 of the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 includes the ceramic substrate 451, the plurality of first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 that are linearly formed on the surface of and the substrate 451 to be parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction, first and second electrodes 4531 and 4532 for simultaneously energizing the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522, a connection electrode 454 that connects the other end portions of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 to each other in series, and the coating layer 455 (refer to FIG. 2) made of glass or the like that is coated on at least the surfaces of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522.\nAs described above, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are linearly formed on the surface of the substrate 451 to be parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction. Additionally, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are disposed such that the first heat-generating portion 4521 is located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is disposed to be located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nAdditionally, the first heat-generating portion 4521 is set to have a larger heat generation amount than the second heat-generating portion 4522. The heat generation amounts of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are set by making at least any one of the widths, the film thicknesses, or the resistivities of heat-generating resistors constituting the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 different from each other.\nIn Exemplary Embodiment 1, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are connected to each other in series, and current values I flowing through both heat-generating portions are equal to each other. Meanwhile, the second heat-generating portion 4522 is set to have a smaller line width W and a larger resistance value than the first heat-generating portion 4521. The first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are formed by linearly patterning and baking materials having electrical resistance in the shape of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 on the surface of the ceramic substrate 451. The materials having electrical resistance forming the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are linearly formed to have the same thickness and different line widths. For that reason, the second heat-generating portion 4522, which has a larger line width than the first heat-generating portion 4521, has a smaller electrical resistance value than the first heat-generating portion 4521 by a larger line width, and has a smaller heat generation amount (W) than the first heat-generating portion 4521.\nThe first heat-generating portion 4521 is set to have a heat generation amount of 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less than the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522. In a case where the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 is less than 1.5 times the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522, a temperature distribution is obtained that becomes higher on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42, and the heating efficiency of the heating belt 42 and the recording paper 5 becomes low. Additionally, in a case where the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 exceeds 2.0 times the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522, there is a concern that a temperature distribution is obtained that becomes too high on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42, the heating efficiency of the heating belt 42 and the recording paper 5 decreases, and a thermal shock is given to the ceramic heater 45 due to the difference between the heat generation amounts of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522.\nIn addition, in order to make the heat generation amounts of the first and second heat generating portions 4521 and 4522 different from each other, as described above, at least any one of the widths, the film thicknesses, or the resistivities of the heat-generating resistor constituting the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 may be made different from each other. However, in a case where the heat generation amounts of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are made different from each other by making the line widths W of the heat generating resistors constituting the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 different from each other, it is only necessary to make the line widths in a case where the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are linearly patterned different from each other. Thus, the formation (manufacture) is easy as compared to a case where the film thicknesses or resistivities of the heat-generating resistors are made different from each other.\nAdditionally, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 may have at least any one of the widths, the film thicknesses and the resistivities of the heat-generating resistors constituting the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 different from each other. However, two or more of the widths, the film thicknesses, and the resistivities of the heat-generating resistors may be different from each other. In this case, the heat generation amounts of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 can be greatly different from each other.\nOperation of Fixing Device\nIn the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 1, as compared to a case where the heat generation amounts of the plurality of heat-generating portions provided in the movement direction of the belt are equal to each other, it is possible to make the temperature distribution of the planar heat-generating section in the movement direction of the belt uniform.\nThat is, as shown in FIG. 2, in the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 1, at the time of startup, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 of the ceramic heater 45 are energized, and the heating belt 42 is rotated in a driven manner by the pressure roll 43 that is rotationally driven.\nIn the ceramic heater 45 of the fixing device 40, the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is set to be larger than the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nFor that reason, in the fixing device 40, the heating belt 42 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and the heating belt 42 that has passed through an air layer located in a space inside the fixing device 40 enters the fixing nip portion N. At the time of startup, the recording paper 5 is not passed through the fixing device 40, and only the heating belt 42 passes through the fixing nip portion N.\nTherefore, the ceramic heater 45, which is in contact with the pressure roll 43 via the heating belt 42, is deprived of heat by the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43, and the temperature thereof drops.\nMeanwhile, the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 1 is configured such that the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is larger than the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 in terms of the heat generation amounts of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 of the ceramic heater 45.\nFor that reason, the temperature of the ceramic heater 45 of the fixing device 40 tends to further decrease on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 compared to on the downstream side because heat is deprived of by the heating belt 42 and the pressure roll 43. However, the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is set to have a large heat generation amount than the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nTherefore, in the fixing device 40, as shown in FIG. 7A, at the time of startup, in a case where the energization to the ceramic heater 45 is started and the heating belt 42 is rotated, heat tends to be further deprived of on the upstream side in the movement direction of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 than on the downstream side. However, since the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is larger than the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side, a temperature drop on the upstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is suppressed.\nAs a result, in the fixing device 40, at the time of startup, in a case where the ratio of the heat generation amounts of the first heat-generating portion 4521 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is set to 1.5, the temperature difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is about 7\u00b0 C., which is 10\u00b0 C. or lower, and in a case where the ratio of the heat generation amounts of the first heat-generating portion 4521 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is set to 2.0, the temperature difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is about 5\u00b0 C. As a result, the temperature difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is drastically suppressed.\nAdditionally, in the fixing device 40, as shown in FIG. 7B, in a case where the printing operation in which the recording paper 5 is continuously passed is stable and in a case where the ratio of the heat generation amounts of the first heat-generating portion 4521 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is set to 1.5, the temperature difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is about 8\u00b0 C., which is 10\u00b0 C. or lower, and in a case where the ratio of the heat generation amounts of the first heat-generating portion 4521 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is set to 2.0, the temperature difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 is about 2\u00b0 C. As a result, the temperatures on the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 can be made uniform to be substantially equal to each other.\nIn the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 1, the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is set to be larger than the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42. In other words, it can be said that the heat generation amount of the first heat-generating portion 4521 located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 is set to be larger than the heat generation amount of the second heat-generating portion 4522 located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 such that, during heating, the temperatures on the upstream side and the downstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 are set to 10\u00b0 C. or lower.\nFor that reason, in the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary embodiment 1, even in a case where the heat generation amount of the ceramic heater 45 is increased compared to the related art to realize a high productivity of 70 ppm and the fixing of the recording paper 5 having a relatively large basis weight is enabled, it is possible to make the temperature difference between the upstream end portion and the downstream end portion of the ceramic heater 45 in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 extremely small, and it is possible to suppress giving thermal damage to the holding member 46 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin that holds the ceramic heater 45.\nFIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing major parts of a fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2 of the present invention.\nThe fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2 is configured such that a heat-generating portion located on an upstream side in a movement direction of a belt and a heat-generating portion located on a downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are connected in parallel to each other and both ends of the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction and the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are respectively energized.\nThat is, as shown in FIG. 8, the ceramic heater 45 of the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 2 includes the ceramic substrate 451, the plurality of first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 that are linearly formed on the surface of and the substrate 451 to be parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction, the first electrodes 4531 for simultaneously (in parallel) energizing one end portions of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522, a second electrode 4532 for simultaneously (in parallel) energizing the other end portions of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 to each other, and the coating layer 455 (refer to FIG. 2) made of glass or the like that is coated on at least the surfaces of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522.\nThe first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are linearly formed on the surface of the substrate 451 to be parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction. Additionally, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are disposed such that the first heat-generating portion 4521 is located on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 and the second heat-generating portion 4522 is disposed to be located on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nAdditionally, the first heat-generating portion 4521 is set to have a larger heat generation amount than the second heat-generating portion 4522.\nIn Exemplary Embodiment 1, the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are connected to each other in parallel, and voltage values V applied to both are equal. Meanwhile, the first heat-generating portion 4521 having a larger line width than the second heat-generating portion 4522 has a smaller electrical resistance value than the second heat-generating portion 4522 by a larger line width.\nThe heat generation amounts W1 and W2 of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are given as the product of the voltage value V applied to the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 and current values I1 and I2 flowing through the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522.\nW1=I1\u00d7V\nHere, assuming that the resistance values of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are R1 and R2,\nI1=V\/R1\nW1=V2\/R1\nWill be.\nAdditionally, the resistance values R1 and R2 of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 have a relationship that the line width W1 of the first heat-generating portion 4521 is larger than the line width W2 of the second heat-generating portion 4522 and R1<R2 is established.\nTherefore, the heat generation amounts W1 and W2 of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 are set to be larger in the first heat-generating portion 4521 than in the second heat-generating portion 4522.\nIn the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2, by connecting the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 to each other in parallel, it is possible to increase the heat generation amount of the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 with the same applied voltage, compared to a case where the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the heating belt 42 and the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are connected to each other in series.\nIn addition, in the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2, the heat-generating regions of the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 in the longitudinal direction are not necessarily the same (constant), and heat-generating regions along the first and second heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 may be configured to be different from each other depending on the size (width) of the recording paper 5 in the direction intersecting as the transport direction.\nIn the fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 2, the number of heat-generating portions 4521 and 4522 is not limited to two, and may be three or more.\nSince the other configurations and actions are the same as the configurations and actions of Exemplary Embodiment 1, the description thereof will be omitted.\nThe fixing device according to Exemplary Embodiment 3 is configured to include a heat pipe that is disposed to be in contact with the surface of the planar heat-generating section opposite to the belt closer to the end portion than the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt.\nThat is, in the fixing device 40 according to Exemplary Embodiment 3, as shown in FIG. 9, the heat pipe 48 is disposed to be in contact with the back surface of the ceramic heater 45 closer to the end portion than the second heat-generating portion 4522 on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42.\nBy configuring the present invention in this way, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, it is possible to further suppress a temperature rise at a portion closer to the end portion than the second heat-generating portion 4522 on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42 whose temperature tends to rise higher than on the upstream side of the ceramic heater 45 in the rotational direction of the heating belt 42, by the heat pipe 48.\nIn addition, in the above exemplary embodiments, the case where the ceramic heater is used as the planar heat-generating section has been described, but the planar heat-generating section is not limited to the ceramic heater, and anything that generates heat literally in a planar manner at the fixing nip portion N may be used.\nAdditionally, in the above-described exemplary embodiments, the case where the pressure roll is used as the pressurizing section has been described, but a pressure belt may be used as the pressurizing section.\nAdditionally, although the present invention has been described with the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the present invention is not limited to the electrophotographic image forming apparatus. For example, it is also possible to apply the present invention to an ink jet type image forming apparatus or the like in which an unfixed ink image is fixed on paper in contact with the paper transported while holding an image of an undried layer with ink (an unfixed ink image).\nThe foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention has been provided for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, thereby enabling others skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with the various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the following claims and their equivalents.\n1. A fixing device comprising:\na movable belt; and\na planar heat-generating section that is in contact with the belt and in which, among a plurality of heat-generating portions provided in a movement direction of the belt, a heat-generating portion on an upstream side in the movement direction of the belt has a larger heat generation amount than a heat-generating portion on a downstream side.\n2. The fixing device according to claim 1,\nwherein the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt has a heat generation amount of 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less than a heat generation amount of the heat-generating portion on the downstream side.\nwherein the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt and the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are connected to each other in series, and one end of the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt and the other end of the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt is energized.\nwherein the heat-generating portion located on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt and the heat-generating portion located on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are connected to each other in parallel, and both ends of the heat-generating portions on the upstream side and on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are energized, respectively.\nwherein the heat-generating portion on the upstream side in the movement direction of the belt and the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt are different from each other in terms of at least any one of a width, a film thickness, and a resistivity of a heat-generating resistor constituting the heat-generating portion.\n10. The fixing device according to claim 6,\nwherein the planar heat-generating section is held by a holding section to be in pressure contact with a rotating body via the belt.\n12. The fixing device according to claim 11,\nwherein the holding section holds at least both end portions of the planar heat-generating section outside the heat-generating portions in the movement direction of the belt.\n13. A fixing device comprising:\na planar heat-generating section that is in contact with the belt and is provided with a plurality of heat-generating portions on an insulating substrate in a movement direction of the belt, the plurality of heat-generating portions being adapted such that a heat-generating portion on an upstream side in the movement direction of the belt is set to have a larger heat generation amount than a heat-generating portion on a downstream side such that a temperature difference between an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion of the insulating substrate in the movement direction of the belt is 10\u00b0 C. or lower at the time of fixing.\n14. The fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising:\na heat pipe that is disposed to be in contact with a surface of the planar heat-generating section opposite to the belt closer to an end portion than the heat-generating portion on the downstream side in the movement direction of the belt.\n15. An image forming apparatus comprising:\nan image forming section that forms an image on a recording medium; and\na fixing section that fixes the image formed on the recording medium,\nwherein the fixing device according to claim 1 is used as the fixing section.\nFiled: Sep 30, 2021\nPublication Date: Dec 1, 2022\nApplicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. (Tokyo)\nInventors: Kiyoshi KOYANAGI (Kanagawa), Toko HARA (Kanagawa), Toshiyuki MIYATA (Kanagawa), Kazuyoshi ITOH (Kanagawa), Keitaro MORI (Kanagawa), Motoharu NAKAO (Kanagawa), Sou MORIZAKI (Kanagawa), Toru INOUE (Kanagawa)\nInternational Classification: G03G 15\/20 (20060101);","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Evaluation in the FWF\nThe evaluation of the FWF \u2013 the FWF as the object of evaluation\nThe evaluation of the FWF\nEvaluation of projects \u2013 the FWF as an evaluation user\nPolitical considerations make it imperative that a funding institution such as the FWF is itself the object of evaluation, in which its operation, its portfolio of programmes and its position in the national and international system for promoting scientific innovation are subjected to scrutiny. The evaluation of projects and programmes form an essential basis for such an evaluation.\nThe evaluation of the FWF and the FFF (as it was known at the time; it is now the Base Programme of the FFG) was undertaken between May 2003 and February 2004 and represented the first comprehensive evaluation of the two institutions since their establishment in 1967. The study was carried out to an internationally high standard by an international consortium under the leadership of Technopolis and combined the work of professional evaluators from within Austria and abroad with reviews obtained from international peers. These bodies not only analysed the structure, working practices and strategic direction of the two organizations but in their consideration of the impacts and positioning they also included large sections of the national system for science and innovation.\nThe reports of this evaluation are available under the following links:\nInternal functioning and customer satisfaction\nGovernance and Processes\nThe results of the evaluation gave important information on the condition and the organization of the overall system for supporting research in Austria. With regard to the governance and organization of the two institutions that were evaluated, the results were implemented and have also been taken into account in the reorganization of the funding system and in the Advisory Board for the Development of Research and Technology's (RFTE's) strategic considerations, as published in its 2005 paper \"Strategy 2010\". 1 Furthermore, the results were taken into account in the FWF's mid-term plans, as required by the FTFG in 2004 2, and in the annual work programmes. Together with the RFTE's recommendations and the results of the FWF's own evaluations of its projects and programmes, they represent a key basis for strategic planning.\nThe implementation of the results from the evaluation is an ongoing process. In the light of current developments, the FWF is making many key contributions, as far as it is able. At a national level, the Austrian research dialogue, the RFTE's Strategy for Excellence and the systematic evaluation of research promotion and funding, which is scheduled for completion in March 2009, are the main initiatives. On the international level, the activities of the\nEuroHORCS and the ESF and the development of the European higher education system and the ERC represent the major developments.\nThe good contacts to other international partner organizations ensure that the FWF's evaluation activities are carried out in accordance with current international practice. Since October 2007 the FWF has been working with about twenty other funding organizations within Europe in the framework of a forum initiated by the European Science Foundation on the topic \"Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research Programmes\u2013Expectations, Practices and Experiences\". The work is concentrating on exchange of experience and on further developments in the area.\nA central theme of the Austrian Platform for the Evaluation of Research and Technology is that \"a well developed culture of evaluation is a central part of a learning and strategically oriented policy for research and technology. At the same time, a good evaluation culture is a precondition and a consequence of good practices, i.e. efficient, transparent and fair procedures\" 3. The FWF has no hesitation whatsoever in subscribing to this view.\n1 RFTE 2005: \"Strategy 2010: Perspectives for Research, Technology and Innovation in Austria [Strategie 2010-Perspektiven f\u00fcr Forschung, Technologie und Innovation in \u00d6sterreich]\"; www.rat-fte.at\/UserFiles\/File\/Strategie2010.pdf\n2 See the FWF Home Page Mehrjahresplan 2005 - 2008 (pdf, 135KB)\n3 See the Platform's \"Evaluation Standards [Standards der Evaluierung]\" at\nwww.fteval.at\/standards\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CFL Announces Renovation Works for 2020\nPublished on Friday, 10 Jan 2020 11:42 by JCA\nLuxembourg's railway authority, the CFL, has announced that it is publishing its annual leaflet explaining the construction works to take place on Luxembourg train lines throughout the year; the new leaflet will be available from Monday 13 January 2020.\nIn addition to its major construction projects, aimed at increasing the quality of services offered to customers, the CFL works regularly to maintain and modernise the Luxembourg rail network. This year, the CFL will continue its efforts to increase punctuality, extend the rail network, improve reception at train stations and improve equipment and technology. There are also plans to offer 46% more seats on Luxembourg's trains.\nSuch work on the railway infrastructure requires the temporary closure of certain sections of train lines to allow a fast and safe operation. In order to minimise disruption, this work will be carried out during less busy periods, such as school holidays and weekends.\nAt different times throughout 2020, the CFL will temporarily and partially close lines 10 (Luxembourg-Troisvierges-Gouvy), 30 (Luxembourg-Wasserbillig-Trier), 50 (Luxembourg-Kleinbettingen-Arlon), 60 (Luxembourg-Esch-sur-Alzette-Rodange), 70 (Luxembourg-Rodange-Longwy) and 90 (Luxembourg-Bettembourg-Thionville). These closures could take place over weekends or even for one week or more, during which time alternative measures will be put in place.\nAn overview of all CFL work periods in 2020 can be found on the last page of the new leaflet and on the CFL website: www.cfl.lu. This leaflet will be available to customers from Monday at the train stations in Luxembourg, Bettembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Belval-Universit\u00e9 , P\u00e9tange, Rodange, Wasserbillig, Mersch, Ettelbruck and Troisvierges, as well as on the CFL website.\nRail Replacement Buses Set Up between Ettelbruck-Goebelsmuhle\nCFL Announces New Train Timetable for 2020\nRail Traffic Disrupted on Line 10\nDisruptions to Rail Traffic on Line 10 Expected this Evening","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Premier Daniel Andrews concerned about COVID-19 sewage detections as Victoria records 57 local cases\nVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews and health authorities have warned there could be a rise in infections as isolated residents undertake day 13 testing. There are now concerns for regional and metropolitans with positive COVID-19 waste water detections.\nAugust 19, 2021 - 12:45PM\nActing Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie is concerned about positive waste water detections across Victoria as they attempt to stamp out further COVID-19 transmission.\nHe stressed some of the detections came from locals who are no longer infectious but were still \"shedding\" the virus.\n\"When we don't know of any cases isolating in that area, that is when we call it an unexpected detection and when pay close attention. We have some signals alerting us right now,\" he said during Thursday's press conference.\nActing Chief Health Officer Professor Ben Cowie is concerned about the number of positive waste water detections from regional Victoria to metropolitan Melbourne. Picture : NCA NewsWire \/ Sarah Matray\nThere have been three repeated waste water detections in the regional area of Shepparton with the dates of concern from August 9 to August 16.\nLakes Entrance is another area that has been alerted from August 8 to August 11.\nIn Melbourne there are \"repeated\" positive sewage results from August 15 to August 17 in the suburbs of Albion, Braybrook, St Albans, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West and Tottenham.\nThere have been three detections in the city's southeast suburbs of Dingley Village, Keysborough, Noble Park, Springvale and Springvale South from August 11 to August 17.\nThe industrial precinct in Sunshine West where not many people reside has been named as an area of concern where \"a lot of people\" work.\n\"We are at a point where, based on these repeat strong detections, it becomes more likely than not that someone who works in this area actually does have coronavirus infection, and that is clearly of concern to get them tested,\" Mr Cowie said.\nMr Cowie said waste water detections have become an \"early warning system\" in assisting health teams find positive infections.\nPremier Daniel Andrews and health authorities will speak about the 57 local cases reported on Thursday. Picture: NCA NewsWire \/ David Crosling\nPremier Daniel Andrews has warned Victoria could see more infections in the coming days from testing of \"tens of thousands\" of isolated residents.\n\"There will be other parts of this that unfold over coming days so we may see further cases that are exactly the same as a result of day 13 testing,\" he said during Thursday's COVID-19 press conference.\nWhile the high numbers of case were high, it was expected, with most of the positive infections coming from close and casual contacts from the Al-Taqwa College outbreak.\n\"I know 57 (cases) seems a very big number but when the vast majority of those have been in isolation for their infectious period, that's exactly what we want, that's the system working exactly as it should work,\" he said.\n\"Around 13, 14, days of one of these outbreaks you do see a spike because we do day 13 testing. There's a reason we do day 13 testing, because people can turn late, a number of days after they've been first been exposed.\"\nThose who have tested positive will have to continue isolation for a further 14 days.\nVictoria's Chief Commissioner Shane Patton confirmed four fines were handed to the couple and the parents of the bride-to-be who held the illegal engagement party in Caufield North.\n\"The parties involved in that have been very cooperative with police into our investigation. That is still ongoing, it is obviously hampered to a degree by the fact that they are in isolation,\" he said.\nInvestigations are ongoing with Zoom interviews to be conducted with other partygoers.\nThe Department of Health announced the state recorded 57 cases up to 7pm on Wednesday.\nOf the new local infections, 54 are linked to known outbreaks with 44 in isolation for their full infectious period.\nOf the 44 in isolation, 38 of those were linked to students and household members of the Al-Taqwa outbreak.\nThree more cases are associated with Glenroy West Primary School, from day 13 testing, one case linked to the Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre, one with the Newport Football Club and another in the Newport community.\nReported yesterday: 57 new local cases and no new cases acquired overseas.\n- 27,581 vaccine doses were administered\n- 49,607 test results were received\nMore later: https:\/\/t.co\/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1\/2] pic.twitter.com\/8Bqckira3x\n\u2014 VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) August 18, 2021\nThe following 10 infections have been linked to recent cases. One is associated with a close contact from 510 Lygon St, three linked to the St Kilda East engagement party last week and three connected to the pizza worker.\nThree others are household contacts of recent positive cases.\nThe remaining three are under investigation with health teams still trying to determine whether they were mystery cases.\nAt least 13 were infectious while in the community.\nThere were more than 49,000 tests taken and there are currently 296 active cases in the state.\nFourteen have been admitted to hospitals, with three of those on ventilators.\nThe latest infections mark the largest spike since the state's second wave.\nMelburnians are enduring their 200th day in lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic.\nMelbourne sits at number four in the world after Buenos Aires (234 days), London (207 days), Czech Republic (201 days) with Bangladesh (169 days) rounding out the top five.\nSydney comes in at number 12 with 106 days in lockdown.\nMr Andrews announced three more drive-thru vaccination sites will be opened in the coming days with vaccines touted as the long term solution to avoid future lockdowns.\nThe Eagles Stadium in Werribee, the old Ford factory in Broadmeadows and Sandown racecourse.\nHe outlined there were still 26,000 bookings - 14,000 Pfizer vaccines and 12,000 AstraZeneca jabs - that are available for residents.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"12 Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education\nA liberal arts education prepares students to examine ideas from multiple points of view, solve problems, adapt, and collaborate.\n6 Tips to Help you Narrow Your College Short List\nNarrowing down your college short list is not easy. Here are six tips to help.\nSpotlight on Austin, TX\nSouthwestern's prime location gives its students the best of both worlds \u2013 the charm of historic Georgetown with convenient access to Austin, just 25 miles south.\nThe Many Colors of Michael Nguyen\nA Southwestern alum turned patent attorney serves the community as an advocate of LGBTQ rights and livable cities.\nSCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Champions\nPirates win SCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship for first time in program history!\nAn Education by Experience\nWorth Payton '18 demonstrates the importance of learning about oneself and connecting with others in building success.\nMaking Up Your Own Mind\nPresident Edward Burger addressed the Brain Performance Institute in Dallas.\nFulfilling the Dreams of Many\nShauna Davidson '08 helps build primary schools and empower children to overcome poverty in Northern Uganda.\nKorouva Milk Bar: What's in Your Cup?\nIt's a student organization, a coffee destination, and your newest hangout location.\nThe Truth about Rushing a Sorority\nEnglish major and communication studies and business minor Marissa Morin '19 examines how Southwestern breaks common stereotypes of undergraduate Greek life.\nHow to Survive That Dreaded 8:30 a.m. Class\nHere are some tips to make it a little easier to get through the morning.\nBecoming Southwestern in London\nA Southwestern University communications major reflects on his experiences studying in the U.K.\nSouthwestern Celebrates Its 109th Homecoming\nOctober 26\u201428, Southwestern faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends gathered to celebrate Homecoming.\nArt History Student Wins Coveted Internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston\nSabrina Silva '18 provided research and writing support for the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the leading art institute.\nMoody Fellow Studies Abroad in Argentina\nArmando Vidana '19 expands his worldview and builds lifelong relationships in Buenos Aires.\nLaura Sewell '95 Connects as an Alumna and Staff Member\nMarie Nugpo '18, Southwestern Information Technology, and the Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice received a certificate of appreciation for bringing learning technology tools to a school in the Philippines.\nEleven Southwestern Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sam Taylor Fellowship Grant\nGrants ranging from $1,000 to $1,600 will allow faculty to pursue graduate study or postgraduate research.\n\"What Day Is It? Friday! YAY!\"\nSouthwestern University celebrates our beloved Ms. Ella in a bench ceremony.\nSouthwestern Students Do Good and Do It Well\nSU's BC for Change Awards the Georgetown Family YMCA a $3,500 Grant\nThe Professional Grounds Management Society Salutes Southwestern University for Grounds Management Excellence\nThe Professional Grounds Management Society recognized Southwestern University with an Honor Award in the Society's 2018 Green Star Awards\u00ae competition.\nSouthwestern's Career Services Relaunches as the Center for Career and Professional Development\nThe new CCPD offers expanded opportunities for students preparing for internships and postgraduate careers.\nLove among Pirates\nSouthwestern Sweethearts share their stories of courtship, partnership, and marriage.\nListening to the Anthropocene - Brown Symposium Reception\nAlma Thomas Fine Arts Center\n6:00pm - 7:00pm CST February 27\nSarofim Fine Arts Gallery\nOpen daily, excluding Mondays and holidays.\nCynthia Camlin, Island of Ought and Naught (detail), Watercolor on paper mounted on panels, 54\" x 75,\" 2015.\nSarofim School of Fine Arts' Art Department is thrilled to invite you to the reception of Listening to the Anthropocene, curated by Douglas Cushing.\nListening to the Anthropocene will coincide and connect with the 2019 Brown Symposium, as described by curator Douglas Cushing:\nThis exhibition gives a voice to the world that humanity has shaped and cast as other and external, even while remaining inextricably a part of it. We are in nature and nature is in us; what we do to nature we do to ourselves reflexively. Yet, we seem willfully unaware to such relations. We assume our world mute when we should stop and listen to it speak. Listening to the Anthropocene seeks to give the othered world\u2014object, landscape, and non-human living organism\u2014an equal place in a discourse regarding the manner in which humans live in and with the world, transforming in countless ways. Art, here, acts as mediator, translator and teacher, so that the world beyond us might be heard and fully recognized.\nListening to the Anthropocene includes work by Cynthia Camlin (Mount Vernon, WA), Erik Hagen (Houston, TX), Kelly Jazvac (Montreal, Canada), and Lorella Paleni (Paris, France).\nDouglas Cushing is a Ph.D. Candidate in art history at the University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation, provisionally titled \"Inter-war Romanticism, Revolution, and Modernism on Display in transition,\" approaches Eugene Jolas's little magazine transition (1927-38) as a virtual gallery space and meeting place, as well as a transatlantic vehicle for the transmission, circulation, and transformation of avant-garde ideas. Cushing's past research includes work on Marcel Duchamp's relationship with the writings of the Comte de Lautr\u00e9amont (Isidore Ducasse), beginning before the advent of Dada and Surrealism. Cushing was the 2013-14 Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Prints and Drawings, and European Paintings at the Blanton Museum of Art, where he subsequently curated Goya: Mad Reason (June 19 to September 25, 2016). Cushing's most recent major awards include the 2017-18 Houghton Mifflin Fellowship in Publishing History, from the Houghton Library at Harvard University, a University Graduate Continuing Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin , and the 2018-19 Vivian L. Smith Fellowship at the Menil Collection, in Houston, Texas.\nListening to the Anthropocene will be on exhibit at the Sarofim Fine Arts Gallery from February 2- March 3, 2019. The Fine Arts Gallery is open daily from 12:00-5:00 p.m., excluding Mondays and holidays.\nThis exhibit's closing reception will be held on February 27th from 6:00-7:00 p.m., in coordination with the 2019 Brown Symposium.\nThis exhibit is made possible by the generous philanthropic support of Lynn Parr Mock '83 and Presley M. Mock '82.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Breakup Guide\nBen Kriz\nThe Best Breakup Albums\nBeck, Sea Change\nAfter ending a nine-year relationship with his fiance, Beck went into a depressed state of deep introspection and wrote most of Sea Change in a week. What came of it was not only one of the best breakup records of all time, but one of the best albums ever recorded, period.\nBob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks\nIt's Dylan's best record of the '70s, and it's not a coincidence that it's also an angry, forlorn record about the collapse of his marriage and features the greatest F-you ever with the song \"Idiot Wind.\" Turn it up and sing along if you were wronged.\nMarvin Gaye, Here, My Dear\nGaye's 1978 record was initially a commercial flop, but it has since stood the test of time as a deeply personal and revelatory record. You can hear the pain in Gaye's voice. If an album is ever delayed because the artist thinks it might be too personal (as this one was), that's how you know it will be great.\nRyan Adams, Heartbreaker\nRyan Adams' debut record is also his best and most appropriately titled, because, wow, this album is a complete bummer. But that's what we want in a breakup record. The barely audible sigh at the start of \"Call Me On Your Way Back Home\" is the thing depressing albums are made of. Throw it on and weep (in a manly way, of course) into your pillow.\nBon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago\nThe age-old story of girl breaks up with guy, guy secludes himself in a cabin in Wisconsin, guy records haunting and beautiful record about love lost, guy sells a million records. Classic.\nThe Top 10 Breakup Songs You Need In Your Life To Forget All About Her\nTrending News: These Relatable Graphs Show How Relationships Can Crumble\nWho Says You Have To Make It Big When You're Young?\nDiplo's Guide To A Sexy Valentine's Day\nThe Weirdest Stuff You'll Want to Get During Amazon Prime Day 2019","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brian Kelly, CFB Playoff, Comedy, ESPN, Football, LSU, NCAA, NCAAF, Notre Dame, Pope, Sports\nBrian Kelly Is Another In A Long Line Of Great Catholic Leaders\nSo yesterday was a big day in the world of college football. Two premier coaches of some of the NCAA's most lucrative programs, Lincoln Riley of Oklahoma and Brian Kelly of Notre Dame, left their posts to join two other top tier schools, USC and LSU respectively.\nAs you can presume by the title, I'm not focusing on Riley today, largely because I went to the Vatican last week and can find no religious motifs to apply to him. Plus, I can't spin a narrative for a guy who willingly chose to leave Norman, Oklahoma for Los Angeles. Barring the tax increase, that's just good business. And when you look at his alleged contract, how can you blame him?\nLincoln Riley USC contract details (not confirmed; best I could do):\n\u2013 $110 million\n\u2013 USC buying both his homes in Norman for $500,000 over asking ($1 million bonus)\n\u2013 Buying a $6 million home in LA for him\n\u2013 Unlimited use of the private jet 24\/7 for family#Sooners #Trojans\n\u2014 Robert Hefner V (@RobertHefnerV) November 29, 2021\nSo, back to Brian Kelly. Notre Dame fans are justifiably stunned by the decision to leave the school. Kelly has been at Notre Dame since 2010 and, in that time, has become the winningest coach in school history, brought Notre Dame to it's first National Championship since the 1988, consistently had top-10 recruiting classes, and looks like 85% of patrons at any pub in Dublin.\nAs far as a leader of a group called \"The Irish\" goes, that's a grand slam of a resume.\nBut when you take a step back and look at the situation for what it is, this is a tale as old as time when it comes to any kind of Catholic institution. Time and time again, the Catholics have turned to their leader for guidance, only to have that leader's back turned on them.\nWe can look to Pope Benedict, who basically Richard Nixon'd his way out of the Vatican back in 2013.\nWe can go all the way back to, according to some, the beginning of time to the GOAT himself, Jesus Christ, who left twice in the span of three days. Dude was basically the Billy Martin of the religion back then. I think only my dad will get that joke, and he wont like it (big God guy).\nTo an even smaller scale of the local priests that Kelly likely grew up around in Everett, Massachusetts. Though, now that I think about it, those priests probably asked him to turn his back.\nThe point I'm trying to make is that Brian Kelly has done what every great Catholic leader does. Leave.\nSo what do they do now? I'd contend do what they always do, believe the second-coming of the savior will reveal himself, which should be any day now. It's been a while. Though, that said, there's a better chance of Jesus saying \"what'd I miss\" to us than Notre Dame winning it all.\nschoolhousesports November 30, 2021\nPrevious Previous post: Antonio Brown Is Proof That Conservatorships Are A Good Thing","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Areas of Chemistry\nBiological\/Biochemistry\nCrystallographers are fascinated by crystals, because crystals form the building blocks of so much of the world we live in. Professionals in this field must be patient and detail oriented. While computers can create 3D models of crystal structures, the crystallographer must be take the time to visualize and interpret those models.\nCrystallographers must be collaborative and, often, find themselves working on cross-disciplinary teams. They must also be innovative, because they may be required to develop novel sample configurations, adapt their instruments to new applications, or adapt and create new software capabilities to handle unusual or difficult problems.\nTypical Job Functions\nCrystallography is the science that examines crystals, which can be found everywhere in nature\u2014from salt to snowflakes to gemstones. They are part of a cadre of interdisciplinary scientists that work to understand diverse processes. Crystallographers use the properties and inner structures of crystals to determine the arrangement of atoms and generate knowledge that is used by chemists, physicists, biologists, and others.\nCrystallographers are involved at the forefront of major discoveries in the life sciences, medicinal chemistry, and materials science. Crystallographers combine their multi-disciplinary backgrounds to address some of the most challenging questions in developing atomic-level insights into major biological processes, such as DNA repair, ribosome biogenesis, cell signaling, and cancer biology. Crystallographers are involved heavily in designing experiments and analyzing data to develop precise models of many of these biological processes.\nSome crystallographers develop instrumentation and software for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data, and for translating that data into crystal structure models. Some crystallographers maintain and develop archival databases at industrial and academic, nonprofit, and government laboratories.\nCommon duties for a crystallographers include:\nConducting laboratory research in industrial, nonprofit institution, government, or academic laboratories\nCharacterizing new compounds and materials to support patent claims\nDeveloping new software and hardware capabilities for data collection and analysis\nProviding customer support as an employee of a service laboratory or a sales or service representative of an instrument manufacturer\nHelping develop synthesis processes by monitoring product formation, purity, and identity\nCharacterizing mineral formations to shed light on geological and human-caused processes\nDeveloping computer models and simulations of physical and biological phenomena\nProfessional-level crystallographers may pursue a teaching and\/or research career in academia, or they may oversee a diffraction laboratory for a government agency, national laboratory, or industry. They may also support and train facility users, students, or customers or develop new capabilities for collecting and analyzing data. After gaining several years of postgraduate experience, crystallographers may move into managing a suite of laboratories, or directing research programs.\nFollowing are examples of career paths a crystallography professional may take:\nResearch\/Manufacturing: Crystal-growing specialists use a variety of techniques to produce crystalline forms of compounds. They may be experts in working with hard-to-crystallize materials, or they may grow crystals for use in computer chips, solar cells, optical components, or pharmaceutical products.\nPharmaceutical\/Biochemical Fields: The pharmaceutical and biochemical fields rely extensively on crystallographic studies. Proteins and other biological materials (including viruses) may be crystallized to aid in studying their structures and composition. Many important pharmaceuticals are administered in crystalline form, and detailed descriptions of their crystal structures provide evidence to verify claims in patents.\nInstrument Manufacturing: Employers hire crystallographers for customer sales and support functions, including instrument repair and helping customers with special projects. Staff crystallographers at national laboratories develop and maintain leading-edge research instruments and software capabilities.\nForensics: Forensic laboratories use crystallography to investigate cases involving product adulteration or counterfeiting. They may identify minerals, metals, or other materials found at crime scenes. They may also identify corrosion products and other residues found at the site of an industrial accident to help verify the events leading up to the accident.\nMost crystallographers have a graduate degree. Limited opportunities exist for those with associate's or bachelor's degrees.\nLaboratory Technicians or Research Assistants: Require associate's or bachelor's degree. Internships may help students or recent graduates with an interest in research to select an area of specialization for a graduate degree.\nResearch and Supervisory Positions: Typically require a master's or doctoral degree, often with several years of postgraduate experience. Postdoctoral fellowships are one way to gain this experience.\nTeaching or Research Career: Professional-level crystallographers may pursue a teaching and\/or research career in academia, or they may oversee a diffraction laboratory in industry or for a government agency or national laboratory. They may also support and train facility users, students, or customers or develop new capabilities for collecting and analyzing data.\nManaging Labs and Programs: After gaining several years of postgraduate experience, crystallographers may move into managing a suite of laboratories, or directing research programs.\nChristopher Cahill\nAntonio dos Santos\nInstrument Scientist\nBrian Toby\nSenior Physicist\/Section Head\nBrowse All Profiles Browse all profiles\nGet Experience\nFind undergraduate research experiences, internships, co-ops, and other opportunities.\nLearn More Go to ACS Get Experience website\nACS Professional Education\nStay competitive and move ahead in your career with courses and training taught by leading experts.\nLearn More Go to ACS ProEd website\nChemistry Professor\nMedicinal Chemistry\/Pharmaceuticals\nExplore All Careers Explore All Careers\nc2s@acs.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Presidential connections in sports\nKellie Goodman Shaffer\nNews of the passing of George H.W. Bush at the age of 94 has filled the newspapers and airwaves in recent days, with political pundits and world leaders remembering the 41stPresident of the United States for his admirable character and incredible accomplishments throughout a lifetime of service.\nAmong the many loves in his life was the sport of baseball. He captained the Yale University team to an appearance in the first College World Series in 1947. And according to Baseball Almanac threw out the first pitch at a major league game eight times during his presidency, including the distinctions of being the first President to do so in Canada, and the first to do it from the pitcher's mound.\nWhen asked once by an Associated Press reporter why he loved the sport, President Bush's answer was simple: \"It's just got everything.\"\nIt should be no surprise that the President described by so many in recent days as a consummate gentleman, with words like fairness and integrity, spent so much of his youth on a baseball field, and so much of his life loving the gentleman's game.\nIt's also no surprise that many presidents have participated in athletics, and some at a very high level:\nPresident George W. Bush, formerly part of the ownership of the Texas Rangers, played baseball at Yale like his father; he's also an avid cyclist who hosts an annual mountain bike ride for members of the armed forces wounded in the war on terror.\nPresident Kennedy was a swimmer and sailing champion at Harvard whose family famously played football on the lawn at the White House during his time in office.\nPresident Ford played on two national championship football teams at Michigan and reportedly turned down NFL contracts to pursue a career in politics.\nPresident Eisenhower played football at West Point, and even took part in a game against Carlisle and Jim Thorpe.\nPresident Carter was known for his love of running, as President Obama spoke often of his passion for basketball.\nThese are just a few examples of athletic presidents, there are many others: presidents who have recognized the value of being part of a team and who have led achieving teams, in the sports arena and on the world stage.\nLike many high-fliers across a wide range of industries and experiences, they can look back on their time as young people cultivating skills in their chosen sport, while also learning valuable leadership principles: work ethic, motivation, dedication, goal-setting, performing under pressure, overcoming adversity, and so much more.\nLegendary basketball coach John Wooden is credited with saying, \"Sports don't build character, they reveal it.\" The same has been said about the office of president.\nWhile these historic figures loved their sports, they most certainly learned from them as well.\nKellie Goodman Shaffer can be reached at kellie @bedfordcountychamber.org.\nTiming of British Open perfect cap for major season\nIt's hard to believe that this weekend will decide the last major championship of 2019. Northern Ireland's ...\nRyan critical of club's focus\nFollowing a particularly brutal loss to Trenton on Tuesday night, perturbed Curve manager Michael Ryan pointed ...\nCycling community strong in Central Pennsylvania\nWhether your preferred bike ride features 20 miles, 40 or more, summertime in Central Pennsylvania offers lots of ...\nGiger: Robot umps should be welcomed\nIt's time for robot umpires calling balls and strikes in baseball. No matter how much you may be against that ...\nGiger: Curve resembling 2017 title team\nThere's something about this year's Curve team that's starting to look more and more similar to the gritty, ...\nGrowth of rugby continues in Blair County\nIn early February, three boys from the Blair United\/Hollidaysburg Rugby team visited Bishop Guilfoyle High School ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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The theme of the event, Project Earthrise, challenged us to imagine a better world, and to pose fundamental questions about how we live on our planet, how we see ourselves, and how we treat others.\n11\/20\/20 \u2013 Cochrane Complementary Medicine newsletter includes details on a bursary award and reviews on topics including cannabis use in older adults and the quality of online CAM-related health information.\n10\/2\/2020\u2014Dr. Chris D'Adamo, Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Institute, joins the nutritionists at the Giant Food Nutrition Made Easy Podcast to discuss lifestyle activities and foods that can help support a healthy immune system.\n10\/2\/2020\u2014In this week's \"Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey,\" 41 percent of clinicians say the health of those with chronic conditions is noticeably worse and 86 percent report a pandemic-specific decline to mental health. The primary care workforce is stretched thin as 74 percent of clinicians say they are working between six and 20 hours unpaid per week, and 53 percent of clinicians report their mental\/emotional exhaustion is at an all-time high. For more information on this survey or past results, click here.\n09\/30\/2020\u2014Institute Scholar Sara Warber, MD, co-authors paper titled \"Methods for Integrating Transdisciplinary Teams in Support of Reciprocal Healing: A Case Study\".\n9\/25\/2020\u2014 Chris D'Adamo, PhD, was featured on FOX45 Baltimore to discuss the upcoming publication discussing the addition of spices and herbs to vegetables in the National School Lunch Program at a local predominantly African-American high school.\n9\/18\/2020\u2014Chris D'Adamo, PhD, Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and program director at the Institute for Integrative Health, was interviewed by WTOP News about the publication Spice My Plate program at Baltimore's Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.\n9\/1\/2020\u2014Institute program team's paper was accepted for publication featuring the SpiceMyPlate program titled \"The addition of spices and herbs to vegetables in the National School Lunch Program increased vegetable intake at an urban, economically-undeserved, and predominantly African-American high school.\"\n9\/1\/2020\u2014 InVIVO Planetary Health and the Institute publish paper in Challenges \"Project Earthrise: Inspiring Creativity, Kindness, and Imagination in Planetary Health.\"\n8\/11\/2020\u2014Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field publishes its second quarterly newsletter, which includes an update from its satellite groups around the world. To read more, click here.\n8\/4\/2020\u2014 Institute Scholar, Steven Woolf, MD, MPH, co-authors new paper in The Milbank Quarterly, looking at policies, politics, and life expectancy in the USA.\nSome people are talking about re-imagining healthcare and others are focusing on the way that the virus has been shining a bright light on the gross inequities in our country. I don't think that re-imagining is enough. I don't even think that healthcare is the subject. And I don't think that the conversation starts with trying to answer the question, \"How do we fix a broken system?\" It is time for a paradigm shift. For radical change. Read More\nWhat is the State of Primary Care During COVID-19?\nThe Institute's Visiting Visionary, Dr. Rebecca Etz, of the Larry A. 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{"text":"Spartans Gym\nSpartans Warrior Zone\nOlder But Stronger (OBS)\nSpartans Cafe\nSpartans Gym + Fitness\nSpartans Gym was the result of Australian Body Building Champion Don Mahoney's dream to set up one of the first world class gyms in Australia.\nEstablished in 1991, Spartans Gym was the result of Australian Body Building Champion Don Mahoney's dream to set up one of the first world class gyms in Australia. Spartans is widely renowned as a real 'results' gym, where people from all walks of life come to get fit and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Our Gym is affordable for all and features a huge range of modern cardio-vascular equipment, resistance machines, free weights, fitness classes, steam and sauna room, and an indoor running track.\nIn September of 2011, Spartans Gym was purchased by long term member Danny Vorhauer. The new owner has vowed to maintain the core values and friendly atmosphere that has been synonymous with the Spartans name over the past 20+ years, as well as implementing a number of upgrades to the gym facilities and increasing the quality of service provided to our members.\nSpartans Gym covers a MASSIVE 38,000 square feet and includes many different areas dedicated to all types of fitness, weight loss and weight training.\n15,000 sqft of fully equipped training space suitable for a large range of different training styles. Cardio machines, old school body building equipment and brand new specifically built bio-mechanically precise machines, competition grade power lifting benches, racks, platforms and functional training space equipped with all that is required for a functional session, rehabilitation work or just general warms ups. The main gym also features a large projector, over 10 fans, evaporative cooling and the Spartans 'fitness for everyone' vibe.\n13,000 sqft of pin loaded machines, free weights, barbells and dumbbells to work every part of your body. With a 50m running track around the perimeter of the room, you can jog a lap to keep up you work-out intensity or take a walk around in-between exercises! This area also features our Group Fitness room which hosts over 50 classes a week, as well as a boxing area, stretching space, a private infrared sauna & a specialized Older But Stronger and Body Building Posing room. There's even some space for some mat work and rehab exercises. You'll never run out of things to do in this space!\nThe 10,000 sqft new Spartans Warrior Zone is not just a fitness arena, it is a community where we come together with like minded people to support & encourage one another. Build each other up to be healthier & the best version of oneself. We offer a range of classes including Boot Camps, Altitude Cycle Room, Meditation, Barre Classes, Reformer Pilates & Cr\u00e8che.\nSpartans Gym has everything you need to achieve your health and fitness goals!\nStandard Access Hours\nMonday to Friday: 5:30am \u2013 10:00pm\nSunday: 8:00am \u2013 3:00pm\nUpgrade to Platinum!\nJoin the inner circle and become a Platinum member. Benefits such as 24\/7 access, exclusive perks and discounts at the gym & surrounding businesses. Learn more here.\nFor further details, please call during our normal opening hours\nor just pop in to see us for a no obligation tour of the gym. \u2013 Call us on (03) 9761 5077 to arrange a time.\nPin Loaded & Plate Loaded Machines\nRehabilitation Machines\nLadies Only Area\nGym Shop\nPersonalised Programs\nIndoor Running Track\nBoxing Bags and Speed Balls\nPersonalised Health Assessments\nGet started at Spartans gym with our complimentary free 7 day trial Get Started\n\u00a9 2020 Spartans Gym & Fitness. Website by Perception Design","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From Horror to Homelessness: Filmmaker Shifts Gears to Tackle Crisis\nSource: Spectrum News 1\nLOS ANGELES \u2013 Filmmaker Ozlem Altingoz loves horror movies. She came to Los Angeles from her native Turkey to study filmmaking and most of her films thus far have explored the creepy and macabre; but, her work took a turn in response to L.A.'s growing homelessness crisis.\n\"Since I was a child, I always liked watching the horror movies with my sister,\" said Altingoz. \"Gory stuff, like bloody, something like that. I'm crazy!\"\nMORE HOMELESSNESS STORIES:\nReclaiming Our Homes Coalition Occupies Vacant Houses\nNorth Westwood Council Shops for the Homeless\nLA to Transform Rec Centers into Shelters Amid Pandemic\nAltingoz, who already has several horror films to her credit, said when she noticed more and more tent camps on the streets of L.A., she couldn't ignore the problem.\n\"I didn't realize anything [at first], but years passed, years passed and then I saw the big issue about homeless people,\" she said from My Friend's Place in Hollywood, a resource center for homeless youths that has been operating since 1988. \"I was like, 'What's going on?' I need to tell the story about it.\"\nAltingoz worked with the folks at My Friend's Place to make her documentary film, Los Angeles: City of Dreams and Fallen Angels, which is now ready for the film festival circuit.\nShe was able to work with and tell the stories of several homeless youths who are struggling to build their lives and to thrive in a city that presents many challenges to the \"have nots.\"\n\"I learned what they have been through, what their stories are,\" said Altingoz. \"I understand them more right now.\"\nHeather Carmichael, executive director of My Friend's Place, said, \"Bringing [Ozlem] here was super interesting to us. There's that weird intersection of like, 'horror?' Well, of course that makes sense. Ozlem is accustomed to being able to look into kind of the deep crevices of the psyche, of the community. And then on the social level, we have to wrangle with a really big crisis that many people are terrified of, but this isn't an issue that we can run from. It's one we have to run to.\"\n\"My hope is that people have to take action about the homeless people. They have to realize what's going on, they have to try their best.\"Altingoz added, \"My hope is that people have to take action about the homeless people. They have to realize what's going on, they have to try their best.\"\nWhile making her film, Altingoz could not have predicted how the current COVID-19 pandemic would complicate matters even more, but for now, My Friend's Place is continuing their services, albeit in a more limited capacity, as the city figures out how to shelter L.A.'s most vulnerable population.\nOzlem Altingoz Is Challenging Human Empathy with the Documentary Film \"Los Angeles City of Dreams and Fallen Angels\"\nSource: Emonthlynews In the world of endless opportunities is a crisis that is bound to affect everyone. While only a few seem to care about its existence, homelessness is a reality that will continue to haunt the depths of human empathy\nNew Documentary 'Los Angeles City of Dreams and Fallen Angels' by Ozlem Altingoz Is a Reminder That Homelessness Is A Crisis, and an Urgent One\nSource: theamericanreporter Of all the horror films she has produced ever since, this award-winning filmmaker, Ozlem Altingoz's latest documentary Los Angeles City of Dreams and Fallen Angels, is by far more terrifying than any paranormal activity, after all, it is reality. Ozlem is a US\nMulti-Talented Ozlem Altingoz is Making Her Mark in the Filmmaking Industry\nSource: theamericanreporter The filmmaking industry is a competitive field to be in. Hollywood, in particular, is known to consist of the best of the best, with directors, producers, and other artists vying for success and having their names engraved in a","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"See all Opinion\nTelegraph View\nMaurice Pink, Royal Marine bandsman and one of the last men to survive the sinking of the battleship Repulse \u2013 obituary\nMaurice Pink\nTelegraph Obituaries\n8 December 2019 \u2022 5:39pm\nMaurice Pink, who has died aged 97, was a bandsman in the Royal Marines and one of the last survivors of the sinking of the battleship Repulse, an event which shook the British Empire.\nRoyal Marines bandsmen were particularly adept at working the complex analogue computers which were used to turn visual and radar reports of targets into firing solutions, ranges and elevations for heavy naval guns. For protection, the fire control computer was situated at a transmitting station in the bowels of the ship, and there Pink found himself in Repulse on December 10 1941, three days after the Japan's pre-emptive strike on the US Navy at Pearl Harbor.\nThat morning, Repulse and the modern battleship Prince of Wales (which formed Force Z, the deterrent to aggression against British possessions in the Far East) were overwhelmed in the South China Sea by waves of Japanese land-based bombers and torpedo-carriers.\nManoeuvring violently for more than three hours, Repulse survived repeated attacks, was hit by one bomb, but avoided some score of torpedo attacks. Then at about 12:20 she was hit by several torpedoes in succession and, as she listed heavily to port, Captain William Tennant ordered \"Abandon ship!\"\nPink, fourth from the left, back row, with his Repulse bandmates\nWithin about six minutes, Repulse rolled over. Pink, in the transmitting station, was thrown against the bulkhead and deafened by the blast of explosions. Disorientated, he had little chance of survival but for a teenage Australian midshipman, John Austin, who led the way in the dark through heavy hatches and up ladders to the open deck.\nAs Repulse sank bows first with the loss of more than 500 crew out of her 1,300 ship's company, Pink found himself swimming naked for two hours in oily water. Looking up, he saw RAF fighter cover appear overhead. Eventually hauled from the water by the destroyer Electra, he was taken to Singapore.\nThere, on December 19, he was among 730 survivors from Repulse and Prince of Wales packed into the British India troopship Erinpura and sent to Colombo: other Royal Marines friends were sent to guard the naval wireless station at Kranji and were taken prisoner by the Japanese.\nWhen Pink eventually reached England, in SS Empress of Russia, he rejoined the Royal Marines school of music at their wartime base in Scarborough and received treatment for injuries to his ears.\nThe Repulse crest\nMaurice Alfred Pink was born on May 13 1922 in Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire, where his father was in the coastguard. After many moves, including to Scotland, and finally to Lytham St Annes, his mother, Elizabeth, said \"that's it \u2013 no more moves\". He was brought up with his siblings in the strict Pentecostal religion; his mother believed in the manifestation of the Holy Spirit and she translated when it spoke in tongues.\nWhen Pink, who was educated at St John's School, Lytham, developed the habit of drumming with knives and forks at the table, his parents decided he should go into the Royal Marines as a Boy Bandsman. So, barely aged 14, he was taken to Blackpool station, put on a train and waved goodbye.\nPink spent two years at the Royal Naval School of Music at Deal in Kent, where he showed a natural gift for music. He specialised in the cornet, but could play many instruments by ear, and his party piece was to play the kettle (but with a mouthpiece covertly inserted).\nIn July 1943 Pink joined the light cruiser Spartan, seeing action in the Home and Mediterranean fleets, and was in her during the landings at Anzio in January 1944 when she was struck by a glider-bomb. Pink survived, and briefly joined the cruiser Aurora, but his nerves were shattered, and he spent time in hospital suffering from constant, severe headaches, panic attacks and tinnitus.\nMemorial to HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales at the National Arboretum\nPostwar, Pink continued as a solo cornetist in the Royal Marines band service, playing at ceremonies throughout Britain for more than two years. He met Sylvia Dakin when cycling into Ipswich, and they married in 1949.\nNext, he trained as a carpenter, but he was not comfortable on noisy building sites and chose to work on the railway, where he maintained points and signals. He later took a residential electrical course at Ilford before becoming a signalman. His signal box at Sproughton was carpeted and curtained by Sylvia. It was in a remote location and gave him the perfect place to practise dancing: when the box closed in 1984, he retired from the railways.\nPink had played goalkeeper for the Royal Marines and every ship he served in, and for over 60 years supported Ipswich Town. He was at the World Cup final at Wembley in 1966, taking his family to the post-match dinner, where he was photographed proudly holding the trophy.\nHe saved for four years to travel to Mexico in 1970 and was amazed to find himself staying in the same hotel as the England team. There, Pink, who had been teetotal, was told that he could only get into the team's hotel if he also ordered an alcoholic drink: after his first taste of rum it became his favourite tipple.\nIn later life he took up bowls, representing Suffolk and winning many trophies and medals. He also liked to write and to recite verse, including \"The Lion and Albert\" in the style of Stanley Holloway.\nPink served for many years as chairman and then president of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Survivors' Association, campaigning strenuously through The Daily Telegraph against the looting of the wrecks, which were designated as war graves, in the South China Sea.\nThe association raised \u00a312,000 needed to build a permanent memorial to the lost ships and men at the National Memorial Arboretum in Derbyshire, which was unveiled in 2011 on the 70th anniversary of their sinking. In 2017 Pink represented the survivors' association at the naming of the new aircraft carrier Prince of Wales at Rosyth, when he was proud to be presented to the Prince of Wales.\nAged 94, Pink survived a major operation for bowel cancer. When his wife developed Alzheimer's six years ago, he took on the shopping and cooking, and he died 13 days after his beloved Sylvia.\nThey are survived by their two sons.\nMaurice Pink, born May 13 1922, died October 27 2019\nIf you would like to add a comment, please register or log in\nThe Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Read our community guidelines in full here.\nObituaries latest\nBarry Tuckwell, musician known as 'the god of the horn' who was celebrated for his flamboyance and showmanship \u2013 obituary\nDerek Fowlds, actor who found fame alongside Basil Brush and went on to co-star in 'Yes, Minister' and 'Heartbeat' \u2013 obituary\nRear-Admiral Tony Cooke, who served during the Korean War and was later private secretary to the Lord Mayor of London \u2013 obituary\nJohn Dancy, classicist and reform-minded headmaster who in 1968 admitted girls to Marlborough \u2013 obituary\nHarold King, likeable director and choreographer who set up the sparky London City Ballet with the Princess of Wales as patron \u2013 obituary\nGeulah Cohen, member of the Stern gang who went on to serve as a Right-wing MP in the Knesset for 18 years \u2013 obituary\nBilly Hughes, one of the heroes of Sunderland's 1973 FA Cup final victory against Leeds United \u2013 obituary\nIan Calder, forensic pathologist who explored unexplained deaths, safer deep-sea diving and CJD's links with kuru \u2013 obituary\nAir Chief Marshal Sir Michael Stear, pilot of jet fighters during the Cold War who went on to a senior post with Nato \u2013 obituary\nBram Gay, trumpeter, cornet player, conductor and leading figure in the brass band movement \u2013 obituary\nLord Chalfont, statesman who spearheaded Labour's push for nuclear disarmament and the drive to join the EEC \u2013 obituary\nChristopher Beeny, actor best known as Edward the footman in 'Upstairs Downstairs' \u2013 obituary\nTony Garnett, producer whose groundbreaking films and television programmes included 'Cathy Come Home', 'Kes', 'This Life' and 'Between the Lines' \u2013 obituary\nSir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments \u2013 obituary\nEd Filipowski, well-liked PR guru to fashion houses who was 'at the centre of absolutely everything' \u2013 obituary\nSultan Qaboos bin Said, long-serving ruler of Oman and ally of the West \u2013 obituary\nHans Tilkowski, West Germany's goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final \u2013 obituary\nElizabeth Sellars, Glasgow-born actress who shot to stardom on the London stage in the scandalous 'Tea and Sympathy' \u2013 obituary\nHarry Kupfer, radical German opera director whose often shocking productions provoked both fury and applause \u2013 obituary\nIrving Burgie, calypso musician whose song 'Day-O (Banana Boat Song)' became a worldwide hit for Harry Belafonte \u2013 obituary\nCharles Sprawson, gifted sportsman who wrote an outstanding book on swimming \u2013 obituary","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \/ Voices Of Flying \/ Unusual Attitudes \/ Why Me, Lord?\nFLYING Magazine\nWhy Me, Lord?\nIt turns out that bad things happen in threes.\nBy Martha Lunken\n[Illustration by Joel Kimmel]\nBad karma? Gremlins? Maybe Voodoo? It must be something really ugly since I'm finding myself grounded again\u2014this time without both wings and wheels. I'm trying to look at it as a valuable learning process\u2014getting a \"crash\" course in dealing with insurance companies.\nA couple of weeks after the examiner gave me that wonderful gift on Christmas Eve last year and I was back to being a genuine, certified, legal, private pilot, my Cessna 180 went into the shop for annual inspection. It began in mid-January and dragged on well into February, but no problem\u2014the weather was pretty gruesome around here, and I can't yet do any cloud aviatin'. Come March, and I was flying the wings off 72B in spite of an unusually stormy, wet spring in the Midwest. I was nearing the point where I could again hand-fly my auto-pilot-less airplane under the hood while manipulating ForeFlight and a WAAS-enabled Garmin GNS 430 in preparation for the instrument practical test.\nIt was a glorious morning in early May, when I flew the 180 up the road to Lebanon's Warren County Airport (I68). I think most of us critique ourselves after every flight, usually finding something we could have done better. But this, albeit short flight, was flat-out perfect. I pushed the right buttons, twisted the right knobs, flew a perfect RNAV approach, and even ended with one of those rare \"squeaker\" landings when you're not sure if you're really on the ground. (And there haven't been many of those lately.)\nLebanon was pretty quiet, so after talking to Mark Day\u2014he's a technician with inspection authorization, or IA\u2014and avionics guru Pete York about an avionics installation, I cranked up to head home. Sitting in the runup area and fiddling with the 430, I suddenly felt a considerable jolt and heard a big thud. Was it a blown tire\u2026a humongous vulture\u2026an earthquake? Maybe an FAA special operations agent trying to keep me away from bridges? Whatever, I shut down and climbed out to see the left wing of a Smith Miniplane embedded in my rudder.\nNaturally, my first thought was, \"Well, at least I didn't cause this one.\" A cursory look had me hoping the Miniplane driver just dented my rudder. But a closer look showed the whole tail bent and ominous wrinkles in the vertical stabilizer. My tail (this time the metal one) was back in trouble.\nThe other pilot knew me and was hugely embarrassed and upset. He's a good guy but was taxiing too fast and not S-turning, so he simply never saw me sitting there. The damage to his airplane seemed limited to a considerable, but fixable dent in his left wing. He was so upset I put my arm around him (stifling the urge to squeeze really tight) and said it wasn't the end of the world (well, not quite), so be thankful that nobody was hurt, take some deep breaths, and calm down.\nAfter Mark Day came out and took a look, he confirmed I wasn't going anywhere. But where would I rather be than here at his shop? We got it in a hangar and the consensus was that calling the FAA was a bad idea. \"Heck, nobody is going to say anything.\" I agreed that calling the FAA was ugly, but I also knew that within hours, the news would be all over the Midwest. And the damage did seem to be \"substantial\" so I made the call\u2026or tried to. Evidently, the FAA doesn't answer telephones these days; you just leave a message, and if your government is at work, I guess it's from home.\nFast forward to Sunday\u2014four days later\u2014waiting for some word from the Miniplane's insurance adjustor, and driving home from Mass, I hit the world's biggest pothole in a city (Cincinnati) that holds the world record for potholes. My little Beemer nearly disappeared, and it took a tow, two weeks, and $7,500 to straighten out the front end.\nStill trying to build a fire under the well-known aviation insurance company to move on the 180 damage, Mark took the tail off, and a friend trucked it to Williams Airframe Components in Kendallville, Indiana. Airframe expert Nathan Whetzel said they were working five weeks out. But sobbing over the phone and sending a big jar of chocolate-covered peanuts seemed to motivate them.\nWell, two \"events,\" but I'm not superstitious about bad things happening in threes. Wrong! Some wonderful friends offered their Cessna 182s for my IFR prep, but I decided to wait on 72B and treated myself to a Cub fix at Stewart's Field in Waynesville. It was a perfect Cub morning with puffy white clouds dotting a blue, blue sky over the green, green farm fields of southern Ohio. After a few landings, I left the pattern for some \"contour flying\" and a few whifferdills. Of course, the door and window were open but I'd forgotten about the iPad mini I'd tucked under my leg. Something felt wrong, and after a thorough search of the Cub, I uttered a string of unrepeatable words, realizing that the iPad was in somebody's corn or soybean field.\nDumb? Well, yes, since I should have had it strapped securely to my leg. But the bigger question is, what kind of a jerk takes an iPad to track with ForeFlight when flying a Cub? I deserved to lose the damned thing.\nI knew I could pinpoint the location where the skydiving iPad landed but decided against it; it was likely shattered, and from my FAA days working with crop dusters in Illinois, I knew the chemicals in fertilizers and insecticides could be deadly.\nBesides, I like to think about the speculation of anthropologists or archeologists 2,000 years from now when they unearth this strange gadget in an area where the Mound Builders, and later, Tecumseh and the Shawnees roamed.\nI can picture their astonishment when they uncover the strange little device which seems to prove ancient people flew airplanes and shopped on something called Amazon.\nMartha Lunken\nMartha Lunken is a lifelong pilot, former FAA inspector and defrocked pilot examiner. She flies a Cessna 180 and anything with a tailwheel, from Cubs to DC-3s.\nMore From FLYING Magazine\nHigh Times in the Electric Zoo\nQualification Shortage?\nFlying the Special Olympics Airlift\nThoughts on Closing a Runway\nWhat is the Oldest Active U.S. Flying Club?\nMartha Lunken Earns Her Wings (Again)\nParking the 'Flying Fortress'?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Award winning mystery novelist Steve Hamilton: \"The best crime fiction comes out of real life\"\nPosted 12:25 AM, June 7, 2016, by peterzimmermanwgnam\nSteve Hamilton and Justin Kaufmann\nNew York Times best-selling author Steve Hamilton joins Justin to talk about his new book, \"The Second Life of Nick Mason.\" Steve discusses his writing career, how he always wanted to be a writer, working a day job while writing his books, leaving his longtime publisher for a new publisher, setting this new novel in Chicago, the research that went into writing the book, creating the Nick Mason character, thinking about this character and novel as a new series of stories, how crime fiction is sometimes truer than non-fiction and if he ever sees himself writing stories other than crime fiction.\nFollow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook\nTopics: Alex McKnight, author, Awesome, Chicago, crime, Detroit, Justin Kaufmann, mystery, Nick Mason, Steve Hamilton, Thriller\nSteve and Johnnie\nMichael Lister put out another book just in time for the holidays!\nJournalist and science fiction author Annalee Newitz: \"Now, if you are a nerd, you kind of rule the world\"\nChicago Tribune critic Chris Jones reviews the final performance of \"Hamilton\"\nWhat's next for the University of Chicago Crime Labs and using data and science to fight violent crime?\nAuthor Aaron Cohen explores the rich history of Chicago soul music in \"Move on Up\"\nArtist and actor Tony Fitzpatrick: \"The most powerful tool I have in my arsenal is memory and I love storytelling\"\nJustin Kaufmann Pete McMurray\nPete McMurray Full Show 12-17-19: Jake Clemons, Roy Firestone and your favorite concert ever\nAre delivery apps negatively impacting the restaurant industry?\nAward-winning investigative journalist and author Ben Westhoff: \"I think we really need to start thinking of fentanyl and heroin abuse more as a disease and try to treat it\"\nPhotographer Lee Bey explores the stunning architecture of Chicago's South Side in 'Southern Exposure'\nThe story of musician Jason Narducy's childhood punk rock band is coming to the Chopin Theatre\nActor, activist and Chicago music legend Common: \"This environment, as tough as it can be, is also a beautiful way to learn about life and yourself\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Worst movies ever made\/ So bad they are funny\nBy sabu,\nDecember 11, 2014 in General Discussions\nI just saw 'Prehistoric Women' for the first time on TCM today. It belongs in the Category: Worst Movies Ever Made. Better yet, it should be in the sub-category: So Bad They are Funny, with 'The Conqueror' starring John Wayne, and \"The Tartars\" with Victor Mature\/Orson Welles (Yes Orson is in this dog).\nSince the latter two films are about the same characters in different time periods, but different casting. I would suggest TCM put them together for holiday\/weekend viewing as: World's Worst Double-Feature.\ntraceyk65\nMy favorites of these are The Giant Claw (giant vulture from an anti-matter universe comes to our universe to lay her eggs (whaaat?) and starts attacking planes) Night of the Lepus (giant mutant bunnies terrorize a small western town, with Janet Leigh rocking disco pants at 45) and The Killer Shrews (mutant shrews (dogs with bath carpets on their backs) lay seige to a small group of people on an island).\nroverrocks\nLocationMontrose, Colorado\nCurrently viewing \"One Million Years BC\". Never watched it before. Utterly absurd but Raquel is quite watchable. This is such a bad movie that there is no dialog except grunts apparently. Too bad to be even funny. So bad it has cult status I believe. Not sure if I can watch till the end. Must have cost about $100 to make it.\nLocationMassachusetts\nKiller Shrews!!! These are the kind of movies I love to watch when I need a laugh. I have one of those 50 box DVD sets with all sorts of bad movies. Little Shops of Horrors is a fave, most any Roger Corman.\nNotan\nAll excellent nominees below!\nI'll throw in Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959).\nAndyM108\nLocationKensington, MD\nIn the usual ways that \"so bad it's sublime\" is thought of, Reefer Madness would be an easy winner.\nBut with the pretentiousness factor added in, My Dinner With Andre wins in a walk.\nBogie56\nLocationTralfamadore\nXanadu followed by Sextette. Like being high on acid without the acid!\nTimothy Dalton serenading Mae West with \"Love Can Keep Us Together\" has to be seen to be believed.\n\"Trog\" (1970), Joan Crawford must have been hitting to booze to do that one. Ah, long gone the glamour days of Hollywood. LOL!\nspeedracer5\nLocationOn a date with my man, Errol Flynn\nI love Xanadu! I also second the vote for Reefer Madness. Hilarious.\nI'd like to nominate my favorite-- UHF starring Weird Al Yankovich. Amazing film with low production values and cheesy sight gags. Love it!\n\"Xanadu\" does have one nice quality...the theme song \"I'm Alive\" by ELO.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SWB3D66-6qU\nGladysLipschutz\nAbsolutely! I really love when poor old Bela Lugosi dies in real life, yet the film marches on with a replacement (never mind he looks NOTHING like Lugosi) LOL!!!\nmr6666\naaaaww Traceyk, ya don't think this guy at least deserved a supporting actor oscar nomination???\ncmovieviewer\nSo I can finally appreciate your avatar, mr6666.\nWhat an awesome trailer!\nThank you for mentioning what I was hesitant to state, AndyM. In my earlier days I recall seeing many glowing reviews of MDWA, including one of the original Siskel & Ebert shows. For whatever reason I never watched the movie until I caught it on TCM just this past year, and I couldn't believe how disappointing it was. My initial thought was perhaps it just didn't age well, but I'm not sure how all the new age discussion could have ever been convincing. Unfortunately for me I didn't find it to be bad to the point of approaching funny, as I mostly just felt lost while watching it.\ncigarjoe\nLocationNY\nI'll nominate Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) & The Crawling Eye (1958)\nprimosprimos\nSound of Music. No contest.\nTikisoo\nLocationSyracuse, NY\nFor me THE KILLER SHREWS hilarity isn't about the silly dog's costumes, but the idea the people try escaping by crab walking through the \"shrews\" under metal garbage drums!\nAnd NIGHT OF THE LEPUS is particularly funny when there is a close up of a cute bunny face with the big cheeks chewing carrots (in slow motion to make it seem BIGGER) with weird unearthly growling noises added on!\n\"Monster\" movies of the 50's-60's were low budget cheap stuff anyway. They knew they weren't making \"art\", just crankin' it out for the teen drive-in crowd.\nWhat I find much funnier is the \"serious\" movies that are just awful misses, like the afore mentioned \"DINNER\".\nThere's another one \"The Green Slime\" (1968), don't know what's more laughable, the monster or the special effects.\nIs that a rocket or a submarine?\nWho built the space station...Hasbro?\nWhile a list of contenders is surprisingly large (some are mentioned here), for me the prize goes to THE CREEPING TERROR(1963?). You gotta love a movie where a slow moving quilt from outer space slithers along causing havoc to the countryside around Lake Tahoe. It even manages to eat many of the attendees of a record hop in a school gym. Despite having no visible limbs (except from the humans involved in the mechanics of its motion, inadvertently filmed), it's spaceship features knobs made to be operated by hands similar to our own. Best of all, most of the story is narrated, with some cheesy piano music, and an occasional call of \"Bobby\", because the soundtrack was lost, and there was no money to dub in the dialogue.\nI used to love to watch it as a kid on KCOP Channel 13, in their \"Saturday night at 11, Sunday afternoon at 3\" weekend movie series.\nmidwestan\nLike I said, with Raquel Welch on the set, who needs dialogue?\nWhile a list of contenders is surprisingly large (some are mentioned here), for me the prize goes to THE CREEPING TERROR (1963?). You gotta love a movie where a slow moving quilt from outer space slithers along causing havoc to the countryside around Lake Tahoe. It even manages to eat many of the attendees of a record hop in a school gym.\nThat one was featured on MST3K. The comments made during the dance scenes were as side-splittingly funny as anything I've ever heard.\nThat movie played my neighborhood theater where I was an usher back in '67. One of the other ushers would stand at the top of the aisle watching and drooling every night at the bare-legged, gams-gifted Raquel as she trudged around in that dumb picture. He was s-m-i-t-t-e-n.\nHe told me several times about how \"she's perfect\". He couldn't stop saying it.\nLittle Shops of Horrors is a fave, most any Roger Corman.\nI don't think that's a so-bad-it's-funny film, it's just plain ol' great and hilarious. The script is a standout, it's really clever. I watched it recently on TCM for the first time since I was a kid and I was taken by surprise.\nOne film that jumps to the front of my mind is Hell Squad (1986). A team of Vegas babes become special forces commandos for some reason I forget. They spend most of their time cruising in a jeep and taking group baths (at which times the phone, on the other side of the room, invariably rings.) Very silly and funny, with many more draws than just the over-the-top sexy stuff.\n(P.S. I feel inclined to jump to the defense of My Dinner With Andre. I really liked it when I watched it recently. Though maybe if you dislike Andre as a person it would diminish the enjoyment. Remind you too much of someone you've met, maybe?)\nBTW, they're showing The Manitou later on Underground again tonight\nthough it's followed by Beast with Five Fingers with Peter Lorre & Robert Alda","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home News Windows 10 to Get Spotlight-like Launcher in May This Year\nWindows 10 to Get Spotlight-like Launcher in May This Year\nLast Updated: April 18, 2020 9:29 am\nI've been both a macOS and Windows 10 user in the past couple of years. And one of the handiest features of macOS will definitely have to be Spotlight. It's a system-wide search feature that lets you easily look for files, folder, settings, and more on your PC. Windows 10 is now rumored to be getting a similar feature in May later this year.\nAs per The Verge, Microsoft has been hard at work building a Spotlike-like launcher to replace the current Win + R shortcut. The latter offers limited functionality and power users nowadays want quick and easy access to files and features. The Win + R shortcut is also not truly accessible to casual users \u2013 who don't know all of the commands.\nThe new launcher, however, will make it simpler for users to search for apps and files across Windows 10. It will live under PowerToys, which saw its revival earlier last year. The company recently renewed focus on this much-loved feature from the past and it may arrive as PowerLauncher, as per the PowerToys Github, to replace Win + R.\nMicrosoft will offer a modern Fluent Design UI, something close to the current search functionality already baked into Windows 10. But, it will certainly be flush with more features as compared to search. The company also plans to make it customizable with the use of plugins.\nFurther, Microsoft PowerToys lead Clint Rutkas shared a poll on Twitter earlier this week, asking users to help name the new launcher. There's still a few hours to go and \"PowerToys Run\" seems to be in the lead, so go ahead and vote for your choice right here:\nHelp us name our Win+R project (we call launcher internally) for Power Toys. It can do more than just launch apps so trying to be sure we have a great, straight forward name that works for everyone\n\u2014 Clint Rutkas (@ClintRutkas) April 15, 2020\nNote: The launcher image used above is only for representational purposes. It is a concept by UX designer Niels Laute. But, it would be amazing if PowerToys Launcher did look like that.\nIf recent reports are to be believed, then Microsoft will most likely release a public beta for PowerLauncher to Windows 10 testers in May 2020.\nFeatured Image Credits: Medium\/Niels Laute\nAsif Shadab Malick Apr 19, 2020 At 7:11 am\nYou have got it wrong. This is different. It's about the run command which most common people aren't aware of or don't use. What you are referring to,\n\"system-wide search feature that lets you easily look for files, folder, settings, and more on your PC\"\nalready exists. Just tap the windows key and search your query. It will search across all the files, apps, programs on your pc as well as cloud. Not just that, it will even search for a particular word you may be looking for in a pdf file, or a word document, or may be even just a picture of a document you took using your phone and show it in the results. It's that powerful and it has been there for a long time. The only prerequisite is that your files from which you wish to search be either stored locally or in your OneDrive.\nThis Windows 10 Bug Corrupts Your Hard Disk on Opening a ZIP File or Shortcut\nHow to Edit PDF on Windows 10 for Free\nHow to Run Windows 10X on Your PC (Latest Build)\nHow to Delete Metadata from Photos Before Posting Online\n5 Ways to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ArtWork Analysis\nArt Analyzes\nNarkissos - Caravaggio\nGarden and Water Lilies in Giverny - Claude Monet\n\"Philosophy-Medicine-Law\" - Gustav Klimt\nThe Kiss - Gustav Klimt\nSelf-Portraits - Albrecht D\u00fcrer\nThe Kiss, 1907-1908, Oil on canvas, 180 x 180 cm, Belvedere Museum, Vienna, Austria.\nBeing one of the most popular paintings of Gustav Klimt from 1907-08, \"The Kiss\" is also considered as the most successful work of the artist. This painting represents the culmination of the period in which Klimt's in the \"golden period\". In this period, \"gold assets\" are used extensively in the tables. Klimt described in the picture a man hugging a woman and kissing her. In this illustration, he made an illustration of the theme of the embracing of the people seen in his previous works. His work on the Beethoven frieze for the Beethoven exhibition in Vienna in 1902, entitled \"Praise for Joy,\" was an example. Here he had drawn a pair of naked, wrapped around each other, symbolizing the hug that embraced the whole world. In 1904, Klimt painted a series of murals adorning the dining room of the Stoclet Villa in Brussels. The painter depicted two people wrapped in each other on the mural. This painting symbolized the \"reunion\". The same motif soon emerged in the \"The Kiss\" table as an even more obvious indication of the reconciliation and unity between the two genres in an improved form.\nIn Klimt's depictions of people who embraced each other, while the face of the man was not shown, all the emphasis was made on the woman. Women were Klimt's favorite subjects. Men's faces were usually covered or hidden. In this picture, a man leaned on a woman, pressed his lips to his cheek, and his face was turned away from the viewer. The woman, whose head was bent at an unnatural angle, was depicted as ecstatic in the man's arms.\nKlimt emphasized the painting surface by reminiscent of the Byzantine mosaics. In his design, he used both geometric shapes and abstract decorative shapes with floral patterns. It was seen that the couple in the picture was left out of the woman's feet with only the head and hands. They kneeled in a balanced manner on a ground covered with flowers. The background was quite plain and empty. The lack of a distinctive decor led to the impression that the painting might have come from any time and place. Klimt was thus brought a cosmic dimension of love as if it were possible only beyond the real world. There was an ivy crown at the beginning of the man, and the woman had flowers in her hair. There were golden clothes on the couple and the contrasting patterns in their clothes attracted attention. The man's clothing was decorated with angular shapes and black and white rectangles. The woman's garment was wrapped with bright colored rounded with items to create a contrast. Klimt's formal choices evoked the differences between men and women. Although the different patterns define the bodies of the figures, these patterns overlapped and symbolized their togetherness. At the same time, the yellow strips pouring out of the woman's feet and the flower bundle covering the lower right part of the table are associated with the woman's garment, but the possibility of them being stylized hair curls.\nKlimt described the association between the two sexes in this table. But there were also those who argued that the tensions between man and woman were depicted masterfully and subtly. Decorations on the couple's clothing; The two contradictions caused the opposite elements to complement each other or create an uncompromising contradiction. The decorations of the couple's clothes depicted in the painting; The two contradictions caused the opposite elements to complement each other or create an uncompromising contradiction. The woman didn't resist but her hands were tense and she grasped the rock with her toes. This situation has revealed two opposite views with women's comments based on pleasure or anger. Although the couple hugged, it was like there was no relationship between them. The pair's distance from each other showed another contrast.\nIn the picture, which was full of uncertainties, they were seen that at first glance, the man built his physical superiority. However, the woman was on the knees and the equality of the height of the male standing was also interpreted as the female is longer than the male.\nWhile Klimt was a peremptory woman in his previous works, it was an innovation in his painting that he was a submissive woman in \"Kiss\". This time was the dominant man and he had the initiative of kissing. The models depicted in the picture were thought to be Klimt himself and Emilie Fl\u00f6ge. Emilie Fl\u00f6ge was a comrades friend to Klimt from 1891 to his death.\nKlimt had used a gold powder coating technique to create a shiny background in \"Kiss\". He applied shiny gold foil to the clothes of the figures and made decorative spirals and folds on gold. Klimt, who started his acquaintance with Gold in his father's jewelry shop, was also interested in the rich gold mosaics. At the age of 14, he learned this technique at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna. Klimt developed this technique in 1903 when he saw it in Byzantine mosaics on a trip to Ravenna, Italy.\n\"The Kiss\" had eliminated the question marks that led to the ambiguities and controversies about the art of Klimt and gained great success. \"The Kiss\", which was shown in 1908 at the \"Art Show\" (Kunstschau) exhibition, was considered a masterpiece despite the negative criticism of the exhibition.\nProducts designed for \"The Kiss\"\nBibliography;\nLunday, E., (2013). B\u00fcy\u00fck Sanat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n Gizli Hayatlar\u0131, Be\u015finci Bask\u0131, Domingo Yay\u0131nevi, \u0130stanbul.\n\u00c7ev:Kundak\u00e7\u0131, D., (2004). ArtbookKlimt Alt\u0131n Renkli Bir Arka Plan ve Sezession, Birinci Bask\u0131, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.\nNeret, G., (2006). Klimt, Birinci Bas\u0131m, Taschen\/Remzi Kitabevi, \u0130stanbul.\nDickins, R., (2013). \u00dcnl\u00fc Resimler, \u0130kinci Bask\u0131, S\u0131f\u0131ralt\u0131 Yay\u0131nc\u0131l\u0131k, Ankara.\nFarthing, S., (2014). Sanat\u0131n T\u00fcm \u00d6yk\u00fcs\u00fc, \u0130kinci Bask\u0131, Hayalperest Yay\u0131nevi, \u0130stanbul.\n-----------. Klimt, Birinci Bask\u0131, Boyut Yay\u0131n Grubu, \u0130stanbul.\nKlimt - Quinary Magnet Set\nPicasso - Quinary Magnet Set\nVan Gogh - Quinary Magnet Set -II-\nDegas - The Star - Necklace\nVermeer - Girl with a Pearl Earring - Necklace\nDa Vinci - Mona Lisa - Earring\nFrida - Self-Portrait - Wooden Candle Holder\nKlimt - Stoclet Frieze - Wristband\nKlimt - Stoclet Frieze - Ring\nVan Gogh - Sunflowers - Ring\nVan Gogh - Sunflowers - Socks\nHokusai - The Great Wave of Kanagawa - Socks\nAlexandros - Venus de Milo - Socks\nDali - Melting Watch - Necklace\nGauguin - Woman With Flower - Small Size Notebook\nSteinlen - Chat Noir - Medium Size Notebook\nKlimt - The Kiss - Canvas Art Print\nPicasso - Guernica - Canvas Art Print\nMagritte - The Treachery of Images - Canvas Art Print\nVan Gogh - Painting \/ Project Bag\nMonet - Water Lilies - Wristband\nBotticelli - The Birth of Venus - Backpacks\nVan Gogh - Starry Night - Shoulder Bag\nDegas - The Star - Bookmark\nKlimt - The Kiss - Bookmark\nVan Gogh - Starry Night - Bookmark\nCopyright \u00a9 2021 Pivada.com. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The amazing Jade Helm conspiracy theory, explained\nBy Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias May 6, 2015, 1:30pm EDT\nShare All sharing options for: The amazing Jade Helm conspiracy theory, explained\nThe UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour presented by Heineken at the Alamo on April 15, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern\/Getty Images for Heineken)\nRick Kern\/Getty Images\nFrom July 15 to September 15, a large body of American military personnel will sweep through the Southwestern United States to conduct Jade Helm 15, which, depending on whom you ask, is either an unusually large training exercise or a plot to shred the Constitution and place Texas under martial law.\nBREAKING!! Jade Helm 15 Is Martial Law in The USA, Russia To Arm Insurgents In The USA! https:\/\/t.co\/bg7DjttCRW\n\u2014 PredictionMan (@PredictionMan) March 30, 2015\nAs far as conspiracy theories go, it's not especially juicy. But it's gained legs because Texas Republican politicians have been curiously reluctant to actually say that the US isn't attempting a military takeover of Texas. Instead, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the State Guard* to monitor the exercise, while Ted Cruz reached out to the Pentagon seeking more details. Each politician who goes fuzzy on Jade Helm further fans the flames of in-state paranoia and out-of-state media rubbernecking, driving this sideshow story deeper into the national spotlight.\nWhat is Jade Helm 15?\nIt sounds like a Magic: The Gathering card or a Dungeons & Dragons artifact, but Jade Helm 15 is what the Defense Department calls a realistic military training (RMT) exercise. According to the Pentagon, American special operations forces will do some make-believe counterinsurgency in the Southwestern United States. The scenario planning includes this slide, which, if you are reading it very literally and completely out of context, could be construed as an effort to label the conservative states of Utah and Texas as hostile territory primed for a military takeover.\nJade Helm 15. (DOD)\nRelated to some of the conspiracy theorizing is that hostile territory is colored in red and friendly territory is in blue. In military exercises it's convention to label the hostile force the red team; this convention, by coincidence, lines up with the post-2000 convention of labeling Republican-held states as red and Democratic-held ones as blue, and that's helped fan the flames of paranoia about President Obama trying to occupy Texas. Even Chuck Norris is worried.\nWhat are some versions of the conspiracy theories around Jade Helm?\nUnfortunately, the nature of conspiracy theories is that they don't always exist in canonical form. The funniest version of the Jade Helm conspiracy comes from the website All News Pipeline, which connected the dots between Jade Helm and the closure of several Texas Walmarts to ask, \"Will these massive stores soon be used as 'food distribution centers' and to house the headquarters of invading troops from China, here to disarm Americans one by one as promised by Michelle Obama to the Chinese prior to Obama leaving the White House?\"\nAhiza Garcia of TPM obtained an official denial from Walmart that the store closures were related to an imminent military takeover, but of course that's what you would expect them to say.\nAlex Jones's Infowars has walked a tight line on the story, eager to attract the attention of the conspiracy-minded with heavy Jade Helm coverage while also being clear to add disclaimers like, \"That is not to say that a military takeover is imminent.\" Rather, Jones's milder version of the theory is that Jade Helm basically is a training exercise, just a training exercise whose purpose is to practice a military takeover of Texas.\nHow did this become a national news story?\nIt's basically Texas Governor Greg Abbott's fault. Internet conspiracy theories are fun, but a little commonplace. Things took a turn on April 27 when a crowd of about 150 people turned up to a county commissioners' meeting in Bastrop County, southeast of Austin, full of Jade Helm concerns.\nThe next day, Governor Abbott sought to put those fears to rest without wanting to sound dismissive of his constituents' anti-Obama paranoia. Consequently, he wrote a letter to the Texas State Guard requesting that they monitor the proceedings, because \"it is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed.\" This managed to elevate the level of attention on the issue, to validate the conspiracy theorists, and to give bored reporters the opportunity to ask other Texas politicians to weigh in.\nThat's how we got Senator Ted Cruz asking the Pentagon for reassurances. (The Pentagon's official line is that they are not planning a takeover, but again, that's what you would expect them to say.)\nBut it took Rep. Louie Gohmert to really kick things up to a level of gross irresponsibility. In a statement on the matter he says he \"certainly can understand\" the Jade Helm worries, and casts blame for the matter not on conspiracy theorists but on the military and the Obama administration:\nOnce I observed the map depicting 'hostile,' 'permissive,' and 'uncertain' states and locations, I was rather appalled that the hostile areas amazingly have a Republican majority, 'cling to their guns and religion,' and believe in the sanctity of the United States Constitution. When the federal government begins, even in practice, games or exercises, to consider any U.S. city or state in 'hostile' control and trying to retake it, the message becomes extremely calloused and suspicious.\nIs Gohmert even characterizing the map accurately?\nNo. It is true that Utah and Texas are Republican-majority areas, but the map also depicts Southern California in red, solidly Republican Arizona in blue, and Democratic-leaning New Mexico in brown (\"leaning hostile\"). That's because it is not a map of partisan politics in the United States. It is a map of a military training exercise.\nWhat larger point about American politics does this illustrate?\nEzra Klein recently wrote about new political science research into an interesting paradox \u2014 Americans are growing less likely to identify as Democrat or Republican, but more likely to exhibit highly partisan voting behavior. The reason, it turns out, is that partisanship is increasingly driven by hatred and fear of the other guy rather than love of your team.\nJade Helm illustrates this in two directions.\nOn the one hand, the willingness of Texas conservatives to believe that Obama wants to go beyond the whole job-killing tax hike agenda to actually facilitating a Chinese takeover of the US Southwest says a lot about where we are hatred-wise, and what some of us, at least, are willing to believe about the other side.\nAt the same time, perhaps more telling is the response of elected Texas Republicans who are showing they are aware, on some level, that their own standing in office depends more on their constituents' hatred of the other guys than on affection for themselves. Consequently, while they certainly don't want to embrace wild conspiracy theories, they want to signal solidarity for the over-the-top anti-Obama zeal that gives rise to them.\n* Correction: An earlier version of this story said the letter was sent to the Texas National Guard; the Texas State Guard is a different institution.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Stats NZ Home > Browse for statistics > Industry sectors > Alcohol availability > Alcohol and Tobacco Available for Consumption: Year ended December 2009\nAlcohol and Tobacco Available for Consumption: Year ended December 2009\nThe statistics contained in this release are a measure of the amounts of alcoholic beverage and tobacco released to the market, and therefore available for consumption. The statistics do not necessarily apply to actual consumption. Information is not available to measure the change in the level of stocks that may be held pending sale, and therefore not yet consumed. The figures also exclude the production of alcoholic beverages by households.\nThe volume of beer available for consumption is obtained from New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) figures on beer produced for local consumption on which duty has been paid, and Statistics New Zealand external trade statistics. Domestically produced beer with less than 1.15 percent alcohol content is excluded from these statistics. The estimates of beer available for consumption also exclude beer produced by private individuals with home-brewing equipment.\nThe volume of alcohol available from beer is calculated using the five categories used to calculate excise duty. These categories are:\nnot more than 1.15 percent alcohol volume (external trade statistics only)\nmore than 1.15 percent but not more than 2.5 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 2.5 percent but not more than 4.35 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 4.35 percent but not more than 5 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 5 percent alcohol volume.\nThe volume of beverage in each category is multiplied by 0.0115, 0.01825, 0.04, 0.04675, and 0.051, respectively. This converts the volume of beer available for consumption to the volume of alcohol available for consumption.\nThe factor of 0.04 was chosen to calculate the volume of alcohol of beer containing more than 2.51 percent but not more than 4.35 percent alcohol because the majority of beers produced in this range have 4.0 percent alcohol content.\nThe volume of wine available for consumption is obtained from NZCS figures on wine produced for local consumption on which duty has been paid, and from Statistics NZ external trade statistics. Domestically produced wine with less than 1.15 percent alcohol content is excluded from these statistics. The estimates of wine available for consumption also excludes wine produced by private individuals with winemaking equipment.\nThe volume of table wine available is multiplied by 0.11, and the volume of fortified wine is multiplied by 0.18, to calculate the volume of alcohol available in these wines. Results of the Study of the Alcohol Content of Alcoholic Beverages conducted by the then Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) between 1976 and 1987 are used to determine the average alcohol content of table and fortified wine.\nThe volume of spirits and spirit-based beverages available for consumption is obtained from NZCS figures on locally produced\/bottled spirits on which duty has been paid, and from Statistics NZ external trade statistics.\nThe data used to calculate available spirits is expressed in absolute alcohol content. However, spirit-based beverages which have an alcohol content of less than 23 percent are expressed in litres. The volume of alcohol content in spirit-based drinks is calculated using the five categories used to calculate excise duty. These categories are:\nnot more than 2.5 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 2.5 percent but not more than 6 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 6 percent but not more than 9 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 9 percent but not more than 14 percent alcohol volume\nmore than 14 percent but not more than 23 percent alcohol volume.\nThe volume of beverage in each category is multiplied by 0.015, 0.045, 0.08, 0.11, and 0.18, respectively. This converts the volume of spirit-based drinks available for consumption to the volume of alcohol available.\nAlcohol per person\nStatistics NZ quarterly population estimates are used.\nCigarettes and tobacco\nThe amount of cigarettes and tobacco available for consumption is obtained from Statistics NZ external trade statistics and NZCS figures on tobacco products cleared for local consumption on which duty has been paid.\nFor more information, see alcohol for consumption statistics and cigarettes and tobacco statistics on the Statistics NZ website (www.stats.govt.nz).\nInformation obtained from Statistics NZ may be freely used, reproduced, or quoted unless otherwise specified. In all cases Statistics NZ must be acknowledged as the source.\nWhile care has been used in processing, analysing and extracting information, Statistics NZ gives no warranty that the information supplied is free from error. 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{"text":"Approaching The Global Tax Pact from the Peripheral Economies' Viewpoint \u2014 Orbitax Expert Corner\n1. Optionality: The Original Sin\nThe Final Report on Action 1 was the greatest failure of the BEPS Plan; it did not conclusively respond to the direct taxation issues posed by the digital economy and, instead, it suggested various options but recommended none, so that the issues remained open and countries became free to proceed unilaterally, which they did widely.\nThe optionality (come and take as you like) approach postulated by the Final Report to Action 1 opened the door to diverging unilateral responses in the subsequent years, including: (i) The UK-type DPT; (ii) the Indian equalization tax; (iii) the DST utilized all over Europe; (iv) the significant economic presence test used in a variety of jurisdictions, including, among others, Malaysia, Israel, the Slovak republic, and India; and (v) income withholding taxes (WHT) in conjunction with innovative source rules as adopted in Latin America.\n2. Subsequent Developments: OECD 2.0 Project. Support from G-20 and the Inclusive Framework\nOECD efforts to arrive at a uniform solution for the taxation of the digitalized economy was kept alive after 2015, and, indeed, the process was invigorated with a strong support from the G-20, and the pooling since 2016 of peripheral nations (approx. 140) in the process through the Inclusive Framework.\nThe creation of the Inclusive Framework allowed OECD to bring into the Project and aligned with the global objectives pursued by the leading nations, a meaningful group of peripheral economies (including the BRICS) gathered to that end, more or less unconditionally, and, at instances, even against their own particular interest. For instance, as a condition for the application of Pillar I on targeted MNEs, all previous unilateral experiments (DST, WHTs, and the like) are to be dismantled. Query whether WHTs are actually caught by the ban, though I definitively believe they should be: If Amount A were to be applied on top of existing WHTs without crediting them against the Amount A attributed to a given jurisdiction, the tax burden in market States would increase beyond what might have been expected by targeted MNEs, thus creating multiple layers of tax on the same item of income, and inter-nation inequities among market jurisdictions with or without existing digital service WHTs at the time of implementation of Pillar I.\n3. The Unified Approach: Pillar I and II. Pros & Cons\nThe OECD Secretariat Proposal for a \"Unified Approach\" under Pillar I, released in November 2019, was aimed at reaching a viable solution that avoided complexities and increased certainty. To this end, a three-tier mechanism was developed, consisting of Amount A, Amount B as defined, as well as a binding dispute resolution mechanism.\nAfter the final shaping of the Blueprints, later refined and agreed by G20 in October 2021, Amount A equals 25% of residual profits, defined as profits in excess of 10%; amount A is allocated to market jurisdictions in which targeted MNEs are deemed to meet a certain sales threshold, based on an allocation key and source rules. Targeted MNEs are groups with a global turnover of at least EUR 20 billion and a profit margin which exceeds10%.\nPillar I would entail the following advantage which benefits central and peripheral countries as well: It is a global unified response which materializes the pro-business objective of worldwide harmonization by preventing\/minimizing the double or multiple taxation situation that otherwise would have arisen from the co-existence of diverging and conflicting unilateral systems of taxation.\nDisadvantages for peripheral countries, instead, focus on (i) the excessive complexity for both taxpayers and tax administration, coming from formulary rules on the allocation of income to markets, which apply throughout the chain of entities belonging to targeted MNEs. This entirely new allocation system would co-exist with traditional TP rules, and might be far beyond the tax administrations' current human and technical capacities in peripheral countries; (ii) revenue dissatisfaction: A wide perception among peripheral countries that, under Pillar I, OECD lacked the flexibility required to arrive at a satisfactory outcome that genuinely contemplates their interest. In other words, that compared with competing alternatives (e.g., WHTs, DST) Pillar I would not change much in terms of an actual, meaningful allocation of taxing powers and resulting revenue collection; and (iii) particularly in LATAM, the highly improbable acceptance of binding conflict resolution procedures, bearing in mind that no LATAM country adopted similar procedures (tax arbitration) under the MLI. As designed, these binding procedures would be pivotal for the resolution of expected allocation conflicts in connection with the application of Amount A.\nStarting with the mandate of a global minimum tax rate equal to an effective 15% computed on a state-by-state basis, Pillar II, provides a disruptive, innovative income inclusion rule (IIR) which allows the jurisdiction of the ultimate parent to tax controlled entities down the chain, up to the minimum effective 15% rate. Targeted MNEs are those with turnover in excess of EUR 750 million. The implementation of Pillar II would require domestic statutory changes, and if a State does not implement it, it must at least allow other countries to apply the Globe Rules of which IIR is the core.\nThe predicated advantage of Pillar II centers on the elimination of harmful tax competition (race to the bottom), an objective mainly associated with common practices among industrialized countries. It is worth mentioning, however, that among peripheral countries, the granting of tax incentives is more a pivotal tool associated with macroeconomic and tax policy design geared towards attracting FDI.\nMeanwhile, Pillar II imposes a severe limitation on the market States' jurisdictional power to tax or exempt; and a transfer of public revenues to foreign countries (MNEs' home country) through the top up taxation (IIR), which do not appear to be entirely justified under current principles of international law.\nBeyond the particular case of passive and other easily allocable income to foreign sources, under certain statutory conditions which are similar among countries, there is no opinion iuris in international tax law allowing one country to tax income that another country (not a tainted offshore jurisdiction) having a primary right to tax decides to exempt or otherwise privilege following its own criterion for tax policy design.\nBesides, one may wonder whether this was the most adequate, proportional response to fight tax havens' proliferation: I am persuaded that there might have been others, less detrimental to peripheral countries that are not tax havens. Unless substantive business carve outs are finally contemplated (far beyond that presently contemplated), Pillar II interference with the market\/source countries' right to design its tax policy on legitimate businesses operating within their borders is unguaranteed under international law and disproportionate with the objectives pursued.\n4. On Winners and Losers: Particular Considerations Addressed to LATAM\nAdhering to Pillar I would not be revenue neutral in LATAM. In the years following the 2015 Final Report on BEPS Action 1, WHTs on digital services spread over LATAM. Peru enhanced old rules on technical services to that effect, while Uruguay aimed at enhancing its jurisdictional reach on foreign digital services, adopted source rules which confer tax jurisdiction to the country where the customer or client is situated, regardless of the place where the digital service or goods supplier performs its activities. A similar rule for B2B services was proposed in Argentina in 2017, but eventually discarded. Although the Argentine income tax law has not been changed on point since 2017, the National Tax Directorate (the Argentine Competent Authority for treaty purposes) has issued a couple of opinions beyond the reach of the applicable statutory rules, which collide with the Argentine domestic and treaty rules (Uber and Facebook cases).\nIn Uber, based on an extravagant assimilation between the digital intermediation activity deployed by Uber from the Netherlands, and the underlying private transport business carried out locally by resident third parties which offer services through the digital platform, the National Tax Directorate found that Uber was engaged in transport business in Argentina; and, on that basis, built the argument that Uber had a Service PE in Argentina under the Argentina-Netherlands Treaty. In Facebook, reverting a binding opinion issued by the tax authorities less than 2 years before, The National Tax Directorate sustained that advertising services rendered from abroad should be characterized as telecommunication services covered by article 14 of the Income Tax Law, thus mixing up, mistakenly, the nature of the digital service provided by Facebook (advertising through a foreign digital platform without an actual transmission to Argentina) with the technological means through which the service is received by local users (the Internet), i.e., a different service usually provided by a third-party ISP to the end user.\nBrazil traditionally applies WHTs on payment remittances for technical services rendered from abroad at a 15% rate (or 25% for black-listed jurisdictions), though specific treaties may contemplate lower rates, i.e.10%. Technical services is a concept which might be construed to embody digital services as well.\nMost Brazilian treaties establish in their Protocol that technical services should be treated as royalties under article 12. Exceptions to this rule are the treaties with Austria, Finland, France, Japan and Sweden where technical services should be treated as business profits under article 7 as per the Brazilian Federal Revenue Interpretative Act 5\/14. More recent treaties provide for technical services in dedicated treaty articles.\nChile, Colombia and Mexico have been, instead, more OECD-aligned concerning the direct taxation of digital services, though proposals have existed in Colombia and Mexico to proceed otherwise.\nPillar II may also be costly to LATAM because of the wide use of the tax systems as a tool to attract FDI, including but not limited to free-trade zones which are significant in Brazil (Manaus), Uruguay (Montevideo, Nueva Palmira), Costa Rica, Argentina (Tierra del Fuego), and sectoral incentives to targeted industries. Query also whether corporate territorial regimes in the region (such as those in Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay) might be impacted by the minimum taxation under Pillar II. There is no readily available data in LATAM on the effect of eliminating current tax incentives to avoid IIR under Pillar II.\n5. Soak Up Taxes Ahead\nOne possible development one might envision within peripheral countries unless business carve out under Pillar II becomes meaningful, is the proliferation of soak-up taxes to neutralize top up taxation, either under the form of a minimal 15% taxation on targeted MNEs, or a provision similar to that existing under Argentine Income Tax law (section 28), pursuant to which tax benefits afforded should not be effective whenever they result in a transfer of revenues to foreign treasuries as would happen with IIR.\nCountry Global\nAuthor(s) Guillermo Teijeiro, Bomchil, Buenos Aires.\nEuropean Union - Greece\nEuropean Commission Closes Infringement Proceedings with Greece Regarding ATAD Reverse Hybrid Mismatch Rules\nThe European Commission closed infringement proceedings with Greece on 26 January 2023 in case INFR(2022)0058 regarding the implementation of the...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"It's Not the Economy: Why Unique Baby Names Are Trending Up\nWhat's your name cutie pie?\n(Image: \u00a9 Pshenina_m \/ Shutterstock.com)\nBabies in the United States are less and less likely to share their names with other kids, new research finds.\nThe trend toward increasingly unique baby names is long-standing, but some researchers had speculated that parents might turn back to tradition amidst the uncertainty of the 2008 Great Recession. Not so, according to a new analysis of Social Security naming data published online Sept. 20 in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.\n\"Through the recession and afterward, American parents continued the trend toward choosing more unique names for their children,\" said Jean Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State University and author of \"Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled \u2013 and More Miserable Than Ever Before\" (Free Press, 2007). \"That's surprising, because the outsize individualism of the mid-2000s seemed to fade during the recession as the country tightened its belts.\" [Sophia's Secret: The 10 Most Popular Baby Names]\nOne-of-a-kind names\nTwenge and her colleagues reported in 2010 that Americans had become more fixated on finding unique names for their children. An analysis of the Social Security name database, which contains the names of everyone with a social security number, revealed, for example, that about 40 percent of boys received one of the 10 most common names in the 1880s, but fewer than 10 percent of boys got a top-10 name in 2007.\nMultiple lines of research suggest that American culture has been getting increasingly individualistic for at least a century. Surveys reveal more self-focus and less empathy in today's young people than the youth of previous generations, for example, and books are now more likely to contain individualistic words and phrases like \"all about me\" and \"self.\" Baby names can be an \"incredible\" window into such individualism, Twenge said. Since choosing a baby's name is not just an attitude measured on a survey, but also a behavior, those names reveal how people are acting, not just what they're saying, Twenge told Live Science.\nTwenge and her colleagues found that the percentage of babies receiving the most popular names continued its downhill slide between 2004 and 2015, with the recession causing nary a hiccup in the trend. Between 2004 and 2006, 10.09 percent of U.S. baby boys got a top-10 name. This percentage declined to 8.6 percent between 2008 and 2010, before falling to 8.15 percent between 2011 and 2015.\nThe increase in unique name choices was more extreme for boys than for girls, possibly because creativity in boy names has historically lagged behind creativity in girl names, Twenge said. Between 2004 and 2006, 8.2 percent of new baby girls got a top-10 name. From 2008 to 2015, that percentage declined to 7.88.\nThe same patterns held when analyzing the top 25 names or the top 50 names, and in fact were a little stronger, Twenge said. That was an interesting finding, because the popularity of top-50 names isn't as well publicized as the annual list of the top 10, she said.\nIt's not the economy\nThe researchers also examined the naming trends against the background of the economy. Some theorists had speculated that increased economic hardship might make people more focused on the community, and thus cause a decline in individualism. One study, published in 2013 in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, found increases of communal behavior like charitable activity among high-schoolers during the 2008 recession. But baby names didn't follow that pattern, Twenge said. [7 Baby Myths Debunked]\nThere was also no difference in the trend toward uniqueness between Texas and California, two states that were affected very differently by the recession. (All of the results were adjusted to take the immigration rate into account, as immigrants presumably bring new names with them into the country.)\n\"There's just a longer-scale trend toward uniqueness and individualism that isn't necessarily rooted in these economic cycles,\" Twenge said.\nThe researchers did find that higher median family income correlated with the trend toward fewer common names. Income inequality also correlated with fewer Sophias and Jacobs, which are two of the most popular baby names for girls and boys, respectively. These findings don't prove that income and relative income explain all the unique baby names out there. However, other scientists have found that income inequality correlates with higher self-regard.\n\"Maybe people feel like they need to stand out more because only some people make it,\" Twenge said.\nIt's important to note that, opinions on the name Nevaeh aside, today's Millennial parents aren't dramatically more monstrous than the Gen-Xers or Baby Boomers that came before. The change in individualism has been gradual, moving only a few points on the scale from generation to generation. And Americans still value friends and family as much as they ever did, even as they become less communal in other ways, according to 2012 research.\nBesides, some facets of individualism are probably good. Millennials tend to value differences and practice tolerance, Twenge said. Individualism is a lens to help people understand cultural shifts, both good and bad, she added.\n\"I'd like to start a conversation, to have people talk about the changes in our culture,\" she said.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Madison West High School\nForever 18 A-G\nForever 18 H-M\nForever 18 N-Z\nNancy Allin Nelson Obituary\nRobin Allin's Sister\nThis is a remembrance for a life fully lived. Nancy was born on October 4, 1947 in Madison, WI and she died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on August 5, 2020 . In those intervening years she taught children, raised children (3), doted on grandchildren (7), nourished her community through volunteer service and non-profit work, and most significantly, gave a fierce love and devotion to her husband of 51 years, Russ. She was a strong believer in finding the joys in life and in advocating for positive change in the world. She found peace and wonder in the natural world \u2013 whether at her cherished cabin in Northern Wisconsin or on her many trips \u2013 with Russ, family, friends \u2013 to places of remarkable beauty in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Arctic. Her photographer's lens was sharply focussed, on the stamens of lilies, the still waters of northern lakes, or the feathers of baby loons.\nNancy loved nothing more than to gather her people together. She brought deep love to her relationships: as wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. She was closely involved in her grandchildren's lives, actively involved in their early years, and nurturing their individual talents and passions as they have grown. Nancy kept in touch with many, both near and far, as evidenced by a dog-eared address book that charted each move and new addition to the extended network of Nelsons, Allins, and her ever widening circle of friends.\nShe was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Robin and Ruth Emery Allin, and by her brother, Lyndon King Allin. She is survived by her beloved husband Russ Nelson, her children Matthew Allin Nelson (Kelley Nelson), Erica Marie Nelson (Dylan Howitt), and Marin Elizabeth Nelson (Darrin Kovar), and her grandchildren Tyler and Zachary (Matt and Kelley), Sylvie (Erica and Dylan), Teddy and Lincoln (Marin and Darrin), step-grandchildren Quentin and Ozzi (Darrin), brother Robin Allin Jr., best friend and sister-in-law Judy Nelson, niece Vicki Homuth and many other cherished family members.\nTravelling back to a crucial juncture, Nancy first went to Knox College for her freshman year, then transferring to the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison to finish her undergraduate degree (and to be closer to her \"sweet Russie\"). She received her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors in Elementary Education and a minor in French in 1969. She and Russ then embarked on a series of adventurous moves \u2013 first to Seattle, then New York City, and back to Madison teaching elementary school in each location. In 1978, she and Russ moved to Minneapolis and became official Twin Citians, raising their three children at 2817 Brookwood Terrace, near the banks of the Minnehaha creek.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brennen Bryarly Looks Back at The Hundred's First Year Today\nIt was one year ago when I spoke with Brennen Bryarly about his idea: to top into 100 personally chosen tastemakers in Denver to be a part of a monthly community event that brought renowned dance music to the people. That first night on November 19, 2011 at Beauty Bar featured Damon Allen, along with Brennan, otherwise known as Option4, locals Mike D. and Peter Black.\nIt was an intimate but vibrant gathering of dance fanatics who would soon begin to become fast friends over the course of each party, month over month. With each act that popped on the bill, from Fred Falke and Moon Boots, to Gigamesh and Todd Edwards, excitement and popularity for The Hundred grew while retaining that level of community that became extinct long ago in most cities and dance culture, overtaken by 'massives' and large clubs.\nBrennen, through his vision-turned-reality, has taken community-oriented dance culture back to its roots, putting the music itself and the passionate dance-heads at the center while pushing aside the dress-to-impress, bottle service, go-go dancer, twenty-bucks a head commercialized era of EDM that began over ten years ago.\n\"Early on when I realized that this was real; that this was something serious, that it was something legitimate, was when we threw our second party,\" Brennen recalled as we sat in the back room of the Marquis in the early hours following Kitsune Club Night, which featured The Twelves and Option4.\nIt was the second party for The Hundred that took place after Christmas in 2011. Brennen had booked San Francisco DJ Mike Hill, and as with any professional promoter, he needed to estimate what a given DJ would 'pull' here in Denver. While that pull may not be as strong here as say, in Los Angeles or Chicago, he has is an instinct for what works and how to make it work.\nThe Hundred promotion wheels turned, pushing one of Mike Hill's new singles through the month leading up to the night of the party. Brennen explains the conversation he had with Hill after he picked him up from the airport, letting the SF DJ know what he'd been promoting for weeks. \"[Hill] said, 'You know what? Maybe I'll drop the unreleased B-side [of the single] that never got out.' So I was like, yeah dude play it!\"\nAs the night went on things were ramping up, getting hot and sweaty, when Hill dropped that B-side, a track that no one had ever heard. Because crowd were more than familiar with the original track, there was instant, instinctive recognition of Hill's new material by all the kids on the dance floor.\n\"Because the crowd knew what we'd been pushing all month, you see this uproar from the crowd singing the B-side. As an artist that's the most magical feeling in the world, when you play a song out that's yours, and you see the crowd and people already know it, and they sing the words, they vibe and they connect with it. To see people do that on something that [they hadn't] actually heard, 'cause it was unreleased, that's when I knew that we had a direct connection with these people. So when we push something, everybody gets involved. They're excited for the same reason. They're excited for the experience. They're excited for the music.\nThat was the first time I was like, 'Wow. This is Legitimate.' We can take somebody that doesn't have a lot of pull in Denver, promote the nonsense out of it, and then everybody's excited. They can't wait to see it 'cause its good quality music. And when it happens, people attach themselves to that. That was probably one of the best moments of the year for me\u2026outside of Jacques Renault.\"\nThe private Hundred party that night surpassed Brennan's wildest dreams. Having already been a Renault fan, Brennen was more than excited to have the renowned DJ in Denver for his intimate event. He also kept the headliner a secret. And he made it free. Because all The Hundred peeps had the faith, there were two hundred or so boys and girls in attendance.\nI knew he was super sick with a cold, but there he was smiling and dancing as if he was in tip-top shape. Because he was. \"That was one of the most special moments of my life. It was a Sunday night. We put two hundred people in this building going ape wild crazy. Jacques was playing; he was having the time of his life. When the stage flooded, when 'Beat Me Up' went on\u2026I'm looking at all these people. I know them all by name. 'Oh my god this is happening for free. This is what we spent our profit on.'\"\nIn addition to solidifying his place and The Hundred's loyalty base here in Denver, as Option4, he's also been a busy guy, releasing an E.P., \"Into The Night,\" in August of this year that went to number 6 it's first week on Beatport. In the last year Brennen's also given up his day job, which allows him to focus on music on a full-time basis, continue as the resident DJ at Lipgloss every Friday (at Beauty Bar), while also doing producing work for other artists and getting out on the road to tour.\nWith all this and more coming out from Brennen aka Option4, it was no surprise that his latest track is called \"Do Work.\" If there's two things that Brennan knows well, it's music and hard work.\nThe Hundred Anniversary party takes place Saturday, November 24 at Beauty Bar, with Jerome LOL, Option4, Lust (Holy Underground), Narky Stares (Damn Gurl), ENSO (San Francisco), starting at 9pm and going until the morning hours. Cover is only $7. See you there.\nListen to the Kaffeine Buzz Show Interview with Option4 on Hoxton Radio by kaffeinebuzz\nhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/option4music\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/optionfore\nhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thehundredco\nPrevPreviousThe Kaffeine Buzz Show \u2013 Episode 21 \u2013 Hoxton Radio\nNextThe Kaffeine Buzz Show \u2013 Episode 22 \u2013 Hoxton RadioNext","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How You Can Help Australia During Wildfire Crisis\nFaith Strong Contributor\nAs bushfires continue to spread through rural communities, Australia is facing an unprecedented national crisis with loss of lives, wildlife, and homes. Authorities are calling for evacuations and citizens have taken to social media to ask for help. At the time of this writing, the fires have taken the lives of 27 people, including three firefighters, as well as over half a billion animals. Currently, 18 million acres of land have been incinerated.\nThe situation is grim and our prayers are with the country and the people of Australia. Additionally, Faith Strong Today has compiled a shortlist of organizations helping to provide relief amid this disaster. Below you will find just a few ways you can help through financial or practical donations.\nA Few Ways to Help\nAustralian Red Cross \u2013 Providing practical, local support, the Australian Red Cross provides relief and supplies to the people impacted during disasters. They also provide non-financial ways to help, including donations of clothing and small homewares, volunteering roles, and blood drives. Donate here.\nVictoria, Australia Fire Departments \u2013 Partnering with the Salvation Army and Bengido Bank to create the Victorian Bushfire Appeal, the Victoria Government is giving one hundred percent of the funds donated directly toward communities in need. Donate here.\nNew South Wales Rural Fire Service \u2013 Comprised of 2,100 rural fire brigades with a total of about 72,000 volunteer firefighters. Donations made to the NSW Rural Fire Service or local Rural Fire Brigade will directly benefit the organization's volunteers. Donate here.\nSamaritan's Purse \u2013 Spearheaded by evangelical pastor Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse aims to provide \"spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.\" Donations help enable staff and volunteers to provide relief to those in need through relief supplies. Donate here.\nHillsong Church \u2013 In response to the unprecedented and ongoing devastation caused by the Australian Bushfires over the last several months Hillsong Church has organized a Global Bushfire Appeal. 100% of giving will go towards assisting volunteer firefighters across the country and supporting families directly affected by the fires. Donate here.\nAustralia Zoo Wildlife Hospital \u2013 Bindi Irwin, the daughter of famed wildlife conservationist and \"Crocodile Hunter\" Steve Irwin, has been taking in many displaced animals to the Irwin family owned Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. The zoo's Wildlife Warriors program is raising money for new enclosures to house flying foxes and koalas injured or displaced by fires. Donate here.\nWorld Wildlife Fund Australia \u2013 This chapter of the international wildlife conservation organization is accepting donations to care for injured wildlife and, when the fires clear, to plant 10,000 native trees in critical koala habitat. Donate here.\nMatthew McConaughey Talks Faith in Hollywood, Life Philosophy on Podcast","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"OCC names senior vice president, enterprise risk management\nBy Scuttlebutt2017-04-11T15:45:00+01:00\nOCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, has appointed David Ridgway, a former senior risk management executive with BNY Mellon, as senior vice president, enterprise risk management. Ridgway reports to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer John Fennell.\nRidgway joins OCC from BNY Mellon, where he served from October 2013 to the present, most recently as North America head of risk, investment management. In this role, Ridgway was responsible for providing risk support, oversight, and advice across all risk classes with respect to the North American asset and wealth management business, distribution businesses, and support functions, with total assets under management of $1.6 trillion. He also was the risk management advisor for strategic growth initiatives, acquisitions and new business, and originated and led the implementation of risk appetite within asset management, partnering with the executive team and serving as a member of the investment management risk committee.\nPrior to BNY Mellon, Ridgway was the interim head of corporate and operational risk for Threadneedle Investments from April to September 2013, where he had global responsibility for all aspects of corporate and operational risk management for the London-based asset manager with assets under management in excess of $100 billion. Previously, Ridgway was global head of operational risk for BlackRock in New York from November 2009 to March 2013, where he had global responsibility for all aspects of the firm's operational risk management across all products and geographies with assets under management of $3.8 trillion.\nHow compliance officers can apply COSO's ERM Framework in practice\nRepresentatives from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and its partners explain how to implement the organization's latest guidance on identifying, monitoring, and mitigating compliance risks.\nNIST guidance tackles how to integrate cyber-security with ERM\nNew guidance from NIST aims to demystify a process with which many companies across all industries have long struggled: how to seamlessly integrate cyber-security risk into an overall enterprise risk management program.\nCitigroup fined $400M for compliance, risk management failures\nFederal banking regulators fined Citigroup $400 million for failing to address \"significant\" risk and compliance failures.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"City Club of Portland\nPortland Film Festival\nOregon Values and Beliefs Center\nOffroad Corner\nA Tribute to Veterans\nNew York Times: FBI infiltrated Portland protests\nJim Redden\nThe Dec. 23 article said some FBI agents were concerned about violating First Amendment rights.\nUndercover FBI agents infiltrated and sometimes videotaped political protests in Portland in 2020 and 2021, according to The New York Times.\nSome of the protests were far away from any federal property, the Dec. 23, 2021, article said. Information provided by some of the agents contributed to an unspecified number of arrests.\nAccording to the story, some FBI officials were concerned the tactics threatened First Amendment rights.\n\"The breadth of F.B.I. involvement in Portland and other cities where federal teams were deployed at street protests became a point of concern for some within the bureau and the Justice Department who worried that it could undermine the First Amendment right to protest against the government, according to two officials familiar with the discussions,\" said the article, headlined, \"The FBI Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests.\"\nThe story also quotes Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden as saying he also is concerned.\n\"The Department of Justice needs to explain to me why it deployed those teams and provide a real record of their activities,\" Wyden said. \"What were they there for? Were they there primarily to chill peaceful protesters, or were they there to protect federal property?\"\nThe protests began after George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered by Minneapolis police on May 25 and continued for months. Although they subsided by the end of the year, one took place at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters after Joe Biden was elected president and others continued into 2021.\nAccording to The New York Times, FBI agents were first deployed to Portland in June 2020 to help protest the downtown federal courthouse.\nA D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below\n\"But the F.B.I. role quickly widened, persisting months after activists turned their attention away from the courthouse, with some targeting storefronts or local institutions whose protection would normally be up to the local police,\" said the article, which claims the surveillance continued into the start of 2021.\nThe article said that both local and federal law enforcement officials complained that lawful peaceful protests were hijacked in many cases by criminals, resulting in violent confrontations with police, arsons and vandalism.\nAccording to the article, the surveillance and recording began in large part because black-clad protesters wearing masks were difficult to identify, even when they were seen throwing objects at police and public buildings, and vandalizing businesses. FBI agents also dressed in black and infiltrated the crowds during an unspecified number of protests, the story said.\nThe article said police officers made more than 1,000 arrests during the course of the protests, and more than 200 people ultimately faced criminal prosecution. More than 100 cases had to be dropped because there was not sufficient evidence, however.\nBut the article also quotes protest organizers who were told of The Times' findings as saying that surveillance agents recording and following protesters in the midst of a demonstration was a form of domestic spying.\n\"These are all insidious tactics that chill First Amendment expression and erode trust with local officials,\" Bobbin Singh, executive director of the Oregon Justice Resource Center, said in the article. He called the government's operations an \"alarming\" misuse of resources.\nYou count on us to stay informed and we depend on you to fund our efforts. Quality local journalism takes time and money. Please support us to protect the future of community journalism.\nHow to maximize the lifespan of your flag\nThis article brought to you by David Anchel-Elmer's Flag and Banner, Kites Too! - FLAG, BANNER and KITE INSIDER- sponsored content\nThe 16th Annual Drum Major Ecumenical Services\nTheme: 'Now is Still the Time!' Empower the Dream Annual Ecumenical Service - virtual Facebook event - Music, Remarks and the entire 'I Have a Dream'\u2026\nVision Board and flags? You bet!\nThis article brought to you by David Anchel-Elmer's Flag and Banner, Kites Too! - FLAG, BANNER and KITE INSIDER-\n'Tis the season from Sunlan\nThis article brought to you courtesy of Kay Newell, Sunlan Lighting, Inc. Portland Tribune Insider Lighting Expert\nMust-have features in your bathroom remodel\nBathroom renovations can improve function and add design appeal for years to come\nPortland's Historic Natural Treasure: River View Cemetery\nSponsered story by River View Cemetery. River View, Portland's oldest-endowment care and nonprofit cemetery, honors rich history while catering to\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mobile World Congress 2018: What You Need To Know\nThe Mobile World Congress (26 February to 1 March 2018) showcased the industry's leading brands as they revealed 2018's flagship phones as well as some more intriguing designs.\nApple-inspired Minimalism\nFollowing the buzz for the iPhone X, we saw plenty of sleek, curved phones that focused on placing the screen at the forefront of the user experience. Bezels are shrinking and, curves are here to stay.\nSamsung Dominated with S9 Reveal\nSamsung unveiled its newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, set to market at $719.99 and $839.99 respectively from the 14th March. There are some minor changes to the handset, such as shifting the fingerprint sensor to underneath the camera instead of beside it and introducing a dual aperture main lens for the 12MP rear camera.\nSony Unveiled Flagship XZ2\nSony followed suit with their unveiling of the Xperia XZ2 in full size and Compact, which boasts similarly impressive specs, including being the first smartphone to record at 4K HDR video, and is expected to be released globally in March.\nSony has already revealed three mid-range phones this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in January \u2013 the Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra and Xperia L2 \u2013 and were expected to drop their flagship at MWC, despite rumours of rebranding and a design overhaul that may have delayed their reveal by up to six months.\nNokia Promotes Something For Every User\nNokia revealed its flagship Nokia 8 Sirocco, which runs on Android Oreo One, features the curved full screen that extends over the edge, and carries a surprisingly steep price tag of approximately $925.\nThe Nokia 6 and 7 plus are mid-entry phones, which are expected to retail much more modestly, as well as the Nokia 1 as part of Android Go (more below). However, it was the updated 4G version of the Nokia 8110 that really attracted attention. Launched in 1996, the 8110 was nicknamed \"the banana phone\" because of its eye-grabbing yellow shell and curved shape to fit around the ear. The 2017 version even has an updated game of Snake installed and will retail for less than $100.\nHuawei Delays Unveiling\nWith expectations running high for Samsung's competition for the iPhone X, some of their rivals may have decided to let the S9 have its moment before revealing their own offerings.\nHuawei, the third largest phone maker after Samsung and Apple, declined to reveal much at the MWG, and instead are unveiling their newest P20 flagship device on March 27th at a Paris press conference. However, they did reveal the Matebook X Pro, an ultra-thin laptop that boasts Huawei's FullView design, their name for minimal bezels. In fact, the Matebook X Pro has a 91% screen-to-footprint ratio on a 13.9\" screen.\nMotorola and HTC also took a back seat without launching their flagship offerings.\nVivo's Stunning (But Unavailable) Concept Phone\nTaking the bezel-less trend to the extreme, Vivo's Apex offers an amazing 98% screen-to-body ratio and neglects a traditional speaker system in favour of turning the screen into a sound-conducting panel.\nEven better, the front-facing camera isn't taking up space on the front of the camera: it emerges from inside to peek over the top and take a selfie. Unfortunately, it's nowhere near ready for production, but it was an interesting look at how hardware can compete with screen space.\nASUS' Trifecta\nAsus also took some design points from Apple, with its flagship ZenFone 5Z ($499), and ZenFone 5 and 5Q, neither of which are priced as of yet. The 5Z packs some decent specs for its price tag, including 4 or 6GB RAM, 64GB of storage, and running on Android 8.0 Oreo. No word yet on when we can expect them to be released.\n\"World's First Android iPhone X\"\nWe may have seen plenty of phones inspired by Apple's sleek design, but some were closer imitations than others. Budget alternative Leagoo S9 even adopted the iPhone's front-facing \"notch\" as their UPS. There's no release date as of yet, but Leagoo have set the price tag at a humble $149.99.\nAndroid Go Initiative\nIn the midst of high-end innovation, Android Go is working on the low end of the spectrum to partner Android with incredibly cheap hardware to bring contemporary mobile technology to more people in the world. This is configuring OS and apps to work with minimal specs almost at the level of disposable phones, which may be used as an emergency back-up, a starter phone for younger children, or as a low risk travel alternative.\nCompanies including Nokia, Alcatel, and Lava are launching their versions of ultra-affordable phones, and we can expect to see this area of the market take off with products like the dual-SIM Nokia 1, which is estimated to retail at about $85.\nAll in all, this was a pretty good showing from the tech sector this year \u2013 a sign of more exciting things to come in 2018 and beyond.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Analysys: The market scale of China's socialized media advertising and marketing in 2016Q4 reached RMB 7.2 billion\n2017-05-08 21 Media\nAnalysys Views:\nAccording to the data in 2016Q4 Quarterly Monitoring Report on Markets of China's Socialized Media Advertising and Marketing, in 2016Q4, the market scale of China's socialized media advertising and marketing reached RMB 7.2 billion, with a quarter-on-quarter growth of 12.7%.\nIn the overall market, the market shares of Tencent and Weibo were respectively 56.7% and 28.0%. And both platforms totally took up over 80% of the market share in China's socialized media advertising and marketing market. They both held a safe lead compared with other companies and took the leading positions in the market. Momo was in hot pursuit and achieved continuous growth on user scale and adhesiveness through live video business. The launching of video information stream advertising also further expanded Momo's advertisement marketing in future. The marketing values of vertical socialized media platforms such as Babytree and Mama were remarkably highlighted in the year-end e-business boom season.\nAccording to Analysys's analysis, the following points should be highlighted in China's socialized media market in 2016Q4.\nI. The process of rich media-oriented development of the contents of socialized medial platforms was increasingly intensive.\nIn September 2016, Tencent's QQ team announced the launching of \"EQ Program\", which planned to invest resources valuing RMB 1 billion within 3 years to support 1,000 content partners; in October 2016,voice social App Peiwo launched the function of \"Live Video with Me\" and Momo launched video information stream advertising; in November 2016, Weibo canceled the post length limit of 140 Chinese characters to all users, and Instagram launched the function of live video; in December 2016, WeChat extended the maximum length of short videos shared in Circle of Friends from 6 seconds to 10 seconds, Tianya.cn launched its self-media product Tianyahao, and photo-based community Duitang.com obtained the new round of financing and estimated that the video volume of the platform would exceed 15,000 pieces by fund and resource input in the following year to come.\nAccording to Analysys's analysis, the China's socialized media, which was growing mature gradually, was playing an extremely important role in traffic distribution and content distribution. The acceleration of rich media-oriented process, in which photos and texts were prevailing previously and the proportion of video traffics was more and more increased presently, bore direct correlation with the continuous lowering of content consumption costs and the upgrading of content consumption demands of the users. Meanwhile, for individual socialized media platform, in such a fragmented era, the puzzle of how to realize more user attention, higher activeness and longer stay time should be solved by gathering more and higher quality content providers. In 2016Q4, more and more socialized media platforms exerted their own platform superiorities and accelerated the enrichment and consummation of content forms and user interaction methods of the platform by means of adjustment of orientation, upgrading of functions and consummation of commercial modes. Such efforts were made to attract more and more content providers mainly on video contents (and more and more users accordingly) and further enhance the core competitive edges of the platform. On the other hand, the rich media-oriented process of socialized media platform also positively influenced the increase of high quality advertisement inventory, which of important significance for the market value maximization of the brands as well as higher order conversion effectiveness for advertisers.\nII. The content-oriented commercial modes tended to be diversified\nIn the end of September 2016, Zhihu announced the launching of \"Zhihu Bookstore\", through which users could directly purchase, download and read Zhihu's e-books. This realized the unique closed loop on reading and discussion consisting of purchasing, reading, transmission and extended discussion; in October 2016, Weibo announced that the total revenue of self-media authors through Weibo in 2016 was RMB 11.7 billion; in December 2016, Weibo launched paid QA service, which became one of the important tools for Weibo to enable self-media authors, and the process of cashability of Weibo's self-media authors was accelerated; also in December 2016, many voices were heard related to paid services of subscription on WeChat under Tencent, which was attached great importance.\nAccording to Analysys's analysis, by the end of 2016, the concept of \"paid contents\" has become a common trend. It is just a matter of time for paid content services on social platforms under the background of consumption upgrading and paid contents. Presently, the commercial logic of paid contents has been verified in multiple fields and on multiple platforms. The concept of \"paid contents\" has been generalized. And young consumption population with interests and experiences as value pursuit have gradually become the mainstream. The directions and modes of social platforms to integrate paid contents has become the key to competition. In addition, in 2016Q4, content-based start-ups were more active. Start-ups based on socialized media will also bring vitality to paid content services of social platforms. Facing the wide area of multidimensional markets and huge user groups of socialize media, content start-up and paid content would probably spurt brilliant sparks, leading to diversified content-based commercial modes of social media.\nFor more information about the social networking, please keep an eye on Analysys's official WeChat account or call the customer service at 4006-515-715.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Guns, Scopes & Ammo > Direct Impingement vs Gas Piston: Which One Reigns Supreme?\nDirect Impingement vs Gas Piston: Which One Reigns Supreme?\nMathew R Reed\nAsk any AR-15 owner and they'll tell you point-blank whether they prefer a direct impingement or gas piston system in their gun.\nThis is one of the most common debates among firearm enthusiasts and whatever choice you make, there's a good chance you're already loyal to it.\nSo what is the difference between direct impingement and gas piston?\nThese two terms are used to describe the gas-forced system inside of a firearm that fires rounds, ejects spent cartridges, and cycles through a new round. The key difference is where the gas is expelled once the job is done, though.\nIf you own an automatic rifle and still feel confused about what each of these systems does, we can help.\nThis guide will teach you the fundamental points of the direct impingement vs gas piston debate so you can finally get a grasp on how they differ and find out which type of rifle is best for you.\nAR Functionality and Why It Matters\nBefore we can jump into the debate between direct impingement and gas piston systems, it's best to get an understanding of how an AR functions.\nA rifle must be self-loading and be able to do other functions like firing and extracting cartridges, among others, without assistance for it to be classed as an automatic weapon.\nTo do these jobs effectively and automatically, a firearm requires some sort of force to move its inner mechanisms, which are usually created by propelled gas.\nWhile it's true that both of these systems use gas to operate the inner parts and power the action, it's what happens after they're done that makes a difference and causes so much debate.\nThe Downlow on Direct Impingement\nDirect impingement is considered the original system when it comes to automatic rifles and other guns.\nThe first time this system was used was in an experimental French rifle, and then later adjusted by Eugene Stoner as he created the AR-10 action which would later become the ArmaLite AR-15.\nThe direct impingement system of an automatic rifle works by bleeding the propellant gas through a hole in the barrel.\nThis gas then travels through a small tube until it reaches the bolt carrier mechanism, and as it makes contact this is known as impingement.\nThe gas continues down and pushes to the back of the rifle where it pushes out the spent case so that it can be extracted and ejected in a cycle.\nFrom here, it is pushed forward by the action, which is usually spring-loaded, and then pulls a new round from the cartridge and loads it into the chamber.\nIt's a classic method: The strongest point that AR users make about direct impingement is that it was the original system used for these types of firearms. If you want to stay true to the weapon itself, you might feel the same.\nA reliable option: The direct impingement system has a solid reputation for being reliable and hardy. Although some people claim that the fouling caused by the gas makes it jam more easily, this has been disproven.\nAffordability: Purchasing a rifle that uses direct impingement is much cheaper, and so too is obtaining replacement parts. Not only are they more affordable, but they're also easier to find as well, so if you ever have an issue and need a quick fix, the DI gun is the faster option.\nLightweight and versatile: The weight of an impingent-driven AR is going to be a lot less than a gas-piston one because the tube itself is a lot smaller. This also means they're more compatible with barrel lengths of various sizes which the gas option may not be.\nLess obvious recoil: As the gas inside of the weapon moves the bolt carrier more slowly and carefully than other systems, you'll notice less recoil when you fire it. If you're someone who already struggles with stability, this is a huge bonus.\nConversion is hard: Because the standard AR uses the direct impingement system as its native method, you may find it hard to convert your weapon to anything else. It's not as simple as swapping out the gas tube components for a piston setup without noticing experience serious failures with the gun, so configurations are not that great.\nA hot gun: After using a firearm that has a direct impingement system, you'll need to give it some time to cool down before you can touch it. The gas that's fired from the cartridge will come into contact with the action which means you can't remove the bolt carrier until it's reached a safe temperature.\nRequires deep cleaning: Although you don't have to clean a direct impingement gun more frequently, you do have to clean it more deeply. The hot gas that fires through the inner mechanisms of the weapon will be susceptible to fouling and may need extra attention to get them clean.\nEverything You Need to Know About Gas Piston\nThe first instance of gas piston technology was used in a single-shot breech-loading rifle in 1856 and it wasn't until some time later that it would be found on modern automatic rifles.\nIn 1886, a patent was developed to use this in a repeating rifle but didn't take off, and the Colt Model 703 was the first time this type of external piston, in their derivative of the AR-15.\nAt first glance, it appears that gas pistol works similarly to direct impingement systems, and while that's somewhat true, it's how the gas is expelled that's different.\nThe firing process begins the same as with the direct impingement system, with a propellant gas being bled into the barrel of the firearm.\nThis gas isn't forced into the tube though, but rather expelled out and stored in a different cylinder.\nInside of this cylinder is a piston, and as the gas enters, it moves the piston and pushes the bolt carrier to the back of the rifle so it can extract and eject the spent case.\nAfter this, it operates similarly to the direct impingement system again, with the piston then being pushed forward by a spring. From here, it takes a new round from the cartridge and locks it into the chamber.\nEasier cleaning and maintenance: The cleanliness of the operating system in a gas piston gun is considered superior because of the unique way it expels the gas. As the gas goes into a separate chamber, it causes less fouling and means when you have to clean your rifle, it won't be such an arduous task.\nConsistency: If you compare the two, people generally considered a piston-powered gun to be the more consistent option. This is due to their strength and ability to deal with variations in ammunition, which might otherwise cause a failure in a direct impingement system rifle.\nCool and less wear: A piston system rifle will almost always be cooler to operate because of its inner mechanisms and how the hot gas never comes into contact with the action. Even after shooting 100 rounds with one of these AR rifles, you'll find the action of the weapon to be cool, and it's even possible to remove it entirely and hold it in your hand.\nProne to issues: Sometimes, an AR that uses a piston system will experience an issue called \"bolt carrier tilt\". This occurs when the piston causes the rear of the carrier to slant which can lead to increased wear. The phenomenon is usually more common in ARs that have been modified to use the gas piston system.\nNot the traditional way: When compared to the conventional direct impingement system, some people believe that the gas piston is mechanically unsound. If you're someone who prefers their weapons to be made the traditional way, this might be a downside for you as well.\nCan have problems if not cleaned: A common misconception is that using a piston means you don't have to clean the weapon as often which leads to some of these AR rifles becoming dirty and malfunctioning. Regardless of the type of system used to power the action, all rifles and firearms need regular cleaning.\nThe Blowback System Alternative\nA third but not so common alternative to the gas piston and direct impingent system is a blowback.\nThis setup is usually found on specific gun types like pistol caliber carbine uppers that already aren't using the common AR-15 gas system.\nThe blowback system works by forcing the case to the back which then pushes the bolt to the rear as well.\nA spring mechanism then pushes it forward so that the gun cycles, which means no need for gas, but they can be pricey.\nWhich One Is Best For My Firearm?\nAs the gas piston and direct impingement systems both operate with forced gas, it doesn't seem that there should be too much debate over which one is best, yet there is.\nEach of these systems has something to offer, so it depends entirely on the individual and their weapon range as to what will suit them best.\nHowever, as always with gun ownership, there's a lot of room for configuration and versatility.\nAs you're working with an AR that already has a good reputation for being flexible, you might want to install an impingement-driven upper receiver on a gas piston-powered AR and get the best of both worlds whenever you choose.\nThe overall difference in feeling between these two systems as they're fired is minimal, especially if you're working with some type of gas suppression accessory.\nThe main difference is the cleanliness that the gas piston system offers, but they can be pricier and aren't considered the traditional method of operation for an automatic rifle.\nThe Right Gas System Solution\nOne of the beauties of owning an automatic rifle is how much configuration is possible, including whether you want to use a gas piston or direct impingement system to power up the action.\nTo find the best solution, think about your range of firearms and what matters most, and you'll come up with a winner.\nThere's so much more to gun ownership than just choosing a firearm and being done with, as debates like gas piston vs direct impingement will show.\nIf you still have questions about the inner workings of these powerful weapons, read on for some FAQs that might be able to help.\nWhat is a Rifle Action?\nThe action is the mechanism of a rifle or firearm that is responsible for loading, firing, and ejecting a cartridge, making it one of the most important parts.\nA gun is usually categorized by the type of action is uses, with the most common ones being pump action, bolt action, lever action, automatic, and semi-automatic.\nHow Does an Automatic Rifle Work?\nAn automatic rifle can continually fire by using the excess energy that the last discharge created to then strike the primer, igniting the propellant and discharge another projection.\nThis unique action is different from other types that require some sort of manual action to fire the next projection.\nWhat Does the 15 Mean in AR-15?\nAR stands for ArmaLite Rifle which was the name of the brand that first developed the rifle and then later sold it to Colt in 1959.\nThe 15 was added by Colt and when the patent for the gun expired in the 1970s, other manufacturers continued using it as the general term for this type of firearm.\nSilencerCentral.com\nBootleginc.com\nMathew R Reed is a professional gun seller who runs a dedicated gun store in the suburbs of Oakland, CA. A hardcore hunting enthusiast since childhood, Reed has ample experience with guns and accessories. He is the founder of ArmorHoldings.com and creates some of the most helpful gun-buying guides and explainers. If not in the gun shop, you can find him on the nearest hiking trail or nearby hunting spot.\n5 Best Pellet Guns Under $100 [2023]\n9 Best Air Rifle Scope Mounts of 2023\nWhat to Carry on Your Tactical Vest \u2013 Top 9 Must-Have Accessories\nHow to Clean a Tactical Vest","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MIDNIGHT RAMBLINGS\nA blog written in the dead of night and delivered to you in a brown paper bag. It's a cornucopia of tidbits, rants, and observations for the discerning eye. Good luck with all that. Now, for something completely different!\nArchive for Ohio\nOHIO IGLOO WITH SURROUND SOUND, NATIONAL ENQUIRER PULITZER, and NINJA RESTAURANT \u2013 TAIWAN,\nPosted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Humor, Life, News, Random, Sports, Uncategorized, video with tags Igloo, Jimmy Grey, John Edwards, National Enquirer, Ninja, Ohio, Ou Chia-wei, Pulitzer Prize, restaurant, Rielle Hunter, Superbowl, Taipei, Taiwan on February 19, 2010 by mclassen\nJimmy Grey's Party Igloo\nWith all of the snow falling this year, Ohio resident Jimmy Grey decided to do something with it other than shovelling. It's an awesome idea. The unemployed man from Ohio has built himself an 'extreme igloo' in his yard, a four-room monster that even has an entertainment room with cable TV and surround sound. I can't imagine what his kid's snow fort must look like. His four-room creation has 6-foot ceilings and an entertainment room. He powers the TV with an extension cord plugged into an outlet in the garage. He also ran wires for cable television with surround-sound stereo, enabling him and his friends to watch the Superbowl in his icy mansion. Party at Jimmy's house. Grey told The Plain Dealer newspaper that candles help to add ambiance for night time get-togethers with friends, and the freezing temperatures mean that the beer is always chilled. This dude has serious priorities. I can't wait to see the sparks fly from all those electronics when the snow starts to melt.\nPulitzer for the National Enquirer?\nIt's official, the National Enquirer has applied for a Pulitzer Prize. America's largest gossip rag is actually trying to legitimize itself by stepping into the the Pulitzer arena. The application is based on their story of exposing John Edwards and is unsavory affair with Rielle Hunter. This is probably the only thing the Enquirer has ever done that remotely smacks of real journalism. And of course they expect a prize for it. And not just any prize, THE prize. Where do these guys get off thinking they finally do one little bit of reporting and they should get the prize that most journalists and real news agencies strive for every day in every piece. The Pulitzer is for excellence in writing. If the National Enquirer wins this, it is my hope there has been a new catagory created for excellence in Bullshit.\nNinjas For Dinner.\nAlright let's go eat where we can be randomly attacked. Ninja patrons see waitresses wield swords and flare flames at diners, who have to get past a moat before sitting at their table in the dimly lit dining hall. The same customers are also encouraged to take photos with the warrior-like waitresses, who dress in black or red to look like ninjas in keeping with the theme of a dark but lively restaurant that opened last month in Taiwan's capital. \"The ninja is mysterious,\" said Ou Chia-wei, owner of the restaurant simply named Ninja, explaining why he chose that theme for the Japanese-style restaurant. \"On that premise, we can do magic tricks and light up the food.\" Waitresses working the barely lit dining room floor burn specialty menus, which vanish without a trace of ash, and send flames snaking across tables as customers watch. A moat and screen of cascading water just past the front entrance make customers wait a few minutes until the drawbridge goes up, leading to a dark stairwell toward the dining hall. There are professional magic shows, as well as cabarets, for those who walk in at the right times. Now that's entertainment. \"The owner had already liked ninjas and figured that would be a pretty obvious, visual theme for the restaurant,\" said restaurant sales manager Hsiao Dai. Ninja competes with restaurants that specialize in airliner, dinosaur and toilet decor in a city teeming with theme diners. Ok I have to ask, who was the idiot that thought up a toilet themed restaurant? Video of Ninja at the link below.\nVideo of Taiwan's Ninja Restaurant\nROBERT DOWNEY JR BURGER SAVIOR, ANTARCTIC CONDOMS, SHINY NEW OUTHOUSE, PIGEON REHAB, MICHIGAN METEOR, AND MOONDUST TELESCOPE\nPosted in Art, Books, celebrities, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Ezine, Family, Food, Humor, Life, Love, Media, Movies, Music, News, Personal, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Random, Religion, Sports, Technology, Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized, video, Writing with tags AARP, Al, Antarctic, Art, auction, Baby Boomer, base, Batavia, Bill, blog, blogging, burger, Chen, comedy, commentary, condoms, conversations, Coury, Dallas, Darryl, digg, dope, Downey, Drugs, E-zine, Ebay, editorial, Elbert, Ezine, Family, fark.com, funny, Google, Greenbelt, Henriksen, history, homing, hospital, Humor, Indiana, Ironman, Jr, King, Lew, Life, literature, Love, Maryland, McMurdo, Meteorite, Michigan, Montgomery Alabama, Moondust, Music, Nanotubes, NASA, News, nude women, nudity, odd, Ohio, opinion, Outhouse, Peter, pigeon, Pitt, Politics, porn, Preston, race, random thoughts, rehab, Robert, ruminations, sex, Station, strange, Technology, telescope, Texas, The game is afoot, theonion.com, Thoughts, TV, Wanamaker, weird, women, wordpress.com, wordpress.org, Writing, Yahoo, zine on June 10, 2008 by mclassen\nROBERT DOWNEY JR SAVED BY BAD BURGER KING\nThis is one of those stories you can't make up. Robert Downey Jr. claims to have been convinced to get straight by a bad burger experience at Burger King. In an interview with Britain's Empire magazine, the 43-year-old actor recounts an incident in 2003 when he was driving around with \"tons of f\u2014ing dope\" when he decided it was time for a burger. \"I have to thank Burger King,\" he told Empire. \"It was such a disgusting burger I ordered. I had that, and this big soda, and I thought something really bad was going to happen.\" After the bad burger experience, he said he tossed all of his drugs into the ocean and decided to sober up for good. I have to admit, I've had some pretty bad burgers at Burger King but I have yet to experience the epiphany burger. I wonder what they put on one of those. Apparently he got a combo with his. Burger King's new Epiphany burger helping people with their lives and indigestion. Don't forget the Tums.\nANTARCTIC RECEIVES 16,500 CONDOMS\nIt seems we've been missing out. It appears that when the sun goes down in the antarctic, the fun begins. Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them. Party on! Hats off folks. The base only has a skeleton staff through the winter but what a staff. \"Since everybody knows everyone, it becomes a little bit uncomfortable,\" Henriksen said. Frigid here doesn't seem to be a problem. Sunrise starts again in late august and then supply flight resume and tourism picks up. Let's see, 3 months, endless nightlife,16,500 condoms, that says orgy to me. I wonder what kind of cocktails they have down there. It may be cold and snowy down there, but they've obviously found something to occupy themselves. Put me down for a visit. Artic Researchers Gone Wild, it could be the next big thing. Where's my video camera?\nMAN FIGHTS TO KEEP OUTHOUSE \u2013 WINS\nIn Batavia, Ohio, Elbert Preston, everybody calls him Lew, refused to give up having an outhouse. It seems that his old one was violating a few health codes and the powers that be wanted it gone. Well, Lew wasn't going to stand, or sit for that. A former trustee for Washington Township, he challenged the board of health for months before seeking help from People Working Cooperatively, a nonprofit that has done thousands of projects for low-income, elderly and disabled residents in southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. They built him a new outhouse, one that was up to codes. \"It's too nice and complicated to be an outhouse,\" Lew said. \"I call it a privy.\" Preston, who is slowed by diabetes and has colon problems and pacemaker, said he never saw the need to replace the old outhouse, which once was picked up and carried into his garden by a tornado without major damage. He said he has used an outside toilet since settling in Washington Township 40 years ago and likes the privacy of a privy. \"When you're in a house, sounds carry, Everybody knows your business.\" I'm guessing we won't be seeing any high tech from this guy.\nPIGEON ENTERS REHAB\nAl Coury of Wanamaker, Indiana races pigeons. He sent several of them to Montgomery, Alabama to be released for a race which uses the birds instincts to race back home. First pigeons to their home loft wins the race. Well, one of his birds decided enough of this bird crap and decided he'd had enough. He found a nice hospital courtyard and checked himself in for some RandR. The pigeon went about making friends with the patients of the Meadows Hospital and even sat in on some group sessions held in the courtyard. The avian athelete, now dubbed Miss Pigeon had a band on its leg with Coury's phone number on it and he was contacted. He told them to feed the bird unpopped popcorn and then went to reclaim the wayaward creature. There is no word on what the bill for the bird's recovery will be. Do professional homing pigeons get health care?\nMETEORITE SHAPED LIKED MIGHIGAN GETS $20,000\nA 75 pound meteorite shaped like Michigan's lower peninsula fetched $20,000 at an auction in Dallas, Texas. The owner Darryl Pitt was disapointed. He felt it Should have gone for $50,000. Well times are hard Darryl and of course it's no corn flake. A recent fiasco over an Illinois shaped cornflake fetching bids that neared $250,000 at one point was on Ebay. Maybe that was the problem, it wasn't on Ebay. Darryl felt his meteor should rival one that sold not long ago that was shaped like the Indian subcontinent. That one went for $90,000, but it also weighed three-quarters of a ton. I guess in this case, size really does matter. Look at it this way, you sold a piece of space junk for 20 grand. You're lucky you got that much.\nTELESCOPE MADE FROM MOONDUST\nPeter Chen, a NASA scientist feels he has found a practical way to build a telescope on the moon. Why we need one I haven't quite figured out yet, but he thinks he can do it anyway. He wants to make it from moon dust. He has been experimenting with moon dust-like particles and has been able to creat a small example to show everyone he can do this. Of course we're not talking real moondust and this may prove better in theory than practice. \"We believe we have found a way to turn moon dust into a telescope,\" said Peter Chen, with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The process require combining nanotubes, small carbon fibers, and crushed rock that simulates moondust. Actually it sounds like he was making mudpies to me. \"First we had something very gooey and smelly,\" Chen told reporters at the American Astronomical Society meeting last week. \"Then we had this very hard, very stable material like concrete.\" Yep, mud pies. OK, adobe. The latin Americans discovered that a long time ago. Chen feels his process can create a structure and the entire telescope system. Isn't this really redundant? With Hubble working so well, why do we need one on the moon. But then again, we just spent billions to find salt on Mars, I guess we might as well spend a few billion more to make some mudpies on the moon. The real problem is there's way too much grant money floating around for projects like this.\nMEMORIAL DAY, GRUMPY QUEEN, OBAMA PARROT, PORN TAX, AND ROBBY KNIEVEL\nPosted in Art, Books, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Family, Food, Humor, Life, Love, Media, Movies, Music, News, Personal, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Random, Religion, Sports, Technology, Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing with tags 200, A, African, Anne, Art, Assmblyman, Autumn, Barack, blog, blogging, breaking, bride, British, Brits, Calderon, California, came, Canadian, Carbondale, Castle, Chapel, Charles, Chelsy, CNN, comedy, commentary, Congress, conversations, Cox, Davy, Day, Dead, Decoration, democrat, Democratic, digg, editorial, Elizabeth, England, English, Evel, Family, fark.com, feet, Forkum, from, funny, General, Google, Grandson, Grey, Harry, Hello, history, holiday, honored, Illinois, Island, Jeanne, Jeremy, John, jump, Kelley, Key, king's, Knievel, Life, literature, Logan, Love, Magazine, Mason, memorial, memory, Montreal, Moos, Murray, Music, nationwide, New, News, nude women, nudity, Obama, Ohio, opinion, orirgin, Parrot, Peter, Phillips, photos, Politics, porn, pornography, Prince, Princess, Queen, random thoughts, record, resident, Robby, Ron, royal, Royals, ruminations, sex, smokey, Sports, St George's, States, supporter, tax, Technology, theonion.com, Thoughts, Tom, TV, TVs, UK, United, Veteran, veterans, Vets, Vickers, video, Waterloo, wedding, West, where, Windsor, women, wordpress.com, wordpress.org, Writing, Yahoo, York, youtube on May 26, 2008 by mclassen\nTHE ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY\nThe following is a quick history lesson on where Memorial Day comes from. I did not write this and it comes from the Cox and Forkum website. It is nicely done and I figured if it isn't broke don't fix it. If you see a Veteran, I suggest doing this any day not just the holiday, tell them thanks and buy them a cocktail. They earned it.\nThe official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York. The village was credited with being the birthplace because it observed the day on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter, and because it is likely that the friendship of General John Murray, a distinguished citizen of Waterloo, and General John A Logan, who led the call for the day to be observed each year and helped spread the event nationwide, was a key factor in its growth. General Logan had been impressed by the way the South honored their dead with a special day and decided the Union needed a similar day. Reportedly, Logan said that it was most fitting; that the ancients, especially the Greeks, had honored their dead, particularly their heroes, by chaplets of laurel and flowers, and that he intended to issue an order designating a day for decorating the grave of every soldier in the land, and if he could he would have made it a holiday. Logan had been the principal speaker in a citywide memorial observation on April 29, 1866, at a cemetery in Carbondale, Illinois, an event that likely gave him the idea to make it a national holiday. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization, Logan issued a proclamation that \"Decoration Day\" be observed nationwide. It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of fallen Union soldiers were decorated in remembrance of this day. The alternative name of \"Memorial Day\" was first used in 1882, but did not become more common until after World War II, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967. On June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved four holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend.\nTHIS WAS COURTESY OF THE COX AND FORKUM WEBSITE\nTHE QUEEN HAS A GRUMP ON\nA British newspaper says the Canadian bride of the Queen's eldest grandson is being blamed for a controversial deal with celebrity magazine Hello! for exclusive photos of their wedding at Windsor Castle. Montrealer Autumn Kelly married Peter Phillips on Saturday at the castle's 15th-century St. George's Chapel in front of 300 guests. The deal is reported to be worth $1 million. That'll pay for one heck of a honeymoon. The British royal family and particulary Queen Elizabeth is up in arms about this as they weren't consulted on the deal. The wedding pics will include images of most of the royals, including the Queen, Princess Anne, Prince Charles, and Prince Harry and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy. Yep that about covers everyone the magazines would be interested in. The Brits are saying that images of their Queen doesn't belong in a gossip rag. Too late now. Hello, published over 60 pics of the wedding. The new Mrs. Phillips said she needed the money to pay for expenses since nobody else was willing to pick up the tab. I think she probably has more deals in the making. I'm sure a book deal, How I Managed to Marry into the Royal Family, could be in the works. Then there's the lecture circuit, 10 steps to courting the grandson of a queen. Then there's talk shows, websites, the list is endless. She could make an entire career out of this. Wow Canadians have their own member of the royal family now. Hey, guest appearances at hockey games singing \"Oh Canada.\"\nOBAMA PARROT\nThis is an idea that was suggested by one of the Midnight Ramblings readers, Tom Vickers. He has a blog here on wordpress that's always worth a look at called TV's Weblog-The Great Nonsense of Life. He thought that Smokey, the Obama supporting talking Parrot would fit right in. I agreed. This is just too funny. The video is taken from a CNN report done by Jeannie Moos. She's quite clever and it's cool to have it on the site. Watch and enjoy.\nTAX ON PORN?\nCalifornia is in deep financial trouble. Who isn't? They have decided to get into the porn business so to speak. In an effort to get the state back on track a new concept in \"sin\" tax is being considered. Since most pornography is produced in southern California, state Assemblyman, Charles Calderon has proposed a 25% tax on all porn production and sale. Holy Ron Jeremy Batman! That's a heavy duty tax. That'll make your porn cost worse than the price of gas. Isn't this a sort of state sponsored pimping? If they're smart they'll just pack up and move somewhere else. It's not like they need studios, actors, or talent for these things. They ought to fit right in at Key West.\nROBBY KNIEVEL BEATS EVEL'S RECORD\n\"Hopefully I'll see you after the jump,\" Knievel told everyone just before he climbed the start ramp. With that, Robby took off and broke his dad, Evil Knievel's, record. He jumped 200 feet and 24 semi trucks with his motorcycle. The previous record was 115 ft. This just so rocks. He did the jump in the same place, King's Island in Mason Ohio, that his father had set the previous record. Robbie Knievel dedicated his stunt to his father, U.S. war veterans and those serving in the military. Look ma I can fly!\nINSANITY IS COOL WHEN IT WORKS. LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE:\nMCCAIN PREACHERS, ESCAPING PRISONER, PLUMBING THIEF, TOXIC VOMIT, AND ODD LAPTOP\nPosted in Art, Books, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Family, Food, Humor, Life, Love, Media, Movies, Music, News, Personal, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Random, Religion, Sports, Technology, Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing with tags 54, AARP, Ahmad, anti-Muslim, Antonio, area, Arizona, Art, auction, Baby Boomer, Barack, Bek, blog, blogging, brass, burger, christianity, comedy, conversations, decontaminated, democrat, Democratic, digg, doctors, dual, Ebay, emergency, ER, escaped, evangelist, Falwell, Family, fark.com, fast, Food, funny, Google, GOP, Hagee, handcuffed, Hebrew, history, Hitler, hospital, Illinois, Japan, Japanese, Jean Morrison, Jerry, jews, John, King, Kuala, Kumamoto, laptop, Life, literature, Lumpur, Malaysia, McCain, McDonalds, Michigan, Music, Muslim, Norristown, notebook, nurses, Obama, Ohio, Parsley, pastor, patients, Pennsylvania, Perak, pesticide, plumbing, police, political, Politics, preachers, President, presidential, primaries, primary, prisoner, pulpit, racism, racist, radical, random thoughts, Religion, republican, rest, reverend, Rod, Room, Roslan, ruminations, San, screen, sermon, suicide, Technology, television, Texas, The game is afoot, theft, theonion.com, thief, Thoughts, toilet, toxic, transporting, TV, video, vomit, Voyager, white, Whitey, women, wordpress.com, wordpress.org, Writing, xentex, Yahoo, youtube on May 24, 2008 by mclassen\nJOHN MCCAIN, BARACK OBAMA IN PREACHERS GONE WILD\nWhat is it with preachers and politics lately? I thought the pulpit was for expressing love, understanding, forgiveness, not political platforms to slam \"Whitey\" and endorse Hitler. I thought there was suppossed to be a seperation between church and state. With weirdos like Reverend White and John Hagee running around out there, we need to consider that seperation issue. Obama and McCain certainly are. With Obama's attempt to distance himself from his former pastor Rev. White, the pulpit politics really seemed to start rolling. The political season seems to be the time when every whack job on the planet comes out of the woodwork. Heck, alot of them are running for office. John McCain has had two renegade radical Reverends try to attach themselves to his coattails. They're worse than trying to shake off a bad hangover. The most recent has been John Hagee, the pastor from San Antonio that declared God allowed the rise of Adolf Hitler because it resulted in returning Israel to the Jewish people. Now that's certainly some twisted logic. Now I'm a live and let live kind of guy, which I thought was the basic teachings of christianity. Apparently not with these guys. Now, I don't blame Obama or McCain for making these kinds of errors. It just shows that they're going to screw up like most politicians. McCain also received the endorsement of another controversial television evangelist in late February, the Rev. Rod Parsley of Ohio, whose sermons have been called anti-Muslim. In one sermon, posted on YouTube, Parsley described \"our historical conflict with Islam,\" adding that \"America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed.\" Where did he get that from? What history book was that in? I never saw that. Do these guys make up this junk as they go along? McCain seems to be drawing these guys like flies. It was bad enough courting an association with Jerry Falwell. McCain has of course disavowed any endorsements with Hagee and Parsley even though he himself originally wanted their endorsements. It appears he knew not whom he sought. Politicians need to go back to seeking the old political endorsements, like labor unions and foreign diplomats instead of religious nuts. You remember, that seperation of church and state thing. Pulpits belong in church not politics.\nSUSPECT STEALS POLICE CAR WHILE CUFFED\nIn Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a suspect was being transported in a police car to court. He was handcuffed and all the precautions had been taken. At least that's what they thought. The 24-year-old man got away Thursday when police transporting him to court stopped for a toilet break in the northern Perak state, local police chief Roslan Bek Ahmad said. Along the way, they stopped at a rest area off a highway. Two of the policemen went to the toilet while a third officer remained with the suspect in the car. The suspect overpowered the officer, got behind the wheel and sped away, driving with his hands still cuffed. Clever. Though they set up a roadblock, this guy was determined he was going to get away. After driving against the traffic the police car ran off the road and crashed into a tree. When the police arrived, the man had disappeared. I wish I knew that trick. Next time, go to the bathroom one at a time and leave the guard some backup.\nPLUMBING THIEF PLAGUES FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS\nIn Norristown, Pennsylvania, a new kind of thief has struck with a different concept of take out. His diabolic target is the plumbing at local fast food joints. So far he has hit two McDonalds and several Burger Kings. Jean Morrison, a detective for the East Norriton Township is on the case. This evil genius takes about four minutes to shut off the water to the toilets and urinals and pulls all the pipes out. Morrison thinks the thief might be fencing his take for brass value. She may have gotten a big break in this debilitating crime spree. A survellience camera may have gotten this arch villain on video. Thieves. If it isn't tied down, wait a minute, these were tied down. I guess nothing's safe anymore. Not even the plumbing.\nTOXIC VOMIT POISONS 54 PEOPLE\nOk, this is really weird. A new trend in Japan, is committing suicide by drinking toxic materials. A man was brought into a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan after drinking a large amount of pesticide. The doctors were trying to pump his stomach when he vomited before dying. The spray was so toxic that it caused 54 doctors, nurses and patients to have breathing problems and sores on their eyes. The emergency room had to be decontaminated and everyone was transferred to a different hospital. Over 50 people have killed themselves this way. Whatever happened to the old method of Japanese suicide, Hari Kari. At least it doesn't endanger everyone else or turn the place into an environmental hazard.\nDUAL SCREEN LAPTOP \u2013 WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?\nThis is one for all you collectors of strange things out there. This is a dual screen laptop that is currently up for auction on Ebay. I've never seen anything quite like it and it certainly didn't go far in the commercial market. The auction says it's a prototype made by Xentex in 2002, called the Dual Screen Voyager and sold for nearly $5,000! That's an expensive laptop. The unique thing is that the screen pivots so someone opposite you can look at the screen. The body of it actually folds twice so that it is more compact. I just thought I'd put this up for the annals of the odd, strange and curious.\nNews, Sports, weird\nBOOKMARK THIS SITE!!!\nMIDNIGHT RAMBLINGS as Kindle wireless downloads through Amazon's Whispernet. Now the blog can be automatically uploaded to Kindle E-book readers when ever they are updated. 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{"text":"Photo: Peach Aviation\nPeach to resume Osaka-Hong Kong flights from Jan 20\nNov. 16, 2022 06:00 am JST Nov. 16, 2022 | 06:57 am JST\nPeach Aviation Ltd will resume flights on its Osaka (Kansai) - Hong Kong route from January 20, 2023 with seven round trips per week.\nRegardless of whether passengers depart from Kansai or Hong Kong, all departures are at night, so they can make it in time even after work, and with a schedule that allows them to connect from all over Japan.\nThe Osaka (Kansai) - Hong Kong route will resume operations for the first time in about three years since it was suspended on March 2, 2020. With this, Peach's international flights from Kansai will operate four routes that include the Osaka (Kansai) - Seoul (Incheon)\/Taipei (Taoyuan) routes that resumed operations in August, as well as the Osaka (Kansai) - Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) route that will be newly opened in December as the first medium-distance route.\nIn addition, the Osaka (Kansai) - Seoul (Incheon) route will increase the number of flights to a total of four flights, one round trip each, on January 21 and 24, in light of the recovery in demand.\nPeach, which started operating from Kansai Airport as Japan's first LCC in 2012, said it will continue to provide casual travel with stable low fares, thoroughly implementing infection control measures.\n\u00a9 Japan Today\nNov. 16, 2022 09:47 am JST\nnice ad with missing crucial info-price for tickets and so called travel requierements\/i mean covid \"science\" tests etc\/\nfactchecker\nNov. 16, 2022 05:41 pm JST\nHong Kongers welcome. Mainlanders are not. CCP keep going for zero covid please so your nasty tourists stay away.\nHyatt Regency Osaka will soon offer cat-friendly hotel rooms for you and your feline friend\nJan. 28 06:00 am JST Jan. 28 | 06:10 am JST\nAirAsia X resumes flights between Kuala Lumpur and Osaka\nJapanese hotel chain's sweet surprise is one more reason it's a great choice for travelers on a budget\n5 Great Places to Go Glamping in Japan\n5 Kansai Adventures to Try This Autumn in Japan\n5 Best Museums in Japan for Fashion Lovers\nWhat it's Like to Stay Overnight at Tokyo DisneySea\nJapan's Whisky Region: Experience Chichibu's Food and Malt\n5 Things to Do in Izumo this Autumn in Japan\n5 Things to Know About Traveling to Japan in 2022 and Beyond\nHow to Rent a Car in Japan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Emory applauds the roles of Rosemary Magee 82PhD\nBy Kimber Williams\nLight Touch, Lasting Mark: Rosemary Magee has sculpted many parts of Emory during a forty-year career. She will continue as a fellow at Emory's Fox Center for humanistic inquiry.\nAnn Watson\nOn a shelf in Rosemary Magee's office sits a curious photograph of a shabby white building covered in peeling paint. A sign above the doorway reads \"Annex B.\"\nFrom the windows of the director's office in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Magee can point to where Annex B once stood, within a cluster of temporary barracks constructed shortly after World War II. Forty years later, those barracks had become part of a scattered network of spaces that housed Emory's arts programs.\nFor years, Emory had debated how to create a cohesive, centralized home for the arts befitting a top liberal arts university. By the mid\u20131990s, the project had stalled.\nWith quiet diplomacy and unwavering resolve, Magee gathered a \"dream team\" to spearhead a new design and the fundraising needed to breathe life into a project that resulted in Emory's Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, a multidisciplinary teaching, practice, and performance facility that opened in 2003.\nThis spring, Magee stepped away from the Rose Library after forty years spent in an astonishing range of positions\u2014student, alumna, and scholar; professor and researcher; senior associate dean responsible for resources and planning at Emory College; member of the president's cabinet and vice president and secretary of the university; and library special collections director.\nShe arrived at Emory in 1977 to pursue a PhD in literature and religion at the Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts.\n\"In Emory, I saw a place where individuals can grow and flourish, where there is an institutional commitment to talking about matter and meaning and purpose and aesthetics,\" she says.\nMagee taught in the Department of English before joining Emory College as assistant dean and director of summer programs. Later, she was appointed associate dean for resources and planning, then senior associate dean, in charge of a $100 million operating budget and $150 million in capital projects.\nIn 2005, Magee was asked to consider a new post\u2014vice president and secretary of the university, working with the both the Board of Trustees and the president's cabinet, where she initially was the only woman at the table.\n\"The thing about Rosemary is that it was never about Rosemary,\" says former Board of Trustees chair Ben F. Johnson III 65C. \"Nothing she did was motivated by anything other than what was best for Emory, its faculty and students, and her love of education. When you are able to present yourself without guile, as she has, it gives you a power most people don't understand.\"\nIn 2012, Magee became director of Rose Library, leading its extensive renovation and renaming in recognition of benefactor Stuart A. Rose 76BBA.\nUniversity Librarian Yolanda Cooper praises Magee's gift for building enduring relationships. \"When she takes the reins,\" Cooper says, \"beautiful things happen.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Our Vision Pilot Program Meet the Team\nLatest News About Our Vision Pilot Program Meet the Team Contact\nSea plastic - pick it up.\nOur Mission is to empower subsistence fishermen to engage in collecting shoreline plastic as part of their catch.\nPowell Cay, Abacos, Bahamas Hundreds of pounds removed on this day\nFishing for Plastic is a grass roots non-profit organization committed to cleaning up coastlines. Our Mission is to empower subsistence fishermen to engage in harvesting beach plastic as part of their catch.\nThe concept is simple. Fishermen will receive monetary compensation in exchange for harvested beach plastic. This is beneficial for both the environment and the communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood. Monetizing the plastic is the solution to getting it collected from the local shorelines. We encourage the concept of stewardship in coastal communities by empowering the fishermen who live there to become part of the solution. Our commitment is to have a pilot project underway in the Abacos, Bahamas in 2019.\nBill Atherholt\nBe the first to hear about the latest developments at Fishing for Plastic\nWay to go, glad you want to help\nOur Vision Meet the Team Latest News Contact\nDonate Become a Sponsor Join the Team","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition on DVD\nVoices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers. Directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French). Two DVDs. 90 minutes. 1991. Walt Disney Video 786936171631. G. $29.98\nFor many people, the name \"Disney\" means cute animated characters and stories that appeal primarily to children. Featuring characters like Mrs. Potts, the talking\/singing teapot, and a good deal of slapstick, Beauty and the Beast has these ingredients, but it's also intended to appeal to adults, telling a story about cruelty, kindness, the need to look beyond appearances, and, ultimately, the redeeming power of love. Beauty and the Beast was a critical as well as popular success, with six Oscar nominations (winning for Best Score and Best Song), and the Broadway musical play that was developed from the movie is currently the eighth-longest-running show in Broadway history.\nI saw Beauty and the Beast when the movie was first released and I've seen the stage version, but somehow I found this Special Edition DVD version even more moving. For me, the most powerful theme involves the contrast between Belle's would-be suitor, Gaston\u2014handsome and possessing a great voice, but cruel and thoughtless\u2014and the Beast, frightening in appearance and gruff in manner, but with an inner goodness that Belle senses and is drawn to. It is, indeed, a \"tale as old as time,\" told with skill and sensitivity, and enhanced immeasurably by the brilliant Menken and Ashman score.\nThe vocal cast of Beauty and the Beast includes the talented (and, as her appearance in the DVD supplementary materials reveals, lovely) Paige O'Hara as Belle, Robby Benson as the Beast (an unusual but effective bit of casting), Richard White (who was great in the title role of the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of the Yeston\/Kopit Phantom), David Ogden Stiers (proving that playing Charles on M*A*S*H tapped only part of his talent), Jerry Orbach (who was a musical theater star before he was on TV), and Angela Lansbury, adding her special warmth as Mrs. Potts.\nFor this two-disc Platinum Special Edition, Disney has pulled out all the stops. Video and audio have been remastered\/remixed; in addition, there are numerous interviews, a filmmakers' commentary, pop-up song lyrics for karaoke, storyboards, a featurette on the Broadway musical, various games \"for the younger adventurer,\" a lot of material about animation techniques, and a moving tribute to Howard Ashman, who died tragically of AIDS before the movie was finished. There are also three versions of the film: the Original Theatrical Edition, the Work-in-Progress Edition shown at the 1991 New York Film Festival (of interest mostly to students of the cinema), and the Special Edition, which includes a new musical sequence, \"Human Again,\" which was cut from the original version but was reworked for the Broadway musical. This turns out to be a very significant addition, not only because it's a catchy tune, but because it includes an important scene that shows the development of the relationship between Belle and the Beast. Odds'n'ends include a music video of the title song by \"pop sensation Jump 5,\" which had me reaching for the \"Next\" button well before it was over.\nBeauty and the Beast is an animated feature, with limited use of computer graphics techniques, and consequently does not have the hyper-sharp definition of, say, Shrek (a movie that, come to think of it, is another variation on the theme of inner\/outer beauty), but the video transfer is exceedingly well done, and the 5.1 remix of the soundtrack is top-notch.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Laura Dern Biography, Life, Interesting Facts\nDirector, Movie Actress, Television Actress, Television Producer\nLos Angeles, California, United States of America\nWild at Heart: Laura Dern\nCHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE\nAmerican actress Laura Elizabeth Dern was born on February 10, 1967, in Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. She was the great-granddaughter of former Governor of Utah and Secretary of War, George Dern and both her parents were professional actors. Laura had reportedly been conceived while her father, Bruce Dern, and mother, Diane Ladd were shooting for the film 'The Wild Angels.' Her parents divorced barely after two years of her birth and Laura was then brought up by her mother and grandmother. She followed the Roman Catholic faith according to her family belief.\nLaura Dern's physical appearance was a bit too different. She almost reached most of her imposing 5' 10\" height even before attending her teens. With a prematurely full hip and thin rail structure, her physical appearance seemed even more awkward with her drooping posture and huge feet. She was teased and bullied by her classmates for her peculiar and abnormal physical appearance while attending schools. At the tender age of 9, she enrolled at the reputable Lee Strasberg Institute and found solace by studying method acting distancing herself from all those banters hurled towards her. She attended the University of Southern California for one semester and the University of California, Los Angeles, for only two days.\nLaura Dern was drawn towards acting and movie-making since her early childhood. Her parents' background also, in a way, accelerated her decision to pursue acting as a career option early in her teens. In 1973, she made her film debut as a child artist in her mother's film 'White Lightning.' She followed it up with a brief appearance in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' in the following year, in which her mother had a signature role. Laura found her bearing in the 1980 teen movie 'Foxes.' She played one of the leading characters of the Adrian Lyne film which also starred Jodie Foster, and her performance was lauded. In 1981, she appeared in a television series called 'Shannon.'\nWhile doing several bit parts in mainly small movies, Laura Dern landed the role of Jessica McNeil in 'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains' (1982). A controversy broke out between Laura and her mother when her mother objected to her presence on the sets of the said film at such a young age of 13. However, Laura sued for emancipation and promptly received the same ensuring her rights to play the role. She won the Miss Golden Globe Award in 1982 for her performance in the film 'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,' making her the youngest ever winner of the award. She was next seen in movies like 'Teachers' (1984), 'Mask' (1985), 'Smooth Talk' (1985) and proved her mettle in all of these movies.\nLaura Dern appeared in many television movies in small roles during the early part of the 1980s including the likes of 'Happy Endings' and 'The Three Wishes of Billy Grier.' She teamed up with the legendary director David Lynch in the crime-thriller 'Blue Velvet' and played the role of Sandy Williams in 1986. Continuing her association with David Lynch, she portrayed the character of an oversexed 20-year-old on the run in the movie 'Wild at Heart,' which almost took four years to be released. She appeared in yet another David Lynch film 'Inland Empire' in 2006.\nLaura Dern's breakthrough performance came in the 1991 film 'Rambling Roses.' She won a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the movie. Incidentally, her mother also played a role in the same film and earned a nomination for an Academy Award, making them the first mother-daughter duo to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in the same movie.\nIn 1993, Laura Dern was cast as the courageous scientist Dr. Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster film 'Jurassic Park' based on the popular book of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film was a huge hit worldwide, and the mainstream audiences well liked Laura for her realistic portrayal of the adored character. In the same year, she had another film called 'A Perfect World,' in which the cine-giant Clint Eastwood cast her. In 1996, she appeared in 'Citizen Ruth,' the directorial debut of filmmaker Alexander Payne. She portrayed the role of Ruth, a hostile pregnant girl, hurling a deluge of abuses at the top of her voices to her on-screen mother, played by her real mother, Diane Ladd.\nLaura Dern continued to play versatile and essential characters in different movies throughout the 1990s and marched ahead in the same vein well into the 2000s. Her prominent film of this period include 'A Season for Miracles' (1999), 'October Sky' (1999), 'Novocaine' (2001), 'Focus' (2001), 'I Am Sam' (2001) and 'We Don't Live Here Anymore' (2004). She reprised the role of Dr. Ellie Sattler in the sequel of 'Jurassic Park,' 'Jurassic Park III' (2001).\nFrom a lumbering and inelegant teenager, Laura Dern developed herself into a supple beauty over the years and has been portraying a wide variety of roles in both films and TV industries and is actively pursuing her acting career to date.\nIn 1993, Laura Dern won a Golden Globe Award under the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a TV mini-series or motion picture for her performance on HBO's 'Afterburn.'\nIn 2009, she again won the Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress in a supporting role for her performance in the television movie 'Recount.'\nLaura Dern's third Golden Globe Award came in the year 2012 when she received the award for her performance in the television series 'Enlightened.'\nShe won a Primetime Emmy Award under the category of 'Outstanding Supporting Actress' in 2017 for her performance in the TV series 'Big Little Lies.'\nPERSONAL LIFE AND LEGACY\nLaura Dern married musician Ben Harper on December 23, 2005, after dating for five years. The couple is blessed with a son, Charles and a daughter, Harris. They finalized their divorce in September 2013.\nFebruary 10 Horoscope\nMore Actresses\nRosie Huntington-Whiteley\nDame Wendy Hiller\nMini Barbie\nMore People From California\nMariel Hemingway\nBarry Minkow\nTimothy Bradley\nMadison Kocian\nCalvin Vail\nWilliam Schuman\nHelen Carter\nMore Aquarius People\nKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan\nWalter Houser Brattain\nBruno Tonioli\nBobo Chan\nMario Molina","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Putnam Maintains Fundraising Edge In Florida Governor's Race\nBy\tLloyd Dunkelberger\ton\tMay 12, 2018\tin\tWNDB News\nFlorida \u2013 In the Republican race for governor, new financial reports show Adam Putnam and Ron DeSantis continue to pursue different strategies in their quest for their party's nomination.\nPutnam, a two-term state agriculture commissioner, raised more than $2 million in April and spent $2.4 million, including more than $1.8 million launching his first television ad, the new filings with the state Division of Elections show.\nDeSantis, a three-term congressman from Palm Coast, raised $819,000 in April and spent $570,000, the state records show. DeSantis has yet to run any television advertising but is relying on frequent appearances on Fox News to connect with Republican voters.\nWith total contributions of $28.85 million, Putnam maintained a solid hold as the strongest fundraiser in the governor's race, among both Republicans and Democrats.\nEven with his expenditures, Putnam had approximately $19 million in cash on hand as he moved into May.\nDeSantis has raised nearly $8 million and had more than $7 million in cash heading into May, the reports show.\nPutnam's largest contributions reflect his status as the Tallahassee establishment's favored candidate.\nHis political committee, Florida Grown, in April received $375,000 from the business-lobbying group Associated Industries of Florida, as well as $215,000 from a political committee affiliated with the Florida Chamber of Commerce.\nThe committee's April haul included $100,000 from Publix Super Markets and $100,000 from William Becker, owner of Peace River Citrus Products, last month. And Putnam's committee received $75,000 from pari-mutuel interests, including $25,000 from Patrick Rooney, president of the Palm Beach Kennel Club.\nPhosphate companies contributed $50,000 to Putnam in April. He also received $25,000 from Geo Group, a private prison company, and $25,000 from St. Joe Co., a major developer.\nThe largest April contribution to DeSantis' political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, was $100,000 from Ahmad Khawaja, the California-based founder of Allied Wallet, an online payment-processing company.\nDeSantis' committee also received $25,000 from a company affiliated with MCNA Dental Plans, a company that has provided dental care for Medicaid patients in Florida. The state is currently reviewing bids for a new contract that will separate dental services from the main Medicaid managed-care program.\nHouse Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O'Lakes, who announced this week he would not run for governor and endorsed Putnam, raised $49,500 for his Watchdog political committee in April, state records show.\nCorcoran raised a total $6.9 million, with about $2 million left at the end of April. He has said he may use some of the money to support Republican efforts to maintain majorities in the state House and Senate.\nAmong Democrats, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham had the strongest fund-raising month in April, the records show. She raised more than $1 million, with a total of $7.4 million in contributions to her campaign account and Our Florida political committee. Graham had more than $4.7 million in cash in the accounts moving into May, the reports show.\nFormer Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, the first Democratic candidate to run TV spots, spent $1.8 million on ads in April, the latest campaign finance reports show. Levine has raised a combined total of $9 million in his official campaign account and All About Florida political committee, while also loaning $5 million \u2014 including $2.2 million in April \u2014 to his campaign.\nTallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum received $445,000 in contributions to his campaign account and political committee, Forward Florida, in April, the records show. He has raised a total of $3 million, and had $1.4 million cash on hand heading into May.\nWinter Park businessman Chris King raised $115,000 in April, according to reports reflecting contributions to his campaign account and Rise and Lead political committee. He has raised a total of $3.76 million and has also loaned his campaign $825,000, including $400,000 in April.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Emmy Zehden\nEmmy Windhorst was born in L\u00fcbbecke in 1900 and worked as a domestic servant after leaving school. She lived in Berlin from 1918 on, and in the mid-1920s married Richard Zehden, who later suffered discrimination under the Nuremberg race laws. In 1930 she joined the Bible Students (Jehovah's Witnesses). Her husband was sentenced to almost a year's imprisonment in 1938 for belonging to this religious community. Like all Bible Students, Emmy Zehden was a determined opponent of military service, and influenced her nephew to go into hiding to avoid being drafted. Although her husband was in prison and Emmy Zehden knew that her views might have dangerous consequences, she stuck to her convictions. She was sentenced to death for hiding her nephew and two other Bible Students evading the draft. Following rejected pleas for clemency, Emmy Zehden was murdered in Berlin-Pl\u00f6tzensee on June 9, 1944. Her farewell letters were never given to her family.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb AHA Honors Cleveland Clinic for Equity\nAHA Honors Cleveland Clinic for Equity\nEquity of Care Award recognizes hospital efforts to achieve care equity for patients, advance diversity\nLaurie Larson\nThe American Hospital Association honored the Cleveland Clinic with its annual Equity of Care Award at the Health Forum\u2013AHA Leadership Summit in July. The award recognizes outstanding hospital and health system efforts to achieve care equity for all patients and advance diversity within the organization's workforce, leadership and governance. Four health systems also were named as honorees for the award: CHRISTUS Health in Irving, Texas; MetroHealth System in Cleveland; Navicent Health in Macon, Ga.; and West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson.\n\"Our winners' efforts to reduce health care disparities and foster diversity within their leadership and staff offer powerful examples for the rest of the field,\" said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. \"They show what can be achieved to ensure that care is equitable for all.\"\nAmong its many achievements in addressing care inequities, Cleveland Clinic has maintained an ongoing commitment to the National Call to Action to Eliminate Health Care Disparities and the AHA's #123forEquity campaign, created to accelerate the progress of the National Call to Action. As a foundational element of this work, Cleveland Clinic has developed extensive resources to increase the collection and use of data on ethnicity and race, language preference and other relevant patient demographics.\n\"Collecting real data is essential to improving health care, and it drives all our decision-making,\" said Cleveland Clinic Chief of Staff Brian Donley, M.D. \"We are honored by this recognition, but there is always more to do around diversity improvement and doing what's right for all patients.\"\nTo support its caregivers in providing high-quality, all-inclusive care, Cleveland Clinic instituted both online and instructor-led cultural competence training, available to all staff year-round. Such flexible scheduling empowers all providers to continuously work on their patient-engagement skills while holding them accountable to a system metric for the training. Donley said that 94 percent of the system's caregivers met the metric requirement in 2015, including participation in 56 requested courses.\nThe system also implemented several pipeline development programs to support minority high school and college students' pursuit of health care careers and continuing education, including coaching, mentoring, conferences and think-tank sessions with Cleveland Clinic staff. In addition, 11 Employee Resource Groups across the organization help to address the health care and wellness needs of specific patient populations, including military health, an interfaith network and ClinicPride, an LGBT patient resource. The grassroots groups are open to all Cleveland Clinic caregivers and staff and are designed to provide diversity education, overcome language barriers and increase cultural awareness and competence. At the broader system level, 19 Diversity Councils across the system provide strategic direction to Cleveland Clinic's Office of Diversity and Inclusion.\n\"We drive diversity at the highest level, starting with our CEO and board leadership,\" Donley said. \"Our guiding principle has always been defined by two words: patients first. Our leadership recognizes that the more culturally competent care we provide, the better our quality, access and care affordability will be. Everyone seeks meaning and purpose in their work, and our 49,000 employees find that our diverse culture helps them to do just that.\"\nPatient CareWorkforceH&HN Daily\nCleveland Clinic's Chris Connell Aims for Consistency in Design\nConnell discusses how the clinic's Center for Design plans to improve the patient experience.\nCleveland Clinic Lists Top 10 Innovations to Watch for in 2016\nThe Cleveland Clinic yesterday unveiled its list of the 10 most powerful innovations to watch for in 2016. They include everything from the rapid development of vaccines to battle epidemics, to computer-controlled artificial limbs.\nCleveland Clinic's 15-Year Focus on Improving Minority Health\nBuilding trust in the community encourages men \u2014 who are less likely to seek care than women \u2014 to get check-ups and adopt a healthier lifestyle.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Suburra is a razor-sharp political thriller set in Berlusconi's Rome\nAuthor: Ian Thomson\nNewspaper: New Statesman\nDate: Sep 24 2017\nURL: https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/culture\/books\/2017\/09\/suburra-razor-sharp-political-thriller-set-berlusconis-rome\nSilvio Berlusconi, that slyboots politician, used his own television channels to spread propaganda for his Forza Italia (\"Let's Go Italy!\") party and, along the way, established a \"videocracy\" such as the world has never seen. His ten years in power provided lurid entertainment for the masses (boobs, football, lottery) as well as patronage for family and friends.\nToday more than ever, Italians are weighed down by debts and doubts, as are all Europeans. Yet each of the Berlusconi governments managed to survive through a very Italian flair for crisis management. (\"How's your crisis going?\" President Reagan once asked the country's then prime minister Bettino Craxi in 1985. \"Very well, thank you,\" came the wry reply.) Forza Italia's supremo was in many ways the embodiment of furbizia \u2013 cunning, foxiness. By placing family, business and bunga-bunga parties before the concerns of government he made Italy prey to sinister financiers: increasingly during the early 2000s, political power was sought, not for Italy's common good, but for nefarious purposes.\nSuburra, a razor-sharp political thriller set during the dying days of Berlusconi's regime in the year 2011 \u2013 and first published in Italian in 2013 \u2013 unfolds largely on Rome's outskirts. In the borgate (townships) of Ostia, Centocelle, Cinecitt\u00e0 and Tiburtina, small-time thugs collaborate with hoodlum bankers and property wheeler-dealers to pull off a multi-billion-dollar scam to build a luxury waterfront development in Ostia port. Just as in 1975 the Italian film-maker Pier Paolo Pasolini was found beaten beyond recognition and run over by his own car outside Ostia, now here a couple of low-lifers have been murdered in a \"Pasolini-style execution\" in the same shanty town. The book is fraught with such allusions to Pasolini and his newspaper attacks on political corruption and lends itself to film treatment; already it has been adapted for a Netflix series, available from 6 October.\nThe authors, Rome-based journalist Carlo Bonini and magistrate-novelist Giancarlo De Cataldo, anticipate the \"Mafia Capital\" investigations in Rome that, in 2014, revealed the city as a sinkhole of greed and corruption. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, a group of Berlusconi-affiliated politicians and former right-wing activists had begun to make a fortune by co-opting migrants and gypsies into loan-sharking, fraud and money-laundering businesses. Among those eventually imprisoned as a result of the investigations was Massimo Carminati, \"the last king of Rome\", a gangland mobster with a taste for samurai swords and Tom Ford suits.\nThe plot of Suburra, fast-paced and brutal, thrills from the get-go. A politician called Pericle Malgradi (part based on Berlusconi) is trying to cover up the death-by-drugs of a Lithuanian prostitute with whom he has just had sex in a plush Rome hotel. (\"Suburra\" is the Latin name for ancient Rome's red-light district.) The hotel's Albanian-born night porter seeks to blackmail the Honourable Malgradi, only to be bumped off by a hit man. So begins a gang war that involves a cast of \"steroid-swollen\" bouncers, escort girls in latex dresses, bent city commissioners, councilmen and Vatican yes-men. Hovering over them is the shadowy, Carminati-esque master criminal known as \"Samurai\", who likes to drink cups of lapsang souchong tea while deliberating cold-blooded murder.\nLike Carminati, Samurai owns works by Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, and has read his Ezra Pound, Louis-Ferdinand C\u00e9line, and other right-leaning authors. His background in neo-fascist militancy is made manifest in a \"recreational club\" situated in the unlovely borgata of Monte Sacro, where kids use Zippo lighters adorned with the silhouette of Il Duce and the fascist anthem \"Faccetta nera\" is a ring tone. (It was from just such a murky Black Shirt world that Pasolini's 17-year-old assassin came.)\nSuburra has much in common with Paolo Sorrentino's 2013 film La Grande Bellezza, in which Rome is portrayed as a city corrupted into decadence by the work of Berlusconi and his henchmen berlusclones. In the novel's comic-strip exaggerated violence, political rivals are rubbed out in a Mafia-style \"balancing of accounts\". The novel owes much, too, to the work of Italy's so-called giovani cannibali (young cannibal writers), among them Simona Vinci, Niccol\u00f2 Ammaniti and Giorgio Vasta, who draw on kung-fu videos, graphic novels and Nintendo games to conjure a spiritually empty, disaffected modern Italy. I have not read such a blistering, grimly absorbing satire of Rome's kickback and bribery culture in years.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"T'licious Cakes: Southern Charm and Custom Cakes Come to MiMo\nLaine Doss\n| Desserts |\nLaine Doss | April 17, 2015 | 10:07am\nT'licious Cakes has just brought a bit of Southern hospitality to the Biscayne Corridor. The little shop, which just opened at 7648 Biscayne Blvd., is a confection in itself. Decorated in white and purple stripes, it looks like it should be hosting a group of ladies in pastel hats, converging for afternoon tea.\nThat would make sense, since owner Trish Robinson's intention is to bring a bit of her beloved New Orleans to Miami both in spirit and flavor. \"We are in the South, although we are not traditionally Southern. I'd like to bring a bit of that southern taste and hospitality here to Miami.\"\nRobinson, a NOLA native, fell in love with Miami and moved here after finishing school. \"My dad owned a construction company and had an office in Miami. In college, my girlfriends all wanted to come to Miami to get some beach time. When I came here I just fell in love and knew I wanted to stay here. Miami is my home, but New Orleans remains in my heart.\"\nThe soul of New Orleans (and a bit of family history) comes through in Robinson's baking. \"These are my Grandma's recipes. She never lived outside of New Orleans and these are the cakes that have been in my family forever. They're not only delicious, they're important to me because they're part of my tradition and part of my kids' tradition.\nThere's also a lot of down home New Orleans decadence in every bite. Robinson points out that her cupcakes are not gluten-free or vegan. \"They are butter and sugar and cream. They're traditional cakes and they are delicious.\"\nT'licious cakes offers cupcakes ($3.50), cookies ($3), cookie pops ($2.50), and lollipops ($1-3), all made from scratch. Cupcake flavors include lemon, chocolate, vanilla, carrot, and red velvet with cream cheese icing and chocolate chips. The cupcakes are moist, buttery, but not overly sweet. In the future, Robinson will expand the offerings, possibly to include homemade beignets.\nLollipops are made by hand are come in both traditional swirls for kids and lips for grownups.\nRobinson also makes custom cakes and takes custom cupcake and cookie orders. Prices start from about $65 for a simple party cake to $2,000 for an elaborate multi-tiered confectionery dream. In fact, that's the engineer-turned-baker's slogan: \"baking delicious dreams.\"\nT'licious also has espresso ($2), American coffee ($1.50), and tea ($1.50), served in lavender china cups. And there's Wi-Fi, which makes it a lovely alternative to chain coffee shops. Robinson is all for advocating Miami take a short break. \"Come in, have a cup of tea and sit back and relax a little. It's what we do in the South. I'm encouraging Miamians to do that.\"\nT'licious Cakes is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday and Monday by appointment.\nFollow Laine Doss on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.\nLaine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.\nFacebook: Laine Doss\nTwitter: @lainedoss","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Embedded video for Decision Pints - Developing Mathematical Thinking Institute, Jonathan Brendefur\nJonathan Brendefur wondered why people struggled with math, then researched..and collaborated, published, innovated and...After years of persistence, he traced the root of the issue to early childhood education, identified 6 fundamental dimensions that can be measured, and built the only assessment tool that diagnoses a students ability and gives educators the information needed to give the right instruction to improve student outcomes. Not only that, he built curriculum, instruction, and professional development to help every person have the tools needed.\nAn academic entrepreneur.\nJason: Welcome to another episode of Decision Pints. Today our featured guest is Jonathan Brenda for of developing mathematical thinking, Institute of the University of Boise State University and many other things. We are talking over a pint of Snake River brewings, a extra Pale Ale and a look forward to the conversation. Cheers.\nJonathan: That was pretty good.\nJason: So this is a show about making things happen and the people who do it and in your case you've done so many things that we'll try to pare it down to the developing mathematical thinking institute at its at its center and how you got your start into creating this company and where your looking at going with it next. So tell us a little bit about a developing mathematical thinking and how you got your start.\nJonathan: So for me, I really want people in general just to understand mathematics and not just to understand it as arithmetic or computation, but really what is mathematical thinking? How do you think mathematically on all different topics? Kindergarten through twelfth grade. And so a number of different things happened to me when I started working with the Netherlands, the University of Utrecht, we had, that was our sister school when I was at the University of Wisconsin and the, the Dutch, they're really talked about what was called realistic math education. How can you visualize math, how can you connect it to the real world? And that really resonated with me when I was in graduate school and that's how I started thinking about, like ideas of tangent and sine and cosine and that originally just functions at the high school level a, and just building tons of connections. So when you bring up a topic, systems of equations, then can you actually think in the real world, look around and go, here's all the different ways that you could use systems. And then that sort of translating all the way down to preschool. So looking at it from four year olds all the way through high school, with just a goal of I want more people to really understand mathematics. And so that's where. So then my job and my team's job that I've been working with is really to help people develop mathematical thinking.\nJason: Excellent.\nJonathan: So a lot of people here mathematics and immediately this wall goes up thinking, oh yeah, because I'm intimidated, but not you. You, were interested in it. And as a researcher really started at the older ages and worked your way back, just finding, unwinding a, the thread finding earlier and earlier there were, there were things that were preventing people from having success later on. can you tell us a little bit about how long of a process was this research to get down to this kindergarten, early childhood education level and start to put the tools together that lets you create a company from him about 15, maybe 20 years of really kinda investing time in research and understanding how do people think about mathematics? And so I did start at kind of laugh at this, but, how do you, so our topic was functional reasoning sounds kind of funny, but I do sixth graders through twelfth graders a really understand functions in all the, all the different kinds from linear, quadratic, exponential tangent.\nJonathan: and as I started seeing holes where kids were actually able to really, take the real life situation and really mathematized take the math out of it, use it, create a function. I'm really talk about the coe relationships, the variance, the dependencies. And then all of a sudden I said, OK, well let's look more at the middle school range. And kids were struggling with place value and fractions and decimals. and then I started looking more at fifth grade. And finally I met, one of my professors, Elizabeth phenoma, she was wonderful. She said, you really need to spend time with kindergarten and first grade and understand what's happening at age five and six. So I started working with five year olds was a whole other experience. Some people think working at the high school level as a teacher was tough. You know, any kinder, first grade teacher, I might, they're impressive.\nJonathan: So, so that really got me involved in trying to help teachers at the elementary level understand the mathematics to then inform their teaching of mathematics. So that led to, a grant that I wrote and I was a math science partnership grant and I started working with three schools in the treasure valley and I gave them understanding of the mathematics, made the connections and the schools that achievement rates just started going up. so that got me, the first grant and that kind of led to thinking about, with a partner and I, what else to do with the company, which led to a couple other things that you may have questions for him.\nJason: I'm talking conversation. This is great stuff to persistence and perseverance on tackling a very complicated subjects and pioneering this research into getting at the root of helping people think mathematically because I seen multiple articles and I haven't reviewed the research, but, people who are better in math tend to be happier, healthier and wealthier. and as a young children grow into adults, this company that you've put together is helping to build a solid foundation to improve the lives of these kids, which is inspiring for those of us that see what you're doing. so first off, thank you for inspiring us. And second, can you tell us a little bit more about kind of the evolution of this research into the building of a company?\nJonathan: You're going to six? I haven't talked about company. Yeah. Yeah. So that led to, one of the teachers I was working with was really fantastic, Sam's brother. And so I ended up hiring him after one of my first projects to start working with me at the university and one of our first projects was with the State Department and I'm the math coordinator at the time. Had asked what, what screeners are out there for young kids, for kinder, first and second. So we really started looking into that and read a lot of research over a hundred articles and was really some fascinating findings where we were, we thought, OK, the screeners out there across the US are screening young kids on and do the other facts, can they count for, can account back and the identifying numbers. I'm cleared a bit with relational thinking.\nJonathan: it's simple as does three plus four equals five plus two. Can you look at those relationships? but as we started reading it was really measurement and spatial reasoning that became the crux of being able to determine whether the kids are gonna have huge holes and get through mathematics all the way into junior high and high school. And so then we started looking across again for screeners across the United States and we weren't seeing them. So we s we said, well, let's start developing. Once we developed a paper pencil one. And then a colleague of mine out in Washington said, I am running a company, I've got some programmers, let's actually build it online. And so that's where we actually formed the company. He and I formed developing mathematical thinking institute and so then, that kind of started that first, push into just looking at the assessment and trying to work with schools and we got a grant to really work on that as well. Then that's led to then creating more resources and just kind of building up from that k through k, six k eight kind of expanding and we also then do a lot of professional development working with teachers out in the, in the classrooms\nJason: [inaudible] that how exciting and so you're intervening and helping to measure and find opportunities to improve the education of the kids. but then it's actually not quite that easy because it's really teaching the teachers about these fundamental principles and how to isolate the areas that the student needs further instruction and given the activities and then follow through with making sure that they are improving. So can you talk a little bit about maybe some of the difficulties that you've run into as you've,\nJonathan: gone through? so a lot of element for good or bad and it gets a lot of elementary teachers aren't for elementary teachers go into teaching usually because they are there, they're focused on reading and getting kids to read. So mathematics isn't always just trying to say that nicely isn't always their main focus. And so then we try to, we do go into schools and really work on how do you teach geometry, how do you teach measurement, high cheech number better so that we can really get those kids to understand the mathematics talk mathematically and then build that foundation all the way up. And so it is a struggle where we have to really work with teachers to get a lot of content knowledge and then also pedagogical knowledge, the knowledge and actually teach. So if a kid doesn't understand fractions, are placed value, what is it, what types of tasks we actually give them. And so that's through, because that became an issue, the tasks, we actually started creating tasks. And so that's what we end up creating a curricular resources to really help teachers. and and we used a powerpoint format so that you could pose a question to the kids, but then if the kids are, when the kids answer, then you'd say, this is how you actually want them to speak mathematically. This is the type of way you want them to respond to it. So then we can, we can animate that in the program\nJason: was fascinating. So as you went through and started developing the curriculum resources, were there existing models that you built from or, or did you do a lot of independent pioneering into putting those lessons in items together?\nJonathan: So we ended up, we ended up going a different route because we looked at all the curriculum that was out in the United States and what were the holes and the two biggest holes that students weren't visually looking at mathematics. And so that visual spatial way of looking at math is key to success later. engineering schools. If you look at school on, different engineering schools, like, what is the school? And in boulder or Golden Colorado, they, you have you take a test on spacial reasoning to get into the school to become an engineer now. So engineering becomes just a, or sorry, a spatial reasoning becomes critical. So how do we really infuse a, a way of looking at the mathematics through a visual. I'm a visual patterns, and modeling. And then the second one was the language. What is the structure of math that you could decompose, you compose things, you iterate, units, you partition things. all of our algorithms become different ways of decomposing, composing by place value. And so giving them the language and the visual to understand to them do the operations and become both fluent at the mathematics and flexible enough to be a good problem solver at the same time. So that was kind of our take on trying to be different than a lot of other things that are out there. They're just practicing worksheets on their skill level. So we want that plus the language in this.\nJason: So I, I look at just building that curriculum seems like such a massive undertaking yet that's one component of the developing mathematical thinking institute and Developing Mathematical Thinking Institute is one component of your life. You're still active professor, you're still a researcher and a publisher. You're still a, an advisor for phd students. how, how in the world do you find the time to do all this?\nJonathan: That's a great question. I don't sleep much. Ah, yeah, I actually really enjoy the work. So I like the, for me the university work is really nice because it forces me to read a lot, so I stay up on the literature. Then my writing the articles and writing the grants also forces me to be. I'm just immersed in what's the, every year, every couple years there's little movements so I get to stay, stay up on that, which then leads to, when I'm out in schools I'm like, oh, these kids are struggling with this idea, let's try this. idea and then trying this idea of and translates to later at home creating curricular items. and then I work with my other colleagues and my staff on, on seeing if these ideas work over time, which then generates more curriculum and then, and then that ends up feeding back into what's the research say, what types of, grant should we write? And then so that kind of becomes circular. So half my time is over here at the university level and the other half is building other company stuff. The companies has so many other features though, to just all the. There's a lot of other components that I had no idea about it.\nJason: I love. The more that I hear, the more I learn, the more interesting and exciting it is because here is a fundamental part of everybody's life. And on the education side, it's, it's part of our current education, but you've found some major areas of deficiency and have worked not only to research what the problems are, but engineered solutions for it, validated those solutions with research and measurement in peer reviewed academic work. And that's still the tip of the iceberg because you're still out, putting on seminars for teachers. When somebody has a question, about the company, you're on the receiving end of the email and you're answering and they're calling you and when somebody is a password of a teacher doesn't work, you're part of the solution and it's, it's such a feel-good story, really the subject matter of the inspirational story of how you came to build what you have and it is incredibly exciting to look forward to where you'll go from here. So with that, let's take a moment and talk about what's next for the developing mathematical thinking institute and Yourself.\nJonathan: I like being at the university that really keeps me grounded, working in the schools with the research than I had liked that component. for, for the DMT, for, for the business. It's kind of exciting. We're moving to really work with more schools. We would like to work with schools that are title one schools that have, are in poverty where there's not always teachers with math degrees or that have a, just a lot of instructional issues. And so we'd like to work with schools like that. So we want to keep building that. I'm really wanna increase the type of resources, so we were moving away from a workbooks and a curriculum that's always on the page, so now we can do it electronically where students can have notebooks and journals and so that's, that actually frees up a lot of money for schools instead of spending so much on these curriculum adoptions too much easier and we can actually, modify the curriculum quickly and get it back out to teachers.\nJonathan: So that's pretty exciting. And then also moving toward, creating a cup, another set of assessments. So we have the primary math assessment for the [inaudible] level. We also want to build a three, four, five. So, how do we really key in on, on holes that kids have at the third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, so we can help that aspect. And then, we want to start moving, to doing more apps. so kids can actually get more practice. That's really key ideas that they don't get practice with. A lot of that is the measurement and geometry type of items. and then, kind of moving out toward parents now too, and seeing if maybe that's a way that we can generate more excitement, more parents can start getting, they're getting, getting involved, getting their students to really understand the mathematics\nJason: that's incredibly exciting and impactful and benefiting the world in a positive way. it's an honor to have you here with us today on decision pints. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you everybody that tuned in. Thank you David and [inaudible] immersive. look forward to seeing you again soon.\nJonathan: Thank you.\nDo 3 things each day - one of the greatest speeches\nEvery web developer should know about this - if content is worth sharing, it's worth sharing how you want it\nSEO Boise - Merchant feeds, like Google Base have powerful SEO benefits\nLooking for the Treasure Valley's best and brightest - need a job?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Search word or phrase\nAny word Exact phrase\nLimit results to the following...\nQuestion Catholics Ask\n04 Oct 2009 - Preaching the News for Sunday\nThe Book of Genesis tells us that when the wild animals and birds of the air were brought before man, he had a name for each of them. Remote villagers in Uganda don't always have the answers they need in their daily encounters with the natural elements. Now, though, they have Question Box, a free, nonprofit telephone hotline that provides information to people in remote areas who lack access to computers. The premise behind Question Box is that a host of barriers keeps most of the developing world from taking advantage of the wealth of knowledge available through Web search engines, said Rose Shuman, the service's creator. That could be a drag on economic development. \"So I was thinking, why not bring the information to them in a way that's most convenient and useful to them?\" said Shuman, who is based in Santa Monica, California. People in two rural agricultural communities in Uganda can turn to 40 Question Box workers who have cell phones. The workers dial into the call center and ask questions on behalf of the locals, or they put the call on speakerphone so the locals can ask for themselves. The operators then look up the requested information in a database and convey it to the workers, who pass it along to the villagers. The workers are compensated with cell phone airtime. The service is a joint effort of Open Mind, a nonprofit group founded by Shuman, and the Grameen Foundation, which is best known for promoting small loans for the poor. It has received financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In June Google introduced a similar effort in Uganda, also involving Grameen, which allows people to find information on topics like health and agriculture via text messaging. Source: An article by Ron Nixon for the New York Times\ninternetbill and melinda gates foundationgrameen foundationopen mindrose shumanquestion boxugandacell phonesgoogletext messaging\nTexting while driving is dangerous and shortsighted\n20 Dec 2009 - Preaching the News for Sunday\n\"Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved,\" says this Sunday's psalm response. The issue with teens texting messages while they drive is quite the contrary: They have their faces turned toward their cell phones instead of the road. A nationwide ban of the practice would save many lives, advocates said. One study found texting drivers were 23 times more likely to be in an accident. But with momentum building in Washington for a federal ban, there is evidence that teen drivers might not pay much attention to it. One study found that where such laws already exist, young people often ignore them. In October, during a three-day conference in Washington on distracted driving, President Obama signed an executive order barring federal employees from texting behind the wheel. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he would seek to expand that rule to bus drivers and truckers who cross state lines and called the conference \"probably the most important meeting in the history of the Department of Transportation.\" The safety issue is not likely to go away soon. Nationwide the number of text messages was up tenfold in the past three years, and Americans sent an estimated 1 trillion messages in 2009. Among teens texting has supplanted phone calls as the preferred way to communicate. \"We are seeing a clear trend of huge increases in text messaging,\" said Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist at the Pew Internet and American Life Project. \"If teens are a leader for America, then we are moving to a text-based communication system. For them, there is less interest in talking.\" Texting has even come in for criticism from the National Eye Institute, which this week blamed the practice for contributing to a 66 percent increase in the prevalence of nearsightedness, or myopia, since the 1970s. Source: Articles by Dan Whitcomb for Reuters, Hope Yen for the Associated Press, and Ellen Gibson for Bloomberg.com\nteenagersnearsightednessnational eye institutepew internet and american life projectamanda lenhartray lahooddrivingtextingteenstext messagingmyopia\nSign of the times: Digital prayer requests\n20 Jan 2013 - Preaching the News for Sunday\n\"Give to the Lord glory and praise,\" the psalmist urges this Sunday. Prayers of praise as well as of petition are coming to the largest group of Franciscan friars in the U.S. in a novel way: via text messages.The Friars of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Province, who staff 40 parishes, colleges, soup kitchens, and food centers along the Eastern seaboard as well as supporting groups in Peru and Tokyo, are among a small but growing number of religious groups offering this type of digital service.Their \"Text a Prayer Intention to a Franciscan Friar\" initiative, described as \"faith at your fingertips,\" offers a novel way for Catholics to connect with those in religious life. \"People are always saying to friars, 'Can you say a prayer for me?' or 'can you remember my mother who has cancer?' \" said Father David Convertino, the New York-based executive director of development for the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Name Province.\"A lot of people text everything now, even more than email, so why not have people have the ability to ask us to pray for them by texting,\" Convertino said. The intentions are received on a website and are included collectively in the friars' prayers twice a day and at Mass.Most of the 325 friars, whose average age is about 60, are comfortable with the technology, said Convertino. \"If the pope can tweet, friars can text. We have a friar who is 80 who was texting today.\"Homily hint: What to make of the growing dominance of text messages and online communications in social interaction? Is it a trend to be resisted? Embraced? Is there a middle road we can navigate, adopting and adapting technologies to serve real human needs\u2014without letting them replace real human interaction? Food for thought and perhaps conversation this Sunday. Source: An article by Patricia Reaney for Reuters\nprayer requeststext messagingtextingfranciscan friarsmost holy name of jesus provincedavid convertino","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Montana Was the Number One Move-to Location During the Pandemic\nPeter Christian Published: October 23, 2022\nMissoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - According to a national relocation tech company, moveBuddha, Montana was the number one target location for Americans to relocate during the two pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.\nKGVO News spoke to moveBuddha's Content Marketing Specialist Mercedes Martinez, who said the mass exodus of people from heavily populated states like New York and California was primarily focused on the wide open spaces of Montana.\nThe two Biggest Culprits are California and New York\n\"People were just fleeing the more crowded states as much as they possibly could,\" began Martinez. \"We saw a huge exodus from California and New York, which is still continuing to this day, but Montana in particular, out of all the open spaces was one of the most popular and Missoula specifically as well. People were just looking for more space and with remote work, it allowed them to do so and took advantage of their dreams of owning a ranch in those areas and jumped on it.\"\nMartinez said Montana boasted impressive numbers when it came to relocating from other states.\n\"We take a look at the ratio of the number of people moving into the state versus out of the state,\" she said. \"So in 2020, Montana had the highest ratio of moves in; 372 moves in for every 100 moves out, so there were almost triple the amount of people moving in as out during the COVID years.\"\nPeople Moving Out - People Moving In...to Missoula\nOf all the cities in Montana, Martinez said Missoula was by far the favorite place to relocate.\n\"The most recent data we pulled which was October 10 of this year, it has dropped down a little bit again to 207 moves in for every 100 moves out, so it's evening off,\" she said. \"Definitely you can see the spikes that happened in the initial years of 2020 and 2021,\" she said. \"Now it's tapering a bit, but Montana is still really high up there in comparison to all of the other states. Missoula is still the number one as it was back in 2020 as well, and Montana overall is still the number four ranked state in the nation (for relocation).\nGot Your Property Tax Bill Handy?\nYour rapidly increasing property tax bill can be traced directly to the exodus to Montana where home and land values skyrocketed due to the law of supply and demand.\n\"According to Zillow, in 2019, the average home price in Missoula was around $360,000, and now from the most recent data in September of this year, it jumped up to $580,000,\" she said. \"So that's an over $200,000 increase in the home value, that's a 60 percent increase, which is pretty significant. I believe the national jump on average is around 42 percent, a 60 percent increase is still really, really high.\"\nMove Buddha also provided this statistic: Every city in the state in their analysis is seeing higher rates of moves in than out. Especially number one Missoula, number 2 Bozeman, number three Kalispell, and number four Great Falls; all 4 of which are seeing over two times more moves in than out.\n24 Closed Missoula Businesses We Wish We Could Bring Back\nWe asked Missoulians which of their favorite businesses that have closed down would they like to see make a triumphant return. Here's what they came up with.\n28 Missoula Businesses That Opened, Changed Ownership, or Changed Location\nYes, there were quite a few Missoula businesses that have closed in the last two years. But what about the Missoula Businesses that opened?\nSource: Montana Was the Number One Move-to Location During the Pandemic\nFiled Under: Missoula Montana\nCategories: Montana News\nEww. Can You Marry Your Cousin in Montana?\nDo Not Kill This Montana Creature, We Need Them\nCan You Sleep in your Car Legally in Montana? Yes and No\nEveryone in Montana Should Work This Job at Least Once\nFlurries Might Hit The Ground This Weekend, Billings. Stay Warm!\nIs it Legal to Rake Your Leaves into the Streets in Billings?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Category Archives: Press Releases\nMcKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award\nDo you know an artist with an enduring and exceptional career in Minnesota? The McKnight Foundation invites nominations for its 23rd Distinguished Artist Award. The annual McKnight Distinguished Artist Award recognizes artists who have made a lifelong commitment to creating art that is locally, regionally, and\/or nationally significant. These artists...\nSouthwest MN Housing Partnership Seeks Resident Artist: Storytelling\/Communications Artist\nREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (Click here for the pdf of this RFP) Southwest MN Housing Partnership Resident Artist Storytelling\/Communications Artist Full Proposals due by: January 31, 2020 Info session (webinar) date: January 9, 2020 *Session will be recorded and made available afterward For questions and\/or to sign-up for the webinar please...\nYouth ages 6-12 wanted for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration\nYouth and Families: Celebrate and lift up Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When\/Where: TWO important dates: Practice-January 18th, 10-11:30 am at the Marshall Lyon County Library Perform-January 20, 6:30 pm, SMSU Charter Hall 201 How: A youth choir and youth mural. Lean and perform uplifting music and create a mural...\nMN Council of Nonprofits to hold regional summit in Marshall\nMN Council of Nonprofits first Regional Summit in Marshall! For ten years, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) has hosted an annual conference for nonprofits in regional centers, small towns, and rural communities. On March 10, the Regional Summit will be brought to Marshall for the first time! This day-long summit is...\nPerpich Arts High Call for Youth Art: Deadline for Organic Continuum open exhibition\nThis is a great opportunity for your students to create art and get experience in the art competition community. Perpich Arts High School presents a call for art for Organic Continuum, an exhibition to showcase youth, 8th to 12th grade living in Minnesota. They are looking for work that responds...\nBrookings Public Arts Commission Seeks Proposals for Art in City\/County Building\nThe Brookings Public Arts Commission, in partnership with the City of Brookings, SD, seeks an artist to design, fabricate and install 2D artwork in a public area of the shared use City\/County building. The selected artist will be asked to create a permanent artwork that honors the history, cultures, and...\nBIPOC & Native Artists 20\/20 Artist Fellowship\nThe 20\/20 Artist Fellowship is an award given yearly to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Native artists working to create tools, pathways and systems of support for other artists in their communities. Launched in 2018, the 20\/20 Artist Fellowship offers capital resources and professional development support to BIPOC...\nHealth Insurance for Minnesota Artists\nHealth insurance can be complicated to get, but there are lots of options out there to help. Here's a new resource, A Sweet Guide to Health Insurance for Minnesota Artists, to help you answer questions and get covered! https:\/\/springboardforthearts.org\/health-wellness\/get-health-insurance\/find-a-helper\/ Health Insurance Open Enrollment Time- Get Your Questions Answered! For many artists,...\nCall for Art: Hutchinson Sculpture Stroll\nThe 2020 Sculpture Stroll Call for Art is now OPEN! Exhibited Artists receive a $1,000 honorarium. People's Choice Award winner receives a $500 prize 2020 Call For Art Submission Guidelines The Hutchinson Public Arts Commission created the Sculpture Stroll in 2013 as a way to showcase work from regional artists and...\nHutchinson Center for the Arts Seeks arts from SMAC region\nHutchinson Center for the Arts Gallery 3rd Annual Community Showcase Calling ALL area artists, makers, crafters, and creatives! Do you knit, paint, build birdhouses, quilt, weld, draw, bead, cartoon, sew, sculpt, build, write, sing, tell jokes? This exhibit is open to those 16 and older working creatively in all\/any mediums...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Roundup 2012\nFor my inaugural post (which I should have done weeks ago!), I'm taking the easy route with a top ten list of my favorite shows in Shanghai in 2012.\n10. Li Xiaofei, \"Assembly Line\" (OV Gallery, 07\/28 - 09\/03): Industrial landscapes are nothing new in art but this emerging artist's documentary style video works have a candidness and lyrical quality that humanizes the factory machine.\n9. Paolo Pivi, \"Share, but it's not Fair\" (Rockbund Art Museum, 07\/07 - 09\/09): This solo show from the enigmatic Italian artist demonstrates that artists aren't always self-serious and humor-less cranks. Her It's a cocktail party\ninstallation was an especially gleeful spectacle to witness.\n8. Xu Bing, \"Book from the Ground\" (Shanghai Gallery of Art, 04\/21 - 05\/29): The iconic Chinese artist made quite the splash earlier this year with a book that attempted to revolutionize the way we \"read\". A beautiful extension of his \"Book from the Sky\" project.\n7. Zhang Ding, \"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall\" (TOP Contemporary Art Center, 06\/02 - 07\/15): Zhang Ding puts a whole new spin on this traditional and extraordinarily complex banquet dish with an equally complex installation and performance.\n6. Chen Wei, \"More\" (Leo Xu Projects, 06\/03 - 08\/05): This Beijing-based artist proves once again why he's the Chinese photographer to watch with new works on eerie interiors composed with a painterly eye.\n5. Shen Fan, \"Landscape 9210\" (ShanghArt Gallery H-Space, 04\/15 - 05\/15): Shen Fan continues to explore innovative approaches to traditional landscape painting with a multi-media installation that's more creative and thought\nprovoking than that of works from artists half his age.\n4. Bill Viola, \"Unspoken\" (James Cohan Gallery, 03\/09 - 05\/06): Some may take issue with me putting this show so high on the list but it's exhilarating when Shanghai is treated to a heavy hitter like Viola. Viewers were able to see his monumental works on a more intimate scale.\n3. Geng Jianyi, \"Wu Zhi - 1985 - 2008\" (Minsheng Art Museum, 09\/07 - 10\/12): Last year, there was the Zhang Peili retrospective at the museum. It's only natural that this year, Zhang's partner in 1980s avant-garde hijinks would also be given a special look. Undoubtedly influential, Geng Jianyi's work is still fresh.\n2. 9th Shanghai Biennale: Reactivitation (Power Station of Art, 10\/02\/2012 - 03\/31\/2013): Say what you will about the Shanghai Biennale, this year was arguably the best since 2000. The new space impresses (despite the fluorescent lights and ugly escalators) and there was something for everyone. It's still on so don't miss your chance to see the best international exhibition in Shanghai. And if you missed it the first time around, read what I had to say about the Biennale here and here.\n1. Yang Fudong, \"Quote out of Context\" (OCT Art Terminal, 09\/29 - 01\/03\/2013): This wasn't a complete retrospective of everyone's favorite Chinese video artist but there was just enough to demonstrate why Yang Fudong is a critical darling and a potent voice of a generation. A definite highlight of this astounding show was One Half of August, which gives a whole new perspective to his film series Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ficus carica\nBy AxelRohdeElias; Caricated on commons by: Galloramenu - https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/[email protected]\/3976365373\/, CC BY 2.0, Link\nThis plant species is a tree from the botanical family Moraceae, commonly known as Common fig or Adriatic fig. It is native to the Mediterranean region, Western Asia and Middle East, but it is worldwide cultivated because of its nice fruits and as ornamental plant. The common fig is distributed in most of Palestine and wider area, but is rare in some regions. This plant species is found in habitats like smooth-faced hard sandstone outcrops of the Mediterranean woodlands, shrub lands and deserts and its conservation status is least concern.\nFicus carica is a tall tree species that grows up to 9 m high, whose stems are strong, with multiple and twisting branches, commonly spreading wider than in their height. This is a dioecious plant, which means that there are female trees of Ficus carica and trees that are male. The leaves are alternate, palmate, with 3 to 5 lobes. The flowers do not have petals and form a cluster in a special kind of inflorescence called syconium, which is typical for Ficus genus. A syconium is formed by a fleshy and enlarged hollow receptacle with up to 7000 multiple ovaries on the inner surface. Each of the ovaries is from a highly simplified flower, which are not visible from the outside of the syconium. The small ostiole is a little hole that serves as a passage locate in the middle of the fruit. Due to this unusual arrangement, the plant shows an interesting symbiosis with a wasp species, a very specialized pollinator adapted to enter the ostiole and move within the fruit in order to pollinate the flowers. This plant is therefore pollinated by an up to 2 mm small wasp, called Blastophaga psenes. Since the wasps do not lay eggs in the fruits of the female fig trees, syconium of male trees are more probable to have wasps' larvae. Normally, in fresh cultivated figs wasps are not found, because the fruits are coming from female trees of a domesticated variety that does not require pollination for fruiting. Furthermore, the mature fig syconium is also called a multiple fruit because of its numerous ripened ovaries. The flowering time of fig ranges from April to July.\nInterestingly, Ficus carica has been cultivated for thousands of years, being one of the first plants that were cultivated by humans. Rests of fig trees were found as a sub fossil from 9400\u20139200 BC in a Neolithic village in the Jordan Valley. Curiously, these findings date from earlier than the domestication of wheat and legumes, meaning that figs were the first or one of the first plants used in ancient agriculture. In addition, figs were already widespread in the ancient Greece, when Aristotle had even made notes on the reproduction of the tree and noticed that the plant has individuals female and individuals that are male.\nThe common fig has been also widely used in traditional medicine against diseases related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive and respiratory systems (e.g. sore throats, coughs, and bronchial problems), against gastrointestinal (colic, indigestion, loss of appetite, and diarrhea), urinary tract infection and cardiovascular disorders.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Last edited by Gardagar\n7 edition of Men\"s changing roles in the family found in the catalog.\nMen\"s changing roles in the family\nPublished 1986 by Haworth Press in New York .\nSex role -- United States,\nMen -- United States,\nFathers -- United States,\nFamily -- United States\nOther titles Marriage & family review.\nStatement edited by Robert A. Lewis and Marvin B. Sussman.\nContributions Lewis, Robert A. 1932-, Sussman, Marvin B.\nLC Classifications HQ1075.5.U6 M46 1986\nPagination xvi, 277 p. ;\nThese roles such as the fa\u00adther be\u00ading the worker and the mother be\u00ading the home\u00admaker and care\u00adgiver are now de\u00adclin\u00ading. The mother is be\u00adcom\u00ading the sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adtary provider and she re\u00adtains the re\u00adspon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties of child rear\u00ading and the male is adopt\u00ading the role of care\u00adgiver as well as provider. In the s and s, the change in the economic structure of the United States \u2013-the inability to support a nuclear family on a single wage\u2013-had significant ramifications on family life. Women and men began delaying the age of first marriage in order to invest in their earning power before marriage by spending more time in school.\nIn time, perhaps, the changing roles of women and men in general will take on a different shape in the workplace. Attitude Toward Traditional Gender Roles. As of , men and women aren't as likely to agree to traditional gender roles as they did in Back then, 64 percent of employees of all ages agreed the man should earn the money and. His actions and familial role is an example of how the gender roles have been redefined to encompass women's changing role in society. As a result, the man's role in the family has changed to encompass a larger role. Now both men and women are expected to spend equal time with their children while earning money.\nAs Christ is the head of the church (Eph. ; ), He is to be the \"head\" of every physical family, thus, His will should guide them in all things. 3. This lesson w i ll focus on the role of the man in the family as husband and father. I. The Role of Man as Husband. A. He is . Here are four roles he thinks men should embrace: A Provider Most men believe that being a good provider means supporting a family financially. It means much more than that. A man should also contribute to the emotional, spiritual, physical and mental well-being of his family. In order to do this, he must recognize that there are other.\nConvention on chemical weapons\nPolitical thought in medieval times\nHigh Performance Computing in Fluid Dynamics\nA womans wiles\nWomen painters of Mithila\nTarget North Korea\nPapers on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy\nchanging nation--its changing labor force\nDiseases of the throat, nose & ear\nCertain elegant poems\nA Fall Rhapsody\nOxford cyclopedic concordance\nClimate change impacts and adaptation in California\nWhy Not? Freedom and Power Through Risk-taking (A Guide for Women)\nUnreported revenues of City University of New York senior colleges and central office.\nAn educational psychology of classroom management\nMen\"s changing roles in the family Download PDF EPUB FB2\nHow are men reacting to, perceiving, and behaving in light of the changes in gender roles. Here is an important volume that provides new and interesting reading about contemporary husbands and fathers.\nMen's Changing Roles in the Family, offers an overview of the causes and consequences of changes in men's family roles in recent by: How are men reacting to, perceiving, and behaving in light of the changes in gender roles.\nHere is an important volume that provides new and interesting reading about contemporary husbands and fathers. Men's Changing Roles in the Family, offers an overview of the causes and consequences of changes in men's family roles in recent s introduce you to the issues, problems, and.\nFatherhood Today Fatherhood Today examines the ways fathers function within the diverse family structures in contemporary Western society. Leading expert contributors in developmental, clinical, and social psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, and pediatrics describe various research efforts designed to evaluate the ways men's roles as fathers are changing as the American family changes.\nMen's Changing Roles in the Family book. Men's Changing Roles in the Family. DOI link for Men's Changing Roles in the Family. Men's Changing Roles in the Family book. By Robert A Lewis, Marvin B Sussman. Edition 1st Edition. First Published eBook Published 1 May Pub.\nlocation New by: Men's changing roles in marriage and the family \/ Robert A. Lewis --Epilog: facilitating future change in men's family roles \/ Joseph H. Pleck, Michael E. Lamb, James A. Levine --Why are men. Men's Changing Roles in the Family book.\nMen's Changing Roles in the Family. DOI link for Men's Changing Roles in the Family. Men's Changing Roles in the Family book. By Robert A Lewis, Marvin B Sussman.\nEdition 1st Edition. First Published Author: Robert A Lewis, Marvin B Sussman. The section on fatherhood is the strongest, while the other two sections are rather superficial, often making confusing and contradictory points. Men's Changing Roles in the Family, edited by Robert A. Lewis and Marvin B.\nSussman, although also somewhat uneven in quality, is a much stronger book. The new family trends and patterns have been paralleled by changes in gender roles, especially an expansion of the female role to an economic provider for a family, and lately also transformation of men's role with more extensive involvement in family responsibilities, mainly care for children.\nBoth of these developments affected women significantly, and contributed to their changing status both inside and outside the home. Throughout time, women's roles and opportunities in the family, workplace, and society have greatly evolved.\nWomen's role in the family before was based around the idea of Republican Motherhood. Family is an assembly of people who have marital relation and blood related individuals, living under the same roof. A group of many families living together is considered a society.\nIn other words, family is a cell of a modern society. Each and every individual has the responsibility of building up the family in order to create a happy family. How are men reacting to, perceiving, and behaving in light of the changes in gender roles.\nHere is an important volume that provides new and interesting reading about contemporary husbands and fathers. Men's Changing Roles in the Family, offers an overview of the causes and consequences of changes in men's family roles in recent decades.\nChanging Roles. It wasn't until the nineteenth century that the roles of men and women within a family became more rigidly defined. Men began working outside of the home in greater numbers, and they would often leave for much of the day.\nWives could no longer help their husbands with their businesses, so the image of husband as provider and. How are men reacting to, perceiving, and behaving in light of the changes in gender roles. Here is an important volume that provides new and interesting reading about contemporary husbands and fathers.\nMen's Changing Roles in the Family, offers an overview of the causes and consequences of changes in men's family roles in recent : Taylor And Francis. The aim of this study is to add fresh elements to the description of the personal networks of men and women, using data from our two-generational study entitled Social embeddedness of young people aged 15\u201320 and their parents, and its impact on.\nFamily roles shape how we interact with each other in the family system. At times, these roles function to create and maintain a balance in the family system. Family roles have positive and negative aspects to them. The key is understanding how well these roles work for the family and how they help or hurt family members in their effort to.\nGender roles are defined by the socio-cultural norms of any society. In most of the societies the family systems are based on the gender roles and it is the pre-designed gender roles that help members of the family to run the family with bound responsibilities. Any disturbance in the gender role.\n\"The new roles of men and women and implications for families and societiesIt first \". depicts the development of family forms in Europe, with a focus on the de-standardization of the family life course and the interplay between the changes in family forms and in gender roles.\nUp until the late s men's and women's roles were fairly well-defined. Men grappled with difficult undertakings such as wars, unemployment, taxes, and finding affordable World Series tickets. Women dealt with daily menu selections, Kermit and Cookie Monster, diaper changes, and perfecting faux smiles that hid their true feelings.\nAmish men and women usually assume traditional and well-defined gender roles. Husbands carry the primary responsibility for the financial well-being of the family. Wives typically devote themselves to housekeeping and motherhood.\nAs in most families, gender roles in Amish marriages vary by personality; there are shades of dominance from husband. Men's Roles in the Family* ROBERT A.\nLEWIS AND JOSEPH H. PLECK,** GUEST EDITORS Several recent developments make the study of men's roles in the family a timely undertaking. Women's roles in the family and society have been undergoing radical recon-sideration and change since the early 's, following the publication of Betty Friedan's.\nRoles of Men and Women. Changing roles of men and women adapting to changes in work and family life in Australia. Roles of men and women have changed in today's context, unlike the past, it was caused by cultural and sociological changes around the can be defined as the characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual.\nThe aim of this essay is to investigate the.ii Men in Families and Family Policy in a Changing World DESA The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the.\nEach family has its own ways of deciding who has the power and authority within the family unit, and which rights, privi\u00adleges, obligations, and roles are assigned to each family member.\nIn most families parents are expected to be the leaders or executives of the family; children are expected to follow the leadership of their parents.\nelizrosshubbell.com - Mens changing roles in the family book \u00a9 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Home \/ Blog & Recipes \/ Restaurant news \/ Vietfood, Chinatown\nVietfood, Chinatown\nPritesh Mody | 20 Oct 2015\nConfused over which restaurant to eat at in Chinatown? Well the Chinese may be a little irked to hear that London's latest Vietnamese restaurant, Vietfood, provides a strong contender for the best restaurant in the area!\nWhat...\/ We no longer have to traipse to Hoxton for great Vietnamse food with the launch of Vietfood! Who...\/ Chef\/Proprietor Jeff Tan is seen as one of the UK's top Asian chefs. Amongst his impressive achievements is his 3 years as Chef de Cuisine at Hakkasan Mayfair during which time the restaurant was awarded a coveted Michelin Star. The Vibe...\/ Set over two floors, the large high ceilinged rooms are flooded with natural light from huge sash windows and skylights. Floors are a mixture of oak boards and vintage tiles, walls are mottled light grey and exposed brickwork with matching open fireplaces. There's a strong industrial feel to the venue which is juxtaposed with antique furniture and curiosities. The Menu...\/ There's sooo much goodness on the menu, it's difficult to explain where to start. Firstly, think large steaming bowls of Pho or Bun noodles, expertly made from twelve hour simmered bone marrow stock or delicately flavoured chicken broth; varieties include Flash fried fillet steak with garlic Hainan style, King prawn, Spicy brisket and Mushroom to name a few. Delve a little deeper, and you'll find a host of other delectable dishes including the sensational Smokey spiced quail and wonderfully crisp and aromatic Soft shell crab. Brimming with confidence, you may even feel compelled to order one of Jeff's signature Crispy seafood balls with parmesan mint cheese. Don't. Don't get me wrong - it's not bad; it's just a bit dull compared to the incredible array of more traditional dishes that are not only beautifully presented but packed full of flavour, texture and bite. Oh, and value is spot on too. It's pretty easy to walk out stuffed and happy for under \u00a315-\u00a320\/head. We went and here's why you should go...\/ Outside of Kingsland Road in Hoxton, the wonders of Vietnamese food are incredibly under-represented in London. Vietfood goes a long way to correct this imbalance, with delicious food, a lively vibe and affordable prices. Where...\/ Vietfood 34 \u2013 36 Wardour Street, London W1D 6QT www.vietnamfood.co.uk\nChai Ki, Canary Wharf\nMac and Wild, Fitzrovia","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kenya, South Sudan Deny Pirated Arms Were Headed to Sudan\nOfficials in Kenya and South Sudan are denying reports that a shipment of tanks and other military equipment was headed for Sudan when it was seized by Somali pirates last week. The reports have prompted questions about whether the Kenyan government is assisting South Sudan in its efforts to strengthen its army before a 2011 referendum on secession from the North. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has details from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi.\nIn a telephone interview with VOA, the South Sudan army Chief of General Staff Oyay Deng Ajak said the former rebel group has nothing to do with the consignment of 33 refurbished Russian-built tanks and other arms that are aboard a hijacked Ukrainian freighter off the coast of Somalia.\n\"The content does not belong to us. All the documents - even the Kenyans themselves, they have publicly announced that the ship(ment) belongs to them,\" Ajak said.\nQuestions about the cargo and where it was headed arose after Somali pirates seized the ship last Thursday as it sailed toward the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The pirates are demanding $20 million for the release of the ship and its 20 crew members.\nOn Monday, the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain said it believed the cargo's final destination was Sudan, not Kenya.\nA maritime official based in Mombasa, Andrew Mwangura, told reporters earlier that pirates found documents that showed the T-72 tanks, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition were destined for South Sudan. Mwangura added that four other military shipments for South Sudan passed through Mombasa port in the past year.\nIn the Kenyan media, government spokesman Alfred Mutua and defense ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri dismissed Mwangura's report as baseless, insisting that the seized cargo was being delivered to Kenya for use by its military.\nMwangura says what he disclosed must have been highly sensitive because he received a follow-up call from the police commissioner in Mombasa.\n\"The commissioner called and said, 'Do not talk to the media about this issue.' I do not know why they want to kill this story,\" Mwangura said.\nNairobi's claim of ownership of the cargo raised eyebrows among arms experts in the region, who note that Kenya's military suppliers are Britain, China, and the United States and there is no record of any Kenyan military personnel being trained to operate Russian-built tanks.\nSouth Sudan, on the other hand, receives military assistance from both the United States and Russia and is said to be eager to equip its army in preparation for a possible renewed conflict with the government in Khartoum.\nAlthough the delivery of the tanks and arms to South Sudan does not violate international arms control rules, it has the potential to unravel a peace deal the southern rebels signed with Khartoum in 2005 to end the country's two-decade-long civil war. The accord states that one side must consult the other before making any military purchases.\nIt also gives the South autonomy until 2011, when a referendum will be held to determine secession from the North. But most of the country's oil reserves lie in the South, and there is fear that Khartoum, which has been purchasing aircraft and weapons from Russia and China to fill its own arsenal in recent years, may not allow southern Sudan to become independent.\nKenyan government and military officials declined to speak to VOA about the controversy surrounding the seized arms shipment.\nSomali Pirates Surrounded by Foreign Warships\nSomali pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship transporting weapons to east Africa say the vessel has been surrounded by three foreign warships.A man who identified himself as pirate spokesman Sugule Ali told reporters Sunday that the pirates will not surrender, despite being under siege by a U.S. warship and two European warships. Speaking by satellite telephone, Ali said the pirates are demanding a $20-million ransom for the release of the vessel. Reports on Saturday\u2026\nRival Somali Clans Holding Ukrainian Ship\nSomali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship carrying military hardware are denying reports that a disagreement among the gunmen about what to do with the ship has led to a fatal shootout. But as VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the pirates on board are made up of militiamen from two rival clans, who have little in common. Pirate spokesman Sugule Ali tells VOA that reports that a deadly firefight two days ago killed three\u2026\nKenyan Government Charges Maritime Official With Making False Statements\nThe controversy surrounding the final destination of a cargo of military hardware aboard a ship being held by Somali pirates has deepened with the arrest of the Kenyan official, who broke the news that the consignment was headed for South Sudan, not Kenya. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has the latest on this story from Nairobi. The arrest of East Africa Seafarers Association's Program Director Andrew Mwangura late Wednesday in Mombasa threw\u2026\nRed Cross: Life in Mogadishu Remains Precarious\nThe International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Mogadishu, the Somali capital has calmed somewhat since the intensification of fighting last week. Nevertheless, it says dangers persist and lack of security is causing difficulties in providing aid. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC headquarters in Geneva.The International Committee of the Red Cross says the recent fighting between insurgents and Ethiopian-backed Somali\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Premia Holdings Ltd. Completes the Acquisition of Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV from The Hartford\nPremia Holdings Ltd. has recently completed the acquisition of Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV and its subsidiaries, including property and casualty insurer Assurances Continentales NV (known as \"ASCO\"), located in Belgium, and its captive reinsurer Canal Re S.A., located in Luxembourg, both of which recently ceased writing new business. Navigators Holdings will be renamed Premia Holdings (Europe) NV.\nBill O'Farrell, Group Chief Executive Officer of Premia, noted \"We are pleased to close this important transaction with The Hartford. We will repurpose ASCO from an insurer in run-off to a provider of run-off solutions, with growth opportunities for our newest team members. We look forward to bringing our financial strength, coupled with our operational and structuring expertise, to Continental European insurers.\"\nPremia is a leading provider of risk transfer solutions focused on legacy risks and run-off insurance portfolios with an established insurance platform operating in Bermuda, the United States and United Kingdom, including a managing agent at Lloyd's of London.\nThis transaction, which has been approved by the National Bank of Belgium and the Commissariat Aux Assurances in Luxemburg, closed on December 29, 2021.\nAbout Premia Holdings (www.premiaholdings.com)\nPremia Holdings Ltd. is an insurance and reinsurance group with operations in Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K. and Europe that is focused on sourcing, structuring and servicing business in the global property and casualty run-off market. With over $1 billion in managed capital, Premia is well equipped to execute acquisitions and reinsurance transactions in the global P&C run-off market. Premia was launched in 2017 as a run-off specialist and was sponsored by Arch Capital Group Ltd. and Kelso & Company.\nPremia Holdings Ltd.\nScott Maries, 441-278-9176\nsmaries@premiareltd.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Users of Microsoft's 'free' Windows 10 find unexpected ads on lock screen\nNeil Hughes | Feb 24, 2016\nMicrosoft recently began running advertisements directly on the lock screens of Windows 10 devices, catching users by surprise with marketing on their PCs and tablets.\nA full-screen ad featuring video game heroine Lara Croft began appearing on Windows 10 lock screens this week, inviting users to \"Discover the legend within.\" Gamers are encouraged to purchase the new title \"Rise of the Tomb Raider\" from Microsoft's Windows Store.\nSome users also took to Twitter back in January to complain about advertisements for the \"Minions\" movie appearing on their Windows 10 lock screen. The ad featured the titular characters rowing a boat across New York City's East River, complete with multiple links to the Windows Store to buy the hit film.\nThough many users don't realize it, Microsoft's \"free\" Windows 10 operating system is configured by default to display such ads on the lock screen whenever the Redmond, Wash., software company decides to do so.\nVia Raul Burriel.\nThose running Windows 10 can disable the ads by opening Settings, choosing \"Personalization,\" and then \"Lock screen.\" Once there, uncheck the box for \"Get fun facts, tips, tricks and more on your lock screen.\"\nWhile Microsoft might characterize its lock screen promotions as \"fun,\" users online expressed a very different reaction.\n\"@Microsoft - my OS is not your ad delivery system,\" Twitter user Kendall Miller wrote in January.\nWindows 10 launched last year as a free upgrade for all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. The lure of a no-cost update helped propel Windows 10 to installs on more than 200 million devices by the start of 2016.\nApple's OS X upgrades have been free since 2013 with the release of OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The Mac maker has been awarded patents for ad-supported operating system concepts, but publicly has never shown any inclination to make such a drastic change to its product strategy.\npmz\nI was all prepared to deliver an outraged, fist-shaking consumer diatribe...then I read: \"Can be turned off in settings,\"...and completely lost interest.\nknowitall\nProbably each W10 copy is a node in a supercluster network, using your machine for free; a clusterfuck in short.\nrotateleftbyte\nI have to ask if these ads were 'targetted' at the users?\nIf they are then they must be slurping just about everything you do on your PC\/Laptop.\nAnother step too far IMHO.\nWell, Microsoft, I will never ever use another of your Operating Systems. I know that I am not alone in that view.\nOn my self built win 10 pro desktop this is not even an option.\nsflocal\npmz said:\nThe reality is that this is yet another item to place in a checklist when configuring a Windows 10 system that was downloaded free as an upgrade to their botched Win8x systems.\nHonestly... Microsoft thought this would be \"fun\"?? How much money is Microsoft getting to whore out ads to its users? I know Microsoft has zero ethics, but I'm even surprised they stooped to this level. This is a low-level that Google would do.\nApple releases macOS version of TestFlight after months of testing\nAs promised, Apple's TestFlight has arrived on the Mac App Store, bringing the app beta testing platform to macOS for the first time.\nOWC Thunderbolt Hub review: Three Thunderbolt ports from one host connector\nOWC's Thunderbolt Hub is the world's first dock that will give you more Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports than it occupies on your MacBook Pro, but it's not for everybody.\nmacOS Monterey may be bricking some Macs - but there is a fix\nReports are circulating that macOS Monterey is causing problems with a small quantity of upgraders and new MacBook Pro owners \u2014 but the issue appears to be less prevalent than in previous years, and there is a user-executable fix for most recent machines.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home\/Gators Volleyball\/Gator Volleyball Takes on Pittsburgh in NCAA Tournament\nThe Gators volleyball team cheers after hearing they have been selected to host the first weekend of the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. Photo from @GatorsVB via Twitter.\nGator Volleyball Takes on Pittsburgh in NCAA Tournament\nMeg Matthews December 7, 2022 Gators Volleyball, NCAA, NCAA Tournament, Volleyball 204 Views\nAs their season comes to a close, Gator volleyball players are heading to Wisconsin to compete against Pittsburgh in the NCAA tournament.\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/GatorsVB\/status\/1600282268894904321\nNCAA Regionals\nThe Gators have taken this season with pride. Throughout each game, fans have seen just how committed they are to their team and school. The NCAA Regionals started off with 64 teams and are now left with 16.\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1599442224114278401\nThroughout their first two matches, the Gators were able to rack up a grand total of 17 aces.\nThis match will be the first time the Gators and Pitt have met since 1998, but both teams are as ready as ever.\nIf the Gators are able to win their next match against second seed Pittsburgh, they will move on in the tournament.\nGators v. Pittsburgh\nThe Mary Wise Show, a volleyball show hosted on Monday nights by the Gator's head coach, previewed the game. Wise and her co-host Tom Collet shined a spotlight on Elli McKissock.\n\"Just the best back row player by far on the court match high seventeen digs as she patrolled the back row. Played back-to-back, such great defense. You know we talk about when she's in the zone, it's like that game is in slow motion for her.\"\nhttps:\/\/www.wruf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cc.wav\nMcKissock is an important aspect on the team because of this. Moreover, the defense she provides as a player is something most teams are unable to find.\nMcKissock is not the only player who was highlighted during the show. Alexis Stucky was the offensive player of the week.\n\"But I think offensive player of the week has to go to the quarterback, Alexis Stucky. With her love and assist per set, the fact that this team averaged 328 in the two matches is just elite. Every day, she did want to practice today, Alexis is going to make a set that just is crazy good. I've stopped saying it out loud but, in my head, I'm still saying 'oh my goodness and she's still a freshman'.\"\nhttps:\/\/www.wruf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bbb.wav\nWith Stucky this good this early in her college career, Wise said she continues to improve with every game.\nWith McKissock and Stucky working together, the Gators pose a real threat to their competition in the upcoming weeks.\nTags Alexis Stucky Elli McKissock Gatos NCAA regionals Pittsburgh Volleyball\nAbout Meg Matthews\nMeg Matthews is a Junior at the University of Florida, studying Sports Journalism.\nPrevious NFL Week 13: Jackson is Down, Purdy Showed up and Watson Struggled\nNext Several Gators enter transfer portal; Dexter to play in bowl game\nGator Volleyball Closes Out Season\nGator Volleyball has wrapped up its season after losing to Pittsburgh yesterday. The NCAA tournament \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"David Rotheray discography\nFolk Artists | David Rotheray\nDavid Rotheray - The Life Of Birds\nFeaturing a whole host of guest artists, David Rotheray's debut solo album, The Life of Birds' reads a lot like a who's who of the British folk scene. Lyrically written entirely by Rotheray, this 'vaguely ornithological' album offers a pertinent look at modern-day life.\nAccording to the sleeve notes, the notional bird theme which runs through each of the 14 tracks, was sparked by the tale of 'The Sparrow, the Thrush and the Nightingale'. Despite its jaunty, whistled introduction and light-hearted melody, this is not a happy tale. Instead the songbirds' experiences convey a warning about music, greed and betrayal, which is brought to life by the inimitable Jim Causley. Split into 2 parts this sad tale bookends the album.\nIn contrast 'The Road to the South' makes no attempt to conceal its mournful\/regretful tone. Instead Eliza Carthy's voice intensifies the sense of longing to leave the crowded metropolis of London for their old life in Hull.\n'Digital Cuckoo' is a technophobe's delight. Railing against perceived 'advancements', the narrator fondly remembers the simpler lifestyle of times-gone-by, which is beautifully summed up by their distaste for the electric alarm clock, or 'Digital Cuckoo'. Musically it is impossible to ignore the nostalgic tone. Backed by Ros Stephen's expressive string arrangements, Bella Hardy plays her part beautifully as she conjures up images of simpler times.\n'Almost Beautiful' and 'The Best Excuse in the World' revolve around the ending of a relationship, albeit in completely different circumstances. But whereas the latter leaves doubt as to the narrator's intentions, 'Almost Beautiful' is a heart-wrenching lament of someone mourning the effect of Alzheimer's on their partner. Almost exclusively accompanied by piano and violin, Eleanor McEvoy uses her voice to paint an emotional picture of someone who is forced to recognise that while they may look the same, the person they fell in love with has gone. They are 'just a lost and sad reflection of another's ghost'. Definitely not one for the feint-hearted.\nThis is a stunning album featuring an incredible array of collaborations. Touching upon some of the most pertinent issues of the modern-age, David Rotheray once against display his innate talent to write songs that directly touch the listener's soul.\nMary Stokes\nReleased by Proper Records on 16 August 2010.\n1. The Sparrow, The Thrush & The Nightingale (with Jim Causley) - 3:25\n2. Living Before the War (with Bella Hardy) - 3:33\n3. The Road to the South (with Eliza Carthy) - 4:02\n4. Crows, Ravens & Rooks (with Kathryn Williams) - 3:24\n5. Draughty Old Fortress (with Alasdair Roberts) - 3:58\n6. Sweet Forgetfulness\t(with Camille O'Sullivan) - 4:07\n7. The Hummingbird (with Bella Hardy & Jim Causley) - 1:29\n8. Taller Than Me (with Julie Murphy) - 3:55\n9. Almost Beautiful (with Eleanor McEvoy) - 2:54\n10. Flying Lessons (with Nat Johnson) - 3:42\n11. The Best Excuse in the World (Is the Truth)\t(with Jack L) - 3:34\n12. The Digital Cuckoo (with Bella Hardy) - 3:36\n13. Cover Your Garden Over (with Eliza Carthy) - 3:30\n14. The Sparrow, The Thrush & The Nightingale (Part II) (with Jim Causley) - 2:44\nDavid Rotheray Eliza Carthy Jim Causley Bella Hardy\nAnswer Ballads\nThe Life Of Birds\nEliza Carthy\nJim Causley","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chairman Michel Prada discusses successful criteria of global standards\nThe Chairman of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, Michel Prada, gave a speech at the Eurofi Financial Forum event. In his speech, Mr Prada discussed three successful criteria for global standards, which include (1) a clear and supported purpose, (2) a wide and consistent use around the world, and (3) bringing tangible benefits.\nIn the speech, Mr Prada outlined these three criteria as it applies to IFRS. First, he used the IFRS Foundation's mission statement to present a clear and supported purpose. The mission statement states:\nOur mission is to develop IFRS that bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to financial markets around the world. Our work serves the public interest by fostering trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy.\nNext, he noted that 116 jurisdictions require the use of IFRS and many other permit the use of IFRS on a voluntary basis. In addition, most of the countries that have adopted IFRS have done so without any modifications. This signifies wide and consistent use around the world.\nLastly, Mr Prada noted the positive results from reviews on the use of IFRS within Europe and other jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada and Korea. The reviews show that the application of IFRS \"raised the quality and consistency of financial reporting, and brought benefits to companies and investors.\"\nA transcript of Mr Prada's speech is available on the IASB's website.\nIFRS Foundation\nIFRS Foundation Trustees\nIFRS Foundation Trustees hold December 2021 meeting\nIFRS Foundation announces ISSB Chair\nIFRS Foundation appoints two new Trustees\nIFRS Foundation creates new sustainability standards board\nClimate-related disclosures prototype\nDeloitte comment letter on the proposed amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution\nNeed to know \u2014 IFRS Foundation Trustees propose amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution to accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board\nDeloitte comment letter on the Trustees' sustainability consultation\nIFRS education initiative\nTrustee activities update\nDue Process Oversight Committee Chairman's report\nReport of the IFRS Foundation Chairman","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"European Studies and Geography\nUCAS Code: LR78\nMaster of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)\nOur degree programme has many distinctive features with regards to module combinations and specialisations and we have been commended for our strong interdisciplinary approach. During your studies you will have opportunities to combine perspectives from economists, geographers, historians, linguists, philosophers, cultural study specialists, as well as political analysts. By taking European Studies you will look at the forces which have moulded Europe and which will influence its, and your, future.\nLanguages, linguistics and classics\nHuman geographyLanguages, linguistics and classics\nOthers in language and area studies\nHuman geographyOthers in language and area studies\nWelfare and housing associate professionals\nTeaching and educational professionals\nThis is a fairly broad but rare subject and just over 200 UK graduates gained a degree in this area in 2015. Most of the degrees were offered by Cambridge. Most went into work when they graduated, but over a quarter of graduates went on to take a further qualification, with law, translation and teaching the most common. Graduates who went into work are broadly spread across a range of jobs \u2014 there's not many jobs other than teaching you can point to and say 'this is what European Studies graduates are particularly likely to go into', although finance, teaching, marketing and the arts and media feature strongly - the subject gives a broad range of skills and you can get a wide variety of jobs with it.\nWhat's it like studying a degree in Geography\nGeography with French\nArabic and Geography\nGeography with Spanish\nGeography with German","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: morris lessmore\nThe Numberlys \u2013 app review\nThe Amazing Flying Books of Morris Lessmore, the debut release from Moonbot Studios, was a milestone in book app development. It won numerous 'Best App of 2011' awards, and the animation that the short film it was based on received an Oscar nomination yesterday. (You can currently download this for free, BTW).\nSo what did I do when I wrote about it previously? I moaned. I said it wasn't actually aimed at children. It was aimed at animation lecturers. What a miserable sod I am! But now Moonbot have released their next app, so I have another chance to marvel at their visuals without being a total Grinch.\nThis is the Numberlys, a story about how the alphabet was invented by some frustrated number-things:\nAnd the Numberlys is a wonderful app, beautifully created and full of original touches. It's not wonderful for the audience you would think it is aimed at, admittedly. But for a completely different audience? For them, it is wonderful.\nBecause you'd think it was aimed at 4-6 year olds, wouldn't you? Being an 'alphabet app' and everything, listed as suitable for '4+'? But if you were making something for that audience, you probably wouldn't do so in black or white. Or, indeed, include no visual imagery that four-year-olds can relate to, or even understand. 1920s German expressionist cinema, modernist architecture, the dehumanising impact of mass production \u2013 these are not part of a four-year-old's life. There is a truly lovely sequence, repeated a number of times, of cogs, pistons and steam funnels. This will be utterly incomprehensible to this audience. They simply won't understand anything about what they are looking at.\nAs a tool for teaching the alphabet, it goes against all the educational guidelines you can imagine. All text is shown IN BLOCK CAPITALS THROUGHOUT, for a start. It's in a lovely art-deco font so it works for visual impact, but this is not how children learn to read. There are no lower case letters in the app at all. When letters are referred to audibly it is always by their names ('ay') and not their sounds ('ah'). Each letter of the alphabet is revealed in order over the course of 20 minutes or so, so it is not trying to teach the order of the letters by repetition.\nAt one point in the app, it has an intermission. It displays a grey screen and the word INTERMISSION, and plays background music at you until you click past. I was reminded of how Monty Python put an intermission in (I think) the video release of The Holy Grail back in the '80s, which was very funny in context. The context being, of course, that the audience was old enough to remember a time when intermissions were common in cinemas, and so would recognise it as being out of place in the VHS medium. Four-to-six year olds, however, do not have knowledge of out-of-date cinema practices. Nor can they even read the word INTERMISSION, which is displayed in caps and not spoken aloud.\nSo, for alphabet-learning children, it's a total non-starter. But go a bit older than that, say 7-12? Then it's terrific. The character design and animation are first class, and the characters are totally engaging. The music is even better \u2013 there's an award-worthy musical score if ever I heard one. The imagination on show, the craft, the humour \u2013 all wonderful. More importantly, the pacing and the variety of the interactive elements is really well done (there is an interactive element for the creation of each letter in the alphabet. They are too tricky for 4 year olds but perfect for older kids). The 'comedy German' voice over \u2013 think Borat-style almost-racist \u2013 really appeals to this age group. They are also, of course, more comfortable with fantasy worlds that have no elements of their own world to relate to, and so the homage to 1920s German expressionist cinema should not trouble them.\nIn fact, the app is so perfectly suited to this age group that they will probably overlook the fact that it's about the alphabet.\nStill, you have to wonder. The \"who is this for?\" conversation \u2013 do they not have those at Moonbot?\nBy johnhiggs \u2022 Posted in childrens, Moonbot, Uncategorized\t\u2022 Tagged ipad, moonbot, morris lessmore, numberlys\nBudgets and Pricing of Book Apps\nThe economic realities of making and selling tablet book apps are currently as vague as Hell. In the absence of any hard figures, though, we have anecdotes, and they tend to be pretty grim.\nUstwo have rather wonderfully been very upfront about their experience with their Nursery Rhymes With Storytime app. It cost \u00a360,000 to develop, they say, sold over 37,000 copies and rose to be the top grossing app in the App Store's books category. All very impressive, but unfortunately it returned only \u00a324,048 in revenue.\n(Of course, as anyone familiar with the UK Children's market will tell you, Nursery Rhymes don't work overseas. Sure, there is some overlap with American 'Mother Goose' tales and a few of the rhymes are known in a few Commonwealth countries, but they are essentially British, an unusual Victorian invention that romanticises the pre-Victorian era. This is the reason why nobody makes, say, a Humpty Dumpty cartoon series these days. With this in mind, gaining the top spot in the Book App charts is pretty impressive, although of course they may have been referring to a UK-only chart)\nBut anyway \u2013 such anecdotes are backed up by the gist of the talk at MIPJuniour in Cannes last week, where there was much scepticism from publishers about Apps. Egmont's Emma Cairns-Smith sums it all up neatly:\nWith an e-book you can sell it at pretty much the same price as the book, but as soon as you put that on an app you have to sell it at 99p. There are real commercial issues around it. It is far more expensive for us to make an app than an e-book, and yet we can charge far less for it. That's the conundrum.\nWhat should we make of all this? It's true that the user base for tablets is still young and that another good Christmas, plus the arrival of the Kindle Fire, should see a much larger market to sell to. Of course, as we noted when we discussed the low barriers to entry in this market, that will be matched with far greater competition.\nThen there's the cost of producing these things. They should get cheaper, as off-the-shelf development software arrives. And yet, and yet\u2026 there is a natural tendency to budget-bloat in the creative industries. People resist lower budget productions, as if they believe it negates the value of their work. They are professionals, and big budgets are a sign of status. It's almost as if creative people judge their own sense of self-worth by the size of the budgets they work with.\nI've been around a while now, and I've seen how this all plays out. In the independent TV boom of the early 90s, the rule was that any company that made one programme but still hired a receptionist would not last the year. Whereas in the first dot com boom of the late 90s, the rule was that any company that had receptionists with Apple Macs would be gone in six months. With all that in mind, take a look at Moonbot Studios, who did the Morris Lessmore app we looked at a while back:\nMOONBOT studios Office Tour from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.\nDamn, there's a nice place to work, don't you think? And I'm sure they'll do brilliant things and have patient backers with very deep pockets. But while it doesn't bode well for a company to have both a vague business model and a GIANT LAMPSHADE!!!, there doesn't seem to be a rush to very low budgets happening, especially when you have to compete with such high-profile money-burners as this. Cheap and small, in a global marketplace, will equal invisible. At least, that's the current thinking.\nSo what does that leave us with? Well there is the quasi-blasphemous idea of trying to sell apps for a lot more money. Evidence for this comes from Faber's Waste Land App, which sells for \u00a39.99 and reportedly made its development costs back in six weeks. We should be slightly cautious here; much of the video content for this app came from an old BBC documentary and, given the links between Faber and the Elliot estate, you have to question how much of its research and development costs were hidden. But even so, it's still an impressive achievement and supports Faber & Faber's argument that good stuff is worth the money.\nOf course, in this era of 99p ebooks, there's a lot of disagreement about pricing digital content and the Waste Land example does go against the prevailing tide. To give my own example, I wrote a book called I Have America Surrounded: The Life of Timothy Leary five years ago, and while it does not sell a massive amount, it sells enough to remain in print \u2013 a sturdy ol' backlist title. The ebook was initially priced at \u00a32.99, where it steadily sold a few copies. Occasionally, however, it goes down to 99p, and the sales figures shoot up like crazy. Then it goes back to \u00a32.99 and remains steady and unspectacular again. For that reason, it's just gone back down to 99p.\nI've tried to work out why this is. As far as I can see, it's a good book and a total bargain at \u00a32.99. How can price be that sensitive? My best guess is this: It's not how good the book is, it's how much the book is needed. People do enjoy reading about the life of Timothy Leary, it's quite a yarn, but they don't really need to do so. They don't think that it's going to affect their Twenty First Century lives a huge amount.\nBut when a book offers something that people feel they need, then the price point stops being so important. Then they are prepared to pay a tenner for it. The Waste Land app, I would suggest, sells to academics and poetry lovers who feel that they need to understand the poem better, and that if it costs a tenner to do so then so be it.\nSo for those developing apps, the question isn't \"How can I make this cheaply enough to get my money back?\" Instead, the key question should become, \"What would make this app sell at a Waste Land price point?\" Because all the signs are that the book apps that sell are going to have large budgets, and they will need to be recouped.\nBy johnhiggs \u2022 Posted in Tablet Books\t\u2022 Tagged book app, budget, Faber, moonbot, morris lessmore, nursery rhymes, price, pricing, The Waste Land, ustwo, Waste Land\nWriters, Animators and Morris Lessmore\nOne of the few certainties in life is that, when an animator is left alone to do their own thing, they will immediately set to work on a dialogue-free short about a lonely man in a room.\nIt's not easy to say why this is. Animators have a reputation as solitary creatures, but the ones I know are social butterflies compared to writers and programmers. It may well be that animation is hard, so melancholic pathos seems more appealing when all that is needed is a second of stillness followed by a droop of the eyes. Whatever the reason, a dialogue-free animation about loneliness can still be a perfectly valid thing. The opening sections of Up and Wall-E are both variations on this theme, and for me they are my favourite part of those films.\nYet the fact remains that animators' fondness for this form is noticeably greater than that of audiences. If in doubt, ask a commissiong editor how they react when they hear the phrase \"animator's passion project\".\nWhich brings us back to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. As I mentioned in this post here, this animated storybook is let down by a story which I believe I described as \"hokey old arse\". It goes like this: Morris Lessmore is a young man who likes order. Some vague unnamed event happens which turns his life upside down, so he finds solace in reading a book about Humpty Dumpty. He then moves into a library, spends his entire life with books, grows old and dies. The twist at the end is that he had been writing a book himself, about his life, which a little girl finds at the end. All this is smothered in the message \"books are magic\" and \"everyone is special\", but as each entry in Morris' book presumably reads \"sat alone and read books again today\", it's possible that the whole thing is essentially sarcastic.\nIt's not a story that seems aimed at picture book-age children. There is no antagonist, other than the process of ageing, and the main character is an entirely reactive protagonist that it is hard to care about. There are no jokes. The emotional core, a bitter-sweet meditation on ageing and death, is not something that five-year olds will relate to. The sections about caring and repairing books will reinforce, to a young mind, the idea that books are hard work. There is something to be said for stressing the value of books to that age group, but that is best done by exposing children to good stories rather than bad ones.\nSo, why was so much work put into bringing that particular story to fruition? It's entirely possible that developers Moonbot were being very clever, and that the target audience was never intended to be children. It's possible that the book exists to make as big a splash for the studio as possible, and that the target audience was always animation lecturers, Apple early-adopters and excitable journalists.\nThen again, they may have made the fatal mistake of showing the story to their 5 year old children, asking them what they think, and hence genuinely believe that it's a story children love. Children at this age always give the answer that adults want to hear, and it is to the childs great credit how accurately they can deduce what this is. (Rather awkwardly, the only real way you can tell whether a children's story is a success is to wait thirty years and ask the now-grown reader if they remember it, then watch to see if their face lights up.)\nBut while Morris Lessmore claims to be a celebration of the magic of stories, it is a celebration of the magic of images. And that is no bad thing. It is an \"animator's narrative\", where a string of lovely, striking, memorable images are strung together and called a story. Look at the care and craftsmanship that has gone into the visual side of Morris Lessmore:\nThe Making Of Morris: Part 2 (Animation We Cherish) from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.\nNow \u2013 all this raises an interesting point about the current state of tablet books.\nIf you look at who is working in the medium of tablet books, then you'll see that illustrators and animators are doing themselves proud. Also present and correct are coders, digital developers and eager start-up businessmen. All these people have stepped up, experiemented and are trying new things. What you won't find are that many established writers. Indeed, looking at most of the tablet books I'll be talking about over the next few weeks, the majority are adaptations of existing printed text.\nWhy is this? Writers are usually quick to sniff out a chance of an audience. They have been quick to embrace Kindle self publishing and experiment with Twitter novels, but there is a noticeable lack of writers writing specifically for tablet books. In part, this may be due to a lack of contacts or programming skills. Digital developers tend to work more closely with illustrators than writers.\nBut it may also be because writers do not yet see any potential in the format, or see how a tablet book could be a better narrative than a normal one. And if this is the case, then it could be a serious issue.\nBecause if tablet books are to prosper, they will need writers to take the lead.\nBy johnhiggs \u2022 Posted in animation, Tablet Books\t\u2022 Tagged animation, moonbot, morris lessmore, tablet books\nHave a watch of this, it's the most visually impressive tablet book at the moment: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Moonbot Studios.\nAmazing, wouldn't you say? Certainly there are no shortage of people reaching for the hyperboles. Here's Ben Machell in The Times:\n\"It is not inconceivable that, at some point in the future, a short children's story called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore will be regarded as one of the most influential titles of the early 21st century.\"\nThat's quite some claim.\nI'm going to have to start by mentioning the elephant in the room here. As a story, and assuming that it's a story aimed at children, this is a load of hokey old arse. I'm going to do a separate post later to talk more about that, as the problems here shed wider light on tablet books as a whole. I do recognise that the user review section on iTunes is full of gushing 5-star reviews and I'm not trying to be deliberately contrary, but the disconnect between audience and storyteller does need to be looked at.\nSo, that significant problem aside, what have we got? It's a short story, one with 27 \"pages\" that takes about 15 minutes to go through, so a good length for a bedtime story. Each page has a few lines of text, which by default are read aloud to you, and an animated picture that you can interact with to produce a surprising result.\nWhat this is, essentially, is the 'lift-the-flap book' model of tablet books. You read a page, and then look around the picture for something to 'do', and once that's done you move on to the next page. It's a good model to work to; lift-the-flap books are always a hit with pre-schoolers, who like both the element of surprise as to what they will find, plus the element of control in that it was they who lifted the flap and caused the picture to change. And here is a model that allows tablet books to be an improvement on physical books, as triggering an animation can be far more spectacular and page-changing that going from one image to the image hidden underneath.\nSo how does this work in practice? There's an 'everything but the kitchen sink' feel to the interactive elements. On most of the pages, you blindly stab about at parts of the image to see if they will do anything. On some pages, the parts that will trigger an event glow briefly to highlight what to touch, but this isn't consistent throughout. There are many times you find yourself accidentally turning to the previous or next page as you attempt to trigger actions in the part of the screen reserved for page turns. Some items just need to be touched, others need specific swipe motions. Some images 'reset' after the triggered animation, others don't. It doesn't have that consistent logic that pleases preschoolers, especially boys. Having watch a number of people try it out, there is definitely a 'stumbling blindly' problem with the interaction.\nThen there are triggerable events that are more like 'mini games' \u2013 a book opens to reveal a ripped picture that you must reassemble, a tune needs to be played on a piano, you can fly Morris around the page by tilting the pad and so on. There's an admirable sense of trying everything out here, although by and large they do seem unconnected to the story \u2013 random diversions rather than necessary progressions. The triggered animations are the same every time, incidentally.\nThe music, as you can hear in the clip above, it fantastic. The voiceover made me cringe, although this may just be cultural, and it can be turned off. (The issue of tablet books that read themselves to you will need to be a separate post, incidentally. It is by-and-large the norm for children's tablet books, but I wonder if it is has a negative impact on the experience.) The app seems sensibly priced, at \u00a32.99.\nAnd it is beautiful. The craft on display is unarguable (even if cruel-hearted animation folk like myself will take a certain pleasure in pointing out when it is less than perfect, such as when Morris' arm glitches as he leaves the room of books \u2013 I know, I know. We can't help ourselves). Visually there is a strong echo of 1930s Hollywood, of a romanticised, simpler world devoid of such modern horrors as iPads and tablet books. The visuals keep the 'chuck everything in' approach of the interactive stuff, and mix CG, models, and hand-drawn animation, but they all hang together very well. The visual side is led by William Joyce, and it is a wonderful thing that artists of his calibre are working in this genre. It promises great things for the future.\nThe result is one of those 'buy to show people' apps, one which you use to show off your new iPad rather than read for pleasure. The Medium overwhelms the Message, but it does have the air of something new emerging, of something that will trouble the dreams of more conservative publishers. In many ways The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a triumph but, unfortunately, not in every aspect, and arguably not in the most important aspects. Which I will talk about soon in a new post.\nThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.\nBy johnhiggs \u2022 Posted in animation, Tablet Books\t\u2022 Tagged moonbot, morris lessmore, tablet books","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Blog \u00bb Best Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Review, Specifications & Buyer's Guide\nBest Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Review, Specifications & Buyer's Guide\nMake sure this fits by entering your model number.; PlayStation Classic comes with 20 pre loaded games including, Final Fantasy Vll, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Wild Arms; This mini Console is approximately 45 percent smaller than the original PlayStation; Includes two wired...\nSony released the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro at the tail end of 2016. It is considered to be one of the best consoles money can buy you, even two years after its launch. If you don't mind paying for premium quality and 4K capabilities, the PS4 Pro is the console you should go for. In two years' time, it has established itself as Sony's high-end gaming console, with an impressive and growing library of games that use its extra graphical grunt.\nIt was considered to be the best gaming console until the release of the Microsoft Xbox One X. Microsoft's latest release has beaten the PS4 on the grounds of CPU performance and Graphics Performance. Though, it has the power to run many games at native 4K resolutions, where the PS4 uses ingenious visual trickery to create something that closely resembles 4K.\nYou can find out more about the PS4's design, features, specifications, controller, performance, price range, and more in the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Review and Specifications.\nHere is our Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Review (By GeekyViews Experts)\n? If you have used or if you are using this gaming console, please leave your Sony PlayStation 4 Pro review in the comments below and help our readers choose.\nThis score is given after in-depth analysis and going through of the product by our experts. The Pros and Cons are also mentioned. If something is missing in the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Review And Specification then feel free to add them in the comment section below.\nIt has stunning graphics with 4K and HDR.\nIt looks good even on 1080p TVs.\nIt has 4K gaming for less than $500.\nIt is an improved and advanced version of the previous PS4 version.\nIt supports all PS4 games.\nIt does not have a 4K Blu-ray Player.\nIt's HDR can be very difficult to set up.\nIt's power and eject buttons feel cheap.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Images\nMake sure this fits by entering your model number.; Incredible games; Endless entertainment; All new lighter slimmer PS4; 1TB hard drive; All the greatest, games, TV, music and more\nPlayStation 4 Pro 1TB Console\nMake sure this fits by entering your model number.; Heighten your experiences. Enrich your adventures. 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The Pro model along with the PlayStation 4 Slim model has got a few upgrades over the previous PS4 model. The biggest of them all is support for new technologies, such as 4K and HDR, enabling one to use the newest TVs to their full capabilities.\nSony's system has a few deficiencies in the home entertainment department. In particular, not having an Ultra HD Blu-ray player installed. We can say that the PS4 Pro is the best gaming machine Sony has ever come up with, but, with 4K HDR capabilities and higher frame rates, it's not necessarily worth the upgrade if you have an older PS4.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Video Review\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Features and Design\nThe PS4 Pro system is encased in a matte black shell, similar to the one used on the PS4 Slim released in September 2016. However, this time around you won't find rounded corners along the edges \u2013 the PlayStation 4 Pro is sharp in every sense of the word. The Sony PS4 Pro has almost the same design as the Sony PS4. The difference is it has two PS4 consoles stacked on top of one another.\nAnother difference is that the PS4 Pro also uses a bulkier female connector on its power cable to draw more power, instead of the generic two-prong cable Sony has traditionally supplied with every PS4. In comparison to the original PS4's 27.5 x 30 x 5.3 cm package, the PS4 Pro takes up a bit more shelf space at 29.5 x 32.7 x 5.5 cm (W x L x H). It's both a little wider and a little taller than the original PS4, and a fair bit heavier too.\nSony has replaced the touch-sensitive power and ejects buttons of the original PS4 with mechanical efforts, just as it has on recent PS4 revisions. This is an improvement, despite the slightly cheap feel of the buttons. There are two USB ports at the front \u2013 handy for charging controllers \u2013 plus a third at the rear, where it's particularly useful for USB hard drives or for connecting PSVR.\nThere's also a specific connector for the PlayStation camera, plus an Ethernet out, an HDMI-out, and digital optical output. Where the smaller PS4s can get all the power they need from a slim figure-eight cable, the PS4 Pro demands a chunky kettle lead. You can find more about the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Features in the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Specifications.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Specifications\nIt also has some additional ports: The optical drive and two USB 3.1 ports on the front are standard PS4, but the Pro features an extra USB 3.1 port on the back, which is useful if you have a PSVR headset. To accommodate the 4K signal, the HDMI port on the Pro is HDMI 2.0. The Pro also features an optical port, which was included on the original PS4, but removed from the PS4 Slim. The PS4 Pro features a 4.20 Teraflop (TFLOP) AMD Radeon graphics card, which is a serious improvement.\nLike the standard PS4, it features an 8-core AMD x86-64 Jaguar processor, but the clock speed has been amped up to 2.1GHz. It features 8GB of DDR5 RAM, like the original PS4. But, also has an extra gigabyte of DDR3 RAM to handle temporary save states for open games and apps. The Pro comes with a 1TB hard drive, which like the PS4 can be replaced with any 2.5-inch SATA hard drive.\nThe PS4 Pro has doubled the number of Graphics Core Next Computer Units from 18 to 36 and clocked up from 800 to 911MHz. This increases raw graphics performance from 1.8 teraflops to 4.2 teraflops. However, there are two things we need to mention. First, while the PS4 Pro is more powerful than the PS4, it isn't quite powerful enough to run most games at 4K with a smooth 30fps let alone 60fps.\nAs a result, many games actually run at a lower resolution, between 1080p and 1440p, and they are cleverly upscaled or run through a checkerboard rendering algorithm to deliver something that looks much like 4K. Second, Sony has given developers a degree of freedom as to how they use the extra horsepower.\nMost offer a 4K resolution, but some give you a smoother frame rate or additional visual effects at the same 1080p. Some offer you a choice in the options menu, so you can prioritize clarity or frame rate.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Controller\nThe Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Controller is clearly Sony's best ever controller. The DualShock 4 controller has been tweaked a little by Sony for the Pro and Slim releases. It has a comfortable and accurate analog stick, analog triggers, and left and right bumpers. In addition, it has a translucent area at the top of the touchpad. This lets light from the light bar show through. The light bar along with the touchpad doesn't have much of the use in PS4 games. However, the lightbar does play a role in PSVR games, particularly if you're playing without Move or Aim controllers.\nThe PlayStation camera can use it to track the position of the DualShock 4, turning it into a relatively capable motion controller. In comparison to the Xbox One X, the PS4 Pro's controller fades a little. The Xbox One X clearly has the best controller on the planet. It has a superb feel, near to perfect analog sticks and powerful pulsing Impulse Trigger feedback. The DualShock 4 is still worthy for people who spend a lot of time playing across both consoles.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Performance\nThe Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Performance isn't as powerful as the Xbox One X. It very rarely delivers proper 4K output. By PC standards, its hardware is aging pretty fast particularly the Jaguar CPU. If you play certain key cross-platform titles across PS4 Pro and Xbox One X \u2013 Rise of the Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Call of Duty: World War II The Xbox One X versions look a little bit better, with slightly richer, sharper 4K visuals at silky-smooth frame rates.\nThe One X has more GPU horsepower to throw at the visuals. But when you're outside a direct comparison, the PS4 Pro still produces amazing-looking games. They might not be true 4K, but their presentation is fantastic on a good 4K screen. There's also a sizable and definite leap in quality over the same games running in 1080p on a standard PS4, even when upscaled by a 4K TV. Once you've played on the PS4 Pro, you won't want to go back.\nSony PlayStation 4 Pro Price Range\nSony has priced the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro at $400. We wouldn't totally recommend you to go for the Pro version if you already own a PS4. The PS4 Pro has a few upgradations to the original one but not completely different from it. However, if you see the Xbox One X Price and Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Price then there is a difference. The PS4 Pro is priced $100 lesser than the Xbox One X. The higher price of Microsoft's gaming console is also better than Sony's latest release.\nDoes Nintendo 2ds XL have WiFi?\nLike earlier Nintendo methods, the New 2DS XL can connect with WiFi, however with some irritating limitations. Should you're attempting to connect with a public WiFi sign that requires a browser log-in, you will not have the ability to, until Nintendo releases a patch some time to repair the problem.\nShould I buy a 2ds XL or 3ds XL?\nVerdict. The 2DS XL packs all the very best options of the 3DS XL and bundles it into a less expensive \u2013 and subsequently extra accessible \u2013 bundle, says Cnet. 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{"text":"\u00ab Mr. Obama's War in Libya\nRawhide Down\u201330 years later \u00bb\nKhadafi, Bob Herbert, and Detroit\nEvery once in awhile a bully and a tyrant decides after decades of abusing people to voluntarily give up power.\nYes, Bob Herbert is finally leaving the Jayson Blair Times.\nWhile Herbert never killed anybody like Khadafi did, his verbal bomb-throwing poisoned the well of discourse for an entire generation. The New York Times became the Jayson Blair Times by allowing ideological bigotry to trump anything remotely resembling hard news backed up by facts. Hatred of conservative Republicans was the only requirement for having a column.\nArthur Sulzberger Jr. has seen his circulation collapse as normal Americans everywhere grow weary of Maureen Dowd's hysteria and Bob Herbert's diatribes about evil conservative cracker honky whitey.\nSo as Barack Obama tries to wage a kinetic conflict with one hand tied behind American military backs to remove Khadafi, Americans of all stripes can be thankful that at least Herbert was unwilling to obtain weapons in keeping with his anti-gun views.\nJust to be clear, Bob Herbert is nowhere near as bad as Khadafi. Herbert is however worse than most people.\nSo what do we do with people like Khadaf and Herbert now? What would be an appropriate way for these men to spend their final years in exile?\nThe solution is obvious. Send them both to Detroit.\nIf the ACLU tries to prevent this under the Eight Amendment clause about cruel and unusual punishment, then judges should force ACLU lawyers to live in Detroit as well.\nKhadafi is a genocidal maniac who should be shot in the town square. Forcing him to live in a Detroit housing project is the next best thing. He could be dead in a week. Forget Guantanamo Bay. That would be too high class for him. If he has to live in a prison where there is no hope for improvement, Detroit will fit the bill.\nThere is no evidence that Herbert has broken any laws other than the laws of civility and decency, but if district attorneys prosecuted those crimes there would be few liberals in existence anywhere.\nHerbert should be forced to live in Detroit because his entire life has been devoted to blaming everybody else for leaving the inner cities. Does anybody think Herbert lived in an inner city while working at the Jayson Blair Times? I suspect he lived in one of the better New York neighborhoods. It is time for this limousine liberal to be among the down-trodden he has championed for so long.\nDetroit has long been the butt of jokes, but this time it is different. The census numbers have come out, and Detroit has truly hit rock bottom in a way that the local junkies could feel proud.\nIt was one thing when whites fled the city. The Herberts of the world could cry racism. Now it seems that blacks, particularly educated successful blacks, have fled as well. For all the phony racial myths, most crime against blacks is committed by blacks. So those who can afford to live better are fleeing to the South of all places.\nHow could this be? Aren't Southerners racist white rednecks?\nApparently not. Apparently living in peace away from drugs and gunfire is not a black or white value, but a good human being value. Bad human beings of all stripes have wrecked cities with help from liberal enablers.\nOne can debate whether the pen is mightier than the sword, but while Khadafi was exploiting his people through violence, Herbert was using his written column to make excuses. He dismissed radical violence and supported failed liberal policies that exacerbated the decline of a once proud city that gave the world Motown and the Big Three automakers.\nThe days when the Four Tops or the Temptations can croon on the street corner are gone. Now Eminem sings, accompanied by guns and bodyguards. Michael Moore waxes slovenly from his safe haven in his wealthy enclave where he can toss his leftovers out of his house for the poor to sift through.\nThis is Detroit. The city now has less than 750,000 people, rendering it ineligible for much federal and state aid. This means it cannot even declare itself a disaster area. When the most optimistic aspect of an entire region is the Detroit Lions, it is time to give up.\n(Ironically the perennial losers ended the season with four straight wins and looked optimistically to the next season only to find out the season may be canceled.)\nThe 2011 riots in Libya are every bit as out of control as the Detroit riots of the 1960s. Poverty did not cause the lawlessness. Lawlessness led to the poverty. Civil rights include the right to vote, not burn down businesses. Shockingly enough, businesses responded to the terrorism inflicted upon them by leaving to states where burning down businesses was considered a negative occurrence.\nThe low water mark may have been Kwame Kilpatrick, who made Marion Barry look useful. From the 1960s to Mr. Kilpatrick, the left spread misery. When asked about their failures, they blamed Ronald Reagan.\nGiven that the Governor of Michigan will probably not try to sell Detroit on Ebay or perhaps donate it to Canada for a tax deduction, there are only two viable solutions for this failed city.\nThe few remaining people can show the courage of Afghanis and Iraqis. They can risk being shot to death to make it to the polls and elect better leaders. Those leaders can engage in the tough love necessary to take back Detroit from the stranglehold of liberal poison.\nThe second option is to just declare the city uninhabitable and relocate the entire populace to Wisconsin or Illinois. Like Alcatraz, Detroit can become one big prison. The world's most hardened terrorists can be joined by the liberal media bigots who verbally brutalized the conservatives actually trying to kill those terrorists.\nForce Khadafi and Herbert to live in Detroit with no guns, pens, or keyboards. Neither man should be allowed to videotape any more screeds.\nKhadafi, Herbert, and Detroit liberal politicians have spread misery for decades to people they were supposed to care about. They should be forced to live in the same squalid conditions so that future individuals do not become corrupted by absolute power.\nIt is too late to save Detroit, but Tripoli and Manhattan are already on the verge of making a comeback.\nTo Khadafi and Herbert, goodbye and good riddance.\nThis entry was posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at 3:28 am and is filed under POLITICS.\tYou can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home ENTERTAINMENT Drake Rushed To Hospital After Collapsing On Stage, Reveals What Happened\nDrake Rushed To Hospital After Collapsing On Stage, Reveals What Happened\nRapper Drake a.k.a Champagepapi was rushed to the hospital after he broke down and collapsed on stage due to a mysterious illness, as he abruptly couldn't perform, which led to the cancellation of the shows.\nUS-based Canadian rapper, Drake was rushed to the hospital after he reportedly collapsed on stage while rehearsing at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.\nThe 31-year-old rapper suddenly felt ill and couldn't perform, and had to cancel his upcoming live shows, claiming \"I had never experienced anything like that in my life\".\nDrake shared a shock message to fans on his Instagram stories explaining that the shows had to be cancelled and apologised to fans, whilst also sharing some details about the sudden illness which caused the cancellations.\nTaking to Instagram, Drake's statement read:-\n'I just wanted to say how sorry I am about these two Miami shows. I got so ill so fast and I had never experienced anything like that in my life.'\n'Unlike other show cancellations or date adjustments due to production issues this one fell on me and I just want to apologize because I hate letting down anyone who come to share these moments with us.'\nTaking time to thank the medical staff who have helped look after him through his illness.\nDrake said:-\n'Thank you to the two doctors and nurse that helped me with round the clock care.\n'Miami deserves 100 percent and I promise that experience when we return. Thank you god for all\nREAD Drake Brings Out Lil Wayne, Bad Bunny, & DJ Khaled In Miami\nPrevious articleDavido To Sign An Artiste For Replying To His Tweet On Osun Election\nNext article[MUSIC] EMINEM \u2013 KILLSHOT (MGK DISS)\nVeteran Kaduna Based Artist 'Dan Zaki' Bags Merit Award","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A Day at the Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival\nFebruary 23, 2018 by Will McClelland\nFrom February 16-18, Margaret T. Hance Park played host to the Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival. The three-day celebration brought Phoenix's Chinese community together as the Year of the Rooster gave way to the Year of the Dog.\nThousands of people came out to meander through the rows of small white tents where merchants were selling Chinese clothing, jewelry, and innumerable different trinkets. A dozen local food trucks clustered near the entrance, and at the back of the park was a bright red event stage, whose green-gabled roof and gold ornamentation was styled after traditional Chinese architecture.\nWhen I arrived at the festival, the first thing I did was go to the information booth and ask them where I could find the steamed pork buns. They pointed through the trees towards a circle of food trucks and food stands, and I was off. Cuisine comes first.\nWhen I made it to the area encircled by the food trucks, I found a pleasant sort of pandemonium. In about 3 minutes, I dodged children darting between tables in bright pink kimonos and black silk shirts adorned with gold dragons, stopped to pet a dozen dogs, accepted a yoga book from a traveling Buddhist named Carlos, and wandered wide-eyed between stalls cooking dumplings in wicker baskets or stirring piles of golden noodles in a massive iron wok, all while madly buffing my camera lens to clean all of the soy-scented steam condensing on the glass\u2013I was loving it.\nBesides the steamed pork buns, there were also stands selling teriyaki noodles, dry-rub chicken skewers, and ahi poke bowls. The food showcased the variety of flavors in Chinese food, giving festival-goers a glimpse into the diversity of China's regional cuisines. Eventually, though, I had to pull myself away from the food and venture out into the bustling crowds.\nOne of the first things I noticed was the abundance of colors that stood out against the white tents. Near the entrance, there were racks of clothing filled with vibrant greens, reds, and yellows that shimmered with gold filigree. Walk a little further, and there's tables overflowing with gold, jade, and dark red Buddha statues (my favorite was the Happy Buddha; a quick google search will surely put a smile on your face).\nAdding to the colorful items were the colorful people tending to the stalls. At the table with Buddha statues, the woman kindly fussed over which one was perfect for my friend. In another tent, a soft-spoken man chatted amicably with me about the meticulous process of pruning his Bonsai trees. Dozens of miniature trees, from Cypress' and Junipers to Ficus' and Chinese Elms, lined the shelves inside the tent. The most delightful specimen, however, was a tableau of a tiny ceramic fisherman ensconced by the rose-tinted leaves of a Japanese Maple.\nPast the tents was the event stage. Throughout the weekend, the stage featured wide-ranging and rather eclectic groups of performers that merged both modern and traditional Chinese culture. For example, one woman gracefully performed a traditional tea ceremony, while another woman narrated the history and significance of the movements.\nImmediately following the subdued ceremony, a yo-yo extraordinaire with the moniker \"Julius the Up and Down Man\" jumped on stage in a whirlwind of string and plastic and dance music. Both were impressive in their own way.\nOther highlights from the event stage included a group of teenagers who mixed karate with dance. One minute there were hands, feet, and heads smashing through wooden blocks, and the next they were performing a sort of combat-inspired hip-hop dance number. Also featured on stage was a Chinese choir and a masked man performing a traditional face-changing dance, but the finale was the Dragon Dance.\nWith the boom of drums and the crash of cymbals, a bright orange and yellow dragon with fierce eyes began its dance. To the delight of the children in the crowd, the costume was able to open and close its mouth and eyes, but the display didn't go over so well with everyone. From the side of the stage, the world's smallest terrier was thrashing at its leash and yapping madly at the dancing dragon. In a moment of improvisation, the dragon cowered, shook, and ran from the bold little terrier before bowing to the venerated namesake of the festival. The Year of the Dog, indeed.\nPhotos by Will McClelland\nIn this story: Chinese Cultural and Cuisine Festival, Margaret T. Hance Park\nCategories: Arts & Culture, Culture, Families \/ Kids, Festivals\nFebruary 6, 2014 Wire | Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a Week of Celebrations\nOctober 11, 2016 Picnic Under the Stars at 'Noche en Blanco'\nJuly 22, 2015 Wire | Save the Date: 2016 McDowell Mountain Music Festival\nDecember 5, 2012 Wire | Mayor Stanton to Present First-Ever Mayor's Arts Awards","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Voice of Unity\nStreamside Unity\nSign the Charter\nUnity Model\nStreamside: Finding Peace through Perfect Unity\nFaith in Motion\nHow to be a Frequent Flier\nAggregate \u2013 The \"A\" in the ACE of Hearts\nA number of years ago, I decided to go to a local bar-restaurant in downtown Denver, not to drink beer, but because it was owned by an alumnus of Michigan State University and was known as the \"Spartan\" place in Denver. The annual football brouhaha with the University of Michigan was on TV, and I wanted to see how many MSU Spartans there were in Denver.\nProudly sporting my 1966 Spartan Marching Band Rose Bowl jacket, I was an instant hit. I found \"family\" in minutes.\nNot long after I got there, a group of University of Michigan alumni decided to crash the party, and the result all through the game was, shall we say, riotous. But not in the way you might think.\nEveryone immediately agreed that, while there is no stronger rivalry than Michigan \u2013 Michigan State, we band together far out west in Colorado as proud members of the Big Ten Conference. We ended up cheering for each other!\nAn elevated sense of common ground can become a display of perfect unity, not conflict.\nThink of times when Christians gather with brothers and sisters outside their own churches. Whether it is \"faith day\" at the ball park, a concert featuring a well-known artist, or a satellite feed from a major conference, many gatherings are special events, once a year or even less frequently.\nWhat would it take to develop a place that we would choose to visit regularly, as often as our daily trips to the local coffee shop or burger joint? Is there a \"town square\" where this could happen?\nAnd has there ever been a place where all children of Abraham could choose to gather in peace?\nNot that I know of, not willingly anyway.\nIn fact, why would we ever try to have Christians, Jews and Muslims all aggregating regularly to support causes common to all people of faith, such as worldwide persecution?\nThe answer lies in completing the spelling of the word \"ACE.\"\nStay tuned \u2013 this is powerful.\nStreamside Welcome\nOrder a copy of the book!\nContact Streamside\nSubscribe to Streamside Unity - Blog by Email","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"D-Day Was The Largest And One Of The Bloodiest Invasions In History\nThe Allied invasion of Europe that culminated in D-Day took two years to plan and still nearly foundered on the bloody beaches of Normandy.\nJames A. Warren\nGalerie Bilderwelt\/Getty\nNo military operation in history has exercised so great a hold on the collective imagination of Americans as the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Omaha Beach, where thousands of acts of individual valor and initiative transformed an impending disaster into a bloody triumph, is as sacred a piece of ground to Americans as any place on earth, including Gettysburg or Plymouth Rock.\nJust two hours after the initial landings at 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944, the intensity of fire from well over 100 well-dug-in Wehrmacht machine guns and antitank weapons positioned in the bluffs behind the beach shut down the landings, leaving the early waves of assault troops stranded with little cover and only a handful of Sherman tanks. Most of the specially designed amphibious behemoths, along with other combat vehicles and heavy weapons, had sunk in the rough surf en route to the beach. Many infantry in the first waves drowned, having disembarked from their landing craft in water over their heads. The preliminary naval and air bombardments had utterly failed to reduce the German strongpoints. \"I gained the impression,\" recalled the American general in command of the landing, \"that our forces had suffered an irreversible catastrophe.\"\nBut Omar Bradley was wrong. On their own initiative, a dozen destroyers sallied forth into dangerously shallow waters in front of the beach\u2014so close they took fire from German rifle rounds. Using American tank fire on the beach to spot the location of the main enemy emplacements, the destroyers' five-inch shells decimated the most formidable German positions within 90 minutes.\nThe infantry on the beach rallied. Improvised squads and platoons, some led by mere PFCs or corporals, began to move off the beach, sometimes using the corpses of their comrades as cover from the raking fire of the German guns, and cleared all five draws through the bluffs leading to the towns beyond. Much of the combat was hand-to-hand. And desperate. The landings resumed, and the tide of battle shifted to the Americans. By 6 p.m., there was no question the U.S. Army was on Omaha to stay.\nOver the course of the \"longest day,\" 10,000 servicemen\u2014Brits, Frenchmen, Poles, and other allies in addition to Americans, who suffered the lion's share of the casualties\u2014were killed or wounded. Three thousand alone fell in the near-disaster on Omaha\u2014more than on all the other beaches combined.\nThe immediate objective of the landings, in military parlance, was \"to secure a lodgment\" on the beaches strong enough to repel the inevitable German counterattack, and hang on to the beachhead while sufficient combat power was brought to bear from across the channel in order to initiate a major armored thrust to the East to crush Hitler's formidable war machine.\nSoldiers have crossed the seas in ships for several thousand years to assail their enemies on foreign shores, but in terms of scale and intention, the amphibious assault on the Normandy coast was\u2014is\u2014unprecedented. More than 6,000 vessels of a bewildering variety of types, at least 10,000 aircraft, 2 million men, and three years of planning were required to bring it off. Scores of best-selling books, countless documentaries, and two blockbuster feature films have told the story of the stormy, windswept channel crossing, the daring airborne assault behind the beaches, the landings, and the ensuing battle through the hedgerows of the Norman countryside.\nMore than admiration and respect for brave deeds well done lies behind our now 70-year-long fascination with Operation Neptune, the cross-Channel invasion and amphibious landings that formed the first phase of Operation Overlord, the battle for Normandy. For contemporary Americans, Britons, and Canadians, there is a certain vicarious thrill in placing themselves, through the power of imagination, among their countrymen who took part in the Big Event.\nThese were people, after all, who believed unreservedly in the value of what they were doing\u2014people, writes historian Antony Beevor, who were \"acutely conscious of taking part in a great historical event.\" Great, indeed. The men who participated in the landings, from cooks and mechanics and landing craft coxswains, to infantrymen and combat engineers and pilots, were breaking through Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall to reignite what FDR called \"the great flame of democracy\" amid \"the blackout of barbarism.\" The whole world watched then, for it was nothing less than the fate of the world that hung in the balance.\nIn our more cynical age of ambiguity and ambivalence, of low-intensity, quagmire wars that concern, it seems, only the tiny minority of men and women who are personally engaged, or who support those who are, we cannot help but be moved by the great spectacle of D-Day, by the audacity of the operation, and the unwavering commitment of millions of soldiers and citizens in seeing it through to the end.\nThey don't make wars like this one any more.\nMost of the notable books on this subject\u2014one thinks immediately of Antony Beevor's D-Day, or Steven Ambrose's D-Day, June 6, 1944, which gave birth to the much-celebrated Band of Brothers miniseries\u2014are tightly focused on bringing to life the individual ordeals of the participants once the invasion gets underway, and placing those harrowing, tragic, heroic, and sometimes downright bizarre experiences in the broader context of the operation.\nIn Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings, Craig L. Symonds, professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, takes a different tack. He spends just a quarter of his 400 pages on \"the action\" on land, sea, and air between June 6 and June 30, the official conclusion of Operation Neptune. The rest of his book is taken up tracing the fascinating, multi-layered story of how the invasion morphed from a cloudily conceived idea in the minds of British planners in the wake of Dunkirk, into the massively complex undertaking it came to be by June 1944.\nThus, Symonds explores at length the fascinating debates over invasion strategy by the Anglo-American Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) and their respective bosses, FDR and Churchill; the monumental logistical challenges posed by the operation's unprecedented demands for men and materiel, especially cargo ships and landing craft; and finally, the series of battles and campaigns in 1942 and 1943 that Symonds argues the Allies had to fight\u2014and win\u2014if the major invasion of France was to succeed.\nProminent among those struggles was the battle of the Atlantic, waged against the U-boat menace. Until the U.S. Navy had vanquished the dreaded wolf packs with the help of the Enigma code intercepts and new air-sea hunting tactics, the requisite buildup of American troops and supplies in England could not be accomplished.\nThe American and British air forces, for their part, had to reduce the Luftwaffe to near impotence in order to ensure air superiority over the beaches and the channel. Allied bombers also had to inflict severe damage on the transport network in France to constrict the movement of reinforcements, particularly the powerful Panzer divisions, to the beaches once the landings had taken place.\nFinally, the CCS had to organize and execute an ambitious deception campaign, Operation Fortitude, to pin down German forces far from the intended landing zones. This elaborate ruse, which involved the creation of entirely ersatz armies, replete with radio traffic and dummy, rubber tanks and landing craft, ultimately succeeded in pinning down a considerable number of heavy German divisions near Calais, where the invasion was expected to take place, as well as in Norway.\nFrom the time of the American entrance into the war after Pearl Harbor, the British and the Americans quickly agreed to a \"Germany First\" grand strategy, but they took very different views on the timing and the nature of the cross-Channel invasion\u2014views that reflected their different cultures and histories. The British \"envisioned any such assault as the coup de grace to be applied to an enemy utterly worn out by prolonged struggle and constant bombing \u2026 no invasion should take place until Germany was visibly faltering on the brink of collapse.\" To the Americans, however, the invasion was \"not to ratify a victory already won; it was to seize that victory by brute force.\"\nGeneral George C. Marshall, Roosevelt's chief military adviser, and his prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Dwight Eisenhower, pressed for husbanding precious men and materiel, staying clear of diversionary operations in other theaters, and for the early launch of an invasion of northwestern France. Meanwhile, Winston Churchill and General Alan Brooke, the chief of the Imperial General Staff, persistently argued for a \"periphery\" strategy, attacking the Germans in their \"soft underbelly\" in North Africa and Italy, and then invading southern France from the Mediterranean.\nThe British high command found it difficult to invest in the more ambitious American conception of the operation, at least in part because of the fiasco at Dunkirk and lingering memories of slaughter at the Somme and elsewhere on the Western front in World War I. They \"couldn't help but be skeptical as the American president committed the United States to constructing 24 million tons of shipping and an army of 16 million men when they had spent their entire military careers in an atmosphere,\" as British General Fredrick Morgan put it, \"of niggling, cheese paring, parsing, and making do.\"\nBut it was more than that. American hubris and naivet\u00e9 rankled the British. Marshall was good at raising armies, thought Brooke, but not much of a strategist. Ike was a nice guy, and a hard worker, but he, too, lacked strategic vision. Besides, he had never been in combat. All the Americans, from FDR down, underestimated the capabilities of their adversary, and exaggerated their own. The Yanks, wrote one very senior British officer, \"are new at this game and have the enthusiasm of beginners.\" The Americans, for their part, found the British arrogant, condescending, excessively cautious, and, at times, ungrateful for American largesse.\nThe \"cultural collision of Brits and Yanks threatened but never quite broke the partnership,\" writes Symonds. The Brits won the early battles at the conference table, securing FDR's approval to launch joint operations in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Symonds joins most contemporary historians on both sides of the pond in asserting that this was a good thing, for the American troops were green and in need of combat experience. Besides, in retrospect, it seems doubtful American industry could have produced the sealift or the landing craft to have launched the invasion much earlier than it actually occurred.\nA firm commitment to launch the assault was not reached until May 1943, when it was agreed to land in northwestern France, as the Americans had wanted. By this point, the overwhelming contribution of the United States in men and materiel to the war effort placed its military in a dominant position when it came to working out the strategic and tactical details of the campaign.\nAfter May 1943, Neptune's logistical requirements dictated the pace and scope of other allied operations, not the other way around. And the invasion, Symonds wisely observes, had far reaching social implications: \"For nearly four hundred years, the movement of humanity between Europe and America had been overwhelmingly westward as immigrants took passage for the New World. Now that tide was reversed, and in particularly dramatic fashion, for the American 'invasion' of Britain took place not over centuries or even decades but in a single year. Not only did this phenomenon test the sealift capability of the Allies, but it greatly affected the soldiers themselves, most of whom had never been outside their home states, much less out of the country.\"\nThe final plan for Neptune \"ran to 1,100 pages and specified the duty assignments of every ship, every landing craft, every vehicle, and nearly every allied sailor and soldier on almost a minute-by-minute schedule.\" Symonds's book deftly conveys a sense of the mind-boggling complexity of the operation. His emphasis on the strategic and logistical problems faced by the planners, far from detracting from the drama and power of the story, heightens our appreciation of the gravity of operation, and how difficult it was to pull off.\nIn relating the well-known story of the crossing and the landings, Symonds has an excellent eye for telling details and arresting quotes from the ordinary participants. The crucial factor in the operation's ultimate success, he convincingly concludes, \"was human judgment applied at a crisis moment, often instinctively and selflessly.\"\nIt is those judgments and that selflessness we will reflect on today, with admiration, respect, and most of all, thanks, to all those who made Operation Neptune a brilliant, albeit harrowing, victory.\nJames A. Warren, a visiting scholar at Brown, is the co-author, with General Fred Haynes, USMC, of The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Salon: Sharps and Flats\nCheck out this article! https:\/\/www.salon.com\/1996\/12\/25\/music_10\/\nPatrick Macias\nDecember 26, 1996 1:00AM (UTC)\nOverabundant creativity is both the blessing and bane of Prince Rogers Nelson, a.k.a. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (TAFKAP). Compulsively driven to conjure up endless songs and detailed soundscapes, his talents have led to glorious musical triumph and to years of well-documented strife with his record label Warner Bros. Meanwhile, the record-buying public has been largely absent of late, content to purchase the occasional single and to wax nostalgic over old copies of \"Purple Rain.\" Now free from Warners (and, apparently, any notion of restraint), TAFKAP has brazenly released a colossus; \"Emancipation,\" a three-CD, three-hour, 36-song set.\nThe sheer size and ambition of the beast may at first make for guarded, skeptical listening. As TAFKAP effortlessly jumps from hip-hop to jitterbug jazz, pure pop, Latin grooves, techno and the usual dance-floor jams, you get the feeling that he'd do anything to endear you back to his purple circle. But after a few spins, \"Emancipation\" emerges as an eclectic and winning overachiever in the \"Sign O' the Times\" mold, truly his most inspired work in quite some time.\nThe highs and lows of \"Emancipation\" come right out and announce themselves. \"The Holy River,\" a personal reflection on sex, love and God, is the masterpiece; it's a song so powerful and accomplished it makes TAFKAP's straight-ahead cover of Joan Osborne's \"One of Us\" seem like a Sunday-school ditty. \"Joint 2 Joint\" is the epic; mega-bass avant funk that's funny, spooky and resolutely experimental. The outright duds are \"Style,\" a crass attempt at a fashion show theme song; and \"Emale,\" which hopefully is the first and last song ever to have a web URL for a chorus.\n\"Emancipation's\" biggest bid for excellence is the entire second disc. Consisting mostly of slow jams, among them \"Dreamin' About U,\" \"Let's Have a Baby,\" and \"Saviour,\" TAFKAP sings of love and devotion to his new wife and child in a breathy falsetto. What could have been a lengthy death-by-sappiness instead becomes one of the Artist's most intimate and finest hours, culminating with one of his strongest ballads ever, \"Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother\/Wife.\"\nForget the \"Rain\" already, this is a purple deluge of creativity. Rumored to be TAFKAP's last album of new material until the very Princely year of 1999, \"Emancipation\" is both excessive and essential.\nPatrick Macias is a freelance writer living in San Francisco.\nMORE FROM Patrick Macias\nSet a path in audio production\nSave over 75% on these headphones\nEnjoy Spotify even without cell service\nPeter Buck is one busy Filthy Friend","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00a9 2016 by SolomonGlobal LLC.\nWe build individual and institutional capacity to achieve positive, sustainable outcomes through negotiation and cooperation.\n1) ADVISE: we partner with leaders and organizations to help them manage conflict and capture greater benefits through negotiation and collaboration.\n2) EDUCATE: we design and deliver distinctive learning experiences that build negotiation confidence, competence, and creativity for individuals and groups.\n3) MEDIATE: we facilitate agreements and cooperative behavior between two or more parties, helping to manage disputes and support multilateral partnerships.\n4) INNOVATE: we develop tools and resources for practitioners and policy makers, leveraging insights from science and experience.\n5) SHARE: we disseminate ideas on the art and science of cooperation to empower people everywhere to contribute to a more just, peaceful and prosperous world.\n\"We all negotiate all the time every day -- imagine if we got better and better with each interaction and reliably achieved more satisfying and sustainable results\"\nIan H. Solomon\nFounder of SolomonGlobal\nWHO WE WORK WITH AROUND THE WORLD:\nBusinesses, Governments, NGOs, Multilateral Organizations, Foundations, Educational Institutions, Community Organizations, Faith Based Organizations, Youth Groups, and more.\n\"I have admired Ian's leadership and creativity in building creative partnerships across the University and around the world.\"\nHarry L. Davis\nProfessor of Creative Management at Chicago Booth School of Business\nABOUT OUR FOUNDER:\nSolomonGlobal was founded by Ian H. Solomon, a lifelong student of negotiation, conflict, and cooperation.\nA businessman, policy maker, diplomat, and educator with 20 years of experience in more than 40 countries, Ian created SolomonGlobal to advance the art and science of working together to address our greatest challenges.\nFormally educated at Harvard College and Yale Law School, Ian's cross-sectoral experience includes consulting with McKinsey & Company, creating common ground on Capitol Hill, negotiating global agreements at the World Bank, and fostering innovation from senior positions at Yale and the University of Chicago.\nIan is also a Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Senior Fellow on Africa at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and a member of the Board of Visitors at National Defense University.\nAs U.S. Executive Director for the World Bank Group, Ian represented the United States in multilateral diplomacy and multi-stakeholder agreements. In this role, he championed open data, institutional innovation, and increasing private sector investment in Africa.\nAs Senior Advisor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Ian focused on TARP restructuring, foreclosure prevention initiatives, and regulatory reform. He also worked to strengthen Treasury's policy role in global anti-poverty and food security efforts with U.S. and multilateral development agencies.\nAs Legislative Counsel to then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama, Ian helped with various legislative initiatives on economic policy and government reforms, including the landmark Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.\nAs Associate Dean of the Yale Law School, where he worked as the School's Chief Financial Officer, managing the budget, overseeing human resources for faculty and staff, and directing financial and administrative planning.\nAs Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Ian counseled clients in international financial services, media and nonprofit sectors on growth strategy, change management, cost-cutting and governance.\nAs Vice President for Global Engagement at the University of Chicago, Ian led teams in Chicago, Beijing, New Delhi and Hong Kong to support international programs, overseas centers and campuses, research collaborations, and innovative global education opportunities.\nTo learn more about about Ian's work fostering dialogue and cooperation, please click on the news articles below:\nFeuding 'countries' learn to negotiate in H-F High Simulation\nThe News: Pakistan, India begin dialogue on Indus Hydropower projects\nHindustan Times: World Bank Official to meet India, Pakistan officials over Indus Waters Treaty\nDawn: Islamabad urges World Bank to restart arbitration\nThe Hindu: India signals peace on Indus water issue\nFor Ian's recent book review - \"The Many Africas\" - please visit Foreign Affairs.\nLearn more about our APPROACH.\n\"The facilitators had great diversity of experiences among them to bring a wide variety of real-life examples, tools and strategies for negotiation.\"\nR. Rossi-Foulkes 2016","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Marginal Propensity to Consume Over the Business Cycle\n48 Pages Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last revised: 10 Jan 2022\nSee all articles by Tal Gross\nTal Gross\nColumbia University - Department of Health Policy and Management\nMatthew Notowidigdo\nUniversity of Chicago - Booth School of Business\nJialan Wang\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance\nDate Written: August 2016\nThis paper estimates how the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) varies over the business cycle by exploiting exogenous variation in credit card borrowing limits. Ten years after an individual declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the record of the bankruptcy is removed from her credit report, generating an immediate and persistent increase in credit score. We study the effects of \"bankruptcy flag\" removal using a sample of over 160,000 bankruptcy filers whose flags were removed between 2004 and 2011. We document that in the year following flag removal, credit card limits increase by $780 and credit card balances increase by roughly $290, implying an \"MPC out of liquidity\" of 0.37. We find a significantly higher MPC during the Great Recession, with an average MPC roughly 20\u201330 percent larger between 2007 and 2009 compared to surrounding years. We find no evidence that the counter-cyclical variation in the average MPC is accounted for by compositional changes or by changes over time in the supply of credit following bankruptcy flag removal. These results are consistent with models where liquidity constraints bind more frequently during recessions.\nGross, Tal and Notowidigdo, Matthew and Wang, Jialan, The Marginal Propensity to Consume Over the Business Cycle (August 2016). NBER Working Paper No. w22518, Available at SSRN: https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2827436\nTal Gross (Contact Author)\nColumbia University - Department of Health Policy and Management ( email )\n600 West 168th Street, 6th Floor\nHOME PAGE: http:\/\/www.talgross.com\nUniversity of Chicago - Booth School of Business ( email )\n5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance ( email )\n1206 South Sixth Street","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Pride in Art Society (PiA) produces, presents and exhibits with a curatorial vision favouring challenging, thought-provoking contemporary art that pushes boundaries and initiates dialogue, including through the Queer Arts Festival (QAF), an annual artist-run, transdisciplinary festival, and SUM Gallery, one of the only permanent spaces dedicated to the presentation of queer art worldwide. PiA brings diverse communities together to support artistic risk-taking, incite creative collaboration and experimentation and celebrate the rich heritage of queer artists and art. We harness the visceral power of the art to inspire recognition, respect and visibility of people who transgress gender and sexual norms.\n2019 Pride in Art Board of Directors\nBrief History: Pride in Art (PiA) began in 1998 as a collective of queer visual artists mounting an annual community art exhibition. PiA was incorporated as a Not for Profit in 2006, mounted our first multidisciplinary Festival in 2008, rebranded as the Queer Arts Festival in 2010, obtained charitable status in 2012, and achieved operating status with the BC Arts Council in 2013 and the City of Vancouver in 2015. Since incorporation, we have developed from a tiny, grass-roots, volunteer-run, community-based organization to a professional cutting-edge festival receiving funding from all three levels of government, employing 9 year-round and seasonal staff, and providing hundreds of hours of volunteer opportunities yearly. PiA has presented over 1,735 artists in more than 219 events, welcomed 61,500 patrons, and incited the creation of dozens of new Canadian works, notably the highly acclaimed 2013 commission and premiere of Canada's first lesbian opera by Leslie Uyeda and Rachel Rose.\nTo view work and images from previous QAFs, visit to our ARCHIVES HERE.\nThierry Gudel, President\nBruce Munro Wright, Vice-President\nBobbi Kozinuk, Treasurer\nValerie D. Walker, Secretary\nLadan Sahraei\nRodney Sharman\nOrene Askew\nScott Watson\nIssaku Inami\nGlenn Alteen\nRob Gloor\nKaren Knights\nDavid Pay\nBernard Sauv\u00e9\nCoral Short\nPaul Wong","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Study on Optimal Damping Model of Very Large Offshore Semi-submersible Structure\nLee, Hyebin;Bae, Yoon Hyeok;Kim, Dongeun;Park, Sewan;Kim, Kyong-Hwan;Hong, Keyyong 1\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.26748\/KSOE.2018.2.32.1.001 PDF KSCI\nIn order to analyze the response of the offshore structure numerically, the linear potential theory is generally applied for simplicity, and only the radiation damping is considered among various damping forces. Therefore, the results of a numerical simulation can be different from the motion of the structure in a real environment. To reduce the differences between the simulation results and experimental results, the viscous damping, which affects the motion of the structure, is also taken into account. The appropriate damping model is essential for the numerical simulation in order to obtain precise responses of the offshore structure. In this study, various damping models such as linear or quadratic damping and the nonlinear drag force from numerous slender bodies were used to simulate the free decay motion of the platform, and its characteristics were confirmed. The optimized damping model was found by comparing the simulation results to the experimental results. The hydrodynamic forces and wave exciting forces of the structure were obtained using WAMIT, and the free decay test was simulated using OrcaFlex. A free decay test of the scale model was performed by KRISO.\nConceptual Design of Motion Reduction Device for Floating Wave-Offshore Wind Hybrid Power Generation Platform\nPark, Sewan;Kim, Kyong-Hwan;Hong, Keyyong 9\nThe present study deals with the conceptual design of a motion reduction device for a floating wave-offshore wind hybrid power generation platform. A damping plate attached to the bottom of a column of a large semi-submersible is introduced to reduce the motion of the platform. Performance analyses on various shapes and configurations of damping plates were performed using the potential flow solver, and the appropriate configuration and size of the damping plate were selected based on the numerical results. In order to see the effect of viscous damping, a small scale model test was performed in a 2D wave flume. The performances of five different damping plates were measured and discussed based on the results of free decay tests and regular wave tests.\nQuayside Mooring System Design of Prelude FLNG for Extreme Environmental Condition\nCho, Jin-Woog;Yun, Sang-Woong;Kim, Bong-Jae;Choi, Jae-Woong;Kim, Booki;Yang, Seung-Ho 21\nThe design and analysis of a quayside mooring system for safe mooring of Prelude FLNG under extreme environmental conditions were carried out. The design of the mooring system considered the yard operation conditions and maximum wind speed during a typhoon. In order to secure the mooring safety of Prelude FLNG under an extreme environment, a special steel structure was designed between the quay and Prelude FLNG to maintain the distance from the quay to a certain extent to avoid a collision with the inclined base. The mooring safety was also ensured by installing additional new parts on the quay. A mooring analysis and mooring safety review were performed with more rigorous modeling considering the nonlinearity of the mooring rope and fender. In order to secure additional safety of the mooring system under extreme environmental conditions, a safety assessment was conducted on the failures of the mooring components proposed in the marine mooring guidelines. Based on the results of the mooring analysis, it was confirmed that the Prelude FLNG can be safely moored even under the extreme conditions of typhoons, and a worst case scenario analysis verified that the mooring system design was robust enough. The proposed mooring analysis and design method will provide a basis for the safe mooring of ultra-large floating offshore structures of similar size in the future.\nAnalysis of Velocity Potential around Pulsating Bubble near Free or Rigid Surfaces Based on Image Method\nLee, Sangryun;Choi, Gulgi;Kim, Jongchul;Ryu, Seunghwa 28\nAn analytical method for predicting the velocity potential around a pulsating bubble close to a free or rigid wall was established using an image method. Because the velocity potential should satisfy two boundary conditions at the bubble surface and rigid wall, we investigated the velocity in the normal direction at the two boundaries by adding the image bubbles. The potential was analyzed by decomposing the bubble motion as two independent motions, pulsation and translation, and we found that when the number of image bubbles was greater than ten, the two boundary conditions were satisfied for the translation term. By adding many image bubbles after the approximation of the pulsation term, we also confirmed that the boundary condition at the wall was satisfied.\nNumerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body\nKim, Ji-Hye;Jeong, So-Won;Ahn, Byoung-Kwon;Park, Chul-Soo;Kim, Gun-Do 36\nUnlike a slender body, vortices are shed off alternately in the wake of a blunt body. In the case of liquid flows, when the pressure falls below the vapor pressure, cavitation occurs in the vortex core and affects the formation of the vortex street. This phenomenon is of major importance in many practical cases because the alternate shedding of vortices creates imbalanced forces on the body. Hence, it is very important to determine the shedding frequency of cavitating vortices. In this paper, the unsteady cavitating flow around a two-dimensional wedge-shaped submerged body was simulated using the commercial code STAR-CCM+. A numerical investigation of the structure of cavitating vortices was performed for a model with an apex angle of $20^{\\circ}C$. The results were validated by comparing them with experimental measurements carried out at a cavitation tunnel of Chungnam National University (CNU-CT). It was found that the shedding frequency of the vortex increased by up to 18%, which was strongly affected by the development of cavitation.\nStudy on Ice Parameters Affecting DP Performance of FPSO in Arctic Ocean\nChoi, Sol-Mi;Lee, Seung-Jae;Han, Solyoung;Lee, Jaeyong 43\nRecently, various efforts have been made to develop oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean. It is very important to consider the load caused by ice in designing floating structures in the area. The magnitude of the ice load and its impact on a structure should be considered. In this paper, we analyze ice parameters affecting the DP performance of FPSO with a DP-assisted mooring system. Several ice characteristics are selected, and the resulting ice load is calculated using GEM software. Numerous simulations are conducted while changing the values of the parameters, and DP capability plots are generated to visualize the effects of changing these parameters. It is shown that the ice drift speed and thickness are the major properties to be considered in DP system design. The limitations of the analysis and future work are discussed in the conclusion.\nExperimental Study on Floating LNG Bunkering Terminal for Assessment of Loading and Offloading Performance\nJung, Dong-Woo;Kim, Yun-Ho;Cho, Seok-Kyu;Jung, Dong-Ho;Sung, Hong-Gun;Kwon, Sun-Hong 51\nIn this study, the operability of an FLBT (floating LNG bunkering terminal) was evaluated experimentally. Model tests were conducted in the KRISO (Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering) ocean engineering basin. An FLBT, an LNG carrier, and two LNG bunkering shuttles were moored side by side with mooring ropes and fenders. Two white-noise wave cases, one irregular wave case, and various regular wave cases were generated. The relative local motions between each LNG loading arm and its corresponding manifold in the initial design configuration were calculated from measured 6-DOF motions at the center of gravity of each of the four vessels. Furthermore, the locations of the LNG loading arms and manifolds were varied to minimize the relative local motions.\nDevelopment of Sea Surface Wind Monitoring System using Marine Radar\nPark, Jun-Soo 62\nA wave buoy commonly used for measurements in marine environments is very useful for measurements on the sea surface wind and waves. However, it is constantly exposed to external forces such as typhoons and the risk of accidents caused by ships. Therefore, the installation and maintenance charges are large and constant. In this study, we developed a system for monitoring the sea surface wind using marine radar to provide spatial and temporal information about sea surface waves at a small cost. The essential technology required for this system is radar signal processing. This paper also describes the analytical process of using it for monitoring the sea surface wind. Consequently, developing this system will make it possible to replace wave buoys in the near future.\nImplementation of Heading Angle and Depth Keeping Control of ROV with Multiple Thrusters by Thrust Allocation\nYoon, Suk-Min;Lee, Chong-Moo;Kim, Kihun 68\nThis study deals with the heading angle and depth keeping control technique for an ROV with multiple horizontal and vertical thrusters by thrust allocation. The light work class ROV URI-L, which is under development at KRISO, is a redundant actuating system with multiple thrusters that are larger than the ROV's degree of freedom. In the redundant actuating system, there are several solutions for a specific ROV motion to be performed. Therefore, a thrust allocation algorithm that considers the entire propulsion system should be regarded as important. First, this paper describes the propulsion system of the ROV and introduces the thrust allocation method of each motion controller. In addition, the performance of the controller is examined using a heading angle and depth keeping control test in a stationary state.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Adding Podcasts To Your Content Marketing Mix\nby Derek Gordon on May 16, 1:03 PM\nOf all the elements of a good content marketing strategy, audio -- or podcasts ---is the one least embraced by marketers. There's a lot of good reasons for this: podcasts are not as widely consumed as video, blog posts, photos or games; and, producing a podcast isn't as easy as many of the other content types. So why bother?\nMSFT+Xbox+Facebook+Bing+Skype\nby Rob Griffin on May 13, 10:15 AM\nComing off the heels of the Search Insider Summit on the beautiful Captiva Island, Fla., I find myself in Barcelona discussing the evolution of marketing. While at SIS, I spoke about how search is strategically critical for an agency, railing on about the lack of focus on search at the search conference. While data, analytics, mobile, and social are all important elements to address -- search is a key thread across all of them.\nNew Circles of Intimacy: Presenting In The Social Sphere\nby Gord Hotchkiss on May 12, 10:30 AM\nThe recent Search Insider Summit provided me with a real-world example of how our world is connecting in new ways.\nExploring The Importance Of 'Who' In B2B Search\nby Ryan DeShazer on May 11, 11:30 AM\nIn my first column this year, I set my sights on reinventing B2B search best practices. In that piece, I alluded to a \"holy grail\" for program analytics where B2B marketers could drill into search query patterns by organizational size and individual roles in the company -- essentially, uncovering and optimizing for the \"who\" in search. While this type of intelligence isn't commonly used today, it should be if B2B marketers are serious about installing a legitimate competitive advantage.\nHow Agencies Can Stay Abreast of Google's Latest News\nby Janet Driscoll Miller on May 10, 4:15 PM\nYesterday, the Google AdWords Agency blog announced the recent release of a new Google site, Google for Agencies, dedicated to \"provide access to the programs, tools and resources\" available from Google. So what are all of the tools available to agencies from Google? Here's my rundown:\nProducing Good Video As Part Of Good Content Strategy\nby Derek Gordon on May 9, 10:45 AM\nOne of the least understood but most effective forms of marketing content these days is the mighty video. More and more, there is evidence that people engage with brands more completely thanks to video, which can lead to better sharing metrics, improved conversion rates and increased demand generation.\nGoogle Extends Instant Previews to Paid Search Ads\nby Emil Panzarino on May 6, 1:00 PM\nEarlier this year Google reintroduced a feature whereby a Google desktop-end user could preview a web page by clicking on small magnifying glass icons next to organic listings on the search engine results page (SERP) of Google.com. Recently Google released news that it was extending this preview feature to desktop paid search ads on Google.com\nUncovering The 'Curse Of Captiva'\nby Gord Hotchkiss on May 5, 11:17 AM\n\"May you live in interesting times....\" Those six words pretty much sum up the theme of the three-day Search Insider Summit, kicking off on Captiva Island, Fla. But that well-known quote is both a blessing and a curse. On the surface, it appears to be a benevolent wish of good will, but lurking just under the surface lays a malevolent storm that can rip organizations and institutions apart.\nThe 10 Plagues Of Facebook Status Updates\nby Aaron Goldman on May 4, 10:33 AM\nWith the recent Jewish holiday of Passover (as told via social media in this genius video) in mind, I'd like to share the 10 plagues of Facebook status updates. If someone you know has been afflicted, please post this column to their wall and (in the spirit of #3 below) let them figure out which one they, or rather, YOU are suffering from.\nRich Snippets: What Are They? Why Should You Use Them?\nby Janet Driscoll Miller on May 3, 12:00 PM\nSo you want to improve your visibility in the search engines. You've got a well-optimized site, so what else can you do to draw attention to your search result? Rich snippets may be the answer.\n\u00ab Previous EntriesNext Entries \u00bb\nSubscribe to Search Marketing Daily\nForecast: 8 Million Political TV Ads Expected In 2020\nWhat If Ads Are Seen, But Consumers Can't Buy The Products?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jindal Steel & Power Limited, Raigarh & Another v\/s State of Chhattisgarh & Others\nCompany & Directors' Information:- JINDAL POWER LIMITED [Active] CIN = U04010CT1995PLC008985\nCompany & Directors' Information:- JINDAL STEEL AND POWER LIMITED [Active] CIN = L27105HR1979PLC009913\nCompany & Directors' Information:- S A L STEEL LIMITED [Active] CIN = L29199GJ2003PLC043148\nCompany & Directors' Information:- CHHATTISGARH STEEL AND POWER LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27109CT2003PLC016284\nCompany & Directors' Information:- JINDAL (INDIA) LIMITED [Active] CIN = U51109WB1991PLC092393\nCompany & Directors' Information:- M M S STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27109TZ1996PTC006849\nCompany & Directors' Information:- G. O. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27100PB2007PTC031033\nCompany & Directors' Information:- C P S STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27104TZ2003PTC010552\nCompany & Directors' Information:- J M G STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27105BR1992PTC004985\nCompany & Directors' Information:- H L STEEL PVT LTD [Active] CIN = U27107AS1992PTC003726\nCompany & Directors' Information:- K V M STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U29141DL1988PTC031248\nCompany & Directors' Information:- K STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27104JH1973PTC000998\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R. J. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U28112MH2009PTC193047\nCompany & Directors' Information:- M M STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27107MH2001PTC131270\nCompany & Directors' Information:- B L STEEL PVT LTD [Active] CIN = U51909WB1981PTC034021\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R K G STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27109DL2004PTC128852\nCompany & Directors' Information:- V B STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U28112MH2010PTC211691\nCompany & Directors' Information:- I B STEEL COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U28910MH2010PTC211344\nCompany & Directors' Information:- Y D STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27109WB1997PTC086155\nCompany & Directors' Information:- J S C STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27106UP2013PTC061568\nCompany & Directors' Information:- S. M. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U51101MH2013PTC239811\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R K P STEEL LTD [Active] CIN = L27109WB1980PLC033206\nCompany & Directors' Information:- C P STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27100WB2008PTC127447\nCompany & Directors' Information:- A. K. J. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U28112WB2010PTC144880\nCompany & Directors' Information:- C D STEEL PVT LTD [Under Liquidation] CIN = U27109WB1981PTC034340\nCompany & Directors' Information:- T M S STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U02710TZ1996PTC007498\nCompany & Directors' Information:- P M R STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U51102DL2003PTC122675\nCompany & Directors' Information:- C T STEEL PVT LTD [Active] CIN = U27109WB2005PTC106634\nCompany & Directors' Information:- P G STEEL PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U24111AS1998PTC005409\nCompany & Directors' Information:- A AND S STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U63090DL1987PTC027835\nCompany & Directors' Information:- S. G. POWER AND STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U14290DL2012PTC240718\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R. S. STEEL AND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U70100CT2009PTC021362\nCompany & Directors' Information:- J S STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U52190CT1978PTC001432\nCompany & Directors' Information:- U M STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27209TN1986PTC013670\nCompany & Directors' Information:- E & G STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U28113PN2009PTC134643\nCompany & Directors' Information:- L N STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27310WB2007PTC118206\nCompany & Directors' Information:- K. D. W. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U28910UP2011PTC043976\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R. N. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27100WB2007PTC116588\nCompany & Directors' Information:- B R JINDAL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27100MH1973PTC016358\nCompany & Directors' Information:- P M STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27105MP1982PTC001915\nCompany & Directors' Information:- M R STEEL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U27100TG2013PTC088808\nCompany & Directors' Information:- C K STEEL PVT LTD [Active] CIN = U29150WB1975PTC030259\nCompany & Directors' Information:- A M Q STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27310UP2012PTC053823\nCompany & Directors' Information:- K STEEL & COMPANY PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U51909WB1991PTC053960\nCompany & Directors' Information:- N S STEEL PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U27106PB1980PTC004266\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R C STEEL PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U28112AS1980PTC001811\nCompany & Directors' Information:- P D STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U74899DL1989PTC038426\nCompany & Directors' Information:- A K STEEL PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U99999DL1961PTC003566\nCompany & Directors' Information:- H S P STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27100MH2013PTC242983\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R B R STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U51103PB2013PTC037791\nCompany & Directors' Information:- D H STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27109RJ2012PTC039742\nCompany & Directors' Information:- R A STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Active] CIN = U51909MH2014PTC253625\nCompany & Directors' Information:- N. V. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U27310DL2009PTC186541\nCompany & Directors' Information:- K. D. STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U28939DL2012PTC244467\nCompany & Directors' Information:- STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U00349KA1958PTC001309\nCompany & Directors' Information:- JINDAL AND JINDAL PRIVATE LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U31200UR1975PTC004130\nCompany & Directors' Information:- STEEL CO PVT LTD [Strike Off] CIN = U51109WB1947PTC015981\nCompany & Directors' Information:- JINDAL (INDIA) LIMITED [Strike Off] CIN = U74900DL1968PLC004852\nWrit Petition (T) No. 140 of 2014\nDecided On, 21 January 2020\nAt, High Court of Chhattisgarh\nBy, THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTH PRATEEM SAHU\nFor the Petitioners: Naveen Kumar, Ashish Shrivastava, Manish Kharbanda, Ms. Priya Singh & Aman Pandey, Advocates. For the Respondents: Siddharth Dubey, Deputy Government Advocate.\nP.R. Ramachandra Menon, C.J.,\n1. The constitutional validity of Section 13(1) of the Chhattisgarh Upkar Adhiniyam, 1981 (for short 'the 1981 Act') is challenged in this writ petition. There is also a challenge against the demand notices dated 19.06.2014 and 11.07.201 whereby a total sum of Rs. 49,47,27,587\/- is demanded towards the arrears of Energy Development Cess (for short, 'the EDC') and interest payable for the period from October, 2007 to January, 2014.\n2. We heard Shri Naveen Kumar, the learned counsel for the Petitioner-Company supported by Shri Ashish Shrivastava, and Shri Siddharth Dubey, the learned Deputy Government Advocate representing the State\/Respondents.\n3. The sequence of events is as follows: The Madhya Pradesh Upkar Adhiniyam, 1981 obtained the assent of the President on 16.12.1981 and it was published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 12.01.1982; by virtue of which the said enactment was given life as Act No. 1 of 1982 in the erstwhile undivided State of Madhya Pradesh, from which the State of Chhattisgarh was carved out in the month of November, 2000. After formation of the State as above, the Madhya Pradesh Upkar Adhiniyam, 1981 and the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Act, 1949 (for short 'the Act, 1949') came to be adopted by this State and necessary notification has been issued bringing the above Acts into force, insofar as the State is concerned.\n4. The Petitioner-Company is engaged in the business of manufacture of steel at its plant in the Raigarh District. Petitioner-Company obtained 'Distribution licence' from the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission as per Annexure P\/4 dated 29.11.2005 for distribution of electricity in the Jindal Industrial Park Limited to 70 industrial consumers with a maximum demand not exceeding 299 MW in the village Tumidih and Punjipathra of Gharghoda Tahsil in Raigarh District. Pursuant to the said licence, it is stated that the Petitioner-Company has been supplying\/selling electrical energy to the above industrial units in its capacity as a 'Distribution licencee' (paragraph 8.1 to 8.4 of the writ petition).\n5. The Chhattisgarh Upkar Adhiniyam, 1981 virtually consists of five different parts. Part I deals with the \"Energy Development Cess\", Part II deals with \"Urban Development Cess\", Part III deals with \"Cess on Transfer of Vacant Land and Land Used for the Purpose of Agriculture\", and Part V deals is in respect of the head \"Miscellaneous\", which contains Section 13, dealing with the power to make rules and Section 14 as to the power to remove difficulties. As per the original scheme of the Act, under Part I, the liability to satisfy the Energy Development Cess was cast upon every 'Distributor' of electrical energy, subject to the exceptions specified in Section 4, which was to be satisfied at the rate of 10 paise per unit (as per CG Amendment Act 19 of 2010). Initially, it was 1 paise per unit, which came to be enhanced to 5 paise per unit, as per the CG Act No. 28 of 2004 and subsequently, it came to be enhanced to 10 paise per unit, as per the CG Act No. 19 of 2010. As per the CG Act 28 of 2004, simultaneous to enhancement of the cess from 1 paise to 5 paise, mentioned in Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, a new provision was also inserted as Section 3(1-a), whereby liability was cast upon every 'Producer' of electrical energy as well, to satisfy the cess at the rate of 10 paise per unit on the electrical energy sold or supplied to a consumer or consumed by himself or his employees by his captive power unit or diesel or other generator set of more than 100 KW capacity during any month, subject to the exceptions carved out as given in the proviso. Similar exception was already there in respect of Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, whereby the liability was cast upon the 'Distributor' of the electrical energy as mentioned in the proviso thereunder.\n6. Though there was no challenge from the part of the distributors of electrical energy, who are required to satisfy such cess as borne by the charging section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, the insertion of a new provision by way of Section 3(1-a) bringing the 'producers' of electrical energy as well within the 'tax net' made various captive power producers to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act before this Court. The writ petition filed by the Petitioner (WP No. 2384 of 2006) came to be finalised by Division Bench of this Court as per the judgment dated 15.12.2006, whereby Section 2(2) of the CG Act No. 28 of 2004 inserting Section 3(1-a) in the 1981 Act, was declared as unconstitutional. The Respondents were restrained from levying and collecting EDC from the Petitioners under Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act and the bills raised in this regard were quashed. The verdict passed by a Division Bench of this Court declared the provisions as invalid, as per judgment dated 15.12.2006, whereby Section 2(2) of the CG Act No. 28 of 2004 inserting Section 3(1-a) in the 1981 Act was declared unconstitutional. The Respondents were restrained from levying and collecting EDC from the Petitioners under Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act and the bills raised in this regard were quashed. The verdict passed by the Division Bench of this Court declaring the provisions as invalid was sought to be challenged by the State by filing a Special Leave Petition before the Apex Court. An interim order was passed by the Apex Court on 02.11.2007 granting liberty to the State to raise the bills demanding EDC, however, restraining any coercive steps for recovery of the said amount. It is stated that the matter is still pending before the Apex Court.\n7. While so, observing that the statutory requirement in paying the cess by the Petitioner, in the capacity as a 'Distributor' of electrical energy in terms of Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, based on the 'Distributor licence' given by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission in the year 2005 was not being satisfied, Annexure P\/2 proceedings were issued by the competent authority on 19.06.2014 raising a demand to satisfy a sum of Rs. 30,14,49,071\/- towards the EDC under Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act alongwith interest at the rate of 24% per annum amounting to Rs.19,32,78,516\/- for the period from October, 2007 to January, 2014 (to be effected by 30.06.2014). As part of the said proceedings, particulars of the energy used, the cess payable, the delay involved and the interest payable were separately given in the form of a table showing the total amount payable, both towards the principal portion and the interest portion.\n8. On receipt of Annexure P\/2, the Petitioners submitted a letter dated 30.06.2014 requesting for a period of two weeks for making a proper assessment of the levy made and for taking further steps. Annexure P\/3 notice was issued on 11.07.2014 by the 2 nd Respondent referring to the letter dated 30.06.2014 (Annexure P\/5). Since the payment was not effected, the demand was reiterated as per Annexure P\/3 dated 11.07.2014 referring to Annexure P\/1 issued already. In response to this, the Petitioners contend that a request was made on 14.07.2014 (Annexure P\/6) to provide for a further period of two weeks to evaluate the facts and figures as to the levy made by the 2nd Respondent and for taking further steps. Shortly thereafter, the Petitioners approached this Court by filing a writ petition on 28.07.2014, challenging the vires of Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act and seeking to quash Annexure P\/1 and P\/3 orders\/demand notices. On 14.08.2014, it was submitted before this Court that, the validity of the Act, 1981 was pending consideration before the Apex Court and hence, the Petitioner had no objection in depositing the cess determined under the Act, under protest, however, pressing the objection towards the interest charged thereupon. In the said circumstance, an interim order was passed by this Court granting stay in respect of the cess amount provided the Petitioners deposited the entire amount before the 2nd Respondent within one month and continue to deposit the future cess as and when they fell due. The Petitioners were also required to furnish Bank Guarantee for interest portion to the 2 nd Respondent within the same period. Pursuant to the said direction, it is stated that deposit of the entire cess amount has been satisfied and the Bank Guarantee to the requisite extent towards the interest payable is also stated as furnished, which is stated a kept\/renewed as valid throughout.\n9. A return has been filed on behalf of the Respondents rebutting the pleadings and opposing the prayers. The contentions raised by the Petitioners that Annexure P\/1 order came to be issued all of a sudden demanding the arrears and interest for nearly 7 or 8 years, has been sought to be rebutted by pointing out that the proceedings issued were only in respect of the statutory duty to satisfy the amount prescribed by Act and the Rules and further that the Petitioner-Company was very much aware of the position who had alerted the Petitioner's consumers as well, as to their liability to satisfy the cess. A copy of the specimen agreement executed between the Petitioner-Company and its consumers containing the aforesaid clause\/stipulation has been produced as Annexure R\/1.\n10. The Petitioners have filed a compliance report with supporting affidavit dated 14.12.2014 as to the satisfaction of the deposit of cess and furnishing of the bank guarantee ordered by this Court on 14.08.2014, also producing copies of the relevant documents. Thereafter, the writ petition was sought to be amended (as per IA No. 3 of 2015) by incorporating some other grounds as grounds 'N' to 'P', raising a plea of limitation; and as to the arbitrary and unreasonable exercise of the purported power to raise the demand of levy . On allowing the said IA, additional reply dated 24.07.2015 has been filed by the Respondents.\n11. The subsequent developments have been brought on record by the Petitioners by filing IA No. 4 of 2019, also producing copies of the relevant documents. It is pointed out that, pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court on 14.08.2014 and the deposit made by the Petitioners, Document No. D\/1 letter dated 26.08.2014 was issued to the Petitioners' consumers; particulars of whom have been given in Document No. D\/2 demanding the 'cess' already deposited by the Petitioners. The consumers sought to challenge the same by approaching the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum constituted under Section 42 of the Electricity Act, 2003, where the relief was declined vide order dated 27.06.2015 (Document D\/3), holding that the consumers were liable to pay the Electricity Duty Cess (EDC). The consumers then moved a representation before the Electricity Ombudsman constituted under Section 42(6) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The learned Ombudsman, vide order dated 07.10.2015 (Document No. D\/4) partly allowed the appeal of the consumers and held that the Petitioner-Company was not entitled to recover any amount towards 'EDC' for the period beyond two years prior to its demand letter dated 26.08.2014. This has been sought to be challenged by the Petitioners before the learned Single Bench of this Court by filing Writ Petition (C) No. 2308 of 2015, wherein an interim order has been granted on 22.12.2015 and the matter is still pending.\n12. Altogether, 16 grounds have been raised by the Petitioners, 13 at the time of filing of the writ petition and the remaining 3 by way of amendment. Among those grounds, (A) to (G) are in respect of validity of Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act - stated as in conflict with the constitutional mandate and the remaining grounds are in respect of the correctness of the proceedings finalised by the 2nd Respondent in issuing Annexure P\/1 order, the subsequent demands, the quantification of the amount, denial of opportunity of hearing and the excessive\/maximum rate of 'interest' (24%) stated as penal in character. The additional grounds (N) to (P) brought in as per the amendment are in respect to the alleged bar of limitation and the unreasonable delay of 8 years in issuing Annexure P\/1 and the demands, claiming the cess and interest from October 2007 to January 2014. Reference to the above grounds is made only to mention that no ground has been raised by the Petitioners with reference to 'Section 3(1-a)' of the 1981 Act which is in respect of the 'Cess' payable in the capacity as a 'Producer' of electricity; which presumably may be for the reason that validity of the said provision is pending consideration before the Apex Court, where the Petitioner-Company is also stated as a party. In other words, the entire pleadings and prayers are raised with reference to the liability of the Petitioners to satisfy the EDC and interest only in the capacity as a 'Distributor' envisaged under 'Section 3(1)' of the Act, based on Annexure P\/4 Distribution Licence issued by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission. The submissions made by the learned counsel by placing reliance on various judgments have to be analysed and understood in the above background.\n13. The learned counsel for the Petitioner addressed the Court as to the constitutionality of the impugned provision, mainly contending that it is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution; inasmuch as it is discriminatory qua Distributors, as the 'Cess' is imposed only on the supply\/sale of electricity by the Distributor. This is with reference to the submission that sale by the independent power producer\/captive power producer is exempted from the levy of Cess as per the order of the Apex Court, passed on 02.11.2007. The order passed by the Apex Court on 02.11.2007 in the Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 3853 of 2007 filed by the State, against the common judgment dated 15.12.2006 whereby Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act was set aside, declaring it unconstitutional, is only to the following effect:\n\"In SLP (C) No. 3853 of 2007:\nLeave granted.\nHearing expedited.\nLiberty to move Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India for a fixed date of hearing.\nPending the hearing and final disposal of the civil appeal, the Department may raise the bills so that the claim does not become time barred. However, no coercive steps shall be taken by the State to recover the dues till further orders. At the same time, the assesse will not press for refund on the basis of the impugned judgment during the pendency of the case.\nIn SLP (C) Nos. 19370 & 19371 of 2007:\nTo be tagged with Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 3853\/2007.\nIn the meantime, pending the hearing and final disposal of the appeal, the Department may raise the Bills but they shall not take coercive steps to recover the dues till further orders.\nIn SLP (C) No. 11870 of 2007:\nTo be tagged with Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 3853 of 2007\"\n14. As mentioned already, though the statue originally intended to collect EDC only from the 'Distributors' of electricity as given under Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, as per the CG Act No. 28 of 2014, 28 of 2004, Section 3(1-a) was introduced in similar terms, demanding Cess from the 'Producers' of electricity as well. The rate is also common, as on date, by virtue of the CG Act No. 10 of 2010. This being the position, there is no unreasonable classification and both the 'Producers' and the 'Distributors' are required to satisfy the EDC to the requisite extent, though the matter is still pending consideration before the Apex Court in respect of the validity of Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act. As it stands so, the reliance sought to be placed by the Apex Court in Ram Prasad Narain Sahi v. The State of Bihar {AIR 1953 SC 215, paragraphs 15 and 18}, Kunnathat Thathunni Moopil Nair v. The State of Kerala and Another {AIR 1961 SC 552, paragraphs 8 to 10}, S.K.Dutta, Income Tax Officer v. Lawrence Singh Ingty, {AIR 1968 SC 658, paragraphs 8, 10 and 15}, State of Kerala v. Haji K. Kutty Naha & Others {AIR 1969 SC 378, paragraph 5}, Aashirvad Films v. Union of India {(2007) 6 SCC 624 , paragraphs 12 to 15, 18, 25 and 27} and State of Andhra Pradesh v. Nalla Raja Reddy {(1967) 3 SCR 28, paragraphs 21 and 25} asserting the necessity to have a rational classification and the existence of discriminatory provisions, are not attracted to the case in hand.\n15. During the course of arguments, the learned counsel for the Petitioners referred to various provisions of the Electricity Act and the Rules thereunder, to demonstrate that as per the Act of 2003 and the Rules 2005, other entities like the Independent Power Producers (IPP) and Captive Power Producers (CPP) are entitled to effect sale and supply of electricity to their respective consumers under non-discriminatory mechanism. As pointed out already, the entire case is moulded with reference to the nature of business being performed by the Petitioners in the capacity as a 'Distributor' of electricity, coming within the purview of 'Section 3(1)' of the 1981 Act and not with reference to the liability as a 'Producer' of electricity, separately coming within the purview of 'Section 3(1-a)' of the 1981 Act (which issue is pending before the Supreme Court). There is no pleading in the writ petition that the Petitioner-Company is a 'Producer' of electricity in any capacity and the rights of the Petitioners in this regard are adversely affected because of any unreasonable classification with reference to IPP and CPP, as the case may be. Since the above arguments advanced do not have any basis as contained in the pleadings, it is not liable to be acted upon.\n16. It was further contended by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that the enactment is unreasonable and arbitrary, inasmuch as there is no mechanism for issuing any prior notice, hearing, assessment, appeal etc. with regard to the fixation of liability. It is also pointed out that there is no quasi-judicial forum before which the person facing the demand of such kind can approach. The absence of any machinery or mechanism as above will make the taxation unconstitutional. Support is sought to be drawn by the verdict passed by the Apex Court in Kunnkathat Thathunni Moopil Nair (supra) {paragraph 9} and Nalla Raja Reddy (supra) {paragraph 22 and 23} wherein the Apex Court held that, if a taxing statute does not provide for redressal i.e. notice, opportunity of hearing, taxing authority, procedure for assessment, redressal mechanism, then, such statute is unconstitutional.\n17. Coming to the Act, 1981, it is a self contained statute. Section 3(1) clearly stipulates the extent of liability for payment of EDC at the of 10 paise per unit and the total units of electrical energy sold or supplied to the consumers or consumed by him or his employees during any month, subject to the exceptions mentioned in the proviso. Section 4 of the above Act clearly stipulates that the provisions of Section 4 to 9 (both inclusive) of the Act, 1949 and the Rules made thereunder shall mutatis mutandis apply to cess under the Act, 1981 as they shall apply to levy of duty on sale or consumption of electrical energy under that Act and for that purpose, reference to 'duty' or 'electricity duty' in the said Act or the Rules made thereunder, as the case may be, shall be construed as reference to 'cess'. Rule 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Rules, 1949 (for short 'the Rules, 1949') reads as follows:\n\"3. Time and manner of payment.- Every distributor of electrical energy and every producer shall pay the electricity duty in respect of each month before the expiry of the following month into a government treasury to the credit or Government under the head \"XII-Other Taxes and Duties- Receipts from Electricity Duties-Other Receipts-Receipts from Electricity Duty, 1949\" and send the treasury receipt to the Electric Inspector within fifteen days from the date of such credit.\"\n18. From the above, it is clear that every 'Distributor' of electrical energy shall pay the electricity duty in respect of each month before expiry of the following month into the Government treasury under the head as mentioned therein and send 'treasury receipt' to the Electrical Inspector within 15 days from the date of such credit. Rule 7(i) of the Rules, 1949 mandates that, every 'Distributor' of electrical energy shall submit to the Electrical Inspector a return for each month in Form 'G' alongwith the treasury receipt sent under Rule 3. If the duty is not paid within the period specified under Rule 3, the liability to satisfy interest is specified under Rule 5(1) and the rate of interest is given under sub-rule (2) of Rule 5. Settlement of disputes is taken care of by Rule 13, which is to the following effect:\n\"13. Settlement of disputes. - If any question arises between the distributor of electrical energy or the producer and an Electric Inspector as to the quantity of energy which is liable to electricity duty, the Provincial Government may on application of such distributor or producer or of the Electric Inspector refer the question to such authority as the Provincial Government may appoint and the decision of such authority shall be final.\"\n19. If there is a failure on the part of the 'Distributor' in submitting the treasury receipt under Rule 3 and return mentioned in Rule 7(i) of the Rules, 1949, the course of action to be pursued enabling the Electrical Inspector to determine the amount of electricity duty by way of best of his judgment method and the subsequent issuance of a notice of demand requiring to satisfy the amount due pointing out that the amount so assessed shall be deemed to be the duty payable under Section 3 of the Act, 1949, are clearly mentioned in Rule 15(1) of the Rules, 1949. The liability to satisfy interest under such circumstance, in addition to the duty, is clearly given in sub-rule (2) of Rule 15. Rule 16 of the Rules, 1949 speaks about the penalty to be mulcted upon a person who commits breach of any of the Rules. From this, it is clear that the statute provides a complete mechanism as to the quantum of liability to be satisfied, the burden to submit the return, the period within which the payment has to be effected, liability to satisfy interest on delay, the power of the Electrical Inspector to fix the quantum when there is a failure on the part of the distributor, the rate of interest payable in respect of delay and also for settlement of disputes.\n20. There is no case for the Petitioners that they had complied with the requirements by effecting the payment of 'Cess' in terms of Rule 3 of the Rules, 1949; that they have filed any return in terms of Rule 7(i); that there was no fault or delay in satisfying the statutory requirement or further that they had raised any dispute before any of the competent authorities as to the liability or quantum. This being the position, the contention raised by the Petitioners in this regard is absolutely without any merit or bonafides.\n21. There is a contention for the Petitioners that the levy of Cess is virtually a tax in disguise and that no tax can be levied without any authority of law, by virtue of mandate under Article 265 of the Constitution of India. There is also a contention that in case of any Cess, there must be co-relation between levy and the services rendered (cess or fee) revealing the 'quid- pro-quo'. The verdicts passed by the Apex Court in Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments v. Sri Lakshmindra Tirtha, Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt, {AIR 1954 SC 282, paragraph 44 to 51}, Jaora Sugar Mills (P) Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh, {AIR 1966 SC 416, para 19}, Om Prakash Agarwal v. Giri Raj Kishore {AIR 1986 SC 726, paragraphs 7, 10 to 12} and Chandrakant Krishnarao Pradhan v. Jasjit Singh, Collector of Customs, Bombay, {AIR 1962 SC 204, paragraph 13} are sought to be pressed into service in this regard.\n22. There cannot be any dispute with regard to the legal position made clear by the Apex Court in the above context. The purpose of levy is discernible from sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the 1981 Act which mentions the utilisation, also involving 'Research and Development' in the field of energy. The said provision is extracted below:\n\"3. Levy of energy development cess. -\n(1) xxx xxx xxx\n(3) The amount in the credit of the fund shall, at the discretion of the State Government be utilized for,-\n(a) research and development in the field of energy including electrical energy as well as other conventional and non-conventional sources of energy;\n(b) improving the efficiency of generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of energy including reduction of losses in transmission and distribution;\n(c) research in design, construction, maintenance, operation and materials of the equipment used in the field of energy with a view to achieve optimum efficiency, continuity and safety;\n(d) survey of energy sources including non-perennial sources to alleviate energy shortage;\n(e) energy conservation programmes;\n(f) extending such facilities and services to the consumers as may be deemed necessary;\n(g) creation of a laboratory and testing facilities for testing of electrical appliances and equipments and other equipments used in the field of energy;\n(h) programmes of training conducive to achieve any of the above objectives;\n(i) transfer of technology in the field of energy;\n(ii) any purpose connected with safety of electrical installations and\n(j) any other purposes connected with improvement of generation, transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical and other forms of energy, as the State Government may, by notification, specify. Explanation.\"In this sub-section, 'energy' includes all conventional and non-conventional forms of energy.\"\n23. Sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the 1981 Act deals with the fate of the cess collected and under sub-section (1) which is to the following effect:\n\"(2) The proceeds of the cess under sub-section (1) shall first be credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State and the State Government may, at the commencement of each financial year, after due appropriation has been made by law, withdraw from the Consolidated Fund of the State an amount equivalent to the proceeds of cess realized by the State Government in the preceding financial year and shall place it to the credit of a separate fund to be called the Energy Development Fund and such credit to the said fund shall be an expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State Government of Madhya Pradesh.\"\nSub-section (4) of Section 3 says that if any question arises as to whether the purpose for which the fund is being utilised is a purpose falling under sub-section (3) of Section 3 or not, the decision of the State Government therein shall be final and conclusive.\n24. A conjoint reading of the above provisions clearly reveals the purpose of collection of EDC and its utilization, which clearly reflects the 'service' that is being rendered by utilising the amounts in connection with the field of generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of energy, research, development, survey and such other programmes, also involving transfer of technology in the field of energy. As it stands so, the idea and understanding of the Petitioners as to the lack of any service is quite wrong and misconceived.\n25. The Petitioners attack Annexure P\/1 order referring to the violation of the principles of natural justice as well, in so far as no notice or opportunity of hearing was given; nor any assessment was made as to the determination of the quantum of liability, unlike in the case of assessment of tax under various statutes. The fixation of liability towards the EDC is clear and certain, by virtue of the rate\/quantum mentioned under Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act. The liability of the Distributor to satisfy the Cess at the above rate with respect to number of units and the necessity to file return under Rule 7(1) of the Rules, 1949 before the Electrical Inspector are also clear and definite. Since the number of units sold\/supplied\/ used by the Distributor is clearly within the knowledge of the Distributor and since the 'rate per unit' is also clearly stipulated in the statute itself, the rest is for the Petitioner\/Distributor to show the relevant figures in the return to be filed before the Electrical Inspector after satisfaction of the duty in terms of Rule 3 of the Rules, 1949. There is no ambiguity\/obscurity in any manner and the statute does not envisage issuance of any notice as to the fixation of liability. This is something like the satisfaction of the tax payable in respect of motor vehicles under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act and such other similar statutes. When the statute is a 'self-contained' one as to the rate and the manner of satisfaction, fixing the extent of liability upon the Distributor, the alleged violation of the principles of natural justice with reference to non-issuance of notice or opportunity of hearing is not correct or sustainable and is unfounded. This being the position, the reliance sought to be placed on Kothari Filament v. Commissioner of Customs {(2009) 2 SCC 198 paragraph 15}, Municipal Committee, Hosiarpur v. Punjab State Electricity Board, {(2010) 13 SCC 216, paragraphs 31 to 36}, Kesar Enterprises Limited v. State of Uttar Pradesh, {(2011) 13 SCC 711, paragraphs 23, 30 to 36} and Swadeshi Cotton Mills Ltd. Union of India, {(1981) 1 SCC 664, paragraphs 21 to 45} in respect of the violation of principles of natural justice is quite out of context and is not applicable.\n26. The knowledge of the Petitioner\/Distributor as to the liability to satisfy the EDC in terms of Section 3 and the relevant Rules is revealed from the materials on record. Even otherwise, there cannot be any defence with reference to the ignorance of law; as it is not an excuse. The fact that the Petitioner\/Distributor was aware of the situation is clearly discernible from a copy of the agreement executed between the Petitioner-Company and one of the consumers, produced as Annexure R-1 alongwith the reply filed by the Respondents. The relevant portion of the said agreement dated 10.02.2006, which is in continuation of the agreement dated 12.03.2005, is extracted below:\n\"The charges for energy payable shall be on two part basis as under:-\nMonthly fixed charges = contract demand in MVA x 1000 x 720 Hours x 0.9 PLF x 30 paise.\nActual energy consumed charges = Unit of Energy consumed in KWH during the month is Rs. 2.15 paise (including cess 10 paise per unit is applicable as on date.) The other terms and conditions for additional supply of 3000 KVA electrical energy shall be as per the terms and condition, specified in the agreement dated 12th Mach 2005.\"\n27. Paragraph 20 of the agreement, as to the amount to be satisfied by the consumers, is to the following effect:\n\"20. (a) The consumer shall pay JSPL every month charges for electrical energy supplied to consumer as per this agreement made on the sale of power to the consumer and the charges for energy consumed by consumer during the said month will be on the following basis.\n(b) The charges for energy payable shall be on two part basis consisting of Monthly fixed charges based on contract demand and Actual energy charges based on total energy consumed during the month.\nTotal Energy Charges = Monthly fixed charges + Actual energy charges Monthly fixed charges =Contract demand in MVA x 1000 x 720 Hours x 0.9 PLF x 30 paise Actual energy consumed charges = unit of Energy consumed in KWH during the month x Rs. 2.05 paise. The above energy charges have been calculated based on existing rate of royalty on coal, electricity duty applicable on generation and sale of power and other levies and duties. The rates of actual energy charges shall be revised in the event of any change in the rate of royalty on coal by Government of India and\/or by State Government of Chhattisgarh, revision in the levies, duties etc. on generation and sale of energy.\n(c) The maximum Contract Demand recorded during the month shall be evaluated based on 30 minutes average of the maximum power drawn during the month. If recorded Demand during the month exceeds the Contract Demand up to 10% once in a while, in that event the amount of total energy charges payable during the month shall be calculated as per clause 20(b) above.\nIf recorded demand exceeds the contract demand upto 10% continuously for 3 months, the consumer shall increase his contract demand accordingly and also should pay additional monthly fixed charges from the date of initial exceeded M.D., recorded. If recorded demand exceeds the contract demand beyond 10% in the event the amount of total energy charges payable during the month shall be calculated proportionately for contract demand at normal rates of total energy charges as given in clause 20(b) above and for extra MD recorded at 1.5 times of the normal tariff.\"\n28. Paragraph 25 of the agreement clearly says that the tariff set out in the schedule vide paragraph 20 does not include any tax, duty or other charges which is applicable for consumption of electrical energy that may be payable in accordance with any law in force and that such charges shall be payable by the consumer in addition to the tariff charges. The said clause is also reproduced below:\n\"25. (a) The tariff set out in the schedule vide para 20 does not include any tax, duty or other charges, which is applicable on consumption of electrical energy that may be payable in accordance with any law in force. Such charges will be payable by the Consumer in addition to JSPL tariff charges.\"\n29. The Petitioner-Company admits in the writ petition that it has been raising bills to its consumers for the electricity supplied to them. If the Petitioners were not raising any demand in respect of EDC in the bills raised to such consumers for the period from October 2007 to January 2014, it can only be the fault of the Petitioners and nobody else can be blamed in this regard. This is more so, since Section 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Act, 1949 which is adopted and made applicable to the State of Chhattisgarh starts with a 'non-obstante clause' and it says that a Distributor of electrical energy, subject to the limitations and conditions, if any, can recover from a consumer, by way of surcharge, the whole or part of the duty payable by such distribution of electrical energy under Section 3 in respect of all consumption of electrical energy. The Petitioners contend that it was not raised or demanded from the consumers because of the interim order passed by the Supreme Court on 02.11.2007, whereby the bills were permitted to be raised, however interdicting the recovery by way of coercive proceedings. The said order does not come to the rescue of the Petitioners in any manner, insofar as it was in respect of demand under Section 3(1-a) of the 1981 Act, fixing the liability of the 'Producer' of electrical energy and in the challenge raised before the Apex Court by the State against the verdict passed by a Division Bench of this Court setting aside the amending provision (CG Act No. 28 of 2004) whereby Section 3(1-a) was introduced. Even before and after, Section 3(1) was and is standing intact; which deals with liability of the 'Distributor' to satisfy the EDC. If the Petitioners had not satisfied the EDC in terms of Rule 3 and had not filed any return in terms of Rule 7(i) or had not demanded the consumers to reimburse it in terms of Section 4 of the Act, 1949, it can only be the fault of the Petitioners and nobody else.\n30. There is a contention for the Petitioners that the Annexure P\/1 has been issued all of a sudden, demanding arrears for about 7\/8 years and as such, there is a faulty exercise of power by the 2 nd Respondent and hence the liability cannot be shifted to the shoulders of the Petitioners in respect of 'interest' to be satisfied for the delay. There is also a contention that the interest is excessive, as the 'maximum rate of 24%' has been imposed and it is penal in nature. Such extent of interest is stated as imposed under a wrong impression that the Petitioners had actually collected the Cess from the consumers, but had not deposited; as contended by the 2 nd Respondent. We find it difficult to agree. It is true that the respondents have mentioned in their reply that the Petitioners had collected the amounts (Cess) from the consumers and the same has not been deposited in the Government Treasury under the relevant head in terms of Rule 3; nor have they filed any return before the Electrical Inspector in terms of Rule 7(i) and as such, interest is liable to be paid in terms of the relevant provisions of the Act\/Rules. Here, it has to be noted that, nowhere in the writ petition, have the Petitioners stated anything as to the collection of EDC from the consumers. The Petitioner Company obtained 'distributor licence' vide Annexure P\/4 from the Respondent No. 1 in the year 2005. The statute was very much in existence then. The challenge against the statutory provision was raised for the first time only by filing the present writ petition in the year 2014. The assertion that the Petitioners have not demanded Cess from the consumers comes up for the first time only as per IA No. 4 of 2014 dated 19.08.2019 (for accepting additional documents by this Court). A specimen copy of the bill dated 31.03.2013 has been filed by the Petitioners as Document D-7 alongwith the said IA, wherein a 'note' has been given in the following terms:\n\"Note:\n1. The case is pending with Hon'ble Supreme Court of India but demand is to raised as per S.C. order dated No. SLP No. 3853 dated 02.11.2007.\n2. On receipt of final outcome of Appeals pending with Supreme Court there same will be passed on to you as per note on Reverse Side of this demand note.\"\nWe do not find it necessary to go into the relative rights and liberties between the Petitioners and the consumers; which is pending consideration before the learned Single Bench of this Court by way of Writ Petition (C) No. 2308 of 2015.\n31. The only question is with regard to the 'rate of interest' adopted by the 2nd Respondent i.e. 24% which is the maximum as per the relevant Rules. The question is whether the said rate of interest of 24% has been imposed by the 2nd Respondent as a matter of penal measure, for the reason that the Petitioners, after collecting the Cess from the consumers has not remitted and has misappropriated it or not. The answer can only be in the 'negative', as discernible from the Rule and the relevant Notification issued in this regard.\n32. Rule 5 of the Rules, 1949 reads as follows:\n\"5. Recovery of Duty and interest. - (1) Where the duty du\ne is not paid within the period specified under rule 3, the same shall be paid thereafter with interest thereon at the rate prevailing in accordance with sub-rule (2). For the purpose of calculating the interest part of a month shall be treated as equal to a month. (2) The rate of interest payable under sub-rule (1) shall be such as may be fixed by the Provincial Government by notification from time to time subject to a maximum of 24% per annum.\" Sub-rule (1) of Rule 5 of the Rules, 1949 says that interest is payable, if the duty is not paid within the period specified under Rule 3 and it shall be at the rate prevailing in accordance with sub-rule (2). Sub-rule (2) says that the rate of interest payable under sub-rule (1) shall be as notified by the Government from time to time, subject to a maximum of 24% per annum. The question is whether the Government has issued any notification and if 'yes', what is the interest payable as per the said notification. 33. It is relevant to note that Notification dated 22.07.1975 has been issued by the Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of the Rules, 1949, which is in supersession of all previous orders in this regard. The same reads as follows: \"NOTIFICATION Notification No. 2698-3752-XIII, dated the 22nd July, 1975. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Rules, 1949 and in supersesion of the previous orders in this respect, the State Government directs that the interest under sub- rule (1) of Rule 5 shall be payable at the following rates. This Notification will be effective from 1st August, 1975. Rate of Interest After the prescribed period:- (i) on payment made within three months @ 12% p.a. (ii) on payment made after three months @ 15% p.a. but within six months (iii) on payment made after six months @ 20% p.a. but within 12 months (iv) on payment made after 12 months @ 24% p.a. (Published in MP Rajpatra Part I, dated 12-3-76 page 473).\" From the above, it is explicitly clear that, if the payment is made after the prescribed period but within three months, interest payable shall be 12% per annum, whereas it will be at the rate of 15% per annum if it is effected after three months but within six months. Once the payment is effected after six months but within 12 months, interest has to be satisfied at the rate of 20% per annum and if the payment is made beyond the period of 12 months, interest has to be satisfied at the rate of 24% per annum. 34. Coming back to the case in hand, it is to be noted that the Petitioner-Company has no case that it has satisfied the EDC in respect of the period from October 2007 to January 2014 at any point of time. The delay obviously is of more than 12 months, for the period from October 2007 to April, 2013 and hence, 24% interest has been charged, as reflected from the facts and figures given in the table forming part of Annexure P\/2. In respect of the period from May 2013 to October 2013, the delay is more than 6 months, but within six months and hence, interest charged is only at the rate of 20%. In respect of the period from November 2013 to January 2014, the delay is only more than 3 months but within six months and hence, the interest payable only at the rate of 15% alone has been reckoned for the purpose of computing the liability. In other words, the entire amount due is not taken together, applying a uniform rate of interest of 24%; but it has been worked out at the varying rates from 15 to 24%, strictly in conformity with the Notification issued under Rule 5(2) of the Rules, 1949. Admittedly, the Rule is not under challenge. As it stands so, the contention raised by the Petitioners that the rate of interest adopted by the 2 nd Respondent is onerous, questionable and penal in nature, is without any pith or substance. 35. In the above facts and circumstances, this Court finds that the Petitioners have failed in establishing a case before this Court with regard to the alleged ultra vires nature of Section 3(1) of the 1981 Act, nor have they succeeded in substantiating the case to dispute the liability towards the Electricity Duty Cess and interest. 36. The writ petition fails. It is dismissed accordingly.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Blog \u00bb News from General Synod \u00bb Yukon bishop's ministry of presence brings him back to parish life\nYukon bishop's ministry of presence brings him back to parish life\n7 Apr, 2017 in News from General Synod tagged Matt Gardner by tcosach\nBishop Larry Robertson (left) joins a craft-making session during a Lenten event at the Church of the Northern Apostles in Whitehorse, Yukon, where he currently serves as rector. Submitted photo\nMaking crafts with children is not the first activity one typically thinks of when considering Episcopal ministry. But for Bishop Larry Robertson, it's all part of the job in his new role as rector of the Church of the Northern Apostles in Whitehorse, Yukon.\nSince last summer, Bishop Robertson has been serving a hybrid role as both parish rector and diocesan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Yukon. The move is part of an effort to meet the ministry needs of the community with limited resources in a diocese that has just three stipendiary priests. The bishop and the diocesan executive have developed a new ministry of presence, calling the bishop to engage in parish ministry for a three-year period. This will be in addition to Bishop Robertson's Episcopal ministry.\nOn March 24 at the Church of the Northern Apostles in Whitehorse, Yukon, a Lenten event was held to prepare for Easter. Participants\u2014including elders and young people\u2014gathered for teaching and children's ministry, a longtime focus for Robertson since before his ordination to the priesthood. Approximately 18 people attended the event, which also included a potluck, craft-making, and learning new songs for Easter.\nCrafts consisted of making butterflies out of tissue paper and cellophane, as well as creating family prayer beads, which the bishop saw as a helpful way to teach children to pray.\n\"This is the first time we've had [the Lenten event], to see how it went, and it went very, very well \u2026 I thought it was a good time,\" Robertson said.\n\"I [felt] rather awkward, because I just started [at the parish]\u2014I haven't been in a parish in \u2026 almost 15 years I guess, now,\" he laughed. \"So I'm sort of re-learning again, and the parish is just beginning to gel together.\"\nOfficially, Bishop Robertson is only present at the parish half-time. Lay leaders and other community members support outreach, lead Bible studies, and produce bulletins and schedules for daily readers.\nAlong with his focus on Anglicans already attending the parish, Bishop Robertson is mindful of new outreach opportunities. He noted that construction is currently underway on a new Whitehorse suburb known as Whistle Bend, located just south of the parish.\n\"We've been very blessed with a congregation that wants to grow \u2026 We're going to have to look at how we reach out to this whole new sort of subdivision which is just opening up,\" he said. \"They're talking about 8,000-10,000 people being in there in the next few years \u2026 We have to be prepared and be ready for them.\"\nWhile the idea of a bishop taking on a parish role may be relatively new, it reflects the unique conditions that many bishops face in some northern dioceses, where parishes are often remote and isolated from each other and stipendiary clergy are a rare commodity.\n\"Our work compared to southern city bishops is different,\" Robertson said. \"Our ministries are different. I find we're much more pastoral in the sense of hands-on [activity]. Many of our parishes don't have clergy, and so we find ourselves doing services. We find ourselves doing AGMs. I did the AGM for St. Christopher's [Anglican Church] in Haines Junction this year, simply because there's no minister there now this year.\"\nThough he has received queries from other bishops asking about his ministry of presence and the experience of taking on a parish, there is as of yet no sign that other dioceses are considering similar proposals.\nWith the experiment still only in its first year, the diocese will need time to evaluate the program and decide on how it plans to proceed after the conclusion of Bishop Robertson's three-year parish tenure.\nFor now, the bishop is content to enjoy the experience of returning to ministry to a parish community.\n\"It's refreshing,\" he said. \"Oftentimes [bishops] don't get a chance to be there, and to be with children and to be with parish things. These are the sort of happy, joyful times in a parish where you see them gathering and growing together, and for me, that's exciting \u2026 I'm enjoying it tremendously.\"\nwww.anglican.ca","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Q&A with Ezra Katz: Notable deals and what lies ahead\nOn firm's history and where he'll invest $200 million this year\nBy Katherine Kallergis | January 20, 2015 02:36PM\nEzra Katz\nEzra Katz has handled multi-million dollar transactions in South Florida, ranging from the Fontainebleau Hotel financing (twice) to portfolios of office buildings in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.\nKatz, the founder and CEO of the Aztec Group and Mayan Properties, sat down with The Real Deal as his company announced its most recent deal, the sale of a downtown Miami building to Aria Development, the same group building a Yotel hotel nearby.\nWhat kind of properties do you invest in?\nHotels, shopping centers, apartments and office buildings, predominantly. We buttress that with land investments and industrial, self-storage. You name it, we've touched it. We aren't in the investment game to hold for multi-generational periods. We really had a fairly sizable concentration in office buildings and hotels.\nHow have the Aztec Group and Mayan Properties grown since you started in 1981?\nAt that time, it was purely a fee-earning company. I didn't start the Mayan side of the business until a little over 20 years ago. Mayan was conceived from the very beginning as an investment strategy to create partnerships and to diversify \u2014 not only in property types, but also geographically.\nToday, my focus is oriented more toward investments on the principals' side (Mayan Properties), although I do still love the deal-making side (Aztec Group). Having spent well over 30 years on the Aztec side, and having had somewhat of a successful run, it forces me to invest our capital. It's a very challenging environment, particularly in South Florida, which is why we've invested outside of Florida.\nHow did the recession affect your business?\n\"We felt uncomfortable with the economy; we felt uncomfortable with the fundamentals.\"\nWe managed to sell hotels and office buildings in the mid-2000s. Luckily, that turned out to be a good decision because of the recession. I would probably attribute that to a lot of good luck rather than having foreseen the recession, but it was consistent with our strategy of looking at properties, adding value to them, and being disciplined enough to commit to an investment and get out of an investment when we've essentially obtained a value we felt was reasonable and sell. We stuck to that.\nWe pretty much sat out between 2009 and 2011 for no other reason than we were confused. It was a very difficult time to make a decision. We felt uncomfortable with the economy; we felt uncomfortable with the fundamentals.\nI don't believe in making predictions when predictions are unpredictable. A lot of people took risks in 2009, 2010, 2011 and were rewarded for it. I did not feel it was appropriate to take my money, and that of my partners, and risk it in those years. However, we did make some investments in those years, but we were extremely liquid. We built and opened the Renaissance Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina, in January 2009, arguably the worst year you could probably open a hotel. They not only did great the first year, but they paid debt service and distributed money, which was unthinkable.\nWe could have done a lot more. And, we have no regrets.\nRendering of a Hampton Inn in Midtown Miami that Katz is building\nWhat are some high-profile transactions that stand out over the years?\nI guess, the Fontainebleau is memorable. I financed it twice \u2014 $100 million each time. Ultimately, I worked with the owner to sell it to the current owner. It represents over 15 years of activity. We did the Mayfair in Coconut Grove transaction twice.\nIn my initial years of business in the early 1980s, I sold 13 high-rise apartment buildings in one transaction, which at that time was the largest transaction ($142 million) in Florida, in Miami and Broward County. It kind of put me on the map.\nWe represented Craig Robins and sold his Lincoln Road portfolio to Terranova. That was a really challenging, but very creative transaction.\nThere's a lot of optimism about the South Florida market right now. Do you agree?\nI think it's the most difficult question of all to deal with. I'll tell you this: I'm absolutely optimistic about South Florida. Does that translate into the concept that everything's going to continue to be good and grow? Are prices going to continue to increase? We're inevitably reaching some sort of plateau. There are a lot of residential units in the high-rise condo market. The word that needs to be put out there is discipline by developers and bankers. But I'm optimistic about the future of Miami. I love that young people are coming here. My kids love it here. I never thought they would come back to Miami. I think those are good indicators.\nWhat are your plans for 2015?\nWe'll continue to diversify our investment base from a property, conceptual and geographical point of view. We hope to invest as much as $200 million this year \u2014 at least 50 percent will be in hotels and office buildings. Shopping centers will probably eat up 20 to 25 percent of the capital.\n\"I talk to the market. I love listening to what's going on in the marketplace.\"\nWhat's a typical day like for you?\nThere's no typical day, which is why I like doing what I do. I talk to the market. I love listening to what's going on in the marketplace. We're in the real estate business and that's all we do. We don't understand anything else.\nWhat do you think about the resurgence of Coconut Grove?\nI love it. I lived in the Grove 30 years ago. I got married in the Grove. My wife and I always said we're going to move back when we're old, and we are going to move back at the end of this year. We got a unit on the 18th floor in the Grove at Grand Bay [next-door]. I'm going to zipline to work.\nThis interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.\nTags: aztec group, Ezra Katz, mayan properties\nTRD News delivered straight to your inbox\nAll rights reserved \u00a9 2019\tThe Real Deal is a registered Trademark of Korangy Publishing Inc.\n3050 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 604, Miami, FL 33137","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Inspiro Tequila\nThe Inspiro Purple Bicycle Project\nInspiring Others\nAt Inspiro Tequila, our mission is not only to craft high-quality spirits, we are also proudly committed to supporting female founders who like us were inspired to follow their passion.\nThat's why we created the Inspiro Purple Bicycle Project.\nWhy a purple bicycle?\nIt all starts when our founder Mara Smith was four years old\u2026\n\"You are too little.\"\n\"You can't even reach the pedals.\"\n\"A four-year-old can't ride a 24-inch bicycle.\"\n\"You'll fall.\"\n\"This little bike with training wheels is better for you.\"\nThe adults were giving me their advice, but it was just noise in my ears because there in front of me was a brand-new purple bicycle, with spotless white tires and sparkling chrome handlebars. It spoke to me of independence and the ability to go faster and farther than I had ever gone. I knew that I was going to ride it no matter what.\nWith one hand against a fence for balance, I placed my feet on the pedals. I was too short to sit on the seat, so I realized I was going to have to ride standing up. I pushed off and fell. I mounted and fell and mounted and fell the entire morning. I refused to go in for lunch. I continued and finally felt my feet pushing down on the pedals, circling once, twice, three times. Just when I got my balance, there was a crack in the pavement. One moment I was on the bike. The next it was on me. Ignoring the slight trickle of blood on my knee, I grabbed the slightly scratched purple beauty, lifted it upright, and mounted again. It took a few more hours, and finally I was moving, wheels meeting the sidewalk and legs on automatic. My purple bicycle not only opened the road to independence, but also gave me the confidence to persevere despite the odds.\nWith the Inspiro Purple Bicycle Project we hope to inspire and empower women who have been told, \"You don't have any industry experience. You've been out of the workforce for too long. Starting your own company is risky and very few startups make it.\"\nThe Inspiro Purple Bicycle Project is here to financially support and mentor female founders enabling them to get started, manage the bumps along the way, and move forward to follow their dreams.\nIn 2021, we proudly sponsored the WFN Fast Pitch Competition.\nIn May 2022, we sponsored a professional development grant through the Enthuse Foundation.\nIn Sept 2022 We are sponsoring Pay It Forward grants through Ifundwomen\nClean, green and crafted by @liza_bean in time for\nShe may look innocent...she's anything but. Lucky\nFrom start to finish, our meticulous process, desi\nYou better believe it! #InspiroTequila\nDid you know tequila brands aren't required to d\nHitting the road for an action packed work-with da\nSmooth enough to sip on its own\nConfirmed additive-free\nZero Sugars\nWomen owned, operated and created\nBe inspired \u2022 Live inspired \u2022 Drink inspired \u2022\nAt Inspiro Tequila, our mission isn't only to craft high-quality spirits, we're also proudly committed to supporting female founders who like us were inspired to follow their passion. That's why we created the Inspiro Purple Bicycle Project. Please read more about our initiatives.\nOur newsletter features women who inspire us, cocktails by amazing female mixologists and many more Inspiro insights. Sign up and be inspired.\nTERMS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT | FAQ\nImported by Inspiro Tequila LLC.\nTequila 40% ALC by Vol.\n\u00a92021 INSPIRO TEQUILA LLC.\nPLEASE SIP AND ENJOY RESPONSIBLY\nInspiro Tequila is an exciting new brand, but we weren't born yesterday. How about you?\nAre you of legal drinking age?\nBy clicking YES, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Ancient and Pagan Origin of Christmas\nMost of the traditions we practice on December 25th have nothing to do with the birth of Jesus, which probably actually occurred in late summer or early fall. In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus. Here are a few examples:\nThe date of December 25th probably originated with the ancient birthday of the son-god, Mithra, a pagan deity whose religious influence became widespread in the Roman Empire during the first few centuries A.D. Mithra was related to the Semitic sun-god, Shamash, and his worship spread throughout Asia to Europe where he was called Deus Sol Invictus Mithras. Rome was well-known for absorbing the pagan religions and rituals of its widespread empire. As such, Rome converted this pagan legacy to a celebration of the god, Saturn, and the rebirth of the sun god during the winter solstice period. The winter holiday became known as Saturnalia, and began the week prior to December 25th. The festival was characterized by gift-giving, feasting, singing and downright debauchery, as the priests of Saturn carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession throughout the Roman temples.\nBut after the conversion of emperor Constantine in 313 A.D. to Christianity, this new religion was spread throughout the empire and Mithraism, as St. Jerome reports, was forcefully subdued, especially in Rome and in Alexandria. In 376 A.D. Pope Leo destroyed the temple of Mithra. Despite that, the Mithraic festival of the birth of the Sun continued, as it was fun to be merry in the middle of the winter. It was not till the year 530 AD that the church commissioned the Monk Dionysius Exiguus to proclaim this popular time of the year as the birth of Christ. Constantine converted to Christianity, but he kept celebrating this pagan festival, and transformed it into the Christian holiday of Christmas.\nMany of the symbols associated with the modern holiday of Christmas such as the burning of the Yule log, the eating of ham, the hanging of boughs, holly, mistletoe, etc. are apparently derived from traditional northern European Yule celebrations. When the first missionaries began converting the Germanic peoples to Christianity, they found it easier to simply provide a Christian reinterpretation for popular feasts such as Yule and allow the celebrations themselves to go on largely unchanged, rather than trying to suppress them.\nThe use of evergreen trees during Christmas comes from Germany, where it was used in the Yule Time worship and celebration, as well as in observance of the resurrected sun god, and of the Winter Solstice. The evergreen represented life, and also was regarded as a phallic symbol in fertility worship.\nIt was believed that the red berries of the holly was a symbol of the menstrual blood of the queen of heaven, Diana. The white berries of mistletoe were considered to be the droplets of the semen of the sun god. Branches of holly and mistletoe were hung in doorways of temples and homes, and it was believed that kissing beneath them will make the spirits of the god and goddess to enter one's body and make them fertile.\nThe Scandinavian tradition of slaughtering a pig at Christmas, and not in the autumn, is evidence of this conversion. The tradition derives from the sacrifice to the god Freyr\nat the Yule celebrations. Halloween and Easter are theorized to have been likewise assimilated from northern European pagan festivals.\nEnglish historian Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (\"Ecclesiastic History of the English People\") contains a letter from Pope Gregory I to Saint Mellitus, who was then on his way to England to conduct missionary work among the heathen Anglo-Saxons. The Pope suggests that converting heathens is easier if they are allowed to retain the outward forms of their traditional pagan practices and traditions, while recasting those traditions spiritually towards the one true God, instead of to their pagan gods (whom the Pope refers to as \"devils\"), \"to the end that, whilst some gratifications are outwardly permitted them, they may the more easily consent to the inward consolations of the grace of God\". The Pope sanctions such conversion tactics as Biblically acceptable, pointing out that God did much the same thing with the ancient Israelites and their pagan sacrifices.\nAlthough the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ was superimposed upon ancient Pagan traditions, it does not, or should not, diminish the arrival of the \"Prince of Peace\", and his original message of tolerance, compassion, giving and peace. Who ever you worship, it is a time of joy, of giving, compassion, of praying for peace and of gift giving and celebration!\nwww.wejees.net","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"F1 car's a winner at store\nSUCCESSFUL FORMULA - With the Jordan car are, from left, back, Mandy Gillian and Emily Swanston, and, front, brothers Sean and Kevin Fox\nSHOPPERS at the Asda supermarket in Tilehurst were given the chance to take a close look at a Formula One car at the weekend.\nStaff from the Jordan team took time off from preparations for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to pop into the car park of the Honey End Lane store on Sunday to help staff raise money for Highclose Barnado's school in Wokingham.\nShoppers were able to pay \u00a31 to have their\npictures taken with the car and the snaps will be\ndisplayed in the store.\nYoungsters also played in a bouncy castle and a team from Carling was there with give-aways and a prize draw.\nMarion Dowling, the store events organiser, said: \"The day went really well and \u00a3165 was raised for Barnado's.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"THE MIKOYAN-Gurevich MiG-31 Foxhound is one of the most powerful interceptors flying today. It owes its outstanding capability to a combination of performance, weaponry, and avionics. Even though it first flew more than 30 years ago, it is still Russias most effective air defence interceptor. The aircraft forms the backbone of its air defence force and will continue to do so well into the 21st century.\nIn the late 1960s, the Soviet Government began the search for a new long-range, extended endurance interceptor to replace its Tupolev Tu-28s and MiG-25 Foxbats. It was intended to counter the threat of low-flying cruise missiles launched from NATO\/US B-52s and B-ls, which the MiG-25 was unable to do. MiG-25s functioned well as high-altitude interceptors with the help of ground control data links, as their original mission was to intercept the USAF's high-altitude Mach 3 B-70 Valkyrie bomber. However, the B-70 never went into production on account of defence cutbacks. The Foxbat's avionics and performance were largely ineffective against low-flying targets and so a more capable aircraft was needed.\nFrom the late 1960s onwards, NATO bombers and attack aircraft changed tactics and were flying ever-lower attack profiles intended to avoid the growing threat of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Newly-introduced cruise missiles were also flying low and fast, proving difficult to intercept. The MiG-25 was unable to fly at supersonic speeds at low level, and this was a serious disadvantage in intercepting enemy aircraft and missiles. The Soviets needed a replacement that was supersonic at all altitudes and able to attack low-flying and multiple small targets. For this, far more efficient engines were required, together with completely new avionics and a dedicated rear crewmember to manage them.\nDevelopment of the new aircraft, designated MiG-31, began in 1967 and on May 24, 1968, the Soviet Government ordered production of a prototype, designated Ye-155MP. The MiG-31 was to carry the Zaslon phased array radar capable of detecting all types of aerial targets flying at long ranges and varying altitudes, making the MiG-31 independent from ground control. Under normal circumstances the rear radar operator would guide the pilot to the target, but the MiG-31 could also be guided by ground control using a digital datalink.\nThe Ye-155MP (serial 831) made its maiden flight on September 16, 1975, with chief test pilot Aleksandr Fedotov at the controls. The second prototype (serial 832) first flew on April 22 the following year, again piloted by Fedotov. This aircraft had the complete avionics suite, including the Zaslon radar and infra:red sensor, as well as reduced wing area and smaller under-fuselage fins. Sadly, Fedotov and his crewmember both died in a MiG-31 crash on April 4, 1984, when the aircraft's systems failed. Development progressed slowly and by 1977 two pre-production aircraft (serials 011 and 012) had been built by the Sokol Aviation Manufacturing Plant at Nizhny Novgorod: 012 first few on June 30 and 011 on July 13, 1977. Compared to the first two prototypes, these aircraft had increased span flaps, revised wings, taller vertical tails and GSh-6-23 cannons, each cannon with six 23mm barrels. In May 1977 the first round of official testing began, ending in December 1978. Following satisfactory results, which included a MiG-31 tracking no fewer than ten targets simultaneously with its Zaslon radar on February 15, 1978, production at Sokol commenced in 1979. A wide variety of aircraft were used during MiG-31 testing , including two Tu-104s used to test the Zaslon radar, a MiG-21 for R-33 missile development, and three MiG-25s for R-33 missiles, engines and avionics integration. The second stage of official testing began in September 1979 and ended exactly one year later. Production started in 1979 and about 450 Foxhounds were built, the last production Foxhound being delivered in April 1994. Initial MiG-31 deliveries to Air Force units began in 1981 and by 1983 initial operational capability was achieved. By the end of the year, the MiG-31 was serving with eleven regiments, replacing MiG-23s, Sukhoi Su-15s and Tu-28s in the air defence role. By 1987, more than 150 MiG-31 s were deployed across the Soviet Union, notably in the east and west.\nFirst sighting\nAround 315 MiG-31 s are believed to be in service with Russian air defence forces and tactical units, and around 34 in Kazakhstan: the latter aircraft, flying with the 356th IAP (Istrebitel'nyi Aviatsionny Polk or Fighter Aviation Regiment) based at Semipalatinsk, were left in Kazakhstan after the Soviet Union collapsed. The Sokol plant at Nizhny Novgorod has stated its willingness to re-start production of the MiG-31, to meet even small orders. So far none have been received, despite persistent reports of interest from Iran and Syria.\nThe first time the Western world got wind of the MiG-31 was when the Soviet pilot Viktor Ivonovich Belenko defected to Japan. Originally based at the 513th Fighter Regiment of Soviet Air Defence Command in Siberia, he flew his MiG-25 to Hakodate in September 1976. When questioned by the US (he went to America and was allowed to live there), he described the MiG-31 as a \u00absuper Foxbat\u00bb with two seats, a strengthened fuselage and powerful look-down\/shoot-down radar. However, it was not until 1978 that the aircraft was first observed. A US spy satellite viewed one of the prototype or pre-production machines flying at 19,690ft (6,000m) intercepting a cruise missile-sized target drone flying at 200ft (60m) altitude and 12 miles (20km) from the MiG-31. In mid-1982 NATO designated the aircraft Foxhound'. The West finally got a good look at the MiG-31 in 1985 when a Norwegian pilot intercepted a Foxhound over the Barents Sea and took some pictures of it. It was suspected that this might have been a staged photo opportunity designed to unveil the aircraft.\n'Like A Rocket'\nAlthough the MiG-31 looks roughly like the MiG-25, it is a completely new and vastly more capable machine. The basic Foxbat configuration has been retained, with high-mounted sweptback wings, a rectangular and diagonally cut air intake on each side of the fuselage, twin ventral fins under the tail and backward-tapered twin tail fins canted slightly outward. The MiG-31 has a new airframe strengthened to 5g, as opposed to the MiG-25's 4.5g, making it capable of supersonic speeds at low altitude \u2014 it can fly at an impressive Mach 1.23 (932mph or 1,500km\/h) at sea level. While the MiG-25's airframe was constructed from 80% nickel steel, 11% aluminium and 8% titanium, the MiG-31 has a new airframe consisting of 49% arc-welded nickel steel, 33% light metal alloy, 16% titanium and 2% composites. This should have made the Foxhound a much lighter aircraft than its predecessor, but the addition of new systems ultimately resulted in the MiG-31 being considerably heavier than the MiG-25.\nPilots have said that the MiG-31 was sophisticated, fast, had a long range and could climb \u00ablike a rocket\u00bb. And its lack of agility was more than adequately compensated for by its ability to engage virtually any possible target from an extremely long stand-off range.\nThe MiG-31's wing is very different from that of its predecessor and has a new third main wing spar, which gives it significantly greater strength. The most notable difference is the new LERX (Leading Edge Root Extension), which have a sweep angle of 70\u00b0. Both wings are swept back at 41 \u00b0, have a small anhedral of 4\u00b0 from the roots, and a fence mounted above each underwing stores pylon. Each wing has four-section titanium leading-edge slats that occupy the whole leading edge, two-section trailing-edge flaps and large span flaperons near the wingtips. The leading-edge slats deploy automatically at low speeds and are used for manoeuvring. The horizontal tailplanes are all-moving, and the vertical tails have inset rudders and shallow fairings forward of the base of the leading edge. The landing gear on the MiG-31 is also completely new and is a retractable tricycle type. The rearward retracting twin nosewheel unit moves into the fuselage, unlike the MiG-25, in which the nosewheels were further down the fuselage and retracted forwards. The main gear features two wheels on each main unit, retracting forward into an air intake trunk. Although the twin wheels are in tandem, they are slightly staggered, so that the rear wheel does not follow in the track of the front one, making operation easier from snow, gravel or unprepared ground. There is a small forward-hinged airbrake under the front of each engine intake trunk forward of the main gear doors. Other landing gear equipment consists of twin cruciform braking parachutes stowed in a fairing between and above the engine exhausts.\nOne of the most important requirements for the MiG-31 was not increased speed, but longer range, and in order to achieve this, new and more efficient engines were needed. The Aviadvigatel D-30F6 turbofan was chosen, though, surprisingly, it was not a new engine, being developed from a commercial turbofan and adapted to use high-density T6 fuel. In order to accommodate this massive engine (277.2in [7,040mm] long and with a diameter of 40.2in or 1,020mm), the air intakes were enlarged and, together with the fuselage, designed to contribute lift. Even though the fuselage was redesigned to accommodate the engines, the jet nozzles extend rearwards from the tail, unlike those of the MiG-25. Apart from being more efficient, the new air intakes also feature a moving inlet ramp and a lower moving inlet lip, and have auxiliary inlet doors in their roofs. Each engine produces 20,945lb (93.16kN) of thrust dry and 34,1701b (151.99kN) with afterburning.\nThe redesigned and lengthened fuselage was able to accommodate even more fuel than the MiG-25 -total internal fuel capacity is an incredible 4,386 Imp gallons (19,940 litres) in seven fuselage tanks, four wing tanks and two 'wet' fin tanks. This weighs a massive 34,1701b (15,500kg) and to keep the centre of gravity within limits is constantly shifted around the various tanks. There is also provision for two underwing fuel tanks, each with a capacity of 550 Imp gallons (2,500 litres), and a semi-retractable flight refuelling probe on the port side of the front fuselage, just ahead of the cockpit.\nFormidable Avionics\nThe MiG-31 design team originally considered placing the two crewmembers side by side, but in the end a tandem seat arrangement was followed. The pilot sits in front, with the weapons systems\/radar operator behind. Both crew sit under individual rearward-hinged canopies, although the rear cockpit has only small side windows in its metal frame and is faired into a shallow dorsal spine which extends to forward of the jet nozzles. This gives the rear crewmember a very limited view and to compensate, he is provided with a retractable periscope. The rear cockpit has a simple set of flight controls, allowing the rear crew member to fly the aircraft in an emergency. Both crew sit on Zvezda K-36DM zero\/zero ejection seats with built-in massage pads to keep them comfortable on long patrol missions. The pilot's seat has a heated backrest to allow for extended periods of ground alert\nOne of the keys to the MiG-31's success is its formidable array of advanced digital avionics, especially its long-range radar. Its primary sensor is the NIIP Zaslon (in full, this is actually N007 S-800 SBI-16 [RP-31] Zaslon, meaning Shield, though designated Flash Dance by NATO) electronically scanned, phased array, fire control radar. The first such radar to enter service, it offers exceptional performance, with a search range of 124 miles (200km) in a clutter-free forward sector and 56 miles (90km) rearwards, and can track targets at 75 miles (120km). It was also the first Soviet radar with true look-down\/shoot-down performance. It can track ten targets and engage four of them simultaneously, the targets being prioritised by the aircraft's Argon-15 digital mission computer. Also connected to the digital computer is a semi-retractable Type 8 TP infra-red search and track sensor below the cockpit.\nCommunications fit is fairly comprehensive, consisting of UHF and HF communications radios, identification friend or foe (IFF) transmitter and receiver and transponder. Most, but not all, MiG-31 s appear to have APD-518 digital air-to\u00acair datalinks \u2014 when flying in a four-aircraft group intercept formation, the lead aircraft is linked to the AK-RLDN automatic guidance network on the ground while the other three MiG-31 s have datalinks to the lead aircraft, permitting a line-abreast radar sweep zone 495 to 560 miles (800 to 900km) wide. The air-to-air datalink can be used to communicate with Antonov An-50 Mainstay airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. The MiG-31 is also fitted with the MB5U15K air-to-ground tactical datalink and BAN-75 command link.\nNavigation avionics are comprehensive, as they were originally designed to allow the MiG-31 to patrol deep into Arctic airspace in search of threatening Western aircraft. Trial flights included such Arctic sorties, including one aircraft flying over the North Pole.\nNavigation avionics consist of Marshrut long-range and Tropik medium-range radio navigation systems (similar to the US Omega and Loran respectively), as well as Shoran, Loran, radio compass, radar altimeter and marker beacon receiver. Other miscellaneous avionics consist of a voice warning system, intercom and radar homing and warning system (RHAWS). Countermeasures include active electronic warfare equipment and UV-3A flares dispensers.\nUnlike the MiG-25, the MiG-31 has an internal gun, the GSh-6-23M six-barrel Gatling-type 23mm cannon, placed inside a fairing on the starboard side of the lower fuselage just behind the right landing gear door. It has a rate of fire of between 6,000 and 8,000 rounds per minute and is provided with 260 linkless rounds. It appears that early Foxhounds had only two underwing pylons, but aircraft now have four pylons. The MiC-31's main weapon is the Vympel R-33 or R-33S (designated AA-9 Amos by NATO) long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) with a range of 70 miles (110km). Its guidance is either by semi-active radar homing or inertial with the option of mid-course update from the launch aircraft. Four missiles can be carried in pairs on AKU ejector pylons semi-recessed under the fuselage, similar to the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Because the underside of the fuselage is flat and not 'dished' between the engine ducts as on the MiG-25, it is much easier for the MiG-31 to carry missiles under its fuselage. All four R-33s can be launched in salvo, each seeking out a different target simultaneously.\nThe MiG-31 can also carry two R-40T (designated AA-6 Acrid by NATO) medium-range infra-red homing or inertially-guided air-to-air missiles on the inner underwing pylons with a range of 48 miles (78km). Four short-range R-60 (NATO-designated AA-8 Aphid) infra-red homing air-to-air missiles with a range of 7 miles (12km) can be carried in pairs on the outer underwing pylons.\nA large number of improved Foxhound derivatives were either produced or proposed. The first major modification was the fitting of the semi-retractable in-flight refuelling probe. Although the Foxhound did not originally need it, as range was considered adequate, the aircraft's impressive performance prompted field commanders to consider it for other long-range missions, such as escorting maritime patrol aircraft. These missions challenged the Foxhound's range so the refuelling probe was fitted to between 40 and 45 later-production aircraft and retrofitted to other early-production examples. Standard-production aircraft are designated Foxhound-A: those with the refuelling probe are unofficially designated MiG-31 DZ.\nMiG-31 B: This was the second production and service variant with improved Zaslon-A radar, electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic warfare (EW) equipment, improved R-40TD and R-60 AAMs, upgraded R-33S missiles, flight refuelling probe and improved A-723 long-range navigation system compatible with Loran\/Omega and Chaika ground stations. It replaced the Foxhound-A in production in late 1990. Many older MiG-31 s were upgraded by the Gorky factory to this standard and were designated MiG-31 BS. In July 2000 an agreement was reached between the MiG company and the Russian Air Force to upgrade half the Air Force's 280 MiG-31 s. It is not clear to which standard they will be upgraded: either the MiG-31 B standard or the superior MiG-31 BM.\nMIG-31E: This designation is given to the export version of the Foxhound-A, the one and only prototype (serial 903) of which was first seen in 1997. It has downgraded systems, no active jammer, downgraded IFF and radar. It was offered to India, China and other countries, and is presumably the version the Chinese almost bought in 1992. The variant was later cancelled.\nMiG-31 Eh: Designated Eh for Ehksport (export), this variant was proposed to China in 2000 and announced at the Zhuhai Air Show on November 6, 2000. It appears to have been rejected.\nMiG-31 F: This projected multi-role interceptor and fighter-bomber would be able to carry a variety of TV, radar- and laser-guided air-to-surface missiles (ASMs). It would also feature other changes.\nMiG 31BM: The MiG-31 BM designation was applied to a proposed defence suppression and ground attack variant based on the MiG-31 F. Work on the aircraft began in 1997 and in August 1998 a demonstrator was shown with R-33S missiles under its fuselage and R-77, Kh-58 and Kh-31P missiles under its wings'. The MiG-31 BM designation is now applied to the single-role interceptor upgrade to be applied to the MiG-31 Bs in service. The MiG-31 BM has replaced the original MiG-31 M upgrade originally offered. The aircraft is able to carry R-37M1 and R-77M2 air-to-air missiles, has upgraded radar, a satellite navigation system and new cockpit displays. MiG-31 Fs, FEs and BMs will all have an upgraded radar incorporating technology developed for the MiG-31's Zaslon-M. This will give a detection capability against ultra high-speed targets travelling at more than Mach 6, and afford longer range, better resolution and new synthetic aperture and real-beam mapping modes for the air-to-ground role. The new cockpit displays consist of a head-up display (HUD), pilot's tactical situation display, which is a 6 x 8in (152 x 203mm) colour Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Multi Function Display (MFD), and three MFDs for the navigator. Weapons fit has been increased: the MiG-31 BM (and presumably the F and FE) can carry R-33S, R-37 and R-77 AAMs, as well as Kh-58E and Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles (ARMs) and possibly Kh-59, Kh-29L\/T and Kh-59M ASMs3. Upgraded MiG-31 s may also incorporate structural changes to increase service life, but this cannot be confirmed. Two MiG-31 BMs were built and a prototype was publicly demonstrated in 1999, but lack of funding has hampered further development.\nMiG-31 D: This was a dedicated anti-satellite model with a flat under-surface fuselage without recesses, with underwing Vympel anti-satellite missiles and no gun. It was also fitted with large triangular winglets above and below the wingtips to provide stability for missile launches at high altitudes. Two prototypes with ballast instead of radar in their noses were built in 1986 and flight-tested in 1987, but production was cancelled. A single missile and a special upward-looking radar and fire-control system was to be fitted to production aircraft.\nMiG-31 FE\/MF: This designation is applied to the proposed export versions of the MiG-31 BM or MiG-31 F.\nMiG-31 LL: One early Foxhound was converted as a dedicated test aircraft (hence the LL, standing for the Russian acronym of 'flying laboratory') for use at the Zhukovsky flight test centre and was used as an ejection seat test-bed. It is also reported to have had fairings for cameras on its wingtips.\nMiG-31 M Foxhound B The most important and capable Foxhound variant yet produced. Under development since 1984 and first flown on December 21, 1985, it was designed as a radically improved interceptor with upgraded engines, accommodation, avionics, weapons and more fuel. It incorporates new engines with modified nozzles, a one-piece rounded windscreen, small side windows only for the rear cockpit, a wider and deeper dorsal spine containing 66 Imp gallons (300 litres) of additional fuel and a fully retractable refuelling probe mounted on the starboard side of the fuselage. As a result of internal changes, fuel weight is increased to a massive 36,0451b (16,350kg). The wings were modified with larger curved root extensions and smaller upper wing fences. The tail was also modified, with taller fins featuring more rounded tips with flush dielectric areas at the front and rear. All systems were upgraded, some of the changes consisting of digital flight controls, multi-function cathode ray tube (CRT) cockpit displays (three are fitted in the rear cockpit) and a non-retractable pod with an infra-red search and track sensor and laser ranger. A new multi-mode Zaslon-M phased-array radar was introduced, with a larger 55in (1.4m) diameter antenna housed in a 3\u00b0 downward inclined nose. Detection range has been vastly improved and is extended to 225 miles (360km).\nWeapons fit was changed, the gun being deleted and the number of fuselage weapon stations increased to six by adding two centreline stations for R-37 air-to-air missiles, which can be fired in salvo and then seek out different targets, in addition to the side-mounted R-37s or R-33s. There are also four new underwing pylons for R-77 AAMs. An R-37 was first successfully launched from a MiG-31 M in October 1993.\nThe first prototype, produced by the conversion of a MiG-31 B, was lost on August 9, 1991, but was followed by another five prototypes. At least one had cylindrical wingtip ECM\/ECCM (electronic countermeasures\/electronic counter-countermeasures) jammer pods with upper and lower fins. Maximum take-off weight was raised to 114,6401b (52,000kg), with increased thrust D-30F6M engines to compensate. Development of the advanced MiG-31 M seems to have come to a stop due to funding cuts and it has not been ordered into production.\nMiG-31 S: The designation is applied to a projected commercial variant for launching small satellites. It would carry the Fakel OKB Micron missile capable of delivering a 2201b (100kg) payload into a 124-mile (200km) orbit. It could also launch the Aerospace Rally System rocket-powered suborbital glider for astronaut training, atmospheric research or space tourism.\nAs Russia's most capable air defence interceptor, the MiG-31 remains a powerful threat deterrent for the Russian (and Kazakhstan) Air Force. It has evolved into a highly-developed, advanced aircraft and, as the Russians want to keep their Foxhounds in service until at least 2010, further improved upgrades can be expected in the near future. Whatever the case, these important machines will still be flying for many more years to come.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"AES+F\nTHE FEAST OF TRIMALCHIO\nExhibition view\nIn the 'Satyricon', the work of the great wit and melancholic lyric poet of Nero's reign, Gaius Petronius Arbiter, the best preserved part is 'The Feast of Trimalchio' (Cena Trimalchionis). Thanks to Petronius's fantasy, Trimalchio's name became synonymous with wealth and luxury, with gluttony and with unbridled pleasure in contrast to the brevity of human existence.\nWe searched for an analogue in the third millennium and Trimalchio, the former slave, the nouveau riche host of feasts lasting several days, appeared to us not so much as an individual as a collective image of a luxurious hotel, a temporary paradise which one has to pay to enter.\nThe hotel guests, the 'masters', are from the land of the Golden Billion. They're keen to spend their time, regardless of the season, as guests of the present-day Trimalchio, who has created the most exotic and luxurious hotel possible. The hotel miraculously combines a tropical coastline with a ski resort. The 'masters' wear white which calls to mind the uniform of the righteous in the Garden of Eden, or traditional colonial dress, or a summer fashion collection. The 'masters' possess all of the characteristics of the human race \u2013 they are all ages and types and from all social backgrounds. Here is the university professor, the broker, the society beauty, the intellectual. Trimalchio's 'servants' are young, attractive representatives of all continents who work in the vast hospitality industry as housekeeping staff, waiters, chefs, gardeners, security guards and masseurs. They are dressed in traditional uniforms with an ethnic twist. The 'servants' resemble the brightly-colored angels of a Garden of Eden to which the 'masters' are only temporarily admitted. On one hand the atmosphere of 'The Feast of Trimalchio' can be seen as bringing together the hotel rituals of leisure and pleasure (massage and golf, the pool and surfing). On the other hand the 'servants' are more than attentive service-providers. They are participants in an orgy, bringing to life any fantasy of the 'masters', from gastronomic to erotic. At times the 'masters' unexpectedly end up in the role of 'servants'. Both become participants in an orgiastic gala reception, a dinner in the style of Roman saturnalia when slaves, dressed as patricians, reclined at table and their masters, dressed in slaves' tunics, served them.\nEvery so often the delights of 'The Feast of Trimalchio' are spoiled by catastrophes which encroach on the Global Paradise\u2026\nAES+F, 2009\nTranslated by Ruth Addison\nVia Piossasco 29\/B\n10152, Torino, Italy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trade deals and reform of WTO are better than trade wars -- EU's Tusk\nTrade deals and the reform of WTO are better than trade wars. Trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost economy, said Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, on Saturday. He called for putting a stop to trade wars, Trend reports citing Xinhua.\n\"Trade wars among G7 members will lead to eroding the already weakened trust among us,\" he said during a press conference prior to the G7 summit.\nU.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that the U.S. will raise existing duties on 250 billion dollar of Chinese products from 25 percent to 30 percent beginning on Oct. 1, and another 300 billion dollar worth of Chinese imports will see tariff rise from 10 percent to 15 percent on Sept. 1.\nIf Trump uses tariffs for political reasons it would be risky to the whole world, including the European Union, Tusk told reporters.\nChina is firmly opposed to the U.S. announcement that it will further raise the tariffs on about 550 billion U.S. dollars of Chinese imports, said a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Saturday.\n\"Such unilateral and bullying acts of trade protectionism and extreme pressure run counter to the consensus of the heads of state of China and the United States, and run counter to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit,\" the spokesperson said.\n\"China strongly urges the United States not to misjudge the situation, or underestimate the determination of the Chinese people. It must immediately stop its erroneous practices, or bear all the consequences,\" the spokesperson said.\nBesides China, the U.S. is currently at loggerheads with many countries, including G7 alliance from trade to security. Threatening Germany with car tariffs, Trump vowed to tax French wines if Paris levies digital tax on big U.S. technology companies; Casting Canada as a trade villain who \"robs U.S. blindly\", he also sniffed at the European integration by encouraging Brexit with a \"great trade deal\" with London; Withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty one after another, he even showed his willingness to pull out some American forces in Germany unless Berlin increases defense spending to the 2-percent GDP threshold.\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday treated his G7 colleagues in France's luxurious seaside resort Biarritz, a long-time summer playground of Europe's elites, to tackle rising global inequality.\nIn its 45 years, the club of wealth countries is facing unity crisis, with its pride and influence going downhill. With his America First policy, Trump has turned the G7 into a \"G6 vs G1\" game. The embarrassment was vividly told by a picture taken during the Quebec summit in Canada last year, showing Trump sitting with arms crossed in a defensive posture while German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centered by the other G7 leaders, leaned across the table at him.\nMeanwhile, as every member has been mired in different sort of problems -- be it political, partisan, economic, societal or diplomatic -- the \"top student club\" is drastically losing its charm, legitimacy and even capability in providing global leadership.\n\"This is another G7 summit which will be a difficult test of unity and solidarity of the free world and its leaders. There is still no certainty whether the group will be able to find common solutions, and the global challenges are today really serious, or whether it will focus on senseless disputes among each other,\" Tusk told reporters at the conference.\n\"The last years have shown that it is increasingly difficult for all of us to find common language when the world needs our cooperation more, not less. This may be the last moment to restore our political community,\" he warned.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Two views on assisting fragile states to achieve sustainable development (05\/12\/2015)\nAmbassador Hanada finds Timor-Leste in a critical stage of transition to sustainable development, while Crown Agent staff Ms. Saito advocates the result based financing (RBF).\nGaimusho Deputy D-G Takizaki explains ownership claimed by China, the Philippines, Vietnam for islands in the South China Sea (11\/07\/2015)\nMr. Shigeki Takizaki, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan made an informative presentation on territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Both island and maritime claims are made by several states including the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Their disputes concern in particular both the Spratly and the Paracel islands. The interests of different nations include securing fishing areas around the archipelagos; the potential exploitation of crude oil and natural gas under the waters of various parts of the South China Sea.\nAmbassador Kenzo Oshima on the Prospect for UN Reform (16\/06\/2015)\nAmbassador Oshima in his one-hour presentation to the participants of a peacebuilding seminar held at Hosei University on May 30, 2015 appraised some important achievements made in the 'Outcome Document' of September 2005, on the occasion of the summit meeting commemorating the UN 50th anniversary. They included the establishment of Peace-building Commission (PBC), the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and the formal launching of new concepts such as 'Responsibility to Protect' and 'Human Security'. (Click here for the rest.)\n[PRAJ] Religion and Proactive Pacifism Discussed in Peacebuilding Seminar (14\/03\/2015)\nModerated by Professors Kurosawa and Yonekawa, Emmi Okada and Raymond Yamamoto made presentations on \"Religion and Peacebuilding\" and \"Proactive Pacifism\" on 14th March 2015 in the seminar of the Peacebuilding Research Association of Japan (PRAJ) held at Hosei University Graduate School Building. Valuable comments were made by Professors Higashi, Sakurai, and so forth. This seminar was organized by Professor Katsumi Ishizuka, Secretary-General of the PRAJ.\n[PRSJ] \"Comfort Women\" Debated by Three Experts (31\/01\/2015)\nAt the seminar held at Hosei University on 31 January 2015 and participated by about 30 scholars, researchers and students, three experts. Professor Takaaki Mizuno of the Kanda University of International Studies, Assistant Professor Naoko Kumagai of the International University and Ms. Momoyo Ise, former Executive Director of the Asian Women's Fund, presented their views on issues related to \"comfort women\" engaged by Japanese soldiers during the World War II. (Ishizuka)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get Active and Stay Active\nBy Ashlee Godwin\nBeing healthy is important and exercise is a big part of it. There are many options to get in shape from teams and gyms to fitness classes.\nCollege of Southern Nevada's Sports Center has a variety of options. \"The main goal is to involve faculty, staff, and students and to motivate them to work out more and to create overall health and wellness,\" said Andrea Gonzalez, administrative assistant at CSN Sports Center.\nCoyote Fitness Challenge is currently running through Nov. 20 to motivate students to get in shape. Students can participate by recording exercise they do and keeping track of their fitness goals for a total of eight weeks.\n\"Even if they are just running on a treadmill for eight weeks for the Challenge they are still going to see a difference and then feel better about themselves mentally and physically,\" Gonzalez said.\n\"I noticed just from friends that they are more aware of health and wellness and with all of these diseases, cancer and diabetes, I think eventually health and wellness will become an important part of peoples' lives,\" Gonzalez said.\nThere are also fitness classes offered at the Sports Center including Zumba and stretch fitness. The classes are meant for beginners so everyone is welcome to join. In order to participate in the classes, students will need a Sports Center membership that costs $20 per semester or $50 an academic year, which comes with a locker. The membership allows students access to classes and the gym with basketball, racquetball and weights.\nKevin Calma, a CSN student, said that he's not interested in going to a gym but prefers to play basketball for his fitness. \"I don't play for the school team; I play for my own division at Tarkanian Basketball Academy. I come to the school gym to just shoot around and practice. This is the only work out that I actually enjoy.\"\nFor people that like to play sports for fun and need motivation from others but don't have money to join a team or gym, there is a website called Meetup.com. Meetup creates opportunities for people to connect with others who want to play pick-up games of basketball, softball, soccer, kickball and football. It even has groups for boot camps and hiking.\nOther options include gyms like Las Vegas Athletic Club, 24 Hour Fitness or specialty programs such as CrossFit, a strength and conditioning program to improve cardiovascular endurance, speed and agility.\nChad Cole, owner of CrossFit Apollo, said, \"CrossFit is a general physical preparedness program. The idea of it is we have 10 different fitness domains and our goal is to be as equally fit in all of those as possible. We want to be able to run a marathon while also being able to lift 500 pounds off the floor.\" It costs $110 to $130 a month on a one-year contract at CrossFit Apollo.\nOne of the keys to fitness is to keep it interesting. By considering the many options above, students can get in shape and enjoy it. For more information on fitness at CSN visit http:\/\/www.csn.edu\/sportscenter\/.\nFiled Under: Sports Tagged With: Ashlee Godwin\n\u00ab Game On\nR-Rated Halloween Haunted Houses Freak People Out \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In the Margins\nWho is Jerome Powell?\nBy CBS News\nJerome Powell, nominated yesterday by President Donald Trump to replace Janet Yellen as head of the Federal Reserve when her term ends in February, is a policy centrist likely to continue Yellen's cautious, pro-stimulus approach. He's set to be the first Fed chair in 40 years to not hold an economics PhD (he trained as a lawyer); he would be the richest central bank head ever, thanks to a successful career in investment banking and private equity; and he enjoys a modicum of bipartisan support. Read the original story from CBS News.\n10 Things...Boards will face in 2023\nAs mutual fund board members look forward to 2023, which is just around the corner, they are faced with a number of challenges and tasks unique ...\nA look at 20 years of fair valuation practices data\nWhat started out as a vision to help key mutual fund stakeholders understand how evolutions in the capital markets, in governance practices, and in the regulators' ...\nTop of the Agenda - Legal\n'40 Act lawyers: GSAM settlement raises questions\nThe news on Tuesday that Goldman Sachs Asset Management agreed to pay $4 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges related to how it manages ...\n10 Things...We're thankful for this year\nSo much has happened in the world in the past several years that has (hopefully) made all of us think about what we have, while also ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"30552 - ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION - MODULE 2\nDepartment of Decision Sciences\nCourse taught in English\nBAI (5 credits - II sem. - OB | MAT\/05)\nALESSANDRO PIGATI\nClasses: 27 (II sem.)\nClass 27: ALESSANDRO PIGATI\nSuggested background knowledge\nFor a fruitful and effective learning experience, it is recommended a preliminary knowledge of multivariable calculus (limits, partial derivatives, integrals), of vector spaces, of linear maps and of matrix calculus.\nMission & Content Summary\nThe purpose of this course is to present the foundation of unconstrained and convex optimization and basic results on the local structure of immersed differentiable manifolds and the corresponding constrained optimization. This is necessary in a challenging degree in Mathematical and Computing Sciences. The theories and applications encountered in this course will create a strong foundation for solving unconstrained and constrained optimization problem appearing in real-world and physical models.\nCONTENT SUMMARY\nConvex analysis and optimization:\nConvex sets, convex functions, lower semicontinuity and closed epigraphs\nDuality and Legendre-Fenchel transform\nSubdifferential\nSaddle points, the minimax theorem of Von Neumann, applications to game theory\nGradient flows\nSurfaces and level sets, submanifolds, tangent spaces, parametrizations.\nInversion and implicit function theorem.\nCritical points\nConstrained optimization, Lagrange multipliers, saddle points.\nBrouwer fixed point theorem and applications to Nash equilibria and game theory.\nIntended Learning Outcomes (ILO)\nAt the end of the course student will be able to...\nKnow fundamental notions in convex analysis: convex sets, convex functions, lower semicontinuity, Legendre-Fenchel transform, subdifferential.\nExpress basic notions and results about convex optimization.\nUnderstanding the relevance of the fundamental definitions and theorems about surfaces: submanifolds, tangent spaces, parametrizations, implicit function theorem.\nKnow the fundamental properties of constrained optimization problems.\nAPPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING\nSolve constrained and unconstrained optimization problems.\nOperate with objects and tools of convex analysis.\nMake use of the presented methodological tools in applied sciences such as computer science and physics.\nFace-to-face lectures\nExercises (exercises, database, software etc.)\nOnline lectures have the same conceptual role as face-to-face lectures. The actual blend of face- to-face lectures and online lectures will mainly depend on external constraints.\nExercise sessions (again: both face-to face and online) are dedicated to the application of the main theoretical results obtained during lectures to problems and exercises of various nature.\nContinuous assessment\nPartial exams\nGeneral exam\nWritten individual exam (traditional\/online)\nATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS\nStudents will be evaluated on the basis of written exams, which can be taken in one of the two following ways.\nThe exam can be split in two partial exams. Each partial may contain multiple-choice questions and open-answer questions; each partial weighs for one-half of the final mark. Multiple-choice questions mainly aim at evaluating the knowledge of the fundamental mathematical notions and the ability to apply these notions to the solution of simple problems and exercises, while open-answer questions mainly aim at evaluating:\nThe ability to articulate the knowledge of mathematical notions in a conceptually and formally correct way, adequately using definitions, theorems and proofs.\nThe ability to actively search for deductive ideas that are fit to prove possible links between the properties of mathematical objects.\nThe ability to apply mathematical notions to the solution of more complex problems and exercises.\nThe exam can also be taken as a single general exam, which contains both multiple-choice questions and open-answer questions. The general exam covers the whole syllabus of the course and it can be taken in one of the four general sessions scheduled in the academic year. This option is mainly meant for students who have withdrawn from the two-partials procedure or could not follow it. Each type of question contributes in a specific way to the assessment of the students' acquired knowledge. Multiple-choice questions mainly aim at evaluating the knowledge of the fundamental mathematical notions and the ability to apply these notions to the solution of simple problems and exercises, while open-answer questions and oral exams mainly aim at evaluating:\nWe will take care to obtain final grades whose distribution follows the grade distribution that is recommended by Universit\u00e0 Bocconi.\nM. Hiriart-Urruty, Jean-Baptiste; Lemar\u00e9chal, Claude. Fundamentals of convex analysis.\nGrundlehren Text Editions. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001. x+259 pp. ISBN: 3-540-42205-690-01\nBoyd, Stephen; Vanderberghe, Lieven. Convex Optimization.\nCambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780521833783\nhttps:\/\/web.stanford.edu\/~boyd\/cvxbook\/\nGiaquinta, Mariano; Modica, Giuseppe. Mathematical Analysis. An Introduction to Functions of Several Variables.\nBirkh\u00e4user Boston, Inc., Boston, MA, 2009. xx+465 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8176-4374-4; 0-8176-4374-5\nLast change 15\/12\/2022 12:42","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hurricane Isaias Strengthens As It Approaches East Coast\nAugust 4, 2020\tNews Daypop\nHurricane Isaias approached the Carolinas as a Category 1 with winds reaching 85 mph. The storm has caused flooding and damaged homes as it hit towns in both North and South Carolina. The storm is then forecast\nU.S. Marines Call Off Search For 8 Missing Military Members Presumed Dead\nOn Sunday, the U.S. Marines called off the search for seven Marines and one Navy sailor who went missing after a vessel sank off the California coast on Thursday night. All eight are presumed dead. The amphibious\nMicrosoft Confirms Discussions To Buy U.S. Operation Of TikTok\nOn Sunday, Microsoft confirmed that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok. Microsoft also said they discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security\nNo Charges Will Be Filed Against Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Michael Brown In Ferguson, MO\nJuly 31, 2020\tNews Daypop\nCharges will not be brought against Darren Wilson, the white former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. The decision comes nearly six years after a\nDocuments Related To Ghislaine Maxwell's Connection To Jeffrey Epstein Are Unsealed\nDozens of new documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday. Maxwell, 58, is defending herself against criminal charges that she aided in the late Epstein's sexual abuse of girls. On\nMajor Tech CEOs Face Questions At Hearing On Capitol Hill About Market Dominance\nDuring a hearing on digital antitrust issues on Wednesday, lawmakers on the House judiciary committee accused four technology giants of being monopolies that have \"wielded their power in disruptive, harmful ways.\" Four CEOs \u2014 Jeff Bezos of\nTrain Derailment Causes Massive Fire, Partial Bridge Collapse In Arizona\nA freight train derailed in Arizona on Wednesday causing a massive fire and the collapse of a bridge more than 100 years old. Tim McMahan, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman, said the train derailed at about 6:15\nFederal Judge Orders Unemployment Payouts For Uber, Lyft Drivers\nOn Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that rideshare drivers must receive state unemployment benefits within 45 days. A group of drivers and an advocacy group called the New York Taxi Workers Alliance sued Gov. Andrew Cuomo in\nU.S. Department of Agriculture Warns Against Planting Of Unsolicited Seeds Received From China\nThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning Americans not to plant unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be arriving from China. States have also told residents not to put the seeds in the ground, after they\nFemale Swimmer Killed In Apparent Shark Attack Off Coast Of Maine\nA woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, which authorities say is a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":", __edited, Darwin Lobby, Don McLeroy, elected officials, Texas Senate, Texas State Board of E\nAcademic Freedom Action Alert\nAudio File (3.4 mb)\nhttps:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/G42895\/idthefuture.com\/podcast-player\/13171\/309.mp3\nDownload file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:03:41 | Recorded on April 27, 2009 | Speaker: Casey Luskin\nWhen elected officials take a stand for academic freedom, they become targets for the Darwin lobby. Because of his leadership and support for critical thinking on evolution, Texas State Board of Education Chair Don McLeroy has been targeted by Darwin's defenders in the Texas Senate who want to remove him from his position. Less than a month ago, the Texas Board adopted landmark science standards that will protect teachers who want to let students evaluate and critique the evidence for Darwinian evolution. Now Darwinists are trying to convince the state Senate to block McLeroy's reappointment as Board Chair.\n\"Supporting those, like Don McLeroy, who take a stand for academic freedom to question evolution at personal cost is one of the most important and effective things citizens can do,\" said CSC Associate Director John West. \"It sends a message to elected officials that expelling leaders like Dr. McLeroy because of their stance on Darwin's theory is simply not acceptable.\"\nHere's one thing you can do to help:\nE-mail the chairman of the Senate Nominating Committee, Mike Jackson, at MIKE.JACKSON@SENATE.STATE.TX.US and tell him you support Dr. McLeroy as Chair of the State Board of Education. Be sure to e-mail the other committee members as well at these addresses: KEVIN.ELTIFE@SENATE.STATE.TX.US, GLENN.HEGAR@SENATE.STATE.TX.US, JANE.NELSON@SENATE.STATE.TX.US, ROBERT.NICHOLS@SENATE.STATE.TX.US, ELIOT.SHAPLEIGH@SENATE.STATE.TX.US, KIRK.WATSON@SENATE.STATE.TX.US.\nWe've included a sample letter below:\nDear [Committee Member],\nI support Don McLeroy as Chair of the State Board of Education, and I urge you to confirm the governor's nomination and bring it before the Senate for a vote.\nDon McLeroy is a proven leader in education for Texas students. It is reprehensible that he has been targeted for removal because he has dared to question evolution and encouraged young minds to remain open to critical examination of Darwin's theory. It is for this reason that Darwin's defenders are trying to expel Dr. McLeroy from his role as SBOE Chair, and I hope that you will hear those of us who stand by Dr. McLeroy and support him against this political bullying by Darwinist groups.\n[Your Name]\nPlease stand with Don McLeroy and support academic freedom in Texas. Tell your friends and family, and let's show the Darwin-lobby that they cannot expel critical thinking from the science classroom.\nPhoto by Nathan Jacobson, \u00a9 Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)\nAssociate Director, Center for Science and Culture\nCasey Luskin is a geologist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He earned his PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg, and BS and MS degrees in Earth Sciences from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His law degree is from the University of San Diego, where he focused his studies on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law.\nFollow Casey\nDarwin Lobby\nDon McLeroy\nTexas Senate\nTexas State Board of E\nEvidence for Intelligent Design\nOn this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin responds to emails from students who want to know the scientific evidence for intelligent design. What do we really mean when we say that evolution is a scientific theory? Is there a positive case to be made for ID? Listen in and find \u2026\nIs the Panda's Thumb Really Proof of Evolution?\nOn this episode of ID The Future we're highlighting a short clip of senior fellow Dr. Paul Nelson describing his meeting with the late, famous defender of Darwinism, Stephen J. Gould, and whether or not the Panda's Thumb is obviously proof of \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Afghan Report: September 17, 2004\nSeptember 17, 2004 00:00 GMT\n17 September 2004, Volume 3, Number 33\nVIOLENCE IN HERAT COULD SIGNAL FINAL PHASE OF EFFORTS AGAINST ISMAIL KHAN\nBy Ron Synovitz\nExperts on Afghanistan see the 12 September violence in the western city of Herat as the final phase of a long struggle between the central government and deposed Herat Province Governor Mohammad Ismail Khan.\nThe deaths of seven people during riots by Ismail Khan's supporters came a day after the powerful warlord was sacked as Herat governor by Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai (see news items below). But in fact, relations between Herat and Kabul have been souring for more than a year and a half over Ismail Khan's refusal to pay the central government millions of dollars in import duties that his militia fighters have collected on goods from Iran.\nSince March, Ismail Khan's private militia also has battled several rival militia groups around Herat. In August, Ismail Khan lost his ability to generate import-duty revenue. That's because militias like that of his longtime rival, the ethnic Pashtun commander Amanullah Khan, surrounded Herat and effectively cut the city off from key transit routes and a strategic airport.\nSupporters of Ismail Khan stormed the gates of a UN compound in Herat before looting and burning the offices there. It was one of six compounds attacked by the angry crowd on 12 September.\nJohn Sifton, a researcher for the U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch, has been reporting on the behavior of Ismail Khan and his militia forces for years. \"Factors have been coming together and there is no simple explanation for how we got to where we are now,\" he told RFE\/RL. \"One thing that is clear is that Ismail Khan's power has been diminished over the last few months -- not only by advances of [his longtime rival, commander] Amanullah Khan, but by dissension of his own commanders who understand that in the long term, they may have a better chance of holding onto power by joining with the Kabul-based government of Hamid Karzai.\"\nSifton said there is no doubt that Ismail Khan was severely weakened by a series of military setbacks in recent months that have brought his rivals to the outskirts of Herat (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report,\" 25 March and 12, 18, and 26 August 2004). But he also notes that Ismail Khan has a proven ability to make a comeback from seemingly hopeless situations.\n\"It is clear that he is not as strong as he was, otherwise none of this would have been possible. On the other hand, the fact that these supporters of his took to the streets and, with relative impunity, attacked six different compounds -- it either means that there's a lot of chaos on the streets or that he continues to have power. But either way, the situation is pretty fluid. And we will see in the next few days which way it goes,\" Sifton said.\nBut Ahmed Rashid, the author of the critically acclaimed book \"Taliban,\" told RFE\/RL that he thinks the events of 12 September mark the beginning of the end of Ismail Khan's time as the ruler of a self-styled fiefdom in western Afghanistan. \"I think [these protests against Ismail Khan's sacking] will blow over,\" Rashid said. \"And I think most people in Herat will be quite happy to have a new governor [Sayyed Ahmad Khairkhwah]. But it will take a bit of time. [Ismail Khan] can be a spoiler over the next few weeks. And he can certainly create problems. But I don't think he is going to be able to create major problems. And I think [the street demonstrations] will die down. I don't think there is that kind of public support for him. I'm sure he will be now watched very closely as to what he does.\"\nRashid rejected the analysis of observers who suggest Karzai sacked Ismail Khan to show voters that he will be a strong against warlords if he is elected on 9 October. \"Clearly the timing is bad. And I don't think this is Karzai's timing. I think Karzai was very keen to get rid of Ismail Khan as early as May of 2003,\" he said. \"What we did not have [in the past] was American backing for that move. The recent clashes between Ismail Khan and the Pashtun warlord Amanullah have finally made the Americans wake up to the fact that they have to back Karzai -- they have to back the Afghan government -- in getting rid of these warlords. So I think the timing has really been forced upon them -- upon the Americans. Whereas the Afghans have been quite supportive of wanting to get rid of [Ismail Khan] for more than a year.\"\nThe \"Financial Times\" of London on 13 September noted that local residents of Herat city have accused Pashtun government officials of orchestrating an August attack on Herat by Amanullah Khan. The newspaper notes that one unnamed Afghan government official has said that the allegation held some truth.\n\"This is an accusation that Ismail Khan has made,\" Rashid said. \"And I think certainly some of the leading ministers -- the reformists -- are Pashtuns in the finance and economic side in the government. They have been pushing Karzai very hard to get rid of Ismail Khan. But I don't think that really implicates these ministers in trying to rouse Pashtuns to join Amanullah and force [Ismail Khan] out through force.\"\nRashid explained that the Afghan Finance and Economy ministries have been trying for years to get Ismail Khan to deliver to Kabul the import duties collected on goods transported from Iran. The United Nations has complained since 2002 that Ismail Khan's \"prohibitive\" import duties were blocking humanitarian aid shipments. Payments demanded by Ismail Khan's fighters also have prevented many poor Afghan refugees from returning from Iran.\n(Ron Synovitz is a RFE\/RL correspondent.)\nSEVEN KILLED IN HERAT STREET CLASHES...\nAfghan government forces regained control of the western city of Herat late on 12 September after a day of street clashes that seven four dead, international news agencies reported. Violence erupted early in the day as supporters of ousted Governor Mohammad Ismail Khan attacked local UN buildings. \"We have around 50 people wounded and four people killed,\" said Mohammed Sho'aib, a doctor in the city's central hospital, AFP reported on 12 September. Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai fired Ismail Khan on 11 September (see feature above), and Ismail Khan's supporters took to the streets that night and early the following day. Roughly 1,000 protestors massed at the UN compound on 12 September, torching the door of the building of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), according to Herat police chief Ziauddin Mahmudi. UNAMA spokesman Manoel de Almeida e Silva said staffers hid in a bunker. Afghan forces imposed a curfew on the city as of the night of 12 September, AFP reported. (Marc Ricks)\n...AS GOVERNOR KHAN CALLS FOR CALM...\nWith the situation in Herat still tense, ousted Governor Ismail Khan urged his followers on 12 September to refrain from violence, AFP reported. \"Reshuffling and changes in a government are a normal thing,\" Ismail Khan said in a statement. \"I am deeply affected by the number of brothers killed or injured in the past 24 hours.\" Karzai's government said Ismail Khan was appointed minister of mines and industries, while his gubernatorial seat was given to Sayyed Ahmad Khairkhwah, Afghanistan's ambassador to Ukraine. \"I hope with patience, tolerance, and a single aim you ensure security, peace, and stability of your country and be tolerant,\" Ismail Khan told his successor. Speaking from Kabul, Karzai said Ismail Khan will continue working with the central government. \"Our expectation from our brother Ismail Khan is [that he] serve his nation,\" said Karzai, who condemned the violence in Herat. \"We expect him to come to Kabul and serve his country.\" (Marc Ricks)\n...WHILE NGO AND UN EMPLOYEES LEAVE THE CITY...\nUN personnel and dozens of aid workers from nongovernmental organizations left Herat on 13 September after two days of violent demonstrations in the city, AFP reported. According to AFP, 61 people, including foreign nationals and Afghans, were relocated from Herat to Kabul after demonstrators attacked UN buildings and the offices of nongovernmental organizations. \"Oh my God, what have they done to our office?\" said Abdul Karim, an employee of the International Organization for Migration, whose compound was burned. \"I've seen in my life many destroyed UN premises but I have hardly seen the type of destruction that I saw at the UNAMA offices,\" said Filippo Grande, a spokesman for the UN's special representative in Afghanistan. \"The office is in ashes, everything is burned -- they spilt gasoline and threw matches and the whole office does not exist anymore.\"\nThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) halted operations in western Afghanistan on 12 September. \"The UNHCR is now reviewing the situation on a daily basis, and hopes to resume its work in Herat soon,\" UNHCR spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis told reporters in Geneva. UNHCR chief Ruud Lubbers voiced concern, saying daily convoys of Afghan refugees returning to the area from Iran need aid. \"This suspension comes at the worst possible time for Afghanistan, when increasing numbers of refugees are coming back to their homeland, and just a few weeks ahead of an election that will shape the future of the country,\" Lubbers said. The UNHCR compound in Herat during the riots. The UNHCR is in talks with the new governor of Herat on how to ensure the safe return of UN workers, who fled the area.\nGovernor Khairkhwah called on aid agencies to return to the western Afghan city, AFP reported on 14 September. \"Today I met with the UN staff, they complained about what happened [to their offices],\" said Khairkhwah, who spoke to AFP by telephone. \"I assured them that it will not be repeated again, we will do anything that we can to ensure their safety.\" Khairkhwah said aid workers are urgently needed in Herat. \"They will leave for a few days -- I hope they will come back very soon,\" Khairkhwah said. \"I'm very sorry and sad over what happened to the United Nations and nongovernmental offices here in Herat. (Marc Ricks)\n...AS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PRAISE AFGHAN WARLORD'S OUSTER.\nHuman rights activists in Afghanistan have praised the removal of warlord Governor Ismail Khan by Chairman Karzai, AFP reported on 14 September. \"The human-rights commission welcomes the recent administration change in Herat Province,\" Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission spokesman Nader Ahmad Nadery said. \"We believe these changes will improve the human-rights situation in the province.\" Activists had accused Ismail Khan of infringing on women's rights and hampering the media. \"The previous administration did not have a good record in providing a convincing environment for the civilians to freely practice their rights,\" Nadery said. But Ismail Khan remains popular in Herat, where he was considered a hero by some for his role as a guerrilla fighter against Soviet forces in the 1980s. Ismail Khan's supporters sacked Nadery's office and burned it during street violence that broke out on 11 September, when Karzai removed Ismail Khan. (Marc Ricks)\nANGRY MOB STORMS AID OFFICE IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN...\nA mob estimated in the hundreds attacked the office of an aid agency in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan Province, on 7 September, international news agencies reported. At least two employees of the aid agency, which is run by the Agha Khan Development Network, were beaten and the agency office was damaged. An Afghan government official, who insisted on remaining anonymous, said that the attack was provoked by rumors that the agency was converting Sunni Muslims in the area, Reuters reported on 7 September. Agha Khan is the spiritual leader of the Isma'ili branch of Islam, a sect of Shi'a Islam. The Isma'ilis represent a small religious minority in Afghanistan. However an aid agency official who also wished to remain anonymous said that the attack was the result of a misunderstanding in which people thought two local women were sexually assaulted in the agency. Agha Khan has invested heavily in the country since the demise of the Taliban. (Amin Tarzi)\n...WHILE AFGHAN PLANNING MINISTER SAYS MORE ATTACKS TO COME...\nRamazan Bashardost said that more attacks against nongovernmental organizations working in Afghanistan are inevitable, AFP reported on 8 September. While not directly commenting on the attack in Faizabad, Bashardost said that he fears \"the worst can happen to nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan because Afghans are convinced [the NGOs] are taking for themselves the money that should be distributed to the Afghan people.\" Bashardost accused NGOs of acting like \"private firms\" and using 80 percent of their aid budgets on their staff. \"Afghans pray for them to leave,\" Bashardost told AFP, referring to the thousands of aid agencies in the country. According to the planning minister, \"it was a strategic error to confine the reconstruction\" of Afghanistan to humanitarian organizations rather than the private sector and the Afghan government. According to Afghan Planning Ministry figures, there are currently 2,300 humanitarian organizations and 337 international aid agencies working in Afghanistan. (Amin Tarzi)\n...AS FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY DISMISSES HIS COMMENTS ON NGOS.\nFrench Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous on 8 September rejected Ramazan Bashardost's recent claims that nongovernmental organizations supported by France are campaigning against him, according to a statement issued by the ministry (http:\/\/www.france.diplomatie.fr). Ladsous said that Bashardost's comments \"deal, for the most part, with his country's domestic situation,\" and said the insinuation that France would campaign against a member of the Afghan government is groundless. (Amin Tarzi)\nAFGHAN LEADER DEFENDS SOME NGOS.\nChairman Karzai expressed his deep concern regarding recent terrorist attacks against nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan, Radio Afghanistan reported on 9 September. A statement issued by the office of Karzai's spokesman, Jawed Ludin, said that Karzai has ordered an investigation into the recent attack against an NGO run by the Agha Khan Development Network in northeastern Badakhshan Province (see above). The statement said that Karzai lauds those NGOs that have provided valuable services to the needy people of Afghanistan in extremely difficult times. However, the statement also acknowledged that Karzai is aware that there are a number of other firms known as NGOs, whose workers are interested in their own personal gain. These organizations, according to the statement, should be distinguished from \"real\" NGOs, which he defined as those that do not seek monetary or political gains. Planning Minister Bashardost recently criticized NGOs and in May launched an investigation into their activities (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report,\" 2 June 2004). Karzai's statement did not touch on Bashardost's comments. (Amin Tarzi)\nNEO-TALIBAN ATTACK DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN...\nThe neo-Taliban militia carried out an attack in the Nawbahar District of the Zabul Province on 6 September, Peshawar-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported the next day. According to Gholam Gailani, a Zabul security official, around 70 militants launched an attack on at the center of Nawbahar District. In fighting that lasted five hours, four neo-Taliban militiamen and one Afghan soldier were killed. Nawbahar has been the scene of neo-Taliban activity in the past and the central government had been largely unable to function there. More recently, however, government forces are operating in the district; this marks the first attack since those central forces arrived, AIP reported. (Amin Tarzi)\n...AND CLASH WITH U.S. FORCES AND SUSTAIN CASUALTIES.\nIn clashes with U.S. forces in the village of Dewalak near Zabul's capital Qalat, two neo-Taliban militiamen were killed, Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported on 7 September. Zabul Governor Khial Mohammad Hosayni said the clashes lasted for about an hour, during which U.S. forces did not sustain any casualties. According to the Iranian broadcaster, neo-Taliban did not commented on the incident.\nIn a separate incident, U.S. forces killed 22 neo-Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan overnight on 12-13 September, AP reported on 13 September, citing U.S. military spokesman Major Scott Nelson. A 12-hour battle broke out in the restive Zabul when some 40 militants attacked coalition soldiers conducting a search operation, Nelson said. Two Apache helicopters came to the aid of the ground forces during the firefight. \"Skirmishes continued throughout the night, and the final battle damage assessment from the incident, from our soldiers on the ground, was 22,\" Nelson said. Three Arabs were among the dead rebels, according to Nelson, and another Arab was among three people arrested. None of the coalition troops was hurt, he said. The U.S. troops found a global-positioning system, a video camera with tapes, four grenades, and two assault rifles, Nelson added, although he refused to identify the nationality of the alleged Arab fighters or disclose what was on the tapes. (Marc Ricks and Amin Tarzi)\nU.S. SAYS BIN LADEN LIKELY DIRECTING GUERRILLA ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN.\nA top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and senior members of his terrorist organization have likely been directing insurgent activity in Afghanistan, AP reported on 12 September. Major General Eric Olson, the operational commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, told AP that the U.S. military has not picked up any radio transmissions by either bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahri, Al-Qaeda's reputed No. 2. However, the involvement of highly trained foreign fighters in guerrilla attacks along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan suggests that bin Laden is taking part in the insurgency, Olson said. \"What we see are their [the two leaders'] techniques and their tactics here in Afghanistan, so I think it is reasonable to assume that the senior leaders are involved in directing those operations,\" Olson said. He also cited as an example the 26 August car bombing in Kabul that killed roughly 10 people at the office of a firm providing bodyguards for Karzai, saying: \"We've even tied it to a group that has ties to Al-Qaeda. It could be a splinter group of some sort\" (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report, \" 1 September 2004). (Marc Ricks)\nTWO TRIBES CLASH SOUTH OF KABUL.\nThe Nasar and Babar tribes have been involved in what has been reported as \"heavy fighting\" since 4 September in the border area between Logar and Nangarhar provinces, AIP reported on 6 September. According to eyewitnesses, heavy weapons have been used in the clashes but no reports of casualties are available. An eyewitness told AIP that Afghan government helicopters hovered over the zone of conflict, \"but there have been no signs of any interference by the government.\" The cause of the fighting is not known. (Amin Tarzi)\nAFGHAN OFFICIAL KILLED BY BODYGUARD.\nMajor Ra'is Khan, head of finance section of Division No. 9 in the northeastern Konar Province, was killed by a bodyguard on 6 September, AIP reported the next day. Two other people were injured in the attack. Ra'is Khan was the son of General Malik Mohammad Zarin, the commander of Division No. 9. The motive behind the killing is unclear, but AIP speculated that personal disputes might have been behind the incident. The report also added that Ra'is Khan previously worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces based in Afghanistan. (Amin Tarzi)\nPRIVATE-PRISON TRIAL BRIEFLY RESUMED IN AFGHANISTAN.\nAn Afghan court on 13 September briefly resumed the trial of three Americans and four Afghans accused of running a private prison in Afghanistan, AFP reported. But the proceedings were quickly adjourned amid defense protests over lack of media access. Four journalists were present at the court's closed session, which was held in a different location from previous hearings. Around 20 members of the media have attended previous hearings. \"I...object to those proceedings going forward,\" said John Tiffany, the defense attorney for the group's alleged ringleader, Jonathan Idema. \"I respectfully request to have the trial on [15 September] in a normal court for the international press to be here.\" The courtroom exchange marked another strange turn in the case. Idema claims he was conducting counterterrorism operations with U.S.-led forces in the Kabul area. But coalition forces have denied any relationship with Idema. (Marc Ricks)\nAFGHAN LEADER REPORTEDLY DECREES RELEASE OF 372 TALIBAN PRISONERS...\nChairman Karzai issued a decree ordering the release of 372 prisoners, Afghanistan Television reported on 8 September. Ahmad Wahid Muzhda, a spokesman for the Afghan Supreme Court, said the prisoners are \"Taliban members and will be released very soon,\" AFP reported on 8 September. According to Muzhda, the prisoners are all Afghan nationals. The release order came after a recent request by a UN human rights expert for the release of more than 700 former Taliban fighters who remain in Afghan or U.S. custody, AFP reported. (Amin Tarzi)\n...INCLUDING A TOP FORMER OFFICIAL...\nChairman Karzai has freed the former Taliban minister for the prevention of vice and the promotion of virtue, Mawlawi Qalamuddin, dpa reported on 14 September. Muzhda said Karzai ordered Qalamuddin's release after repeated appeals from residents of Logar Province in the southeastern part of the country. Afghan authorities arrested Qalamuddin last year in Kabul and invited people to file charges against him with the Supreme Court. \"No one approached the court to complain about Qalamuddin. On the contrary, lots of people frequently requested his release,\" Muzhda said. Qalamuddin's ministry enforced the Taliban's draconian Islamic edicts, which included a ban on girls attending school, compulsory prayer five times a day, and mandatory beards for men. The ministry also was responsible for smashing televisions and musical instruments, which the Taliban deemed illegal on religious grounds. (Marc Ricks)\n...AS WELL AS SOME 300 PAKISTANIS.\nAfghan authorities have freed more 300 Pakistani fighters captured during the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, AFP reported on 12 September. Muzhda said the 363 Pakistanis were \"allegedly captured a few days before the fall of the Taliban regime,\" adding that \"they were Pakistani Taliban.\" Afghan authorities released the prisoners to the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, which will repatriate them, AFP reported. Backed by a U.S.-led invasion force, United Front (aka Northern Alliance) troops captured thousands of Taliban fighters in 2001, when the former regime was toppled. Many of the Taliban fighters were volunteers from Pakistan. Pakistan has pressed for their release, and the interim Afghan government periodically frees hundreds at a time. Muzhda said this represented the last group of Pakistanis held in Afghan jails. However, tensions persist between the two neighboring countries. Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of not doing enough to fight neo-Taliban insurgents believed to be hiding in Pakistan. (Marc Ricks)\nNEW PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER LOOKS FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH KABUL.\nIn an interview on 5 September, newly appointed Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that he looks forward to better relations with Afghanistan, the Karachi daily \"Dawn\" reported on 7 September. Aziz said that relations between Kabul and Islamabad have been improving and on the economic front Pakistan is Afghanistan's largest trading partner. \"On the political front...[Afghans are concerned] that their internal security is affected by people who reside on this [Pakistani] side of the border,\" Aziz said. According to Aziz, his country has been very active in trying to contain the movement of militants into Afghanistan. A politically and economically stable Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan, Aziz maintained. (Amin Tarzi)\nTHREE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REPORTEDLY FORMING COALITION IN SUPPORT OF QANUNI...\nPresidential candidates Abdul Satar Sirat, Mohammad Mohaqeq, and Mohammad Yunos Qanuni have reportedly reached an agreement to form a coalition, Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported on 8 September. According to the report, Mohaqeq and Sirat are to withdraw from the race in favor of Qanuni, who is seen as the most credible challenger to the front-runner, Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report,\" 31 July and 5 August 2004). Under the agreement, if Qanuni wins the election, Mohaqeq would become a key minister while Sirat, who served as justice minister under King Mohammad Zaher, would become the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Other candidates, such as Abdul Latif Pedram and Abdul Hafez Mansur, might also join the coalition against Karzai, the report added. (Amin Tarzi)\n...WHO CRITICIZES THE TIMING OF ELECTION, BLAMING THE UNITED STATES.\nPresidential candidate Qanuni said that Afghanistan's presidential election is \"coming rather early,\" Paris daily \"Le Figaro\" reported on 9 September. Qanuni said that more time is needed to prepare the people of Afghanistan for their first-ever democratic election. \"People do not yet have identification cards; how can we ensure all that the voting stations will function in a rigorous manner?\" Qanuni asked. The former interior and then education minister under Karzai's administration charged that the United States \"was absolutely insistent that the [presidential] election take place,\" and it is essentially \"being held for the Americans.\" Qanuni accused Karzai of not working to foster national unity, which he said is \"disintegrating.\" (Amin Tarzi)\nAFGHAN LEADERS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF MAS'UD ASSASSINATION.\nAt a gathering held at a stadium in Kabul on 8 September, Afghan leaders gathered along with thousands of people at a stadium in Kabul on 8 September to mark the third anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Mas'ud, Afghanistan Television reported. Two Arabs, reportedly on orders from Al-Qaeda, posed as journalists and then killed Mas'ud, the military leader of the United Front on 9 September 2001. In the ceremony, Chairman Hamid Karzai, many members of his cabinet, some former mujahedin party leaders, and one of Mas'ud's brothers delivered speeches about the slain commander. On 7 September, in a speech read at a conference commemorating Mas'ud's legacy, Karzai called Mas'ud \"a hero and a patriotic mujahed with high morality.\" Mas'ud is generally regarded as the most renowned hero of the struggle against the Taliban regime, and several candidates have invoked his image or memory as the Afghan presidential election nears. Ahmad Zia Mas'ud, a brother of the slain commander, is the first vice-presidential running mate of Karzai (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report,\" 31 July and 5 and 26 August 2004). (Amin Tarzi)\nAFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION MINISTER CRITICIZES RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS.\nAfghanistan's reconstruction minister, Amin Farhang, has said that the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) fielded by U.S.-led coalition forces have failed to instill security, AFP reported. In an interview to be published on 14 September in the German business daily \"Handelsblatt,\" Farhang said the PRTs are not dealing aggressively enough with insurgent activity. \"I criticize the concept of the PRTs fundamentally,\" Farhang said. \"For me, the PRTs were from the beginning for a combination of security and reconstruction. You can do reconstruction when you have security. But when the PRTs do not intervene when something happens, that is wrong.\" Farhang said that German-led PRT teams are ignoring the drug trade and failing to take military action when needed, such as in the case of recent clashes in the northern town of Faizabad. \"Drugs and reconstruction cannot be separated from each other,\" Farhang said. \"Otherwise it is a waste of money.\" There are currently 14 coalition PRTs in Afghanistan, and Germany has offered to set up an additional team this month to speed reconstruction efforts ahead of presidential election scheduled for October. (Marc Ricks)\nIRAN AND AFGHANISTAN SIGN POLICE COOPERATION AGREEMENT.\nAfghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali and Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammad Reza Bahrami signed an agreement on cooperation in police affairs on 13 September, Afghan Radio Kelid reported on 14 September. Under the agreement, Iran will erect and equip 25 border posts, train 180 Afghan police officers in Iran, and donate 125 motorcycles to the Afghan police. (Bill Samii)\nECO LEADERS CREATE RECONSTRUCTION FUND FOR AFGHANISTAN.\nAsian political leaders have created a special fund to help Afghanistan with priority reconstruction projects. The fund was announced on 14 September as the heads of state from 10 countries in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) gathered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. One the sidelines of the summit, the presidents of Iran and Tajikistan along with Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai have been talking about a proposed highway projected that could become a major trade route for their countries.\nThe creation of a fund to finance reconstruction projects in Afghanistan is one of the key developments emerging from the ECO summit.\nAskhad Orazbae, the group's secretary-general, announced the news to journalists at the conclusion of the summit's main meeting in Dushanbe.\n\"I think the creation of this fund, of course, cannot resolve all of Afghanistan's problems,\" Orazbae said. \"But from a political point of view, it is very important to demonstrate our solidarity with the Afghan people and to show our readiness to provide concrete support for Afghanistan's reconstruction -- and the recovery of the economy after the devastation of Afghanistan.\"\nSo far, Pakistan is the only ECO member that has announced a pledge to the fund.\nPakistan, which seeks to build a pipeline to carry Turkmen natural gas across western Afghanistan to a distribution center in southern Pakistan, has promised to contribute $5 million to the fund (see \"RFE\/RL Afghanistan Report,\" 27 February 2003).\nTajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmonov confirmed that money from the fund would be used to finance regional energy projects.\nHe also suggested the fund could be used for infrastructure projects, such as a proposed highway link between Iran and Tajikistan that would pass through northern Afghanistan: \"The leaders of [ECO] states and governments believe that our organization has reached such a level of maturity that it can actively and directly help implement large-scale, economically profitable projects of regional importance -- including hydro-energy projects, infrastructure, industrial and hydro-economic projects that contribute the most to the strengthening of the economic potential and progress in our larger region,\" Rakhmonov said.\nAt the conclusion of the formal summit sessions, Rakhmonov held a private meeting with Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai and President Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatami of Iran. Tajik government officials told RFE\/RL that the three-way talks focused on the proposed Iran-Tajikistan highway through northern Afghanistan.\nSvante Cornell is a research director of the Contemporary Silk Road Studies Program at Uppsala University in Sweden. He told RFE\/RL that it is the interest of both Iran and Tajikistan to build the highway through northern Afghanistan.\n\"Given the present situation where Tajikistan is economically and trade-wise isolated from Uzbekistan, its opportunities to conduct trade are crucial,\" Cornell said. \"And in this sense, opening up to the south -- and potentially to South Asia or the Middle East, including Iran -- is of paramount importance for any kind of economic development in the country.\"\nCornell noted that by passing through northern Afghanistan and into Tajikistan, the proposed highway would link together several regions where Persian or the closely related Dari language is spoken.\n\"Tajikistan, for both cultural and political reasons, is the country that has been the most positive toward Iranian involvement in the region,\" Cornell said. \"Other countries in Central Asia have been wary of Iran. Tajikistan is really the main inroad for Iran into Central Asia. And the changes in Afghanistan have, of course, made it possible for the Iranians to figure [create] a type of Persian cultural zone that stretches from Iran to Tajikistan.\"\nBut Cornell said that other ECO countries in the region -- such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan -- will not benefit directly from the proposed highway. They are therefore unlikely to contribute significantly to that project. The two other ECO members are Azerbaijan and Turkey. (Ron Synovitz and Sojida Djakhfarova)\nTHIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY:\n12 September 1961 -- Islamic Conference of Jerusalem appeals to Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their differences.\n9 September 1999 -- A Taliban spokesman, Mulla Mutawakkil, says that war it the only solution for the conflict in Afghanistan.\n9 September 2001 -- United Front military commander Ahmad Shah Mas'ud is killed in a suicide attack by two Arabs posing as journalists.\nSources: \"Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan,\" Third Edition, by Ludwig W. Adamec, (Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003).","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Who is Aries Soulmate? Their Top 5 Partner Signs, Ranked\nAries men and women are bold, aggressive, adventurous, and intensely independent. But don't let their brash nature fool you; these people are sensitive souls who long for deep romantic connections.\nAries people are passionate about everything they do in life. Their lofty ambition makes finding a soulmate an intense and often challenging pursuit. These people can be quite picky in love, and it usually takes a genuine soul connection to capture their hearts.\nThe ideal Aries soulmate will effortlessly complement their traits. Aries wants a soulmate that's deeply invested, loyal, encouraging, stabilizing, and respects their leadership initiative. They also must have a degree of independence as a compliment to Aries's intensely independent and often selfish side.\nIn this post, we'll cover the most harmonious soulmate matches for Aries. The following signs offer Aries the perfect blend of supportive traits and genuine synergy. Let's get into it.\nRelated: 6 Aries Spirit Animals that Perfectly Represent the Sign\n1. Leo\n4. Aquarius\nHonorable mention: Scorpio\nLeading the way in our Soulmate matches is the all-star connection between Aries and fellow fire sign and kindred spirit, Leo.\nAries and Leo are trine signs (90 degrees apart) and have similar sensitivities and approaches. Trine energy is easy and fluid, and it makes these two able to handle the wildest sides of each other's personalities.\nThis is no small feat, as Aries and Leo can easily scare people off with their strong egos and fiery intensity. It's a perfect union of lock-step, fast-paced living.\nThe connection between Aries and Leo is strong on so many levels. They have similar personalities, emotional natures, and romantic styles. Aries and Leo are both warm-hearted, generous, lusty, and extroverted.\nThey're a prideful, free-spirited, life-of-the-party couple that combines socially and radiates out in all directions.\nSince both are fire signs, they merge flames and sync up their passions instead of burning each other out. Sure, there may be occasional disagreements and fights between these passionate signs, but they're usually quick to resolve power struggles and move on to the warmer emotions they love.\nThis passionate and enthusiastic relationship is one of the strongest of the zodiac, and it's a soul match that grows over time physically and spiritually. This adventurous and spontaneous match co-exists wonderfully, so long as they work together and don't try to dominate each other too much.\nLuckily, they both hate admitting defeat and have the drive to break through barriers and succeed. With their shared competitive and ambitious natures, they grow together and individually into better versions of themselves.\nRelated: Why are Aries People So Attractive?\nThe next Aries soulmate on our list is another fellow fire sign, Sagittarius.\nAries and Sagittarius is another ideal soulmate match where each sign shares a considerable amount of similar traits and energies.\nBoth signs are highly adventurous, free-spirited, sociable, pioneering, and fun-loving. There's endless laughter and discovery when these two souls meet up.\nTheir sex life is effortless, and they adjust to one another's needs effortlessly as time progresses in their physical relationship. There's an incredible amount of passion during their lovemaking that bonds them intensely.\nAries and Sagittarius share some wonderfully contrasting traits, as well. Sagittarius has a calm detachment that cools hot-headed Aries when needed. At the same time, Sagittarius can easily handle Aries's impulsive nature when they're unable to calm down.\nAnd Aries gives Sagittarius the support and acceptance to take on the world in their way without compromising their beliefs, all while exploring a lifetime's worth of shared interests and passions.\nBoth signs like to lead, but Aries's soulmate isn't going to be a follower, anyway. Aries is impressed that Sagittarius is a leader in their own right and can be an excellent sounding board and aid in Aries's pioneering journey.\nSagittarius won't back down to Aries, which pleases them because it means Sagittarius won't back down when defending Aries, too.\nOverall, this is a fantastic match between two people that share a deep, heart-to-heart soul bond. This relationship is built on high-level communication and emotional resonance, which carries them far as they take on the world together.\nExpect a lot of excitement, travel, and new growth when these two sync up.\nRelated: Are Aries People Loyal Partners?\nNext up, we have a soulmate match that's full of fun and vibrancy. While not as passionate as the fire sign matches of Aries-Leo and Aries-Sagittarius, the Aries-Gemini match brings a powerful meeting of the mind, heart, and soul. They both live for excitement and novel experiences.\nWith this match, you can expect a lot of healthy stimulation and excitement. Aries brings the physical experiences, and Gemini stretches both of their minds mentally.\nGemini is a great talker that excites Aries's mind with new ways of thinking and exploring. Together, they experience life on several eclectic levels that other signs matches don't get to experience.\nThere's never a dull moment or lull in conversation with this match. Aries and Gemini are constantly striving to broaden their understanding of the world. So even idle chatter between them is cozy and interesting.\nIn the day-to-day, Aries takes the lead, and Gemini is always eager to be along for the ride. And Aries gets to experience the thrill of the chase constantly as they work to keep up with Gemini's continually fluctuating and novelty-seeking personality.\nOverall, this Aries-Gemini is a well-suited soulmate match. They have different methods in life, but their relationship is addictively stimulating and engaging nonetheless.\nSo long as Aries is complex enough for Gemini, and Gemini is action-seeking enough for Aries, this relationship will go far.\nRelated: Why are Aries People So Good in Bed?\nThis soulmate match is another that's bursting at the seams with affection, excitement, and shared interests. Aries and Aquarius are both quirky, outgoing, fun-loving, and adore adventuring with their lovers.\nThis coupling shares some fundamental common values that hit deep at the soul level. They're both independent and happily give lovers plenty of time and space to explore individual interests. They're both extroverts that love to go out and meet new people.\nHonesty is paramount to both of these signs, and both communicate directly. All of this combines to create an easeful and fun dynamic.\nWhile they're enthusiastic and creative together, the Aries-Aquarius relationship can lack a strong emotional connection. Aquarius is less passionate and emotional than Aries, which can be hard on Aries.\nBut at the same time, optimistic Aquarius fuels Aries's hopes and dreams. Aries also trusts Aquarius's honesty and stable fixed-sign nature. And restless Aquarius loves that Aries is always on the move and trying new things.\nThere will be differences and arguments between this pairing. They both like to get their way and can be standoffish and dismissive when they don't get it. But they're a resilient match that can handle such discord.\nThey're both lighthearted enough to not take light clashes too personally, and they're capable of forgiving and forgetting at the drop of a hat. They both prefer harmony over holding grudges.\nOverall, this is a fantastic soulmate match with plenty of dynamism and vitality that can help the relationship last a lifetime. Mutual admiration runs high, and their shared fascination with the other nurtures constant interest and respect.\nIf you're looking for a good balance of fun, seriousness, and personal growth, then Aries-Aquarius might be the ideal soulmate match.\nRelated: What Sign is the Best Match for Aries?\nComing in at number five on this list, we have Aries and Libra. Since these signs oppose each other on the zodiac wheel, this relationship represents a potent soulmate match that polarizes and magnetizes.\nAries and Libra are charming and social in their ways and can carry on intelligently in all types of company. They're drawn to each other's intellect and can engage in endless witty banter together. There's a lot of natural affinity in this dynamic.\nAs opposite signs, passion abounds in this relationship. Additionally, their planetary rulers (Venus for Libra and Mars for Aries) add more spice to the dynamic. Romance, sex, and intimacy are brought to life under the warm light of this pairing, and the potency never dulls.\nRelated: 7 Signs that an Aries Man is Using You (Don't get Played)\nA vital component of this relationship is Aries's assertive nature and Libra's general passivity. This can make or break the connection, depending on how they navigate their differences. At its most balanced, this relationship involves Aries taking the lead much of the time and Libra providing balancing guidance.\nAries teaches Libra how to step out of their comfort zone and make tough decisions, while Libra teaches abrasive Aries to adopt a bit more tactfulness.\nOverall, Aries-Libra can be a lovely match where magnetic sex appeal abounds. There's a feisty tag-team dynamic here with many shared plans and dreams.\nSo long as they remain patient with each other's differences, this soulmate bond can go far as they challenge and excite each other on a daily basis.\nRelated: 8 Clear Signs that an Aries Man Likes You\nThe Aries-Scorpio soulmate pairing is the feistiest in the zodiac. This is the only pairing on our list between fire and water signs, partly because these elements aren't traditionally harmonic.\nBut it's the ruling planets that glue these two signs together. Passionate Mars rules both signs, and it creates a lot of similar approaches and karma that bond these two signs together.\nWith Mars as their ruler, Aries and Scorpio are aggressive, competitive, and standoffish. They share endless passions and a magnetic sex appeal when in a relationship together.\nWhile fiery and often competitive, there's a lot of mutual understanding in this dynamic that bonds them. Their connection is powerful and fosters a strong sense of deep care and love.\nScorpio admires Aries's raw power, and Aries cannot resist Scorpio's magnetic transformational energy.\nTrust can be a sticking point for them. Both signs can be intensely jealous and mistrusting of their lover's loyalties. But if they commit and learn to trust, their passion can bring them far, and the relationship will transform them in explosive ways they've never dreamed of.\nThere will undoubtedly be struggles for dominance that make or break their romance. But no matter what happens, this soulmate connection is guaranteed to be exciting, dynamic, and intense.\nRelated: How to Get an Aries Man to Chase You Endlessly\nThere you have it, six Aries soulmate connections that can create peak relationship satisfaction.\nIt's important to note that you should never assess a relationship purely on the sun signs involved. Relationships, especially soulmate ones, are based on many other aspects within the zodiac chart.\nIf you want to know if your relationship is a true soulmate match, you'll want to get both your and your partner's charts read by a seasoned astrologer.\nIf you have any questions or comments about this article, please let us know in the comment section below.\nWho Should Aries Marry?\n8 Things to Know About the Aries Man in Bed\n6 Simple Tips to Get an Aries Man to Miss You\nThe Most Dangerous Zodiac Signs, Ranked\nWhich Zodiac Sign is the Strongest?\nWhich Zodiac Sign is The Absolute Worst?\nWhich Zodiac Sign is the Meanest?\nWho is Aries' Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Taurus' Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Gemini's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Cancer's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Leo's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Libra's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Scorpio's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Sagittarius's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Capricorn's Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Aquarius' Soulmate Sign?\nWho is Pisces Soulmate Sign?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Which Party Would Win the Political Olympics?\nby Michael Kinsley\nThe 2012 Olympics and Paralympics\nended this week with a giant parade through London, where I fled\nto recover from back-to-back political conventions in the U.S.\nThere are similarities between these domestic and international\nspectacles.\nTruth is, the Olympic Games have never done much for me. In\nfact, I find them a bit sinister: the strident nationalism; the\nelevation of victory in a sports competition to the level of\nsomething terribly important; the constant insistence that they\nreally are important; the talented young kids who are encouraged\nto put childhood aside in order to spend four or 12 or 50 hours\na day honing their talents, most of them destined for\ndisappointment; the corporate sponsorship that gets more\noppressive every four years; the hectoring theme music \u2026\n(OK, so I'm a pompous, bloodless, soulless, un-American\njerk. Those superb young people pouring heart and soul into\nthrowing the beach ball just one inch farther, or whatever,\ndeserve better than mockery from the likes of \u2026 etc., etc., etc.\nFine. Point taken. Can we move on now? Thank you.)\nThe Olympics are a perfect example of what you might call\n\"gratuitous meritocracy.\" The rewarding of extreme industry and\ntalent is both inevitable in all human societies and\nspecifically necessary to the proper functioning of free-market\nBut capitalism doesn't depend on an elaborate process for\nanointing the world's greatest javelin thrower \u2014 cruelly\ncrushing the hopes of half a dozen or so for every one who gets\na medal. Nor are the Olympics inevitable. We did without them\nfrom ancient times until 1896. They are a contest someone\ndreamed up so that nations and individuals can feel superior to\none another.\nSomething Unexpected\nThis year in London, however, something unexpected\nhappened. In recent decades the Olympics have been followed in\nthe host city by the Paralympics, in which all competitors are,\nin the delicate words of the International Paralympic Committee,\n\"people with an impairment.\" The roots of these kinds of\nsporting events are pretty shallow. The Paralympics date to\n1960, while groups like the Society of One-Armed Golfers\n(founded in 1932) and events like the \"Deaflympics\" (first held\nin 1924) are slightly older.\nYet this year the Paralympics had a breakthrough, at least\nin the U.K. Partly this is because Britons are soft-hearted\nsuckers for a good \"triumph over adversity\" story. As the\nGuardian, the U.K.'s left-wing establishment newspaper,\neditorialized: \"At the risk of using up the entire annual quota\nof Guardian editorial schmaltz in one go, this past month it\nfeels as if most of us have been (as Boris Johnson would have\nit) cropdusted with serotonin, the happiness hormone.\"\nBrits also felt that the whole Olympics package, but\nespecially the Paralympics, put them in a pretty good light.\nGuardian columnist Jonathan Freedland put it this way: \"We\nlooked in the mirror and were met by an unexpected reflection \u2014\none we rather liked.\" For the hangdog end-of-empire British,\nthis is novel and refreshing.\nBut the main reason the Paralympics took off is that they\nwere apparently just so exciting. If you think watching a bunch\nof men running a footrace is a thrill, imagine watching them run\nit blind.\nFor once, the excruciatingly defensive and politically\ncorrect label, \"differently abled,\" was completely accurate and\nappropriate. Olympic athletes can do things that Paralympic\nathletes can't, but Paralympic athletes can do things that\nOlympics athletes can't. (The Paralympics also demonstrate the\narbitrariness of the definition of a sport, thus undermining the\nlogic of the whole enterprise.)\nOtherwise Occupied\nI say \"apparently\" because I didn't actually see this\nyear's Olympics or Paralympics. As I said, I was otherwise\noccupied.\nThe Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, like the\nOlympics, was all about winners, about the care and feeding of\nsuccessful people. Getting the smartest, hardest-working people\n\u2014 the alphas \u2014 to employ their talents is the most important\nthing a leader must do.\nBy contrast, the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North\nCarolina, like the Paralympics, was about inclusiveness. With a\nbit of help (a student loan, secure health care, a small tax\ncut), millions more people can join the great American middle\nclass. A small change in the rules can make a disabled athlete\nequal or superior to an \"abled\" one.\nDoubling the infinitesimal number of super-athletes who\nenjoy fame and riches won't really make for a more equal\nsociety. It will just redistribute the inequality a bit.\nIs it a fairer society when a few more people are eligible\nfor the baubles of success? Well, maybe it is. But it is the\nDemocrats, with their emphasis on inclusion and their\ndetermination to ask for a bit more from the folks who have\nthose baubles \u2014 even if they have earned them \u2014 who have the\nmore profound version of fairness.\nMichael Kinsley is a Bloomberg View columnist.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"H A P P Y _ N E W _ Y E A R _ 2 0 2 1 !\nWhat a year has just passed! One of the few really positive aspects of it may be the time for reflection that it allowed, at least for us, here at the Productive Urban Landscapes blog. For the new year, we wish our readers benefits from some of your reflections, and we wish you health and\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 30th December 2020\nLaunch of the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration\nOn 14th December 2020, the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration was launched during a special webinar gathering cities and local authorities from across the world. In the run up to COP26 in Glasgow next year the Glasgow Declaration is a pledge and call to action by subnational, local and national governments to accelerate the development\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 21st December 2020\nGold Award success for Brighton & Hove\nCongratulations! On 30th November 2020, national awards body Sustainable Food Places announced that Brighton & Hove has become the first in the UK to win a Gold Sustainable Food Place Award. 'The award recognises the city's outstanding achievements on a range of key food issues and most recently on tackling food poverty during the Covid-19\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 7th December 2020\nLebensMittelPunkte among topics of the plenary assembly of Ern\u00e4hrungsrat Berlin\nMore than 50 people participated in the plenary assembly of the Ern\u00e4hrungsrat Berlin [Berlin Food Policy Council] which was held online on the 28th of October 2020. Whilst the planned election of the new board of representatives could not happen within this online format, there were many points to discuss. Most importantly, the imminent action\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 2nd November 2020\nSpiel\/Feld Marzahn is part of project to win UN Biodiversity Award\nLast week, the Wild Pollinators Project received an Award for Biological Diversity in the UN Decade contest by the German Offices of the United Nations' Decade on Biodiversity. Spiel\/Feld Marzahn has been one of the partners in the project led by the National History Museum Berlin [Museum f\u00fcr Naturkunde Berlin] and the Technical University of\u2026\nFirst presentation of an online toolbox for edible cities\nLast week saw the first webinar about the EdiCitnet Toolbox web interface, one of two pillars of the EdiCitNet Toolbox, an online platform aimed 'to promote knowledge sharing, networking and learning among people involved or willing to get involved with food-related initiatives'. The development of the toolbox is being led by the Catalan Institute for\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 7th September 2020\nINVITE: Kantine Zukunft Berlin presents its work\nThis coming Wednesday 26th August 2020, at 12 noon, there will be a public press conference to present Kantine Zukunft [Future Canteen], the flagship project of Berlin's Senatsverwaltung f\u00fcr Justiz, Verbraucherschutz und Antidiskriminierung [Senate Department for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination]. The event will happen at Kantine Zukunft's new work space at Markthalle 9 [Market\u2026\nBottom-up & top-down CPUL City Actions in Southwark, London\nDuring London's Covid-19 lockdown, it has been very evident how spaces immediately adjacent to homes started to be reclaimed and reused. As well as noticing people using the traditional deep window sills as places to sit, food growing has become evident. Taking a five-minute walk from our base in the London borough of Southwark, one\u2026\nAndre Viljoen \u2022 7th July 2020\nSustainable Food Cities become Sustainable Food Places\nSince April, the pioneering UK network of 58 local food partnerships has officially changed its name from Sustainable Food Cities Network to Sustainable Food Places Network. This may seem a small difference in an initiative that is characterised by actions rather than words. However, it symbolises two things: on the one hand, that even (or\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 27th April 2020\nFood for Cities group: Conversations about Covid 19\nIt is impossible not to think about the influence the coronavirus pandemic has and could have on food systems and the relationships between urban and rural areas. A great deal of proactive, critical and inspiring discussion is underway between academics, practitioners, policymakers and activists worldwide. It reflects the urgency to fight against food insecurity and\u2026\nAndre Viljoen \u2022 20th April 2020\nInnovative food practices in Portugal\nUrban planner and architect Cec\u00edlia Delgado from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal, made us aware of her latest publication, the e-book Innovative Practices in Portugal: From production to sustainable consumption [Alimentar boas pr\u00e1ticas: da produ\u00e7\u00e3o ao consumo sustent\u00e1vel]. This is what Cec\u00edlia says: 'The e-book, published in Portuguese March 2020, compiles 46 current initiatives that\u2026\nINVITE: Food and Logistic in the House of Statistic in Berlin\nThe association ZUsammenKUNFT Berlin eG invites to its 7th Thematic Evening on Thursday 12th March from 6 \u2013 8pm in the Werkstatt Haus der Statistik, Karl-Marx-Allee 1 in Berlin. The 7th Thematic Evening is dedicated to the theme Food and Logistic in the House of Statistic. Background for the event is that the House of\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 9th March 2020\nINVITE: A Productive Urban Green platform for Berlin, Germany\nToday, the Working Group City & Food [AG Stadt & Ern\u00e4hrung], on behalf of Berlin's (Germany) Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection [Senatsverwaltung f\u00fcr Umwelt, Verkehr und Klimaschutz], sent out an invitation to Berlin-based community gardeners to the first public presentation of \"Plattform Produktives Stadtgr\u00fcn\" \u2013 Gestaltung und Planung des \u00f6ffentlichen Gr\u00fcns\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 24th May 2019\nINVITE: Seed exchange at Theater am Rand near Berlin\nThis Sunday, 24th March 2019, the already traditional Saatguttauschb\u00f6rse [seed exchange] starts at 11am at the Theater am Rand at Zollbr\u00fccke 16, Oderaue near Berlin, under the slogan Sharing seeds, Exchanging experiences, Safeguarding diversity. As this is an event in German, here follows the German invitation: Saatgut teilen, Erfahrungen austauschen, Vielfalt erhalten Die Saatguttauschb\u00f6rse zum\u2026\nKatrin Bohn \u2022 19th March 2019\nBerlin's Spiel\/Feld Marzahn association elects a new head\nLast week, the neighbourhood association Spiel\/Feld Marzahn e.V. held its annual general meeting in which the past gardening year of 2018 was celebrated and the new year planned. All attention centred around the 600 m\u00b2 food-productive garden and its associated people, facilities and activities. Apart from providing the opportunity to grow fruit and veg outside\u2026\nPlattform Produktives Stadtgr\u00fcn meets Berlin's community gardening activists\nYesterday, the AG Stadt & Ern\u00e4hrung discussed their initial ideas for a new online platform about Berlin's productive urban green spaces with some of the city's community gardening activists. Since having been commissioned towards the end of 2018 by the Berlin Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection [Senatsverwaltung f\u00fcr Umwelt, Verkehr und\u2026\nEdiCitNet project starts, Europe\nKick-off meeting in Berlin! Katrin Bohn and Andr\u00e9 Viljoen will participate in EdiCitNet, a multidisciplinary innovation action funded by the EU under their Horizon 2020 programme call group \"Smart and Sustainable Cities\" in the subject area of \"nature-based solutions\". The University of Brighton is one of over 30 partners having jointly bid for funding to\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Catalogues & Collections\nUntold lives blog\nAll our blogs\nSanta Claus's coming to Britain\nThe modern Santa Claus originated in the New York area where he evolved from Dutch gift traditions surrounding St Nicholas. His name, spelt Sancte Claus, first appeared in print in a poem in the New York Spectator in 1810.\nBut it was another poem that helped spread his fame. What became known as Twas the Night before Christmas was probably written by Clement Clarke Moore and quickly became popular after being published anonymously in 1823. Although it refers to him as St Nicholas rather than Santa Claus, the poem helped fix the idea that he was a plump, jovial figure with a sleigh and reindeer.\nThe first mention of Santa Claus in the British Library's British Newspaper Archive comes from Wick in Scotland in 1852, where children told a reporter that he filled the stockings they hung by the fireplace with presents.\nSanta Claus's first appearance in British print culture? John O'Groat Journal, 9 January 1852 British Newspaper Archive\nBut how Santa made his way across the Atlantic and then established himself in Britain is unclear. His tale may have spread via the letters home of those who had emigrated to the States. Some may have enquired after the meaning of the American ship Santa Claus that visited England in the early 1850s or the 1860s' racehorse of the same name. British newspapers reproduced Moore's poem a number of times from as early as 1855.\nBooks also played their part in spreading his fame and encouraging children to hang stockings. In 1853 an American short story by Susan Warner entitled 'The Christmas Stocking' was published in London. It was performed at penny readings, and at least five editions of it were published in Britain in the next three years.\nHis trip across the Atlantic did not leave Santa Claus unchanged. In Scotland, his gift deliveries were often made at Hogmanay. Most importantly, he often found himself merged with Father Christmas, an unruly and sometimes even debauched figure who had long since symbolised festive celebrations in England. The two names quickly became interchangeable but Santa Claus was the most commonly used, perhaps until as late as the 1950s when the middle classes became more sensitive about the Americanisation of popular culture.\nShops adopted Santa Claus and used him to sell their festive wares and by the 1890s it was possible to visit him in department stores. Advertising, like storybooks and Christmas cards, also began to show people what he looked like. Whereas in America he tended to wear a suit, in Victorian Britain he was usually depicted in a long robe. Nor was it always red, although that colour did predominate long before the interwar Coca-Cola advertisements that are sometimes thought to have changed his sartorial preferences.\nImages Online \u00a9 Collection IM\/Harbin-Tapabor\/British Library c.1907 & 1908\nSanta was an ideal way to indulge the growing Victorian reverence for the innocence of childhood. It also had the practical benefit of helping control children's behaviour. The mix of commercial and cultural pressures meant that by the end of the 19th century a majority of middle-class families were playing along. So, too, were some working-class ones, although economics curtailed his visits to the poorest of society, causing consternation amongst their children.\nSanta Claus's Victorian journey from the USA to the heart of the British Christmas remains shrouded in some mystery. Newspaper digitisation is allowing that journey to be better charted. Yet, undoubtedly, hidden in the millions of the British Library's Victorian pages are further clues as to how he came to, as one 1931 writer put it, 'reign all over Christendom as the King of Christmas'.\nMartin Johnes\nReader in History, Swansea University\nMartin is currently writing a history of Christmas in Britain since 1914 and his previous publications include Wales Since 1939 (Manchester University Press, 2012).\nNeil Armstrong, Christmas in Nineteenth-Century England (Manchester University Press, 2010)\nGerry Bowler, Santa Claus: A Biography (McClelland & Stewart, 2005)\nPosted by Margaret.Makepeace at 09:00:00 in Domestic life , Journeys\nPosted by Margaret.Makepeace at 9:00 AM\nDomestic life , Journeys\nUntold lives blog recent posts\nAcross the Heart of Arabia (1): St John Philby's Mission to Najd\nThe hidden life of Winifred Arthur, fore-edge painter\nCelebrating the Lunar New Year on the front lines in World War One\nJoseph 'Sunshine' Todd: the man who bought Turner's house\nFrom India to destitution in Glasgow Part 2\nWalker's Manly Exercises\nCharles Tuckett Senior and the British Museum Bindery fire of 1865\nReynolds's Christmas Fund for Sandwichmen\nTweets by UntoldLives\nBlack & Asian Britain\nBritish Library Treasures\nComics-unmasked\nContemporary Britain\nGeorgians-revealed\nScience and environment\nSlavonic\nSound and vision\nWomen's histories\nUntold lives links\nExplore our collections in our Humanities Reading Rooms\nHistory and Classics web pages\nOther British Library blogs\nAmericas studies\nAsian and African studies\nCollection Care\nEndangered archives\nInnovation and enterprise\nLiving knowledge\nMaps and views\nUK web archive\nUntold lives\nAll text is \u00a9 British Library Board and is available under a CC-BY Licence except where otherwise stated\nAbout the British Library","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The White Album: A Retrospective\nJust over 50 years ago in November 1968 The Beatles released the double album The Beatles (aka The White Album). Here we look at the albums recording, reception and its legacy.\nHaving returned from India in May 1968 with a hatful of new material, the boys met at George's home in Esher during the middle of May 1968. There they laid down 23 demos using George's four track Ampex tape machine.\nMany of these songs would end up on The Beatles. Some, however, wouldn't make the final album but were successful songs for other artists like 'Sour Milk Sea' which was recorded by Apple artist Jackie Lomax. Also, there were recordings of 'Circles' and 'Junk', both of which would appear on solo albums by George and Paul respectively. 'Circles' would appear on Gone Troppo in 1982 and 'Junk' on the album McCartney in 1970.\nOn Thursday May 30th, The Beatles entered Abbey Road Studios to start work on the album. The first song recorded was 'Revolution'. It was during this first session that the sound effects for 'Revolution 9' would start to take shape. The following day saw John and Paul working on overdubs for the song. This session was the first Beatle session to be attended by Yoko Ono. Sessions would run from early afternoon until early the following morning.\nWork on 'Revolution' continued until June 4th. The next day work began on Ringo's first solo composition. At the time it didn't have a title but would become 'Don't Pass Me By'. On June 6th the DJ Kenny Everett dropped into the studio. He managed to obtain an interview for his Radio One show. The interview is fun to listen to. It's the one with Kenny and John ad-libbing the song 'Cotton Fields' and 'River Deep, Mountain High'. The Beatles recorded jingles for Kenny's radio show during this session. Later that day John did an interview with Victor Spinetti, who had appeared in all three Beatles films to date, for the BBC2 programme Release. Over the next few days work continued on 'Revolution 9', mostly by John working in Studio 3.\nBy June 27th 'Revolution' and 'Revolution 9' were virtually finished. Work then began on 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey', another song written by John. Work also began on 'Good Night'. Initially written by Lennon for his son Julian, John decided to give the vocal to Ringo. It is at this point that some of Paul's songs start to appear on the sessions. 'Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da' was difficult to record and the sessions lasted from July 3rd to July 15th.\nFollowing the premiere of the film Yellow Submarine The Beatles returned to the studio on July 18th where work began on 'Cry Baby Cry' and 'Helter Skelter'. Recording started to accelerate at this point. 'Sexy Sadie' was commenced and by July 25th George, at last, went to work on one of his composition. 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Initially recorded on acoustic guitar, the song would become one of the highlights of the album. The acoustic version would later appear on Anthology 3.\nWork on the album temporarily went on hold in early August while The Beatles worked on their new single 'Hey Jude'. They returned to the studio on August 9th to record the George composition 'Not Guilty'. This excellent song failed to make the album, but thankfully appeared on Anthology 3. George would record a slower version in 1979 for his solo album George Harrison.\nTensions were starting to rise in the group and on August 22nd Ringo suddenly walked out of the sessions and left the UK. He wanted time to think over his future. Of all the fabs it came as a huge surprise that Ringo should be the first to walk out.\nWithout Ringo work on 'Back in the USSR' began. There was also time to tidy up the songs that had already been recorded.\nThe Beatles then returned to Trident Studios in London, where 'Hey Jude' had been recorded. Trident owned an eight-track recording machine, something Abbey Road didn't have. This gave The Beatles more scope to experiment. Here they worked on mixing and over-dubs, most notably on 'Dear Prudence'. This song was written about Mia Farrow's sister Prudence during their stay in India. Prudence hardly came out for the sessions with the Maharishi, which Lennon took on board and wrote the song.\nOn September 3rd The Beatles returned to Abbey Road. Mal Evans, the Beatles roadie, smothered Ringo's drum kit with flowers. Ringo was back and ready to record again. George Martin, their producer, however, took a holiday and engineer Ken Scott ran the sessions. Martin would not work with The Beatles again until October.\nWhilst The Beatles were keen to work on the eight-track machine at Trident, they continued to record at Abbey Road. On September 6th George took the unprecedented step to invite Eric Clapton into the studio to play the guitar solo on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. George had felt he was not good enough to play the solo and that Clapton could improve the recording. It also eased the rising tensions in the group during these sessions.\nBy mid-September George started to come to the fore. 'Piggies', 'Savoy Truffle' and 'Long, Long, Long' would all be completed over the next few weeks.\nWith recordings virtually finished Ringo took a holiday to Sardinia for two weeks on 14th October. Final mixings were finished, and the album released on November 22nd 1968.\nThe sleeve was plain white and designed by Richard Hamilton. Each album was individually numbered. The album came with 4 colour photographs and a poster. Some of the individual numbers on the album are particularly valuable. The first 20 were given to The Beatles and their inner circle. We know that Ringo Starr owned issue number one, and John, Paul and George had numbers 2,3and 4- although we don't know who had which one. Others known to have had one of the first twenty were Neil Aspinall, George Martin and Mal Evans.\nUpon its release, the album received many favourable reviews, most notably from Tony Palmer from The Observer. In the USA reviews were also mostly favourable. The good reviews focused on the excellent songs written by Lennon\/McCartney and Harrison.\nThere were less favourable reviews as well. Time magazine and the New York Times were particularly critical. Some fans also felt the album was too long and should have been a single album. The experimentation that was part of Sgt. Pepper was missing.\nDespite these mixed reviews the album was a number one across the world.\nThe album has been re-issued on numerous occasions, most notably in 1998 on 1t's 30th anniversary.\nToday the album is considered one of The Beatles best. Featuring classics like 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', 'Back in the USSR' and 'Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da' the album has now become a classic. The album highlights the great song writing talents of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. McCartney with the wonderful 'Blackbird', a song highlighting the state of race relations, particularly in the USA at the time. Lennon with 'Julia', a song for his much-missed mother with wonderful lyrics. Harrison contributed 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', one of his best compositions.\nThe album has that raw style reminiscent in songs like 'Glass Onion', 'I'm So Tired' and 'Dear Prudence'.\nIt was the start of heavy rock with tracks like 'Back in the USSR', 'Helter Skelter' and 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey' Bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy all drew influence from the album. Later bands such as Motorhead and Queen would also cite this album as an influence.\nThe album is not just about rock though. Great acoustics like 'Julia', 'Blackbird and 'Mother Natures Son' reveal a softer side that continues to delight fans. The lyrics to these three songs have continued to influence song writers to this day.\nThe album continues to bring joy to new generations who hear it. With the passing of time, many people see and remember The Beatles as those four lovable mop tops from the early 60s. They seem extremely surprised when they hear The White Album finding it hard to believe it is the same band.\nLet's raise our glasses to The White Album.\nErnie Sutton\nLabels: editorial\nReview: Advertising Revolution: The Story of a Song\nAdvertising Revolution: The Story of a Song\nAlan Bradshaw and Linda Scott\nRepeater Books, London, 2017\n(RRP) \u00a38.99\nAdvertising Revolution will reawaken negative feelings in many Beatles fans who were outraged by Nike's 1987 trainers advert incorporating the tune of 'Revolution', John Lennon's first politically-charged song. Excessive capitalism and consumerism were the hallmarks of the 1980s with the birth of the 'I want it and I want it now' easy credit, it's all about me, generation. But Nike wasn't the first company to harness the power of rock music to sell a product. That dubious honour belongs to Levi Strauss & Co and three West Coast American bands, most notably, The Jefferson Airplane, who agreed in 1967 to do music commercials for Levi white jeans. Grace Slick did withdraw the band's support (too late 'though) after she was informed by activist Abbie Hoffman that the Levi Strauss workers in Georgia\/Tennessee were then currently on strike over pay and working conditions. By the 1980s, it seems that very few people were pointing out that some of their fashionable sportswear might just haven been made in Asian sweatshops.\nSo how did this happen when we know that the former Beatles were opposed to their music being used this way? Simply, Yoko said yes. Paul, still simmering over Yoko not coming in with him to buy the Beatles back catalogue (bought by Michael Jackson instead), said it was up to her because it was a John song. That left George and Ringo fuming and Apple filing a lawsuit against Nike, Capital and EMI. It was all not very 'sporting'!\nBoth authors of this book are academics in the spheres of economics and advertising. Their book is an excellent study of the use of something conceptual (a song) to sell a visual status symbol (the Nike trainer). Admittedly, it was an ingenious campaign which was, ironically, sparked by a minor employee's bright idea, and who just happened to be a Beatles fan. The authors' stated purpose is to show that advertising is not a simple process of selling a product. Instead, they argue that it is a creative collaborative process of an aesthetic nature performed by a group of diverse participants who create what can only be termed a work of art. I have read their arguments and conclude that I don't agree with them. However, it was a very well-presented, interesting and informative journey to get to that conclusion. The book goes into much detail about the creation of 'Revolution' and the milieu in which it was written. I really should check on their birthdates because I don't think they quite understand 1960s and early 70s American counterculture and radical activism but they are very familiar with the 1980s! The story of Nike and that shoe is also covered in depth and very well. The book is a fascinating read and a great insight into the world of advertising. I do recommend you read it. Both in this book and in this review very little is said about the actual advert itself. You should go on to YouTube and have a look and see if I am right in asking \u2013 \"What was that all about?\"\nAll in all, what heartens me about this book is that it unintentionally reminds us that there is just something rather nasty about using a song-concept like 'Revolution' by a cherished music group to sell falsely-trendy, artificially-overpriced, labour-exploitative gym shoes!\nTerry Bloxham\nBBFC Gift Memberships will bring joy all year long!\nLooking for the perfect gift for the Beatles fan in your life?\nIt can be a struggle to find something they don't already have and doesn't cost a fortune.\nA gift membership to the British Beatles Fan club is the solution.\nMembership includes a year's subscription to our outstanding magazine (4 issues). 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{"text":"Expro announces US$50mn oilwell services deal in Saudi Arabia\nCreated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 11:08\nUK-based oilfield services company Expro has announced that it has won oilwell integrated services contracts worth US$50mn in Saudi Arabia, aiding its expansion plans in the Kingdom\nCurrently exhibiting the 2013 ADIPEC conference, the company said it had signed a two-year deal with a major Saudi Arabian operator, which includes an option to extend the contract for an additional 12 months.\nExpro will focus on servicing 160 wells across four different sites in Udhailiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.\nThe company's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) business development manager, Hussein Elsisi, said, \"Saudi Arabia was identified as a country with high-growth potential for Expro and we are delighted to cement our position through such key contracts. Our operational activity in the area continues to be at an elevated level, due to the number of planned oilwells to be drilled in the next few years.\"\nEarlier this year, Expro celebrated its 40th anniversary. The company has developed technologies in areas like well testing, drill stem tests, along with wireless well solutions. Expro has been exhibiting for more than five years at ADIPEC.\nTalking about ADIPEC, the business development manager said the event attracts and speaks to a global audience, striking the right balance between regional and international relevance.\n\"We are delighted to increase our presence this year and demonstrate our capabilities across a range of products and services,\" Elsisi said.\nExpro has unveiled a range of technologies at ADIPEC 2013, including a prototype of the HawkEye V downhole camera, a new HP\/HT Drill Stem Testing (DST) BigCat packer and a Expro Annulus operated Circulating and Test (ExACT) tool.\nExpro's new HawkEye V downhole camera reportedly offers market-leading imaging capability and information, to develop cost-effective remediation solutions for complex wellbore flow restrictions, obstacles and reservoir management. HawkEye V features 300\u00b0F capability, bi-directional side view rotation\/scan, with enhanced quality picturing and software.\nThe new DST BigCat packer provides a high-strength, single-trip retrievable alternative to seal-bore packers in HP\/HT well tests. The fully annulus-operated ExACT tool is said to combine downhole shut-in and circulating functionality.\nIn addition to new product launches, the Expro stand at the 2013 ADIPEC also features some of its most recent products, including the SafeWells well integrity software, SONAR meters range and Advanced Reservoir Testing (ART) services using the Cableless Telemetry System (CaTS\u2122).\nSpeaking about Expro's main markets, Elsisi said the company has a strong presence in the MENA region, with extensive operations in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Algeria, Egypt and Libya.\n\"We are looking to expand our business selectively into other key markets within the region,\" Elsisi added.\nThe company expects to witness significant growth in its core markets over the next one year. Elsis said Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq were very promising markets for the company, where he expected to see further growth in early production facilities, well testing and intervention. Operations in Libya is expected to remain challenging in the near term, but Expro said it saw long-term growth opportunities in the country.\nExpro has identified well flow management as a key area of business in its core markets.\nTS&S signs support services deal with UK's Greenray Turbines at ADIPEC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00bb George Floyd Will Be Honored With Several Memorial Services Across The Country [Details]\nGeorge Floyd Will Be Honored With Several Memorial Services Across The Country [Details]\nSource: George Floyd \/ Courtesy of Roxie Washington\nThe late George Floyd is going to be remembered across the country, new reports state.\nFloyd, who was senselessly murdered by Minneapolis police, has inspired ongoing #BlackLivesMatter protests all over the world. Now, he's receiving three different memorial services \u2014 one in Minneapolis, one in North Carolina (where he was born), and one in Houston, Texas (where he grew up.). According to his family attorney, Reverend Al Sharpton will read his eulogy in Minneapolis.\n\"Services honoring George Floyd, who died while being arrested in Minneapolis, will take place in three states over the course of six days. A memorial service will be held in Minneapolis on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., family attorney Benjamin Crump said. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver a eulogy at the memorial, which will take place at the Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University. A public viewing and a private memorial service will be held in Raeford, North Carolina, on Saturday, Hubert Peterkin, the sheriff of Hoke County, said on Facebook. The public viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, followed by a private service for just the family at 3 p.m., Peterkin said. No protesting will be allowed.\"\nThe site goes on to add, \"Next Monday, a public memorial will take place from noon to 6 p.m. at The Fountain of Praise Church at 13950 Hillcroft Ave. in Houston, the Fort Bend Memorial Planning Center said in a statement. And on Tuesday, a private service will be held at an undisclosed location, the statement said.\"\nALSO: No Justice, No Peace: 32 Powerful & Disturbing Images From The George Floyd Protests Around The World\nFloyd reportedly left Houston several years ago for a better life in Minnesota. We are praying for his loved ones, and the country, at this time and will continue to provide updates as new information surfaces. May Floyd, and all the other Black souls senselessly taken by racism and police violence, rest in power.\nSherman's Showcase Is Back With Juneteenth \"Black History Month Spectacular\"\nFIRED: 'Chicago P.D.' Writer Threatens To 'Light Up' Protestors Who Threaten His 'Property'\nRenni Rucci Kicks Off 2021 With A New Visual For \"Hands On Ya Knees\" Featuring Kevin Gates [Video]\nThe Daily Grind Video CLOSE Renni Rucci is starting 2021 off strong by releasing a brand new music video for her latest\nLate Night News Late Night Style\nSome Make Music While Others Create A New Genre: KatchUp \u2013 \"Vini\"\nWhen most artists make music, some prodigious talents come-up with a new genre. That's what NY-based Haitian-American artist\nThe New Hip-Hop Project By Rising Artist Losk33 \"Lord Have Mercy\" Featuring Foogiano Is Already Out\nTalking about his new collaboration with Foogiano titled \"Lord Have Mercy,\" Losk33 shared, \"It was a gift","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Grease mistakes\nInside Man ending\n25 biggest mistakes in classic Disney movies\nAlec Baldwin movies & TV shows\n10 corrected entries\nDirected by: Fred Dekker\nStarring: Jill Hennessy, Jodi Long, Mario Machado, Nancy Allen, Remy Ryan, Rip Torn, Robert John Burke\nGenres: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller\nAdd a plot summary Add the ending Titles starting with R\nCorrected entry: In the first part of the movie, the OCP board members are discussing talking about how they have 3 days to clear out the neighbourhood, before their loans are called in and the project is scrapped. This would have been a closed door meeting and it's details would have been kept secret: Yet Bertha tells the rebels later in the movie - and indeed the entire police force works towards this during the battle at the end - that they only have to hold out for 3 days. She would not have this information, resulting in the rebels not having any clear goal to work towards.\nCorrection: The details of the transaction, including the deadline, would be available to the public as are the details any land property sale in the U.S. What OCP intends to do about it, however, would be a matter for \"closed doors\", and neither the rebels nor the police display any awareness of OCP's specific plans in that regard.\nAdd a correction\nCorrected entry: RoboCop kills two rehabs and they fall through the motel window. Nobody in the motel seems concerned though; not even the owner, who has had his window destroyed and now has two dead bodies lying in the entrance hall. (01:06:03)\nCorrection: Everyone knows how Robocop deals with 'scum', and the Rehabs are not loved by anyone. It's violent in the Robocop universe, this is not unusual.\nGalahadFairlight\nCorrected entry: When RoboCop gets kicked to the ground by Otomo in the underground base, we see a shot of him looking around before he takes out his gun. During the long shot of him looking around, you can see his gun already lying on the ground, yet he hasn't taken it out of his leg yet.\nPadzter\nCorrection: The gun lying on the floor is Robocop's combined rifle\/flamethrower attachment. When Robocop first enters, you clearly see him drop it on the floor, and there it remains until he uses it.\nCorrected entry: Dr. Lazarus refers to the flight pack as having a command system that can be controlled by RoboCop's hard drive... so where is the hard drive? With existing internal diagrams that fans of the franchise have seen, including myself, there are no records of any hard drive in RoboCop's system what-so-ever.\nCorrection: This is only an inconsistency with the diagrams supplied to the fans, not a mistake within the movie itself.\nCorrected entry: When Dr. Lazarus sees RoboCop she asks him for a system status report. He replies that his organics are intact and his efficency is 23%. Then Lazarus comments that it looks like RoboCop has a problem with his heart. If his organics are intact, why should she think this? There are marks on the left side of RoboCop's chestplate, which may have made her think this, but if she really is a doctor, she should know that the heart is actually in the middle of the chest behind the ribcage.\nCorrection: When Dr Lazarus is handed the \"replacement\" heart, she complains that she wanted a Jensen (the brand advertised in RC 1). It is not an organic unit, and therefore may not be placed biologically precisely.\nCorrected entry: When RoboCop is damaged, he only needs 3 people and a little girl to carry him, yet in RoboCop 2 it took 8 men to carry him. Did RoboCop lose weight? (00:41:01)\nCorrection: In Robocop 2, the 8 police officers have to hold Robocop with their jackets because he is hot from just being electrocuted, making it harder to carry him than if they were carrying him with their bare hands.\nCorrected entry: In this film, RoboCop can't open fire on the rehabs or McDaggett as they are employees of OCP. Yet he was perfectly able to beat up Officer Duffy, an employee of OCP, in RoboCop 2.\nCorrection: While he cannot fire, the directive probably doesn't apply to him using his fists to assault Officer Duffy. Or maybe the directive doesn't apply to Detriot Police Officers...\nCorrected entry: When RoboCop looks at the computer in the police station, he views a file of all the suspected homeless people who are trying to avoid OCP. Later, he meets Nikko, and then discovers that her parents are dead, recalling their pictures on the computer screen. But how did he know that they were Nikko's parents? He had never seen or met them before. They could have been anybody.\nCorrection: It's possible that the files could've listed Nikko as a child or next of kin. While it might've not been apparent on the screen, there could've been subfolders or dossiers of them that Robocop could've accessed or downloaded without it being apparent.\nCorrected entry: In RoboCop 2 the female technical assistant could not remove one of RoboCop's directives using Robochamber equipment, saying, \"Can't be done, not with this equipment...\". Yet in this film, Marie is able to delete one of RoboCop's directives using machines she stole from the Robochamber.\nCorrection: Perhaps technology has evolved somewhat in this film from the last, especially in a robotics centre.\nCorrected entry: I wasn't aware that traffic lights can be remote controlled so easily. How do the rebels control them, infra red, bluetooth, telepathy - perhaps wishful thinking?. Traffic lights are operated by underground wiring and can't be easily tapped into, or over-ridden by a remote.\nCorrection: Emergency Cars today use MIRT (mobile infrared transmitter) that allows them to turn red lights into \"green\" to allow them to pass intersections. This is done via a device that is mounted on the car and sends a signal to a device mounted on the signal pole, which looks like a small camera. The film oddly foreshadows a problem now facing many US metropolitain and cities, as people now gain access to these devices and try to beat the red light. See: http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/2003\/commuting\/0310\/26\/a01-307303.htm\nMore for Robocop 3\nContinuity mistake: Many of the splatterpunks Robocop kills in the beginning of the film show up later in the street battle.\nzeroagent\nMore mistakes in Robocop 3\nSeitz: Sir, what about our friend Coontz?\nPaul McDaggett: Well, if we'd let him live, we'd have to have paid him.\nMore quotes from Robocop 3\nTrivia: The film was actually made in Atlanta, and most of the old buildings you see in the film were demolished for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.\nMore trivia for Robocop 3\nQuestion: Why didn't Peter Weller return for Robocop 3?\nAnswer: There was a time conflict. Weller was filming another movie (Naked Lunch) at the same time RoboCop 3 was scheduled for production.\nraywest\nMore questions & answers from Robocop 3\nMistake & trivia booksMost popular pagesBest movie mistakesBest mistake picturesBest comedy movie quotesMovies with the most mistakesNew this monthGrease mistakesDawson's Creek mistakesInside Man endingThe Departed questionsStar Wars quotesGrease trivia25 biggest mistakes in classic Disney moviesAlec Baldwin movies & TV showsThe SpongeBob Squarepants Movie mistake picture10 Things I Hate About You plotMore for Robocop 3\nMany of the splatterpunks Robocop kills in the beginning of the film show up later in the street battle.\nSeitz: Sir, what about our friend Coontz?Paul McDaggett: Well, if we'd let him live, we'd have to have paid him.\nThe film was actually made in Atlanta, and most of the old buildings you see in the film were demolished for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The View from Kollam\nThe View from Kollam : A Day in the Life of a Sub-collector\nBy C Balagopal\nGETTING IT RIGHT IN KOLLAMIn his debut book, On a Clear Day You Can See India, C. Balagopal gave an anecdotal account of his early years as a young IAS officer in Manipur. While the stories were about ordinary people, often amusing and sometimes sombre, they also dealt with the underlying issues of identity in the North East.In The View from Kollam, Balagopal continues to regale us with his skills as a raconteur, with his ability to see a story even in the most mundane occurrences in a small district office. He recounts stories that dwell on the events that defined his work as a district official in Kollam, Kerala, in the early 1980s. Amid the rough and tumble of daily work, there are engrossing tales that illustrate the skill, dexterity and sincerity that a district official needs to overcome hurdles and keep the administration moving.What shines through in this worm's-eye view of administration is Balagopal's earnest belief that given the space for original thought and action, it is the district that holds the key to improving governance in a large and diverse country like India.\nC Balagopal\nC. Balagopal studied economics at Loyola College, Chennai. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1977 and worked in Manipur and Kerala before resigning in 1983 to set up a pioneering venture to make hi-tech medical products. He lives in Trivandrum with his wife. He is the author of On\u2026\nBooks by C Balagopal\nOn a clear day, you can see India\nThe Stranger in My Home\nManish Nandy\nAdi Parva\nAmruta Patil\nDarlingji\nKishwar Desai\nBombay after Ayodhya\nJitendra Dixit\nThe Girl Who Ate Books\nNilanjana Roy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Statement by the President on the Passing of Jacqueline Berrien\nMichelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Jacqueline Berrien, former Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Jackie's leadership and passion for ensuring everyone gets a fair chance to succeed in the workplace has changed our country for the better. She spent her entire career fighting to give voice to underrepresented communities \u2013 from her work at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to her advocacy at the American Civil Liberties Union. At the EEOC, she fought hard every day to make real our nation's promise of equal opportunity for all. She injected new life into the EEOC with new ideas and strategies that helped refocus the commission on its enduring mission \u2013 protecting the most fundamental rights of all Americans. We offer our gratitude for her service, and our thoughts and prayers are with all those who loved her dearly.\nShare This: Twitter Facebook Email","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"World Book Night 2015: the list reviewed\nAhead of World Book Night tonight, a guide to the 20 books being given away across the country\nWorld Book Night 2015: (L-R) Sara Gruen, Lynda La Plante and Karl Pilkington are among the authors whose books will be given away\nBy Gabriella Lowlie\nTonight is the annual World Book Night. Thousands of books will be given away by volunteers across Britain with the aim of encouraging more people to read.\nThe list of 20 books represents authors from very different literary backgrounds: Dead Man Talking by Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle joins Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce and The Moaning of Life by Karl Pilkington. Many have been chosen to win over those who prefer television or cinema to books: The Martian by Andy Weir is set to become a Ridley Scott film, for instance, whilst the novel Spring Tide was written by the scriptwriters of the hit \"Nordic noir\" series Arne Dahl and Wallander. The list also includes Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, which was made into a 2011 film starring Robert Pattinson. La Plante's book Prime Suspect, meanwhile, is best known for being adapted into the hit TV series of the same name, starring Helen Mirren.\nAn interesting choice is Roddy Doyle's Dead Man Talking, a designated \"Quick Read\", one of three books on the list designed for adults who are less confident readers. Doyle's will be the first \"Quick Read\" to have been written by a Booker Prize-winning author.\n\u2022 How much of a book nerd are you? Test yourself with our quiz on opening lines\nAn anthology of poetry has also been included for the first time: Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy, edited by Neil Astley. Astley said: \"This is a book for people who know they love poetry, and for people who think they don't... You just need to read one of these poems to get drawn into the spell of poetry.\"\nWhile last year's list contained books by Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie and Jeffrey Archer, this year's list is more modern with every title having been written within the last decade.\nHere is the World Book Night list in full.\nEssential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy ed by Neil Astley (Bloodaxe)\nThe Staying Alive trilogy has introduced many thousands of readers to modern poetry, and poetry being written elsewhere in the world.\nThis pocketbook selection of 100 essential poems from the trilogy considers what it is to be human: love and loss; fear, hurt, wonder; war and death; birth and family; mortality and memory; self, faith, hope. All of human life is here in 100 poems of playful wit and emotional power.\nEditor Neil Astley provides background notes on the poems and poets, most of whom are not household names, although an extract from TS Eliot's Four Quartets appears alongside poems by Raymond Carver and Elizabeth Bishop.\nHere is a winsome extract:\nA Little Tooth by Thomas Lux\nYour baby grows a tooth, then two,\nand four, and five, then she wants some meat\ndirectly from the bone. It's all\nover: she'll learn some words, she'll fall\nin love with cretins, dolts, a sweet\ntalker on his way to jail. And you,\nyour wife, get old, flyblown, and rue\nnothing. You did, you loved, your feet\nare sore. It's dusk. Your daughter's tall.\nStreet Cat Bob: How One Man and a Cat Saved Each Other's Lives \u2013 A True Story by James Bowen (Quick Reads)\nWhen James Bowen found an injured street cat in the hallway of his sheltered housing, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James had been living on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.\nYet he couldn't resist the clever tom cat, whom he quickly named Bob (after a character in Twin Peaks). James took him in and nursed him through his antibiotics. When he returned to Covent Garden to busk again, he began to take the devoted cat with him, riding together on the bus with Bob in a harness made of shoelaces. Restored and remade by his friendship with the cat, James decided to wean himself off the methadone that had been treating his former heroin addiction.\nA true story, this Quick Reads spin-off from the phenomenally popular series (bestselling in both the UK and the USA) may offer hope to those in prisons and homeless shelters \u2013 and will be enjoyed by other readers unfamiliar with the series.\nEscape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden (Pan Macmillan)\nTwenty-seven years ago, Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14, one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. Located about 55 miles north of Pyongyang, the labour camp is a 'complete control district,' a no-exit prison where the only sentence is life. The North Korean government denies its existence.\nNo one born in Camp 14 or in any North Korean political prison camp has escaped. No one except Shin. This is his story.\nTo read the astonishing story of Shin's escape from Camp 14 is like sitting, riveted, in front of a horrifying documentary. This non-fiction thriller will take new readers to the brutal heart of the world's most corrupt and secretive state.\nWhen God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman (Headline)\n1968. Paris takes to the streets. Martin Luther King loses his life for a dream. Elsewhere, Eleanor Maud Portman is born.\nYoung Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractible parents; a best friend who smells of chips and knows exotic words like 'slag'; an ageing fop who tapdances his way into her home, a Shirley Bassey impersonator who trails close behind; lastly, of course, a rabbit called God.\nIn a childhood peppered with moments both ordinary and extraordinary, Elly's one constant is her brother Joe.\nTwenty years on, Elly and Joe are fully grown and as close as they ever were. Until, that is, one bright morning when a single, earth-shattering event threatens to destroy their bond forever.\nThis marvellous debut novel first published in 2011 explores the pull and power of family ties, childhood, love and sex and the dark sides of all of these things. Spanning four decades, this is a story about loss and life.\nRead the original Telegraph review here.\nPrime Suspect by Lynda La Plante (Simon & Schuster)\nWhen a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit, the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. DNA samples lead them straight to George Marlow, a man previously convicted of attempted rape. The police think they've found their man, but things are not quite what they seem.\nDetective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison came through the ranks the hard way, resented at every step by her male colleagues. This case is her opportunity to get noticed. Desperate to remove all doubt around her suspect, Tennison struggles to make the charges stick. And then a second body turns up.\nWith the team against her, and a dangerous criminal still on the loose, DCI Jane Tennison must fight to prove herself, now or never.\nBased on Lynda La Plante's hit television series starring Helen Mirren, this novel displays all her crime-writing prowess.\nWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Two Roads, John Murray)\nWhen Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits: The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.\nThis is the Great Depression, and the second-rate travelling circus struggles to survive, making one-night stands in town after endless town.\nJacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. There he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems wildly untrainable.\nGruen's portrait of this world is satisfyingly rich and outlandish. Among the freakish delights are a 400lb \"strong lady\" being paraded through town in a lion cage, an elephant with a weakness for the cook-wagon's lemonade, a hippo pickled in formaldehyde and the deathly dangers of Jamaican ginger paralysis, which incapacitated nearly 100,000 Americans during Prohibition.\nAny reader of this inspiring novel (written in only a month) will be immersed in circus life; blinded by the thrilling, fatal dazzle of sequins and sawdust.\nAfter the Fall by Charity Norman (Allen and Unwin)\nIn the quiet of a New Zealand winter's night, a rescue helicopter is sent to airlift a five-year-old boy with severe internal injuries. He has fallen from the upstairs veranda of an isolated farmhouse, and his condition is critical.\nAt first, Finn's fall looks like a horrible accident; after all, he's prone to sleepwalking. Only his frantic mother, Martha McNamara, knows how it happened. And she isn't telling. Not yet. Maybe not ever.\nThis gripping tale of a family emigrating to New Zealand, a paradise turning sour, was a Richard and Judy book club selection and will perhaps appeal more to readers who don't have small children themselves.\nThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (Transworld, Penguin Random House)\nWhen Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking \u2013\u2013 to save someone else's life.\nHarold is a modern pilgrim on an epic journey that makes little sense to anyone but himself. His odyssey in yachting shoes across A-roads, through back gardens and via service stations is, at heart, a noble mission.\nLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2014, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry became an international bestseller. It shows what a bold writer can do in their very first novel.\nRead a review of Rachel Joyce's second novel, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, here.\nSkellig by David Almond (Hachette Children's)\nWhen a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature \u2013 part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive.\nSkellig likes leftover Chinese takeaways. Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. Skellig, for his part, helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister. But what sort of creature is Skellig?\nThis classic children's novel is a truly magical piece of storytelling. It won the the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. A modern fairytale, it celebrates the imagination, the redemptive power of love and all that is strange and beautiful.\nRead an interview with David Almond here.\nHonour by Elif Shafak (Penguin General, Penguin Random House)\nLeaving her twin sister behind, Pembe leaves Turkey for love \u2013 following her husband Adem to London. There the Topraks hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. Yet, no matter how far they travel, the traditions and beliefs the Topraks left behind stay with them \u2013 carried in the blood. Their eldest is the boy Iskender, who remembers Turkey and feels betrayal deeper than most. His sister is Esma, who is loyal and true despite the pain and heartache. And, lastly, Yunus, who was born in London, and is shy and different.\nTrapped by the mistakes of the past, the Toprak children find their lives shattered and transformed by a brutal act of murder\u2026\nElif Shafak handles the sad and shocking subject of honour killings with delicacy and incredible skill in this stunningly powerful novel. It's expertly constructed and explores the tragic inevitability of mistakes repeated as they echo through generations and tear apart lives and families.\nRead an interview with Elif Shafak here.\nDead Man Talking by Roddy Doyle (Quick Reads)\nPat had been best friends with Joe Murphy since they were kids. But years ago they had a fight, about a horse. It was a big fight, and they haven't spoken since \u2013 until the day before Joe's funeral. But on the day before his funeral Joe would be dead, wouldn't he?\nDead Man Talking is thrilling, compelling and more than a little spooky. It is the first book by a Booker Prize Winner to be published as part of the Quick Reads programme, which supports and encourages adult literacy.\nRead an interview with Roddy Doyle here.\nQueen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle (Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House)\nThirty-one and twice widowed, Katherine Parr must return to court \u2013 where an aging King Henry VIII has just had his fifth wife beheaded, and is searching for a sixth. As those around her scheme and plot on behalf of the king, Katherine falls for the seductive Thomas Seymour. But her hopes of marrying for love are dashed when Henry dispatches Seymour abroad and makes Katherine his queen. Will she survive?\nTudor England comes to life in this rich drama told through the eyes of clever Katherine, her stepdaughter Margaret and her maid, Dot.\nAgatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by MC Beaton (Constable, Little Brown)\nHigh-flying public relations supremo Agatha Raisin has decided to take early retirement. She's off to make a new life in a painfully perfect little Cotswold village. To make friends, she enters the local quiche-making competition \u2013 and to make quite sure of first prize she secretly pays a visit to a London deli.\nAlas, the competition judge succumbs after tasting her perfect quiche. Agatha is revealed as a cheat and potential poisoner. Definitely not the best start. So Agatha must turn amateur sleuth \u2013 she's absolutely got to track down the real killer!\nAgatha Raisin is as much of a national treasure as Miss Marple or Poirot, but with the addition of PR instincts and a mild drinking problem. This story of deadly baking and sinister village goings-on will charm readers with its wit.\nChickenfeed by Minette Walters (Quick Reads)\nThis short novel is based on a true story: that of the \"chicken farm murder\", which took place in Blackness, East Sussex in December, 1924. Norman Thorne was found guilty of the murder of Elsie Cameron, but there were doubts about his guilt, even at the time of his execution. Still swearing his innocence, Norman Thorne was hanged on 22 April 1925.\nBestselling author Minette Walters brings a thrilling story to life in this gripping short novel, which has at its centre the sad and dramatic affair between the accused and the victim.\nAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (HarperCollins)\nThe kingdom of the Six Duchies is on the brink of civil war when news breaks that the crown prince has fathered a bastard son and is shamed into abdication. The child's name is Fitz, and his is despised.\nRaised in the castle stables, only the company of the king's fool, the ragged children of the lower city and his unusual affinity with animals provide Fitz with any comfort.\nTo be useful to the crown, Fitz is trained as an assassin; and to use the traditional magic of the Farseer family. But his tutor, allied to another political faction, is determined to discredit, even kill him. Fitz must survive: for he may be destined to save the kingdom.\nThis is a historical novel with a sly touch of magic. The first in the Farseer trilogy, this book will get new readers hooked on a series that recalls HBO's Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings.\nCustard Tarts and Broken Hearts by Mary Gibson (Head of Zeus)\nThey call them custard tarts \u2013 the girls who work at the Pearce Duff custard and jelly factory. But now the custard tarts are up in arms, striking for better conditions. Among them is Nellie Clark, trying to hold her family together after the death of her mother. She has the most desperate struggle to make ends meet, often going hungry to feed her younger brothers.\nTwo men vie for Nellie's love. One is flamboyant, confident and a chancer. The other is steady, truthful and loyal. But the choice she must make between them is not as easy as it might seem.\nLooming over them all is the encroaching shadow of the First World War, about to break.\nThis moving, tender novel about a factory girl will be perfect for an older generation.\nThe Martian by Andy Weir (Ebury, Penguin Random House)\n\"I'm stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 days.\nIf the Oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.\"\nAfter a mission goes wrong, astronaut Mark Watney is left trapped on Mars, completely alone. Desperate to survive against all the odds, he draws on remarkable skills and ingenuity to get by. This fantastic story of space exploration is set to become a Ridley Scott movie starring Matt Damon.\nThe Moaning of Life: the Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington (Canongate)\nLeft to his own devices, the author would be happy with his life just as it is. But now he's hit 40, everyone keeps asking him why he's so reluctant to marry his girlfriend and why he doesn't want to have kids. This book tells his story.\nKarl's strange wisdom is something to be wondered at. He takes us through life's big issues: marriage, kids, money, happiness and death, somehow making these topics hilarious, poignant and manageable. His \"fun facts\" are priceless, too.\nMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher (Orion, Hachette Children's)\nTen-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his teenage sister, Jasmine, for a 'Fresh New Start'. Five years ago his sister's twin, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents are wrecked by their grief. Jasmine, turns to piercing, pink hair and stops eating. The family falls apart. But Jamie hasn't cried in all that time. To him Rose is just a distant memory.\nJamie is far more interested in his cat, Roger, his birthday Spiderman T-shirt, and in keeping his new friend Sunya a secret from his dad. He also nurses a deep longing, an unshakeable belief, that his Mum will come back to the family she walked out on months ago.\nWhen he sees a TV advert for a talent show, he feels suddenly certain that this will change everything.\nThis heartbreaking story is also deeply tender and funny. It was written for teenagers but will be loved by new readers of all ages.\nSpring Tide by Cilla Borjlind and Rolf Borjlind (Hesperus)\nThe spring tides are the highest of the year in Nordkoster; the beach will be covered in particularly deep water tonight. Three men on the beach are digging a hole, covertly watched by a young boy. His intrigue turns to horror as he makes out a fourth figure \u2013 the woman for whom the hole is intended.\nBuried up to her neck in the sand, the high tide is rapidly approaching. Still screaming in terror, the victim takes her last breath as water fills her nose and mouth \u2013 in her stomach, she feels her baby kick. And her waters break.\nTwenty-four years later, the abhorrent crime remains unsolved; yet gruesome violence still occurs. Olivia Ronning hopes to follow in her father's footsteps and join the ranks of the police; she has only one last hurdle to overcome over the summer break, a challenge from her professor to pick a cold case and solve it. When she picks, little does she know the ugly world she is getting involved in.\nSpring Tide is a gripping, cinematic crime thriller from Cilla and Rolf B\u00f6rjlind, the scriptwriters behind Arne Dahl and the Swedish Wallander TV series.\nVisit worldbooknight.org for more information about events across the country.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"I was just in our local Books-a-Million and rather surreptitiously relocated their display of the book from the back of the second table in from the entrance door to the front of the first table, including a double upright display in front of the 5 copies lying flat on the table - I don't think it's illegal to do this although it could be cause for an embarrassing public reprimand - but the guilty pleasure was worth it!\nReactions: Mike Cidoni Lennox and Chris May\nGood job, John! Hahaha!\nTo be honest with you, I could talk for HOURS about Karen's development as an artist.\nReactions: byline, Electroliner, Cuyler and 3 others\nI think you just determined what is going to be the next request from you...\nI'm surprised, too. These are some of my favourite Christmas vocals.\nReactions: CraigGA\nAnother Son said:\nThe book sorta contradicts what Richard said earlier in the Talk shop Live broadcast. In the broadcast he says he found everything on An Old Fashioned Christmas Except for a few bars of the Overture medley but that he would re record it if they can't find it. Then he says he will most likely have another go at the ballad version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town from AOFC (I'm sure he's talking about re doing the instrumental part of the song but leaving Karen & Richard's vocals intact? What about the sax solo IDK.\nSo what I mean is he says this but in the book he says only 2 songs from AOFC would be worthy of putting on the new Christmas album.\nI'm really confused, does he plan on including everything from AOFC or only some of the tracks.\nAm I the only one that caught this?\nI admit I haven't been able to delve into my book yet, but am referencing it for some videos I am uploading to YouTube right now (citations were provided!)\nOne fact I had no idea about was that \"You're Enough\" was among the last of Karen's vocals--I feel like it's common knowledge in the fan community that \"Now\" is the last song Karen recorded, but according to the book, \"You're Enough\" was recorded just two days before \"Now.\"\nDid anyone else know that? (Besides Chris)\n@Chris May, I'm really a dweeb to be asking this, but... 1) thank you for putting out what kind of tape each song was recorded on, wow! and 2) if there is ever a part 2 to this project, could you divulge what IPS each song was recorded at? I can only guess that almost everything pre-Horizon was recorded at 15 IPS and everything post-Horizon was recorded at 30 IPS... is that fair to say?\nBecause it's Christmastime...\nPage 286 says that the rerecorded sax solo on \"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town\" for \"An Old Fashioned Christmas\" was recorded on July 18, 1984. When was Richard's electric piano re-recorded? If I'm not mistaken, he played a piano piano on the 1974 single.\nI laughed when I read that Richard described the \"Honolulu International Center\" (locally formerly known as H.I.C.) as \"lousy acoustics.\" I've been to many concerts there. Since then, the venue has been renamed the Neal Blaisdell Center, and I bought an apartment unit that is literally a five minute walk from that venue. I believe my first concert ever was an Earth, Wind & Fire concert in the early 2000s at the Blaisdell Center, but I can't be too sure.\nUnfortunately, while Honolulu used to get tons of high-profile artists, like the Carpenters, or Olivia Newton-John, or Journey, or the Police, and of course, Elvis Presley, whomever brings acts to Hawaii these days does a lousy job. We don't get top acts playing here like we used to.\nCuyler said:\nMost everything recorded on 16 track (pre Horizon), as well as the 24 track masters from around '74 on, were done at 30 inches per second, also utilizing the Dolby noise reduction technology when applicable. 15 IPS was utilized on the 2 track, 1\/4\" tapes during mixdown.\nReactions: Electroliner and Cuyler\nDoing the basic math on the peak position and the weeks on the Hot 100 and the Easy Listening\/Adult Contempory Billboard charts for all of the Singles listed in the book (with the exception of Merry Christmas, Darling which has had too many releases to reasonably count) these stats were ascertained:\n1. Singles listed on Hot 100 = 29 (from Ticket to Ride to Make Believe It's Your First Time)\n2. Singles listed on EL\/AC = 30 (from Ticket to Ride to If I Had You)\n3. Average peak position on Hot 100 (all 29 Singles) = 27 (rounded)\n4. Average peak position on Hot 100 (first 16 Singles released) = 11 (2 Singles: Ticket to Ride @54 and Bless the Beasts & Children @67) raised this average considerably - without them the average would have been 4)\n5. The average peak position on EL\/AC (all 30 Singles) = 6\n6. Average peak position on EL\/AC (first 16 Single releases) = 3\n7 Average number of weeks on Hot 100 (all 29 Singles) = 11\n8. Average number of weeks on EL\/AC (all 30 Singles) = 13\n9. Singles reaching No. 1 on Hot 100 = 3\n10. Singles reaching No.1 on EL\/AC = 15 (incl. 6 in a row from I Won't Last a Day Without You to I Need to Be in Love)\n11. Singles reaching No. 2 on Hot 100 = 5\n12. Singles reaching No. 2 on EL\/AC = 3\n13. Single reaching No. 1 on both Hot 100 & EL\/AC = 1 (Please Mr. Postman)\nFrom the above a very strong case could be (and probably has been) made for the importance of the Easy Listening\/Adult Contemporary chart as the true indicator of the appeal and success of the Carpenters and the major reason for their immense record sales over the decades - and the chart they should have concentrated on during their recording\/touring days.\nReactions: jcolo1956, Cuyler, Harry and 1 other person\nAs a sort of addendum to my post above concerning the Billboard charts, a few additional thoughts:\n1. It's really difficult to believe, or accept, the fact that only one Single reached No.1 on both the Hot 100 & EL\/AC charts, and that that one was Please Mr. Postman, when far better songs (musically speaking) such as We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Superstar and Yesterday Once More didn't (but did actually reach No.1 on the EL\/AC chart) - and further, that the songs that kept them out of the No.1 position on the Hot 100 chart were not in their same class musically...all of which speaks volumes about the unreliability of that Hot 100 chart, and the need to have placed far less emphasis on it...\n2. The EL\/AC chart seems to have been much more reliable and reflective of the broad demographic that was buying Carpenter records over the years - the fact that 18 Singles reached either No.1 or No.2 (15 +3 =18 & 18 of 30 = 60%) is astounding - and these numbers probably would have been higher if other really good album cuts such as A Song For You, One More Time, You're the One, Where Do I Go From Here, Leave Yesterday Behind, A Place to Hide Away, One Love, If We Try, Desperado and others had been released as Singles...\nOne wonders how their career would have progressed or unfolded if they had stopped touring excessively , stayed in the studio most of the time making great records, and had either ignored the charts, or concentrated on the one that most closely reflected reality, the EL\/AC chart..another \"What if\" that boggles the mind.\nReactions: Mark-T\nReactions: Geographer, Electroliner, Don Malcolm and 2 others\nSpeaking of charts and the difference between Cashbox and Billboard, 'Merry Christmas, Darling' peaked at No. 41 on Cashbox in 1970 but didn't appear on the Billboard mainstream Top 100. I guess this means that, if Billboard had allowed Christmas singles on the Top 100, 'Merry Christmas, Darling' would have likely added another tally to Carpenters' Top 40 total.\nI also notice that 'Merry Christmas, Darling' reached Number 60 on the Rolling Stone Top 100 in 2019.\nSpeaking of the Hot 100, it's quite a hot Christmas morning here and is forecast to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit later today.\nI hope that everyone has a great Christmas!\nReactions: Electroliner, JohnFB and Chris May\nGrainne\nHi all. I was lucky enough to receive two copies of The Musical Legacy, under the Christmas tree this year...\nIf there is anyone in Ireland ( or UK & Europe) who would like my spare copy please message me and I'll send it on free of charge.\nReactions: ullalume and JohnFB\nI was amazed to find this fascinating book available to borrow from Hoopla, an online library service in which my local library has been participating. I wasn't sure I wanted to invest in it as I already have a couple of piles of books that I don't read anymore. I may still purchase it if I finish and decide it's going to be a reference of ongoing value.\nAmazon sale, 50% off list price today at $17.50:\nAmazon product\nI just finished reading this beautiful book. Thank you to Chris May and Mike Lennox, and, of course, Richard, for giving us this wonderful Christmas gift! Some of my favorite photos made it in, which makes me happy!\nReactions: Chris May and JohnFB\nTom_P\nAmazingly now half price in UK Amazon too - hope the reduction is being borne by Amazon and the publisher rather than the authors! Amazon product\nAre we still using the SPOILER tags in this thread?\nIn rereading the book in Chapter 2 about the \"Offering\" album I'm struck again in the \"Richard's Take\" section in which he states that \"Certainly other than 'Invocation', 'Benediction', 'Your Wonderful Parade' and 'Ticket [to Ride]' nothing else should be on the album\".\nWhat was he thinking? I still disagree emphatically with this. \"Invocation\" and \"Benediction\" are interesting, but not real songs at all, just short little exercises in multi-track harmony, and \"Your Wonderful Parade\" is just simple sophomoric social commentary without much musical value at all, and wouldn't have been all that exciting even if Karen had sung it.\nWhat about \"Don't Be Afraid\", which could easily have been the first single, or \"All of My Life\", which could have been the second...\nWhat about the beautiful \"art song\" \"Someday\" or Neil Young's \"Clancy...\", which is far superior musically and lyrically to \"Parade...\".\nAnd then there's the sidebar on the chart climb of \"Ticket...\", which reached No.54 on the Hot 100 and No.19 on the Easy Listening charts.\nIt's my opinion that this outstanding recording could have gone much higher on both charts if (1.) they had released it as the 2nd or 3rd single from the album, and (2.) if the single version (but not the album version) had been edited to eliminate all of the instrumental intro except the last few piano figures right before Karen starts to sing, i.e., deleted the 1st 30 seconds - this intro is beautifully crafted and absolutely belongs with the album version, but is far too serious or \"classical\" in feel for most consumers of the pop radio sound of the day. This would have created a killer single short enough for radio of the day and may have been all that was needed for a much bigger hit.\nGreat question. Now that the holidays have passed, we should probably dispense with the spoiler tags.\nReactions: sussex salvo\nOK, good - will we be able (or enabled) to go back now and remove those tags from our posts?\nLikely not, but if there is a particular post that you'd like to have \"in the clear\", just ask a moderator to fix it.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00ab John Brousseau: Marty Rathbun is putting words in my mouth about the FBI's Scientology probe\nScientology caught red-handed breaking government restrictions \u2014 and without penalty \u00bb\nClearwater bar owner under surveillance has a surprise for Scientology: He's expanding\n[Clay Irwin and friend]\nWe have some follow-up information for you in the case of Clay Irwin and the camera he found facing his house in Clearwater, Florida.\nOn Saturday, we told you that Irwin, owner of the Lucky Anchor Irish Pub on Cleveland Street, had sent us some photos of a time-lapse Brinno camera he found on the property next door.\nIrwin opened his pub at the beginning of the year, and at the time he expressed an eagerness to get along with the Church of Scientology, whose \"Flag Land Base\" surrounds his bar. But since then, he's had some run-ins with the church, which began in February after he made an impromptu visit to the unfinished penthouse being prepared for Scientology celebrity Tom Cruise just down the street.\nIrwin was subsequently not invited to a presentation made by church leader David Miscavige for Cleveland Street business owners, and he says that he's been feeling that he was being watched since then.\nOn Friday, his Miniature Pinscher, Bruno, was barking at something on the neighbor's property, and Clay went to take a closer look.\n[Bruno]\nThat's when Clay spotted something next to what looks like a round water-meter box. As you can see, the camera, with some duct tape on its all-weather plastic housing, tended to blend in with the metal behind it.\nClay tells us that the camera was aimed at his driveway, and we told him that it suggested that someone was recording license plate numbers of visitors to his house, which we've seen in previous Scientology spying operations.\nYesterday, he managed to catch his neighbor and asked her about the camera. He says that the woman, a Scientologist, told him that she didn't know anything about it.\nClay tells us that his attorney will be contacting the church to ask why it might be recording Irwin's property. We sent a request for a statement to church spokeswoman Karin Pouw, and we'll let you know if we hear anything back from her.\nClay removed a memory card from the camera and has been attempting to find out what it had recorded. He's been unable to open its files, but he wanted us to see how enormous they are. The first two are dated the middle of February, right around the time Clay made his visit to Cruise's condo.\nWhile we were messaging Clay about what he'd found in the camera, he sent us additional news as well.\nTaking advantage of a new city initiative which is handing out grants to encourage new business, Irwin is opening a second bar, with pool hall and 2-lane bowling alley, across the street from the Lucky Anchor.\n[The Lucky Anchor on Cleveland Street\u2026]\n[\u2026and the property across the street where Irwin's pool and bowling hall is going.]\nAnd, he tells us, he's being more wary of his surroundings.\n\"I'm taking my dog out on another camera hunt,\" he told us, with a laugh.\nHowdyCon 2017\nHowdyCon 2017: Denver, June 23-25 at the Residence Inn Denver City Center. Go here for details.\nLori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy in 1,135 days.\nMarie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 661 days.\nRamana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 541 days.\nMike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin in 4,843 days.\nBrian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 950 days.\nSkip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis for 1,352 days.\nLois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 806 days.\nPhil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike in 1,311 days.\nOur book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We've posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information about the book, and our 2015 book tour, can also be found at the book's dedicated page.\nJune 19th, 2017 | Category: Spies Like Us","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"11133 Doverwood Dr\n11133 Doverwood Dr is a single family residence located in Riverside, CA 92505. Built in 1952, this property features 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 7,841 sq ft lot, and 953 sq ft of living space. The estimated market value for 11133 Doverwood Dr is $343,000.\nFor the surrounding community of Riverside, CA 92505, the average sale price for similar homes to 11133 Doverwood Dr is $554,023. The nearby schools are above average and include Valley View Elementary, La Sierra High and Ysmael Villegas Middle. The overall crime risk for this area is moderate with 14 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very high earthquake risk, low tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.\nProperty Details: 11133 Doverwood Dr\nHome Size: 953 sqft\nSubdivision: LUCKEY TR\nZoning: R106\nHeating Type: YES\n2017 $568 (+1.35%) $14,020 $28,075 $42,095\n2012 $502 $12,959 $25,945 $38,904\n11141 Doverwood Dr, Riverside, CA 92505\n5061 Pruitt Pl, Riverside, CA 92505\n5060 La Sierra Ave, Riverside, CA 92505\nThe average sales price of homes similar to 11133 Doverwood Dr is $554,023 ($556\/sq.ft.)\n10650 Campbell Ave $360,000 12\/18\/2019 $474 759 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 2 Bath 0.9 mi away\n5006 Bushnell Ave $564,000 12\/12\/2019 $635 888 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 1 Bath 0.4 mi away\n5203 La Sierra Ave $370,000 11\/27\/2019 $340 1,087 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 2 Bath 0.3 mi away\n5353 Rose Ave $716,000 11\/20\/2019 $650 1,102 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 2 Bath 0.5 mi away\n4095 Penrod Dr $340,000 11\/20\/2019 $317 1,071 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 2 Bath 1.1 mi away\n5080 Hedrick Ave $630,000 11\/15\/2019 $593 1,062 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 1 Bath 0.7 mi away\n3916 New Haven Dr $800,000 11\/06\/2019 $717 1,116 sq.ft. 3 Bed, 2 Bath 1.4 mi away\n11748 Hazeldell Dr $453,000 10\/28\/2019 $521 870 sq.ft. 2 Bed, 1 Bath 0.9 mi away\n11266 Westwind Way $730,000 10\/24\/2019 $746 979 sq.ft. 2 Bed, 2 Bath 0.6 mi away\n3581 Polk St\nSituated at 11133 Doverwood Dr, Riverside, CA 92505, this is a Single Family Residence with 3 bedrooms and 1.0 bathrooms and approximately 953 square feet of living space and a 7,841 square foot lot. The property was built in 1952 and is in the neighborhood of Riverside County, California.\nIn the area where 11133 Doverwood Dr, Riverside, CA 92505 is located there were 10 new foreclosure filings in 12\/2019. The foreclosure rate in the 92505 zip code was one in every 1,470 housing units. The number of active properties in some stage of foreclosure in the 92505 zip code is 29.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hoosiers in the NBA: 2018-19 Opening Night Rosters\nOctober 16, 2018 Mike Schumann IUBB, IUBB NBA 0\nIt is hard to believe, but Tuesday marks the opening night for the 2018-19 NBA season. Once again, Indiana University will be well represented in the league, with reigning NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo leading the way.\nBelow are all eight former Hoosiers on opening night rosters, and their stats from the 2017-18 season.\nBe sure to scroll down to the bottom as we also highlight other notable names with IU connections and from around the Big Ten to keep an eye out for.\nOG Anunoby \u2013 Toronto\nAfter a somewhat surprising immediate success story in year one that culminated with Anunoby guarding LeBron James in the NBA playoffs, it will be interesting to see what year two brings for a player who has continued to have a high trajectory since his freshman year at IU.\n2017-18 Stats:\nGames\/Games Started \u2013 74\/62\nPoints \u2013 5.9\nRebounds \u2013 2.5\nAssists \u2013 .7\nBlocks \u2013 .2\nSteals \u2013 .7\nFG% \u2013 .471\n3FG% \u2013 .371\nFT% \u2013 .629\nThomas Bryant \u2013 Washington\nIt is a new year and a new opportunity for Bryant, who moved from the Lakers organization to the Wizards. Bryant appears to have a more comfortable spot on the roster this year after bouncing back and forth between the NBA and the G-League.\nBryant placed second in the race for G-League Rookie of the Year, shooting a league-high 74.3 percent on two-pointers on the season. He averaged 19.7 points and hit 36.4 percent from deep for the South Bay Lakers.\nBryant averaged 6.8 points and 5 rebounds in the preseason while playing 13.3 minutes per game.\nGames\/Games Started \u2013 15\/0\nYogi Ferrell \u2013 Sacramento\nFerrell has gone from undrafted to a solid player in the league and he now has a new contract and new opportunity in Sacramento to continue to advance his career.\nFerrell averaged 13.8 points, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the preseason while playing 28.8 minutes per contest.\nPoints \u2013 10.2 (career high)\nRebounds \u2013 3.0 (career high)\nAssists \u2013 2.5\nFG% \u2013 .426 (career high)\nEric Gordon \u2013 Houston\nGordon completed his 10th season in the league with Houston and is now 55th on the NBA's all-time 3-point field goals made list.\nPoints \u2013 18.0\nYou can buy the NBA jerseys of your favorite former IU stars at Fanatics via the links on this page and support The Daily Hoosier in the process. We will update the page when the jerseys for players that changed teams become available.\nVictor Oladipo \u2013 Indiana\nAfter becoming an NBA All-Star last season, Victor Oladipo's meteoric rise continues. After also being named the NBA's most improved player and leading the league in steals per game, it will be interesting to see what he can do to top last year's performance.\nAssists \u2013 4.3 (career high)\nBlocks \u2013 .8 (ties career high)\nSteals \u2013 2.4 (LED NBA, career high)\n3FG% \u2013 .371 (career high)\nNoah Vonleh \u2013 New York\nVonleh is on the move yet again and has landed with the Knicks. His numbers saw a boost after a midseason trade to Chicago last year, and he'll have another opportunity in New York.\nVonleh averaged 6.6 points and 6 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the field in 14.3 minutes per game in the preseason.\nPoints \u2013 4.9 (career high)\nAssists \u2013 .6 (career high)\nSteals \u2013 .4 (ties career high)\nTroy Williams \u2013 New Orleans\nTroy Williams appeared to have found a new home in New York. In 17 games with the Knicks he averaged 17 minutes, 7.5 points, and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 49% from the field. And then he suffered a fractured jaw and missed the final two weeks of the year. In a surprise move, the Knicks let him go, and now he is with New Orleans.\nWilliams averaged 8.5 points in 8.8 minutes per game in the preseason while shooting 48% from the field.\nAssists \u2013 .8 (tied, career high)\nSteals \u2013 1.0 (career high)\nFT% \u2013 .667 (career high)\nCody Zeller \u2013 Charlotte\nThe former Hoosier big man struggled with knee issues for much of the season, and finally shut things down in March. Zeller will be looking for a fresh start in the 2018-19 season, and will be out from under the shadow of Dwight Howard.\nOTHER NOTABLE NAMES\n(Note: Some of these players may end up in the D-League after last minute roster changes)\nJordan Crawford, who also played one season for Indiana before transferring is not on a roster.\nJosh McRoberts (Zach's brother) is also not on a roster.\nKevin Huerter (Maryland) is on the Atlanta Hawks roster.\nMiles Bridges (Michigan State), and Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin) join Zeller on the Charlotte roster.\nDenzel Valentine (Michigan State) is back for the Bulls.\nSam Dekker (Wisconsin) is with Cleveland.\nGary Harris (Michigan State) returns with Denver.\nGlenn Robinson III (Michigan) is now with Detroit.\nDraymond Green (Michigan State) continues on with Golden State.\nVincent Edwards (Purdue) joins Gordon in Houston.\nMo Wagner (Michigan) is with the Lakers.\nJaren Jackson (Michigan State) and Mike Conley (Ohio State) are with Memphis.\nDuncan Robinson (Michigan) is with Miami.\nD.J. Wilson (Michigan) is with Milwaukee.\nKeita Bates-Diop (Ohio State) is with Minnesota.\nE-Twaun Moore (Purdue) is with New Orleans.\nTrey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan) are with the Knicks.\nJake Layman (Maryland) Meyers Leonard (Illinois), Nik Stauskas (Michigan), Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) and Evan Turner (Ohio State) are all with Portland.\nZach Randolph (Michigan State) is with Sacramento\nDanny Green (Devonte's brother) joins Anunoby in Toronto.\nAll images are property of the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"(Cartoonist - Nick Anderson)\nIn other news, for the first time in state history, the Oregon state legislature has expelled a member - Representative Mike Nearman - because he literally opened the door for armed militiamen to enter the state capitol.\nMeanwhile, Nevada will now be the first state to hold a Democratic primary contest unless Iowa moves their date.\nFinally, world leaders attending the G7 summit alongside President Biden aren't convinced that Americans won't elect another madman in four years.\nBiden faces lingering doubts about America's reliability as a partner. Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies, NATO and the European Union are worried about the pendulum of U.S. politics swinging yet again, and are looking for concrete action, not words after the shock of the Trump years.\n\"Is this a an interregnum between Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0? Nobody knows,\" said David O'Sullivan, a former European Union ambassador to Washington. \"I think most people are of the view that we should seize the opportunity with this administration to strengthen the relationship and hope that this can survive beyond the midterms and 2024.\"\nAmericans are only ever four years away from electing another disaster, so what can I say? They're not wrong.\nThe After Party 6\/11\/21\nKeystone XL is Dead","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"S P O R T S\nConfident-again Sachin steadies ship\nChennai, February 23\nIndia ended the second day's play of the first Test at 182 for three, not completely out of the grip of mortal danger. Yet, they'd be happy with where they got after the disaster at top. Within minutes of the start of the Indian innings, the home team was under siege.\nSachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli during second day of the first Test in Chennai on Saturday.\n\u2014 PTI\n(LIVE ON STAR CRICKET 9.30 AM)\nChepauk brings out the best in Tendulkar\nSeeing Sachin Tendulkar bat with assurance again \u2014 after an eternity! \u2014 it's easy to err on the side of extreme optimism. Rather, it's actually a bleak scenario if your best batsman is a man who's going to be 40 in two months, whose genius is decidedly fading. He's burning so bright now, but is it because the light is flickering?\nEARLIER STORIES\nClarke spins it away from India\nPitch battle: Skippers rely on their team strengths\nUncertainity prevails over Sehwag's opening partner\nWe take on India with no fear: Clarke\nAustralians trip, recover vs spinners\nTiwary hits ton, makes a statement\nGambhir shows the streetfighter in him\nGambhir needs a great A game vs Aussies\nOn Valentine's day, Pistorius charged with murdering girlfriend\nPup braces up for big challenge\nYoung Pattinson wanted to bounce out Sachin but...\nYoung Australian pacer James Pattinson on Saturday said that he tried to attack Sachin Tendulkar with a barrage of bouncers but with the veteran Indian batsman picking him early, he had to change the plan on the second day of the first cricket Test in Chennai.\nAustralia's James Pattinson celebrates the wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara. \u2014 PTI\nMahi Racing aims pole finish in season's first race\nPhilip Island (Australia), February 23\nIndia's first World Superbike team, Mahi Racing made a strong start to its World Supersport Championship campaign with its riders - Kenan Sofuoglu and Fabien Foret - claiming second and third spots respectively on the starting grid for Sunday's inaugural race of the season.\nCricket has massively benefited from powerbroker BCCI: Jones\nSydney, February 23\nFormer Australian batsman Dean Jones has claimed world of cricket has massively benefited from the influence of game``s major powerhouse Board of Cricket Control (BCCI). \"The reason cricket is one of the world``s most popular sports is mainly due to the influence from India.\nMan arrested for betting on India-Australia match\nChandigarh, February 23\nHaryana Police on Saturday arrested a member of an international gang for allegedly indulging in online betting on the first cricket Test between India and Australia in Chennai.\nFinn-led England thrash New Zealand to win series\nAuckland, February 23\nDevastating bowling from Steven Finn and a solid top-order batting display gave England a five wicket win over New Zealand in the deciding one-day international at Eden Park on Saturday to claim the series 2-1.\nFans still want me: Afridi to selectors\nKarachi, February 23\nFlamboyant all rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday, asked national selectors to not put pressure on him by making unsolicited statements and also made it clear that the decision to quit the game remains his prerogative.\nIndian boxers can play in int'l meets but under the AIBA flag\nPatiala, February 23\nIn a major relief to the Indian boxing, the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Federation (AIBA) today gave clearance to boxers to take part in the international competitions albiet with some checks.\nSomdev, Yuki, Sanam back in Davis Cup team\nNew Delhi, February 23\nDevvarman, Yuki Bhambri and Sanam Singh, who had joined eight other players in raising a banner of revolt against the All India Tennis Association (AITA), seeking better remuneration and facilities, have been named for the Indian Davis Cup team for the tie against Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania relegation round match, to be held in Bangalore from April 5 to 7.\nPistorius spends time with family on 1st day of bail\nPretoria, February 23\nMurder suspect Oscar Pistorius spent his first day out on bail with his family pending trial for the killing of his girlfriend. Pistorius was freed on a record one million rand ($112,770) bail on Friday after eight days in custody and an emotionally charged four-day bail hearing.\nTendulkar, Kohli stand tall after Pattinson runs through top order on Day Two\nRohit Mahajan\nIndia ended the second day's play of the first Test at 182 for three, not completely out of the grip of mortal danger. Yet, they'd be happy with where they got after the disaster at top.\nWithin minutes of the start of the Indian innings, the home team was under siege. The Australian total of 380 began to look very distant, and distinctly victorious. Murali Vijay, in the Indian XI after an indifferent season, was clueless against a superfast, 150kmph delivery from James Pattinson. Exactly two overs later, Pattinson dismissed Virender Sehwag \u2014 trying out his spectacles for the first in a Test match, no less! The ball was again very quick, at 147kmph, and Sehwag seemed late on the stroke \u2014 so late that the ball, off his defensive shot, bounced well within crease.\nThen it looped up out of the vision of the batsman and came down, slowly and unerringly, right on the top of the leg stump. This, incidentally, reduced Sehwag's batting average to below 50 for the first time since Nov 2009.\nTwelve for two, 368 behind Australia. Not the best time for Sachin Tendulkar, a diffident, nervous starter in recent times, to walk in.\nIt was then that Pattinson erred, and erred twofold.\nHis original plan was to attack Tendulkar's body with short deliveries. He changed the plan at the last moment \u2014 he decided to attack Tendulkar's stumps instead. He was mindful of Tendulkar getting out bowled or dismissed nine times last year; he also realised that the ball was reverse-swinging quite early. Pattinson's second mistake was in execution of the altered plan \u2014 he gave Tendulkar just the right length and line to hit three fours of the first four balls he faced, through the covers and to the fine leg boundary. Tendulkar, thus, didn't face the sort of inquisition that was his fate in every innings against England late last year, or indeed against Australia a year ago. The flying start calmed Tendulkar's nerves, braced Cheteshwar Pujara, fortified the Indian team. This was the decisive moment of the day, and the inexperience of the Australian opening bowlers \u2014who both were not yet born when Tendulkar played his first Test \u2014 allowed the master to get away.\n\"I wanted to challenge the stumps but went little a bit wide and again changed the plan halfway through,\" Pattinson rued his moves later. \"Being young, you seem to make mistakes and perhaps learn to better your plans.\"\nPattinson took one more wicket, Pujara bowled for 44 by one that shot through low. But, quite inexplicably, Australia's best, most threatening bowler sent down just six overs today, of the 52 the team bowled. He was tasked with bowling short, very quick spells \u2014 but he has a history of serious injuries, and was thus rested for long and frustrating periods today.\nHis opening spell lasted just 18 balls, yielding two wickets \u2014 and he came back to bowl after 20 long overs! He took out Pujara this time, but again bowled just three overs. That seems incredible, but that's the price Australia have decided to pay for the serious pace he brings in.\nTendulkar, Pujara and then Virat Kohli slowly dragged India out of the woods, though the job is unfinished yet. Tendulkar was assured for most of his innings, though he had a close shave in the over before tea when he padded away a ball from Nathan Lyon \u2014 mostly ineffectual today \u2014 but umpire Marais Erasmus negated the appeal.\nPujara was compact in defence but didn't spurn opportunities to score. His partnership with Tendulkar yielded 93 runs and ended when he was removed by Pattinson.\nHe was bowled when, he said later, he \"midway\" lost sight of a ball from Pattinson in the 29th over of the innings. Pujara later insisted that the ball wasn't too fast, or that the pitch had played a role in it; he admitted the ball did keep low on that occasion.\nThat left Indians dangerously perched at the edge of a creaky branch. At 105 for three, another wicket would have brought in the rookie Ravindra Jadeja in \u2014 the frequent triple-centurion in domestic cricket is not quite a master batsman at the international level. In that context, the innings Kohli played was critical. Kohli and Tendulkar have added 77 in 23.2 overs. Tendulkar's share is 26 and Kohli is already on 50; clearly, Kohli was the aggressor in the partnership, driving the ball with great poise to the off side boundaries.\nTendulkar hasn't looked this confident for a long time; he was aided by the Australians to an extent.\nAustralia 1st Inngs (overnight 316\/7)\nCowan st Dhoni b Ashwin 29\nWarner lbw b Ashwin 59\nHughes b Ashwin\t6\nWatson lbw b Ashwin 28\nClarke c Kumar b Jadeja 130\nWade lbw b Ashwin 12\nHenriques lbw b Ashwin 68\nStarc b Jadeja 3\nSiddle c Sehwag b H Singh 19\nPattinson not out 15\nLyon c Kohli b Ashwin 3\nExtras: 8\nTotal: (all out in 133 ov)\t380\nFall of wickets: 1-64, 2-72, 3-126, 4-131, 5-153, 6-304, 7-307, 8-361, 9-364\nBhuvneshwar 13-1-52-0\nIshant 17-3-59-0\nHarbhajan 25-2-87-1\nAshwin 42-12-103-7\nJadeja 36-10-71-2\nIndia 1st innings\nVijay b Pattinson\t10\nSehwag b Pattinson 2\nPujara b Pattinson 44\nTendulkar batting 71\nKohli batting\t50\nTotal: (3 wkts in 52 ov)\t182\nFall of wickets: 1\/11, 2\/12, 3\/105\nStarc 14-2-37-0\nPattinson 6-1-25-3\nSiddle 8-1-31-0\nLyon 14-0-55-0\nHenriques 8-2-17-0\nClarke 2-0-14-0\nBACK TO BUSINESS: Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot during the first Test against Australia on Saturday. He remained unbeaten on 71 as India were 182\/3 at stumps. PTI\nSeeing Sachin Tendulkar bat with assurance again \u2014 after an eternity! \u2014 it's easy to err on the side of extreme optimism. Rather, it's actually a bleak scenario if your best batsman is a man who's going to be 40 in two months, whose genius is decidedly fading. He's burning so bright now, but is it because the light is flickering? This is almost certainly the master's farewell series across Indian grounds. He'd be glad with his work today.\nThe master had played his first Test at Chepauk 20 years ago, when he made 165. He's not far from a farewell century at the ground, 70 at close of play. This is Tendulkar's seventh fifty-plus score at the venue, where he has played 15 innings for 947 runs with five centuries and two fifties. The average is an impressive 94.7.\nTendulkar also went past the 7,000-run mark in home Tests today, and only Ricky Ponting is ahead of him on this table.\nAt the end of the day's play, the superfast James Pattinson paid his tribute to the master, and rued the mistake he made of providing him with four loose balls to begin with. It's a pity the battle didn't last long, because Pattinson was withdrawn from the attack. In all, Tendulkar faced only 10 balls from Pattinson -- almost incredible that the team's best bowler bowled so little, and sad because it was turning into quite a contest. Tendulkar had taken 15 runs off him, with three fours off the first four balls.\n\"My plan early on to Sachin was to try and bounce a little more,\" Pattinson said later. \"I changed that plan in the last minute, and it was a mistake there. I think I should have gone with the first plan.\"\n\"Sachin is a fantastic player and it looked like he had a lot of time out there compared to the other batters,\" he added. \"It is quite a daunting task bowling to him and looking at him he was at his class today and batted fantastically.\"\nCheteshwar Pujara agreed. He also emphasised the importance of those early fours by Tendulkar. \"When Sachin Paaji came in to bat, from first ball onwards he was on the mark,\" Pujara said. \"He got three boundaries in the first over. He was looking positive, I thought that I haven't seen him in such kind of positive mindset.\"\n\"I've seen him bat in the nets, the way he was timing the ball was different,\" Pujara added when asked if Tendulkar was batting radically differently from the way he did against England. \"I've seen him in the England series in the nets. Unfortunately he didn't get runs in the matches, but the way he was batting in the nets, there was nothing wrong. He was timing the ball well,\" he said.\nTendulkar, who showed glimpses of his vintage form in his knock of 71 on the second day, hit two glorious fours off the first two balls he faced from Pattinson and clobbered another majestic boundary off the fourth ball.\nAsked about the treatment meted out to him by Tendulkar, the 22-year-old Australian said the initial onslaught from the senior Indian player forced him to change his plan. \"My early plan to Sachin was to try and bounce a little more. Changed that plan in last minute. It was a mistake there. I think I should have gone with the first plan. Sachin is a fantastic player and it looked like he had a lot of time out there compared to other batters,\" Pattinson said after at the press conference after second day's play.\n\"It's quite a daunting task bowling to him and looking at him he was at his class today and batted fantastically. When I bowl to him and other players, he picks the ball quite early and places it quite easily. Hopefully we will be successful tomorrow. His wicket is always prize scalp,\" he said.\nPattinson said the ball was reversing quite early, not swinging conventionally and that played a part in his decision to drop the plan of attacking the Indian top order with bouncers.\n\"The ball was reversing quite early and never swinging conventionally. I tried some stuff like that it worked well. I wanted to challenge Sehwag but went little bit wide and again changed the plan half way through. Being young you seem to make mistakes and perhaps you learn to better your plans,\" he said. \u2014 PTI\nBoth the riders of Mahi Racing, which made its debut in the World Supersport Championship last year, are strong contenders to take the chequered flag on Sunday.\nThree-time champion Sofuoglu cut about half a second from his yesterday's best lap timing to take second position clocking 1:33.157s, while Foret bettered his timing by almost a second to clock 1:33.721s.\nForet had suffered some technical problems and was down to the 12th spot after the first qualifying. But the Frenchman made a strong comeback today and faced no problem in climbing up the grid.\nAfter the race a much-relieved Foret said, \"The competitive approach that we show as a team helps us to better our timing every time we are out there. Hopefully, both me and Kenan can better our performance and aim for a pole finish tomorrow.\"\nIn today's qualifying session, the pole went to Sam Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsports Yamaha, who had clocked 1:32.545s in yesterday's qualifying session, and the new track record was enough for him to take the pole position on the starting grid.\nHowever, the riders of Mahi Racing are confident of turning the table on Lowes on Sunday.\n\"We were solid throughout the qualifying session and the bike (Kawasaki ZX-6R) performed fantastically over the two days,\" said Sofuoglu. Chairman and Managing Director of the Mahi Racing, Arun Pandey expressed happiness over the performance of his team and said they were looking forward to their first race day.\n\"We have done extremely well in the first official testing and also in the qualifying. Now we are looking forward to the race and I am sure we would be in contention for the podium finish tomorrow,\" he said.\nCricket is played by 10 nations with Test status and 35 associate countries. But it is India that provides nearly 80 per cent of the world``s cricket revenues,\" Jones wrote in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald. \"And cricket-playing countries and players around the world are a lot wealthier because of that revenue generated by India,\" he added.\nThe police, who arrested Vinod from Rohtak, recovered 140 mobile phones from his possession, a spokesman of Police Department said.\nHe said that the arrest was made from a house in Old Anaj Mandi in Rohtak following a tip off.\nThe police conducted raid at the house and arrested the accused Vinod alias Tony.\nHe said that the police also recovered a diary, mobile charger, a television set and a laptop.\nA case has been registered against the accused and further investigation was being carried out, he added.\nAfter New Zealand were dismissed for an unchallenging 185 in an innings that ended 37 balls short of their 50 overs, England overhauled the target in a rapid 37.3 overs. The victory gives England a psychological boost going into the first Test on March 6 after earlier winning the Twenty20 series 2-1. Following the early dismissal of Ian Bell for 24, Alastair Cook (46) and Jonathan Trott (38) made the most of the flat track and short boundaries at Eden Park to effortlessly carve out a 67-run second-wicket partnership.\nAfter they fell in quick succession, Joe Root (28*) and Eoin Morgan (39) put on 56 for the fourth wicket before Morgan was caught by Kyle Mills on the boundary.\nBrief Scores: 185 all out in 43.5 ov (McCullum 79, R Taylor 28, Elliot 24,Finn 3\/27, Broad 2\/ 38); England: 186\/5 in 37.3 ov (Cook 46,Morgan 39, Trott 38, Southee 3\/48, Ellis 2\/35).\nAbbott's 7 wickets on debut send Pakistan crashing\nAB de Villiers plays a shot in Pretoria. \u2014 Reuters\nCenturion: Debutant paceman Kyle Abbott left Pakistan in tatters with seven first innings wickets as South Africa bowled out the tourists for 156 on the second day of the third Test at Centurion.\nAbbott took 7\/29, the best-ever Test bowling figures at Centurion, to force Pakistan to follow-on after South Africa had amassed 409 in their first innings.\nPakistan's fortunes failed to improve in the second innings as they limped to 14\/1 at the close of play. The real damage was done in Pakistan's first turn at bat. Imran Farhat (30) had already survived an lbw dismissal from Rory Kleinveldt that was overturned on review when he was trapped in front by Vernon Philander.\nBrief Scores: South Africa: 409 all out in 103.2 ov; Pakistan: (Ist innings): 156 all out in 46.3 overs (Younis Khan 33, Imran Farhat 30, K. Abbot 7\/29); (Pakistan): (following on) 14\/1 in 9 ovs (Azhar 5*,Younis 8*). \u2014 Reuters\nAfter recalling Afridi in the One-day squad for the series against South Africa, chief selector Iqbal Qasim had said the all rounder will have to justify his selection by putting up a good show.\n\"I don't know in what context or scenario Iqbal Qasim said these things for me. But no one should put pressure on me,\" Afridi said. \"My fans still want me to continue playing and I will decide myself till when to continue playing or when to leave,\" Afridi added. Afridi said he was determined to do well for the country and no one needs to remind him that.\n\"I have always said that I will never give anyone a chance to tell me that it is time for me to go. \u2014 AFP\nAman Sood\nThe decision would mean that they could participate in the international events held under the aegis of the AIBA but \"officials from India will not be permitted and Indian boxers will compete under the AIBA flag\".\nFollowing a telephonic dialogue held between International Olympic Committee (IOC) member of India, Randhir Singh and AIBA chief Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA paved way for the boxers to return to mainstream. Indian boxers were suspended from the international events last month by the world body.\nIn an official communiqu\u00e9 to Randhir Singh, AIBA wrote, \"this letter is to inform you that despite the ongoing suspension of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, the AIBA EC Bureau took the decision on February 22, 2013 to exceptionally allow Indian boxers and coaches only (no official whatsoever permitted) to participate in AIBA Competitions (approved events) under the AIBA flag\".\nA couple of Indian boxers told TNS that though it is a welcome decision but playing under the national flag at the earliest would be real satisfaction. \"I think the IOC has done a commendable job in getting the clearances for the Indian boxers otherwise many would have lost focus as the Indian Boxing Federation has done little to help its boxers,\" they stated.\nThe letter further says that the national federation may register boxers and coaches only to the ASBC Youth Boxing Championships due to take place from May 10-16, 2013 in Subic Bay, Philippines, and to future AIBA competitions. \"Please note that you will be requested to provide a proof that the coaches registered are certified coaches,\" reads the letter, a copy of which is with The Tribune.\nIn recent years, amateur boxing has been one of few sports where Indians have held their own against the world's best, winning medals at the Olympics and other international meets. \"I am happy for the Indian sportsmen and particularly for all the boxing lovers\", Randhir stated.\nIndian boxer Akhil Kumar welcomed the decision claiming that it is a much awaited decision as boxing is India's medal prospect.\nMS Unnikrishnan\/TNS\nVeteran Leander Paes will spearhead the campaign, though he would be playing only in the doubles. The AITA selection committee, which met at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association complex today, picked the team, though they did not feel it necessary to recall seasoned Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna. In the absence of the top players, India had lost to South Korea 1-4 in the Asia-Oceana Group I tie, played at the R.K.Khanna Stadim here last month. And the defeat rankled the top players who made themselves available for the tie against Indonesia as a one-off concession, till the AITA finds a lasting solution to the demands they had made.\nThe AITA selection committee, headed by Anil Dhupar, however decided to keep out Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the team as the selectors put thrust on singles, with Leander Paes, ranked eighth in the world in doubles, as the only specialist doubles player.\nDhupar said the idea was to groom the singles players as any of them could partner Leander in doubles, instead of saddling the team with two specialist doubles players, which will create imbalance in the singles lineup. \"At the moment, we can do with Leander (in doubles)\", noted Dhupar.\nTherefore, the selectors also did not consider Purav Raja, who had ably supported Leander, though he was making his debut, to win the doubles rubber against Korea, for the tie against Indonesia. From the rookie team that India fielded against Korea, only Vijayant Malik, along with Shriram Balaji, find a place among the reserves while two promising young talent, Ramkuamr Ramanathan and Arjun Khadhe, will be invited to practice with the Cup squad.\nS.P. Mishra has been retained as the non-playing captain for one last time while Zeeshan Ali will continue as the manager.\n\"I would like Oscar to just compose himself and to have a normal day,\" his uncle Arnold Pistorius said. He will return to court later this year when a date will be set for trial. Father Henke Pistorius declined to say how his son had slept at his uncle's house in Pretoria. But a source close to the family said \"the family just want time together. They haven't thought about anything except being together.\"\nPistorius claims he repeatedly shot at and killed his lover by mistake thinking she was a burglar. Steenkamp's grieving parents, however, did not appear convinced. \"It doesn't matter how rich he is and how good his legal team is. He needs to live with himself if he lets his legal team lie for him,\" her father Barry said. \u2014 AFP\nIndia beat China 4-0\nNew Delhi: Indian men swept past China 4-0 to register fourth consecutive victory and keep their slate clean in the Hockey World League Rd 2 at National Stadium. \u2014 TNS\n| Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail |","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Purevpn Continues to Scale, Invites 90,000+ Ethical Hackers at Bugcrowd to Double Down on the Security of Its Service\nPublished September 5, 2018 Comments 0\nSeptember 4, 2018\t(Newswire.com) \u2013\nTaking yet another innovative approach to user security and privacy, PureVPN \u2014 a maverick of the security industry \u2014 has partnered with Bugcrowd and invited its army of 90,000+ cybersecurity experts to test PureVPN to its limits. The program builds on PureVPN's cybersecurity commitment to deliver the world's most secure VPN experience.\nPureVPN's decade-old mission to serve security with a never-ending line of innovations such as Ozone & Gravity (Beta) is in full swing. The Bug Bounty Program is a grand gesture by the VPN industry leader to reinforce and stand by its commitment to security and privacy.\nThe Bug Bounty Program\nThe security landscape is evolving at a mind-boggling rate. Today, no provider can guarantee 100% effectiveness of their offerings, unless they have a strong community of cybersecurity experts backing them, and the trust of knowing that the service is constantly being tested by the world's #1 community of ethical hackers.\nUnderstanding the complexities of today's cybersecurity scenario, PureVPN has taken a bold step by getting its Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux Apps along with its extensions for Chrome and Firefox browsers, and DD-WRT Applet put to the test by the world's finest. This groundbreaking step by the VPN industry leader shows seriousness, confidence and customer-centric nature of the provider, which effectively translates into utmost peace of mind for the end user.\nBug Bounty Rewards\nWhile no price tag can ever justify the value of commitment, PureVPN is offering rewards up to $1,500 for vulnerability identification and help the VPN provider further develop active cyber-defense capabilities for some of its most popular client software for various platforms.\nThe rewards vary according to the vulnerabilities and loopholes discovered. Details of the program can be viewed at the Bugcrowd page.\nA Little About Bugcrowd\nBugcrowd is a renowned name in the cybersecurity industry. It offers a crowd-powered platform that lets companies have their products or services torn apart and \"pen-tested\" by the crowd to identify bugs, vulnerabilities and other security threats. The crowd is composed of hundreds of thousands of individuals from across the globe, who are highly experienced and skilled in cybersecurity, penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, bug hunting and more.\nThe Scope of the Bugcrowd Program\nWith this program, PureVPN's target is to reassure its users that there are no vulnerabilities and loopholes encircling enumeration, information gathering and also vulnerabilities that lead to infrastructure compromise. All offerings by PureVPN, including its desktop and smartphone apps, router applet, and browser extensions will be tested for vulnerabilities and any other loopholes that can have a direct impact on its users and infrastructure.\nBy going under the pentesting program, PureVPN has communicated assurance to its users and has reinforced its promise to ensure ultimate security and intrusion-free privacy of its users. The program is aimed at making PureVPN's security & privacy services bulletproof. Given its reputation as the pioneer and top innovator in the VPN space, PureVPN continues to push the boundaries by elevating industry standards.\nAbout PureVPN:\nPureVPN is a leading VPN service loved by sports fans, streamers, and online privacy seekers across the world. The service was established with the aim of providing users with complete internet freedom.\nFounded back in 2007, it boasts 2,000+ servers in 180 locations worldwide and has the honor of serving more than 3 million users. The Hong Kong-based VPN provider offers an extensive set of features, accessible through its dedicated apps, and enjoys a stellar reputation of being one of the most reliable VPNs in the market.\nSource: PureVPN\nCategory IT Security Views 662\nCEX.IO Opens Telegram Login and Verification\nAPCON Expands Global Presence With New Director of EMEA Operations\nNorton Confirms PureVPN's Findings\nYale Cyber Leadership Forum Releases Free Report on Key Areas of Cyber Risk\nSeclytics Now Available on the Palo Alto Networks Application Framework\nAporeto's Zero Trust Now Available on Amazon Web Services Marketplace for Containers\nGM President Dan Ammann and Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff Opening Keynotes at Automotive Cybersecurity Summit in Detroit\nCounterCraft Launches Cyber Deception Platform 2.0 and Celebrates Three Years in Business","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"eLaws | Code of Federal Regulations | United States Code |\nUnited States Code \u00bb\nAll Courts\nDavis & Farnum Mfg. Co. v. Los Angeles , 189 U.S. 207 ( 1903 )\nDAVIS AND FARNUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY\nNo. 507.\nSupreme Court of United States.\nSubmitted January 13, 1903. Decided March 2, 1903. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.\n*209 Mr. Henry T. Helm, Mr. Lynn Helm, Mr. Edward C. Bailey, Mr. Henry T. Lee and Mr. J.R. Scott for appellant.\nMr. Albert H. Crutcher, Mr. W.B. Mathews, Mr. Le Compte Davis and Mr. J.R. Rusk for appellee.\n*216 MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.\n1. As the bill in this case is based not only upon diversity of citizenship, but upon the alleged unconstitutionality of the municipal ordinances of November 25, 1901, and March 3, 1902, as impairing the obligation of Mrs. Dobbins' contract with the city under prior ordinances, an appeal lies directly to this court, and upon such appeal the whole case is opened for consideration. Horner v. United States, No. 2, 143 U.S. 570; Chappell v. United States, 160 U.S. 499. The State having delegated certain powers to the city, the ordinances of the municipal authorities in this particular are the acts of the State through one of its properly constituted instrumentalities, and their unconstitutionality is the unconstitutionality of a state law within the *217 meaning of section 5 of the Circuit Court of Appeals act. City Railway Co. v. Citizens' R.R. Co., 166 U.S. 557; Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Austin, 168 U.S. 685, 694; St. Paul Gas Light Co. v. St. Paul, 181 U.S. 142, 148.\n2. The court below did not pass upon the validity of these ordinances, but came to the conclusion that a bill in equity would not lie to restrain their enforcement, and in this aspect we shall discuss the case. As the only method employed for the enforcement of these ordinances was by criminal proceedings, it follows that the prayer of the bill to enjoin the city from enforcing these ordinances, or prevent plaintiff from carrying out its work, must be construed as demanding the discontinuance of such criminal proceedings as were already pending, and inhibiting the institution of others of a similar character.\nThat a court of equity has no general power to enjoin or stay criminal proceedings unless they are instituted by a party to a suit already pending before it, and to try the same right that is in issue there, or to prohibit the invasion of the rights of property by the enforcement of an unconstitutional law, was so fully considered and settled in an elaborate opinion by Mr. Justice Gray, In re Sawyer, 124 U.S. 200, that no further reference to prior authorities is deemed necessary, and we have little more to do than to consider whether there is anything exceptional in the case under consideration to take it out of the general rule. The plaintiff in the case of Sawyer sought to restrain the mayor and committee of a city in Nebraska from removing a city officer under charges filed against him for malfeasance in office. This was held to fall within the general rule and not within the exception.\nThe general rule that a Circuit Court of the United States, sitting as a court of equity, cannot stay by injunction proceedings pending in a state court to enforce the criminal laws of such State, was applied in Harkrader v. Wadley, 172 U.S. 148, to a case where the plaintiff sought to enjoin proceedings against him for the embezzlement of the assets of a bank; and in Fitts v. McGhee, 172 U.S. 516, to a suit brought by the receiver of a railroad against the attorney general of the State to restrain him from instituting or prosecuting criminal proceedings *218 to enforce against the plaintiff the provisions of a state law reducing the tolls, which had been exacted of the public by the railroad, of which the plaintiff was receiver. This was held to be in reality a suit against the State to enjoin the institution of criminal proceedings, and hence within the general rule. See also Prout v. Starr, 188 U.S. 537.\nPlaintiff seeks to maintain its bill under the exception above noted, wherein, in a few cases, an injunction has been allowed to issue to restrain an invasion of rights of property by the enforcement of an unconstitutional law, where such enforcement would result in irreparable damages to the plaintiff. It cites in that regard the case of Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., 154 U.S. 362, in which, under a law of Texas giving express authority to a railroad company or other party in interest to bring suit against the railroad commissioners of that State, a bill was sustained against such commission to restrain the enforcement of unreasonable and unjust rates, and in the opinion a few instances were cited where bills were sustained against officers of the State, who, under color of an unconstitutional statute, were committing acts of wrong and injury to the rights and property of the plaintiff acquired under a contract with the State. It would seem that, if there were jurisdiction in a court of equity to enjoin the invasion of property rights through the instrumentality of an unconstitutional law, that jurisdiction would not be ousted by the fact that the State had chosen to assert its power to enforce such law by indictment or other criminal proceeding. Springhead Spinning Co. v. Riley, L.R. 6 Eq. 551, 558.\nIn order to determine the exact property rights at stake in the case under consideration it should be borne in mind that this is not a bill by Mrs. Dobbins, the owner of the land and of the proposed gas works, to enjoin the city from interfering with carrying out the permit she had obtained to erect these gas works, nor by the Valley Gas and Fuel Company, with which she had made a contract to erect these works; but by a sub-contractor, which had made a contract with the Gas and Fuel Company to erect for it, and upon premises to be designated by Mrs. Dobbins, a water tank and gas holder; and, without even *219 alleging that the Gas and Fuel Company had refused to carry out its contract, or pay to plaintiff damages, or that Mrs. Dobbins had refused to settle any claim the Gas and Fuel Company might have against her, seeks to enjoin the city of Los Angeles in the assumed right of Mrs. Dobbins from interfering with its servants and employes, and from preventing plaintiff from carrying out the work of erecting the water tank and gas holder, and also to desist and refrain from enforcing its ordinances. It sets up no contract of its own with the city which the municipal ordinances have impaired, but a contract of the city with Mrs. Dobbins, to which it was no party, in which it had no direct interest, and that, too, without averring that the Gas and Fuel Company was insolvent, or unable to respond to its claim for damages. It proceeds wholly upon the assumption that the revocation of Mrs. Dobbins' license will operate injuriously to it, and that it cannot obtain a full and adequate remedy at law by an action against the Gas and Fuel Company upon its contract to pay the price agreed upon between them.\nIt is true the bill is based upon the theory that plaintiff would suffer great and irreparable loss by the interference of the city and by the exposed condition of the works, and that the refusal of an injunction would result in innumerable actions at law and a multiplicity of suits, which would have to be instituted at great expense and without the possibility of recovering indemnity. We are not, however, bound by this allegation, when the facts set forth in the bill show that, if the plaintiff be entitled to a remedy at all, it has an action against the Gas and Fuel Company, which is presumed at least to be able to respond in damages for all such as plaintiff may have suffered by the interruption of the contract. Whether the Gas and Fuel Company in such action could defend upon the ground that the municipality had forbidden the prosecution of the work, might depend somewhat upon the terms of the contract, and upon the right of the Gas and Fuel Company to take advantage of the interference of the city. As to this we express no opinion. It is true the employes of the plaintiff were arrested, but that fact alone wrought no legal injury to the plaintiff, since if it were prevented from any cause for which the Gas and Fuel Company *220 were chargeable, it might bring an action for damages against that company, with which alone its contract was made, and recover such damages as it could prove to have sustained.\nIt is true that in a number of cases bills have been sustained by one or more stockholders in a corporation against the corporation and other parties, to restrain the enforcement of an unconstitutional law against the corporation itself, but it has always been held, and general equity rule 94 requires, that such bill must contain an allegation under oath that the suit is not a collusive one to confer on a court of the United States jurisdiction, and must also contain an allegation that the directors of a corporation have refused to institute the proceedings themselves in the name of such corporation, and the efforts of the plaintiff to secure such action on the part of the directors, and the cause of his failure to obtain it. Dodge v. Woolsey, 18 How. 331; Hawes v. Oakland, 104 U.S. 450; Corbus v. Alaska Co., 187 U.S. 455. This rule, however, has no application to sub-contractors who stand in no position to enforce the right of their immediate contractors, such as was the Gas and Fuel Company, or of the owner of the property who had agreed with such immediate contractors to do the work. The plaintiff in this case stands practically in the position of one who seeks to take advantage of the unconstitutionality of a law in which it has only an indirect interest, and by the enforcement of which it has suffered no legal injury. In this it stands much in the position of the plaintiff in Tyler v. Court of Registration, 179 U.S. 405, and in Turpin v. Lemon, 187 U.S. 51; In re Wellington, 16 Pick. 87, 96; Sinclair v. Jackson, 8 Cow. 543; Jones v. Black, 48 Alabama, 540; Shehane v. Bailey, 110 Alabama, 308; Dejarnett v. Haynes, 23 Mississippi, 600.\nIn this connection, also, the appellant cites the case of Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., 154 U.S. 362, 393, in which we held that the trustee of the bondholders of a railway corporation could maintain a suit against the state railway commission to restrain the enforcement of unreasonable and unjust rates. The case, however, was put upon the express ground that the bondholders were the equitable and the beneficial owners of the property of the corporation, and in that capacity *221 might \"invoke the judgment of the Federal courts as to whether the contract rights created by the charter, and of which it is thus the beneficial owner, are violated by subsequent acts of the State in limitation of the right to collect tolls.\" In that case the bondholders were not only the beneficial owners of the property, but a reduction of the tolls might have resulted in the practical destruction of their securities, and unless the bill were maintained they were practically remediless. The case has but a remote analogy to the one under consideration.\nAs the appellant has shown no legal interest in this litigation, and no lack of a complete and adequate remedy at law, it results that the bill was properly dismissed, and the decree of the court below is therefore\nDocketNumber: 507\nCitation Numbers: 189 U.S. 207, 23 S. Ct. 498, 47 L. Ed. 778, 1903 U.S. LEXIS 1344\nJudges: Brown, After Making the Foregoing Statement\nFiled Date: 3\/2\/1903\nPrecedential Status: Precedential\nModified Date: 5\/5\/2017\nAuthorities (15)\nDodge v. Woolsey , 59 U.S. 331 ( 1856 )\nHawes v. Oakland , 104 U.S. 450 ( 1882 )\nIn Re Sawyer , 124 U.S. 200 ( 1888 )\nHorner v. United States , 143 U.S. 570 ( 1892 )\nReagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. , 154 U.S. 362 ( 1894 )\nChappell v. United States , 160 U.S. 499 ( 1896 )\nCity Railway Co. v. CITIZENS'RAILROAD CO. , 166 U.S. 557 ( 1897 )\nPenn Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Austin , 168 U.S. 685 ( 1898 )\nHarkrader v. Wadley , 172 U.S. 148 ( 1898 )\nFitts v. McGhee , 172 U.S. 516 ( 1899 )\nTyler v. Judges of Court of Registration , 179 U.S. 405 ( 1900 )\nSt. Paul Gas Light Co. v. St. Paul , 181 U.S. 142 ( 1901 )\nTurpin v. Lemon , 187 U.S. 51 ( 1902 )\nCorbus v. Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co. , 187 U.S. 455 ( 1903 )\nProut v. Starr , 188 U.S. 537 ( 1903 )\nView All Authorities \u00bb\nDobbins v. Los Angeles , 195 U.S. 223 ( 1904 )\nCity of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit,... , 197 U.S. 178 ( 1905 )\nMercantile Trust Co. v. City of Columbus , 203 U.S. 311 ( 1906 )\nEx Parte Young , 209 U.S. 123 ( 1908 )\nPhiladelphia Co. v. Stimson , 223 U.S. 605 ( 1912 )\nRoss v. Oregon , 227 U.S. 150 ( 1913 )\nMcCabe v. Atchison, T. & SFR Co. , 235 U.S. 151 ( 1914 )\nWathen v. Jackson Oil & Refining Co. , 235 U.S. 635 ( 1915 )\nTruax v. Raich , 239 U.S. 33 ( 1915 )\nRast v. Van Deman & Lewis Co. , 240 U.S. 342 ( 1916 )\nTerrace v. Thompson , 263 U.S. 197 ( 1923 )\nPackard v. Banton , 264 U.S. 140 ( 1924 )\nHygrade Provision Co., Inc. v. Sherman, Atty. Gen. Of New ... , 266 U.S. 497 ( 1925 )\nCline v. Frink Dairy Co. , 274 U.S. 445 ( 1927 )\nKing Mfg. Co. v. City Council of Augusta , 277 U.S. 100 ( 1928 )\nSpielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge , 295 U.S. 89 ( 1935 )\nBeal v. Missouri Pacific R. Corp. , 312 U.S. 45 ( 1941 )\nTileston v. Ullman , 318 U.S. 44 ( 1943 )\nDouglas v. City of Jeannette , 319 U.S. 157 ( 1943 )\nAFL v. Watson , 327 U.S. 582 ( 1946 )\nView All Citing Opinions \u00bb\nDisclaimer| Terms of Use| Privacy Policy| Contact Us| Feedback","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Religious accommodation need not be employee's preferred accommodation\npublished in McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC | June 25, 2018\nBy Phil Bruce\nJust as employers have a legal duty to reasonably accommodate employees' disabilities, they also have an obligation to reasonably accommodate employees' religious practices. Employers often struggle with determining what is reasonable, particularly when the employee requests an accommodation different than what the employer has offered. Recently, the Tenth Circuit clarified that a religious accommodation can be reasonable even if it is not the employee's preferred accommodation and has a monetary cost to the employee.\nThe case: Christmon v. B&B Airparts, Inc.\nJerome Christmon was a Hebrew Israelite whose employer, B&B Airparts, Inc., required all employees to work mandatory overtime on Saturdays. But Christmon's religious practice, which regarded Saturday as the Sabbath, prevented him from working on Saturdays. He requested an accommodation: to work overtime on Sundays instead of Saturdays.\nB&B, however, did not grant his requested overtime. Instead, B&B told him that he would need to request time off on Saturdays. Christmon never requested time off and, instead, stopped showing up for work on Saturdays. The company never took any disciplinary action against him for failing to request time off and missing Saturday shifts, thus effectively giving him the accommodation of not requiring that he work mandatory overtime on Saturdays. This did not satisfy Christmon, who claimed he lost out the opportunity for overtime pay. B&B ultimately terminated Christmon for unrelated reasons, and he filed suit, alleging that B&B violated Title VII by refusing to provide a reasonable religious accommodation.\nThe Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, agreeing with the district court, held that B&B offered a reasonable religious accommodation and did not violate Title VII by refusing to offer makeup overtime on Sundays. In coming to this decision, the court cited several older cases where courts held it was a reasonable religious accommodation to offer unpaid leave. It then took the next logical step, holding that an employer does not need to offer makeup overtime to an employee who misses work due to religious practices. In short, B&B's not disciplining Christmon for missing mandatory overtime on Saturdays was a sufficient accommodation to the employee's religious needs.\nIn support of his argument, Christmon cited multiple consent decrees from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. These decrees were essentially settlement agreements the EEOC negotiated in allegedly similar circumstances. Interestingly, the court disregarded these examples as lacking any persuasive authority or legal analysis. Nonetheless, it appears the court has taken a position that is contrary to the EEOC's approach, when the court decided that providing makeup overtime to Christmon was not a reasonable accommodation.\nAs always, employers should take great care when they are approached with a request for a religious accommodation. The court's decision in this case bolsters the rule that a reasonable accommodation does not have to be the one the employee requests. In fact, employers are now on solid footing that they are not required to give a requested accommodation to an employee, even if it means the employee may tangentially result in a monetary cost to the employee.\nEmployers should be careful to not push this decision too far, though, as they could still face potential liability if they affirmatively seek to impose a monetary penalty on employees for exercising their religious practices. For example, if B&B had required Christmon to take vacation leave on his Sabbath, then this case may have turned out differently. Or, had B&B told Christmon that he was categorically excluded from any overtime opportunities regardless of the days worked (i.e., over 40 hours Monday through Friday) because of his inability to work mandatory overtime, it could have faced a retaliation claim.\nThe bottom line is that employers still need to analyze a requested accommodation on a case-by-case basis but are not limited to only providing the accommodation the employee requests.\nChristmon v. B & B Airparts, Inc., Case No. 17-3209 (10th Cir. 5\/24\/18)\nPhilip R. Bruce\nphilip.bruce@mcafeetaft.com\nFeatured Practice\nUpon re-evaluation, service dog barred from workplace\nJanuary 27, 2023 | McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC\n401(k) matching for student loan payments finally arrives\nJanuary 23, 2023 | McAfee & Taft ERISALINC\nStates and cities limit AI use in employment decisions\nNew law to offer additional employment protections to pregnant workers, applicants\nJanuary 9, 2023 | McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}