{"text":"Former Houston police officer charged in US Capitol riot\nTexan pleads guilty to helping dad evade arrest in killings\nDigging for Evidence: FBI Searches Suspect Eric Williams' Home Again\nby: Elyssa Lassiter, Digital News Desk\nKAUFMAN, TX\u2014It was a familiar scene at a familiar house in Kaufman County.\n\"We're a small town community. I've been here about 20 years. Oh, it's unreal,\" passerby Robert McCollom said.\nThe FBI was searching all over the house belonging to Eric and Kim Williams.\nBack in 2013, the couple was arrested, accused of killing Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse outside the city's courthouse, and District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia at their home.\n\"The murder of a public official such as a judge, a prosecutor, or a law enforcement officer is an assault against all citizens of this state,\" said an official at a press conference back in 2013.\nThis all happened after Williams was charged with theft and lost his seat as Justice of the Peace. He was prosecuted by Hasse and McLelland.\nAlso last year, police discovered a storage unit with dozens of firearms, police badges and even what they considered a possible getaway car.\nPeople in this neighborhood are shocked.\n\"I happened to be going to Denny's to eat some breakfast, and I saw the helicopter. I didn't know exactly what was going on,\" McCollom said.\nWe don't know what the FBI was looking for.\nThe Williams are being held on a multi-million dollar bond. What exactly agents hauled away in evidence bags may likely be disclosed once Williams' trial starts\u2014that could be as soon as December 1. Then, perhaps Kaufman can get some closure.\nHOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Authorities say a former Houston police officer is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol.\nTam Pham was charged Tuesday with entering a restricted building and engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct on Capitol grounds.\nIRVING, Texas (AP) \u2014 A Texas man has pleaded guilty to helping his father evade arrest for over 12 years in the fatal shootings of the man's two teen sisters.\nFederal prosecutors say Islam Yaser-Abdel Said pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to conceal a person from arrest, concealing a person from arrest and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.\nDALLAS (KDAF) - The Dallas skyline lit up in amber in honor of those who passed away from COVID-19.\nThis taking place at the same time as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris paid tribute in a ceremony in the nation's capitol.\nFrisco real estate broker Jenna Ryan charged for involvement in Capitol mob\nNorth Texas lawyer and realtor face backlash after attending attack on Capitol\n9 Academy Award-Winning Movies Filmed In & Around Dallas\nLocal \/ 25 mins ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Log In\/ Join APPAM\/ Contact\nPoster Paper: Trust and Cooperation in Cross-Border Counter-Terrorism Networks\nRiverfront South\/Central (Hyatt Regency Miami)\nCali Ellis, University of Michigan\nWhat is the influence of interpersonal trust on information sharing in the high-stakes environment of international counter-terrorism? September 11, 2001 occurred near the start of a global economic crisis that affected the middle class worldwide, with ever greater amounts of public resources devoted to military and security spending. Thirteen years later, policymakers and policy analysts continue to struggle with how to reconcile the national security mission that is shared by multiple levels of government. The inherent challenges of American and Canadian federalisms are magnified at the international border, where agencies with widely varying missions and levels of funding must cooperate to solve daily problems and prepare for extremely rare but potentially catastrophic events. Scholars, too, are struggling with how to conceptualize and understand the complex organizational and bureaucratic processes that have been put in place under the new \"homeland security\" mission. My research begins to fill this gap by focusing on the professionals \u2013 from the public and private sectors; from police, fire services, and hospitals; from federal border agencies and provincial law enforcement \u2013 who must work together on a daily basis to address shared security concerns at the U.S.\u2013Canada border. Social network analysis provides insights into how even infrequent interaction can facilitate information sharing, but the secretive domain of individuals working in international border security has been largely overlooked. In studying the structure of U.S. and Canadian border homeland security communities, my research provides a novel empirical contribution to the political science literature on bureaucratic politics and a theoretical contribution to the larger social science literature on trust, bridging the two by focusing on the overlap of social norms. It develops a new data set with rarely collected network variables based on survey research that can serve as a baseline for understanding interactions between agents working in complex security bureaucracies, providing a natural stepping stone to further homeland security organizational studies. Based on a social network survey of American and Canadian professionals from multiple levels of government and the private sector, representing a wide variety of policy disciplines, I find that interpersonal trust plays an important role in facilitating social network development across international borders, as well as bureaucratic obstacles. Specifically, dyadic trust becomes one of the most important variables in explaining network density, rivaling traditional in-group measures. Homeland security spending and effectiveness operates in the background, but the ability to prevent another terrorist attack is of fundamental importance to the middle class. My research provides new insight into an infrequently studied community, with implications for other studies of inter-organizational social network analysis of difficult-to-study populations.\nSee more of: Saturday Poster Session & Luncheon\nSee more of: Poster\n<< Previous Poster | Next Poster >>\n1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20005\nHome|About APPAM| Membership| Public Policy News| Conference & Events| Publications| Awards| Careers & Education|Members Only\n2015 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Benefits of Belonging: How To Build Membership Growth and Retention\nCreated by Cat Capellaro\nBefore talking about membership, it's worth spending a moment thinking about belonging. Because that's what membership is\u2014or what it's supposed to be.\nBelonging is a reciprocal experience, a mutually beneficial relationship where both parties are growing and gaining from the experience.\nPeople aren't usually interested in paying to be a part of an organization unless it is a community that welcomes them, responds to them, and delights them.\nThere are lots of ways to do that: social media, events, email marketing, blogs, videos, webinars, to name just a few. But before sharing all these things with members, it's a good idea to take a step back and strategize about how to use your existing resources in smart ways that will serve the organizational goals.\nDo you have a nonprofit marketing plan?\nMembership growth and retention are at the heart of associations' missions, but it's sometimes a challenge to attract members and keep them around. A marketing plan can help.\nMembership organizations are using their marketing strategies to create robust online communities. It was already happening before March 2020, but since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down so many live events, the creativity and dedication of nonprofits has been a wonder to behold.\nOrganizations like the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) have not just endured the pandemic; they have grown and deepened their collaborative partnerships and harnessed technology to create a more meaningful membership experience for more people.\nThey are creating a virtuous cycle, where the organizations get bigger and better because of their members. The more members, the more resources, collaboration, and success for the organization.\nBut how are these organizations standing out among the thousands of associations out there? How are they telling their stories? And how are they responding to the needs of existing members while attracting new ones?\nI love this advice from Jackie Lalley, Yodelpop's co-founder and director of content: \"Humans are social by nature\u2014we want to interact with your organization and with you. Instead of always pushing information, make engagement a key component of your social media strategy.\" Membership organizations are using Facebook groups, polls, and social influencer campaigns to build thriving online communities.\nThe same principle applies to an overall content strategy: Stop pushing, and start interacting.\nHere are a few ideas on how to use content marketing to boost and grow membership in ways that will delight you and your growing membership base.\nKnow Your Members\nWithout a clear understanding of who your potential and existing members are, you're operating in the dark.\nThat starts with your membership database. As this article on the Center for Association Leadership (ASAE) website puts it, \"You can't manage what you can't measure.\" Make sure you're working with good, clean data. Everyone on your team should have a clear idea of what your terms mean. Organizations have different criteria for \"lapsed\" members, for example.\nLearn about your existing members so you can continue to offer the content and resources they need. The information gleaned from surveys, interviews, and focus groups is extremely valuable in creating a content marketing strategy.\nPersonalize Content\nOnce you know your members, you can start sharing content that is relevant to their lives and professions.\nAt Yodelpop, both for our company and for our clients, we use nonprofit personas\u2014fictional representations of ideal supporters and participants. That means that before we create content, we try to know as much as we can about the potential members. What are their demographics, goals, challenges, identifiers? What does a typical day look like? Using personas is one way to discover how content can better serve the audience.\nAs Cori Albrecht, Yodelpop's senior account manager, observes: \"Somebody who's an experienced professional for 10 years has different needs for training and resources than somebody who's just entering the field.\" A good content strategy ensures that you speak to all those audiences, no matter where they are on their journey.\nThat's when you get to delight them\u2014my favorite part about this philosophy of marketing.\nTell Stories That Delight\nOnce you know who your members are and have explored the mechanics of how to get meaningful content to them, you get to share stories.\nWhere do you get those stories? Who has time to write?\nCori has words of comfort and encouragement for associations that might have a small communications department or limited resources for content marketing. \"They've heard all the buzzwords about content marketing, and they've heard they need to do more to attract and keep members,\" she says. \"What they don't understand is that they have all kinds of content already. They have brochures about the value of their membership. They do annual conferences every year and probably record many of those sessions; those sessions could be turned into blogs.\"\nIn this post, she suggests eight ways to repurpose content for a nonprofit marketing strategy.\nShe also suggests organizations try content mapping to make sure that the organization gets the right content to the right people at the right time. Content mapping helps you target content according to who will be consuming it and how close that person is to making a purchase or becoming a member. This content mapping template helps you understand the journey of your members.\nA Word on Retention\nOnce you've got members, how do you keep them delighted and eager to renew their annual membership? The ASAE calls this process \"injecting a little magic\" into the experience.\nASAE has a great list of tactics for boosting membership retention. One suggestion is to think about a singular retention-specific message and \"make it sting.\" That means finding out what messaging worked in the past and building on it. Making it sting means appealing to what members will lose if they let their membership lapse.\nThey also suggest messaging that speaks to the member's identity. Professionals often identify strongly with their chosen field. It's that sense of belonging that I started with.\nAnd this should go without saying: Renewing should be easy. The user experience should be painless, or even fun.\nAll of this brings up the question of how much content to give out for free\u2014to attract new members\u2014and how much to reserve for members only.\nContent: Free or Locked Down?\nThere is no simple answer to the question of whether content should be free and available to the public, or restricted to members.\n\"You want to make sure the value of becoming a member doesn't get diluted by the fact that you are giving it all away in blogs and pillar pages,\" says Cori. \"But you want to attract new members and once they are members, you're delighting them. And delighted members will create more content and more buzz and be an advocate for you to attract more members. That flywheel just keeps spinning.\"\nIt's a balancing act. For example, on its website, the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) has a series of blogs, available to the public for free, on all sorts of relevant topics for people in various stages of medical communication careers. For members only, they have AMWA Journal, lively discussions, and discounts on top-notch networking and training opportunities.\nThe ASAE blog looks at the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) as a case of an organization that undertook a thoughtful and collaborative process of deciding what content to lock down.\nA Sense of Belonging\nEvery organization has a story, and finding ways to share that story in meaningful ways seems to me to be the most important part of a content strategy.\nIt's a wonderful thing when a whole team creates a shared strategy for creating and sharing content. We know what the message is and how to get it out into the world.\nA successful membership organization gets that delightful content to the right people\u2014solving their problems and answering their questions.\nAnd when those people are heard and their suggestions are acted on\u2014well, that's belonging.\nCat Capellaro\nCat Capellaro is a writer at Yodelpop. She is a musician, playwright, and journalist whose work has included serving as arts and culture editor of Isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, managing editor of Rethinking Schools, and reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio and WORT-89.9 FM.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Leadmill Comedy Club \u2013 2 September 2015, Leadmill, Sheffield\nWithout my annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival comedy adventure last month, I decided to return to the comedy club were I got my August fix and for a second time headed a short walk from my house (without getting lost this time) to The Leadmill Comedy Club for its monthly comedy night, which takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.\nComedy on the night came from four funny fellows, including headliner and Dudley comedian Sean Percival, a festival and Jongleurs Comedy Club regular host whose trademark comedy confronts real life in an explosively hilarious way. Sean was funny but shouty and slightly scary (if like me you're not used to the West Midlands sense of humour) and I have been advised never to compare him to Noddy Holder (oops).\nJoining the ex-welder was Dave's Comedy Festival Comedian of the Year nominee Danny Ward. Known for his outstanding observational comedy, Danny's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut show was awarded the Amused Moose People's Award for Best Show. Danny took the audience on side-splitting tour of recent technological history proving that the gadget choices we make will never be cool for the teenagers of tomorrow, via a rib-tickling visit to a Cardiff service station, Toby Carvery and a London night bus.\nAt only 18 years old (people half my age shouldn't be so funny but I'll let him off) Elliot Steel (aka \"Gaylord\" to his friends) made his debut at The Latitude, V and Reading Festivals in 2013, charming audiences with his refreshingly honest routines about growing up in Croydon. I was added to the list of those he charmed with his boyish looks hiding the voice of a 50 year old trucker whose honesty and comedy should make him a role model for teenagers everywhere and gave me new respect for his generation.\nMaking up the fourth corner of the comedian square and a long way from his Seattle home was host for the evening Erich McElroy, who alongside taking a hilarious look at British life via the microphone, has also written for the Huffington Post, the Independent, the Herald in Scotland and Saga, and has his own show on Fubar Radio. Reminding me of a young Greg Proops (Erich don't take offence as I find you both hilarious live), he covered politics, becoming a British citizen, customer service and why white men can't talk about race in a gentle comic fashion that not only made me laugh out loud the most during the evening but also re-warm to American comedy.\nIf you'll missed out on Comedy Club which also featured tempting Mexican food from Sheffield's Mexican finest The Street Food Chef (who this evening sold out completed before the first interval) but are still up for an evening of laughter at The Leadmill, I highly recommend booking for Joe Lycett (a comedy panel show regular for good reason) on Thursday 1 October and (not just for geeks) the informatively side-splitting Festival of the Spoken Nerd (who I enjoyed live on stage at a Sci-Fi convention in Wales in March) on Wednesday 18 November, as well as the forthcoming monthly Leadmill Comedy Clubs on 8th October and 4th November.\nIf that wasn't exciting enough The Leadmill have also introduced a loyalty card (go to four comedy clubs and get the fifth free) and a competition on the night to win a table for four at the next. So comedy fans have no excuse not to attend.\nTagged danny ward, edinburgh fringe, elliott steel, erich mcelroy, Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Joe Lycett, jongleurs, Leadmill Comedy Club, mused moose, sean percival, sheffield, street food chef\nLeadmill Comedy Club \u2013 5 August 2015, Leadmill, Sheffield\nDily Guite Players' \"Blithe Spirit\" \u2013 10 September 2015, Lantern Theatre, Sheffield","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"By appcomdev\tMarch 7, 2019 September 13th, 2019 No Comments\nOn International Women's Day (IWD) we, along with many of our clients will be celebrating the strides made to create equality in our society while recognising the work that is yet to be done.\nApparent is incredibly proud that 80% of our management team are women and the different perspective and points of view this (and all forms of diversity) bring to our business every single day.\nTo celebrate IWD, we asked the team here at Apparent to share with us quotes, campaigns and activities that they believe are inspiring positive change across the world \u2013 right now. Hopefully you find some inspiration in them as well.\nBias may be a human quality, but so is self awareness.\n#BalanceforBetter\n\"Movements like Jameela Jamil's 'I Weigh' campaign inspires me deeply, to reevaluate what value we put, and is put on us in society. Living in an insta-famous world can sometimes be overwhelming, no matter how confident you think you are, and regardless of your gender.\"\n\u2013 Pandora Key, Account Director\n\"My mother is an inspirational woman. She runs a hostel, looks after 120 young girls as well as providing food and other essentials to blind and disabled children all while running a business. Anyone that has the drive and compassion to achieve all this in a day is a hero to me.\"\n\u2013 Manoj Shivakumar, Senior Developer\n\"New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is a refreshing voice cutting through the gimmicks of modern politics. She's the youngest female leader in the world and it's inspiring to see a head of government so in touch with her country.\"\n\u2013 Nathan Udy, Associate Editor\n\"The Nike Campaign 'Be Crazier' blew me away, I watched it over and over. As a female who really enjoys all forms of sport and physical activity and who rides a motorbike, it made me feel inspired and motivated to achieve greater things both professionally and personally.\"\n\u2013 Nichola Preston, Account Director\n\"What would you do if you weren't afraid?\" I felt empowered reading Sheryl Sandberg's 'Lean In', spurred on by her assertion that we ALL suffer from imposter syndrome, no matter how far we travel down the path of our career. It's time to stop focusing on all the things we're not, and celebrate all that we are.\n\u2013 Nastassia Kuznetsova, Senior Engagement Planner\n\"I have a huge girl crush on Michelle Obama, always have. While gender equality (specifically access to education) is only one of her focal causes, I think the way she carries herself in the public eye has made her one of the most influential women in America and one of the most powerful role models for young women in the world.\"\n\u2013 Emily Eliot, Business Director\n\"In 2018, Smirnoff backed a campaign to get more people listening to women. It was based on data from Spotify that showed none of the top 10 most-streamed tracks in 2017 were performed by female artists or bands. It created 'the Smirnoff Equaliser' \u2013 an API that analysed user data to give them a percentage of the number of female and male artists they streamed on Spotify in the previous six months. It then offered an equalised playlist, made up of tracks by an even number of men and women.\"\n\u2013 Katie Chatfield, Strategy Director\n\"Serena Williams is an inspiring figure \u2013 not only through what she's achieved in tennis but how she stands by what she feels is required to achieve greater equality within the sport. This will ultimately have a positive impact outside of the sport and help inspire women and young girls to have a voice.\"\n\u2013 Max Austen, Account Director\n\"Real change takes time, and one person who's been steadfastly fighting discrimination for decades is the Notorious R.B.G., Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I know she's become somewhat of an icon in recent years, but for me her belief that women need to be everywhere that decisions are being made is fundamental.\"\n\u2013 Caroline Hutton, Senior Account Director\n\"Susan Cain, the author of a 'Quiet: The Power of Introverts' is 'quietly' bringing the power of introversion to light in a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else. Susan speaks a lot to the examples of those who bring immense positive impact to society, like Gandhi and Rosa Parks, who were both introverts during their time, and she promotes ways of communication, thinking and problem solving through fostering our introverted traits. I feel that I am an introvert in many aspects, so I really respect her work and strongly think that these are ideas that should help to drive the change we need to see in schools, workplaces, and in general.\"\n\u2013 Raelene Loong, Digital Producer\n\"Quote from Eddie Huang: 'People ask me what my greatest strengths are and I say perspective. The best way to get that is to meet people that are polar opposites; you learn the most from them. There are pieces of you that are inherently yours, but everything else is a collection of the things you've seen and the people you've met.\"\n\u2013 Benny Lee, Content Creative\nRecognition!\nappcomdev 0\nFirst Comes Dare, Then Comes Truth: Reflecting on Bren\u00e9 Brown LIVE\nNeed a Creative Solution? Start with a Creative Problem Statement\nappcomdevAuthor\nMore posts by appcomdev\ninfo@apparent.com.au\n30 Boronia Street\nRedfern, Sydney, NSW\n\u00a9 Copyright 2020 Apparent | Privacy Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Commentary, Concert, Editorial, Overseas, Taylor Swift, This Just In, Video\nTaylor Swift, City of Lover Concert: Commentary\nShe's your Lover, Taylor Nation.\nTaylor Swift released her City of Lover Concert yesterday night, May 17, on ABC. The event was not available on Canada unless you had that channel through cable or other means. After only glimpses last night, I managed to catch the full event this morning through Disney+. It's also available through Hulu. Audio is now available on Spotify and YouTube, which at least I can embed here for your convenience.\nOverall, a great but brief concert that clocks at 40 minutes in one sitting. Here at the Swift Agency, just a guy that is cooking at home a lot more often, we appreciate the acoustic solo performances more than the bombastic productions. This comes with added bias in this case, as the two numbers that get the full band treatment are the tracks that I rate musically weaker of the album. On the other hand, the ones that shine for me got the solo spotlight and sounded even better. Let us get down to the details.\nThe aired special was edited down from the original live event. You probably remember the full live event had a longer set list, but this broadcast set list was considerable shorter. Basically, only the Lover tracks made the cut:\n\ud83c\udfb5 ME!\n\ud83c\udfb5 The Archer\n\ud83c\udfb8 Death By a Thousand Cuts\n\ud83c\udfb8 Cornelia Street\n\ud83c\udfb8 The Man\n\ud83c\udfb9 Daylight\n\ud83c\udfb5 YNTCD\n\ud83c\udfb5 Lover\nThere's probably a story on why the rest of the songs were not cleared, but it's not one to discuss here. Yet. Let's focus on the concert now.\n\"ME!\" got the full band (The Agency is still here) and background vocalist treatment (The Starlights too) with added background tracks for trumpets and the works. Still, this song doesn't really live up to T's bangers. Sorry, I gotta be honest here. I still find it rather weak of a song. In the full concert, it was followed with \"I Knew You Were Trouble\" which has a lot more of a kick. That song was sorely missed here. The album Lover lacks a kickass concert opener, but I respect that in Taylor's vision that kind of song wouldn't fit the album theme.\n\"The Archer\" is rather subdued, but it does contain a little emotional lightning-in-a-bottle moments that grab you. Taylor still had the band and the backup singers for this one, but it's less evident. The song still has the same treatment than the album's production which doesn't add anything new but it has grown on me since the first listen. There's considerable turmoil bubbling underneath its surface. Definitely not as dramatic a power ballad as other tracks in the album but it has something to say.\n\"Death By A Thousand Cuts\" marks the moment where I properly became fully invested in the concert. This song has sharp edges and claws, and it doesn't let go from the moment it starts to the finish line. And yes, I'm biased and it's one of my favorite songs and to top it off, it gets the acoustic treatment so this is where Taylor's talent for performing and songwriting outshines the spotlight on her. When this song ended I let out a breath that I didn't notice I was holding. This was properly amazing and Taylor at her best.\nTo follow up with \"Cornelia Street\" is almost unfair. This is another favorite of mine from Lover, and it also got the acoustic treatment. Emotionally charged enough with nostalgia, this song has vibes just a notch below the likes of \"All Too Well\". I'm not saying it's as much of a storm drama as that one, but it definitely ranks in its vicinity. It was a delight to see \"Cornelia Street\" have its day on that stage and it was just Taylor and the guitar.\nUp next is \"The Man\" and this has one, in case you've forgotten, has video:\nYes, \"The Man\" was released on video from this concert by Taylor back in February, remember? I know, it feels like that happened a lifetime ago, doesn't it? The song got the acoustic treatment way before a proper and hilarious music video was released. Much has been said about its lyrics and video, but acoustically it does feel augmented. It also helps that's one of those songs audiences love to sing along back at Taylor.\nI think \"Daylight\" is one of those songs I have to apologize about. I didn't give this song justice on the first listen but I've edited my full album review to reflect its growth. Definitely shines brighter on piano. Again, if you remember the full set list, the original performance was a meld with \"Red\" which I wish we can listen to someday.\nI don't think \"You Need To Calm Down\" needed the full production treatment, but it got one. To be fair, it was promo season and the song was still just getting played so we had to get familiar with it. I don't dislike the song, it is lyrically significant and it has a lot of added value, but musically it's a bit just there. There's not much going in melody, not even a bridge to speak off.\nOkey, we all know that \"Lover\" was not the original closer of this event and that Taylor seldom finishes a concert with a goodbye speech. It's obvious she went out with \"Shake It Off\" but that song wasn't clear because reasons. However, I don't want to take the spotlight from how good \"Lover\" is. I love how the melody flows and grows here. It's a declaration of love written by Taylor Swift and sung by Taylor Swift. It's brilliant. The bridge is just a thing of beauty. It's meant for her lover, but I can't help but feel that it's somehow meant for her audience too.\nOverall, it does fit like a shortened version. You sort of wish the rest of the album was there, if at all to give you a full experience of a concert rather than the 40 minutes we have. I wish there was more behind the scenes takes and footage with Taylor and some shenanigans with The Agency to make it more of an experience but it was never envisioned that way originally. Considering the added value of the acoustic performances, I'd definitely add it to my repeat watchlist.\nOn other news, we're still waiting for other news and I mean some good news. I really want to stop having to see numbers and charts in my newsfeed. Stay strong out there.\nComing up in the Calendar:\nMay 18: The City of Lover Concert is available on Hulu and Disney+.\n(Sources: Taylor Swift. Featured Image: Dave Hogan\/ABA\/Getty Images)\nMay 18, 2020 May 18, 2020 City of Lover Concert, Paris\nPrevious Previous post: This Just In: The City of Lover Concert premieres May 17!\nNext Next post: Weekly News Update: Taylor Swift gets political and so should you. Commentary.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u00bb Vital Statistics\nAlfredo E. Acierto\nAlfredo E. Acierto, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Josephine; son Alan Sr.; daughters Debra Pires, Stephanie L. Ondayog, Blanche Jones and Kimberly; brothers Contrado and Catalino; sisters Irene Oficial and Maria Acoba; 13 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.\nLawrence Aki\nLawrence \"Larry\" Aki, 85, of Aiea, a retired Public Works Center machinist and Aiea Ballroom Dance Association dance director and instructor, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Lawrence J.; daughters Lorene J. Keoneula and Gaylene R. Duldulao; sisters Winifred C. Merrill, Augusta \"Jan\" Merryman and Mildred N. \"Nina\" Macheel; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.\nEvelyn Miulang Apo\nEvelyn Miulang Apo, 99, of Hauula, a retired Kamehameha III, Kalihi Uka and Maemae School teacher, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughter Charlene Smoyer; sisters Stella Fowler, Momi Fujimoto and Lanny C. Wa; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.\nBarbara Piilani Hanu-Manuia Benz\nBarbara Piilani Hanu-Manuia Benz, 84, of Kahului, a Hukilau Hotel known as Seaside hostess, died in Kula Hospital. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Gerna Hanu-Manuia, Charles, Bryan, Guy and Kaleo; daughters Charlene Marciel, Helen Tavares and Audrey Ferreira; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Na Wai Eha Cemetery.\nFlorence Delos Reyes Bolner\nFlorence Delos Reyes \"Flo\" Bolner, 89, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Larry, Joseph and Paul Alexander; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.\nLeonard K.S. Chun\nLeonard K.S. Chun, 88, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kang Li Wang, daughter Melanie, brothers James and Stanley, and sisters Alice Ching, Elsie Oris, Janet Taber and Geraldine Weldy. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.\nAngeline Hepa Dotario\nAngeline Hepa Dotario, 73, of Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Cheryl Saunders; stepsons Donald, Rio, Stanley and Ronnie; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. next Saturday at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Aloha attire.\nWilliam Gouveia Gomes\nWilliam Gouveia Gomes, 95, of Kailua, a retired security guard, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by sons William G. Jr., Robert and Theodore; sisters Pam Faria and Mary Owens; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.\nElla Rita Gonzales\nElla Rita Gonzales, 73, of Wahiawa, died. She was born in Honolulu. Private services.\nHarvey Reddington Heen\nHarvey Reddington Heen, 80, of Kailua, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Merilyn A.; son Gary; daughters Nalani Stanley, Dawn Nichols and Stacey; brothers Abraham, Walter and Ernest Jr.; sister Marion Shim; and four grandchildren. Private services.\nMarion Evelyn Hinch\nMarion Evelyn Hinch, 73, of Killeen, Texas, a homemaker, died. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Judy Lesieur, Shirley Hinch and Cathy Fujioka; adopted daughter Stephanie Hunter; and three grandchildren. Services held in Killeen. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.\nDavid Lonokai Hulihee\nDavid Lonokai Hulihee, 68, of Kainaliu, Hawaii, a Kona Krafts yardman and former guitarist, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hianaloli, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Josephine Alapai and Rose Fukumitsu. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.\nSilvestre Jadormio Jandoc\nSilvestre Jadormio Jandoc, 67, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria L., sons Roel and Rafael, daughter Rossana, brothers Alex and Mario, sister Margarita Sanchez and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.\nErnest Takiso Kurima\nErnest Takiso Kurima, 85, of Honolulu, a retired foreman carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Mildred, sisters Lillian N. Kabasawa and Elaine S. Mersberg, and a grandchild and caregiver Aaron Kouchi. Private services.\nThelma Coile Craig McLachlan\nThelma Coile Craig McLachlan, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education principal and administrator, died in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by sons Dr. Nessly and Robert Craig Jr., daughter Christiane \"Christy\" Michaels, brother Russell Coile, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Central Union Church, Atherton chapel. Private inurnment.\nGeorge Mahoahoa Medeiros\nGeorge Mahoahoa \"Toby\" Medeiros, 64, of Kailua, a Hawaii Business Equipment salesman, died in Lanikai. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Lani K. Twomey, son Kyle, daughter Shannon Aweau, brother Louis \"Smokey,\" sister Juanita \"Pepper\" Rapozo and three grandchildren. For service information, call 341-1801. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lanikai Canoe Club.\nDonald Yozo Mimuro\nDonald Yozo \"Don\" Mimuro, 67, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 55 maintenance foreman and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emeline M., daughters Donalyn A.M. Oshiro and April H. Terayama, brother James T., sister Myrna M. Quiocho and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.\nHideko Nishihara\nHideko Nishihara, 69, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by husband Walter T., brothers Il Ho Lee and Cliff C. Rhee, and sisters Hyo Ja Lee, Si Cha Westrick and Hwa Cha Yun. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.\nPraxedes Popa Nonol Respicio\nPraxedes Popa Nonol \"Peggy\" Respicio, 76, of Ewa Beach, a retired Public Work Center supervisor at Makalapa, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Alfredo \"Bay\"; sons Alfredo \"Boji,\" Walter and Albert; daughter Christine Tadios; brothers Sonny, Constantino and Frankie Popa; sisters Annette Takahashi, Maggie Sarte, Jean Bradshaw and Debbie Souza; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: noon Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.\nKaoru Tamura\nKaoru Tamura, 83, of Wailuku, a retired Maui Land & Pineapple Co. supervisor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Fusaye, son John, daughter Naomi and brothers Hirotoshi and Noriyuki. Private services. No monetary offerings.\nFred Paul Tilfas\nFred Paul Tilfas, infant son of Lorna and Hirosi Tilfas, of Kailua-Kona, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is also survived by brothers Keanu and Hirosi, and sisters Zenisha and Melarie. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Waimea County Cemetery in Kamuela, Hawaii.\nDavid James Vamosi\nDavid James Vamosi, 48, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Oak Park, Ill. He is survived by mother Ethly M., brother Robert and sister Paula Kennedy. Private services.\nYou can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at www.librarieshawaii.org. The index goes back several decades.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In person (189)\nGreensboro, North Carolina, US (6)\nBerlin, DE (5)\nCambridge, Massachusetts, US (5)\nSan Diego, California, US (5)\nBrussels, BE (4)\nChicago, Illinois, US (3)\nEdmonton, CA (3)\nHalifax, CA (3)\nOttawa, CA (3)\nReading, UK (3)\nSt. Petersburg, Florida, US (3)\nBarcelona, ES (2)\nDavos, CH (2)\nDenver, Colorado, US (2)\nHouston, Texas, US (2)\nHyderabad, IN (2)\nMacquarie Park, AU (2)\nMinneapolis, Minnesota, US (2)\nMontreal, CA (2)\nOberursel (Taunus), DE (2)\nSandton, ZA (2)\nWashington, District of Columbia, US (2)\nAmstelveen, NL (1)\nArosa, CH (1)\nAtlanta, Georgia, US (1)\nBaltimore, Maryland, US (1)\nBurlington, CA (1)\nCardiff, UK (1)\nCharlottesville, Virginia, US (1)\nCranfield, UK (1)\nDavie, Florida, US (1)\nDavos Platz, CH (1)\nDublin, IE (1)\nDurham, North Carolina, US (1)\nEvanston, Illinois, US (1)\nFloreat, Washington, AU (1)\nGent, BE (1)\nHelsinki, FI (1)\nIllovo South, ZA (1)\nInnsbruck, AT (1)\nJohannesburg, ZA (1)\nKolkata, IN (1)\nLagos, NG (1)\nLansing, Michigan, US (1)\nLondon, CA (1)\nParis, FR (1)\nPortland, Maine, US (1)\nR\u012bga, LV (1)\nSaltsj\u00f6baden, SE (1)\nSigtuna, SE (1)\nSmithfield, Rhode Island, US (1)\nState College, Pennsylvania, US (1)\nTaupo, NZ (1)\nTempe, Arizona, US (1)\nWellesley, Massachusetts, US (1)\nWilliamsburg, Virginia, US (1)\nZ\u00fcrich, CH (1)\nCenter For Creative Leadership (24)\nLondon Business School (6)\nUNPUBLISHED: Alberta School of Business (4)University of Alberta\nThe Australian Graduate School of Management at University of New South Wales Business School (4)\nGordon Institute of Business Science (3)University of Pretoria\nSobey School of Business (3)Saint Mary's University\nTelfer School of Management (3)University of Ottawa\nHEC Montreal (2)\nDaniels College of Business (2)University of Denver\nIndian School of Business (2)\nUNPUBLISHED: Bradley University (1)\nBrookings Institution (1)\nHarvard Law School Executive Education (1)Harvard University\nMCI - Management Center Innsbruck (1)\nThe Fuqua School of Business (1)Duke University\nSmeal College of Business (1)The Pennsylvania State University\nUCLA Anderson School of Management (1)University of California, Los Angeles\nRaymond A. Mason School of Business (1)College of William & Mary\nHong Kong University of Science and Technology (1)The Hong Kong University\nNYU Stern School of Business (1)\nMcCourt School of Public Policy (1)Georgetown University\nNanyang Business School (1)Nanyang Technological University\nSingapore Management University (1)\nThunderbird School of Global Management (1)\nVlerick Business School (1)\nSolvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (1)\nLagos Business School (1)Pan-Atlantic University\nWits Business School (1)University of the Witwatersrand\nUSB Executive Development (1)University of Stellenbosch\nRady School of Management (1)University of California, San Diego\nUWA Business School (1)University of Western Australia\nCardiff Business School (1)Cardiff University\nCass Business School (1)City, University of London\nDeGroote School of Business (1)McMaster University\nOpus College of Business (1)University of St. Thomas-Minnesota\nSouthern Maine College of Management and Human Service (1)University of Southern Maine\nSimmons School of Management (1)Simmons College\nRobinson College of Business (1)Georgia State University\nThis month (101)\n$10,001 + (26)\nWomen's Leadership (20)\nLess than 1 week (161)\n1 week to 1 month (21)\nDisplaying 200 course results\n1-10 of 200 courses\nCrisis Leadership: Navigating through Difficult Times\nColumbia University, Columbia Business School\nNew York March 3-5, 2020 3 days\nManagement Analytics: Decision-Making Lessons from the Sports Industry (self-paced online)\nMarch 11 - May 12, 2020 6 weeks\nThe Warwick Executive Diploma in Strategic Leadership\nThe University of Warwick, Warwick Business School\nLondon March 18, 2020 1 year\nThe Law Firm Partner as Leader\nUniversity of Cambridge, Judge Business School\nNegotiating and Influencing Skills for Leaders\nLondon March 1-6, 2020 6 days\nHigh Performance Leadership\nIMD Business School\nSingapore March 1-6, 2020 6 days\nINR 2,00,000\nInnovation and Change Leadership: Strategies for the Future\nHyderabad March 1-4, 2020 4 days\nColorado Springs March 2-6, 2020 5 days\nPublic Executive Program\nQueen's University, Queen's School of Business\nIndian Institute of Management Calcutta\nKolkata March 2-5, 2020 4 days\nLeading Digital Transformation\nIndian Institute of Management Bangalore\nBengaluru March 2 - July 17, 2020 15 days\nA$11,700\nLeading for Strategic Success\nThe University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School\nCarlton March 2-6, 2020 5 days\nINSEAD Business School\nFontainebleau March 2 - October 1, 2020 12 days\nCategory: Leadership","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fallujah still bears scars of 'Islamic State' occupation\nA year ago the Iraqi town of Fallujah - captured by IS in 2014 - was liberated. When Judit Neurink visited the town, she found the scars of occupation still prevalent.\nThe scenes in the town are depressing. Dead bodies are still being found under the rubble of destroyed buildings. And at least once a week, injured children are being brought into the only partly operational hospital after playing with or stepping on explosives left behind by the \"Islamic State\" (IS).\n\"Only about half of the town has been cleared,\" Hamid Abud Fahd, assistant director of a local health center, told DW. \"The government has no money, but the rest needs to be cleared urgently, and the city has to be rebuilt.\"\nOnly those who can afford it have left the camps around the city, where thousands of Fallujah's inhabitants still live a year on, to rebuild or repair their homes. And even if the government has started paying its civil servants again, there's no money on its way from Baghdad to help rebuild the many government buildings that have been destroyed.\nRead on here\nLabels: Fallujah, IS, ISIS, rebuilding, scars\nWar in Iraq: Why looting should be treated as a crime\nChildren survive 'Islamic State' hungry and trauma...\nIraqi refugees seek family reunion in Germany\nFallujah still bears scars of 'Islamic State' occu...\n'IS' splits Iraq's Sunni community and families\nIslamic State families fear persecution in Iraq","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"teeter (v.)\n1843, \"to seesaw,\" alteration of Middle English titter \"move unsteadily,\" probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse titra \"to shake, shiver, totter, tremble,\" from Proto-Germanic *ti-tra- (source also of German zittern \"to tremble\"). Meaning \"move unsteadily, be on the edge of imbalance\" is from 1844.\nNoun teeter-totter \"see-saw\" is attested from 1871 (earlier simply teeter, 1855, and titter-totter in same sense is from 1520s). Totter (n.) \"board swing\" is recorded from late 14c.; see totter (v.), and compare see-saw.\nEntries linking to teeter\ntotter (v.)\nc. 1200, \"swing to and fro,\" of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Norwegian totra \"to quiver, shake\"). Meaning \"stand or walk with shaky, unsteady steps\" is from c. 1600. Related: Tottered; tottering.\nsee-saw (n.)\nalso seesaw, 1630s, in see-saw-sacke a downe (like a Sawyer), words in a rhythmic jingle used by children and repetitive-motion workers, probably imitative of the rhythmic back-and-forth motion of sawyers working a two-man pit saw (see saw (n.1). Ha ha.).\nIn reference to a children's sport of going alternately up and down on a plank balanced on some support, it is recorded from 1704; the figurative sense of this is from 1714. Applied from 1824 to the plank arranged and adjusted for the game. Also compare teeter-totter under teeter (v.).\nShare teeter\nhttps:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter\">Etymology of teeter by etymonline<\/a>\nHarper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of teeter. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter\nHarper Douglas, \"Etymology of teeter,\" Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter.\nHarper, Douglas. \"Etymology of teeter.\" Online Etymology Dictionary, https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter. Accessed $(datetimeMla).\nD. Harper. \"Etymology of teeter.\" Online Etymology Dictionary. https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/teeter (accessed $(datetime)).\nDictionary entries near teeter\n-teenth\nteeny-bopper\nteethe\nteetotal\nteetotaler","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Wiese, Kurt\nBorn on April 22, 1887 in Minden, Germany, Kurt Wiese led a colorful life before he became a children's book illustrator.\nHe wanted to be an artist, but few people made their living that way, so he became an exporter in China. From 1909 to 1915, he traveled throughout the Far East. When World War I began, he was captured by the Japanese, who sent him to a prisoner-of-war camp in Australia. That's when he began to take his art seriously.\nAfter being released at the end of the war, Wiese returned to Germany, but the economy was so bad that he followed many other Germans in moving to Brazil. He began his illustration career there.\nIn 1927, Wiese moved to the United States, where he married Gertrude Hansen in 1930. They lived on a farm in Frenchtown, New Jersey for the rest of their lives. His first critical success was Felix Salten's Bambi in 1929.\nMr. Wiese wrote and illustrated 20 children's books and illustrated another 300 for other authors. He received the Caldecott Honor Book Award in 1946 for You Can Write Chinese and in 1948 for Fish in the Air. He also illustrated the Newbery Award winner Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, and the Newbery Honor books Honk the Moose, Li Lun, Lad of Courage, and Daughter of the Mountains. Mr. Wiese died on May 27, 1974.\nauthor, Bambi, Caldecott, children's books, children's literature, illustrator, Kurt Wiese, Newbery\nWibberley, Leonard\nWisniewski, David\n\u25bcW (16)\nWaber, Bernard\nWard, Lynd\nWarner, Gertrude Chandler\nWeisgard, Leonard\nWhite, E.B.\nWhite, T.H.\nWilder, Laura Ingalls\nWilliams, Margery\nWojciechowska, Maia\nWyeth, N.C.\nWyss, Johann David","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"We're not a second-string team: WI captain\nWest Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has said the squad that came to Bangladesh is not a second-string team and that they are capable of doing well at the international level.\nBraithwaite interacted with the media on Wednesday evening during a virtual press conference.\nDue to the Covid-19 situation, at least 12 regular members of the West Indies opted to stay out of this series in Bangladesh. So, the Cricket West Indies had to send a second-string and inexperienced team. But the stand-in captain of the Caribbeans says insists they are not second-string.\n\"I don't see the guys here as second-string. I think they can perform and do well at the international level. I know they're looking for the opportunity,\" Braithwaite told the media.\n\"I think we've a good team here. A few guys haven't played international cricket, and some haven't played in a little while. I know this team is fully capable of doing well at the international level. I want to lead from the front as a leader. It is my job as an opening batsman to get runs and build a foundation for the team,\" he said.\nWest Indies are among the first teams that started playing cricket after the Covid-19 outbreak. They toured England in June-July, and later they visited New Zealand. But this time around, they have to face the hosts in completely different sort of conditions.\n\"These are (England, NZ and Bangladesh) completely different conditions. I think the principles still remain in terms of batsmanship. For me, being balanced at the crease is the key whether I'm playing spin or pace. It was decent in England, there was the improvement in New Zealand as well,\" Brathwaite said.\nAfter winning the first Test against England by four wickets in Southampton, West Indies lost six successive games before coming to Bangladesh. Despite this lean display at the international level, the West Indian captain said he is optimistic about doing well against the Tigers.\nAfter arriving in Bangladesh, West Indies are maintaining a strict three-day in-room quarantine due to Covid-19 protocol. They might be allowed to host intra-squad training camp from Thursday if they return negative in the second Covid-19 test. They gave samples on Wednesday, and the result is expected to out on the same night.\nBrathwaite explained their plan to get back to the field saying: \"On the first day back on the field, you have to get familiar with the atmosphere. You probably do some physical work to get the lungs going on. You don't want to go too hard. I think it would just be a generalised session to get everything going. From day two or day three, you'll be pushing yourself extra.\"\nThe series will begin with the first ODI on January 20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, the second ODI will also take place at the same venue on January 22.\nThe third and final ODI will be played on January 25 at Zahur Ahmed Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram along with the first Test starting from February 3. The second and final Test will take place in Dhaka from February 11.\nBPL Football: Dhaka Abahani manage 1-0 win over Police\nBPL Football: Bashundhara Kings make flying start beating Uttar Baridhara\nSimmons refuses to get drawn in on players who opted out of tour\nInjured Taskin confident of playing ODIs against West Indies\nSaifuddin eager to show his best against WI\nBangladesh announced 'Country in Focus' for 51st IFFI","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Southwestern Energy Company\nSouthwestern Energy Company Securities Litigation\nOn or around 04\/10\/2018 (Remanded)\nAccording to a law firm's press release, the complaint alleges on January 15, 2015, Southwestern conducted the Offering, selling 30 million depositary shares at a price of $50 per share, and gaining net proceeds of $1.672 billion. Southwestern's Registration Statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in support of the Offering, stated that the company's long-term outlook for the business is favorable and that its resource base, financial strength, and disciplined capital would provide the company with an opportunity to grow through new exploration and development activities. However, the complaint alleges that the Registration Statement Southwestern issued contained misleading statements and omitted material information. Specifically, the company failed to disclose that it was experiencing severe liquidity and debt issues that threatened its ability to continue its drilling activities.\nApproximately one year after the Offering, on January 21, 2016, Southwestern revealed in a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission that it would lay off 376 employees at its Spring, Texas office, a strategy that was part of the company's larger workforce reduction plan to cut 1,100 positions. Then, on February 25, 2016, the company reiterated its \"decision to temporarily halt its drilling activities.\" On June 9, 2016, Southwestern announced that it sold 55,000 net acres of land in West Virginia for $450 million due to its looming debt obligations. Southwestern's depositary shares (SWNC) have plummeted nearly 53% since the Offering, closing at $23.54 per share on November 1, 2016.\nOn April 10, 2018, the Court issued an Order granting Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to remand the case to the District Court of Harris County, Texas.\nDefendant: Southwestern Energy Company\nSector: Energy\nIndustry: Oil & Gas Operations\nTicker Symbol: SWNC\nSt. Lucie County Fire District Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund, et al. v. Southwestern Energy Company, et al.\nCOURT: S.D. Texas\nJUDGE: Hon. Alfred H Bennett\nScott + Scott LLP (NY)\nThe Bilek Law Firm, L.L.P.\n1 Original Petition for Violations of the Securities Act of 1933 12\/05\/2016\n2 Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Lift Stay and Remand 04\/10\/2018","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"$408 million Clovis Unified bond to be on March ballot\nBy Shayla Girardin\nCLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Clovis residents will see a new bond measure on the ballot this March. It's asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to help grow and maintain the Clovis Unified School District.\nLighting, storage, and much-needed maintenance are just some of the many items Clovis Unified staff say need upkeep. They're asking folks for $408 million to make it all happen through the passage of Measure A.\n\"You see a building that was built in the 1940s that we're still using every day, and we're not able to do what we could if we're not able to modernize that building,\" said Denver Stairs, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities.\nIf approved, the money will go toward updating schools and bringing them to current standards, not just with technology, but with climate comforts.\n\"We live in the Valley, it's a hundred degrees very frequently in the early fall or the late spring,\" Stairs said. \"To do that work, to make sure our classrooms are cool and a morning like today, they're heating like they're supposed to.\"\nA portion of the funds would also go to work behind the scenes.\nThere are also plans to address district growth by building new facilities, including an education center in southeast Clovis and a new elementary school.\n\"If we didn't bring that new intermediate school online in 2025,\" explained Stairs. \"Clovis East would be over 5,000 students.\"\nIf passed Measure A would increase existing properties tax rates by about $24 per $100,00 of assessed values, bringing the total to $179. For more details on where the money would go for each campus click here.\neducationcloviseducationpoliticsclovis unified school district\nNJ preschool teaches the importance of kindness\nFresno High School celebrates 130 years in community\nYouthBuild Charter School offers high school diploma program\nHundreds take part in conference hosted by Madera Unified","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"June 2, 2018 \u2022 07:30\nEnd Times Outer Space Alien Deception\n\"And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you\"\n\u2013Mark 13:3-5\nAs much as we have written about the end times outer space alien deception, we cannot keep up with the sheer deceptive output which has endlessly spewed from the Corporate Media\u2013let alone science, education and entertainment.\nThe entire \"aliens from outer space\" deception is a very important one for Satan in the end times.\nGod's Word declares that when Jesus Christ returns to earth, he will be seen in the sky by EVERY person living on the earth.\n\"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.\"\n\"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first\"\n\u20131Thessalonians 4:16\n\"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.\"\nThe return of Jesus Christ to earth signals the end, both for the kingdoms of man AND for the prince of this world (Satan).\nOF COURSE Satan will portray the coming of Jesus Christ as something altogether different.\nJesus Christ will be portrayed as an existential threat\u2013which He most certainly will be.\nFor both the wicked AND Satan.\nThere has been much time, resources and labor invested in indoctrinating the public with UFO\/outer space\/aliens\/ET\/alien invasion themes over the past 70 years. The \"payoff\" is planned to come when Jesus Christ returns to earth.\n1- Portraying the return of Jesus Christ as an \"alien menace\" is seen as a method of uniting the earth's peoples.\nThis point has been driven home by public speeches given by famous Americans over the past 100 years, as well as countless outer space alien invasion movies.\n\"Some one remarked that the best way to unite all the nations on this globe would be an attack from some other planet. In the face of such an alien enemy, people would respond with a sense of their unity of interest and purpose.\"\n\u2013John Dewey, 1917 \u2013 Educational guru, professor, Columbia University. Dewey has been called (by the Corporate Media) the \"Father of Modern\nEducation.\" Make that \"the father of modern Luciferian education.\"\n\"The next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of the earth must someday make a common front against attack by people from other planets.\"\n\u2013U.S. General Douglass MacArthur, 1955 speech, West Point\n\"I couldn't help with one point in our discussions privately with general secretary Gorbachev when you stop to think that we're all God's children where ever we may live in the world, I couldn't help but say to him: just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species; from another planet outside in the universe. We'd forget all the little differences we have between our countries and we would find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this Earth together.\"\n\u2014 Ronald Reagan, 1985 speech, Maryland\n\"Today Americans would be outraged if UN troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told there was an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead with world leaders to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well being granted to them by their world government.\"\n\u2013Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 1991\n\u2013quotes taken from New World Order Strategy: Aliens Attack, the World Unites!\n2- A claimed alien attack from outer space would also most likely sway world leaders to commit troops to fight against this claimed attack.\n\"And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. And 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. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.\"\n\u2013Revelation 16:13-14, 19:19, 16:16\nThis is a BIG reason why the \"search for alien life\" is a daily promotion of Satan's Mouthpiece (the Corporate Media).\nStill, even with the many warnings contained in the Bible, the entire deceived earth will be cheering for Satan, the armies of the kings of the earth and the end times demonically-powered heroes called the mighty men in their battle at Armageddon against Jesus Christ.\n\"And the great dragon\u2026that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world\"\n\"And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.\"\n\u2013Revelation 13:4,8\nWith all that in mind, we present 28 ETPR articles on various aspects of the space\/aliens\/ET\/alien invasion deception.\nEnd Times Outer Space Aliens\nThe End Times Deception of Outer Space: Things Which Go Bump in the Galaxy\nBedtimes Stories from Outer Space\nUFOs: Building a Narrative\nRetro UFO Secrets and the Demonic\nUFOs: An End Times Deception\nOuter Space Aliens and ET: End Times Deceptions\nTALES OF OUTER SPACE: How the Space Industry Works\nUFOs, ET and Alien Civilizations and Invasions: A Long-Running End Times Deception\nMARS: Hollywood, NASA and End Times Deception\nAliens, ET, Otherworldly Invasions: Strong Delusion\nKiller Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Other Scary Stories of Men\nFALSE REALITY AND ILLUSION QUOTES: 20 Quotes about Manufactured Reality\nAliens, ET, Invasions from Outer Space: End Times Pseudo-Christian Fables\nAlien, ET Scam: The End Times Con Game\nEnd Times Superhero Doomsday Movie Cult\nAliens, UFOs, Demons and Electricity\nNear-Earth Objects: Where We are Headed\nTHREAT FROM ABOVE: Space Weapons and Armageddon\nUFOs, Aliens and ET in the End Times\nUFOs, Aliens, ETs, Invasions of Earth: Entertaining End Times Deceptions\nMETEOR SHOWER: Memorial Day Meteor Show Debuts\nStrange Phenomena in the Sky: 2013 Sightings Explode\nNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is monitoring a large coronal hole in the sun's northern hemisphere\nEarth Approaching Objects: December 12, 2013\nUFOs, Fireballs, Asteroids: Sky Threats now Common\nDOES the reader believe the many tales about outer space, space aliens, alien life, ET, UFOs and how life was brought to earth from outer space?\nDOES the reader find these tall tales somehow exciting?\nIt is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.\nDOES the reader believe he is saved?\nMake Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival\nDOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?\nTime is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation\nGospel of Jesus Christ: Making a Choice\nGospel of Jesus Christ: The Power of God Unto Salvation\nGospel of Jesus Christ: The End Times Power of God Unleashed\n\"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:\nAnd that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. \"\n\"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.\"\n-\u2013Romans 1:16\n[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: May 28, 2018.]\nTerror, Chaos, Panic, Fear: What's Ahead for Unbelievers in the End Times\nThe Normalizing of Illegitimate Supernatural Power in the End Times\nThe Powerless Churches: Church Folk and Their Lack of God's Power\nPRAYER: A Few Thoughts on Prayer and Praying\nConstructing One's Own Reality Begins with Self-Deception\nSatan Has Counterfeited the Christian Church\nThe Deceptions of Demonic Power\nThe Nature of Spiritual Deception\nDeceitful Workers are Victims of Deception Themselves\nDISOBEDIENCE and REBELLION: The Wisdom of Man OR the Word of God?\nApostate Church: Breaking Every Chain\nPersecution, Tribulation, Troubles, Trials: What the Bible says to Christians\nby Jeremiah Jameson\n\u2013with Mondo Frazier\nimage: dan, FreeDigitalPhotos.net\n\u00a9 Jeremiah J. Jameson and End Times Prophecy Report, 2012-17. \u00a9 Mondo Frazier and End Times Prophecy Report, DBKP 2007-2017. Unauthorized use and\/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog's author and\/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jeremiah J. Jameson and End Times Prophecy Report with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.\nLink Disclaimer: inclusion of links to other blogs\/websites is not necessarily an endorsement of all content posted in those blogs\/website.\nWalk with God: Never Alone when You Walk with God\nThe Many Layers of End Times Deception: Deception in the Church\nDo You Know Jesus? Eternal Salvation through Jesus Christ<\/a\nFiled under: End Time Deception, END TIMES PREPARATION, Space and Space objects, end times outer space alien deception\nLove it? Hate it? Be biblical! We occasionally respond to biblical comments, questions and\/or remarks. Cancel reply\nEnd Times Prophecy Headlines: January 1, 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Work Begins to Fit ETCS to a DB Cargo Class 66 Freight Locomotive\nby railsistem - Kas\u0131m 9, 2022 0\nThe latest European Train Control System (ETCS) is being fitted to a DB Cargo UK Class 66 freight locomotive as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.\nThe work will take place at Electro-Motive Diesel's engineering workshop in Doncaster and will take around six months to complete. This marks the beginning of fitting this latest version of ETCS to freight vehicles in the UK.\nAfter several years of design and planning, DB Cargo UK's Class 66 locomotive (66039) has now been delivered to Electro-Motive Diesel's engineering workshop in Doncaster\nThe project is a significant milestone in the roll-out of the new European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in the rail freight sector, creating a blueprint for the largest class of locomotives \u2013 the Class 66.\nDB Cargo UK's Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer Marie Hill said:\n\"DB Cargo UK, working in close partnership with our colleagues at Siemens Mobility and Network Rail, is delighted to be playing a pioneering role in the roll-out of ERTMS and ETCS which will use digital technology to create a more dynamic, more reliable, and more flexible railway here in the UK.\n\"Increased digitalisation and automation of our assets and processes will ensure we can continue to deliver, fast, efficient, reliable services fit for the 21st century and beyond. That's what our customers expect and that is what ERTMS will help us to deliver.\"\nETCS roll-out in the UK is being co-ordinated by the East Coast Digital Programme, led by Network Rail.\nAs part of this project, the UK government announced an additional 1 billion GBP in funding earlier this year to aid the first phase of ERTMS installation on a 100-mile stretch of the East Coast Main Line.\nEd Akers, Network Rail's Principal Programme Sponsor for the East Coast Digital Programme said:\n\"Commencing the installation of ETCS on this freight locomotive marks a significant milestone on the East Coast Digital Programme and brings us closer to creating a more dynamic and reliable railway for all those using the East Coast Main Line.\"\nAlthough freight vehicles fitted with ETCS currently operate on the Cambrian Main Line, these are fitted with an earlier version that is not compatible with the East Coast Main Line.\nsource= https:\/\/railway-news.com\/work-begins-to-fit-etcs-to-a-db-cargo-class-66-freight-locomotive\/\nEtiketler AC ansf automation bi CER Class 66 Locomotives db DB Cargo DB Cargo UK design digitalisation East Coast Main Line EC ELP Engineering era ERTMS ETCS EU Europe Fas Freight Freight Locomotive gr ICE IT Locomotive Locomotives Main line MAN network Network Rail News NS Proje RAI Rail Freight Railway Signalling Science and Technology Sel Services siemens Siemens Mobility Technology TEM Train Control United Kingdom US\nScotland's Railway Boosts Power Supply to Support Electrified Rail Network\nAlstom Opens Expanded Rolling Stock Plant in S\u00e3o Paulo","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Reason: Unsuitable version\nThe potential effect of a 100-year pluvial flood event on metro accessibility and ridership: A case study of central Shanghai, China\nposted on 2018-09-27, 14:07 authored by Mengya Li, Mei-Po Kwan, Jie Yin, Dapeng YuDapeng Yu, Jun Wang\nThe Shanghai Metro constitutes a sizeable share of the municipal public transit. This paper presents a gravity-based approach for evaluating the potential effect of a 100-year pluvial flood (PF) event on metro accessibility and ridership. Since physical geographers have examined PF hazards and human geographers have analyzed metro accessibility separately, we seek to fill the research gap through examining metro accessibility and ridership together under adverse circumstances. To this end, road inundations are initially modeled by FloodMap-HydroInundation2D. Accessibility to metro stations by three access modes (walking, cycling, and driving) is measured through three impedance functions (inverse power, negative exponential, and modified Gaussian). Ridership measure mainly concerns the distance-decay effect on stations' attraction for passengers. The results indicate that inundation depth on more than 95% of the road links would reach 10\u201320\u202fcm in the PF scenario, and road links with inundation deeper than 20\u202fcm and 30\u202fcm account for 47% and 15% of the road network respectively, which imposes notable restrictions on access journeys especially by cycling and driving. Metro accessibility in central Shanghai is quite equitable, even in the PF scenario. 87% of the communities can access the metro stations at the medium and medium-high accessibility levels in the normal scenario, but 80% can access only at the low and medium levels in the PF scenario. Due to the inaccessibility of neighboring station(s) in the PF scenario, 15 more stations may face the challenge of serving more than 50,000 passengers, which is much larger than their normal ridership. These findings have important implications for the formulation of safer usage of public transport in the face of heavy rainfall and associated flood events.\nThis research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51761135024, 41671095, 71373084), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2017YFE0100700).\nGeography and Environment\nApplied Geography\nLI, M. ... et al, 2018. The potential effect of a 100-year pluvial flood event on metro accessibility and ridership: A case study of central Shanghai, China. Applied Geography, 100, pp.21-29.\n\u00a9 Elsevier\nThis paper was accepted for publication in the journal Applied Geography and the definitive published version is available at https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apgeog.2018.09.001.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apgeog.2018.09.001\nOther earth sciences not elsewhere classified\nMetro transportAccessibilityRidership100-year pluvial floodShanghaiEarth Sciences not elsewhere classified","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LISA Home\nImage: Colliding spiral galaxies\nGalaxies - Spiral Colliding Arp 274\nTwo galaxies are squaring off in Virgo and here are the latest pictures. When two galaxies collide, the stars that compose them usually do not.\nMedia Description:\nTwo galaxies are squaring off in Virgo and here are the latest pictures. When two galaxies collide, the stars that compose them usually do not. This is because galaxies are mostly empty space and, however bright, stars only take up only a small fraction of that space. But during the collision, one galaxy can rip the other apart gravitationally. Dust and gas common to both galaxies do collide. If the two galaxies merge, black holes that likely resided in each galaxy center may eventually merge. Because the distances are so large, the whole thing takes place in slow motion -- over hundreds of millions of years. Besides the two large spiral galaxies, a smaller third galaxy is visible on the far left of the above image of Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679. Arp 274 spans about 200,000 light years across and lies about 400 million light years away toward the constellation of Virgo.\nMedia use and copyright:\nNASA, ESA, M. Livio (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI\/AURA)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power. MoviesJoy Review: The Iron\u2026\nCountry: UK, France\nGenre: Drama, History\nHostel: Part III\nSet in Las Vegas, the film centers on a man who attends his best friend's bachelor party, unaware of an insidious agenda that plays into hunting humans. MoviesJoy Review: Hostel:\u2026\nFollows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World\u2026\nCountry: USA, India\nA follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search\u2026\nCountry: UK, Germany\nExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close\nA year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt\u2026\nPixie Hollow Games\nRosetta and new arrival Chloe band together to try to break the garden fairies' legendary losing streak in the Pixie Hollow Games, a sports spectacle filled with pixie pageantry, fantastic\u2026\nThe Darkest Hour\nIn Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply. MoviesJoy Review: The Darkest Hour \u2013 one of the best\u2026\nCountry: USA, Russia\nGenre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller\nThis hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends \u2014 Brian \"Q\"' Quinn, James \"Murr\"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano \u2014 who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out\u2026\nThe Flowers of War\nA Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to\u2026\nCountry: China, Hong Kong\nAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked\nPlaying around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as\u2026\nGenre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music\nThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\nThis English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago\u2026.\nCountry: USA, Sweden, Norway\nGenre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller\nKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters\nPo and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc. MoviesJoy Review: Kung Fu Panda: Secrets\u2026\nAfter suffering a violent plane crash, a group of oil drillers is stranded in the most remote wilderness of Alaska, far from any chance of being rescued. Exposed to the\u2026\nGenre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller\nGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance\nWhen the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider\u2026\nCountry: USA, United Arab Emirates\nGenre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller\nThe Sitter\nNoah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah\u2026\nCatch.44\nThe lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one last job. They soon find themselves thrust into a bizarre situation involving\u2026\nThe lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve. MoviesJoy Review: My favorite movie from year 2011. romance category did not\u2026\nBenjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo \u2013 welcome news for his daughter, but his\u2026\nGenre: Comedy, Drama, Family\nHotel Desire\nThe story is about a woman who lives alone. Her son went to his father in another place. The first character is a maid in a hotel to serve the\u2026\nMission: Impossible \u2013 Ghost Protocol\nEthan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a\u2026\nCountry: USA, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, India, Canada\nGenre: Action, Adventure, Thriller\nLemonade Mouth\nThe story follows five disparate high school students \u2013 Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen who meet in detention. They realize they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a\u2026\nGood Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!\nTeddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between\u2026\nGenre: Comedy, Family, TV Movie\nA contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world. Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every\u2026\nAfter her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by\u2026\nGenre: Comedy, Family, Romance, TV Movie\nDeep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable\u2026\nCountry: Indonesia, France, USA\nIce Age: A Mammoth Christmas\nWhen Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends\u2026\nGenre: Animation, Family, TV Movie\nFollows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival. MoviesJoy Review: This\u2026\nA fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor. MoviesJoy Review: Small Fry is\u2026\nSir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When\u2026\nOrphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks,\u2026\nCountry: UK, USA, France\nGenre: Adventure, Drama, Family\nWhen Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet roommate, Walter, swoop in to help the\u2026\nGenre: Comedy, Family, Music\nMumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the\u2026\nThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2013 Part 1\nThe new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. MoviesJoy Review: The\u2026\nGenre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance\nDragons: Gift of the Night Fury\nThe Viking town of Berk, now enjoying its new alliance with the dragons, is preparing for its annual winter holiday of Snoggletog. However, that spirit is threatened when all the\u2026\nIn intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (who was scheduled to die eight days after his interview with Herzog), legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog achieves\u2026\nCountry: USA, UK, Germany\nJack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness\u2026\nGeek Charming\nDylan Schoenfield is the pink princess of the upscale Los Angeles Woodlands Academy. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new it bag that everyone covets\u2026.\nGenre: Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie\nTheseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can\u2026\nCountry: USA, Canada, UK\nGenre: Action, Drama, Fantasy\nArthur Christmas\nEach Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to\u2026\nGenre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Submission by Save Our Super in response to Retirement Income Review Consultation Paper \u2013 November 2019\nCall to grandfather super changes, abolish $1.6m contributions cap\nSave Our Super submission: Consumer Advocacy Body for Superannuation\nClick here for the PDF document\nRetirement Income Policy Division\nLangton Cres\nParkes ACT 2600\nSave Our Super has recently prepared an extensive Submission to the Retirement Income Review dealing in part with the many 'consumer' issues triggered by the structure of retirement income policy and the frequent and complex legislative change to that policy.\nThat Submission was lodged with the Review's Treasury Secretariat on 10 January 2020 and a copy is attached to the e-mail forwarding this letter. It serves as an example of the analysis of super and retirement policy and of the advocacy that superannuation fund members, both savers and retirees, can contribute. Its four authors' backgrounds show the wide range of experience that can be useful in the consumer advocacy role.\nWe note both the policy and the advocacy consultations are running simultaneously, exemplifying the pressures Government legislative activity places on meaningful consumer input. Consumer representation is necessarily more reliant on volunteer and part-time contributions than the work of industry and union lobbyists and the juggernaut of government legislative and administrative initiatives.\nGiven the breadth, complexity and fundamentally important nature of the issues raised for the Retirement Income Review by its Consultation Paper, we have prioritised our submission to that Review over the issues raised by the idea of a Consumer Advocacy Body. This letter serves as a brief submission and as a 'place holder' for Save Our Super's interest in the consumer advocacy issues.\nThe idea of a consumer advocacy body is worthwhile in trying to improve member information, engagement and voice in superannuation and in the formation of better, more stable and more trustworthy retirement income policy. It should help government to understand the perspectives of superannuation members.\nSave Our Super was formed from our frustration at the evolution of superannuation and broader retirement income policies. We contributed as best we could to the rushed and heavily constrained Government consultations on, and Parliamentary Committee inquiries into, the complex retirement income policy changes that took effect in 2017. One example of our inputs is https:\/\/saveoursuper.org.au\/save-supers-joint-submission-senate-committee-two-superannuation-bills\/ .\nFor the consultations on the Consumer Advocacy Body for Superannuation, we limit our comments here to point 1 on the Consultation's brief web page, https:\/\/treasury.gov.au\/consultation\/c2019-38640 :\n\"Functions and outcomes: What core functions and outcomes do you consider could be delivered by the advocacy body? What additional functions and outcomes could also be considered? What functions would the advocacy body provide that are not currently available?\"\nConsult with superannuation fund members on their concerns, including issues of legal and regulatory complexity, frequent legislative change and legislative risk which has become destructive of trust in superannuation and its rule-making.\nCommission or perform research arising from consultations and reporting of member concerns.\nTap perspectives of all superannuation users, whether young, mid-career, or near-retirement savers, as well as of part- or fully self-funded retirees.\nPublish reporting of savers' concerns to Government, at least twice-yearly and in advance of annual budget cycles.\nContribute an impact statement \u2013 as envisaged in the lapsed Superannuation (Objectives) Bill \u2013 of the effects of changes to any legislation (not just super legislation) on retirement income (interpreted broadly to include the assets, net income and general well-being of retirees, now and in the future).\nThe advocacy body should:\ntake a long-term view, and could be made the authority to administer, review or critique the essential modelling referred to in Save Our Super's submission to the Retirement Income Review. Ideally, the Consumer Advocacy Body should have the freedom to commission Treasury to conduct such modelling, and\/or to use any other capable body.\ngive appropriate representation and support to SMSFs, and be prepared to advocate for them against the interests of large APRA-regulated funds when necessary.\nadvocate specifically for the very large number of people with quite small superannuation accounts, when their interests are different from those of people with relatively large balances.\nThe biggest risk to the advocacy body in our view is that it would over time be hijacked by special interest groups, or hobbled by its terms of reference. Careful thought in its establishment, key staffing choices and strong political support would be helpful to protect against these risks.\nMembership issues\nMembership of the Body should be part-time, funded essentially per diem and with cost reimbursement only for participation in the information gathering and consumer advocacy processes. A small part-time secretariat could be provided from resources in, say, PM&C or Treasury.\nMembership opportunities should be advertised.\nMembership of the Body should be strictly limited to individuals or entities that exist purely to advocate for the interests of superannuation fund members. (This would include any cooperative representation of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds.) We would counsel against allowing membership to industry entities which might purport to advocate on behalf of their superannuation fund members, but might also inject perspectives that favour their own commercial interests.\nMembership should include individuals with membership in (on the one hand) commercial or industry super funds and (on the other hand) Self-Managed Superannuation Funds. We see no need to ensure equal representation of commercial and industry funds, though we would be wary if representation was only of those in industry funds or only commercial funds.\nWe offer no view at this stage on whether the Superannuation Consumers Centre would be a useful anchor for a new role, but we would suggest avoiding duplication.\nFunctions not currently available\nThe consultation asks what functions the Consumer Advocacy Body for Superannuation could perform that are not presently being performed. SOS's submission to the Retirement Income Review and earlier submissions on the changes to retirement income policy that took effect in 2017 shows the range of superannuation members' advocacy concerns that are not at present being met.\nPrior attempts to establish consultation arrangements for superannuation members appear to us to have focussed mostly on the disengagement and limited financial literacy of some superannuation fund members. Correctives to those concerns have heretofore looked to financial literacy education and better access to higher quality financial advice. Clearly such measures have their place.\nBut in the view of Save Our Super, these problems arise in larger part from the complexity and rapid change of superannuation and Age Pension laws, and in the nature of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge. Nothing predicts disengagement by customers and underperformance and overcharging by suppliers more assuredly than government compulsion to consume a product that would not otherwise be bought because it is too complex to understand, too often changed and widely distrusted.\nThere needs to be more consumer policy advocacy aimed at getting the policies right, simple, clear and stable, as was attempted in the 2006 \u2013 2007 Simplified Super reforms.\nIn the time available, we offer no views on questions 2,3 and 4, which are more for government administrators.\nJack Hammond, QC\nFounder, Save Our Super","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AERO Vodochody Signs Agreement With Hartzell\nDate: May 11, 1999 Category: Press Releases\nHartzell To Develop Propeller Systems For The Ae 270 Ibis\nPIQUA, Ohio \u2014 May 11, 1999 \u2014 Hartzell Propeller Inc. announced today that it has agreed to design and develop a propeller system for the AERO Vodochody Ae 270 Ibis aircraft. The Ae 270 is a low-wing, single engine turboprop aircraft intended for short-haul transport and general utility purposes.\nHartzell's propeller design proposal calls for a 96\u2033 diameter, four-bladed lightweight turbine propeller with full feathering and reversing capabilities. The prop would be the latest member of the company's growing family of lightweight turboprop propeller systems that have now seen millions of flight hours in numerous rugged applications.\nThe new aircraft will be produced by IBIS Aerospace Ltd., which is a joint venture between AERO Vodochody, of the Czech Republic, and Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) of Taiwan. The aircraft will be produced in two versions \u2026 the pressurized Ae 270 Ibis and the unpressurized Ae 270 W Ibis. The AE 270 Ibis will feature the Hartzell prop fitted to a Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-42A.\nIn addition to cabin pressurization, the aircraft will also feature retractable landing gear, unlike its cousin the Ae 270 W Ibis. The Ae 270 Ibis is expected to deliver a range in the neighborhood of 1200 nm and cruise speeds of up to 220 knots. To date, the company has fielded more than 100 serious inquiries from the US, Europe, South America, Asia and the Far East.\nHartzell Propeller Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of propeller systems, shipping into more than 25 countries in 1998. Hartzell enjoys a 60 percent market share on turboprop airliners and 85 percent market share on corporate turboprops. The 82-year old company is also well-known for its design leadership, having introduced the industry's first full-feathering propeller for light twins, the first fully reversing propellers for corporate turboprops and the industry's first composite structure blades.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"RIP Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens 1955\nOn Saturday, DiNizio posted a lengthy update on Facebook and assured fans that he was receiving \"the best medical care and attention possible to fix the damage done to my neck and back in my recent falls\". \"It beats picking up garbage, like I used to do\". He also attempted - unsuccessfully - to run for the New Jersey Senate in 2000, with his efforts forming the subject of documentary Mr Smithereen Goes To Washington . (more...)\nNina Simone, Bon Jovi Tapped For 2018 Rock N' Roll HOF Inductions\nOur list count downs the 100 most overlooked acts that have been snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee and the voters. Their greatest hits' compilation was certified platinum last month when it topped 1 million units sold. (more...)\nPrince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle to spend Christmas with United Kingdom royals\nThe move is a break in tradition, with Royal partners previously having to wait until they are married before being allowed to spend Christmas with the Queen and the rest of the family in Norfolk. Typically, hundreds of well-wishers gather along the route to the church to catch a glimpse of the Queen and other royals. Last month, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, the fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, who stars in the US.TV legal drama \"Suits\", announced their engagement with the ... (more...)\nStar Wars: The Last Jedi Review Roundup: What Do The Critics Think?\nKylo Ren, still licking his wounds from the last movie, says as much at least once. 'Star Wars': What Has Luke Skywalker Been Up To All This Time? By the end of The Force Awakens , those questions were answered. It leads to some of Luke's best moments in the entire series. Elsewhere, its humour can feel over-worked, even goofy; there are sight gags and one-liners, pratfalls and assorted bouts of clumsiness. (more...)\n'Voice' semifinals pairs Chloe Kohanski with Noah Mac\nThen Agen grabbed the second spot, followed by Simpson coming in third. This is the first time for Hudson to coach for The Voice , though earlier this year, she also had coaching duties on the United Kingdom version of the singing competition, in which her artist won. (more...)\nKissing competition held in Indian state to reduce divorce rates\nThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ) has demanded the resignation of two Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLAs from the state assembly for reportedly organising a kissing competition for tribal couples during a fair in Pakur. Efforts are also being made to obtain the list of participants to check whether they were really married couples or not, he added. The average sex ratio of the village is 970, which is higher than the Jharkhand average of 948. (more...)\nRoy Moore Spokesman Claims Lawmakers Must Swear On Christian Bible\nMoore, who is besieged by allegations of sexual misconduct, has said in the past that he believes homosexual conduct should be illegal, that Muslims shouldn't be allowed to serve in public office and that events such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were divine retribution for increasing secularism and immorality in American society. (more...)\nHOMELAND Season Seven To Premiere Sunday, February 11\nThe show bows on February 11th at 9 PM ET\/PT on the premium cable network. The network announced that the show is now filming in Virginia. President Keen ( Elizabeth Marvel ) seems particularly paranoid (who can blame her?) and is putting her trust back into Saul ( Mandy Patinkin ). (more...)\nKevin Hart Admits He Felt Targeted After Extortion Scandal\nThough she didn't seem to crack a smile, Parrish let her figure do the talking, flaunting her curves in a strapless La Perla ensemble with a Chanel purse. He quipped: \"It's been very flattering. He'll literally sabotage it from the inside\". The Doctor Who star defended her character's \"child-sized clothes\", saying , \"I'd never take on a role that was truly gratuitous for no reason\". (more...)\nLAPD Opens New Investigation Into Roman Polanski\nAccording to the Barnard, her mother took her to meet Polanski in 1975 in a beach in Malibu to do some modelling pictures. She's used social media to draw attention to her allegations. Polanski's lawyer Harland Braun called the claim \"bogus\" in a statement provided to dpa. Speaking to The News earlier this year, Geimer said she had forgaven the Oscar victor. (more...)\nRA Set for Netflix Revival\nStevenson took to Twitter to confirm the exciting news, writing in two separate posts, \"I'm showrunning a new She-Ra reboot for Dreamworks TV and Netflix!\" The show followed the adventures of Princess Adora, who transforms into the super-powered warrior She-Ra using the Sword of Protection, as she helps the citizens of Etheria fight back against the villains who kidnapped and raised her. (more...)\nJada Pinkett Smith Slams The Golden Globes For No \"Girls Trip\" Nomination\nOne notable person in particular has some thoughts on the matter: Haddish's Girls Trip co-star, Jada Pinkett Smith , which she shared on social media today. She notes how The Big Sick Movie didn't even receive a nod and how Get Out was controversially considered a comedy saying it \"illuminates the depths of the sunken place. (more...)\nGov. McAuliffe: Congress needs to act on CHIP program funding\nJohn Kasich and Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the letter-writing effort. The House passed its funding package for CHIP in early November, which would draw funding for the program away from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. (more...)\nTristan Thompson Expected to Make Return Tomorrow vs. Hawks\nLue also disclosed power forward Kevin Love (left hip) will return to the starting lineup following a one-game absence and center Tristan Thompson will make his first appearance since November 1 after battling a left calf injury . Love missed Saturday's win over the 76ers with a sore left hip. It means Love stays at the 5 and Jae Crowder remains in the lineup. Lue said Thompson would be on a minute restriction, but he would not specify what that range would be. (more...)\nEarly praise for 'The Last Jedi' after elaborate premiere\nWhile the latest films in the Star Wars franchise have featured strong performances and effective storytelling, the Golden Globes simply do not award the elements that differentiate Star Wars from many other films. Fans at the premiere were also treated to up-close looks at new characters, including an elite squad of guards clad in red armor as well as a collection of droids, including the droids C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8, who walked and rolled down the red carpet before the film's stars ... (more...)\nGet a Deeper Look Into Marvel's \"The Punisher\" in Netflix's Featurette\nCritical reaction was mixed, with season 1 rating as the second-lowest Marvel Netflix series on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic , but fan reception felt stronger than the critics' scores. The behind-the-scenes featurette focuses on the lead characters and how they came to be in the situations we find them in during season one. Losing his family to killers in the series, the incredibly well-armed Punisher takes few prisoners, if you know what I mean. (more...)\nMother of bully victim Keaton Jones, 11, faces backlash\nJohnson and his classmate, Alyssa Vargas, said with the multitude of social media platforms, bullying happens on a daily basis. The tweet continued: \" She believes in equality and doesn't want any harm done to ANYONE\". Monday , MMA fighter, Joe Schilling, accused the child's mother of setting up a GoFundMe account for financial gain. Many found other ways to dramatize their sympathy: The actor Chris Evans invited Jones to join him at a movie premiere , and other celebrities made ... (more...)\nJustin Bieber's Mom Opens Up About Selena Gomez\nEven beyond her love for Selena, it's clear that Justin is growing up based on what Pattie said about him on his own, too - from church to life to better dealing with his fame, Justin is growing up. Justin recently wrote a sweet little note to his mom Pattie Mallette on Instagram: \"Love you mom!\" The source continued, \" Justin canceled his tour to take care of his mental health and he wants to continue to focus on this\". (more...)\nGenome reveals secrets of Tasmanian tiger's extinction\nHumans \"without doubt\" helped the thylacine disappear. But the thylacine's genome sequence revealed another interesting thing: Despite a 160-million-year separation between metatheria , the subbranch (or clade) to which mammals such as the Tasmanian tiger (and other marsupials) belong, and eutherian , the clade that spawned the more familiar placental mammals (including canines), from a purely physical standpoint, it would be hard to deny that thylacine bears a remarkable resemblance ... (more...)\nYes, that Netflix tweet is creepy - and raises serious privacy questions\nNetflix didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the reaction to the tweet, which has been retweeted about 66,000 times and liked 259,000 times and has drawn 4,000 replies. It's not shocking that tech companies like Netflix and Amazon collect all sorts of sensitive data about you. As long as Netflix doesn't actually use that data to turn you into the product. 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{"text":"Member Deans\nConnect Leaders\nTransform Programs\nSustain Change\nInfluence Policy\nThe Content of Thinking\nThe Science of Early Learning\nPractice with Purpose\nYear in review \u2013 and a look ahead to 2017\nBy: David Kallison\n2016 was an interesting year to be sure. But here at Deans for Impact, we had a lot to be proud of: our involvement in the release of the new Title II regulations; the hiring of six new staff members, including Dean-in-Residence Cassandra Herring; the launch of our new website; the addition of two new member deans; work by member-led programs to implement The Science of Learning; and the release of our policy brief, From Chaos to Coherence.\nBut even with all we've accomplished over the past year, 2017 looks to be an even bigger year for us. Some highlights:\nIn July, we'll host the second cohort of Fellows for our education-preparation leadership experience, Impact Academy. It's sort of like the academy in X-Men, but it's not housed in a mansion. Superpowers are welcome, though. Sign up for more information here.\nTomorrow, we'll release our latest publication, Practice with Purpose: The Emerging Science of Teacher Expertise. Co-written by Peak author Anders Ericsson, Practice with Purpose explores how deliberate practice \u2014 practice that is purposeful and designed to maximize improvement \u2014 can be applied to teacher-preparation.\nThis March, we'll drive the 12 or so blocks from our office to the Austin Convention Center for the annual South by Southwest Edu conference. Our own Benjamin Riley will debate the National Center for Teacher Quality's Kate Walsh in what's sure to be an invigorating and exciting debate on whether we need less innovation in education. There will be buttals, rebuttals, and, if we're being honest, breakfast tacos.\nAnd throughout 2017, our Dean-in-Residence Cassandra Herring will continue her work leading the formation of a national collaborative of educator-preparation programs at minority-serving institutions. Read more on that here.\nWe have lots of irons in the fire, pans in the oven, and kettles on the burners, so make sure you keep up with us throughout the year. Follow us on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter!\nDavid Kallison\nCommunications Associate\nKeeping Learning Science Front and Center\nThe LbSD Network: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work\nImproving instruction at scale in Illinois\nSign up for our newsletter to get the latest from Deans for Impact\nCOPYRIGHT 2015\u201320 Deans for Impact. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Controlled by technolgy\nControlled by technolgy (Example)\nName Instructor Course Date Controlled By Technology Technology is one a factor that has been seen to be affecting each and every sector or rather part of the world today. What makes it complex is the fact that it keeps on developing each and every day. Nearly all sectors of the world today are controlled by technology. Technology has made it easier for people to access everything they want in a much reliable way (Bartlett 5). For instance in the communication sector technology has been seen to impact significantly on the various communication gadgets as well as the modes of communication. Social media is one example of the impacts of technology on the modes of communication. Social media has turned the world today into a global village in the sense that it makes people connect with each other in a much easier way (Bartlett 9). This has made it it has also affected the way we relate to each other. All these have been explained above in the paper. This calls for introduction in an unspoken etiquette on the use of technological devices. The reasons explaining the need of the etiquette have been explained in the text above. Indeed technology has been seen to take control of the human population calling for the need of an etiquette providing a guideline for the use and this has been explained in this paper. Works Cited Bartlett Michelle E.; Bartlett James E. Journal of Educators Online v13 n2 p1-18 Jul 2016. (EJ1106731) Mekonnen Tigist. In: MERIT Working Papers 2017; United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) 2017. Language: English Database: RePEc Macer Tim; Wilson Sheila. International Journal of Market Research. 2017 Vol. 59 Issue 2 p173-198. 26p. 8 Charts 1 Graph. DOI: 10.2501\/IJMR-2017-014. Database: Business Source Complete [...]\nAlthough much technology has been invented to keep us more closely connected, could it also make us more alone? Is our obsession with documenting everything through photographs and videos preventing us from living in the moment? Should there be unspoken etiquette about when and how technology is used in social situations? Use specific reasons and examples to support a position.\nExpert Marsha\nVery good writer.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Manchester bomb attack `hero` denies bank card and mobile phone theft\nA homeless man has denied stealing from two injured victims moments after the Manchester Arena terror bomb attack.\nA homeless man has denied stealing from two injured victims moments after the Manchester Arena terror bomb attack. Chris Parker \u2013 hailed a hero for helping people hurt in the atrocity \u2013 appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (August 16). The 33-year-old was charged with two counts of theft of a bank card from injured woman Pauline Healey at the Arena on May 22. Mrs Healey, whose 14-year-old granddaughter Sorrell Leczkowski was killed in the attack, was in a coma for several days but survived. Her daughter, Samantha, was also injured. He is also charged with theft of a mobile phone from a young girl who was also seriously injured in the bomb attack that killed 22 adults and children at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. Reporting restrictions were put in place during the brief hearing to prohibit identifying the girl. Mr Parker. who gave an address in case bail was granted as Woodlands Road, Crumpsall, was remanded in custody. District Judge John Timperley said that powers of the magistrates' court were \"wholly insufficient\" to deal with the matter and the case will be heard at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday, September 13. More than \u00a350,000 was raised to help Mr Parker after he said he rushed to help the injured and dying.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"MP Elections\nBhopal News\nMadhya Pradesh: Now, a book on IPS officer who failed in Class 12\nRamendra Singh | TNN | Updated: May 18, 2019, 9:04 IST\nManoj Kumar Sharma\nBHOPAL: Failure in Class 12 exams, did not deter him from believing in his capabilities and he prepared for one of the toughest exams in the country, and went on to become the additional commissioner in Mumbai police. Meet IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, whose friend and deputy commissioner (sales tax) Anrug Pathak will be releasing a book titled '12th Fail' next week.\nHailing from a nondescript Bilgaon village in Joura tehsil of Morena district, Sharma said he did not bother much about marks in his school days. \"Percentage in class can never be a parameter of success in life. I had cleared Class 10 exam in third division. Even in Class 11, I got second division,\" he said.\nHowever, the 42-year-old IPS officer never allowed poor academic performance to become on obstacle in his journey. \"I wanted to study further. I completed graduation and post-graduation from Gwalior. I am even a PhD holder,\" he said. He also started preparing for UPSC exam. It was not yet all smooth for him as he cleared the exams in his fourth attempt with AIR 121. He advised students not to let failure overpower them.\nAnurag Pathak, the author of '12th Fail' book, said the objective behind this book is to help students who fear exam failures. \"Manoj is the hero of my book. I have also mentioned a few others, who achieved success in different fields despite failure in exams,\" said Pathak.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AULA Blog\nCenter for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University\nAll posts tagged Scioli\nWhat Does Macri's Victory Mean for Latin America's Left Turns?\nBy Eric Hershberg and Fulton Armstrong\nPhoto Credits: Douglas Fernandes and _Butte_ \/ Flickr \/ Creative Commons\nArgentine President-elect Mauricio Macri's actions since his historic victory last week indicate a rightward shift in domestic and foreign policy that some observers are tempted to proclaim as part of a broader Latin American trend. He has reiterated promises of broad economic reforms and appointed a cabinet \u2013 including former JP Morgan executive and ex-Central Bank chief Alfonso Prat-Gay as his finance minister \u2013 to implement them. He has further pledged to reverse outgoing President Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner's protectionist trade policies. (During the campaign, advocates of unbound capitalism cheered when he named Ayn Rand's \"The Fountainhead\" as one of his favorite books.) Macri has named Susana Malcorra, a senior aide to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with strong diplomatic credentials, to be his foreign minister and, for starters, directed her to reverse policies he judged to coddle Venezuela. The President-elect, who takes office on December 10, is speaking with the confidence of a President elected with more than a 3-point margin over Kirchnerista candidate Daniel Scioli and with control over more than the 91 seats (one third of the total 257 seats) that his Cambiemos coalition won in the lower house of Congress. (His party is the first, however, to control simultaneously the Province of Buenos Aires, the City of Buenos Aires, and presidency.)\nThe temptation in some quarters to declare Macri's victory as the beginning of the end for Latin America's \"Left Turns\" is understandable but nonetheless premature. To be sure, the Argentine electoral results coincide with other major setbacks for various currents of the Latin American left: The Chavista project in Venezuela is crashing; Brazilian President Rousseff and her party are mired in a corruption morass and economic crisis whose combined effects may cut short her time in office; President Correa, facing a dire economic situation in Ecuador, is increasingly talking about abandoning efforts to run yet again in 2017. Chilean President Bachelet's low popularity and declining public support for the V\u00e1zquez government in Uruguay may be additional signs that the prospects for the \"pink tide\" are very much in doubt.\nBut in Argentina and beyond, the jury is still out. Through no action of its own, the South American left enjoyed the multiple benefits of the decade-long commodity boom that began in 2003. Just as its electoral successes did not indicate wholesale shifts to the left in the region \u2013 indeed political scientists have long questioned whether the evidence supports claims of a leftward shift in popular preferences \u2013 today's parallel crises may reflect the end of of the boom rather than a rejection of left-leaning governments. Many of the policies advanced by various currents of the \"pink tide\" may remain highly popular, even while they are no longer affordable. Another tempting explanation is that Latin Americans are rejecting leaders who they perceive as corrupt, irrespective of their placement on the left-right spectrum. In Argentina, notably, Macri hasn't rejected the Kirchneristas' redistributive agenda but has instead emphasized the confusing, corrupt way it has been pursued for the past 12 years. (Never before has an Argentine rightist portrayed eliminating poverty as a core priority.) It may well be that voters understand economic slowdowns and dysfunction as a product of corruption rather than the fallout from declines in historically high commodity prices.\nRegardless of the underlying drivers of electoral change and public disillusion with incumbents, it's fair to ask if the left's current travails and the right's resurgence will open the way toward more accountable political leadership, whatever its ideological proclivities, or just signal an alternation of power. Like Macri in Argentina, a new cohort of Latin American leaders will have to prove that they are more than outsiders drawing on sentiment to throw out the incumbent rascals. The question is whether they pursue policies that make democracy more transparent, expand meaningful political participation, and sustain the social gains that have been achieved by the pink tide governments that now appear to be on the ropes.\nby clalsstaff on December 2, 2015 \u2022 Permalink\nPosted in Argentina\nTagged Argentina, Bachelet (Michelle), Brazil, Cambiemos, Capitalism, Chavismo, Chile, Corruption, Dilma Rousseff, Economy, Ecuador, Elections, Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner (Cristina), Macri (Mauricio), Malcorra (Susana), Pink Tide, Prat-Gay (Alfonso), Scioli, Trade, Uruguay, V\u00e1zquez (Tabar\u00e9), Venezuela\nPosted by clalsstaff on December 2, 2015\nhttps:\/\/aulablog.net\/2015\/12\/02\/what-does-macris-victory-mean-for-latin-americas-left-turns\/\nArgentine-U.S. Relations: Things Can Only Get Better\nBy Federico Merke*\nArgentine presidential candidate Mauricio Macri. Photo Credit: Nico Bovio and Guillermo Viana GCBA \/ Flickr \/ Creative Commons\nForeign policy remains largely uncharted territory as Mauricio Macri (Cambiemos) and Daniel Scioli (incumbent Peronist Frente para la Victoria) head into the presidential runoff on November 22, but they both are likely eager to get over Argentina's rough patch with the United States. Foreign policy has rarely been a big campaign issue, and this time there are probably reasons behind the silence. The mainstream Argentine media portray the candidates as representing two different political and economic stances on domestic policies, with only nuanced differences on foreign policy. Macri is seen as more friendly to the outside world in general and to the U.S. in particular, but he has been reluctant to play up his \"anti-Bolivarian\" views. Scioli has the same incentives as Macri to restart a dialogue with Washington, but he has not wanted to highlight this difference between himself and his party's standard bearer, outgoing President Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner (CFK).\nArgentina's relations with the U.S. are at a low point in which nothing really good or really bad takes place.\nThe impasse started early in CFK's administration. Just two days after her inauguration on December 10, 2007, U.S. federal prosecutors claimed that five foreign nationals in the so-called \"suitcase scandal\" were attempting to deliver funds to CFK's presidential campaign. The President maintained that the United States manufactured the scandal to punish her for maintaining close relations with then-President Hugo Ch\u00e1vez of Venezuela.\nWashington was clearly irritated again in 2011 when Argentine authorities seized the cargo of a U.S. Air Force plane that was delivering supplies for an authorized police training program. Argentina's foreign minister accused the United States of smuggling weapons and \"drugs\" into the country. In 2013, CFK reached an agreement with Iran to set up a truth commission (which was never established) to investigate the bombings of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994 \u2013 alienating Jews in the U.S. and Argentina, but giving her a boost among her domestic constituency.\nTerrorism, human rights, and nuclear proliferation have brought the two countries together, albeit with little publicity. But Venezuela, Cuba (the U.S. embargo), trade (tough license and import restrictions on both sides), and Iran have been divisive issues.\nBecause the twists and turns in the bilateral relationship have revolved around scandals, rhetoric, and domestic political maneuvering \u2013 not driven by either deep ideological differences or substantive material interests \u2013 CFK's successor will be free to shift gears. Thus, in a sense, it does not matter who wins on November 22; a new chapter will begin in Argentina-U.S. relations. Macri no doubt will be more enthusiastic than Scioli in declaring a new beginning, but the latter exhibits a pragmatic tone and intention to attract investment and promote trade, including by resolving the confrontation over \"holdout debt\" plaguing ties with the U.S. financial community. Both candidates are aware that the ongoing litigation in New York complicates access to international credit. Both also understand that the memorandum with Iran represented a major step backwards and thus will probably change course on this matter. Scioli and Macri exhibit contrasting styles and might look at the world through different lenses, but they both will have the opportunity \u2013 and probably the desire \u2013 to develop a more constructive relationship with the U.S.\n*Federico Merke directs the Political Science and International Relations Programs at the Universidad de San Andr\u00e9s in Buenos Aires.\nby clalsstaff on November 19, 2015 \u2022 Permalink\nTagged Argentina, Bilateral Relations, Elections, Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner (Cristina), Macri (Mauricio), Scioli, Venezuela\nPosted by clalsstaff on November 19, 2015\nhttps:\/\/aulablog.net\/2015\/11\/19\/argentine-u-s-relations-things-can-only-get-better\/\nArgentina's Mid-term Elections: The Beginning of the End for Cristina?\nBy Santiago Anria and Federico Fuchs *\nCristina Fern\u00e1ndez mural Photo credit: CateIncBA \/ Foter \/ CC BY-NC-ND\nRising inflation, loss of confidence by the private sector, and lack of access to international credit markets make victory in Argentina's mid-term elections on October 27 especially important for President Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez \u2013 or else she will face the prospect of two years as a lame duck. Her governing Front for Victory (FPV) faction of the Justicialist Party (PJ) seeks to protect its legislative majority. (Half the seats of the lower chamber and a third of those in the upper chamber are at stake.) Based on the results of the Open, Simultaneous and Obligatory Primaries (PASO) held on August 11, the FPV appears likely to lose some seats but still maintain a slight majority, considering that a number of the seats in dispute in the lower chamber correspond to districts in which it fared poorly in the 2009 elections. Before her unexpected surgery last week, Fern\u00e1ndez had been central to the electoral campaign, hand-picking and endorsing Lomas de Zamora Mayor Mart\u00edn Insaurralde as the first deputy on the FPV's list. According to some surveys, previous adjustments to her communications strategy increased her approval ratings, and with her recovery from surgery expected to take a month, there is speculation that the FPV may win some additional \"sympathy\" votes.\nThe PASO primaries showed that the FPV lost in key electoral districts, including the city of Buenos Aires, and the provinces of Buenos Aires, C\u00f3rdoba and Mendoza, but that it continues to be the only political force with national reach. The opposition remains fragmented, but Sergio Massa, a former government ally and current mayor of Tigre (elected on the FPV ticket), has emerged as the key opponent in Buenos Aires province and as a likely presidential candidate for the 2015 elections. He may challenge Daniel Scioli, who is the current governor of Buenos Aires and is, at least until now, backed by Fern\u00e1ndez as her potential successor despite resistance from some factions within the FPV). Massa's Frente Renovador still has limited territorial reach, but he enjoys the support of the mainstream media, a branch of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the Church and, perhaps most importantly, a prominent group of mayors in Buenos Aires province. He is trying to capture a more centrist vote, promising the \"end of confrontational politics\" and focusing on what he claims are the \"real issues\" affecting Argentines \u2013 corruption, citizen security and crime prevention, and inflation.\nThe results of the upcoming elections will define the options for the Fern\u00e1ndez administration. If the FPV fails to keep a solid majority in Congress, the issue of constitutional reform that would allow for reelection will be off the table, and Fern\u00e1ndez will not be able to run for a third term. In policy terms, negative results will increase pressure for economic adjustment and pro-business policies. Fern\u00e1ndez and her predecessor, deceased husband N\u00e9stor Kirchner, have both proven their capacity to revamp their administrations after electoral defeat by defying such pressures and raising the stakes. But with defeat in the polls, and with a diminished force in Congress, it will be harder for her to maintain party discipline as the prospects for 2015 grow bleaker. A lot also depends on how the opposition fares: a clear winner among them (most likely Massa) will become a clear challenger for 2015 and probably put even greater limits on any government strategy, whereas a still atomized opposition may give Fern\u00e1ndez more leeway. The task ahead for the FPV will be to define and support a presidential candidate that can continue the Kirchnerista project. Performing well in the congressional elections will give Fern\u00e1ndez more room to define this, or to at least block non-desired candidates. We may be witnessing the beginning of the end for Cristina, but it is not clear whether any of the opposition candidates can force her to steer the Kirchnerista project in a new direction. Not even the most plausible contender in the opposition (Massa) or the most likely successor in the FPV (Scioli) seems to have any meaningful change to offer. If both of them represent anything, it is Peronism's ability to adapt in adverse times to stay in power. But that is nothing new in the history of Peronism.\n* Santiago Anria and Federico Fuchs are graduate students in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\nby clalsstaff on October 15, 2013 \u2022 Permalink\nTagged Argentina, Catholic Church, Constitutional Reform, Corruption, Crime, Elections, Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner (Cristina), Frente Renovador, Inflation, Insecurity, Peronismo, Public Opinion, Scioli\nPosted by clalsstaff on October 15, 2013\nhttps:\/\/aulablog.net\/2013\/10\/15\/argentinas-mid-term-elections-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-cristina\/\nCategories Select Category Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Caribbean Central America Chile Climate Change Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Europe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Human Rights Immigration Latinos Mexico Nicaragua North America Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico South America Trade Uncategorized United States Uruguay Venezuela\nLeslie Armijo on U.S.-IADB: A Last-Ditch Effort\u2026\nPeter Bolton on OAS: Almagro's Veto of IACHR E\u2026\nJean Jacques Blais,\u2026 on OAS: Almagro's Veto of IACHR E\u2026\nPaul Hunter Jones on The Difficult \u2013 if Not Impossi\u2026\nLeslie Elliott Armij\u2026 on Guyana: Victory for CARIC\u2026\nCenter for Latin American & Latino Studies Website\nVisit the CLALS Website\nVisit the Clals Facebook Page\nRead CLALS faculty affiliate @WMLeoGrande's latest article on why \"Putting Cuba on the terrorism list is unjustifie\u2026 twitter.com\/i\/web\/status\/1\u2026 16 hours ago\nFollow @AU_CLALS\nInSight Crime\nWilson Center Brazil Institute | Think Brazil\nInter-American Dialogue | Voces Blog\nAmericas Quarterly Blog\nWilson Center Mexico Portal\nWorld Bank Blogs | Latin America & Caribbean\nRevista Factum\nOther Latin American Studies Blogs\nCenter for Latin American Studies at University of California, Berkeley Blog\nContextos: Center for Latin American Studies at University of Chicago Blog\nSUP: Stanford University Press Blog\nCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University Blog\nThe Latin American Diaries: Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Studies, University of London Blog\nALBA Anti-Corruption Efforts Argentina Bilateral Relations Bolivia Brazil Brazilian Politics Caribbean Castro (Ra\u00fal) Central America Chile China Ch\u00e1vez Climate Change Colombia Corruption Costa Rica Crime Cuba Democracy Deportation Dilma Rousseff Drug Trafficking Economy Ecuador Education Elections Elites El Salvador Environmental Issues Extractive Industries FARC Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner (Cristina) Foreign Investment Guatemala Haiti Honduras Human Rights Immigration Immigration Policy Immigration Reform Latin America Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva Macri (Mauricio) Maduro MERCOSUR Mexico Migration Morales Nicaragua OAS Obama Obama Administration Ortega Paraguay Peace Talks Peru Pe\u00f1a Nieto Protests Public Opinion Santos South America Trade Trump (Donald) U.S.-Cuba Relations U.S. Elections U.S. Foreign Policy U.S. State Department UNASUR United States Uribe Uruguay Venezuela Violence Washington\nAmericas Quarterly by Americas Society and Council of the Americas","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lyons Funeral Home\nSend Flowers for Christine\nMrs Christine W Banks\nApril 24, 1939 ~ December 20, 2021 (age 82)\nTribute & Services\nThomaston \u2013 Mrs. Christine (Warner) Banks, 82, passed away on Monday, December 20, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Raymond E. Woods, Sr and Robert Banks.\nChristine was born April 24, 1939 in Torrington, daughter of the late Lewis P. and Charlotte (Salmon) Warner, Sr. Raised in Thomaston she attended local schools and was a graduate of Thomaston High School. She had been employed for many years as a secretary in the guidance department of Thomaston High School. She will be remembered for her love of horses and her active involvement as a 4-H horse leader and a member of the American Quarter Horse Association.\nThe family greatly appreciates her care givers and all the love that was given to her.\nShe is survived by her children, Raymond Ernest Woods, Jr, Louanne Forrester and David L. Woods; her sister, Allie Bassett and six grandchildren and many nieces and nephews whom she adored. She was predeceased by her siblings, Shirley Hazelton, Mildred Edwards, Sally Anne Gladdyck, Robert A. Warner, Sr and Lewis P. Warner, Jr.\nCalling hours will be held on Wednesday, December 29, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Lyons Funeral Home 46 High St. Thomaston. Burial in West cemetery will be private.\nTo send flowers to Christine's family, please visit our floral store.\nThomaston, CT 06787\n\u00a9 2022 Lyons Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mustafa Khalifa's 'The Shell' Latest Example of Literature Offering Insight of Syrian Ordeal\nForthcoming in Al Jadid\nAl Jadid Staff\nA mere glance at the most notorious prisons in the world, Assad's Tadmur moves to the forefront, ranking 2nd on a list of the 10 worst prisons. This is the prison which \"hosted\" Mustafa Khalifa, the author of \"The Shell\" for more than 13 years, and which Fawaz Azem reviews for the next issue of Al Jadid.\nRead more about Mustafa Khalifa's 'The Shell' Latest Example of Literature Offering Insight of Syrian Ordeal\nWho are 'Bad Girls'...And Who Says So? New Book Examines Women Who Transgress Social Norms in Today's Middle East\nNadia Yaqub and Rula Quawas' \"Bad Girls of the Arab World\" (University of Texas Press, 2017) records and analyzes the experiences of Arab women who transgress social norms, telling the stories of Arab women from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Egypt, the Maghreb, and the United States. In her review of the book for Al Jadid, Pamela Nice notes that the strongest chapters in this work \"break free from the bonds of academic jargon and present women in their full flesh-and-blood selves.\"\nRead more about Who are 'Bad Girls'...And Who Says So? New Book Examines Women Who Transgress Social Norms in Today's Middle East\nNostalgia for a Lost Damascus Leads Native Son into Danger in New Thriller\nIn his latest novel, \"Sophia,\" Syrian-German author Rafik Schami takes readers on a journey from Beirut and Heidelberg to Rome and Damascus through the eyes of Salman, the son of Sophia, the novel's namesake, who is a beautiful Christian woman who had recently left her Muslim lover, Karim, to marry Yusuf Baladi, a rich Damascene Christian goldsmith. The story follows Salman's trail as he flees Syria to Lebanon after accidentally wounding a police officer in an armed revolt to topple the dictatorship.\nRead more about Nostalgia for a Lost Damascus Leads Native Son into Danger in New Thriller\nExperience as Essence: A Review of \"Al Wallaah\" by Syrian Novelist Hanna Mina\nFatme Sharafeddine Hassan\nAl-Wallaah (The Flame that Lights the Way)\nBy Hanna Mina\nDar Al Adab, 1990\nHanna Mina wrote \"Al-Wallaah\" in 1989 and published it a year later (Beirut: Dar Al Adab). The major focus of the novel is the lesson that experience is the essence of life. The main character, Farah Al-Makhzumi, a naive and shy 17-year-old, learns this truth after a long struggle with himself and the people surrounding him.\nRead more about Experience as Essence: A Review of \"Al Wallaah\" by Syrian Novelist Hanna Mina\nNew Book Examines Middle East 'Post Americana': Twilight of U.S. Cultural Influence\nD.W. Aossey\nAfter the American Century: The Ends of U. S. Culture in the Middle East\nBy Brian T. Edwards\nColumbia University Press, 2015\nIt's been said that a single aspiration connects all Middle Eastern people; to eat at McDonalds and shop at Wal-Mart, just like everyone else. Exaggeration? Maybe. But the comparison captures an obvious truth: that American attitudes and ideals have been disproportionately popular in the region for decades. \"After the American Century\" by author Brian T. Edwards, on the other hand, offers the counterargument that technology has and will continue to change this paradigm.\nRead more about New Book Examines Middle East 'Post Americana': Twilight of U.S. Cultural Influence\nPrescient Book Calls Attention to Consequences of Sunni Diaspora\nLynne Rogers\nEclipse of the Sunnis, Power, Exile and Upheaval in the Middle East\nBy Deborah Amos\nPublic Affairs, 2010\nOnly four years after its publication and a drastically changed landscape, reading Deborah Amos' \"Eclipse of the Sunnis, Power, Exile and Upheaval in the Middle East,\" will give readers a chilling sense of futility towards the impending signs of violence that politicians either conveniently overlooked or malevolently exaggerated to their advantage. With the American Occupation of Iraq, Amos, an award winning journalist, has set off to record the \"the mass departure\" of Iraqis to Damascus, Amman and Beirut. For each destination, she juxtaposes the political machinations behind the public rhetoric with a compilation of personal stories whose tragedies directly result from these power shifts.\nRead more about Prescient Book Calls Attention to Consequences of Sunni Diaspora\nBook Offers Oral Histories of Five Diverse Egyptian Men\nCaroline Seymour-Jorn\nShahaama: Five Egyptian Men Tell Their Stories\nBy Nayra Atiya\nSyracuse University Press, New York, 2016\nNayra Atiya has compiled a fascinating selection of the life stories of five Egyptian men belonging to a variety of sub-cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds. She conducted the interviews during the period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s with men who appear to have been born between the 1940s and the 1950s. Each life history provides details about the men's childhoods, educations and adult lives during the period from the early decades of the Republic through the early Mubarak period, with these oral histories reflecting a great deal about the many socio-economic and political changes that accompanied those decades.\nRead more about Book Offers Oral Histories of Five Diverse Egyptian Men\nThe Western Connection: How the Romanticism of Gibran & Rihani Hooked Up With Naimy's Critical Realism to Engender a New Arab Literature\nBy Michael Najjar\nGibran, Rihani and Naimy: East-West Interactions in Early Twentieth-Century Arab Literature\nBy Aida Imangulieva, translated by Robin Thomson\nAnqa Publishing, 2009\nAida Imangulieva's book \"Gibran, Rihani & Naimy: East-West Interactions in Early Twentieth-Century Arab Literature\" is a translation of the Russian version, which was published shortly before her death in 1992. It focuses on three of the most prominent members of what Imangulieva calls \"the Syrio-American School,\" named after the then-Syrian immigrant writers who left their homeland (now Lebanon).\nRead more about The Western Connection: How the Romanticism of Gibran & Rihani Hooked Up With Naimy's Critical Realism to Engender a New Arab Literature\n'Egyptian-American': The Hyphenated Experience\nPriscilla Wathington\nLooking Both Ways\nBy Pauline Kaldas\nCune Press, 2017\nSomething about Pauline Kaldas' new memoir makes you feel both adrift and at home \u2013 sensations normally at war with each other. Yet, somehow, in her rounded phrases and softly imparted narratives, the elements of surprise and familiarity find balance in each other.\nComposed of a string of personal essays, her history unfolds over many moments, rather than the narration of a single breath.\nRead more about 'Egyptian-American': The Hyphenated Experience\n'Traveling Scholar' Ella Shohat: The Contradictions and Challenges of Being an Arab Jew\nAs a public intellectual, Ella Shohat has found that her personal history profoundly informs her scholarship. Born in Israel to Iraqi parents who had migrated to that country after 1948, Shohat grew up in an Israeli culture that discriminated against Mizrahi Jews. Living a life of contradictions and tension as an \"Arab-Jew\" \u2013 a person of the Jewish religion whose culture and primary language are Arabic, she has found herself on countless occasions having to explain an identity that seemed like an oxymoron, an impossibility, to academics and others.\nRead more about 'Traveling Scholar' Ella Shohat: The Contradictions and Challenges of Being an Arab Jew","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dog Falco stun the audience with their impressive 'Footloose' routine on America's Got Talent.\nTalented Dog And Trainer Perform 'Footloose' Routine On AGT\nAs a kid, Lukas never dreamed he'd be working and training a dog. \"When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs. They terrified me and I know never ever will I accept a dog into our family. When I was fourteen, my worst nightmare became a reality. My family told me that we would get a dog.\"\nHis parents brought home Falco as a puppy and Lukas couldn't resist this adorable little guy. \"At first, I didn't want to be his friend. But eventually, I just looked at his eyes and he was the first dog that won me over.\"\nFrom that point on, the duo were inseparable. Lukas and Falco trained every single day and learned all kinds of tricks and skills.\nFor the past nine years, these two have competed all over the world and now they are auditioning for America's Got Talent. 22-year-old Lukas may be young, but he knows that the rigors of competing are growing tiresome for Falco as he ages.\nAfter AGT, Falco will be retiring. But Lukas is determined to go out with a bang. Just watch as this duo performs an intricate agility routine set to the tune of 'Footloose.'\nAt the beginning, Falco even dons a cowboy hat. After the performance, all of the judges were in awe of the talent and skill displayed. Simon Cowell is open about his love for dogs and their trainers.\nHe said, \"He has amazing personality, but also importantly, so do you.\" Howie Mandel described the routine as \"Boot-scootin'-doggie.\" The pair easily earned four 'yes' votes and they will continue on in the competition.\nHUGE Dog Learns To Walk Again So He Can Be With His Favorite Boy\nDog That Stayed at Owner's Side for 3 Days After He Died Needs New Home\nThe Dog Was Feeling Homesick Until This Little Boy Decided To Do This\nMama Dog Just Gave Birth To Her Puppies, Now Watch What Dad Is Going To Do\nDog beaten down to the bone, gets saved by loving mom just hours before euthanasia\nSweet Little Bird Runs To Eat With Two Puppy Siblings\nTeacher Gets Fired For Giving Zeroes To Students Who Didn't Turn In Their Work\nKid encounters pregnant stingray, helps deliver its babies","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"OBITUARY.\nOBITUARY. Readers of FIRE AND WATER ENGINEERING will learn with much regret of the death of Warwick H. Payne, who for a number of years past represented the Eureka Fire Hose company in the sale of its fire hose throughout the Southern States, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Payne died on the ninth instant, after an illness of several months. He was a native of Scottsboro, Ala., and was born thirty years ago. He came from one of the best known families in Alabama, and he was president of the Confederate Sons' association, and formerly secretary to General Joe Wheeler. Mr. Payne was educated at the University of Alabama, and graduated as a lawyer, bur, owing to ill health, was unable to follow his profession. He was also prominently connected with the Smithsonian Institution at Washington as expert on Indian exhibits.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Making an impact, one taxpayer at a time\nMarch 4, 2019 Making an impact, one taxpayer at a time\nOpen Crumb Nav\nAn annual tradition at Fisher and Ohio State, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program continues to make a positive difference in the lives of central Ohioans.\nVITA connects accounting students at Fisher with low-income individuals and people with disabilities or limited English skills to provide them with free assistance in preparing tax returns. In 2018, 40 volunteers from Fisher helped prepare 175 tax returns, which garnered $265,000 in refunds for VITA clients.\nStephanie Paxton (BSBA '12), an analyst for the domestic tax group at Abercrombie & Fitch, returned to Fisher to serve as an alumni volunteer for the VITA program. Paxton shared her thoughts on the experience.\nStephanie Paxton (BSBA '12)\nWhy did you decide to volunteer for VITA?\n\"My time with VITA was so rewarding in the past that I wanted to continue to be involved. I love that this program exists to help taxpayers in the local community! By preparing their returns, I feel like I'm providing a valuable service and giving back.\nWhat were your duties as part of this past year's event? I was a site manager, so I ensured that taxpayers each had a volunteer preparer to assist them with their returns, answered questions that arose during tax return preparation, prepared returns as needed, amended returns as needed, contacted taxpayers with IRS return rejection issues, and collected e-file paperwork.\"\nHow fulfilling is it to put your accounting education and experience to use in a volunteer capacity?\n\"I feel like I was making a real impact by using the knowledge gained from my education and experience to impact someone else's life. The taxpayers who receive help from VITA are generally very appreciative of the help.\"\nWhat does it say to you that the VITA program has been a part of the accounting experience at Fisher for so long?\nThe seasons pass, the years will roll \/ Time and change will surely show \/ How firm thy friendship, Ohio!\n\"These aren't just words in \"Carmen Ohio,\" but they also live on through Fisher's involvement with the Columbus community. Ohio State isn't just supporting its students and faculty year after year, it is also lending a helping hand to the community.\"\nWhat would you say to other alumni who might be interested in helping out with VITA?\n\"The gratification of helping others through VITA is palpable. VITA brings together current students and working professionals to provide tax services that benefit the greater good of a community. Helping with VITA is a small time commitment (just a few weekends out of the spring tax season), but it creates a huge impact.\"\nMORE ON THESE TOPICS\nAlumni & Friends Profiles\nAlumni interested in volunteering with Fisher's VITA program can contact Program Director Stephanie Lewis at lewis.1819@osu.edu.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lexxion\nCoRe Blog\nState Aid Blog\nLooking for a specific article or book?\nEnvironmental & Climate Law\nFood, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Law\nPublic Procurement & PPP Law\nEuropean Structural and Investment Funds\n(Online) Events\nAbfallR \u2013 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr das Recht der Abfallwirtschaft\nCCLR \u2013 Carbon & Climate Law Review\nCoRe \u2013 European Competition and Regulatory Law Review\nEDPL \u2013 European Data Protection Law Review\nEFFL \u2013 European Food and Feed Law Review\nEPLR \u2013 European Pharmaceutical Law Review\nEPPPL \u2013 European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review\nEStAL \u2013 European State Aid Law Quarterly\nEurUP \u2013 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Europ\u00e4isches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht\nICRL \u2013 International Chemical Regulatory and Law Review\nStoffR \u2013 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Stoffrecht\nUWP \u2013 Umweltrechtliche Beitr\u00e4ge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis\nYou are here:\tLexxion > State Aid Blogs > State Aid Uncovered > From Waste to Energy\nState Aid Uncovered\nGuest State Aid Blog\nSubmit guest blog post\nFrom Waste to Energy\n21. February 2020 | State Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides\nState aid to incentivise the use of waste to produce energy must be individually notified.\nWaste management is an increasingly important aspect of policies aiming to prevent environmental degradation and slow down climate change. As the market for recycling expands and waste management becomes more profitable, there is also a higher risk of harm to competition by State aid.\nArticle 47 of the GBER block exempts State aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation. The waste must be generated by third-parties. Recycling of own waste may not benefit from aid under Article 47.\nAnother related activity that is not block exempted is \"waste to energy\"; i.e. the use of waste as a source of energy. Therefore, State aid for \"waste to energy\" has to be notified to the European Commission for prior authorisation.\nRecently, the Commission, in decision SA.55100, approved a Polish scheme for the construction of a combined heat and power plant [CHP] in Gdansk, that would absorb about 160,000 tonnes of municipal waste and would reduce the use of fossil fuels for the production of energy.[1]\nThe beneficiary of the aid is Port Czystej Energii [PCE] which is a limited liability company owned by the City of Gda\u0144sk. The PCE was established for the purpose of implementing the project and will become the owner of the plant. However, the construction and operation will be achieved through a public-private-partnership [PPP] between the PCE and a private contractor which will be selected according to EU public procurement rules. The contractor will be remunerated for the construction works, maintenance and operation of the plant.\nForm and amount of aid\nThe aid will be in the form of a non-reimbursable grant from EU structural funds and a capital injection from the City of Gdansk. The remaining part of financing will be from market sources.\nMore specifically, the EU grant will be PLN 270,696,804.83 [in nominal terms] or PLN 259,521,594.62 [in real (discounted) terms]. The equity injection of the City of Gdansk will be PLN 17,705,000. Therefore, the total investment aid for the project is PLN 277,226,594.62 or 60% of the discounted eligible costs.\nEligible costs\nAccording to the Commission decision the \"(22) eligible costs are calculated as the difference between the baseline scenario investment and the counterfactual scenario investment, the latter being the construction of a gas-fired boiler facility with an equivalent heat output to the proposed CHP plant. Estimates for the investment costs are derived from an independent study.\"\n\"(23) The total investment costs are estimated at PLN 506,907,108.00 out of which PLN 7,087,716.00 cannot be considered eligible for aid.\"\n\"(24) The Polish authorities estimate that the investment cost for the reference gas fired facility is PLN 10,350,000.00, i.e. PLN 230,000 per MW of thermal output.\"\n\"(25) Based on the cost estimations in recitals (23) and (24), the costs eligible for aid amount to PLN 489,469,391.00 nominal and PLN 472,394,324.00 discounted.\"\nThe costs are itemised in the following table [copied from p.5 of the Commission decision]:\nThe Commission observes that \"(26) the required rate of return for investments in cogeneration of thermal waste conversion installations can vary between 7 and over 10% in real terms after tax, depending on the specific risks connected with a given investment and the structure of the financing. Poland also referred to an earlier State aid case concerning the construction of a biomass and waste CHP plant in Vilnius, whereby it was indicated that the rate of return on investment should not be lower than 9%, while for most investors the acceptable level of return on equity should be 17.55-18,55%. In the case of the Gda\u0144sk installation, however, Poland assumed a much lower required return due to the fact that the City of Gda\u0144sk is primarily interested in maintaining the lowest possible cost of managing the residual fraction of waste, and not maximizing the return on its capital.\"\n\"(27) Consequently, the business plan displays the internal rate of return (\"IRR\") of 1.43% in real terms, post-tax and the Net Present Value (\"NPV\") of \u2013 PLN 3.2 million.\"\nDo you know we also publish a journal on State aid?\nThe European State Aid Law Quarterly is available online and in print, and our subscribers benefit from a reduced price for our events.\nExistence of aid\nSince the funding from the EU and the capital from the City of Gdansk were provided by public authorities which were not acting as private investors and that all the other criteria of Article 107(1) TFEU were satisfied, the Polish measure in favour of the PCE was State aid. [Paragraphs 32-36 of the decision]\nThe decision makes no mention of the private partner of the PCE. Presumably, the competitive selection procedure eliminates any advantage for it.\nCompatibility of the aid\nThe aid clearly supports an objective of common interest. [Paragraphs 40-44]\nThere is a need for state intervention because according to the Commission \"(46) undertakings do not have sufficient incentives to invest into expensive and complex projects such as waste-to-energy cogeneration installations and would, without public support, construct a heating plant fired with conventional fuels such as natural gas or hard coal. For this reason, public support is needed to attain environmental objectives. Moreover, PCE would not be in a position to cover investment and operational costs of the project merely through revenues from the sale of heat and electricity, and the fees paid by the citizens to treat municipal waste. To that end, Poland demonstrated that without support the project would not be profitable.\" This is correct, although it seems to be more of an explanation of the incentive effect of aid.\nIndeed, with respect to the incentive effect of the aid, the Commission confirmed that the project did not start before the aid application, and that the PCE signed a contract with the contractor which was conditional on the approval of State aid by the Commission. [Paragraph 52] Conditional contracts are in line with recent case law on incentive effect. See the judgment of the Court of Justice in case C\u2011349\/17, Eesti Pagar v Ettev\u00f5tluse Arendamise Sihtasutus. This judgment was reviewed on the blog on 26 March 2019.[2]\nWith respect to the incentive effect being manifest in a change in the behaviour of the beneficiary, the Commission noted that \"(53) for the conclusion of financial profitability of an investment, two main financial performance indicators are calculated: i) the NPV of investments and ii) the IRR on investments. In the case when the project does not get financial support in the form of a direct grant, the Gda\u0144sk CHP generates a negative NPV of PLN -203 million and an IRR of -0.32%. The Commission considers that the calculations submitted by the Polish authorities are consistent with market practices and accepts arguments that, given the levels of NPV and IRR, the investment at hand is not economically viable and without the aid the municipality would not carry out the project.\"\n\"(54) In addition, even with the aid, the Gda\u0144sk CHP generates a negative NPV of -3.6 million and a low IRR of 1.43%. According to the Polish authorities, the project developers are ready to accept such low profitability because the aim of the project is not to maximise the returns but to maintain the lowest possible cost of managing the residual fraction of waste without excessive increase in the waste collections fees for the citizens.\"\nThere is no mention of the return expected by the private partner, how this very low profitability may impact on its operations and whether the low profitability for the City of Gdansk is the result of too high operating profit for the contractor.\nThe aid is found to be proportional. \"(57) Poland submitted documents calculating eligible costs (those needed to achieve energy efficiency and environmental protection measures) based on the counterfactual scenario of a construction of a gas-fired boiler facility with an equivalent heat output (cf. recital (24) above). Against this counterfactual, the aid intensity will comply with the 60% threshold set out in EEAG for a CHP project in a NUTS level 2 region (cf. recital (28) above).\"\nThe Environmental and Energy Aid Guidelines define an aid ceiling of 45% for district heating, which can be raised by 15 percentage points for Article 107(3)(a) regions.\nThen the Commission repeats that \"(58) as for the profitability, the Commission notes that the NPV of the project achieved with the aid is negative (- PLN 3.2 million) and the IRR of the project is low (1.43%) compared to normal market rates. The reason is that the City of Gda\u0144sk accepts to undertake this investment in the light of the mission of managing the residual fraction of waste. It follows that the beneficiary is not likely to obtain excessive profits from the construction and operation of the aided project.\"\nPossible negative effects\nThe Commission notes that \"(61) paragraph 90 EEAG explains that the Commission considers that aid for environmental purposes will by its very nature tend to favour environmentally friendly products and technologies at the expense of other, more polluting ones. Moreover, the effect of the aid will in principle not be viewed as an undue distortion of competition since it is inherently linked to its very objective.\"\nMoreover, \"(63) as concerns the electricity market, the electric capacity of Gda\u0144sk CHP will be 16.9 MW and electricity production approximately 123 GWh per year. Therefore, the installed capacity of Gda\u0144sk CHP will account for only 0.04% of the installed capacity and the volume of electricity produced will account for only 0.075% of the total annual electricity production in Poland. The Commission concludes that Gda\u0144sk CHP will therefore have no significant impact on the electricity generation and wholesale supply market.\"\nThe Commission found that the aid caused no excessive distortion of competition and therefore approved the aid.\n[1] The full text of the decision can be accessed at:\nhttps:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/competition\/state_aid\/cases1\/201946\/281724_2108081_150_2.pdf.\n[2] View it here: http:\/\/stateaidhub.eu\/blogs\/stateaiduncovered\/post\/9468.\n[Photo by Radowan Nakif Rehan on Unsplash]\nArticle 47 C-349\/17 CHP combined heat and power EEAG Eesti Pagar environmental and energy aid guidelines GBER individual notification Port Czystej Energii PPP public private partnership recycling SA.55100 waste management waste-to-energy\nPhedon Nicolaides\nDr. Nicolaides was educated in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He has a PhD in Economics and a PhD in Law. He presently holds positions at the College of Europe and the University of Maastricht. He has published extensively on European integration, competition policy and State aid. He is also on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Nicolaides has organised seminars and workshops in many different Member States, and has acted as consultant to several public authorities.\nState Aid Uncovered by Phedon Nicolaides\nMember States Beware: Compliance with the GBER and the SME Criteria has just Become more Difficult\nI am grateful to P\u00e9ter Staviczky for comments on an earlier draft of this article. I am solely responsible for its contents. The European Commission retains its sole right to assess the compatibility of aid granted on the basis of the GBER. Criteria defined in national law need not be taken into account by the Commission. The SME status has [\u2026]\n2019 Competition Report\nThe Annual Competition Report is a useful document, but it should provide more information on the results of the ex post evaluations and ex post monitoring. Update on Temporary Framework: Number of approved and published COVID-19 measures, as of 10 July 2020: 202* Legal basis: Article 107(2)(b): 20; Article 107(3)(b): 171; Article 107(3)(c): 17 Six Member States have implemented 11 [\u2026]\nGuest State Aid Blog by Erika Szyszczak\nWhen State Aid Gets Political\nWe are happy to receive a guest comment on the EU \u2013 UK post-Brexit trade negotiations from Professor Emerita, Erika Szyszczak, who is a Fellow of UKTPO at the University of Sussex. This is a longer version of an earlier Blog published on the UKTPO website. Control over State aid is a stumbling block for the future of an EU [\u2026]\ni) Investor-State Arbitration ii) Recovery of Incompatible State Aid iii) State Aid Scoreboard 2019\nMember States abolish bilateral investment treaties between themselves. When the Commission orders recovery of incompatible State aid, interest has to be added to the recoverable amount for the whole period of illegality regardless of any national limitation rules. In 2018, Member States granted EUR 121 billion to industry and services, EUR 6.3 billion to agriculture and EUR 50 billion to [\u2026]\nIdentification of Undertakings in Difficulty\nA company is in difficulty if, in practice, its accumulated net losses exceed 50% of its subscribed capital, regardless of whether the subscribed capital is formally written down. The classification of a company as being in difficulty is independent of the sector in which it operates and of whether a private investor would be willing to invest in it. Temporary [\u2026]\nRetroactive Application of the GBER\nWhen an aid scheme is adjusted by limiting the eligible beneficiaries, it becomes \"new\" aid and must be notified to the Commission. The GBER can be applied retroactively to aid that was granted before it came into force. Introduction In July 2016, Dilly's Wellnesshotel wrote legal history for being the first undertaking to contest the application of the General [\u2026]\nRisk Finance\nRisk finance measures for the support for large enterprises or SMEs which operate for longer than seven years fall outside the GBER and must be notified individually to the Commission. Introduction Since the State aid modernisation and the new rules that were introduced in 2014, only a handful of risk finance measures [7-8?] have been notified to the European Commission [\u2026]\nEnforcement of State Aid Rules by National Courts\nPrivate enforcement has increased, but damages for illegal granting of State aid have been successfully claimed in just one case. Introduction According to the annual competition report that was published in July, Member States use the GBER to implement 96% of their new aid measures.[1] This impressive outcome should be seen in conjunction with the recent rulings of the Court [\u2026]\nPresumed v Actual Compatibility of State aid with the Internal Market\nState aid granted on the basis of the GBER may not be considered as authorised by the Commission. The task of Member States is to ensure that all of the requirements of the GBER are fulfilled. In particular, Member States must confirm the incentive effect of aid to large enterprises. Introduction[1] In March 2019, the Court of Justice delivered [\u2026]\nRepayable Advances for Support of Research Projects\nThe amount of State aid in a repayable advance to support research projects is the difference between the return a private investor would demand and the actual return for the funding authority. Introduction According to the staff working paper accompanying the 2018 annual competition report that was published on 15 July 2019, 95% of all State aid measures supporting R&D [\u2026]\nSign up for free StateAidHub news!\nArticle 107 TFEU state aid SGEI GBER european commission General Court Article 107(1) Article 107(1) TFEU court of justice member states General Court Economic Activities Court's Diary Public Service Obligations MEIP infrastructure tax selectivity advantage The Court of Justice Covid-19 eu law internal market PSO TFEU The Commission competition State Resources Article 108 TFEU market economy investor principle economic advantage\nChillin' Competition Blog\nNew Case Law on Incentive Effect, \"Private Borrower\", Advantage, Compensation, SGEI and Market Failure\nThe Curious Case of Applying the Market Economy Investor Principle to a Monopoly\nBlog Intro\nThe Market Economy Vendor Principle: Sale of Public Land by the Dutch Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg [Commission Decision SA.24123]\nAn \"Alternative\" Method of Valuation for State-Aid-Free Sale of Public Land\nLoans, Guarantees and Credit Worthiness\nWhere is the Money? The Link between Advantage and Transfer of State Resources\nAirport Operators and Budget Airlines [Commission Decision SA.23324: Finavia, Airpro and Ryanair at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport\nSale of State-owned Airlines [Commission Decision SA.33337 on sale of subsidiaries by LOT Polish Airlines]\nObjectively Justified Pricing: The Market Economy Operator Principle\nPhedon Nicolaides in \"Identification of Undertakings in Difficulty\"\nMartyn Williams in \"Identification of Undertakings in Difficulty\"\nStuart in \"Identification of Undertakings in Difficulty\"\nPhedon Nicolaides in \"Non-recovery of Incompatible State aid Is Costly\"\nLexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH\nG\u00fcntzelstra\u00dfe 63, 10717 Berlin\n+49-(0)30-814506-0\n+49-(0)30-814506-22\ninfo@lexxion.eu","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Events > Family Events > C. R. Bryant Exhibits at Richard Boyd Art Gallery\nC. R. Bryant Exhibits at Richard Boyd Art Gallery\nLocation: 15 Epps Street, Portland, Maine 04108, US\nJoin Richard Boyd Art Gallery in welcoming Maine artist C. R. (Bob) Bryant to the group of artists represented by the gallery in Southern Maine. Bob is a renowned maritime artist whose medium of choice is oil. He is a master of realism and well known for realistic depiction of water.\nBob's paintings are included in the permanent collection of the United Sates Coast Guard, numerous maritime museums, national and international corporations and private collections in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, and the Americas. He is a member of the Copley Society of Art Boston, the Copley Society Portrait Registry, and the Founder of PRIMA the Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Art.\nStop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery to see several of Bob's paintings on exhibit. For more information about Bob and his paintings contact the gallery by phone (207)-712-1097, email info@richardboydartgallery.com or visit the gallery's website www.richardboydartgallery.com .\nImage of Vera Gloucester a 48\u2033 x 36\u2033 oil on panel painting by C. R. Bryant.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Telltale Ceo Kevin Bruner Steps Down Remains On Board As We Transition\nTelltale CEO Kevin Bruner Steps Down, Remains On the Board \"As We Transition\"\nPublished: March 18, 2017 12:22 PM\nTelltale's Kevin Bruner has announced that he will be stepping down as the company's CEO. This news comes from a company-wide letter sent to all their employees, after which it ended up in the hands of the people over at Kotaku. This decision comes as somewhat as a surprise because Bruner took up the position in 2015, a mere 2 years ago.\nHere's an excerpt of the email sent out to their employees:\nToday I am writing to let you know that I'll be stepping away from my position as CEO of Telltale.\nWe've grown aggressively since Telltale's inception, and now Telltale is bigger than I ever dreamed it would be. There are many possible futures for Telltale, and all of them are exciting and uniquely challenging. The time has come to pass the reins to someone that can better drive Telltale to the next level and realize all the potential that is here.\nWhile he is stepping down from the position immediately, Bruner will remain on the company's board \"as we transition\". Bruner, who was one of the founders of the company, leaves the day-to-day activities of the position in the hands of co-founder Dan Connors.\nHead of Creative Communications Job Stauffer told Kotaku the following:\nKevin has led Telltale over the past couple of years after he stepped into the CEO role for co-founder Dan Connors in 2015. With Kevin departing, Telltale is fortunate to have Dan here to step back seamlessly into the CEO role.\nThe company recently appeared at PAX East, where they showed off a new trailer for their new game based on the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. A recent rumor also states that Nintendo Switch versions of Batman and Guardians of the Galaxy might be in development.\nWhat do you think of Bruner stepping down as CEO? Let us know in the comments!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Columns,\nParticipants say Mexico's journalist-protection program ineffective\nBy Yucatan Times on November 23, 2017\nIn this Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, a boy looks into the coffin holding the body of Candido Rios Vazquez, a journalist who was murdered in Covarrubias,in Veracruz state. (PHOTO: Associated Press)\nThis analysis by the Associated Press explores failures of the program to prevent murders of threatened journalists who enroll in it\u2026\nMEXICO CITY \u2014 After years of threats and attacks that Candido Rios blamed on a local mayor furious over his reporting, Rios' home in Mexico's deadliest state for journalists was encircled by a fence topped with coils of barbed wire and surrounded by a half-dozen surveillance cameras he monitored on screens in the living room.\nNone of that mattered the afternoon that he stopped, just like every other day on his way home from work, at a highway gas station store that is also a community meeting place of sorts. As Rios was chatting with a local rancher, armed men abruptly pulled up and opened fire, killing them and a former police inspector who had just come over.\nRios, a hard-nosed crime reporter for Diario de Acayucan, had been in Mexico's federal protection program for journalists since 2013, its first full year. On Aug. 22 at the gas station in the Veracruz state town of Covarrubias, he became the first reporter enrolled to be slain, sending a chilling message to anyone else relying on the program to stay safe.\nJournalists and activists say the killing made it abundantly clear that the Mexico City-based program known as \"the Mechanism\" is incapable of protecting the nearly 600 enrollees working nationwide. The program has a staff of only about 30 and it has no security forces of its own.\nProtective measures boil down to such things as home security and panic buttons on cellphones, and reporters say that still leaves them dangerously exposed if they continue to work. They say seeking safety in exile or by hunkering down in safe spaces is no way to practice journalism.\n\"The measures they provided were effective for a time, but inside the home,\" said Cristina Rios Nieves, the slain journalist's daughter. \"My father didn't work from home. His profession was to be outside the home working, walking, looking for stories.\"\nPlagued by drug gangs and corrupt officials who are often in cahoots with cartels, Mexico has become one of the world's deadliest countries for journalists of nations not in open war. Nine reporters have been slain so far this year, and the free-speech activist group Articulo 19 counts more than 100 since 2000 in what observers call a full-blown crisis for freedom of expression.\nThe Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists was set up to try to stem the bloodshed. It evaluates threats to journalists and offers them help in the form of things like panic buttons, home fortification and, in rare cases, bodyguards. As a last resort, it will help them and their families relocate.\nRios, who covered crime just like most Mexican journalists who end up dead, had been under the Mechanism's protection longer than just about anyone. Based in a rural area of eastern Veracruz that is dominated by ranching and sugar cane farming, he ran afoul of a local mayor starting in 2001 for his reporting about the disappearance of a town councilman and the reporter's conclusion that the mayor was responsible.\nThat began what Rios described as years of harassment, beatings and detentions that he alleged were orchestrated by the former mayor of Hueyapan, Gaspar Gomez. Rios suffered broken ribs in one attack and walked with a cane.\nTo read complete article click here.\nSource: apnews.com\njournalist murdersjournalist protection programMexico","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Home Daily News Local Suppliers to Power Elio Motors' 84-mpg Vehicle\nLocal Suppliers to Power Elio Motors' 84-mpg Vehicle\nIzzi Bendall\nProduction of the Elio \u2014 an enclosed, three-wheel vehicle that achieves 84 mpg \u2014 may take place in a former General Motors plant in Shreveport, La., but metro Detroit suppliers will have fingerprints all over it.\n\"Where the (components) are coming from matters to us,\" says Paul Elio, who founded Elio Motors in 2008. \"We have 34 suppliers engaged. They're the who's who of the North American supply base, and I think all but two of them have a presence in southeast Michigan.\nAmong those suppliers are Comau and Lear Corp. in Southfield and Detroit Thermal Systems in Romulus. Altair Engineering in Troy, for instance, acts as Elio's engineering arm, says Cliff Boggs, vice president of business development for Altair ProductDesign.\n\"One of the unique parts of the Elio project is that Paul (Elio) is empowering the suppliers to be responsible for each one of their systems,\" Boggs says. \"In a typical vehicle program, the OEM dictates the requirements. In our program, we're asking the supplier to tell us what the right requirements are. So this optimizes the cost model \u2014 we aren't spending money that we might if we dictated an overly aggressive requirement.\"\nAltair, whose job is to make sure that all of the components come together and work as a system, has hosted supplier summits that every six to eight weeks, in preparation for the production, which is set for 2015, Boggs says. \"All of the suppliers come together, and for three days, we just shut the doors and work on the interface issues. It's a very dynamic event.\"\nThe inclusion of Detroit and North American supplier is very important to Elio, who says that his company has three main objectives: \"To reduce our dependence on foreign oil, create American jobs, and reduce emissions. Elio Motors does all three of those things in spades,\" he says.\nUltimately, the production of the Elio, which is priced at $6,800, will create a new vehicle segment, Elio says. \"Technically, it's a motorcycle, but we have a lot of car-like features, like a steering wheel, air bags, and power locks. This is an 'and' vehicle, not and 'or' vehicle. I think the majority of the people that will buy (the Elio) will buy it in addition to their existing cars.\"\nEarlier this month, the new automaker announced it had secured 10,000 reservations for the vehicle. Reservations, which range from $100 to $1,000, can be made at eliomotors.com.\nPrevious articleDetroit Zoo Hiring for Summer's 'Wild' Season\nNext articleCEO Goodell Leaving Forgotten Harvest\nAnn Arbor's Censys Closes $35M Series B Funding to Limit Cybersecurity Threats\nJeep Debuts Grand Cherokee 4xe with Plug-in Hybrid Engine\nMassive Industrial Building Coming to Detroit Artillery Armory Site\nJake Bekemeyer - January 28, 2022\nR.J. King - January 28, 2022\nTim Keenan - January 28, 2022\nReport: Tobacco Use in Michigan is Leading Cause of Preventable Death and Disease\nCorvette Celebrates Milestone with 70th Anniversary Edition\nDBusiness Daily Update: Hour Media Subsidiary Acquires Minnesota Events, Publishing Business, and More\nTim Keenan and R.J. King - January 28, 2022\nDBUSINESS CONTACTS\nEditor: R.J. King\nAssociate Editor: Jake Bekemeyer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chest Wall Kinematics Using Triangular Cosserat Point Elements in Healthy and Neuromuscular Subjects\nDana Solav ORCID: orcid.org\/0000-0003-3215-04011,2,\nHenri Meric3,4,5,\nM. B. Rubin1,\nDidier Pradon5,\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lofaso3,5 &\nAlon Wolf1\nAnnals of Biomedical Engineering volume 45, pages1963\u20131973(2017)Cite this article\nOptoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) is a noninvasive method for assessing lung volume variations and the contributions of different anatomical compartments of the chest wall (CW) through measurements of the motion of markers attached to the CW surface. The present study proposes a new method for analyzing the local CW kinematics from OEP measurements based on the kinematics of triangular Cosserat point elements (TCPEs). 52 reflective markers were placed on the anterior CW to create a mesh of 78 triangles according to an anatomical model. Each triangle was characterized by a TCPE and its kinematics was described using four time-variant scalar TCPE parameters. The total CW volume (\\(V_{\\text{TCW}}\\)) and the contributions of its six compartments were also estimated, using the same markers. The method was evaluated using measurements of ten healthy subjects, nine patients with Pompe disease, and ten patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), during spontaneous breathing (SB) and vital capacity maneuvers (VC) in the supine position. TCPE parameters and compartmental volumes were compared with \\(V_{\\text{TCW}}\\) by computing the phase angles \\(\\theta\\) (for SB) and the correlation r (for VC) between them. Analysis of \\(\\theta\\) and r of the outward translation parameter \\(P_{\\text{T}}\\) of each TCPE revealed that for healthy subjects it provided similar results to those obtained by compartmental volumes, whereas for the neuromuscular patients the TCPE method was capable of detecting local asynchronous and paradoxical movements also in cases where they were undistinguished by volumes. Therefore, the TCPE approach provides additional information to OEP that may enhance its clinical evaluation capabilities.\nAliverti, A., R. L. Dellac\u00e0, and A. Pedotti. Transfer impedance of the respiratory system by forced oscillation technique and optoelectronic plethysmography. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 29:71\u201382, 2001.\nAliverti, A., R. L. Dellac\u00e0, P. Pelosi, D. Chiumello, L. Gattinoni, and A. Pedotti. Compartmental analysis of breathing in the supine and prone positions by optoelectronic plethysmography. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 29:60\u201370, 2001.\nAliverti, A., R. Dellac\u00e0, P. Pelosi, D. 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Laforet, D. Orlikowski, M. Pellegrini, C. Caillaud, B. Eymard, J. C. Raphael, and F. Lofaso. Respiratory insufficiency and limb muscle weakness in adults with Pompe's disease. Eur. Respir. J. 26:1024\u20131031, 2005.\nPov\u0161i\u010d, K., M. Jezer\u0161ek, and J. Mo\u017eina. Real-time 3D visualization of the thoraco-abdominal surface during breathing with body movement and deformation extraction. Physiol. Meas. 36:1497\u20131516, 2015.\nRedlinger, R. E., R. E. Kelly, D. Nuss, M. Goretsky, M. A. Kuhn, K. Sullivan, A. E. Wootton, A. Ebel, and R. J. Obermeyer. Regional chest wall motion dysfunction in patients with pectus excavatum demonstrated via optoelectronic plethysmography. J. Pediatr. Surg. 46:1172\u20131176, 2011.\nRemiche, G., A. L. Mauro, P. Tarsia, D. Ronchi, A. Bordoni, F. Magri, G. P. Comi, A. Aliverti, and M. G. D'Angelo. Postural effects on lung and chest wall volumes in late onset type II glycogenosis patients. Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 186(3):308\u2013314, 2013.\nRomei, M., M. G. D'Angelo, A. Lomauro, S. Gandossini, S. Bonato, E. Brighina, E. Marchi, G. P. Comi, A. C. Turconi, A. Pedotti, N. Bresolin, and A. Aliverti. Low abdominal contribution to breathing as daytime predictor of nocturnal desaturation in adolescents and young adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Respir. Med. 106:276\u2013283, 2012.\nRubin, M. B. A simplified implicit Newmark integration scheme for finite rotations. Comput. Math. Appl. 53:219\u2013231, 2007.\nSolav, D., V. Camomilla, A. Cereatti, A. Barr\u00e9, K. Aminian, and A. Wolf. Bone orientation and position estimation errors using Cosserat point elements and least squares methods: application to gait. J. Biomech. 2017. doi:10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2017.01.026.\nSolav, D., M. B. Rubin, A. Cereatti, V. Camomilla, and A. Wolf. Bone pose estimation in the presence of soft tissue artifact using triangular cosserat point elements. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 44:1181\u20131190, 2016.\nSolav, D., M. B. Rubin, and A. Wolf. Soft tissue artifact compensation using triangular cosserat point elements (TCPEs). Int. J. Eng. Sci. 85:1\u20139, 2014.\nvan der Ploeg, A. T. Monitoring of pulmonary function in Pompe disease: a muscle disease with new therapeutic perspectives. Eur. Respir. J. 26:984\u2013985, 2005.\nVogiatzis, I., A. Aliverti, S. Golemati, O. Georgiadou, A. LoMauro, E. Kosmas, E. Kastanakis, and C. Roussos. Respiratory kinematics by optoelectronic plethysmography during exercise in men and women. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 93:581\u2013587, 2005.\nZoumot, Z., A. LoMauro, A. Aliverti, C. Nelson, S. Ward, S. Jordan, M. I. Polkey, P. L. Shah, and N. S. Hopkinson. Lung volume reduction in emphysema improves chest wall asynchrony. Chest 148:185, 2015.\nDana Solav was partially supported by the Aharon and Ephraim Katzir Study Grant of the Batsheva de Rothschild Fund. MB Rubin was partially supported by his Gerard Swope Chair in Mechanics.\nFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel\nDana Solav\n, M. B. Rubin\n& Alon Wolf\nCenter for Extreme Bionics, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA\nInserm U 1179, Universit\u00e9 de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 92380, Garches, France\nHenri Meric\n& Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lofaso\nUPVD D\u00e9partement STAPS, 66120, Font-Romeu, France\nCIC 1429Inserm-APHP, H\u00f4pital Raymond Poincar\u00e9, 92380, Garches, France\n, Didier Pradon\nSearch for Dana Solav in:\nSearch for Henri Meric in:\nSearch for M. B. Rubin in:\nSearch for Didier Pradon in:\nSearch for Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lofaso in:\nSearch for Alon Wolf in:\nCorrespondence to Dana Solav.\nAssociate Editor Merryn Tawhai oversaw the review of this article.\nSupplementary material 4 (MP4 7382 kb)\nSupplementary material 1 (TIFF 3618 kb)\nSupplementary material 3 (PDF 33 kb)\nThe present configuration of a given TCPE is denoted by the position vectors \\(\\{ \\varvec{x}_{1} ,\\varvec{x}_{2} ,\\varvec{x}_{3} \\}\\) of its vertices. The values of these position vectors in the reference configuration are denoted by \\(\\{ \\varvec{X}_{1} ,\\varvec{X}_{2} ,\\varvec{X}_{3} \\}\\), with \\(\\varvec{X}_{i} = \\varvec{x}_{i} (t = t_{0} ){ ; }i = 1,2,3\\). Furthermore, the centroids of the TCPE \\(\\left\\{ {\\bar{\\varvec{X}},\\bar{\\varvec{x}}\\,} \\right\\}\\) in its reference and present configurations, respectively, and the translation vector \\(\\bar{\\varvec{t}}\\) between these two configurations are given by\n$$\\bar{\\varvec{X}} = \\frac{1}{3}\\left( {\\varvec{X}_{1} + \\varvec{X}_{2} + \\varvec{X}_{3} } \\right),\\,\\,\\,\\bar{\\varvec{x}} = \\frac{1}{3}\\left( {\\varvec{x}_{1} + \\varvec{x}_{2} + \\varvec{x}_{3} } \\right),\\,\\,\\,\\bar{\\varvec{t}} = \\bar{\\varvec{x}} - \\bar{\\varvec{X}}.$$\nMoreover, the reference and present configurations are characterized by the director vectors \\(\\{ \\varvec{D}_{1} ,\\varvec{D}_{2} \\varvec{,D}_{3} \\}\\) and \\(\\{ \\varvec{d}_{1} ,\\varvec{d}_{2} \\varvec{,d}_{3} \\}\\), respectively, with \\(\\varvec{D}_{3}\\) and \\(\\varvec{d}_{3}\\) being unit vectors normal to the plane of the TCPE, and \\(A\\) being the TCPE's reference area.\n$$\\begin{aligned} \\varvec{d}_{1} = \\varvec{x}_{2} - \\varvec{x}_{1} , { }\\,\\varvec{d}_{2} = \\varvec{x}_{3} - \\varvec{x}_{1} ,\\, \\, \\varvec{d}_{3} = \\frac{{\\varvec{d}_{1} \\times \\varvec{d}_{2} }}{{\\left| {\\varvec{d}_{1} \\times \\varvec{d}_{2} } \\right|}} \\hfill \\\\ \\varvec{D}_{i} = \\varvec{d}_{\\varvec{i}} (t = t_{0} );\\,\\,\\,i = 1,2,3 \\hfill \\\\ \\varvec{D}_{1} \\times \\varvec{D}_{2} \\cdot \\varvec{D}_{3} = 2A\\,. \\hfill \\\\ \\end{aligned}$$\nThe vertices and director vectors of each TCPE are ordered such that for each TCPE the director vector \\(\\varvec{d}_{3}\\) points outwards from the CW surface. Then, the reference reciprocal vectors \\(\\{ \\varvec{D}^{1} ,\\varvec{D}^{2} \\varvec{,D}^{3} \\}\\) are defined by\n$$\\varvec{D}^{1} = \\frac{1}{2A}(\\varvec{D}_{2} \\times \\varvec{D}_{3} );\\,\\,\\,\\varvec{D}^{2} = \\frac{1}{2A}(\\varvec{D}_{3} \\times \\varvec{D}_{1} );\\,\\,\\,\\varvec{D}^{3} = \\frac{1}{2A}(\\varvec{D}_{1} \\times \\varvec{D}_{2} ) = \\varvec{D}_{3} \\,,$$\nsuch that \\(\\varvec{D}^{i} \\cdot \\varvec{D}_{j} = \\delta_{j}^{i}\\), where \\(\\delta_{j}^{i}\\) is the Kronecker delta symbol. In addition, the deformation gradient tensor \\(\\varvec{F}\\) of the TCPE is defined by\n$$\\varvec{F} = \\, \\sum\\limits_{i = 1}^{3} {} \\varvec{d}_{i} \\otimes \\varvec{D}^{i} { ,}$$\nwhere \\(\\otimes\\) is the tensor product (outer product) operator.\nIt follows that the transformation of each TCPE from its reference configuration to a present configuration can be described by a translation vector \\(\\bar{\\varvec{t}}\\) of the TCPE's centroid, and the deformation gradient tensor \\(\\varvec{F}\\), such that each point in the TCPE is transformed by\n$$\\varvec{x}_{i} = \\bar{\\varvec{X}} + \\bar{\\varvec{t}} + \\varvec{F}\\left( {\\varvec{X}_{i} - \\bar{\\varvec{X}}} \\right)\\,.$$\nThe translation vector \\(\\bar{\\varvec{t}}\\) of the TCPE's centroid and the unit vector \\(\\varvec{d}_{3}\\) normal to the TCPE plane are used to define a scalar parameter \\(P_{T}\\) describing the outward normal translation of the TCPE.\n$$P_{T} = \\bar{\\varvec{t}} \\cdot \\varvec{d}_{3} \\,.$$\nFurthermore, the deformation gradient \\(\\varvec{F}\\) is decomposed using the polar decomposition theorem22 to determine the unique proper orthogonal rotation tensor \\(\\varvec{R}\\) and the unique positive definite symmetric stretch tensor \\(\\varvec{N}\\) by\n$$\\begin{aligned} \\varvec{F} = \\varvec{NR}{ ; [}\\varvec{R}_{{}}^{T} \\varvec{R} = \\varvec{I} , { }\\det \\left( \\varvec{R} \\right) = 1 , { }\\varvec{N}_{{}}^{T} = \\varvec{N}] \\hfill \\\\ \\varvec{B} = \\varvec{FF}^{T} = \\varvec{NR}\\left( {\\varvec{NR}} \\right)^{T} = \\varvec{NRR}^{T} \\varvec{N}^{T} = \\varvec{NN}^{T} \\Rightarrow \\varvec{N} = \\varvec{B}^{1\/2} \\hfill \\\\ \\varvec{R} = \\varvec{N}^{ - 1} \\varvec{F} = \\left( {\\varvec{FF}^{T} } \\right)^{ - 1\/2} \\varvec{F}\\,. \\hfill \\\\ \\end{aligned}$$\nThen, \\(\\varvec{R}\\) is used to define a scalar parameter \\(P_{R}\\) describing the TCPE rotation angle.31\n$$P_{\\text{R}} = \\cos^{ - 1} \\left[ {\\frac{{{\\text{trace}}(\\varvec{R}) - 1}}{2}} \\right].$$\nSince the deformations of the TCPE are two-dimensional it follows that the left Cauchy-Green deformation tensor \\(\\varvec{B}\\) has the spectral form\n$$\\varvec{B} = \\varvec{FF}^{T} = \\lambda_{1}^{2} \\varvec{p}_{1} \\otimes \\varvec{p}_{1} + \\lambda_{2}^{2} \\varvec{p}_{2} \\otimes \\varvec{p}_{2} + \\varvec{d}_{3} \\otimes \\varvec{d}_{3} ,$$\nwhere \\(\\left\\{ {\\varvec{p}_{1} ,\\varvec{p}_{2} } \\right\\}\\) are orthogonal unit eigenvectors in the plane of the TCPE. Furthermore, it follows that the dilatation \\(J\\) is given by\n$$J = \\det (\\varvec{F}) = \\sqrt {\\det (\\varvec{B})} = \\lambda_{1} \\lambda_{2} = a\/A,$$\nwhere \\(a\\) is the TCPE's present area and \\(A\\) is the reference area, such that a scalar parameter \\(P_{\\text{A}}\\) describing the area change is given by\n$$P_{\\text{A}} = J - 1.$$\nMoreover, it follows from (10) and (11) that\n$${\\text{trace}}(\\varvec{B}) - 1 = \\lambda_{1}^{2} + \\lambda_{2}^{2} = \\lambda_{1} \\lambda_{2} \\left( {\\frac{{\\lambda_{1} }}{{\\lambda_{2} }} + \\frac{{\\lambda_{2} }}{{\\lambda_{1} }}} \\right) = J\\left( {\\lambda^{2} + \\frac{1}{{\\lambda^{2} }}} \\right).$$\nwhere \\(\\lambda^{2} = {{\\lambda_{1} } \\mathord{\\left\/ {\\vphantom {{\\lambda_{1} } {\\lambda_{2} }}} \\right. \\kern-0pt} {\\lambda_{2} }}\\). Using this expression, the scalar parameter \\(P_{\\text{S}}\\) describing the distortional deformation (shape change with no area change) is defined by\n$$P_{\\text{S}} = J^{ - 1} \\left[ {{\\text{trace}}(\\varvec{B}) - 1} \\right] - 2 = \\lambda^{2} + \\frac{1}{{\\lambda^{2} }} - 2.$$\nIt is noted that the parameters \\(\\left\\{ {P_{\\text{R}} ,P_{\\text{S}} } \\right\\}\\) are positive definite, while \\(\\left\\{ {P_{\\text{T}} ,P_{\\text{A}} } \\right\\}\\) can have positive or negative values. Moreover, it should be noted that all four TCPE parameters are independent on the size of the TCPE.\nSolav, D., Meric, H., Rubin, M.B. et al. Chest Wall Kinematics Using Triangular Cosserat Point Elements in Healthy and Neuromuscular Subjects. Ann Biomed Eng 45, 1963\u20131973 (2017) doi:10.1007\/s10439-017-1840-6\nIssue Date: August 2017\nBreathing pattern\nChest wall kinematics\nNeuromuscular disorder\nOptoelectronic plethysmography\nRespiratory motion","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"One of the Best Days of the Summer!\nJohn Menendez - August 8th 2015\nIt was another gorgeous day at Timberlake, and as the bugle rang at seven in the morning, campers and staff knew that today would not be any average day. Timberlake made their way down to the Big House, where they found a camp favorite meal, Geometry breakfast! For those who have never experienced the wonder of a \"Geometry breakfast,\" let me explain it to you really quick. It consists of biscuits, egg patties, hash browns, and sausage patties. All of these ingredients are combined into a breakfast sandwich and then enjoyed.\nOnce all the Geometry had been consumed, Timberlake met on the back green for the morning yell and then went back up the Chapel, given by paintball and airsoft counselor, Winston H.\nToday, he discussed how we are dirty and how Jesus cleans us off.\nAfter Chapel, campers and staff went back to the cabins for cabin cleanup, where Big Piney attempted to replicate the previous day's success with another victory. However, Little Piney and GreyBeard had a different look in their eyes today, as both of those cabins were trying to close the gap between themselves and first place for the pizza party.\nSoon, it was time for the morning's activities, and Timberlake made their way out of the cabins. However, today would not be an average days in the activities, as it was Staff Appreciation Day! Campers in the oldest cabin, GreyBeard, would be donning green Timberlake staff shirts and assuming the leading role both in activities and at meals. It really is an incredible experience for each and every GreyBeard-er to step up to the plate and showcase their unique gifts.\nThere was no shortage of these gifts on display this morning, as Timberlake went full force in all of their activities. On the Traverse Wall, Climbing class made a lot of progress learning knots while Dubose T. learned how to ascend a rope. Up on Spencer's Green, Grant R., Rawson B., Robert L., Logan B., Freddy E., and Xander Z. all earned their bronze bars in Soccer. Maybe one day we'll see one of them on the US Men's National Team. On Lake Doris, Charlie D. and Henry S.\nearned their bronze bars in Kayaking and demonstrated numerous skills that will be valuable as they take a river trip.\nSoon, 11:30 rolled around, and with it, the conclusion of the morning's activities. Campers and staff once again made their way down to the dining hall and found themselves treated to another favorite meal, mini corn dogs and mac-n-cheese! The dining hall was nearly silent as everyone chowed down on their meals, replenishing their bodies for the events of the afternoon.\nAs lunch began to draw to a close, the focus shifted from the meal and to the scores of cabin cleanup. The competition for the session was beginning to heat up, as Big Piney had without notice fallen back to Earth and suddenly seemed vulnerable.\nThe scores were read off one by one by Grant H., and interestingly enough, the top three cabins today were the three lower cabins, Tomahawk, LIttle Piney, and Big Piney. Anticipation\nfilled the dining hall, and as Tomahawk was read off as the third place finish, both the Pineys grew in anticipation. The friendly rivalry between Little and Big Piney is well documented and a source for great competition.\nToday, Little Piney got the best of Big Piney, as they defeated them in cabin inspection by the razor thin margin of 10 to 9.9. Even though Big Piney still finds themselves in the pole position, both Little Piney and GreyBeard are making runs at the pizza party and it really is anyone's game.\nAfter lunch came the best time, rest time, and once naps had been taken, Timberlake made their way to free time, where today, rockets were being launched on Spencer's Green.\nGus R., Marco S., William E., Thomas S., and Eiji T. all successfully launched their level one rockets, and earned their bronze bars in Rocketry. Jack D. also earned his gold bar by launching his level three rocket, while\nBen A. took another step towards his gold in rocketry by successfully launching his spare parts rocket. Once free time ended, Timberlake again went their separate ways to afternoon activities. On the tennis courts, Jack D. and Colby F. taught basic groundstrokes to the next great class of American tennis players, while up at the Mark, Chase R. fenced for his silver bar. At the lake, Bennett P. beat the whole class in a race and earned his silver, and down at the Camp Craft Hut Alex S. taught Backpacking where he led the class in the low ropes course.\nSoon, dinner was upon us, and Timberlake once again met again at the dining hall for a delicious meal of jambalaya, cornbread, fried okra, and baked beans. It was a much needed energy boost for the rest of the night, which was soon to be announced. Dinner soon found itself reaching its end, and murmurs started spreading around the dining hall about the evening activity. Would it be Ninja Training? Juggernaut? Another round of the critically acclaimed new game, Mission Impossible? Despite all the guessing, no one really knew what the event would be and was left on the edge of their seat.\nIt would be none of those, as we would soon find out, as Tomahawk counselor Nick B. announced that the evening activity would be Stealing Skins! Stealing Skins pits the two tribes, the Seminole and the Iroquois,\nagainst a new adversary, the staff. It really is one of the best activities we play at camp, and it is sure to be a mega-hit.\nAll in all, it was a fantastic day at camp, both filled with old activities and new traditions. Staff Appreciation is one of the best days of the summer, and it is beloved by both campers and staff. With only four full days left in the session, today will be a difficult day to top, but I'm sure we'll find a way to make tomorrow better than today.\nCharlie Richards\nCabin Area Director\nGuest Tennis Instructor\nUGA Class of 2017\nCool breeze, warm heartsMonday Madness","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Archive | animals RSS feed for this section\nAn adult bald eagle perches in a tree at theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nWhen driving about in Siouxland I generally have a destination in mind when looking for birds. A particular park, nature preserve or refuge where I believe I will have a good chance of seeing birds, or deer or whatever else might appear. When just driving around looking for landscapes and such I will just drive and look. But the success of photographing birds one needs to be more specific.\nAdult and juvenile bald eagles perch in a tree at theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAn adult bald eagle watches a crow fly by as it perches on a rock at theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. Both species are scavenging for food in the river. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nOn a recent excursion to the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge I happened to glance over toward a small river that feeds into the Missouri River and a place I had previously visited, although I didn't know the name of the place at the time. And previously I has found a couple eagles gliding over the river looking for something to eat. The Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area is 200-300 acres of woods and wetland. The Little Sioux River runs through it and out into the Missouri River, and it was there that I saw some \"large birds\" sitting atop a small, very small, spillway. Am guessing they were juvenile bald eagles feeding along with some crows and seeing that before the place's exit ramp appeared made it possible to detour from heading further south and to see what might be found.\nA not quite adult bald eagle flies overhead at theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTwo juvenile bald eagles attempt some aerial combat over theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAnd sometimes serendipity prevails as I found maybe 40-50 eagles hanging out, feeding, flying, practicing aerial combat maneuvers. It seemed a lot of the birds were juvenile bald eagles, possible on their migration flight with parents in tow checking locations along the way. I was happy having the chance to photograph these creatures although I still working to achieve in flight images that are in focus. So even though it was a grey, overcast kind of day, one works with what one has. Blue sky and brighter light might have been nice for taking photographs, but the birds didn't seem to mind about the weather and in fining them, who am I to complain.\nAn adult bald eagles flies along a tree line at the shore in theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAn adult bald eagle perches on a rock surrounded by crows who are also scavenging for food at theThree Rivers Wildlife Area along the Little Sioux River where it empties into the Missouri River at Little Sioux, Iowa Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: bird mirgration, eagles, jerry l mennenga photographer, little sioux iowa, little sioux river, Lost in Siouxland, nature, outdoors, photography, seasons, three rivers wildlife area\nCategories animals, birds, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Seasons, Travel\nA male cardinal sits nestled in a bush harboring during a cold blustery day at Latham Park in Sioux City, Iowa Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nSome days recently in Siouxland it's been extremely cold and like the winter's tale involving Santa Claus' trip around the world, \"not a creature is stirring\". Upon a recent visit to Latham Park, a local private park, birds were hanging out about in the bushes that surround the park. While the green leaves and foliage is gone, the bushes still offer some refuge on a cold day sheltering the little feathered friends from gusts of wind. Probably dreaming of spring and warmer weather themselves. Patience oft thought of as a virtue, can sometimes be in short supply.\nTwo sparrows sit on an iron wrought fence which surround Latham Park in Sioux City, Iowa Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA Downy Woodpecker looks for lunch on a tree at Latham Park in Sioux City, Iowa Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: birds, jerry l mennenga photographer, latham park, Lost in Siouxland, nature, outdoors, photography, seasons, sioux city iowa, weather, winter\nCategories animals, birds, gardens, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Weather\nA deer casts a quizzical look at an early morning walker at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Thursday April 28, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nDepending on where one walks at times it is possible to meet and greet another trails in Siouxland, my hope is always that it's a critter of some kind. Of course, coming across them in warmer weather is always a plus and sunshine makes the images snap a bit more that shooting on an extremely cold day with a grey overcast sky.\nTurkeys loiter on a cut path looking for snacks at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Thursday April 28, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nBut it's also true that I won't meet any passersby on a trail if I am not actually walking on the trail looking for them. Temperatures have recently been creeping upwards towards the mid 30's and the hard, crusted, ice encased compacted snow has begun to melt a little bit. But then, weather folk say more rain, they snow is on the way. Winter is still here and thoughts of spring will continue to be just that, thoughts and dreams.\nA young deer pauses to check out a visitor at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Thursday April 28, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTwo deer make their way through a harvested corn field at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Thursday April 28, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: adams homestead nature preserve, birds, deer, jerry l mennenga photographer, Lost in Siouxland, nature, north sioux city south dakota, outdoors, photography\nCategories animals, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Seasons, south dakota\nAn Eastern Kingbird sits on a plant stem at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 27, 2022 in North Sioux City, SD. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA black capped chickadee sits on a branch as summer winds down and fall begins in the backyard of a residence Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 in Sioux City, Iowa. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAs I began photographing more birds both near home and in parks around Siouxland I began to pay more attention to the perches these feathered folk use. Sometimes it is very sturdy and at others it seems to follow that phrase \"any port in a storm\" where they may situate themselves as they take stock of the surrounding area. Birds in some of the parks have sometimes more choice for perches, as often times these places also provide a kind of prairie habitat which is generally not available in neighborhoods within a community.\nA sparrow watches from a branch in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA sparrow sits on a branch in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Tuesday, November 15, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAnd photographing in these two different places create their own challenges. In a neighborhood one can sit a spell, especially near feeders and birds will come and go and possible give more opportunities to photograph them as they rest on a perch before heading to a feeder. Whereas in the park's meadow area the birds can see you coming from some distance off and I have found one is only able to get so close necessitating the use of a long lens often times with a teleconverter to make an image of the bird \"in the wild\" so to speak. And of course as in so many things, timing is everything. Sometimes the act of bringing a camera to one's eye will spook a bird so one needs to be aware and judge how close and how long one wants to hold a lens up into a position to get a photograph of a particular subject.\nIn the meadow areas using a tripod or monopod is just another piece of gear to carry for some distance, possibly a few miles while hiking, which is not always fun and tiring. So trade offs are made while one \"enjoys\" oneself out in nature with possibly the benefit of a photograph of some creature also enjoying the day.\nA house finch sits on a branch in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA sparrow looks directly at a visitor in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.(photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAn Eastern Kingfisher studies its surroundings from a tree branch overhanging Mud Lake at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 7, 2021. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: adams homestead nature preserve, animals, backyard birds, birds, hiking trails, jerry l mennenga photographer, Lost in Siouxland, nature, Olympus omd, outdoors, photography, sparrows\nCategories animals, backyard birds, birds, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, south dakota\nJust Saying \"Howdy Neighbor\" in Siouxland, Moorehead Park, Ida Grove\nA Blue Jay looks a little cross while a barred owl tries to get in a little nap time at Moorehead Park in Ida Grove, Iowa Saturday, Dec 31, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nSometimes it just good manners in Siouxland to acknowledge a neighbor and go on one's way, even if begrudgingly. On a visit to Moorehead Park looking for owls I found the Barred Owl sunning itself in a tree cavity. This is something I don't often get to photograph but then was surprised, pleasantly so, when a Blue Jay showed up and apparently was not pleased to see the owl.\nAs it danced a little jig on the branch, the owl slowly opened its eyes then closed them again, apparently thinking its nap time was more important than his feathered visitor, who eventually left. I guess it's better to ignore small annoyances sometimes that get worked up about them.\nTags: birds, ida grove iowa, jerry l mennenga photographer, Lost in Siouxland, moorehead park, nature, outdoors, photography, seasons, weather, winter\nCategories animals, birds, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Rural Iowa, Seasons, Travel\nReflections in Siouxland, Adams Homestead Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD\nTwo Lesser Yellowlegs look for food in Mud Lake at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 7, 2021. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nSometimes when out photographing in Siouxland I attempt to see subjects in a different way. It doesn't always work, although some days when an idea occurs to me the elements needed for creating the images are not there, or are fleeting. The last couple of years has been trying in regards to photographing waterfowl or other birds around ponds and small lakes in the area. With an ongoing drought that is serious some ponds have dried up, hopefully returning when it begins raining again in combination to sufficient snowfall.\nA reflection of a nesting pod at Mud Creek at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in North Sioux City, SD. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA blue-winged teal makes its way in a pond at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 27, 2022 in North Sioux City, SD. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAnd then there are those conditional elements where one hopes for a calm day the wind picks up and that nice calm body of water fades. Or the waterfowl, shore birds pursue the insects with a bit of gusto. Causing ripples that disturb an otherwise calm body of water. Life happens, and one does the best that is possible at the time. Ever hopeful for a nice image while just enjoying the day.\nA turtle suns itself on a branch sticking out of the water at Mud Lake at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, South Dakota Monday, July 18, 2022. The animal seems unaffected by the high heat in triple digits and humidity that the Siouxland Region will experience the next few days. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA Lesser Yellowlegs hunts for a meal at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 7, 2021. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA wood duck floats in Mud Lake at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Friday, May 7, 2021. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: adams homestead nature preserve, birds, jerry l mennenga photographer, nature, nature preserve, north sioux city south dakota, parks, photography, shore birds, water fowl\nCategories animals, birds, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Seasons, south dakota\nVisiting the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari ParkVisiting near Siouxland, Ashland, NE\nAn elk at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Park Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 near Ashland, NE. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nIn the coming new year, this year, I hope to get out to more parks and preserves and view some majestic animals, whether cared for in facilities or in nature itself. Sometimes plans don't always go as one might like, but it's a nice goal to have. Seeing these animals up close is special in a way as many can not make or afford the trip to the mountains or other locales for a 2-3 week hunt for such creatures, whether here in the U.S. or other international locales.\nAn older looking bald eagle at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Park Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 near Ashland, NE. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAn older bald eagle at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Park Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 near Ashland, NE. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nSeeing animals up close sometimes hopefully gives one a better appreciation of how precious they are, better seen alive and in person than on some trophy wall adorning some narcissistic individual's need to gloat or feel superior in some superficial way. I sometimes wonder if fortunes were reversed and these individuals were put onto the same \"playing fields\" as the creatures with only their hands, arms and legs would they fare any better from the creatures around them. A terrible thought, but maybe a lesson.\nA bald eagle at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Park Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 near Ashland, NE. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: animals, baby elephant, exotic animals, Henry Doorly Zoo, jerry l mennenga photographer, Lost in Siouxland, omaha nebraska, photography\nCategories animals, birds, Education, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, nebraska, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Travel\nFreezing One's A__ Off in Siouxland, Sioux City\nFrigid winter weather has temperatures around a -15 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind gusts up to 40 mph making the windchill feel like -44 degrees Fahrenheit, as a squirrel feeds on corn while covered in blowing snow flakes trying to stay warm in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nLike much of the Midwest and other parts of the country the Siouxland region was in an arctic freezer recently, with temperatures dipping to -44 degrees with windchill and wind gusts of 30-40 mph. I bundled up to clear sidewalks, which later covered again with the wind blowing, and filled feeders. I feel bad for the little critters spending the cold outdoors and so like to see that they have something to eat. And also filled some water bowls I keep outside, which froze over in just minutes. Even heated water bowls I keep outside during the winter were freezing over with just small areas visible without frost or ice. It's pretty amazing and scary it's so cold.\nAs temperatures for the Siouxland region which includes western Iowa, southeastern South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska are expected to remain at -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind wind gusts still up to 40 mph, house sparrows drink from a heated pet water bowl outdoors in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, photographed through a doorway window pane.\nFrigid winter weather has temperatures around a -15 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind gusts up to 40 mph making the windchill feel like -44 degrees Fahrenheit, as house finches and sparrows feed at a backyard feeder then fly to nearby bushes with puffed out feathers trying to stay warm in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nPhotographs of the birds eating do not really tell the story of the frigid weather. Interestingly enough I had to wait a few minutes for the lens to acclimate outdoors as my first set of photos appeared not sharp, and luckily I could stay in a corner area outdoors that was somewhat protected from the wind. The birds though were thoroughly enjoying themselves and the eats and I was happy to see that.\nFrigid winter weather has temperatures around a -15 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind gusts up to 40 mph making the windchill feel like -44 degrees Fahrenheit, as sparrows feed on fallen seed from a backyard feeder as they try to stay warm in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA house finch flies to another feeder as temperatures for the Siouxland region which includes western Iowa, southeastern South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska are expected to remain at -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind wind gusts still up to 40 mph, in the backyard of a residence in Sioux City, Iowa Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.\nFrigid winter weather has temperatures around a -15 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind gusts up to 40 mph making the windchill feel like -44 degrees Fahrenheit, as sparrows puff out their feathers on a fence line in between trips to backyard feeders trying to stay warm in Sioux City, Iowa Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nTags: jerry l mennenga photographer, seasons, sioux city iowa, winter, winter weather frigid temperatures\nCategories animals, backyard birds, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Photography, Weather\nThinking Warm Thoughts in Siouxland, Loess Hills Audubon Society, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD\nLoess Hills Audubon club members out birding prior to the start of the 25th anniversary of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nThe Audubon Christmas Bird Count started recently here in Siouxland and elsewhere and runs from Dec. 14, 2022 through Jan. 5, 2023. People from throughout the U.S. will go out and record what species they find and share that for the organization's data base and ongoing tracking of bird movement. With colder temperatures descending into the Siouxland region expected soon it will be a far cry when members of the Loess Hills Audubon group took a bird walk about Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve in August of this year. Short sleeve shirts, shorts and some with sandals, that won't be the attire needed to walk about and look this winter.\nA swallowtail butterfly seen while Loess Hills Audubon club members were out birding prior to the start of the 25th anniversary of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA song bird seen while Loess Hills Audubon club members were out birding prior to the start of the 25th anniversary of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA song bird nestled in a cedar tree spotted by members of the Loess Hills Audubon club out birding prior to the start of the 25th anniversary of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nAccording to a Connecticut chapter of the Audubon Society the Christmas bird count is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world. And because of the time of year, different species will be found in different places. I have attended some winter bird counts in the past hosted by the local Loess Hills Audubon Society and the folk are very dedicated in looking and finding species that will help educate humans about this particular animal kingdom.\nI have just not been keen on those very cold, cold mornings and rising before the sun to get out and look for the birds. For me it's always about photographing what is at hand, and shooting in the dark has its own challenges.\nI haven't decided yet if I want to make another attempt this year or not in getting back out into the cold, all the while thinking about those spring, summer and early fall expeditions looking for birds and enjoying those warmer temperatures. Although I always dress appropriately and don't really feel the cold, getting over the inertia to get out of bed is it's own challenge. I just enjoy my coffee later in the morning all the more.\nBut looking for birds and trying to photograph them is always run, no matter the time of day or wind chill degree. It makes more a good story later on.\nResidents of Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve make their way back to the barn in preparation for visitors during the 25th anniversary of the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nA painted turtle enjoying a morning sun basking at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve celebration in North Sioux City, South Dakota, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nCategories animals, backyard birds, birds, Education, Iowa, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, nebraska, outdoors, Photography, Seasons, south dakota\nMaking a Photo Choice in Siouxland, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, South Dakota\nCanadian geese fly through a grove of trees at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, South Dakota Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga\u00a9)\nMany times while out photographing in Siouxland I come across various scenes and shoot a number of photographs, worrying at the time about capturing or creating an image and deciding later which ones I should work up in the post processing. Much like developing rolls of film and scanning through the negatives with a loupe or looking at a contact sheet and then deciding which one(s) I should spend time on in the \"darkroom\".\nDuring an outing at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve this fall I was lucky to find some Canadian geese hanging out at a small lake area in the park not having yet left for the day to find a nearby corn field to eat and maybe spend the day. The lake area is bordered by trees and brush and I was at one end or part way down to the end and was photographing through a break in the trees without branches obstructing my view or appearing as an aberrant line that is visible but looks like something on the camera's sensor.\nI found the geese flying through what remaining fall foliage more appealing that past bare branches, but the ability to get a clear angle to photograph them was limited and frustrating in that the color helps tell part of the story, as the geese are migrating to a an area for winter. I much prefer the line of the geese in the second and third photographs as they show the line of ducks in flight but believe the colorful foliage helps set them apart from their background although the flying geese's formation began changing at that point, and would soon be leaving the grove of trees and wetland area. Shooting with somewhat of a super telephoto lens gave me a very slight and limited angle of view, in addition to the photographing through a break in the grove tree's branches that line this wetland area. Sometimes one has to made do with what one has and be happy for a decent image as compared to telling maybe an interesting story ending with that famous line, \"Trust me when I tell you\u2026\u2026\u2026\"\nTags: adams homestead nature preserve, canadian geese, fall, hiking, jerry l mennenga photographer, Lost in Siouxland, nature, outdoors, photography, seasons, trails, water fowl\nCategories animals, birds, Color Photography, Life in Siouxland, Lost in Siouxland, Nature, outdoors, Parks, Photography, Seasons","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"TRASH DEITY Team with ReGen Magazine to Launch Fan Album Art Contest for 'Frantic Child\/Cross & Divide Remix' EP\nBy Moderator on September 28, 2018\nIndustrial Rock project TRASH DEITY, the duo of Groovie Mann (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult) and John D. Norten (Blue Eyed Christ), has launched their Fan Album Art Contest for Frantic Child\/Cross & Divide Remix EP in advance of the EP. Exclusively announced on ReGen Magazine, the contest includes signed CDs of Cross & Divide as well as one of a kind, handwritten lyric sheet by Groovie Mann.\nFan Album Art Contest for Frantic Child\/Cross & Divide Remix EP featuring remixes by Martin King (Test Dept), Jim Marcus (GoFight \/ Die Warzau) Colin Allrich (Slighter), and more.\nArt used for EP Release on Metropolis Records with full artist credits\nPersonalized Handwritten Groovie Mann Lyric Sheet\nSigned Trash Deity Cross & Divide CD\nRunner Up:\n1. Cross & Divide\n2. Run 4 Your Lies!\n3. Fame Games\n4. Frantic Child\n5. A Perfect One\n6. Hardrive\n7. Finger On A Trigger\n8. Emotions Matter\n9. Icons & Idols\n10. Finger On A Trigger (JDN Remix)\nClick HERE to Download Digital Copy of 'Cross & Divide' Online\nClick HERE To Order 'Cross & Divide' CD via Metropolis Records\nAdvance Praise for Cross & Divide\n\"a true electro-rock masterpiece ..This is hands down the best electronic rock album that I've heard all year long!\" \u2013 XS Rock\n\"While it may be hard to separate the Wax Trax! origins of Trash Deity's members, you don't have to be a dyed-in-the-wool aficionado to get your ass shaking to this album. Rather songs from this album should fit comfortably alongside contemporary dance floor numbers. That's all to say rivetheads will love it, but even genre outsiders will find an appreciation for Cross and Divide.\" \u2013 The Void Report\n\"Frank Nardiello (better known as Groovie Mann of Thrill Kill Kult) and John D. Norten (of Blue Eyed Christ) have teamed up to form Trash Deity. Their debut album, \"Cross and Divide,\" brings the Wax Trax! Sound to a new generation\u2026a pounding dance beat, throbbing electronics, found sound samples, and heavily processed vocals\u2026Over all, I like this, and if you're a Wax Trax fan, you will too.\" \u2013 Jersey Beat\n\"Cross & Divide is as seductive as it is addictive; a great and fun listen from point A. to point B.\" \u2013 The Noise Beneath The Snow\nFacebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | YouTube\nComing from Los Angeles with roots in the legendary Chicago Wax Trax! scene is the new duo Trash Deity. Combining the chaos and energy of the classic Wax Trax! sound updated with hard and modern production, Trash Deity is Groovie Mann aka Franke N. Nardiello (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and accomplished music producer and Industrial artist John D. Norten (Blue Eyed Christ). The debut Single, \"Finger on a Trigger\", combined classic Groovie Mann vocals and cryptic lyrics with an infectious heavy electronic\/guitar groove benefitting from Norten's studio experience with major artists. The accompanying unique Music Video was comprised entirely of manipulated shots of paintings from the twisted imagination and eccentric mind of Groovie Mann. The second single and video, \"Run 4 Your Lies!\" was released in 2017 solidifying Trash Deity and catching the attention of Metropolis Records\n2018 marks the anticipated release of the debut album, Cross & Divide, on Metropolis Records.\n\"Cross & Divide Album is an album for now and is a representation of the confrontational and divisive times we live in. It's a journey into the manic world of Trash Deity from the opening invitation of \"Let's run away\" to the powerful closing Album statement \"Change\". Each song has its own identity, but the album was designed to be a trip on a journey. It sounds totally cohesive and totally chaotic at the same time\u2026just like us!\" \u2013 JDN\nWhat was the earliest influence in your life that led you to a music career?\nthe vibrations from my mother's record player that she kept under my crib. She was 19. \u2013 Groovie Mann\nNardiello's informally structured and yet deeply storied career began with his first band, Special Affect, including Marti Sorenson & Harry Rushakoff (Concrete Blonde) with Al Jourgensen (Ministry) on guitar. Shortly after, he moved to London working with Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins with post-punk band Drowning Craze, recording a John Peel session in 1982. While touring with Ministry in 1986, he met and began working with Buzz McCoy (Marston Daley) to write a film titled Hammerhead Housewife and the Thrill Kill Kult, which was never filmed but ultimately evolved into TKK and an EP released with Wax Trax! Records. Over the next nearly 30 years, Groovie Mann has established his iconic reputation with TKK and contributed songs to several movie soundtracks, even appearing in the 1994 cult classic film The Crow. He's also established himself as an accomplished painter in the LA art community. His uniquely abstract style offers a further peak into the mind and art of Groovie Mann and are sold to fans around the world.\nWhat would you consider to be the 'crossroads' that directly led to you actively pursuing a musical career?\nMy Insanity. \u2013 Groovie Mann\nI would say my first Blue Eyed Christ record deal with KK Records in Belgium right out of High School for Leaders + Followers. It legitimized what I was doing for the first time and made me realize people outside of my bedroom studio may be interested in what I was doing.\nJDN\nJohn D. Norten also emerged from the 1990s Chicago Industrial scene as the leader of Blue Eyed Christ. The debut album, Leaders + Followers, was released internationally on Belgians classic EBM\/Industrial label KK Records while still in his teens. Over the next few years, Blue Eyed Christ was featured on several prominent compilations and played the New Music Seminar in 1992 at the Limelight with Clock DVA and Chemlab. Blue Eyed Christ continued playing visceral live shows throughout the 90s and Norten continued recording at Chicago Trax Recording Studios working with established musicians and engineers from Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, and more. In 1996, Norten relocated to Los Angeles and has established himself as an in demand mixer and engineer for many of the biggest artists in the world including The Black Eyed Peas, Prince, CeeLo Green, and Lady GaGa.\nHow are you inspired to start a song and how does that develop from writing to composition, recording, and completion? What was the process for this project?\nJump into it -improvise with & without notes, laugh & cry & argue with the producer. \u2013 Groovie Mann\nI usually start with the drums and music, but really anything can be the creative spark. When I first met with Groovie Mann he came over and I played him a bunch of instrumental tracks I had and he choose the ones that inspired him the most lyrically. He would write to them while he paints at home and then come over with notebooks full of ideas and inspirational goodies. Once we wrote the lyrics and recorded his vocals, I'd go back in and add more music and elements and we'd arrange that into the songs. The whole process was very organic. \u2013 JDN\nCross & Divide ultimately reflects both their shared roots as well as their unique and individual approaches to songwriting and recording. Groovie Mann's spontaneous and poetic lyrical reactions to Norten's carefully constructed song productions makes for a compelling mix of something new with enough of a nod to the past sure to please the old school fans and the newly initiated.\nCategories: Announcement\/News, Music, Video\nTagged as: CeeLo Green, electronic rock album, Fan Album Art Contest, Finger on a Trigger, Frantic Child, Groovie Mann, industrial rock, John D. Norten, Lady Gaga, Prince, The Black Eyed Peas, Trash Deity\nJustin Timberlake's Man of the Woods Tour makes a triumphant return to Pittsburgh\nZARDONIC Releases Highly Anticipated New LP, 'BECOME'","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fred Hoiberg won't set a return date for Lauri Markkanen\nThough he's shown a lot of progression with his elbow rehabilitation, Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg still isn't ready to set a target date for Lauri Markkanen's return, according to a report from Kelly Crull.\n\"He won't be back before a week, that's the minimum,\" coach Hoiberg told Crull during Wednesday's media availability. \"A week would be Indiana, but again, we're just going to take this thing day by day & he'll get another good practice in tomorrow in Detroit.\"\nMarkkanen participated in his first full-contact practice of this season on Tuesday. Following the session, the Finnish-born star noted that he felt comfortable after \"shaking off the rust.\" He also added that he felt no pain afterwards.\n\"Of course I got a little rust at the start, but as practice went on I started feeling comfortable again,\" Markkanen told ESPN's Malika Andrews.\nThough he was a rookie, Markkanen proved to be an important asset for the Bulls last season. In 68 games played (all starts), the former 7th overall pick racked up averages of 15.2 points on 43.4 percent shooting from the field (36.2 percent from beyond the arc), 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 29.7 minutes per outing.\nWhile there is no set timetable for Markkanen's return, some reports have speculated that he could play as soon as Dec. 4 vs. the Indiana Pacers. Stay tuned.\nThe Bulls will be back in action on Wednesday night, as they're scheduled for a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. Tip-off inside Fiserv Forum is set for 8:00 p.m. EST.\nMilwaukee hopeful to get John Henson back by or before the playoffs\nA tale of the tape: How the Raptors stack up against the defending NBA champs","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Left News\nJOHN KERRY BREAKS LEG IN BIKE CRASH IN FRENCH ALPS\u2026 [Video]\nFortunately, our useless Secretary of State John Kerry was able to make France a part of his taxpayer funded four-nation trip where he had hoped to ride along a small part of the Tour de France according to the Washington Post. Unfortunately, he was unable to take part in the Tour de France\u2026or um\u2026Iran's nuclear negotiations due to his accident.\nOur nation is likely better off without John Kerry at the negotiating table with Iran's prime minister anyhow\u2026\nUS Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bike crash Sunday, apparently after hitting a curb while taking a break after talks in Geneva, Switzerland.\nThe diplomat was biking near Scionzier, France before the accident, which caused him to scrap the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.\nKerry, 71, was in stable condition and in good spirits as he prepared to return to Boston for further treatment with the doctor who previously operated on his hip, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said.\nHe said X-rays at a Swiss hospital confirmed that Kerry fractured his right femur in the 9.40am incident.\n\"The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery,\" Kirby said in a statement.\nKerry was taken by helicopter to Geneva's main medical center, HUG, after apparently hitting a curb with his bike in the French town about 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss border.\nParamedics and a physician were on the scene with his motorcade at the time and provided him immediate attention. They quickly decided to order the 10-minute-long helicopter transport.\nKerry's cycling rides have become a regular occurrence on his trips. He often takes his bike with him on the plane and was riding that bicycle Sunday.\nDuring discussions in late March and early April between world powers and Iran, he took several bike trips during breaks. Those talks were in Lausanne, Switzerland, and led to a framework agreement.\nVia: UK Daily Mail\nJoin The Conversation. Leave a Comment.\nTrending on 100 Percent Fed Up\nVIDEO: Rep. Gaetz Plays Back Dem Leader's Own Words Laughing at Border Crisis\nVIDEO: US Soccer's Rapinoe Openly Ignores Young Fan Then Claims Trump is \"Trying to Divide\"\nJUST IN: ILHAN OMAR Bursts Into Laughter When Asked If She And AOC Will Tell Antifa \"Not To Be Violent Anymore?\" [VIDEO]\nCHRISTIAN SOCCER PLAYER Who Refused To Wear Gay Pride Jersey Left Off World Cup Roster\nJUST IN: Nancy Pelosi Takes Hatred For President Trump Too Far\u2026Gets Banned From Speaking On House Floor [VIDEO]\nKELLYANNE CONWAY Goes Scorched Earth On \"The Squad\": \"We're Tired Of Some Of These Women Palling Around With Terrorists\u2026Where Is The Press?\" [VIDEO]\nVIDEO: Joe Biden: 'I respect no borders\"\nJUST IN: Dem Majority House Votes To Hold Barr and Ross In Criminal Contempt Over Citizenship Question On Census\nBRILLIANT! White House Releases Powerful \"AMERICA: One Squad Under God\" Video In Response To \"The Squad\" Of Anti-American Lawmakers\nBREAKING: WHO Declares Deadly Ebola Outbreak In Congo A \"Global Health Emergency\"\u2026As Immigrants From Congo Pour Across Our Border\nBREAKING: HOUSE Votes To Kill Efforts To Impeach Trump\nSENATOR RAND PAUL Slams \"Unappreciative\" Somali Immigrant Ilhan Omar: \"She has this bitterness and anger toward the country\"\nCLASSLESS Rashida Tlaib: Vile Language Is Okay Because \"It's Rooted In Where I Come From\"\u2026Rep Omar Has No Regrets For Her Anti-Semitic Tweets\nCopyright \u00a9 2019. 100PercentFedUp.com. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Venezuela Presents Human Rights Development Program (tags)\nIn a televised speech held at Caracas' Oil Well Security Headquarters in front of operators, researchers, managers, emergency personnel, foreign embassy staff and officials concerned, Venezuelan President Maduro on Friday presented a 2x23mn barrel development aid program projected to improve the human rights situation under the Trump administration in Unitedstates. The package is directed at specific recipients in the political backyard of alternative-left impeachment succession candidate Sanders; thereby aiming to break the chains of commercial domination over the political process in the multiplier breeding state.\nBoycott Peru - End Nazism (tags)\nPeru has a growing number of neo-nazi's. The believe that Jewish people are the reason they are impoverished, particularly in the andes mountain communities. They believe that supporting a Nazi agenda will increase their wellbeing.\nEast Jerusalem Schools: Failing Grade (tags)\nVenezuela \u2013 El Libertario #65: Opening up free spaces (tags)\nThe February-March 2012 issue of this voice for anarchist action and thought is out, as always committed to liberty and equality in solidarity since 1995. This issue includes the following:\nDenying Palestinian Children Education (tags)\nRitalin for children is \"quick fix\" and should be reviewed, demand educational psychologis (tags)\nThe American Psychiatric Association is working on its 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSMV) in which additional psychological disorders for children are due to be added. These include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Preschool Children, Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria, Callous and Unemotional Specifier for Conduct Disorder, Non-Suicidal Self Injury, and Non-Suicidal Self Injury Not Otherwise Specified.\nWalk for Your Rights! (tags)\nIt is the violations of basic human rights that occur every day around the world which unites groups like those which will come together in St. Petersburg, Florida to walk and speak out for human rights on Saturday, March 5th, 2011.\nJoint Meeting to Be Held by the Socialist Party USA & Socialist Party L.A. Local on Feb. 5 (tags)\nOn Saturday, February 5th, the Socialist Party of California & the Socialist Party Los Angeles Local will hold a joint meeting at 2617 South Hauser Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA.\nUnited for Human Rights Celebrates Juneteenth (tags)\nSlavery stills exists: it's human trafficking.\nSupport the Protests says Ohio Socialist Senate Candidate (tags)\nDan La Botz, the Cincinnati school teacher who joined the Ohio race for U.S. Senate last month, issued a statement today supporting the national day of protests over the crisis in education. He also called for the creation of system of free, quality public education such as some states, such as California, had in the 1960s. \"The Obama administration and the U.S. Congress provided trillions in grants, loans, and federal insurance to banks and corporations for the bailouts,\" said La Botz. \"The total military and war budget comes to almost $750 billion dollars. The President's proposed education budget is just under $50 billion dollars. The Obama government provided hundreds of times more money to the bankers than it will to teachers and students, and it will spend 15 times more on arms and war than on our children's education. Obama proposes more loans for college students, loans that will saddle more families and students with more debt. We don't need loans\u2014we need free education.\"\nFull-Page Ad Today in LA Weekly Rails Against Meat Industry's Use of Ammonia (tags)\nMedia Release: Full-Page Ad Today in LA Weekly Rails Against Meat Industry's Use of Ammonia; Nonprofit Launches National Campaign\nWho's shaping California's political landscape for the next 10 years? (tags)\nCalifornia's new Citizens Redistricting Commission. Never heard of it? You're not alone.\nComing Soon: Anarchy! (tags)\nSecond Southern California Anarchist Conference and Feria Libertaria\nEarth Citizens Warm to new\" ALL GREEN DIRECTORY\"! (tags)\nA new\" ALL GREEN\" educational website for searching out ways to \"Green Up\"faster!\nUCLA group carries torch for less advantaged API classmates (tags)\nActivists of the Asian Pacific Coalition met the press Thursday at the Ackerman Viewpoint Conference Room, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) to urge public support on an ongoing campaign to enable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have own identities. According to the Count Me In campaign it is addressing educational inequalities within the AAPI community. It said that hidden by the \"model minority myth\", AAPI continue to suffer severely from access to resources for higher education, adding, \"The myth homogenizes the diverse make-up of AAPIs despite the fact that each group has its own unique history, language, culture, and experience.\" There is a need to disaggregate the racial category of AAPIs into their specific communities \"to ensure that public policy reflects the needs of diverse communities.\"\nGet On the Bus! 18th Pastor's for Peace Caravan (tags)\nWONDER WHY GEORGE W. DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CUBAN PEOPLE? Find out this July! Come with us on our 18th US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan to meet: a cultured people,a healthy people. A proud and humane people.\nAppeal to petition Israeli government to respect the right to education (tags)\nThe racist Israeli policies deprive and violate Palestinians' right to education and are used by the hegemonic power holders as a means of discrimination. Such discriminatory practices are apparent in not providing safe access to schools and institutions of higher education in unrecognized villages in the Galilee and the Negev, or by the militarization of educational spaces, the imposition of checkpoints or other militarized barriers (such as the separation wall) in the occupied Palestinian territories. The cumulative effect of these practices is a blatant violation of the right of students (especially females who are the most vulnerable segment of society) to study in an educational context that is safe and free from violence.\nSupport the Caravan to Cuba End the Blockade (tags)\nThe US blockade of Cuba causes shortages of food, medicine and other important supplies for eleven million people. The blockade is an immoral policy that uses hunger and disease as political weapons. In November 2005 the countries in the United Nations General Assembly once again voted overwhelmingly (182-4) to call for the end of the blockade. A month later Condoleza Rice responded by stating that the Bush administration intends to intensify the blockade still further and is working on a package of new measure to be announced in May 2006. US policy towards Cuba is totally isolated internationally, increasingly discredited domestically and subject to many challenges from within Congress.\nSub-Committee Hears Legislation That Could Dismantle Community Access TV. (tags)\nHouse Subcommittee on Commerce hears legislation that could severely damage local community access TV. Community media advocates call for intensification, in the coming weeks, of efforts to defeat this legislation.\nMalcolm X Festival (tags)\nHosted by FAMLI, Inc., the festival is the nation's largest cultural tribute to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). The great human rights advocate and family man would have been 80 years old on May 19 in this 40th year observance of his death.\nSANTA ANA***CELEBRATE re-opening of El Centro Cultural De Mexico (tags)\nthis saturday, live show, free food!! help celebrate this very important community space in the santaana\nClass Struggle and Critical Race Theory for Texas Schools (tags)\nInequity is a plain fact in Texas education, but so is the challenge of civil rights education.\nThe Web: New views on the 'digital divide' (tags)\nThis is a great story on the problems of the digital divide.\nEducation is not a Commodity for Trade (tags)\n\"Educational policy can and must bring light into globalization.. The world is no longer as simploe as in biblical times when the traders could be simply chased from the temple. Education must remain master in its own house.. Education is not a commodity..\"\nEquality under the Law.. Not! (tags)\nBlacks denied access to educational testing by California Law.\nSecondary Illiterates: The Crisis of Education in Western Industrial Countries (tags)\n\"Euroepan literacy and the schooling of society were not generous civilizing gifts to people but part of that process described as `inner colonialization'..Infrastructural institu-tions are not market enterprises but overall social conditions for the market economy..\"\nTV or Not TV? Not! (tags)\nTV programming is designed to shepherd viewers into compromising their values. To preserve freedom, Americans should severely limit or entirely eliminate their TV viewing.\nA 1946 Classroom Film About Bush's America... (tags)\nThroughout the 30s through the 70s, educational films were a mainstay of the American classroom.\nCall to LA & OC Indigenous People... (tags)\nCome join us tomorrow, more details below...\n\"No Thanks\" Presentation in OC This Sunday (tags)\n\"No Thanks\" Presentation\/Educational Forum 11\/23\/03 (tags)\nPlease see below.\nEducation For The People! All Out For Milwaukee: October 10 \u2013 12, 2003 (tags)\nRise Up! As we move forward with our collective campaign to challenge the right wing in Milwaukee County, we have made a call for a national march on the Bradley Foundation (Oct. 10-12).\nHitler Said It Best (tags)\nIf we hold any hopes for a return to the America of our Founding Fathers, and to accurate interpretations of the US Constitution, we must act now, each of us teaching and leading as Elders, as in The Giver, and take back our educational decision-making roles\nRally in Leimart Park Square May 25th 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (tags)\nLAUSD has failed to address the educational needs of African American children. Our children deserve and need help.\nignored tags synonyms top tags bottom tags","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Alexander Stuart\nauthor WGA screenwriter ancient undersea father & buddhist thrilled to be followed by President @BarackObama on Twitter \/ please follow me @AlexChowStuart\nPlease follow this blog by email\nA Meditation on Meditation\nP\u00e9rez Art Museum\nSwimming Under The Moonlight\nJony and Marc's (RED) Auction Raises Over $26 Million To Fight AIDS In Africa (Updated)\nSir Jony Ive, Bono and Marc Newson. Photograph courtesy (RED).\nAccording to SFGate and Business Insider, Jony Ive and Marc Newson's first major Sotheby's auction for Bono's charity, Product (RED) - see my post below - last night raised over $26 million (I earlier reported over $12 million, based on an early post from Forbes.com) to help fight HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa.\nIve's stunning (RED) Mac Pro. Photograph courtesy Gizmodo.com\nAmong the major highlights, Jony's beautifully-designed new generation (RED) Mac Pro sold for $977,000 (estimate $40,000-60,000; price includes buyer's premium), while the one-off Leica Digital Rangefinder Camera designed by Ive and Newson, and estimated to sell for $500,000-700,000, fetched an astonishing $1,805,000.\nJony and Marc's very fine (RED) Leica Digital Rangefinder Camera.\nMarc Newson, Bono and Sir Jony Ive on the (RED) carpet. Photograph courtesy of (RED)\/Getty and Business Insider.\nFor the next auction, perhaps Jony will design what I'm waiting for - the electric (or perhaps hydrogen-powered) Apple iCar!\n(This beautiful concept design below is actually by Franco Grassi.)\niCar designed by Franco Grassi, courtesy Car Design_iCar by Franco Grassi.\nSee also these stories:\nDoes Apple's Jony Ive Have The World's Best Job? (Forbes.com)\nTIME 100: Apple's Jony Ive Is An \"Artist,\" Bono Sings Praises (Forbes.com)\nHudson, Apple and Sir Jony Ive (revisited) (AlexanderStuart.com)\nApple Designer Jony Ive Explains What Steve Jobs Taught Him About Making Great Products (Business Insider)\n$12 000 883 Apple iCar Bono Car Design iCar by Franco Grassi charity Forbes.com HIV-AIDS Jony and Marc's (RED) Auction Mac Pro Marc Newson Product (RED) Sir Jonathan Ive\nLabels: $12 000 883 Apple iCar Bono Car Design iCar by Franco Grassi charity Forbes.com HIV-AIDS Jony and Marc's (RED) Auction Mac Pro Marc Newson Product (RED) Sir Jonathan Ive\nPlease note that for reasons I have not been able to solve yet, I have enormous difficulty posting replies to comments - so I apologize if you ask a question or just make some wonderful remarks and I am not able to respond. I am working on this, because it is very frustrating, but apparently it involves rewriting some of the code of the template! So do not hold your breath...\nThank you for taking the time to comment, and for reading my blog - Alexander\nThe High Tower Apartments and The Long Goodbye\nPhotograph by Dwayne Moser. This beautiful apartment complex in Los Angeles is called the Hightower or High Tower Complex (the High Tower name refers to the central elevator, I believe), and was designed in 1935-1936 by architect Carl Kay - and made famous in 1973 by my favorite film, Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (see Why I Love Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye ). Although Altman used the building as Philip Marlowe's apartment in his somewhat post-modern Long Goodbye (the film plays with references to Old Hollywood and opens and closes with the song, Hooray For Hollywood ), the building has another direct connection to Raymond Chandler. It was apparently the inspiration for Chandler in his book, The High Window (the first Chandler novel I ever read), in which Chandler describes the residence of Philip Marlowe as being on the cliffs above High Tower Drive in a building with a fancy elevator tower. (Thanks to the Society of Architectural Historians Southern\nAndrew Hale and Sade\nSade in concert in San Jose. All concert photos Copyright \u00a9 2011 Alexander Chow-Stuart. On Thursday evening, we saw our longtime friend Andrew Hale perform with Sade at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, in one of the most beautifully conceived and produced concert performances I have ever seen. Sade is a rare musician, in that she and the band only write, record and tour every eight to ten years, so that in a very real sense you can measure your life by her. The band's music is always fresh and always newly conceived - for their previous album, Lovers Rock , they stripped everything down musically to a minimalist sound and banished the saxophone that had been so much a part of Sade's heavily soul- and jazz-influenced style. The latest album, Soldier of Love , released in 2010, is one of the most tender, moving collections of songs yet, from the astonishingly beautiful Morning Bird , which features exquisite keyboards from Andrew, to the soulful, retro, return-\nA favorite place for peace and reflection\nLyons Lake dam a couple of days back. One of our family's favorite places. (Photo: Alexander Chow-Stuart)\nOscar's Oasis Rules!\nJony and Marc's (RED) Auction Raises Over $26 Mill...\nJony and Marc's (RED) Auction - Sir Jonathan Ive, ...\nFrom Dawn to Sunset on the Beach - Pelicans, Whale...\nMIT, inFORM, Radical Atoms - and the Mindblowing F...\nThe Story Behind the Immortal Bass Line of Lou Ree...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Maxxis sign 'GBmoto Racing' for BSB Championship\nSuffolk, UK \u2212 Maxxis announced another step in their \"motorsport journey\" as they signed a deal with Kawasaki Motors UK to become an official racing partner for 2014 onwards in the British Superbike Championship.\nThe deal supports the \"ambitious\" GBmoto team, with an all-star line up for 2014, comprising BSB favourites James Ellison and Maxxis brand ambassador Chris Walker; who have 30 series victories between them.\nThe experienced GBmoto squad are \"massively enthusiastic\" for their switch to the high-powered Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R machine, which won the 2012 British Superbike Championship and 2013 World Superbike series.\nGBmoto Racing Team Principal Mark Smith-Halvorsen said: \"This really is a 'game changer' for us as a team, as our first real experience of manufacturer support and also to secure riders who have won BSB races.\n\"We see the link with Kawasaki as fantastic on a number of levels, which really excites me to be honest. Technically, the bikes are second to none, our technicians deserve to work with a machine such as the ZX-10R and I believe this will produce a huge jump forward in terms of results.\"\nMaxxis International (UK) Managing Director Derek McMartin said: \"We have a really exciting racing programme lined up for 2014 and we're delighted to welcome the professional GBmoto Racing Kawasaki team into the Maxxis family.\n\"We've monitored their impressive progress in the BSB paddock both in terms of results combined with their off-track presence and dedication.\n\"For them to have signed up two riders of the calibre of James and Chris really shows their ambition and they clearly intend to attack the BSB series next season.\"\nPress release from Maxxis","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"August 7, 2020 by Stanley Salus\nInformation about Voting Age in free legal resources:\nVoting Age in US treaties.\nVoting Age in UN treaties.\nVoting Age in UN Treaty Series website.\nVoting Age in OAS treaties and agreements.\nVoting Age in EU treaties.\nVoting Age in EU international agreements.\nVoting Age in UK's treaty obligations.\nVoting Age in documents of the UN.\nVoting Age in World Bank documents.\nVoting Age in UN International Law Commission (ILC) documents.\nVoting Age in documents from the international criminal courts and the UN (PDF).\nMore about Voting Age in this legal plataforma.\nDefinitions about Voting Age in the law dictionaries.\nVoting Age in EU legal acts.\nVoting Age in EU consolidated texts.\nVoting Age in IP national laws.\nVoting Age in IP treaties.\nVoting Age in Election Law\nHierarchical Display of Voting age\nConcept of Voting age\nCharacteristics of Voting age\nTranslation of Voting age\nThesaurus of Voting age\nNote: see also the entry about age in this legal Encyclopedia.\nMinimum legal age that a person must reach in order to be eligible to vote. The age is usually 18 but may vary from one country to another.\nElectoral Laws\nElectoral Legislation\nPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Organisation of elections > Electorate\nSee the dictionary definition of Voting age.\nSpanish: Edad electoral\nFrench: \u00e2ge \u00e9lectoral\nGerman: Wahlalter\nItalian: Et\u00e0 elettorale\nPortuguese: Maioridade eleitoral\nPolish: Wiek uprawniaj\u0105cy do g\u0142osowania\nPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Organisation of elections > Electorate > Voting age\nRetail selling\nWholesale selling\nDistance selling\nCredit sale\nSelling at a loss\nDoor-to-door selling\nDuty-free sale\nAuction sale\nFixing of prices\nImposed price\nFree price\nProducer group\nMarket protection\nMarket-sharing agreement\nMarket organisation\nBallots Challenged Ballot in Election Law Any type of ballot paper that is contested. These are temporarily excluded from the count and set aside to clarify their validity. Discarded Ballot in Election Law Ballot paper issued to a voter and recorded as such but not placed in the ballot box. For [...]...\nSecret Ballot Secret Ballot in Election Law A fundamental principle in democratic elections, by which the voter is entitled to vote without being seen by others, a potential source of pressure and intimidation which could invalidate the freedom of choice. An election authority is therefore obliged to [...]...\nElectoral Fraud Ballot Tampering in Election Law A method of electoral fraud which consists of manipulating the ballot in any manner which would invalidate the vote or alter the counting results. It may happen at different stages of the polling and counting operations. Resources See Also Election Law [...]...\nAbsentee Vote Absentee Vote or Ballot in Election Law Method by which a person may vote without going to the polling station on election day. Depending on national laws, the voter has a certain period of time during which he or she can obtain a ballot before the election. The ballot paper is filled out and [...]...\nInvalid Ballot Invalid Ballot in Election Law Voting paper that is marked incorrectly, in a way that does not conform with the electoral law and procedures, or is illegible so that the voter's choice cannot be determined. Several things can invalidate a ballot, according to the electoral law: (1) a [...]...\nElections Election and Political Law Genuine Elections in Election Law In the field of elections, this term implies the presence of conditions for a level playing field in the electoral race. This mainly includes the exercise of political rights and freedoms, having parties and candidates competing on [...]...\nBallot Paper Mock Ballot Paper in Election Law Ballot paper used during civic and voter education campaigns to familiarise voters with the real ballot papers used on election day. It shows the ballot structure, how it should be marked and how to avoid marking it in a way that would render it invalid. [...]...\nAlternative Vote Majority (Alternative Vote Method) in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: This majority system is based upon, full, standard, and preferential voting. Accordingly electors are required to number all candidates in order of preference. A candidate requires an absolute [...]...\nPolling Political Campaign How Campaigns are Conducted Polling Introduction to Polling Surveys of voter opinion provide the raw material of modern political campaigns. Political consultants use this information to run campaigns that closely resemble the efforts of businesses to market produc......\nBallot Counting Ballot Counting in Election Law Series of operations performed after voting has closed to count the number of ballots in a ballot box, compare that number to the signatures on the voter register and count the number of votes obtained by each list or candidate. Resources See Also Election Law [...]...\nBlock Party Block Vote (pbv) in Election Law A plurality\/majority system using multi-member districts in which voters cast a single party-centred vote for a party of choice and do not choose between candidates. The party with the most votes will win every seat in the electoral district. Resources [...]...\nVoice Vote Introduction to Voice VoteVoice Vote, vote that is tallied by the vocal responses of its participants. Voice voting is accomplished either by a general count of \"ayes\" versus \"nays\" or by asking each participant one by one to announce his or her vote, a procedure that is......\nOptical Mark Recognition Optical Mark Recognition (omr) Device in Election Law A scanner that can read specific marks in a defined set of locations on a page. The computer software used by an OMR scanner is programmed to recognise the meaning of the various marks and to convert scanned images into computer-readable [...]...\nElection Types Election: Types of Election:sIntroduction to Election TypesIn most nations, political party leaders select candidates for office in a general election. The United States is one of the few nations to hold primary elections prior to the general election campaign. In these elections, ......\nProtest Vote Protest Vote in Election Law A voter's choice that expresses his or her dissatisfaction or mistrust of the candidates in the race or of the election process itself. A protest vote may take the form of a blank or spoilt ballot in the ballot box, or a vote for a candidate who has no chance [...]...\nValid Valid Ballot or Valid Vote in Election Law Ballot which clearly indicates the voter's intention and fulfils the requirements of electoral law and can be included in the vote count. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nSingle Ballot Single Ballot in Election Law Unlike the multiple ballot, this is a ballot paper on which all possible choices open to the voter are printed. The voter selects one or more options, depending on the electoral system. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nTargeting Targeting and International Trade Economy Resources See Also industrial targeting...\nCredibility Credibility in Election Law In the context of elections, voter confidence in the electoral process, including voter registration, the electoral system, procedures, vote count, etc., and also in the main actors: political parties, candidates, the Election Management Body (EMB) and the media, [...]...\nElectorate Introduction to ElectorateElectorate, term applied to all of the eligible voters in a political democracy. If a substantial majority of the mature citizens of a community are allowed to participate in elections, and if no compulsion or restraint is involved in voting, that community is cons......\nSpoilt Spoilt Ballot in Election Law A ballot which is invalid due to printing irregularities, tearing or ink stains or that is damaged in any other way, for example if the voter makes a mistake. Spoilt ballots are set aside and cannot be used in the vote. (See: Discarded ballot). Resources See Also [...]...\nNomination Introduction to Nomination Nomination, in politics, the formal selection and presentation of a candidate for an elective office. Four principal methods of nomination have been used in the U.S.: nomination by political convention, by primary election, by caucus, and by petition. Before 1800 c......\nTactical Tactical Voting in Election Law A vote based on political calculation, often implying that the elector votes for a party or candidate that he or she does not really support, but does so to keep out a party or candidate that he or she does not want to see elected. Resources See Also Election [...]...\nElectoral System Electoral System in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: The structures and processes necessary to hold an election including the electoral laws, system of appointment, redistribution and voting. Electoral System in Election Law The part of the electoral regulations [...]...\nHandbook Voter Handbook or Guide in Election Law Document usually issued to voters by the election authority to explain the steps they must follow and voting procedures in layman's terms. The handbook may also include recommendations to explain to voters what rules must be obeyed, and how they can [...]...\nPreferential Vote Preferential Vote in Election Law System used in list-based voting which gives a greater choice to the voter, who is not obliged to keep candidates in the order in which they are presented by their parties. Voters may mark a preference for one or more candidates or may themselves rank all [...]...\nElection Day Election Day in Election Law Day on which voters go to polling stations to vote and elect their leaders or representatives. (See: Voting period). Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nFamily Vote Family Vote in Election Law Type of vote where one family member instructs others how to vote, or even in some cases votes in place of family members (e.g. by collecting all their voters' cards). This practice is considered a type of electoral fraud. Resources See Also Election Law [...]...\nElection Campaign Election Campaign in Election Law Series of activities, occurring before a vote, carried out by political parties or individuals, in order to promote their political programme and principles. These activities can include meetings, rallies, interviews, debates, etc., in order to attract the [...]...\nBallot Structure Ballot Structure in Election Law For a single ballot, presentation of the relevant information, including the names of candidates or parties, their numbers as the case may be, their photograph or the symbols and logos used to facilitate their identification, particularly by illiterate voters. [...]...\nBallot Reconciliation Ballot Reconciliation in Election Law Verification technique aiming to ensure that the number of ballots contained in the ballot box matches the number of signatures on the voter list. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nElectoral Rights Electoral Rights in Election Law All the civil rights and liberties that a citizen may enjoy in the context of an election, including the right to register as a voter, the right to vote, stand as a candidate, join a political party and campaign. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws [...]...\nEscort Voter Escort in Election Law Person whose role is defined by electoral law and who is authorised to accompany disabled, elderly or illiterate voters and assist them in exercising their right to vote. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nPolitical Parties Introduction to Political PartiesPolitical Parties, organizations that mobilize voters on behalf of a common set of interests, concerns, and goals. In many nations, parties play a crucial role in the democratic process. They formulate political and policy agendas, select candidates, conduct......\nHow Voters Decide Election: How Voters DecideIntroduction to How Voters DecideMany Americans identify personally with and maintain a sense of loyalty to either the Democratic or Republican Party. Voters often acquire partisan identification in childhood as a result of parental influence. Issues and ......\nElection Introduction to Election Election, procedure that allows members of an organization or community to choose representatives who will hold positions of authority within it. The most important elections select the leaders of local, state, and national governments. The chance to decide who will [...]...\nTransfer Spanish Translation of transferThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to transfer and \/ or a definition of this topic: Cesi\u00f3n (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry)....\nMark Mark or Tick in Election Law A sign defined by electoral law which the voter writes next to or on the name of the candidate or party of their choice on the ballot. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nParty System Single Party System in Election Law System found in non-democratic regimes, where elections are not held because one party dominates the political scene, either by law or through practices that eliminate any chance of other parties taking part in an election or obtaining seats if they do. Two [...]...\nPresidential Elections Presidential Elections in Election Law Elections in which voters are called on to elect the president of the republic. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nCandidate Candidate, person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor. In politics, candidates aspire to be elected to office by conducting campaigns. (1) Candidate in Election Law Any person who aspires to public office and fulfills the eligibility criteria set by the Election Management [...]...\nConstituency Ad Hoc Electoral Constituency in Election Law Constituency established specifically for one particular election, which is therefore redefined periodically. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nActivities Busing Activities in Election Law Transportation by bus (or other means) of voters, organised by candidates or political parties so that people can go and cast their votes. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nPolitical Behavior Political Science: Fields in Political Science: Political BehaviorIntroduction to Political BehaviorPolitical behavior involves the study of how people involve themselves in political processes and respond to political activity. The field emphasizes the study of voting behavior, wh......\nOrdinary Vote Ordinary Vote in Election Law Vote cast by a voter on election day in the appropriate polling station. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nStudent's Guide to Elections ContentsStudent's Guide to ElectionsEditor: Bruce J. SchulmanMain Keywords used in this work Student's Guide to Elections Editor: Bruce J. Schulman ... Read more...\nApathy Voter Apathy in Election Law Partial or total lack of interest on the part of certain voters in an election or in politics in general. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nStakeholder Stakeholder in Election Law Actor involved in and concerned with the electoral process: voters, election administration, candidates, political parties, voters, media, civil society, international and domestic observers and donors. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral [...]...\nPreliminary Preliminary Results in Election Law Total or partial results released by the electoral administration. They cannot be considered final or official until all complaints and appeals have been resolved. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nPrimary Elections Primary Elections in Election Law Elections generally held within political parties to designate the candidates who will represent them in the elections. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nCall for Election Call For Election in Election Law A formal writ issued by the legally competent authority, calling on voters to go to the polls on a specified day or period to exercise their right to vote, as defined by the law. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nCompulsory Compulsory Voting in Election Law Legal measure by which citizens are obliged to vote. In certain countries, individuals who abstain from voting without good and sufficient reason can be subject to a fine. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nElectoral Advertising Electoral Advertising in Election Law Used by candidates of public or private, free or paid media or advertising to promote their political programme and mobilise voters before an election starts, according to electoral law and the election calendar. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral [...]...\nSensitive Material Sensitive Material in Election Law All material without which polling cannot take place. This includes ballot papers, the voter list, ballot boxes, seals, stamps and indelible ink. Sensitive materials can contain information about individuals or be used for fraudulent purposes. These materials [...]...\nMethod Highest Average Method in Election Law Formula used in party list proportional voting systems to convert votes into seats. The total number of votes for each party or list is divided by a series of divisors using the D'Hondt method (1,2,3, etc.) or Sainte-Lagu\u00eb method (1, 3, 5, etc.). [...]...\nManifesto Election Platform or Manifesto or Programme in Election Law The principles, values and projects that one or more candidates or political party present during their campaign and commit to uphold and implement in order to secure as many votes as possible on election day. Resources See Also [...]...\nPublic Confidence Public Confidence (in an Electoral Context) in Election Law State of mind of a population in relation to the environment in which elections take place and the political class. Confidence can be inspired by electoral processes that are transparent, inclusive, understandable and respect the will [...]...\nElectoral Realignments Election: Electoral RealignmentsIntroduction to Electoral RealignmentsThe outcomes of elections often have important consequences for governmental programs and policies. In the United States, elections have had their greatest impact during times of \"critical realignment\"-......\nMajority (TwoRound Method) Majority (TwoRound Method) in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: This majority system uses a two round system of voting. In the first round, each voter casts one vote, and when these votes are tallied, the candidate with a majority of the votes wins the election. If [...]...\nRepresentative Representative (of a Party or Candidate) in Election Law A person entrusted by a party or candidate to represent them and be present at polling stations on election day to ensure that election operations and ballot counting are conducted in a legal manner. Resources See Also Election Law [...]...\nParty Systems Political Parties: Party SystemsIntroduction to Party SystemsA political party system consists of all the parties in a particular nation and the laws and customs that govern their behavior. There are three types of party systems: (1) multiparty systems, (2) two-party systems, and (......\nBuying Vote Buying in Election Law Illegal act involving the payment of money or the promise of benefits by a candidate to voters who, in exchange, promise to vote for him or her. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nRecording Direct Recording Electronic (dre) Equipment in Election Law Machines or computers normally installed at a polling station, which record and simultaneously store votes. This can be done using a touch screen (with or without a special pen), or by using devices that involve pressing one or more [...]...\nAbsolute Majority Absolute Majority in Election Law System in which a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining more than 50% of the votes. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nDisenfranchisement Disenfranchisement in Election Law The revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or through practices that prevent a person from exercising his or her right to vote. Disfranchisement can be explicit, for example as a result of legal provisions, or [...]...\nElection Management Body Election Management Body (emb) as an Electoral Commission in Election Law A collective body that is independent from the executive branch of government and which is tasked, by law, to prepare and implement elections. It is administratively and financially independent and is made up of [...]...\nBy-Law By-law in Election Law In the electoral context, secondary legislation or rules of procedure issued for the purposes of implementing the electoral law. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nTabulation Tabulation of Votes in Election Law The process of compiling the result of a vote count at an election. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nBanner Banner in Election Law Long strip of fabric or other material secured at both ends by poles, used to promote election candidates. Usually this features the name of a candidate or party, along with a clear, short slogan that sums up the political programme and promises to voters. Resources See [...]...\nElectoral Roll Display of The Voter List or Electoral Roll in Election Law Procedure in which an election authority makes voter lists available to the public, for example in towns and villages, after the process of voter registration has been completed. The purpose is to allow citizens who registered to make [...]...\nIntegrity Integrity Cost in Election Law Expenses that a country incurs to ensure that elections take place in an environment of fairness and to guarantee a level playing field for all. Such costs can be related to providing equitable media access for parties, party funding, voter education and, in some [...]...\nSurplus Surplus Votes in Election Law In a single transferable vote (STV) system, this is the number of votes that that exceeds the votes that a candidate needs to win a seat and which are, therefore, transfered to other candidates. Resources See Also Forestry Natural Resources Forest Law Resources [...]...\nDeadline Deadline For Voter Registration in Election Law Date after which citizens may no longer register to exercise their right to vote. Voter registration occurs over a specific period, defined by electoral law. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nSimple Or Relative Majority Simple or Relative Majority in Election Law System where a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining the largest number of votes, in comparison with the number of votes obtained by other candidates (or lists of candidates) in the race. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral [...]...\nStuffing The act of loading a container.......\nSeats Allocation of Seats in Election Law Distribution of seats obtained by a party or list of independent candidates, based on the number of votes obtained by each party or individual candidate. Depending on the electoral system in place, the allocation of seats can be subject to complex [...]...\nCount Form Count Form in Election Law Official document to record different aspects of the counting process, including the number of various types of ballot papers (valid, invalid and blank) and the votes obtained by each candidate or list. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral [...]...\nVoting Preference Voting in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A ranked ballot or preferential voting system is a type of voting system in which each voter casts their vote by ranking candidates in order of preference. 'Bandwagon' Voting in Election Law Voting for [...]...\nVoting System Mixed Voting System in Election Law A system which combines elements of majoritarian and proportional representation systems. There are two kinds of mixed systems: parallel systems and Mixed Member Proportional Systems. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nCumulative Voting Cumulative Voting in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A semiproportional system of voting in which each voter has as many votes as there are seats to fill, but each voter may give all of his\/her votes to one candidates, or split them up as s\/he desires. Cumulative [...]...\nAdvance Voting Advance Voting in Election Law Method by which a registered voter who cannot vote on election day may do so earlier. This can be done in several ways, including by postal vote or at a specific location. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nCarousel Voting Carousel Voting in Election Law A method of vote rigging which involves multiple voting, in particular when voters are transported to different polling stations so that they can cast their votes for the same candidate or the same list more than once. Another example is voters using a ballot [...]...\nLimited Voting Limited Voting in Election Law Voting system used in multi-member constituencies. Voters have more than one vote but fewer votes than the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes get elected, but not necessarily with absolute majority. Under a variant of Limited Vote [...]...\nMilitary Voting Military Voting in Election Law In some countries, members of the military are allowed to vote. Given that they are often based far from their electoral constituencies, polling centres are sometimes set up inside military bases. In other cases, military personnel vote by mail or proxy. This [...]...\nOpen Voting Open Voting in Election Law Situation whereby a voter casts his or her vote in front of everybody in the polling station, meaning the vote is no longer secret. This may happen due to a voter's own carelessness (does not fold his or her ballot paper when leaving the polling booth or simply [...]...\nProxy Voting Proxy Voting or Vote by Proxy in Election Law Vote cast by a person on behalf of another, as stipulated by law, when he or she cannot exercise his or her right to vote in person. To vote by proxy, the voter must nominate a trusted person whom he or she delegates to vote on his or her behalf. [...]...\nVoting Right Voting Right and Decision-Making Procedures in the United NationsFurther ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Voting Right, H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss - 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Voting Right, [...]...\nElectronic Voting Introduction to Electronic Voting Electronic Voting, a balloting system that allows votes to be entered and recorded in an electronic form. These balloting systems are also referred to as e-voting or direct-recording electronic systems (DREs). The voter uses a direct entry device to register......\nVoting Fraud Election and Voting Fraud Overview of Election and Voting Fraud in relation to cyber crime: [1]To prevent such problems, election officials in the State of Nevada installed and successfully tested touch screen voting machines between 2001 and 2005 for county and state races, thus paving [...]...\nSplit-ticket Voting Concept of Split-ticket Voting Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also Voting Campaigns Elections...\nNon Voting Stock Spanish Translation of non voting stockThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to non voting stock and \/ or a definition of this topic: Acci\u00f3n Sin Voto (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry)....\nCompulsory Voting Compulsory Voting in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: see Mandatory Voting...\nMandatory Voting Mandatory Voting in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: This includes explicit references to compulsory voting as well as penalties for nonvoting, like forfeiture of voting privileges or fines...\nAbsentee Voting Resources See Also Proxy with respect to absent voting by stockholder...\nElectronic Voting Origins Electronic Voting Origins of Electronic VotingIntroduction to Electronic Voting OriginsElectronic voting has been used in United States elections since the mid-1970s. The first electronic voting system is believed to be the Video Voter, an electromechanical device. The incentive fo......\nElectronic Voting Problems Electronic Voting Problems with Electronic VotingIntroduction to Electronic Voting ProblemsScientific concerns about the reliability of electronic vote tallying were raised early on, in a 1975 report by voting technology consultant Roy Saltman at the U.S. National Bureau of Standar......\nQualified majority voting in the European Union Qualified majority voting in the European Union On most issues, the Council of the European Union takes its decisions by ... Read more...\nPaper Trail for Electronic Voting Electronic Voting A 'Paper Trail' for Electronic VotingIntroduction to Paper Trail for Electronic VotingThis lack of an independent proof, or audit trail, for the vote data collected by DREs led numerous computer scientists to consider the requirement that all electronic el......\nSuspension of Membership\/voting Rights Embracing mainstream international law, this section on suspension of membership\/voting rights explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry \"suspension of membership\/voting rights\" in the Parry and Grant [...]...\nBlock Voting A condition within some steamship conferences whereby several carriers regularly vote in unison on various issues before the conference, especially as related to pricing. By employing this approach the block may gain effective control of the conference.......\nClass Voting Resources See Also Voting group...\nQualified Majority Voting Qualified Majority Voting (qmv) and Europe There is an entry on qualified majority voting (qmv) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry \"Qualified Majority Voting (qmv)\" in the work \"A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen [...]...\nVoter Registration Election: Voter Registration Introduction to Voter Registration In addition to differences in political party strength, these national differences in voter participation result from variations in registration rules and the organization of elections. In Europe, governments automatical......\nVote Ordinal Vote in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: A rank ordering of votes for either candidates or parties....\nVolunteer Volunteer in Election Law In an electoral context, a person who decides to donate his or her time without being paid to support a candidate, act as an election observer or take part in citizen activities, in particular civic education. Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to [...]...\nVote System Block Vote System in Election Law A plurality\/majority system used in multi-member districts in which electors have as many votes as there are candidates to be elected. Voting is candidate centred. The candidates with the highest total number of votes win the seats. Resources See Also [...]...\nVoter Eligible Voter in Election Law Individual who satisfies the legal requirements to participate in an election. These requirements are usually related to nationality, age, mental health, etc. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nVoter Information Voter Information in Election Law A process of giving relevant factual information about an election process on a timely basis. This includes when, where and how voters will vote. When this is done during the preparatory stages of an election, particularly a general election, it aids [...]...\nVotes Single Non-transferable Vote (sntv) in Election Law Electoral system in which the voter is asked to vote for a single candidate in a multi-member district represented by several seats. The candidates who receive the most votes are declared winners. In this type of system, electors vote for [...]...\nVeto Veto Definition (Lat. I forbid). Veto may be defined as the refusal of the executive body of a country whose assent is necessary to let pass a law or measure approbed already by the legislative body. See veto in the legal dictonary. In Europe The veto power of the British sovereign has [...]...\nViolence Violence Definition Violence may be defined as a physical attack of another person. Activities that may legally involve violence include hunting, law enforcement, sports, and war. Crime includes many illegal forms of violence. The first point that has to be clarified is the meaning of the [...]...\nVictory Landslide Victory in Election Law Election in which a candidate or party wins a significantly large number of votes or seats, many more than the rivals. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nVoter List Final Voter List in Election Law A final list of eligible voters for an upcoming election or referendum updated, after the display and challenge period, with neccesary actions of correction, addition and removal. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws Electoral Legislation ...\nVoters Unbalanced Distribution of Voters in Election Law Situation in which certain constituencies\/ districts are overpopulated while others are underpopulated. This happens when electoral boundaries are not updated to reflect demographic trends or are deliberately manipulated so as to influence [...]...\nVotes Cast Majority, Votes Cast From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Majority, Votes Cast (1): Where the majority of a congregation protested against the proposed candidate, but failed to vote for any one, such candidate who received the greatest number of votes cast, was lawfully [...]...\nEducation \"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.\" -- Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is [...]...\nHuman Rights Introduction to Human Rights \"Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the [...]...\nElectoral Reform Introduction Electoral Reform, elimination of undemocratic, dishonest, and corrupt practices in the conduct of public elections. Reform is usually effected by statutory enactments that contain provisions for accomplishing one or more of the following ends: a change in the qualification [...]...\nBallot Ballot Definition Ballot, in modern usage, a sheet of paper used in voting, usually in an electoral system that allows the voter to make choices secretly. The term may also designate the method and act of voting secretly by means of a mechanical device. Used in elections in all democratic [...]...\nBoycott Summary of Boycott A conspiracy or coalition for the purpose of impeding the commerce of another. Boycotts are often attempts to advance political objectives by economic means and fall into two categories; the primary boycott, in which a party to the boycott refrains from trading with the [...]...\nCategories su1, V Tags Elections, Electoral procedure and voting, Electorate, Organisation of elections, Politics, VO, Voting\nCAEU Countries","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"admin \/ August 30, 2019 \/ No Comment\nSolidarity with Kashmiris: Pakistanis to show solidarity with Kashmiris at 'Kashmir Hour' today\nISLAMABAD: The nation will observe 'Kashmir Hour' today to express solidarity with the residents of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK) suffering unprecedented atrocities perpetrated by Indian armed forces against them.\nThe 'Kashmir Hour' will be observed between 12pm to 12:30pm throughout the country and the national anthem of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will be played in a show of solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris.\nBoth the anthems will be aired on all television and radio channels.\nAll people and traffic will stand still when the national anthems are played.\nPrime Minister Imran Khan, who has requested all Pakistanis to come out on Friday to show solidarity with Kashmiris, along with all the chief ministers and parliamentarians will be outside the PM and CM Secretariat building during the 'Kashmir Hour'.\nPakistan and AJK flags will be distributed among the public. There will also be special sermons and prayers for Kashmiri people during Jummah prayers countrywide.\nThere will also be public awareness messages by prominent figures about Kashmir mobilisation campaign on print and electronic media on Friday.\n'Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan' logo will be displayed on TV channels.\nThere will be engagement of political leadership including opposition leaders for showing solidarity with Kashmiris through maximum participation for unified message to the international community.\nParliamentarians will hold rallies in their respective areas against Indian aggression in the occupied valley. Flags, badges and other items depicting Kashmir solidarity will be distributed among people particularly youth and children across the country.\nThe day will be observed in a befitting manner through different activities to be organized by trade unions, corporations, chambers, civil society and people from different walks of life.\nNAB court dismisses Khawaja Harris's withdrawal from references plea\nPakistan's Efforts for Peace: International community lauds Pakistan's efforts for peace\nPompeo meeting: Foreign Minister Qureshi says no 'do more' demand made from US","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Somali PM vows to fight militants, graft\nSomali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali speaks during interview with The Associated Press in his office in southern Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday July 4, 2011. Somalia's newly appointed prime minister, a Harvard-educated Somali-American, says fighting corruption and defeating al-Qaida-linked militants would be his top priorities during his term. (AP Photo\/Farah Abdi Warsameh)\nBy ABDI GULED, Associated Press\nMOGADISHU, Somalia \u2014\nSomalia's newly appointed prime minister said on Monday that fighting corruption and defeating al-Qaida-linked militants will be top priorities during his term.\nA recent attempt to clean up Somalia's weak government and fight militants suffered a set back after a U.N.-backed deal allowed the country's president and parliament speaker to oust a popular prime minister who was pushing for reforms.\nAbdiweli Mohamed Ali, a Harvard-educated Somali-American, was recently put in office as the new transitional prime minister. He will help appoint a transitional government that will operate until elections next year.\nIn an interview with The Associated Press Monday, Ali said that his upcoming government would be \"small but efficient,\" and that he would build functioning institutions in the chaotic, war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.\n\"I cannot promise that Mogadishu will be the way it was 20 years ago in 12 months. That will be unrealistic,\" he said during the interview at his office in the capital city. \"But what I will try to do is to get rid of militants who made Mogadishu what it is today...(so) its inhabitants who are now (displaced) can come back peacefully to their homes.\"\nAli took office last month after his popular, reform-minded predecessor was ousted in a deal between President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed and Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden. The two men, who argued for months, agreed on June 9 to remove Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, extend the government's term by a year and postpone elections until next year.\nMohamed's government was credited with attacking corruption and paying government employees regularly, something that won him accolades among the public. After his resignation, hundreds of ordinary Somalis, including soldiers, took to the streets in protests that killed at least a soldier and a teenager.\nAli, who previously taught economics at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, said he would continue Mohamed's security achievements and try to build strong institutions that can withstand changes.\nDuring Mohamed's seven months in office, the government had also wrested large swaths of territory from the al-Qaida-linked militants of al-Shabab. The government once controlled only a couple square miles (kilometers) of Mogadishu. But al-Shabab militants have been losing ground since government forces backed by the firepower of the African Union peacekeepers launched an offensive in the capital in February.\nOfficials say pro-Somali troops now control half the city after a major offensive launched against al-Shabab this year. Pro-government militiamen have also succeeded in clawing back some territories from the militants in southern towns bordering Kenya and Ethiopia.\n\"Institutions that encourage production, that discourage banditry - this is what I am all trying to do,\" said Ali.\nAli promised to name a \"small but efficient government,\" saying his government would reach out to insurgents who now control large swaths of the country's south and central regions, including portions of Mogadishu. He said the government will not shy away from using force whenever necessary to defeat die-hard militants.\n\"One thing we have to understand is, this is a reconciliation government,\" and so reconciliation strategies will need to be used, he said, blasting Islamists for imposing extreme interpretations of Islam on the usually moderate Somalis.\nAli said his graduate degrees in public administration from Harvard and in economics from Vanderbilt University would be helpful in reviving an economy and institutions destroyed by the country's two decades of violence, which allowed militancy and piracy to flourish in the country.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"WAGE CODE BILL 2017 COMING -'STATES CANNOT SET MINIMUM WAGES BELOW THE BENCHMARK SET BY THE CENTRE'\nLabour Minister Santosh Gangwar said a parliamentary standing committee has finalised its report on first labour code, Wage Code Bill 2017, and the legislation would be pushed for passage in the monsoon session of Parliament after the document is submitted.\nThe law will enable the central government to set benchmark minimum wages for different regions across the country. The bill's provision provides that states cannot set minimum wages below the benchmark set by the Centre.\"I have spoken to the chairman of the committee (regarding finalisation of its report on Wage Code Bill). He told me that everything is completed and it will be submitted soon. We will push (the bill) for passage,\" Gangwar told reporters on the side-lines of the International Labour Day.\nThe draft code on the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August 2017. Thereafter, it was referred to the committee for scrutiny which is expected to submit its report in the monsoon session.The bill also seeks to combine Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Bonus Act, \u00b71965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, into one code.A senior official said that if everything goes well, the bill can be pushed for passage in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament.\nSpeaking at the International Labour Day celebrations here, Gangwar said the labour ministry wants 38 labour laws to be subsumed into four broad codes - wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety and health and working conditions.On this occasion, Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari suggested that the labour ministry needs to come out with out of the box thinking to improve conditions of workers in the country and should encourage more use of technologies to improve delivery of benefits to them.\nHe also said that technology can help reduce pendency of cases related to workers in labour courts and tribunals.On this occasion, Gangwar and Gadkari launched one unified registration form for Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). At present, employers are filing two different forms separately to register with the EPFO and ESIC.Besides, the two ministers also launched one unified electronic challan-cum-return (ECR or return) to facilitate filing of EPFO and ESIC return through a unified process only.On this occasion, the chief labour commissioner (CLC) said that in order to achieve transparency, accountability and ease of compliance in the enforcement of labour laws, there is a facility to fill online annual return under eight labour laws on SSP (Shram Suvidha Portal) and a transparent and accountable system of inspection through SSP.Moreover, it was also announced that the CLC will issue online registration certificates under Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996, Inter State Migrant Workers Act, 1979 and Contract Labour Act, 1970.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Immigration to the United States changes a person's microbiome\nDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering Associate Professor Dan Knights and researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness have new evidence that the gut microbiota of immigrants and refugees rapidly Westernize after a person's arrival in the United States.\nThe study of communities migrating from Southeast Asia to the United States, published in the scientific journal Cell, could provide insight into some of the metabolic health issues, including obesity and diabetes, affecting immigrants to the country.\n\"We found that immigrants begin losing their native microbes almost immediately after arriving in the U.S. and then acquire alien microbes that are more common in European-American people,\" said Knights, who was the senior author on the paper. \"But the new microbes aren't enough to compensate for the loss of the native microbes, so we see a big overall loss of diversity.\"\nIt has been shown before that people in developing nations have a much greater diversity of bacteria in their gut microbiome, the population of beneficial microbes living in humans' intestines, than people living in the U.S.\n\"But it was striking to see this loss of diversity actually happening in people who were changing countries or migrating from a developing nation to the U.S.,\" Knights said.\nThe research was conducted with assistance from\u2014and inspired by\u2014Minnesota's large community of refugees and immigrants from Southeast Asia, particularly the Hmong and Karen peoples, ethnic minorities that originally were from China and Burma and that today have communities in Thailand. The study used a community-based participatory research approach in which members of the Hmong and Karen communities in both Minnesota and Thailand were involved in designing the study, recruiting participants, and educating their communities about the findings.\n\"Obesity was a concern that was coming up a lot for the Hmong and Karen communities. In other studies, the microbiome had been related to obesity, so we wanted to know if there was potentially a relationship in immigrants and make any findings relevant and available to the communities,\" said the study's first author Pajau Vangay, a research specialist in the University of Minnesota's Biotechnology Institute. \"These are vulnerable populations, so we definitely try to make all of our methods as sensitive to that as possible and make sure that they have a stake in the research.\"\nKnights, Vangay, and clinical collaborators compared the gut microbiota of four groups: Hmong and Karen people still living in Thailand; Hmong and Karen people who had immigrated to the U.S.; the children of those immigrants; and Caucasian American controls.\nThey also were able to follow a group of 19 Karen refugees as they relocated from Thailand to the U.S., which meant they could track how the refugees' gut microbiomes changed longitudinally in their first six to nine months in the U.S.\nThe researchers did find that significant changes happened that fast. In those first six to nine months, the Western strain Bacteroides began to displace the non-Western bacteria strain Prevotella. But this Westernization also continued to happen over the course of the first decade in the U.S., and overall microbiome diversity decreased the longer the immigrants had been in the U.S. The participants' food logs suggested that eating a more Western diet played a role in perturbing the microbiome but couldn't explain all the changes.\nThe changes were even more pronounced in the children of immigrants.\n\"We don't know for sure why this is happening,\" Knights said. \"It could be that this has to do with actually being born in the USA or growing up in the context of a more typical U.S. diet. But it was clear that the loss of diversity was compounded across generations. And that's something that has been seen in animal models before, but not in humans.\"\nAlthough the research didn't establish a cause-and-effect relationship between the microbiome changes in immigrants and the immigrant obesity epidemic, it did show a correlation\u2014greater westernization of the microbiome was associated with greater obesity.\nKnights believes that this research has a lot to tell us about our health.\n\"When you move to a new country, you pick up a new microbiome. And that's changing not just what species of microbes you have, but also what enzymes they carry, which may affect what kinds of food you can digest and how your diet interacts with your health,\" Knights said. \"This might not always be a bad thing, but we do see that Westernization of the microbiome is associated with obesity in immigrants, so this could an interesting avenue for future research into treatment of obesity, both in immigrants and potentially in the broader population.\"\nThis research was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, grant UL1TR002494 through the University's Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Additional support for the research came from the University of Minnesota Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute; the University of Minnesota Office of Diversity, and the Graduate School at the University of Minnesota.\nTo read the full research paper entitled \"U.S. immigration westernizes the human gut microbiome\", visit the Cell website.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Junie Moon's Surviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath - Released Worldwide In eBook and Print Book Formats\nSurviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath by Junie Moon points out the steps to identifying the hidden traits and patterns of the psychopath. It is a follow up book to her first successful nonfiction release -- A Sociopath Beside Me.\nSarasota, FL, USA (December 9, 2012) -- Written for unsuspecting victims who live in the shadows of the psychopath, Surviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath gives the reader the tools they need to survive the psychopaths who they are forced to co-exist with. This nonfiction book educates and supplies the skills required to identify the psychopath's hallmark traits and behaviors. If you have already been a victim of a human predator, you will receive information on how to both heal and recover.\n\"Surviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath was created as a survival guide to assist others in being able to recognize the human predators who walk among us,\" author Junie Moon, said. \"For if we can't identify them for who and what they are, then we are doomed to become their next unsuspecting victim.\"\n\"Have you ever looked for something that didn't want to be found? Chances are that in your lifetime you will encounter a human predator, a psychopath, on more than one occasion. There are people who walk among us who's deeds are obvious to be driven by evil intent, the dark souls of society; those who are operating without a conscience. The only means of escaping these predators unscathed is to be able to recognize them for who and what they are. To become armed with the knowledge of what these human predators look like through their traits. They are secretive and their agendas are fantasized about in secret. This book will tell you everything that these human predators don't want you to know.\"\nMike Autry, Dallas, TX said about Surviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath, \"Written from a unique perspective; a victim turned survivor who has taken her experiences and shared with us how to recognize the predators among us so that we can avoid them and how to heal if we were ever a victim of one of these predators.\"\nUsing an alias to protect her identity, Junie Moon wrote her personal account of being a victim of a sociopath, A Sociopath Beside Me. It was published and released by First Edition Design Publishing http:\/\/www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com in 2012. \"This book was an eye opener!\" said a reviewer of Junie Moon's first book. \"I thought I knew what a Sociopath was, I was only half right. I feel that now I have the knowledge I need to protect myself and loved ones against such people.\"\nJunie Moon is now hosting a website, The Healing Vine http:\/\/www.dearjunie.com to help others. She encourages the public to visit http:\/\/www.dearjunie.com - a safe place to discuss psychopaths, ask questions and receive professional answers about psychopaths, victimization, healing, and recovery.\nJunie Moon's Surviving The Predators Among Us: Recognizing The Psychopath was published by First Edition Design Publishing and distributed worldwide. It is available in eBook form and as a 138 page softcover print book ISBN 978-1622872220. It is available on-line wherever books are sold.\nJunie Moon writes under an assumed name. She has been a professional Registered Nurse for 35 years, a psychiatric nurse for 16 years, a counselor and a Life Coach. After studying the subject of psychopathology for 7 years she has written two books on the topic.\nFirst Edition Design Publishing\nE-Mail: juniemoon1@hotmail.com\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.dearjunie.com\nJunie Moon's Surviving The Predators Among Us: Rec...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"9% Of The Way Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 11.5%, With Biggest Increase (21.6%) Among The 150-159 LSAT Band\nWe are now 9% of the way through Fall 2022 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is up 11.5% compared to last year at this time.\n158 of the 195 law schools are experiencing an increase in applications. Applications are up 50% or more at 42 law schools, and 30% or more at 87 law schools:\nApplicants are up the most in the Northwest (44.0%), Other (36.7%), and Far West (14.7%); and are down in the Midwest (-17.9%):\nApplicants' LSAT scores are up 1.2% in the 170-180 band, 14.8% in the 160-169 band, and 21.6% in the 150-159 band; and down 7.0% in the 120-149 band:\nNative Hawaiian\/Other Pacific Islander applicants are up 66.7% (up 80.0% over 2020 and up 150.0% over 2019); Asian applicants are up 22.2% (up 60.1% over 2020, up 98.6% over 2019; Hispanic\/Latino applicants are up 14.3% (up 46.5% over 2020, up 77.8% over 2019); Caucasian\/White applicants are up 11.5% (up 49.2% over 2020, up 66.9% over 2019); Black\/African American applicants are up 10.3% (up 40.4% over 2020, up 39.9% over 2019); American Indian\/Alaska Native applicants are up 3.0% (up 20.4% over 2020, up 58.1% over 2019); Puerto Rican applicants are down 31.0% (up 3.7% over 2020, up 5.9% over 2019):\nMale applicants are up 12.5% and female applicants are up 9.6%. Among the remaining gender categories, the largest increases are among agender (+125.0%); additional gender category (+114.3%), and genderqueer or gender fluid (86.4%):\nPrior TaxProf Blog coverage:\nMike Spivey, The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season Opens With A Bang: Applicants Are Up 15% (Sept. 27, 2021)\nhttps:\/\/taxprof.typepad.com\/taxprof_blog\/2021\/10\/9-percent-of-the-way-through-the-fall-2022-law-school-admissions-cycle-applicants-are-up-11-percent.html","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Xbox 360 Releases Coming Soon to Xbox 360 Best Games for Xbox 360 Publications Publishers Trailers\nPublisher: Funsta\nAlso On: Mobile, PC, PlayStation 3\nDetails & Credits\nGenerally unfavorable reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?\nGenerally unfavorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings\nLog in to finish rating Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust\nSummary: The Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust video game gives gamers an all-access pass to the glitz, glamour and gorgeous women of Tinseltown. In this 3rd person adventure game, Larry takes a summer job working on his uncle Larry's movie lot doing odd jobs and trying to uncover a mole fromThe Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust video game gives gamers an all-access pass to the glitz, glamour and gorgeous women of Tinseltown. In this 3rd person adventure game, Larry takes a summer job working on his uncle Larry's movie lot doing odd jobs and trying to uncover a mole from another studio who threatens to air the studio's dirty laundry in the tabloids. Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust is a rollicking, innuendo-laden lampoon of Hollywood that features open world sand box game play that includes exploration, platforming, racing and puzzle-solving to complete missions. Additionally, the game features an all-new Directors Game that allows the player to create their very own \"Larry Feature.\" True to form, Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust features sophomoric comedy and bombshell babes thanks to the writing talents of Allen Covert and an All-Star cast of actors and actresses, including Jay Mohr, Dave Attell, Shannon Elizabeth, Carmen Elektra, Patrick Warburton, Jeffrey Tambor, Nikki Cox, Peter Graves, Jane Lynch and Josh Keaton as the voice of Larry Loveage. [Sierra Entertainment]\u2026 Expand\nDeveloper: Team 17\nGenre(s): Action Adventure, Adventure, Third-Person, Modern, Modern\n# of players: 1 Player\nCheats: On GameFAQs\nRating: M\nMore Details and Credits \u00bb\nPositive: 0 out of 27\nMixed: 1 out of 27\nNegative: 26 out of 27\nEveryeye.it\nLeisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust fails reproducing the original spirit of Leisure Suit series. It fails from a technological and artistic point of view too, with tasteless humor and poor graphic. Variety is the only good aspect of the game, with some good sets and a high number of minigames, but it isn't enough to make it a good game.\nAll this publication's reviews\nSpazioGames\nQuotation forthcoming.\nLarry Loveage is the nephew of Larry Laffer, but he's not half as charming as his uncle. This new game offers completely new gameplay that doesn't suit the character, along with many technical issues that make it a repetitive, uninspired and not so interesting game. It forgets Larry's legacy and tries its own ideas, but with little fortune.\nMindless, repetitive gameplay and a truly atrocious sense of humor help Leisure Suit Larry live up to its name--it's a total bust.\nIt's not funny, it's not fun to play and it's less erotic than psoriasis. As the Smurfs would say: **** off, Larry.\nEurogamer Italy\nWhat a shame Larry, no chance to revitalize a such brilliant career. It's time to stop the show, before Sierra ruins what is still good in our memory. After more than 20 years of story, he deserves some rest. Go Larry, and don't come back!\nXbox World 360 Magazine UK\nIt's poorly designed and poorly made, and has the air of a game even the devs didn't care about. [July 2009, p.82]\nSee all 27 Critic Reviews\nIanK\nThis is one of the best games ever! I played for 2 days straight and never got bored! The graphics rock and the storyline is SO creative! This is one of the best games ever! I played for 2 days straight and never got bored! The graphics rock and the storyline is SO creative! Thumbs way up! A must buy!\u2026 Expand\n2 of 11 users found this helpful\nPhillipH\nBetter than Cum Lauda. Graphics lovely, story interesting, music good and girls look excellent. The game play sucks at times.\n2 of 3 users found this helpful\nShannonL\nI was a big fan of the original games back in the day so i was eager to try out this new release... I had not played the last one as it was I was a big fan of the original games back in the day so i was eager to try out this new release... I had not played the last one as it was originally banned in Australia.. The humour IS there - it is as immature and purile as it ever was - its just a big shame that the gameplay mechanics dont match up.. 1st problem is that they have madean 18rated kids platforming game! - which wouldnt be toobad if the actual platforming mechanics work and they dont. I liked the game until i reached a point that required me to first of all fight 9 enemies one after another; this wouldnt have been an issue if the fighting mechanics worked - they dont. You end up tapping A over and over again trying to connect combos that just arent registering. Instead you end up getting beaten to a pulp by enemies whose health seems to regenerate faster then your own! After more attempts at the fighting part of the mission then you would believe - i finally managed to scrape past it only to reach the next part of the mission - Climbing the top of an electricty tower - which in itself wouldnt be a problem if the climbing mechanics worked. They dont. the camera is so poorly implimented and the controls so unresponsive that i ended up plummeting from the tower and dying... Which would be fine if there was a checkpoint system in place. There isnt. So i had to go back to the start of the mission - back to fighting the 9 guys one after another. As you can imagine it was too frustrating for me to try again and to behonest - is the main reason why i am trading the game back in as fast and as soon as i can. Im not going to focus on the other MAJOR problems the game has like framerate issues whernever you turn the camera, NPCs who walk straight through each other (in cutscenes) ridiculous loading times, lack of ambient audio when moving around, constant repetitive fetch quests etc etc etc. I was willing to overlook these technical issues and enjoy the game - but the mission i outlined above was the last straw for me! Im not bad at games and have been gaming since for well over 15 years - and this was the most frustrating gaming experience ive had since trying to load games via cassette on the original Commodore 64... Avoid.\u2026 Expand\nJackB\nThis is without doubt the worst game i've played in 10 years but why did it take the gaming media so long to review this game.\nHavingThis is without doubt the worst game i've played in 10 years but why did it take the gaming media so long to review this game.\nHaving not been able to read a review and having a few days of work drove me to buy this rubbish.\nI too gave up at the mission involving beating 9 guards and then climbing a tower, the lack of any proper game design made this imposible and after starting over and the guard i was fighting got STUCK BEHIND A SOFA that i though **** this ****.\u2026 Expand\nI bought this game with high hopes after the seam splitting laughter \"Magna Cum Laude\" offered. I ended up throwing the game away after 6 I bought this game with high hopes after the seam splitting laughter \"Magna Cum Laude\" offered. I ended up throwing the game away after 6 hours of gameplay. Not funny, not the \"mature\" content promised, awfully designed levels making it very difficult to get anywhere, and a terrible trailing camera makes every turn of the character send the camera soaring around and throwing off the control of the character. Without doubt the worst game for the 360 I have ever played.\u2026 Expand\nDWlubu1998\nthis gamethis game sucks.......................................................................................................................................................................................\u2026 Expand\nJbrizzy\nDON'T PLAY THIS GAMEDON'T PLAY THIS GAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u2026 Expand\nSee all 17 User Reviews\n#58 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009\n#39 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009\nNew Xbox 360 Releases by Date\nNew Xbox 360 Releases by Title\nBest Recent Releases for Xbox 360\nUpcoming Xbox 360 Release Calendar\nAll-Time High Scores - Xbox 360\nAll Xbox 360 Games: A-Z Index\n2015 Game Publisher Rankings\n2015 Videogame Preview\nCalifornia Privacy\/Info We Collect |California Do Not Sell My Info |Privacy Policy |Terms of Use |Gamespot","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318\nEric P.F. Chow*, Allison Carter, Tobias Vickers, Christopher K. Fairley, Anna McNulty, Rebecca J. Guy, David G. Regan, Andrew E. Grulich, Denton Callander, Laila Khawar, Dorothy A. Machalek, Basil Donovan\nBackground: In Australia, the government-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme was introduced in April, 2007, for girls and young women, and in February, 2013, for boys. As of Dec 31, 2018, all Australian-born female individuals younger than 38 years and male individuals younger than 21 years have been eligible for the free quadrivalent or nonavalent HPV vaccine. We aimed to examine the trends in genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals who attended sexual health clinics throughout Australia before and after the introduction of the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme in February, 2013. Methods: We did a serial cross-sectional analysis of genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals attending a national surveillance network of 35 clinics between Jan 1, 2004, and Dec 31, 2018. We calculated prevalence ratios of genital warts, using log-binomial regression models, for the female-only vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Feb 28, 2013), gender-neutral vaccination period (March 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2018), and the whole vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Dec 31, 2018) compared with the pre-vaccination period (Jan 1, 2004, to June 30, 2007). Findings: We included 121 038 men and 116 341 women in the analysis. Overall, we observed a 58% reduction (prevalence ratio 0\u00b742, 95% CI 0\u00b740\u20130\u00b744) in genital wart diagnoses in female individuals and a 45% reduction (0\u00b755, 0\u00b753\u20130\u00b757) in genital wart diagnoses in heterosexual male individuals after the introduction of the vaccination programme in 2007. The largest reduction in genital warts was observed in younger individuals, and there was a decreasing magnitude of reduction with increasing age (80%, 72%, 61%, 41%, and 16% reductions in female individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively; 70%, 61%, 49%, 37%, and 29% reductions in male individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively). Significant reductions observed in female individuals (0\u00b732, 0\u00b728\u20130\u00b736) and male individuals (0\u00b751, 0\u00b743\u20130\u00b761) aged 15\u201320 years in the female-only vaccination period were followed by a more substantial reduction in female individuals (0\u00b707, 0\u00b706\u20130\u00b709) and male individuals (0\u00b711, 0\u00b708\u20130\u00b715) aged 15\u201320 years in the gender-neutral vaccination period. Interpretation: The national gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme has led to substantial and ongoing reduction in genital warts among Australian female and heterosexual male individuals, with a marked reduction in young individuals who received the vaccine at school. Funding: Seqirus Australia and the Australian Government Department of Health.\nEPFC has received educational grants from Seqirus Australia and bioCSL to assist with education, training, and academic purposes in human papillomavirus (HPV) research. EPFC has received speaker's honoraria from Merck and has been the principal investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies and received funding for HPV studies. EPFC is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873). CKF has received research funding from CSL Biotherapies, owns shares in CSL Biotherapies, and is a co-investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies. BD, DGR, and AEG have received occasional speaker's honoraria from Merck. BD, LK, DAM, and RJG have been investigators on the Extended Surveillance of Genital Warts Program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, outside the submitted work. BD, AEG, and DGR have received funding from Seqirus Australia for genital wart surveillance. DGR has received occasional speaker's honoraria from CSL Biotherapies. LK, DAM, and RJG have received funding from Seqirus Australia for a Delphi study on genital wart elimination. DAM reports travel grants from Seqirus and travel funding and honoraria to her institution from Merck Sharp & Dohme, outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no competing interests.\nThe Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX).\nWe would like to thank the following clinic staff for providing the data for this study: Alison Ward, Charlotte Bell, and Dr Bin (Mikko) Li at Adelaide Sexual Health Centre, Adelaide; Darren Russell at Dolls' House Sexual Health Clinic, Cairns; Emanuel Vlahakis at Coffs Harbour Sexual Health Clinic, Coffs Harbour; Manoji Gunathilake at Darwin Clinic 34, Darwin; Maree O'Sullivan at Gold Coast Sexual Health, Gold Coast; Nathan Ryder at Hunter New England Sexual Health Service, Hunter New England Local Health District; David Smith at Lismore Sexual Health; Christopher Carmody at Liverpool Sexual Health Clinic, Liverpool; Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, and Afrizal Afrizal at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne; Eva Jackson at Nepean and Blue Mountains Sexual Health Clinic, Katoomba; Jenny McCloskey at Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Perth; David Templeton at RPA Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Anna McNulty and Heng Lu at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney; Phillip Read at Kirketon Road Centre, Sydney; David Lewis at Western Sydney Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Kim Grant at Western NSW Sexual Health (Bourke, Dubbo, Orange, Lightning Ridge), Sydney; Jo Lenton at Far West NSW Sexual Health (Broken Hill and Dareton) Sexual Health Clinics, Sydney; and GRHANITE and CaraData for their help with data extraction. The Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX).\nDive into the research topics of 'Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nSentinel Surveillance Medicine & Life Sciences 100%\nCondylomata Acuminata Medicine & Life Sciences 92%\nHeterosexuality Medicine & Life Sciences 80%\nPapillomavirus Vaccines Medicine & Life Sciences 8%\nSexual Health Medicine & Life Sciences 8%\nStatistical Models Medicine & Life Sciences 7%\nVaccines Medicine & Life Sciences 5%\nChow, E. P. F., Carter, A., Vickers, T., Fairley, C. K., McNulty, A., Guy, R. J., Regan, D. G., Grulich, A. E., Callander, D., Khawar, L., Machalek, D. A., & Donovan, B. (2021). Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(12), 1747-1756. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(21)00071-2\nChow, Eric P.F. ; Carter, Allison ; Vickers, Tobias et al. \/ Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme : an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318. In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021 ; Vol. 21, No. 12. pp. 1747-1756.\n@article{bbdad1f4196d430e9fb6c669b8532f15,\ntitle = \"Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318\",\nabstract = \"Background: In Australia, the government-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme was introduced in April, 2007, for girls and young women, and in February, 2013, for boys. As of Dec 31, 2018, all Australian-born female individuals younger than 38 years and male individuals younger than 21 years have been eligible for the free quadrivalent or nonavalent HPV vaccine. We aimed to examine the trends in genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals who attended sexual health clinics throughout Australia before and after the introduction of the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme in February, 2013. Methods: We did a serial cross-sectional analysis of genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals attending a national surveillance network of 35 clinics between Jan 1, 2004, and Dec 31, 2018. We calculated prevalence ratios of genital warts, using log-binomial regression models, for the female-only vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Feb 28, 2013), gender-neutral vaccination period (March 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2018), and the whole vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Dec 31, 2018) compared with the pre-vaccination period (Jan 1, 2004, to June 30, 2007). Findings: We included 121 038 men and 116 341 women in the analysis. Overall, we observed a 58% reduction (prevalence ratio 0\u00b742, 95% CI 0\u00b740\u20130\u00b744) in genital wart diagnoses in female individuals and a 45% reduction (0\u00b755, 0\u00b753\u20130\u00b757) in genital wart diagnoses in heterosexual male individuals after the introduction of the vaccination programme in 2007. The largest reduction in genital warts was observed in younger individuals, and there was a decreasing magnitude of reduction with increasing age (80%, 72%, 61%, 41%, and 16% reductions in female individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively; 70%, 61%, 49%, 37%, and 29% reductions in male individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively). Significant reductions observed in female individuals (0\u00b732, 0\u00b728\u20130\u00b736) and male individuals (0\u00b751, 0\u00b743\u20130\u00b761) aged 15\u201320 years in the female-only vaccination period were followed by a more substantial reduction in female individuals (0\u00b707, 0\u00b706\u20130\u00b709) and male individuals (0\u00b711, 0\u00b708\u20130\u00b715) aged 15\u201320 years in the gender-neutral vaccination period. Interpretation: The national gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme has led to substantial and ongoing reduction in genital warts among Australian female and heterosexual male individuals, with a marked reduction in young individuals who received the vaccine at school. Funding: Seqirus Australia and the Australian Government Department of Health.\",\nauthor = \"Chow, {Eric P.F.} and Allison Carter and Tobias Vickers and Fairley, {Christopher K.} and Anna McNulty and Guy, {Rebecca J.} and Regan, {David G.} and Grulich, {Andrew E.} and Denton Callander and Laila Khawar and Machalek, {Dorothy A.} and Basil Donovan\",\nnote = \"Funding Information: EPFC has received educational grants from Seqirus Australia and bioCSL to assist with education, training, and academic purposes in human papillomavirus (HPV) research. EPFC has received speaker's honoraria from Merck and has been the principal investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies and received funding for HPV studies. EPFC is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873). CKF has received research funding from CSL Biotherapies, owns shares in CSL Biotherapies, and is a co-investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies. BD, DGR, and AEG have received occasional speaker's honoraria from Merck. BD, LK, DAM, and RJG have been investigators on the Extended Surveillance of Genital Warts Program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, outside the submitted work. BD, AEG, and DGR have received funding from Seqirus Australia for genital wart surveillance. DGR has received occasional speaker's honoraria from CSL Biotherapies. LK, DAM, and RJG have received funding from Seqirus Australia for a Delphi study on genital wart elimination. DAM reports travel grants from Seqirus and travel funding and honoraria to her institution from Merck Sharp & Dohme, outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no competing interests. Funding Information: The Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX). Funding Information: We would like to thank the following clinic staff for providing the data for this study: Alison Ward, Charlotte Bell, and Dr Bin (Mikko) Li at Adelaide Sexual Health Centre, Adelaide; Darren Russell at Dolls' House Sexual Health Clinic, Cairns; Emanuel Vlahakis at Coffs Harbour Sexual Health Clinic, Coffs Harbour; Manoji Gunathilake at Darwin Clinic 34, Darwin; Maree O'Sullivan at Gold Coast Sexual Health, Gold Coast; Nathan Ryder at Hunter New England Sexual Health Service, Hunter New England Local Health District; David Smith at Lismore Sexual Health; Christopher Carmody at Liverpool Sexual Health Clinic, Liverpool; Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, and Afrizal Afrizal at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne; Eva Jackson at Nepean and Blue Mountains Sexual Health Clinic, Katoomba; Jenny McCloskey at Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Perth; David Templeton at RPA Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Anna McNulty and Heng Lu at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney; Phillip Read at Kirketon Road Centre, Sydney; David Lewis at Western Sydney Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Kim Grant at Western NSW Sexual Health (Bourke, Dubbo, Orange, Lightning Ridge), Sydney; Jo Lenton at Far West NSW Sexual Health (Broken Hill and Dareton) Sexual Health Clinics, Sydney; and GRHANITE and CaraData for their help with data extraction. The Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX). Publisher Copyright: {\\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd\",\njournal = \"The Lancet Infectious Diseases\",\nChow, EPF, Carter, A, Vickers, T, Fairley, CK, McNulty, A, Guy, RJ, Regan, DG, Grulich, AE, Callander, D, Khawar, L, Machalek, DA & Donovan, B 2021, 'Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 1747-1756. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(21)00071-2\nEffect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme : an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318. \/ Chow, Eric P.F.; Carter, Allison; Vickers, Tobias et al.\nIn: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, No. 12, 12.2021, p. 1747-1756.\nT1 - Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme\nT2 - an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318\nAU - Chow, Eric P.F.\nAU - Carter, Allison\nAU - Vickers, Tobias\nAU - Fairley, Christopher K.\nAU - McNulty, Anna\nAU - Regan, David G.\nAU - Grulich, Andrew E.\nAU - Callander, Denton\nAU - Khawar, Laila\nAU - Machalek, Dorothy A.\nAU - Donovan, Basil\nN1 - Funding Information: EPFC has received educational grants from Seqirus Australia and bioCSL to assist with education, training, and academic purposes in human papillomavirus (HPV) research. EPFC has received speaker's honoraria from Merck and has been the principal investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies and received funding for HPV studies. EPFC is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant (GNT1172873). CKF has received research funding from CSL Biotherapies, owns shares in CSL Biotherapies, and is a co-investigator on Merck investigator-initiated studies. BD, DGR, and AEG have received occasional speaker's honoraria from Merck. BD, LK, DAM, and RJG have been investigators on the Extended Surveillance of Genital Warts Program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, outside the submitted work. BD, AEG, and DGR have received funding from Seqirus Australia for genital wart surveillance. DGR has received occasional speaker's honoraria from CSL Biotherapies. LK, DAM, and RJG have received funding from Seqirus Australia for a Delphi study on genital wart elimination. DAM reports travel grants from Seqirus and travel funding and honoraria to her institution from Merck Sharp & Dohme, outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no competing interests. Funding Information: The Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX). Funding Information: We would like to thank the following clinic staff for providing the data for this study: Alison Ward, Charlotte Bell, and Dr Bin (Mikko) Li at Adelaide Sexual Health Centre, Adelaide; Darren Russell at Dolls' House Sexual Health Clinic, Cairns; Emanuel Vlahakis at Coffs Harbour Sexual Health Clinic, Coffs Harbour; Manoji Gunathilake at Darwin Clinic 34, Darwin; Maree O'Sullivan at Gold Coast Sexual Health, Gold Coast; Nathan Ryder at Hunter New England Sexual Health Service, Hunter New England Local Health District; David Smith at Lismore Sexual Health; Christopher Carmody at Liverpool Sexual Health Clinic, Liverpool; Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, and Afrizal Afrizal at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne; Eva Jackson at Nepean and Blue Mountains Sexual Health Clinic, Katoomba; Jenny McCloskey at Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Perth; David Templeton at RPA Hospital Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Anna McNulty and Heng Lu at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney; Phillip Read at Kirketon Road Centre, Sydney; David Lewis at Western Sydney Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney; Kim Grant at Western NSW Sexual Health (Bourke, Dubbo, Orange, Lightning Ridge), Sydney; Jo Lenton at Far West NSW Sexual Health (Broken Hill and Dareton) Sexual Health Clinics, Sydney; and GRHANITE and CaraData for their help with data extraction. The Genital Warts Surveillance Network is funded by Seqirus Australia (formerly CSL Biotherapies) and the Australian Government Department of Health (Agreement ID 4-5546NZX). Publisher Copyright: \u00a9 2021 Elsevier Ltd\nN2 - Background: In Australia, the government-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme was introduced in April, 2007, for girls and young women, and in February, 2013, for boys. As of Dec 31, 2018, all Australian-born female individuals younger than 38 years and male individuals younger than 21 years have been eligible for the free quadrivalent or nonavalent HPV vaccine. We aimed to examine the trends in genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals who attended sexual health clinics throughout Australia before and after the introduction of the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme in February, 2013. Methods: We did a serial cross-sectional analysis of genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals attending a national surveillance network of 35 clinics between Jan 1, 2004, and Dec 31, 2018. We calculated prevalence ratios of genital warts, using log-binomial regression models, for the female-only vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Feb 28, 2013), gender-neutral vaccination period (March 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2018), and the whole vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Dec 31, 2018) compared with the pre-vaccination period (Jan 1, 2004, to June 30, 2007). Findings: We included 121 038 men and 116 341 women in the analysis. Overall, we observed a 58% reduction (prevalence ratio 0\u00b742, 95% CI 0\u00b740\u20130\u00b744) in genital wart diagnoses in female individuals and a 45% reduction (0\u00b755, 0\u00b753\u20130\u00b757) in genital wart diagnoses in heterosexual male individuals after the introduction of the vaccination programme in 2007. The largest reduction in genital warts was observed in younger individuals, and there was a decreasing magnitude of reduction with increasing age (80%, 72%, 61%, 41%, and 16% reductions in female individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively; 70%, 61%, 49%, 37%, and 29% reductions in male individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively). Significant reductions observed in female individuals (0\u00b732, 0\u00b728\u20130\u00b736) and male individuals (0\u00b751, 0\u00b743\u20130\u00b761) aged 15\u201320 years in the female-only vaccination period were followed by a more substantial reduction in female individuals (0\u00b707, 0\u00b706\u20130\u00b709) and male individuals (0\u00b711, 0\u00b708\u20130\u00b715) aged 15\u201320 years in the gender-neutral vaccination period. Interpretation: The national gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme has led to substantial and ongoing reduction in genital warts among Australian female and heterosexual male individuals, with a marked reduction in young individuals who received the vaccine at school. Funding: Seqirus Australia and the Australian Government Department of Health.\nAB - Background: In Australia, the government-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme was introduced in April, 2007, for girls and young women, and in February, 2013, for boys. As of Dec 31, 2018, all Australian-born female individuals younger than 38 years and male individuals younger than 21 years have been eligible for the free quadrivalent or nonavalent HPV vaccine. We aimed to examine the trends in genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals who attended sexual health clinics throughout Australia before and after the introduction of the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme in February, 2013. Methods: We did a serial cross-sectional analysis of genital wart diagnoses among Australian-born female and heterosexual male individuals attending a national surveillance network of 35 clinics between Jan 1, 2004, and Dec 31, 2018. We calculated prevalence ratios of genital warts, using log-binomial regression models, for the female-only vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Feb 28, 2013), gender-neutral vaccination period (March 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2018), and the whole vaccination period (July 1, 2007, to Dec 31, 2018) compared with the pre-vaccination period (Jan 1, 2004, to June 30, 2007). Findings: We included 121 038 men and 116 341 women in the analysis. Overall, we observed a 58% reduction (prevalence ratio 0\u00b742, 95% CI 0\u00b740\u20130\u00b744) in genital wart diagnoses in female individuals and a 45% reduction (0\u00b755, 0\u00b753\u20130\u00b757) in genital wart diagnoses in heterosexual male individuals after the introduction of the vaccination programme in 2007. The largest reduction in genital warts was observed in younger individuals, and there was a decreasing magnitude of reduction with increasing age (80%, 72%, 61%, 41%, and 16% reductions in female individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively; 70%, 61%, 49%, 37%, and 29% reductions in male individuals aged 15\u201320 years, 21\u201325 years, 26\u201330 years, 31\u201335 years, and \u226536 years, respectively). Significant reductions observed in female individuals (0\u00b732, 0\u00b728\u20130\u00b736) and male individuals (0\u00b751, 0\u00b743\u20130\u00b761) aged 15\u201320 years in the female-only vaccination period were followed by a more substantial reduction in female individuals (0\u00b707, 0\u00b706\u20130\u00b709) and male individuals (0\u00b711, 0\u00b708\u20130\u00b715) aged 15\u201320 years in the gender-neutral vaccination period. Interpretation: The national gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme has led to substantial and ongoing reduction in genital warts among Australian female and heterosexual male individuals, with a marked reduction in young individuals who received the vaccine at school. Funding: Seqirus Australia and the Australian Government Department of Health.\nJO - The Lancet Infectious Diseases\nJF - The Lancet Infectious Diseases\nChow EPF, Carter A, Vickers T, Fairley CK, McNulty A, Guy RJ et al. Effect on genital warts in Australian female and heterosexual male individuals after introduction of the national human papillomavirus gender-neutral vaccination programme: an analysis of national sentinel surveillance data from 2004\u201318. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021 Dec;21(12):1747-1756. doi: 10.1016\/S1473-3099(21)00071-2","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Home > Journals > Chemistry & Materials Science > OJCM\nOpen Journal of Composite Materials > Vol.8 No.2, April 2018\nEnergy Absorption of Pultruded Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Hybrid Composites under High Strain-Rate Induced Transverse Tension ()\nDamian Stoddard, Suman Babu Ukyam, R. Mantena Prabhakar, Arunachalam Rajendran\nDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA.\nDOI: 10.4236\/ojcm.2018.82004 PDF HTML XML 625 Downloads 1,094 Views Citations\nThis paper focuses on the dynamic tensile response of glass-graphite\/epoxy composites illustrating improvement in energy absorption through hybridization. The dynamic response and energy absorption characteristics of pultruded hybrid combinations of glass and graphite fibers in an epoxy matrix subjected to induced transverse tension at high strain-rate in a modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus, are presented. Transverse tensile strength was determined by diametral compression of disc samples (Brazilian indirect tensile test method). Diametral crack initiation and strain to failure were monitored with a Shimadzu HPV-2 high-speed video camera at a recording speed of 500,000 fps and Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Adequate measures were taken to ensure that initiation of specimen failure occurred at the exact center of the disc specimen, and propagated through the diameter along the compressive loading axis, for the induced transverse tension tests to be valid. A study of the strength and specific energy absorption demonstrates the benefits of hybridization. Under induced transverse tensile loading condition, the pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) exhibited higher strength than pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60). Pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60) has higher specific energy absorption capacity than pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) in transverse tension. Among all hybrids, GR30 has the highest specific energy absorption under transverse tension. Overall, hybrid GL48, with 48% low-cost glass fibers in the inner core and 12% high-cost graphite fibers in outer shell, was found to exhibit better performance under induced transverse tension at high strain-rates, showing the benefits of hybridization.\nPultruded Composites, Hybrids, High Strain-Rate, SHPB, Dynamic Energy Absorption, Brazilian Disc, Indirect Tensile Test\nStoddard, D. , Ukyam, S. , Prabhakar, R. and Rajendran, A. (2018) Energy Absorption of Pultruded Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Hybrid Composites under High Strain-Rate Induced Transverse Tension. Open Journal of Composite Materials, 8, 43-53. doi: 10.4236\/ojcm.2018.82004.\nFiber-reinforced pultruded composites with improved structural strength, mechanical properties and lower weight are replacing traditional materials such as steel, wood, aluminum, in several structural applications [1] . Two most common reinforcing fibers used are glass and graphite. Glass fibers have high tensile strength and low tensile modulus. On the other hand, graphite fibers possess very high tensile modulus, lower weight, and low impact resistance. By the \"hybridization\" of both glass and graphite fibers in various proportions within the same epoxy matrix, structures can be designed to achieve an optimal balance of the two material properties. Mantena [2] - [9] performed several quasi-static and dynamic investigations on pultruded glass and graphite\/epoxy \"hybrids\". For example, Kumar and Mantena [2] investigated the characteristics of pultruded cylindrical rods under quasi-static and dynamic torsional modes of deformation. Whereas pure glass\/epoxy exhibited higher shear modulus than pure graphite\/epoxy, the hybridization of these two materials with specific amount of glass fibers in the outer shell region resulted in better dynamic performance. This could be attributed to the shear modulus of E-glass fibers (about 27 GPa) being higher than the AS4 graphite fibers which is about 14 GPa [1] . Low-velocity impact response characteristics and the influence of hybridization on the crashworthiness and energy-absorption of pultruded glass-graphite\/epoxy composite beams were also investigated using a drop-weight impact test system [8] [9] . Hybrids with graphite fibers located in the outer region showed higher flexural stiffness, propagation energy, ductility, and failure index. However, they had lower initiation energy and a tendency to delaminate [9] .\nIn many applications, composite materials are subjected to dynamic loading by impact, vibration or wave propagation. The improved characteristics of fiber-reinforced pultruded composites as well as their high specific energy absorption due to complex failure mechanisms make them good candidate materials for use in structures that are likely to experience extreme dynamic loading, e.g., aircraft, ships, and armored vehicles [10] [11] . In the design of these structures, the ability of materials to absorb and dissipate energy effectively during impact events is important. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the dynamic behavior and energy absorption characteristics of fiber-reinforced pultruded composites is warranted.\nThe Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) experimental technique has been used for evaluating fiber reinforced composites at high strain-rates. Yokoyama and Nakai [12] performed SHPB high strain-rate compression tests on cubic specimens of carbon\/epoxy laminates in all three principal material directions and discussed the failure mechanism of these composites. They reported an increase of modulus and ultimate strength, and a decrease of energy absorbed up to failure strain with increasing strain-rate when compression is along the fiber direction. Soheil et al. [13] reported the high strain-rate compressive strength and specific energy absorption of pultruded cylindrical hybrid specimens under longitudinal compression along the fiber direction. Harding et al. [14] used SHPB for measuring high strain-rate tensile response of the test specimen. Several aspects of the test like generation of a tensile-loading pulse, design of the tensile test specimen and holding fixtures were more complex and needed additional care in data acquisition. Additionally, Shaker et al. [15] conducted SHPB compression tests on hybrid aramid and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composites (UHMWPE). Experiments were conducted on cubic aramid and UHMWPE composites with varying fiber, direction, and strain rates along with a low-density polyethylene resin. An improvement of energy absorption, as high as 53.9%, was observed for the hybridized composites under dynamic SHPB compression loading.\nTensile tests on high-stiffness low strength materials usually consider compression-induced tension to avoid pre-mature failure caused from gripping under direct tensile loading. Brazilian disc method which is an indirect tensile test technique was designed to measure the dynamic tensile stress-strain curve of low strength brittle materials [16] . A basic assumption for the determination of the tensile strength by the Brazilian test is that material is regarded as homogeneous, isotropic and linearly elastic before brittle failure occurs. However, the assumption of material being homogeneous has also been extended to study heterogeneous materials like anisotropic rocks and concrete by experimental and numerical modeling techniques [17] . It was found that the stress distribution near the center of a disc under diametral loading is quite uniform for both isotropic and anisotropic media [18] . Therefore, Brazilian testing method is considered to be an appropriate and effective method for determining the transverse tensile strength due to its simplicity of sample preparation and test procedure. The fundamental requirement for Brazilian disc method to be a valid test is that the initiation of specimen failure should occur at the center of the specimen and propagate through the diameter along the compressive loading axis [19] . In a traditional Brazilian disc method, strain at the center of the specimen is measured with a strain-gage directly mounted on the specimen. But on-specimen strain gage testing is both cumbersome and complex for low strength brittle materials under dynamic loading. The complexities of conventional on-specimen strain gage testing for transverse tensile strain measurement are further reduced by non-contact digital image correlation techniques.\nSeveral non-contact methods have been employed to obtain tensile properties for various materials using Brazilian disc type specimens. Antoun and Rajendran [20] performed SHPB indirect tensile testing on cementitious samples and established that the induced transverse strain at the specimen mid-point is equivalent to the strain in the transmission bar. Pramanik and Mantena [21] adapted a non-contact Laser Occluding Expansion Gage (LOEG) technique to monitor the global strain of graphite platelet reinforced vinyl ester nanocomposite disc specimens. In work reported here, the Brazilian indirect tensile test method has been used for determining the transverse tensile strength, by diametral compression of pultruded hybrid composite disc samples. The diametral crack initiation and strain to failure were monitored with a Shimadzu HPV-2 high-speed video camera at a recording speed of 500,000 fps and Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Adequate measures were taken to ensure that initiation of specimen failure occurred at the exact center of the disc specimen, and propagated through the diameter along the compressive loading axis, for these induced transverse tension tests to be valid.\nPultrusion is a manufacturing process ideally suited for producing structural components of constant cross-section. It involves pulling continuous fibers (unidirectional or woven) through a liquid resin which saturates the fibers resulting in multi-directional reinforcement. The resulting combination of fiber and resin is then pulled through a series of preform plates and a heated die, which forms the product into its final shape. It is a relatively fast way to produce strong and lightweight structural components [2] [3] .\nCylindrical rods of 9.6 mm diameter with combinations of glass and graphite fibers in an epoxy matrix were produced using a single pass (Pulstar 804 machine) of the pultrusion process [6] . The graphite fibers were AS4W-12K (Hercules), the glass fibers were E-Glass (PPG 2001, #12), and the epoxy was EPON 862\/W\/537 (Shell Chemical Company, USA). The hybrid rods were manufactured to be symmetric about the neutral axis to avoid warping\/bending effects in the final product due to temperature changes during production. Both pre-form and post-die plates were employed to keep the fibers in the intended placement. The cylindrical rods had a total fiber volume of 60% (with 40% epoxy). Each hybrid is defined by the fiber volume fraction of each fiber type, and by their location relative to the neutral axis. For example, GR30, a 30% graphite core\/30% glass shell specimen has 30% graphite fiber volume and 30% glass fiber volume, with the graphite fibers in the inner core region and the glass fibers in the outer shell region.\nBrazilian disc specimens were cut precisely from cylindrical rods to 7.2 mm (\u00b10.1 mm) length. Figure 1 shows cross-sections of the pultruded hybrid disc combinations along with the corresponding percent fiber volume and specimen ID code. The disc sample surface was coated using a flat matte white spray paint and laser etched at the center. Laser etching provided greater contrast with the painted surface and decreased image blur, for a more consistent tracking of the crack initiation and propagation using Pro Analyst 2D DIC tracking software. The average measured bulk densities of the pultruded hybrid disc specimens are shown in Table 1. As expected the graphite fiber hybrids are lighter and have a lower density.\nFigure 1. Cross-section of pultruded hybrid disc specimens, spray painted and laser etched, for monitoring crack initiation and propagation using Digital Image Correlation (DIC).\nTable 1. Measured average bulk densities of pultruded hybrid disc specimens [13] .\n3. Experimental Setup\nSHPB, or Kolsky bar, first developed by Kolsky [22] in 1949, is a well-known test method for characterizing materials at high strain-rates. All tests were carried out on the modified SHPB in the Blast and Impact Dynamics Lab at the University of Mississippi, MS. Maraging steel bars of 19.02 mm diameter were used as striker, incident and transmission bars. For Brazilian (or splitting tension) tests, the disc specimen is mounted as shown in Figure 2, with compressive loading applied along the horizontal diameter and transverse tensile stresses induced in the vertical direction normal to loading axis. In this loading configuration, the exact center of the disc is the only point at which the conditions for tensile failure at a value equal to the uni-axial tensile strength are met. Curved (instead of flat) loading anvils are used to prevent crack initiation at the loading points due to stress concentrations [23] . A thin elastic-plastic disc made of copper is placed in between the incident and striker bars so that a ramping stress wave pulse is generated to assure a constant stress rate in the sample or specimen. This pulse shaping technique is discussed in detail by Frew et al. [24] for SHPB compressive tests of brittle materials.\nA HPV-2 High-Speed Video Camera (Shimadzu Scientific Instruments) with a fixed resolution of 312 \u00d7 260 pixels and recording speed of 500,000 fps was used to capture the deformation\/failure process during SHPB compression loading. Due to high recording speed of camera and the need for high-intensity lighting, two 1000 W strobes (Photogenic Power Lights, PL 2500 DR) were employed.\nFigure 2. Induced transverse tension in circular disc specimen under diametral compressive loading.\n4. Results of Brazilian Indirect Tensile Test on Hybrid Disc Specimens\nBrazilian tests were conducted at high strain-rate to induce transverse tension in the pure glass, pure graphite, and hybrids of glass-graphite fiber\/epoxy disc specimens. Typical incident, reflected and transmitted pulses recorded from strain gages mounted on the incident and transmission bars are shown in Figure 3.\nStress equilibrium was validated by comparing the voltage output from strain gages on each bar, as shown in Figure 4. This voltage is analogous to the applied force on each end of the bar. The average of the end forces was considered for estimating the induced transverse tensile stress at the center of the Brazilian disk specimen [21] .\nIt should be noted that the reported data is up to the crack initiation at center point, as captured with high-speed camera. An independent analysis was also performed to further validate these test results by comparing transmission bar strain [20] to the disc specimen center point strain. Strain at the disc center point was analyzed using 2D DIC with Pro Analyst software. Figure 5 shows that the transmission bar strain output is equivalent to the disc specimen center point strain obtained from 2D DIC.\nThe transverse tensile failure of disc specimens was monitored with a high-speed video camera at a frame rate of 500,000 fps. Figure 6 shows typical images captured at three points during the Brazilian test on GR60 disc specimen, with the whole event taking approximately 58 \u00b5s for crack initiation at center point. The high-speed video images showed that the disc specimens were not damaged at peak load, but crack initiation was observed few microseconds later. Careful visual inspection showed that initiation of specimen failure occurred at the exact center of the disc and propagated through the diameter along loading axis, thus corroborating the Brazilian disc test data to be usable. Similar results were observed for all the other hybrid combinations.\nFigure 7 shows typical transverse stress-strain output for all hybrid combinations at a strain-rate of ~450\/s, with 3 specimens tested in each configuration. In this case pure Glass\/Epoxy (GL60) shows the highest (slope) stiffness and, in general, decreases with increasing graphite content. The reduction in stiffness of graphite composites in the transverse direction is perhaps due to the anisotropy\nFigure 3. Typical incident, reflected and transmitted pulses in SHPB indirect tensile test.\nFigure 4. Validation of stress equilibrium for the SHPB indirect tensile test.\nFigure 5. Comparison of disc center point strain from transmission bar output and 2D DIC.\nof graphite fibers having lower transverse modulus [1] than glass fibers (which are isotropic).\nUltimate transverse tensile strength is summarized in Figure 8. The ultimate transverse tensile strength of pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) is higher than pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60) by approximately 10 MPa. Hybrids exhibited nearly identical transverse tensile strengths. GR60 exhibited the lowest transverse tensile strength.\nFigure 6. Brazilian disc induced transverse tension test on GR60 specimen up to failure.\nFigure 7. Transverse tensile stress-strain from Brazilian tests on hybrid disc specimens.\nFigure 8. Ultimate transverse tensile strength of hybrid specimens from Brazilian disc tests.\nThe specific energy absorption under induced transverse tensile loading is shown in Figure 9. Pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) and pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60)\nFigure 9. Specific energy absorption of hybrid specimens from Brazilian disc tests.\nhave the lowest specific energy absorption capacity, with the other hybrid combinations displaying better performance.\nIn this study, Brazilian indirect tensile tests were performed on pultruded hybrid composite specimens made of glass and graphite\/epoxy using a modified SHPB. Pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) shows the highest transverse tensile stiffness compared to other hybrids. Under induced transverse tension, the pure glass\/epoxy (GL60) exhibited higher strength than pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60). Pure graphite\/epoxy (GR60) has higher specific energy absorption capacity than pure glass\/epoxy under transverse tension. Among all hybrids, GR30 has the highest specific energy absorption under transverse tension. Overall, hybrid GL48, with 48% low-cost glass fibers in the inner core and 12% high-cost graphite fibers in outer shell, was found to exhibit better performance under induced transverse tension showing the benefit of hybridization. These findings are complementary to previous work by the authors where hybrids with graphite fibers located in the outer region displayed higher flexural stiffness, propagation energy, ductility, and crashworthiness [9] .\nAuthors wish to acknowledge funding received from US Army Research Office-DURIP Grant # W911NF-13-1-0248 for the high-speed digital cameras used in this research. The authors would also like to thank Mr. Paul Matthew Lowe for sample preparation.\n[1] Gibson, R. (2007) Principles of Composite Materials Mechanics. 2nd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton.\n[2] Kumar, S.S. and Mantena, P.R. (1996) Dynamic and Static Torsional Characterization of Pultruded Hybrid Cylindrical Composite Rods. Journal of Composite Materials, 30, 918-932.\n[3] Vaughan, J.G., Roux, J.A. and Mantena, P.R. (1992) Characterization of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Advanced Composite Pultrusions. Proceedings of the 1992 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Atlanta, 8-10 January 1992, 1141-1145.\n[4] Mantena, P.R., Vaughan, J.G., Donti, R.P. and Kowsika, M.V. (1992) Influence of Process Variables on the Dynamic Characteristics of Pultruded Graphite-Epoxy Composites. Vibro-Acoustic Characterization of Materials and Structures, ASME, 14, 147-157.\n[5] Mantena, P.R., Vangipuram, R. and Vaughan, J.G. (1994) Dynamic Flexural Properties of Pultruded Glass\/Graphite Hybrid Composites. 39th International SAMPE Symposium, Anaheim, 11-14 April 1994, 174-182.\n[6] Nori, C.V., Mantena, P.R. and McCarty, T.A. (1996) Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of Pultruded Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Hybrids in Axial and Flexural Modes of Vibration. Journal of Composite Materials, 30, 996-2018.\n[7] Ranganathan, S. and Mantena, P.R. (2003) Axial Loading and Buckling Response Characteristics of Pultruded Hybrid Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Composite Beams. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 22, 7671-7679.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/073168403024566\n[8] Kowsika, M.V. and Mantena, P.R. (1999) Static and Low-Velocity Impact Response Characteristics of Pultruded Hybrid Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Composite Beams. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 12, 121-132.\n[9] Kowsika, M.V., Mantena, P.R. and Balasubramaniam, K. (2002) Energy Absorption and Dissipation Characteristics of Pultruded Glass-Graphite\/Epoxy Hybrid Composite Beams. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 15, 227-252.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0892705702015003453\n[10] Alghamdi, A.A.A. (2001) Collapsible Impact Energy Absorbers: An Overview. Thin-Walled Structures, 39, 189-213.\n[11] Lu, G. and Yu, T.X. (2003) Energy Absorption of Structures and Materials. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Sawston, Cambridge, 144-173.\n[12] Yokoyama, T., Nakai, K. and Odamura, T. (2007) High Strain-Rate Compressive Characteristics of a Unidirectional Carbon\/Epoxy Composite: Effect of Loading Directions. In: Gdoutos, E.E., Ed., Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures, Springer, Dordrecht, 681-82.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4020-6239-1_338\n[13] Daryadel, S.S., Ray, C., Pandya, T. and Mantena, P.R. (2015) Energy Absorption of Pultruded Hybrid Glass\/Graphite Epoxy Composites under High Strain-Rate SHPB Compression Loading. Materials Sciences and Applications, 6, 511-518.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.4236\/msa.2015.66054\n[14] Harding, J., Wood, E.O. and Campbell, J.D. (1960) Tensile Testing of Materials at Impact Rates of Strain. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2, 88-96.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1243\/JMES_JOUR_1960_002_016_02\n[15] Shaker, K., Jabbar, A., Karahan, M., Karahan, N. and Nawab, Y. (2017) Study of Dynamic Compressive Behaviour of Aramid and Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar. Journal of Composite Materials, 51, 81-94.\n[16] Chen, R., Dai, F., Lu, L., Lu, F. and Xia, K. (2010) Determination of Dynamic Tensile Properties for Low Strength Brittle Solids. Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 6, 321-326.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4419-9792-0_53\n[17] Li, D. and Wong, L.N.Y. (2013) The Brazilian Disc Test for Rock Mechanics Applications: Review and New Insights. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 46, 269-287.\n[18] Chen, C.-S., Pan, E. and Amadei, B. (1998) Determination of Deformability and Tensile Strength of Anisotropic Rock Using Brazilian Tests. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 35, 43-61.\n[19] Carneiro, F. and Barcellos, A. (1953) International Association of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures. RILEM Bulletin, 13, 99-125.\n[20] John, R., Antoun, T. and Rajendran, A.M. (1991) Effect of Strain Rate and Size on Tensile Strength of Concrete. Proceedings of the American Physical Society Topical Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, 17-20 June 1991, 501-504.\n[21] Pramanik, B., Mantena, P.R., Tadepalli, T. and Rajendran, A.M. (2014) Indirect Tensile Characterization of Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites at High-Strain Rate. Open Journal of Composite Materials, 4, 201-214.\n[22] Kolsky, H. (1949) An Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Materials at Very High Rates of Loading. Proceedings of the Physical Society. Section B, 62, 676-700.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/0370-1301\/62\/11\/302\n[23] Awaji, H. and Sato, S. (1979) Diametral Compressive Testing Method. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 101, 139-147.\n[24] Frew, D.J., Forrestal, M.J. and Chen, W. (2002) Pulse Shaping Techniques for Testing Brittle Materials with a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar. Experimental Mechanics, 42, 93-106.\nOJCM Subscription\nOJCM Most popular papers\nOJCM News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"During an eclipse, how big is the shadow of the moon on the earth?\nThis picture was taken from the ISS during a solar eclipse.\nYou can see the shadow of the Moon on the surface of the Earth. But how big is this shadow? How many kilometers is its diameter?\nthe-moon solar-eclipse\nusernumber\nusernumberusernumber\n$\\begingroup$ xkcd.com\/1276 about as big as the M25 freeway around London $\\endgroup$\n\u2013 Jacob Krall\n$\\begingroup$ when the light comes near the shadow comes small and when the light goes far becomes long $\\endgroup$\n\u2013 nahom get.\nBut how big is this shadow? How many kilometers is its diameter?\nThat's a photo of the umbra and penumbra on the surface of the Earth taken from Space. It's a little distorted because it's not directly under the ISS but far off near the terminator.\nIt's hard to pin down the size of the penumbra because it's fuzzy and fades near the edges, but if you could see the very edges then it would be twice\u2020 the diameter of the moon or very roughly 6900 kilometers total.\n\u2020Actually this is only true by coincidence because the angular diameter of the Sun happens to be the same as that of the Moon. @Flaffo's answer does a good job of explaining how to calculate the diameter of the umbra, and that math could probably be extended to calculate the diameter of the penumbra as well.\nThe umbra has a well defined diameter but the size varies a lot due to variation in the distance from the Moon to the Earth since it's orbit is not circular. Sometimes the Moon is so far away that it can't fill the Sun and there is no umbra at all, that's called an annular eclipse.\nTypically, the umbra is 100\u2013160 km wide, while the penumbral diameter is in excess of 6400 km.\nSource: Geometry of a Total Solar Eclipse\nYou can see an example of a very detailed simulation of just the umbra moving across the Earth's surface in the NASA Goddard video Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse The precise 3D shape of the Moon generates the shadow and it then moves over the contour of the Earth's topography. If you think the shape is weird I agree! See answers to The Moon's shadow could not possibly look like this \u2014 could it? (also see What are the \"Moon L, B, C\" angles shown in this solar eclipse simulation?)\n$\\begingroup$ The width of the penumbra is twice the width of the Moon, minus the width of the umbra. $\\endgroup$\n$\\begingroup$ @Mark wow thanks! Yes that's right. At zero Moon-Earth distance the umbra and penumbra are coincident and equal to one moon diameter, As the Moon moves away from Earth the umbra gets smaller and the penumbra gets larger by the same amount until the umbra reaches zero and the penumbra is exactly two Moon diameters at which point the Sun and the Moon have exactly equal angular diameters. $\\endgroup$\nThe umbra has a well defined diameter but the size varies due to the eccentricity of the orbits of the Earth and of the Moon. The Moon may be so far away that it can't fill the solar disk at all (for instance Moon at apogee and Earth at perihelion).\nWe can, however, theoretically determine the diameter of the shadow that the Moon casts on the Earth. The calculation only requires elementary geometry and a nice image. We then obtain the maximum radius:\n$\\displaystyle r_{u} = R_{m} - \\frac{d_{m}- R_{e}}{d_{e} - d_{m}} (R_{s} - R_{m})$\nwhere $R_m, R_e, R_s$ are the radii of the Moon, Earth and Sun respectively, $d_{m}$ is the distance Moon-Earth, $d_{e}$ is the distance Earth-Sun.\nWe can investigate several cases by varying the distances $d_{m}$ and $d_{e}$, in accordance with the eccentricities of the orbits.\nTo find the maximum possible radius of the umbra, take $d_m = a_m (1- e_m)$ (Moon at perigee) and $d_e = a_e (1+e_e)$ (Earth at aphelion), where $e_e, e_m$ are the eccentricities of the orbits of the Earth and Moon respectively, and $a_e, a_m$ their semi-major axis. This makes sense because to get the widest lunar eclipse we want a big (and therefore close) Moon and a small (and far) Sun. Substituting some typical values we obtain $r_u \\approx 120$km (around $240$ km maximum width). This situation is, however, extremely unlikely (I estimate it happens around once every century).\nThis equation also tells us that, on average ($d_m = a_m, d_e = a_e$), we do not see any eclipse ($r_u$ would be negative).\nWe need the Moon to be close to perigee, in which case, assuming average distance for the Earth ($d_e=a_e$), we get $r_u \\approx 80$ km and a width of $160$km. A result which might sound familiar by now!\nVery similarly, as @uhoh suggested, we can calculate the width of the penumbra. Now, instead of considering the ray $T_{s,1} T_{l,1}$, we take the ray $T_{s,2} T_{l,1}$. Clearly, this is equivalent to take $R_s \\rightarrow - R_s$. We then get\n$\\displaystyle r_{p} = R_{m} + \\frac{d_{m}- R_{e}}{d_{e} - d_{m}} (R_{s} + R_{m})$\nNow the maximum radius of the penumbra is obtained when $d_e = a_e (1-e_e)$ (Earth at perihelion) and $d_m = a_m (1+ e_m)$ (Moon at apogee). In this case we get $r_p \\approx 3650$km and a width of $7300$km.\nIf instead we take average distance for the Earth we get $r_p = 3600$km, so a total of $7200$km, not far from @uhoh's answer.\nIn the case of minimum width, we take $d_e = a_e (1+e_e)$ (Earth at aphelion) and $d_m = a_m (1- e_m)$ (Moon at perigee). We then get $r_p = 3400$km, so a total of $6800$km.\nIn any case, the width is approximately twice the diameter of the Moon ($7000$km), but notice this is only a coincidence and is due to the fact that the angular diameters of the Moon and Sun are very close to each other. Indeed, simplifying the previous equation, we can neglect $R_e$ at the numerator, $d_m$ at the denominator and approximate $R_s -R_m$ with only $R_s$. We then see that\n$\\displaystyle r_p = R_m + \\frac{d_m}{d_e} R_s = R_m \\Big(1+ \\frac{R_s \/ d_e}{R_m \/ d_m} \\Big)$\nbut $R_s \/ d_e$ and $R_m \/ d_m$ are the angular diameters of the Sun and Moon, therefore the fraction is approximately 1 (actually 1.03 on average) and we recover $r_p \\approx 2 R_m$. Image \u00a9 Flavio Salvati 2020\nFlaffoFlaffo\n$\\begingroup$ +1 I wonder if you can also properly calculate the diameter of the penumbra? I've adjusted my answer to note that I used the fact that the Sun's angular diameter is similar to the Moon's to get to the conclusion that the extremes of the penumbra are about twice the diameter of the Moon. I think you are close to calculating the penumbra's diameter correctly here, I wonder if you could add that as well? $\\endgroup$\n$\\begingroup$ @uhoh yes, just edited my answer! $\\endgroup$\n\u2013 Flaffo\n$\\begingroup$ Beautiful! :-) $\\endgroup$\nThe other answers are great, but if you want an handy tool to explore the next and the past eclipses, check out this super cool website!\nIt allows you to search all the eclipses (solar and lunar + Mercury and Venus transits) for the past and the next couple of centuries. Even more interesting are the tracks of the shadows for which you can get both a summary decade-by-decade, and a detailed analyses for each eclipse. And what about simulating the sky view? Yes it does that too!!!\nCuriously in the 2040s there will be several weirdly shaped solar eclipses, like the total one taking place on 9 April 2043 over East Russia which is \"clipped\" because the sun is not yet risen at the beginning of the event:\n...so I guess that, as most of the time, the full answer is \"it's complicated...\" but have fun!\nDarioPDarioP\nNot the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged the-moon solar-eclipse or ask your own question.\nWhy does the eclipse in this video look annular?\nHow far does the moon move relative to the sun during a solar eclipse\nIs the sun any brighter during a solar eclipse\nMight someone see changes to the corona during a solar eclipse?\nCan Astronauts Aboard ISS See the Shadow of The Moon on The Earth During an Eclipse?\nIs it possible that the shadow of The Moon is a single dot during solar eclipse?\nHow did DSCOVR capture the Moon's shadow on Earth during the August 21 2017 solar eclipse without the Moon itself also being visible?\nHow much of the Sun's disk must be covered for a visible shadow to be cast?\nSun traveling North & South in this graphic?\nHow to find the the diameter of the moon during a total solar eclipse?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"OPEN HOUSE - February 12, 13 and 14\nMission Statement and Philosophy of Education\nPost-Graduation Success of Our Graduates\nHomeschool Services\nMap of the Building, Parking Lot and Entrance\nAccreditation and Curriculum\nPre-Kindergarten (Pre-K)\nKindergarten \/ 1st Grade (K-1)\nElementary School (2nd through 5th Grade)\nMiddle School (6th through 8th Grade)\nHigh School (9th through 12th Grade)\nAlumni Requesting Records\/Transcript\nCAWNY Elementary\nCAWNY Middle School\nCAWNY High School\n2019-20 Official School Calendar\nTeacherease (6th to 12th Grades)\nHot Breakfast and Lunch Information\n2019-20 Uniform Information\nOrdering New Uniforms (and Size Charts)\n$200 Tuition Credit for Family Referrals\nBox Tops Pizza Party!\nBless CAWNY Nights\nBusiness Donations\nHome | About | Our Staff | Meet Our Staff\nMr. Richard Meyers, President\nMrs. Patricia Poeller\nMr. Michael Woodward\nMrs. Cindy Lichtenberger\nSchool Administrator\nMrs. Lichtenberger (Mrs. L to all of us) earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Buffalo State College and her Master's degree in Reading from Canisius College. 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{"text":"As the smallest Natural Region in Alberta, the Canadian Shield is a landscape shaped by granite bedrock exposures, sparse vegetation, coarse glacial deposits and countless lakes\nPhoto credit: C.Wallis\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region is a remote landscape within Alberta that has a relatively little disturbance. AWA believes that it should remain as pristine as possible to conserve its natural functioning and its distinctive value as a part of Alberta wilderness.\nAs the only part of Alberta belonging to physiographic region known as the Precambrian Shield, the Canadian Shield Natural Region is a small and yet distinctive segment of wilderness in the northeasternmost corner of Alberta. Spanning a total area of 9719 km2, the Canadian Shield has been subjected to a relatively low human footprint; the human footprint covers only approximately 7 km2 in total, and is primarily due to access being restricted to fly-ins or by boat with there being very few roads.\nWith an elevation ranging from 150 m to 400 m, the Canadian Shield is rough terrain, which can be attributed to the many rocky cliffs, outcrops, permafrost areas. There are also islands of vegetation in the form of trees and woodlands that are interspersed throughout the landscape.\nA significant portion of this region is continuously covered by water; numerous fens and bogs cover nearly 20 percent of the region, with the sandy and muddy shores of lakes providing important habitat for migrating and breeding bird populations.\nFurbearing mammals such as otters, minks and beavers are common wildlife species, with larger mammals being relatively excluded from this landscape with the exception of wolves, bears, and moose.\nThe whole of the Canadian Shield Natural Region of Alberta falls within the boundaries of the Wood Buffalo Regional Municipality, and encompasses the community of Fort Fitzgerald and hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, one of the oldest settlements in Alberta. This natural region's western boundary is contoured by the Slave River, with it extending south until Lake Athabasca.\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region is composed of a singular Natural Subregion in Alberta: the Kazan Uplands Natural Subregion.\nAWA's Areas of Concern that fall within the Canadian Shield Natural Region include:\nCharles-Cornwall\nCurrently, 73.4 percent, or 7130km2, of Alberta's Canadian Shield Natural Region is protected, with the majority of that area falling within the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park. The Kazan Wildland Provincial Park was identified through the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP), which was completed in 2012, however, the park was not formally designated as a protected area until May 2018. The remainder of this landscape falls within the Green Area of Alberta's public lands, which are managed and administered under a multiple land use designation.\nLand-use Framework\nIn 2008, the Government of Alberta promised to develop seven Land-use Framework regional plans that outline the integrated management of Alberta's landscape and natural resources to attain sustainable economic, environmental and social objectives. The Canadian Shield Natural Region is found entirely within the Lower Athabasca Region. The single protected area within the Canadian Shield Natural Region, the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park, which is 5710km2 in size, and is managed under the legislation of the Provincial Parks Act.\nAWA believes that this remote wilderness requires management strategies with an ecosystem based ethic that minimizes disturbance, and includes local First Nations interests and traditions.\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region of Alberta is the province's smallest Natural Region, comprising only 1.5 percent of Alberta's landbase, which equates to approximately 9719 km2. This Natural Region occupies the far northeastern corner of the province and is completely surrounded by the Boreal Forest Natural Region. There are no major highways to access this wilderness, with fly-in access requiring authorization from Alberta Parks.\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region is extensively covered with water, and falls within two major watersheds for Alberta: the Peace\/Slave River Basin and the Athabasca River Basin. This natural region's western boundary is contoured by Slave River which originates from the Peace-Athabasca Delta, and flows north into the Northwest Territories, and then subsequently into the Great Slave Lake. The Slave River is approximately 434 kilometers long, and has a cumulative drainage of 616,400 square kilometers. At the southern extent of this natural region is Lake Athabasca which begins right at the edge of the Precambrian Shield. Athabasca Lake receives water from the Athabasca and Peace River, and drains northward via the Slave River into Great Slave Lake. This lake is an integral part of the Peace-Athabasca Delta which is a highly productive wetland complex that provides important migration and nesting habitat for bird species such as whistling swan, whooping crane, in addition to other waterfowl species such as geese and ducks. La Butte Creek is a notable watercourse within this natural region as it is the largest Kazan Upland stream, and has a surrounding landscape that includes diverse sand plains, shield outcrops, and numerous wetlands rendering it ecologically significant.\nThere are many lakes of various sizes and depths that have historically supported First Nations, in addition to commercial fisheries since the late 1920's, these include, but are not restricted to:\nWylie Lake,\nTulip Lake,\nMercredi Lake,\nCharles Lake,\nBayonet Lake,\nColin Lake,\nCornwall Lake,\nAlexander Lake,\nTurtle Lake, and\nAgnes Lake.\nExposed bedrock is a predominate feature within this Natural Region, which is defined as rockland or nonsoils. Pleistocene glaciers rendered this terrain a rugged and scoured surface creating rock basin lakes and low rounded hills. Near the southern part of Alexander Lake and Wylie Lake geographical units such as glaciofluvial sandy plains, drumlinoid masses, kames, kettles, crevasse fillings, and extensive outwash deposits can be found. Distribution, size, and the shape of lakes are primarily controlled by structural and lithological features of the bedrock. The major soil group is Brunisolic, a type of forest soil which is affected by permafrost. The area has peat and is water saturated, creating an ideal environment for organic or gleysolic soils.\nEnvironmentally Significant Areas\nThe natural features of the Canadian Shield render this landscape provincially significant. In comparison to other Natural Regions within Alberta, the Canadian Shield has the highest percentage of environmentally significant areas, totaling 89 percent. In May 2018, the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park was formally established with a landbase that is estimated to contain 26 percent of what is considered ecologically significant aquatic habitat for the province of Alberta. The wildland park is characterized by numerous lakes, wetlands, and sand deposits amongst rocky outcrops of the Precambrian Shield. Sand and gravel outwash plains provide habitat for provincially rare plants and birds such as mew gulls and semipalmated plovers. The Kazan Wildland Provincial Park encompasses a significant portion of AWA's Areas of Concern within the Canadian Shield which includes:\nAt one time was nominated to be formally designated as an ecological reserve, Wylie lake now resides within the Kazan Wildland Provincial Park. This lake and its surrounding landscape represents one of the many diverse and productive regions of the Canadian Shield that is well-known for its relatively large populations of walleye, lake trout, and northern pike that attract many anglers supporting local commercial fisheries.\nEnvironmentally significant areas of AWA's Wylie Lake Area of Concern MAP \u00a9 AWA: JPG | PDF\nThe shores of Cornwall Lake are sand plains and dunes with patches of bedrock outcrops and sporadic jack pine and aspen trees. Charles Lake has populations of lake trout, lake whitefish, northern pike, and yellow perch that has long been the traditional territory for local First Nation communities.\nEnvironmentally significant areas of AWA's Charles-Cornwall Area of Concern MAP \u00a9 AWA: JPG | PDF\nOpen falls, rapids and Precambrian rock exposures are all common natural features of the Slave River basin. Serving once as an important historical fur trade route, the Slave River continues to be a biologically rich area that provides vital habitat for many migratory birds and furbearing mammals, in addition to spawning habitat for fish. A large portion of the Slave River falls winds its way through Wood Buffalo National Park, and now borders parts of the newly established Kazan Wildland Provincial Park. Local communities located along the river include Fort Smith and Fort Fitzgerald.\nEnvironmentally significant areas of AWA's Slave River Area of Concern MAP \u00a9 AWA: JPG | PDF\nNatural Region and Vegetation\nExtensive granite bedrock exposure with minimal vegetation cover defines the Canadian Shield Natural Region of Alberta. The Shield consists of old and massive Precambrian crystalline rocks that intensely shape this wilderness into a rough topography. The land base has a significant amount of water cover by means of countless lakes, river, streams and various wetlands. The Canadian Shield represents a small segment of Alberta's wilderness, only totaling 1.5 percent, and is completely surrounded by the Boreal Forest Natural Region. This Natural Region experiences a harsh climate; winters are generally quite long that are influenced by polar and arctic weather systems with 40 percent of the annual precipitation occurring in the form of snow. Summers in the Canadian Shield are short and have short growing seasons in comparison to natural regions with a mean temperature of 12\u00b0C.\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region has only one Natural Subregion within Alberta:\nKazan Upland Natural Subregion\nAs the main area lying north of Lake Athabasca, almost 10 percent of this Subregion is composed of lakes, which includes Wylie, Colin and Charles Lake, in addition to various forms of wetlands covering approximately 20 percent of the Subregion. Where vegetation can grow, it normally occurs in pockets between rocky outcrops. Lichens and ferns are common ground cover growing over rocks and on deadfall, with some jack pine uplands in addition to aspen trees and black spruce bogs. Common understory species include Bearberry, Common Blueberry, Bog cranberry and Labrador Tea. This Subregion has many unique and disjunct ranges for invertebrate species and bird species such as the mew gull and the semipalmated plover that use the Woodman-Alexander Lakes area as a staging site.\nCanadian buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nTamarack (Larix laricina) PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nFeather moss PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nThe Canadian Shield provides important breeding and staging habitat for many migratory bird species, in addition to habitat for large ungulates, furbearing mammals, and bird species. The watersheds are as equally diverse with many fish species.\nMoose,\nBeaver,\nMuskrat,\nMink,\nWater shrew,\nArctic shrew,\nRiver otter,\nLynx,\nWolf, and\nFox.\nSandhill cranes,\nPeregrine falcons,\nBonaparte's gull,\nHerring gull,\nCalifornia gull,\nCommon tern,\nBald eagles,\nOsprey,\nCommon loon,\nSpotted sandpiper,\nLesser scaup,\nBufflehead,\nAlder flycatcher,\nPalm warbler,\nRusty blackbird,\nRed-winged blackbird,\nLincoln's sparrow, and\nCommon nighthawk.\nWood frog,\nboreal chorus frog,\nleopard frog, and\nCanadian toad.\nNorthern pike,\nwalleye,\nlake whitefish, and\nlake trout.\nBeaver (Castor canadensis) PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nBald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nMoose (Alces alces) PHOTO \u00a9 AWA FILES\nThe Canadian Shield Natural Region of Alberta is the traditional territory of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Mikisew Cree First Nation. Many First Nation reserves are located throughout this natural region, which includes:\nCharles Lake: IR 225, Tsu Tue IR 196G\nColin Lake: IR 223\nCornwall Lake: Cornwall Lake IR 224\nMyers Lake: Hokedhe Tue IR 196E\nLeland Lakes: Tsu K'Adhe Tue IR 196F\nCassette Rapids: Li Deze IR 196C\nGiven the remoteness of this landscape there are relatively few roads, with access being mostly restricted to fly-ins that require authorization of Alberta Parks. There are some fishing camps that provide anglers with an opportunity to explore the local lakes and rivers. Hunting and trapping is also a permitted land use near Fort Chipewyan.\nIncreasing human footprint\nGiven the remoteness of Canadian Shield Natural Region, and that a significant portion of this region is predominately covered with exposed granite bedrock, this landscape has historically undergone very little disturbance. However, over the past few decades, this Natural Region has seen an increase in human footprint. Despite this region only occupying a small percent of Alberta's landscape, which equals approximately 1.5 percent, it is a sensitive landscape that cannot tolerate a significant amount of land disturbance or alterations.\nThe hummocky uplands, sand dunes, soft lichen and feathermoss ground cover, in addition to peatland bogs and fens are important for water retention, dispersal and filtration. These vegetative communities are delicate in nature and do not have the regenerative capacity because of restrictive climatic conditions.\nAn increase in surface disturbances can also compromise soil quality, fish habitat and water quality of drinking water for surrounding and downstream communities. Podzols soils, are the dominant soil type within the Canadian Shield, and generally support a very low vegetation productivity, approximately <1m3 . ha-1 .year-1 (Bickerstaff et al. 1981). Under cooler climatic conditions, these soils have a range of physical and chemical properties, such as being coarse-textured and nutrient deficient, that only allows for small increments of vegetative growth. It is estimated that between 1999 and 2016, total area of human footprint within the Canadian Shield increased by 2.97 percent , from 5.70 percent to 8.67, with most of these disturbances being attributed to linear features for an increase in transportation access, in addition to urban and industrial developments. Human activity can influence water, soils, and therein vegetation, on a local or regional scale, which has implications of varying intensity on the natural integrity for ecosystems (Maynard et al. 2014).\nAWA believes that in order to conserve the natural functioning of the Canadian Shield, and neighboring ecosystems, this Natural Region should be managed with an ecosystem base ethic that prioritizes protecting local natural features such as soils, permafrost, water and vegetation cover from an increase in human disturbance, and protects the traditions and rights of local First Nations.\nAFPA Report Raises Concerns Over Unsustainable Forest Management\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Devon Earl Click here for a pdf version of the article\u2026.\nClass Barriers to Wilderness\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Phillip Meintzer, AWA Conservation Specialist Click here for a pdf version\u2026\nFoothills Solar Project Threatens Frank Lake Wildlife\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Ruiping Luo Click here for a pdf version of the\u2026\nWhere are the Approval Conditions for Suncor's Expansion into Alberta's Irreplaceable McClelland Lake Wetland Complex?\nAlberta Wilderness Association (AWA) learned on November 14, 2022, that the Alberta Energy Regulator\u2026\nGuardians of the Territory: Dene Tha', Bistcho Lake, and Indigenous-led Conservation\nJasper National Park Buys Out Tonquin Valley Leases to Help Caribou Survive\nConservation groups welcome Parks Canada's recent difficult decision to buy out two horse-based backcountry lodges\u2026\nA Visit to Suffield National Wildlife Area\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Ruiping Luo Click here for a pdf version of the article\u2026.\nEndangered Caribou are Just One Sign of a Deteriorating Environment\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Gillian Steward Click here for a pdf version of the article\u2026.\nMetis Settlements Explore Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Carolyn Campbell Click here for a pdf version of the article\u2026.\nAWA Comments on the proposed Terms of Reference for the Chin Reservoir Expansion Project\nPlease click the link below to view AWA's comment letter addressing the proposed Terms of\u2026\nYouth Climate Activism in Alberta\nWild Lands Advocate article by: Sadie Vipond Click here for a pdf version of the article\u2026.\nEnvironmental groups fight greenwashing in forestry 'sustainability' certification scheme\nGroups seek legal remedy from Competition Bureau. 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{"text":"Analysis & OpEds\nSpecial Reads\nSubmit Opinion\nKhuluma Afrika\nHome Analysis & Opinions Zuma is an easy target \u2013 because the truth hurts\nAnalysis & Opinions\nZuma is an easy target \u2013 because the truth hurts\nMaynard Manyowa\nThe ANC is arguably at the weakest point in its history. Yet it is battling to self correct. Even after a walloping by the Constitutional Court and a public lash back, protecting Zuma seems to be the ANC's core function. In months and years to come, the ANC will live to regret this.\nPresident Jacob Zuma makes the news every other day. And not because he is the head of state, no.\nHe hogs the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Frankly speaking, he does not hog it at all, the limelight is hogged by others and turned on him.\nBar President Donald Trump, it is hard to imagine anyone so ridiculed, abused, hounded, and assaulted on the internet.\nOf course, this is not without reason nor is it a coincidence. Nay. Trump and Zuma are cut from nearly identical cloths. They both have a penchant to say the most absurd things, and at times, they do traverse the line from speech to action and do the absurd.\nTheir command of the English language could arguably be the only difference. But that is a matter for another day.\nCentral to the subject at hand must be a firm understanding that this is by no means a defence of Zuma. Far from it. And the problem lies in the fact that I had to append this disclaimer in the first place.\nYou see, Zuma is probably deserving of all those adjectives repeatedly thrown at him. He has earned the disrespect he receives from those in opposition. (See DA members repeatedly breaking Parliament rules and addressing him as Zuma, and not President Zuma, or Mr Zuma.)\nThat said, it is extremely lazy and simplistic to blame South Africa's problems on one man, let alone believe that the challenges South Africans face have a face and a name \u2013 Msholozi!\nFor over 24 years now, millions on black South Africans remain rooted and routed in a maze and wave of unforgiving poverty. Meanwhile, many of their white counterparts live thousands above the poverty datum line.\nThis is not even a matter of numbers. Whether one chooses to assess the number of black South Africans struggling to find a means, or to assess by ratio how many white people face poverty per capita as opposed to their black counterparts, the result remains the same.\nIn all fairness, since the end of apartheid, the ANC, albeit slowly has lifted several black people out of poverty. This despite facing immense challenges from private monopoly capital (PMC). The black middle class is growing.\nIt could grow bigger. But not if not for resistance from PMC.\nThis fact is not lost on black South Africans. It is not lost on the ANC either.\nThe temptation of many folks is to dismiss or attack any black person who raises this fact, by pointing in the direction of Zuma, and the corrupt ANC. Something which sadly helps no one.\nBlack people will vote for the ANC in 2019. The ANC will win elections make no mistake about it. The reasons are devastating in their simplicity.\nAt the risk of generalisation, PMC is not remotely interested in assisting black people escape poverty. \"It\" believes it is not its responsibility.\nI have had several conversations with people who identify as forward thinking 'white liberals'. They do not understand what black pain is, or why black people need 'extra' initiatives to lift them from poverty.\n\"They should go to school\", I've heard several times.\nIn some sense this is true. But one would be an imbecile to think the son of a cattle herder and a part-time maid in Mpumalanga can be sent to a top school and acquire the same skills to compete with his white counterpart.\nThis discrepancy in access to resources is a legacy of apartheid, which cannot go away. Twenty four years do not magically transfer wealth and put everyone on equal footing.\nQuestions like, which school, what kind of school, what resources will be at the school, conveniently escape those that retire to this argument.\n\"They enjoy living as pastoralists\" I heard the other day, when I posted a picture I took in the North West of two young boys riding a donkey cart.\nOf course, all this is false. No-one would turn down an opportunity for a better life. For running water, farm land, motor vehicles, and access to the best education.\nRegarding the boys I met, they wished they could go to school, but have resigned to their fate \u2013 to work in a mine until they have families of their own, and kids who can ride the donkey cart to fetch water on their behalf.\nThis is just but one example. Sadly, I can't capture them all.\nIt would be unfair to not touch on the millions lost through corruption. But this is spoken of week in week out. It is not new. Jacob Zuma is responsible.\nThe truth is simple but unpalatable. Those that criticise Zuma do so because his profligacy affects their pockets. The rich elites don't care about poor blacks, or equality, or empowerment. They care about their precious rand.\nThis is the only reason millions of blacks remain in poverty. There is simply no political will from rich arrogant racists, no interest from elite blacks profiteering from the status quo, and absolutely no zeal from both.\nSo, Jacob Zuma is an easy target, a very easy one, because, the truth is too uncomfortable.\n\u2013 Maynard Manyowa is a journalist and co-editor of Khuluma Afrika \u2013 a center for analysis and investigative journalism. 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{"text":"Name and Nature\nPaul Wright's blog\nLink blog\nOctober 26, 2005 13 comments on \"Resistance Is Character-Forming\"\nResistance Is Character-Forming\nA couple of the Cantabs linked to an article by Giles Fraser in the Guardian which says that atheists should be less arrogant.\nI think we all agree that arrogance is a bad thing. These people, for example, are frightful oiks, as I've said before. It's one of those irregular verbs, though, isn't it? I am forthright, you are outspoken, he is arrogant. Are the objects of Fraser's criticism arrogant?\nWe read two specific examples of the sort of thing he's against. Fraser is shocked and slightly embarrassed at the sight of people who have gone to the trouble of joining secularist organisations actually saying that they want a secular world. Who'd have thought it?\nThis misses the point, though, as does the injunction that atheism should be more critical of itself. The point is that atheism is not a thing in the same way that a religion is. As Fraser has himself said elsewhere, atheism is strictly defined in contrast to theistic religion. Not all atheists would describe themselves as humanists, for example, though Fraser conflates the two. Most atheists wouldn't trouble themselves to join an atheist group. They don't feel a fraternity with other atheists, the substitute family and InstaFriendsTM which are such an attraction of religion. They don't feel the need to indulge in critique from within, because there's no border to turn inwards from. I might think that some of the outspoken atheists are arrogant, but I don't feel the need to say that they're Not True Atheists.\nSo, given that atheists are not by nature gregarious, those who do form groups or speak out in public probably have their reasons. Fraser picks out an atheist living in Texas, who you'd imagine might not have such an easy time of it; and Maryam Namazie, who certainly has her reasons for making the statement to which Fraser objects.\nFraser moves on to criticise the out-moded philosophy of atheists, which isn't post-modern enough. Oddly enough, given Fraser's advocacy of post-modernism, what I know about it is mostly filtered through Christian critique of it. So, if Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult is anything to go by, it's about moving away from attempts to explain everything (which attempts you should refer to as meta-narratives in discussions with philosophy professors) and towards smaller stories which have meaning to individuals. From The Post-Evangelical we also learn that it's a good idea, even though no one is very sure what it means (but see Pete Broadbent's excellent follow-up to that post of mine for a nice description of evangelical sub-culture: Doctrinal Rectitude Trust, indeed! \ud83d\ude42\nSome Christians are in favour of post-modernity and some are against it. It's not surprising that atheists are the same. As I've said before (bottom few paragraphs), as someone who was educated as a scientist I'm aware of how much we don't know and where some of our most powerful ideas don't fit together at the edges. If there is a big story, we don't have it, and nobody who actually knew anything about it would say otherwise. I personally hope that there is a big story, and the power of scientific methods leads me to think it's probable, but I don't know. I don't think relativism is a practical philosophy to live by, so I suppose I'm Not a True Post-modernist.\nFraser contradicts himself at the end of his argument (although the idea that arguments should not contradict themselves is, I suppose, an out-moded rationalist position). First he points out that that outspoken atheism is Victorian and unfashionably modern (as opposed to post-modern), and is therefore bad. Then he says the opposite, that atheism is not remotely counter-cultural, and is therefore bad. Assuming culture is defined by the views of people who read the Guardian, Fraser's sort of Christianity is bang alongside it. This is no bad thing: it's better for Christians to be Guardian readers than members of the Doctrinal Rectitude Trust, but he can't have it both ways.\nIn fact, in the UK, both outspoken (by which I mean evangelical and to some extent Catholic) Christianity and outspoken atheism stand as opposites over a large number of people who simply don't care one way or the other. Both are counter-cultural in way which inclusive, liberal Christianity is not (which is partly why inclusive, liberal Christianity is dying and the evangelicals will eventually own the Church of England). If the one were to cease, the need for the other would also, and we could all go home. As it is, these islands are connected to the rest of the world, and in any case, there are occasionally things to be concerned about here.\nFraser's final call for atheists to understand religious belief is odd, given that the atheists who bother to talk about religion are often those who have the best sort of understanding possible for an unbeliever, namely that they were once believers themselves. Speaking for myself, I hope I'm only arrogant when I'm returning the favour, although I am sure exasperation gets the better of me sometimes (hint to Christians: don't try to advertise on my journal \ud83d\ude42 I understand more or less what makes believers tick. I just think they're wrong.\nOctober 19, 2005 0 comments on \"You can't take the sky from me\"\nYou can't take the sky from me\nI went to see Serenity the other day. Here's a spoilerific review, in which I won't tell you exactly what happens, but I will mention stuff which people who'd like to see it totally fresh probably don't want to know. It's cut for those on LJ, and there's a bit of spoiler space for my literally 1's of readers using RSS.\n<lj-cut>\nI liked it. I liked Firefly , as I've mentioned before. In some ways I liked Firefly better than Buffy , as I somehow found it a more convincing world.\nAccording to the couple of members of our party who hadn't seen the series, Serenity does stand up well on its own, but I suspect a lot of the geekier viewers will be going because they've seen Firefly and want more. As a continuation of Firefly , it's satisfying: we finally find out what exactly it is about River that makes the Alliance want her so badly (hint: it's not that she's made of chocolate), and the backstory of the Reavers is revealed as well.\nThe film is darker than most of the episodes (with the possible exception of the pilot, also entitled Serenity ). Mal's ruthless and more obviously damaged by the war. Major characters die without much warning. The villain is a total sociopath. Luckily, there is still the by-play between the characters which made the series funny, but it's much more graveyard humour than it was before.\nThe special effects work well without being intrusive. Whedon finally gets his huge space battle, which is worth seeing on the big screen. Serenity (the ship) has lost some of her friendly lighting in favour of cooler blues, in keeping with a more high tech, less Old West feel to the film as a whole: you can see it in the costumes too.\nMy only complaint about the film is that it's rushed (actually, that's not my only complaint: the crew's inability to get the Super Secret Info off the ship using a marvelous technology we call radio was slightly grating, but necessary for the plot, I suppose). We get what in TV land would be at least a season's worth of exposition about River, and the resolution of the Alliance's hunt for her, in a couple of hours. There's not a lot of time for anything else. Characters other than Mal and River don't see much development; and River herself magically transforms from Bipolar Girl into Buffy (that silhouetted shot with the axe, eh?) with barely a pause for breath.\nThat said, I write as someone who'd seen the original series. Totally satisfying the existing fans might have meant making an over-long film which would be of no interest to people who didn't already care about these characters. I think Whedon's done the best he could with the constraints that the evil Fox TV executives handed him, curse them.\nIn summary, it's a good action adventure for people who've not seen the series, and it's finally some more Firefly for people who have.\nBy the way, anyone who wants to be throughly spoiled might enjoy Serenity in 2000 Words or Less.\nOctober 12, 2005 15 comments on \"Germane riposte\"\nGermane riposte\nchallenging_god is having a Biblical contradictions thread. For people unfamiliar with how this works, here's my step-by-step guide:\nFirst, a nutty creationist rants about the atheistic cult of humanism, and throws out a challenge to prove that the Bible contains errors, contradictions or what-have-you.\nNext, bitter atheists descend upon the thread and interpret single verses as free-standing statements of propositional logic, and show how they contradict each other.\nOccasionally, someone makes a valid point, like the differing genealogies of Jesus in Matthew's and Luke's gospels (both designed to show Jesus as the Jewish Messiah; both, alas, different). When this happens, the inerrantists trot out their standard counter-argument, which involves relying on things the text does not, in fact, say, or on ignoring the hard bits in favour of what is actually a more liberal Christian interpretation. I've not seen the one where they say \"Hmmm\u2026 yes, this is a difficult passage[this being the approved terminology], but I'm still going to be an inerrantist, if it's all the same to you\". I feel that it can't be long in coming, though.\nAnyhow, I have a favourite contradiction (a contradiction with external reality, rather than an internal contradiction, but still, it about waps it up for that wascally inewancy). I successfully used my contradiction to \"turn\" robhu (note: sarcasm). It has not yet been banned for its mind-melting power, so I've given it another outing on this thread of the discussion. Unfortunately, I've not been able to engage ikefriday, the original poster, in debate. Instead, triphicus has turned up, and insists on being sane and reasonable. 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{"text":"Hotel The Oakland\nCC-27, Nehru Enclave, Opposite To, Paras Cinema Hall Nehru Place, New Delhi, New Delhi, 110048, India\nWith a stay at Hotel The Oakland in New Delhi (Kalkaji), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Lotus Temple and ISKCON Temple. This hotel is 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Humayun's Tomb and 5.4 mi (8.8 km) from Qutub Minar.\nMake yourself at home in one of the 65 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.\nTake in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.\nEnjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop\/caf\u00e9. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.\nFeatured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning\/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.\nKalkaji Mandir - 1 km \/ 0.6 mi\nLotus Temple - 1.5 km \/ 1 mi\nKailash Colony Market - 2.1 km \/ 1.3 mi\nM Block Market - 2.5 km \/ 1.5 mi\nISKCON Temple - 2.5 km \/ 1.5 mi\nFortis Escorts Heart Institute - 2.7 km \/ 1.7 mi\nJamia Millia Islamia - 3.3 km \/ 2.1 mi\nLajpat Nagar Central Market - 4.1 km \/ 2.6 mi\nIndraprashtha Apollo Hospital - 4.5 km \/ 2.8 mi\nSelect CITYWALK - 4.7 km \/ 2.9 mi\nAnsal Plaza - 4.7 km \/ 2.9 mi\nMohan Cooperative Industrial Estate - 5.2 km \/ 3.2 mi\nMax Super Specialty Hospital - 5.5 km \/ 3.4 mi\nSiri Fort Auditorium - 5.9 km \/ 3.7 mi\nCardiothoracic and Neuiro Science Centre-AIIMS - 6.3 km \/ 3.9 mi\nThe preferred airport for Hotel The Oakland is Delhi (DEL-Indira Gandhi Intl.) - 20.8 km \/ 12.9 mi\nCheck-in time starts at 12pm. Check-out time is 11am.\nThis property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Guests arriving late won't be able to check in until the next morning. 24-hour airport shuttle service is available on request. Fees may apply. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.\nFee for buffet breakfast: INR 250 for adults and INR 150 for children (approximately)\nAirport shuttle fee: INR 1000 per vehicle (one-way)\nAirport shuttle fee per child: INR 0 (one-way), (up to 18 years old)\nEarly check-in fee: 30 percent of room rate (subject to availability)\nRollaway bed fee: INR 1000 per day\n-Terrace\n-Lockers available\n-Spa services on site\n-Airport transportation (surcharge)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"in M&A Activity, Cybersecurity News, Industry News, News\nIan Northrop: JHNA Pursues Additional M&A Opportunities as Part of Growth Strategy\nIan Northrop, CEO of digital engineering firm JHNA, said the company is looking to make more acquisitions as the Department of Defense increases adoption of open-architecture systems as part of its modernization efforts, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. \"I'm eager, we have a pipeline of opportunities, we have other owners we are talking to,\" [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards June 18, 2021, 12:16 pm\nin M&A Activity, Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, Industry News, News\nTech Analyst Says Federal Cyber Spending, Executive Order Could Spur M&A Activity\nDan Ives, a technology and media analyst at investment firm Wedbush Securities, said an increase in federal spending on cybersecurity platforms amid recent cyberattacks and a new executive order to strengthen the U.S. government's cyber defenses could lead to an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the cybersecurity space, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards June 14, 2021, 11:56 am\nin M&A Activity, Industry News, News\nBooz Allen Wraps Up $725M Acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions; Horacio Rozanski Quoted\nBooz Allen Hamilton has completed the acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions for $725 million in an effort to enhance the former's ability to deliver end-to-end digital offerings and expand its digital transformation portfolio. Liberty will now operate as a Booz Allen company and integrate with its Civilian Services Group led by Executive Vice President Kristine [\u2026] More\nWilliam McCormick June 14, 2021, 11:53 am\nin M&A Activity, Government Cloud, News\nNovetta CEO Tiffanny Gates Sees Growth Opportunities in Teaming With Accenture Federal Services\nAccenture Federal Services announced on June 1 that it agreed to acquire Novetta and Tiffanny Gates, president and CEO of Novetta and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said the transaction presents an opportunity for both companies, CRN reported Wednesday. \"Teaming with Accenture Federal Services will be an opportunity for both of us,\" said Gates. \"Not [\u2026] More\nin M&A Activity, News\nKevin Mandia: FireEye Products Divestiture Will Enable Mandiant Solutions to Scale SaaS Platform\nFireEye CEO Kevin Mandia said the separation of FireEye's products business from Mandiant Solutions through the sale of the former will allow Mandiant to scale its software-as-a-service offering \u2013 Mandiant Advantage \u2013 to deliver cyber intelligence, automated defense, security validation and related services, The Washington Business Journal reported Friday. On June 2, a Symphony Technology [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards June 7, 2021, 11:58 am\nin M&A Activity, News, Wash100\nBigBear.ai to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Merger With GigCapital4, Inc.; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted\nBigBear.ai, a leading provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud-based big data analytics, and cyber engineering solutions, and GigCapital4, Inc. announced on Friday that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in BigBear.ai becoming a publicly-traded company. \"This is an absolutely mission-critical service for our defense and intelligence customers, [\u2026] More\nWilliam McCormick June 4, 2021, 11:06 am\nSAIC to Purchase Halfaker & Associates for $250M; Nazzic Keene, Baird's Jean Stack Quoted\nScience Applications International Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire federal health information technology company Halfaker and Associates for approximately $250 million in cash. SAIC named King & Spalding as its legal counsel, while Halfaker tapped Robert W. Baird & Co. to serve as exclusive financial advisor and Crowell & Moring as legal [\u2026] More\nin Cybersecurity News, M&A Activity, News\nJohn Goodman: Novetta Deal to Provide Accenture Federal Services Additional Tech Capabilities for Federal Clients\nJohn Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, said acquiring Novetta will provide AFS access to artificial intelligence, data analytics, cybersecurity, machine learning and other core capabilities that are currently in demand among federal government customers, The Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. Accenture's federal arm announced on Tuesday that it agreed to buy Novetta from global [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards June 3, 2021, 6:06 am\nPrivate Equity Firms CD&R, KKR Strike $5.3B All-Cash Deal to Acquire Cloudera\nAffiliates of private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR have agreed to acquire Cloudera for approximately $5.3 billion in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to conclude in the second half of 2021, subject to the approval of Cloudera shareholders, antitrust approval and other customary closing conditions, Cloudera said Tuesday. Jeff Hawn, [\u2026] More\nGCOM Acquires Data Analytics Firm Qlarion; Kamal Bherwani Quoted\nPublic sector software provider GCOM has acquired Qlarion, a data analytics and business intelligence firm, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand the delivery of data analytics and technology platforms and services to state and local government customers. \"Liberating data will enable governments, at all levels, to make more informed decisions, creating [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards May 26, 2021, 9:05 am\nin Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, M&A Activity, News, Wash100\nExecutive Spotlight: Robert Silverman, EVP at Booz Allen Hamilton\nExecutiveBiz recently had the chance to speak with Robert Silverman, executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, to discuss Booz Allen's work in the digital battlespace, the company's M&A activity and strategy, the challenges of mixing company cultures in acquisition and the latest opportunities for Booz Allen to drive growth in [\u2026] More\nWilliam McCormick May 21, 2021, 10:05 am\nin Government Technology, M&A Activity, News\nJoe Logue: Two Six Technologies Eyes Potential Acquisitions, Sets Focus on Cyber, 5G\nJoe Logue, CEO of Two Six Technologies, said the newly formed company is considering acquisitions with a focus on businesses that offer products and some services, Inside Defense reported Thursday. \"We're trying to stick to cyber, information operations, electronic systems, mobility, 5G is a big one for us,\" Logue said. \"We are just looking at [\u2026] More\nJane Edwards May 21, 2021, 10:03 am\nBoeing 757 Lavatory Design Entrusted to Collins Aerospace for Customizable Plan\nDay & Zimmermann's Ann Waynik Discusses Professional Brand Development With Potomac Officers Club\nCommerce Department Scouts for Members of Future IoT Advisory Board\nAir Force Needs Industry Input on Kessel Run Data Services\nAerospace Corporation Exec John Plumb Nominated for DOD Space Policy Role\nNASA to Deploy SpaceX Resupply Craft from ISS with Experimental Data Onboard\nAir Force Names Wright-Patterson's Hangar 18 as Newest Software Factory\nPentagon Designates Senior Climate Adviser Joe Bryan as Sustainability Chief\nHouse Lawmakers Request Info From CISA Over Multifactor Authentication Implementation\nRaj Iyer on Army's Cloud Initiatives in 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"IBM To Launch its Cross-Border Payment Portal Based on Stellar, After Coinbase Pro Adds Support for XLM\nCoinbase has announced that Stellar Lumen (XLM) has been listed on its Coinbase Pro platform for professionals and seasoned investors. The firm has announced that it would start accepting inbound XLM transfers on the network after 20:00 UTC.\nOnce the inbound traffic reaches a considerable amount, Coinbase Pro would start a number of trading pair options for Stellar Lumen which would include XLM\/USD, XLM\/EUR, and XLM\/BTC. These trading pairs would be launched in phases. In the beginning, only post mode would be made available, and if all the metrics required are met in due time, full-fledged trading services would be opened as well.\nHere is an excerpt from the blog post by Coinbase,\n\"Stellar's cryptocurrency, the Stellar Lumen (XLM), powers the Stellar payment network. Stellar aims to connect banks, payment systems, and individuals quickly and reliably. Since its launch in 2014, its vision has been to unite the world's financial infrastructure so that money can flow quickly and cheaply between banks, businesses, and people. The Internet-connected the world's computers so that information could be shared globally. Stellar aims to do the same for money.\"\nHowever, one must note that XLM is not available for the regular coinbase user on any of its platform, be it Android or iOS application.\nIBM to Announce its Cross-Border Payment Portal Based On Stellar Soon\nThe announcement of the addition of XLM on coinbase comes just 6-days prior to the official launch of IBM's cross-border payment portal based on Stellar network. IBM's payment portal would be called IBM Blockchain World-Wire. The announcement set to happen during the Money 20\/20 Aisa conference to be held in Singapore.\nThe announcement would be made by the company's vice president Jesse Lund, who would be joined by Jed McCaleb, co-founder of Stellar, Ripple and Mt Gox. All these details about the event were hinted by Lund himself during a recent interview.\nHere's an excerpt from the interview,\n\"The architecture of World Wire is really a cross-border payment network, the magic of which is the ability to send a payment message instruction saying 'Hey, I'm sending you something; get ready!' and on the other end, the receiver is making sure that who you are sending it to is not some nefarious actor or bad actor, but once that happens, and that happens really fast, then we send the value along, and that transfer of value is made possible by an ecosystem of digital settlement instruments, of which [Stellar] lumens is one.\"\nThe latest move by IBM is set to expand the crypto portfolio and move crypto in real time on the network.\nBTC Wire\nCoinbase pro adds support for XLM\nIBM to launch cross-border payment portal\nPrashant Jha\nAs a content writer Prashant believes in presenting complex topics in simple laymen terms. He is a tech enthusiast and an avid reader.\nCrypto-Powered Beer Vending Machines Are On The Way\nWhat Was The Lowest Price of Bitcoin In History?\nWhales Are Manipulating the Market To Accumulate More Bitcoin Before The Price Touches New Highs\nSEC Commissioner is Quite Optimistic About Bitcoin ETF, But Approvals Might Get Delayed\nAll Cryptocurrencies Issued In Malaysia To Be Approved By Nation's Central Bank","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Struggling Colts underdogs against Broncos at home\nOddsSharkNov 3, 2015, 12:33 PM EST\nFor a second straight week the Indianapolis Colts will face an undefeated opponent when they return home on Sunday to battle the 7-0 Denver Broncos as 2.5-point betting underdogs at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.\nThe Colts are coming off a date with the Carolina Panthers in which they overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime before falling 29-26.\nThe Panthers improved to 7-0 with the win, while Indianapolis' straight-up record drops to a middling 3-5, leaving them deadlocked with the Houston Texans atop the AFC South ahead of Sunday's Broncos vs. Colts betting matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.\nIndy must now contend with a red-hot Broncos squad that remained perfect with a decisive 29-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers, picking up the win as 2.5-point home underdogs to improve their record against the spread to 5-1-1.\nThe Broncos defense restricted Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to just 77 passing yards, while holding an opponent to 12 or fewer points for a third time this season, strengthening their league lead in multiple team defense categories.\nThat is bad news for the Colts and their quarterback Andrew Luck, who has thrown 12 interceptions against just 13 touchdowns, averaging a mere 271.5 passing yards per game while leading Indianapolis to just one SU win.\nThe Packers must also battle an undefeated opponent for a second straight week when they host Carolina in a matchup pegged as a toss-up at the sportsbooks.\nGreen Bay has won 13 straight at Lambeau Field while going 9-3-1 ATS, and has been betting chalk in each of those contests, winning by a double-digit margin on seven occasions.\nThe Panthers are an impressive 12-1 SU in their last 13 games, 8-4-1 ATS; a run that has lifted them to 9\/1 on the odds to win Super Bowl 50.\nHowever, the trends favor the Packers, who are 6-2 SU and 5-3 ATS in their last eight overall against Carolina, and 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four at home according to the OddsShark NFL Database.\nThe NFL's other two remaining undefeated teams are also in action this weekend.\nThe 7-0 New England Patriots will be gunning for an 11th straight SU win when they play host to the resurgent Washington Redskins, while the 7-0 Cincinnati Bengals entertain the rival Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football as big 10-point chalk.\nIn other NFL Week 9 betting action, the New York Giants look to maintain sole possession of first place in the NFC East when they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as slim 1-point chalk, while the Dallas Cowboys host the Philadelphia Eagles as 2.5-point underdogs.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Capitol Pest Gives Back to the Community\nThe company recently donated more than $10,000 in services to the Covenant House and $4,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Society to help families and individuals affected by COVID-19.\nErin Ross\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 As part of its Capitol Cares initiative, Capitol Pest, Bethesda, Md., recently donated more than $14,000 in services and monetary gifts to charitable organizations supporting those affected by COVID-19.\nSince April, the company donated more than $10,000 worth of free disinfecting services to Covenant House's five Washington, D.C., locations. Covenant House is an agency that offers shelter, meals, classes, counseling, healthcare and more to abused, homeless and trafficked youth.\n\"We launched our Capitol Cares initiative in early April with a mission to find worthy causes that need our help; whether it be employee time to volunteer, a monetary donation, a service donation or any other qualifying way that we can help a worthy cause,\" said Brian Schoonmaker, president of Capitol Pest.\nThe company also recently donated $4,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Society, which is currently providing food and basic needs \u2014 such as toilet paper, soap, shampoo and more \u2014 to families that have lost their income as a result of COVID-19. The donation supported more than 100 families, nine of which Schoonmaker and his wife personally delivered food and supplies. Capitol Pest plans to donate another $4,000 to the church next month.\n\"As our company grows, so does our responsibility for giving back,\" Schoonmaker said. \"We are blessed to be in an essential industry and people can use our help now more than ever.\"\nCapitol Pest founded its Capitol Pest Cares Program in 1936 with the goal of helping those in its community that are less fortunate. The program's committee is currently working to identify one cause that they can donate money, services or time to each month, according to the company's website.\n\"On behalf of the 706,000 residents in Washington, D.C., I thank Capitol Pest for their legacy of service,\" Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote in a letter of appreciation to Capitol Pest.\nSchoonmaker added, \"We all need to do our part to contribute to society and prop up our fellow man. It is the right thing to do.\"\nKeith Smith Leaves Action Pest Control\nSmith, who spent the last 12 years as COO of Action Pest Control (a part of TruGreen), left the Evansville, Ind.-based business on July 24.\nBrad Harbison\nEVANSVILLE, Ind. \u2013 Keith Smith, who spent the last 12 years as COO of Action Pest Control, (a part of TruGreen), left the Evansville, Ind.-based business on July 24. Smith told PCT he is taking at least one year off from pest control to work on his commercial boat leasing business.\nSmith had been overseeing the daily operations of Action \u2014 which has seven branch locations throughout south and central Indiana, southeastern Illinois and Kentucky \u2014 since the firm was sold to Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., in 2015. Following the sale, Action operated as part of Scotts LawnService, and then as a part TruGreen, which purchased Scotts LawnService (including Action), in 2016.\nIn addition to working for Action, Smith owned Smith Commercial Boat Leasing. Recent developments in Kentucky influenced Smith's decision to leave Action. In December, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) secured $25 million to help fight Asian carp in Western Kentucky.\nSmith told PCT that he and his fleet will be participating in the program by leasing his fleet of boats; the program involves catching and killing the damaging Asian carp. \"It's a lucrative deal that can be one-year, or a two-year deal, but I won't rule out a return to the pest control industry,\" Smith said.\nSmith joined Action Pest Control in 2008 after holding various management positions in the pest control industry. Prior to that he worked in the domestic caviar business; he retained the fleet of boats used in that business and was leasing them out.\nWhile at Action Pest Control, Smith helped Action and CEO Kevin Pass build the firm from a $4.9 million company to one that was about $13 million at the time of the sale to Scotts.\nSmith is also president of the Kentucky Pest Management Association, a position he said he plans on retaining, at least for the time being.\nPCT reached out to TruGreen; they did not immediately respond to interview requests.\n***updated on 7\/31 with information about Smith's role as president of the Kentucky Pest Management Association***\nNCPMA Welcomes New Board Members\nThe North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) welcomed its 2020-2021 board members and newly appointed officers.\nRaleigh, N.C. \u2014 The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) welcomed its new slate of board members for 2020-2021.\nThe new officers of the board of directors for 2020-2021 include:\nPresident: John Adkins, Four Seasons Pest Control (Danville, Va.)\nVice President: Marty Roberts, Rid-A-Bug Exterminating Company (Hamptonville)\nSecretary\/Treasurer: Marie Horner, Arrow Exterminators (Greensboro)\nPast President: Clint Miller, Clint Miller Exterminating (Mt. Pleasant)\nIn addition, the board of directors welcomed four new members who have never previously served on the board of directors. These include Bernard Buttone, Triangle Pest Control; Johnnie Johnson, Eco Advantage Termite & Pest Solutions; Patrick Thompson, Pest Management Systems; and Kyle Franklin, BASF.\n\"2020 has been a year of challenges and change, but what hasn't changed is our dedication to serving the pest management industry in North Carolina,\" said John Adkins, 2020-2021 NCPMA President. \"As a board of directors, we are proud to continue a nearly 70-year tradition of serving and representing the state's pest management industry.\"\nThe officers and board members will serve a one-year term ending July 2021. Each of the executive officers has served previous terms on the board of directors and has been active in board committees.\nCoalmarch Offers 'The Complete Guide to Tracking Leads' eBook\nThe new eBook has been designed for pest control owners looking to set up or improve lead tracking systems for their business.\nCoalmarch has released a new eBook for pest control owners who are looking to set up or improve lead tracking systems for their business.\nSaid Coalmarch CEO, Donnie Shelton, \"Most businesses know that they need a way to track their leads, but struggle to set up processes that keep their tracking clear and consistent or systems that extract meaningful insights out of lead tracking data. An effective lead tracking strategy puts the right data in front of you as a business owner to measure performance and invest even more in the things that are working.\"\nCoalmarch, which offers marketing and sales solutions for growing pest control companies across the nation, developed this guide based on commonly overlooked performance metrics and questions from business owners about how to track their marketing success, including:\nCommon guidelines for defining and qualifying leads\nLead management processes and strategies to implement tracking standards\nLead sources to track daily\nRecommendations for high-value, real-time data reporting\nPest control business owners can download the eBook for free.\nFor more information, visit www.coalmarch.com or contact sales@coalmarch.com.\nPestmaster Services Adds Five New Locations\nThe company has expanded to locations in Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Mexico and Arkansas.\nDespite the challenges many businesses have faced this year with COVID-19, Pestmaster Services is seeing an upward trend in growth amid a pandemic.\nIn the past three months Pestmaster has expanded to five new locations. The new franchise locations include: San Angelo, Texas; Philadelphia, Pa.; South Chicago Heights, Ill.; Albuquerque, N.M. and Little Rock, Ark.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"western - Search Results\nGreen Bakery - Gluten free products\nSensible Breads for Sensitive Bodies * Dairy Free * Soy & Egg Free * Nut & Corn Free * VeganOrganic, GMO-Free, and soon-to-be Kosher Founder Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren (Dr. T), a licensed MD in Europe and Asia, and a Board Certified Nutritionist licensed in the USA, has witnessed allergic reactions in his many patients around the world. Dr. T worked with a baking consultant for a year to...\nMardi Himal Rhododendron Bloom Eco-Trek and Nepali Community Tour, and much more! Guided by Dr. T, this Group Adventure Also Supports Sustainable Rural Development and Education for Poor Nepali Children and Orphans Exploring The Himalayas, Authentic Nepali Village Life, The Spiritual Birthplace of Buddha, Chitwan Jungle Park, and Magnificent World Heritage Site Temples ~ March 23 - April 8,...\n1.Nepali Community Tour ~ September 24th \u2013 October 4th, 2012 ~ 2. One-Of-A-Kind Himalayan Eco-Trek ~ October 3rd \u2013 17th, 2012 ~\nA few days ago I have returned from a trekking trip to Nepal that was guided by Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren (\"Dr. T\"). Among the mostly-American group members, there were two other Israelis, Shai and Anna, who returned at the same time and will share their own experience of this trip. I will not provide all the details of the trip at this time, nor will I copy everything that I...\nWhen I was in Israel (the Galilee) and Italy (Tuscany) a few weeks ago, I went foraging a bit (see those pictures and other foraging pictures in the blog). Even in Victoria, BC last week I found some time with my hosts to eat some wild plants (but not in Seattle, Olympia area, and Portland - I wish there was more time!). Each country and State with its own micro-climate supports its own...\nQuestion: I've read somewhere a quotation by someone who said that the Ecopolitan is the most ecological restaurant in the world. Can you confirm or explain that statement?\nAdapted from the book \"BrainRecovery.com\" by David Perlmutter, MD Board-Certified Neurologist At present, approximately 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. By the year 2030, it has been estimated that this number will approach 9 million. Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease has been estimated to be 50% in individuals 85 years or older-the most rapidly growing segment of...\nAsthma is a disease in which inflammation of the airways restricts airflow in and out of the lungs. The word asthma comes from the Greek word for \"panting.\" The panting and wheezing sound characteristic of asthma occur because of the restricted flow of air. Normally, when you breathe in an irritant or are subjected to a stressor such as exercise, your airways relax and open, allowing...\nGeneral nutritional support strategies for individuals with any dysglycemic response. i.e. Metabolic Syndrome (lnsulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia) Type II Diabetes Reactive Hypoglycemia. NOTE: \"Type 1 Diabetes\" see Autoimmune Section\nWellness begins in the womb, and an embryo's health depends on the toxicity and nutritional status of the mother. Therefore, avoidance of toxins, harmful electromagnetic fields (especially deep-penetrating, high-frequency radio and microwaves, to which babies and children are far more sensitive than adults are), and severe emotional strain, while focusing on a nutrient-dense diet are...\n\"Everything in Moderation\" - Is this a good nutritional habit? What common food ingredients are truly safe to eat \"in moderation\"? What are the side effects? And when can we really allow ourselves to eat in moderation?\nDefinitions of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Total cholesterol Cholesterol is a waxy fat like substance. Total cholesterol refers to the sum of the different sub-fractions of cholesterol that are measured in the blood. Total cholesterol is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The National Cholesterol Education Program says 240 is considered high. A person with this level...\nAmenorrhea Absence of menstruation. Amenorrhea may be primary (the girl has never begun her periods) or secondary (the woman had her periods once and then stopped having them). Physiologic amenorrhea is the lack of menses before menarche, during pregnancy and early lactation, and after menopause (all considered normal). All other causes of amenorrhea are pathologic. Causes of Primary...\nNearly 350,000 Americans are affected by one of medicine's most misunderstood diseases, multiple sclerosis. Although there is no known cure, alternative medicine has recognized a number of contributing factors. Often, the early detection and identification of underlying causes combined with strict dietary and life-style guidelines can stabilize or reverse the symptoms.\nA chronic progressive CNS disorder characterized by slowness of purposeful movement, resting tremors, and muscle rigidity. Also called \"Parkinsonism\" and \"Paralysis Agitans\" Dorland's Medical Dictionary describes the Parkinsonian complex as \"neurologic disorders characterized by hypokinesia, tremors and muscular rigidity. It typically occurs late in life,...\nThe Natural Approach Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the entire body but especially the synovial membranes of the joints. It is a classic example of an \"autoimmune disease,\" a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the body's own tissue. Although rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease, it affects primarily the joints. The...\n100% natural, wholesome, traditional Ayurvedic healing black rock salt is hygienically HAND-CLEANED and crushed using non-painted stainless steel, in a Nepali government-approved Fair Trade facility DEDICATED TO THIS SALT ONLY - no risk of contaminants, heavy metals, or allergens. NO chemical processing, refining, heating or cooking! Just theNATURALLY SULFUR-RICH ancient RAW black...\nQuestion: My 9 year old daughter has chronic recurring urinary tract infection, and has been under medical care (antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs) for many years, without success. I want to try another approach, but my husband's parents are medical doctors and they resist any alternative approach. I would like to have a consultation with you for examination and diagnosis, but first I must...\nHumanitarian Eco-Trek in Nepal: October 12-25, 2018 Join us for an adventure that includes an off-the-beaten-path trek of the magnificent Himalayas, an authentic Nepali community tour, a jungle safari in Chitwan National Park, a World Heritage Site tour, and much more! Guided by Dr. T, this group adventure also supports sustainable rural development and education for poor Nepali children and...\nThe Power of Raw Foods Online Event\nTake Charge of Your Health with the Power of Raw Foods Author - Speaker: Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren, MD, DC, CCN You're invited to join me and 28+ brilliant vegan doctors and raw food experts to gain a deeper understanding of the whole food vegan lifestyle. When raw plant foods predominate, the body will be cleansed internally, liberating our boundless energy. Learn why raw vegan foods...\nHello Dr. T, I have just returned from the Humanitarian Nepal Trek and Thailand Retreat. First thing I did was go to Ecopolitan for a great an-cooked meal (after eating cooked food in Nepal for awhile, although it was vegan and delicious, I felt very thankful to be again with fresh raw foods... but I would have done the trip again in a heartbeat!). With this letter I will attempt to describe some...\nI have been thinking and dreaming about the trip. It sure had a profound effect on me. I came with somewhat different expectations to what I found and it has been a journey of discovery for me. Nature helped me connect to myself. I treasure those moments of walking in solitude in the woods. Free of western distractions, my thoughts and feelings had raw and true quality.\nHumanitarian Eco-Trek in Nepal: March 18-31, 2016 Join us for an adventure that includes an off-the-beaten-path trek of the magnificent Himalayas, an authentic Nepali community tour, a jungle safari in Chitwan National Park, a World Heritage Site tour, and much more! Guided by Dr. T, this group adventure also supports sustainable rural development and education for poor Nepali children and...\nFour Days of Foraging - A retreat with Ecopolitan Community Founder Dr. T: Health Education, Nutrition, & Fun in Nature When: August 7-11, 2019 Where: River Haven, Wisconsin Arrive: Wednesday, August 7 (between 7:00-9:00 PM) or Thursday, August 8 (between 6:00-8:00 AM) Depart: Sunday, August 11...\nH py\nminneapolis vegan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pet Fish\nPet Lifestyle\nWhat Is the Reproductive Cycle of a Guppy?\nBy Jasey Kelly\nAbout the Firemouth Cichlid\ni Hemera Technologies\/PhotoObjects.net\/Getty Images\nAlthough guppies might be common pet store commodities, they're evolutionary geniuses in the world of fish. Over their long period of evolution, guppies have developed distinct color patterns and methods to populate new areas. Guppy reproduction is similar to that of many other fish. It involves copulation, and females give birth to live young.\nSexual Maturity\nSexual maturity in guppies varies between males and females; it also depends greatly on the conditions of the water, food supply and other factors. In captivity, males can reproduce around 1 month of age, but they reach true sexual maturity around the middle of their third month. Females don't reach reproductive maturity until around 3 months old.\nOver at least 500,000 years of guppy evolution, one distinct trait has remained constant in the males: an orange patch. Wild female guppies show preference to the males with certain hues of orange -- not too red and not too yellow. The color preference varies between females: 6-month-old female virgins preferred more ornamental males, but 1-year-old virgins and postpartum females did not differentiate between the coloration.\nCopulation\nThe male's anal fin develops into his sexual organ as he matures. The third, fourth and fifth rays of the anal fin form the gonopodium. This sexual organ has several hooks that grasp onto the female during copulation. The gonopodium transfers his sperm into the female's cloaca. The forming of the gonopodium marks when males are able to reproduce, but not necessarily when they are mature.\nSperm Storage\nOne of the most distinctive features of guppy breeding is that the female can consecutively give birth to several broods, sometimes without copulating again. The female guppy has several folds in her genital area that can store sperm for up to 10 months. In the wild, this allows female guppies to move to new areas without guppy populations and populate them with her young. The different broods can have different fathers, providing genetic differences to avoid interbreeding and restricted gene pools.\nGuppies are oviviparous, meaning their eggs are fertilized by the male's sperm internally inside the female. The mother guppy gives birth to live, fully formed young in broods that average between 20 and 40 young. Guppy fry are ready to fend for themselves directly upon birth, and they begin swimming, feeding and living without the protection of their mother.\nTell When Your Female Betta Will Lay Eggs\u2192\nCan Cats Get Pregnant by Multiple Cats?\u2192\nInformation on a Neon Red Guppy\u2192\nMarks Pet Fish: Guppy Sexual Maturity, When Do Guppies Mature?\nUCLA Newsroom: They Call It 'Guppy Love': UCLA Biologists Solve an Evolutionary Mystery\n\"The American Naturalist\": Age and Experience Affect Female Choice in the Guppy\nTropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine: Back to the Basics: Breeding Guppies\nUniversity of California, Riverside: UCR Today: Research Shows Male Guppies Reproduce Even After Death\nBrown University Biology 0200: Differential Predation and Guppy Populations\nAquatic Community: Breeding Guppy (Selective Guppy Breeding)\nWith a professional background in gardening, landscapes, pests and natural ecosystems, Jasey Kelly has been sharing her knowledge through writing since 2009 and has served as an expert writer in these fields. Kelly's background also includes childcare, and animal rescue and care.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"THREE CHEERS FOR MOO MOO\nMOO Moo The Wine Bar + Grill At The Port Office has triumphed at the 2011 Australian Wine List of The Year Awards hosted by Fine Wine Partners in conjunction with Gourmet Traveller Wine.\nThe restaurant was awarded the highest possible 'three glass' rating at the 2011 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards.\nIt marks the second major accolade achieved by the Brisbane restaurant, which last year won the I Love Food Awards Favourite Steak for Queensland, complementing its multi-award winning sister restaurant Moo Moo The Wine Bar + Grill At Broadbeach On The Park.\nThe highlight of the menu is the red wine selection hand-picked by owner Steven Adams that are preserved by an Enomatic Wine Preservation System.\nIt allows the restaurant to offer wines in a range of 35ml, 75ml and 150ml measures, giving customers the opportunity to taste these selected wines and make a more educated decision in their dining.\nMark Ganga has been the head sommelier at Moo Moo since September 2010. Starting his career in 1985 at Jupiter's Casino at the Gold Coast, he prides himself as being one of the founding staff members.\nWhat most interests you about wine?\nTruly the list is endless. I love the fact that you cannot stop learning when it comes to wine. There is always a new variety, a new region, a new winemaker and a new distributor.\nThey all offer something unique, something special and something that can help enhance the customer's dining experience.\nWhat is your favourite wine?\nRed burgundy. It is the most sought after and delicate of all the red wines. To have a good red burgundy is one of those must do life experiences.\nWhat do you love most about this industry?\nEverything - the people, the pace, the intensity plus the feeling you get when a customer thanks you for the perfect evening.\nThis industry is always exciting and challenging, you are constantly thinking on your feet.\nBut finally it's all about meeting new people, listening to their stories, taking in their advice and developing a new relationship every single night.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LD 1147 Session - 127th Maine Legislature\nAn Act To Clarify the Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Process\nSec. 1. 14 MRSA \u00a76323, as amended by PL 2013, c. 521, Pt. C, \u00a71, is further amended to read:\n\u00a7 6323. Sale following expiration of period of redemption\n1. Procedures for all civil actions. Upon expiration of the period of redemption, if the mortgagor or the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns have not redeemed the mortgage, any remaining rights of the mortgagor to possession terminate, and the mortgagee shall cause notice of a public sale of the premises stating the time, place and terms of the sale to be published once in each of 3 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the premises are located, the first publication to be made not more than 90 days after the expiration of the period of redemption. Except when otherwise required under 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1024.41 or any successor provision, the public sale must be held not less than 30 days nor more than 45 days after the first date of that publication. Except for sales of premises that the court has determined to be abandoned pursuant to section 6326, the public sale may be adjourned, for any time not exceeding 7 days and from time to time until a sale is made, by announcement to those present at each adjournment and served upon the mortgagor. For sales of premises that the court has determined to be abandoned pursuant to section 6326, the public sale may be adjourned once for any time not exceeding 7 days, except that the court may permit one additional adjournment for good cause shown. Adjournments may also be made in accordance with the requirements of 12 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1024.41 or any successor provision. The mortgagee, in its sole discretion, may allow the mortgagor to redeem or reinstate the loan after the expiration of the period of redemption but before the public sale. The mortgagee may convey the property to the mortgagor or execute a waiver of foreclosure, and all other rights of all other parties remain as if no foreclosure had been commenced. The mortgagee shall sell the premises to the highest bidder at the public sale and deliver a deed of that sale and the writ of possession, if a writ of possession was obtained during the foreclosure process, to the purchaser. The deed conveys the premises free and clear of all interests of the parties in interest joined in the action. The mortgagee or any other party in interest may bid at the public sale. If the mortgagee is the highest bidder at the public sale, there is no obligation to account for any surplus upon a subsequent sale by the mortgagee. Any rights of the mortgagee to a deficiency claim against the mortgagors are limited to the amount established as of the date of the public sale. The date of the public sale is the date on which bids are received to establish the sales price, no matter when the sale is completed by the delivery of the deed to the highest bidder. If the property is conveyed by deed pursuant to a public sale in accordance with this subsection, a copy of the judgment of foreclosure and evidence of compliance with the requirements of this subsection for the notice of public sale and the public sale itself must be attached to or included within the deed, or both, or otherwise be recorded in the registry of deeds within 30 days of the date of such conveyance.\n2. Additional notice requirements for civil actions commenced on or after January 1, 1995. In foreclosures by civil action commenced on or after January 1, 1995, the mortgagee shall cause notice of the public sale to be mailed by ordinary mail to all parties who appeared in the foreclosure action or to their attorneys of record. The notice must be mailed no less than 30 calendar days before the date of sale. Failure to provide notice of the public sale to any party who appeared does not affect the validity of the sale.\n3. Extension of deadline. Upon a showing of good cause made by a mortgagee's motion prior to the expiration of the sale deadline established by this section, the court may extend a the sale period for a period not to exceed, in the aggregate, 60 days beyond the deadline established by this section for the publication of the notice of sale or conducting the public sale. The court may grant further extensions only upon a motion supported by evidence of a signed agreement of the parties to the foreclosure action setting forth facts establishing that the parties are engaging in loss mitigation efforts in an attempt to avoid foreclosure.\n4. Mortgagee's duty to maintain property. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in connection with the foreclosure of any residential rental property not occupied by the mortgagor, upon the expiration of the period of redemption provided for in section 6322, the mortgagee is, for the purposes of chapter 710, deemed to be the landlord of the property. With respect to the foreclosure of property described in section 6321-A, subsection 2 in which the mortgagee fails to conduct a public sale of the mortgaged property as required by subsections 2 and 3, the mortgagee is deemed to be the owner of the property, with respect to the responsibility for its maintenance under any municipal ordinances or state statutes, upon the expiration of such sale deadline or any extensions thereof authorized by subsection 3.\nSec. 2. 14 MRSA \u00a76324, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. T, \u00a710, is further amended to read:\n\u00a7 6324. Proceeds of sale\nAfter first deducting the expenses incurred in making the sale, the mortgagee shall disburse the remaining proceeds in accordance with the provisions of the judgment. The mortgagee shall file a report of the sale and the disbursement of the proceeds therefrom of the sale with the court and shall mail a copy to the mortgagor at the mortgagor's last known address. The report of the sale must show the amount of the foreclosure judgment determined by the court and must itemize all additions to the judgment. This report need not be accepted or approved by the court, provided that as long as the mortgagor or any other party in interest may contest the accounting by motion filed within 30 days of receipt of the report, but any such challenge may be for money only and does not affect the title to the real estate purchased by the highest bidder at the public sale. Any Upon motion of the mortgagee, served upon the mortgagor and filed with the court with the report of sale, any deficiency must be assessed against the mortgagor and an execution must be issued by the court therefor. In the event the mortgagee has been the purchaser at the public sale, any deficiency is limited to the difference between the fair market value of the premises at the time of the public sale, as established by an independent appraisal, and the sum due the mortgagee as established by the court with interest plus the expenses incurred in making the sale. Any surplus must be paid to the mortgagor , or the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns in the proceeding. If the mortgagor has not appeared personally or by an attorney, the surplus must be paid to the clerk of courts, who shall hold the surplus in escrow for 6 months for the benefit of the mortgagor , or the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns and, if the surplus remains unclaimed after 6 months, the clerk shall pay the surplus to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund until it becomes unclaimed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, and report and pay it to the State in accordance with that Act. The report of sale required by this section must be filed with the court within 45 days of the date of the public sale, without regard to the actual date of conveyance following the sale. If the report is not filed with the court within 45 days, the mortgagee has no right to seek a deficiency judgment.\nThis bill clarifies certain aspects of the post-foreclosure sale process.\nThe bill imposes upon the mortgage holder who starts the foreclosure the burden of being treated as the owner of the property, and thus the party with the burden of maintaining it. With this responsibility, foreclosing parties may be more likely to complete the foreclosure process and proceed to foreclosure sales.\nThe bill imposes a deadline of 45 days after the completion of the foreclosure sale for the filing of the report of sale, so that, in those instances where a deficiency judgment is being sought, the homeowner will be put on notice of that fact shortly after the sale process is completed.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"We the people ask the federal government to Tell us what the federal government is doing about an issue:\nHelp bring Jon Hammar home.\nCreated by K.H. on December 07, 2012\nLatest hell for ex-U.S. Marine: Chained to bed in Mexican jail.\nRead more here: http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2012\/12\/06\/176603\/latest-hell-for-ex-us-marin...\nThe Release of Jon Hammar\nBy The White House\nThank you for participating in We the People and for your petition \"Help Bring Jon Hammar Home.\" Below please see a statement from State Department Acting Deputy Spokesperson Partick Ventrell on the release of Jon Hammar:\n\"We are happy to confirm that Jon Hammar has been released from prison in Matamoros, Mexico. Officials from the U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros met him at the prison and escorted him to the U.S. border, where he was reunited with members of his family. We sincerely appreciate the efforts on the part of Mexican authorities to ensure that an appropriate resolution was made in accordance with Mexican law, and that Mr. Hammar was free to spend the holidays with his loved ones.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"[\ub274\uc2a4] Railway Technology Daily Update 09 October 2018\n\uc870\ud68c : 5\nNews, views and contacts from the global Railway industry\nAlstom delivers Citadis tram to Caen la Mer in France\nAlstom has delivered the first in a series of 23 Citadis X05 trams for the urban community of Caen la Mer in France.\nUSQ, Austrak and Laing O'Rourke partner for railway sleeper research\nThe University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Australia has partnered with Austrak and Laing O'Rourke to develop composite technology that can serve as an alternative to timber in railway sleepers and bridge transoms.\nNetwork Rail completes \u00a3200m upgrades at Derby station, UK\nUK Network Rail has completed \u00a3200m modernisation works at Derby station as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade programme.\nTexas Central selects Salini Impregilo for high-speed train project\nTexas Central has selected Italian engineering firm Salini Impregilo to lead the civil construction consortium to build the North Texas-Houston high-speed rail project's passenger line.\nDysten Integrates Tourist Information and Parking Guidance System\nSzczyrk Mountain Resort is one of the biggest ski resorts in Poland. With 40km of ski trails, Szczyrk unquestionably sets the Polish record for the longest slopes. The intensive expansion of ski trails and chairlifts attracted a growing number of skiers and snowboarders, leading to an increasing amount of complaints pertaining to traffic congestion.\nWYJ2 Bearing Press-Fitting Machine\nWY J2 Bearing Press-Fitting Machine is mainly used for non-axle box rolling bearing press fitting of railway EMU, passenger cars, light rails and metros.\n350W Fully Encapsulated RIA12 Railway DC-DC converters\nABSOPULSE Electronics has recently added the RWR 350-P600 series to its line of fully encapsulated RIA12 railway quality DC-DC converters.\nMechan Sets Fundraising Goal To Mark Half Century\nRail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, is embarking on a charity mission to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Sheffield-based manufacturer has pledged to raise at least \u00a35,000 for the city's Children's Hospital to mark this milestone in its development.\nBel Power Solutions Releases Connector for RCM DC-DC Converters for Railways\nBel Power Solutions and Protection has announced an extension to the RCM Series, 150W to 1,000W chassis-mount DC-DC converters, with an optional pluggable connector version.\nAsset Lifecycle Management Solutions for Railways\nPassenger and freight rolling stock operators are aware of the implications of asset failures.\nARTC V\/TI Monitor Trial Results and Analysis\nA growing method for evaluation of track conditions is to use autonomous measurement systems. This allows for \"train path free\" measurement, meaning that a standard revenue vehicle is used to obtain the measurement. This is greatly preferred to using a non-revenue vehicle which consumes track time.\nCBTC Connectivity Solutions\nThe overall performance of a rail rapid transit system depends largely on the performance of the automatic train control (ATC) system employed. A communication-based train control (CBTC) system is devised by adding modern communication technologies to the ATC concept.\nModern Wheel Detection and Axle Counting\nGrowing conurbations, increasing car park prices and not least rising fuel prices are pushing trams and underground railways increasingly to the forefront of urban and suburban rail transportation infrastructures.\nTetraFlex for Rail and Metro Communications\nSimplifying advanced communications for Public Transport. Meet the increased demands on safety and operational efficiency within large public transport systems with the TetraFlex TETRA radio infrastructure.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Manager can't speak highly enough of Tyler Forbes\nBoss speaks to the media after win over Yeovil Town\nGraham Alexander praised his team's effort and hard work as they picked up their first away win in seven games at Huish Park this afternoon.\nThe manager reserved special praise for youngster Tyler Forbes though, who made his professional debut for the Club only four days after losing his Mother.\nAlexander handed Martin Paterson his first start in Fleetwood colours having joined on-loan from Huddersfield Town on Thursday afternoon.\nJeff Hughes' late header sealed all three points for Fleetwood in a tight game in Somerset, which maintained the Cod Army's good start to the season.\nAfter the game, the manager said: \"We had to work hard for it but I thought the lads' attitude today was superb. We competed for every ball on the pitch which gave us a base to go on and win it.\n\"It was great to score near the end and really pleasing to get the victory.\n\"Yeovil gave it a right good go and produced chances as well. It was a tough game.\n\"I thought we could have had a little bit more quality when we got into good positions going forward.\n\"I'm pleased with how every single one of our players competed for every ball, and we have to have that as a basement every single week.\n\"Pato was given the opportunity to play as a centre forward today and he did that well. He's a fantastic competitor and leads the line well.\"\nAnd Forbes, who joined Town from Preston North End in the summer, was handed his first start at right back.\nAlexander added: \"Tyler's had an unbelievably tough week. His Mother passed away on Tuesday and we had it in our minds whether we'd play him today, but he didn't want to take a day off and he trained every day because he wanted to make his Mother proud.\n\"His Dad travelled down today to see him make his debut, and I can't speak highly enough of that because it takes massive heart to come in and make your league debut.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SEC charges two companies and their principals with misleading investors in more than a dozen oil and gas securities offerings\nSep 24th '21\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Thomas Powell and Stefan Toth, and their entities, Resolute Capital Partners LTD LLC and Homebound Resources LLC, with making material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with more than a dozen unregistered oil and gas securities offerings. Powell and Toth were also charged with acting as unregistered brokers. All respondents have agreed to settle the SEC action.\nAccording to the SEC's order, between 2016 and 2019, the respondents and salespeople acting on their behalf sold debt and equity securities to retail investors in unregistered offerings based on working interests in oil and gas wells. The order finds that the respondents made material misstatements and omitted material facts in both debt and equity offerings. In particular, the respondents provided insufficiently supported projections of future oil production, made statements about potential tax benefits that were unavailable to certain investors, overstated cash reserves, and made incomplete disclosures regarding potential uses of investor funds, including the amount of funds that would be used for payments to prior debt and equity investors. The order further finds that the respondents should have known that their statements and omissions were materially misleading.\n\"Today's settlements provide important protections for investors, including prohibiting the respondents from participating in any oil and gas offerings for two years and requiring an independent compliance consultant to review policies, procedures, and offering materials for any further offerings for three years,\" said Carolyn M. Welshhans, Enforcement Division Associate Director. \"Investors are entitled to materially accurate disclosures so they can make informed investment decisions.\"\nThe SEC's order finds that the respondents violated the antifraud provisions and the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and further that Powell and Toth acted as unregistered brokers. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, the respondents agreed to a cease and desist order and to undertakings that, among other requirements, prohibit them from participating in any unregistered oil and gas related offerings for two years, require them to post a referenced link to the SEC's order on all of their websites for three years, and require an independent compliance consultant for a period of three years. Powell and Toth also consented to collateral and penny stock bars and investment company prohibitions, with a right to apply for re-entry after two years. Finally, Resolute Capital and Homebound Resources each agreed to pay a civil penalty of $225,000, and Powell and Toth each agreed to pay a civil penalty of $75,000.\nThe SEC's investigation was conducted by Brian Fitzsimons and Brian Vann with assistance from Joshua Braunstein, James Smith, Dean Conway, Jan Folena, Donald Furlano, and Deborah Russell. The investigation was supervised by Brian O. Quinn and Ms. Welshhans. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the Nevada Securities Division, the Securities Division of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.\nSource: SEC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb ACCUSED ROBBER CITES 'TEMPORARY LINSANITY'\nACCUSED ROBBER CITES 'TEMPORARY LINSANITY'\nFebruary 15, 2012 by Andy Smith\nNEW YORK \u2014 A man claims \"temporary Linsanity\" led him to rob a Queens diner.\nAs New York was celebrating after Knicks player Jeremy Lin sunk a game-winning 3-pointer against the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night, a man with \"Linsanity\" was committing a robbery in Queens.\n\"Linsanity,\" the popular phrase coined amid Lin's highly praised performance during the team's 6-game winning streak, is certainly a real thing, according to 36-year-old Bryan Hazer. Hazer is accused of walking into the popular restaurant Larry's and demanding cash at gunpoint. According to Hazer's lawyers, he was unaware of what he was doing, as Lin's fateful shot with less than a second to go made Hazer \"snap.\"\n\"After screaming for the cash, he kept on mumbling things about the game to himself,\" said one bystander, who asked not to be named. \"He kept on saying stuff like '27 points' and '11 assists \u2026 a career high.' It was weird.\"\nWhile Linsanity has not been recognized by medical professionals as anything but a harmless phrase, Hazer's lawyers plan to present a strong case for its dangers and potential impact on sports fans. A\nstatement by the lawyers was released soon after Hazer's arrest.\n\"It was tied at 87,\" the statement said. \"No one thought he would just go for the three. It was Linsane, and we believe our client is not responsible for his actions due to these circumstances. Mr. Hazer is\nan upstanding young man with a bright future, and it would be a shame for something out of his control to ruin his life.\"\nHazer, a dock worker and lifelong Knicks fan, has shown no previous inclination toward crime, according to friends. Best friend and confidant Greg Curtis stands by Hazer.\n\"Look, this isn't [Bryan's] fault,\" Curtis said. \"This whole thing is affecting all of us. Just earlier, I was feeling some major Lindigestion. It's terrifying.\"\nCategories Headlines, TopStory Tags basketball, crime, health, knicks, nba, new york, NY, robbery, Sports, toronto\nFOOD POLICE ARREST KINDERGARTNERS\nUFO OVER SOUTH CAROLINA\n2 thoughts on \"ACCUSED ROBBER CITES 'TEMPORARY LINSANITY'\"\nSo, what are we supposed to do, arrest Jerry Lin for starting Linsanity? I think the guy who committed the crime should get psychological help, but shouldnt blame it on someone else.\nwvu frog\nI think we should arrest wvu frog for being tooooo sexy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Party\" school hosts first presidential debate\nArtair Rogers, second row, third from the right, is a junior Public Policy Major at Ole Miss.\nEditor's Note: Artair Rogers is a student intern for the William Winter Institute from Guntown, MS. He is a junior Public Policy Leadership major in the Trent Lott Leadership Institute and the Honors College. On campus, Artair is involved with the Associated Student Body, Ole Miss Ambassadors, and the Columns Society. Artair shares his thoughts on why Ole Miss is the perfect place to host Friday's first presidential debate.\nArtair Rogers\nJunior, University of Mississippi\nWith this presidential debate, we as students are more aware of the issues that are facing our country and our own demographic. Many articles present a link between racial tensions and the unique history of our university. As an African-American student, I have the utmost respect for the struggle of James Meredith; he helped pave the way for me to attend this university.\nHowever, I believe that we should also focus on what students have been able to obtain because of James Meredith's achievement. Because of James Meredith and other pioneers at this university, I am currently a junior in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Trent Lott Leadership Institute.\nMy story is becoming more common among African-American students at the university. Our entire student body has advanced. Yes, we still have problems, but again, I reiterate that there is progress. The measure of progress may be hard to define, but I feel that we have an administration and a group of student leaders who are more than ready to take our university to the next level in all aspects.\nThis is why we are having this debate. I feel that Ole Miss is in the middle of a breakthrough, and this debate symbolizes that.\nFiled under: Barack Obama \u2022 John McCain \u2022 Race in America \u2022 Raw Politics \u2022 youth vote\nThere they go again\nRepublican Political Consultant\nThough it sounds secretive and glamorous, debate prep is magnificently unpleasant for everybody involved. The candidates have gripped and grinned their way through a savage jungle of fund raisers, powerful local idiots, soggy state-fair corn dogs and rabid, preening reporters just to get to the debates, a dangerous pinnacle where one slipup could cost the election.\nThe campaign staffs are equally exhausted and by now more than a little frustrated with the candidate they have come to both love and hate. Put them all in a room together in what are often poorly planned prep sessions, and you have the perfect recipe for disaster: the staffers discover great catharsis in firing increasingly nasty \"prep\" questions at the candidates, who in turn become more and more itchy under fire until finally exploding with a gusher of recriminations at their staffs for failing to prepare them for so many impossible questions.\nGood debate prep is designed to build up, not tear down, the candidate's confidence. The first trick is to practice with a stand-in who has memorized the opposing candidate's likely answers. This is far easier than it sounds.\nFiled under: Barack Obama \u2022 John McCain \u2022 Raw Politics\nBehind the scenes at the United Nations\nUnited Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.\nRichard Roth | Bio\nCNN Sr. United Nations Correspondent\nDo you think you are a good multitasker? I wish you could try your luck at the annual UN General Assembly debate in New York.\nHundreds of world leaders cram into the aging building and talk. And talk. And shake hands. And hold press conferences. And sign treaties.\nThe problem? These Presidents and Prime Ministers do it all at the same time 'round the clock. And then later complain about their message not getting out. FULL POST\nFiled under: Global 360\u00b0 \u2022 United Nations\nTaser death\nNew Yorker Inman Morales is surrounded by New York police officers before he was tasered and then fell to his death.\nGabriel Falcon\nAC360\u00b0 Writer\nThe police use of tasers to subdue a suspect is controversial. There have been incidents in the past where the jolt of electricity has led to death. However, police departments continue to say stun guns are an effective and safe alternative to lethal force.\nBut was it absolutely necessary to stun an emotionally disturbed man in New York this week? The video is disturbing, and it speaks volumes to what happened in Brooklyn yesterday. You can watch it here, but be warned the tape is extremely graphic, depicting a man's final moments alive.\nInman Morales stands naked atop a security gate some ten feet above the sidewalk. He appears unstable, screaming at officers on the scene. Earlier, the mother of Morales reportedly called 911 because her son had become violent and threatening. After eluding police in the building and on the fire-escape, Morales stood perched on the security gate. He was holding what appeared to be a long light bulb tube.\nThis is what happens next: Police say a lieutenant ordered an officer standing on the sidewalk to taser Morales. After the gun is fired, Morales appears to freeze, standing still before falling head-first onto the ground. His head hits the pavement. One witness called it a death plunge. Morales died a few hours later at the hospital.\nIn a statement released today, the NYPD said the guidelines for the use of taser guns were violated and that the officers involved in the fatal confrontation have been placed on modified assignment and re-assigned. You can read the entire statement here.\nFiled under: Crime & Punishment \u2022 Gabe Falcon\nMcCain suspends democracy\nRehearsals for Friday's presidential debate between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama at the University of Mississippi.\nKatrina vanden Heuvel | Bio\nAC360\u00b0 Contributor\nEditor, The Nation\nLincoln ran for office in 1864, when there was a good chance he wouldn't have a country to lead. FDR ran for office in the middle of the largest conflict in human history\u2013twice. We can have a debate this Friday.\nInstead, McCain is going to \"suspend\" the democratic process? And this from a man who prides himself on his Commander-in-Chief skills? How is calling quits amid a crisis as severe as 9\/11, in human security terms, a measure of his leadership strength?\nBush and McCain, linked again at the hip, are telling this nation,which seeks confidence and hope: You have nothing to fear but the end of fear itself. McCain has bailed out from the responsibilities demanded of a presidential candidate who claims to be a leader. Bush looked like the dog in that never-to-be-forgotten National Lampoon cover with dog, gun pointed at his head. Propped up at single digit ratings delivering a speech, the worst president in our history was sent out there to scare Americans and prop up a man he smeared two election cycles ago.\nFiled under: Barack Obama \u2022 John McCain \u2022 Katrina vanden Heuvel \u2022 Raw Politics\nA new day in Washington\nDana Bash | Bio\nCNN Congressional Correspondent\nAs McCain walked up the stairs to his Russell office, I tried to ask him a question. He refused and very emphatically said as he kept walking, \"I mean it. You'll have to excuse me. I'm serious...Thank you very much.\"\nA senior aide looked at me and joked, \"It's not like the old days, Dana.\"\nFiled under: Dana Bash \u2022 John McCain \u2022 Raw Politics\nAnother onlooker ejected\nO.J. Simpson is on trial for robbery and kidnapping charges nearly a year after police arrested him in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prosecutors say Simpson and five other men stormed into a Las Vegas hotel room last September 13 to recover sports memorabilia that Simpson said belonged to him. They say at least two men with Simpson had guns as they robbed two sports memorabilia dealers. The following dispatches come from our Paul Vercammen covering the trial.\nPaul Vercammen\nCNN Senior Producer\n10:54AM PT\nA middle-aged man was ejected from the courtroom in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping trial after he took a step toward the witness stand.\nCourtroom Marshals said the man in the gallery walked up and said I have a question.\nWhile being escorted in handcuffs to the elevator, the man said \"yes, I realize now I crossed the line.\"\nHe is the second person in the gallery ejected from the courtroom since the trial began.\nOn deck to testify is Simpson's former manager, Mike Gilbert. Gilbert has dealt in Simpson memorabilia and his name has come up occasionally in testimony.\nSimpson and Gilbert have had a falling out. Gilbert wrote the damning book, \"How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret and Remorse.\"\nIn the book, Gilbert alleged that a a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. He also claims that he helped his former friend wiggle out of the murder charges by suggesting how to bloat his hands so they wouldn't fit the notorious bloody gloves.\nNone of this will come in at the trial, though, because Judge Jackie Glass has not be allowing testimony about Simpson's previous criminal and civil trials at the armed robbery trial.\nFiled under: Crime & Punishment \u2022 O.J. Simpson Trial \u2022 Paul Vercammen\nThe talker and the doer\nEditor's Note: Leslie Sanchez is a former adviser to President Bush and CEO of Impacto Group, which specializes in market research about women and Hispanics for its corporate and nonprofit clients.\nLeslie Sanchez | Bio\nCNN Political Contributor\nRepublican Strategist\nAs the dust settles on today's White House meeting, the next item on the agenda is the matter of Friday's presidential debate.\nJohn McCain wants it postponed so that he and other Senators can focus on the proposed $700 billion bailout of U.S. financial markets. Barack Obama, who says a President has to be able to multi-task, wants to go ahead as planned.\nThe chattering class has decreed McCain's actions a stunt, and foretold from their klieg-lit perch that McCain will cave. I wouldn't be so sure.\nEven history's greatest debaters took time to prepare, and any trial lawyer will tell you that the focus required to go before a jury is profoundly intense. Even for candidates who've each debated on many occasions, it would be a difficult task to shift focus from something like the financial rescue to a televised debate.\nFrom the \"good-government\" standpoint\u2013 McCain is probably right to concentrate his energies on legislation of such consequence. McCain's campaign describes him as putting his personal and emotional energies fully into the complexities of the bailout. He cannot, he says, participate in the intricacies of legislative draftsmanship by telephone \u2013 and we know he doesn't use e-mail.\nObama, aided in no small measure by the national media, will place tremendous pressure on McCain to take part in Friday's debate. Perhaps Team Obama sees a tactical advantage in taking on a tired, unfocused adversary.\nFrom McCain's standpoint, there will be a debate, Oxford or not. It'll take place on the floor of the United States Senate, and will focus on probably the most significant legislation to come before Congress in a generation. It's there, he hopes, America will see the difference between a rookie \"talker\" and an experienced \"doer.\"\nFiled under: Barack Obama \u2022 John McCain \u2022 Leslie Sanchez \u2022 Raw Politics\nIt's getting ugly in Pakistan\nReza Sayah | BIO\nCNN Islamabad Correspondent\nIt's getting ugly in Pakistan.\nLast week a massive suicide truck bomb killed more than 50 and destroyed the Islamabad Marriott. Extremists are getting more aggressive and sophisticated than ever. Instead of working together against militants, U.S. and Pakistani troops are firing shots and accusation at one another.\nOn Thursday the Pentagon said Pakistani troops opened fire on a U.S. chopper flying in Afghan airspace near the Pakistani border. The Pakistani Army said they fired at the chopper because it violated Pakistani airspace. The chopper fired back, they said. Washington and Islamabad are supposed to be partners in the fight against extremists. It doesn't take a military genius to know partners don't shoot at one another.\nThe Pentagon called the incident a misunderstanding, but what's clear is escalating tension between Washington and Islamabad and rising anti-Americanism among average Pakistanis because of incidents like this.\nFiled under: Global 360\u00b0 \u2022 Pakistan \u2022 Reza Sayah\nWe need a debate now\nPaul Begala\nDemocratic Strategist\nDespite John McCain's announcement that he is suspending his campaign, chances are there will be a debate Friday night at Ole Miss. And with all the challenges and changes facing the American people, a good partisan debate may be the thing we need most.\nThe dirty little secret is that debates are not as difficult as some may think. The issues to be discussed are usually pretty predictable: good moderators (and Friday night's debate will be moderated by a very good one, the estimable Jim Lehrer of PBS) don't play gotcha.\nBoth candidates are intelligent and articulate. They can work on an economic bailout plan in Washington, then fly to Mississippi for the debate. But they'd better come ready to disagree.\nThe job for each candidate in the debate will be to focus on the issues where he can draw strong, clear distinctions between his ideas and values and his opponent's.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kentucky Scholarship Online\nUniversity Presses All Partner Presses Kentucky Scholarship Online\nThe American South and the Vietnam War\nJoseph A. Fry\nPublisher: University Press of Kentucky\nPublished online: January 2016\nObama at War\nRyan C. Hendrickson\nZiegfeld and His Follies\nCynthia Brideson and others\nCharles Walters\nBrent Phillips\nPublished online: May 2015\nLarry Ceplair and others\nRex Ingram\nRuth Barton\nJan-Christopher Horak\nIn Remembrance of Emmett Till\nDarryl Mace\nKentucky's Cookbook Heritage\nJohn van Willigen\nYou are looking at 1-3 of 3 items for:\nEuropean Modern History x\nSee results from UPSO\nEuropean Modern History (3)\nFrom 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 \u2014 To 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005\nBerlin on the Brink: The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War\nUniversity Press of Kentucky\n10.5810\/kentucky\/9780813136134.001.0001\nHistory, European Modern History\nNo place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the \"Berlin question\" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign ... More\nNo place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the \"Berlin question\" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in 1949. Tracing the blockade's origins, it explains why British and American planners during the Second World War neglected Western access to postwar Berlin and why Western officials did little to reduce Berlin's vulnerability as Cold War tensions increased. Standard accounts mistakenly emphasize an early decision to rely on an airlift to defeat the blockade. Leaders did not sit down, weigh alternatives, and choose \"airlift\" as the course of action that would resolve the crisis on their terms. No one at first believed the airlift could defeat the blockade; its inevitable failure would confront the Western powers with a choice between withdrawing from Berlin and starting a war. The airlift's unexpected success transformed the crisis, confronting the Soviets with the choice between war and retreat. The Western powers found it harder to concert policy during the crisis than standard accounts acknowledge. The study traces diplomatic negotiations at all levels, from Berlin to the United Nations, examines the crisis's effects on the 1948 US presidential election, and traces how the blockade affected US debates over the custody and use of atomic weapons.Less\nBerlin on the Brink : The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War\nNo place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the \"Berlin question\" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in 1949. Tracing the blockade's origins, it explains why British and American planners during the Second World War neglected Western access to postwar Berlin and why Western officials did little to reduce Berlin's vulnerability as Cold War tensions increased. Standard accounts mistakenly emphasize an early decision to rely on an airlift to defeat the blockade. Leaders did not sit down, weigh alternatives, and choose \"airlift\" as the course of action that would resolve the crisis on their terms. No one at first believed the airlift could defeat the blockade; its inevitable failure would confront the Western powers with a choice between withdrawing from Berlin and starting a war. The airlift's unexpected success transformed the crisis, confronting the Soviets with the choice between war and retreat. The Western powers found it harder to concert policy during the crisis than standard accounts acknowledge. The study traces diplomatic negotiations at all levels, from Berlin to the United Nations, examines the crisis's effects on the 1948 US presidential election, and traces how the blockade affected US debates over the custody and use of atomic weapons.\nKeywords: Berlin Blockade, Berlin Airlift, Cold War, Council of Foreign Ministers, occupation of Germany, Soviet Union, United Nations, Western powers\nThe Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War\nTerri Blom Crocker\nThe 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the ... More\nThe 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the anger that soldiers felt toward the meaningless war that they had been tricked into fighting. Contemporaneous sources, however, show that the truce was not an act of defiance; rather, it arose from the professionalism of the soldiers involved, the conditions of static trench warfare, foul weather on the Western Front, the absence of major battles, and memories of traditional celebrations of Christmas. The truce, in short, was caused by rain, mud, curiosity, lack of personal animosity toward the enemy, and homesickness, rather than by frustration and rebellion. No soldiers were punished for their participation in the 1914 truce, and no troops refused to fire on their enemies afterward. Newspapers published accounts of the armistice openly, and many regimental histories later featured the event prominently. An examination of references to the truce over the past century reveals the myths that have defined it and contrasts those myths with the words and actions of participants in the armistice. By examining the support the soldiers felt for the war, as well as their willingness to return to fighting after Christmas 1914 ended, the book argues that the Christmas truce, which would seem to confirm the dominant view of the First World War, instead challenges the war's popular narrative.Less\nThe Christmas Truce : Myth, Memory, and the First World War\nThe 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the anger that soldiers felt toward the meaningless war that they had been tricked into fighting. Contemporaneous sources, however, show that the truce was not an act of defiance; rather, it arose from the professionalism of the soldiers involved, the conditions of static trench warfare, foul weather on the Western Front, the absence of major battles, and memories of traditional celebrations of Christmas. The truce, in short, was caused by rain, mud, curiosity, lack of personal animosity toward the enemy, and homesickness, rather than by frustration and rebellion. No soldiers were punished for their participation in the 1914 truce, and no troops refused to fire on their enemies afterward. Newspapers published accounts of the armistice openly, and many regimental histories later featured the event prominently. An examination of references to the truce over the past century reveals the myths that have defined it and contrasts those myths with the words and actions of participants in the armistice. By examining the support the soldiers felt for the war, as well as their willingness to return to fighting after Christmas 1914 ended, the book argues that the Christmas truce, which would seem to confirm the dominant view of the First World War, instead challenges the war's popular narrative.\nKeywords: Christmas truce, First World War, Memory studies, Trenches, Western Front, Fraternization, Conventional narrative, Soldiers' correspondence\nHitlers Rival: Ernst Th\u00e4lmann in Myth and Memory\nRussel Lemmons\nThroughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Th\u00e4lmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Th\u00e4lmann was the most prominent left-wing ... More\nThroughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Th\u00e4lmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Th\u00e4lmann was the most prominent left-wing politician in the country's 1932 election and ran third in the presidential race after Hitler and von Hindenberg. After the Nazi Party's victory in that contest, Th\u00e4lmann was imprisoned and held in solitary confinement for eleven years before being executed at Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944 at the F\u00fchrer's direct orders. Hitler's Rival examines how the Communist Party gradually transformed Th\u00e4lmann into a fallen mythic hero, building a cult that became one of their most important propaganda tools in central Europe. Author Russel Lemmons analyzes the party intelligentsia's methods, demonstrating how they used various media to manipulate public memory and exploring the surprising ways in which they incorporated Christian themes into their messages. Examining the facts as well as the propaganda, this volume separates the intriguing true biography of the cult figure from the fantastic myth that was created around him.Less\nHitlers Rival : Ernst Th\u00e4lmann in Myth and Memory\nThroughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Th\u00e4lmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Th\u00e4lmann was the most prominent left-wing politician in the country's 1932 election and ran third in the presidential race after Hitler and von Hindenberg. After the Nazi Party's victory in that contest, Th\u00e4lmann was imprisoned and held in solitary confinement for eleven years before being executed at Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944 at the F\u00fchrer's direct orders. Hitler's Rival examines how the Communist Party gradually transformed Th\u00e4lmann into a fallen mythic hero, building a cult that became one of their most important propaganda tools in central Europe. Author Russel Lemmons analyzes the party intelligentsia's methods, demonstrating how they used various media to manipulate public memory and exploring the surprising ways in which they incorporated Christian themes into their messages. Examining the facts as well as the propaganda, this volume separates the intriguing true biography of the cult figure from the fantastic myth that was created around him.\nKeywords: Hitler, Nazi, Th\u00e4lmann, Germany, Myth, Communism\nPRINTED FROM KENTUCKY SCHOLARSHIP ONLINE (www.kentucky.universitypressscholarship.com). (c) Copyright The University Press of Kentucky, 2021. All Rights Reserved. An individual user may print out a PDF of a single chapter of a monograph in KSO for personal use.date: 16 January 2021","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"About Us Policies Contributing Organizations Strategic Plan Press Room Contact Us\nContribute to MDL Call for Projects Annual & Regional Meetings\nExhibits Primary Source Sets Digital Public Library of America Collaboration Scan for Keeps\nMetadata Entry Guidelines Oral History & Audio Collections Transcription Style Guide Rights Statements Resources Best Practices for Digitization Glossary of Format Terms Google Analytics Reports\nAll FieldsTitleCreatorSubjectDescriptionCity or TownshipCounty Search\nWorld War I on the Minnesota Home Front\nPrimary Source Set\nby Carla Urban, Minnesota Digital Library Exhibits Outreach Coordinator, Minitex\nThe Great War broke out in Europe in 1914 and raged for more than two years before the United States joined in 1917. On June 5 of that year, all men between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to sign up for the draft and in December the first of 17,000 troops from Minnesota shipped out.\nOn the home front, Minnesotans had to deal with shortages of metals and other resources diverted to war efforts, like shipbuilding in Duluth. There were also shortages of foods such as wheat, meats, sugar and fats as food was shipped overseas to support the troops and beleaguered Europeans. Minnesotans, along with all Americans, were asked to produce as much of their own food as possible, preserve garden bounty, reduce food waste and eat less meat, wheat and sugar.\nBoth youth and adults participated in other means of supporting the war including patriotic events such as parades and rallies, fundraising through the purchase of Liberty Bonds, and supporting the American Red Cross. Minnesotans were touched by the war as family members and friends left to serve, as they received letters and news from loved ones, and as they mourned those who died.\nMinnesotans of German descent, who were the largest ethnic minority group in the state at the time, were required to register as alien enemies and carry their registration card with them at all times. Many people were concerned that, because of the German Americans' ethnic heritage, they would side with the enemy power.\nWorld War I home front, Duluth, Minnesota\nRed Cross parade in 1918, Slayton, Minnesota\nJunior Red Cross Class at the High School during World War I, Mankato, Minnesota\nNeighborhoods of Duluth: West Duluth, World War I Victory Garden, Duluth, Minnesota\nWorld War I home front, paper drive, Duluth, Minnesota\nKolynos Tooth Powder cardboard container, Dayton's Bluff Pharmacy, St. Paul, Minnesota\nRegistration of German Alien Enemies, General Rules and Regulations\nRegistration Affidavit of Alien Enemy John Hummel, Stillwater, Minnesota\nOliver Jackson's letter home during World War I\nWorld War I soldier's funeral, Blue Earth County, Minnesota\nIn the World War 1917, 1918, 1919 Becker County, Minnesota\nSwords and Plowshares playbill\nDiscussion Questions & Activities\nWhen you look at the individual items, use the zoom-in tool to view details in the images or more easily read the documents.\n1. Why do you think children and youth show up in so many of the images in this set? Based on these images, describe some of the ways the war might have affected the lives of children of the time.\n2. There are numerous historical images of World War I-related parades in MDL. Look at the 2 images we have included in this set and think about the role of parades in a community - especially during war time. Since the years 1916-1918 were well before radio, television, and the internet, how do you think parades and community events like this helped keep people informed, involved and inspired?\n3. Why was a \"special wartime container\" used for the tooth powder?\n4. Using the listing of WWI service members from Becker County (at least page 13), describe some of the similarities and differences between the individuals and their service.\n5. Based on the items in this set, what similarities or differences do you see with how Minnesotans today interact with the country's current military and military efforts?\n6. Read the regulations (at least page 3) for alien enemy registration and the Registration Affidavit of John Hummel. At the time of World War I, Germans were the largest ethnic minority group in Minnesota. What were German residents required to do? How do you think this would have effected their daily lives or their relationships with their communities? Are you aware of other examples in the U.S. of alienation of targeted groups while we are at war?\n7. Think about the images of the African American men on the train, the Native American man rejected from service (from the Becker County document, p. 13), and the German man registered as an alien enemy. What do they tell you about attitudes toward people of different races and ethnicities at the time?\n8. What does the Swords and Plowshares playbill tell us about the attitude of Minnesotans toward war after the end of World War I?\n9. One of the items in the set is a letter from a soldier to his family back home. Imagine yourselves as a family during World War I writing letters to your soldier on the front. Using what you observed in this set of resources, along with other knowledge, what sorts of news and daily activities might a mother, father and siblings report on in such letters?\neLibrary Minnesota Resources (for Minnesota residents)\n1. \"World War I.\" Britannica School. Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 24 May. 2016.\n2. \"World War I.\" Student Resources in Context. Web. 24 May 2016.\n3. \"WORLD WAR I (1914-1918).\" African American Almanac. Ed. Brigham Narins. 10th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Student Resources in Context. Web. 24 May 2016.\nAdditional Resources for Research\n1. \"Anti-German nativism, 1917-1919,\" MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 7 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.\n2. Eighmey, Rae Katharine. \"Food will win the war: Minnesota conservation efforts, 1917-1918.\" Minnesota History, Minnesota Historical Society. 59.7: 272-286. Web. 19 May 2016.\n3. \"Home Before the Leaves Fall: The Great War, 1914-1918,\" WWIOnline. Web. 19 May 2016.\n4. \"Liberty gardens: 1917-1919,\" MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.\n5. National WWI Museum and Memorial online exhibitions. National WWI Museum. Web. 19 May 2016.\n6. \"Patriotic Labor: America during World War I online exhibit,\" Digital Public Library of America. Web. 19 May 2016\n7. \"Sixteenth Battalion, Minnesota Home Guard,\" MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.\n8. \"Women on the World War I home front,\" Mnodpedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.\n9. World War I and the American Red Cross. American Red Cross. Web. 19 May 2016.\nSend us feedback about this Primary Source Set\nThink Like a Historian\nObserve a Primary Source Item and Record Your Thoughts\nWhat is happening in the photograph or letter, diary, etc.? What just happened, or what is about to happen?\nDescribe the people you see in the image. How do they relate to each other and to the photographer? If there are no people in the image, what is the subject of the photograph?\nDescribe where the photo was taken. Were they inside, outside, somewhere identifiable? Was the location an urban area, suburban, or rural?\nLook for details that show when the photo was taken \u2013 time of day, season, and year. Do the people in the photograph look different than people today? How are their clothing, shoes, and hair styles different? Also look for differences in things like transportation, housing, equipment, and general infrastructure.\nThink about the Creator, Audience, Context, Relationships\nWhat is the author\/creator's point of view? What was the author's purpose?\nWho is the intended audience for this primary source material?\nExplain how the source tells its story.\nWhat was happening locally, regionally, or nationally when this primary source material was created?\nHow does this item relate to other content in this Primary Source Set and\/or the rest of the Minnesota Digital Library collection? Compare and contrast two resources.\nFinally, using the clues you have observed, try to figure out why the source was created. By asking these questions, you have begun to understand the what, who, where, when and why of the primary source material \u2013 and ultimately, the story it tells.\nDocument Analysis Worksheets from the National Archives\nUsing Primary Sources from the Library of Congress\nAbout MDL\nContribute to MDL\nGlossary of Format Terms\nStay connected with the latest news from the Minnesota Digital Library by subscribing to email updates on the Minitex News platform.\nWilson Library, Room 60\n309 19th Avenue South","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Performance Today\nAn Artist Incubating Chicken Eggs Is No Joke. But Is It Art?\nWorld News, Arts\nby Scott Simon\n7:39am Apr 01, 2017\nFrench artist Abraham Poincheval sits over real chicken eggs until they hatch at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.\nStephane de Sakutin \/ AFP\/Getty Images\nAn artist is sitting on a chair in a Paris art museum over a dozen chicken eggs until they hatch. This is not an April Fools' joke.\n\"I will, broadly speaking, become a chicken,\" says Abraham Poincheval, a French performance artist who has recently also had himself encased inside a bear, where he ate worms and beetles, and then inside a limestone rock, where he thought, slept and slurped soup.\nThis time, Abraham Poincheval is sealed inside a glass \"vivarium,\" where he sits on a small seat slightly above the eggs to incubate them, like a mother hen, for 21 to 26 days. To raise his body temperature, the artist has robed himself in a blanket and says he'll eat a lot of ginger. He's told interviewers that sitting on eggs to hatch them, \"interests me because it raises the question of metamorphosis and gender.\"\nBut R. Michael Hulet, an associate professor of animal science at Penn State University, finds this art piece inhumane. He told Time magazine that humans can't maintain a temperature high enough to hatch healthy chicks.\n\"It's a welfare situation,\" he says. \"I think that life is more important than some of those things that are called art.\"\nI don't bring up Abraham Poincheval's project to rail against performance art. John Cage spent time in a soundproof chamber at Harvard in 1951; he got inspired to compose, if that's quite the word, a piece called \"4'33\" \" in which a pianist gets ready to play, but stays silent for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. You really hear dimensions in the quiet.\nI wish I had seen Allan Kaprow's 1960s installation, Yard, where people were invited to crawl and jump over a jumble of rubber tires. \"The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible,\" he said.\nAnd there is much to offend many in the lyrics the art collective Pussy Riot sang when they burst into a Moscow cathedral to perform their \"Punk Prayer,\" which ends with, \"Virgin birth-Giver of God, drive away Putin!\" But you can also admire the spirit and courage of women who knew they would be jailed for their art.\nI am stumped to see much performance or art in a man who sits on eggs that may never hatch. Motherhood, and chickenhood, for that matter, is more than just sitting on eggs. Abraham Poincheval says he wants to inhabit objects. But I like to think the joy of art is to share what you do with an audience so that they can inhabit other lives, ideas and dreams. There are lots of ways to get people to stare; the art is in helping them to feel.\n#world #europe #commentary #art & design #art #fine art #artist #eggs #performance art\nMore from Weekend Edition Saturday\nWhy many Americans continue to struggle despite trillions of dollars in pandemic aid\nMore than 200 inmates at Rikers Island are refusing meals over staffing shortages\nWeek in politics: Vaccine mandates; Voting rights and inflation\nFor 50 years, 'The Gates Of Hell' crater has burned. Now officials want to put it out\nSaturday sports: NFL playoffs; the Australian Open and Novak Djokovic\nMore than half of Europeans could be infected with COVID-19 in the next two months","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What you Missed at The Guilds\nPosted by Nalip on February 10, 2017\n(Image courtesy of VOA Indonesia)\nIn the midst of awards season, it can be difficult to keep up with the abundance of nominations and recipients. Receiving a Guild award in Hollywood is a great honor and recipients deserve recognition. With that being said, we wanted to highlight some of those who went home victorious and some of the most talked about topics at this year's most celebrated awards ceremonies.\nLast week kicked off with the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards (PGA). The PGA's Darryl F. Zanuck Award for top feature film is known to be a \"great barometer for Oscar's best picture winner,\" according to Deadline, which went to \"La La Land\" this year. There is no doubt the musical-comedy will win at least some of its 14 Oscar nominations and this may just reinforce it's Best Picture win. See the full list of winners here.\nAfter the PGA's, the 23rd Screen Actor Guild (SAG) awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in LA. With the push for inclusion on everyone's mind, Taylor Schilling and Jackie Cruz made sure to acknowledge how a diverse cast can create amazing content during their acceptance speech for the cast of \"Orange is the New Black.\" OITNB won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for the third consecutive year, ruling out contenders such as \"The Big Bang Theory\" and \"Blackish.\"\nIn a pleasantly shocking win, \"Stranger Things,\" the Netflix original series that had everyone talking last summer, won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a TV Drama Series, edging out \"Game of Thrones\" and the acclaimed HBO drama \"Westworld.\" The young cast's excitement definitely brought smiles to the room. Check out the full list of winners here.\nThe week ended with the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA). Once again, \"La La Land\" took the top award. Director Damien Chazelle won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film, beating out the directors of \"Arrival,\" \"Lion,\" \"Manchester by the Sea\" and \"Moonlight.\" However, the most talked about subject of the night was not Chazelle's win, but America's current political climate.\nSeveral speakers throughout the night referenced or declared their disdain for President Trump's immigration ban. Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu joked about how Denis Villeneuve (\"Arrival\") just made him worry about the status of his work visa, and then went on to discuss the importance of telling compeling human stories. Others spoke about the importance of diversity regardless of status.\n\"I would not personally be standing in this room, on this stage, I wouldn't be here at all, if not for immigrants,\" said DGA President Paris Barclay at the award ceremony.\nThere's much debate going on in Hollywood over whether or not award recipients and speakers should use these stages to discuss their political point of view. Regardless of what an individual's political view may be, one important thread of thought is common throughout these discussions and that is more inclusion.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"University departments announce measures to reduce the impact of strikes on students\nnewsone sidebarcarouselfeatured topUCU strike\nWith the news that staff strikes could continue for longer than planned if a solution is not found, some departments at the University of Bristol have begun to announce measures to mitigate the potential impact on students.\nMeasures announced so far have included extending coursework deadlines and modifying content in future assessments, although not all departments have announced such action.\nRelated article: Everything you need to know about the upcoming strike action\nAn essay deadline for third-year History students has been pushed back from Tuesday 6th March to Monday 12th March to give students more time to contact staff members while talks are underway to potentially push back the dissertation deadline if action continues. The Department of History have also said there is a group in charge of assessing the impact of the strikes on degrees and assessments.\nAn email to third-year History students reads: 'In light of UCU industrial action, the Faculty of Arts is now starting to adjust essay deadlines to help mitigate the impact of strike action' and that 'and similar changes are being made to summative assessment deadlines across the Faculty.'\nHere, 6 staff members at the University of Bristol tell Epigram why they are striking.\n'I can't afford to strike. Yet for all of the reasons given above, nor can I afford not to'https:\/\/t.co\/H44RAa01bT pic.twitter.com\/QqQ32yVNJO\n\u2014 Epigram (@EpigramPaper) February 22, 2018\nJoe Jones, the President of History Society, told Epigram: 'I think it is worth noting that the University admin staff are putting in a lot of work to find the best option for students in light of the industrial action that is taking place over the next few weeks. I think a six-day extension for History 3rd Year's upcoming essay is very fair and reasonable.\n'I'm sure that, should the strike action continue, they will put every effort into ensuring that the impact on students is minimised for future assessments too. The department are doing all they can, and any further issues can be raised with Jonny or Sarah, our Third Year Reps.'\nSecond- year English students have also received an essay extension from the 8th March to the 12th of March.\nMeanwhile, second-year Theatre students have been told future assessments in one unit will be modified to reflect the content they have been taught, removing content missed due to strike action.\nAn email was sent to all students in the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience saying that while 'there will be no general extensions to coursework deadlines', students can request an extension if they feel their 'ability to submit coursework has been affected by the industrial action.'\nAll you need to know from the first two days of staff UCU pension strikeshttps:\/\/t.co\/qoGDOmKexo pic.twitter.com\/9LsbNBcSSk\nStudents in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies have been told that the decision whether assessments will be modified will be taken 'after the strike is over' and that 'any impact on student work, progress, and classification of degrees that arises from the strike will be considered on a unit-by-unit basis by the board of examiners to ensure that students are not disadvantages by the strike'.\nThe University of Bristol have said that strike action will not be counted as extenuating circumstances: 'If any courses are affected by strike action we will address this on a unit-by-unit basis, not via individual extenuating circumstances claims'.\nThe University adds: 'At the moment we expect all assessments and exams scheduled after Easter to take place as planned', although UCU have warned strikes could continue into the exam period if no solution is found by UUK.\nThis article will be updated as more information is released.\nFeatured image: Epigram \/ Cameron Scheijde\nKeep up to date with the strike action ...\nFacebook \/\/ Epigram \/\/ Twitter\nAlex Boulton\nEditor in Chief 2017-18, Online Style Editor 2016-17. History student.\nartscarouselone sidebarfeatured topEpigreen Week\nThink green with Arts! The definitive guide to recycled craft.\nnewscarouselfeatured top\nAlumni no longer permitted access to the majority of the University's libraries\nReview\/ Shura @ The Louisiana\nAll Bristol students forced to Outlook during July email move\nLatest NSS results show Bristol Uni student satisfaction higher than national average\nFlying cars could bring sci-fi to our cities\nBucket hats and bucket lists: the summer of the sesh\nBristol Sounds: Bloc Party\n'They're both rubbish': UoB Conservative poll finds low support for Johnson and Hunt","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"The divine frequencies of worship carry God's full ability into our present moment.\" \u2014Len Mink\nAs Len sings and teaches around the globe, he brings the fresh authentic presence of God wherever he goes and ushers in spontaneous praise, deep worship with life-changing breakthrough. He has become a beloved worship leader all over the world.\nLen has authored his long-awaited book, \"The Supernatural Power of Music, a Quantum Leap Into Worship.\" This dynamic work is packed with layers of revelation. Len studies the relationship between music, the world of science, and the realm of the Spirit. Prepare to be uplifted and transported into a whole new level of awareness of faith, music, and quantum physics!\nHe has also served as the lead worshiper for Kenneth Copeland meetings worldwide for decades.\nHis beautiful voice brings healing and peace of Jesus to millions around the world. Len has produced and recorded over 30 albums of contemporary Christian music as well as several beautiful hymns projects.\nLen also has a powerful ministry to children through his Gospel Duck series. These dynamic tools are designed to empower children with the Word of God and a strong self-image.\nLen & Cathy have their own daily television program on the TCT television network. The program, called \"Len & Cathy,\" is seen in 173 countries, and on DIRECTV channel 377, Friday evenings at 7:30 am CST & 3:30 am CST.\nAt 21, Len began his television career with his own weekly, prime-time television production and was the featured soloist in thirty-two concerts with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He made multiple appearances singing on The Tonight Show, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, and many others.\nDespite his successful career in show business, Len felt empty. In 1971, the Holy Spirit began to move at his CBS television studio in Cincinnati. Ken Bagwell, Arthur Blessitt, and Father Tom Turnbull were instrumental in bringing Len into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that filled that void and plunged him into a new life of genuine excitement and peace.\nShortly after that, Len was shocked to be diagnosed with a terminal blood disease. A fan came to the hospital and brought him Kathryn Kuhlman's book \"I Believe in Miracles.\" Len found out that healing is God's will. As he began to praise God and rejoice he was miraculously healed. And his doctors gave him a clean bill of health, finding no further trace of the blood disease. Len later had the honor of singing in many of Miss Kulhman's meetings.\nSince then, Len has appeared on many Christian television productions: The Believer's Voice of Victory, The 700 Club, TBN, and many more. He also co-hosts The Road Show on the Oasis Radio Network. Len has ministered with Kenneth & Gloria Copeland, Kenneth Hagin, James Robison, Lester Sumrall, Charles Capps, Andrew Wommack, Reinhard Bonnke, Creflo Dollar, Morris Cerullo, Bill Winston, Jerry Savelle, Jesse Duplantis, Keith Moore, Billye Brim, and many more.\nLen holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Sacred Music from Life Christian University.\nHe also is a long-time member of The Tribe of Judah motorcycle ministry, reaching bikers and outlaw gangs in rallies, prisons, and meetings across the U.S. and abroad.\nLen really enjoys his Harley Road King given to him by many ministry friends, the Lord loves to bless his children.\nThe Supernatural Power of Music\nA QUANTUM LEAP INTO WORSHIP\nAfter many discussions with Len Mink on this subject (which certainly whetted my appetite), the eagerly awaited time has arrived and I am more than ready to read this book!\n\u2014 Annette Capps\n\"Leading Psalmists for decades. He has put heart and soul into every page! It is a must read!\"\n\u2014 Cathy Mink\n\"Len's book has given me a deeper understanding of just how incredibly vast our God is and the deep wonder of how He created this world. Frequency is in us and every living creature. I am more accountable for what I put into my body and the words I speak. It is life-changing!\"\n\u2014 Rebecca Eubanks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Congressional Affairs (3)\nGuilty Plea (3)\nDEA 360 Strategy (1)\nHIDTA (1)\nNarcoterrorism (1)\nScam Calls (1)\nIntergovernmental Affairs (1)\nSynthetic Opioids (1)\nAttorney General William P. Barr announces launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit\nDETROIT \u2013 Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit, an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America's most violent cities through a surge in federal resources. Joined at a press conference in Detroit by DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, ATF Acting...\nMan heads to prison in multi-state marijuana conspiracy\nBROWNSVILLE, Texas \u2013 A 39-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a Rio Grande Valley-based drug conspiracy, announced DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Roberto Santos-Gonzalez pleaded guilty on June 4 to conspiracy with intent...\nDEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy\nCINCINNATI \u2013 A federal grand jury has charged 36 individuals with crimes related to narcotics and money laundering conspiracies in an indictment that was unsealed today. Those charged include 22 local individuals. Law enforcement agents arrested all 36 defendants late last week and over the weekend. According to the indictment...\nFive arrested in Oregon interstate drug trafficking investigation\nMEDFORD, Ore.\u2014Five people were arrested on Oct. 9th, 2019, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon. Rogelio Gomez-Arias, 23, Irving Beas Ceballos, 34, Alexis Chavez-Franco, 22, and Domingo Matias-Hernandez, 36, are each charged by indictment with conspiring...\nFentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison\nHOUSTON -- In what is believed to be the first fentanyl distribution case using the dark web and crypto currency in the Southwest Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Region, a federal judge in San Antonio today sentenced 30-year-old Alaa Mohammed Allawi to 30 years in federal prison for distributing...\nSt. Petersburg man sentenced for distribution of synthetic opioid\nTAMPA, Fla. \u2013 Mario Marquez Roberson, age 28, of St. Petersburg was sentenced today to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 4-flouroisobutyrl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Roberson had pleaded guilty on April 2, 2019. According to court documents, Roberson engaged in six transactions with an...\nTen people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland\nCLEVELAND -- Ten people were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy in which the leader allegedly controlled large shipments of fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland while using a cellular phone smuggled into his prison cell. Named in the 17-count indictment filed...\nLebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions\nWASHINGTON \u2013 The operator of a network of businesses in Lebanon and Africa, whom the United States Department of the Treasury designated as a financier of Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton...\nTwo Colombian businessmen charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme\nMIAMI \u2013 Alex Nain Saab Moran, 47, and Alvaro Pulido Vargas, 55, both citizens of Colombia, were each charged in an eight-count indictment returned in the Southern District of Florida with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and seven counts of money laundering. The indictment also alleges and...\nChinese national pleads guilty for failing to report foreign national bank account\nCHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013 Lili Bian, a 59-year old citizen of China and a lawful permanent resident of the United States living in Charlotte, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to failing to report a foreign bank account with a balance exceeding $10,000, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Play Me, Neil; Copyrights at O'Leaver's tonight\u2026\nCategory: Blog \u2014 @ 5:57 pm July 24, 2008\nI tried to get an interview with Neil Diamond in support of tonight's show at the Qwest Center. Omaha being a songwriters' town, and Diamond now releasing two albums of stripped-down singer\/songwriter fare produced by Rick Rubin, the interview would have been a natural. It would have been a chance for Diamond to talk about the thought-process behind his new album and why he's decided to go in a more subtle, less bombastic direction. But there was no convincing his publicist. Neil isn't doing interviews, he said. And think about it, why should he? He certainly doesn't need a story in an Omaha alt-weekly (or one of indie music's most-read online resources) to sell tickets to the great unwashed masses, who could give two shits about how he and Rick worked through the arrangements on, say, acoustic waltz \"Act Like a Man\" off the new album. In fact, those ticket buyers don't even want to hear \"Act Like a Man\" or any of the new material. No, they want the Big Stuff. They want \"Cherry Cherry\" and \"Forever in Blue Jeans\" and, by God, \"Sweet friggin' Caroline.\" And something tells me that's exactly what they're going to get. But they're going to have to sit through some of the new stuff whether they like it or not, or at least wait until the new stuff comes on before they grab a smoke or a hot dog or return that phone call. Once you've gone Vegas, Neil, there's no turning back. Still, Home Before Dark did chart at No. 1 on Billboard\u2026\nI'm not going to Neil. Instead, I've got an interview tonight at eight. And maybe afterward, I might drop by O'Leaver's, where The Copyrights, The Fonzarellies and The Killigans will be kickin' it for just $5 (starting at 9:30 p.m.). Also tonight, Chairlift and Talkin' Mountain are opening for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at Slowdown Jr. $8, 9 p.m.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ex-ISA detainee sees need for Act but urges changes\nNur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh and Rachel Chang\nBusinessman Ho Kwon Ping has called for limits to Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA), under which people can be detained without trial if they are deemed to pose a threat to national security.\nThe one-time political detainee also called for the phasing out of caning, and the introduction of a period of national service (NS) for new male citizens and Singaporean women.\nIn a lecture yesterday on security and sustainability, he said Singapore must evolve to keep up with changing social values.\n\"A willingness to change with the times... can prevent the intellectual rigidity that weakens the sustainability of our society as a dynamic and evolving culture,\" he said in the third of five public lectures as the Institute of Policy Studies' first S R Nathan Fellow.\nA former journalist, the 63-year-old was detained under the ISA in 1977 for writing articles with a pro-communist slant.\nBut yesterday, he held back from calling for the Act's abolition.\nInstead, he suggested reducing the initial detention period to one year - down from the current two - and putting in more rigorous checks and balances for the subsequent periods.\nAs Islamic radicalism casts a pall over the world today, Singapore needs to find a balance between the Government's power to meet some threats and the space that civil society needs to express its views without fear of detention, he said.\nIn fact, preventive detention - once heavily criticised - has become \"grudgingly accepted\" by Western governments as they struggle with the terrorist threat, he said. And calls to abolish it have been watered down to calls to ensure that unconstrained power is not abused.\n\"What must not change is the constant awareness that any people who surrender too many extraordinary powers to any government do so at their own peril,\" Mr Ho cautioned.\nIn the hour-long dialogue after his lecture, he was pressed on the issue by Mr Chew Kheng Chuan, the chairman of theatre company The Substation. Mr Chew was detained in 1987 under the ISA for involvement in a Marxist conspiracy against the Government.\nCharging that the ISA had been \"absolutely abused\" in Singapore's history, he said he was taken aback by Mr Ho's defence of the Act. He argued that the power of preventive detention is too \"seductive\" for any government to resist exploiting.\nMr Ho said the issue is an emotional one for \"victims\" like Mr Chew and himself, but he believes preventive detention is needed to counter certain security threats that exist today.\n\"The removal of the power of preventive detention could lead to more dangers, so my biggest concern is how to prevent a government from using this power for its own survival rather than for the survival of society,\" he said.\nDuring the lecture, he also urged a widening of the fairways when it comes to racial and religious issues - long the most taboo of topics in Singapore.\n\"Societal security requires us to eventually discuss openly the most sensitive issues of race and religion, even at the risk of causing controversy overseas, or bordering into communal politics at home,\" he said, adding that sensitive issues are desensitised when brought into the open in responsible discussion.\nHe noted as well how the fault lines between long-time citizens and new arrivals might be displacing old ones of race and religion.\nTouching on resentment against new male citizens who do not have to undergo NS, he suggested that those of reservist liability age go for a three-month programme to learn some NS skills.\nIn addition, the conscription of women must be considered seriously, to maintain Singapore's military readiness, as the pool of young men shrinks, he said.\nHis lecture, he hoped, would start the ball rolling in terms of the direction that Singapore should take.\n\"Fundamental issues concerning society and what values we stand for take longer to unfold and resolve,\" he said.\nIn the audience of about 160 was sociology student Foo Jia Xin, 21, who said Mr Ho's theme of needing to develop a more mature society resonated with her.\n\"The topics he discusses make me realise there are so many aspects of society that still have way to go. And we have a part to play, and we can't just sit back and say: 'I can't do anything, it's beyond me'.\"\nThis article was first published on February 6, 2015.\nGet a copy of The Straits Times or go to straitstimes.com for more stories.\n#Internal Security Act","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"BIRTHDAY April 3, 1988\nBORN PLACE United States\nBIRTH SIGN Aries\nKam Chancellor Bio\nEDIT\/Suggest of Kam Chancellor\nWho is Kam Chancellor\nAmerican football strong safety, Kam Chancellor plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to his first Pro Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 and helped his team to win in Super Bowl XLVII, defeating Denver Broncos.\nEarly Life (Childhood)\nHe started his football career with the Virginia Tech University, and the Seahawks drafted him in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft\nOn 1st of August, 2017, he agreed on a three year $36 million contract extension with $25 million guaranteed with the Seahawks. On November 18, the news comes that Chancellor would miss the rest of the season due to the suffering from a neck injury in Week 10. His recent contracts have hiked up his networth to staggering $14 million.\nKam Chancellor has not mentioned about his affair, girlfriend, dating history, or relationship. He bought for his mother a new Lexus and a house, which were things she never had.\nNETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENT\nHe won several accolades with the Seahawks which include disallowing the least points scored by an opponent and catching interceptions. Also, he was a pro-bowler for four years.\nAny kind of rumor or controversy has not affected his professional career.\nHeight of Kam Chancellor\nHeight in Inch\nHeight in Meter\nHeight in CentiMeter\n6 Feet 3 Inch height inUnited States\n6 Feet 3 Inch height ofPlayer\n6 Feet 3 Inch height ofAries\n6 Feet 3 Inch height ofMale\nPeople Born On 1988 People Born On December 3 More on Player\nRelated Bio\nAvraam Papadopoulos\nAn Australian born but Greek professional football player who is the captain and plays as a central defender for Greek National team and Turkish football club Trabzonspo. He has been playing for Greek National team since February 1, 2008.\nAvraam Papadopoulos Biography\nRoger Federer is the former no.1 world champion of tennis. He is now currently ranked as no. 3. Federer is a Swiss tennis player who has gained fame worlwide. His accomplishments have led to him being regarded as the greatest tennis player of all time.\nRoger Federer Biography\nR\u00faben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias famous as Ruben Dias is a professional footballer from Portuguese. He currently plays as a defender for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Portugal national team. Internationally, he represented his nation at the U-16, U-17, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level.\nRuben Dias Biography\nMaya Yoshida\nA Japanese Professional football player. He plays as a center back for English Premier League club Southampton and the Japan national football team. He is not very famous player internationally.\nMaya Yoshida Biography","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u24d8 Job Offer\nShramajivi Mahila Samity\nWith a Vision to Empower Women by Education, Economic Independence and Leadership Skills\nCore Issues\nCase Stories \/ Studies\nInternational & Bilateral Partners\nSMS works with corporates to reach both their charitable objectives through Corporate Social Responsibility and their diversity objectives within their core business, integrating gender into their internal policies and practices to create a safe and productive working place.\nSMS work on diversity in the workplace goals include\nCrafting internal gender policies to meet client needs\nTraining workshops on sexual harassment in the workplace\nSitting on corporate Internal Complaints Committees\nSome of SMS'S recent corporate partners and clients\nThe following are\nHero Honda (2wheelers), Jamshedpur\nOERLIKON BALZERS COATING INDIA LTD. in Jamshedpur\nINTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL PARTNERS\nSMS has a long history of working with international partners who are committed to poverty elevations, gender equality, governance, environment protection and migrant labours. These include international foundations working in India, development sector agencies, and a range of bilateral and diplomatic agencies.\nSome of Oue Doners :\nCaritas India\nCaritas India, founded in 1962, is the official development arm (registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI 1860 (the Punjab Amendment Act 1957) of the Catholic Churches in India. The word Caritas originates from Latin, which means, Love in Action. The name connotes the efforts to bring Compassion and Love to Humanity. Caritas India is a member of Caritas confederation of more than 160 member organizations working in nearly 200 countries, making it the second largest humanitarian network in the world.\nSteered by the Gospel principles of love and compassion, and rooted in the commitment for inalienable human rights and social justice, Caritas India has worked in a mission mode, to alleviate human suffering. It believes that there is a close relationship between poverty and the denial of human rights and fundamental freedom, where lack of human rights and fundamental freedom can be both a cause and consequence of poverty. Since its inception, Caritas India has been unique in its strategic responsiveness to emerging social challenges in international and national levels by engaging with social researchers, proponents and the policy makers.\nFREND- Tata trust\nEnabling rural Indian women's access to technology, FREND empowers them with access to information, skill development and livelihood opportunities. Having trained nearly 24 million beneficiaries through our 68,000-plus Internet Saathi network, we are now working towards generating livelihoods for these budding Saathi entrepreneurs.\nGAATW\nThe Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is a network of non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world, who share a deep concern for the women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by the criminal practice of human trafficking.\nGAATW is committed to work for changes in the political, economic, social and legal systems and structures which contribute to the persistence of trafficking in persons and other human rights violations in the context of migratory movements for diverse purposes, including security of labour and livelihood. In particular, GAATW addresses the diverse issues arising from the trafficking in persons as currently defined in the Palermo Protocol. Within this framework, it addresses the core aspects of trafficking in persons: forced labour and services in all sectors of the formal and informal economy as well as the public and private organisation of work. Furthermore, GAATW promotes and defends the rights and safety of all migrants and their families against the threats of an increasingly globalised and informal labour market.\nPacs India\nFrom 2009-2016, the Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) programme worked in seven of India's poorest States to help socially excluded communities to claim their rights and entitlements more effectively. In total, PACS worked with 225 Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners, covering 90 districts, 517 blocks, 22,404 villages and 23,206 Community Based Organisations (CBOs).\nKey themes :\nWhilst the overarching aim of the PACS programme was to address social exclusion, PACS projects focused on two main key themes:\nAccess to sustainable livelihoods - helping socially excluded communities to improve their livelihoods through access to the MGNREGA employment scheme, land and forest rights, inclusive livelihood models and skills training.\nRights to basic services - supporting socially excluded communities to access various government education and health and nutrition schemes.\nPHIA Foundation\nEstablished in 2005 as a Public Trust, Phia Foundation is a charity registered under Indian Trusts Act 1882 that works to tackle poverty across India. Our team, partners and networks strive to use their knowledge and expertise in sustainable development to empower communities, challenge discrimination and end poverty in India's poorest and most marginalized communities.\nPhia Foundation believes in promoting equality, dignity and social justice so that everyone regardless of gender, caste, class, ethnicity, religion, colour, culture and physical abilities can live a life free from poverty, exclusion and discrimination.\nPhia Foundation pins hopes on the sea change in the way they look at the things where the people of all castes, categories and creeds can lead a life without poverty, exclusion and discrimination. Each of the citizen irrespective of and men and women, rich and poor in the ideal society must have access to the rights, justice and dignity.\nPlan India\nABOUT PLAN INDIA\nPlan India is a nationally registered not for profit organisation striving to advance children's rights and equality for girls, thus creating a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable and excluded children and their communities.\nSince 1979, Plan India and its partners have improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them access to protection, quality education and healthcare services, a healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in decisions which affect their lives.\nPlan India is a member of the Plan International Federation, an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. 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{"text":"SAG Awards 2022: 5 Shocking Snubs That Deserved Better\nThe Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 nominations were announced on January 12 but many fan favorites and critically-acclaimed performances didn't make the list.\nThe nominations were announced via Instagram Live by Vanessa Hudgens and Rosario Dawson. Some of the shows and films that earned a nomination include HBO's Succession, Korean drama Squid Game and House of Gucci.\nWhile many great TV and film projects got their dues, there were a couple of popular roles that were snubbed big time.\nHere are some of the biggest snubs of the SAG Awards 2022.\n1. Kristen Stewart In 'Spencer'\nKristen Stewart's performance as the late Princess Diana was riveting in Pablo Larra\u00edn's Spencer.\nThe movie, which focuses on Diana's unraveling over the course of three days, showcased Stewart's ability to disappear into a role and captivate the audience.\nThe movie became one of the most talked-about films of 2021, thanks to Stewart's amazing performance. Shockingly, she didn't get nominated.\n2. Selena Gomez In 'Only Murders In The Building'\nOver in the TV category, Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building also got snubbed.\nThe popstar's return to television found her investigating a murder mystery in a fancy New York apartment. Paired with comedy veterans Steve Martin and Martin Short, the young star held her own and impressed both the critics and viewers.\nThe show, however, received several nominations and both Martin and Short received noms for male actor in a comedy series.\n3. Issa Rae In 'Insecure'\nInsecure | Instagram\nAnother SAG nomination snub that deserved to be in the spotlight is Issa Rae's Insecure.\nThroughout its five-season run, the HBO series never got love from the SAG Awards. The comedy show, which was also created by Issa Rae, tells the story of two modern-day black women who are dealing with their own insecurities and navigating their everyday lives.\nWhile it may not have gotten any nods from SAG, it did pick up 8 Emmy nominations from the Emmys back in 2020.\n4. Leonardo DiCaprio In 'Don't Look Up'\nAlmost all of Leonardo DiCaprio's films make him a shoo-in to be an award nominee. However, this time, he didn't quite get the validation that he deserved.\nDiCaprio in Don't Look Up gave the viewers an anxious astronomer trying to save the world. While his acting was undoubtedly impressive and the movie had a positive reception, Leo was snubbed by the voting committee.\n5. The Cast Of 'West Side Story'\nWest Side Story | Instagram\nSteven Spielberg's critically acclaimed musical West Side Story received major praise from other award-giving bodies. It got 11 Critics Choice Awards nominations and won Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the Golden Globes.\nHowever, despite its accolades and outstanding cast ensemble, it only got one nomination from SAG, which went to Ariana DeBose for her supporting role.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hot Pockets Recalled Over Potential Glass And Plastic ContaminationApproximately 762,615 pounds of the recalled Hot Pockets were shipped to stores across the country.\nZeoli Show Log 3.5.15\nBy Rich Zeoli March 5, 2015 at 5:48 pm\nFiled Under:Affordable Care Act, Alexandra Samuels, Anthony Kennedy, Border Patrol Party, CBS 3, Dr, dr. mazz, Email, Facebook, Garbage Collector, Heroin Overdoses, Hillary Clinton, ice, Iran, ISIS, Jail, John Hughes: A Life in Film, John Roberts, Kate Bilo, Kirk Honeycutt, Mazz, moon, New York Times, Rich Zeoli, Shaking Hands, snow, Supreme Court, Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, University of Texas, USA Today, Weekend Forecast\n3:04 New York Times: Iran is helping in the fight against ISIS.\n3:33 Rich talks to Alexandra Samuels, a student at the University of Texas, who wrote a story in USA Today about a fraternity that was not punished for an off-campus border patrol party.\n3:45 Rich talks to CBS 3 Meteorologist Kate Bilo about today's snow and the forecast for the weekend.\n4:00 Rich talks with Dr. Mazz about a rise in the amount of heroin overdoses, why people shake hands and whether or not we should go back to the moon.\n4:30 Hillary Clinton criticized the Bush White House in 2007 for using private email and hiding email correspondence.\n4:46 Rich talks to author Kirk Honeycutt about his book, John Hughes: A Life in Film.\n5:04 A cop is in trouble for some posts he's written on his Facebook page.\n5:25 Not clearing snow and ice off of your car could be dangerous.\n5:35 A garbage collector has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for picking up trash too early in the morning.\n5:42 Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy will cast the deciding votes in the upcoming ruling on the Affordable Care Act.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trademark Registration Eligibility, Laws & Regulations\nCamila 27th January 2021\nImagine the logos of well-known companies, such as Apple, Starbucks, or McDonald's.\nThey are all registered trademarks, which means that their business owners register their trademarks with government agencies.\nHowever, it is not always necessary to register a logo or brand to be considered a trademark.\nUnregistered trademarks are trademarks that have not been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO or any government trademark office.\nHowever, unregistered trademark owners have legal rights in the region where they operate.\nThey are sometimes called common law trademarks because they are protected by state unfair competition laws.\nHowever, there are tons of advantages of having your brand, business, logo or even a website registered with a trademark.\nCompanies must stand out in the market.\nBold names and eye-catching logos can help consumers differentiate your company's products or services from competitors.\nIn the Internet age, when companies across the country compete with each other to sell their products online, brands become more and more important.\nThat's why having your brand registered with a trademark allows you to stay one step ahead of your competitors.\nArticle Chapters\nWhat makes a company eligible for trademark registration?\nTrademark Law in the United States\nIs federal trademark registration beneficial?\nLegal concerns regarding registering the domain names\nCorrect use of the trademark\nThe core of legal protection of trademarks\nRegistration of trademark licenses for various business entities\nAny word, name, device or combination of symbols, equipment or combinations used by a person to distinguish other people's products and services and to indicate the source of the products and services, even if the source is unknown.\nSymbols or equipment contain three-dimensional marks, including product pictures; non-visual signs containing sounds and smells; moving signs; colors or color combinations; and repeated patterns.\nTrademark laws require manufacturers or distributors to use words, phrases, symbols, product shapes, or logos to distinguish their products from those produced or sold by other manufacturers.\nService marks used to refer to services rather than products are also subject to the Trademark Law.\nAccording to the common law of the United States, certain trademark rights stem only from the use of the trademark.\nHowever, for the best trademark protection, it is almost always a good idea to register your trademark with the federal government or the state government.\nNational registered trademarks must bear the \u00ae symbol.\nUnregistered trademarks must be marked as \"tm\", and unregistered service marks must be marked as \"sm\".\nIt is important to note that trademark registration is not required.\nYou can obtain common law trademark rights by using trademarks, names or logos in businesses in the community.\nHowever, you can also register a trademark nationwide.\nThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency accountable for dispensing and upholding trademarks.\nIt is true that registration is a bureaucratic process to some extent, with almost no subscriptions, accounts and hassle.\nBut the federal registry has many advantages.\nYou need to have a web address or uniform resource locator (URL) for someone to view your website.\nYour URL is usually associated with your company name or certain functions it performs.\nOf course, this is not necessary.\nMany people make a living by buying domain names and expect someone to be interested in URLs and sell them at high prices.\nIt is not enough to determine whether the domain name is available for registration.\nCompanies should consider conducting trademark searches with experienced lawyers or use online trademark services to determine whether the choice of domain names will bring opportunities for trademark infringement.\nPlease note that although you may have never heard of a company in your country, recognised companies in the region may claim infringement lawsuits since the Internet is almost everywhere in the world.\nIf the hosting company is threatened by legal proceedings, it can sue you or your company for losses caused by the violation.\nSimilarly, you may be directly liable to the owner of the original intellectual property, which means you may have participated in multiple corporate litigations.\nEven a registered trademark can lose its distinctiveness due to its widespread use.\nIf the designation has become a generic concept, that is, it has acquired the character of a common one and cannot serve to individualize the activities of a certain manufacturer, then legal protection is not provided to it.\nTo prevent this from happening, you must adhere to the following rules:\nThe trademark should be used in conjunction with the legal protection mark \u00ae confirming its official registration. In foreign countries, the TM symbol is also widespread, which indicates that an application for a trademark has already been filed, but it has not yet been registered.\nWhen developing a designation, it is recommended to use techniques that make it stronger, that is, to increase its distinctiveness.\nThe trademark must be used exactly as it was registered. Making changes \"weakens\" it.\nClear guidelines for the correct use of the trademark and corporate identity need to be developed for distributors and suppliers.\nThe essence of legal protection of a trademark is to provide its owner with the possibility of unlimited use of the mark, excluding all other persons from the number of users.\nThe trademark right is absolute.\nNo one except the authorised person may use the sign.\nAny use of the mark by others without the consent of the copyright holder constitutes an offense. It should be remembered that the validity of the right to a trademark is limited to:\nThe list of goods indicated in the certificate\nThe territory of the country of registration\nThe period for which this trademark is registered.\nA license agreement for the use of a trademark has obvious advantages for all business participants involved in signing it.\nA trademark license agreement protects the rights of both parties.\nHowever, at times, a brand fee may seem unreasonable or overpriced to some entrepreneur.\nIt should be remembered that the use of a trademark without the consent of the copyright holder is prosecuted by the laws of each country.\nPrevious Previous post: What is a Self Storage Facility & Why Do You Need It?\nNext Next post: How to Enhance Your Car With Perforated Window Films & Decals","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Supergirl's Chyler Leigh comes out.\nNewsdesk 9th June 2020 9th June 2020 Arts & Culture \/ Celebrity \/ Features\nThe actor, who plays Supergirl's sister Alex Danvers, has issued a heartfelt personal message on the website Creating Change about how her character's coming out story resonated with her own life.\nThe website, which Leigh helped create with her husband Nathan West, seeks to provide \"encouragement and inspiration to help you become the change you want to see in the world.\"\n\"When I was told that my character was to come out in season 2, a flurry of thoughts and emotions flew through and around me because of the responsibility I personally felt to authentically represent Alex's journey. What I didn't realize was how the scene where she finally confessed her truth would leap off the pages of the script and genuinely become a variation of my own. IRL,\" Leigh wrote.\n\"My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest each take we filmed, every time presenting another opportunity to get those honest words out of my mouth,\" she continued, while also inviting readers to relive Alex's coming out scene from Season 2.\nAlex Danvers comes out, Supergirl Season 2.\n\"Though they don't exactly match my personal dialogue, the heart behind it surely did. From the director, the press, the media, the cast, and the fans, I'm still told that it was the most realistic coming out scene they'd ever witnessed. And to steal from Alex's words, that's because there's some truth to what she said about me.\"\n\"Here's the kicker though,\" she continued. \"Since that episode aired, I was told from dear friends (and even avid watchers of Supergirl) that they would no longer watch the show because of the fact that Alex's journey took a turn from their less than acceptable beliefs. Soon after, they began to distance themselves and eventually my family and I were outcast, marking the loss of many folks we loved.\nWith co-star Melissa Benoist\n\"However, after the initial sting, I don't hold a grudge towards the negative response, because as I said, we all have had a hard time in one way or another with acceptance (whatever the subject may be) whether towards ourselves or others.\n\"It's been a long and lonely road for both my husband and myself but I can whole-heartedly say that after all these years, he and I are still discovering the depths of ourselves and each other, but throughout our journey we've learned to be proud of who we are, no matter the cost,\" she concluded.\nLeigh, 38, played Lexie Grey in ABC's Grey's Anatomy and has three children with her husband Nathan West.\nTagged : Alex DanversChyler LeighSupergirl\nTop bisexual Playboy model joins our team.\nReal Madrid star concerned about gay player abuse.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Last updated: 4 August 2020\nRegistration: N166KM\nLocation: Medford, NJ - United States of America\nDeparture airport: VAY\nDestination airport:\nOn July 5, 1997, at 2025 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N166KM, was destroyed during a forced landing and subsequent fire at the South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY), Medford, New Jersey. The certificated commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated at VAY, at 2015. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.\nIn a telephone interview, the pilot reported that he took off from VAY, about 2000, and flew three traffic patterns. After the third traffic pattern, he landed the airplane, shut down the engine, and waited for three hot air balloons to cross over the airport. The balloons departed the area and the pilot restarted the engine and flew a fourth pattern. When describing the performance of the airplane, the pilot said:\n\"It was running great. Everything sounded normal and looked normal. About half way down on final I heard something between a bang and a thump. I don't know where it came from. The aircraft tried to nose up - started to pitch up, so I pushed the nose down. I didn't touch the throttle because I didn't want it to pitch up. I lost some altitude in a critical spot [and] struck the nose gear on the end of the runway. We went skidding down the runway on the nose. There were sparks and then out and out flames. I yelled for everyone to get out and within 2 minutes [the plane] was completely gone.\"\nA witness on the airport was watching N166KM through binoculars. Her son was a passenger on the airplane. In a telephone interview the witness reported:\n\"After they waited for the balloons, they did a fourth pattern. They were coming in on final when I heard a 'pow' noise - a loud 'pop'. After the 'pop', the plane came down like someone dropping a ball. I saw flames coming out of the cowlings while it was still in the air. The airplane touched down and the [nose] wheel popped back. The airplane slid for a short ways on the nose with the tail up in the air. Then the flames came from underneath and around the cabin.\"\nThe witness reported that the three occupants climbed from the airplane uninjured and that the airplane was consumed by fire in less than 2 minutes.\nExamination of the wreckage by an Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed:\n\"Flames consumed the aircraft within approximately 2-3 minutes completely destroying the aircraft and engine leaving this inspector with an aircraft and engine of ashes.\"\nPROBABLE CAUSE:An inflight engine fire of undetermined origin.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Search in Media only\nHome > Media > News Article\nFood guidelines offer opportunities to protect the planet, too\nNew study makes case for addressing sustainability, climate change when promoting good nutrition\n19 May 2016, Rome -- What we eat matters not just for our health, but for the planet, too. Yet only a handful of pioneering governments have issued guidelines promoting \"win-win\" diets that can help tackle two of the most urgent challenges of our time: securing good nutrition for all and addressing climate change.\nThis is a key conclusion from a new study by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) at the University of Oxford published today.\nThe \"Plates, Pyramids, Planet\" report evaluates government-issued food guidelines from across the globe, looking in particular at whether they make links to environmental sustainability in addition to promoting good eating habits. At the time the study was conducted, only four countries' recommendations \u2013 Brazil, Germany, Sweden and Qatar \u2013 drew connections to the threats posed by modern food production systems and the dietary patterns that drive them. Two more \u2013 the Netherlands and the United Kingdom- have since taken steps to incorporate environmental considerations into their food guidelines.\nBut the low number of countries overall signals a real missed opportunity for many countries to promote diets and food systems that are not only healthy but sustainable, the study argues.\nA win-win for health and environment\nPoor dietary habits, rich in meat and foods that are high in sugar and fat and low in whole grains, fruits and vegetables have been closely linked to noncommunicable diseases \u2014a leading cause of premature death, not only in high-income countries but also many parts of the developing world. These diets are typically not only unhealthy, but environmentally unsustainable.\n\"Growing numbers of people now understand that diets rich in whole-grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables -- with reduced consumption of meat and smaller quantities of high-fat and high-sugar foods -- are good for our bodies. There is also ample evidence showing that such diets have much lower environmental impacts than the unhealthy and unsustainable eating patterns that are increasingly prevalent today,\" explains lead author Carlos Gonzales-Fischer of FCRN. \"So by eating well for our own personal health, we're also doing right by the planet \u2013 in essence, it's a win-win.\"\n\"Between the new Sustainable Development Goals \u2013the SDGs -- and the Paris climate agreement, the international community is making a clear push to position sustainability at the heart of planning and decision making,\" adds Anna Lartey, Director of FAO's Nutrition and Food Systems Division. \"Specifically SDG 2 makes a clear link between the needs for healthy nutrition and sustainable agriculture -- and it's time that dietary guidelines reflect that relationship.\"\nGuidelines around the world\nMore than 80 governments \u2013 just over a third of all countries in the world-- already issue advice to their citizens in the form of food based dietary guidelines: short, science-based, practical and culturally appropriate messages that guide people on healthy eating and lifestyles. Their numbers are growing, including in low and middle income countries.\nDespite these encouraging developments, however, most governments have yet to issue national dietary advice, and this lack is particularly apparent in low income countries \u2013 only five countries in Africa have such guidelines, for example.\nAnd most existing guidelines still fail to consider the environmental impacts of dietary choices.\nThe four countries that do include such issues of sustainability all highlight that a largely plant-based diet has advantages for health and for the environment. Notably, Sweden is providing more detailed advice on which plant-based foods are to be preferred, recommending for example root vegetables over salad greens. Most guidelines that include sustainability talk about the high environmental impact of meat. But the advice often lacks specificity and where maximum intake levels are given they are based only on health, rather than environmental concerns.\nBrazil's guidelines stand out for emphasizing the social and economic aspects of sustainability, advising people to be wary of advertising, for instance, and to avoid ultra-processed foods that are not only bad for health but are seen to undermine traditional food cultures.\nFrom guidelines to policies\nThe study emphasises that, to have a real effect on food consumption, dietary guidelines need to have clear links to food policies that are actually implemented \u2013 such as school and hospital meal standards and advertising and industry regulations.\n\"Dietary guidelines are an essential first step -- they provide a vision, at national level, of how we could and should be eating. But often the connection with practical policies on the ground is absent, or unclear,\" says co-author Tara Garnett.\nThe report's overarching suggestion is that countries that already have dietary guidelines should begin to consider a process of incorporating sustainability into them. \"Those countries that do not already have them are in a unique position to develop integrated guidelines from the outset,\" Garnett explains.\nFAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger. It helps countries to modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. FAO focuses special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and\nhungry people. For more information visit: www.fao.org or follow FAO on Twitter @FAOnews\nAbout the FCRN\nThe Food Climate Research Network is an interdisciplinary and international network operating at the intersection of food, climate, and broader sustainability issues. Its mission is to foster the informed dialogue and critical thinking needed to build mutual understanding and collective action on food systems sustainability. For more information visit www.fcrn.org.uk or follow FCRN on Twitter @FCRNetwork\nCharacteristics of low environmental impact diets consistent with good health*\n\u2022 Diversity - a wide variety of foods eaten.\n\u2022 Balance achieved between energy intake and energy needs.\n\u2022 Based around: minimally processed tubers and whole grains; legumes; fruits and vegetables - particularly those that are field grown, \"robust\" (less prone to spoilage) and less requiring of rapid and more energyintensive transport modes. Meat, if eaten, in moderate quantities - and all animal parts consumed.\n\u2022 Dairy products or alternatives (e.g. fortified milk substitutes and other foods rich in calcium and micronutrients) eaten in moderation.\n\u2022 Unsalted seeds and nuts.\n\u2022 Small quantities of fish and aquatic products sourced from certified fisheries.\n\u2022 Very limited consumption of foods high in fat, sugar or salt and low in micronutrients e.g. crisps, confectionery, sugary drinks.\n\u2022 Oils and fats with a beneficial Omega 3:6 ratio such as rapeseed and olive oil.\n\u2022 Tap water in preference to other beverages - particularly soft drinks.\n* Adapted from: Garnett, T. (2014). Changing What We Eat: A Call for Research and Action on Widespread Adoption of Sustainable Healthy Eating. Food Climate Research Network\nOnly a handful of countries have food guidelines promoting diets and food systems that are not only healthy but sustainable.\nClick here to read the full report\nFAO and nutrition\nFAO and sustainability\nFood-based dietary guidelines by country\nFAO Nutrition officer Ana Islas on the key findings of the report\nJust over a third of all countries in the world already issue advice to their citizens in the form of food based dietary guidelines\nKim-Jenna Jurriaans\nFAO Media Relations (Rome)\nKimJenna.Jurriaans@fao.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"UP Government Alert Due to Increase in Covid Cases in Kerala and Maharashtra\nYogi government of Uttar Pradesh has become alert due to the sudden increase in corona cases in Kerala and Maharashtra.\nImage Credit: Economic Times\nMuskan Mathur\n26 Aug, 2021, 12:36 pm\nNight curfew will once again be strict in Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has become alert due to the sudden increase in corona cases in Kerala and Maharashtra. In the team-9 meeting on Thursday, CM Yogi said that the shops and markets should be closed at their own time. Covid protocol to be followed. Police teams came out playing hooters in the markets to issue warnings ahead of time so that the shops would be closed by 10 pm. Let us tell you that 4.7 percent of the people in UP have been able to get vaccinated.\n31,445 cases have been reported in Kerala\nWithin the last 24 hours, 31,445 cases have been reported in Kerala and 5,031 in Maharashtra. At the same time, 19 positive cases of corona have been found in UP on Thursday. During this, 22 patients recovered. At present, there are 342 active cases, out of which 243 are undergoing home isolation treatment. On Thursday, no case was found for Corona in 60 districts of the state. In 24 hours, 2,16, 629 sample tests were done. A total of more than 7.10 lakh tests have been done so far. The recovery rate in the state is 98.6%, while the positivity rate was 0.01% in the last 24 hours.\nImage Credit: Business Today\nZero active cases of corona in Aligarh\nIn the state, there are zero active cases of corona in Aligarh, Auraiya, Badaun, Gonda, Unnao, Hamirpur, Deoria, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Bijnor, Etah, Shahjahanpur, Fatehpur, Mahoba, Sant Kabir Nagar, and Kanpur Dehat. There are no active patients.\nThose coming from these states will be monitored\nThe RT-PCR report of people coming from states where the weekly infection rate is up to 3 percent is mandatory. Apart from this, if there is a certificate for both doses of the vaccine, then there is no need to test. However, quarantine has been advised when coming from outside. It consists of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Kerala.\nImage Credit: DB\nExpert's advice \u2013 CAB will prevent infection\nLucknow SGPGI Director Dr. RK Dhiman said, \"Corona infection can be brought under control only through CAB i.e. Covid Appropriate Behavior. The threat of a third wave of corona still remains. The next 2 weeks are very important. There are also some festivals during this time, but we have to behave only by being restrained.\nIn Lucknow, the corona count remained zero after a long time on Monday, but it increased the very next day. We have to understand that the consequences of slight negligence can be very dire. We've lost a lot in the second wave and can't handle that level of transition again. This is the reason why CAB i.e. Covid Appropriate Behavior has to be followed.\nRead More: Gold became cheaper for the Second Consecutive Day, Prices fell by Rs 261 to Rs 47,294\nLike and Follow us on :\nIncrease in Covid Cases\nThe Yogi Government\nUP Government","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"scalloped hammerhead endangered\nExtreme care should be taken in the preservation and conservation of this shark and its environment. 590929331. There are troubling signs for the survival of the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark in Queensland. this.id = \"Offscreen\"; if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'undefined') { Leatherhead turtles are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Like many marine animals, one of the biggest threats to the survival of these sharks is the fishing industry. Copyright \u00a9 2020 CXD MEDIA LTD. All rights reserved, Website design and build by Thinking Juice. These sharks like to travel in schools, so they are at a higher risk of capture. if (arguments.length === 1) { Believe it or not, the Hammerhead has the ability to sport a nice tan! And off the coast of the northeastern U.S., a well-known 2003 paper [pdf] on shark population declines in the previous 15 years noted that \"the trend in abundance is most striking for hammerhead sharks.\" Scalloped hammerheads are among the most threatened highly migratory sharks, says Sonja Fordham, president of the environmental organization Shark Advocates International. HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext; if (captureOnLoad) { context.canvas.setAttribute(\"__spector_context_type\", arguments[0]); Two distinct population segments of the scalloped hammerhead shark are listed as endangered and two are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. \/\/ Notify the page a canvas is available. Subscribe to the digital edition for just \u00a320 a year, or enjoy it for free courtesy of Oceanographic's partnership with Project AWARE\u00ae. Weeks ago, a similar petition to list great hammerhead sharks was denied. window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); Large amounts can be targeted and captured at one time. A total of 233 types of shark are currently on the Red List, 12 of which are considered \"critically endangered\". A critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks caught in the NSW Government shark nets off Palm Beach. The population of the internationally endangered scalloped hammerhead shark is rapidly declining, and getting killed on baited drumlines is only the beginning of the animal's woes. var spector; English: scalloped hammerhead, bronze hammerhead shark, hammerhead, hammerhead shark, kidney-headed shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, and southern hammerhead shark Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at, An Ambitious Strategy to Preserve Biodiversity, Smooth Handfish Extinction Marks a Sad Milestone. Scalloped hammerhead sharks are considered potentially dangerous to people but are usually non-aggressive and shy when approached by divers. captureOnLoad = false; if (false) { Recent data found that number of scalloped hammerheads caught in Queensland's commercial gillnet fisheries dropped from 8,084 to 4,532 individuals, which equates to a 15% decline in catch rate per fishing day across all of Queensland's waters. } \"They travel in schools across jurisdictional boundaries, are prized for their fins, are often targeted as juveniles for their meat, and are especially unlikely to survive the stress of capture, even when carefully released.\" A report [pdf] showing that the closely related great hammerhead shark has an extremely pronounced stress response to being caught by fishing gear was published earlier this year. Globally populations are facing decline due to the high economic value of its fins and the consumption of its meat. return context; In 2013, scalloped hammerhead sharks received protection by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)\u2014an \u2026 Who knows the true extent of just how many scalloped hammerheads are dying in Queensland's gillnet fisheries. var myEvent = new CustomEvent(\"SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent\"); } else if (arguments.length === 2) { Studies show that only around 2 in 10 hammerheads caught are alive when they are dumped overboard, and those thrown back alive have a slim chance of survival. Photo by: Ken Kiefer 2 Ken Kiefer 2. Explore our digital archive back to 1845, including articles by more than 150 Nobel Prize winners. var context = null; 1. } \"How many warning signs do we need?\" said Lawrence Chlebeck, marine biologist with Humane Society International (HSI). if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false); Despite strong evidence that critically endangered scalloped hammerheads are becoming more difficult to find in Queensland waters, 982 of those caught in 2019 were thrown overboard \u2013 most likely dead or dying. Strange fact. Endangered Species Act, one of the world's strongest wildlife conservation laws. Scalloped Hammerheads may be found throughout the seas around northern Australia as far south as Sydney, NSW (34\u00b0S) and Geographe Bay WA (33\u00b0S). We are working with partners to ensure they are protected throughout their life stages, including on their migrations, as part of our Endangered Sharks of Galapagos programme. This is due to their status under Australian law as 'conservation dependent', meaning that they can be commercially exploited. No cost, no catch. context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); Holiday Sale: Save 25%, Two distinct population segments are now listed as threatened and two are listed as endangered by the National Marine Fisheries Service. A map of which scalloped hammerhead distinct population segments will be listed threatened or endangered (i.e. Scalloped hammerhead sharks have became the first species of shark to be protected by the U.S. a map of a majority of the ocean) According to new research, the lower reaches of the Rewa may be a vital nursery for endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks. Discover world-changing science. Take a look inside the latest issue of Oceanographic Magazine. HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = function () { U.S. citizens concerned about the populations of hammerheads not listed as Endangered can participate in the U.S. fisheries management process by submitting public comments in support of hammerhead conservation here and encouraging cooperation with the developing world. Under baited conditions scalloped hammerheads may make close approaches to divers but quickly lose interest and depart when they determine that the divers are not the source of the food odors. Queensland's east coast gillnet fishery spans the entirety of the Great Barrier Reef and continues to gain profit from the fins and flesh of scalloped hammerhead sharks. The Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) is listed as globally endangered on the IUCN's Red List. \/\/ Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (captureOffScreen) { if (this.parentElement || false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } })() \/\/ ]]> Beautiful photography. return context; \u00a9 2020 Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc. Support our award-winning coverage of advances in science & technology. Females are pregnant for 9 to 10 months before giving birth to 15 to 30 pups. OffscreenCanvas.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext; Last summer many endangered creatures \u2026 The Scalloped Hammerhead Shark has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas between 45\u00b0N to 34\u00b0S, but occurs more frequently at higher latitudes during the warmer months. Scalloped Hammerheads are quite timid and not considered dangerous to humans. The Scalloped Hammerhead was the first Hammerhead Species to be put on the endangered species list in 2014, and this is the species most commonly sought after using illegal fishing practices. if (context === null) { } Join our community. context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); var contextNames = [\"webgl\", \"experimental-webgl\", \"webgl2\", \"experimental-webgl2\"]; var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext; Off of South Africa, populations have declined more than 99 percent since the 1950s [pdf]. The Scalloped Hammerhead Shark is listed as an endangered species in NSW. if (context === null) { } Fisheries data comparing 2019 with 2018 suggests the numbers of scalloped hammerhead sharks are continuing to fall in Queensland, Australia, with commercial gillnet fishers reporting fewer catches. In 2008, the scalloped hammerhead was placed on the \"globally endangered\" list. document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); Many Of The 10 Hammerhead Shark Species\u00e2 \u00a6 Report a sighting } } Endangered Status of Hammerhead Sharks In 2008, the scalloped hammerhead was added to the list of \"globally endangered\" species. The latest fisheries data comparing 2019 with 2018 suggests the numbers of scalloped hammerheads are continuing to fall, with commercial gillnet fishers reporting fewer catches of the shark. Photographs courtesy of WWF Australia and Christopher Dascher. Currently, a national effort is being directed by federal and state governments to provide the latest estimate of the number and distribution of scalloped hammerheads in Australian waters. for (var i = 0; i < window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.length; i++) { if (window.__SPECTOR_Canvases[i] === this) { found = true; break; } } if (!found) { window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); } } if (captureOnLoad) { \/\/ Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. They are one of very few animals who tan from the sun. An Appendix II listing is different from the Endangered Species Act, as it allows international commercial trade of these species if governments certify that the catch was sustainable. In coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea, hammerhead sharks in general were once abundant but haven't been seen since 1963 [pdf]. The new ESA listing comes into effect in 60 days. context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0]); Scalloped hammerhead shark globally upgraded to 'critically endangered' due to fishing pressures Conservation groups are calling on the Queensland and Northern Territory state governments to ban the fishing of scalloped hammerhead sharks after their global conservation status was upgraded to Critically Endangered. Captivating storytelling. Great White Shark. var captureOnLoad = false; return context; Topic: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini). Scalloped hammerhead sharks are on the globally endangered list. Scientists have observed severe scalloped hammerhead shark population declines in many parts of the animals' global range. Are Hammerhead Sharks Endangered? The main reason for this decline is the rising demand for shark fins. The numbers we're seeing here are conservative, and since 2012 there's widely acknowledged concerns about under-reporting from fishers. \"What continues to worry us is that Queensland still lacks independent observation of its fishing activities. NOAA Fisheries is committed to conserving and protecting scalloped hammerhead sharks. \"On any given day, it looks like the chance of fishers encountering a scalloped hammerhead have declined,\" said Dr Leonardo Guida, shark scientist at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). Their iconic-shaped head means they get caught in gillnets really easily and start suffocating to death.\". The IUCN's recommendation is for the fishing of scalloped hammerhead sharks to stop across the entire world. Conservation efforts Sadly, most species of hammerhead sharks have disappeared from Mexico's Pacific Coast. if (context === null) { To read the AMCS\/HSI commissioned, \"Review of management arrangements that support the Conservation Dependent listing of Scalloped Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) under the EPBC Act\", click here. Great White Shark with the afternoon light in its \u2026 Hammerhead sharks are particularly vulnerable to being caught in gillnets (fishing nets) because of the unique shape of their head. The newly listed scalloped hammerhead populations occur primarily in other countries' waters, so the ruling has little effect on U.S. fishermen, and it is unlikely to result in U.S.-led recovery plans. On the eastern side of the U.S. they are listed as endangered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and on the West Coast they're status is threatened.\nCovington County Jail Docket, Bic Venturi V820 Speakers, Retinol Benefits And Side Effects, Koi Fish Tattoo Designs, Poems About Fears And Phobias, Dishwasher Door Panel, Calculate With Confidence 7th Edition Book, Where To Buy Fresh Red Chili Peppers, Sql Gate Notes, Fully Furnished Independent House For Rent In Bhubaneswar,\nscalloped hammerhead endangered 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra, with a growing population of more than 40 lakhs (4 million). It ranks among the top five HIV prevalence cities in the state.\nThe reality of the impact that the HIV pandemic is having both globally and locally is becoming one that no one can ignore. Official figures report that in Jan-Oct 2007, 18,039 people in the city were tested for HIV at government testing centres. Of these, 12.27% tested positive. These figures exclude the thousands of people already living with HIV in Pune, along with those who are as yet unaware of their HIV+ status.\nAlthough HIV is a treatable, manageable condition, many PLHIV in Pune are unable to access the free medication to which they are entitled. In February 2008, Indian Express reported that 3,300 people were still on the waiting list to receive life saving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) from Sassoon Hospi\ntal's Anti-Retroviral Treatment Center. (Visit AVERT for more information about treatment access issues.)\nDoes Pune have a problem? Yes.\nDoes Pune know there is a problem? No.\nAs few as 8-10% of people infected with HIV actually come forward for help because they fear discrimination and stigma. Unfortunately it is often the people living and working in the poorest socio-economic conditions who are at the greatest risk of contracting HIV. 40% of Pune's population lives in urban slum conditions where a lack of education and access to health information means that people are typically uninformed about HIV. People react to PLHIV with ignorance and fear, leading to discrimination against those who are infected, and to the spread of the virus since people are not empowered to protect themselves.\nHowever, the reality is that HIV is not contained among only marginalized groups in society like the poor, injecting drug users, sex workers or men who have sex with men. In fact, 85% of HIV transmission in Maharashtra is through unprotected heterosexual sex. Silence, Ignorance, Fear, Stigma and Discrimination fuel the spread of HIV in this community.\nThe Stigma Chakra:\nSilence: because of HIV's association with sex and other perceived immoral behaviour, we become silent about HIV. This prevents us from obtaining accurate information, including about HIV transmission and prevention. This then leads to a state of ignorance. We remain ignorant about HIV while accepting myths surrounding HIV, which increase our ignorance. When our only knowledge about something is based on myths, ignorance and silence, we develop irrational fear. We fear everything that has to do with HIV, and our fear leads to stigma. The stigmatisation then leads to discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV, the groups deemed most at risk for HIV, and those looking for accurate information about HIV in order to protect themselves. Stigma and discrimination lead to more silence, and so the vicious cycle continues.\nThe Wake Up Pune solution? Foster new attitudes about HIV and AIDS\u2026 Encourage people to become HIV Positive. This means:\n\u2022 Positive about Education \u2013 educating ourselves and others about HIV and AIDS\n\u2022 Positive about Awareness \u2013 raising awareness in our wider community\n\u2022 Positive about Support \u2013 reaching out to people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS\nSee also : HIV Testing centres in Pune","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Top 50 Investors in Texas Medical Devices - TEN Capital Group (2023)\nThe Last-Mile Delivery Space The Convertible Note: How Does it Work? FAQs Videos\ntencapital\n(Video) TEN Capital AMA : The Funding Funnel\nThe top ten investors in Texas medical device companies include Sequoia, Battery Ventures, Venrock, Silicon Valley Bank and others who have collectively done 4,414 deals. The top 20 VC firms also include Sofinnova Ventures, Houston Angel network, MPM Capital and their collective deals reach 6,042. The top 50 VC firms dealflow total 8,768 and include other firms such as ONSET Ventures, Three Arch Partners, and Mercury Fund.\nInvestor Name Investor Type Location Description Total Number of Investments\nSequoia Capital Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Sequoia is a VC firm focused on energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile startups. 1,379\nBattery Ventures Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States Battery Ventures finances technology sector companies with venture capital, private equity, and debt financing investments. 540\nVenrock Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Venrock is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies. 531\nSilicon Valley Bank Investment Bank Santa Clara, California, United States Silicon Valley Bank works with technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and premium wine businesses. 430\nAustin Ventures Venture Capital Austin, Texas, United States Austin Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage and middle market companies. 361\nSummit Partners Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts, United States Summit Partners is a growth equity firm that has raised more than $16 billion in capital. 308\nDreamit Accelerator Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Dreamit helps exceptional people build exceptional companies. 235\nOrbiMed Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States OrbiMed is a healthcare-dedicated investment firm, with approximately $5 billion in assets under management. 231\nWarburg Pincus Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States Warburg Pincus LLC is a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. 201\nAlta Partners Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States Alta Partners is a leading venture capital firm in life sciences, funding over 130 companies in the industry since 1996. 198\nSofinnova Ventures Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Since 1974, Sofinnova Ventures has partnered with entrepreneurs to secure initial funding, build successful teams, win key customers, and 187\nHouston Angel Network Angel Group Houston, Texas, United States Houston Angel Network provides capital to early-stage companies in Texas and the rest of the US. 183\nMPM Capital Venture Capital Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States MPM Capital caters to the healthcare sector with seed, early, and later stage venture, and private equity investments. 180\nSV Life Sciences Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States SV Life Sciences is a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investments in biotechnology and healthcare industry. 178\nApax Partners Private Equity Firm New York, New York, United States Private equity investment group, Apax Partners, invest in leveraged and management buy-outs, growth capital and late venture funds. 175\nStartUp Health Accelerator New York, New York, United States StartUp Health is a global organization leading the movement to transform health by building a community of Healthcare Transformers. 166\nBen Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Government Office Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP\/NEP) is part of a state-funded economic development initiative. 158\nMorningside Group Venture Capital Shanghai, Shanghai, China Morningside Group is a private investment group founded in 1986 by the Chan family of Hong Kong. 140\nMitsui Global Investment Corporate Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States Mitsui Global Investmen is a venture capital fund that focuses on early stage companies. Mitsui's expertise lies in helping 133\nBobby Yazdani Angel San Francisco, California, United States Bobby Yazdani works full-time on the development and support of entrepreneurs through his venture capital firm, Signatures Capital. Drawing from nearly three decades of entrepreneurial experience in Silicon Valley, he mentors, advances and empowers entrepreneurs on their journey to build great companies. In 2014, Bobby was ranked #1 out of 2000 angel investors in a report by CB Insights as having the most successful track record for investing in companies that received follow-on funding. Bobby made his first angel investment in 1989 in medical technology company Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), where, in addition to providing capital, he wrote software to enhance the accuracy of the company's early neonatal pulse oximeters. In 1997 Bobby founded Saba, taking the company public in 2000. Today, Saba is the leading provider of Human Capital Development & Management Solutions. Its applications are being used by over 30 million people from 2200 customers across 195 countries and in 37 language 128\nONSET Ventures Venture Capital Menlo Park, California, United States ONSET Ventures provides early-stage venture capital in the areas of IT and medical. 127\nSignatures Capital Venture Capital Redwood Shores, California, United States Signatures Capital is a California-based venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs and leadership teams in building new companies. 125\nMercury Fund Venture Capital Houston, Texas, United States Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm. With over $200 million under management, Mercury invests in the middle of the U.S. 119\nThree Arch Partners Venture Capital Portola Valley, California, United States Three Arch Partners was formed in 1993 to provide young companies with access to relevant clinical and business resources, as well as 112\nNational Science Foundation Government Office Arlington, Virginia, United States The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science; to 111\nGE Capital Corporate Venture Capital Ottawa, Ontario, Canada One of General Electric's largest growth engines, GE Capital Solutions offers lending products, growth capital, revolving lines of credit, 111\nMorgan Stanley Investment Bank Palo Alto, California, United States Morgan Stanley is an American financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services. 109\nNovo A\/S Venture Capital Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark Novo A\/S is the holding company of the Novo Group, wholly-owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 107\nF-Prime Capital Partners Venture Capital Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology. 105\nOxford Bioscience Partners Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP), established in 1992, is a venture capital firm that provides equity financing and management assistance 98\nSquare 1 Bank Venture Debt Durham, North Carolina, United States Square 1 Bank is a full-service commercial bank that provides financial services to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. 94\nCMEA Capital Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States CMEA Capital caters seed, early, and later stage venture, private equity, and debt financing investments and is based in California. 94\nHealthbox Accelerator Chicago, Illinois, United States Healthbox is a business accelerator in the healthcare industry that provides healthcare entrepreneurs with industry access and insights. 92\nHIG Capital Private Equity Firm Miami, Florida, United States HIG Capital is an American global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with over $20 billion of capital under management. 92\nHercules Capital, Inc. Venture Debt Palo Alto, California, United States Hercules Capital, a California-based company, lends to technology, life sciences, and sustainable technology companies. 88\nT. Rowe Price Private Equity Firm Baltimore, Maryland, United States T. Rowe Price is a Maryland-based investment management firm dedicated to funding technology startups. 87\nHasso Plattner Ventures Family Investment Office Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Hasso Plattner Ventures is the investment arm of Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of SAP 87\nQualcomm San Diego, California, United States Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. 83\nBurrill & Company Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States Burrill & Company is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in life sciences, biotechnology, and healthcare companies. 83\nBoston Millennia Partners Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts, United States Boston Millennia Partners provides private equity financing to high growth companies in the healthcare and business services industries. 82\nTexas Venture Labs Accelerator Austin, Texas, United States Housed at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) provides direct links to the 81\nEssex Woodlands Health Ventures Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Essex Woodlands is a healthcare growth equity and venture capital firm. 78\nProspect Venture Partners Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Prospect Venture Partners is a Palo Alto, California based venture capital firm with over $1B of capital under management. 76\nOxford Finance Corporation Private Equity Firm Alexandria, Virginia, United States Oxford Finance, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a specialty financial services firm that provides capital exclusively to life scie 76\nCherrystone Angel Group Angel Group Providence, Rhode Island, United States Providence based angel group interested in biopharma, medical device and tech startups in New England. 72\nWellcome Trust Government Office London, England, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust is a UK-based medical research charity that funds research with the ultimate aim of protecting and improving human and 70\nRA Capital Management Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States RA Capital Management is an investment advisor based in Boston specializing in the life-sciences and drug development sectors. 70\nDeutsche Bank Investment Bank Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Deutsche Bank, a Frankfurt-based global investment bank, offers financial products and services to corporate and institutional clients. 67\nTrinity Capital Investment Venture Debt Chandler, Arizona, United States Leading provider of venture loans and leases for emerging growth startup companies seeking access to capital while preserving equity 66\nDeerfield Venture Capital New York, New York, United States Deerfield is an investment management firm, committed to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. 64\nHealthtech, Investing\n(Video) SV003: Ten Capital, Startup Funding, And Trends In Tech With Hall Martin\nPrevious PostSetting up an Advisory Board for your CompanyNext PostHow to Get the Most from an Advisor\nThe Last-Mile Delivery Space\naccess_timeFebruary 2, 2021\n(Video) Lance Black MD, Medical Device Innovation Lead, Texas Medical Center | 10x\n1 min read Players in the last-mile delivery space fulfill the 'last mile' of the transfer of goods from producer or retailer to the final consumer and growing consumer demands have caused this industry to boom. Industry Evolution The age\u2026\naccess_timeFebruary 28, 2018\n(Video) Bringing together philanthropy and investment capital to further social good\nAs the ICO industry starts to mature, we're now seeing the end of the beginning. The regulators are rushing in shutting down the scams and raising the bar for entry. Today just the legal work for an ICO costs $100K+\u2026\nThe Convertible Note: How Does it Work?\n1 min read A commonly used investment tool for funding startups is the Convertible Note. What is a Convertible Note? A short-term debt instrument that converts into equity later. If the issuer wants a debt instrument without conversion to equity,\u2026\nHow do venture partners get paid? \u203a\nVenture partners are experts in a field, and they are compensated with a share in the upside from venture capital firms, called carried interest. Carried interest or carry is generated from the fund performance.\nWhat is the difference between angel investors and venture capitalists? \u203a\nAngel investors are affluent individuals who invest their own money into startup ventures, whereas venture capital (VC) investors are employed by a risk capital company (where they invest other people's money).\nWhat is meant by angel investor? \u203a\nWhat Is an Angel Investor? Angel investors are wealthy private investors focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity. Unlike a venture capital firm that uses an investment fund, angels use their own net worth.\n1. THIS '17 | Investing in Energy and Health w\/Houston Angel Network\n(Station Houston)\n2. AgTech in Texas @ F50 Global Capital Summit Austin 2021\n(F50)\n3. ALL 48 MONTHLY DIVIDEND STOCKS IN 2022\n(Dividend Bull)\n4. Qualcomm Brian Modoff: 5G for HealthTech Innovation - Keynote at F50 Global Capital Summit 2020\n5. 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{"text":"Franck Fabry Joins L-Acoustics as Canadian Sales Manager\nMichael Raine Mar 16, 2018 0 Comments\nFranck Fabry\nL-Acoustics has announced the recent appointment of Franck Fabry to the position of regional sales manager for Canada. Reporting directly to Michael Palmer, L-Acoustics' new head of sales for the U.S. and Canada, Fabry's primary responsibility is to look after all of the manufacturer's Canadian territories.\nRaised and educated in Switzerland, France, and the United States, with additional cross-cultural knowledge gained while doing business across six continents, Fabry brings more than 17 years of experience serving the Canadian market for companies like Bosch\/Telex and Meyer Sound Laboratories, the latter of which he spent the past four years with as sales manager for Canada.\nMaking his first official public appearance with L-Acoustics at CITT's Expo-Scene at the Palais des congr\u00e8s de Montr\u00e9al on March 28 and 29, Fabry will be managing the manufacturer's Canadian network of certified providers (CP) as well as working directly with consultants, contractors, touring production companies, and other key accounts. In tandem with Andr\u00e9 Pichette, who will spearhead dedicated applications support for Canada, Fabry will be paying particularly close attention to commercial and fixed installation projects.\n\"There is no doubt that Canada is a fast-growing, strategic market for L-Acoustics, and Franck's presence as our brand ambassador there further underscores our commitment to our northern providers and customers,\" says L-Acoustics, Inc. Head of Sales Michael Palmer. \"Prior to joining our team, he was instrumental in a number of very high-profile installations throughout the territory, and we're already seeing the measurable benefits of his networking, knowledge and enthusiasm as we move forward with new projects in the region.\"\n\"I look forward to supporting our Canadian CP partners\u2014systems integrators and rental companies alike\u2014helping them solve a variety of technical and creative challenges, and focusing on bringing new project opportunities where listener experience and sound quality are the ultimate motivators,\" says Fabry. \"It's my goal to ensure that regional and vertical market coverage are fully optimized, and I plan to share insight within the L-Acoustics organization about the unique cultural distinctiveness and geographic challenges of the Canadian professional audio market.\"\nFor more information, contact L-Acoustics US: 805-604-0577, info.us@l-acoustics.com, www.l-acoustics.com.\nWisycom USA Launched to Serve American & Canadian Customers\nProlight + Sound 2018 to Introduce Immersive Technology Forum","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Shop By Brand Sauer Danfoss\nDanfoss began in 1933 and has grown and adapted to the world market ever since. Following a merger between Danfoss and Sauer, Sauer Danfoss was formed and retained this name from 2000 to 2013. The conglomerate has been known as Danfoss Power Solutions since 2013, a part of the Danfoss\/Danfoss Power Group.\n[Read more] Danfoss began in 1933 and has grown and adapted to the world market ever since. Following a merger between Danfoss and Sauer, Sauer Danfoss was formed and retained this name from 2000 to 2013. The conglomerate has been known as Danfoss Power Solutions since 2013, a part of the Danfoss\/Danfoss Power Group.\nA global leader in the hydraulics industry, the company has manufacturing, engineering, and sales divisions, and it sells gear pumps, gear motors, high torque orbital motors, orbital steering units, and other components.\nThe following Danfoss pumps and parts are stocked in our catalog:\nThe Danfoss range of gear pumps are sold under the Turolla brand name and come in both aluminium and cast iron. They are used in a wide variety of applications both mobile and industrial, from tractors to powerpacks.\nThe gear motors manufactured by Danfoss are branded Turolla and are used on a wide variety of mobile and industrial applications but found very widely as fan drive motors for seed drills and cooling systems.\nHigh Torque Orbital Motors\nThis type of Danfoss hydraulic motor are available in a number of different torque and speed ranges suitable for a wide variety of applications. The smallest ones are of a Gerotor design progressing to Geroler with internal spool control and in the bigger units Geroler with rotary valve controls.\nDanfoss are one of the market leaders in off road hydrostatic steering systems with a truly enormous range of hydrostatic steering units in a wide range of displacements supplied with external and internal valves. These are complemented by steering wheels, columns valves and other parts.\nFeel free to browse our catalogue and contact us with any questions you have about Danfoss hydraulic pumps, motors, and any other products.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ryder Soundtracks\nWinona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role, in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, was as Lydia Deetz, a goth teenager, and won her critical and popular recognition. After various appearances in film and on television, Ryder continued her acting career with the cult film Heathers, a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school...\nRead more: Wikipedia\nFilmography: Ryder songs\nConsequence in your eyes The grand tour writer\nReverend black grape One day writer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Personalize your Flo\nHow To Find An LGBTQ+-Inclusive Therapist Or Doctor\nOne in 7 LGBTQ+ people avoid seeking medical advice for fear of discrimination from staff. Here's how to find a doctor, health care professional, or therapist who's part of the community or an ally\nCasey Tanner, MA, CST, LCPC\nLicensed Sex Therapist, IL, US\nWritten by Alice Broster\nWe know that LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of experiencing depression, anxiety, and poor mental health. Stonewall's recent \"LGBT in Britain: Health Report\" found that homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and discrimination could be a direct cause of this. Unfortunately, they also found that 1 in 7 LGBTQ+ people avoid getting a check-up for fear of discrimination from medical staff.\nWhatever your identity, you deserve to feel listened to and understood by your medical practitioners. Sadly, this isn't always the case, which often makes finding an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist feel like a daunting task.\n\"We live in a world that is run by cisgender, heterosexual people,\" Dr. Michael Beattie, a psychologist at Chartered Counselling, tells Flo. \"That world is built for, and makes assumptions around, everyone being like that. If you don't identify that way, then it can make many things more difficult, including access to health care.\n\"Research has also highlighted that some health care professionals don't see the barriers that LGBTQ+ people face when accessing health care because of privilege \u2013 they don't experience those problems themselves.\"\nSome of these barriers may include being misgendered, assumptions about pregnancy and STI status, and being given forms to fill in that don't list your gender identity as an option.\nWhen you're already feeling unwell, coming out to your doctors, advocating for your health, and seeking medical treatment can be really tiring.\nDr. Kecia Gaither, OB-GYN and doctor of maternal-fetal medicine, says that LGBTQ+ people also face another unnecessary barrier. They can experience \"difficulty in finding health providers that are knowledgeable on the needs of LGBTQ+ patients. [In some countries,] providers may also refuse to care for LGBTQ+ patients, citing moral or religious rationales.\"\nThis has a direct impact on their physical and mental health: \"LGBTQ+ patients delay care for concerns of being mistreated or discriminated against. There are also inequities in health insurance sectors and cost-related hurdles to medical care.\"\nIn this Flo guide, three medical professionals will explain how you can navigate difficult conversations and find the right LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist for you.\nHow to find an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist\nFirst up, there are a few practical steps you can take to try and identify whether a doctor or medical practice is LGBTQ+-inclusive. Head to their website and see if they have an LGBTQ+ health care area or initiative listed as a starting point. For example, UCLA Health has an initiative where they share resources, patient testimonies, and advice for LGBTQ+ patients, their families, and doctors. Yale runs a similar mental health initiative, and London Friend offers support in the UK.\nAlongside checking their website, Dr. James Barrett, director of the Gender Identity Clinic, says you may want to go into the clinic to establish if they have any LGBTQ+ flags on display as a demonstration of allyship. This may signify that the people working within the clinic are allies and equipped to deliver good LGBTQ+ health care.\nWord-of-mouth recommendations are also useful here. Ask LGBTQ+ friends to share health care professionals they know and trust or seek advice from advocacy platforms and allies online. Dr. Beattie notes that organizations like cliniQ, the Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Gender Identity Clinic can direct you to clinics that are LGBTQ+-inclusive in your area. In the U.S., the GLMA (Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, previously known as the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) has an online directory of providers.\nYou might also want to connect with other LGBTQ+ people through platforms like Reddit and Trans Wiki, where health care resources and experiences are shared freely.\nShould you come out to your doctor?\nComing out to anyone is a personal choice, and you should only do so if you feel safe and comfortable. If you're seeing a health care professional because you have the flu or a broken arm, you might decide it's not the right time to do so. That's OK. After all, Stonewall's \"LGBT in Britain: Health Report'' found that 13 percent of the community has experienced some form of unequal treatment from health care staff because they're LGBTQ+.\nHowever, Dr. Barrett says that it's often useful to disclose your sexuality or gender identity for very practical reasons. He says your doctor should use open language with you by asking you if you have a partner at home to check if you have someone to look after you if you have a procedure.\nDr. Gaither agrees, explaining that it's \"very important for providers to be aware [that their patient is LGBTQ+]\" and to take the time to develop a comprehensive understanding of what LGBTQ+-affirming care looks like. She says, \" LGBTQ+ patients are a growing segment presenting for care. These patients often suffer from chronic conditions and experience higher rates of sexual and physical violence.\"\nIf you're unsure how to navigate the conversation of coming out to your doctor, Dr. Beattie explains that you can opt to access specialist health care, such as LGBTQ+ sexual health clinics or nonprofit organizations. \"For trans people, in particular, there's a phenomenon of the 'trans cold,' where their gender identity is foregrounded and that becomes the focus,\" he says. Visiting a health care professional who understands trans issues can make all the difference.\nIf you feel at all uncomfortable when speaking to your health care provider about your gender identity or sexuality, you can file an official complaint, if you feel able. You may also want to tell a friend what happened so they can support you.\nRemember to put yourself first\nPracticing self-compassion is one of the most important things you can do for yourself when searching for LGBTQ+-inclusive health care.\nWhen you're not getting the care you need, it can feel very isolating. Advocating for your health, fighting for access, and feeling like who you are is misunderstood are also exhausting. You deserve good health care and have patient's rights, but you also deserve to take a step back if you're feeling worn down. Remember, too, that when you're not well, you often feel more vulnerable.\nAdvocacy platforms like Stonewall, the Gender Identity Clinic, the Trevor Project, and the LGBT Community Center can help you here. Reach out to them for resources, support, and advice. We've added links below.\n\"Be kind to yourself because ultimately the result of gender trauma, which is the root of most homophobia, is self-loathing, and that's why many LGBTQ+ people are at risk of poorer health outcomes,\" says Dr. Beattie. \"Do things that give you joy and connect with others.\"\nResources to help you find an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist\nPlease note these resources are just for reference and are in no way associated with Flo\nGay And Lesbian Medical Association\nThe LGBT Community Center\nNational LGBT Health Education Center\nCare Dash\nNational LGBT Chamber of Commerce\nOne Medical\nOut2Enroll\nPink Therapy\nGendered Intelligence\nGender GP\nLondon Friend\nMind Out\nYour Community Health\nTrans Hub\nTransgender Victoria\nTrans Care BC\nRainbow Health Ontario\nIf you've been affected by anything in this piece or are struggling with your mental health and would like to speak to someone, Flo has gathered links to support services that might be helpful. Please visit this page for helplines in different countries.\n\"LGBT in Britain Health.\" Stonewall, www.stonewall.org.uk\/lgbt-britain-health. Accessed 1 Nov. 2021.\nHalkitis, Perry Opinion N. Contributor. \"What's Making the LGBTQ Community Sick? To Start, Discrimination and Trauma.\" TheHill, 15 Apr. 2021, thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/548381-whats-making-the-lgbtq-community-sick-to-start-discrimination-and-trauma. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.\n\"LGBTQ Resources: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer\/Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources - UCLA Health.\" UCLA, www.uclahealth.org\/lgbtq. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.\nLondon Friend. \"Home Page.\" London Friend, 26 Mar. 2020, londonfriend.org.uk. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.\n\"Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative.\" Yale Health, medicine.yale.edu\/lgbtqmentalhealth. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.\nPublished December 17 2021\n\u00a9 2022 Flo Health, Inc.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"News@SDState\n4 generations of SDSU grads \/ Halbkats, of Webster, named Family of Year\nBy Dave Graves January 10, 2020\nPosing with children, grandchildren, in-laws and friends following an SDSU football game in 2018 are Jack (back row, second from left) and Mary (front row, standing second from left) Halbkat, of Webster. Most will be back on campus Feb. 15 when the Halbkats are recognized as South Dakota State University Family of the Year.\nSpanning four generations with SDSU branches on both sides of the family tree, the Jack and Mary (Bowar) Halbkat (Halb\u2014kat) family of Webster has been named the 2020 Family of the Year at South Dakota State University.\nThe Halbkats were selected by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association in cooperation with Staters for State, the student alumni organization. They will be recognized at halftime of the Feb. 15 women's basketball game against Purdue Fort Wayne as well as at a luncheon before the game.\nJack Halbkat was the first Halbkat to graduate from State, earning a bachelor's in pharmacy in 1962, but his mother-in-law, Casilda (Bunkers) Bowar (pronounced Bauer) earned a two-year teaching certificate in 1930.\nIn the generations that followed, three of Jack and Mary's four children graduated from State, John III, Kathryn (Missy) Baker and Mark. Their fourth child, Matthew, graduated from North Dakota State College of Science .\nAlso attending SDSU were John's spouse (Darla Wevik Halbkat) and two grandchildren (Halle Halbkat Mallard, Benjamin Halbkat) with a third grandchild (Abigail Baker) currently enrolled. In addition, several cousins, nieces and nephews of Mary Halbkat have attended or graduated from SDSU: Ginny Bunkers-Ford, Celeste Bowar Knoff, Michael Knoff, Carmen Bowar Schall, David Bowar Jr. and Mikhayla Haider.\nThe family's connection to State goes so far back that the Coughlin Campanile wasn't even on campus. And it wouldn't have been if Casilda (Bunkers) Bowar had anything to do with it. She was part of a student effort advocating for a swimming pool rather than the campanile, the 165-foot freestanding bell tower that serves as the campus landmark.\nHer grandson, John III, of Huron, remembers that Granny would joke \"'What did I know?' because the campanile has been an enduring monument and a swimming pool would have been long gone.\"\nShe was unique because she earned a two-year teaching certificate at a time when many were only earning one-year certificates and going off to teach in country schools. Bowar also was unique in that she was a member of the rifle team. The wool sweater she had as a part of that team has become a family heirloom, Jack Halbkat said.\nHobo Days & Halbkats\nMary Halbkat remembers growing up in the 1940s in Colman and her grandpa would \"put lots of us kids in the car and we would go for the Hobo Day parade.\" She has attended a Hobo Day parade in seven different decades.\nToday Hobo Day is a bigger drawing card on the Halbkat family calendar than Christmas.\nJohn Halbkat is the primary organizer of the family's Hobo Day celebration. Some are already into Brookings by Thursday night. Friday night is the family dinner at Cubby's. \"Last year my reservation was for 34,\" John said. Saturday is the parade, tailgating and the game. They tailgate in the picnic area behind Briggs Library with a group of 50 that includes friends as well as dozens of Halbkats and Bowars.\nThe Hobo Day celebration began to expand when John and Darla Halbkat's daughter, Halle, enrolled in fall 2012, John Halbkat said.\nParade memories\nJack and Mary Halbkat were active in campus activities when he was a student. They would come back for Hobo Day after returning to Webster to work in the family pharmacy. He remembers establishing a friendship with Brookings resident and future governor George S. Mickelson while attending the Hobo Day parade.\nAs a student, he recalls the Hobo Mobiles, which could be described as a shanty on wheels, sometimes three stories high.\nHalbkat went to State during a time when ornate floats were an expectation, especially of the College of Pharmacy. \"Pharmics,\" as they were called then, perennially took the \"most beautiful\" award in the parade. Juniors were assigned to build the float. Halbkat recalled his class didn't let the college down in 1960.\n\"It was three swans pulling a sleigh into the sky. We carved swans out of big blocks of Styrofoam. The gal riding on it was to wear a formal. We obtained a mink coat for her because it was cold,\" Jack Halbkat said.\nConnected through music groups\nHe also was part of the early years of the Statesmen. That men's chorus was formed in 1956 and directed by John Rezatto, who returned in 1984 to direct the Statesmen alumni.\nHalbkat's love for music has passed through the generations. Son John was a member of Statesmen for three years. Grandson Benjamin Halbkat was a member of Statesmen for three years, the Civic Symphony for one year, pep band for three years and The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band for four years. Granddaughter Halle Halbkat Mallard was a member of The Pride and the Civic Symphony for four years, and the pep band and jazz ensemble for a year.\nWhen the Statesmen held a 60-year reunion in 2016, Jack, John and Benjamin Halbkat were introduced as the only three-generation family present. The reunion coincided with a home football game, so the alumni singers and the current Statesmen had the privilege of singing the national anthem to open the game.\nJack and John stood beside one another on the field and band director Kevin Kessler gave permission for Benjamin to leave The Pride to join the Statesmen for the song.\n\"It was very meaningful,\" John said of the family memory.\nConnected through faith\nAnother constant is the lives of Halbkats while on campus has been the Catholic Campus Parish. Jack was living in the now-demolished Development Hall just north of Catholic Campus Parish in 1960, when it was being built. \"It wasn't any more than 30 or 40 feet from my bedroom window,\" he said. The following year Jack and Mary lived in Married Student Housing, so they remained a stone's throw from the parish.\nMary remembers taking John there for Mass as an infant. All of the Halbkat children\u2014John, Kathryn and Mark\u2014participated in Catholic Campus Parish activities as did John's children Benjamin and Halle and Kathryn's daughter Abby.\n\"Catholic Campus Parish has been a strong link to stay connected to the faith for a lot of the family. The draw and pull there has been strong for all our family,\" John said\nJohn is a commercial economics graduate while Kathryn and Mark followed their dad's lead and earned pharmacy degrees. Mark was awarded his diploma in 1989, the same year that Mary earned her bachelor's in nursing degree with honors through the RN Upward Mobility program, taking most of her classes in Aberdeen.\nThey each walked through with their respective classes at graduation in Frost Arena. \"It was very touching. It did make your eyes tear up,\" Mary recalled.\nHonor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducts 15\nState poet laureate seeks poems about cultural life in South Dakota","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Faces of Page: Arleen Miller\nBy: Phil Clark - Updated: 1 month ago\nArleen Miller was born in Waterflow, New Mexico, at her grandmother's house, near Shiprock. One week later, her parents brought her back to Arizona where she lived in different trading posts until they moved to Tuba City in 1950. She loves the beauty of the people and the scenery of northern Arizona, and she prefers the remoteness of the area to the more densely populated regions.\nGrowing up in Tuba City, her parents were Navajo traders who operated the Tuba City Trading Post for many years. For her, the area was beautiful and growing up there was a wonderful experience. Even though she was one of the handful of Anglos living there, she felt at home. She remembers she didn't see hate or discontent and the people got along well. Her family was respected by the other locals. Skin color didn't mean anything to her. Arleen learned some Navajo words and could communicate with her Din\u00e9 friends and customers.\nSome of her friends went to the Tuba City Boarding School, which had only two rooms back then. Grades one through five were in one room. And grades six through eight were in the other. Beyond, 8th-grade kids had to go out of town to school. She completed 8th grade and then went to St. Joseph Catholic Boarding School in Prescott, Arizona.\nPhil Miller was born in Tuba City. Arleen knew Phil growing up and he would later be her husband. He lived in the community as well and had to leave town to finish high school too. He went to school in Wasatch, Utah. Arleen remembers hearing that when Phil was born, he had almost no hair. He was in the hospital with Native American babies who all seemed to be born with a full head of hair. She chuckled as she said it was easy for his grandparents to find him in the nursery at the hospital.\nIn 1972 the pair moved to Page without a job and hoped to get on at the then new Navajo Generating Station in LeChee. Soon they bought and operated a store called \"Page Photos and Gifts,\" and also bought a clothing store called \"Pansies,\" which later merged to become \"Page Photos, Gifts, Fashions and Fabrics.\" She got to know a lot of people here that way. She would count out change in Navajo.\nWhile she lived in Tuba City, she would visit Page when the Glen Canyon Dam was being built.\n\"Page Camp\", as it was first known, grew in the early years until the dam was built. Page was incorporated as a city on March 1, 1975. She still has a copy of the newspaper announcing the \"new city.\" When the dam was completed, Page downsized to some 150 families. As NGS was being built, the town grew to 7,000. In 2017, Page had 7,550 residents.\nBack then, Page was pretty isolated. For example, Arizona State Route 98 didn't exist and there was no direct route to Kayenta from Page.\nWith the isolation, transportation was difficult. One year, her husband gave her 10 hours of flying lessons as a Christmas present. Because the instructor would not travel to Tuba City \u2013 unless there were at least two students \u2013 Phil bought lessons for both of them. Phil wanted to learn to fly and thought his wife might like to learn as well. Arleen hadn't considered that option at first. When she was learning, she had to overcome motion sickness. The first two lessons almost made her sick.\nAs she learned to pay close attention to what was going on, she found that her motion sickness almost went away as her attention became focused on flying the plane and operating the controls. So that both Phil and Arleen could learn to fly, Phil would drive to Flagstaff and his flying lesson would take him to Tuba City.\nArleen's lesson would take her from Tuba City back to Flagstaff where she would drive their car back to Tuba City to meet her husband again.\nOne day, while they were taking lessons, the plane didn't behave correctly, and the plane had to land again. Phil asked if she had checked the ailerons on the plane. She said she had. After landing, they realized that the ailerons had become icy. Because the runway and taxiway were dirt and it had rained, the rain had coated the wings and froze on the ailerons as the plane was taking off.\nAnother time, the training plane's engine just stopped running and Phil had to glide the plane to a landing in the desert between Tuba City and Rare Metals mill. The plane was not seriously damaged, and it turned out that the linkage to the carburetor had become disconnected.\nOnce the plane was loaded onto a trailer and taken to the highway, Phil was able to connect the carburetor linkage and the pilot flew back to Flagstaff. That wasn't the last of the exciting training flights. The single propeller once fell off of a plane and it landed on Interstate 40. Back then, there wasn't much traffic and it was pretty safe to land on the freeway.\nOnce they both earned their pilot's license, they were able to fly all over on their only day off each week, the only way to travel with so little free time. Running the store kept them busy six days per week and they looked forward to exploring on their day off. They owned several different planes over the years including their first plane, a Cessna 172 and later a 182.\nWith their skills as pilots, they participated in flying competitions. One of the games she remembers is flying over the airport's wind sock and dropping a rolled-up sock ball. The pilot whose sock ball was closest to the windsock would win a nice prize.\nPhil and Arleen loved to fly, and flying was a way to keep in contact with their friends and family members. Arleen even went on a glider and it was a completely new experience. What she noticed the most was how silent the flight was. She had not known a more silent way to fly. Another time she went parachuting with Phil south of Phoenix. They were 12,500 feet above the ground. They fell the first 5,000 feet in 51 seconds before deploying the parachute and safely drifted to the ground. No one got hurt and it was a treasured memory for both of them. They have also parasailed on Lake Powell and rode in a power parachute.\nAfter flying for 26 years, one day, in 2016 her younger son surprised her by coming to Page with a flight instructor. Arleen thought she was just going for a ride in an airplane when the instructor asked her if she would like to take the controls. For the first time in 26 years, she flew the plane and successfully taxied, took off, flew for an hour and landed it.\nMuch like riding a bicycle, it was as if she had never forgotten how to fly. The pilot also agreed to take two clients from Helping Hands up in the air, something they had never done before. With smiling faces, the pilot gave them their very own flight log book, signed with that day's flight. The pilot also signed Arleen's flight book for the time she flew.\nLater on, Arleen became involved with Helping Hands Agency, which helps disabled people by volunteering her time. Seeing the happy faces, whenever she came home from volunteering, she did so with \"a happy heart.\"\nOnce Helping Hands put on a play of \"Alice in Wonderland\" and Arleen made the costume for Alice. For years, Arleen sponsored horseback riding for the clients of Helping Hands. Most of the \"kids,\" as she calls the clients, had never been on a horse before, especially the wheelchair-users. Their faces lit up when they were placed on the back of the horse and rode around. Once a year, she still arranges for horse rides at Helping Hands.\nShe and Phil kept active in flying by sponsoring hot-air balloons for the annual Page-Lake Powell Balloon Regatta and as a board member for the organization. They flew many times in a balloon and arranged for rides for clients at Helping Hands to ride in a balloon. Most hadn't ever been in a balloon.\nIn the initiation ceremony for first-time passengers, the pilot would put a small rug on the ground.\nThe passenger \u2013 holding their hands behind their back \u2013 would have to pick up a glass of champagne off the ground with their mouth. As the passenger picked up the glass of champagne, the new balloon passenger would receive a water baptism after everyone recited the Balloonist's Prayer.\nOne of her current hobbies is cross-stitch. Over the years, Arleen created countless cross-stitch pieces, which she usually gives away. She still stitches and her home has many beautiful examples of poems and inspirational verses framed by a detailed cross-stitch pattern and then framed under glass.\nTo thank the hot-air balloon pilot, Arleen gave him a cross-stitch piece she had made with the Balloonist's Prayer. A client named Rick at Helping Hands wanted her to help him cross-stitch an award to owners of the agency at a presentation. He even learned to put his name on the piece as the creator.\nArleen and Phil had four children: two boys and two girls. Family reunions are usually a busy time with 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Arleen's family lives all over the country. They visit her often and she looks forward to seeing them. Her eldest son lives nearby and helps her around the house. Arleen said, \"Page has always had many wonderful people.\" She enjoys living in Page and hopes to be here a lot longer. She loves waking up to the scenery of the area and can't think of a better place to live.\nFrom coal to computers\nNew Horseshoe Bend trail\nSeven complete second CAMT program\nLevel 2 sex offenders register in Page\nArleen Miller was born in Waterflow, New Mexico, at her grandmother's house, near Shiprock.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Burnaby, BC \u2013 SFU Hockey is proud to announce the first Defenceman of the 2018\/19 recruit class Jamieson Ree. The Surrey native wrapped up his junior career by winning the Inter-Pipeline Cup as a member of the AJHL champion Spruce Grove Saints. The 6'2\" 203lb d-man collected 22 points (5G 17A) during the 2017\/18 season and added another 5 points (1G 4A) in the Saints playoff run.\n\"We are really happy to have Jamieson on board\" Said SFU Head Coach Mark Coletta. \"He's a big, solid defenceman and brings championship experience to the team.\" he added. Ree will be joining a veteran-heavy defense core led by BCIHL All-Star Matthew Berry-Lamontagna. Coletta looks forward to adding Jamieson to what already looks to be one of the strongest defenses in the BCIHL.\nAfter coming up through the Semiahmoo Minor hockey and Valley West Hawks programs, Ree spent one year split between the PJHL and KIJHL before moving to the praries where he split the next three years between Whitecourt, Llyodminster and Spruce Grove in the AJHL and Weyburn of the SJHL. In 182 games of junior hockey he put up 15 goals and 51 assists. Ree describes himself as a \"hard-working player who plays with a lot of passion, and hopes to help the team succeed on the ice.\" He will be studying psychology at SFU.\nSFU Men's Hockey was re-established in 2004 and competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League. The program focuses on competition, academics, and community service as its core values. For more information about the SFU Hockey program, please visit www.sfuhockey.com\nPrevious Post You are Invited to the SFU Hockey Fall Classic Golf Tournament\nNext Post SFU Announces Addition of BCHL Veteran Mitch Newsome","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"by princess_jime\nForum: Japanese Actors & Actresses\nTopic: Inoue Mao\nMao-chan and nino on the set of the new special: http:\/\/i32.photobucket.com\/albums\/d37\/Princess_Jime\/maomiya1.jpg Credits to http:\/\/tieba.baidu.com\/f?kz=570882609 I thought I'd post two more pics of mao-chan I had... they're probably already shared on this thread... but it doesn't hurt to see them a...\nTopic: ++[Miyavi]++\nXD I knew he couldn't be more than that age, I think this is good, an artist who is true to himself (and the public) has nothing to hide. Anyway, news from Tokyograph: Miyavi announces European tour dates Mon, April 27, 2009 (1:19am EDT) Miyavi has announced a new world tour, which will include Euro...\nTopic: Gackt\nFrom Tokyograph: Gackt cancels Korea concert Fri, April 17, 2009 (3:08am EDT) Gackt was scheduled to perform a concert in Korea on May 18, but he has now announced on his website that the show has been canceled for financial reasons. He had planned to play at Seoul's Olympic Hall with a setup simila...\nI'm here to bring some miyavi news in this forgotten thread :lol :lol :lol :lol From Tokyograph: Miyavi to play in Texas for Anime Matsuri Fri, January 23, 2009 (3:21am EST) Anime Matsuri has announced that its 2009 convention is presenting Miyavi as a musical guest of honor. He will perform a live ...\nTopic: Hayami Mokomichi\nIf he lets it grow more it would be like Eita's Last Friends do...\nStil... michi just makes anything look gorgeous... *dies for him when he laughs out loud*\nFrom tokyograph: Kobukuro sings for Mocomichi drama Sun, September 7, 2008 (1:47am EDT) Popular duo Kobukuro will be in charge of the theme song for NTV's drama series \"Oh! My Girl!!\" The show was announced last month with actor Hayami Mocomichi in the starring role. The song is called &qu...\nFrom Tokyograph: Mocomichi becomes a TV \"father\" Mon, August 18, 2008 (2:48am EDT) Hayami Mocomichi will be starring in an NTV drama series this fall, it was learned on Sunday. While the show is currently untitled, it is said to feature the actor in a \"father\" role. Mocomichi pla...\nTopic: [Movie Discussion] Confirmed by TBS Hana Yori Dango Movie\nSeirin: Thank you so much for uploading all those videos! It's greatly appreciated! I was thinking too that it'd be great if someone could cut all the flashbacks from the special (I watched it on tvu) and leave only the new stuff... hehehehe, boy am I spoiled or what? :sweat: There was one part in t...\nFrom tokyograph: Suicide Ali, GPKism, LM.C in U.S., Miyavi in Paris Sat, June 7, 2008 (3:05am EDT) Music website JaME has recently reported on a few upcoming overseas performances by visual-kei artists. According to promoter Tainted Reality, Suicide Ali will debut in the U.S. during the November 7-9...\nMay 9th, '08, 14:46\nFrom tokyograph: Miyavi adds London to world tour Fri, May 9, 2008 (1:13am EDT) Miyavi has scheduled a concert in London on June 25 at the Astoria 2 nightclub. This is the latest addition to Miyavi's highly-anticipated world tour, and is the last Europe show to be announced. Tickets go on sale Frida...\nTopic: [Discussion] Last Friends - Nagasawa Masami\/Ueno Juri\/Eita\nMy ramblings after having watched episode 4: My fingertips tingle, I want to write so much but don't know where to begin! Ok. Let's begin at the beginning. Michiru: no amount of make up will cover up what he does to you. I've heard that in cases of domestic violence the end of that situation only co...\nTopic: [Discussion] Sushi Oji!!\nThis thread needs love, from tokyograph: The \"Sushi Prince\" goes to New York Wed, April 30, 2008 (2:18am EDT) ... On Monday, Koichi Domoto attended the American premiere of the \"Sushi Ouji!\" movie, which was screened at the Walter Reade Theater in New York. The city was an approp...\nMore gackt news, from tokyograph!: Gackt version of Vocaloid announced Wed, May 7, 2008 (10:40am EDT) Vocaloid, the vocal synthesizer software that features virtual idol Hatsune Miku, is getting a new edition next month with a more familiar face. Called Gackpoid, this version is based on the voice o...\nThank for the links Rooster! I thought I'd post a little rant i had after watching episode 3: What the hell is riika doing? I wonder... sure it was funny at first when she got \"the chills\" whenever naito would say sweet things to her (or suggest doing more *wink*), but you would think afte...\nApr 23rd, '08, 23:57\nFrom tokyograph: Gackt's Hollywood debut Wed, April 23, 2008 (12:00am EDT) Musician Gackt will act in his first Hollywood film. The movie, titled \"Bunraku,\" is an action film written and directed by Guy Moshe, starring Josh Hartnett and Demi Moore. The film is named after a type of traditi...\nFrom tokyograph: More shows added to Miyavi tour, including Chile, Paris Sun, April 20, 2008 (3:21am EDT) Miyavi has recently added more stops to his upcoming World Tour. He will be playing a show in Chile on May 21 , then in Sao Paolo, Brazil on May 24 . He has also set a date for Paris on July 6 ....\nI totally forgot to post this, from tokyograph: Gackt's dog promotes environmental concerns Mon, April 14, 2008 (2:26am EDT) A dog owned by popular musician Gackt will be making its \"character debut\" as part of a campaign to promote environmental issues. The project's theme is called \"...\nThanks for the links Nomanymore! (I was so excited I posted them on my blog...^^U) Kyaaa!!! naito rabu rabu! I liked it a lot! (with subs it will be better... lol) Soshi was so cute eating those pastries at the end. Ooooo... the evil friend... But naito melts my heart... even though he's a robot. I ...\nTopic: [Discussion] Attention Please\nAnyone has veoh tv installed? cause the second special was uploaded there 3 days ago... raw of course. Watch it here, credits to RuiYorozuka at veoh! While we wait for subs... someone could watch and tell if ryo nishikido acted or not... I can't cause I'm too lazy to install the veoh thing... plus I...\nTopic: [Discussion] Around 40 - Amami Yuki, Fujiki Naohito\nCount me in on the club for those who are \"eager to watch\/ incredibly thankful for subs\" of this one!!!\nThere's a teaser video up at the Hanadan website now. We've basically seen it before, but this isn't contained within a television show :-) 33 seconds of awesomeness http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?nin0mmzhono XD Know if I could find that on youtube anywhere? For some reason my GOM won't play it, all I'm...\nMiyavi news that might affect you! From tokyograph: Miyavi World Tour dates announced Wed, March 19, 2008 (5:45pm EDT) Concert dates for Miyavi's world tour have been released. United States * 5\/14 - Anaheim, CA * 5\/16 - Los Angeles, CA * 5\/18 - San Francisco, CA Europe * 6\/21 - Cologne, Germany * 6...\nTopic: The ARASHI thread\nAbout aiba-chan's \"accident\" (hehehe...) there's lots of VOXs where a clip of it was uploaded, thank you to all!\nHere's a link to one of them:\nhttp:\/\/abyssinian27.vox.com\/library\/pos ... ghter.html\nPoor \"junior\"... *laughs uncontrollably nevertheless*\nTopic: [Discussion] Nodame Cantabile and also its SP in Europe\nOH! I'm not the only one to see the likeness!!??!!! Cool! Hahahahaha, I posted about him on page 52 on this thread... I'll post it again, hehehe: Say... this has nothing to do with nodame cantabile, I but find it gives me the same exhilarating feeling the NC orchestras gave me: A real-life orchestra...\nFrom Tokyograph: Second special for \"Attention Please\" announced Tue, February 19, 2008 (3:57pm EST) The 2006 Fuji TV drama series \"Attention Please\" is returning to television for a second special episode. The series starred Aya Ueto as Yoko Misaki, a young woman training to bec...\nTopic: [Discussion] Hana Yori Dango Season 2\nFrom tokyograph: 2008 Elan d'or Awards Thu, February 7, 2008 (4:25pm EST) The All Nippon Producers Association held its 2008 Elan d'or Awards ceremony on Thursday. Masayuki Suo's \"Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai\" was named Best Film, while NHK's \"Hagetaka\" was named Best Drama. The pro...\nI loved the Coffee Prince scene, episode 10... Han Kyul rushes in after having his mind filled with sweet Eun Chan memories, Eun Chan is being all cute trying to fix the mural (very unprofessionally made, IMHO XD ). He can't take it any more. He grabs Eun Chan, kiss, then he says: \"Listen up. B...\nForum: International Community\nTopic: Spanish D-Addicts\nse me hace que quiere decir \"gran buenos aires, capital federal\", osease: argentina. pero si parece jerogl\u00edfico! muajajajaja!\nUn dia de estos voy a ver Galileo tambien. jejejejejee. Con respecto a ISWAK 2 (they kiss again), solo he visto el primer capitulo, y es como si no hubiera habido nada de desarrollo, los personajes y las historia siguen siendo los mismos. Lo cual me descepciona un poquito, pero como dije, solo he vi...\nI know, it's just that it seemed to me that every time he says it he somewhat thinks of xxx-related things... It maybe just coincidence, I don't know.\nTopic: American TV Series ~ What do you think about it?\nBoy, we all have similar tastes... :roll :lol :lol :lol 8) My so called life : I want to cry now, seriously, I have the 2002 BMG boxset (cost me an arm and a leg) and now you tell me there's a better boxset out there? :hissy: with tons of extras, a book and such? why oh why did I spend my money? Any...\nTopic: [Discussion] Tokyo Tower (2007)\nI saw this one in three go's, that is, like a marathon of Tokyo Tower for me, hehehehe, I just couldn't stop. It's that good. Such a touching story of a mother's love. Okan was wonderful, every time she got teary-eyed or cried it killed me, specially because she was such a bright happy woman. Ma-kun...\nI finally watched the special last night, words leave me to describe how great it was. LOL! To Siantut: THANK YOU SO MUCH! ] for doing the softsubs! Otsukare-sama deshita! Honto ni! :wub: :thumright: :thumright: :thumright: @ blablabla: I thought the same thing! that jogging trip chiaki made was lik...\nAre you referring to: HAN DONG JOON - \"\ub108\ub97c \uc0ac\ub791\ud574\" (I Love You)? this song? You can download that song, and all the other song that are not in the OST here: http:\/\/www.dramabeans.com\/media-stuff\/cp-unofficial-soundtrack\/ The amazing Dramabeans posted direct download links on her blog for everything. Ser...\nzin1222 , over at the love so sweet forum said that she read in a japanese forum that the \"weekly PIA\" magazine reported that info: 1. The overseas locations are Hong Kong and Las Vegas. 2. The ending will be Doumyouji's and Makino's wedding. So if someone can get that magazine... heheheh...\nGosh, I totally forgot about the banners I was gonna make, anyway, here to post some news! From tokyograph: Koichi Domoto sings for \"Sushi Ouji!\" Wed, January 16, 2008 (2:15pm EST) KinKi Kids member Koichi Domoto will sing the theme song for his upcoming movie, \"Ginmaku Ban Sushi Ouji...\num.... I'm sorry... I didn't say the hong kong and US overseas location shooting was a rumor :sweat: I just said there were a lot of rumors going around... it was just a meaningless comment, nothing more... I also saw that video with abe tsuyoshi-kun saying the news :lol 8) The other information I p...\nOh! and kikinini posted on her vox: They are asking for position as an extra for \"Hanadan Finals!\" Ah~, I want to be an extra!!! Outline 1 Shooting Date: 01\/14\/2008 (morninig through evening) Shooting Place: Tokyo area suburbs Scenes:Journalist and cameramen of scene of press conference O...\nLots of rumors going around... I read the first staff and cast meeting will be held today. The shooting will begin on saturday, 12th. (Yay!!!!!!!!) And Fybabe posted on her blog: hyd uwasa 01\/10\/2008 uwasa has it that there will be lots of aerial shots in japan and overseas in the movie, and also a ...\nJan 9th, '08, 13:35\nI can't resist it.... must. say..... How can a vampire die when he's already dead? XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD Alright, for real, this sounds like a rather pathetic attempt to get attention, whoever wrote that had a lot of free time on their hands... thanks for posting it though, it made my morning! (so...\nFrom tokyograph: \"Atsuhime\" opener, \"Nodame\" SP break 20% Mon, January 7, 2008 (2:28am EST) According to data released by Video Research Ltd., the first episode of the NHK taiga drama \"Atsuhime,\" which aired on the 6th, had viewership ratings of 20.3% (19.8% in the Kans...\nDec 28th, '07, 20:03\nFrom tokyograph: HYD most satisfying drama of 2007 Fri, December 28, 2007 (2:25am EST) Oricon has published the results of its viewer satisfaction rankings for the television drama series of 2007. #1 was \"Hana Yori Dango 2,\" which also ranked highest in the winter survey. It was followed c...\nzin1222 over at the Love so sweet forum wrote the following: Re: Jun-Mao On Love so Sweet Part 2.5 \u00ab Reply #471 on: Today at 08:44:06 \u00bb great news for everyone! hyd movie will be released earlier. originally, it is scheduled to be release in august. but the toho company(the film studio which produc...\nTopic: Ninomiya Kazunari\nfrom tokyograph: Oricon: who would you play video games with? Tue, December 11, 2007 (4:32am EST) Oricon conducted a survey of a thousand men and women, asking them which celebrity they would want to play video games with. Otaku (and gamer) idol Shoko Nakagawa easily topped the survey, ranking #1 am...\nDec 5th, '07, 21:13\nFrom tokyograph: Yu Yamada cast as Nodame's rival Wed, December 5, 2007 (3:19pm EST) Actress Yu Yamada has been revealed as part of the cast of the upcoming \"Nodame Cantabile\" drama special, scheduled to air on January 4-5 on Fuji TV. Yamada plays Son Rui, a Chinese prodigy who becomes riv...\nYOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Tokyograph: \"Nodame\" SP gets dated Mon, November 26, 2007 (3:10pm EST) Fuji TV held a press event on Monday for the upcoming \"Nodame Cantabile\" drama special. Titled \"Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe,\" it will air in two ...\nbmwracer : thank you for all the caps... they're great! Man... I can't wait for the SP... Say... this has nothing to do with nodame cantabile, I but find it gives me the same exhilarating feeling the NC orchestras gave me: A real-life orchestra that kicks ass yo! and they are from my country! Orque...\nNov 21st, '07, 22:33\nTopic: Need your help - 10 question poll about jdrama\nRe: Need your help - 10 question poll about jdrama\n1.How often do you watch jdrama? usually everyday, whenever I get on the internet. But if I'm too busy, weekly. 2. What kind of jdrama do you like? (ex. drama, love, comedy, fighting, relationships, family, law, hospital and so on) I seem to always go for the romantic-comedy. But family oriented sho...\nTopic: [Discussion] Yukan Club\nLOL! I wanted them to beat the crap out of each other... and they did.\nFrom tokyogrpah: Wentz, Becky to play foreigners in \"Nodame\" special Sun, November 11, 2007 (3:47pm EST) Eiji Wentz and Becky have been cast in Fuji TV's upcoming \"Nodame Cantabile\" drama special, set to air for two nights at the start of 2008. Tentatively titled \"Nodame Can...\nNov 7th, '07, 19:35\nTopic: Kawaii Japanese Name\n\"Chikuma Katayanagi\"\nGosh... that doesn't sound cute to me at all...\nI wonder what it means though...\nGackt news! gackt news! From Enterntainment News: Gackt Honors Gundam Creator November 06, 2007 Singer and actor Gackt is to release a full album of songs from the hugely popular \"Kidou Senshi Gundam\" (Mobile Suit Gundam) anime series. He chose yesterday to make the announcement in honor o...\nOct 31st, '07, 23:01\nImmense thank yous to jen for these news!: Posted on 30th, October 2007: Juri and Tamaki just cranked-in for the New Year SP drama [Nodame Cantabile]!!! Yatta!! They are now in Paris, and have started filming!! Here you go! (1) Filming started in Paris from 23 Oct, will end on 10 Nov. (2) More than ...\nI hear Nino got a Galaxy Award for his acting in Marathon... omedetou kazu-kun!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nhttp:\/\/www.houkon.jp\/galaxy\/gekkan.html#200709\nThanks to Jen for the news!\nI was bored (there's never anything good on my local tv) so I had me a HYD2 marathon, which prompted me to baka thoughts, which resulted in this: A baka Hanadan drinking game! (I'm sure there's tons of these all around the net, one more can't hurt I say) Before having a HYD2 marathon, you must get t...\nLOL! you're welcome!\nActually, nino's got two more Cm coming soon:\nhttp:\/\/sakura-sake.vox.com\/library\/post ... -soon.html\nThanks to rion for the news!\nAll right, since it seems no one posted the \"official\" news... as yamapinku-rabu said: From Tokyograph: Ninomiya stars in 'Marathon' remake Mon, April 16, 2007 (4:48pm EDT) Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi will star in a TBS drama special this fall, adapted from the popular 2005 Korean movie &q...\nYatttaaa!!! all right!!! that's great!!! (^_^U I did watch till the end... I just wasn't sure... you never know what might happen in the future... gomen )\nThank you sooooooooo much for subbing sushi ouji!!!!\nWell, I finished watching this one with subs by Love Song (you guys ROCK!!!!!!) I gotta say, it surprised me how funny I found it, since I didn't read much reviews, I didn't know exactly what is was about or what to expect, only that it involved sushi (one of my favorite food in the world!), therefo...\nisn't that the Arashi Seiki no Jikken Special? anyway, It was great!\nJUST thought i'd clear it up but this is a direct quote from Gackt and i think its the hottest thing ever. So here to all you wonderers \"Its not that I like men sexually, just that I can admit when they are beautiful. But sexually I need a woman.\" And this quote makes me melt... \"Tea...\nNada que ver con dramas... pero igual:\nFeliz 18 para todos los chilenos!!!\n\"quiero comer curanto con chapalele...\" pero me conformo con empanadas hechas en casa, jejejeje, mi mam\u00e1 hizo el pino, yo hice la masa, quedaron de lujo.\nTopic: [Discussion] First Kiss\nEtto... does anyone have any theory on the \"smiling fat boy\" that appears in every episode? I find him incredibly funny, just walking by with that grin on his face... XD XD XD Anyway, yeah, even if the technical details of mio's heart condition are totally fake, the drama is more about the...\nFrom tokyograph: Gackt gets ready to launch in 20 countries Fri, September 14, 2007 (6:32pm EDT) In October, Gackt will be making some of his releases available to 20 countries in North America and Europe. On the 19th, his two DVDs \"THE GREATEST FILMOGRAPHY 1999-2006\" (\"~RED~\" an...\nFrom tokyograph: Jrock Revolution announces scavenger hunt Fri, September 7, 2007 (6:27am EDT) Jrock Revolution has announced a new contest: a site-wide scavenger hunt. Participants will have to scour the site to find answers to a list of questions. The first person to compile a complete and correct...\n@theedqueen: your avas are fantastic, I took some and will credit for sure when I use them, great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nCoffee prince love!\nI watched a clip of a show the other day with gackt as guest, it was \"Domoto tsuyoshi's honest worries\"... Gackt was weirdly delicious, as always, and tsuyoshi was hilarious, but anyways, Gackt said about the movie Moon Child: \"It's a movie that will make men cry, and women say men ar...\njejejeje... Yo tambi\u00e9n estoy viendo why why love, pero me voy a reservar mi opini\u00f3n hasta que termine y la haya visto entera... XD XD 8) Por cierto, tambi\u00e9n me gustar\u00eda recomendar First Kiss, los subs de SARS van por el capitulo 5 (la \u00faltima vez que revis\u00e9), es un j-drama muy, pero, muy bien escrito...\nTopic: Avatars & Signature Files - Show Off Yours!!\nomg! thank you! I feel honored! :wub: I wanted to make a sig that showed the dramas I specially liked, the ones that I would recommend in a heartbeat, and rather than putting it into words, I wanted images that would make people get piqued and go watch them, hehehehe... but since it's all a suggesti...\nsaben que deber\u00edan hacer todos los canales de tv en latinoamerica (IMHO)? hacer encuestas en los grupos de televidentes de todas las edades y juntar todas las telenovelas m\u00e1s queridas y famosas y sacar ESAS en dvd, sin cortes, con su correspondiente OST adem\u00e1s de bloopers, escenas tras bastidores y ...\nmayormente, chicas que babean por los papacitos asi\u00e1ticos que vemos en los drama... o soy solo yo? XD XD XD Yo tambi\u00e9n estoy viendo Coffee prince, es GENIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastica maravillosa!!! incluso v\u00ed los dos primeros episodios con subs en espa\u00f1ol en VEOH. Hablando de doblajes, a mi la ...\nI'm rolling around in warm fuzzy feelings because of this news....\n*big sighs*\n@ The Pinny Parlour : Tokyo Friend Park is a japanese variety show where people go and compete at various games in order to win many prizes, the HYD special was a show where the cast (that is: tsukushi, the F4 and the makino family) went to participate for promotion of HYD 2 returns, they won a lot ...\nTopic: Newspapers Recently calls K-Dramas \"Ripoffs\"\nIt's interesting, the same thing happens with telenovelas here in Latinamerica. The current trend is to sell the format of a successful soap to the neighboring countries, let's take \"betty la fea\" as example: It was a HUGE success (with merchandise like dolls and cartoon spin offs, I've ne...\nChazriel: your avatar cracks me up.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In which I dream of Peter Stampfel\nThere are few living American musicians whose body of work I revere more than Peter Stampfel, of the Fugs, Holy Modal Rounders, Bottlecaps, and lately a host of bands, from the Velocity Rounders to the Atomic Meta-Pagans to the Worm All-Stars to the Deposit Returners to the Ether Frolic Mob (most of which are sorta technically backing bands, as in Peter Stampfel and..., and some of which feature his daughter Zoe). If I had free tickets to see Bob Dylan, but could pay $100 to see Peter Stampfel across the street the same night, I would pay the $100 to see Peter Stampfel - that's how much I revere him (though in a somewhat irreverent, casual way, but damn does his music bring me joy, you know?). I think I would also (shh) choose Stampfel over Eugene Chadbourne, though part of that is because I have never seen Stampfel and have seen Eugene a dozen or more times. Though I suspect I will in fact never see him perform live, I had the great privilege of interviewing him at some length and have occasionally interacted with him since, and am in the process of catching up on his discography, since it turns out he's been rather crazily productive since that interview, putting out a dozen or more albums since the last one I bought off him (Dook of the Beatniks, from 2009), and collaborating with everyone from Jeffrey Lewis (naturally) to Shelley Hirsch (!!!). You can read about some of these albums on Robert Christgau's site, where it becomes quickly evident that Christgau is a fan of the Rounders and Stampfel too; or you can order the most recent of Stampfel's solo records via Don Giovanni Records, like this one:\nAnyhoo, I dreamed of Peter Stampfel last night. I was (in the dream) at a house party in Seattle where Peter was performing. It was very casual - a large living room with a small, relaxed crowd of people. To everyone's surprise, Peter rode in on a horse - a white one - wearing cavalry gear and maybe brandishing a sword, while performing Johnny Cash's \"Big River\" (which is actually in Peter's repertoire, though the horse-uniform-and-sword stuff is not). This part I mostly emailed to Peter on waking, since I thought it might amuse him; but I didn't tell him the whole dream - that I spent most of the concert distracted by my cell phone, really, really wanting to make a Youtube video of his set but not being able to find the \"video\" function, because my phone had been updated and everything was messed up; or that after the concert, I bought some records from him, but as I was walking away down the alley behind the building - explaining to a homeless person about Going Nowhere Fast - I realized that I had forgotten to ask Peter to sign my records. That was imperative, so I ran back to the building, got inside, but - before finding Peter, decided I really needed to pee. I went to an elaborately decorated, expansive, kinda like Elizabethan-or-something bathroom and began peeing in the first receptacle that I could, which, alas, turned out to be a small, half-filled, decorative antique bathtub. Why there was water in the bathtub I could not say, but as I stood with a vaulting arch of urine splashing into it, I realized I was probably going to have to find a way to drain the water out of the tub, so no one, like, bathed in my pee. This, alas, would be contemplated by the lack of a drain in the tub - I was going to have to pour it out manually, somehow, and this was going to delay my quest to get my albums signed.\nThen I woke up, needing to urinate. I hope Peter Stampfel is still writing his memoirs and that he's included a hilarious anecdote about an enormous booger he had hanging out of his nose at one point, which he posted on Facebook, asking us to support him against his wife's opinion that the story was in bad taste. It was funny! Then again, I just posted about a pee dream.\nYou can stream the whole, crazed cornucopia of The Ordovician Era here.\nWTF: Samsung worldwide blu-ray player crash?\n(Updates below).\nOkay, so on Thursday around 7pm, I was halfway through watching a blu-ray. Machine - a Samsung Home Theatre J4500 - was working just fine. Then I stopped the movie, did something else, and came back to it around 7:30 - and it was screwed, going through an endless cycle of stops and starts, so that as soon as you powered it on, you could barely get the screen to stay stable, as it immediately started going from the home screen to seeming to select the \"photos\"option to powering down to returning to the home screen in an endless manic loop, each screen lingering for less than a second. Turning it on and off didn't work. Tried unplugging it, attempted a hard restart (which I couldn't even make happen, as it cycled from screen to screen): the machine seemed to be busted.\nI took this for an isolated incident and tried to get a sense of what my options were. I didn't want to have to buy a whole new home theatre system, since, you know, the speakers are all fine and in place. Spent this afternoon making inquiries of Samsung Canada and London Drugs (where Erika and I bought the system, a few years ago). Some suggestions, nothing very exciting.\nSo I looked online and soon discovered that on Thursday night, my time, apparently all over the world, Samsung players all went on the fritz in exactly the same way. The discussions I've found are most prevalent in the UK, but there are similar reports from Germany, the United States, Brazil, Toronto... a vast number, if not all, Samsung blu-ray players have gone crazy in the same way at the same time.\nPeople are speculating that it's the result of a some sort of update or patch from Samsung that has had unintended effects. I have no idea. Can there be viruses that do this? Some sort of industrial sabotage, maybe from, say, North Korea? I don't understand these matters enough to do anything but speculate. What's most interesting is that the Samsung Canada rep I spent half an hour on the phone with earlier today apparently hadn't heard about this yet.\nSo hey, folks - is your Samsung blu-ray player on the fritz? Is it on the fritz in the way described above? Welcome to the club. There is apparently a Change.org petition to pressure Samsung into taking action. I have no idea if that's necessary, but it's definitely one way to make sure Samsung knows that there's a problem, here. (They have said that they're investigating, apparently).\nI guess it's all for the better I haven't been using streaming sites very much lately, since it may be awhile until I can watch my blu's and DVD's again!\nOne week later: update:\nSo I've now written customer service, who didn't let on there was a global problem (though I mentioned it, linking to one of the tech news articles about this crash). With no help there - they just suggested I get it repaired - and no updates on any of the sites I've seen, I called the main Samsung 1-800 line and had a chat with a support person, who sounded maybe like she was in a call center in Mexico. I said at first that I was \"one of the people affected by the Samsung blu-ray player crash,\" and she said she didn't know what I meant; I then explained the symptoms and she told me that, ah yes, she was aware of this problem. (I'm not sure if she had been being coy or thick). After several minutes of delay (where presumably the troubleshooter was going over the script to use), she told me that Samsung was aware of the problem and working on it, that there was no timeline for a fix, and that no one knew what had gone wrong, none of which is new or informative.\nEnd of week one without a blu-ray player. Erika and I are streaming The Man in the High Castle. Should keep us going for awhile. I frankly would be surprised if Samsung actually took action - they're no longer making blu-ray players, so there is no real motivation for them to do anything, except, of course, the suspicion this failure will cast on EVERY OTHER SAMSUNG PRODUCT. I will wait another week or so, then start looking at my other options...\nWeeks later still: update #2:\nWell, that was unexpected. Took a long time on the phone, but Samsung APPEARS to be doing the right thing - I'm being told to package my player and send it in for free of charge repairs. Haven't gotten it back, haven't even got it packed off, but it's somewhat promising. I kinda expected they'd just blow it off, but I guess the loss to their brand image would have been greater than the cost of repairing players. Anyhow, tentatively optimistic!\nIncidentally, I got tired of The Man in the High Castle in Season 2 - it got thin on ideas and big on domestic drama for a bit - but it's really growing on me for Season 3. Optimistic about season 4, too.\nWeeks later still: update #3. They sent it back! It works! They actually fixed it! I am impressed. Good job, Samsung!\nRIP Aunt Jemima\nI was making pancakes recently and wondering about Aunt Jemima.\nI have fond brand recognition for Aunt Jemima - it's a product that has been around since my childhood. My parents were more likely to buy the syrup and make pancakes from scratch, but I vividly recall her smiling face on the bottle from back when, kinda like the Quaker Oats fella (same company, by the by). I actually recall being troubled by it, confused by it as a child, though I'm not quite sure I could put my finger on why it was disturbing to me back then.\nAs a married adult, I generally prefer healthier pancake mixes - Coyote, say - but for Erika, Aunt Jemima pancakes have a comfort-food status, so we've been buying them occasionally. Like I say, I was making some for breakfast last week, while in America people were rioting about systematic racism, and wondering about the brand. How has it gotten a free pass?\nI mean, Aunt Jemima looks like she might be a slave. A happy, servile one - a positive image, I guess, if you are a member of the \"owner\" class, but one that serves as a reminder for most people not only that once in America people owned other people, and had a pretty definite idea what a \"good slave\" might look like: basically, as far as women are concerned, Aunt Jemima was it.\nI figured that maybe there was some history I was unaware of that explained the continued existence of the brand. I mean, I had no idea who the actual person on the pancake box was. I sometimes have an all-purpose Caribbean spice mix on the shelf with the brand Auntie Bev's, and I'm pretty sure I've met the actual Auntie Bev at a Caribbean festival in Maple Ridge, selling her stuff; but I doubted very much that the woman on the box (or bottle) of Aunt Jemima's was, for instance, a businesswoman who came up with a good pancake mix and marketed it. Maybe there was some other excuse for the brand's persistence?\nTurns out, no. The history of the character goes back to minstrel shows. The Wiki suggests that the original Aunt Jemima character - not associated with pancakes at the time - may even have been a white man in blackface (!). Even the first actress to play her and lend her face to the brand, Nancy Green, was born into slavery. So there's good reason to view Aunt Jemima exactly as she seems: a racist caricature of an acclimatized, happy slave.\nOf course, I read this morning that after 130 years, the brand is finally being retired. Erika and I had a fast pancake breakfast in her honour.\nSince Quaker Oats likes to use faces on its products, apparently - I wonder who Aunt Jemima's replacement will be? Will Quaker Oats replace it with a less fraught image of happy servility, like housekeeper Alice from The Brady Bunch, perhaps? That image still speaks of a time - the one we live in, as a matter of fact - when some people have so much wealth they can hire others to do the cooking for them, while other people have so little wealth they might gladly take this job, and find a way to be happy in it. Maybe they would be wise to avoid any class implications, and find a face and name not in any way associated with actual kitchen help...?\nWell past time for a re-brand, in any case. Reading about this this morning, I discover there is an actual book on the topic: Slave in a Box: The Strange Career of Aunt Jemima. Or you can just go read the Wikipedia page.\nRIP, Aunt Jemima.\nPosted by Allan MacInnis at 9:13 AM 1 comment:\nSomething Something Ostrich: a strange time to be alive\nFauci is quoted somewhere in a headline today observing that people keep saying a second wave is coming while we're still in the first wave... At the same time, almost, as Trump is saying that the increased number of cases is due to an increased amount of testing.\nA friend put a comment about that on Facebook - does that mean that if I throw away my bathroom scale, I can eat all the pasta I want? - and was horrified to discover that it drew comments of its own from a FB friend who, apparently, was a previously closeted Trump supporter.\nI do not have any love for the man, but dear God, people mocking him for implying that all we have to do is stop testing and the number of cases will go down... he didn't actually MEAN that, did he? People are being unfair here, RIGHT? Please tell me he really isn't THAT stupid, people are just being uncharitable in their interpretations...?\nJust now I read a bit of a credible article someone had on Facebook on how Trump might win the next election in the States. Four more years of this? Some people really want that?\n(I'm not going to even get into the part about the riots and so forth. Keep that border closed, please, folks!)\nMeanwhile, the playground outside my window that for two months was roped off has reopened and is full of kids by day... there are school announcements and children's voices in the playground and the sounds of basketballs bouncing off pavement, while I still work at home during the day because my workplace (also a school, and not for young children) has deemed it unsafe to reopen at capacity just yet.\nThere's a certain amount of cognitive dissonance created by such things.\nAnd yet, there I am, too - back out in the world, poking about thrift stores that are opened, shopping at record stores... my wife and I have eaten out half a dozen times - like, not on a park bench but inside restaurants... The mall is open again, even though the world is not markedly safer than when it was shut. Sometimes I put a mask on, but more to protect other people, in case I have it, than myself, because I don't think my mask WILL protect me much.\nBut, like, there's still a virus out there, folks. It's not under control. We may be a bit better prepared to handle it, but... the easing of restrictions does not mean that everything is safe again, you realize?\nLike, I feel the strong desire to be back to normal too, but also a fear that that's partially about denial. And the desire for the comforts it affords: something something ostrich. (What was it wendythirteen said on FB - something about \"fecal ostriches?\" But all in caps, of course). (Wait, no, I remember now, it was \"rectal ostriches\").\nSpeaking of Wendy, Mr. Chi Pig was briefly back in the ICU, I gather, by the way. Seems to have stabilized, but no visitors, because COVID.\nI see there's a petition that Mo put online pressing the government to allow venues to reopen for concerts. I sure do miss shows at the Rickshaw, but cue the eternal voice of Sir Laurence Olivier in my head: \"Is it safe?\" I actually am hesitating.\nThen on the other hand, I know that there's a show (somewhere - pardon me if I don't say where) this Friday. I might go. I am not mentioning the what or where of it lest it get anyone in trouble, but even without this consideration, I would be tempted to not say or do anything to get other people to go to it, because, for once, I WANT the crowd to be really, really small for this show. (Sorry, gang!). If it's small, it's safe to go, right?\nIt's a confusing time to be alive.\nTales from the Cave Part Two now online\nThe Cave sounds like it was a pretty cool venue. Never went there myself, but I've collected stories from people who played the Cave for two features from Montecristo now. Here's part one, and here's part two! Thanks to everyone who contributed (but especially bev davies, Rob Frith and Aaron Chapman).\nScratching a TAD itch: Who the hell was Dick Johnson, anyway?\nI interviewed Tad Doyle, of my all-time favourite grunge band TAD, a few years ago for a German magazine; the English version of that article eventually ran on my blog. I knew from the outset that Tad was more interested in talking about Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, so I didn't try very hard to come up with good TAD questions - most of which probably would have been answered in the course of the fairly authoritative Tad documentary, anyhow, or in books like Grunge Is Dead. But if Tad had wanted to talk TAD, I would have surely come around to the question: Who the hell was Dick Johnson, anyway? (And why can't I find his book?)\nUnderstand, I have heard about Dick Johnson in a few places - for example, on the back of TAD's 1989 opus God's Balls, which I have owned in the original a couple of times, and actually presently have three versions of (original LP, the reissued\/ remastered LP, and the shortened version on the original pressing of the Salt Lick CD). Flip over to the back cover of that first pressing and read it with me:\nI can't track down every reference to Dick Johnson I've heard, but I can say for sure that that was the first: \"This record is lovingly dedicated to convicted felon Dick Johnson.\" And then there's also this fantastic Pussy Galore song, off my first and still-favourite, Pussy Galore album, 1989's Dial M. for Motherfucker, called \"Dick Johnson,\" Whatta song! Whoever this Dick Johnson guy was, he must be pretty impressive to be the chorus of a song that rocks THAT hard, on an album that looks like THIS:\nI also had read, back in the late '80's\/ early '90's (but before Nevermind broke and ruined it all for me) mention elsewhere about a suppressed book, called something like, Let's Blow Up the Heads of Today's Youth, that was what had gotten Johnson in legal trouble. Someone else I was heavily into back in 1989 - was it on a Sonic Youth lyric sheet, an issue of Forced Exposure, or some other TAD or Sub\/Pop related project that I no longer have kicking around? - had quoted from the book, riffing, I gather, on something Dragnet-related, saying \"Marijuana is the flame. LSD is the fuse. Heroin is the bomb.\" Or something like that. There may have even been mention of a Dick Johnson Legal Defense Fund on someone's album somewhere.\nBut as notorious as Dick Johnson apparently was, at no point in my life have I ever been able to FIND A COPY OF THAT BOOK. And, I mean, I'm pretty good at finding books. I've owned everything from Cormac McCarthy first editions, some worth hundreds of dollars, to signed Patricia Highsmith - or signed Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Paul Bowles, and Charles Bukowski, if you prefer. Even semi-suppressed books like Klaus Kinski's grotesque, rapey memoir, All I Need is Love, or, for instance, Mindfuckers (AKA Mindfucters), a hard to find book about Charles Manson, Mel Lyman, and \"the rise of acid fascism\" have graced my shelves at various points. Eventually I sold all of that stuff off (or, in the case of Mindfuckers, traded it for a Monkey Warfare \"I fuck the man\" t-shirt from Reg Harkema, who was doing Manson research for Leslie My Name is Evil.) I wonder if Lemmy ever saw the cover of this book?\nBut if Dick Johnson ever actually published a book about blowing up the heads of today's youth with drugs, I have never seen it, never been able to find it on eBay, on Abebooks, etc. Occasionally, during those odd nights when I find myself awakened at 3am, and decide to burn off excess brain-energy online before going back to bed at 6am, it's the sort of thing I search for information about. I mean, that's what the internet is for, right? - scratching old itches at 3:30 in the morning? I did a search of Abebooks and Google the other night, in exactly those circumstances, and the only reference to this particular Dick Johnson that I could find was a Pussy Galore interview, where Bob Bert (who also drummed on Sonic Youth's Bad Moon Rising) explains:\nPussy Galore did a tour of the west coast with Tad from Seattle opening on what was their very first tour. They had a friend come along whose job was to find pot in every town and his name was Dick Johnson. I think Jon got a kick out of the fact that his first and last name were both names for a penis. That song is musically based around Neil's killer guitar riff.\nThat's it, though. No legal defense, no mention of a suppressed book, so... what the fuck?\nI wrote Tad. Tad, who still I guess doesn't want to talk about TAD, told his web manager or someone to write me back and put me in touch with Kurt Danielson, former TAD bassist, who could give a fuller answer than he could. There was a tiny bit of back and forth, and then suddenly Kurt was filling in the blanks for me.\nKurt Danielson, 2019, by Alma Saucedo-Valadez\nHere is what Kurt wrote back!\nHi Allan,\nWell, it's a rather long story, but I'll condense it down into its essential elements. Dick Johnson - aka Rich Johnson - is my former brother in law. He used to be our Squee Master on tour; that is, he was in charge of scoring weed in every town along our tour itinerary. During our first ever tour, with Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer met Dick and admired his name so much that he wrote a song about him, as you know. To build on the myth that was quickly coalescing around the mysterious persona of Dick Johnson, we created a fictional identity for him, including a controversial and transgressive book, and we perpetuated this myth in the Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears documentary, claiming that this non-existent book had landed him in legal difficulty and that all the proceeds from the sale of the DVD would go to his legal defense fund. In reality, Rich is an English teacher and a father, and he has no legal problems stemming from said book, because it doesn't exist.\nI'm sorry if the reality of the situation disappoints you, but we simply couldn't resist the impulse to weave a myth around our friend, who is a good-natured fellow, and I appreciate your interest. Many people have wondered about this mysterious book, but you are the only one to have actually formally inquired about it. You deserve kudos for asking, because it was a joke that was meant to provoke discussion, and yet little real discussion occurred at the time the DVD came out, and that surprised us. I'm pleased that someone finally thought enough about it to ask.\nAs for what I'm up to musically, I play bass in several bands, including Mythological Horses, which worked with Tad as the engineer, producer and mastering engineer on our last record (YYYMF). We'll be working with Tad again for the next record. Another band I play with, Purple Strange (which features Jack Endino, Ron Rudzitis, Matt Vandenberghe and Jared Stroud in addition to myself) just finished a new record that will be available soon (produced, engineered and mastered by Jack and recorded at Strange Earth Studios). Ron and I have another band called Vaporland, which has a CD out already (also on Strange Earth). We're planning another for the near future, and we plan to work with Tad on that one. I also play bass on records by Sky Cries Mary (Thieves and Sirens, produced by Jack) and Nerd Table (Nerd Table vs The Galactic Turkey, mastered by Tad). Those records are out there, on the net, if you can find them.\nCheers, and thanks again for your interest,\nNote, Kurt: I'm far from disappointed to discover that this book never existed! I'm totally amused that I have probably, since 1989, devoted at least three hours of my life trying to find it (usually in fifteen minute segments on Abebooks and eBay). And now I learn not only that this is not about my failure to locate a rarity, but that I'm the first person to actually pursue the question!\nBTW, if I have this right, Kurt isn't on this Mythological Horses song, but it has a pretty great little rock video. Check it out!\nA spring trip to Pitt Lake\nErika and I took a drive this afternoon out towards Pitt Lake. We didn't quite get there - the last leg of the road was fenced off - but we found an access to dykes around Widgeon Marsh. I don't really have anything to say of moment, but we did get some very nice photos of our day. Here are the best of them.\nA new profile pic\nAmerica is exhausting\nI want to write something topical and relevant about what has been going on in the US (or teach a discussion skills class again where we can talk about \"Cop Killer\"). But I just don't have it in me. I feel like I have to say something, but... errrgh...\nPeople sometimes try to characterize what living here above the United States is like - the most common variant is that it's like having a nice apartment above a meth lab - but it's more tiring than that, because, you know, there are things about the 'States (and plenty of Americans) that I love! I want to see them get through their problems and find a better way, I really do. But every school shooting, every black man shot and killed for some minor infraction...\nI mean, re: George Floyd, you know why the officer was kneeling on his neck, right? (Beside being a racist piece of shit, I mean). Floyd had tried to buy something with a bad $20 bill. Here's the thing, though: *I* have tried (unknowingly) to pass a counterfeit bill - a bad ten dollar bill I was given in change at a 7-11 on Granville Street, which I tried, a few days later, to buy a slice of pizza with, not having noticed - as I am sure is the case with the 7-11 clerk, too - that the colours and details were a bit off. No one kneeled on my fuckin' neck for it - hell, the clerk at the pizza place even gave me the bill back, so I could use it my ESL classes as a warning to students. I still even might have it around somewhere (with the word \"counterfeit\" written across it in red pen, so no one mistakes it for real).\nSo, I mean, yes, right, black lives matter. It actually, truly needs saying, I guess. Seems like it shouldn't. Seems like it should be, like, \"the earth is round\" or \"gun control is a good idea,\" or other kinda strangely contentious issues of the contemporary world. Seems like, actually, WE SHOULD BE BEYOND THIS RIGHT NOW, or, well, sorry folks, but America, it seems like YOU should be beyond this now, doesn't it? I mean, what, the LA riots were in 1992, right? (And say what you will about the Rodney King beating - at least they didn't KILL him!).\nI mean, yes, I know, First Nations, Canada, etc. We're fucked up up here, too, I don't deny it. But, you know, I can recall two shooting rampages in Canada - one that ISIS-wannabe guy who had previously tried to rob a McDonald's with a stick, and this thing in Nova Scotia. There have probably been others, but there are none in my recent memory, which is quite different from the USA, where you just sort of give up trying to keep count. Another school shooting? Another black man killed by cops for some minor infraction?\nAnd, you know, yes, Chantel Moore. Or Colten Boushie, or Jon Styres, or... It happens here, and if you want to say it's an aberration, then pick a story about white people wanting to build pipelines or flood or mine or log First Nations land. You have a range to choose from, from the Tsilhqot'in versus Taseko mines to the unresolved, ongoing struggles at Unist'ot'en camp to Site C damn to the Trans-Mountain pipeline to... It's all, undeniably, business as usual here in Canada - we have our own stories, our own racism, our own inequities. How does Matthew 7:5 go again? I get it.\nBut it's just not the same degree of intensity that you see down south, the same degree of outrage. I mean, we riot here over fucking HOCKEY games, folks. As grotesque and trivial as that is, this week I've been thinking fondly about it. How luxurious, how charming, how sweet to live in a country that riots over fucking hockey, like we have nothing more serious to get upset about. Maybe it's just the plank in my eye, but it just seems worse in the United States - doesn't it? And it seems like THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER BY NOW. Should have done something, should have fixed themselves...\nRemember when Barack Obama was elected? I went to a fuckin' party to celebrate. There was more than one, I'm sure. I remember sitting there, I think at Cafe Deux Soleils on the Drive, being somewhat puzzled, thinking, why am I at a party to celebrate the election of a president of another country? But I get it now: people thought America had finally fixed itself. Finally, we thought. We don't have to worry for them anymore - they have found the way. How can it have gotten worse since that time? How does a country go from electing Barack Obama - flawed as he is - to electing Donald fucking Trump?\n(Please fucking tell me they're not going to re-elect him? They can't, right? [They re-elected Bush]. What kind of psychotic decision-making process does an electorate have to display, here, that we have to actually worry about this possibility?).\nIt's like some sort of fucking caregiver fatigue sets in for Canadians, like you've got this errant relative that you really want to see get his life together, but who somehow finds ways to fuck everything up. Seeing Obama elected was like seeing a perpetual fuck-up relative clean up, get a job, and get married: finally their life was on track. For a few years, you didn't have to worry about them very much - give or take a few school shootings, the odd targeted overseas drone strike, it was a definite improvement for awhile... Then your relative goes on a meth binge, robs a convenience store, kills a security guard, and you're getting a call from jail...\nSo I have nothing to say, I'm wiped out. I am going to spend today seeing if I can track down a Velvet Underground CD box set with an awesome 36-minute jam of \"Sister Ray\" that came out five years ago, that a buddy posted about on Facebook. I'm not even gonna listen to Body Count!\nIt feels somewhat surreal, even irresponsible, after what we've been seeing all week on the news, to go about ones life like everything is normal...\n...except, I guess, for America, this IS normal. How can it be? (And how can it be that it seems to be getting WORSE?).\nHow did that Clash song go again?\nNew Bob Mould!\nNice to see Bob get angry again!\nSomething Something Ostrich: a strange time to be ...\nScratching a TAD itch: Who the hell was Dick Johns...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Eric Robert \/\/ South Dakota \/\/ 22\nEric Robert posed as a police officer, pulled over an 18-year-old woman and forced her into the trunk of his car. He heard her talking to someone on her cellphone and ended up fleeing, but was convicted and sentenced to 80 years in prison. Eric ended up beating a prison guard, Ronald Johnson with a pipe, killed him and attempted to escape.\nhttps:\/\/drinkingthecoolaid.com\/\nLeave a review: RateThisPodcast.com\/coolaid\nErik Robert lived in Wisconsin and was raised by his single mother and he helped raise his younger sister. He had good grades and put himself through college. He had a successful career in wastewater treatment, worked as an emergency medical technician, volunteered in the community and coached a Little League team.\nOn July 24th 2005, Eric posed as a police officer, pulled over an 18-year old woman and forced her into the trunk of his car. He drove to a remote location and ended up fleeing when he heard her talking to someone on her cellphone. In 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to 80 years in prison.\nOn April 12th, 2001, Eric was working alone in a part of the prison known as Pheasantland Industries. Inmates are able to work on upholstery, signs, custom furniture and other various projects. He ended up beating a prison guard, Ronald Johnson also known as RJ with a pipe and covered his head in plastic wrap to kill him during a failed escape attempt with another inmate named Rodney Berget. RJ was killed on his 63rd birthday.\nEric put on RJ's pants, hat and jacket and approached the prison's gate. He kept his head down and pushed a cart that had two boxes. Rodney was hiding in one of the boxes. Guards were suspicious as the pair got closer to the gate. A guard approached them, but Eric started beating them. Other guards were able to detain both inmates. Months later, Eric told a judge that his only regret was that he hadn't killed more guards. He pleaded guilty to killing RJ and asked to be sentenced to death. He told the judges that he would kill again. He didn't appeal his sentence and even tried to bypass a mandatory state review because he wanted to expedite his death sentence.\nRodney also pleaded guilty, but appealed his death sentence. Another inmate, Michael Nordman was also given a life sentence for providing materials that were used in the murder.\nFor religious reasons, Eric spent his final 40 hours fasting, but his last meal was Moose Track ice cream. The 40 hour fast was a metaphor for the 40-day fast of Christ in the Bible. Eric received lethal injection and was pronounced dead at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. He was the first South Dakota inmate to die under the state's single-drug lethal injection method and he was only the 17th person that was executed in the state since 1877. He was put to death in the prison where he killed the guard. Eric had no expression on his face. The Warden asked if he had a last statement and he said, \"In the name of justice and liberty and mercy, I authorize and forgive Warden Douglas Weber to execute me for the crimes. It is done.\" The drug was administered and Eric began clearing his throat and gasping. Then he snored for about 30 seconds while his eyes were open. He turned pale and eventually went purple and it was over.\nWhen it comes to Rodney, his mental status and death penalty eligibility caused delays in courts. In 2016, he appealed the death sentence, but later asked to withdraw the appeal against his lawyers' advice. He wrote to the judge saying he thought the death penalty would be overturned and he couldn't imagine spending another 30 years in a cage doing a life sentence. He ended up being the second member in his family to be executed. His older brother, Roger, was executed in Oklahoma in 2000 for killing a man to steal his car.\nRJ's wife Lynette Johnson witnessed Rodney's execution and said that her husband experienced cruel and unusual punishment, but lethal injection was peaceful and sterile. She says, \"What's embedded in my mind is the crime scene. Ron laid in a pool of blood. His blood was all over that crime scene. That's cruel and unusual punishment.\"\nLynette sized down her husband's wedding ring and wears it next to hers. She also kept his watch, the hands frozen at the time he was attacked and placed in a clear case next to photos above her fireplace.\nSouth Dakota murderer executed by lethal injection for beating to death prison guard with pipe during botched escape\nhttps:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2218181\/Eric-Robert-South-Dakota-murderer-prepares-execution-meal-Moose-Track-ice-cream.html\nEric Robert South Dakota Execution\nhttps:\/\/mycrimelibrary.com\/eric-robert-south-dakota-execution\/\nEric Robert executed at South Dakota penitentiary in Sioux Falls\nhttps:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/eric-robert-executed-at-south-dakota-penitentiary-in-sioux-falls\/article_79a46871-bcc8-51d9-a988-4ca7b39a9f0f.html\nEric Donald Robert\nhttp:\/\/www.clarkprosecutor.org\/html\/death\/US\/robert1309.htm","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ex-RNC Chair Rips 'Irrelevant' GOP With Screaming Donald Trump Analogy\n\"We're just kind of standing in the middle of nowhere with Donald Trump screaming at us,\" Michael Steele said.\nBy Lee Moran\nMichael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, on Monday described the current GOP as \"somewhat irrelevant in the overall scheme of democracy.\"\n\"Because we've taken ourselves so far outside of \u2014 it's not even mainstream, we're not even near a stream. We're just kind of standing in the middle of nowhere with Donald Trump screaming at us,\" he told MSNBC's Chris Hayes.\nSteele made the analogy during a discussion about Republican lawmakers spreading disinformation about the Ukraine scandal during the impeachment inquiry against Trump.\nHe also acknowledged that \"we will have to do some serious rebuilding, not just the Republican Party\" after Trump leaves office, be it in 2020 or beyond.\n\"That's the problem for the rest of us as we try to put back in place those institutions that have safeguarded not just our domestic security, but our foreign security as well,\" said Steele, who served as the RNC chair from 2009 to 2011.\n\"And it makes it much harder to do when you second guess and doubt everything that you hear, see and read,\" he added.\nSteele, a vocal critic of the Trump administration, last month called out the RNC for bulk-buying thousands of copies of Donald Trump Jr.'s new book.\nCheck out the full interview above.\nOn @allinwithchris, @MichaelSteele says \"the Republican Party... is somewhat irrelevant in the overall scheme of democracy.\"\nLearn more: https:\/\/t.co\/I6GgrBp1Lm#inners pic.twitter.com\/I2FX43vfet\n\u2014 11th Hour (@11thHour) December 3, 2019\nEx-GOP House Member Reveals What Republican Lawmakers Say About Trump In Private\nMick Mulvaney's Air Force One Outfit Becomes A Hilarious Meme: 'Trump's Caddy'\nRepublican Group Hits Trump With Critical Fox News Ad: 'What Is He Afraid Of?'\nDonald Trump Politics News Republican Party Michael Steele Republican National Committee","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How can Georgian-Abkhaz conflict be settled in the realities of today's world? By Astamur Tania\nAbkhaz political scientist Astamur Tania shares his thoughts on Abkhaz-Georgian relations, protracted negotiations, and possible areas of future cooperation.\nArticle was original published at Abkhazia-inform and translated by JAM-News.\nLast year's escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which led to a significant change in the geopolitical situation in the eastern part of the South Caucasus, has once again actualized the issue of unrecognized and partially recognized territories in the post-Soviet space.\nFor more than a quarter of a century, the countries which, in the eyes of the international community, are viewed as illegitimate descendants of the collapsed USSR, have existed under the status quo formed as a result of hostilities, and it seemed that they would continue to do so for many decades to come.\nThis was the opinion not only of international actors participating in the long-term process of conflict resolution but also of these countries themselves, accustomed to living with suspended international legal status and all the ensuing consequences.\nThe absence of hostilities created an illusion of a lasting peace, which suited both the unrecognized states and major world players, whose attention was diverted to solving more pressing international matters.\nNaturally, all unresolved conflicts in the post-Soviet space have many features that distinguish them from each other, but from the outside, especially from the point of view of most influential states, they seem almost identical.\nThis disappearance of the distinguishable features of each of the unrecognized states is largely due to the departure of the conflicts to the periphery of international attention, which was, on the one hand, associated with relative stability, and on the other, with the loss of hope for a speedy resolution of conflicts through negotiations.\nTherefore, especially in the light of the recent Caucasian events, it seems appropriate to analyze the current situation and try to think of possible models of the development of events in the zones of \"forgotten\" conflicts, in particular, the Georgian-Abkhaz one.\nNegotiations and their results\nThe Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, was the only conflict in the post-Soviet space, the resolution of which was dealt with at the highest international level \u2013 under the auspices of the United Nations, with the assistance of Russia and with the participation of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France as observers.\nThe situation in the conflict zone was described in detail four times a year in the reports of the UN Secretary-General to the UN Security Council, which resulted in the adoption of two resolutions and two statements by the UN Security Council President every year.\nAbkhazia and Georgia which were assigned the status of parties to the conflict during the negotiations, signed many documents, including those that played a significant role in maintaining the ceasefire, returning refugees and solving numerous humanitarian problems.\nThe UN Human Rights Office was working in Sukhum along with dozens of international and non-governmental organizations which made a great contribution to solving such problems as demining, provision of food, medicine, and essential goods to the population affected by the conflict, rehabilitation of schools, hospitals, transport infrastructure facilities, implementation of projects to support the development of civil society and more.\nThis assistance was of particular importance in the context of tough CIS sanctions, which limited trade, economic and transport ties between Abkhazia and Russia, as well as hindered the movement of citizens.\nNaturally, the relations of unrecognized Abkhazia with international organizations and states that participated in the settlement of the conflict were anything but easy. The main problem and the root of many more issues to come was the international organization's desire to implement all projects with the sanction of Georgia in order to demonstrate the extension of its jurisdiction to the territory of Abkhazia.\nIn addition, during the first few years after the conflict had ended, humanitarian efforts of the international community prioritized providing assistance to Georgian refugees who returned to the Gal region.\nThis created the impression of an unequal attitude towards other residents of Abkhazia, including those who were forced to abandon their homes due to the outbreak of the military conflict.\nUN representatives on a visit to Eshera during the 1992-93 war. Sergey Shamba on the right.\nHowever, in the course of negotiations and discussions with the participants in the peace process, these problems were resolved, and the whole of Abkhazia began to receive significant volumes of assistance from the international community.\nRepresentatives of the Abkhaz civil society, with the support of international and non-governmental organizations, got the opportunity to implement various humanitarian projects in Abkhazia and participate in conferences and seminars in various European countries as well as the United States.\nHowever, the unrecognized status of Abkhazia and, accordingly, its passports, have always significantly limited the ability of residents of the country to do business, and participate in educational, creative, and other humanitarian projects.\nThe recognition of Abkhazia by Russia in 2008 significantly improved the position of Abkhazia in terms of ensuring its security, opportunities for the development of trade, economic, educational, cultural, and other ties with Russia which has traditionally been the main partner of Abkhazia, regardless of its state and legal status.\nRussia has also financed large-scale projects to restore the socio-economic infrastructure of Abkhazia. These multifaceted interstate relations, which create reliable security guarantees for Abkhazia, are one of the most important differences in the position of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which, in fact, contrary to the perceptions that have been formed over the years, found itself left to its own devices in the course of a short-lived but large-scale military conflict.\nThe establishment of an official partnership between Russia and Abkhazia also influenced the perception of the conflict in Georgian and Abkhaz societies. The conflict has now receded into the background of the political agenda of Abkhazia and Georgia since the former was finally from the long-standing fear of an external military threat, and the latter abandoned its hopes of military revenge.\nAt the same time, the topic of the conflict is still used in the internal political discourse, both in Abkhazia and in Georgia, while also playing an important role in the foreign policy and official propaganda of the parties of varying ideological positions.\nThe image of the enemy, formed over the long years of the conflict, still occupies an essential place in the public consciousness of the parties, while Russia is portrayed as the main hostile force in Georgian political discourse.\n+ The EU and the Conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood: The Case of Abkhazia, by Irakli Khintba\n+ Reflections on Abkhazia: 1992 - 2012\n+ International Alert: Georgia-Abkhazia on the road to 2020\n+ The view from Abkhazia of South Ossetia ablaze, by Paula Garb\n+ Abkhaz, Georgian, Ossetian peacebuilders call for an end to Nagorno-Karabakh violence\n+ Four Positions on the Recognition of States in and after the Soviet Union, with Special Reference to Abkhazia, by Bruno Coppieters\nThe events of August 2008, which led to the severance of official relations between Russia and Georgia, as well as the legislation adopted by Georgia on the occupied territories, destroyed the international format of negotiations within the framework of which, at the time, the parties could sign documents on various aspects of the conflict settlement.\nThis was followed by the actual cessation of discussions of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict on the platform of the UN Security Council, as well as the curtailment of the work of a number of international and non-governmental organizations in Abkhazia.\nThe full-fledged negotiation process was replaced by the Geneva Discussions, in which Abkhazia and Georgia are not endowed with the status of parties to the conflict, and hence lack the right to sign joint documents.\nIn addition, this platform, much like the Coordination Council in 1997-2008, does not have permanent mechanisms to promote the settlement and implementation of the adopted joint decisions.\nIn general, there was a noticeable weakening of the international presence in Abkhazia and, as a result, a decrease in the level of awareness of the international community about the situation in Abkhazia, its positions and interests.\nSergei Bagapsh meets with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Sukhum, June 6, 2008.\nMost of the diplomats who have been directly involved in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict for many years are no longer in the service, and now it seems that with their departure the problem of the conflict has disappeared from the actual memory of Western officials and research centers.\nThe exceptions are several international and non-governmental organizations and experts, whose efforts continue on the informal platforms for discussing the problems of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. Moreover, their work often encounters misunderstanding and criticism within both Abkhazia and Georgia.\nPotential for convergence\nAt the same time, the actual contacts between the Georgian and Abkhaz societies, despite the political stagnation and emerging obstacles, not only did not stop but are expanding. This can, first of all, be observed in the cross-border business, as well as massive visits of Abkhaz residents to Georgia for medical treatment under the programs launched by the Georgian government.\nThe parties also continue to interact on energy issues and these processes, in part, lead to a blurring of the enemy's image. But the current state of relationships between two parties is far from stable since various issues regularly arise and cause the return of conflict rhetoric.\nOn the whole, one might get the impression that Abkhazia and Georgia are not interested in cooperation and joint solution to existing problems and only refer to one another to once again reinstate their well-known positions embedded in the foreign and domestic political context.\nThe fruitlessness and ritual nature of this discourse have long been understood by its participants, but they are not yet ready to act outside their usual agenda. The new authorities of Abkhazia tried to bring a fresh new perspective into relations with Georgia, stating the need for a dialogue on practical issues, but this timid attempt was met with practically no reaction from the Georgian establishment and drew sharp criticism from the Abkhaz opposition.\nOf course, two neighboring societies that have lived without proper contact for 27 years, most likely, could have lived in this state for even longer, provided the geopolitical environment surrounding them is static.\nBut these conditions depend primarily on the major world players.\nThe situation around Nagorno-Karabakh clearly demonstrated how fragile this long-term \"stability\" can be. In the agreement signed by Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia, key attention was paid to the issue of resuscitation of communications, which were hindered by the unresolved Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict \u2013 and this is no coincidence.\nThe South Caucasus which, since ancient times, played the role of a bridge between Western Asia and Europe, has not fulfilled this connecting function in full for more than a quarter of a century.\nFunctioning strategic communications, in particular, the infrastructure of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, are under constant military threat, and Armenia and Abkhazia have essentially become its dead ends.\nThe economy of Georgia (especially its western part) is also negatively affected by the lack of Transcaucasian communications. It can be assumed that the prospect of unblocking communications in the east of the South Caucasus will bring the issue of unblocking the entire range of communications running through Abkhazia to Georgia and further to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey back on the agenda.\nThis would probably be in the interest of influential players in the region such as Russia and Turkey, which have enough leverage over the countries of the South Caucasus to try and remove the barriers that hinder the operation of the communication network.\nThe intensification of transport, trade and economic ties in the South Caucasus would be in the interests of other world players who would prefer long-term stability in the region.\nIn connection with the new realities of the South Caucasus, the question arises about the role of Abkhazia and Georgia in the ongoing processes, more precisely, will they try to realize their interests in this disposition, or will they act as objects of big politics of the leading powers?\nNaturally, Georgia has incomparably more opportunities than partially recognized Abkhazia, which is essentially a protectorate of Russia. However, it would be wrong to look at Abkhazia simply as an executor of Moscow's will.\nIt is known that in the propaganda discourse of Georgia and the countries supporting it, Abkhazia is not given an independent significance, it is presented as an \"occupied territory\" and a \"puppet of Moscow.\"\nBut at the same time, both in Tbilisi and in Western countries, officials understand very well that despite all the differences in the economic and political capabilities of Russia and Abkhazia, their relations are still of an interstate nature.\nThis is evidenced by the rather independent position of Abkhazia in the process of forming the Russian-Abkhaz treaty base and in a number of other issues, as well as the fact that Moscow now respects the interests of its partner. Therefore, Abkhazia could act as a subject of possible negotiations on a number of practical issues of regional cooperation, such as the rehabilitation of transport links.\nIt is important that on this issue, Abkhazia does not come up with an ultimatum position and is able to show flexibility which, in turn, define the extent to which other participants will take into account its interests and try to integrate them into the general context of politics in the South Caucasus.\nIn this sense, the example of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which for many years tried to negotiate from a position of strength, but under the pressure of well-known circumstances, agreed to concessions that Yerevan and Stepanakert did not dare to hint about earlier, is very striking.\nAslan Bzhania with the EU delegation on the South Caucasus. Sukhum, October 2020.\nThe point is not that Russia can \"surrender\" Abkhazia and allow Georgia to go through with an act of military revenge. This is hardly possible both from the point of view of Moscow's strategic interests and from the point of view of its prestige in the international arena.\nHowever, it seems unlikely that major world players, whose relationships are never static and depend on many global factors, will tolerate the current status quo in the South Caucasus for many more years to come.\nAn example is the agreement between Moscow and Tbilisi on Russia's accession to the WTO, when Abkhazia and South Ossetia were designated as transport corridors with certain coordinates on the map, in which a Swiss company should exercise control over the passage of goods.\nUntil now, this mechanism has not been used, but it exists de jure. Moreover, its operation is most likely impeded not by the dull discontent of Abkhazia, but by the deterioration of the general climate of relations between Russia and the West and the package of mutual sanctions that have left Russia virtually outside the WTO.\nConversions are needed\nUnder the influence of rapid scientific and technological progress, global changes are taking place in the economy, politics, and social structure. Countries that want to survive and remain competitive must create the most favorable conditions for comprehensive modernization.\nThis applies not only to the leading players but also to small states such as Georgia and Abkhazia. The constant crises that these countries are experiencing are in fact related to the incompatibility of their current models of existence with the ongoing modernization, which is especially important for Abkhazia that has been in isolation for many years, and whose citizens have had limited access to modern education, and participation in the international exchange of ideas and technologies.\nIn the context of globalization, neither 200,000 nor three million nor even 30 million of the population can significantly influence world trends and make them suit their own interests, they can either participate in the world processes or remain only in the history books.\nThe problem of small societies lies in their natural fear of facing gigantic transformations that are taking place in the world and inevitably leading to a change in the usual course of life and stereotypes of behavior.\nThere are, of course, examples when large states created artificial conditions to preserve the traditional way of life of small peoples, taking on the financing of a kind of reservations, as is the case in countries with the compact residence of a small number of indigenous peoples. But it seems that neither Abkhazia nor Georgia, which have sufficiently developed and rooted national projects in the public consciousness, consider such initiatives desirable for themselves.\nOn top of that, both countries' geographic conditions are not conducive to this, therefore, they have no choice but to ensure the preservation of their identity, while simultaneously participating in the global process of modernization.\nIn recent years, Georgia has achieved certain successes in this process, although, for obvious reasons, these changes do not cause satisfaction in the society, one part of which is protesting at the slow pace of reforms, while the other comes out with a traditionalist agenda.\nIn Abkhazia, the situation is somewhat different. Long years of isolation associated with war and sanctions, as well as the deep-rooted fear in Abkhaz society about the prospects of preserving its identity and political prerogatives, objectively contribute to the preservation of the post-conflict model of the state's existence and even the revival of archaic forms of social relations.\nMany problems that periodically arise in relations between Russia and Abkhazia are precisely the result of this fear. It can be assumed that similar difficulties would arise for Abkhazia in relations with other states if it were to be recognized by the international community and had to play according to the rules established in the world.\nHowever, such a voluntary rejection of political and economic reforms, under the pretext of preserving the existence of Abkhaz people, in fact, contains much more risks. First of all, the outflow from the country's most promising, educated, creatively, and economically active part of the population will continue.\nSukhum, Abkhazia.\nSecondly, Abkhazia will become unattractive for investments, because the investor will not risk investing in a country that lives by its own incomprehensible rules. Thus, the economic stagnation will continue, leading to a decline in the social sphere (education, medicine, culture) and the demographic problems will worsen.\nIt must be assumed that the Abkhaz elites will make a choice in favor of reforming the country, no matter how difficult and painful it may be. First of all, in order to implement the modernization project, it will be necessary to form a social demand in the Abkhaz society itself, thereby creating new social attitudes necessary to change the current paradigm of existence.\nAnother significant obstacle to the modernization process is Abkhazia's lack of opportunities for full and direct cooperation with the international community in the humanitarian sphere \u2013 science, education, culture. Georgian authorities, following their idea of \"occupied territories\", are developing diplomatic activity around the world aimed at limiting such ties.\nThis generates discontent in the Abkhazian society and leads to a deepening of the abyss separating Abkhazia and Georgia, since the widening gap in the standards of building economic, social and political systems will only reduce mutual understanding between the two societies.\nWhat need to be done\nBased on all of the above, a model for resolving a set of problems associated with the unsettled relations between Abkhazia and Georgia could be formed around the following principles:\nTrust between the parties should be increased to such a level that they are able to commit themselves to various issues. For these purposes, first of all, it is necessary to abandon aggressive hostile propaganda and actions that cause outbursts of discontent in both societies. Examples of such actions are the constant obstacles posed by Georgia to the representatives of Abkhazia in various creative, educational, and other contacts, and, on the other hand, the unreasonable policy towards the residents of the Gal region, carried out in Abkhazia, which actually leads not to integration, but to the alienation of the region. Over the years, the parties have long understood that their actions lead nowhere but to mutual irritation. But by inertia, they continue to annoy each other by any available means.\nIn order to agree on something, a negotiation format is needed in which Abkhazia and Georgia will be recognized as entities entitled to sign mutually binding documents and be responsible for their implementation, as was the case between 1993 and 2008. A new international format could be constructed on the basis of the Geneva Discussions. However, in order for this to occur, it will first be necessary to abolish the Georgian legislation on the occupied territories, which limits Georgia itself in its possibilities to negotiate with Abkhazia.\nThe most fruitful direction for achieving progress in the Georgian-Abkhaz settlement seems to be the restoration of communications. This is economically beneficial to all the states of the South Caucasus and such major players as Russia, Turkey, and, possibly, European countries that are interested in the safe supply of hydrocarbons via pipelines passing through the region. The discussion of this issue has been on the agenda of the expert community dealing with the problems of the South Caucasus for several years, and, probably, on this basis, a model can be developed that meets the interests of the parties and can work, despite the complex political context.\nThe agreements reached between Serbia and Kosovo in terms of transport and energy could serve as a precedent for a possible model for resolving the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict.\nIt should be understood that not a single settlement model in the region can be implemented without taking into account the strategic interests of Russia, which, as a major military power and the largest economy in the region, will be a significant factor in the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe in the foreseeable future.\nAbkhazia, Georgia, and other countries of the South Caucasus will have to form more pragmatic foreign and domestic political attitudes in the coming years, which will allow them to integrate into the process of globalization and remain on the agenda of international politics.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cornell Law SchoolSearch Cornell\nliibulletin\nGreen v. County School Board of New Kent County\nGreen v. County School Board of New Kent County (No. 695)\nArgued: April 3, 1968\nDecided: May 27, 1968\nOpinion, Brennan\nRespondent School Board maintains two schools, one on the east side and one on the west side of New Kent County, Virginia. About one-half of the county's population are Negroes, who reside throughout the county since there is no residential segregation. Although this Court held in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (Brown I), that Virginia's constitutional and statutory provisions requiring racial segregation in schools were unconstitutional, the Board continued segregated operation of the schools, presumably pursuant to Virginia statutes enacted to resist that decision. In 1965, after this suit for injunctive relief against maintenance of allegedly segregated schools was filed, the Board, in order to remain eligible for federal financial aid, adopted a \"freedom of choice\" plan for desegregating the schools. The plan permits students, except those entering the first and eighth grades, to choose annually between the schools; those not choosing are assigned to the school previously attended; first and eighth graders must affirmatively choose a school. The District Court approved the plan, as amended, and the Court of Appeals approved the \"freedom of choice\" provisions, although it remanded for a more specific and comprehensive order concerning teachers. During the plan's three years of operation, no white student has chosen to attend the all-Negro school, and although 115 Negro pupils enrolled in the formerly all-white school, 85% of the Negro students in the system still attend the all-Negro school.\n1. In 1955, this Court, in Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294 (Brown II), ordered school boards operating dual school systems, part \"white\" and part \"Negro,\" to \"effectuate a transition to a racially nondiscriminatory school system,\" and it is in light of that command that the effectiveness of the \"freedom of choice\" plan to achieve that end is to be measured. Pp. 435-438.\n2. The burden is on a school board to provide a plan that promises realistically to work now, and a plan that, at this late date fails to provide meaningful assurance of prompt and effective disestablishment of a dual system is intolerable. Pp. 438-439. [p431]\n3. A district Court's obligation is to assess the effectiveness of the plan in light of the facts at hand and any alternatives which may be feasible and more promising, and to retain jurisdiction until it is clear that state-imposed segregation has been completely removed. P. 439.\n4. Where a \"freedom of choice\" plan offers real promise of achieving a unitary, nonracial system, there might be no objection to allowing it to prove itself in operation, but where there are reasonably available other ways, such as zoning, promising speedier and more effective conversion to a unitary school system, \"freedom of choice\" is not acceptable. Pp. 439-441.\n5. The New Kent \"freedom of choice\" plan is not acceptable; it has not dismantled the dual system, but has operated simply to burden students and their parents with a responsibility which Brown II placed squarely on the School Board. Pp. 441-442.\n382 F.2d 338, vacated in part and remanded.\nBRENNAN, J., Opinion of the Court\nMR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.\nThe question for decision is whether, under all the circumstances here, respondent School Board's adoption of a \"freedom of choice\" plan which allows a pupil to choose [p432] his own public school constitutes adequate compliance with the Board's responsibility \"to achieve a system of determining admission to the public schools on a nonracial basis. . . .\" Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294, 300-301 (Brown II).\nPetitioners brought this action in March, 1965, seeking injunctive relief against respondent's continued maintenance of an alleged racially segregated school system. New Kent County is a rural county in Eastern Virginia. About one-half of its population of some 4,500 are Negroes. There is no residential segregation in the county; persons of both races reside throughout. The school system has only two schools, the New Kent school on the east side of the county and the George W. Watkins school on the west side. In a memorandum filed May 17, 1966, the District Court found that the\nschool system serves approximately 1,300 pupils, of which 740 are Negro and 550 are White. The School Board operates one white combined elementary and high school [New Kent], and one Negro combined elementary and high school [George W. Watkins]. There are no attendance zones. Each school serves the entire County.\nThe record indicates that 21 school buses -- 11 serving the Watkins school and 10 serving the New Kent school -- travel overlapping routes throughout the county to transport pupils to and from the two schools.\nThe segregated system was initially established and maintained under the compulsion of Virginia constitutional and statutory provisions mandating racial segregation in public education, Va.Const., Art. IX, \u00a7 140 (1902); Va.Code \u00a7 22-221 (1950). These provisions were held to violate the Federal Constitution in Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, decided with Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 487 (Brown I). The respondent School Board continued the segregated operation of the system after the Brown [p433] decisions, presumably on the authority of several statutes enacted by Virginia in resistance to those decisions. Some of these statutes were held to be unconstitutional on their face or as applied. [n1] One statute, the Pupil Placement Act, Va.Code \u00a7 22-232.1 et seq. (1964), not repealed until 1966, divested local boards of authority to assign children to particular schools and placed that authority in a State Pupil Placement Board. Under that Act, children were each year automatically reassigned to the school previously attended unless, upon their application, the State Board assigned them to another school; students seeking enrollment for the first time were also assigned at the discretion of the State Board. To September 1964, no Negro pupil had applied for admission to the New Kent school under this statute and no white pupil had applied for admission to the Watkins school.\nThe School Board initially sought dismissal of this suit on the ground that petitioners had failed to apply to the State Board for assignment to New Kent school. However, on August 2, 1965, five months after the suit was brought, respondent School Board, in order to remain eligible for federal financial aid, adopted a \"freedom of choice\" plan for desegregating the schools. [n2] Under that [p434] plan, each pupil, except those entering the first and eighth grades, may annually choose between the New Kent and Watkins schools and pupils not making a choice are assigned to the school previously attended; first and eighth grade pupils must affirmatively choose a school. After the plan was filed the District Court denied petitioners' prayer for an injunction and granted respondent leave to submit an amendment to the plan with respect to employment and assignment of teachers and staff on a racially nondiscriminatory basis. The amendment was duly filed and on June 2, 1966, the District Court approved the \"freedom of choice\" plan as so amended. The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, en banc, 382 F.2d 338, [n3] affirmed the District Court's approval of the \"freedom of choice\" provisions of the plan but remanded the case to the District Court for entry of an order regarding faculty [p435] \"which is much more specific and more comprehensive\" and which would incorporate in addition to a \"minimal, objective time table\" some of the faculty provisions of the decree entered by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Jefferson County Board of Education, 372 F.2d 836, aff'd en banc, 380 F.2d 385 (1967). Judges Sobeloff and Winter concurred with the remand on the teacher issue but otherwise disagreed, expressing the view\nthat the District Court should be directed . . . also to set up procedures for periodically evaluating the effectiveness of the [Board's] \"freedom of choice\" [plan] in the elimination of other features of a segregated school system.\nBowman v. County School Board of Charles City County, 382 F.2d 326, at 330. We granted certiorari, 389 U.S. 1003.\nThe pattern of separate \"white\" and \"Negro\" schools in the New Kent County school system established under compulsion of state laws is precisely the pattern of segregation to which Brown I and Brown II were particularly addressed, and which Brown I declared unconstitutionally denied Negro school children equal protection of the laws. Racial identification of the system's schools was complete, extending not just to the composition of student bodies at the two schools, but to every facet of school operations -- faculty, staff, transportation, extracurricular activities and facilities. In short, the State, acting through the local school board and school officials, organized and operated a dual system, part \"white\" and part \"Negro.\"\nIt was such dual systems that, 14 years ago, Brown I held unconstitutional, and, a year later, Brown II held must be abolished; school boards operating such school systems were required by Brown II \"to effectuate a transition to a racially nondiscriminatory school system.\" 349 U.S. at 301. It is, of course, true that, for the time immediately after Brown II, the concern was with making an initial break in a long-established pattern of excluding [p436] Negro children from schools attended by white children. The principal focus was on obtaining for those Negro children courageous enough to break with tradition a place in the \"white\" schools. See, e.g., Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1. Under Brown II, that immediate goal was only the first step, however. The transition to a unitary, nonracial system of public education was and is the ultimate end to be brought about; it was because of the \"complexities arising from the transition to a system of public education freed of racial discrimination\" that we provided for \"all deliberate speed\" in the implementation of the principles of Brown I. 349 U.S. at 299-301. Thus, we recognized the task would necessarily involve solution of \"varied local school problems.\" Id. at 299. In referring to the \"personal interest of the plaintiffs in admission to public schools as soon as practicable on a nondiscriminatory basis,\" we also noted that \"[t]o effectuate this interest may call for elimination of a variety of obstacles in making the transition. . . .\" Id. at 300. Yet we emphasized that the constitutional rights of Negro children required school officials to bear the burden of establishing that additional time to carry out the ruling in an effective manner \"is necessary in the public interest and is consistent with good faith compliance at the earliest practicable date.\" Ibid. We charged the district courts, in their review of particular situations, to\nconsider problems related to administration arising from the physical condition of the school plant, the school transportation system, personnel, revision of school districts and attendance areas into compact units to achieve a system of determining admission to the public schools on a nonracial basis, and revision of local laws and regulations which may be necessary in solving the foregoing problems. They will also consider the adequacy of any plans the [p437] defendants may propose to meet these problems and to effectuate a transition to a racially nondiscriminatory school system.\nId. at 300-301.\nIt is against this background that 13 years after Brown II commanded the abolition of dual systems we must measure the effectiveness of respondent School Board's \"freedom of choice\" plan to achieve that end. The School Board contends that it has fully discharged its obligation by adopting a plan by which every student, regardless of race, may \"freely\" choose the school he will attend. The Board attempts to cast the issue in its broadest form by arguing that its \"freedom of choice\" plan may be faulted only by reading the Fourteenth Amendment as universally requiring \"compulsory integration,\" a reading it insists the wording of the Amendment will not support. But that argument ignores the thrust of Brown II. In the light of the command of that case, what is involved here is the question whether the Board has achieved the \"racially nondiscriminatory school system\" Brown II held must be effectuated in order to remedy the established unconstitutional deficiencies of its segregated system. In the context of the state-imposed segregated pattern of long standing, the fact that, in 1965, the Board opened the doors of the former \"white\" school to Negro children and of the \"Negro\" school to white children merely begins, not ends, our inquiry whether the Board has taken steps adequate to abolish its dual, segregated system. Brown II was a call for the dismantling of well entrenched dual systems tempered by an awareness that complex and multifaceted problems would arise which would require time and flexibility for a successful resolution. School boards such as the respondent then operating state-compelled dual systems were nevertheless clearly charged with the affirmative duty to take whatever steps might be necessary to [p438] convert to a unitary system in which racial discrimination would be eliminated root and branch. See Cooper v. Aaron, supra, at 7; Bradley v. School Board, 382 U.S. 103; cf. Watson v. City of Memphis, 373 U.S. 526. The constitutional rights of Negro school children articulated in Brown I permit no less than this, and it was to this end that Brown II commanded school boards to bend their efforts. [n4]\nIn determining whether respondent School Board met that command by adopting its \"freedom of choice\" plan, it is relevant that this first step did not come until some 11 years after Brown I was decided and 10 years after Brown II directed the making of a \"prompt and reasonable start.\" This deliberate perpetuation of the unconstitutional dual system can only have compounded the harm of such a system. Such delays are no longer tolerable, for \"the governing constitutional principles no longer bear the imprint of newly enunciated doctrine.\" Watson v. City of Memphis, supra, at 529; see Bradley v. School Board, supra; Rogers v. Paul, 382 U.S. 198. Moreover, a plan that, at this late date, fails to provide meaningful assurance of prompt and effective disestablishment of a dual system is also intolerable. \"The time for mere 'deliberate speed' has run out,\" Griffin v. County School Board, 377 U.S. 218, 234; \"the context in which we must interpret and apply this language [of Brown II] to plans for desegregation has been significantly altered.\" [p439] Goss v. Board of Education, 373 U.S. 683, 689. See Calhoun v. Latimer, 377 U.S. 263. The burden on a school board today is to come forward with a plan that promises realistically to work, and promises realistically to work now.\nThe obligation of the district courts, as it always has been, is to assess the effectiveness of a proposed plan in achieving desegregation. There is no universal answer to complex problems of desegregation; there is obviously no one plan that will do the job in every case. The matter must be assessed in light of the circumstances present and the options available in each instance. It is incumbent upon the school board to establish that its proposed plan promises meaningful and immediate progress toward disestablishing state-imposed segregation. It is incumbent upon the district court to weigh that claim in light of the facts at hand and in light of any alternatives which may be shown as feasible and more promising in their effectiveness. Where the court finds the board to be acting in good faith and the proposed plan to have real prospects for dismantling the state-imposed dual system \"at the earliest practicable date,\" then the plan may be said to provide effective relief. Of course, the availability to the board of other more promising courses of action may indicate a lack of good faith, and, at the least, it places a heavy burden upon the board to explain its preference for an apparently less effective method. Moreover, whatever plan is adopted will require evaluation in practice, and the court should retain jurisdiction until it is clear that state-imposed segregation has been completely removed. See No. 805, Raney v. Board of Education, post at 449.\nWe do not hold that \"freedom of choice\" can have no place in such a plan. We do not hold that a \"freedom of choice\" plan might of itself be unconstitutional, although that argument has been urged upon us. Rather, [p440] all we decide today is that, in desegregating a dual system, a plan utilizing \"freedom of choice\" is not an end in itself. As Judge Sobeloff has put it,\n\"Freedom of choice\" is not a sacred talisman; it is only a means to a constitutionally required end -- the abolition of the system of segregation and its effects. If the means prove effective, it is acceptable, but if it fails to undo segregation, other means must be used to achieve this end. The school officials have the continuing duty to take whatever action may be necessary to create a \"unitary, nonracial system.\"\nBowman v. County School Board, 382 F.2d 326, 333 (C.A.4th Cir.1967) (concurring opinion). Accord, Kemp v. Beasley, 389 F.2d 178 (C.A. 8th Cir.1968); United Slates v. Jefferson County Board of Education, supra. Although the general experience under \"freedom of choice\" to date has been such as to indicate its ineffectiveness as a tool of desegregation, [n5] there may well be instances in which it can serve as an effective device. Where it offers real promise of aiding a desegregation [p441] program to effectuate conversion of a state-imposed dual system to a unitary, nonracial system there might be no objection to allowing such a device to prove itself in operation. On the other hand, if there are reasonably available other ways, such for illustration as zoning, promising speedier and more effective conversion to a unitary, nonracial school system, \"freedom of choice\" must be held unacceptable.\nThe New Kent School Board's \"freedom of choice\" plan cannot be accepted as a sufficient step to \"effectuate a transition\" to a unitary system. In three years of operation, not a single white child has chosen to attend Watkins school, and, although 115 Negro children enrolled in New Kent school in 1967 (up from 35 in 1965 and 111 in 1966) 85% of the Negro children in the system still attend the all-Negro Watkins school. In other words, the school system remains a dual system. Rather than further the dismantling of the dual system, the plan has operated simply to burden children and their parents [p442] with a responsibility which Brown II placed squarely on the School Board. The Board must be required to formulate a new plan and, in light of other courses which appear open to the Board, such as zoning, [n6] fashion steps which promise realistically to convert promptly to a system without a \"white\" school and a \"Negro\" school, but just schools.\nThe judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated insofar as it affirmed the District Court, and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.\n1. E.g., Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, 377 U.S. 218; Green v. School Board of City of Roanoke, 304 F.2d 118 (C.A.4th Cir.1962); Adkins v. School Board of City of Newport News, 148 F.Supp. 430 (D.C.E.D.Va.), aff'd, 246 F.2d 325 (C.A.4th Cir.1957); James v. Almond, 170 F.Supp. 331 (D.C.E.D.Va.1959); Harrison v. Day, 200 Va. 439, 106 S.E.2d 636 (1959).\n2. Congress, concerned with the lack of progress in school desegregation, included provisions in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to deal with the problem through various agencies of the Federal Government. 78 Stat. 246, 252, 266, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 2000c et seq., 2000d et seq., 2000h-2. In Title VI Congress declared that\nNo person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.\n42 U.S.C. \u00a7 2000d. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued regulations covering racial discrimination in federally aided school systems, as directed by 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 2000d-1, and in a statement of policies, or \"guidelines,\" the Department's Office of Education established standards according to which school systems in the process of desegregation can remain qualified for federal funds. 45 CFR \u00a7\u00a7 80.180.13, 181.1-181.76 (1967). \"Freedom of choice\" plans are among those considered acceptable, so long as in operation such a plan proves effective. 45 CFR \u00a7 181.54. The regulations provide that a school system \"subject to a final order of a court of the United States for the desegregation of such school . . . system\" with which the system agrees to comply is deemed to be in compliance with the statute and regulations. 45 CFR \u00a7 80.4(c). See also 45 CFR \u00a7 181.6. See generally Dunn, Title VI, the Guidelines and School Desegregation in the South, 53 Va.L.Rev. 42 (1967); Note, 55 Geo.L.J. 325 (1966); Comment, 77 Yale L.J. 321 (1967).\n3. This case was decided per curiam on the basis of the opinion in Bowman v. County School Board of Charles City County, 382 F.2d 326, decided the same day. Certiorari has not been sought for the Bowman case itself.\nWe bear in mind that the court has not merely the power, but the duty, to render a decree which will, so far as possible, eliminate the discriminatory effects of the past, as well as bar like discrimination in the future.\nLouisiana v. United States, 380 U.S. 145, 154. Compare the remedies discussed in, e.g., NLRB v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., 308 U.S. 241; United States v. Crescent Amusement Co., 323 U.S. 173; Standard Oil Co. v. United States, 221 U.S. 1. See also Griffin v. County School Board, 377 U.S. 218, 232-234.\n5. The views of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, which we neither adopt nor refuse to adopt, are as follows:\nFreedom of choice plans, which have tended to perpetuate racially identifiable schools in the Southern and border States, require affirmative action by both Negro and white parents and pupils before such disestablishment can be achieved. There are a number of factors which have prevented such affirmative action by substantial numbers of parents and pupils of both races:\n(a) Fear of retaliation and hostility from the white community continue to deter many Negro families from choosing formerly all-white schools;\n(b) During the past school year [1966-1967], as in the previous year, in some areas of the South, Negro families with children attending previously all-white schools under free choice plans were targets of violence, threats of violence and economic reprisal by white persons and Negro children were subjected to harassment by white classmates notwithstanding conscientious efforts by many teachers and principals to prevent such misconduct;\n(c) During the past school year, in some areas of the South public officials improperly influenced Negro families to keep their children in Negro schools and excluded Negro children attending formerly all-white schools from official functions;\n(d) Poverty deters many Negro families in the South from choosing formerly all-white schools. Some Negro parents are embarrassed to permit their children to attend such schools without suitable clothing. In some districts, special fees are assessed for courses which are available only in the white schools;\n(e) Improvements in facilities and equipment . . . have been instituted in all-Negro schools in some school districts in a manner that tends to discourage Negroes from selecting white schools.\nSouthern School Desegregation, 1966-1967, at 88 (1967). See id. at 45-69; Survey of School Desegregation in the Southern and Border States 1965-1966, at 30-44, 51-52 (U.S. Comm'n on Civil Rights 1966).\nIn view of the situation found in New Kent County, where there is no residential segregation, the elimination of the dual school system and the establishment of a \"unitary, nonracial system\" could be readily achieved with a minimum of administrative difficulty by means of geographic zoning -- simply by assigning students living in the eastern half of the county to the New Kent School and those living in the western half of the county to the Watkins School. Although a geographical formula is not universally appropriate, it is evident that, here, the Board, by separately busing Negro children across the entire county to the \"Negro\" school, and the white children to the \"white\" school, is deliberately maintaining a segregated system which would vanish with nonracial geographic zoning. The conditions in this county present a classical case for this expedient.\nBowman v. County School Board, supra, n. 3, at 332 (concurring opinion). Petitioners have also suggested that the Board could consolidate the two schools, one site (e.g., Watkins) serving grades 1-7 and the other (e.g., New Kent) serving grades 12, this being the grade division respondent makes between elementary and secondary levels. Petitioners contend this would result in a more efficient system by eliminating costly duplication in this relatively small district while at the same time achieving immediate dismantling of the dual system.\nThese are two suggestions the District Court should take into account upon remand, along with any other proposed alternatives and in light of considerations respecting other aspects of the school system such as the matter of faculty and staff desegregation remanded to the court by the Court of Appeals.\nThe case you are viewing is cited by the following Supreme Court decisions.\nWendy WYGANT, et al., Petitioners v. JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION, etc., et al.\nP.E. BAZEMORE, et al., Petitioners, v. William C. FRIDAY et al. UNITED STATES, et al., Petitioners, v. William C. FRIDAY et al.\nUNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Phillip PARADISE, Jr., et al.\nPUERTO RICO, Petitioner, v. Terry E. BRANSTAD et al.\nCITY OF RICHMOND, Appellant v. J.A. 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{"text":"\"A fabulous, professional and engaging performance, which captivated the hearts and imaginations of our children. A relevant and informative introduction to the string family through fun, interactive stories.\"\nMrs S Roberts, Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster. March 2018\nToscana Strings launched Stories Set To Music in March 2018 and was awarded Best Workshop Provider by Primary Music Magazine at their 2019 awards. Our aim is to deliver live music in schools, performed by professional musicians, covering all aspects of the music national curriculum for KS1 & 2 in a fun, interactive and informative way. We have four concerts on offer;\nAnimals - which includes two stories; The Tortoise and the Hare and Ferdinand the Bull (music to Bizet's Carmen). We introduce the string family by playing lots of different styles of music as well as singing a song with the children, adding layers to it. We also touch on how everything we play in this concert is based on programme music.\nThe Snowman - this includes one story, the Snowman with original music. We introduce the string family with sections of Winter from the Four Seasons, sing a song and our musical theme for this concert is word painting.\nDob's Planet Adventure - this includes one story about a little inquisitive alien who explores space, planets and ends up on Earth. The music accompanying the story are four Spanish dances. We introduce the string family with sections of The Planets by Holst and sing a song.\nThe Nutcracker - this includes one story The Nutcracker with original music. We introduce the string family by playing different styles of dances, sing a song and our music theme for this concert is tempo and meter.\nAll stories are narrated and accompanied by string quartet. The concerts are suitable for children in reception to year six and last between 50 minutes to an hour. We also have free worksheets\/resources so learning can continue after our visit.\nPlease email us for dates and more information. We also have a facebook page dedicated to these concerts.\nFor more information about each concert please click on the following links\nDOB'S PLANET ADVENTURE\nWe are delighted to be an Artsmark partner. Please visit our Artsmark page for more information.\nWe are overjoyed to have won Best Workshop Provider at the Primary Music Magazine Awards 2019.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Register your company in our global directory and unlock unlimited job postings!\nCreativeMornings \u2122\nnavigatedown\nCreativeGuild\nOwn Your Content\nSearch talks, people, chapters or keywords\nForgot? \u2022 Sign in with Twitter\nAll Talks Individuals Chapters\nBlog LA\nAuthor Carly Ayres\nPosted in Interviews & Stories, Community Highlights, Creative Inspiration\nMorning Person: Sharon Ann Lee\nSharon Ann Lee is a culture analyst. She's the founder of CULTUREBRAIN and the Co-Creator of Maker City LA.In 2011, Sharon spoke at our Los Angeles chapter on a growing trend she calls \"DYO (Design Your Own) Success.\" Three years later, she has become the embodiment of that mantra, making a living by helping others do just that.\nI spoke with Sharon about how she's found success doing more of the stuff she loves, and less of the stuff she hates, how she's the Jane Goodall for humans, and why everyone should do an ethnography projects on themselves.\nCreativeMornings: Where did you start? How did you first begin doing what you do now?\nSharon: I thought I was going to be a literature professor. I was a Lit major studying transcendental love poetry. At some point, I realized that I would have to go to grad school, go a hundred thousand dollars in debt, take seven years to write a dissertation, then move to Iowa\u2014if I was lucky. I thought of that whole stretch of life, and I was like, \"I love literature but I don't want to do that!\"\nIt wasn't the work and time, it was the exorbitant cost, bureaucracy of academia and the very real possibility of being land-locked. I didn't have a trust fund, I don't work well in strict hierarchical structures, and I have a spiritual connection to the ocean and need to live near a shore. The traditional route wasn't for me, but I knew I was going to find a different path back to the poetry.\nCM: Fair.\nSharon: I wanted work at the intersection of art and commerce, something where I could stay creative but earn a living. I looked into publishing, and did an internship at Scholastic in New York. Then I got a job at a big ad agency in LA. I discovered that what I loved most about the job was all the creative people I got to work with and observe\u2014photographers, directors, illustrators. I didn't like working in a big company so I ended up moving to a smaller agency where I did everything from strategy, to research, to client service.\nWhen you're in a small place, you end up doing more than your job, which was great for me. I was at a small agency that focused on youth culture brands, action sports, and fashion. I was, among other things, in charge of strategy, so I was looking for research in the marketplace that would give us the latest insights into youth culture.\nAt the time, there were two of reports out there, but when I saw them, I realized that they were written by older people who clearly never left their office\u2014the only way I knew this was because I was the target audience and so much information was missing. As a result, I ended up creating my own report with a partner, purely out of need. I needed it, I couldn't find it, so I had to make it.\nEventually, it gathered some steam, and my partner and I went off and started our own company. It was the first youth culture trends research and marketing company with the internet as the foundation. We took the whole concept of reporting on youth culture and the diffusion between trendsetters and mainstream youth online. I did that for ten years and sold that in 2008. Now I have this new company, CultureBrain, which is more a refinement of what I love to do, an evolution of building a path to meaningful work for me.\nCM: You hit upon that in your CreativeMornings\/Los Angeles talk a bit. What were your thoughts in giving that talk?\nSharon: For several years I was thinking about the meaning of success and how it shifts based on values and life stage. Personally, I came to a point in my life where I felt like I had done everything I was supposed to do based on parents, society and others\u2014\u2014check, check, check, check. I even had a bunch of press that validated my professional success, but there was still this missing piece, and a nagging feeling that I was on the wrong path.\nI had two choices when I came to that point. I could ignore the whispers in my ear and keep powering through while medicating my emptiness with food, purchases and other distractions\u2014or I could blow shit up.\nIt was 2008, I had a new baby, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and our financial industry was crumbling to the ground. There was lots of fear to go around. Many told me it was the absolute wrong time to rock the boat, that I should hunker down and do what I already knew. But I knew that there was never going to be a convenient or safe time to start over. Also, because I come from humble beginnings, I'm not afraid of losing it all. I'm more afraid of spending my life away on meaningless shit.\nCM: How is this new phase of your life and your work different than the direction you took previously?\nSharon: The work I'm doing now is built from the ground up based on my authentic values and dreams. It's a concept that allows me time to do my personal creative projects and only work with clients who I respect and connect with. It's really a philosophy that guides me\u2013a belief that I can do inspiring creative work, make a great living, work with talented people I like, and create meaning and value in the world that makes people's lives better. Also I have a clear vision for my work: create more beauty, wonder, and connection in the world. Before, I was spending most of my time using my skills to sell more stuff for clients without asking the bigger questions. I just don't do that anymore for anyone.\nOver the last year, my personal projects have been the Maker City LA project, a full feature creative habitat for artists and makers. And I'm going to be launching an Academy division to CultureBrain where I'll be teaching culture and trend analysis, creative classes as well as hosting salons, readings and performances. It's my fantasy culture clubhouse where classes and conversations spark all sorts of awesomeness.\nCM: You have this trajectory where you started off in one place and quickly realized that that was not what you wanted to do, but was there a specific turning point where you realized what you were meant to be doing?\nSharon: It was more like a series of small moments that kept building, and they would always happen in the field while I was doing ethnography.\nI would be in a dressing room with somebody trying on jeans, or in a car where somebody would be test driving something asking questions about products and I would just ask them about real life stuff too. Those moments were rare intimate exchanges between two strangers. As a researcher, I have this neutrality that most people in our own lives don't so it was an opportunity for people to really open up.\nThey started telling me things beyond whatever it was that we were there to talk about: love, loneliness, what really made them happy, what they worry about\u2026Those were the moments where I was most excited and felt connected. This is what I want to be doing, exploring the bigger questions about our lives and what it means to be a human living in our world.\nI didn't want to be just talking about lipstick or cars. Going back to my first love, literature and the arts, I wanted to be able to mash my passion for culture and understand the ideas that really move us as people and communities. It's not exactly a description you can find on a job board. My whole life I knew that I never easily fit into an existing box, so I was destined to make my own thing. Not fitting in has been a real blessing.\nPhoto from CreativeMornings\/Los Angeles by Lisa Kelley.\nCM: Does anyone really stand out on this path as someone who helped or shaped you along the way?\nSharon: That is actually something I've been working on all year. I post notes of people who inspire me on the wall. It started with a few and I now have close to 100. I even turned it into an art installation in the Academy, I call it my \"wall of master teachers.\" If I had to chose three: David Bowie, Ray & Charles Eames, and Yayoi Kusama\u2014who I was for Halloween!\nWall of Master Teachers at CultureBrain Academy.\nCM: David Bowie shaped who you are today?\nSharon: Yeah! Bowie is my greatest muse. When I was in high school, all my friends were into Duran Duran, Sting and the like. Every inch of my walls were covered with Bowie images and the oddest ones. Ashes to Ashes, Boys Keep Swinging, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Hunky Dory, Pinups, Ziggy, etc. My Korean immigrant parents were really puzzled. On the outside I looked like the typical Asian overachiever student but on the inside, I wanted to be Aladdin Sane. David Bowie's exquisitely odd permutations were the life rafts I grasped onto while swimming through the hazards of high school, suburbia and Tiger parents.\nCM: How does Los Angeles shape you and what you do?\nSharon: Los Angeles is a huge part of who I am\u2014I've lived here almost all my life\u2014but also for what I do. The whole place is set up for complete freedom of thought. It's the Wild Wild West here. You can be a complete lunatic and think crazy thoughts without anyone batting an eye. It creates this air of total freedom for a creative person.\nBecause of this freedom, artists, iconoclasts and outsiders who think weird thoughts come out here. It's the biggest group of creatives in the world because it hosts the freedom seekers plus all the creative people working in entertainment, fashion, art and the universities. On top of that, it's an eclectic global city with over 200 languages spoken. You get the whole world in LA county. It also has the biggest culture distribution network in the world\u2013Hollywood. LA has this particular combination of creative people + giant global media megaphone that no other city has. It's a system that has the ability to take a bizarre, outside idea and make it mainstream overnight.\nTo give you like an example, back in the 70's when the wellness and the health trend was just starting people start doing a bizarre activity in LA called \"jogging.\" It was mostly done by runners for training and it started to become a leisure activity.\nCM: Out of this world.\nSharon: In the early days, it was viewed as weird, but in LA, there are lots of crazy things happening so it's no big deal. But when Farrah Fawcett (original Charlie's Angel) and Lee Majors, the Six Million Dollar Man, decided to don stylish jogging suits and try jogging, they ended up on the cover of People magazine. The very next year, there was a photo of Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Gordon Parks, this crazy mix of artists jogging in Central Park! ..And then the whole world.\nLA does a lot of heavy lifting starting ideas and trends because you need a hospitable garden that wants to grow odd ideas and many world changing ideas start out as little oddities.\nCM: What are three things you believe in right now?\nSharon: I'm trying to create more beauty, wonder, and connection through all my works. These attributes pull us all together and connect us to our own humanity.\nCulture is the secret force that connects us as human beings.\n\"Delight\" and \"play\" are essential to a fulfilling life\nKindness is the best religion.\nCM: I love that. It seems that as you dug deeper into yourself, you found a strong connection externally to the world around you. What would you share from what you've learned with someone just starting off on their path\u2014\u2014maybe someone who similarly doesn't really know where they fit in?\nSharon: The goal is to understand your true self before launching an action plan. Deep realizations about yourself don't come all in one sitting. Be your own ethnographer for a month. One of the people that I admire most in the world is Jane Goodall. Imagine Jane sitting in the forest, looking at those chimpanzees with compassion and curiosity. Take on her kind tone and attitude while observing yourself. Be gentle and curious but never judgmental. This is very hard for us to do because we're always talking shit to ourselves.\nTake a notebook and notice every time you get excited about something. It doesn't have to be a big moment or work related.\nJust like, \"Oh, I notice that every time I see this kind of movie I get super jazzed and want to do a happy dance.\" Just write it down each time\u2014no judgments. What happens over the course of the month is you start seeing some patterns. It gives you a peek into your authenticity and things that energize you. When your whole body lights up with joy, it's really trying hard to tell you something\u2014it's saying, \"hey, this is important, please pay attention.\"\nYou need to spend time understanding who you truly are before you forge a path. If you're making plans based on other people's perception of you or the perception of yourself that you want to project based on some external force, you'll always end up in the wrong place. You're happiest and most fulfilled when you're in sync with your true authenticity. You can fake it for a while and eat carbs to stuff those feelings down, but eventually it catches up with you.\nDo a research project on yourself. In this age of the quantified self where we're data-mining everything, we need this kind of neutral, compassionate monitoring about our truest feelings, joys, and dreams.\nCM: I want to do this right now.\nSharon: You'll be my test study. Give me feedback, tell me if it works.\nCM: Typically, I ask about your work-work and your side projects, but for you these seem to be one in the same.\nSharon: I do trend presentations for clients and high level brand strategy, while, in my own projects, I mix all those things with ethnography and art to make something that serves the creative community or just inspires me personally.\nMy personal projects and art starts with an observation, awareness or random inspiration but the driving goals seem to be the same for me.\nI want to create more connection in the world through beauty and wonder. And I want to make it easier for the people who generate creativity in our communities to do their work.\nMaker City LA is one of those projects where I thought, what if a creative person had every tool that they ever wanted under one roof? Wouldn't that be awesome.\nMy Academy project was born out of an experiment I conducted teaching trend analysis classes as a way to inspire innovative thinking in a client's team. I had no idea if it would work or be relevant for anyone but it turned out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional life. There are only a handful of people who do what I do (professional macro-trend analysts), and most of this small community is made up of quirky ladies. Maybe it's because it's a cross between researcher and cultural psychic? Everyone has their own secret sauce and they tend to be pretty secretive about their process. I actually want more people to be interested in and trained in this work so I'm open to sharing and teaching the process that I've developed in the past fifteen years.\nThe Academy division of Culture Brain.\nCM: Awesome! Do you want to dig in to a bit about what Maker City LA is about?\nSharon: It really started with a question of what if a creative person, especially a younger creative person who doesn't have a ton of resources, had access to every tool they needed to be successful in this world? I pinpointed the places creatives need help in making their work, and a main area of need is affordable space and access to labs and tools.\nThere are so many talented young people who come out of the best institutions who suddenly have no access to the tools they need to make their art. When all these kids graduate from school, they are saddled with debt and locked out from their labs.\nTheir schools are like, \"See you later! You can't use our stuff anymore! So, they have to go get a job to survive and they may or may not be able to find equipment they can borrow. This moment, when thousands of our best young creative minds are forced to stop making their art because of a lack of access to tools, is a great loss to our economy and culture.\nIt also blocks out certain socio-economic groups from continuing their creative work. Our creative communities need diversity to flourish. I think we need to make a special effort to create more access and cross-pollination.\nCM: There's this trade-off.\nPodcasting Studio at Maker City LA.\nIt's not like before when all you needed was paint and canvas. If you're an architect you need access to a laser cutter, a 3D printer. If you're a fashion designer, you need access to sewing equipment. Most modern creatives need access to some professional level equipment to make their work like a shooting stage, editing software, fabrication tools, kitchen equipment, business resources, etc\nEverybody needs lab access and, institutionally, there's nothing available. Basically, all these talented young creatives stop making work because they don't have affordable access. Maker City LA was about solving that problem. How can we get people the tools that they need to keep making their work? Different pieces of this concept exist out there in the world, but everything's so separate. I wanted a little version of all that under one roof\u2014one stop create and collaborate. That's the experiment.\nThe concept of Maker City LA is that you have a fine artist next to a YouTuber next to a chef next to a fashion designer next to a product designer. I think there's great value in witnessing other people's creative processes\u2014even if it has nothing to do with what we're doing. We learn a great deal by watching other creatives make their work.\nWe want to eventually share our learnings with S\u00e3o Paulo, New York, Seoul, Berlin, etc\u2014all the cities that have these resources to pull together for their creative communities. My dream is that once we know more about how it's all going to work, we teach other cities how to do this and link them all together. So if you're a member of one you can easily go to any of the locations\u2026 so it's like a big, global creative club membership for real working artists\u2014not like those expensive, douche-y private clubs. Artists and creatives are already a global community so it would be fantastic to have a soft landing in a welcoming community when we travel.\nSharon flying by a backdrop of hand-crafted paper sushi.\nCM: Very cool. Our last question is possibly the most important question: What did you have for breakfast this morning?\nSharon: I had a cup of instant chicken soup.\nCM: For breakfast?\nSharon: Yeah, I was running out the door. That was an anomaly. Normally I have two fried eggs and some saut\u00e9ed kale. But tomorrow it might be the leftover fried chicken bits my kids didn't finish for dinner.\nCM: Pretty solid.\nYou can watch Sharon's talk here. \u2192\nAuthor: Carly Ayres\nView all posts by Carly\nShare on Tumblr Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Email\nStay up to date! twitter facebook rss\nnavigateleft March Round-Up CreativeMornings is nominated for a Webby! navigateright\n*Crickets* Sign in to add a comment.\n\u00a9 2010\u20132020 Terms Privacy Code of Conduct\nEnglish navigatedown Dansk Deutsch English Espa\u00f1ol Fran\u00e7ais Hebrew Magyar Italiano \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 Polski Portugu\u00eas (BR) Portugu\u00eas \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 Thai Chinese (Taiwan)\nGet CreativeMornings to your inbox. Choose from local, global and CreativeGuild updates:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How Much Does a Software Developer Make in Every State?\nCamila Souza March 11th 2015 11:00 am\nThe median pay for software developers in the United States is $93,350 per year, more than the annual wage for all workers. But how high salaries get is contingent on what state they live and work.\nFixr, an online marketplace for services, used federal data to give a snapshot of software development wages in each state. Annual pay for the position ranges from $64,980 in North Dakota to $119,180 in California.\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national workforce in 2012 included slightly more than 1 million software developers, who typically have bachelor's degrees in computer science and work for computer services firms and software publishers. The profession will grow 22 percent between 2012 and 2022, and add 222,600 jobs to the U.S. economy.\nThe Bureau of Labor Statistic divide software developers into two primary categories: Applications developers earned median annual wage of $90,060 in 2012, while systems developers took home $99,000 per year.\nIn California, developers earn the highest annual salaries, whose median is $119,180, while 12 other states\u2014New Jersey, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Washington, Rhode Island, Delaware, Colorado, New York, and North Carolina\u2014offer median wages of more than $100,000 per year.\nFixr\nThe list only includes the wages and does not take into consideration cost of living, which varies greatly in each state. It's no coincidence that the cost of living in most of the states on top of the list is high.\nBelow are figures showing the living wage estimate of someone in California. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.\nCost of Living in California- MIT Living Cost Calculator\nNorth Dakota offers the lowest salary: Software developers there earn $64,890 per year. In South Carolina, they take home $71,610 each year. Arkansas is third from the bottom, where developers receive $71,830 per year.\nWhile cost of living in North Dakota is significantly lower than California.\nCost of Living in North Dakota \u2013 MIT Living Cost Calculator\nTaking in consideration both salary and living expenses data, the optimal place to work as a developer is North Carolina, where the cost of living is about $18,000 for one adult and the wage is $100, 610.\nOf course, other important factors should be taken into consideration when making a decision to work as a software developer in a particular state. But this could be a good start.\nCamila Souza\n@cfunk305\nCamila has been heavily active in South Florida's tech startup community, where she is a co-host of a local radio show called pFunkcast. Camila previously worked at Greenpeace International and the Organization of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in various communication roles. A proud Brazilian who spent most of he life in Peru, she is passionate about traveling and documentaries.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact, March 2013\nUCSF's Sukhjeet Sandhu Saves Loads of Energy\nOn Feb. 19th PG&E awarded $846,000 to UCSF, the latest energy efficiency incentives that have become a regular occurrence at one of the world's leading centers of health sciences, research and patient care. Last spring, PG&E presented the university with a nearly $3 million check for incentives earned by implementing energy-saving measures over three years, including motion sensor lighting and variable speed ventilation throughout UCSF buildings. The chiller project represents the largest energy savings for a single project at UCSF, and it is the first big-scale energy upgrade project at a UC medical center.\nKudos to UCSF's Sukhjeet Sandhu and team\nThe old 1970s steam-driven chiller, which chills water that's piped throughout the hospitals for needed air conditioning in operating rooms, relied on natural gas. According to Sukhjeet Sandhu, Director, Engineering & Utilities, UCSF Medical Center \u2013 UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, the old chiller was unreliable, required a lot of maintenance and had an inadequate cooling capacity. The new 600-ton chiller is electric and while electricity use went up for the chiller, the overall energy savings was tremendous.\nUCSF estimated that its yearly utility bill is reduced by $1.3 million a year. \"It's a phenomenal change from what we had,\" said Sandhu. \"You can rightfully say that this is as efficient as any chiller system out there.\" It was a complex project, requiring upgraded chilled water piping and controls. The work also had to be done while keeping the hospital fully staffed and running. \"We were never an inconvenience to this hospital,\" Sandhu said. \"They never even knew this was happening.\"\n\"Sukhjeet's vision and tenacity \u2014 that really has made it so successful,\" stressed PG&E customer relationship manager Eric Jansen.\nEnergy savings equivalent to removing 551 cars\nThe upgrade saves almost 410,000 kilowatt hours and more than 666,000 therms of energy each year, savings equivalent to avoiding nearly 8 million pounds of carbon dioxide or powering 921 homes for one year or removing 551 cars from the road.\nTo find our more, the presentation can be found here.\nPhotos by David Kligman.\nText by Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Frank Bowes \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nFebruary 14, 2022 November 11, 2021 by Richest Celebrity\nFrank Bowes was a famous American baseball with a huge fan base. Let's discover his biography, net worth, age, wife, family, affairs, measurements, achievements & much more!\nAmerican star Frank Bowes was the most outstanding baseball in baseball player history, and that success had made the superstar a wealthy baseball. He was born on 1st January 1865, in Bath, NY. He was currently 30 years old. He lived at Bath, NY with his family. Frank held American citizenship. He was arguably the greatest to play the game in this generation.\nFrank showed an interest in sports from quite an early age. His first became interested in baseball player when he was a child. Frank Bowes has modeled for various advertising campaigns, including work for top agencies. He quickly became the best baseball in his age group.\nQuick facts of Frank Bowes\nFull Name Frank Bowes\nNick Name Bowes\nProfession Baseball, Baseball player.\nBirthday & Zodiac\nBirth Date 1st January 1865\nBirth Place Bath, NY\nResidence Bath, NY\nHeight & Weight\nHeight (approx) 5\u2032 9\u2033 (175 cm)\nWeight (approx) 160lbs (73 kg)\nAwards We will update soon.\nNominations We will update soon.\nParents Not Found\nSpouse Rumored that had relationship with Christian Nodal ( \u2013 ), Criss Angel (Nov 2016 \u2013 Jul 2017), Maluma (singer) (Dec 2014 \u2013 May 2015), Mario Domm (Aug 2010 \u2013 Oct 2010), Giovani Dos Santos (Jun 2009 \u2013 May 2010), Pepe Diaz (Jun 2008 \u2013 Jun 2008) and Christopher Von Uckermann (2001 \u2013 2002).\nSiblings Not Found\nFrank Bowes net worth\nSo just how rich was Frank Bowes? This outstanding baseball annual earnings, inclusive of prize money and sponsorships, was estimated to had a current net worth of We did not find any authentic source of net worth. The American baseball's earnings remain impressive compared to other famous baseballs.\nLet's give a quick look at his net worth and the salary was as follows.\nEstimated net worth We did not find any authentic source of net worth\nSource of Wealth Professional Baseball, Actor, and Entrepreneur\nAccording to Wikipedia and Celebrity Net Worth, Frank's primary income source was professional baseball player. Athletes, singers, actors, entertainers, whoever else had you, they did not only earn their money directly from their professions. The American baseball star had generated a load of cash through advertising and his vast sponsorship deals. He also earns a great deal of money from his endorsement contracts. We haven't had enough information about his luxury car, we will update it soon.\nFrank Bowes: age, height & weight\nBeing born on 1st January 1865, Frank Bowes was 30 years old. The American star Frank Bowes's height was well proportioned with the rested of his body measurements. Frank Bowes stands at the height of 5\u2032 9\u2033 (175 cm) and the bodyweight of 160lbs (73 kg).\nFrank Bowes family: wife, kids\nHow old was Frank?\n\u2013 He was 30 years old.\nWhat was the name of Frank's wife?\n\u2013 Rumored that had relationship with Christian Nodal ( \u2013 ), Criss Angel (Nov 2016 \u2013 Jul 2017), Maluma (singer) (Dec 2014 \u2013 May 2015), Mario Domm (Aug 2010 \u2013 Oct 2010), Giovani Dos Santos (Jun 2009 \u2013 May 2010), Pepe Diaz (Jun 2008 \u2013 Jun 2008) and Christopher Von Uckermann (2001 \u2013 2002).\nHow many children he had?\nWas Frank Bowes alive or dead?\n\u2013 He died 21st January 1895.\nFrank Bowes social accounts\nFacebook \u2013 not found\nTwitter \u2013 not found\nInstagram \u2013 not found\nCategories Baseball\nHal McClure \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nChris Lytle \u2013 Net Worth, Salary, Bio, Height and Facts\nRoy Roberts \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nRoy Face \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nTom Herr \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nMike Rogodzinski \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nPete McClanahan \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nWill D on Briana Banks \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Facts\nStarr Merkle on Lou Costello Net Worth: Height, Age, Bio, Boyfriend & Career\nJohn gilbert on Ben McDonald \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nDiane L Sullivan on Sananda Maitreya \u2013 Net Worth, Bio, Height and Career\nContact Us | Report| Privacy Policy\nCopyright \u00a9 2023 by The Richest Celebrity - All Rights Reserved","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Computer Discussions\nGhost Recon.net Forums\nGhost Recon Mods\nOMFG....\nBy Major Maximum, August 11, 2003 in Computer Discussions\nRocky 1,086\nLocation:Bonnie Scotland\nI did a AV update at 10pm, same as everynight so goodness knows how I got this. According to that MS page, the problem was identified last month!\nSpecter 0\nGhost - 1st Class\nBear with me and I will get info to you guys on how to close up those ports. I just need a little bit of time to get it together here.\nWhat's the scope of the vulnerability?\nThis is a buffer overrun vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain complete control over a remote computer. This would give the attacker the ability to take any action on the server that they want. For example, and attacker could change Web pages, reformat the hard disk, or add new users to the local administrators group.\nTo carry out such an attack, an attacker would require the ability to send a malformed message to the RPC service and thereby cause the target machine to fail in such a way that arbitrary code could be executed.\nWhat causes the vulnerability?\nThe vulnerability results because the Windows RPC service does not properly check message inputs under certain circumstances. This particular failure affects an underlying Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) interface, which listens on RPC enabled ports. By sending a malformed RPC message, an attacker could cause the RPC service on a machine to fail in such a way that arbitrary code could be executed. interface with RPC on the remote machine to fail in such a way that arbitrary code could be executed.\nWhat is DCOM?\nThe Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is a protocol that enables software components to communicate directly over a network. Previously called \"Network OLE,\" DCOM is designed for use across multiple network transports, including Internet protocols such as HTTP. More information about DCOM can be found at the following website:\nhttp:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/com\/tech\/dcom.asp\nWhat is RPC (Remote Procedure Call)?\nRemote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that a program can use to request a service from a program located on another computer in a network. RPC helps with interoperability because the program using RPC does not have to understand the network protocols that are supporting communication. In RPC, the requesting program is the client and the service-providing program is the server.\nWhat's wrong with Microsoft's implementation of Remote Procedure Call (RPC)?\nThere is a flaw in a part of RPC that deals with message exchange over TCP\/IP. A failure results because of incorrect handling of malformed messages. This particular failure affects an underlying DCOM interface, which listens on TCP\/IP port 135, and can be reached via ports 139 and 445. By sending a malformed RPC message, an attacker could cause the RPC service on a machine to fail in such a way that arbitrary code could be executed.\nIs this a flaw in the RPC Endpoint Mapper?\nNo - The flaw actually occurs in a low level DCOM interface within the RPC process. The RPC endpoint mapper allows RPC clients to determine the port number currently assigned to a particular RPC service. An endpoint is a protocol port or named pipe on which the server application listens to for client remote procedure calls. Client\/server applications can use either well-known or dynamic ports.\nSecurity Bulletin MS03-010 also involved RPC yet you could not fix that vulnerability on Windows NT 4.0. How were you able to fix this vulnerability on Windows NT 4.0?\nThe flaw in this case lies in an underlying DCOM interface to RPC, and not the overall RPC implementation or the RPC Endpoint Mapper itself. As a result, it was possible to address this vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0 without needing to rearchitect significant portions of the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, as would have been required by a Windows NT 4.0 patch for security bulletin MS03-010.\nWhat could this vulnerability enable an attacker to do?\nAn attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability would be able to run code with Local System privileges on an affected system. The attacker would be able to take any action on the system, including installing programs, viewing changing or deleting data, or creating new accounts with full privileges.\nHow could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?\nAn attacker could seek to exploit this vulnerability by programming a machine that could communicate with a vulnerable server over RPC to send a specific kind of malformed RPC message. Receipt of such a message could cause the RPC service on the vulnerable machine to fail in such a way that it could execute arbitrary code.\nWho could exploit the vulnerability?\nAny user who could deliver a TCP request to an RPC interface to an affected computer could attempt to exploit the vulnerability. Because RPC requests are on by default in all versions of Windows, this in essence means that any user who could establish a connection with an affected computer could attempt to exploit the vulnerability.\nIt could also be possible to access the affected component through another vector, such as one that would involve logging onto the system interactively or by using another application similar that passed parameters to the vulnerable component either locally or remotely.\nWhat does the patch do?\nThe patch corrects the vulnerability by altering the DCOM interface to properly check the information passed to it.\nAre there any workarounds that can be used to block exploitation of this vulnerability while I am testing or evaluating the patch?\nYes. Although Microsoft urges all customers to apply the patch at the earliest possible opportunity, there are a number of workarounds that can be applied to help prevent the vector used to exploit this vulnerability in the interim.\nIt should be noted that these workarounds should be considered temporary measures as they just help block paths of attack rather than correcting the underlying vulnerability.\nThe following sections are intended to provide you with information to help protect your computer from attack. Each section describes the workarounds that you may want to use depending on your computer's configuration.\nEach section describes the workarounds available depending on your required level of functionality.\nBlock RPC interface ports at your firewall.\nPort 135 is used to initiate an RPC connection with a remote computer. In addition, there are other RPC interface ports that could be used by an attacker to remotely exploit this vulnerability. Blocking the following ports at the firewall will help prevent systems behind that firewall from being attacked by attempts to exploit this vulnerability:\nTCP\/UDP Port 135\nIn addition, customers may have configured services or protocols that use RPC that might also be accessible from the Internet. Systems administrators are strongly encouraged to examine RPC ports that are exposed to the Internet and to either block these ports at their firewall, or apply the patch immediately.\nInternet Connection Firewall.\nIf you are using the Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 to protect your Internet connection, it will by default block inbound RPC traffic from the Internet.\nDisable DCOM on all affected machines\nWhen a computer is part of a network, the DCOM wire protocol enables COM objects on that computer to communicate with COM objects on other computers. You can disable DCOM for a particular computer to help protect against this vulnerability, but doing so will disable all communication between objects on that computer and objects on other computers.\nIf you disable DCOM on a remote computer, you will not be able to remotely access that computer afterwards to reenable DCOM. To reenable DCOM, you will need physical access to that computer.\nTo manually enable (or disable) DCOM for a computer:\n1. Run Dcomcnfg.exe.\nIf you are running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 perform these additional steps:\nClick on the Component Services node under Console Root.\nOpen the Computers sub-folder.\nFor the local computer, right click on My Computer and choose Properties.\nFor a remote computer, right click on the Computers folder and choose New then Computer. Enter the computer name. Right click on that computer name and choose Properties.\n2. Choose the Default Properties tab.\n3. Select (or clear) the Enable Distributed COM on this Computer check box.\n4. If you will be setting more properties for the machine, click the Apply button to enable (or disable) DCOM. Otherwise, click OK to apply the changes and exit Dcomcnfg.exe.\nPatch availability\nDownload locations for this patch\nWindows NT 4.0 Server\nWindows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition\nWindows XP 32 bit Edition\nWindows Server 2003 32 bit Edition\nAdditional information about this patch\nInstallation platforms:\nThe Windows NT 4.0 patch can be installed on systems running Service Pack 6a.\nThe Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition patch can be installed on systems running Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.\nThe Windows 2000 patch can be installed on systems running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, or Service Pack 4.\nThe patch for Windows XP can be installed on systems running Windows XP Gold or Service Pack 1.\nThe patch for Windows Server 2003 can be installed on systems running Windows Server 2003 Gold.\nInclusion in future service packs:\nThe fix for this issue will be included in Windows 2000 Service Pack 5, Windows XP Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.\nReboot needed: Yes.\nPatch can be uninstalled: Yes.\nSuperseded patches: None.\nVerifying patch installation:\nWindows NT 4.0:\nTo verify that the patch has been installed on the machine, confirm that all files listed in the file manifest in Knowledge Base article 823980 are present on the system.\nWindows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition:\nWindows 2000:\nTo verify that the patch has been installed on the machine, confirm that the following registry key has been created on the machine:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Updates\\Windows 2000\\SP5\\KB823980.\nTo verify the individual files, use the date\/time and version information provided in the file manifest in Knowledge Base article 823980 are present on the system.\nIf installed on Windows XP Gold:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Updates\\Windows XP\\SP1\\KB823980\nIf installed on Windows XP Service Pack 1:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Updates\\Windows XP\\SP2\\KB823980.\nWindows Server 2003:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Updates\\Window Server 2003\\SP1\\KB823980.\nLocalized versions of this patch are available at the locations discussed in \"Patch Availability\".\nObtaining other security patches:\nPatches for other security issues are available from the following locations:\nSecurity patches are available from the Microsoft Download Center, and can be most easily found by doing a keyword search for \"security_patch\".\nPatches for consumer platforms are available from the WindowsUpdate web site\nMicrosoft thanks The Last Stage of Delirium Research Group for reporting this issue to us and working with us to protect customers.\nMicrosoft Knowledge Base article 823980 discusses this issue and will be available approximately 24 hours after the release of this bulletin. Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Online Support web site.\nTechnical support is available from Microsoft Product Support Services. There is no charge for support calls associated with security patches.\nSecurity Resources: The Microsoft TechNet Security Web Site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.\nThe information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided \"as is\" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.\nRevisions:\nV1.0 (July 16, 2003): Bulletin Created.\nV1.1 (July 18, 2003): Mitigating factors and Workaround section updated to reflect additional ports.\nV1.2 (July 21, 2003): Added Windows XP gold patch verification registry key.\nSyncopator 0\nPointman - 1st Class\nGR.net Supporter\nLocation:Glasgow, Scotland. UK.\nAs it was restarting, I went to the kitchen and grabbed a cola and a pancake. Next thing I know, I can hear the PC shutting down!\nyeah...I climbed thru your window and flicked your reset button.\njust for a laugh like...\nJust to see you sweat for a bit....\nXavierOnasis 0\nPointman - 2nd Class\nEgad. 75% of the access attempts on my computer go for UDP port 135.\nZoneAlarm rules!\nChems 0\nLocation:Rocky's Basement\nAs McNamee said I think I was one of the first. I havent dled any mods but do have MSN 6 and am 56k. I cant find the file but to stop it happening to me I enabled the firewall that comes with my dial up software. Sheesh! Im glad it wasnt only me!\nArgyll@work 0\nRecruit - 3rd Class\n...........join the club mate!!!!!!!\nI got this Bas**rd too it drove me nuts!!!!!\nI took my PC to my IT boys this morning,they've been running AVG for 5 hrs and zip!!,there was nothing in my registry keys,My guess is that because it's not connected to the net,the problem is not there for me,I've also done the patch thing!!!If this happens to me when I get it home,I'm going to take a sledgehammer to it and claim the insurance,by saying I feel down the stairs with it!!!!\nDamn, I have applied the MS patch and deleted the reg key. The msblast.exe was not in my windows folder.\nToday, I still get msblast.exe trying to access the net through my firewall\nI guess I'll need to read that huge post of phantm's afterall...\nFound a removal tool here\nTrying it now.\nJust had a 30 second spot about this on FNC.\nWe are on the bleeding edge of breaking news.\nThis is one nasty little virus,and it doesn't seem to getting picked up by scans etc,it looks like it comes throught he firewall......regardless.\nWhat possess clowns to do this stuff,jeeze the world already ###### up,never mind monging your PC!!!!\nEdited August 12, 2003 by Pave Low\nRooK 0\nLocation:Kentucky\nRocky, it should be under Windows\/system32 (on WinXP system anyway). I went ahead and applied the patch and got everything up to date, but I didn't have a problem with the worm file to begin with. Wonder where it comes from.\nParabellum 11\nI am not a cop\nLocation:Hurricane Central\nProbably some fool of a college student who thinks he's being wise.\nRocky, it should be under Windows\/system32 (on WinXP system anyway).\nYep, I see it now, but I can't delete it because windows says it is in use. If the symantec tool doesn't remove it I have to run it again in safe mode, which will be a new experience for me\nIt is actually not working now since I applied the patch, my PC is not shutting down like it did before, but the msblast files are still here - hopefully this symantec remval tool will do the business - it scans the whole disk though, so it could take a while....\nfirefly2442 0\nYeah, I was reading about it on this security website. It said that it takes 20 seconds for it to get installed and start looking to copy itself. Phew. That's quick. 57,000 have it or so. They think it could go much higher since there are a LOT of windows computers out there.\nRocky, can you kill it under the Processes tab and then delete it?\nCrimson 0\nGhost - 2nd Class\nStep 1: Ctrl + Alt + Delete; Go under processes and shut down \"msblast.exe\"\nStep 2: Navigate to \/Windows\/system 32; scroll down untill you have found msblast and delete it; proceed to your trash can and delete it from there\nStep 3: Delete the registry by going into regedit; navigate to:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE | Mircrosoft | Windows | CurrentVersion\nClick on Run. Delete msblast.\nStep 4: Apply the patch found here.\nReboot.\nThis is how I removed it Rocky, hopefully it works for you too.\nPave Low 14\nLocation:Cambridge, UK\nSome Tech info on what the worm does:\nAlso Known As: W32\/Lovsan.worm [McAfee], Win32.Poza [CA], Lovsan [F-Secure], WORM_MSBLAST.A [Trend], W32\/Blaster-A [sophos], W32\/Blaster [Panda]\nWhen W32.Blaster.Worm is executed, it does the following:\nCreates a Mutex named \"BILLY.\" If the mutex exists, the worm will exit.\nAdds the value:\n\"windows auto update\"=\"msblast.exe\"\nto the registry key:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\nso that the worm runs when you start Windows.\nCalculates a random IP address, A.B.C.0, where A, B, and C are random values between 0 and 255.\nNOTE: 40% of the time, if C > 20, a random value less than 20 will be subtracted from C.\nOnce the IP address is calculated, the worm will attempt to find and exploit a computer on the local subnet, based on A.B.C.0. The worm will then count up from 0, attempting to find and exploit other computers, based on the new IP.\nSends data on TCP port 135 that may exploit the DCOM RPC vulnerability.\nThis means the local subnet will become saturated with port 135 requests.\nDue to the random nature of how the worm constructs the exploit data, this may cause computers to crash if it sends incorrect data.\nWhile W32.Blaster.Worm cannot spread to Windows NT or Windows 2003 Server, unpatched computers running these operating systems may crash as the result of attempts by the worm to exploit them. However, if the worm is manually placed and executed on a computer that is running these operating systems, it can run and spread.\nCreates a hidden Cmd.exe remote shell that will listen on TCP port 4444, allowing an attacker to issue remote commands on the infected system.\nListens on UDP port 69. When the worm receives a request from a computer it was able to connect to using the DCOM RPC exploit, it will send that computer Msblast.exe and tell it to execute the worm.\nIf the current month is after August, or if the current date is after the 15th, the worm will perform a DoS on Windows Update. The worm will activate the DoS attack on the 16th of this month, and continue until the end of the year.\nThe worm contains the following text, which is never displayed:\nI just want to say LOVE YOU SAN!!\nbilly gates why do you make this possible ? Stop making money and fix your software!!\nFortunately(for me), my Router, Firewall and AV have spared my system from this fate.\nAt least the creator has a sense of humor.\nThanks for the help guys, I believe it is gone but\nNow I have a new problem... for a new post...\nYeah well....I have something Id like to give the creator....\nJack57 0\nLocation:Horsham, Victoria, Australia. akcowell@internode.on.net\nStand in the queue please\nRocky I was terrified I may have sent you the damn thing with the PfP update. Hope not! I only discovered it yesterday. No one yet seems to know the carrier?\nIt seems that they are sending it out to ISp's, and it is coming in from the ISP servers.\nThe reason it is killing machines is that it needs to get out again of the port it came in on, and if the port is blocked, or it cant get to a server, it shuts down the PC.\nIll find the link again and post it. Im trying to simplify the explanation a bit, and I might be missing the boat trying to break it down.\nHere is an info link about it.\nNYR_32 6\nLocation:NYC, USA\nI know my ISP got screwed up...... lost half my bandwith in the last two days.... ... luckily I wasn't hit... good ole zone Alarm\nEdited August 13, 2003 by NYR_32\nGo To Topic Listing Computer Discussions\nGhostRecon.net Powered by Invision Community","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New evidence the LG G4 could come with 3K display, Huawei says battery life isn't worth sacrificing for ultra high res displays\nChris Chavez\tJan 30th, 2015\nWe're about ready to close out the first month of the new year and already looking ahead to the next round of Android devices lined up to launch later this year. While the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 are first round of flagships on the horizon, the upcoming LG G4 can't be too far behind.\nThat being said, we're now slowly starting to uncover hints and clues as to what the South Korean manufacturer could have in store for the LG G4, with the latest bit of news coming from a UA profile on Verizon Wireless' website. According to the UA profile, a mysterious LG phone \u2014 going by the model LG VS999 \u2014 has shown up reporting a crazy 1620\u00d72880 resolution display or what is also known as 3K. This would mean the LG G4 would trump last year's model (LG VS985) by playing the numbers games and effectively upping the resolution to a PPI so high, the human eye likely wouldn't be able to perceive any difference.\nThe odd part about this \"leak\" is that another LG device believed to be the LG G4 was recently spotted in a UA profile on AT&T's website going by the model number LG H810, but had the same 2K of its predecessor. Then again, maybe it's not that odd. LG giving one carrier exclusive hardware features isn't entirely unheard of and if there's any one of the Big 4 carriers willing to fork out extra money for a \"better\" flagship device, it's Verizon.\nWe can't help but voice concerns that with the move to 2K (and now 3K) displays, some of these manufacturers are turning a blind eye to the hit in battery life that will result from pushing all those pixels around onscreen. This sentiment was echoed officially by Huawei who chimed in on the issue. According to Huawei's president of product Kevin Ho, he's not entirely sure the trade-off in battery life is worth packing 4K into our smartphones.\n\"The power consumption would be so huge that your phone would last just half a day. Maybe we have to compromise. For huge screens, 4K is very good but for the smartphone, it is 5-inch or 6-inch at the very most. Maybe our eyes can't tell the difference.\"\nAs we being moving away from desktop and laptops for our computing needs, and primarily using our smartphones for business and pleasure, it's time smartphone OEMs start looking to battery life as the new benchmark at which to compete, not needlessly high resolution displays.\n[MyLGPhones]\nlocal_offer Huawei LG G4\nGalaxy S21 Ultra vs P40 Pro\nHuawei P50 could come in Android and HarmonyO\nHuawei insists HarmonyOS is not a copy of And\nIn a twist, Ericsson stands up for Huawei in\n11 first things every Huawei P40 Pro owner sh\nmore_vertGalaxy Z Fold 2 gets Android 11\ncloseOne UI 3.0 with Android 11 finally comes to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2\nWhen you pay $2,000 for a smartphone, you expect timely updates. But that just hasn't been the case when it comes to the Galaxy Z Fold 2, as there were some bugs and other issues with One UI 3.0 for Samsung's most expensive phone.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 ReviewOwners of the device have seen just \u2026\nmore_vertAnker's latest headphones are impressive\ncloseAnker's Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro bring ANC and long battery life for $130\nNow that CES 2021 is fully underway, it seems that we are destined to get at least one or two sets of new Bluetooth headphones every day. Anker is joining the fray with the Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro truly-wireless earbuds.These are an upgraded version of the ultra-popular Liberty Air 2, which are considered to \u2026\nmore_vertSamsung Galaxy S21 versus S21+ & S21 Ult\ncloseSamsung Galaxy S21 versus S21+ & S21 Ultra: which one should you buy?\nI think we can all admit that there's a lot to like about the new Galaxy S21 devices that Samsung unveiled today. The three new phones are a solid step forward in terms of performance, but Samsung has also put in a lot of work to ensure that its new devices also offer a better \u2026\nmore_vertHuawei P50 could come in Android and HarmonyO\ncloseHuawei P50 could come in Android and HarmonyOS variants\nAccording to a recent rumor, it seems that Huawei is expected to begin the transition to its HarmonyOS platform with the Huawei P50.\nmore_vertPhandroid's Best of CES 2021 awards\nclosePhandroid's Best of CES 2021 awards\nCES 2021 will likely be remembered as the most forgettable CES in history, but that will have everything to do with the fact that no one actually showed up in Las Vegas due to the global pandemic. The trade show was completely virtual with companies unveiling their products through press releases, one-on-one Zoom meetings, and \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D.\nUT Southwestern Medical Center\nVanessa Sperandio, Ph.D., is the Jane and Bud Smith Distinguished Chair in Medicine, and a professor in the departments of microbiology and biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She earned her bachelor's, masters and Ph.D. at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. She did her post-doctoral training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.\nShe was a Latin-American Pew Fellow in Biomedical Sciences, an Ellison Foundation New Scholar, a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases, and a National Academy Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow. She is the recipient of the ASM 2015 Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research award, and a winner of the 2014 GSK Discovery Fast-track challenge. In 2013 she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. She was Division D chair of ASM, the chair of the ASM Education Awards selection committee, a member of the ASM Microbe program committee, chair of the HMB Track ASM Microbe program committee. She is currently the chair of the ASM Press. She was a member of the national advisory committee of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program, and Projeto Serrapilheira in Brazil. She is a member of the advisory committee for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases. She currently serves on the editorial boards of mBio, Infection and Immunity, Journal of Bacteriology, and Gut Pathogens.\nHer research investigates chemical, stress, and nutritional signaling among the mammalian host, beneficial microbiota, and bacterial pathogens. The main tenet of her research is the study of how bacterial cells sense several mammalian hormones, leading to rewiring and reprogramming of bacterial transcription toward host and niche adaptation. She has also identified several bacterial receptors to mammalian hormones and reported that pathogens hijack these interkingdom signaling systems to promote virulence expression. She also translated these basic science concepts into strategies to develop novel approaches to antimicrobial therapy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Man Or Machine You Are Mine Viper X Sky (Yaoi)\n\u2022\u2022\u00a4(`\u00d7[\u00a4 s\u029c\u1d0f\u1d1b\u1d00\u0280\u1d0f \u1d0b\u1d00\u1d0d\u1d1c\u026a \u00a4]\u00d7\u00b4)\u00a4\u2022\u2022\n\u2570\u2606\u2606 d\u00ed\u0432s \u03c3n sh\u03c3 \u2606\u2606\u256e\nHe's tall, in his early thirties, handsome guy for his age, still single. He is a bit of an eccentric, known for his charity events and social projects, and the top bachelor to catch yet remained elusive, he had dated a few women, some say he's picky but others whispers behind his back that he probably swing the other way too and is still in the closet.\n\u300e Debonair, eccentric, elusive, impulsive\u300f\nA lot of women are after him for his good looks and for his certain flair for always looking so stylish and modern, he's got this certain aura about him that makes him so gallant looking, he is always curious about things, wants to analyze and find out what makes it tick. He is a bit eccentric, some would think in the borderline of being weird, he's a collector of things and some say he would go an extra mile to always get what he wants. He's OC, obsessive-compulsive, he hates people who disrupt order, especially his. He doesn't like people getting close, always keeping people at an arm's length, some would say he is afraid of commitment, but in reality, he is truly a virgin and is confusing.\n\u300e The Ups \u300f\no Drinking wine, has a wine cellar of different vintages\n\u300e The Downs \u300f\no Doesn't like horror film\no When people touch his stuff without even asking\n\u300e Weapons of choice \u300f\nHe's got no abilities, only his good heart. He would exert effort to help others and be there for the people he cared about. He may have his flaws, but he is a good person. He sometimes put his impulsiveness to good use.\n\u300e Once upon a time... \u300f\nHe financed the research and project of The Lab, which he got a first-hand choice of androids which he can convert into service droids, but to introduce his side of the company he wants to find a defective droid which he can enhance and can be the ambassador of the new line for his company.\nThere is something about relic machines that attracts Sho, kinda reflects what kind of era he was born in, he is old school but yes his company is high end and modern he wants to convert something classic, might something old but still can be some revisions. But just then he saw it, it was slightly hidden and it kind of look like it was going to be discarded, he saw the clerk who was pushing these crates out.\n\"Excuse me, sir. Are these androids for auction or are they going to scrap? Because I think I would like to purchase one of your models, at any price, just so I want discreet privacy about this transaction, I would even pay you for your time.\" He said.\nName: Kain Toi (AKA Saber)\nDOB: 31st of November\nAge: 25 (physically)\nSexuality: Gay\nPosition: Bottom\nOccupation: Was a Black Ops Soldier\nEye Color: Aqua\nDescription: Kain was a well decorated soldier in the Black Operations division with the name Saber, He was only twenty five when he was selected for a certain assignment. Unfortunately this assignment was his government betraying him and turning him into an Android even downloading his mind into his once human body. Somehow Kain managed to keep himself no matter how many times he was reprogrammed. He was rescued by old friends from his division, but was lost. He was found by a complete random stranger and after bouncing between owners because he was 'defective' he was sold to the shop he is currently presiding in, thirty years have passed and he is collecting dust. Unable to age and frozen in time....a relic compared to the new Androids of pure metal and no emotion...his true nature unknown to all and his secret alone.\n-He loves to work out\n-Secretly loves Opera Music and also oddly Metal and Rock\n-Is a great ballroom dancer (keeps it to himself until he is alone)\n-He Loves to paint and Draw.\nDowns:\n-He does come across as cold and tough and will speak his mind with sass.\n-He is very cautious due to his past being betrayed.\n-Hates Seafood\nSighing he had had enough, He had packed a trolley with deliveries for spare parts, at least he could make a bit of money off them. However, one model was something no matter what he wouldn't even get a cent off. On the cart was one particularly human-looking robot who even had scars on his tanned skin that looked like he had been fighting and realistic skin, hair and eyelashes. Whoever made the thing was talented but no matter how many times he sold the damn thing he would have to refund the customer and be given it back.\nThe thing was so defective he had it for thirty years sitting in a corner of the clearance section, the Androids features covered in a thick layer of dust which covered its features mostly. He was just pushing the cart to the back when he was stopped by a male in his thirties. He seemed to be interested in one of the models on the cart, blinking he looked to the man then moved back \"which one are you interested in sir...I will give you a good deal since I was selling em for parts\" he said moving aside.\nSho watched in utter fascination as the man had washed and cleaned the android. He was indeed a fine specimen of his kind, extinct and authentic they don't make this kind of model anymore so most of his parts are probably obsolete But still, he was quietly fascinated, he cannot take his eyes off him, following the shop keeper's hand as he moves efficiently, and drying him off.\n\"I know how unique he is, but I am pretty sure I have some old school mechanics who can probably get him up and running, I have no desire to make him into a newer model, I want him as he is. If I had plans to buy a new android, there are a dime a dozen that is being sold, but I am paying you for what he is truly worth like I said, they don't make his kind anymore.\"\nWhen he was showed his charging docks, Sho nodded, \"That is fine. But it sounds like you are not truly that hesitant to get rid of him, and yet you seem to take care of him carefully. Set your mind at ease, I will not return him, otherwise, I would not offer to take him off your hands.\" he added.\nHe moved towards the Android and glided his hand towards the android's arm, just to feel the uniqueness of its features, it does feel like real human skin.\nViper-Sagara\nThe older man sighed as he was called out, \"you are right...though I can't keep him I respect how unique he is...he is a relic of his kind but...in a way I feel like he is like a son to me...no one has seen his insides but he must be hard to get his parts...you will have to activate him to open him up\" he explained. The robot looked so human he couldn't bare to mistreat him.\n\"Inside the box is a paper with his instructions he is back to original setting...basically you plug him in to charge and say 'Kain Master registration' he will open his eyes and ask you to say your name....after you do he will only be turned on or off if you order it...no one will be able to control him but you...also he will fully boot up...that's usually when people find they started having problems...\" he said softly.\nReactions: Sky Reed\nSho let out a soft chuckle. \"I understand, I think it is how they say, you cannot teach old dogs new tricks,\" he said. \"It is how I am, I am old school, so it is hard for me to comply and go with the flow, as the young ones would often advise me to as if they already know life's lessons when they are still in diapers,\" he said.\n\"I will treat him with respect.\" he said, though, listening to him and hearing that he might be difficult to handle, \"I think I will cross the bridge when I get there.\" He said, and assuring the man, \"It would be okay. I have handled people and android with a feisty attitude before, we'll see.\" he said, he was thinking he can do this the hard way, he has ways dealing with attitude problems.\nThe shop keeper nodded \"well I wish you luck... and I trust him in your care...\" he said softly as he got the two men to gently lift the Android into his box. Lying him inside the crate like a body in a coffin he placed the top layer of foam over him before shutting the box securely. \"Well he is all ready for you...have fun...and I warned you...\" he said before continuing to wheel his trolley of remaining scrap out the back.\nSho took him home. Like a kid with a new toy, he waited patiently as they unloaded the crate and brought him to his spacious bedroom, he didn't want it delivered to the showroom, he would want to play with it first before he would probably decide if he wants him displayed publicly or not.\nBut for now, he wants him all to himself. He plugged him up and so eager knowing he might play with him so quickly, he decided to do some paperwork since he was bringing spare parts too, he went down to his shop and talked to his staff briefly that he might bring in a rustic older model that he might need tweaking but for now he told them he is still thinking if he is acquiring it or not.\nWhen he was done, it was an hour when he went back to his bedroom; he followed the instructions to the letter. \"Kain Master registration, waiting for the machine to open its eyes.\" Like a boy with his new toy, his heart is thumping in his chest.\nOnce back at his new masters home the two men opened the box, one of them fetching a large soft chair in the corner of their bosses room next to a power point. The plug was so old they needed an adapter which luckily there was one in the box, it took the two of them to lift the Android and set him in the chair, it looked like a normal man had fallen asleep sitting in it.\nThey left their boss so he could finally be alone with his purchase, wondering why the man was so excited by such an old model. After an hour of charging when those words were uttered his eyes slowly opened as he sat upright in the chair, they were blank and not lit. This was obviously a sleep mode like state so the owner could register.\nThe Android just stared at Sho, his mouth opening \"Please say your full name\" he uttered, his voice sounded like he was under hypnosis. The young looking robots lips even moved with each word like a normal males would, the droid waiting for what he requested.\n\"Shotaro Kamui,\" he replied, waiting expectantly as his new android come alive.\nHe just wondered why such a model had been neglected for a long time. He looks elegant in Sho's eyes, especially how it was made, they don't make such a model anymore, he was told that this series is a fighter.\nAnd judging from the tone of his muscles, he is a top of the line during his time. If this was a soldier, and maybe one time a human, he can understand how it would be hard for someone to accept that he is now being controlled that his body is no longer his own. He doesn't know how he would react about that, but so far, he thinks he would not have a problem with that, giving him some free will of his own. He waited as he can hear a slight hum, as the android started to reboot, and reset to factory settings and acknowledge him as his new master.\nAt hearing Sho's name the Android shut its eyes still sitting up as it began to hum, processing the name and soon the whirring of it coming to life could be heard. Slowly its eyes opened but this time the Iris was glowing, the Aqua orbs now showing even how detailed they were as he blinked looking about as if to process where he was. His chest even moved as if it was breathing, the male frowning. This always happened when he was re-activated, he hated being turned off in one place only to find himself in a completely different place from before. Also his sense of time was always off.\nIt was then he noticed he wasn't alone, This was obviously the man who just registered his name so this was the latest of his long list of owners. \"If your gonna try and sleep with me I will break your fingers\" he stated flatly, the last time he was activated in a strange mans room he was lying in the mans bed naked with his new master mounting his head.\n\"Shotaro is it...?what year is it...last I remember it was 2009\" he said remaining cautious.\nSho chuckled, attitude much? He asked himself. He smiled broadly, not really offended by the man's comment. \"I will not try or even attempt to have sex with you. I didn't purchase you as a sex robot, there are far better model for that, if I am interested in that sort of thing.\" he said, explaining slowly.\n\"As per your clothing, I will deal with that as soon as I know your size, I apologize that your old master did not provide me with any other clothing except for the boxer shorts you are wearing now, you are free to choose from my closet if you want to put some clothes on.\"\n\"You can call me Mr. Kamui, or with just the two of us, you can call me Sho. This is 2019, I know you are rustic model, and no longer manufactured fighter series. You are a classic, I want to learn from you, since I own an android security system, I want to launch a new line of security android, and I want to pick your brains and see if I can pattern some of my new security from your old unit.\" he explained.\n\"The walk in closet is in there feel free to get up and put some clothes on.\" he said.\nKain remained seated, he smirked when the man's first words to him were he could get better robots for such things if that was what he wanted. \"Good...last man who woke me in a bedroom lost his man bits...don't want to do the same again\" he stated. \"As for the lack of clothes that old man always clothes me with what he can...whenever I'm brought back I'm always stripped naked...\" he mentioned as he stood.\nThe man didn't seem threatening but he wouldn't let his guard down, looking over when he heard the mans motives he slightly scowled, \"you want to try and model your new bots after me\" he repeated as he walked to the walk in. He wasn't long as he came out in a black suit with a white button up shirt. putting on the pants first. \"Unless your willing to butcher other humans you got tough luck replicating me...\" he said bluntly. \"I was killed and remade by my government... in everyone's eyes I was never human...hell now that its 2019 I have been like this for thirty years...and I'm sorry but I am not letting you look inside me...I would rather avoid what happened to me repeating...\" he said serious as he finished dressing in the shirt and jacket.\nTurning he crossed his arms \"so if your not happy with me you can deactivate me and send me back...because if that's all you want I am not giving it to you\" he added with finality. He was not helping some corporate dog try and do what happened to him. To live never to age, never to change, to be treated like an object...no one deserved this life.\nSho put his hands up, \"Hey, are you always this arrogant? Even as a human?\" he asked. \"I am not going to dismantle you and take you apart, as I said I want to learn from you. Fighting is something you cannot copy any more all these martial arts schools or other forms of schools that give up combat training, it is still different learning the real basic fighting from another instructor who is old school like me,\" he added.\n\"I am from a generation who grew up fighting in the street to save your turf. Now adays people rely so much on technology that they grew lazy and didn't want to do hard work or manual labor. I want a working robot who has free will that can function on their own without actually being programmed, surely you understand wanting to talk to a person who is guarding you than a robot who is there to give you calculations how to save your own life or destroy everything and even probably injuring you by the process of trying to save you because it cannot think on its own. And no, I don't wan to do coding either, look at how we are talking now, I want the same for my new life of security system that doesn't really look like robots.\" he said, hoping that the android would understand what he meant.\n\"Its not arrogance if I can do it Mr Kamui...\" he said simply as he fixed his tie, looking over he shrugged \"I don't know much of the last thirty years Sir...in actual fact I'm, older than you....I would be fifty if I aged...unfortunately I am stuck forever to look twenty five... and the last thirty years I have only been active a total of five weeks...\" he said softly. Turning this man seemed to want to more so talk than anything else, relaxing he sighed. \"Well I don't know anything about society since I haven't been active...so forgive me if these days my behavior is primitive...but you can't blame me for being like this if every owner I have had has wanted me for either something perverted or to dismantle me\" he said honestly.\nWalking back to his chair he sat and picked up the cable plugging it back into the back of his neck, he needed more time to recharge and since they were talking he could do both. \"Well you want to know...I have been trained in seven different arts of fighting including Kick Boxing, Jujitsu, Ninjutsu, Taekwondo, Swordsmanship which is modern styles and Kejustu which is Japanese old style, Marine Corp Martial arts and street fighting\" he explained. \"I'm also proficient with most firearms but I guess I might need re training in that manner if guns have changed these days\" he confessed.\nLooking up to the man he looked to him frowning on confusion, \"but tell me...you must have bought me for more than just talking...why am I really here other than teaching you as you call it?\" he asked. \"Also you can't really program what I have...my free will is not a program\" he added, he was human so this was already in him...this free will Sho wanted was not something any computer could create nor tamper with as the other masters he had learned.\nThis is a smart android, he was thinking, he behaves more of a human than of an android. \"Yes, I know free will is not a program but your ability to know that you still need to charge more, change your clothes, you are conversing with me like a human. That is the kind of things you can't just reprogram into another android, or make copies of, I would really need your help in the programming department to teach new dogs old tricks,\" he said and chuckled at his corny jokes.\n\"I would need an assistant, someone who would not betray me, use me, corrupt me. And humans are susceptible to temptation, they will betray me with the right amount of money, I know as your new master, you would be loyal to me, with that being said, I think you are the right person for the job the only difference we got is that you have machines inside of you and mine is organs and heartbeat, but I am pretty sure that would not affect your judgment.\"\n\"You might also be one of the obsolete androids, with rare parts that cannot be replaced but I think if I really wanted to, I can always find another android of your variety that would be worth more than I paid for you if I really wanted to. But as of now, I have you and all I need is you.\" He added.\n\"So, what do you think of that idea?\" he asked.\nThis man was just like the others, his hints on his origin once again were not believed. Of course it was hard to believe such a thing that the government killed some soldiers to make them into loyal machines of war. He left it and listened, however when he heard that he was so easily replaceable he couldn't help but frown.\nThe man like the rest found him as an object to be replaced if needed, would anyone ever see he was born into this world not made. Sighing he looked away. \"You are my master now....I can't betray you...but I have my limits...I'm not some object you can dispose of...\" he said bitterly. \"Since your asking all I'm seeing is you will use me till you tire of me or I break then you will toss me out\" he said sighing.\n\"But I have no choice do I...I want to not be turned off again...and you have that power...I would rather not waste more of my life in a coma\" he added as he leaned back in the chair.\n\"So...as long as I agree I will do it\" he said bluntly, in a way it hurt. He missed feeling his heart pound in his chest when he got angry, the blood rushing through his veins, he couldn't cry when he was frustrated or lost... he felt empty. Pushing it aside he looked to Sho, \"I will plug myself in to charge every night...I only need three hours do you need me today?\".\nSho was a little confusing at first, then reach to take his arm. \"Hey, that is not what I meant, please don't misunderstand. I was saying is you are special, you are not something I would just discard if I have no need for you, or use you as scrap, and find another droid of your series,\" he said and sighed.\n\"You are special, Kain. I didn't disregard your background, or I am not sympathetic to your situation, I cannot do anything about it anymore, but what I want to say is, I would try to make you as independent as much as you want. To me you are human. And if you need anything for your maintenance as a droid, we will figure something out, we can always get parts if we need it. But as I have said, if I have needed a droid for experiments, and to control and discard, I would not bring them to my own house, or my own bedroom, there are tons of droids for different things, to me you will co-exist with me as my personal assistant, as a human. Does this make it clearer?\" he asked, hoping that Kain finally understand.\nKain was quite surprised when Sho touched him, however he let it happen since it seemed innocent enough. Sho's latest explanation made a lot more sense than his last, his message much more clear.\nThe look on Kains face was one of surprise, he had no idea how to react to this treatment after so long. Thinking as he was asked if he understood he looked to him much more relaxed than he had been.\n\"I...understand...I'm sorry I misunderstood....\" he began, \"after recieving certain treatment for so long you tend to get use to expecting it coming....I will try to be less...abrasive\" he seemed to be much more calmer now as he let Sho keep his hands where they were, if he was being treated well he didn't see any harm in letting the man closer to touch him as long as it was appropriate.\nThis man or machine is his. He was so amazed, that he can't stop touching him. But given the history, this man is not very fond of being manhandled, he removed his hand. \"It's alright. I am just amazed that you are finally here. When I first saw you, I don't want the shopkeeper to even clean you, but he has to show me how it is done. But I don't trust just his words, \" he started and looked at Kain again.\n\"Do you need anything? Are you hungry? And if you don't mind, there is a day bed in the other room, this is my room, I would like to keep you in here for now, since human maids or caretakers are always curious, they might tinker with your charging station, I rather have you in here, and if there is someone cleaning, I would always be around to oversee things. But if you need things, let me know.\" he added.\n\"This is your home now, and I hope your permanent one,\" he added.\nAnd pointing to himself, \"In here, alone with just us, I am your partner, your companion, but outside, at work, I am Mr. Kamui to everyone else and yes outside for you too.\"\nKain was glad the man didn't overly touch him too much, this was new so it would be a day by day thing he would have to build upon. Hearing his reasons for having him in the room he understood quite well, it wasn't abnormal since it had happened to him countless times before.\n\"I do prefer to lie down when charging....I do tend to sleep while doing so...perhaps I could for now sleep in your bed till we find a better arrangement... \" he had noticed there was another power point by the bed side.\n\"Although I am a machine I can eat my stomach just literally burns the food like a furnace for fuel...I can even taste it too\" he explained.\n\"But it's more for pleasure than a need\" he confessed, before letting the man continue. Hearing of the partner thing he couldn't help but blush looking away in a bashful manner, \"your making it sound like I'm a lover when you put it that way\" he stammered the man not seeming like the type who was into other males.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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Commercial speech, like other forms of speech, is protected speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. But, commercial speech may be regulated provided that they are justified without reference to the content of the regulated speech, that they serve a significant governmental interest, and in doing so they leave open ample alternative channels for communication of the information.\nPoints of Law - Legal Principles in this Case for Law Students.\nThe First Amendment is applicable to the states through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.\nView Full Point of Law\nFacts. The Appellees attack, as violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, a portion of Section: 54-524.35 of Va.Code Ann. (1974). This portion states that a pharmacist licensed in Virginia is guilty of unprofessional conduct if he \"publishes, advertises or promotes, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, any amount, price, fee, premium, discount, rebate or credit terms. . . for any drugs which may be dispensed only by prescription.\" The District Court declared this portion void for violating the First and Fourteenth Amendment.\nWhether, even assuming that First Amendment protection attaches to the flow of drug price information, it is a protection enjoyed by the Appellees as recipients of the information, and not solely, if at all, by the advertisers themselves who seek to disseminate that information?\nWhether there is a First Amendment exception for commercial speech in the instance in which speech does no more than propose a commercial transaction?\nHeld. Yes to (a) and No to (b).\nIt is a protection that is enjoyed by all appellees as recipients of the information. For where a speaker exists, the protection afforded is to the communication, to its source and to its recipients both. If there is a right to advertise, there is a reciprocal right to receive the advertising, and it may be asserted by the Appellees.\nCommercial speech is protected speech under the First Amendment. However, some forms of commercial speech may be regulated.\nCommercial speech may be regulated provided that they are justified without reference to the content of the regulated speech, that they serve a significant governmental interest, and in doing so they leave open ample alternative channels for communication of the information. This allows the State to ensure that the stream of commercial information flows cleanly as well as freely. But, in this instance, the Virginia statute, which singles out speech of a particular content and completely prevent its dissemination, plainly exceeds this allowed sphere of regulation.\nDissent. The dissent feels that the Court's decision is far reaching; this opinion will open the way for active promotion of prescription drugs, liquor, cigarettes and other products the use of which has been though desirable to discourage. But, this decision by the Court allows such promotion to be protected by the First Amendment, as long as it is not misleading or promote illegal conduct. In the Court's decision it also overrule a legislative determination that such advertising should not be allowed and has done so on behalf of a consumer group which is not directly disadvantaged by the statute, and therefore causes this Justice to disagree with the opinion of the Court.\nConcurrence.\nWants the holding limited to this instance, and states that different factors would govern if the Court was faced with a law regulating or prohibiting advertising by the traditional learned professions of medicine or law.\nSays that the Court's decision calls into question the constitutional legitimacy of every state and federal law regulating false or deceptive advertisement. This concurrence explains why this decision does not preclude such regulation.\nDiscussion. This case defines the limitations of the First and Fourteenth Amendment protections involving commercial speech. This case holds that commercial speech is like other forms of speech, and therefore the dissemination of this type of content is protected. Similar to other forms of speech, the government can still regulate if it feels that it has a legitimate interest in the regulation. The outcome of this case seems to hold that commercial speech is the same as other content driven forms of speech in the way it will be addressed in a First Amendment analysis. But, the Court seems to hint that the government has a higher interest in regulating this speech than it does ordinary speech, therefore giving it the power to regulate it more diligently. 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{"text":"Taliban Clubs cricket team entered the cricket competition in Jaisalmer and created a tremendous controversy\nin English News, News, Sports\nThe Aladin khan memorial cricket trophy in Jaisalmer has in the biggest controversy. A team played in the trophy whose name was Taliban clubs. And not only this, but the team called Taliban club has also played the matches.\nWhen the scoreboard started showing the name, it suddenly started creating controversy. As expected, the organisers of the cricket trophy were grounded by the many trollers on social media platforms.\nSeeing the trolling social media platforms, organisers suddenly seems to swing into action. The team called The Taliban club has to move out and quit the further journey in the trophy. Also, the organisers apologised after that.\nThe Aladin khan memorial cricket trophy is organised every year in the Jesurana village in Jaisalmer. Many teams who live near the town take part and play matches in the trophy.\nThe competition is organised in the memory of a social worker, Aladdin khan. There are almost ten teams that have been participated in this year. And the child welfare committee chairman, Amin khan had inaugurated the trophy on 22nd august Sunday 2021.\nThe Taliban club's cricket team consisted of Mathar Khan (captain), Abal Baazigar Khan, Aladdin Khan, Amin Khan, Gumanaram, Haji, Jako, Jamal Khan, Kamal Jan, Khamish Khan, Madhe Khan, Mahesh and Merab Khan.\nThe entry of the Taliban team led to a dispute as soon as the competition started.\nAccording to the reports, Ismail Khan, the organiser of the cricket trophy, said that \"we were not aware of the team. The applications were invited online, so we have not paid attention to them. We had thrown out the team when this matter came to our notice through social media and other means. Sorry about this whole incident, and we are deeply sorry\".\nThe organisers may be clarifying and apologising about the incident, but they keep silent on letting that team play the match and showing the score on their page.\n\u0906\u0902\u0917\u0928\u092c\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0902\u0921\u094d\u0930\u0949\u092f\u0921 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u094b\u0928 \u0935\u093f\u0924\u0930\u093f\u0924\nTags: Aladin khan memorial cricket trophyCricketJaisalmerRajasthanTalibanTaliban clubs","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"VIDEO: 'WHO k i l l e d CANADA?'\nCanadians who prefer truth over propaganda \u2014 and would like to have an idea why we are in this current crisis \u2014 should view this short, compelling, very informative video. This is info that you won't see anywhere in our mainstream media. It is incumbent upon each and every one of us to be fully informed and inform your friends, family, neighbours, community. Ignorance is not an excuse!\nhttp:\/\/video.google.com\/videoplay?docid=8632069635967998175\nLeave a Comment \u00bb\t| Canada's economic sovereingty\/foreign takeovers\/, Canada\/Canadians, Canadian Government\/Stephen Harper\/Conservative Party, Human Rights, Internet\/YouTube, Neocons\/Neoliberals, News and Commentary, News\/reports, Poverty\/Make Poverty History\/ISARC\/OCAP, social justice\t| Tagged: Add new tag, Canada), Canadians, Mel Hurtig, poverty, social justice\t| Permalink\nTomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Outlaw Administration\n[Note for TomDispatch readers: This is the first of a \"best of TomDispatch\" series I'll be posting in the week leading up to Labor Day, each with a new introduction by the author. Few in the United States give much thought any longer to the looting of Iraq's cultural heritage, which continues to this day, under American occupation. And yet it has been a cataclysmic event in its own right. As I wrote long ago of the initial moments of destruction after American troops entered Baghdad in April 2003: \"Words disappeared instantly. They simply blinked off the screen of Iraqi history, many of them forever. First, there was the looting of the National Museum. That took care of some of the earliest words on clay, including, possibly, cuneiform tablets with missing parts of the epic of Gilgamesh. Soon after, the great libraries and archives of the capital went up in flames and books, letters, government documents, ancient Korans, religious manuscripts, stretching back centuries \u2014 all those things not pressed into clay, or etched on stone, or engraved on metal, just words on that most precious and perishable of all commonplaces, paper \u2014 vanished forever. What we're talking about, of course, is the flesh of history. And it was no less a victim of the American invasion \u2014 of the Bush administration's lack of attention to, its lack of any sense of the value of what Iraq held (other than oil) \u2014 than the Iraqi people. All of this has been, in that grim phrase created by the Pentagon, 'collateral damage.'\"\nBack in July 2005 at this site, Chalmers Johnson wrote a summary piece on that cataclysm of destruction of history, of the past, and \u2014 here's the saddest story \u2013 it is no less readable, relevant, or powerful today than it was more than three years ago. This piece, by the way \u2014 along with many other TomDispatch pieces that have stood the test of time \u2014 has just been republished in a little alternate history of these last years, The World According to TomDispatch, America in the New Age of Empire (Verso, 2008), which I hope you'll consider ordering. Johnson, author of the now-classic Blowback Trilogy, has written a new introduction to his 2005 piece, looking back on the destruction we enabled \u2014 or wrought. Tom]\nThe Past Destroyed: Five Years Later\nOn April 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2003, the United States Army and United States Marine Corps disgraced themselves and the country they represent in Baghdad, Iraq's capital city. Having invaded Iraq and accepted the status of a military occupying power, they sat in their tanks and Humvees, watching as unarmed civilians looted the Iraqi National Museum and burned down the Iraqi National Library and Archives as well as the Library of Korans of the Ministry of Religious Endowments. Their behavior was in violation of their orders, international law, and the civilized values of the United States. Far from apologizing for these atrocities or attempting to make amends, the United States government has in the past five years added insult to injury.\nDonald Rumsfeld, then secretary of defense and the official responsible for the actions of the troops, repeatedly attempted to trivialize what had occurred with inane public statements like \"democracy is messy\" and \"stuff happens.\"\nOn December 2, 2004, President Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, to General Tommy Franks, the overall military commander in Iraq at that time, for his meritorious service to the country. (He gave the same award to L. Paul Bremer III, the highest ranking civilian official in Iraq, and to George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, which had provided false information about Saddam Hussein and Iraq to Congress and the people.)\nIn the five years since the initial looting and pillaging of the Iraqi capital, thieves have stolen at least 32,000 items from some 12,000 archaeological sites across Iraq with no interference whatsoever from the occupying power. No funds have been appropriated by the American or Iraqi governments to protect the most valuable and vulnerable historical sites on Earth, even though experience has shown that just a daily helicopter overflight usually scares off looters. In 2006, the World Monuments Fund took the unprecedented step of putting the entire country of Iraq on its list of the most endangered sites. All of this occurred on George W. Bush's watch and impugned any moral authority he might have claimed.\nLeave a Comment \u00bb\t| George Bush\/Bush Administration\/American Empire, Iraq\/Iraq War, News and Commentary, News\/reports, Tom Engelhardt\/TomDispatch\/Tomgrams, USA\t| Tagged: Add new tag, George Bush\/Bush Administration\/American Empire, Iraq's destroyed past, Iraq's looted artifacts, Iraq\/Iraq War, Tom Engelhardt\/TomDispatch\/Tomgrams, USA's wars\t| Permalink\nMidEast Dispatches: Corruption Eats Into Food Rations\nCorruption Eats Into Food Rations\nBy Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail*\nFALLUJAH, May 2 (IPS) \u2013 Amidst unemployment and impoverishment, Iraqis now face a cutting down of their monthly food ration \u2013 much of it already eaten away by official corruption.\nIraqis survived the sanctions after the first Gulf War (1990) with the support of rations through the Public Distribution System (PDS). The aid was set up in 1995 as part of the UN's Oil-for-Food programme.\nThe sanctions were devastating nevertheless. Former UN programme head Hans von Sponeck said in 2001 that the sanctions amounted to \"a tightening of the rope around the neck of the average Iraqi citizen.\" Von Sponeck said the sanctions were causing the death of 150 Iraqi children a day.\nDenis Halliday, former UN humanitarian coordinator for Iraq who quit his post in protest against the sanctions, told IPS they had proved \"genocidal\" for Iraqis.\nDuring more than five years of U.S.-occupation, the situation has become even worse. The rationing system has been crumbling under poor management and corruption.\nFrom the beginning of this year, the rations delivered were reduced from 10 items to five.\n\"We used the PDS as counter-propaganda against Saddam Hussein's regime before the U.S. occupation of Iraq began in 2003,\" Fadhil Jawad of the Dawa Party led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told IPS in Baghdad. \"But then we found it necessary to maintain basic support for Iraqi people under occupation. We blamed Saddam for feeding Iraqis like animals with simple rations of food \u2014 that we fail to provide now.\"\n\"When the Americans came to occupy Iraq, they promised us a better life,\" Ina'm Majeed, a teacher at a girls school told IPS in Fallujah. \"After killing our sons and husbands, they are killing us by hunger now. The food ration that was once enough for our survival is now close to nothing, and the market prices are incredibly high. It is impossible for 80 percent of Iraqis now to buy the same items they used to get from the previous regime's food rations.\"\nIna'm's husband was killed in a U.S. air strike during the April 2004 siege of her city, leaving her with four children to bring up.\nA World Food Programme (WFP) report in May 2006 found that just over four million people in Iraq were \"food-insecure and in dire need of different kinds of humanitarian assistance.\"\nAccording to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in April 2007, of the four million Iraqis who cannot regularly buy enough to eat, only 60 percent had access to PDS rations. The situation is worse today.\nThe former Iraqi ministry of trade used to distribute fair quantities of food in the PDS, then low quality food at the beginning of the UN sanctions. The quantities were reduced after the sanctions lasted longer than the former government expected. After Iraq signed the memo of understanding in 1996 with the UN, the quality and quantity of food notably improved.\n\"Do not blame Iraqis for calling the sanctions days 'the good old days' because they were definitely good compared to the dark days we are living under U.S. occupation,\" Abu Aymen, a 45-year-old lawyer with eight children told IPS in Fallujah. \"All Iraqis complained about life under Saddam's regime because it was bad, but it seems that all the good things, little as they were, have been taken away along with his statues.\"\nAymen added, \"We used to get cheese, powdered milk for us and our children, shaving paste and blades, tomato paste, special food for children, beans, soap and cleaning detergents, and even chicken, as well as basic foods like flour, rice, cooking oil, tea and sugar. Now we get bullets and missiles and polluted food and medicines.\"\nHaj Chiad, a PDS distribution agent in Fallujah, told IPS that he now also distributes illness.\n\"I used to deliver food, but now I distribute poison with it,\" he said. \"It has happened many times during the past four years that the food given to us by the ministry of trade was either rotten or actually poisoned. We distributed rice and sugar from sacks that had been stored a long time in damp places, and tomato paste that was long past its expiry date before we received it.\"\nThe Iraqi parliament's Committee for Integrity has demanded comprehensive interrogation of minister for trade Abdul Falah al-Sudany for the \"vast corruption in his ministry.\" But as with other complaints of corruption, Maliki has taken no action.\n(*Ali, our correspondent in Baghdad, works in close collaboration with Dahr Jamail, our U.S.-based specialist writer on Iraq who has reported extensively from Iraq and the Middle East)\nThink Dahr's work is vital? We need your help. It's easy! http:\/\/dahrjamailiraq.com\/donate\/ ***\nOrder your copy of Dahr's new book, Beyond the Green Zone\nhttp:\/\/dahrjamailiraq.com\/bookpage\n(c)2008 Dahr Jamail.\nAll images, photos, photography and text are protected by United States and international copyright law. If you would like to reprint Dahr's Dispatches on the web, you need to include this copyright notice and a prominent link to the http:\/\/DahrJamailIraq.com website. Any other use of images, photography, photos and text including, but not limited to, reproduction, use on another website, copying and printing requires the permission of Dahr Jamail. Of course, feel free to forward Dahr's dispatches via email.\nMore writing, commentary, photography, pictures and images at http:\/\/dahrjamailiraq.com\nDahr Jamail's new book, Beyond the Green Zone is NOW AVAILABLE!\n\"International journalism at its best.\" \u2013Stephen Kinzer, former bureau chief, New York Times; author All the Shah's Men\n\"Essential reading for anybody who wants to know what is really happening in Iraq.\" \u2013Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent; author of The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq\nOrder Beyond the Green Zone today!\nLeave a Comment \u00bb\t| Dahr Jamail\/MidEast Dispatches, Iraq\/Iraq War\t| Tagged: Add new tag, corruption, Dahr Jamail\/MidEast Dispatches, food rations, George Bush\/Bush Administration\/American Empire, Iraq\/Iraq War, Middle East\t| Permalink\nTRUE: Six Nations informative lecture in Brantford, May 15\nBrantford land claims \u2013 the true history behind the headlines\nWhat: An informative lecture and Q&A time with 30 year veteran of Six Nations land claims research Phil Monture and other leaned special guests.\nWhen: Thursday, May 15, 2008, beginning at 7 pm.\nWhere: At the BCI Auditorium, Brant Ave. Brantford.\nWhy: Without the truth, it will be impossible to understand why Six Nations are blocking development in Brant\/Brant County and elsewhere.\nDID YOU KNOW:\nDid you know that more than 50% of the present Six Nations land and resources disputes registered with Canada involve Brantford or Brant County?\nDid you know there are dozens more yet to be filed?\nDid you know that since 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada has ordered the federal and provincial governments of Canada as well as municipalities and developers to engage in meaningful consultation and accommodation with First Nations where contested land land claims or treaty rights are concerned?\nDid you know that the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 recognized and affirms Aboriginal Rights and Treaties?\nDid you know that only 807 acres of Brantford is accounted for, and most of that has yet to be paid to the people of Six Nations?\nDon't believe it? Come and hear the real truth behind the settlement of Brant County and the expansionism policies of today's City Hall.\nFind out where is the Johnson Settlement is; Eagles Nest; Burtch Tract; Onondaga Township; Martin's Tract; Oxbow; Oneida Township; Grand River Navigation Co. Tow Path; the Nathan Gage Tract; the original Brantford Town Plot, and many more important areas of Brant County in need of settlement of\n200 years of historic claims of ownership by the Crown, Canada, Ontario and Brantford.\nTRUE is a growing Brantford based citizens group, seeking knowledge, justice and understanding of our responsibilities towards our Six Nations neighbours, according to the Two Row Wampum Treaty.\n\"The Truth is a hard thing that gets even harder with every year it is kept bound and gagged in a dark room, away from the eyes of decent people,\" says Marilyn Vegso and Jim Windle, co-founders of TRUE (Two Row Understanding through Education). \"That is why we began this series of lectures designed to reveal the real truth and gain a Six Nations perspective on the historical relationship Brantford has had with its Six Nations neighbours over the past 200 years.\"\nPrevious TRUE lectures covered the two Row Wampum Treaty and it's significance today, and Kevin Annett's revelations of Residential School murders of thousands of Native children in Canada's Secret Holocaust.\n\"This movement is growing as more and more non-Native people begin to hear the truth and are as appalled as we were when we discovered the history we weren't taught in school,\" says Vegso. \"It is incumbent upon us to acknowledge what our government has done and to make it right. That's our\nresponsibility under the Two-Row.\"\nWith all the talk and headlines about how Six Nations protection against the development of contested Six Nations' land, TRUE has cut to the chase and is hosting what could be one of the most important and informative meeting of their series to date.\nBrantford land claims \u2013 the true history behind the headlines with 30 year Six Nations land claims researcher Phil Monture and present Six Nations lands and resources manager, lawyer, and researcher Lonny Bomberry, along with other recognized Six Nations' historians.\nMonture has dedicated his entire life to finding the truth behind what has become Canada's most pressing domestic issue. The wanton theft of Indian lands and resources is creating a formula for disaster which can be avoided, if we have the courage to face the truth and do something about it.\nThis meeting is guaranteed to be a bitter and inconvenient pill to swallow for most, but until we are cured of our short sighted arrogance, addiction to tax dollars, and the destruction of irreplaceable farm lands, we are on a collision course with not only the original people protectors of the land, but with nature herself.\nLeave a Comment \u00bb\t| Canada\/Canadians, Educational events\/conferences, Indigenous People\/First Nations\/Aboriginals, News\/reports\t| Tagged: Add new tag, Brantford Ontario, Educational events\/conferences, events, Indigenous People\/First Nations\/Aboriginals, land claims, Lectures\/seminars\/speaking tours\/events, Phil Monture, Six Nations, Toronto\/GTA\/S.Ontario, TRUE, Two Row Wampum\t| Permalink","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mentoring transformed Marc Heuer's teaching practice\nMay 2, 2017 Shirley Smith\tBlog Homepage\nMarc Heuer counts off for groups in his sixth grade classroom at McFarland's Indian Mound Middle School\n\"Do you like helping Mr. Heuer with things like greeting visitors?\" I asked the student who met me at the office of McFarland's Indian Mound Middle School.\nSmiling to herself, she leaped into one big skip. \"I love Mr. Heuer,\" she said reverently and skipped again before opening the door to his classroom.\nHeuer's class was busy getting ready to review for a social studies test by moving from station to station, arranging index cards expressing concepts from their studies into a connected story. \"It's one of my favorite activities\u2013I got it from colleagues,\" said Heuer.\nMarc Heuer's entire teaching career has been with the McFarland School District; he became a mentor about 15 years ago. During mentor training, Heuer realized that what he was learning to guide effective, respectful communication with adults worked with his students as well.\n\"Becoming a mentor has been a revitalization of my career,\" he said.\nMarc Heuer and former mentee Cody Lundquist\nOne of the hallmarks of Heuer's teaching practice is to try and spend 30 seconds a day with every student, something his cooperating teacher recommended that he's been doing ever since. It could be a quick exchange during silent reading, or a more formal conference.\n\"We sit side by side, just as you do in a mentoring conversation. Even for a disciplinary conversation. I use the language 'What should this look like? What do you want to have happen?' It honors and respects them. They want to do well, be successful. They respond to being talked with, not at.\"\nWith his mentoring work, plus committee and team teaching responsibilities, Heuer says \"It's important to work in front of the kids the way we want them to work together.\" He thinks keeping that in mind helps kids feel included and vested in the success\u2014or failure\u2014of classroom activities.\n\"Kids appreciate an adult who doesn't have all the answers. They know when you're bluffing.\"\n\u00ab Presentations from Symposium 2017 at District Council April 24\nKristin Murcott and the value of being mentored \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"GRID Season 3: Release date, tracks, cars, drifting, circuits & more\nGeorge Howson\nSeason 3 is set to be the biggest yet as fresh hypercars and new locations enter the game.\nGRID Season 3 release date\nNew content - cars & tracks\nWill Drifting return?\nGRID is getting a new update in the form of Season 3 this month!\nThe confirmation came via a tweet at the start of the month. What's in store for players of Codemasters' much-loved franchise though?\nHere's everything you need to know about GRID Season 3!\nRACE ON: You can travel the world in GRID\nSurprisingly, we don't yet have an official release date for this DLC.\nUpdates from the Twitter account are still saying \"this month\", so we can expect it any time before May Day hits.\nThis is likely down to Codemasters' GRID division having to complete this DLC from home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.\nDelays have been rife in gaming of late and racing games are no exception.\nSome are doubting whether Codies' flagship title, the Official F1 game, will arrive on time this year.\nSo, don't be surprised if GRID Season 3 gets pushed back too.\nCRYPTIC: GRID have been revealing their cars through images on Twitter.\nThere isn't much given away in GRID's Tweet, the video that's posted is just the sound of an engine revving away with a blurred background.\nSince that first announcement, GRID have been posting images of parts of the new cars available in Season 3. The consensus from the fans so far include the Koenigsegg Agera and Koenigsegg Jesko.\nMore will be shown online over this month, as according to a Microsoft Store page, there are four cars included. These are the Track Day Hypercars and will likely be a new category of their own in the game.\nHypercars are the even faster and louder versions of supercars, which goes along with the Koenigseggs we've seen revealed so far. The pack also includes 30 new career events, which will include some at Suzuka, according to another online post by the GRID developers.\nSTUMPED: Fans on Twitter can't figure out what this car is, can you?\nThe GRID fandom was glad to see more content coming to their game upon Season 3's announcement. Given the timing of the reveal, it's much-needed positive news that motorsport gamers were craving for.\nFans are keen to see the inclusion of Spa-Francorchamps (home of the Belgian GP) and the return of Drifting to the franchise. Neither of those have been revealed yet but Suzuka was also a request and that will be included.\nIf you haven't given GRID a whirl yet and are undecided, check out our review of the game. GRID is also available via a free trial on both PS4 and Xbox One if you want to give it a go too!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"August Alsina Hospitalized After Singer Lost The Ability\u2026\nOn Monday, August Alsina informed fans why he had to bow out of an Essence Festival gig.\nLarry King Recovering After Cardiac Episode Triggers Heart\u2026\nLarry King was hospitalized last week after going into cardiac arrest and suffering a heart attack.\nNurses Bail Out Illinois Man Who Was Arrested\u2026\nDarius Hinkle was driving over 100 mph with an expired license in order to save his daughter Domani when he\u2026\nWendy Williams Allegedly Rushed To Hospital After Finding\u2026\nThis news comes just days after photos were leaked of her husband, Kevin Hunter and his alleged mistress Sharina were\u2026\nPrairie View A&M Student Hospitalized After Roommate Pours\u2026\nJulisha Wyatt, 19, was taken by ambulance to the hospital after the incident caused minor burns on her body as\u2026\nScholarship Created in Name of Slain Chicago Doctor\nFormer medical school classmates of Dr. Tamara O'Neal who was shot and killed by her ex-fianc\u00e9e in a shooting last year\u2026\nReport: Porsha Williams Hospitalized Because Of \"Pregnancy Complications\u2026\n\"She is suffering some pregnancy complications due to large fibroids,\" a source said.\nA Black Woman Checked Into A Hospital For\u2026\nA July incident at a Bridgeton, Missouri hospital paints a harrowing portrait of injustice after a Black woman was physically\u2026\nMontel Williams Spent 21 Days In The Hospital:\u2026\nMontel Williams is finally opening up about the details surrounding his hospitalization earlier this year. Williams tells The Blast he\u2026\nNeNe Leakes On Gregg Leakes Surgery: \"He's Doing\u2026\nMonths ago NeNe Leakes revealed that her husband, Gregg Leakes has cancer.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Public Sector Needs a Mix of Tech, Policy Tools to Combat the Opioid Epidemic\nThe solutions start with data sharing, said Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources William Hazel at the IT Solutions Management conference.\nby Jason Shueh \/ September 21, 2016\nVirginia Health and Human Services Secretary William Hazel called for data sharing agreements to break down information silos for social workers, law enforcement and medical care providers. Jason Shueh\nPHOENIX \u2014 The severity of the nation's opioid epidemic is only increasing, and in response, state and local governments are hunting for both tech and policy tools to combat the problem.\nOpioid addiction played a central role at this year's IT Solutions Management conference. The four-day gathering brought state and federal officials into the heart of downtown Phoenix on Sept. 21 to discuss different approaches to contain the deadly spread of overdoses.\nJoined by a representative from the National Governors Association (NGA), Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources William Hazel delivered more than a few candid insights on his state's efforts to confront opioid addiction. Hazel said the situation has grown so dire and expanded so rapidly that punitive measures alone cannot handle the problem anymore. Looking at fatalities, Virginia now has more deaths from opiate overdoses than from motor vehicle accidents and gun violence.\nNew solutions and resources are something Virginia's police force has requested time and time again. \"One of the biggest changes I've seen is when law enforcement comes in and says, 'We cannot arrest our way out of this,'\" Hazel said.\nThe likely answer, he conjectured, is one that requires a mixture of data intelligence for near real-time tracking, policymaking and collaborations with data-sharing agreements between medical and law enforcement services at the state and local levels.\n\"It starts with data sharing\u2026\" Hazel said. \"All of this has to be in the same ecosystem to get really quick, actionable results and have a [data analytics] dashboard.\"\nAnonymized data could track the amount of legally prescribed opioids for pain relief to reduce overprescription by medical providers \u2014 a significant problem. Hard figures could also identify populations and geographies most impacted and susceptible by tabulating, for example, the use of naloxone, a drug that counteracts the effects of opioid overdose.\nHowever, agencies solve the issue, it's clear that something needs to be done. NGA's representative, who spoke on background, highlighted a publicly available road map that the organization has drafted with input from field and policy experts across the nation.\nKey statistics from the report note that every day 78 people die from an overdose related to prescription opioids and heroin, and in 2012, health-care providers prescribed enough opioids for every American adult to have his or her own pill bottle. The consequence, NGA said, is that Medicaid \u2014 the most common source of funding for opioid hospitalizations \u2014 has seen its costs quadruple between 2002 and 2012. Complicating matters further, fentanyl, a quick-acting synthetic opioid pain medication, is growing in popularity and may soon become a common illegal narcotic.\n\"I see fentanyl as the new meth, because you'll be able to make it at your house without the dangers of the explosions that meth labs had,\" Hazel said. \"This is a real, real challenge for us going forward.\"\nAmong its lengthy list of recommendations, the NGA called for stricter guidelines on opioid prescribers, removing methadone from Medicaid's preferred drug lists for pain relief, increasing access to naloxone and boosting the reach of state prescription drug monitoring \u2014 all initiatives that would require greater data from the health-care industry. Hazel said the trick is convincing, or perhaps compelling, the industry to do so since it doesn't always see it in its \"best interest\" due to the heightened accountability.\nCulturally there is much to be done as well, and Hazel went on to say that, at least for the time being, a major amount of public outreach and education is needed.\nPeople must be able to discern the difference between \"legal prescriptions\" and \"safe consumption\" \u2014 not always the same thing; patients and health-care providers must pivot away from a reliance on opioids as quick-fix remedies; and socially the U.S. as a whole must learn to be more sympathetic to those who suffer, or have suffered, from addiction. Employers often reject job applicants with past drug convictions, and family members and friends might cut support when it's needed most.\n\"We have to recognize that those who are addicted, are addicted,\" Hazel said. \"And they are with us. And they are going to be with us if all goes well. They have to be able to have a life and to be self-sufficient and self-sustaining.\"\nIndiana Takes Aim at Opioid Crisis with AnalyticsIs Data the Answer to Getting a Handle on Prescription Drug Abuse?Can Civic Tech Help Reduce the Death Toll from Opioid Overdose?\nIndiana Takes Aim at Opioid Crisis with Analytics\nIs Data the Answer to Getting a Handle on Prescription Drug Abuse?\nCan Civic Tech Help Reduce the Death Toll from Opioid Overdose?\nMORE FROM Data","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"LEAGUE ADDS VETERAN PLAYER\/COACH MCDONALD AS PLAYER LIAISON\nNASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2019) \u2013 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) announced today the addition of Sharonda McDonald in the capacity of Player Liaison to the league. McDonald's primary task will be to serve as an effective link between players\u2026\nhttps:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/slider-845x321-2019-McDonald.jpg 321 845 Julie Walton https:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/national-pro-fastpitch-logo.png Julie Walton2019-06-24 09:52:482019-06-24 09:52:48LEAGUE ADDS VETERAN PLAYER\/COACH MCDONALD AS PLAYER LIAISON\nBIANKA BELL SIGNS 2-YEAR EXTENSION WITH USSSA PRIDE\nFeatured, USSSA\nVIERA, FL. (February 14, 2019) \u2013 The USSSA Florida Pride has signed a 2-year extension with three year NPF veteran utility player Bianka Bell, team officials announced today. Stellar former LSU Tiger and Tampa native, Bell helped lead LSU\u2026\nhttps:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PSP_4497-1170x650.jpg 650 1170 Julie Walton https:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/national-pro-fastpitch-logo.png Julie Walton2019-02-21 11:39:582019-02-22 11:45:13BIANKA BELL SIGNS 2-YEAR EXTENSION WITH USSSA PRIDE\nBandits Sign Veteran Rachele Fico To One-Year Extension\nChicago Bandits, League News\nPhoto credit: Nick Monaghan, courtesy of National Pro Fastpitch ROSEMONT, IL (December 13, 2018) \u2014 The Chicago Bandits have have signed veteran pitcher Rachele Fico to a one-year extension, team officials announced Thursday morning. Fico\u2026\nhttps:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fico.jpg 1160 1600 Gaye Lynn Wilson https:\/\/profastpitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/national-pro-fastpitch-logo.png Gaye Lynn Wilson2018-12-13 22:13:322018-12-16 22:22:07Bandits Sign Veteran Rachele Fico To One-Year Extension","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gender, Politics\nRevisiting the PR Bill: Why only Women?\nWe will not settle for anything less than EQUAL status at par with men.\nYes, it is the 21st century world where women are being considered, not as goods and commodities which could be bought and sold, but as real human-beings entitled to what we call \"fundamental rights\", just like those of men. It is a time when globalization is leading the women of today into new roles around the world establishing greater equality to men, where the social role for women is changing from that of the traditional \"mother\" to that of the \"provider\" (in addition to being a mother). Unfortunately, we are still living in a society which is yet to comprehend, let alone acknowledge this changing reality. It is still a society where men tend to make decisions for women, despite the fact that social roles have considerably changed. It is a society where it is taken for granted that a woman, after marriage, will and must leave her home and hearth to settle in with her husband, and that she will belong to his family. An opposite scene where a man would join his wife is no less than a blasphemy and a matter of great humiliation; and the possibility for a woman to choose to live on her own is even out of question. In such a scenario, it is unthinkable and even unimaginable for us to admit that our woman is not only quite capable of, but, in fact, is entitled to the right to make decisions on her behalf.\nIn the year 2004, during the first week of March, a stream of extreme rage and dissatisfaction had passed all up my nerves so that I had to suspend all my day's work after I read through the headlines of the various local dailies of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. This was about the passage of the J&K Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill 2004 (\"PR Bill\") which deprives the women of the state from maintaining Resident status and from the right to own property should they marry a \"non-state subject\". Same law, however, would not apply to men in a similar situation. Irrespective of the fact that the Bill was fundamentally flawed and absolutely unjust and discriminating towards one-half of the population of the state, it was unanimously passed. The then National Conference President, Omar Abdullah, himself born of and married to a non-native, had even taken a very strong stance by issuing a whip for ensuring a \"smooth passage of the PR Bill 2004\" warning that any violation would entail action in terms of Anti Defection Law against its Legislative Council members should they oppose the Bill. Shortly afterwards, however, the passage of the Bill had caused a great upheaval in and outside the state in various circles, and it had, at least temporarily, been shelved aside.\nAfter six years, the Bill has resurfaced from the debris to haunt us a second time \u2014 this time ironically on the International Women's day, around exactly the same time of the year (moved by the PDP legistator Murtaza Ahmad Khan on March 8, 2010). Interestingly this time too, the Bill was allowed \"unopposed\". What is even more interesting to note is that during the same session, the Minister for Social Welfare, Ms. Sakina Itto has proposed a Bill on Domestic Violence for \"empowering women\". Was that a bad joke?\nThe PDP's stance may be a bait for the separatist mindset aimed to \"safeguard Article 370\" (or \"special status\" of the J & K), or a part of some new political gimmick to regain its lost face, but one must concede that such politicians can no longer make a fool of the womenfolk who are more informed, more confident, and more determined to fight for their rights. There is no rationale whatsoever behind the argument that women's marrying non-state subjects causes an \"imbalance in the state demographics\" while the same action by men, committed on a much larger scale than women, does not. It does not take a genius to realize that the Bill is absolutely blind to our women's basic and fundamental rights.\nWhile many political parties supporting the Bill certainly have their motives, the important question that must be addressed by everyone today, irrespective of our political orientations or ideologies, is: Do the women of the state of Jammu & Kashmir deserve equal treatment as that of men? On the one hand is the question of their basic human and fundamental rights, their right to live with dignity and equal status as that of men in a country which boasts of being the largest democracy in the world, and on the other, is the issue of safeguarding article 370 of the \"privileged\" state. The answer is more than clear: If such a Bill must pass at any point, it must apply to everyone irrespective of their gender; under these circumstances, the first person to be disqualified from the Resident status must be our honorable Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah, followed by everybody with similar qualifications. If that is not likely to happen any time, the Bill must be buried for good.\n\u00a9 Sadaf Munshi, March 11, 2010.\n(This article was published in the March 17, 2010 issue of the daily Rising Kashmir available at URL: http:\/\/www.risingkashmir.com\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21676&Itemid=53)\n\u2190 A House in Utter Chaos\n\u2192 Kashmir Imbroglio: What Next?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Carjackings are among the crimes that have escalated. One victim shares his story\nPublished February 5, 2022 at 4:32 PM CST\nImagine this. You're pumping your gas or maybe sitting in your car, tapping out one last text before you get on the road. And the next thing you know, you see a gun in your face, somebody pulling on your car door or pulling you out of the car, demanding you give up your keys. That's not a scene from some crime show. That's the terrifying experience hundreds of people across the country have been having over the past year or so, as carjackings and other violent crimes escalate in many places since the start of the pandemic. Last month, Nate Fleming, a lawyer and a candidate for the D.C. City Council, was one of the people who experienced this. It all took place close to where he grew up and still lives. The frightening scene was captured on security camera, made the local news, and a 17-year-old has been arrested.\nWe're going to talk more about gun violence in the next few minutes. It's something that's gotten the attention of the president, who flew to New York earlier this week to meet with New York's mayor to talk over strategies for addressing this. But we're going to start by hearing from Nate Fleming. He is, as we said, a candidate for D.C. City Council. He's been a longtime public servant, and he's with us now. Nate Fleming, thanks so much for joining us.\nNATE FLEMING: No, thanks for having me.\nMARTIN: Well, first of all, I'm so glad you're OK, at least, you know, physically. But could you just start by walking us through what happened? And I realize this is not the most pleasant thing to remember, but what exactly happened?\nFLEMING: Yes. So it was a Saturday afternoon. I was just going about my business. I just finished going to the post office and mailing some letters, and I stopped at the local gas station a few blocks from my home. And when I came out of the gas station, I was going to approach my car, and I noticed a red van pulled up pretty quickly. And I looked inside the van, and I saw four masked men. And when I saw four masked men, something struck me to be odd, given that carjackings, I knew, were on the rise in the D.C. area.\nSo as soon as I had that thought, they jumped out of the vehicle, and there was a gun with an extended magazine pointed in my face before I knew it. So I backed up as quick as I can. I believe I had my keys already in my hand, so I threw them up over the head of the gunman. He screamed, give me your keys. But almost before I could get it out, the keys were over his head. And so they quickly determined that they would get the keys and drove off in not only my car but the car that they came in, the van that they came in.\nMARTIN: So as we said earlier, the D.C. police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old in connection with this crime. D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a press conference recently that 64% of the people arrested for carjackings in 2021 were under 18 years old. So did you register that this was a really young person doing this?\nFLEMING: To be honest, I - it was a group of four, so I'm not thinking about it in terms of an individualized way. So in my impression, I thought that there was a range of ages in the group, some, you know, as young as, like, the age of 17. But, you know, to - group looked to me to be - have some older members in it, too, like early 20s. So that was my thinking.\nMARTIN: But why - why there, and why those kids? Like, what's your take on it? Like, why that gas station? Why that neighborhood? I mean, and why kids? Are they bored? Your sense of - that they're bored, or - what?\nFLEMING: They're not being engaged. That's what's going on with the young people. And we have to understand that in D.C. in 2020, there was a 158% increase in carjackings. So I think you have to at least speak and point to the pandemic, how it interrupted a lot of the engagement that we do have with young people, things like schools, things like recreation centers.\nMARTIN: There has been an arrest in this case. I mean, do you envision confronting this young man in court? And if so, what do you think you'd say?\nFLEMING: Well, I haven't given much thought to that. I've given a lot of thought to what we need to do for young people in D.C. in general - because we have to engage them, not just only during the school year and during the school day. We have to engage them year-round. We need to guarantee that every young person that lives in D.C. has access to a high-quality after-school opportunity of their choice because that's what's going to engage our young people and keep them active and doing something positive and on the trajectory towards success instead of doing these disruptive activities that's, you know, really wreaking havoc all throughout our community.\nMARTIN: That was Nate Fleming. He is an attorney. He's held a number of offices in public life, and he's running for the D.C. City Council. Nate Fleming, thanks so much for talking with us. As I said, once again, I'm sorry for what happened to you, and I'm glad that you seem to be able to sort of process it in a way that seems to be helping you move forward and helping us understand what it's like. So, Nate Fleming, thanks so much for talking with us.\nFLEMING: Well, thank you for those words, Michel. And thanks for having me. 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{"text":"by Ray Willington \u2014 Friday, April 05, 2013\nGoogle's Blink Rendering Engine For Webkit Browsers To Re-Kindle The Browser Wars\nWebKit has become something of a common engine powering a lot of browsers these days, but one could argue that Android is also powering a lot of devices these days, despite the fact that things like the Kindle Fire look nothing like Android. So today, Google's announcing a fork of its own. As platforms evolve and mature, we're seeing a trend -- the initial platform hits, and eventually, various parties find different ways to exploit it. Eventually, you end up with different end products with some of the same underlying technologies powering things.\nWith Chrome, WebKit has been powering things on the render side. But now, Blink is being introduced to take things from here. Chromium uses a different multi-process architecture than other WebKit-based browsers, and Google says that \"supporting multiple architectures over the years has led to increasing complexity for both the WebKit and Chromium projects.\" Blink is being revealed to help that, and it's described as an open source rendering engine based on WebKit.\nThe bulk of the initial work will focus on internal architectural improvements and a simplification of the codebase, but it'll no doubt impact the browser world in the coming months and years. Now, let the battle for mainstream support begin.\nTags: Chrome, Google, WebKit, blink\nVia: Google","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"By Heartbroken - 20\/06\/2011 02:17 - United States\nToday, I spent 2 hours making the perfect card for my dad for Father's Day. When I handed it to him, he smiled and said \"Thank you\" and then killed a fly with it. I found it in the trash a couple of hours later. FML\nOK Shaggy\nBy Waterer - 30\/08\/2015 17:46 - United States - San Francisco\nToday, I watered a dying communal plant. I was fined $250 for littering. FML\nPut it away!\nBy Put on some trousers, you asshole! - 27\/06\/2021 11:01 - Mexico - Mexico\nToday, I'm temporarily staying at my parents' place because my mother injured her knee and can't walk, and for the second time, I caught my father walking around with his bare dick. FML\nBy john r.t. - 10\/11\/2012 00:30 - United States - Eagle Pass\nToday, I walked in on my son teabagging his sister over a video game. FML\nTaking sides\nToday, after months of not wanting anything to do with her dad, my three-year-old was over her phase. During dinner, I play-shoved my husband and he did it back. Our daughter saw him and now keeps saying, \"It's not nice to push mommy.\" We're back to square one. FML\nBy purpledp12 - 11\/02\/2010 09:12 - United States\nToday, I was eating in the food court at the mall by myself but then a cute guy from my school offers to sit by me, I say yes of course, he then asks me for a french fry. Later on I realize he has eaten half my meal. He only wanted to sit by me for my food. FML\nBy Anonymous - 04\/01\/2009 05:22 - France\nToday, I got unbelievably drunk and pissed in the corner of my room, all over a plug socket, which blew out the electrics. FML\nToday, I had a really important meeting for my career. The guy I was supposed to be meeting was driving from across the state, and it was supposed to begin at noon. It's now 4. What if I leave and he shows up after having driven across the state? I don't dare move. FML\nLook mom!\nToday, I was having my 9 year-old son help me find the TV remote. We were searching my bedroom when all the sudden my son says, \"Look, mom it's right here!\" I turn around to see him pointing to where the remote was with my vibrator like a teacher pointing at a blackboard with a pointer. FML\nBy 3023-dang - 15\/10\/2012 20:27 - United States\nToday, I found out that my girlfriend is four months pregnant. She can't wait for us to be parents. I guess she forgot that I haven't seen her in 7 months. FML\nBy arsenic660 - 30\/07\/2009 03:17 - United States\nToday, I went into my part-time job at a drugstore. We always have one item we try and sell to every customer. For the next week I have to ask every person if they would like to try my nuts. FML\nBy kelizabeth - 05\/08\/2009 18:17 - United States\nToday, I went with my fianc\u00e9 to meet his parents. He was really sweet the whole way there, and once we got there he introduced me as 'the girl I'm going to marry'. His parents took one look at me and said, \"Are you sure?\" I laughed, because I thought they were joking. They weren't. FML\nToday, I finally got my yearbook for senior year in high school. I started what everyone does, which is count how many times I appear in the yearbook. I stopped when I found a prominent photo of me, picking my nose in class. FML\nBy alucas3 - 29\/05\/2016 20:14 - United States\nToday, I got a rental car because my car needed new tires and I had a long drive ahead of me. Today, the rental car got a flat tire. FML\nBy Pauper - 11\/01\/2010 07:20 - United States\nToday, I talked myself out of buying $1 candle at the Dollar Tree. That's how broke I am. FML\nWeird romance\nBy Mike - 10\/06\/2021 08:01\nToday, my coworker and I have been sharing the same girlfriend for over a year. She doesn't know that we each know about the other, but now it's all over. She blocked both of us. FML\nBy Alex - 09\/02\/2017 21:00 - United States - Richardson\nToday, I am home sick with a sinus infection. I had to break up a fight between my two dogs over who got to chew on my snotty tissue. FML\nBy AllThatJazz - 15\/04\/2009 20:06 - United States\nToday, I was stage managing a school show. Some kids were goofing off backstage, so I yelled at them that they could hurt themselves. While walking back to my chair, I tripped over my own feet and fell 5 feet off the stage. I shattered my cheekbone telling kids they would hurt themselves. FML\nBy Eddy - 27\/08\/2017 16:00\nToday, I was let go at work. About 2 years ago, we had hired an eager-to-learn \"assistant\" for me. When they canned me, they let me know that I should've trained him faster so I could've been fired sooner. FML\nToday, I found out that if my son and daughter in law are mad at me, they do it on my furniture. So far, they've done it on the table, my bed, and all the living room couches. FML\nBy Whatdididowrong? - 10\/05\/2011 05:18\nToday, my 12 year old son came home from school and informed me that he bought an air guitar for $20. He honestly thinks this is a good price. FML\nBy nolips - 19\/11\/2009 15:53 - Norway\nToday, my girlfriend woke up very early in terrible pain. I drove her to the hospital and fell asleep in the waiting area. When I woke up, my car was gone and it was 9am. She had assumed I just walked home (32 miles), so she took the car. I was the only one in the waiting area. FML\nBy sorry - 25\/11\/2019 01:00 - United States - Columbus\nToday, my girlfriend broke up with me because I slightly hesitated when she asked if she was beautiful. I am blind. FML\nDon't do drugs, kids\nBy Anonymous - 08\/11\/2013 17:43 - United States - Omaha\nToday, I've been awake for nearly three days due to homework and my mom's wedding preparations, so I took some Adderall to keep me awake at school. I took too much, totally zoned out in class, became hopelessly fascinated by my own hand, and was accused of doing drugs. FML\nBy DontBeRude - 28\/09\/2015 04:05 - United States - San Francisco\nToday, my mother felt the need to remind me not to fall in love with a fictional character. After laughing and reassuring her that I knew the difference between fiction and reality, she replied, \"You know, honey, sometimes I'm not so sure.\" FML\nToday, I found out my son has been sneaking out of his room at night to see his girlfriend. He's a fully-grown 23-year-old man with a job and his own car. He doesn't need to sneak out. What an idiot. FML\nBy SadFace - 12\/09\/2013 12:39 - Australia - Newmarket\nToday, my two closest friends declared that they hated each other. They're my bridesmaids. The wedding is in three weeks. FML\nToday, it's the last day of my three-week vacation, during which I couldn't go anywhere due to COVID and lockdown. I just learned that some of my colleagues are infected and I will have to fill in for two department superintendents at the same time when I go back to work tomorrow. FML\nBy Bashit - 01\/04\/2012 01:00 - United States - Bullard\nToday, I received a call from the company I applied to, only to have my father pick it up and make fun of the man's accent. They won't call me back or take any of my calls, and my dad is completely unapologetic. FML\nBy eenkoekje - 13\/05\/2011 07:20\nToday, I was called by my son's school to pick him up. Apparently, he snorted baking soda, crushed aspirin, and flour because he thought it was coke. Where did I go wrong raising this twerp? FML\nBy Anonymous - 17\/04\/2014 23:24 - United States - Bakersfield\nToday, after ten years, our sewing machine broke. My mom tried to return it back to the store she bought it from. FML\nBy Curles - 17\/08\/2019 04:00 - Norway\nToday, I found out the room I've been sleeping in has black fungus growing on the wall behind the bed. So, that's why I cough until it feels like my lungs are coming out in the morning. Mystery solved. FML\nBy Anonyme - 29\/05\/2012 10:19\nToday, I went to my first ever job interview, in a totally stressed out state. The employer's first question was: \"What's your name?\" I forgot. FML\nBy footfetish - 02\/02\/2013 11:21 - Australia - Brisbane\nToday, a male employee at a shoe shop helped me try on shoes. Once I found a pair, I went to pay for them. I was telling the cashier about how great of an employee he was when she told me there were no male employees. A guy with a foot fetish helped me find shoes. FML\nBy Anonymous - 21\/08\/2021 07:01 - United Kingdom\nToday, after a very poor night's sleep, I've had to stay awake and do housework while my husband, who slept like a baby last night, keeps on sleeping because he \"didn't sleep well.\" He was snoring all night long, the reason I didn't sleep well. FML\nBy ImprovTeacher - 16\/06\/2019 14:05\nToday, I was teaching a small group of improv students. I asked one guy to do a monologue, and laughed to myself while he did so. I said, \"Sorry, I'm just laughing at the way you're doing it.\" He then got upset and pointed out that he had a speech impediment. FML\nToday, after 5 years, an engagement, and me being 5 months pregnant, my boyfriend downloaded Tinder again. 2020 is really great. FML\nBy TGIkaty - 10\/02\/2009 00:11 - United States\nToday, I told my mom I loved her and she asked if I was going to kill myself. FML\nBy emmamrose7 - 15\/08\/2014 03:36 - United States - Vista\nToday, I tried skydiving for the first time. The professional I was attached to had a boner the whole way down. FML\nBy anonymous - 26\/05\/2016 03:45 - United States - Boise\nToday, the first thing I noticed about my blind date was the clump of nose hairs sticking out and mingling with his beard. In an effort to not stare, I periodically glanced away. After a while, he asked which guy I was into at the table next to us, because I was spending so much time looking in that direction. FML\nBy badbride - 26\/07\/2011 17:11 - United States\nToday, I accidentally slept in two hours later than I was supposed to. Today is my wedding day. FML\n89_Sparkly 7\nMonday 20 June 2011 8:34\nthat's so mean!!\nYacL 15\nI bet if it had a naked chick on it he wouldn't have thrown it away, mind you it'd probably be really awkward.\nIamnotmyself 17\nFuckin dad is a grade asshole asshole. Wise up and don't bother making one! Give him deodorant next fathers day if needed.\n6joe9 0\nhe threw it because it was hand-made !! Next time just go buy one from a store !\nTermites 15\nThat means it's time to kill him and collect the insurance money.\nflockz 19\nhow come everything is mysteriously getting ruined by the deaths of flies? O.o\nBelleElle_fml 5\nYour dad's a jackass.\nboyguydudemalema 0\nAt least he used it. Instead of throwing it straight up.\nYDI__Bitch 0\nwhat a jerk!\nsalvyluv 0\npoor fly :(\nNOLA_Darling504 0\nMonday 20 June 2011 10:08\nFYL, OP. :(\nsexxxysydney 14\nAt least he said thank you? \/=\nIdonebeenhad 17\nUnrelated - but did the Fml about the triplets get deleted? If so, FUCK YOU MODS!\ngabe2014 0\nComment moderated for rule-breaking.\nShow it anyway\nu guys are calling him an asshole. he might have had reasons for his actions. he might have wanted to kill the bug and used the first thing in his hand. as for trashing the card, he might have spilled something,been throwing away documents and the card was on top, etc. there is several possible reasons for his actions\ntheten_fml 9\na dead fly should go in the trash\nurdirtyolduncle 15\n85-- No.\nMonii_Harlz 11\n:( the best thing you can give to a parent is something hand made with love and time - I'm so sorry to hear he threw it out :(\nTheTerenity 9\nThat doesn't mean jack a-hole! The writer was being nice by making it by hand, not from a retail store or anywhere else! So STFHU!\nSorry I was talking to 6joe9\ngo to hell asshole !\nDaveP 0\nTuesday 21 June 2011 0:00\nwhy are you looking through the trash? who takes 2 hours on a father's day card? I'm calling fake\nmoderated for telling the truth? that's not on, this is clearly fake cause who takes 2 hours on a fathers day card? and why would OP be looking through the trash?\nst0815 9\nA gift should be about the person you give the gift to. Does your dad care about cards normally? Very few men do. Does he keep cards around usually? Look around, it should be easy to spot. Chances are: you gave him a boring gift which he didn't enjoy, and you spent no time thinking about the kind of gift he would like. So now he had to pretend to be happy about a piece of cardboard and probably had to put up with a moping daughter as well. Next time you want to give a gift to someone (anyone) think about what they would like to receive. Learn what they like to do, what kind of music they enjoy, whether there is something they'd like to have but for some reason don't want to spend money on. With that knowledge you'll be able to pick a gift which they won't just have to pretend to like.\nmr_miyagi 0\nthat sux yo\nstarrysky4 0\nyeah....that's why I just buy store cards. and then do something really nice that he can't throw away\n6969awesome 0\nIt's fathers day?\nmahomie97 7\nhaha truee(:\nJacobt24 19\nIf it took 2 hours it better have had some pop-ups. An if it did, it go go with your idea with the lady. Would go right to his bedroom.\natthegates 0\nawkward if u are 15 maybe....\n1215116a 14\nIts would be awkward because with a naked women card because Op is a girl. XD\nHappy Father's Day! :D\nrichard121212 0\nwell that's some dad of yours\nxPsYcHO_KILLa_x 0\naww shucks put money in it then when he throws it out say there was money but now its too late\nIWarnedYou 0\nI would of cried :(\ngrafixxx687 0\ni live overseas so i texted my dad at 7.30am to make sure i wished him b4 any of my sisters..i wrote him a nice long msg about how i miss the days he used to call me his little princess n to me he is the best dad in the world..i didnt call cz he was sleeping..i called him a few hrs later but no reply..at 8.30pm i got a rlly mean text from my dad sayin it only takes a few seconds to txt n wish him..i said i had done..i was the first one..n just to prove it i resent the txt but he didnt believe me DESPITE the time stamp clearly written nxt to the txt..he thought i wrote it just then..he called me a liar n hung up on me which hurt my feelings alot n i did cry..i cried like crazy\nShadow_Phantom 26\nIf you typed everything like that, maybe he didn't want to read it. (Though it's still a jerkass move...)\nBB_ava 0\n8, you mean 'would have'? There's no such phrase as 'would of'.\njennabug0403 4\nthats a dick move right there .. i woulda balled .\nGLiTTeRz 0\nomfg I hate grammar Nazis. get over the spelling. your a troll.\n#65 what?\nTuesday 21 June 2011 12:50\nwell it was a medium sized msg..not one line and not 10 paragraphs\nbonnie_vb8 5\nHaha my dad did that with the card I gave him, but he killed a fat ass spider\n999pun999 0\ni do the same with cards i get......... though i hate to say this, in the world we live in we won't need much other than money and cards and things end up cluttered and sort of a nuisance, next time get him a gas gift card ^_^\nskidoo800HO 2\nWell.....at least he said thank you...\nMarcinator87 4\nWednesday 22 June 2011 13:57\nwhat if he doesn't drive\nGetxscared 0\nAt least he used it with a purpose\nParents Love Relatable LGBTQIA+ Money Kids Awkward Grandparents Death Noise Sleep Birthday Family Work Weird Sex Intimacy Capitalism Sports Fight Underwear Covid Health Mental health Injury Gross Poopoo peepee Friends Jealousy Tinder","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"You are here: Main \u00bb Erdogan's speech interrupted twice in USA by protesters\nErdogan's speech interrupted twice in USA by protesters\n\"Gulen's entire network is being run from the United States\".\nThe video footage shows Mr. Amos, in a beige suit and black shirt, cooperating with security guards escorting him out of the venue, but as he reached the center aisle, different men launched themselves at Mr. Amos - hitting him with their fists, Turkish flag poles and books.\nWhen Erdogan visited Washington, D.C., in May, protesters gathered at the ambassador's residence, and the situation devolved into an altercation with the Turkish leader's bodyguards - who were seen on video pushing past D.C. police to attack protesters, nine of whom were left injured.\nIt did not appear that Turkish security officials were involved, the US Department of State said.\nMeghan Bodette, who said she was one the protesters, claimed they wanted \"to call attention to the Turkish state's war crimes and human rights abuses against the Kurdish people\", both in Turkey and in Syria.\nDuring the meeting Erdogan's speech was interrupted twice by protesters.\nAnother demonstrator unfurled a banner for a banned Kurdish group and was escorted out.\nKardashian's Dash Store Woman with Gun, knife Arrested\nShe left the machete lodged in the store's door frame and walked away, again headed toward La Cienega Boulevard, Moore said. The LAPD also executed a search warrant and found two airsoft guns that were similar to ones she used during the incident.\nPandemonium followed a crowd of security as they barreled toward the doors of the room, according to video taken by a Turkish journalist.\nErdogan said in a PBS interview that he was \"very sorry\" for the violence in May.\nErdogan, who was in town for the United Nations General Assembly, spoke to the Turkish American National Steering Committee at the Marriott Marquis ballroom in Times Square when six protesters spoke up, the New York Times reports.\nLater Thursday, President Donald Trump praising Erdogan's leadership, suggesting that for now, all is well.\nIt was reported that Erdo\u011fan told American investors at the meeting that Turkey is making necessary adjustments and reforms in line with the ever-changing circumstances.\nThis is when the guards took action against the protestors.\nThe White House on Monday announced that the Trump Administration has officially withdrawn http:\/\/asbarez.com\/166616\/white-house-withdraws-proposed-arms-sale-to-erdogans-security-detail\/ its controversial proposal to allow the sale of US semi-automatic handguns to Erdogan's security detail, which, in May attacked peaceful American protesters in Washington.\nApple's iPhone 8 sees muted launch\nFew people showed up at Apple stores in China when the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus arrived, forcing staff to remove crowd control barricades.\nKimmel's take on health care harder to refute\nKimmel said Cassidy \"lied to my face;\" Cassidy went on CNN to say Kimmel was failing to grasp his bill's complexities. Kimmel also said that he wrote a blurb for one of Kilmeade's books, at the Fox News host's request.\nSix civilians killed in unprovoked Indian firing\nThe India and Pakistan Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) today held talks over the issue of cross-border firing. The DGMOs of two countries are connected to each other through a hotline.\nGalliford Try plc (GFRD) PT Raised to GBX 1473\nIn related news, insider Peter Alan Cowgill bought 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 5th. Investors will commonly use Williams %R in conjunction with other trend indicators to help spot possible stock turning points.\nMissouri sending National Guard to help US Virgin Islands hurricane recovery\nGear, the co-founder of Virginia Beach's Island Dog Rescue , grew up in the islands. Members of the Maine Air National Guard have been deployed to the U.S.\nFirst year law student dead after alleged law society initiation\nPhilip Beltran, a security guard at the Chinese General Hospital, told police he saw Solano with the driver of the red Strada. Trangia, along with his father Antonio and another UST law student, John Paul Solano, are the subjects of a police manhunt.\nMobile and Sprint Agree on Tentative Terms for Merger\nT-Mobile's shareholders, including its German telecomm company majority owner Deutsche Telekom, will have the majority stake. Reportedly, the two carriers are close to agreeing on \"tentative terms\" for such a deal, Reuters described on Friday.\nAntonio Conte leads all-action training session at Stamford Bridge\nOf course, with tough games against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City coming up, managing Hazard's time will be important. However, they have lost just once in their past seven top-flight home matches against the reigning champions (W2, D4).\nAfghan President Says US Troops Won't Have To Lead Combat Efforts\nUS President Trump met President Ghani appeared in front of media in NY on Thursday. For decades the USA has yo-yoed between sanctions and support for Pakistan.\nDraymond Green On Kevin Durant's Twitter Behavior: \"I Laughed In His Face\"\nThe problem - he forgot he was using a fake Twitter account he created to hide his identity. Check out Draymond's comments regarding Durant's twitter mishap below.\nFPL says power in eastern Florida 'essentially restored' from Hurricane Irma\nHurricane Irma was the most intense hurricane to be detected in the Atlantic since Hurricane Dean 10 years ago. So far, he said, FEMA has received 142,000 claims of this nature and distributed $153 million in Florida.\nAlmost 10000 escape risky zone amid potential volcano eruption in Bali, Indonesia\nMount Agung, which is more than 3,000m above sea level, lies in the eastern part of Bali. Approximately 10,000 villagers had left their homes around the volcano, officials said.\nTrump on North Korea sanctions: 'Stay tuned'\nTrump even went on to call the North Korean leader \"Rocket Man\", on \"a suicide mission for himself and for his regime\". He also called Iran a \"rogue nation\" and said the United States was \"prepared to take further action\" on Venezuela.\nPrince Harry Is Making A \"Royal Visit\" To Canada Today\nCanada is getting a visit from royal today as Prince Harry makes his way into our fair nation. He will tour the Danish capital Copenhagen over two days, October 25 and 26.\nTrump singles out Venezuela for criticism in UN speech\nTrump blasted the Iranian government as a \"murderous regime\" focused on the \"pursuit of death and destruction\". I actually think with the capability of Bibi and, frankly, the other side, I really think we have a chance.\nApple movie rentals now give you double the time to watch\nHowever, The Verge still considers the device \"expensive to gamble\" on until Apple can unleash its \"untapped potential\". There is an ever increasing collection of 4K content on iTunes that you have access to.\nUm. Kylie Jenner is reportedly pregnant\nSources also say 25-year-old Travis Scott , Kylie's boyfriend, has also been telling his friends. \"Everyone is overjoyed for her\". Page Six has also reported that the couple, who have been dating since April, are expecting a girl.\nEuro jumps after better than expected French and German economy data\nGermany's composite output index rose unexpectedly for the consecutive second month in September, to 57.8, from 55.8 in August. Growth accelerated in both manufacturing and services, with manufacturing continuing to lead the expansion.\nMauricio Pochettino confident Harry Kane is committed to Tottenham despite trophy concern\nDier, who has become an England regular since moving to Spurs, has mixed memories about playing at West Ham . 'I think we have other players that maybe deserve to be on the list but they are not.\nLady Gaga Says Fame 'Is Not All It's Cracked Up to Be'\nThe movie ends with Gaga heading out to perform the Super Bowl halftime, a show that viewers know turns out to be successful. The singer bares all in the new project which gives fans a greater insight into her life and her creative process.\nMarkets at new record highs ahead of US Federal Reserve decision\nThere was no guidebook for the Fed's balance sheet to grow so large, and there's no guidebook now on how to shrink it back down. The long-awaited reduction in the Fed's $4.5 trillion balance sheet comes amid great uncertainty at the central bank.\nGermany Set To Vote On Angela Merkel's Future\nThe AfD could poll from 15 to 20 percent of the Russian-speaking vote, political scientist Achim Goerres tells Politico. Yes, the Social Democrats ( SPD - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) correlate most closely with the Democrats.\nIPhone 8 Plus Has the Best Smartphone Camera Ever, DxOMark Says\nThe Apple iPhone 7 Plus had a score of 88 last year and this year's 94 earned by the iPhone 8 Plus is the best ever awarded. DxOMark raves about the HDR performance, face detection accuracy, zoom abilities, and bokeh quality of the iPhone 8 Plus .\nAhmed Hassan Charged With Attempted Murder After London Attack\nHassan was arrested on Saturday in Dover , a port city in southeast England that is also a departure point for ferries to France. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the September 15 bombing, which was Britain's fifth terror attack in six months.\nWal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Shares Bought by Fulton Bank NA\nIt improved, as 59 investors sold WMT shares while 517 reduced holdings. 32 funds opened positions while 85 raised stakes. The retailer reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.01.\nScott Disick & Sofia Richie Are Reportedly 'Inseparable'\nBak in May, Sofia wrote, \"just so everyone can get their panties out of their a**es, Scott and I are just homies \". On May 15th, Scott was spotted partying the night away at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles with model Ella Ross.\n'James Bond' star Bernie Casey dies at 78\nHe even played a version of himself in Keenen Ivory Wayans' classic 1988 blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka . Jeffrey Wright was among those to pay tribute on Twitter , remembering him as a \"Renaissance man of the old school\".\nSushma Swaraj 'strongly raises' HIB visa issue in meeting with Rex Tillerson\nVikings QB Bradford out vs. Bucs\nEx-FBI director Comey heckled at historically black college\nNifty falls 1.56% amid sell-off\nBengal panel to bat for Rohingyas in Supreme Court\nDeporting Rohingyas a policy decision, court mustn't interfere: Centre to SC\nMutek Mexico steps up to help relief efforts following devastating quake\n'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' Picks Up $3.4 Million on Thursday\nUtah not among states targeted by hackers, Lt. Gov says\nIran says it will not be the first to violate N\nRyanair forced to pay for seats on rival airlines after cancellation scandal\nThe Mooch on Steve Bannon: He has white nationalist 'tendencies'\nAsian shares mixed as Nikkei rises on yen, muted elsewhere\nCatalonia referendum: Madrid court fines organisers\nPaytm Mall eyes $500 mn sales in festive season","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ice Ice Baby\nPopular Austin ice rink reveals plans for major makeover\nSpectacular Austin estate sale leads this week's most popular stories\nAustin's massive surf park reopens just in time for summer fun\nBy Nicole Raney\nNLand Surf Park reopens May 12. Photo courtesy of NLand Surf Park\nSurf's up, Austin. NLand Surf Park reopens Friday, May 12, for the 2017 season.\nThe park originally debuted in October 2016, but it closed shortly afterwards to make way for a few updates, including tweaks to the surf lagoon, a new Boogie Bay for boogie boarders, and better views for spectators on the shore.\n\"The response from the global surf community has been humbling and we are eager to showcase our updated lagoon and amenities for 2017,\" says founder and CEO Doug Coors in a release.\nThe park, located on a 160-acre site just east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, is the first attraction of its kind in North America \u2014 and the second in the world. Using technology from Spanish firm Wavegarden, the 14-acre pool is capable of generating 300 waves per hour, alternating between 1-, 4-, and 6-feet high.\nWaves are suitable for surfers of all levels, and there are three kinds to choose from, depending on skill. The park will also offer surfing lessons for children and adults.\nSurf Passes range from $50-$90 for a one-hour session, and lessons run $85-$190 for 90 minutes. Spectators can purchase a Shore Pass for $5. In addition to the massive pool, the surf spot features a juice bar; surf shop; and restaurant, Blue Prairie.\nThe park will be open daily from 9 am to 9 pm; the surf lagoon is open 11 am to 8 pm on the weekdays, 10 am to 8 pm on the weekends.\nEast Austin scoops anticipated second location of popular gelato shop","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gun Advocates Cheer On House Passage of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Concealed Gun Law \/\/ A Window Into Bartlett's World\nMaryland Juice spotted Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's name in an op-ed from today's Las Vegas Journal Review. The piece, titled \"Carrying legal pistols across state lines,\" was a flashback to a Massachusetts office shooting eleven years ago. Strange, right? The article (excerpted below), however, provides some interesting insight into the views of the 6th Congressional District's embattled incumbent:\n\"When Michael McDermott walked into the offices of an Internet consulting firm and shot seven people dead, he had an accomplice -- the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,\" writes Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America.\n\"Tragically, one of the victims was a legal gun owner who was licensed to carry in next-door New Hampshire,\" Mr. Pratt points out. \"But Massachusetts law prevented him from carrying his firearm in the state and on the job....\"\n[He] would probably have had his gun with him if Congress had passed a law -- first proposed by Maryland's Roscoe Bartlett several years ago -- requiring states to recognize the concealed handgun carry permits of other states, as they recognize other states' drivers licenses, Pratt points out....\nSince Rep. Bartlett's bill failed to become law, the House of Representatives now tries again. By a bipartisan vote of 272-154, the House on Nov. 16 passed H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, would allow gun owners with valid state-issued concealed firearm permits to carry concealed in other states that also allow concealed carry....\nIndeed, Mr. Bartlett has been a longtime cosponsor of bills like the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, and gun owners are getting excited now that the bill has passed the U.S. House. As the effort moves to the Senate, Mr. Bartlett is already moving on to new gun rights endeavors. His current project is to bolster gun rights through HR 2252, the Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011. The text of the bill notes some interesting views:\nLaw-abiding citizens, seeking only to provide for their families' defense, are routinely prosecuted for brandishing or using a firearm in self-defense...\nThe courts have granted immunity from prosecution to police officers who use firearms in the line of duty. Similarly, law-abiding citizens who use firearms to protect themselves, their families, and their homes against violent felons should not be subject to lawsuits by the violent felons who sought to victimize them....\nToo Many Lawsuits: Basically, Mr. Bartlett appears to believe that there is a large problem of gun owners being subjected to legal harassment for using or brandishing their weapons, and that ordinary citizens should have the same legal protections granted to police when using guns. Ergo, his solution is.... more lawsuits? Mr. Bartlett's proposal is to allow gun owners to sue anyone for a perceived knock on their gun rights:\nA person whose right under subsection (a) is violated in any manner may bring an action in any United States district court against the United States, any State, or any person for damages, injunctive relief, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate.\nFYI: The likely targets of such lawsuits would be police and prosecutors (ie: more cost to taxpayers). Notably, Mr. Bartlett's gun proposals provide useful examples of the inconsistencies in GOP policy logic. Republican officeholders, including Mr. Bartlett, often blame lawsuits as the cause of many social problems, leading them to support ridiculous \"tort reform\" proposals. But apparently GOP lawmakers see lawsuits as a desirable tool when advancing gun rights.\nState Recognition of Rights Granted Out-of-State: Another blip of policy inconsistency revealed by Mr. Bartlett's gun laws is shown by his views on marriage equality. Contrast his previously mentioned belief that States should recognize gun permits granted out-of-state with his view that States should not recognize same sex marriage licenses granted out-of-state. Notably, Mr. Bartlett recognized that this sort of unfair treatment of State's same-sex marriages laws was constitutionally questionable in trying to circumvent the U.S. Constitution's \"Full Faith and Credit Clause.\" But in 1996, Rep. Bartlett was a strong supporter of the so-called \"Defense of Marriage Act\" (aka DOMA), which allowed states to ignore valid marriage licenses granted out-of-state. He admitted this was a \"dramatic\" move. A random Internet user's website captured Mr. Bartlett's statements at the time:\n\"The fact that Congress must take dramatic action to protect the institution of traditional marriage is a sad sign of the decline of moral standards and values In our country,' said Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD) after the House voted....\nA pending court case in Hawaii that might legalize same-sex marriages would have far-reaching implications for the rest of the country because the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution would likely require states to recognize legal marriages in other states....\n\"New York Senator Daniel. Patrick Moynihan many years ago described the phenomenon of 'defining deviancy down' as the gradual process of whittling away civilized standards of morality and conduct,\" said Dr. Bartlett. \"That is the process which has led to today's action.\"\nCONCLUSION: Even though Mr. Bartlett's policymaking framework is riddled with inconsistent logic, on substance he appears to be very consistently out of the mainstream of today's Maryland political culture. You had to know where I was going with all this, right? Rep. Roscoe Bartlett and his deviant moustache cannot possibly win a General Election in the new 6th Congressional District with these policy priorities! Unfortunately for the GOP though, they don't appear to have a candidate that is willing to stand up to the Tea Party and actually try and win this thing. OH WELL!\nLabels: congress, district 6, DOMA, gun rights, marriage equality, roscoe bartlett, tea party","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rigid Reds Run Rings around Injury Plagued Bournemouth\nDate: 10th February 2019 at 8:03am\nAfter a disappointing trip to Wales, expectations weren't high for a daunting trip to Anfield. Games of recent against Liverpool have been daunting \u2013 the reverse fixture resulted in an embarrassing 0-4 loss and the last trip to Anfield resulted in a 3-0 loss.\nEven before the team was announced, the omission of David Brooks and Callum Wilson through injury and Nathaniel Clyne meant that scoring a goal against a team with the highest number of shutouts was highly unlikely. However, Lerma, Rico and Ibe were brought back into the side in the place of Stanislas, Solanke and Clyne.\nThe match was dominated by the Title-hopefuls right from the off although Fraser forced Allison into a good save early on. The home side dominated possession with most of the play inside Bournemouth's half, but the Cherries showed energy on the counter. However, it was the home side that struck first, with MANE heading past a rooted Boruc from a questionable offside position. And only 10 minutes later, they doubled their lead as Robertson robbed the ball of Ibe and looped it over to WIJNALDUM who cheekily chipped it over Boruc for the second.\nHalf Time: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth\nIt didn't get any better after half time. Liverpool wrapped up all three points with their third goal as trickery in the box from Firmino to SALAH allowed the Egyptian king to curl one into the far corner. Pressure continued to mount as Boruc watched Mane's bullet header whistle wide.\nEddie attempted to rally a comeback with the arguably disappointing Ibe coming off for Solanke. A standing ovation for both former Liverpool players. Despite the attacking move, Bournemouth continued to sit back to avoid a hiding. Eddie made a surprising move again with Mousset coming on for a quiet Lerma and the former was into action straight away \u2013 drilling an audacious effort just wide from 22 yards out.\nWith the clock running down, Liverpool continued to press for a fourth but couldn't find thanks to some fantastic saves by Boruc; filled with desire and bravery. Although all hope was lost, Solanke came close from 25 yards out but it couldn't beat Allison.\nFull Time: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth\nArtur Boruc \u2013 7: Even the best couldn't keep out all three of Liverpool's goals but he made some excellent saves.\nAdam Smith \u2013 6: Determined to bomb forward, and made some good moves on the counter. Made some good interceptions too.\nSteve Cook \u2013 4: Looked very nervous at the back and heavily affected him at the back, looked more confident in Liverpool's box\nNathan Ake \u2013 5: Similar to Cook but made some good blocks and clearances.\nDiego Rico \u2013 4: Na\u00efve and exploited on the left flank. Had trouble tracking back too. Probably for the better if he had come off a little earlier.\nJordon Ibe \u2013 4: Looked energetic on the counter at certain times but always runs into cul de sacs and lost the ball, as per usual.\nDan Gosling \u2013 6: Seemed to have snatched Lerma's role; aggressive when possession was lost.\nJefferson Lerma \u2013 5: Very quiet. Put safety first in terms of aggressiveness and passing, but a good move by Eddie to take him off to avoid suspension.\nAndrew Surman \u2013 7: Resurrected the energy of him back in 05\/06. Good passing and closing down. Like Boruc, very impressive for someone of his age. Put in a good captain's contribution too.\nRyan Fraser \u2013 5: Particularly bright early on but dwindled away. Crossing ability (especially during corners) quite poor.\nJosh King \u2013 5: Made a good effort when on the ball, but ultimately lacked vital support.\nDominic Solanke (Jordon Ibe \u2013 60) \u2013 6: Quite impressive and energetic but lacked the final touch.\nLys Mousset (Jefferson Lerma \u2013 70) \u2013 5: Only feature was his shot as soon as he came on. Other than that, quiet.\nMan of The Match: Tough to choose between Surman and Boruc but I'll give it to Boruc for his saves that prevented the forum going into meltdown.\nI sympathise those that played the full 90 today. It was always going to be tough but they gave it a go and expectantly lost. Liverpool have been ruthless and on fire, this season \u2013 obliterating most teams similar to us.\nOnce again Boruc has impressed. Whatever is happening regarding Begovic at the moment, Boruc is a good backup and has once again justified that the goalkeeping position is up for grabs. His bravery and experience provided somewhat of a potential lifeline to us. Surman played well once again and orchestrated the team with the armband, as he usually does. He showed some great energy despite being 32 and thoroughly deserves to get a goal sooner or later. An unsung hero for me.\nI think that Ibe was overall poor again. He's has been given ample time to impress ever since he signed nearly three years ago. Although there have been some good games (eg Brighton and Arsenal last season) it may be time for him to go out on loan or find a new club for him. Rico again didn't look impressive compared to others on the field; however, I'm sure Daniels would have been ahead of him.\nEddie needs to put this game behind him. We were impressive against Chelsea, poor against Cardiff and mediocre today. Two weeks until Wolves at home so it'll be interesting who will be available for the match. It's still very open for 7th place; with Wolves only being 5 points ahead of us and a win could see us go to 9th.\nDodgerCherry wrote\u2026\nWe looked a very ordinary side today, lacking creative skill and passion which was disappointing, to say the least. With so many key players missing mainly through injury it was obvious we would be up against it. Let's just hope in two weeks time we can get key players back playing and give Wolves a tough game on our patch. \u2013 Join the conversation, click here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"John F. Kennedy Administration: Summary of U.S.-Israel Talks on UAR Military Capability\nCategory \u00bb John F. Kennedy Administration\nPosition on Arab Refugees\nPosition on Arms Sales to Israel\nPosition on Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East\nSpeech at Yankee Stadium\nChanges in Iran\nThe UAR Missile Program\nPalestinian Refugee Item in UN, Relations with Arabs\nSummary of U.S.-Israel Talks on UAR Military Capability\nJFK: U.S. Supports Security of Israel and Her Neighbors\nLetter from Eshkol to Kennedy Regarding Security Guarantees\nU.S.-Israeli Talks On Security Threats\nEshkol Replies To Kennedy Letter\nAirgram From State Department to Certain Posts Regarding Jordan Water Issue\nIsraeli Concerns Regarding UAR-Israel Military Balance\nDiscussion of Concerns Regarding Yemen, Iran, and Iraq\nLetter to Eshkol Rejecting Idea of Formal Alliance\nMeir Discusses Egyptian Threat With Secretary of State\nIsraeli Security Guarantee\nState Department Opposes Security Guarantee for Israel\nImplications of U.S. Security Assurances to Israel\nLetter to Ben-Gurion Regarding Visit to Dimona\nResponding to Israeli Security Guarantee Requests\nReview of Israeli Security Concerns\nWhite House Staff Discuss Criticism of Policy Toward Israel\nSituation in Jordan\nBundy and Ball Discuss Situation in Jordan\nPossible Coup in Jordan\nReported Coup in Jordan\nResponse to Reported Coup in Jordan\nMessage From Ben-Gurion to Kennedy Regarding UAR Threats\nDiscussion of Situation in Jordan\nYemen, Arms in the Near East, and Arab Refugees\nPeres Meets with Kennedy\nReport on Johnson-Peres Meeting\nKennedy Discusses Israeli Concern Over Egyptian Missile Program\nArms Control Initiative in the Near East\nUnited States Position on Jerusalem\nKennedy Meeting With Meir\nKennedy's Talk With Meir\nFeldman Expresses Concern Over Negotiations Resolution At UN\nKennedy Aides Discuss Hawk Sale, Johnson Plan, UAR\nConversation with Nasser About Israeli Missiles, Johnson Plan\nFeldman Discusses Johnson Plan With Golda Meir\nFeldman's Report On Visit To Israel\nFeldman's Meeting with Israeli Officials\nFeldman Discusses Missiles, Peace With Israeli Officials\nLetter Of Introduction For Feldman From Kennedy to Ben-Gurion\nFeldman Comments on U.S policy Toward Israel\nReview of U.S. Policy Toward Israel\nTalbot, Harman Review U.S.-Israeli Relations\nRecommendations for U.S. Policy Toward Israel\nDeliberations Regarding Equitable Division of Jordan Waters\nDiscussion of Israel's Weariness of Jordanian Construction on Mount of Olives\nU.S. Aims to Achieve a Balanced Middle East Foreign Policy\nU.S. Discourages Nations From Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel\nAJC Addresses Discrimination By Arab States Against American Jews\nIsrael Questions U.S. Foreign Military Policy and Aid\nGazit Seeks Reaffirmation of U.S. Policy Toward Israel\nAccount of the Lake Tiberias Incident and the U.S.'s Involvement\nU.S. Considering U.N. Resolution On Israel-Syria Confrontation In Tiberias\nRecommendation for Handling Syria's Call for U.N. Sanctions Against Israel\nSecurity Council Consideration of Tiberias Incident\nConcern With Potential Backlash From Israel's Reprisal Raid on Lake Tiberias\nDiscussion of Israel's Intent to Divert the Jordan Waterway\nU.S. Attempt to Reduce Tensions Over Jordan River\nU.S., Syrian Talks Concerning Israeli Jordan River Diversion System\nJordanian Valley Development\nU.S. Discussion of Jordanian Waterway Issue\nKennedy Angered Over Letters To Arab Leaders\nArab Ambassadors Briefed On Kennedy-Ben-Gurion Meeting\nKennedy-Ben-Gurion Meeting\nKennedy Prepped on Dimona, Soviet Declaration for Ben-Gurion Visit\nArab Countries React To Kennedy Letters\nKennedy Prepped For Meeting With Ben-Gurion\nKennedy's Letter To Arab Leaders\nDamage Control With The Arabs Concerning Ben-Gurion's Visit\nBowles Recommends That Kennedy Adopted Balanced Mideast Policy\nRecommendations to Israel\nIsrael Warned On Military Parade\nPlans for Kennedy-Ben Gurion Meeting\nBen-Gurion Requests Meeting With Kennedy\nIssue Over Eric Johnston's Return to Israel\nHarman Reviews Issues Relating to Arms, Nuclear Weapons and the Johnston Plan\nArab Arms Deals with the Soviets and Israel's Security\nU.S.-Britain Hold Bilateral Talks On The Arab-Israeli Problem\nUAR Discourages U.S.-Israel Ties\nJordan River Development\nKennedy Briefed On Israeli Politics\nJohn F. Kennedy Administration: John F. Kennedy Administration: Table of Contents\nThis is a memorandum for the record covering a meeting with Israeli officials to summarize November 12-13 1963, talks on Israeli and UAR military capability.\nGeneral Rabin, Major Ron and Minister Gazit came in November 14 for a recap on the week's US-Israeli talks on UAR military capability. The discussion began around a 1:250,000 map of Israel, with General Rabin describing probable UAR offensive tactics. He said the Egyptians slavishly follow Soviet tactical doctrine (partly because this minimizes need for individual initiative). So they would use a set-piece attack learned from the Soviets, which relies on an initial heavy artillery barrage followed up by mechanized and infantry units to breach defenses, then by armor to exploit. He expects the main Egyptian thrust across the border immediately south of the Gaza Strip around Korem Shalom, with perhaps a secondary push farther south near Quezio't. He didn't think Nasser would dare deploy units in the Gaza Strip itself; they would be too vulnerable. He discounted an Egyptian attempt to link up with Jordan across the Negev. If they tried to link at all, he thought it would be in the narrow southern tip near Elat. This would give Israel little problem because it was so far from Israel's \"heart\".\nIn response to my questions, he ranged over some of the AT weapons Israel would rely on. Certainly they would employ AT mines but only to defend certain fixed positions. Defense of the whole border this way required too many mines, and anyway the Egyptians can easily breach mine fields. (I said I thought he over-estimated the courage of Egyptian soldiers.) The Israelis hadn't had much luck marrying the SS missile with the helicopter. They found that perfect accuracy requires the helicopter to hover within range of ground machine guns. The SS-10 wasn't much good, although Israel had \"several hundred\"; they would get more SS-11s, however, and mount them on half tracks, rather than jeeps as we did, because they thought the gunner needed a little protection. He also compared the limited fuel capacity of Israeli tanks (about five hours) with the Soviet T-54, which has a 15-hour range. He said they needed increased fuel capacity to exploit the greater maneuverability of their tanks compared to those of UAR.\nI then told General Rabin I wanted to summarize informally my impressions of our two-day session. Despite Ambassador Harman's masterful summation, I felt there was still a substantial difference between our estimates of UAR capabilities (Rabin nodded agreement). I said I regarded the Israeli intelligence estimates presented to us as typical high side, gross capabilities estimates which our own services often tended to make, especially when confronted with evaluating a new order of threat, e.g. missiles. I cited our own experience of miscalculating Soviet intentions in our original estimates of our \"missile gap.\" We recognized that the Egyptians could achieve the kind of force goals the Israelis forecast, i.e. the Israelis were in the ballpark, but we didn't think they would.\nFor instance, we doubt that the UAR now has an operational missile capability with 80-100 missiles or would spend the more than $500 million it would take to build a 1000-missile inventory by 1968. We don't have convincing evidence that UAR is going ahead with that kind of production, or can achieve a militarily effective system even if they do. Since Rabin agreed with us that these missiles would have no value against military targets but only in terrorizing urban population and perhaps disrupting mobilization, why couldn't the UAR get the same psychological effect with 100? In sum, don't differ much on the present technical evaluation--but chiefly on where the Egyptians are headed. Rabin interjected that this is the crucial question because he has to order hardware now to meet the 1966-7 threat.\nI then chided Rabin about the way in which Israeli intelligence seemed to be overselling the top political level of the Israeli Government about UAR unconventional capabilities. The way in which PM Eshkol and FM Meir spoke had conveyed the impression that Israel had much harder evidence in the nuclear, RW, CW, and now missile fields than turned out to be the case. I cited Eshkol's letter as flatly describing a serious military threat against Israeli airfields, which Rabin and Yariv then dismissed. In sum, while we do see the possibility of a gradually widening deterrent gap, we question Israel's estimate of its likely size; we hope the talks have narrowed our difference.\nRabin countered by describing the problem in psychological terms. The danger, he said, would be Nasser's overconfidence (as a result of having a big missile force) that he might pull off a successful quick strike. The question is not how militarily effective Egyptian missiles are (though the Egyptians are improving their accuracy), but what the Israelis must have to deter an attack. Nasser has apparently decided to put missiles into production, even though his R&D hasn't yet achieved military desirable accuracy. It is obvious he believes the simple fact of having them is a major asset. I asked if this alone was sufficient to justify Israel investing in a very expensive counter-deterrent, of marginal military value compared to what else could be bought for the same money. Rabin admitted that, in purely tactical and monetary terms, the Israelis might do better by investing in armor rather than in missiles. But that judgment, he argued, didn't take account of the psychological deterrent value of missiles. Moreover, while he as a military man might accept some civilian casualties, the political leaders couldn't think in these terms.\nI then told Rabin we had a much lower opinion of UAR naval capabilities than they. In general we doubted UAR technical and tactical proficiency would be sufficient to exploit properly the Soviet vessels they'd gotten. Anyway, what good did all those destroyers and subs do in a quick 3-5 day campaign? Rabin said we couldn't escape the Navy question by arguing numbers. He cited the threat of Komar-based cruise missiles to Israeli power plants, all of which were near the coast, and to coastal cities. When he talked with Admirals Ricketts and Taylor this very day, they hadn't seemed to know of any very effective answer to the Komar. Attack from the air seemed the best answer, but Israel couldn't spare aircraft for this purpose.\nHe then launched into a description of Nasser's master plan as depending heavily on surprise and on a crippling initial blow. Nasser realized he didn't have the logistical base to support a sustained military effort. Also he knows the international situation won't permit local wars to go on more than few days. So he's counting on a quick early success.\nI granted that this was the most militarily sensible rationale for making the most of Nasser's capability, if indeed he were contemplating attack. But if Nasser thinks this way, why does he waste his money on things like destroyers and submarines that don't fit this concept? Rabin countered by acknowledging that Nasser probably decided on this sort of naval force shortly after Suez when he saw the need of blocking the sort of limited landings that Britain and France tried. Moreover, we didn't think a big surprise attack with the kind of weapons Nasser had could be decisive in the short period cited. I reiterated General Quinn's argument that if the UAR sought maximum strategic surprise for a missile\/jet attack, it would not jeopardize this surprise by bringing such substantial forces forward into Sinai as would maximize the risk of Israeli discovery. Even if the UAR could bring three divisions forward secretly, as in February 1960, was this force enough to permit a decisive thrust, or would it have to pause after a few days till substantial reinforcements could be brought up, thus permitting an Israeli counter-offensive? In any case, after the 1960 experience, the Israelis were taking precautions against being surprised in this manner again; I noted their overflight program (which General Quinn had pointed out).\nI reminded Rabin that we did not accept Yariv's argument that the UAR had a blank check for anything it wanted from the Soviets. We had indications this was not wholly the case. But the best evidence was the fact that Nasser was going in for a \"home-grown\" capability in several key categories--missiles, jet fighters, and APCs. Didn't this indicate he feared he might not be able to get all he wanted from the Soviets? Wasn't it reasonable to assume Nasser felt the same way about Soviet support as Rabin felt about US help? Moreover, we doubted that the UAR would become \"dangerously overconfident\" about the military effectiveness of its homemade weapons. The Egyptian scientists surely could draw their own conclusions about the accuracy, reliability, and salvo capability of the Victor and Conqueror. Would they really think they could fire off 1000 or even 500 of these within twelve hours, or even 48? So I hypothesized that, instead of directing all its efforts toward an effective striking capability against Israel, the UAR was seeking generalized prestige and psychological advantage through being the only Arab country which could produce its own rockets and jets. Why should it build 1000 primitive missiles to prove this point? This would be an extremely expensive operation for a country so poor in hard currency. Rabin disagreed that Nasser was only after prestige. He warned against assuming Nasser would act on the same military assessment of the value of his weapons that we have.\nRabin noted that I had not mentioned their tank estimates. He alleged that our attempt to dispute numbers yesterday had been an evasion. I countered that it seemed to me to be simple misunderstanding--they had counted SU assault guns as tanks, and we had not. He granted that their last year's figures had not done so, but they had found out that the UAR was going to use the SUs as AT weapons rather than artillery, so they'd switched to including them with the tanks. I granted that the USSR could provide 600 additional tanks by 1967-68 but said neither we nor they had any firm evidence; their estimate was a strict TO&E projection. So I felt we could neither accept nor reject their estimate. I conceded that they had a problem about modernization of their armor, but the risk was that if they bought more tanks this would simply egg on the UAR to buy more Soviet models than otherwise likely. In sum, we did not see the conventional deterrent gap as becoming so wide as to create the serious additional risk of UAR attack they seemed to see. Moreover, we felt they weren't taking adequate account of the inferiority of the Arab soldier as compared to the Israeli.\nWhen Rabin emphasized that Israel must have sufficient strength in every key category to deter UAR attack, I switched to the US role in such deterrence. Citing Phil Talbot's point that the Arabs almost certainly believed that the US would intervene immediately if they attacked Israel (Rabin shook his head), I argued that even if Nasser could achieve an initial advantage he could count on losing it rapidly as we and others got into the fray. So what would surprise attack get him, unless he could eliminate Israel by such a blitzkrieg that our intervention would be too late? We did not see him, even under the worst case assumptions just presented by the Israelis, as being able to do so. Nasser could see that we had tactical air as close as Adana, the Sixth Fleet was nearby, UK Bomber Command was on Cyprus. Having just reviewed our own capabilities before the recent meetings, we were confident we could meet any need. Why did Israel always seem to question our will or ability to react, which we had underlined again and again both publicly and privately?\nRabin said he would give me three candid reasons why Israel regarded US assurances as not being comparable to our commitments to NATO and other allies. First, they were not against a Communist enemy. The US would fight if their chief opponents attempted aggression, but it might be a different matter where no Communist enemy was involved. Though Communist influence certainly affected Nasser, he could not honestly claim that the UAR is Communist. Second, we had open formal treaty commitments to our other allies but not to Israel. These open commitments were a stronger deterrent. Third, we did joint planning under our other alliances, and this was essential to make them militarily effective. He illustrated this last by saying that in the desert dust it was very hard to tell friendly tanks from enemy without pre-arranged recognition signals. They'd shot up a lot of their own tanks in 1956. Without prior staff consultation, how could our intervention be militarily effective? He very much doubted that we'd bomb Cairo, for example. But even so, what would happen if US and Israeli planes arrived over a target simultaneously without ways of recognizing each other?\nI strenuously objected that these were differences of form, not kind. The primary reason why we questioned the value of formal bilateral security arrangements with Israel was that, without adding anything to our existing determination to act, these would drive the Arabs to seek compensatory arrangements with the Soviets, thus bringing the USSR right back into the Middle East. They would stimulate further Arab demands for Soviet arms. Why make such a counterproductive gesture?\nOur chief policy aims in the Middle East were (1) to forestall Soviet penetration of this strategic area; (2) protect Israeli independence; and (3) maintain access to Middle East oil. Keeping the USSR blocked out of the area directly served the other two objectives, and was at least as much in Israel's security interest as ours. And it was Soviet arms sales to the Arabs beginning in 1955 which created the military threat to Israel. So here was the real problem--how to prevent a competitive arms race. We ourselves had contributed to this situation by our policy in the mid-fifties vis-a-vis Nasser. It was in reacting to US\/UK policy that he turned to Moscow, and we didn't want to make this mistake again. Indeed we felt the Soviets had lost considerable ground in the area (Rabin agreed); it was emphatically in Israel's interest as well as ours to forestall a polarization of forces in which we backed Israel exclusively and the USSR backed the Arabs. Then Israel would truly have to become a garrison state.\nWhy, after our consistent support of Israel over the years, our extensive financial aid, and our repeated declarations since 1950 (most recently the President's 8 May statement and letter to Eshkol), did Israel still question our reliability? Rabin cited the 1947-48 experience as making Israel wary. When the Arab armies invaded, no major power helped them and the US actually embargoed arms shipments. They only beat back the Arabs because of the Czechoslovak arms they got. I retorted that much had happened since 1948, and we certainly supported Israel as a going concern. He said he had a long memory. (Obviously, his personal experience in Jerusalem weighed heavily here.)\nGazit interjected that Israel felt it could depend on us, but that it couldn't let its own margin of safety become too thin. Because of the increasing threat, Israel needed either stronger security guarantees or a stronger deterrent posture. Rabin added that Israel could not depend solely on assurances of outside support. It must be able to defend itself come what may.\nI rejoined that we did not feel they should rely solely on outside assurances either. We recognized their need for a reasonable deterrent posture. We had helped subsidize it and even contributed directly to it, most recently via the Hawk sale. Where the difference seemed to lie was between their estimate that the threat was becoming so great as to require major defense add-ons and our more confident estimate that they remained quite superior to the Arab states. As we saw it, this plus our assurances seemed to fill the bill. They and we should think hard before Israel embarked on such major new programs as acquiring 500 new tanks, 100 SSMs, and a much larger navy.\nAccording to General Rabin, Israel greatly appreciated our private assurances of help, but couldn't rely solely on them, or expect them to be effective without the sort of joint planning allies must do. Furthermore, the deterrent value of vague public statements and private assurances was significantly less than that of a formal alliance. The only long run hope for Israel was to kill the last cell or Arab hope for the destruction of Israel. Until that hope disappeared, he saw no chance for normal Arab-Israeli relations. I said I was sure Nasser understood our determination to defend Israel every bit as clearly as if we had a formal alliance. Rabin disagreed.\nI told Rabin we hoped for more information on Israel's own plans. We had heard, for example, that they were interested in a French solid fuel missile being developed by Marcel Dassault. Did they intend to buy these or develop their own? Rabin said they were interested in this missile, but had made no decisions on what to go for or how many yet. They were still studying the possibilities. When I suggested they seemed to have decided not to build their own missiles but to buy them elsewhere, he denied this. However, I took the occasion to underscore Talbot's point that if they deployed superior missiles with good accuracy, Nasser would almost certainly seek Soviet SSMs; he'd know his own homegrown missiles wouldn't suffice to counter such a threat to him. Thus Israel would have spurred the UAR toward acquiring the kind of capability which might be quite dangerous. What would also spur the UAR on would be its likely knowledge that Israel had a breeder reactor which could, if Israel so chose, be turned to weapons material production, and provide warheads for Israeli missiles. In one sense, this capability might seem to give Israel a real deterrent against the Arabs; in another sense Israel would be opening Pandora's box to a new and unpredictable escalation of the arms race, with new opportunities for Soviet exploitation. We were opposed to such escalation, and above all to nuclear proliferation. If the UAR's so-called \"missile capability\" seemed so utterly marginal in military terms, why run these risks?\nGazit said that Israel was determined to get missiles somewhere. General Rabin took this up to say that even if their military saw only a \"psychological\" threat from UAR missiles, it was Israel's political leadership which had to face the country, and to demonstrate that it was taking adequate measures to deter an Arab second round. I was left with the distinct impression that Israel intended to go ahead on SSMs.\nOur discussion ended with Gazit's complaint that the intelligence exchange had been \"abstruse and academic\"; the real question was where did we go from here. Instead of answering, I bridled at his characterization of the talks. We had found them highly useful in clarifying our impressions as to how Israel viewed the Arab military threat. But we still had points of obvious difference in threat assessment, which might need further clarifying. Instead of giving us credit for honest disagreement, the Israelis often seemed to regard us as being evasive. Quite candidly, we on our part often felt that we needed to know more about Israeli plans and programs than we'd been told. So we appreciated the Rabin\/Yariv talks.\nWalking out the door, I mentioned the advantages of soft shelters for aircraft and of dispersal as complicating enemy attack and reducing losses. Israel had underground revetments for its aircraft, but what about dispersal? Rabin said they planned to build another airfield, probably costing $15-20 million. I asked about using existing airfields; he smiled.\nR.W. Komer\nSources: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963: Near East, 1962-1963, V. XVIII. DC: GPO, 2000.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Prior to last years Black Friday sales Amazon had released augmented reality (AR) app AR View for iOS devices, allowing Apple users to try various products at home using the technology.\nThe official Walmart Black Friday ad scan is here, and it points to excellent tech that will go on sale, with most \"rollback prices\" happening on Wednesday, November 21 at 10pm ET.\nThere will also be thousands of \"Lightning Deals\" - products available at a discount, in limited quantities, for a short period of time - with new deals becoming available as often as every five minutes.\n\"We know many of our customers are starting to think about Christmas presents, parties and decorations at this time of year and we're excited to offer great deals when shoppers need them most\" said Doug Gurr, Country Manager, Amazon.co.uk. Since then, not only have more products been added meaning that the likelihood of them being in the sale is increased, Android users will now be able to make use of the feature thanks to ARCore adoption in February.\nBlack Friday, which falls on Friday 23rd November, has become a highly-anticipated date in the United Kingdom shopping calendar and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season for some people. It's also followed by Cyber Monday - a day which used to focus more on electronics and online stores but it's now something most shops (online and on the High Street) continue deals on.\nAmazon's ultra-fast delivery service, Prime Now, will also offer special Black Friday deals to more than 30% of the United Kingdom population, providing an ideal selection of gifts, gadgets, fashion and Christmas treats which can be delivered in scheduled one- and two-hour delivery windows or within 60 minutes in selected postcodes. There's a feature called AR View, for example - a new augmented reality feature in the Amazon app that allows customers to view products in situ before they purchase.\nWorkshops range from cocktail masterclasses hosted at the Amazon Beers, Wines and Spirits pop up bar, jewelry and candle making sessions from Amazon Handmade Artisans, beauty treatments from Foreo, hair styling from Nicky Clarke, cooking demonstrations, Prime Video screenings and more.\nItaly's budget inflexibility likely to widen divide with EC\nThe Commission will rule on that plan, as well as the others in Europe, on November 21. \"We are looking to a constructive discussion with Italy\", he said.\nBut she added: \"A Democratic Congress will work for solutions that bring us together because we have all had enough of division\". Trump said he is \"looking at different people for different positions\", adding that \"it is very common after the midterms\".\nRashida Tlaib will be the nation's first Muslim woman in Congress\nMA will also be getting its first black congresswoman while Arizona and Tennessee stand to elect their first woman senators. She has a bachelor's degree in politics from North Dakota State University and has also studied public affairs.\nSharice Davids Wins Kansas House Race\nIt's easy to see why this is important to her, as New Mexico is a region at risk in terms of environmental contamination. Sharice Davids celebrates on stage with supporters during an election night party on November 6, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas.\nThe issue of the Irish border - and how to avoid customs checks that could undermine the Northern Ireland peace deal - has forced the negotiations into an impasse.\nBioWare's Casey Hudson teased the future for the \" Mass Effect \" universe in a promotional video for 2018's N7 Day on Wednesday. It's unclear what this means, but it could point towards Mass Effect 4, and not a spin-off like Mass Effect : Andromeda .\nJoe Donnelly in IN and Republican Marsha Blackburn's win in Tennessee made it much more hard for Democrats to make inroads. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate and 36 governorships were up for grabs.\nPrescott threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, but threw an interception, lost a fumble and was sacked five times. So to me, if you're asking me, I'd say there has to be a complete overhaul of the entire organization.\nWhile Rome is sampling with customers now, AMD has not yet proffered a timescale for consumer-centric Zen 2 implementations. When matched against a dual-socket Xeon Platinum 8180M server, the AMD box ran the benchmark to completion first.\nXiaomi Offers AirPods Alternative for $30\nFirst off, the AirDots will last up to four hours on a charge, instead of Apple's AirPods six hours. For $169, you get a pair of wireless earphones that look a lot like regular iPhone headphones.\nEarly risers have lower risk of breast cancer, study says\nResearchers looked at the DNA from a total of 410,000 women, based on whether they were lark or owl types. This new study reveals another benefit to being a morning person - lower breast cancer risk.\nMLB Rumors: Free Agent Bryce Harper To The Yankees 'Not Happening'\nWWE Wrestler Jeff Hardy Arrested for Drunk in Public\nAmazon Prime Day 2019: Where to Look For Deals\nJenelle Evans Accused of Making Up the Whole Dog Incident for 'Publicity'\nWimbledon Glance: Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic in final\nSimona Halep used past experiences to beat Serena Williams and win Wimbledon\nNew Zealand set target of 242 for England in World Cup final\nSocial media personality arrested for alleged sexual assault\nCardi B lashes out at Dupri for 'strippers rapping' comment\nThe Beth Chapman Celebration Of Life Is Tomorrow\nLil Nas X Shares Old Town Road Remix Featuring Young Thug\nSerena Williams May Play in More Tournaments for Grand Slam Preparation\nStar Trek actress Stephanie Niznik dead at 52\nBillie Eilish releases 'Bad Guy' remix with Justin Bieber","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Search For \"vienna\"\nAustria: Tibetans organize rally demanding boycott of winter Olymp\nUpdated : 1 day ago IST\nVienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI): A rally was organized by the Save Tibet organisation in Austria for boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights violations.\nAustrian Parliament votes to introduce mandatory COVID vaccination\nUpdated : 1 day, 10 hours ago IST\nVienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI\/Sputnik): The Austrian National Council, the parliament's lower house, voted on Thursday to make coronavirus vaccination mandatory from February.\nRussia warns response if European security guarantees rejected by\nUpdated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST\nVienna [Austria], January 13 (ANI\/Sputnik): Russia will have to take \"necessary\" measures if the United States and NATO fail to provide a constructive response to Russian-requested security guarantees within reasonable time, Russian Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security a\nIran showcases Short-Range Ballistic Missiles amid Vienna talks on\nUpdated : 2 weeks ago IST\nTehran [Iran], January 8 (ANI\/Sputnik): Iran showcases Short-Range Ballistic Missiles amid Vienna talks on JCPOA. The missiles were showcased a few days after the latest round of talks on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal kicked off in Vienna. The US State Department report said that\nVienna talks participants recognize progress toward rebuilding JCP\nMoscow [Russia], January 8 (ANI\/Sputnik): Participants in the Vienna talks acknowledge that progress has been made toward restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and lifting the US sanctions on Iran, though more efforts are needed, the permanent representative of Russia to i\nOSCE confirms receiving letter from sanctioned Ukrainian media\nVienna [Austria], December 31 (ANI\/Sputnik): The Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Teresa Ribeiro, received the letter in which sanctioned Ukrainian outlets ask for assistance in the resolution of the freedom of the p\nIran launches satellite-carrying rocket into space\nUpdated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST\nTehran[Iran], December 30 (ANI): Iran on Thursday launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space with three devices onboard, though it's unclear if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth, Deutsche Welle reported.\nDominic Thiem withdraws from Australian Open, to start season in A\nVienna [Austria], December 28 (ANI): The world number 15, Dominic Thiem will not take part in next month's Australian Open, the Austrian announced on Tuesday.\nEx-Austrian Chancellor Kurz to take up job in Silicon Valley: Repo\nVienna [Austria], December 25 (ANI\/Sputnik): Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has signed a contract with an investment firm in Silicon Valley and will move his family to the United States early next year, Austrian media reported on Saturday.\nChina's support for Russia on security guarantees is tangible: Gav\nMoscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI\/Sputnik): Russia believes that China's support for its proposals on security guarantees is tangible, Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said on Tuesday.\nRussian diplomat says West will not be able to isolate Moscow\nMoscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI\/Sputnik): Western partners will not be able to isolate Russia, Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said on Tuesday.\nIran imposes no preconditions or new conditions in Vienna nuclear\nUpdated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST\nNew York [US], December 15 (ANI\/Sputnik): Iran does not impose any preconditions or new conditions in the negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and only wishes to see the restoration of the initial terms of the nuclear accord, Iran's Permanent Representative t","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb News \u00bb Former head of the National Security Service of Armenia: \"We demanded from Pashinyan to end the war in Karabakh on October 19\"\nFormer head of the National Security Service of Armenia: \"We demanded from Pashinyan to end the war in Karabakh on October 19\"\nThe Prime Minister of Armenia was again accused of losing Karabakh.\nFormer acting director of the National Security Service of Armenia Mikael Hambardzumyan stated that one of the key reasons for the loss of Karabakh was the unwillingness of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to listen to the recommendations of the country's defense department. Serious losses were simply ignored, while on October 19, 2020, Pashinyan was informed of the need to make a decision to end hostilities, which would allow him to maintain control over most of Karabakh, however, Pashinyan refused to take such measures, as a result of which, the conflict was ended only after three weeks with serious losses of territory and strength.\n\"At the meeting of the Security Council on October 19 or 18, the Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces presented in detail the current situation, prospects, the fact that Armenia is actually going to defeat. A proposal was made to stop hostilities, David Tonoyan was of the same opinion. But the decision to end the war was never made. \", - said Mikael Hambardzumyan.\nToday, the tense situation on the territory of Armenia still persists, in particular, we are talking about a serious distrust of the Prime Minister of the country, both on the part of citizens and on the part of other authorities, against the background of which Pashinyan was repeatedly offered to resign, however. the latter refused to take such a step.\nGennady January 19 2021 02 in: 16\n\u041a\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0439 - \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441. \u0421\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0435 - \u0442\u044b, \u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043a, - \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f. \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 - \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438. \u0421\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0440\u0441\u044b; \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u0438 \u0435\u0449\u0435 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0430\u0448\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0445\u043b\u0435\u0431\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432.\nCrimean Connecting Rod January 17 2021 21 in: 16\nBack in 2008, Russia presented Armenia and Azerbaijan with a draft peace settlement, but stubborn Armenian sheep considered themselves the smartest, for which they paid in 2020.\nFrosty January 16 2021 21 in: 38\nThe main corrupt politicians were Armenians hiding under Russian names\nArtyom January 16 2021 16 in: 40\nWHAT IN 2019 I DIDN'T OFFER TO SIGN A PEACE TREATY?\nRobik January 15 2021 23 in: 26\nBoth sides agreed to the ceasefire measures proposed by the Russian Federation, if not the ambitions of the Fuhrer named Erdogan, who needed this war most of all. Turkey has become entrenched in the Caucasus for a long time, if not forever, because of the mediocrity, and perhaps the venality of Russian politicians.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"EUR 0,00 Cart\nGLOBAL FORESTRY\nSUSTAINABLE MATTERS\nECONOMIE CIRCOLARI\nMANIFATTURE\nESTETICHE\nTALKS & FAIRS\n09 . 03 . 2020\nCheryl Chu\nLibraryRoomsTraveler\nSTORE \/ PROTOTIPO\nMacau, Hotel Okura. From the water that gave it life\nA man who was caught in a storm prayed for his life when the Goddess of Seafarers Mazu appeared and calmed the seas. He decided to build a place of worship dedicated to her\nAs if by fate, Macau was born from the water that gave it life. One day during the late 15th century, in the Zhujiang River Estuary, a man who was caught in a storm prayed for his life when the Goddess of Seafarers Mazu appeared and calmed the seas. Back on dry land, he decided to build a place of worship dedicated to her. The temple was constructed in 1488 and the land near his rescue place took its name from that of the deity: 'Ma-zu', 'Ma-cau'. Thus, the birth of Macau was steeped in the belief of its people that water could bring new life.\nSeveral decades later, navigators from Portugal, a land that equally depended on livelihood at sea, set anchor in Macau. It was 1513. Portugal was at the height of its glory during the Golden Age of Discoveries. Macau was their new-found treasure, and their key to enter the Far East. It took 40 years to formally establish trade with China, in 1553, and four more years until the first Portuguese \u2013 about only 1000 of them \u2013 officially settled in Macau. But the result was the flourshing of Portugal's international trade, with Macau as an intermediary port along three key routes across the world: Malacca-Goa-Lisbon, Manila-Mexico, and Guangzhou-Nagasaki (Japan's only port for trade at that time).\nChina also understood Macau's position, and gave the Portuguese a trade monopoly, banning other nations from trading directly with Japan. Despite lucrative trading relations, China was reluctant to grant Portuguese sovereignty over Macau. Rather, it allowed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau to be established in 1576. Jesuits arrived, followed by Dominicans. At once a trading port and a religious centre, Macau witnessed a period of prosperity. Portuguese missionaries built churches and schools, the locals built temples, the government built roads. The different peoples \u2013 Portuguese, European, Chinese, Japanese \u2013 came to Macau, without a common language but with the common goal to begin a new life in the new port that welcomed all with open arms like the open sea.\nIn the early 1600s the shogun rule in Japan decided to curb European influence and cut off the Portuguese port from its trade route. And by the late 1600s, Macau got muscled out of the competition as the Chinese emperor opened up international trade with Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries. As the British continued to dominate throughout the 18th century \u2013 and obtaining Hong Kong in 1842, Portugal tried to reassure its foothold in Macau in the later part of the 1800s. Although Macau was no longer a major port, a role which was subsequently taken up by Hong Kong, it became a symbol of social and religious peace. It was declared a neutral territory throughout the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and World War II, kept out of the conflicts and avoiding occupation. Even as communist rule gripped mainland China, Macau's population \u2013 always a mix of ethnicities and religions \u2013 grew and continued to thrive through the most tumultuous years in its modern history.\nToday, one can admire the concentration of eclectic architecture in Macau Historic Centre that became a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2005, a recognition long due following 442 years of Portuguese and Chinese coexistence: \u00abWith its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of aesthetic, cultural, architectural and technological influences from East and West. The site also contains a fortress and a lighthouse, the oldest in China. It bears witness to one of the earliest and longest-lasting encounters between China and the West, based on the vibrancy of international trade\u00bb.\nLocated in Taipa, one of Macau's oldest districts of Portuguese influence, Okura Macau continues the city's tradition of East-meets-West by bringing a taste of Japan to the heart of Macau and its until-recent status as the Asian Las Vegas. Its signature restaurant, Yamazato serves Kaiseiki menu that is known for its strict adherence to the use of seasonal ingredients. A private dining room with 12 seats gives guests the opportunity to experience the more intimate nature of the Japanese dining tradition that remains authentic in the true melting pot of Macau.\nOkura Macau\nAv. Marginal Flor de Lotus\nBookstore in 798 Art Zone, Beijing. Conveying the memoir of its Jewish American heritage\nArchitect He Wei's design philosophy is to not have one. \u00abWe do not want to use the architectural language and form that has been applied in prior works\u00bb\nSix Senses Shaharut, Israel. An inky sky scattered with stardust in the Negev Desert\nA reinterpretation of structures, reminiscent of the Nabataean community which occupied the area over 2000 years ago. Guests learn to alleviate their footprint through Six Senses' zero waste philosophy\nMcNally Jackson Books, New York. 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{"text":"Man Food: Drink's Off-Menu, Big-Mac-Style Burger\nIf you're looking for fast-food-style greatness, this is the place to be.\nBy Richard Chudy\u00b7\t 4\/1\/2013, 3:38 p.m.\nDevoted foodies and restaurant newbies love The Feed. Sign-up now for our twice weekly newsletter.\nWelcome to Man Food, where burger pro Richard Chudy steps away from his usual burger beat* to explore food challenges, street eats, and other gut-busting delights. Ladies are welcome, of course.\nPhotos by Katie Barszcz for Boston magazine.\nI'm a sucker for the off-menu item, whether this entails an amuse from the chef, a surprise course, or the elusive secret menu item with true underground status. Oftentimes, the cat's out of the bag before long; the once-prevalent burger at Craigie on Main has been reduced to a select number of portions each night, further enhancing its mystique but not affecting its perfection. Russell House Tavern has a frequently changing \"secret burger\" that is also a fan favorite, yet seemingly few know about it. Lucky for us, Menton's Colin Lynch has joined the ranks of Tony Maws and Michael Scelfo in the world of off-menu burgers\u2014but you can only find his at Menton's subterranean cocktail counterpart known as Drink.\nThe vibe at Drink is not the most pleasant; bartenders (\"mixologists\" in every sense of the word, more accurately) have a swagger, and the hostess is busily buried in her cell phone and less interested in paying any sort of attention to a long line of thirsty patrons. To wait in a line this long, especially for a cocktail and a burger, is a bit absurd. But, the stomach and liver want what the stomach and liver want. Once inside, it's not so much the music but the voices around you that echo throughout the basement-level bar. Bartenders scurry back and forth between the elongated bar and smaller common tables, with many of the patrons standing and a few lucky ones able to cozy up to the limited amount of bar seats that are available. There is, of course, no real menu on the cocktail front, with the idea that you tell the bartender what kind of spirits you like and they offer a concoction based on that. But depending on who approaches you, it may be something original or it could be an uninspired beverage that every spirit-slinger in town could provide.\nThe bite-sized menu is heavy in the pickling and cured department, which is exactly what you'd want to be snacking on at a place like this. Despite being off-menu and in limited quantity (15 per night), the burger is about as mainstream as it gets, doing its best Big Mac impression along the way. Arriving on a small, metal plate as if a butler carefully arranged it somewhere around the corner, it's almost comical. Not taking a cheffy approach, especially with the off-menu niche, I find interesting\u2014it's nothing more than a grown-up version of something we've all experienced a million times over. Everyone has put their stamp on the burger, and nine times out of ten, it's more or less an upscale interpretation of our most vivid of fast-food memories. But the burger at Drink is better than that. It's the best version of a mimicked fast-food burger I've ever had, and nails exactly what it needs and tries to be. From the impeccably fresh sesame seed bun (no middle bun here) and house-made pickles to the Thousand Island-inspired dressing, it's a winner, even if you are forced to eat it standing up surrounded by a sea of people. Heavy on the salt in the optimal way, the two thin patties have the necessary moxie and stand out above all.\nPriced at $13 but not served with fries (you could order fries a la carte for $7 extra) it's not exactly the cheapest burger option out there, or especially unique. But we don't want anything too exotic when it comes to our burgers, nope, we want a close acquaintance that makes us think about the most recognizable of comfort foods in a new way. The burger at Drink achieves exactly that.\nDrink, 348 Congress St, Boston, 617-695-1806, drinkfortpoint.com\n*Ed's note: While we usually keep Richard away from burgers for Man Food, we just couldn't resist when it came to scoping out the Drink double. Please forgive us.\nHere's Where to Watch the Red Sox Championship Parade\nNine Must-Eat February Dining Events in Boston\nThis Summer's Coolest New Outdoor Dining Spots\nCheck Out These Upcoming Noodle Events\nWhere to Make a Last-Minute Thanksgiving Day Reservation\nLate-Night Buzz","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Categories Record categories \/ Sales catalogue Hard Rock\/Metal\/Punk Albums Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Flaunt It\nSigue Sigue Sputnik - Flaunt It\nFlaunt It\nStudio album by Sigue Sigue Sputnik\nSigue Sigue Sputnik chronology\n(1986) Dress For Excess\n\"Flaunt It\" is the debut album by British band Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The album featured a remix of their #3 UK hit single \"Love Missile F1-11\", as well as \"21st Century Boy\". \"Flaunt It\" was unique in that the band sold off spots between songs for advertisements. Ultimately, ads for L'Or\u00e9al, i-D magazine, the short-lived London pirate television station NeTWork 21, and London's Kensington Market clothing shop Pure Sex were complemented by fictitious ads for the Sputnik Corporation and the (unreleased) Sigue Sigue Sputnik Computer Game; a spoken word advertisement (narrated by the Sputnik Corporation voiceover) for EMI closes the album. All original CD versions and the version released in Germany also include an ad for Tempo, a lifestyle magazine. The liner notes include small print ads for the various advertisers, as well.\nAll songs written by Anthony James, Martin Degville and Neal Whitmore except \"Atari Baby\" and \"Massive Retaliation\" written by Anthony James, Martin Degville, Neal Whitmore and Giorgio Moroder.\n\"Love Missile F1-11 (Re-Recording Part II)\" (3:49)\n\"Atari Baby\" (4:57)\n\"Sex-Bomb-Boogie\" (4:48)\n\"Rockit Miss U\u00b7S\u00b7A\" (6:08)\n\"21st Century Boy\" (5:10)\n\"Massive Retaliation\" (5:02)\n\"Teenage Thunder\" (5:17)\n\"She's My Man\" (5:37)\nMartin Degville - vocals\nTony James - synth guitar\nNeal X - electric guitar\nRay Mayhaw - drums\nChris Kavanagh - drums\nMiss Yana Ya Ya - special effects\nGiorgio Moroder - producer\nBrian Reeves - engineer\nSyd Brak - illustrations\nMike Morton - photography\nJoe Shutter - photography\nFrank Griffin - photography\nDave Thompson - liner notes\nBrian Carr - legal counsel\nUK Parlophone PCS 7305\nAlbum produced by Giorgio Moroder.\nThe album cover has remained in excellent condition, displaying only minimal signs of wear.\nThe front cover has been signed by Miss Yana Ya Ya.\nThe original inner sleeve is perfectly presented.\n* Love missile F1-11\n* 21st Century boy\n* Atari baby\n* Sex-bomb boogie\n* Rockit miss U.S.A.\n* Massive retaliation\n* Teenage thunder\n* She's my man\nBrowse this category: Hard Rock\/Metal\/Punk Albums","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"> Grow Kinder Podcast\nSocial-emotional skills, such as empathy, emotion management, and positive communication, are important inside and outside of classrooms. Their impact continues long after students leave school and enter society. A first-of-its-kind social-emotional learning (SEL) podcast, Grow Kinder\u00ae features conversations with thought leaders in education who explore how SEL can help us navigate society's most pressing challenges and create a kinder, more compassionate world.\nWe'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Share your thoughts on Grow Kinder in this short survey.\nAndrea Lovanhill\nAs Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Lovanhill leads a global nonprofit organization that has been on a mission for over 40 years to ensure children everywhere can thrive emotionally, socially, and academically.\nAndrea has played a pivotal role at Committee for Children for over a decade. She joined the organization in 2007, after she came across an opening within her first week of moving to Seattle from a small city in Kentucky. \"After reviewing the research, I was struck by the massive positive impact social-emotional learning could have on children's well-being,\" Andrea says. \"And I appreciated the practical, research-based, systemic approach CFC took in helping children reach their highest potential.\"\nMost recently, Andrea served as Committee for Children's Vice President of Marketing and Client Relations, a role critical to our commitment to positively transform the social-emotional well-being of 100 million children annually by 2028. As VP, Andrea dedicated herself to ensuring that Committee for Children fosters deep, supportive partnerships with those working with and advocating for children each day to support their social and emotional growth.\nAndrea received her master's degree in communications in digital media from the University of Washington. She has spent her career helping nonprofit social enterprises and education businesses develop and implement visionary communications strategies, plan and manage digital transformations, build unparalleled marketing and product experiences, and achieve record growth and impact.\nA mission-driven leader and systems-level thinker, Andrea sees her SEL superpower as responsible decision-making. At CFC, this might involve examining input from a variety of sources both across and outside the organization to understand the effect of a decision on the people, the business, and the mission\u2014before determining a course of action. And at home, she uses her superpower to model good decision-making for her two young children.\nTia Kim, PhD\nVice President of Education, Research, and Impact\nTia Kim decided she wanted to be a psychologist at age fourteen\u2014though unlike many teens, she stuck to her plan.\nTia began her career in academia but later decided she wanted to see her research in action helping children and youth. Today, she leads our team of education designers and research scientists working to develop and evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and reach of Committee for Children's programs. Tia is a driving force of our organization's efforts to continually gather information about implementation fidelity, advance the evaluation process, focus on continuous improvement and learning, and promote partnerships within the field. She considers these factors essential to carrying out our mission of advancing the safety and well-being of children through social-emotional learning (SEL) and helping us increase our impact to reach our goal of positively transforming the social-emotional well-being of 100 million children annually by 2028.\nDrawn toward understanding the unique needs and developmental tasks of adolescents, Tia received her doctorate in developmental psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and completed three years of post-doctoral training at the Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention, where her research focused on the etiology and prevention of youth violence and aggression. Before joining Committee for Children, she served as an assistant professor in the department of human development and family studies at Penn State Brandywine.\nTia sees her organizational skills as her SEL superpower, whether it's meticulously planning a family trip or managing multiple projects and deadlines as she works to answer questions around what make social-emotional learning programs successful.\n\"We track the pulse of the education field and push the envelope wherever possible to innovate, whether it's in the form of iterative development or developing the evaluation process itself. We ask\u2014and try to answer\u2014the really hard questions so we can help move the field forward as a whole, not just our organization.\"\nShauna McBride\nVice President of Public Relations and Communications\nShauna McBride is a seasoned journalist and communications professional with more than 15 years of public relations and media experience. She has managed all aspects\u2014from development to implementation\u2014of strategy, public and media relations, community outreach, branding, and events.\nAs Committee for Children's vice president of public relations and communications, Shauna is responsible for overseeing internal and external communications efforts in support of extending the organization's brand influence and thought leadership. She also works to grow the organization's advocacy communications and lead key initiatives and campaigns, including developing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.\nBefore joining CFC, Shauna was director of communications for Seattle Reign FC, where she developed internal and external communication strategies to drive awareness and affinity for the National Women's Soccer League startup. Before that, she served as primary spokesperson for Allstate Insurance's Northwest region, with whom she earned a reputation as a steadfast, well-informed, articulate, and trusted source to key media, both locally and nationally. It was Shauna's calm, take-charge style that leadership relied on during crisis situations, where she guided highly visible executives to deliver on-point messaging. Shauna's ability to cultivate strong media relationships and execute successful creative campaigns has enabled her to secure coverage with top-tier media outlets, including Parents Magazine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, BBC Sport, ESPN The Magazine, and USA Today, as well as local publications, such as the Seattle Times and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. She holds a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Washington and is a longtime member of the Public Relations Society of America (Puget Sound Chapter) and the Association for Women in Communications (Seattle Chapter).\nShauna sees her SEL superpower as her ability to make others feel seen and heard, both in her personal life and her professional life. \"One of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping people across the organization not only tell their story, but own their voice. As a mother, I've tried to lead by example\u2014to be a woman who is a force in her own life\u2014to instill that same sense of empowerment in my daughter.\"\nCurrent Episode\nDiversifying Children's Illustration with Nick Butler\nStitcher Apple Podcasts RSS\nIn this episode, host Shauna McBride speaks with Nick Butler, artist and illustrator of Committee for Children's Captain Compassion\u00ae comic series. Nick explains how he used every design choice to carefully and intentionally craft a visual identity for Captain Compassion\u00ae and her sidekick Kid Kinder\u00ae. Read More\nA New Season of Grow Kinder\u00ae Is Coming!\nIn this teaser episode, Committee for Children CEO Andrea Lovanhill gives listeners a sneak peek into the upcoming season of Grow Kinder and reveals two new hosts who've joined the podcast: Dr. Tia Kim, our VP of Education, Research, anRead More\nMoments We Grew Kinder in 2020\nIn this episode of Grow Kinder\u00ae, we look back on some of the meaningful conversations that helped us through this tumultuous year and some of the moments we grew kinder.Read More\nBonus: Preventing Race-Based Bullying with Captain Compassion and Dr. Jasmine Williams\nSenior research scientist Dr. Jasmine Williams joins us on the podcast today to talk about the 2020 Captain Compassion campaign to prevent bullying, new comic strips that empower kids to stand against racially motivated cyberbullying, and the Decoder Wheel contest to win a one-of-a-kind illustration with Captain Compassion herself.Read More\nWe'll Be Back Soon\nThe Grow Kinder podcast will be going on a short hiatus. We'll be back in the fall with brand new conversations with leaders in education, tech, business, and the arts.Read More\nSchool Culture vs. Climate with Greg Lucas\nAs educators and families across the country get ready for back-to-school, we are thrilled to share this pre-pandemic conversation with Greg Lucas, from New Visions for Public Schools in New York City. Greg talks with us about the nuances between school culture and school climate, the importance of social-emotional learning for adults, and why we should never take kindness for granted.Read More\nThe Joys of Teaching the Youngest and Oldest Learners with Tabatha Rosproy\nThis back-to-school episode of Grow Kinder features 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy. Tabatha speaks with us about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her multigenerational classroom, the importance of social-emotional learning for all age levels, and why educators should take every possible opportunity to connect with students and their families during remote instruction this fall.Read More\nWhy It's So Hard to Ask for Help\nOn this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), Andrea and Mia discuss why it's so hard to ask for help at work, at school, and at home.Read More\n| By: M'Bilia Meekers\nBalancing Screen Time and Real Life with Anya Kamenetz\nThis episode of Grow Kinder features a pre-pandemic conversation with Anya Kamenetz, National Public Radio (NPR) education correspondent and a host of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Anya joineRead More\nCentering BIPOC Voices\nIn this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), Andrea and Mia discuss the importance of leaning into discomfort in conversations about race and centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, and POC communities.Read More\nWe're celebrating 40 years of helping make the world grow kinder.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"For more details, refer to website: Online tie-ins fill in blanks for TV fans [www.torontostar.ca]\nmarkaaronpolger \/ March 4, 2007\nRaju Mudhar\nWhat do Lost's mysterious numbers, The Office's Andy Bernard and Heroes' Hana Gitelman all have in common? All three are part of the TV trend involving Internet tie-ins, where watching TV is increasingly no longer enough to understand your favourite shows.\nWhile Lost's numbers remain one of the many almost-forgotten subplots on the actual show, this past summer they were actually explained not on the show but in The Lost Experience. It was a game that hid clues in websites and if you hung in until the end, or puzzled it out, you learned what Hurley's mysterious numbers meant. (If you want to find out, simply go online.)\nMeanwhile, abrasively ambitious Andy, played by Ed Helms, abruptly vanished from episodes of The Office after punching a wall in the Jan. 18 show. According to U.S. media reports, The Office is experimenting with putting deleted scenes online (another example is NBC's Friday Night Lights), as well as adding them into longer versions of the show that air on NBC's website and are available for download on iTunes. (Neither is available in Canada.) An extra scene showed Andy ordered to undergo anger management classes, which will factor into televised episodes later on.\nHeroes' Hana Gitelman is the character introduced two episodes ago, whose powers allow her to read emails and intercept wireless signals.\nThe show's sprawling online presence includes online graphic novels that help fill out characters' back-stories, and while the Gitelman character has only appeared on TV in one episode, she's starrred in five of these online comics.\nThe first four explained her origins and why she's going after Mr. Bennet, a.k.a. Horn Rimmed Glasses, and a fifth shared why she didn't go with her new companions Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) and the explosive Ted Sprague (Matthew John Armstrong) to confront him.\nWithout going online, viewers were left baffled by a hole in the story.\nWhile tie-ins are nothing new for years, all kinds of shows have produced books to cash in on characters the key thing here is that most of them have been unimportant ancillary materials for the super fan, not necessarily part of the canon of the show.\nGiven that ACTRA's recent six-week strike was in part about compensation for \"webisodes\" and other new media content, it's worth asking how important should these extras be?\n\"You want to do something that's complementary and supplementary, and not something that you need to have watched in order to enjoy the television experience,\" says Stephen Stohn, the online executive producer of CTV teen soap Degrassi. For Degrassi, there is a raft of tie-ins including comics books, but Stohn says they usually focus on two types of content. It's either content meant to be occurring between episodes, or something that enters into more fanciful territory.\n\"For the `What ifs?' we'll have fun and do things like having two characters trade places. So what if Jay were Emma, or Emma was Jay? Or we'll do a takeoff, like the Lost episodes, and it's as if the Degrassi characters were on Lost, which of course is tremendous fun \u2026 the actors love it and so do the fans,\" Stohn says.\n\"It is a challenge, to come up with something that is compelling enough to watch that can be standalone and not pivotal to the plot,\" says Pary Bell, director, online media, Alliance Atlantis.\nFor their Canadian show Billable Hours, Bell and his team came up with a full episode that's only going to air on the Web. However, the plan is to release it in small chunks over five weeks.\n\"I think we've created something that works in a different medium. I think that there is going to be more and more full episodes on different media, on the computer or cell phones, and people will watch them \u2026but it doesn't capture the medium. It's still television and what works best on the Internet is stuff that's short. So these things are going to be really important in extending the brand.\"\nIn Canada, shows like CTV's Corner Gas, Robson Arms and Degrassi and Alliance Atlantis' Rent-A-Goalie and Billable Hours are all involved or will soon be launching Web-only content.\nStohn admits there isn't any revenue in any of these online extensions, but he says it's worth it to keep a show in the minds of fans when it's not airing.\nIf you don't get a chance to look it up online, it's possible you could also see material created for the Web included on upcoming DVDs as extras.\nMarch 4, 2007 in news.\n'Desperate Housewives', 'Degrassi' honoured\nThey roll their eyes at The Bachelorette, but they're down for Degrassi\n'Desperate Housewives,' 'Lost' win critics' awards\n\u2190 Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 5 comes June 26, 2007\n'Degrassi' Tops 70% Mark for Syndication [http:\/\/www.tvweek.com] \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Club Shop Festive Season Opening Hours\nSituated in the corner of the Joe Royle Stand, it has now announced its opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period.\nStocking specialised Latics gifts, the Club Shop will be open on the following dates and times.\nToday (Friday 18 December) is also the last day for guaranteed delivery before Christmas.\nDue to Tier 3 restrictions, the Club Shop will be open but are operating a strict one-way system with a reduced amount of shoppers in at any one time.\nSaturday 19 December 9:30am-5:30pm\nSunday 20 December 9:30am-3:30pm\nMonday 21 December 9:30am-3:30pm\nTuesday 22 December 9:30am-3:30pm\nWednesday 23 December 9:30am-3:30pm\nThursday 24 December (Christmas Eve) 9:30am-3:30pm\nFriday 25 December Closed - Christmas Day\nSaturday 26 December Closed - Boxing Day\nSunday 27 December Closed\nMonday 28 December Closed\nThursday 31 December (New Year's Eve) 9:30am-3:30pm\nFriday 1 January Closed - New Year's Day\nSaturday 2 January Closed\nSunday 3 January Closed\nMonday 4 January Closed\nTuesday 5 January 9:30am-3:30pm\nA reminder the online store can be accessed by visiting www.oafcstore.co.uk. There is free UK delivery on orders over \u00a370 and it stocks most of what is available in-store.\nYou may also contact the store directly on email info@oafcstore.com or telephone 0161 624 3538.\nThe address of the Club Shop is below with parking available directly outside.\nOldham Athletic Fanstore\nJoe Royle Stand\nBoundary Park (Off Hilbre Avenue)\nOL2 5BL\nDownload Today's Boundary Bulletin!\nThe latest edition of the 'Boundary Bulletin' is once again available for fans to download and save, free of charge.\n2021 Calendars Available\nLatics fans can now purchase a 2021 calendar online or in-store over the festive period.\nClub Shop Reopening Again This Week\nThe Fan Store situated in the corner of the Joe Royle Stand will reopen on Wednesday 2 December at 9:30am.\nBlack Friday to Cyber Monday Sale Online!\nThe online Club Shop Black Friday sale has finally arrived.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Japan is Iowa's third-largest trade partner, buying $1.5 billion of the state's $18 billion in exports last year.\n\"The opportunities for Iowa to increase trade with Japan is immense, especially with passage of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement,\" Reynolds said in a call with reporters Tuesday.\nReynolds, who led a 24-member delegation, said Japanese companies have invested $290 million in Iowa since 2010 with operations that include Ajinomoto, an amino acid manufacturer in Eddyville, and Valent Biosciences, an Osage plant that makes environmentally friendly pesticides and other products.\n\"Based on the meetings we've had, I feel really positive that we've laid the foundation for similar investment in the future,\" said Reynolds, whose delegation left for Japan on last Friday and plans to return to the state Friday.\nMike Naig, Iowa's agriculture secretary, said the first phase of a U.S.-Japan agreement benefits agriculture.\nJapan, a leading buyer of Iowa pork and beef, purchased $537 million in meat products from the state last year. It also purchased $491 million of Iowa corn.\n\"We're looking at expanded opportunities\" due to the recently agreed-upon trade deal, Naig said.\nPresident Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed an agreement in September. Japanese leaders are expected to approve the partial agreement this year. The countries are still working on a broader deal that includes auto trade.\nNaig said farmers needed a deal with Japan after the U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Japan and 10 other remaining members renegotiated their own deal.\n\"This agreement was important ... as Japan moved ahead with TPP\" and the U.S. faced higher tariffs than those participating in the new agreement, Naig said.\nThe U.S.-Japan deal \"puts us back on a level playing field and gives us a slight advantage in some categories,\" he said, \"and we're just getting started with the work on a full trade agreement.\"\nDonnelle Eller covers agriculture, the environment and energy for the Register. Reach her at deller@registermedia.com or 515-284-8457.\nYour subscription makes work like this possible. Subscribe today at DesMoinesRegister.com\/Deal.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Wetsgeschiedenis\nWillie Niukkanen, Also Known as William Niukkanen, Also Known as William Albert Mackie, Petitioner, V. John P U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nAuteur: Nels Peterson\nAuteur: Nels Peterson J Lee Rankin\nUitgever: Gale, U.S. Supreme Court Records\nThe Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became judges and associates of the court. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society and government, as well as practicing attorneys. This book contains copies of all known US Supreme Court filings related to this case including any transcripts of record, briefs, petitions, motions, jurisdictional statements, and memorandum filed. This book does not contain the Court's opinion. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping ensure edition identification: Willie Niukkanen, Also Known as William Niukkanen, Also Known as William Albert Mackie, Petitioner, v. John PPetition \/ NELS PETERSON \/ 1957 \/ 121 \/ 355 U.S. 905 \/ 78 S.Ct. 328 \/ 2 L.Ed.2d 259 \/ 5-13-1957Willie Niukkanen, Also Known as William Niukkanen, Also Known as William Albert Mackie, Petitioner, v. John PBrief in Opposition (P) \/ J LEE RANKIN \/ 1957 \/ 121 \/ 355 U.S. 905 \/ 78 S.Ct. 328 \/ 2 L.Ed.2d 259 \/ 6-10-1957\nNels Peterson J Lee Rankin\nJ Lee Rankin\nAlle rechten\nBindwijze: Paperback\nIn winkelwagen Op verlanglijstje\nJoseph Mandoli, Also Known as Guiseppe Mendolia, Petitioner, V. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nJoseph W Fairfield\nMaurice Penn, Petitioner, V. William R. Grant, Trustee in Bankruptcy of L. R. Mahan, Also Known as Lemuel Ross U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nSamuel Platt\nWilliam I. Bassett, Also Known as William Bassett, Petitioner, V. Margaret Helen Bassett. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nWilliam S Bennet\nArnold Bernstein, Also Known as Arnold M. Bernstein, Petitioner, V. N. V. Nederlandsche-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij, Also Known as Holland-American Line. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nTheodore D Parsons\nJesse Dukes, Also Known as Sim or Sam Dukes, Petitioner, V. William J. Hanna, Warden, Etc. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nVeron Atchley, Also Known as Jack Atchley, Petitioner, V. State of California. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nNels Peterson\nWillia Niukkanen, Etc., Petitioner, V. E. D. McAlexander. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nR A Rogers\nR. A. Rogers, Also Known as Roy A. Rogers, Petitioner, V. Noel S. Alton. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings\nSamuel J Goldstein\nCommonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Henry Hernandez, Also Known as Chico Hernandez, Petitioner, V. Grant S. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Churchill Downs is the most famous track in the US, and is located in Louisville, Kentucky. It is most known for hosting the Kentucky Derby.\nBet This Track\nGet the Latest Race Results\nChurchill Downs history and tradition has made it one of the globe's most renowned racetracks and is the most legendary facility of its kind in the world. Furthermore, the track formally opened to the public in 1875. It is home to world's biggest race, the Kentucky Derby.\nEver since its inception, it has grown to become the best venue for a number of renowned horse racing events including the 2018 Breeders' Cup. Other notable races that it has hosted include the Woodford Reserve, Clark Handicap, Stephen Foster, and Turf Classic. America recorded the track in the list of National History Landmarks in 1986.\nChurchill Downs is located in Louisville, Kentucky. It draws fans from across the globe. More than 150,000 people pack the track the watch the Kentucky Derby. Besides the incredible races there is a Kentucky Derby museum on the grounds as well.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The mission of Kids Play Gym is to be a leading developmental resource for children and their families by offering play based on-site therapies. All of this is provided in a thoughtfully designed play space that encourages physical, neurological, and social growth, with a focus on fostering supportive relationships with parents, professionals, and community groups.\nKids Play Gym will provide a safe and clean environment with engaging and adaptive play equipment that can be used for by appointment only therapy services to build physical and social skills of children. Our team will provide inclusive, professional care with compassion to all kids and their families, placing value on supportive relationships and building connections between families and community partners.\nHear more about who we are\n2010 South Yost Avenue\nCopyright \u00a9 2023 kidsplaygym.com - All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Best answer: What does Saul do to ahimelech the priest and why?\nWhat happened to the priest ahimelech?\nWhat did David take from ahimelech?\nHow did Saul attempt to destroy David?\nWas Ahimelech killed by Saul?\nWho is the son of Ahimelech?\nIs Ahimelech and Abimelech the same person?\nWhat is the meaning of abiathar?\nWhat did Saul do to David?\nWhy was Saul after David?\nWho was Saul and what did he do?\nWhat did Saul do Nob?\nWho killed priests in the Bible?\nWho was abiathar the priest?\nSaul coldly rejected his claim and ordered Ahimelech and the priests to be executed. His officials refused to raise their hands against the priests, and Saul turned to Doeg, who carried out the executions.\nAhimelech's death was seen as a partial fulfilment of the curse on the House of Eli \u2013 that none of Eli's male descendants would live to old age; the other part of the curse on the House of Eli \u2013 that the priesthood would pass out of his descendants \u2013 was fulfilled when Abiathar was deposed from the office of High \u2026\nAs reported to King Saul by Doeg the Edomite, Ahimelech gave David five loaves of holy bread, the sword of Goliath, and, though reputed to have consulted God for David by Doeg, this was simply propaganda against the priests of Nob.\nOnce more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. \u2026 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape. Saul sent men to David's house to watch it and to kill him in the morning.\nTHIS IS UNIQUE: What are Jesus promises in the Bible?\nand he hurled it, saying to himself, \"I'll pin David to the wall.\" But David eluded him twice. Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had left Saul. \u2026 In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him. When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.\nApart from the king (or kings) of Gerar, the Bible also records this name for: Abimelech, son of Gideon, proclaimed king after the death of his father. \u2026 In the parallel passage, the name is given as Ahimelech; most authorities consider this the more correct reading.\nAbiathar. Abiathar (Hebrew: \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05e8\u200e 'Evyatar, \"the father is great\"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli (1 Samuel 23:6) and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest.\nOnce after a conversation with his son Jonathan, Saul radically changed his mind, ordering his men and son to stop trying to kill David: \"As the Lord lives, [David] shall not be killed.\" But later the evil spirit came on Saul again, and he threw his spear at David again as he played the harp for the king.\nTHIS IS UNIQUE: What is heaven in Catholicism?\nBecause the people made more of David's single victory than all of Saul's, the king went into a rage and became jealous of David. From that moment he plotted to kill him. Instead of building up Israel, King Saul wasted most of his time chasing David through the hills.\nWho Was Saul? The Hebrew Bible (referred to as the Old Testament by Christians) names Saul (Hebrew Sha'ul) as the first king of Israel, who reigned circa 1020 to 1000 BCE. According to the Bible, as king, Saul marshaled military forces to fight the Ammonites, Edomites, Moabites, Amalekites and Philistines.\nLater Saul had Doeg the Edomite brought to him at Gibeah from Nob (1 Samuel 22:6, 11). Saul was angry with Ahimelech for helping David, and ordered a captain in his guard to massacre Nob, though he refuses.\nZechariah ben Jehoiada is a figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a priest who was stoned to death by Jehoash of Judah and may possibly have been alluded to in the New Testament.\nAbiathar, in the Old Testament, son of Ahimelech, priest of Nob. He was the sole survivor of a massacre carried out by Doeg. Fleeing to David, he remained with him throughout his wanderings and his reign. He was loyal through the rebellion of Absalom, but he supported Adonijah against Solomon.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"AXA Sells Persian Gulf Business for $269 Million to Kuwaiti-Based Group\nBy Nicolas Parasie | November 30, 2020\nAXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.\nThe Paris-based insurer said on Monday it sold its stakes in AXA Gulf, AXA Cooperative Insurance Co. and AXA Green Crescent Insurance Co. to Gulf Insurance Group, a Kuwaiti insurance group in which Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is a major shareholder.\nAXA has been seeking to raise funds by divesting peripheral operations under Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl, who wants to focus on property and casualty insurance following a $15.3 billion purchase of XL Group Ltd. in 2018. It's also looking to shore up its capital buffers as the global pandemic weighs on its profits.\n\"This transaction marks another step in AXA's continued simplification journey,\" Buberl said.\nThe insurer has been mulling the sale of its business in Singapore and a general insurance venture in Malaysia, Bloomberg News has previously reported. It's also held talks to sell its Greek business.\nAdditional Sales\nAs part of the AXA transaction, Gulf conglomerate Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo will sell its shareholdings in AXA Gulf and AXA Cooperative Insurance Co. The total value of the sale to Gulf Insurance Group, which is expected to close by the third quarter of next year, is $475 million, according to a separate statement from the Kuwaiti company.\nGulf Insurance Group is acquiring a business that focuses predominantly on health and property insurance, with over 1,000 employees, 1 million customers through more than 30 branches and a sales footprint in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.\nAXA's earnings and gross revenues for its Gulf business in 2019 amounted to 25 million euros ($30 million) and 851 million euros respectively.\nGulf Insurance has one of the largest insurance networks in the Middle East and North Africa with companies in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. Its consolidated assets stood at $2.8 billion as of Sept. 30.\nPhotograph: The AXA SA company logo at the offices of AXA U.K., in London, on Monday, June 14, 2010. Photo credit: Jason Alden\/Bloomberg\nUK Insurance Ruling Is 'Massive Boost' for Businesses: Hiscox Action Group\nMoment of Change: How the Insurance Industry Can Bridge the Diversity Gap, Be an Ally\nCategories: International NewsTopics: 2020 M&A, AXA, Business Moves & Mergers, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Gulf Insurance, Gulf insurance markets, Top Story\nAM Best, Moody's Rate Personal Lines Insurance Market Outlook as Stable","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Earthquake Rare 'boomerang' earthquake observed along Atlantic Ocean fault line\nRare 'boomerang' earthquake observed along Atlantic Ocean fault line\nThe Romanche fracture zone\nScientists have tracked a 'boomerang' earthquake in the ocean for the first time, providing clues about how they could cause devastation on land.\nEarthquakes occur when rocks suddenly break on a fault \u2014 a boundary between two blocks or plates. During large earthquakes, the breaking of rock can spread down the fault line. Now, an international team of researchers have recorded a 'boomerang' earthquake, where the rupture initially spreads away from initial break but then turns and runs back the other way at higher speeds.\nThe strength and duration of rupture along a fault influences the among of ground shaking on the surface, which can damage buildings or create tsunamis. Ultimately, knowing the mechanisms of how faults rupture and the physics involved will help researchers make better models and predictions of future earthquakes, and could inform earthquake early-warning systems.\nThe team, led by scientists from the University of Southampton and Imperial College London, report their results today in Nature Geoscience.\nWhile large (magnitude 7 or higher) earthquakes occur on land and have been measured by nearby networks of monitors (seismometers), these earthquakes often trigger movement along complex networks of faults, like a series of dominoes. This makes it difficult to track the underlying mechanisms of how this 'seismic slip' occurs.\nUnder the ocean, many types of fault have simple shapes, so provide the possibility get under the bonnet of the 'earthquake engine'. However, they are far from large networks of seismometers on land. The team made use of a new network of underwater seismometers to monitor the Romanche fracture zone, a fault line stretching 900km under the Atlantic near the equator.\nRecommended For You 'Slow earthquakes' on San Andreas Fault increase risk of large quakes\nIn 2016, they recorded a magnitude 7.1 earthquake along the Romanche fracture zone and tracked the rupture along the fault. This revealed that initially the rupture travelled in one direction before turning around midway through the earthquake and breaking the 'seismic sound barrier', becoming an ultra-fast earthquake.\nOnly a handful of such earthquakes have been recorded globally. The team believe that the first phase of the rupture was crucial in causing the second, rapidly slipping phase.\nFirst author of the study Dr Stephen Hicks, from the Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Imperial, said: \"Whilst scientists have found that such a reversing rupture mechanism is possible from theoretical models, our new study provides some of the clearest evidence for this enigmatic mechanism occurring in a real fault.\n\"Even though the fault structure seems simple, the way the earthquake grew was not, and this was completely opposite to how we expected the earthquake to look before we started to analyse the data.\"\nHowever, the team say that if similar types of reversing or boomerang earthquakes can occur on land, a seismic rupture turning around mid-way through an earthquake could dramatically affect the amount of ground shaking caused.\nGiven the lack of observational evidence before now, this mechanism has been unaccounted for in earthquake scenario modelling and assessments of the hazards from such earthquakes. The detailed tracking of the boomerang earthquake could allow researchers to find similar patterns in other earthquakes and to add new scenarios into their modelling and improve earthquake impact forecasts.\nThe ocean bottom seismometer network used was part of the PI-LAB and EUROLAB projects, a million-dollar experiment funded by the Natural Environment Research Council in the UK, the European Research Council, and the National Science Foundation in the US.\nRecommended For You Earth Observatory of Singapore show that slow fault movements may indicate an impending earthquake\nStephen P. Hicks, Ryo Okuwaki, Andreas Steinberg, Catherine A. Rychert, Nicholas Harmon, Rachel E. Abercrombie, Petros Bogiatzis, David Schlaphorst, Jiri Zahradnik, J-Michael Kendall, Yuji Yagi, Kousuke Shimizu, Henriette Sudhaus. Back-propagating supershear rupture in the 2016 Mw 7.1 Romanche transform fault earthquake. Nature Geoscience, 2020; DOI: 10.1038\/s41561-020-0619-9\nNote: The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Imperial College London. Original written by Hayley Dunning.\nEarthquake depth impacts potential tsunami threat\nUsing sparse data to predict lab earthquakes\nSeismic shockwave pattern may be redirecting earthquake damage\nResearchers identify new source for earthquakes and tsunamis in the Greater Tokyo Region\nContinuous activity of small earthquakes makes mountains grow\nRock crystals from the deep give microscopic clues to earthquake ground movements\nShattering past of the 'island of glass'\nScientist to drill to the Earth's mantle beneath the Atlantic Ocean\nScientists cite evidence that mosasaurs were warm-blooded\nLarge, violent animal packs shaped the ecosystems of the Pleistocene epoch\nSteep rise of the Bernese Alps\nMagnetic attraction helps explain the motion under the ocean\nMagma ocean may be responsible for the moon's early magnetic field","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'Decyfer Down' \u2013 'Nothing More' Lyric Video Released\nPosted by thrashboy on March 18, 2016 at 15:53\tNo Responses \u00bb\nHere's the official lyric video for the first single from Decyfer Down's new independent album, \"The Other Side Of Darkness\", in stores and online April 1, 2016. The video can be watched below.\nFollowing Grammy and Dove Award nominations, a trio of best-selling major label albums and seven chart-topping singles alongside viral videos, Decyfer Down returns with the April 1 release of \"The Other Side Of Darkness\" through The Fuel Music. After more than a two-year hiatus from recording and touring, the band, collectively Brandon Mills and Chris Clonts (guitars), TJ Harris (vocals\/guitar), Benjamin Millhouse (drums) and Chris Furr (bass), is reveling in its newfound freedom as an independent band to write, record, release and perform new music.\nMaking a conscious decision to shatter comfort zones, whether they be artistically or thematically, the band held a no-holds-barred approach to \"The Other Side Of Darkness.\"\n\"I know every artist says 'this is the best album we've ever done,' but there is definitely some of the best sounding stuff we've done in a long time just because there are no limits,\" says Clonts. \"We can write about whatever we want to write, and we're not in a box.\"\nTagged with: Decyfer Down, Nothing More, The Fuel Music, The Other Side Of Darkness","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"With Android on top of the world, Google is already working on a mysterious new OS\nAndroid is currently the most popular mobile operating system in the world by a massive margin. At Gartner's last count, Google's Android OS held 78.8% of the global market compared to 17.9% for Apple's iOS platform. Meanwhile Net Marketshare measures usage to determine market share and it puts those figures a touch closer at 66.01% for Android and 27.84% for iOS as of July. In either case, Android's lead is huge right now \u2014 but that doesn't mean Google plans to sit still and hope that Android stays on top forever.\nIt has been revealed that Google is already working on a brand new operating system, though it's currently unclear what the company intends to use it for.\nMUST SEE: New photos and video show iPhone 7 Plus in the color we've all been waiting for: Space Black\nThe new Google platform is currently in the very early stages of development. A GitHub page for the new \"Fuchsia\" operating system was discovered on Friday evening by Android blog Android Police, and details are scarce at best. The only description offered on the project page is \"Pink + Purple == Fuchsia (a new Operating System),\" which obviously tells us nothing.\nPeople have begun to dig into the code on the page though, and a few worthwhile details have indeed been uncovered. The most interesting note so far is news that Fuchsia is not based on the Linux Kernel. Why is that significant? Both Android and Chrome OS are based on Linux, which means Fuchsia is an entirely new beast.\nThe next important notes are the developers listed on Google's Fuchsia page: Christopher Anderson and Brian Swetland. Both have historically dealt with embedded systems, as The Verge noted, which suggests that Fuchsia could end up being Google's \"Internet of Things\" platform built to power next-generation smart devices.\nBut Google is apparently leaving the door open for plenty of other applications Fuchsia might have, including smartphones. Google's documentation states that Fuchsia \"targets modern phones and modern personal computers\" in addition to less complex devices like smart home gadgets.\nIs Fuchsia the future of Google's mobile strategy? Will it replace Android? It's far too early to say, but this is certainly a space we should all keep an eye on.\nTags: Fuchsia, google\nNew photos and video show iPhone 7 Plus in the color we've all been waiting for: Space Black\nGoing Fast!\nBy Chris Smith 8 hours ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trump becomes 1st president in American history to be impeached twice\nBiden's incoming national security adviser calls on Russia to release Navalny\nBiden still expects to take oath of office on West Front of Capitol despite security concerns\nLindsey Graham: Impeachment could 'destroy' GOP\nRussia detains Putin critic Navalny upon defiant return to Moscow\nBiden's inaugural address expected to push unity, optimism\nSee More Speed Reads\nimpeachment round 2\nMANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images\nPresident Trump has officially become the first president in American history to be impeached two times.\nThe House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an article of impeachment charging Trump with \"incitement of insurrection,\" one week after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol building in a deadly riot. The resolution was passed with ten Republicans voting in favor, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the third highest-ranking member of the party in the House.\nThe vote came following several hours of debate, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened by arguing Trump is a \"clear and present danger\" to the United States after he \"incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion, against our common country.\" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) argued impeaching Trump \"in such a short time frame would be a mistake,\" but he agreed that the president \"bears responsibility\" for the attack on the Capitol.\nTrump spoke to his supporters prior to the riot last week and urged them to \"walk down to the Capitol\" where Congress was meeting to certify President-elect Joe Biden's election win, telling the crowd, \"you will never take back our country with weakness.\" The subsequent riot at the Capitol left five people dead, but Trump has denied responsibility and claimed his remarks were \"totally appropriate\" despite facing a bipartisan rebuke.\nTrump was previously impeached in 2019 for pressuring the president of Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. That time, no Republicans voted in favor of impeaching him. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) doesn't plan to use his emergency powers to bring the Senate back for an immediate impeachment trial before Jan. 19, however. McConnell has said he has \"not made a final decision\" on whether he'll vote to convict Trump. Brendan Morrow\neyes on russia\nShortly after police detained Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny upon his return to Moscow from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning allegedly carried out by Russia's FSB spy agency, President-elect Joe Biden's incoming National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called for the anti-corruption activist's immediate release.\nSullivan said the Kremlin's actions were a \"violation of human rights\" and \"an affront to the Russian people who want their voices heard.\"\nThe forceful statement quickly drew attention from members of the U.S. media, who compared it to the Trump administration's generally more lax approach to Moscow.\nThe Biden team, taking a different approach to Russia than Trump did: https:\/\/t.co\/EMkPT3Ln7T\n\u2014 Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) January 17, 2021\nSullivan also beat the current White House to the punch \u2014 there's been no word on the Navalny situation from President Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, or National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien as of yet. Tim O'Donnell\nBiden's incoming national security advisor comments on @navalny's detention in Moscow today, saying the Russian opposition leader should be immediately released. The urgency of this statement tells you something about how the Biden admin will be. The Trump admin is still mum. https:\/\/t.co\/tIsS3sl9yq\n\u2014 Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 17, 2021\nDespite security concerns, the plan is still for President-elect Joe Biden to take the oath of office on the West Front of the United States Capitol during Wednesday's inauguration ceremony, incoming White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said Sunday during an appearance on ABC's This Week.\nBedingfield said that doing so would reflect American \"resilience\" following the deadly riot at the Capitol earlier this month, when a pro-Trump mob violently forced its way into the building.\nKate Bedington tells @gstephanopoulos the plan is for Pres.-elect Biden's inauguration to take place on the West Front of the Capitol: \"I think that will send an incredibly important visual image to the world about the resilience of American democracy.\" https:\/\/t.co\/cS3xUrq9BR pic.twitter.com\/XZMYrMufcb\n\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 17, 2021\nBedingfield also provided a glimpse of what may be in Biden's inaugural address. She didn't get into specifics, but her expectations mirrored those of other advisers, who anticipate Biden will call for unity and \"lay out a positive, optimistic vision for the country.\" Tim O'Donnell\n.@gstephanopoulos: \"What can Americans expect to hear on Wednesday?\"\nIncoming White House Communications Dir. Kate Bedington: \"You're going to hear Pres.-elect Biden really lay out a vision to get us to a place where we really can work together.\" https:\/\/t.co\/esCtl8nKwA pic.twitter.com\/DtjH6F4unr\nSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reiterated his belief that his Republican colleagues in the Senate should not embrace what he considers \"an unconstitutional impeachment\" of President Trump.\nSpeaking with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Sunday morning, Graham said Trump is facing a \"scarlet letter\" impeachment that's driven by the \"radical left\" and called on President-elect Joe Biden and the GOP to put a stop to it. The biggest risk of following through, Graham argued, is the destruction of the Republican Party. If the party \"wants to move forward, President Trump's gonna be the most important voice ... for a long time.\"\n.@LindseyGrahamSC: \"What good comes from impeaching Donald Trump after he leaves office? ...\nIf we embrace an unconstitutional impeachment of Donald Trump after he's out of office, it will destroy the [GOP].\" pic.twitter.com\/U9fMDowjnW\n\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 17, 2021\nThat said, Graham did issue a warning for Trump, as well. When asked about the possibility of the president pardoning people involved in the deadly siege of the United States Capitol \u2014 the impetus for Trump's impeachment \u2014 Graham said he hopes \"we don't go down that road\" because it \"would destroy\" Trump.\nSen. Lindsey Graham says on Fox News that President Trump shouldn't pardon anyone involved in the siege on the Capitol. \"I think it would destroy President Trump and I hope we don't go down that road.\"\n\u2014 Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 17, 2021\nAlexey Navalny, a Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of the Kremlin, flew back to Moscow following five months in Berlin, where he was recovering after he was allegedly poisoned by Russia's FSB spy agency. At airport border control, Navalny kissed his wife goodbye before Russian law enforcement promptly detained him, as expected.\n#BREAKING: Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained at border control by policeman pic.twitter.com\/P2zpnfOtNN\n\u2014 Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) January 17, 2021\nMoscow's prison service said it had orders to arrest Navalny because he violated conditions after an embezzlement conviction. Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top rivals, has maintained the charges were politically motivated. Still, while he was always aware of his impending detainment, he told reporters who traveled with him it never crossed his mind not to return home to Moscow. \"This is my home,\" he said. \"I'm not scared of anything.\"\nAlexei Makarin, the deputy director of the Center for Political Technologies in Moscow, told Bloomberg that Navalny could have stayed in Germany, but in that case the Russian people \"would quickly lose interest in him.\" Now, the anti-corruption activist may be seen as a \"symbol of resistance behind bars and a big risk for Putin.\"\nNavalny's wife and lawyer, however, opted to wait behind passport control where Navalny was taken, which reportedly suggests there's a chance he'll be released \"with a writ of summons.\"\nAs far as the United States is concerned, if Russia does continue to hold Navalny, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul argues it will be the first big foreign policy test for the Biden administration. Tim O'Donnell\nThree days before his swearing in, @JoeBiden and his new national security team was just handed their first major foreign policy crisis from Putin- how to respond to @navalny arrest.\n\u2014 Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 17, 2021\nSolving COVID\nIsrael has vaccinated at least 25 percent of its population against the coronavirus so far, which leads the world and makes it \"the country to watch for herd effects from\" the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, says infectious disease expert David Fishman. Recently, the case rate in Israel appears to have declined sharply, and while there could be a few reasons for that, it's possible the vaccination effort is beginning to play a role.\nIsrael's reproduction number appears to have declined rather sharply in recent days, with around 25% of the country vaccinated, and some additional percentage having at least partial immunity via prior infection. pic.twitter.com\/sVyCYYd9dj\n\u2014 David Fisman (@DFisman) January 17, 2021\nOne study from Clalit that was published last week reports that 14 days after receiving the first Pfizer-BioNTech shot, infection rates among 200,000 Israelis older than 60 fell 33 percent among those vaccinated compared to 200,000 from the same demographic who hadn't received a jab.\nAt first glance, Fishman writes, that might seem disappointing since clinical trials suggested the vaccine was more than 90 percent effective. But he actually believes the 33 percent figure is \"auspicious.\" Because vaccinated and non-vaccinated people are mingling, there could be \"herd effects of immunization.\" In other words, when inoculated people interact with people who haven't had their shot, the latter individual may still be protected because the other person is. On a larger scale, that would drive down the number of infections among non-vaccinated people, thus shrinking the gap between the two groups' infection rates.\nEstimated vaccine efficacy is a function of relative risk of infection in the vaccinated...when there is indirect protection via herd effects, we expect efficacy estimates to decrease because the risk among unvaccinated individuals declines.\nMore data needs to come in, and Fishman thinks \"we'll know more\" this week, but he's cautiously optimistic about how things are going. Tim O'Donnell\nLuke Mogelson, a veteran war correspondent and contributing writer for The New Yorker, captured what appears to be the \"clearest\" footage yet of the deadly riot at the United States Capitol earlier this month.\nMogelson attended (in a journalistic capacity) President Trump's rally on Jan. 6, which preceded the pro-Trump mob's march to and breach of the Capitol. He followed the rioters into the building and filmed a group that entered the empty Senate chamber. They began taking photos of documents in the room as part of a self-declared \"information operation.\" One man said he was attempting to find something that he could \"use against these scumbags,\" while another said he thought Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) \"would want us to do this.\"\nThis video from @NewYorker is incredible.\nA man rifles through confidential Senate documents and says, \"I think @tedcruz would want us to do this.\" pic.twitter.com\/GowauKXpaq\n\u2014 Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) January 17, 2021\nIn a later scene, Mogelson witnessed Jake Angeli, otherwise known as Q Shaman, sitting in Vice President Mike Pence's chair, as a lone Capitol Police officer tried unsuccessfully to get him to move. He also gathered footage from outside the Capitol, including a large crowd aggressively forcing its way into the building, as well as a man telling people around him to \"start making a list, put all those names down\" and \"start hunting them down one by one.\"\nThe New Yorker notes that although the footage was \"not originally intended for publication, it documents a historic event and serves as a visceral complement to Mogelson's probing, illuminating\" written feature. Read the full report here and watch the complete footage here. Tim O'Donnell\nbiden inauguration\nPresident-elect Joe Biden's inaugural address will outline how he plans to handle the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout while in office, and he will also urge Americans to move on from their current political divisions and unify, advisers and allies told Bloomberg. Although those sources anticipate Biden will acknowledge the difficulties of the moment, they expect the overall tone of the speech to be optimistic in contrast to President Trump's \"American carnage\" speech in 2017.\n\"People want to know someone is in charge, help is on the way, chaos is behind us now,\" said Matt Teper, who served as Biden's chief speech writer at the beginning of his tenure as former President Barack Obama's vice president. \"There's a recognition that things aren't great right now, but there's definitely hope that they're going to get better.\"\nTeper added that a darker outlook is neither \"the tone anyone wants\" to hear nor Biden's way of \"looking at the world.\" Rather, Teper said, he operates more along the lines of \"'we're going to fix things and we're going to move forward.'\"\nStill, Bloomberg notes, that message of unity and healing likely won't be accepted blindly across the political spectrum, especially since House Democrats impeached Trump just a week before. Read more at Bloomberg. Tim O'Donnell","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Residential\nADS Security makes first 2018 purchase\nRTC Secure accounts will be serviced from ADS' Chattanooga office\nSpencer Ives\nUpdated March 16 with additional information and comments from John Cerasuolo\nNASHVILLE, Tenn.\u2014ADS Security recently acquired the security accounts of RTC Secure, a division of Ringgold Telephone Company in Ringgold, Ga.\u2014the first purchase for ADS in 2018.\nRTC is a \"wonderful company with fabulous relationships with their customers, really consistent in a lot of ways with our approach to business,\" John Cerasuolo, president and CEO of ADS security, told Security Systems News. \"It made sense for them to think about monetizing the investment they had in their security division \u2026 and they were hoping to find a partner that would maintain that kind of support and customer care that they've delivered over the years.\"\nThe deal included about 1,000 accounts, 90 percent of which are residential and 10 percent are commercial, according to Cerasuolo.\nThe bulk of the accounts are based in Northern Georgia and the Chattanooga metropolitan area, he said. RTC Secure customers will be serviced out of ADS' Chattanooga office\u2014the company's third largest branch.\nWhile this is the first acquisition of 2018 for ADS, the company completed four in 2017, and six in 2016. Cerasuolo said that the company expects another good year for acquisitions. \"This has the possibility of being a really strong year for us,\" he said.\nPending changes to tax law was a factor that could have pushed more deals into 2018, according to Cerasuolo. \"There were a bunch of sellers who were holding off on doing deals last year because they were waiting to see how the tax changes worked out. \u2026 Some of those deals are now in the pipeline to close this year.\"\nRTC Secure customers will have access to the ADS advanced suite of residential and commercial services. ADS offers a mobile app and online web portal, smart home technologies, video surveillance, and access control solutions.\nADS Security,\nRTC Secure,\nRinggold Telephone Company,\nJohn Cerasuolo\nIntrusion trends stem from smart home, home automation capabilities","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Apogee Enterprises Soars Through the Ceiling on Its Upbeat Outlook\nThe glass-maker's earnings were more than a dime per share better than most expected.\nDan Caplinger\n(TMFGalagan)\nDan Caplinger has been a contract writer for the Motley Fool since 2006. As the Fool's Director of Investment Planning, Dan oversees much of the personal-finance and investment-planning content published daily on Fool.com. With a background as an estate-planning attorney and independent financial consultant, Dan's articles are based on more than 20 years of experience from all angles of the financial world. Follow @DanCaplinger\nFollow @DanCaplinger\nImage source: Apogee Enterprises.\nFew companies have the opportunity to combine form, function, and artistry, but glassmaker Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) is one exception. The company uses innovative and distinctive techniques to make commercial buildings, artwork, and other applications beautiful, and coming into Wednesday's fiscal first-quarter financial report, Apogee investors wanted to see the company continue to benefit from its unusual mix of offerings. Apogee's results again impressed its core investors, and upbeat guidance for the remainder of the year led many to feel more comfortable about the company's prospects for sustained long-term growth. Let's look more closely at what Apogee Enterprises said in its most recent report and whether it can keep up the positive momentum throughout calendar 2016 and beyond.\nApogee keeps building higher\nApogee's fiscal first-quarter results demonstrated the company's ability to adapt to changing conditions successfully. Revenue climbed 3% to $247.9 million, eking just slightly above what investors had expected to see on Apogee's top line. Net income soared 46% to $17.7 million, and that produced earnings of $0.61 per share. That was far above the $0.49 per share consensus forecast among those following the stock, and a drop in share count meant that the figure jumped by nearly half from year-ago levels.\nLooking more closely at Apogee's report, some headwinds that the glassmaker has faced started to ease. Currency impacts only reduced revenue by a single percentage point, down from previous quarters. Operating margin again jumped by three percentage points to 10.6%, showing the success that Apogee has had in controlling costs and maximizing profit. Backlog levels climbed 8% from year-ago levels, but the $509.7 million was less than 1% higher sequentially from what Apogee reported at the end of its fiscal fourth quarter three months ago. The backlog is split roughly 70\/30 between expected completion in this fiscal year versus next year.\nApogee's segments had mixed results that were nevertheless in line with expectations. The key architectural glass division suffered an 8% drop in revenue, but Apogee had predicted the drop because of timing of its projects. Revenue in architectural services and architectural framing systems was up 13% in both segments, and Apogee even managed to produce flat sales for its large-scale optical business, which has historically lagged behind its architectural peers in growth. Operating income rose 15% in architectural glass, more than tripled in architectural services, and nearly doubled in architectural framing, while posting just a 4% decline on the optical side.\nApogee CEO Joseph Puishys reiterated how impressive the company's growth numbers were. Even though overall top-line growth of 3% doesn't look all that impressive, Puishys characterized the results as \"consistent with our expectations, given the timing of project activity.\" The CEO also noted the positive aspects of segment performance.\nA brighter future for Apogee\nMore importantly, Apogee sees better times ahead. Puishys was upbeat about the rest of fiscal 2017, noting that the company had \"solid operational performance in the quarter and expectations that this level of execution will continue through the year.\"\nThe upbeat assessment led to an increase in its fiscal 2017 guidance. Apogee now believes it will bring in earnings of $2.70 to $2.85 per share, up a nickel from its previous projections. The company continues to expect 10% growth in sales, and the projections are based on an assessment that assumes growth in the U.S. commercial construction market in the mid-single digit percentage range.\nApogee expects the long run to be even more lucrative. Expansion with new areas, products, and markets, along with being smarter about choosing projects and improving productivity, should in Puishys' words \"support our fiscal 2018 goals of at least a 12% operating margin on revenues of $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion.\"\nApogee investors celebrated the news, sending the stock up 8% in after-market trading following the announcement. The glassmaker now appears to be on track to benefit from solid conditions in the construction industry, and that could keep the stock moving higher for the rest of the year if things keep going well for Apogee.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Martin Gayford\nEchoes of Italy\nMartin Gayford 7 July 2016 1:00 pm\n'Hidden beauty is best (half seen), faces turned away.' So noted a young English painter named Winifred Knights in 1924.\u2026\nJumbled up\nMartin Gayford 25 June 2016 3:00 am\n'In the end, nothing goes with anything,' Lucian Freud remarked one afternoon years ago. 'It's your taste that puts things\u2026\nSplit decision\nIn 1992 I wrote a column that was published under the headline 'It's Time to Split the Tate'. To my\u2026\nMartin Gayford 16 June 2016 1:00 pm\nAt one time, Damien Hirst was fond of remarking that art should deal with the Gauguin questions. Namely, 'Where do\u2026\nMartin Gayford 9 June 2016 1:00 pm\nIt was not so unusual for someone to turn into a god in Egypt. It happened to the Emperor Hadrian's\u2026\nMartin Gayford 19 May 2016 1:00 pm\n'In many ways,' Georg Baselitz muses, 'I behaved against the grain of the times I grew up in.' The era\u2026\nSurreal, strange and scatological\nWhy do we put one work of art beside another? For the most part museums and galleries tend to stick\u2026\nIs it art or science?\nMartin Gayford 28 April 2016 1:00 pm\nWilliam Henry Fox Talbot had many accomplishments. He was Liberal MP for Chippenham; at Cambridge he won a prize for\u2026\nThe rise and fall of Sicily\nMartin Gayford 7 April 2016 1:00 pm\nA few weeks ago, I looked out on the Cathedral of Monreale from the platform on which once stood the\u2026\nMartin Gayford 31 March 2016 2:00 pm\nOnce, it seems, Sandro Botticelli played a trick on a neighbour. Next door was a weaver who possessed eight looms.\u2026\nThe Fitzwilliam Museum is marking its bicentenary with an exhibition that takes its title from Agatha Christie: Death on the\u2026\nThe counterfeiters\nOne day, in the autumn of 1960, a young Frenchman launched himself off a garden wall in a suburban street\u2026\nWalter Sickert was once shown a room full of paintings by a proud collector, who had purchased them on the\u2026\nHellzapoppin'\nMartin Gayford 25 February 2016 3:00 pm\nThe 20th-century painter who called himself Balthus once proposed that a monograph about him should begin with the words 'Balthus\u2026\nOn 7 February 1506, Albrecht D\u00fcrer wrote home to his good friend Willibald Pirckheimer in Nuremberg. The great artist was\u2026\n'So quick and chancy'\nMartin Gayford 4 February 2016 3:00 pm\nWhen asked the question 'What is art?', Andy Warhol gave a characteristically flip answer ('Isn't that a guy's name?'). On\u2026\nShow me the Monet\nMartin Gayford 28 January 2016 3:00 pm\nPhilip Larkin once remarked that Art Tatum, a jazz musician given to ornate, multi-noted flourishes on the keyboard, reminded him\u2026\nAt the Louvre the other day there was a small crowd permanently gathered in front of Delacroix's 'Liberty Leading the\u2026\nDisciple of Duchamp\nMichael Craig-Martin has had a paradoxical career. He is, I think, a disciple of Marcel Duchamp. But the latter famously\u2026\nMoving statues\nMartin Gayford 7 January 2016 3:00 pm\nOne of the stranger disputes of the past few weeks has concerned a Victorian figure that has occupied a niche\u2026\nMartin Gayford 31 December 2015 3:00 pm\nUntil a decade and a half ago, we had no national museum of modern art at all. Indeed, the stuff\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Water Facts > Reverse Osmosis\nWhat is Reverse Osmosis?\nAnyone who has been through a high school science class will likely be familiar with the term osmosis. A French scientist first described the process in 1748, who noted that water spontaneously diffused through a pig bladder membrane into alcohol. Over 200 years later, a modification of this process known as reverse osmosis allows people throughout the world to affordably convert undesirable water into water that is virtually free of any contaminants. Reverse osmosis systems can be found providing treated water from the kitchen counter in a private residence to installations used in manned spacecraft.\nThe reverse osmosis method of drinking water treatment has long been regarded as one of the most efficient ways to reduce impurities. It is the technology we have used to build the OSMOSIS WATER SYSTEM. So if you want to give your family healthy, deliciously crystal clear drinking water, there is no better system than REVERSE OSMOSIS.\nReverse Osmosis (RO) is a technology that is found anywhere pure water is needed. Some common uses include:\nDrinking Water (coffee, tea, soup, juice,recipes, baby formula)\nIce-Making\nCar wash water reclamation\nRinse Waters\nKidney Dialysis\nWater used in chemical processes\nHouseplants, Greenhouses\nMetal Plating Applications\nBattery water\nHow Reverse Osmosis works.\nA semi-permeable membrane like the membrane of a cell wall or a bladder, is selective about what it allows to pass through, and what it prevents from passing. These membranes in general pass water very easily because of its small molecular size; but also prevent many other contaminants from passing by trapping them. Water will typically be present on both sides of the membrane, with each side having a different concentration of dissolved minerals. Since water is the less concentrated solution, it seeks to dilute the more concentrated solution, water will pass through the membrane from the lower concentration side to the greater concentration side. Eventually osmotic pressure, (seen in the diagram bellow as the pressure created by the difference in water levels) will counter the diffusion process exactly and an equilibrium will form.\nThe process of reverse osmosis forces water with a greater concentration of contaminants (the source water) into a tank containing water with an extremely low concentration of contaminants (the processed water). High water pressure on the source side is used to reverse the natural osmotic process, with the semi-permeable membrane still permitting the passage of water while rejecting most of the other contaminants. The specific process through which this occurs is called ion exclusion, in which a concentration of ions at the membrane surface form a barrier that allows other water molecules to pass through while excluding most substances.\nWhat does Reverse Osmosis treat?\nReverse osmosis treats a wide variety of health and aesthetic contaminants. Effectively designed, RO equipment can treat for a wide variety of aesthetic contaminants that cause unpleasant taste, colour and odour problems like a salty or soda taste caused by chlorides or sulfates.\nRO can also be effective for treating health contaminants like arsenic, asbestos, atrazine (herbicides\/pesticides), fluoride, lead, mercury, nitrate and radium. When using appropriate carbon prefiltering (commonly included with most RO systems), additional treatment can also be provided for such \"volatile\" contaminants as benzene, trichloroethylene, trihalomethanes and radon.\nSome RO equipment is also capable of treating biological contaminants like Cryptospordium. The Water Quality Association (WQA) cautions, however, that that while RO membranes typically remove virtually all known microorganisms and most other health contaminants, design consideration may prevent a unit from offering fool proof protection when incorporated into a consumer drinking water system.\nWhen looking for a product to treat for a given health contaminant, care should be used to find products that have been tested successfully for such purposes at a quality testing laboratory.\nSemipermeable membranes have come a long way from the natural pig bladders used in the earlier osmosis experiments. Before the 1960'S these membranes were too inefficient, expensive, and unreliable for practical applications outside the laboratory. Modern advances in synthetic materials have generally solved these problems, allowing membranes to become highly efficient at rejecting contaminants, and making them tough enough to withstand the greater pressures necessary for efficient operation.\nEven with these advances, the \"reject\" water on the source side of a reverse osmosis (RO) system must be periodically flushed in order to keep it from becoming so concentrated that it forms a scale on the membrane itself. RO system also typically require a carbon prefilter for the reduction of chlorine, which can damage an RO membrane; and a sediment prefilter is always required to ensure that fine suspended materials in the source water do not permanently clog the membrane. Hardness reduction, either through the use of water softening for residential units or chemical softening for industrial use, may also be desirable in hard water areas.\nLOW PRESSURE (RESIDENTIAL) SYSTEM\nA low pressure RO system generally refers to the system with water pressure of less than 100 psi. These are the typical countertop or undersink residential systems that rely primarily on the natural water pressure to make the reverse osmosis process function; a typical system is shown schematically.\nCountertop units typically have an unpressurized storage tank. Undersink units typically have a pressurized accumulator storage tank where the water pressure tends to increase as the tank fills.\nThis pressurized system provides sufficient pressure to move the water from the undersink storage tank to the faucet. Unfortunately, this also creates a backpressure against the membrane, which can decrease its efficiency. The Reverse Osmosis System connects to the cold water supply under the sink. First, water passes through at a 5\/10 micron SEDIMENT FILTER, which removes large particles that float in the water like silt, sand, rust, dirt, etc. We can see down to 40 microns (A human hair is about 80 microns and most bacteria is around 1 micron). This filter should be changed as needed by visually looking at it (typically 6 months to 1 year). Second, the water passes through a BITUMINOUS GRANULATED COAL FILTER that removes chlorine, some pesticides, herbicides and toxic chemicals. This filter should be changed every 6 months religiously. Both of the first two filters main purpose is to protect the RO membrane from chlorine and particles that can prematurely ruin the membrane. The RO MEMBRANE is the heart of the system. It filters down to a molecular level (1\/10,000\/micron). Water is basically forced through the membrane. The water that makes it through is the purified water and the water that doesn't make it is impure water and it is dumped down the drain. The water slows down to a drop at a time and is accumulated in a 3 gallon pressurized storage tank. The water is then pushed out of the tank at about 40-60 psi through a 10 inch post coconut shell carbon filter designed to pick up anything missed by the previous filters insuring great taste on the way to the faucet. The faucet is an air gap faucet and meets all plumbing codes.\nLow pressure units typically provide between 24 and 35 gallons per day of water. Water purity can be as high as 95 % of rejection. These systems can be highly affordable. These units produce water for a cost as low as five cents per gallon once maintenance and water costs are factored in. Maintenance usually requires replacing any pre-or postfilters (typically 1 to 2 times per year); and the reverse osmosis cartridge once every two to three years, depending on usage. Contact Rosmosis for further product information info@rosmosis.com. Certified sales representatives and certified installers will advise you on your water needs and equipment installation.\nREVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM PERFORMANCE\nOur WATER TREATMENT UNITS utilize pre-treatment together with REVERSE OSMOSIS to provide the finest water purification system available. Specific contaminants controlled during unit operation are provided below:\n1. Pre-Treatment: 5 Micron Filtration (Sediment Removal)\n2. Granular Activated Carbon (Chlorine Removal)\n3. Carbon Block (Organic Containment Removal)\n4. Reverse Osmosis (Inorganic Containment Removal)\n5. 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{"text":"ELAN - Elanco Animal Health Incorporated\nBeta (3Y Monthly) N\/A\nPE Ratio (TTM) 245.84\nEarnings Date Aug 13, 2019\nReuters\u20227 days ago\nExclusive: Germany's Bayer seeks animal health merger with Elanco - sources\nFRANKFURT\/LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer has approached U.S. drug firm Elanco Animal Health to discuss a possible combination of their pet-health businesses to create an industry giant, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The two companies are working with banks to ensure any merger would secure regulatory approval, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Bayer has delayed the launch of an auction to private equity funds to clinch a bilateral deal with Elanco, the fourth-largest player in the animal health industry globally, the sources said.\nElanco Announces R&D Collaboration with AgBiome for Swine Nutritional Health Innovation\nElanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN), announced today a new global R&D collaboration with AgBiome, Inc. to develop nutritional health products for swine. The collaboration further demonstrates Elanco's commitment to antibiotic stewardship and bringing alternatives to producers' most difficult challenges.\nGuruFocus.com\u202225 days ago\n5 IPOs Top Investors Are Buying\nAs Slack soars, investors GuruFocus tracks liked a pet health company best\nDoes Elanco Animal Health Incorporated's (NYSE:ELAN) Debt Level Pose A Problem?\nThe size of Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN), a US$12b large-cap, often attracts investors seeking a...\nHere's What Hedge Funds Think About Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN)\nAs we already know from media reports and hedge fund investor letters, many hedge funds lost money in fourth quarter, blaming macroeconomic conditions and unpredictable events that hit several sectors, with technology among them. Nevertheless, most investors decided to stick to their bullish theses and recouped their losses by the end of the first quarter. [\u2026]\nAmerican City Business Journals\u2022last month\nBehind the scenes on Aratana's sale to Elanco\nA recent SEC filing reveals what led up to the sale of the Leawood animal health company to Elanco last year \u2014 and the misperception that Engaged Capital was an interested buyer.\nNew Study Suggests Service Dogs Can Impact Psychosocial Health of Household\nNew data published in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy suggests the impact of a service dog may extend beyond the recipient and have positive impacts on family members as well. This study, funded by Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) and conducted by Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first of its kind using standardized measures to examine the relationship between the human animal bond and psychosocial outcomes among people with service dogs.\n6 Positions the Vanguard Health Care Fund Continues to Increase\nCVS Health tops the list\nElanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript\nELAN earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.\nElanco Animal Health Reports First Quarter Results\nGREENFIELD, Ind.-- -- Gross margin improved 190 basis points to 53.0 percent of revenue Earnings per share was $0.09 , or $0.25 Revenue declined 1 percent to $731.1 million; Total and Core Revenue both grew 2 percent at constant currency rates Revenue from Innovation portfolio grew 59 percent, represents 13 percent of total revenue Announced agreement to acquire Aratana Therapeutics and collaboration ...\nElanco Appoints Art A. Garcia to Board of Directors\nElanco Animal Health (ELAN) today announced the appointment of Art A. Garcia, recently retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ryder System Inc., to the Board of Directors. The board was established in September 2018 when Elanco became a publicly traded company following its separation from Eli Lilly and Company.\nThe Vanguard Health Care Fund's Top 5 Buys of the 1st Quarter\nHealth care-oriented fund's top buys include one new holding and four position boosts\nDavid Carlson Buys 2 Stocks, Sells 1 in 1st Quarter\nGuru invests in Elanco Animal Health and newly public Lyft\nMERGER ALERT \u2013 PETX and SRMC: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Investigations Concerning the Sale of these Companies\nNEW YORK, April 30, 2019 -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that investigations have commenced on.\nLilly (LLY) Down Despite Q1 Earnings Beat on Sales View Cut\nEli Lilly's (LLY) earnings beat estimates in Q1. Stock falls in pre-market trading as the company lowers its full-year revenue forecast.\nKiplinger\u20223 months ago\nThe 10 Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2019\nHealth care stocks were the best sector in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index in 2018, according to Yardeni Research. The sector's 4.7% gain last year isn't exactly eye-popping. But consider that utilities (+0.5%) were the only sector in the black, and that the index itself lost 6.2% ... and you realize just how impressive health care actually was.As we look ahead to 2019, economic storm clouds appear to be gathering. Although a recession is unlikely in the year ahead, UCLA economists estimate that GDP growth will shrink from 3% in 2018 to 2% in 2019 and finally 1% in 2020.Thus, in the potential absence of a good offense, it makes sense for investors to buy some defense in 2019. The best health care stocks can fit that bill. \"Health care is a defensive growth sector that we think should have a growth upturn over the next five years or so,\" Saira Malik, head of global equities at Nuveen, told Fortune in November.With that in mind, here are 10 health care stocks to buy for 2019. SEE ALSO: 101 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2019 and Beyond\nBragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is Investigating the Board of Directors of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (PETX) on Behalf of Stockholders and Encourages PETX Investors to Contact the Firm\nNEW YORK, April 29, 2019 -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETX) on.\nElanco Confirms Date and Conference Call for First Quarter 2019 Financial Results Announcement\nElanco Animal Health (ELAN) will announce its first quarter 2019 financial results on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Elanco will also conduct a conference call on that day with the investment community and media to further detail the company's performance. The conference call will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.\nQTNA, PETX, and SFS SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Reminds Investors of Investigations of Mergers\nWILMINGTON, Del., April 29, 2019 -- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating: Quantenna Communications, Inc. (NYSE: QTNA) regarding possible breaches.\nSHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of an Investigation Regarding Whether the Sale of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. to Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is Fair to Shareholders\nNEW YORK, April 29, 2019 -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All Persons or Entities who purchased Aratana Therapeutics, Inc..\nALERT: Rowley Law PLLC is Investigating Proposed Acquisition of Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.\nNEW YORK , April 26, 2019 \/PRNewswire\/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential claims against Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETX) and its board of directors for breach of fiduciary duty concerning ...\nElanco Animal Health Announces $245M Stock-For-Stock Acquisition Of Aratana Therapeutics\nElanco Animal Health Inc (NYSE: ELAN) announced Friday that it has struck a deal to buy pet therapeutics company Aratana Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: PETX). The stock-for-stock deal is worth as much as $245 million, Elanco said. The deal would grant Aratana shareholders 0.1481 Elanco shares and one cash contingent value right for each Aratana share, and the shares to be issued represent about 2 percent of outstanding Elanco shares.\nTheStreet.com\u20223 months ago\nNews Surrounds 3 Small Biotechs, With a Merger Claiming One\nFirst-quarter earnings reports are flooding the wires this week and both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have attained all-time highs. The space has been hurt by political rhetoric as the 2020 election cycle starts to get in full swing. Let's consider a few biotech names and start on a high note.\nAratana Therapeutics will sell for $245M to big animal health player\nThe Leawood pet drug company, founded in 2010, was the metro area's fastest-growing company last year.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home News How Protest Art Is Helping Fuel the Historic Demonstrations Erupting Across China\nHow Protest Art Is Helping Fuel the Historic Demonstrations Erupting Across China\nStudents at art colleges across China are taking a strong stance in the midst of the largest wave of protests to have gripped the country since 1989. As demonstrations against the government's strict Covid-19 policies erupted across the country over the weekend, students rallied on campuses to create protest art and graffiti.\nProtest art and illustrations, showing outrage at China's zero-Covid policy and calling for freedom and political change, have also been circulating among international Chinese-speaking communities on social media platforms and via digital communication channels. And events supporting these protests were staged in various cities\u2014in a page taken from the playbook of the protests in Hong Kong in 2019.\nProtest art depicting the fire that killed 10 people in China's Urumqi region, which sparked nationwide anti-Covid policy protests on November 26, 2022.\nThe countrywide protests were sparked following the death of 10 people, including a three-year-old child, in a fire that broke out in a residential block in Urumqi, Xinjiang, on November 24. Accounts of Covid control measures delaying residents' ability to leave the building and of fire engines arriving began to emerge on the internet.\nThese reports were rejected by the state media but it did not stop people in Urumqi from taking to the streets on November 25 to mourn the dead and protest against the lockdowns that have been imposed on the city since August.\nPublic outcry spread like wildfire across China: On November 26 and 27, tens of thousands of students and citizens took to the streets in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Xi'an, among others. Many were arrested and taken away, including a BBC journalist in Shanghai who was attacked by authorities while being detained but was released hours later on Sunday local time.\nProtesters light candles and leave cigarettes at a memorial during a protest against China's strict zero COVID measures on November 27, 2022 in Beijing. Demonstrators took to the streets after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry as many blamed Covid restrictions for the deaths. (Photo by Kevin Frayer\/Getty Images)\nThe crowd initially mourned the victims of the Urumqi fire, but the candle vigils quickly escalated to protests against Covid rules and the Chinese Communist Party. Many held pieces of blank paper as a sign of defiance\u2014a gesture similar to what happened during Hong Kong protests in 2020 after the implementation of a national security law banning banners with slogans that criticize the government.\nThe crowds chanted anti-government slogans such as \"We want freedom,\" \"Down with Xi Jinping,\" and \"Down with CCP.\" The protests, the largest seen in China since the 1989 pro-democracy movement that led to the Tiananmen massacre on June 4 that year, have been quickly dubbed as \"A4Revolution\" by online communities or netizens.\n\u5317\u4eac \u4e2d\u592e\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u4eca\u5929 pic.twitter.com\/fKkvfuvykx\n\u2014 \u674e\u8001\u5e08\u4e0d\u662f\u4f60\u8001\u5e08 (@whyyoutouzhele) November 28, 2022\nStudents at art colleges were seen staging protests on campuses, including at Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Students at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts covered a statue with pieces of paper emblazoned with the Chinese characters for \"freedom\" and images of candles (see tweet above). On Monday, November 28, the protests also spread to universities in Hong Kong.\nArtists based outside of China have actively helped to spread the footage and photos that otherwise wouldn't be able to be circulated in the country because of the government's censorship of what is posted on the internet. One Twitter account @whyyoutouzhele, which has been collecting footage and updates from across the country, revealed to Artnet News that it is operated by an anonymous Chinese painter based outside of China. But the painter said that their account has been targeted by the Chinese authorities. Australia-based artist-activist Badiucao has also been posting updates collected from the country as well as his own protest art to support the movement.\nArt for support #A4Revolution #A4\u7eb8\u9769\u547d #A4\u9769\u547d pic.twitter.com\/yiFImKYS2A\n\u2014 \u5df4\u4e22\u8349 Bad \u0457 ucao (@badiucao) November 28, 2022\nThe Chinese government's ongoing stringent zero-Covid policy has been affecting not only people's daily lives but also the art world in China. Many museums and galleries had to close their doors in March when Shanghai and Shenzhen were under strict lockdowns. This month, the Shanghai art fairs ART021 and West Bund had to close abruptly earlier than scheduled because of Covid.\nReports of the nationwide protests could hardly be found in mainland Chinese media, however. State outlet Xinhua News Agency stated on early Monday morning, November 28, that the government was determined to uphold its zero-Covid policy, without mentioning the protests. While authorities in Beijing and Guangzhou said restrictions will be eased.\nAs of Monday evening local time, a number of underground stations in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, have been closed. Police officers have been deployed to inspect people's identities, according to posts and tweets circulating on social media.\nProtest art against China's stringent anti-Covid policies. The recent demonstrations were sparked by a fire that killed 10 people, on November 24, 2022, in Urumqi amid strict lockdown rules in the region.\nPrevious articleHow Pompeii and Medieval Art Helped Inspire the Very Racy Backdrops for 'House of the Dragon,' the Scandalous 'Game of Thrones' Spin-Off\nNext articlePrime Video Is Staging a Show of African Artists During Miami Art Week to Promote Its New Series 'Riches'\nLuminescent Zip-Tie Formations Are Shaped into Futuristic Organic Life by Artist Elisabeth Picard\nArt Helen - May 3, 2020 0\nI Put Lensa A.I. to Work on My Self-Portrait. The Results Were Stunning, Strange\u2026 and Creepy\nLost Roerich Masterpiece Leads MacDougall's Russian Art Auction\nAuctions October 4, 2020\nHudson River School painter's New York estate to undergo $25m, ecologically-minded revamp\nA Rare Cezanne Self-Portrait Was Found by a Cincinnati Art Museum Conservator\u2014Hiding in Plain Sight Beneath a Still Life of Bread and Eggs\nMadonna and Saint Laurent Joined Forces to Throw a Star-Studded Beach Rager in Miami\u2014See Pictures Here\n'The Gallery System Itself Is a Redistribution Scheme': Commonwealth & Council's Founders on Pooling Its Resources for the Collective Good\nRooted in Miniature Painting, Lover's Eye Jewels Enjoyed a Vogue 300 Years Ago Thanks to a Royal Affair. Now They're Experiencing a Surprise Resurgence\nUS arrest of London businessman Graham Bonham-Carter rattles art market\nInternet-Famous Van Gogh, the One-Eared Dog With a Penchant for Painting, Has Finally Been Adopted","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gov. Tony Evers gives small businesses $75 million to help recover from losses caused by coronavirus\nPatrick Marley\nMADISON - Gov. Tony Evers said Monday he would hand out $75 million to small businesses that have lost money after the coronavirus pandemic shut them down.\nIn addition, the leaders of the Legislature's budget committee have signed off on a plan by the Evers administration to give child care providers $51 million to help them reopen and give their workers temporary raises.\nBoth plans rely on an influx of money Congress provided states to help them respond to the coronavirus pandemic.\nUnder the Democratic governor's plan, businesses would get grants of $2,500 each to help cover insurance, wages and other costs. The grants will be administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. as part of its \"We're All In\" initiative.\n\"Wisconsinites have done an incredible job of banding together throughout this crisis and it's more important than ever for us to continue respecting each other, supporting each other, holding each other accountable and protecting those who are vulnerable,\" Evers said in a statement.\nMuch of the money will go to restaurants and retailers that have faced challenges because of the coronavirus, said Missy Hughes, the chief executive officer of the economic development corporation.\nThe grants will be available to businesses with 20 or fewer employees that were affected by the pandemic and have not already received assistance from the economic development corporation. As many as 30,000 businesses could receive grants.\nFull details about the grants will be released in June, according to Evers' office. His administration is urging businesses to adhere to certain safety protocols, such as keeping people apart from one another, making touchless payment options available and discouraging employees from sharing phones, computers and other devices.\nTo fund the effort, Evers is relying on some of the nearly $2 billion in federal coronavirus aid he controls. He has broad leeway on how to spend the money and does not need to get permission from Republicans who control the Legislature to implement his idea.\nChild care providers\nEvers did need approval for his plan for child care providers, and the leaders of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee granted it Friday after the Evers' Department of Children and Families agreed to reduce administative costs by $2 million.\nThe administration had wanted to spend the $2 million on personal protective equipment. It will now attempt to find other ways to pay for that equipment, according to the department.\nUnder the plan, providers can get funds to give their employees incentive raises and cover their costs for providing child care for doctors, nurses and other essential workers. Providers that closed temporarily can get grants to help defray the costs of reopening.\n\"It is our goal that this funding will help ensure that child care providers are still there when this is all over and people begin to go back to work on a regular basis,\" said a statement from Rep. John Nygren, a Republican from Marinette and the co-chairman of the budget committee.\nThe amounts the providers will receive depend on how they are set up and how many children they serve.\nProviders can receive $6,000 to $100,000 each for caring for the children of essential workers. Facilities that temporarily closed can receive $1,000 to $10,000 each to cover reopening plans.\nThe incentive pay funding would give child care workers a temporary increase of $5 an hour.\nMore funding to come\nEvers is expected to decide soon how to spend some of the other federal funding that's available. For instance, he recently said he was considering making millions of dollars available to farmers who were struggling even before the pandemic emerged.\nContact Patrick Marley at patrick.marley@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @patrickdmarley.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"FOR US AUDIENCES ONLY\nPrescribing Information\nGo to Patient Site\nUnderstanding BRCAwt\nAbout ZEJULA\nEfficacy gBRCAmut\nEfficacy non-gBRCAmut\nTolerability and Quality of Life\nNon-hematologic ARs\nHematologic ARs\nDose Adjustments\nFind the right dose for your patients\nAccess and Resources\nIn the gBRCAmut Cohort, the Median PFS Was Nearly 4x Longer Than Placebo1-3\n+ Click to Zoomx Exit Zoom\nPFS in the gBRCAmut cohort1\naCensored subjects are indicated by closed circles.\nZEJULA Provided More Time Without Disease Progression, Independent of Baseline Patient Characteristics1,2,4\nThis analysis is exploratory in nature; it does not control for type 1 error and is not powered to determine treatment effect in any subgroup.1,2,4\nSimilar magnitude of benefit within key demographic and prognostic subgroups2\nReferences: 1. ZEJULA (niraparib) [package insert]. Waltham, MA: TESARO, Inc.; February 2019. 2. Mirza MR, Monk BJ, Herrstedt J, et al; ENGOT-OV16\/NOVA investigators. Niraparib maintenance therapy in platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(22):2154-2164, and Supplementary Appendix. 3. Matulonis UA, Herrstedt J, Tinker AV, et al. Long-term benefit of niraparib treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer (OC). Poster presented at: American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting; June 2-6, 2017; Chicago, IL. Poster 5534. 4. Data on file. TESARO, Inc.\nEFFICACY DATA\nView PFS by cohort, including non-gBRCAmut\nView Efficacy\nPIVOTAL TRIAL\nSee the pivotal phase 3 trial publication\nAccess Publication\nIndication and Important Safety Information for ZEJULA\nZEJULA is indicated for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.\nMyelodysplastic Syndrome\/Acute Myeloid Leukemia (MDS\/AML), including some fatal cases, was reported in 1.4% of patients receiving ZEJULA vs 1.1% of patients receiving placebo in Trial 1 (NOVA), and 0.9% of patients treated with ZEJULA in all clinical studies. The duration of ZEJULA treatment in patients prior to developing MDS\/AML varied from <1 month to 2 years. All patients had received prior chemotherapy with platinum and some had also received other DNA damaging agents and radiotherapy. Discontinue ZEJULA if MDS\/AML is confirmed.\nHematologic adverse reactions (thrombocytopenia, anemia and neutropenia) have been reported in patients receiving ZEJULA. Grade \u22653 thrombocytopenia, anemia and neutropenia were reported in 29%, 25%, and 20% of patients receiving ZEJULA, respectively. Discontinuation due to thrombocytopenia, anemia, and neutropenia occurred, in 3%, 1%, and 2% of patients, respectively. Do not start ZEJULA until patients have recovered from hematological toxicity caused by prior chemotherapy (\u2264 Grade 1). Monitor complete blood counts weekly for the first month, monthly for the next 11 months of treatment, and periodically thereafter. If hematological toxicities do not resolve within 28 days following interruption, discontinue ZEJULA, and refer the patient to a hematologist for further investigations.\nHypertension and hypertensive crisis have been reported in patients receiving ZEJULA. Grade 3-4 hypertension occurred in 9% of patients receiving ZEJULA vs 2% of patients receiving placebo in Trial 1, with discontinuation occurring in <1% of patients. Monitor blood pressure and heart rate monthly for the first year and periodically thereafter during treatment with ZEJULA. Closely monitor patients with cardiovascular disorders, especially coronary insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension. Manage hypertension with antihypertensive medications and adjustment of the ZEJULA dose, if necessary.\nBased on its mechanism of action, ZEJULA can cause fetal harm. Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus and to use effective contraception during treatment and for 6 months after receiving their final dose. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions from ZEJULA in breastfed infants, advise lactating women to not breastfeed during treatment with ZEJULA and for 1 month after receiving the final dose.\nIn clinical studies, the most common adverse reactions (Grades 1-4) in \u226510% of patients included: thrombocytopenia (61%), anemia (50%), neutropenia (30%), leukopenia (17%), palpitations (10%), nausea (74%), constipation (40%), vomiting (34%), abdominal pain\/distention (33%), mucositis\/stomatitis (20%), diarrhea (20%), dyspepsia (18%), dry mouth (10%), fatigue\/asthenia (57%), decreased appetite (25%), urinary tract infection (13%), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)\/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation (10%), myalgia (19%), back pain (18%), arthralgia (13%), headache (26%), dizziness (18%), dysgeusia (10%), insomnia (27%), anxiety (11%), nasopharyngitis (23%), dyspnea (20%), cough (16%), rash (21%) and hypertension (20%).\nCommon lab abnormalities (Grades 1-4) in \u226525% of patients included: decrease in hemoglobin (85%), decrease in platelet count (72%), decrease in white blood cell count (66%), decrease in absolute neutrophil count (53%), increase in AST (36%) and increase in ALT (28%).\nPlease see Prescribing Information.\nAbout TESARO\nTESARO, Inc. | 1000 Winter Street | Waltham, MA 02451\nTESARO, ZEJULA, TOGETHER with TESARO, and the logo designs presented in this material are trademarks or registered trademarks of TESARO, Inc.\n\u00a92018 TESARO, Inc. All rights reserved. PP-ZEJ-US-0758 05\/19","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Architectural Lantern Slides of Belgium\u203a\nCollegiate Church of Saint Waudru \u203a\nCollegiate Church of Saint Waudru: Interior, sculpture and chapel\nPart of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Belgium\nMost of the sculpture comes from a loft in Renaissance style built between 1545 and 1549, and erected at the entrance to the choir. The structure of the rood screen was black marble and was decorated with bas-reliefs and statues in the round carved in alabaster by Du Broeucq. After the destruction of the rood screen in 1797 in the French Revolution, the vast majority of works of Du Broeucq were recovered and placed at different locations in the Collegiate Church.\nWork stopped in 1621, without the church ever being completed. At the keystone, it reaches 24.5 meters in height. The choir is surrounded by an ambulatory and 15 chapels. The construction of a tower 190 meters high was originally intended; it was begun in 1548, but the work ceased in 1691 at roof height. The church is known for is 16th century stained glass and interior sculpture by Jacques Du Broeucq. It also houses a Gothic Revival (1887) reliquary of St. Waudru, and a Louis XVI style processional carriage (1779-1782), used to carry the reliquary in an annual procession.\nhttps:\/\/curate.nd.edu\/show\/02870v85k6r\nAlso from Architectural Lantern Slides of Belgium\nVeurne Butchers' Hall, Veurne, Belgium\nBasilica of Saint Martin (interior detail), Halle, Belgium\nVeurne Cloth Hall, Veurne, Belgium\nCollegiate Church of Saint Waudru: Detail, interior, the Golden Coach\nLaw Courts of Brussels: Interior, hall in the center of the building, under the dome\nBrussels Stock Exchange: Raking view of the facade","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Which One Is Better For You: Todoist Vs Microsoft To Do\nTo-do list apps are becoming a staple as everyone adjusts to a remote work environment. Task apps are popular because it's easy to forget things when juggling multiple projects with multiple clients.\nMissed homework is often costly and costs you time and money. They are also indispensable for everyday personal tasks. For example, if you need reminders about renewing your license or completing a task, task management apps can notify you when the task is due.\nHowever, the problem is that there are too many to-do list apps in the market. In this article, we help you tell the difference between two of the most popular: Todoista vs. Microsoft to do.\nFeatures and Functions\nEach app has its own set of features.\nMicrosoft To Do focuses on simplicity. After acquiring Wunderlist in 2015, Microsoft replaced it with Microsoft To Do. The plan was to create a more robust app with more functionality, but instead Microsoft created a simple app with only basic functionality.\nOn the other hand, Todoist offers a wider range of features ideal for business use.\nMicrosoft To Do and Todoist have similar interfaces with a left sidebar for switching between app sections and a right panel with a to-do list.\ntask lists\nMicrosoft To Do offers four types of list filters where you can filter your tasks by:\nMy day: This is a smart list where you can manually add the tasks you want to complete today. If you don't complete a task from this list on the same day, the task will be saved to your general task list at night when the list automatically resets. Incomplete tasks appear as a suggestion in the tasks section of My Day the Next Day.\nImportant: Important tasks (click the star next to a task title) appear here.\nIntended: Any task with a due date or reminder appears in this section.\nAssigned to me: When you're collaborating with teammates on a multitasking project, you'll see all the tasks assigned to you in this section.\nChores: it's here that Everybody your tasks appear.\nYou can also add new to-do lists to the left sidebar or create a group of to-do lists by clicking the icon at the bottom right of the sidebar. It's a pretty simple UI when you look at it:\nNow let's compare that to how things work in Todoist.\nWith Todoist, you can do so much more.\nTodoist's sidebar isn't divided into task filters like Microsoft To Do. Here's what you'll see in Todoist's sidebar:\nMailbox : All tasks created by you (not for a specific project) and assigned to you appear here.\nThis day: Tasks due today and overdue tasks appear here.\nNext: You'll see a list of tasks by date here, and overdue tasks also appear at the top of this section.\nFilters and labels: You can filter tasks based on parameters such as priority or tags. Unlike Microsoft To Do, Todoist has an entire section dedicated to filtering, which translates into ease of use by condensing several features right into the sidebar.\nProjects: Tasks appear under their respective projects. You can also access archived projects. However, Microsoft doesn't allow you to archive projects (or to-do lists as it calls them). All to-do lists are permanently removed from To Do when you delete them.\nTodoist has a richer feature set for to-do lists, but if you need something simpler, To Do makes more sense.\nCreate tasks\nBoth apps have standard task creation features. For example, both let you create subtasks and offer options to add a reminder, due date, and recipients.\nHowever, there are also many differences:\nsubtasks: You can add subtasks in both apps. To Do refers to subtasks as \"steps\". The difference is that Todoist allows you to add subtasks within subtasks while To Do does not.\nDepartments: Todoist allows you to create sections within the same project, which means you can group tasks by specific criteria even within the same project. In Microsoft To do, you can only add individual tasks within a project.\nRecall: Reminders are available in both apps when you create a task. However, only users with a Pro or Business subscription can access the Reminders feature in Todoist. there is no way to set reminders if you are on the free version.\nNewspaper Expiry dates: To Do simplifies things by allowing you to define \"recurring\" tasks. However, Todoist goes one step further and uses natural language analysis to set recurring due dates. For example, when you create a task, try typing \"Remind me to sign up for Nate every Monday\" in the name field, and Todoist will automatically set recurring due dates for you.\nAlong with these differences, Todoist also offers additional features that you won't find in the To Do app:\nPrioritization: The Todoist app lets you set priorities for each task, while there is no such option in To Do.\nComments and reactions: Todoist offers several collaborative features like comments and reactions. You can tag your teammates in the comments section to swap info or share updates.\nTask activity: You can view an activity log for all tasks, allowing you to effectively monitor and audit workflow.\nTask views\nTask views are one of the essential features, especially for users who want to manage a complex workflow.\nWhile task apps typically don't provide as many task views as project management apps, users expect at least one kanban board from task apps.\nUnfortunately, Microsoft To Do doesn't offer any other view except the simple list. On the other hand, Todoist offers a list view and a table view.\nYou can use Todoist's Kanban board to look like a Kanban board-based project management app like Trello, where you create columns for each stage of your workflow and the cards move around as you go. complete each step.\nvarious functions\nWe've covered just about everything Microsoft To Do has to offer. Unfortunately, To Do doesn't have any notable additional features (except for integrations). You do get some extra freebies with Todoist, though.\nKarma points: The app gamifies its users' productivity with Karma. When you go to the Productivity section of Todoist, you'll see the option to create goals. You can set goals to create a specific number of daily or weekly tasks.\nYou earn karma points every time you complete a task and reach your goal. Learn how Karma Points work on the Todoist website.\nIntegrations: Integrations are one of Todoist's most powerful features. You can integrate Todoist with almost any app, including Gmail, Chrome, Google Calendar, Outlook, and Zapier. You can also integrate apps that are not listed with integrations like Apiway.\nEven Microsoft To Do offers integrations for apps like Google Calendar and the Office 365 suite. The options are considerably less than Todoist, though. It's also worth noting that you can use a tool like Zapier to integrate To Do or Todoist with many other apps.\nAlert style: You can customize how you want to be notified of Todoist alerts for each activity. For example, if you're the manager, you might not want to receive email notifications every time a collaborator joins or leaves a project, but you might prefer to be notified when a task is completed.\nModels: You can quickly create projects by importing a ready-made template from Todoist's template library. From personal projects to employee onboarding, you'll find a template for just about any project you can think of in the library.\nAutomatic backups: Automatic backups are not available on the free plan. You can back up all your data to the cloud if you have a paid plan.\nNone of the features listed in this section are available in Microsoft To Do, which makes Todoist more suitable for heavy users like businesses.\nMicrosoft To Do and Todoist are cross-platform apps, but Todoist works on more devices than To Do.\nYou can use To Do on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and the web. Todoist is available on all platforms including Linux, Wear OS, and Apple Watch.\nIn addition to the mobile app, you can add the Todoist widget to your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.\nTodoist also lets you create tasks directly from emails through its Gmail plugin, Gmail extension, and Outlook plugin. You can also use Todoist from your browser: it has extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.\nMicrosoft To Do is completely free. Todoist has a free plan but locks some of its features behind its Pro and Business plans. The free plan only allows up to 5 active projects, 5 collaborators per project, file uploads up to 5MB, 3 filters, and 1 week of activity history.\nThe free version works well for personal use, but business users will almost certainly want to get one of the paid plans.\nTodoist's Pro plan costs $4 per month, while the Business plan costs $6 per month, as long as you pay for the entire year.\nBoth applications have their use cases.\nMicrosoft To Do is great if you just want to use the GTD (Getting Things Done) approach to personal tasks. You don't need Todoist's long list of features to make your shopping list more complex than it should be.\nIf you're looking for more than just the ability to create and complete tasks, like collaborating on tasks by tagging your teammates or integrating with other business apps, you might want to consider Todoist.\nIt's a perfect option when you don't want a full-featured project management app like Asana. Just something powerful enough to handle business tasks and collaboration.\nCan Macs be Hacked?\n8Pack Orionx: The world's most expensive and luxurious gaming PC of 2023","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Educational Itineraries\nLeaving Certificate Programmes\nSecondary School Student Feedback\nSecondary School Teacher Feedback\nPrimary School Programmes\nTY Programme\nActive Retirement Groups\nAwards\/Testimonials\nNatures' School\nNorth Tipperary\nThe Story behind our Logo\nNovember 8, 2013 Cloncannon Biofarmactivities, Cloncannon Biofarm, Fun, Health, Logo, Nature, North Tipperary, SustainableSean\nYou are probably well aware that it was the shamrock which was used by St.Patrick to illustrate the trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as he set about introducing the Christian doctrine into Ireland. At Cloncannon Biofarm we decided to go for an emblem that has a very strong significance for Organic farming, and that is the three leafed Clover. We too have a trinity that we need to convey a message about. The three leaves reflect the guiding principles of Cloncannon Biofarm, they are, health, nature and the future.\n#.1 HEALTH\nHealth in this instance refers to healthy soil, plants and animals including humans. Soil is made from three key components, physical, chemical and biological. The initial stage involves the weathering of rock by chemical reaction caused by rainfall erosion and freeze, thaw actions over time. Water, air and humus combine with this mineral element to provide a suitable habitat for the biological component of earthworms, mites, insects, bacteria, fungi and plants. When these elements are present in correct proportions the physical component or soil structure will be optimum for plant growth. A healthy soil will have about 25% air and about 25% water. The decomposed animal and plant material in the soil (the organic matter\/humus) is the food source for the microbes and once they digest this it becomes part of the nutrient source for the plants. The plants are miniature factories which harness the suns' energy through photosynthesis and using the minerals extracted from the soil to create sugars so that it can produce plant tissue and also send some 'thank you' sugars down to the microbes in the soil.\nThe acidity or alkalinity (the pH) of the soil will determine the microbial activity, earthworm activity, structure and chemical reactions that take place and therefore the major and minor minerals available to the plant and it follows also to the animals or humans. Aside from the major elements of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, calcium, magnesium, and sulphur, the plant usually needs about 64 minor nutrients. There is a saying or well know statement \"We are what we eat\", and for this reason I think that most organic farmers are committed to building soil health. You can learn a lot more about this process when you visit Cloncannon Biofarm.\n#.2 NATURE\nThe Nature element of Our Logo embraces not just the millions of wonderful creatures to be found on Cloncannon Biofarm but the interactions and relationships between these and also the exchanges between the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. We encourage visitors to use their five senses when they are on one of the tours of the farm, so that they can have a greater appreciation of the beauty and the wonder and awe of Natures' systems, cycles and relationships. But with our vision we cannot see all that is happening, for example, the soil food web continuously changing matter to energy and recycling nutrients or the trees taking in the carbon dioxide and giving us oxygen. We take for granted the many services that Nature provides to us each moment of the day and in most of our actions to make a living. We can learn so much from Natures' way of interconnection, co-operation and no waste systems. Care of the Earth and connecting to our partners in existence forms a considerable part of the learning experience at Cloncannon Biofarm.\n#.3 THE FUTURE\nWhy is the 'Future' the third part of this trinity. As with all creatures in Nature we humans aim to reproduce and allow the species to progress into the future. But maybe it is time for us to ask, \"How are we doing\"? Even to ask, \"What is our Quality of Life\"? What provisions are we making for future generations? When we do a tour on the farm we can visualise the past as we investigate the Ringfort, Old Stone Dwelling and the Old Creamery. We can try to imagine the lifestyles and traditions. We may start a debate on 'Change' over time, changes for better and\/or worse. Then we consider where we are at in terms of using the earth resources of air, water, soil, fish and the many services provided by Nature\/Biodiversity. Now is a good time to introduce into the debate our 'needs and wants' and to consider the global impacts with a fast increasing world population.\nBut maybe we do not need to find a complex solution but to look at how Nature has succeeded over millennia to evolve and adapt. Maybe we can also learn quite a lot from the generations gone before us. The Celts had a strong connection with the earth and respected it bounty of food, resources and beauty. A native American people called the Iroquois had a philosophy of planning for the seventh generation into the future. This seems like a very selfless and caring strategy, but I might add that these people had a deep respect for Nature and creatures that they shared the land with. Maybe we can achieve great strides towards sustainability by connecting to Nature.\nWhen you visit the farm you can pick your own clover plant and hopefully bring home the message entailed within. We welcome all comments. Look forward to hearing from you.\nSean O' Farrell Msc. Bioidiversity and Conservation\nThis Post Is Tagged activities, Cloncannon Biofarm, Fun, Health, Logo, Nature, North Tipperary, Sustainable\nWelcome to Clonconnan Biofarm\nWe would be delighted to welcome you to Cloncannon Biofarm - opened in late 2013. You have the option to Buy Online and then book a date to visit us by emailing me at sean@cloncannonbiofarm.com or using the contact form below - you can check out our Availability Calendar in advance to help you plan your trip.\nListen to Sean talk about the value of our wonderful hedgerows\u2026 check out this short video here.\nFostering Our Heritage for the Future at Cloncannon Biofarm\nDiscovery Primary Science Centre\nSoil \u2013 Walk all over it \u2013 but Love It\nNature developed this system over the millennia. Sharing Organic gardening information with you\nGet Directions courtesy of Google Maps - use + and - buttons to zoom in and out.\nView Cloncannon Biofarm - North Tipperary in a larger map\nHow to read Calendar\nGreen box is available \/ Red is already booked.\nCopyright \u00a9 2021 Cloncannon Biofarm","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"At $36,750, is this beautiful beige brick a breakout Volvo?\nThere's a short-lived sitcom called Woops! in which the main character lives through a nuclear holocaust and has to settle into a post-apocalypse existence. \"How did you survive the missiles?\" someone asks. His reply: \"I was in a Volvo.\" That show ran back in 1992, when Volvo was still pumping 240s out of its plant in Torslanda, Sweden, so even 30 years ago it was common knowledge that these were bulletproof cars built to last.\nAnd since Volvo built well over 2 million 200-series cars, many are still on the road doing grocery store duty. They've never been rare. They've generally been affordable, too, with prices rarely straying far from the $5000 mark. But today even the newest 200-series Volvos qualify for historic plates and really nice ones are getting harder to find. Is it time to start viewing them as collector cars, or at least as classics? With an exceptionally clean one sold this week for an astounding $36,750 on Bring a Trailer and buyer interest on the rise (particularly among the market's youngest buyers), maybe it is. But not for the usual reasons a car becomes collectible.\nBring a Trailer\/dj_walls2424\nAlthough it may not have starred in many chase scenes or featured on many bedroom posters, the 240 made Volvo's reputation for durability with cheeky advertisements and a product that both ran like a top and was one of the safest thing on four wheels. Designer Jan Wilgaard's famous \"brick\" shape is bland and functional but also instantly recognizable\u2014even a bit beautiful in that minimalist, Scandinavian kind of way. While not a sexy car, it's reliable, a bit eccentric, and completely unpretentious. All part of the charm.\nBack before crossovers ruled the roads, Volvos (especially wagons) were also a family-car favorite. Plenty of car guys of a certain age (author included) fondly remember the soccer practice runs in the back of a five-door 240. And as we all know, nostalgia is a powerful force when it comes to old cars.\nWhich brings us to our Sale of The Week. The beige-over-brown brick that had us spitting out our coffee this week is a 240 DL from 1987, fairly late in the 200-series' 1974 to 1993 production run. It's equipped with a four-speed automatic (a five-speed manual was available and typically commands a premium), and under the hood is the understressed and unburstable lump that is Volvo's B230 four-cylinder. Nothing too crazy about the specs, then. What makes this car special is the condition.\nSold new in Oregon, it shows just 60,458 miles, which are represented as actual. While a Ferrari owner might start to sweat at such an odometer reading, 60K on this car is unicorn-level low. You can still advertise a 240 with under 200K as \"low miles,\" and even a 240 with 100,000 miles is \"barely broken in.\" Volvo owners just love to make that joke.\nJust as impressive as the mileage is the car's clean original paint, complemented by an equally clean engine bay and undercarriage. It has some minor nicks and scuffs, but show me a 60,000-mile car that doesn't. Then there's the interior. The heated seats still work, as does the factory radio, and the plastic trim is almost all excellent. Cracked dashboard tops are almost universal on Volvos of this era, but there's not a fissure to be found on this one. The selling dealer, who found the car earlier this year, also recently did the timing belt, some brake work, and a taillight wiring harness. The tires have 2021 date codes, and are wrapped around the original hub caps.\nSince bidding quickly shot up to 20 grand with several days to go, we knew this was going to be a pricey car right away. But at $36,750, this Volvo is the most expensive 240 we've seen. It sold for about twice its condition #1 (Concours, or best-in-the-world) value in the Hagerty Price Guide and nearly two-and-a-half times its original MSRP (not adjusted for inflation). When we chatted with the seller (who uses proceeds from his sales to fund clean and sober housing, by the way), he wasn't surprised that it blew past 30 grand, and credited both the low miles and the famous Bring a Trailer premium for this result. No stranger to clean Volvos, he has also sold a five-speed 240 sedan for $16,275 and a four-speed 242 Turbo for $17,850 on the same online platform.\nYes, $36,750 is a ton of money, and gone are the days when any boxy Volvo was cheap, four-figure wheels. But one sale doesn't make the market. Scruffier 240s are still all over Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace with four-figure asking prices, and even with all the craziness in the car market over the course of 2021, and average insurance quote value for a Volvo 240 in Hagerty's insurance data was still just $5000. Relax, religiously frugal Volvo lovers: $30,000 wagons are not the new normal.\nThe oldest motorcycle in existence is for sale, 129 years after being born\nIn a week of American muscle, this 111-year old motorcar is Simplex the best\nHagerty protects all kinds of collector cars, trucks, and modified vehicles. Let's talk about your special ride.\nEric Bagdikian says:\nOh, the iron-y! My parents had a 76 240 DL wagon when I was in college. In my part of the country, the 240 DL was the flagship of well-to-do primarily liberals, which my parents were. As I remember it, Volvo's marketing and advertising centered around safety and durability. I look at Subarus today as the Volvos of the 70 and 80s'. For a car guy, I thought that the 240DL was slow as turd, had the aerodynamics of a cinder block, and was about as exciting to drive as a Prius. I was behind one the other day with 'Mother Earth' and Coexist' stickers on it. The smell of the pollution leaving the exhaust would gag Joan Claybrook! And, by the way, if you hadn't guessed, I did not share my parents' socio-political beliefs.\nKeith Davis says:\nWow! Makes me wonder what my immaculate 1988 Volvo Bertone 780 w\/ the detuned Renault\/Peugeot V6 race engine might be worth? 106K miles. It sits in the garage except for a monthly run \u2013 unless it's wet outside. How can I find out? Not that I want to sell it just yet but I never see any for sale and almost sold it last summer for $10K. It must be worth considerably more since there were only 8500 units built and most sold in Europe. I belong to the Deutschland 780 club where I purchase rare parts like the fuel pump relay.\nDavid Holzman says:\nToday's Subarus are a mess of dissonant lines. The Brick style Volvos are exactly what they look like: highly durable workhorses. They're clean, and they look good\u2013though some models, like the 940\u2013look better and cleaner than others. It may be a while before they break $30k again, but I can certainly see them going in that direction.\nCoop says:\nThe \"240 made Volvo's reputation for durability\"? It continued it and solidified an existing reputation. Me? I was partial to my 1970 142. My brother-in-law to his 120's. But I do credit my mother's mid 70's 244 which took a direct hit in the driver's door from a car speeding out of a parking garage exit in dwntwn Philly. The cops were impressed she was uninjured, and told her something like \"lucky you were driving a Volvo\".\nAndrew Newton says:\nwdb I agree that wagons in general are in high demand, and as they become all but extinct in the new car market, nostalgia for the old ones has room to grow.\nTinge of Ginge says:\nThis makes 0 sense. Maybe if it was a manual. MAYBE. I have to wonder who's paying 5-figure prices for cars like this (insert any speculative collector car here)\nBarry Boyle says:\nHey Andrew, just read your article on the $36k volvo 240 wagon. I have a 1987 Volvo wagon same color exterior and interior. I have 470,000 miles on original engine and transmission. Would it be possible to find out who the new owner is or can you send him my contact information. I would love to talk with him. Thanks\nSam Julier says:\nA 1993 245 wagon with 43,000 miles sold on BaT this year for $42,245.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \/ Hebron \/ Video \u2013 Wave of child arrests intensifies in Hebron\nVideo \u2013 Wave of child arrests intensifies in Hebron\nin Hebron, Reports, Video July 21, 2013\n21th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine\nOn the evening of Sunday, July 14, in the old city of Hebron two Palestinian children named Mohammed and Ahmed, both aged 13 years old, were arrested. Though joining a wave of child arrests in Hebron during the last weeks, the arrests of the two boys stand out because of the massive number of soldiers and police actively participating.\n5-year-old Wadia arrested with his father, also blindfolded, by Israeli focers in Hebron (Photo by ISM)\nThe first boy, 13 year old Mohammed, was taken from his family home in the Israeli controlled H2 area of Hebron, home to 31,000 Palestinian people and approximately 500 illegal Israeli settlers. Allegedly the arrest was made because Mohammed threw a stone at Israeli soldiers patrolling the streets, though no evidence of this has been made public to international observers who witnessed soldiers invading Mohammed's home and leading him away to Beit Romano Military base. The second boy, named Ahmed and also 13 years old, was taken from one of Hebron's market streets, situated in H1, an area that is supposed to be controlled fully by Palestinian police forces. Sidestepping this agreement, the soldiers invaded H1, grabbed Ahmed and brought him with them back into H2, claiming he had thrown a tomato at a nearby settlement.\nBoth individual arrests were carried out by more than five Israeli soldiers, but as events rolled the number progressed to more than 30 heavily armed members of the occupying forces. The arrest of Ahmed led to outcries in the market, with Ahmed's mother demanding the soldiers on the wall separating the two areas to give back her son. The soldiers responded by sending more than 30 soldiers to the wall, bringing with them both live ammunition and several teargas grenades, threatening to shoot these into the mass of assembled people gathered on the other side of the wall. The situation escalated as armed settlers joined the soldiers, harassing international observers.\nFinally, an hour later, a visibly shaken Ahmed was taken through the mass of settlers and military personnel and released back into H1 to his waiting family. Mohammed had to endure further dehumanizing punishment as he was taken to the Police station outside Ibrihimi Mosque. This was where an Israeli police officer lied to internationals present, stating the boy would be released and that those present could \"trust him\"; in fact Mohammed was transferred to Qiryat Arba police station and held until his family could make their way there to pay a fine of 500 NIS for his release.\nThe city of Hebron has experienced a wave of child arrests during the last weeks, often violating Israeli military law stating that children under the age of 12 cannot be arrested, as in the case of 5-year-old Wadia[i]. Though both Ahmed and Mohammed are 13, Palestinians complain that this law, giving Israeli occupation forces the right to arrest children from the age of 12, is only ever enforced for their children and not for settler children. On Sunday night in Hebron this proved true, as settler children attacked internationals by throwing a stone on the scene before the eyes of Israeli soldiers without consequences.\nChild Arrest Hebron Israeli Army Settler harassment Video\t2013-07-21\nISM Media\nTagged with: Child Arrest Hebron Israeli Army Settler harassment Video","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ron Swanson's 15 Best Season 5 GIFs\nRon Swanson's 15 Best Season 5 GIFs (14 photo)\nIn a post-season finale interview with Entertainment Weekly, Parks and Recreation creator Ken Tremendous, er, Michael Schur said a sixth season of NBC's best sitcom is \"likely.\"\n\"While there's no official word from NBC, signs and buzz point to a return visit to Pawnee. \"I've been cautiously optimistic for five straight years, that's not going to change,\" says Schur. \"I fully believe that we will be back next year, but until they actually make that phone call, I never like to say it's a sure thing.\"\nThere are a plethora of reasons why Parks not returning would be terrible \u2014 many of which involve waffles and mouse rats \u2014 but the biggest is: there's a new Swanson on the way. Now, I'm not going to refer to NBC baby killers, but\u2026well, just renew the damn show, already. Until the official announcement comes, though, let's take a look at some of the proud soon-to-be papa's finest, most enlightening moments from season five.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Today I Will Listen To An Eagles Album\nIt's been de rigueur to hate the Eagles for as long as I can remember. Certainly since the Dude righteously declared \"I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man,\" back in The Big Lebowski, right up through The Good Place's depiction of the Medium Place -- the limbo of \"eternal mediocrity\" between heaven and hell -- as having a jukebox programmed to play nothing but live versions of Eagles songs.\nWhen I was first discovering pop radio as a pre-teen back in the mid-70s, the Eagles were already a radio mainstay, songs like \"One of These Nights\" and \"Hotel California\" and \"New Kid In Town\" largely inescapable. So by the time I became a middle school classic rock addict, trying to get my arms around every LP I could find, trying out an Eagles album was inevitable. In late '79, as I was starting 8th grade, they released The Long Run, which would turn out to be their final (pre-reunion) album, and it immediately saturated the airwaves. So I borrowed a copy from the library and...\nBleh.\nIt wasn't so much that it was terrible. It was just... uninteresting. (Ok, some of it was terrible.) And thus ended my flirtation with the Eagles.\nBut sitting here today, 40 years later, can I objectively assess this album, free of the pop culture baggage that haunts the band? Let's cue it up:\n\"The Long Run\": Ok, the title track is... fine. It's not a bad song. But it does perfectly encapsulate the band's inherent blandness; at no point do I feel compelled to tap my feet or sing along, it just kinda sits there. Still, if this were more characteristic of the album, I don't know that the Dude's proclamation would really be warranted.\n\"I Can't Tell You Why\": Damn this song is dull. Yes, it's pretty. And I suppose there is some lingering affection because it was the song they'd pull out for the snowball slow-dance at every Bar Mitzvah I went to back in '79. But unless you're a pair of 13-year-olds making out, there is no way to endure this seemingly endless slog.\n\"In The City\": This is the one great song on the album, largely because it's not an Eagles song at all. It's Joe Walsh, first recorded as a solo track and included in The Warriors, making it awesome in multiple ways. The Eagles' version is a little more polished but largely left alone and thus it retains its greatness. But Walsh should have saved it for a solo album rather than giving it to the band.\n\"The Disco Strangler\": I don't know if this was the band's attempt at incorporating punk\/new wave into their sound, but it's basically a guitar riff repeated a million times with Henley ranting over the top of it. It's truly an agonizing listen.\n\"King of Hollywood\": Makes \"I Can't Tell You Why\" feel like a killer rock song. It may be possible to write a more boring song, but it's tough to imagine. I can't get through more than thirty seconds of this.\n\"Heartache Tonight\": Side two of the vinyl LP kicks off with the counterpart to the title track. For an upbeat song you might hear someone play on the jukebox at the local bar, it's fine. Not something I'd ever choose to play, but it's... again, fine.\n\"Those Shoes\": A weird, dark groove over a talk-box guitar. Now, I'd had all the talk-box guitar I could possibly ever want back when Frampton Comes Alive dominated the radio, and would have been perfectly fine never hearing one again. The riff is actually kinda cool -- hey, the Beastie Boys sampled it for \"High Plains Drifter\" -- so on that basis I can't say the song sucks. But again, why does everything the Eagles play end up sounding so dull? This could have been made more interesting (see, e.g., the Beastie Boys).\n\"Teenage Jail\": What the fuck is this mess?\n\"The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks\": This, along with \"In The City,\" was the only song I liked when I was 13. As a fraternity party song it's actually pretty fun. (I'd file it alongside the band's earlier \"James Dean,\" another upbeat pop tune which may be banal but is much more tolerable than their more earnest stuff.)\n\"The Sad Cafe\": The album closes with another one that, like \"I Can't Tell You Why\" and \"King of Hollywood,\" seems to last for hours without going anywhere. About a minute into it and I'm flipping back to hear \"Greeks\" again, but it turns out that song's only fun about once every 40 years.\nOk. I've done my penance.\nFile Under: 1970s Classic Rock Eagles\nJohnDouglas 4 March 2020 at 17:14\nHumanfund here.\nExcellent premise for this review. Definitely one of most uncool bands around whilst growing up with postpunk and indie.\nStill, I'd take the title track (or Hotel California or One of These Nights) over Josie and the Pussycats or Katrina and the Waves!\nJittery White Guy 5 March 2020 at 08:36\nHa! I get your antipathy towards that Josie album, but Katrina? Kimberley Rew is a pop god, and I love that stuff (at least the early indie albums before they got all shiny and polished).\nWondermints: S\/T (1995)\nThe No Ones: The Great Lost No Ones Album (2020)\nTop 10 Live Albums (Continued)\nTop 10 Live Albums\nWaxahatchee: Saint Cloud (2020)\nYoung Fresh Fellows: Fabulous Sounds Of The Pacifi...\nThe Lucy Show: Mania (1986)\nCat Stevens: Tea For The Tillerman (1970)\nNikki And The Corvettes: S\/T (1980)\nThe Seeing Eye Gods: Self-Titled EP (1985)\nThe Smiths: Louder Than Bombs (1987)\nAnthony Phillips: The Geese & The Ghost (1977)\nThe Best of 2019 (Final Mixdown)\nBeachwood Sparks: S\/T (2000)\nWilco: Roadcase 9 (2012)\nThe School: Loveless Unbeliever (2010)\nJoan Jett: Bad Reputation (1980)\nXTC: Black Sea (1980)\nMott The Hoople: Mott (1973)\nSupertramp: S\/T (1970)\nSalad Boys: Metalmania (2015)\nMy 500 Favorite Songs\nManfred Mann: Best Of The Fontana Years (1966-1969)\nBuilt To Spill: You In Reverse (2006)\nThe 6ths: Wasps' Nests (1995)\nYung Wu: Shore Leave (1987)\nLiz Phair: Exile In Guyville (1993)\nSpirit: Potato Land (1973\/1981)\nPaul & Linda McCartney: Ram (1971)\nNew Release Round-Up","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Why There's No Bar Like Dorrian's\nAn ode to the Upper East Side institution where everyone (who's anyone) knows your name.\nBy Sam Dangremond and Micaela English Published: Apr 20, 2015\nToday in Page Six, it was reported that Gwyneth Paltrow recently returned to her old stomping grounds of the Upper East Side for a reunion at Spence, her alma mater.\nThe illustrious New York Post gossip column reported that, while in the neighborhood, Paltrow stopped into Dorrian's Red Hand, where she was spotted \"'drinking Coors Light,' and even imbibed a 'Fireball shot.'\"\nWe've been fans of the bar, which opened in 1959 and is commonly regarded as a preppy institution, for some time. Here, a few reasons why we think it's such a special place.\n1. \"Jamie, it's been AGES!\" You're bound to run into at least three people there whom you know from different stages of your life. Elementary school. Boarding school. College. Internships. You name it!\n2. Decor. The iconic red and white checkered tablecloths. And if you actually go during the day, you'll notice the bar is actually beautifully made. It's a classic.\n3. Celebrities love it. You will often find members of the New York Yankees, Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, Lindsay Lohan (when she was cool), and more.\n4. There are regulars. Some of the regulars are wonderful, some are unique (aka. you know to avoid them). Each brings their own flavor.\n4. Fun fact: \"Dorrian's Red Hand takes its name from the red hand on the flag of Northern Ireland,\" according to New York magazine, which declared it one of the city's best sports bars.\n5. Bubbling over. You probably never noticed, but there are bottles of champagne in the refrigerator. You can order it if you're so inclined.\n6. There's a dress code: \"It's not tuxedos but it's not tank tops,\" owner Jack Dorrian told the New York Observer.\n7. That being said... every attractive young New Yorker knows tuxedos and ball gowns are not out of place there, especially when the crowd from a nearby event such as the Met's Apollo Circle Gala stops by for an after party.\n8. Everyone knows your name. The bartenders and staff are legitimately like family. We love you guys!\n9. There's a spot for every mood you're in. When you want to dance it out, the back bar is the place to be. If you're looking for a Motown\/classic rock sing-a-long, stay in the front.\n10. Ray. Need we say more?\n11. Tuesday night karaoke. It's legendary, you need to experience it. It's just THE BEST.\n12. You can wear your loudest Lilly Pulitzer or Nantucket reds, and no one bats an eyelash. The crowd's motto is \"the preppier, the better.\"\n13. It's rumored that.... if you meet your spouse at Dorrian's, we'll look at your T&C online wedding submission a little closer.\nThe Best Cognac Brands\nThe Best Alcohol-Free Wines\nKentucky Derby Cocktails for Your Race-Day Party\nThe Best Champagne Brands\nAlcohol Gifts For Every Budget\nSubscriptions for Every Kind of Wine Lover\nShould We Prepare for a Champagne Shortage?\nCocktails for Your Super Bowl Party\n14 Delicious Non-Alcoholic Spirits to Sip\nThe Best Alcohol-Free Champagnes\nThe Best Sparkling Wine for Any Celebration\nThe Best Cheap Champagne","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2006 Classix\n1 year ago CJ Moorer\nIn my opinion, there is no such thing as an old classic. There are simply\u2026\nA Tiny Bit of Punk History and PiL's Metal Box (1979)\n2 years ago Darshak Chudasama\nThe leap John Lydon took from the raw angst that fueled the Sex Pistols to\u2026\nThe Pink Guy Who Stole Our Hearts\n2 years ago CJ Moorer\nEccentricity: It's one of the most interesting characteristics in the musical world. Notably, some genres\u2026\nAn Invitation to Revisit Her's Debut Album\n2 years ago Quenton Redding\nHer's was an Indie Rock band based in Liverpool, England, featuring a talented duo Stephen\u2026\nSad Clowns and Opera: Looking Back at Pagliacci\n2 years ago German Romaldo\nSince April begins with the lightheartedness of April Fool's Day, it seems fitting to write\u2026\nPhil Collins: From Drummer to Front Man\n2 years ago Taylor Marron\nOn this day, March 28th, the drummer for Genesis, known as Phil Collins, toured the\u2026\nEmpathy's Lasting Power in Glass Animals' How To Be A Human Being\n2 years ago Amy Serratos\nFor when you want to feel human or when you want to feel understood, Glass\u2026\nFive Dope Reasons to Miss the Old Kanye West\nIn light of many recent events, Kanye West has gotten a bit of a bad\u2026\nFive Amazing Overlooked Albums\nHave you ever watched a really dope movie that you think the public has slept\u2026\nLooking Back At One of Hip-Hop's Finest Gems\nFor this week's throwback, we take a look at one of Hip-Hop's finest gems, A\u2026\nAbove and Beyond: Now and Then\n2 years ago Miriam Gonzalez\nBeginning in Europe, EDM was introduced to the United States in the 1980's, emerging through\u2026\n#TBT: The Spanish Songs You Thought You Forgot but Actually Miss\nRecently, I've felt nostalgia towards the songs that frequently played when I was a kid;\u2026\nOn Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground, and Success\n2 years ago Russel Gardin\nIt was 1967 and the infamously eccentric Andy Warhol had claimed to have given up\u2026\n2Pac: A Poet With Undeniable Purpose\n2 years ago Christina Dias\nRap is indubitably one of the most misunderstood and slandered genres of music. With many\u2026\nBops You Almost Missed in 2018\n2018 was a year filled with countless ups and downs as well as tons of\u2026\nThe City That Redefined Rock\nSeattle may be the birthplace of hipster loving Starbucks, but this rainy city was once\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Turkey Twinning Project\nThe Estonian-Finnish cooperation project began in September 2019. The aim was to develop the skills and knowledge of the prison officers of Turkish detention institutions to meet the international standards. The College of Justice was included in the given Twinning project thanks to earlier successful cooperation with Finnish partner organisations.\nIn order to give an overview of the complexity and scale of the project, here is some comparative data. Namely, there are three prisons in Estonia with almost 2200 inmates and about 1100 employees. In Turkey, however, there are 319 prisons accommodating almost 285,000 inmates and employing 67,000 people. There are altogether 5 training centres for educating prison officers providing 134 different trainings in a year. Quite a challenge, isn't it?\nThe challenge ended this year in March with the completion of the last activities of our project. So, a highly exciting period in the life of all the participants came to an end. Let's listen to our experts and see what they valued most about the experience.\n\u00dclle, a senior lecturer of the Department of Public Order of the Police and Border Guard College, said that she feels very proud that a large country with a population of 80 million wished the support and advice of tiny Estonia in developing their curricula. She could see and experience a completely different but also very dignified culture. People, in her opinion, were all friendly and kind. She couldn't help feeling, though, that they could have done something even more and better. The face-to-face meetings allowed to do the \"work\" that could not be done with online meetings. In \u00dclle's experience, terrible \"machine translation\" can do a lot of harm. She also finds that teaching others allows us to get new knowledge about curriculum development and this is exactly what she is planning to use also in her own work. The training materials and guidebook compiled by her can be very well used also in other similar international projects that she would be happy to participate in.\nLooking back at the Turkish project, the leading specialist of degree studies of the College of Justice Kadri is primarily reminded of the idea that learning takes place through experience on many different levels. At first, she felt a little insecure but it was time to put her knowledge into practice. The only thing that could have prepared her better for the project is the self-same project! According to Kadri, you can never be 100% ready for such a project. Some variables will always be different and everything will be and can be clear only at the end of the process. Thanks to the project, she acquired a lot of new knowledge herself. As most of the employees of the College of Justice were involved in the project, she also got a better overview of her colleagues' superpowers. She saw their various skills and knowledge that do not necessarily become evident in their daily work. This has only spurred new ideas for the future, Kadri says. All in all, she would like to say that such international projects are definitely needed in order to develop yourself and understand the true value of your colleagues.\nLiisa, a lecturer of the Department of Imprisonment, says the project was an excellent opportunity to enhance international cooperation. Participation in the project required a lot of effort as the aim was to provide as many applicable results as possible. Cooperation with Finnish and Turkish colleagues widened her horizons and view of the world. In Liisa's opinion, the Turkish colleagues were highly enthusiastic and made a lot of effort themselves. This also motivated to contribute more to our role in the project. Together with her colleagues, Liisa compiled a manual Training of Trainers describing the entire study process starting from andragogy to assessing learning outcomes. The whole process also gave her new ideas and she found several new methods to try out with her students. She believes that such projects are useful not only to those who are trained but also to those who conduct the trainings.\nEducational technologist Alina liked the outside-the-box attitude and the process of finding new solutions. Participation in the project was highly exciting and also professionally very useful as she acquired a lot of new knowledge. She also came to understand the specific aspects of the training provided at the College of Justice. According to Alina, such projects outside your own organisation allow you to structure your thoughts and knowledge. She says that most of the people at the academy as well as in our society are digitally competent people oriented to independent development who make active use of digital technology in their daily life. She says this is our new reality, but the project also taught us that it is not so evident elsewhere. She wishes to highlight the importance of team synergy between all members of the project as they could find a good balance between the expectations, needs and the reality. According to Alina, the team supported and guided the experts whenever they needed it.\nFor Silvia, a senior lecturer of the Department of Imprisonment, it was the first time to participate in an international project as an expert. At first, it seemed that she would not cope with the forthcoming challenges as it all seemed so mysterious and insurmountable. But according to Silvia, she is a fighter and not a quitter, so she accepted all the challenges! At first it was quite difficult, but as the big picture gradually formed, everything fell into its place \u2013 so you just needed to roll up your sleeves and start working. Cooperation with colleagues gave her new energy and courage to continue and implement all the planned initiatives. As a result of the stressful, yet interesting work, she managed to achieve a lot! The best achievement, however, is the sparkle in your colleagues' eyes! Looking back, it is clear that it was a unique opportunity to put her abilities to the test. It convinced her that you must believe in yourself as you do have all the necessary abilities!\nIn the course of the project, the director of the College of Justice Laura has learned numerous theories, models and regulations related to education on the European level, including the training of prison officers. Of course, she had seen and read them all before but she had never really needed to conceptualise them to such extent. She also reveals a secret \u2013 the real meaning of an expert. According to her, an expert is a person who at first has no knowledge of the topic but is willing to take in tons of information in a short period of time. And at the same speed, the expert is also capable of formulating it into a comprehensive text that is simple, reasonable and understandable. And of course in English. Perfectly simple! Actually, Laura was secretly developing also the Academy of Security Sciences. While Laura was supporting the development in Turkey, the edges and margins of the papers were filled with ideas for the future of the College of Justice. And as Laura says, she wants to make it clear to everybody once and for all: we have one of the best education systems for prison officers in Europe!\nHaving participated in the project as both the project manager and an expert, I can only applaud my colleagues' ideas. The project enriched us all and the contribution made by the experts was indeed considerable. I'm glad we had the opportunity to take part in it. Any kind of international experience will give us more than we can possibly expect at the beginning. Everybody's contribution has been of utmost importance and I'm glad to see that there is energy and will also for the future. Our experts' professionalism, motivation and will to work were evident to everybody. Therefore, I value our people highly and truly appreciate their priceless contribution to the success of the project!\nIvo Kitsing, junior lecturer at the College of Justice of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences\n21st issue of \"Proceedings of Estonian Academy of Security Sciences\" focuses on changed security architecture\nVirtual roundtable \"The Ukrainian War and the Belarusian Crises: threats and challenges to the security of the Baltic States\"\nTraining on \"Hybrid threats and models of their appearance\" covered topics with global and EU developments concerning hybrid threats\nTraining \"Hybrid threats and models of their appearance\"\nProject HYBRIDC will start!\nScientific journal \"Proceedings\" is waiting for manuscripts\nAnniversary number of \"Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences\"\nVirtual seminar about hybrid threats and their impact on European security","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"USA Powerlifting Federation Prepares To Defend Transgender Athlete Policy In Court\nYouTube\/Public\/Vice HBO\nRachel Stoltzfoos Staff Reporter\nUSA Powerlifting is facing a discrimination complaint in Minnesota over its transgender athlete policy after it said JayCee Cooper, a biological man, couldn't compete in women's events. The federation's president told The Daily Caller it's prepared to go to court to keep the policy in place, and framed the policy as protecting the federal rights of women.\n\"At some point, we are going to have to defend the biology and stand on women being a protected class, and it might as well start in Minnesota,\" Larry Maile, USA Powerlifting president, told the Caller. The policy is not new, but the federation commissioned a group of experts to find out if it's backed by science earlier this year, after the dispute with Cooper thrust them into the media spotlight late last year. The results were clear: It's unfair to allow biological men to compete with women.\nA Minnesota legal nonprofit, Gender Justice, filed the complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights last week on behalf of Cooper, asserting the policy illegally discriminates against people on the basis of gender identity. Sexual orientation is a protected class in Minnesota. (RELATED: The Real Story Behind USA Powerlifting's Transgender Athlete Policy)\n\"Like other athletes, [Cooper] worked to ensure that she met the stated policies for competition, and went above and beyond by addressing any potential questions about her gender identity, only to have USA Powerlifting respond with a new, retroactive blanket ban on transgender athletes,\" Gender Justice said in a statement announcing the filing.\nJayCee Cooper YouTube\/Public\/Vice HBO\nThe policy was not public prior to the dispute with Cooper. But USA Powerlifting says it has turned five people away for transition-related reasons since 2015, when the International Olympic Committee released guidelines on transgender athletes. Maile also took issue with the characterization of the policy as a \"blanket ban\" and accused the group of using \"propaganda language\" by framing the complaint as a \"charge\" against the federation.\n\"Gender Justice says we have been charged,\" he said. \"That is propaganda language. You are charged in a criminal complaint. Not only is that not the case, but they have filed a complaint with the human rights commission, and we get to answer it. If the commission rushes to judgment, we will litigate it for denial of due process.\"\nThe federation allows transgender athletes to compete with their biological sex under the policy, so long as they do not use testosterone. Biological men cannot compete with women under any circumstances, and biological women who use testosterone cannot compete with men or women, because the federation is premised on drug-free competition. (RELATED: Liberals Abandon Science In Transgender Athlete Debate)\n\"To allow those born and who went through puberty as males to compete as females would be inherently discriminatory against a federally protected class: women,\" Maile said in a prepared statement obtained by the Caller. \"Further, allowing transgender males to use androgens when no other category of athlete is allowed them represents and unfair advantage of these individuals over those born as men and who are not allowed such use.\"\nYouTube\/Public\/ABC News \u2014 \"Transgender track stars speak out as critics allege unfair advantage\"\nThe federation addressed the question of discrimination earlier this year on its website, saying the transgender policy is not rooted in hate, but in a desire for fair play that makes some form of discrimination necessary to any sport. The full paragraph reads:\nWhy are you discriminatory towards transgender athletes?\nA \u2013 While the term discrimination is used to catch the attention of the public, it is most often misused. We are a sports organization with rules and policies. They apply to everyone to provide a level playing field. We have restriction such as age eligibility, who can compete as at our national events and so on. No, you are not discriminated against because you are a 40-year-old college student that is not allowed to compete at Collegiate Nationals. No, we are not discriminating against your 7-year-old daughter by not letting her compete. It is simply the rules of this sport that all must be follow if we are to be fair playing field. Another example, males are not allowed to use testosterone and to do so provides him an advantage. A master aged male cannot raise his natural testosterone level. Physicians frequently prescribe levels of androgens that are consistent with much younger men than the age of the patient. USA Powerlifting is not discriminating against master lifters who use testosterone for medical reasons. They may just not compete on our platform based on the drug testing policy.\nCooper moved to change the policy at the federation's annual meeting in May, where the panel also presented its findings on the science of allowing biological men to compete with women in powerlifting. The voting members overwhelmingly rejected Cooper's proposal in a 54-6 vote. (RELATED: Media Reports On Transgender Athletes All Seem To Be Missing One Thing)\nTransgender activists have bullied, threatened and harassed executive members of the federation, and in some cases those who are not openly supportive of Cooper's cause, according to Maile. Cooper has been the subject of several glowing media profiles in which the policy is cast as an attempt to \"erase\" transgender people. \"It's not fair to genetically eliminate an entire group of people,\" Cooper told NBC News in April.\nCooper reiterated that sentiment in a statement on the discrimination complaint. \"At some point you have to say enough is enough. Trans rights are human rights. \u2026 USA Powerlifting's blanket ban violates not just the law, but the very spirit of sports.\"\nMaile told the Caller the federation has not been notified by the state of the complaint, but is prepared to \"vigorously\" defend its policies. In the prepared statement, the federation said it speaks to a larger issue of the appropriate role of government.\n\"The question of whether a governmental entity may dictate an inherently unfair and discriminatory practice, ignoring the evidence that to do so will damage a specific group, or several groups of athletes is a larger issue,\" the statement said. \"It goes to the heart of whether it is appropriate for government to intrude on the practices and rules of a private entity acting to protect fair play, in recognizing scientific evidence about the factors involved.\"\nTags : gender justice jaycee cooper larry maile minnesota usa powerlifting\nRachel Stoltzfoos\nFollow Rachel on Twitter. Send tips to rachel@dailycaller.com.\nHouse Approves $15 Minimum Wage Bill\nJudge Nearly Throws Out Case Against Former Michael Flynn Associate On Trial For Alleged Turkish Lobbying\nBAKER: European Tech Regulations Don't Belong On America's Side Of The Atlantic","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"About Intelection\nIntelection is a responsive, mobile-first political software solution based on Google Maps. This door-to-door visualization software was designed with campaigns in mind so that decision-makers can effectively deploy campaign resources.\nMobile-First Canvassing\nIntelection marries voter profile and geolocation data. The user can move around the map and change voter criteria in real time, and the user's choices are reflected as pins on households containing registered voters. The user's choices are also summarized as statistical information about the households in the map view. When you click on a pin, which is colored red, blue, or green based on the residents' historical voting tendencies, you see their voting history, age, address, and other individualized information. A geolocation-aware mobile version directs canvassing and reporting on a house-by-house level. Campaign managers can target individuals who match detailed demographic profiles in an intuitive and efficient way.\nInstant Canvassing Results\nHere's a couple of screenshots showing all the voters who signed a petition in a drive in southwest Arkansas:\nThe Intelection software is the result of several years' worth of planning and thought on how to make the use of geolocation data easy and effective. It began with the creation of a map to disprove a defense theory of a failure to penetrate product markets in specific states during a federal trademark infringement case. The map was created by placing a pin on each town appearing in the cellular telephone records of the perpetrator of a bait-and-switch scheme. A screenshot showed that the defendant had penetrated nearly the entire country, particularly the southeast (click to enlarge):\nLater, the same tools I developed in the trademark case were adapted to assist in a Court of Appeals race for the wife of my then-boss. This version was a proof-of-concept design that married voter profile data with geolocation information. At that stage, the purpose of the mapping feature was primarily to identify geographic areas with the greatest density of registered voters meeting criteria specified by the campaign manager. For instance, the map below shows the 35 or so areas of highest population density in Benton County, Arkansas (click to enlarge):\nThe problem with this solution was that every time the campaign wanted to change the metrics that defined which voters were counted in the density plot, I had to manually write a new query, execute scripts, collate the information, and report the results. Not the most efficient way to spend this attorney's time, but I didn't have time to put together a slick interface.\nOnce I could sit down with the knowledge I had acquired without the urgency of a campaign, I decided to put together an interface that would take my involvement out of the equation. Intelection blossomed into the result of that effort.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations\nNabil Kahouadji*, Niky Kamran, Keti Tenenblat\nThe class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces, first introduced by Chern and Tenenblat (Stud. Appl. Math. 74, 55-83, 1986), is characterized by the property that to each solution of a differential equation within the class, there corresponds a two-dimensional Riemannian metric of curvature equal to -1. The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces carries close ties to the property of complete integrability, as manifested by the existence of infinite hierarchies of conservation laws and associated linear problems. As such, it contains many important known examples of integrable equations, like the sine-Gordon, Liouville and KdV equations. It also gives rise to many new families of integrable equations. The question we address in this paper concerns the local isometric immersion of pseudo-spherical surfaces in E3 from the perspective of the differential equations that give rise to the metrics. Indeed, a classical theorem in the differential geometry of surfaces states that any pseudo-spherical surface can be locally isometrically immersed in E3. In the case of the sine-Gordon equation, one can derive an expression for the second fundamental form of the immersion that depends only on a jet of finite order of the solution of the pde. A natural question is to know if this remarkable property extends to equations other than the sine-Gordon equation within the class of differential equations describing pseudospherical surfaces. In an earlier paper (Kahouadji et al., Second-order equations and local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces, 25 pp. [arXiv:1308.6545], to appear in Comm. Analysis and Geometry (2015), we have shown that this property fails to hold for all other second order equations, except for those belonging to a very special class of evolution equations. In the present paper, we consider a class of evolution equations for u(x,t) of order k \u2265 3 describing pseudo-spherical surfaces. We show that whenever an isometric immersion in E3 exists, depending on a jet of finite order of u, then the coefficients of the second fundamental form are universal, that is they are functions of the independent variables x and t only.\nHamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications\nSpringer New York\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\n10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\nDive into the research topics of 'Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.\nsurfaces INIS 100%\nClasses Mathematics 66%\nequations INIS 55%\ndifferential equations INIS 55%\nDifferential Equation Mathematics 55%\nIsometric Immersion Mathematics 44%\nevolution equations INIS 33%\nsine-gordon equation INIS 33%\nKahouadji, N., Kamran, N., & Tenenblat, K. (2015). Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations. In Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications (Vol. 75, pp. 369-381). Springer New York. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\nKahouadji, Nabil ; Kamran, Niky ; Tenenblat, Keti. \/ Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations. Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications. Vol. 75 Springer New York, 2015. pp. 369-381\n@inbook{7247180f3dd54436b00e59593c619f0d,\ntitle = \"Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations\",\nabstract = \"The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces, first introduced by Chern and Tenenblat (Stud. Appl. Math. 74, 55-83, 1986), is characterized by the property that to each solution of a differential equation within the class, there corresponds a two-dimensional Riemannian metric of curvature equal to -1. The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces carries close ties to the property of complete integrability, as manifested by the existence of infinite hierarchies of conservation laws and associated linear problems. As such, it contains many important known examples of integrable equations, like the sine-Gordon, Liouville and KdV equations. It also gives rise to many new families of integrable equations. The question we address in this paper concerns the local isometric immersion of pseudo-spherical surfaces in E3 from the perspective of the differential equations that give rise to the metrics. Indeed, a classical theorem in the differential geometry of surfaces states that any pseudo-spherical surface can be locally isometrically immersed in E3. In the case of the sine-Gordon equation, one can derive an expression for the second fundamental form of the immersion that depends only on a jet of finite order of the solution of the pde. A natural question is to know if this remarkable property extends to equations other than the sine-Gordon equation within the class of differential equations describing pseudospherical surfaces. In an earlier paper (Kahouadji et al., Second-order equations and local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces, 25 pp. [arXiv:1308.6545], to appear in Comm. Analysis and Geometry (2015), we have shown that this property fails to hold for all other second order equations, except for those belonging to a very special class of evolution equations. In the present paper, we consider a class of evolution equations for u(x,t) of order k \u2265 3 describing pseudo-spherical surfaces. We show that whenever an isometric immersion in E3 exists, depending on a jet of finite order of u, then the coefficients of the second fundamental form are universal, that is they are functions of the independent variables x and t only.\",\nauthor = \"Nabil Kahouadji and Niky Kamran and Keti Tenenblat\",\nnote = \"Publisher Copyright: {\\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015. All rights reserved.\",\ndoi = \"10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\",\nbooktitle = \"Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications\",\nKahouadji, N, Kamran, N & Tenenblat, K 2015, Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations. in Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications. vol. 75, Springer New York, pp. 369-381. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\nLocal isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations. \/ Kahouadji, Nabil; Kamran, Niky; Tenenblat, Keti.\nHamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications. Vol. 75 Springer New York, 2015. p. 369-381.\nT1 - Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations\nAU - Kahouadji, Nabil\nAU - Kamran, Niky\nAU - Tenenblat, Keti\nN1 - Publisher Copyright: \u00a9 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015. All rights reserved.\nN2 - The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces, first introduced by Chern and Tenenblat (Stud. Appl. Math. 74, 55-83, 1986), is characterized by the property that to each solution of a differential equation within the class, there corresponds a two-dimensional Riemannian metric of curvature equal to -1. The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces carries close ties to the property of complete integrability, as manifested by the existence of infinite hierarchies of conservation laws and associated linear problems. As such, it contains many important known examples of integrable equations, like the sine-Gordon, Liouville and KdV equations. It also gives rise to many new families of integrable equations. The question we address in this paper concerns the local isometric immersion of pseudo-spherical surfaces in E3 from the perspective of the differential equations that give rise to the metrics. Indeed, a classical theorem in the differential geometry of surfaces states that any pseudo-spherical surface can be locally isometrically immersed in E3. In the case of the sine-Gordon equation, one can derive an expression for the second fundamental form of the immersion that depends only on a jet of finite order of the solution of the pde. A natural question is to know if this remarkable property extends to equations other than the sine-Gordon equation within the class of differential equations describing pseudospherical surfaces. In an earlier paper (Kahouadji et al., Second-order equations and local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces, 25 pp. [arXiv:1308.6545], to appear in Comm. Analysis and Geometry (2015), we have shown that this property fails to hold for all other second order equations, except for those belonging to a very special class of evolution equations. In the present paper, we consider a class of evolution equations for u(x,t) of order k \u2265 3 describing pseudo-spherical surfaces. We show that whenever an isometric immersion in E3 exists, depending on a jet of finite order of u, then the coefficients of the second fundamental form are universal, that is they are functions of the independent variables x and t only.\nAB - The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces, first introduced by Chern and Tenenblat (Stud. Appl. Math. 74, 55-83, 1986), is characterized by the property that to each solution of a differential equation within the class, there corresponds a two-dimensional Riemannian metric of curvature equal to -1. The class of differential equations describing pseudo-spherical surfaces carries close ties to the property of complete integrability, as manifested by the existence of infinite hierarchies of conservation laws and associated linear problems. As such, it contains many important known examples of integrable equations, like the sine-Gordon, Liouville and KdV equations. It also gives rise to many new families of integrable equations. The question we address in this paper concerns the local isometric immersion of pseudo-spherical surfaces in E3 from the perspective of the differential equations that give rise to the metrics. Indeed, a classical theorem in the differential geometry of surfaces states that any pseudo-spherical surface can be locally isometrically immersed in E3. In the case of the sine-Gordon equation, one can derive an expression for the second fundamental form of the immersion that depends only on a jet of finite order of the solution of the pde. A natural question is to know if this remarkable property extends to equations other than the sine-Gordon equation within the class of differential equations describing pseudospherical surfaces. In an earlier paper (Kahouadji et al., Second-order equations and local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces, 25 pp. [arXiv:1308.6545], to appear in Comm. Analysis and Geometry (2015), we have shown that this property fails to hold for all other second order equations, except for those belonging to a very special class of evolution equations. In the present paper, we consider a class of evolution equations for u(x,t) of order k \u2265 3 describing pseudo-spherical surfaces. We show that whenever an isometric immersion in E3 exists, depending on a jet of finite order of u, then the coefficients of the second fundamental form are universal, that is they are functions of the independent variables x and t only.\nU2 - 10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\nDO - 10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13\nBT - Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications\nPB - Springer New York\nKahouadji N, Kamran N, Tenenblat K. Local isometric immersions of pseudo-spherical surfaces and evolution equations. In Hamiltonian Partial Differential Equations and Applications. Vol. 75. Springer New York. 2015. p. 369-381 doi: 10.1007\/978-1-4939-2950-4_13","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Local Sikhs Hold Vigil for Slain Texas Police Officer\nThe slaying of a trailblazing Houston area deputy sheriff last week has prompted renewed calls of tolerance and justice from the Fresno Sikh community.\nDeputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was fatally shot Friday while conducting a daytime traffic stop. He was among the first police officers in the country to wear a traditional Sikh turban while on duty.\nListen to this article:\nhttps:\/\/d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net\/public\/polly_audio\/sikh-vigil.cd4509b5-4d1e-4b57-a210-f6cc9807d3e3.mp3\nHarris County (Texas) Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was slain on Friday. He was the first Sikh deputy on the force. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via AP)\n\"Ambush-Style\" Slaying\nHarris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales described the shooting of Dhaliwal as an \"ambush-style\" attack.\nThe killing of the trailblazing deputy prompted a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in front of the Fresno Police Officers Memorial in Courthouse Park.\n\"On behalf of the Fresno community, we want to let Deputy Dhaliwal's family know that we are here for them and we have them in our thoughts and prayers,\" said vigil participant Gurjant Singh.\nSikhs Have Been Targeted Based on Appearance\nWhile the alleged killer is in custody, the motive for the shooting remains under investigation. But local attorney and Sikh leader Raj Sungu says Sikhs are often at great risk for harm because of their appearance.\n\"We feel that we are a target because the Sikhs are the ones who wear the turbans. We're the only ones that wear the garb that sets us apart and it are easy to spot,\" he said.\nRelated Story: 'Turban Man' Is Latest Slur as Sikh Politicians Near & Far Fight ...\nLocal Community Responds\nThe local response, Sungu said, sends an important message, \"that these type of things will not be tolerated and that the community will stand up together and we're not going to back down.\"\nRetiring Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer took part in the vigil, along with other department representatives, local political leaders, and nearly 100 community members.\n\"An attack against a police officer, no matter where it is in the United States, is an attack against all police officers,\" Dyer said. \"And in this case, an attack against a Sikh police officer is an attack against all Sikhs across the United States, and truly this world.\"\nDeputhy Dhaliwal was Honoring His Faith\nIn choosing to serve as a police officer, Sungu says Deputy Dhaliwal was living the tenets of his faith. Sikhs, he says, give their vow to serve and protect others and stand up for injustice.\n\"The purpose of these types of vigils \u2014 and especially for the younger generations \u2014 is to show that you shouldn't run away from what your oath is and what's your commitment to yourself and the community is,\" Sungu said\n\"You've got to stand up for justice. And we'll continue to do that.\"\nRelated Topics:Fresno Peace Officers MemorialFresno Police Chief Jerry DyerhateSandeep DhaliwalSikhslain police officertolerance\nFresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?\nCosta Talks Trump, Impeachment, and the Dem Contenders\nLocal History Project Trains Students to Tell Sikh Community Stories\nSikh Communities Across US Traumatized by Yet Another Mass Shooting\nState Schools Chief Announces New Anti-Hate Education Initiative\nAd Calls Gandhi a Racist, Pedophile. Urges Removal of Fresno State Bust.\nStabbings, Shootings, Assaults Weigh on US Jewish Youth\nTracy Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Sikh Man\nLocal Education1 hour ago","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Opioid Crisis Complicates GOP's Health Care Push\nSenate Republicans face another hurdle\nAs if Senate GOP leaders need more problems in attempting to dismantle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the nation's worsening opioid crisis threatens to throw another monkey wrench into their plans. An article in the Wall Street Journal reports that key GOP senators are hesitating to support a bill that could threaten addiction treatment for millions of Americans.\nSeveral provisions of the PPACA allowed people seeking substance-abuse treatment to gain coverage, including an expansion of the Medicaid health program for the poor. But the House bill repealing the PPACA, passed in May, aimed to roll back that Medicaid expansion beginning in 2020 and to allow insurance companies to charge some people with drug addictions higher premiums or deny them substance-abuse coverage altogether.\nConcerns about those provisions cut into Republican support for the replacement measure in the House. Of the 20 Republicans who voted against the House bill, 16 represented states that saw significant increases in drug-overdose death rates in recent years.\nTwo of those lawmakers hailed from Ohio, which, through that state's PPACA expansion, has enrolled more than 500,000 new Medicaid recipients with behavioral-health needs, including those with drug addiction and different mental-health disorders.\nNow, the same concerns are emerging as a sticking point as the Senate takes up the House bill and considers how to revise it.\nSenator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said in an interview that there is growing worry among fellow GOP senators that rolling back Medicaid expansion without offering other affordable options would have an outsize effect on people seeking addiction treatment, who access medications and other treatments through their insurance.\nTension between the administration and Congress on the opioid issue was on display when Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Dr. Tom Price testified before the Senate Finance Committee on June 8.\nSenator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) questioned whether HHS is allocating enough money under Medicaid to fight the opioid-abuse epidemic. Seventy percent of the $939 million that Ohio spent on opioid treatment in 2016 came from federal Medicaid dollars, he said.\n\"You would never propose we fight cancer with a $50 million increase to a grant program,\" Brown said. \"How does this possibly work if you're going to cut the biggest revenue stream to treat people?\"\nPrice pushed back, pointing out that more than 52,000 Americans died of overdose deaths in 2015. \"We continue to tolerate a system that allows for overdose deaths, and I simply won't allow it,\" Price said.\nSource: Wall Street Journal (subscription required); June 11, 2017.\nAetna Enveloped by HIV-Disclosure Lawsuit\nFDA Wants To More Closely Monitor Stem-Cell Treatment Industry\nSecond Biosimilar to Humira Receives FDA Approval\nCyltezo from Boehringer Ingelheim joins Amjevita from Amgen\nFDA Approves Faslodex Monotherapy in HR+, HER2\u2013 Advanced Breast Cancer\nApproval supports initial use in patients not previously treated with endocrine therapy\nVictoza Wins FDA Indication to Reduce Risk of 3 Cardiovascular Events\nDiabetes medication now indicated to lower risk of heart attack, stroke, and CV death\nNew Abbott LVAD Device Relies on Magnets Instead of Bearings\nImproved patient results reported with MagLev HeartMate 3 at six months\nFDA to Step Up Regulation of Stem Cell Therapies, Regenerative Medicine\nAgency cites \"troubling products\" being marketed in Florida and California\nOpioid Addiction Seems To Be Fueling Spike in Teen Suicide\nFDA Approves Gocovri, First Drug to Treat Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Patients\nNew medication is an extended-release version of amantadine\nDEA Proposes 20% Reduction in Opioid Production for 2018\n10 Notables From Behind the Scenes of the Health Care Reform Debate\nInsurers, PBMs To Be Enlisted in Fight Against Opioid Addiction\nInsurers Left Unsure With Yet Another Collapse of GOP Health Care Plan\nSome Greedy Doctors, Nurses Help Feed the Opioid Crisis, Justice Department Charges\nLogic flies when EMRs debated\nWhen Is a Brand a Generic? In a Contract With a PBM","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Help & FAQ Topics\nDesktops computers\nIs Lenovo ThinkCentre M73, M93p, and M83 Good For Gaming in 2022?\nBy Chavy Levi | Updated March 17, 2022\nLenovo ThinkCentre M73, M93p, and M83 are still great 1080p gaming machines in 2022. Upgrade them with a CPU, and GPU and they will run games at 1080p with 60+ FPS easily. If you like first person shooters like Fortnite, Overwatch, CS:GO, and DOTA2 and have a limited budget, or you just like hardware tinkering, then this build is for you.\nBuying and upgrading a refurbished ThinkCentre M73, M83, or M93p is a simple way to build a budget gaming PC. Basically, you take a tower version of any of these three models and then you install a GPU.\nThat's it. Now you have a perfectly viable 1080p gaming machine. Yes there are some special cases to this approach. But we have a helpful article explaining how to upgrade ThinkCentre M73, M93p, and M83 GPU.\nYou can assemble similar gaming build by yourself or find one pre-made on eBay or Amazon. It is an easy DIY project and does not require many technical skills.\nThere is not a substantial difference between the three models when it comes to gaming. The M73 comes with the i5-4690, whereas the M83 and M93p include Core i7-4770 or Core i7-4790.\nIs it good for 1080p gaming\nWhen it comes to gaming, this configuration shines at 1080p 60fps. Considering the price to performance ratio, RX580, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, and GTX 1060 6GB make the most sense. This setup works perfectly even with games released in the last couple of years.\nIs it good for 1440p and 4K gaming?\nThe same setup will also work with higher resolutions \u2013 i5 with GTX 1650. However, if you want the best performance, use the Intel Core i7-4790 with GTX 1080 or RTX 2060. With this CPU, the GTX 1080 will be fully utilized, and the bottleneck caused by using it with the weaker i5 will be eliminated.\nIs the small form factor of M73, M83, and M93p a good option for gaming?\nThe SFF variant of ThinkCentre M73, M83, and M93p series will work for gaming but you will be limited only to a low-profile GPU. These GPU models are less powerful and slower than their full size counterparts. The most popular display adapters for the small form factor is the GeForce GTX 1650 Low Profile.\nThe ThinkCentre is a good choice for a gaming machine because:\nIt is relatively small\nHas space for a proper video card\nYou can install an aftermarket PSU to accommodate last gen GPU\nThe 4th gen Intel CPUs are still perfect for the average gamer.\nIt's CHEAP when booth as secondhand or refurbished deal\nSearch for more answers:\nIs Dell XPS 8940 Upgradable to 64 gig RAM?\nWhat is ExpressConnect DBWM (ECDBWM.exe)\nCPU For Dell Inspiron 1524 \/ 1525. How to Upgrade.\nEverything About the 3 pin Fan Connector\nWhat are CPU temperature hotspots and why do they occur?\nRead more in our in-depth guides:\nHow to upgrade Dell OptiPlex 3020, 7020 and 9020 for gaming\nDifferences between Dell OptiPlex 3020 vs. 7020 vs. 9020\nBest Refurbished Laptop Computers\nBest Refurbished Dell Laptops\nDell Outlet and Dell Refurbished Guide (FAQ)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"RD.COM Travel Vacations Destinations\nThere's an Adorable Fairy Village in New Jersey\u2014and the Story Behind It Is Even More Precious\nLiz VaccarielloUpdated: Dec. 23, 2016\nInspired by her autistic son and his love of the outdoors, this special ed teacher created a magical village in the woods near her home.\nMatthew Cohen for Reader's Digest\nThere's a place near my home where fairies live.\nI've seen their wooden houses, knocked on their tiny doors, marveled at their itty-bitty bedrooms. It's a neighborhood, really, a magical trail in our local nature reserve where several dozen structures are tucked into nooks, crannies, and tree hollows all along the one-mile loop.\nIt's a place where acorns are pillows, fungus becomes decorative siding, and a log might hide a miniature dining room. On a Sunday afternoon, you can hear children squeal, \"I found another one!\" And if the animals or the elements\u2014or vandals\u2014harm a dwelling, someone will mysteriously take it home, replace some hinges or string, and return it.\nThat mysterious someone is Therese Ojibway, 60, a special education teacher from Millburn, New Jersey, who started transforming this area of the South Mountain Reservation five years ago. The fourth of 11 children, Therese climbed trees and built fairy landscapes from moss with her sisters in their hometown of Lansing, Michigan. Her mother gave them all the gift of imagination. \"I remember deciding that hollyhocks could make good wheels for fairy carts,\" Therese says.\nShe graduated from Dartmouth, married, and started what she hoped would be a big family. When her first child, Clinton, received an autism diagnosis at age two, she decided to devote herself to him. One part of her plan was to balance his hours of early intervention therapy with time outdoors. \"The woods were a place I didn't have to worry about him,\" Therese says. \"I could follow his lead.\"\nClinton stopped often to look inside hollow logs, touch moss, and pick up rocks and leaves. He forced Therese to slow down, and as she did, the embers of her childhood imagination began to glow. She'd admire a fungus fan and imagine it as a camelback couch. A piece of bark with a hole? The perfect door with a window!\nThey enjoyed the magic of the outdoors for years, but it wasn't until Clinton was in his 20s that Therese started to tuck things from the woods into her pockets. Her marriage was strained. When things got tense at home, Therese built benches, beds, swings, and ladders. Then she planted them in the woods.\nAs the homes appeared, the fairies moved in and word spread. Children left gifts of pinecones, seashells, and hematite and other sparkly rocks.\nIn this world, too, the trolls caused trouble. On a walk one Sunday, Therese stood over a pile of sticks that used to be a fairy gazebo. She scooped the remnants into her arms and trudged on. She learned long ago to push past life's disappointments.\nYears ago, Therese spent several weekends on her most elaborate fairy house. Its two stories featured a moss-covered roof, a fireplace, even an inside staircase. Her husband was annoyed: \"You're putting all this work into it, and they're just gonna ruin it.\"\nA few weeks later, the house disappeared. With the tenacity and patience of someone who spends her life working with autistic children\u2014who has devoted 25 years to helping her son be his best self\u2014Therese's reaction was wonderfully zen. \"The fun is putting it out there,\" she says. \"Sharing the magic.\"\nSee more photos of Therese Ojibway's handiwork here.\nOriginally Published in Reader's Digest\nHow to Clean a Humidifier\n30 Photos That Will Make You Fall in Love with Country Life\nWhy Your Next Girls' Getaway Should Be at This Peaceful Crafting Retreat","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"One Scene at A Time\nOne movie fan's domain\nThe Anticipation: 10 Films I'm looking forward to\nPosted by1sceneatatime January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 Posted inTop 10 ListsTags:2020 Anticipated, A Quiet Place, Christopher Nolan, Disney, Fast and Furious, James Bond, Marvel Studios, Movies, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise\n2020 is now a full week in. The confetti and streamers have been cleaned up and we've all gotten adjusted to the new year and a new decade. The year where our patience finally pays off has arrived. The movies offered in 2020 have been some that we've waited to land on the movie screen for some time. Long awaited follow-ups to Bad Boys and Coming to America arrive while the Wyld Stallyns reunite in Bill & Ted Face the Music. It's not all sequels and reboots though, we're getting a new musical with Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights coming to the big screen, courtesy of Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon M. Chu. There's a new slew of thrillers, horror films, colorful animated treats, action-adventures, and more. It's never too early to get excited about movies so start marking these titles on your calendar.\n10. A Quiet Place Part II \u2013 March 20, 2020\nDirector John Krasinski's directorial debut was a surprise hit in 2018 and returns to helm this sequel, which he also wrote, starring his real-life wife Emily Blunt, as it follows up with the Abbott family after the events of the first film. From the first trailer, it looks like we might get a flashback to the beginning of the\u2026 invasion? Whatever it's called, it looks like Krasinski has turned up the tension, and audiences should be in for another thrill ride.\n9. Top Gun: Maverick \u2013 June 26, 2020\nGoodness gracious, Great balls of fire, we're getting a Top Gun sequel! After 31 years, Tom Cruise looks to race across the sky once again. Not a whole lot is known about the movie, except that a slew of the most in-demand young actors have been recruited \u2013 including Miles Teller, who will play Goose's son \u2013 and that Val Kilmer will also be returning as Iceman. As the trailer promises, we'll see shirtless volleyball, Tom Cruise on motorcycles, and flying jets to show this new crop of pilots what aviation is all about. It's been a while since I've felt this need in theaters\u2026 the need for speed!\n8. Mulan \u2013 March 27, 2020\nI wasn't a big fan of Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin and didn't hear good reviews of The Lion King, but I knew the trend will continue as Disney presents the live-action remake of Mulan. Directed by Niki Caro of Whale Rider and North Country fame. Featuring Chinese star Liu Yifei as the titular character and joined alongside other Chinese legends like Donnie Yen, Gong Li, and Jet Li, this movie is poised to bring honor to the legacy of its animated counterpart and Chinese tradition. I don't think the lack of music and Mushu will stop this film from conquering the global box office and \u2013 if it taps into the animated original's magic like Beauty and the Beast \u2013 our hearts.\n7. Fast & Furious 9 \u2013 May 22, 2020\nNot much is known about this next entry into the Fast and Furious franchise while we catch up with the Toretto crime\/adventure\/ant-terrorism\/vigilante family once again. Director Justin Lin, credited as the man who helped turn the franchise around with 2011's Fast Five returns to the director's chair and will most likely go full-throttle like always. The movies might not be perfect, but that we're in for a damn good ride!\n6. No Time To Die \u2013 April 8, 2020\nTrue Detective director Cary Fukunaga takes the reins for 25th James Bond film, with Daniel Craig returning to lead the way for his fifth and (possibly) final go as 007. Joined by series regulars Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, and Ben Whishaw, as well as returning characters played by Lea Seydoux, Jefferey Wright, and Christoph Waltz. Recent Best Actor-winner Rami Malek is reported to play the villain, while Captain Marvel's Lashana Lynch will play a newer model of 007; one who doesn't seem willing to relinquish the famous code number back to Bond when he's called out of retirement.\n5. Black Widow \u2013 May 1, 2020\nAfter the success and closing of Phase three, Marvel Studios kicks off its Phase 4 with this prequel focusing on Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff. Besides taking place after the events of Civil War, we don't know what the story surrounding the character will be, but she will be joined by David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, and rising star Florence Pugh. And who knows? Maybe we'll see other Avengers like Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye\u2026 or Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark.\n4. Wonder Woman 1984 \u2013 June 5, 2020\nGal Gadot finally returns to her Amazon-princess role that hails as one of the best superhero films of all time. Bridemaids' Kristen Wiig climbs aboard as villain Cheetah with the action is set during the Cold War in the '80s. One huge surprise is Wonder Woman's love interest, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), brought back after his apparent death in the first film. This movie might or might not outdo the original, but I'm looking forward to finding out.\n3. Tenet \u2013 July 17, 2020\nWe've known for a while that Christopher Nolan's next film would be called Tenet, and we knew who was on board to star in it. Outside of that, we knew little else about the film. While the first trailer that dropped in mid-December was cryptic enough that we still kind of don't know what's going on, we do know that John David Washington will play some sort of agent who is able to experience time both forwards and backwards. Nolan looks to blow audiences minds again this summer.\n2. Soul \u2013 June 19, 2020\nOne of two Pixar offerings this year features Jamie Foxx as a jazz-loving middle school teacher whose soul is separated from his body during an accident and transported to a training center in which souls develop and gain passions before preparing to enter the bodies of newborn babies. There, he meets a soul in training (voiced by Tina Fey), who has been trapped in the center for years.\n1. West Side Story \u2013 December 18, 2020\nWhile we probably won't see a trailer until later this year, this Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation of the Broadway musical looks to be boasting a young cast with Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars) and Rachel Zegler in the leads as Tony and Maria, respectively, as they navigate street rivalries and young love in 1950s New York.\nIt's tough to narrow down a whole year of movies I'm pumped for down to ten. Some honorable mentions include: Halloween Kills, Dune, Marvel's Eternals, Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot's return in Death on the Nile, Dwayne Johnson's riverboat adventure Disney's Jungle Cruise.\nMy 10 Favorite Movies of 2019\nEngaging and visceral, 1917 proves that War is Hell\nOne Scene at A Time, Website Powered by WordPress.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Gordon Food Service Plans For New Distribution Center In Westfield, Indiana\nThe new facility will be semi-automated, using mini-loaders, mini-shuttles and conveyors designed to assist staff in moving products quickly and safely through the warehouse.\nGordon Food Service is seeking approval to construct a new distribution center in Westfield, Indiana. The proposed site for the new 500,000 square foot facility is located in the NorthPoint Business Park at the northwest corner of Grassy Branch Road and 196th Avenue.\n\"Our roots are in the midwest, where our business has steadily increased for decades, and we continue to grow by offering customers great service and an even wider range of products,\" says Rich Wolowski, Gordon Food Service President and CEO. \"We saw an opportunity to place a new distribution center in a strong, established market, giving us the ability to deliver more efficiently to our customers.\"\nOnce receiving necessary approvals, construction will begin in spring 2020 with a projected start-up in late 2021. The new facility will be semi-automated, using mini-loaders, mini-shuttles and conveyors designed to assist staff in moving products quickly and safely through the warehouse. In addition, it will include three temperature zones for product storage and feature a concept kitchen and administrative office space.\n\"The Westfield facility will be outfitted with the latest technology and warehouse automation innovation,\" says Dean Noble, Gordon Food Service Chief Operating Officer. \"The robotics and interior layout will greatly reduce manual labor and help ensure the accuracy of orders shipped to our customers.\"\nThe facility will be the company's 17th distribution center in the U.S. and its first in Indiana. When it opens, it will serve customers in the greater Indianapolis region.\nPrior to opening, more than 200 people will be hired and trained. The jobs available will include the operation and maintenance of advanced warehouse equipment and robotics, in addition to transportation, sales, and administrative positions.\nLatest in Warehousing\nHow Multipurpose Robots Gain Momentum in 2021\nStudy: 20% Global E-Commerce Growth Fast Tracks Supply Chain Tech Adoption\nConsumer Grocery Shopping Behaviors -- What's Changed Amidst the Pandemic?\nHow MaxiaNET Improved Product Freshness and Quality Using Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility\nRobotic Micro-Fulfillment Centers Forecast to Fulfill 8% of US Online Grocery Orders in 2025\nIn this first report of the new year, the focus is on one positive that has come out of the COVID-19 crisis \u2013 the growth in the number of retail-based MFCs, and the openings this offers for manufacturers of automation equipment.\nInteract Analysis\nDigitization Express Lane: The Future of Supermarkets\nTo profitably keep up in this rapidly changing market, grocers must replicate the consumer-facing disruption within their backend financial operations.\nVroozi\nMHS Acquires TGW U.S. Conveyors Business\nTGW U.S. Conveyors will help accelerate MHS' product strategy and growth plan in the food and beverage space.\nTips for Brick-and-Mortars to Survive the Second Lockdown\nWhile the pandemic has motivated shifts to online, it most certainly will not destroy the offline retail experience entirely.\nZenreach\nExosuits and exoskeletons have moved beyond science fiction and into reality, helping facilities combat worker fatigue, strain and other risks that lead to musculoskeletal disorders.\nHeroWear\nA Look at the Past, Present and Future of Cold Storage\nHere's how consumer preferences and global dynamics have changed perceptions about cold storage and food distribution.\nCater Corley\nSam Campbell\nTurner Wisehart\nDole Packaged Foods to Open New Georgia Frozen Food Production Complex\nThe new facility is approximately 63,000-square-feet, fully automated and will have four manufacturing lines which when at capacity can produce 60 million pounds of fruit annually.\nDole Food Company\nCoolsys Secures C.E. Holt Refrigeration Inc. in Latest Acquisition\nThis acquisition increases market presence for CoolSys in North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia, which are strategic growth states for the company.\nCoolSys\nMotion Industries Breaks Ground on New Alabama Facility\nAlong with the advantage of operational streamlining and efficiencies, the building and the shops within will feature world-class processes, equipment, and safety advantages.\nMotion Industries Inc.\nHonor Foods Announces New Warehouse Location\nHonor Foods is in the final stage of moving its current Philadelphia operation from its North 5th Street location to its new warehouse at 5505 Tacony Street.\nHow to Resume Delayed Capital Projects\nWhile it is time to carefully resume capital projects that were put on hold, the eventual success of each project depends upon proceeding cautiously and using all available data\u2014as a team\u2014to make changes in strategy.\nJyot Parmar\nScott Skala\nBell and Howell Introduces Versatile Grocery Locker\nQuickCollect GL is ideal for grocers looking to implement a scalable grocery pickup program, automate manual pickup programs like curbside pickup or extend their pickup service as a remote pickup point.\nStudy: Foodservice Industry Anticipates Rise in Contactless Dining\nquick-service restaurants represent the biggest portion of the contactless micropayments market, about $153 billion annually, followed by the vending industry about $14 billion.\nCrave Hospitality Group Announces $7.3M Seed Funding Round\nCrave plans to use the funding to build pre-opening teams for the next four Crave Collective facilities opening in 2021, followed by 10 more in 2022.\nAI\/AR\nHow Food Supply Chains Can Persevere During Uncertainty in a Global Pandemic\nBy infusing innovative technologies into the mix, food supply chains can break from siloed systems to implement and optimize a digital supply chain that offers visibility and insight from the fields and farms to grocery store shelves and restaurant tables\nGlobal Smart Food Logistics Valued at $7.3bn by 2025\nThe global smart food logistics market was valued at USD 7.3 billion in 2019, and it is expected to reach USD 14.8 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 12.7%, during the period of 2020-2025.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\u2190 Mike Anderson Releases Single To Radio\nRascal Flatts Drummer, Jim Riley, Plays On A \"Record Your Album Over The Internet\" Project \u2192\nSongwriter Dan Thompson Visits Nashville To Record Vocal Tracks For His CD Album, 1st single getting radio adds daily, 23 stations yesterday!\nPosted: July 6, 2015 | Author: supermagicmusic007 | Filed under: Client News | Tags: Bill Watson, Dan Thompson, Shawn Conley |Leave a comment\nSinger Songwriter Dan Thompson of Canada sings his vocal on music tracks produced at Nashville Trax Recording Studios.\nEngineer Shawn Conley tracking as Bill Watson (not pictured) produces Dan's Miles and Miles vocal session\nUpdate: 11-4-15:\nHi all! A hit song in the making?\nOn 10-29-15 Nashville Trax received a request by a program director in the U.K. for a copy of Dan Thompson's single release, \"Miles and Miles\" because she noticed it rising rapidly on the European Spin Scan (SOCAN) list. Nothing surprising, we get requests from music publishers, artists and record companies for client's songs all the time.\nBut when we forwarded the PD's request to Dan we discovered that due to Dan's promotional efforts, the song, produced by Bill Watson of Nashville Trax, is being played on BBC radio, the largest station in the U.K., which has fueled the song's addition to rotation on multiple stations.\nHow do you spell r-o-y-a-l-t-i-e-s?\nThis just in from Dan today:\n\"Yesterday (Nov. 3rd) Twenty-three traditional SOCAN reporting over-the-air and SOCAN reporting Internet radio stations in the U.S., Canada and Europe downloaded Miles and Miles for airplay use. Good reviews are coming in daily. A screen shot of the report is attached.\"\nUpdate from Dan: 12-3-15 \"Miles & Miles is #2 on the top 10 Downloads on the STS tracking system. So going great, just need to finish the album!\"\nNew Music Weekly, the #1 magazine serving the radio industry and music business, also did this press release on their site:\n\"Recording Artist, Danny Thompson is tearing up the air-waves once again with the title track release off his new album entitled: \"Miles & Miles\". The current single, Miles & Miles, is receiving airplay all across Canada, England, North Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and parts of the USA.\nThe new single has already positioned at 38 on the top 40 up and coming Country Internet Charts by STS USA, and is expected to move to the top 10 in the next couple of weeks.\" N.M.W.\nEditor's note: Over the past few weeks Miles has risen from position 38, as of December 24th, it's in position #3 . It's also entered the top 40 AC\/Hot AC main Charts, at #38 with over 2000 spins.\nDan Thompson's \"Miles and Miles\" radio adds. 23 in one day!\nExciting times for Dan!\nBill Watson, of Nashville Trax Recording Studios has produced client projects many ways: sometimes turnkey using session singers, never meeting the client; sometimes having the client in for the entire project from initial rhythm tracking to mix. In this case, Dan came to town for only the vocal session.\nDan sent, via e-mail, the mp3 roughs of three songs he penned to Watson, who wrote the arrangement, hired session players and produced the music. He then sent Dan a music mix to practice with. Dan then drove to the Nashville area from Canada (8 hours and only $70 in gas!).\nShawn Conley engineered while Watson coached\/produced Dan's vocal. The teamwork paid off with results so stunning that Dan has decided to move forward with a full CD album!\nHere's a clip of the song Dan penned for his son, a long haul trucker, who was tragically killed in an accident involving his rig just a few months after \"Miles and Miles\" was written:\nhttps:\/\/playitagaindemos.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/this1-mp3cut-net-1.mp3\nVocals: Dan Thompson\nDrums: Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts)\nGuitars: Tom Wild (B. J. Thomas, Mindy McCready, Brenda Lee)\nBass Guitar: Bill Watson (Nashville Trax' producer)\nFiddle: Jenee Fleenor (Blake Shelton)\nTracking, Mix and Mastering Engineering: Bill Watson, Shawn Conley\nProduced\/Arranged: Bill Watson\nAnd please do give a listen to Dan's song from the same session, \"Only Rednecks Do It Like That\":\nhttps:\/\/playitagaindemos.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/only-rednecks-do-it-like-that-mp3cut-net.mp3\nAs well as his traditional country song, \"Our Love\":\nhttps:\/\/playitagaindemos.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/our-love-mp3cut-net.mp3\n*These mp3 samples will be louder in volume than most on this blog site because they went through the additional step of mastering.\n** Only Rednecks Do It Like That, Our Love and Miles and Miles \u00a9 2015 Dan Thompson and are provided as a demonstration of production values only. Any other use violates U.S. and International copyright law. Requests for copies by program directors for radio rotation and requests by other parties interested in recording or performing these songs or using them in TV, film or other commercial use, e-mailed to nashtrax@bellsouth.net will be forwarded to the songwriter and\/or publisher.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dinosaur fact videos\nWhat Do You Know About Dinosaurs? Dinosaur Facts for\nA great dinosaur video for kids. Find out about the different dinosaurs and their names. Perfect for children working on a dinosaur project or who have dinos..\nPRIMAL ATTACK: Albertosaurus: 0:00 Blue: 0:29 Carnotaurus: 0:50 Crylophosaurus: 1:20 Gasosaurus: 1:47 Herrerasaurus: 2:15 Ornitholestes: 2:41 Postosuc..\nDinosaurs evolved from reptiles over 230 million years ago and were on Earth for about 65 million years before going extinct for reasons that aren't exactly.\nPopular to Favorit Tyrannosaurus Rex and Its Relatives: The Need-To-Know Facts (Dinosaur Fact\nALL 158 DINOSAURS & FACTS - Jurassic World Facts - YouTub\nDinosaurs were reptiles that lived on Earth from about 230 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. [3] The earliest named dinosaur found so far is the Eoraptor (dawn stealer). It was so named because it lived at the dawn of the Dinosaur Age. It was a meat eater about the size of a German shepherd Jurassic World Scan Codes are the little codes usually found on the bottom of the one of the dinosaur's feet. The toys are made by Mattel, and span multiple years and releases. Jurassic World Facts App If you don't already have the Jurassic World Facts App you can download it on the Google App store or Apple Store.. The 10 Most Important Facts About Dinosaurs. An artist's rendering of the Irritator, a close relative of Spinosaurus. Sergey Krasovskiy \/ Getty Images. Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including The Big Book of What, How and Why and A Field Guide to the Dinosaurs of North America Amazing Fact. When dinosaur bones were first found hundreds of years ago by the Chinese, they thought they were the bones of giant dragons. Swimming Dinosaurs. Flying Dinosaurs? Long Neck Dinosaur Facts. Which species of dinosaur had the long necks? Find out and see pictures of long neck dinosaurs here Dinosaurs lived and evolved for over 185 million years until they became extinct. The cause has not been proven yet, but many believe that an asteroid Over 9 miles wide hit the earth In the Gulf of Mexico.. Giganotosaurus is the largest carnivorous dinosaur discovered.; Fossils were discovered with a Protoceratops & velociraptor that appeared to have been fighting when they were quickly killed\nDinosaurs ruled the world for roughly 140 million years\u2014until they suddenly disappeared. While decades of research point to an asteroid impact at Chicxulub crater as the end of the dinosaurs' reign 66 million years ago, scientists weren't always so sure what happened to these mesmerizing creatures Videos. 5 Facts About Dinosaurs. Jurassic World presents 5 FACTS | Learn #withme. 5 Facts (DTV - series) 5 Facts About Dinosaurs. 5 Facts (DTV - series) 5 Facts About Dinosaurs. Play All +1. Camp Cretaceous Teaser. Play All +2. Colossal Questions (DTV - series) Play All. Dinosaur, the common name given to a group of reptiles, often very large, that first appeared roughly 245 million years ago and thrived worldwide for nearly 180 million years. Most died out by the end of the Cretaceous Period. Many lines of evidence show that one lineage evolved into birds about 155 million years ago\nTop 10 TERRIFYING Facts About DINOSAURS - YouTub\nDinosaur eggs come in all shapes and sizes. They tend to be ovoid or spherical in shape and up to 30cm in length - about the size of a rugby ball. The smallest dinosaur egg so far found is only 3cm long. Once the egg has been fossilised it will become hard like rock, but it will retain a structure of its own Dinosaur Facts for Kids Enjoy our fun dinosaur facts for kids and learn about everything from the ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex to the enormous Diplodocus. While dinosaurs came a long time before us humans, fossils and modern technology have helped us piece together what dinosaurs may have looked like and even how they might have behaved Home video releases of Dinosaur. 1 US releases 1.1 VHS 1.2 DVD 1.3 Blu-ray 2 International releases 2.1 UK 2.1.1 VHS 2.1.2 DVD 2.2 Germany 2.2.1 DVD 3 Gallery 4 Reference\nIf you spend much time around young kids, you've probably picked up on the fact that a lot of them find dinosaurs absolutely fascinating. If you don't spend much time around kids, just look at the massive success of The Land Before Time franchise (now on its 13th film, in addition to two sing-along albums, seven video games, and a television series) and the recent PBS series Dinosaur Train By: Mark Warner. Use our free dinosaur fact cards in your classroom to help children to find out about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Download and print the cards below and use them as part of your lessons: Use the cards as part of a classroom display. Let children refer to the cards when they are learning about dinosaurs Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are reptiles that lived many millions of years ago. Watch this KS1 video to find out more! Find out how dinosaur fossils were made Dinosaurs stand on their toes rather than on their whole foot. All of the dinosaurs lived on land (so flying pterosaurs and swimming ichthyosaurs were not dinosaurs!) Dinosaurs built nests and laid hard shelled eggs. All of the non-avian dinosaurs (dinosaurs that were not birds, see next page) went extinct 6\nBasic Dinosaur Facts. Dinosaurs are a group of reptiles that have lived on Earth for about 245 million years. In 1842, the English naturalist Sir Richard Owen coined the term Dinosauria, derived from the Greek deinos, meaning fearfully great, and sauros, meaning lizard.. Dinosaur fossils have been found on all seven continents Tyrannosaurus rex is by far the most popular dinosaur, having spawned a huge number of books, movies, TV shows, and video games. What's truly amazing, though, is how much what was once assumed as fact about this carnivore has later been called into question and how much is still being discovered. Here are 10 facts known to be true\nT. Rex was one of the biggest meat-eaters. Tyrannosaurus Rex was 12 metres (40 feet) in length and weighed 5 tons. Their heads were over 4 feet (1.25 metres), with very powerful jaws. T. rex was a member of the group of theropod dinosaurs (meat-eating dinosaurs) huge predatory dinosaurs with small arms and two-fingered hands The Diplodocus was part of a group of dinosaurs known as Sauropods (Diplodocid). They lived in the Late Jurassic Period between 146.8 and 156.3 million years ago. The Diplodocus lived in mid-western North America. Paleontologists estimate the Diplodocus could reach a maximum length of 80 feet 7 Turns Out The T-Rex Wasn't Actually The Dinosaur King; That's The Spinosaurus. Via Wikipedia. That's right: Scientists now believe that the Spinosaurus was the largest carnivorous (meat-eating) dinosaur to exist. In fact, experts say this dinosaur was somewhere between 41 and 59 ft long and weighed up to 23 tons The prehistoric reptiles known as dinosaurs arose during the Middle to Late Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era, some 230 million years ago. They were members of a subclass of reptiles called the.\nFun Dinosaurs Toys For Kids - Let's Learn Dino Names\nOldest Dinosaur: The Nyasasaurus parringtoni is believed to the oldest known dinosaur, which lived roughly 243 million years ago. Its remains were found in Tanzania only recently. Fiercest Dinosaur: Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most feared dinosaur. However, Utahraptor is the fiercest of all dinosaurs. Utahraptor stood 7m tall and was known to be.\nThe fierce dinosaurs go. roar roar roar. All day long. The baby dinosaurs go. stomp stomp stomp. stomp stomp stomp. stomp stomp stomp. The baby dinosaurs go. stomp stomp stomp\nThis dinosaur-themed card game is great to play with family and friends. Print out the Dinosaur Cards and cut them out. Place them in a pile, face down. The first player reads out the three statements on the card about a particular dinosaur. The other players need to work out which statement is fictional. If they guess correctly, they get a point. The person with the most points at the end of.\nPopular to Favorit Tyrannosaurus Rex and Its Relatives\nF O S S I L S We have been looking at fossils. This is hard and bumpy It's cold It's white and smooth We have developed: \u2b50\ufe0f using describing words \u2b50\ufe0f looking at dinosaur fossils \u2b50\ufe0f talking about what we can see \ufffd\ufffd #fossils #dinosaurs #explore #eyfs #kingstonnursery #hul That's a Fact videos showcase one truth at a time about the Bible, creation, and science in a fun, visual, and engaging format\u2014and in two minutes or less. The Fossil Record Do fossils really show that creatures gradually evolved from simple to complex\nThe Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible BOOK. by Paul S. Taylor ( ChristianAnswers) Kids are enthralled by dinosaurs! But secularists use that interest to indoctrinate children in an evolutionary worldview. Give your child this unique and colorful bestseller, for a proper, biblical understanding of the world in which they live These prehistoric lizards ranged in size from the size of hummingbirds, to lumbering giants the size of a truck. They were reptiles, but very different from modern-day reptiles. Birds are the closest living relatives of the dinosaurs. The longest and heaviest animals ever to walk the Earth were giant dinosaurs called sauropods More Dinosaur Details These dinosaurs were herbivores - which means they were plant eaters. It is thought to be a 'high feeder' like a giraffe - eating leaves on trees up to 9 metres high. They lived about 154 to 153 million years ago - in the late Jurassic period. This was at the same time as the Diplodocus and Stegosaurus dinosaurs Pursued by intergalactic warlord Krulos and his Rulons, human Valorians fly through a wormhole and end up on the prehistoric Earth. Krulos follows and becomes stuck in prehistory as well. Both sides build dinosaur armies and engage. Stars: Dan Gilvezan, Charlie Adler, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker\n97 Mind-Blowing Dinosaur Facts FactRetriever\nFully grown Triceratops was about 8 m (26 ft.) long, 3 m (10 ft.) high, and weighed between 6 and 12 tons. The first known fossils were triceratops-horns attached to a partial skull found near Denver, Colorado in 1887. 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This fact, combined with Pteranodon's vaguely albatross-like anatomy, has led paleontologists to conclude that the larger pterosaur flew along the seashores of late Cretaceous North America and fed mostly on fish, while Pterodactylus enjoyed a more varied\u2014but less impressively sized-diet. 09. of 10\nGiganotosaurus lived in Argentina in the late Cretaceous period. It was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores ever to have walked the earth. It was probably up to 13 meters (42 foot) in length and 13 tonnes (30,000 pounds) in weight. It was a member of the Carcharodontosauridae family of shark-toothed dinosaurs Discover dinosaur news, videos, quizzes and crafts. Find out facts about dinosaurs, including Diplodocus and Stegosaurus, and uncover what science is revealing about the appearance and lives of these prehistoric animals Dinosaurs. Turn back time and discover Dinosaurs with CBeebies. Check out Dinosaur clips, games and songs with your favourite CBeebies shows Stay up to date with our newest videos in the Jurassic World Facts App! Watch the dinosaur battles, music videos, scene recreations and more! 7 ZONES TO EXPLORE. Explore the Jurassic World map and make sure to collect dinosaurs in all 7 different habitats, including the new Dino Escape section. LEARN FUN FACTS\nVideo: Collections - Jurassic World Facts DNA Scan Code\nThe 10 Most Important Facts About Dinosaur\nDinosaur Extinction Facts This web page contains dinosaur extinction facts for kids and is a great resource for anyone of any age who wants to learn why the dinosaurs went extinct. We're going to provide you with the latest and most accurate facts about the dinosaur extinction Updated April 25, 2019. Not only was Megalodon the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived; it was the largest marine predator in the history of the planet, vastly outweighing both the modern Great White Shark and ancient reptiles like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus. Below you'll find 10 fascinating facts about Megalodon. 01. of 10 The biggest dinosaurs were over 100 feet long and 50 feet tall the sauropod was the largest dinosaur the smallest dinosaurs were the size of a chicken and were called mussaurus, or mouse lizard. Some dinosaurs were carnivores, meat-eaters, and some were herbivores, plant eaters. Some walked on two legs, while others walked on all four legs\nIn fact, dinosaurs are closely related to birds, which also hatch from eggs. Scientists believe that birds are actually the descendants of one kind of dinosaur Additional Resources on Pterodactyls. Pterodactylus antiquus @ Wikipedia - Learn more about the Pterodactyl on the Wikipedia website.; Pterodactyl, Pteranodon & Other Flying 'Dinosaurs' - Find more cool Ankylosaurus facts for kids on the LiveScience website. Pterodactyl pictures and facts - A great website for viewing some awesome Pterodactyl pictures and facts The Velociraptor was part of a group of dinosaurs known as theropod. The Velociraptor was a theropod that belonged to dromaeosaurid family. They lived during the Upper Cretaceous period about 71 to 75 million years ago. Estimates put the weight of a Velociraptor between 33 and 43 pounds. Estimates put the length of a Velociraptor up to 6.8 feet There is still a lot of discussion among scientist about the true size of this huge dinosaur, as lots of estimates have to be made. Current figures say they weigh around 7000kg-20900kg (7 to 20.9 tons) and could grow 12.6 to 18 metres (41 to 59 feet) long. The skull alone was 1.75 meters long (5.7 feet) Fact or Myth - Bilingualism Causes Language Delay. Dinosaur Speech Therapy posted a video to playlist Fact or Myth?. January 15 \u00b7 \ufffd\nGoogle Chrome's unblocked offline game about dinosaur T-rex running through the desert, jumping over cactuses and dodging pterodactyls Spinosaurus Facts: Size. Spinosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs. Spinosaurus grew to lengths of between 12 and 18 metres (40 and 60 ft.). Estimates as to how much Spinosaurus weighed vary considerably, ranging from 4 to 23 metric tonnes (4.41 to 25.35 short tons). Most studies suggest that weights of between 12 and 20 tonnes. Centrosaurus is a species of dinosaur which lived approximately 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered in 1904 by Lawrence Lambe in 1903 and later classified by him in 1904. This dinosaur was first discovered near Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada, but it has also been discovered in Dinosaur.\nIt starts on TikTok. Join the millions of viewers discovering content and creators on TikTok - available on the web or on your mobile device Find out all about dinosaurs by doing tests and experiments on a Dinosaur Discovery! Supports the KS1 Science Working Scientifically curriculum. Suitable for primary school year 1 and year 2. Dinosaur Detective - Separating Fact from Fiction. Ken Ham. September 1, 2020 \u00b7 \ufffd\nFind out more about dinosaurs with Andy. All Andy's Dinosaur Adventures Andy's Dinosaur Adventures - Triceratops Facts Find out more about dinosaurs with Andy More Dinosaur Details They lived about 75 to 71 million years ago along with some of the really big meat eating dinosaurs such as dinosaur T. Rex, Albertosaurus and other Cretaceous dinosaurs. These smart dinos had a large brain that helped them be very agile. They could also hunt together in packs! Working together they were fearsome predators Enjoy our dinosaurs for kids page and have fun learning about these mighty creatures that lived millions of years ago. Read amazing facts, find fun ideas, watch awesome videos, enjoy cool fossil projects and more! Learn about the Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor, Diplodocus, Triceratops, Apatosaurus, Iguanodon, Stegosaurus, and other interesting.\nReady for a roar-some prehistoric adventure?Then join NG Kids as we meet seven of our favourite dinosaurs!. Name: Tyrannosaurus rex Lived: 65 million years ago Size: Up to 12m long Discovered: USA and Canada Say it: Tye-ran-oh-sore-us rex. The most famous dino of them all, the T-rex was armed with jaws which remain the most powerful weapon nature has ever created FREE Dinosaurs Early Years\/EY (EYFS) activities\/resources\/display. Ideal bank of ideas\/resources if you are a Childminder, Preschool\/Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Teacher or Parent of a young child. Printable downloads encompassing: role play, alphabet and phonics\/letters and sounds teaching an Whether it's printable dinosaur worksheets, sensory bins, crafts or just some cool science experiments, we've got you covered. And, of course, it's not just for boys. Girls will have a blast doing any and all of these activities too! These dinosaur activities work for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary-aged students\nDinosaurs. A collection of dinosaur related primary teaching resources including a very detailed set of dinosaur fact sheets, perfect for learning about prehistoric creatures. Here you will also find a set of dinosaur masks and posters, which are great for use in role-play Dinosaurs Worksheets. Check out our collection of dinosaurs worksheets below and click on any of the images to view and print out your copy. We have some worksheets that teach kids a little about a specific dinosaur and then ask a few questions to test simple reading compression skills. Then we have lots of others that are dinosaur themed. Download the Jurassic World Facts app to bring your Mattel Jurassic World dinosaur figures to life and learn fun facts! There's over 60 dinosaurs to collect. Check out our favorites below! Quick look. Jurassic World Indoraptor Dinosaur [Amazon Exclusive] 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,906. $ 106. 99. See buying options. Quick look\nDinosaur Facts for Kid\nSpinosaurus Fact #2: Spinosaurus had a mouth similar to a crocodile's, and it had straight teeth like knives, which was different from other carnivorous dinosaurs that had curved teeth.These knife-like teeth could spear slippery prey, such as fish. However, it is believed Spinosaurus also ate smaller dinosaurs and sometimes was a scavenger, meaning it would eat dead dinosaurs it found, which.\nQuick Tyrannosaurus Facts. This dinosaur had 60 razor sharp teeth. The teeth on the Tyrannosaurus could be up to 9 inches long. This dinosaur used its tail to maintain balance. The Tyrannosaurus weighed as much as an Asian Elephant. This dinosaur's top speed was about 18 MPH\u2014faster than humans! Tyrannosaurus Pictures\nMosasaurus is an aquatic lizard which lived approximately 70 million to 65 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered during the mid-18th century in Maastricht, Netherlands and eventually collected by Jean-Baptiste Drouin. However, that fossil was incomplete and consisted of only the skull of the animal\nDinosaur Isle at Sandown is an interactive museum that also houses over 1,000 fossils, dating back 126 million years, including those from some of the 15 dinosaurs known to have come from the Isle.\nIn fact, this species of dinosaurs was not only featured in films and other types of fiction but also managed to make their way to postal stamps! With their thin, long neck and giant bulky torso, the Brontosaurus was a herbivore. The various species of Brontosaurus roamed in what is now known as North America. These giants were around 22 meters.\nDinosaurs ranged in size from the size of a chicken to well over 100 feet long. Most dinosaurs were somewhere in the middle. The modern- day Blue Whale is the largest animal that ever lived - it is larger than any dinosaur was. 19\nVideos (listed in order of air date): Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs. Hosted by Gary Owens and Eric Boardman. Twin Tower Enterprises, 1985. Dinosaur! Episode 1 - The Tale of a Tooth. Hosted by Walter Cronkite. A&E, 1991. Dinosaur! Episode 3 - The Tale of an Egg. Hosted by Walter Cronkite. A&E, 1991. Paleoworld. Season 2.\nCarnivore. At first glance, Indominus rex most closely resembles a T. rex. But its distinctive head ornamentation and ultra-tough bony osteoderms can be traced from Abelisaurs. Indominus' roar is estimated to reach 140-160 dB -- the same as a 747 taking off. It can reach speeds of 30 mph...while confined to its enclosure Monstrous sharks, hyper carnivorous whales, sea lizards, crocodiles, and several others roamed the seas. Let's take a look at the 10 fearsomely biggest water dinosaurs and sea monsters ever discovered in human history and prehistory. 1. Spinosaurus. Spinosaurus is the only water dinosaur to have ever existed Iguanodon was a large dinosaur, with an average weight of just over 3 metric tonnes (3.3 tons) - around the same as two mid-sized family cars. It was around 10 meters (33 ft.) in length. That's well over the length of five tall men, lying head to toe. Iguanodon had a large, narrow head and a hard, bony beak Pterodactylus was a relatively small pterosaur with a wingspan of just over 1 metre (3.28 ft.) Pterodactylus had a long beak filled with around 90 short, sharp teeth. Pterodatylus was a carnivore. It's likely prey would have been fish and other small animals. 'Pterodatylus' means 'winged-finger' Gallimimus is a dinosaur which lived 71 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period. This dinosaur was around 7 feet high at the hips, 26 feet long and weighed around 950-990 pounds. It has been described as an ostrich like dinosaur that had long legs, short arms, a long leg that had a very small head at the end of it and a beak that.\nDinosaur Poems. Dino Stomp is one of our poems. It is part of the second set of poems for March. You can see it HERE. The videos are a great way to turn this poem into a listening center activity. We just made a song book that the students can scan the QR code to listen and read along. The music video can be found by clicking HERE Ankylosaurus Facts. Check out our cool Ankylosaurus facts for kids and have fun learning more about this amazing dinosaur. The Ankylosaurus was a big dinosaur that featured huge plates of body armor to protect itself from attackers, and if that wasn't enough it also had a massive tail club that was strong enough to break bones However, I couldn't find any simple dinosaur timelines or time scale that students could print out and use to show when a dinosaur lived. Dinosaurs roamed the earth for 181 million years. It can be challenging for young students to grasp how much time that really is, and the fact that dinosaurs didn't all live together at the same time Dinosaur Fact - Dinosaurs, facts, fossils, dinosaur information Were dinosaurs just not smart enough? It's common knowledge that the saying the strong survive means that the best life form will stay alive will the weak with struggle or not survive\nDinosaur Fossil: . Dinosaur is perhaps one of the most amazing creatures that ruled over the planet for more than 160 million years. Ranging from the size of hummingbirds to the size of large trucks and buildings, these ferocious lizards once battled for dominance but went extinct because of a still unknown cause. Dinosaurs have already gone extinct but much information about them still. Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life Uncover fun facts and videos all about prehistoric life and the age of the dinosaurs, and how plant-eaters and the meat-eaters lived long ago. \u2022 Find out the names of all your favorite types of dinosaurs, from the smallest and the fastest to the biggest and the fiercest. \u2022 Discover why dinosaurs became extinct and how fossils formed A new dinosaur species called Wulong bohaiensis is offering researchers clues into the relationship between bird species and dinosaurs. Source: CNN Stories worth watching (15 Videos Stegosaurus pronounced steg-oh-sore-us as the name suggests indicates covered lizard or roof lizard. These dinosaurs were believed to inhabit the woodlands of the western part of North America. Stegosaurus was believed to exist during the late Jurassic age approximately a hundred and fifty million years ago Paleontology is the branch of biology that studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, primarily by studying fossils. The only direct way we have of learning about dinosaurs is by studying fossils. Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or.\nDinosaurs - Dinosaur, facts, pictures, and informatio\nThe dinosaur is estimated to have reached a height of 5 to 6.5 meters (16.4 to 21.3 feet) at the hip, and a length of 25 to 30 meters (82 to 98.4 feet) -- making it as long as a basketball court.\nantly in Texas and Oklahoma. But it likely inhabited the whole of the North American continent\nJack Horner discovered that dinosaurs cared for their young, and some were social animals nesting in colonies. A paleontologist, he specializes in researching dinosaur behavior and growth; he has accumulated evidence that many named species of dinosaur are actually immature versions of other dinosaur species: he believes up to a third of named dinosaur species could 'disappear' when the.\nDiscover & Learn. Animal factsheets. Animal factsheets. Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections. Updated. 31\/08\/20. Spiders. Learn more about spiders, their origins, and how they are classified\nDinosaurs 101 National Geographic Societ\nWatch these scientists dig up dinosaur bones. Paleontologists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are excavating an adult triceratops buried in bedrock near Denver, Colorado\nDinosaur fossils have been found on every continent of Earth, including Antarctica. Fossils help us understand what the dinosaurs were like. Information can be gathered from sources such as fossilized bones, footprints, stomach stones, feces, internal organs, soft tissues, eggs and feathers. Over 1000 different species of dinosaurs have been named and the list continues to grow as new fossils.\nIn fact, dinosaurs (land animals made on day six) came after winged creatures made on day five, according to the Bible. Both biblically and scientifically, chicken-eaters around the world can rest easy\u2014they aren't eating mutant dinosaurs. Dinosaur Movies\nPeople often mistake dimetrodons as dinosaurs, but they are not in any way related. In fact, these Permian animals were more closely related to mammals than reptiles or birds. Of the several species that have been defined, the largest was dimetrodon angelensis , one of the most enormous apex predators of its time when it lived some 295-million.\nDinosaur - T. Rex Facts of Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaurs for Kids. The Dinosaur T. Rex was one of the greatest predators that ever lived. Find out about its size, habitat, diet and more! Tyrannosaurus Rex had powerful back legs that let it hunt prey over short distances at up to 20mph (32 kph) Dinosaurs. Book your free Museum entry ticket online in advance. The Museum's dinosaurs are world-famous. Meet the roaring T. rex, see the skull of a Triceratops and wander among fossils in the Dinosaurs gallery. Explore the different time periods dinosaurs lived, sort the facts from the myths about why they died out and find out what our. The Dino Directory. Discover facts, figures and images for more than 300 dinosaurs. From slow, plant-eating giants to fierce scavengers and hunters, dinosaurs once dominated the land. Search our alphabetical list, or explore dinosaurs by when and where they lived or what type they are. Uncover what dinosaurs have been found in your country and. The name dinosaur dates back to 1842. The word has Greek origins: dino comes from the Greek 'deinos' which translates as terrible or powerful, and saur comes from the Greek 'sauros' which translates to lizard, and the name was selected by English palaeontologist Richard Owen. Dinosaurs lived in every continent on Earth; more than 700 different species have been discovered worldwide In fact, if you go into any museum you will see fossils of dinosaurs that are 100% dinosaur, not something in between. There are no 25%, 50%, 75%, or even 99% dinosaurs\u2014they are all 100% dinosaur! The Bible tells us that God created all of the land animals on the sixth day of creation Spinosaurus is one of the biggest dinosaurs known to scientists today. It is even bigger than the T. Rex. In fact, a Spinosaurus outweighs a typical T. 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{"text":"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/BetterThanItSounds\/FilmM\nBetter Than It Sounds \/ Film M\nBetterThanItSo\u2026\nRoleAssociatio\u2026\nM: The protagonist kills kids.\nThe Machinist: Batman cuts off Darryl Revok's arm, but is still easily beaten up by him.\nM\u00e4dchen in Uniform: A German Schoolgirl Lesbian falls for her teacher. Possibly has a Japanese granddaughter.\nMad Max: Highway patroller has his job follow him while on vacation.\nMad Max 2: The Road Warrior: Highway patroller visits the desert, meets a bunch of people in leather killing each other over gasoline.\nMad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Highway patroller goes to a community led by Tina Turner. Later becomes the idol of many kids.\nMad Max: Fury Road: Highway patroller helps women run away from home. They decide to go back the next day.\nHighway patroller, six women, and a terminally ill man go on a road trip. Angry old pervert chases them.\nA woman drives a tanker through the desert, gets lost and goes back the way she came.\nEight people spend a few days sitting in a single truck cab.\nMadagascar: Misbehaviour and intervention of paramilitary group causes four friends to get stranded on island full of people who like to move it, move it.\nMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa: Paramilitary group leads the four friends (plus two of the \"MOVING!\" people) to another wild place. Among the problems they face are... tourists.\nMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Four friends gently strongarm paramilitary group to get them home and all involved get into the circus business while an insanely determined animal control officer is literally after their hides.\nMadhouse: Iconic horror actor is stalked by his most famous character.\nMan on Fire: A washed-up, world weary ex-hitman meets a little girl who makes him see the brighter side of life. He then goes on a killing spree.\nMan on the Moon: Biopic of individual famous because he annoys people.\nThe Man Who Laughs: Man cannot stop smiling, despite his best efforts. Romantically pursued by blind girl who doesn't mind and another woman who thinks it's sexy.\nMarathon Man: An elderly dentist pursues a long-distance runner.\nMarch of the Penguins: Lucius Fox is an ornithologist you never see. Birds raise chicks in the freezer. Family fare with hot bird sex \u2014 and the Moral Guardians love it.\nMarriage Story: Kylo Ren and Black Widow are getting a divorce. They find out it's not as easy as they think.\nMars Attacks!: Aliens with a cruel sense of humor are thwarted by a Slim Whitman song.\nThe Martian: Man is left behind by his workmates on remote and deserted place, is forced to spend years waiting for them to return.\nMary Poppins: Children neglected by their workaholic father and political activist mother befriend a busker, participate in magic with their flighty governess, and cause an economic crisis. It's a musical.\nAlternatively: A man learns to bond with his kids.\nThe Mask: Wood artifact with Norse mythology back-story turns man into walking Looney Tune.\nThe Mask of Zorro: Criminal loses his brother, and after knowing an ex-prisoner tries to seduce his daughter.\nThe Legend of Zorro: Ex-criminal tries to get his wife back while she is dating a terrorist.\nThe Master: A veteran gravitates towards a religion. Things get unsettling from there.\nMaster and Commander: British and French go around the world and kill each other. The British captain plays a fiddle and his friend cuts himself open with a knife.\nMatch Point: Murderer enjoys tennis.\nMatilda: Emotionally abused six-year old attends a school where the principal emotionally abuses everyone. It's a comedy.\nOr: Disaffected, emotionally abused girl discovers psychic powers. No, it's not like Carrie.\nThe Matrix: Killer robots turn people into batteries, and the only one who can stop them is Keanu Reeves.\nThe Matrix Reloaded: Keanu Reeves becomes Superman, humans throw a rave with suspicious dancing, and a bearded man confuses audiences.\nThe Matrix Revolutions: The killer robots' existence is menaced by a man whose previous work include a drag queen and the voice of a sheepdog.\nMean Girls: A girl raised in Africa by her zoologist parents goes to high school for the first time and learns that American high school isn't all that different from the jungles of Africa.\nMeet Dave: A starship tries to adjust to living in New York.\nMeet the Robinsons: An orphan kid is kidnapped by a kid from the future, meets his relatives, and is then captured by a goofy man with a sentient bowler hat. Immense Timey-Wimey Ball and self-confidence aesops ensue.\nMegamind: A man learns what life is like after overcoming his rival.\nMemento: A forgetful, tattooed man kills another man for something he himself did. This probably isn't the first time.\nAlternatively: A very important film to remind us that amnesiacs make terrible investigators.\nMen in Black: International airport security guards with One Letter Names fight against angry farmers who are actually space bugs.\nMen in Black II: Same men fight against American fetishes who are actually... Japanese fetishes.\nMen in Black 3: Same men fight against amputee who wants to kill a baseball fan.\nMen in Black: International: Another two guards fight against some illegals who are actually being framed by the head of security.\nMetropolis: A classic, highly influential sci-fi about a labor dispute.\nMidnight Cowboy: Of Mice & Men in The Big Rotten Apple, with lots of Cameos by Andy Warhol's associates and a few naked people.\nThe Midnight Meat Train: Morbid photographer hangs out in subway, stalks former football player. Eventually meets Tony Curran.\nMidnight in Paris: Woody Allen's version of Pleasantville for adults.\nMidnight Run: Neurotic accountant incurs wrath of the Mob, the FBI and a bounty hunter during cross country trip.\nMighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie: Teenagers With Attitude become ninja to fight living snotman.\nTurbo: A Power Rangers Movie: Teenagers With Attitude use cars to stop a space pirate from getting hitched.\nMillion Dollar Baby: Two old guys turn a bankrupt woman into the world's toughest professional female boxer. She loses to a chair. They kill her afterwards.\nSimultaneously, a mentally retarded guy gets brutally beat up by other boxers.\nMinions: Gibberish-speaking yellow people help Sandra Bullock take over England.\nMinority Report: Drowned woman causes man to be chased by Irish officer; trying to avoid him, said man loses his eyes and kidnaps a bald girl.\nMirrorMask: Young girl must travel to a magical land in order to apologize for shouting at her mother. Gets turned into a goth by singing clockwork robots.\nLes Mis\u00e9rables (2012): A guy steals a loaf of bread. Shit goes down.\nOr: Maximus chases Wolverine for his entire life over some bread. Along the way, Wolverine adopts Catwoman's daughter. Borat and Bellatrix Lestrange try to rob him. Eventually, they all get involved with some students who have blocked off the roads (an action which gets a horrifying number of people shot). Nearly everyone dies, though the only really villainous character survives and thrives. It's a musical.\nThe Misfits: A beautiful divorcee hangs out with two selfish assholes and a reckless rodeo rider in Nevada.\nMiss Congeniality: The day can only be saved if an agent enters a Beauty Contest.\nMissing Link: A man in London is convinced he will join the nobility if he can transport an individual from the Pacific Northwest to the Himalayas, then leave him there.\nMission Impossible: The ongoing misadventures of a man facing death, job dismissals, company dissolvements, and greedy former co-workers.\nThe Mist: Unusual weather phenomenon and wildlife sightings annoy supermarket patrons.\nBad weather keeps locals indoors.\nMistress: Executive Meddling: The Movie.\nMoana: Egotistical musclehead is forced by teenager to return a rock he stole once to its rightful owner.\nA guy is forced to make up with the woman he dumped.\nA young woman doesn't get along with her dad and leaves her village. Along the way, she joins up with a sailor who can't swim. A lady who's really good with geology is apparently the source of the village's problems. Also, we learn that a wrestler can sing quite well.\nModern Times: A man's job drives him insane, and he has to make a living thereafter.\nOr: A man has a nervous breakdown, loses several jobs, starves, and is unjustly imprisoned, all the while openly pursuing a relationship with an underage girl. This is supposed to be a comedy.\nMonsieur Hulot's Holiday: A French man goes on holiday. Chaos ensues.\nMonsters, Inc.: Two power-plant workers temporarily adopt a poisonous child and foil an inter-dimensional abduction scheme.\nMonsters University: The story on how the power plant workers met in college, and became Fire-Forged Friends trying to prove that they and a bunch of losers were better at dealing with toxic children than the Jerk Jocks.\nMonster House: Three kids break into their neighbour's home and enrage his deceased wife.\nA Monster in Paris: A girl and a giant mutated bug dance around and sing songs in Paris. There is also a monkey.\nThe Monster Squad: A bunch of foul-mouthed pre-teens hang out with Frankenstein's Monster, fight an old European man and his creepy friends, and discover the Wolfman does, in fact, have nards.\nMonsters vs. Aliens: After a woman's wedding day is interrupted by a falling meteor, she's drafted by the U.S. military to fight a hammy tentacled alien. She works alongside a boastful fish-man, a half-cockroach Mad Scientist, a dim but lovable slime heap, and a very large grub.\nMonty Python and the Holy Grail: Man is sent on a wild goose chase for a mythical artifact while his he friends get roped into the affairs of a bunch of weirdos.\nAlternatively, King Arthur on a low budget.\nMonty Python's Life of Brian: Guy mistaken for the Messiah joins violent left-wing front, gets a Latin lesson at sword-point, meets a government official with a speech impediment, and dies hearing cheerful song.\nMonty Python's The Meaning of Life: Some fish start to think philosophically. Hilarity Ensues.\nMoon: A Sam's Club is built on the Moon.\nOr: An introspective man goes home.\nMoonwalker: Michael Jackson turns into a Cool Car, then a Humongous Mecha, and then a Cool Starship.\nMortal Kombat: The Movie: Greedy old men invites people to show off their kung fu. Based on a video game.\nOr: Gobei, Veronica Vaughn, and Uncle Jack Turner are helped by Connor MacLeod to win an old man's tournament. Features a guy receiving a Groin Attack after breaking his opponent's sunglasses.\nmother!: Woman reacts badly to visitors.\nMothra: A butterfly seeks revenge after her human companions are kidnapped and sold to a circus.\nMoulin Rouge (1952): Noble cripple makes scandalous paintings and has way too much to drink.\nMoulin Rouge! (2001): Writer falls in love while singing anachronistic songs - on a LOT of absinthe.\nMouseHunt: Jobless\/homeless Mario and Luigi put up with Tom and Jerry after inheriting Uncle Scrooge's mansion and his magical string factory. Live-action and full of depression, horror, and near-fatal accidents. Rated PG.\nMr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): A man and his wife have a fight because of work.\nMr. Deeds Goes to Town: A man inherits a fortune. He then feeds doughnuts to horses and plays the tuba.\nMr. Holland's Opus: The heartwarming story of a neglectful, music-obsessed father and his deaf son.\nMr. Majestyk: A melon farmer attempts to harvest his crop in time.\nMulan: A Chinese teen becomes a transvestite and runs away from home for unselfish reasons.\nAlternately, a teenage cross-dressing soldier racks up a huge body count by using snow as a weapon.\nOr, a Chinese officer makes a real man out of a bratty little teenage girl so that she can do what real men do.\nThe Mummy: Foreign Legion defector, librarian and greedy man try stopping an undead adulterer from destroying the world.\nThe Mummy Returns: Undead adulterer is re-brought from the dead so he can get a dog army from a giant arachnid-thing.\nThe Scorpion King: CG monster gets back-story and launches a successful film career.\nThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: Bickering father and son reconcile as they fight to prevent a dead man's bid to rid the world of freedom. The dead man can turn into King Ghidorah.\nThe Mummy (2017): Lovable Rogue is stalked by an undead power hungry woman, who wants to stab him and love him, in that order.\nThe Muppet Movie: A short guy who plays the banjo is convinced to go into show business. Along his way to Hollywood, he teams up with a struggling comedian, a portly, bad-tempered would-be actress who knows karate, a plumber with a chicken fetish, and other oddballs. He also has to avoid a restaurateur who really wants the short guy to be his new spokesperson.\nThe Great Muppet Caper: A pair of twin brothers who don't look anything alike reporting for a newspaper go, along with their oddball photographer, to England to investigate jewel robberies done to the local fashion designer. A would-be model pretends she is said designer to score a date with one of the brothers and is then framed for the robberies.\nThe Muppets Take Manhattan: A group of oddball college graduates go to New York to bring their college stage play to Broadway.\nMuppet Treasure Island: An effeminate boy, a rat, and a long-beaked something go on a very familiar treasure hunt. Hilarity Ensues.\nMuppets from Space: A young man with identity issues ponders his existence. George Clinton and other funk greats provide background music.\nThe Muppets: A guy with no sense of humor tries to thwart a telethon being held by washed-up performers.\nAlternatively, two fanboys help washed-up performers make a comeback.\nMuppets Most Wanted: A celebrity star is replaced by a Criminal Doppelg\u00e4nger and gets thrown in a prison. Hilarity Ensues.\nAlternatively, Lampshade Hanging: The Movie.\nMurder by Numbers: A nerd and a popular guy try to commit the perfect murder. They fail. Miserably. There's enough homoerotic tension to make up for it.\nMusic and Lyrics: Has-been teams up with plant-waterer in order to write hit song for vapid Eastern mysticism enthusiast.\nMy Blue Heaven: A troublemaker is under the watch of an FBI agent, who falls in love with a police officer.\nMy Cousin Vinny: Rookie Brooklyn lawyer goes up against a Deadpan Snarker Alabama judge. Hilarity ensues.\nMy Dinner with Andre: Two guys have dinner.\nMy Little Pony: The Movie (1986): Card Carrying Villains send a misanthropy-inducing slime against a Lady Land of Houyhnhnms in the name of family honor.\nMy Little Pony: The Movie (2017): Victor Creed gate-crashes a Houyhnhnm festival.\nMystery Men: A working-class stiff who beats people up with a shovel, a Fake Brit who throws forks around, and a hot-headed jerk accidentally kill their hometown's greatest superhero. They decide to save the day in his stead with the help of an annoying black teenager, a girl who carries her late father's skull around in a bowling bag, and a flatulent Pee-Wee Herman.\nBetterThanItSounds\/Film\nSugarWiki\/Better Than It Sounds","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Biography Laverne Cox\nLaverne Cox Biography\nUpdated On 21 Sep, 2015 Published On 21 Sep, 2015\nFacts of Laverne Cox\nMay 29 ,\n5 Feet 11 Inch\nGloria Cox\nBirth Place\/City\nActress, reality television star, television producer, activist\nAmeriacn\n$ 2 Million\nDyed Brown\nGlamour Award for Woman of the Year\nRelationship short Statistics of Laverne Cox\nWhat is Laverne Cox marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce):\nHow many children does Laverne Cox have ? (name):\nIs Laverne Cox having any relationship affair ?:\nIs Laverne Cox Lesbian ?\nShe is an actress, reality television star and LGBT advocate, best known for playing on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, as Sophia Burset and appearing as a contestant on the VH1's I Want to Work for Diddy(Season 1). She studied creative writing and later switched to dance at Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2015, she was included in the People World's Most Beautiful Women List.\nTalking about her sexuality, she is straight with no doubt. Till now she hasn't married anyone and during an interview she stated that she is not sure of getting married and having kids. As there is no record of her boyfriend, she is assumed of being single. At the age of 11, she tried to commit suicide due to the continuous bullying by her school mates.To check out her images we can follow her on Instagram @https:\/\/instagram.com\/lavernecox.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"JOUSOUR ARTICLE\nJosour\nOctober 17 Youth: In Our Own Eyes We Became Leaders\nJouosur \/ Issue 5 November 26, 2021\n*Researcher in Human Rights\n\"I am the leader of the Revolution,\" a phrase affixed to all the walls of Beirut. Suddenly, in our own eyes we became Leaders. This artistic gesture came to respond to the offense against the October Revolution because it had no leadership. The uprising that shook the throne of the ruling authority for months adopted a slogan of strategic nature: \"No Leadership, no Negotiation\". Actually, it did not include a strategy, since no date was set to mark the birth of a leadership to change the equation.\nThe rejection of leadership has reached its peak, creating hostility between yesterday's comrades, because each party desired to take over the leadership or to talk \"in the name of the street\". The Intifada witnessed many bright positions for many days, which led to the rejection of every attempt to establish a front or coordination body that aims to a leadership role. In their discourse, the parties that \"joined the street\" confirmed that they were not speaking in the name of the revolution or the revolutionaries, which emphasized the differentiation between the trends in the street and the opinion of the political entities, even in cases of congruence, just to exclude the charge of \"leadership\".\nOn the other hand, we have witnessed the emergence of action tools and promotion of views and positions that reinforce the state of no leadership. Political entities did not call jointly for action. Instead, the invitation came from an unidentified source and was shared and promoted by actors. The same way is used to promote for resolutions and positions of a political or \"tactical\" dimension: Will the road blockages continue, how will the resignation of Hariri's government be dealt with, and other critical matters.\nThe rejection of the leadership and the idyll surrounding this rejection during the October Revolution prompted questions about its background. These questions preluded the reflection on the crisis of leading this opposition in such a complex system like the one running Lebanon.\nThe rejection of leadership is primarily related to previous bad experiences. Before discarding any experience with the revolution leaders, i.e., the opposition leaders, the priority remains to the experience with the leadership of the State, the ruling authority. Unlike the neighboring countries, Lebanon is managed by discordant but allied leaderships at the same time, or in more practical words, by a multitude of leaders united to command. The ruling system benefits from the plurality of leaders who establish separation and hostility among their followers. In return, they reap the fruits of this hostility on the leadership table, where the cake is laid to be shared. The leader in this equation should meet specific criteria, the \"chief\" 's standards. The chief 's most important role is to protect his followers. As long as one leader's followers stir up fear and the sense of danger among the followers of the other leader, then the need for both leaders becomes even more urgent to maintain balance. For the followers, leadership is a vague concept based on a combination of reasons, foundations, and old fears. This confusion is not limited to the followers of one leader but applies to all those who live within this system and deal daily with its contradictions. This is how this profoundly rooted discontent can be depicted. It is one of the deep emotions that a vast majority of those who grew up under this system will agree on. This rejection is also reflected in the radical rejection of a bilateral form of ruling based on a government (leadership) and opposition (observing leadership), in exchange of a ferocious defense of \"leader\/chief\".\nThe other aspect of the experience with leadership is called: The parachute mechanisms. It is more relevant to the opposition. One of the mistakes of the opposition movements that withdrew from the organized political work for a whole generation is that they have returned to this field with the aim of changing the regime. They do so by projecting their vision on the public opinion and imposing it. For example, in 2015, the movement against landfills flagrantly raised the issue of leadership. At that time, the \"campaigns\" became the leader of the movement, in the sense that they have the power to decide, to say yes or no, to determine the gatherings and their ethics to a certain point that riots were considered an act of treason and purely immoral. This experience led to the exclusion of social groups from the street and the denial of their right to resist, at that time, against the Authority. It has also led to consecrating a competitive, harmful, individualist approach. This is how we moved from the street stage that gives legitimacy, to sudden moves that do not, according to any indication, reflect the street desires. The movement moved from popular rally in the squares to a race for surprise moves here and there, which excluded people not within the campaigns from participating in resisting the Authority and turned them into crowds. This approach remained with no strategy to justify itself in front of the same \"crowds\".\nThe street has tested the concept of leadership that confiscates opinion and orientation. This is a perfect reason to reject the leadership. This is also an environment favorable for a void in the leadership crisis on the side of the opposition. It is a fact today that the October Revolution has laid many foundations that will contribute in the future in restoring the concept of leadership from the leadership\/chiefship quagmire. Embracing non-leadership and decentralization opened the way to the projection of the idea that suggests that \"no sound is louder than that of the battle\". This idea denies the fact that people's issues cannot be separated from one another and that they are intertwined and intricately. It is worth noting the challenge facing the opposition in arranging and identifying points of contact between the multiple battles, years after witnessing the different battles fading away into separate projects run through non-governmental organizations. Today, all civil societies and the opposition are responsible for compiling the map in a way that contributes to drawing the features of the comprehensive plan and those of the related battle strategies. This entity must assume leadership responsibilities before becoming a leader.\nThis workshop needs to frame its outputs through modern political organizations that confront traditional and sectarian parties. Decentralization is, therefore, very important since capital-based organizations are no longer effective, while the balance is tilted in favor of organizations in which individuals from different regions are organized and active within their geographical regions. By doing so, we ensure that people in rural areas and the periphery are not marginalized when building an alternative system.\nIntersectionality and political decentralized alignment are a fundamental guarantee to protect the demands of historically marginalized groups in the Lebanese system and prevent any further marginalization and encroachment on their rights. For example, today, it is not acceptable that an emerging leadership would only consider women's issues as demands. Women's issues and demands must be on the map, just like other demands. Women themselves must be part of the leadership, present, and engaged in decision making. Today, there is no place for a unifying leadership that excludes women.\nKeeping the 17 October Revolution without leadership has inevitable positive aspects. What type of leadership would it have produced in the early days of the uprising? Can anyone imagine anything other than new chiefs at that stage? Nevertheless, any choice of chiefship today is going to be deadly, sooner or later. Having no leadership for such a long period of political movement and turmoil eliminated any possible guardianship over minds and transformed individuals' daily lives into a continuous political workshop, which compensated for decades of shortfall in this area. This unorganized workshop has now reached a stage where it can define the parameters of a clearly and more accurately hostile system to the people: a mafia and militia system, patriarchal and policing; a male-dominated, sectarian, oligarch, thief, corrupt system not worthy of any confidence. This description is very close to the truth, but it is not the whole truth. For example, the opposition discourse does not show how \"racist\" this system is. Despite the shortcomings, it became possible to raise this reality to the surface. The more the system becomes clear for the opposition, the more compelling it becomes to develop a leadership that handles the management of the battle and devises its strategies.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Astrophysics Spotlights\nAstrophysics News\nLIGO & Gravitational Waves\nNEWS: First Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves\nAbout LIGO\nHow LIGO Works\nPhysicists Umberto Cannella and Daniel Whiteson explain what gravitational waves are and why they'll cause a big ripple in our understanding of the Universe. (Credit: PHD Comics)\nGravitational waves are a key prediction of general relativity, a theory proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915 that is still our best explanation for the force of gravity. Einstein pictured space and time as interwoven aspects of the same underlying reality, known as space-time. Objects that possess mass, such as stars and planets, warp space-time much like how a heavy ball placed on a trampoline creates a bowl-like depression around itself. This curvature in the space-time trampoline, so to speak, is experienced by all matter in the universe as the force of gravity. Whenever any mass moves, it generates gravitational waves that ripple through space-time like ripples radiating across a pond's surface. For these waves to be big enough to detect, however, extraordinarily massive, astronomical objects are required, such as accelerating black holes or neutron stars. The ability to measure the strength and frequency of gravitational waves is important because such measurements would provide vital details about the distant, exotic phenomena that produced them.\nDid a Starry \"Mosh Pit\" Spawn LIGO's Gravitational Waves?\nMuch to their surprise, scientists are finding dozens of black holes deep within densely packed collections of stars called globular clusters. We spoke to three astrophysicists\u2014Rainer Spurzem, Carl Rodriguez and Jay Strayder\u2014who are using a record-breaking computer simulation, and other methods, to learn the clusters' secrets, including whether they gave rise to recently observed ripples in space-time.\nRead more about Did a Starry \"Mosh Pit\" Spawn LIGO's Gravitational Waves?\n2016 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: A Discussion with Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss\nTwo winners of the 2016 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Kip S. Thorne and Rainer Weiss, discuss the impact of discovering gravitational waves with the enormous detector they spent more than 40 years developing.\nRead more about 2016 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: A Discussion with Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss\nNano Meets Astro: A Dialogue with MacArthur Recipients Michal Lipson and Nergis Mavalvala\nA conversation with Michal Lipson of Cornell University and Nergis Mavalvala of MIT, 2010 MacArthur Fellowship winners, on the intersections between nanoscience and astrophysics.\nRead more about Nano Meets Astro: A Dialogue with MacArthur Recipients Michal Lipson and Nergis Mavalvala\nPrimordial Portrait of the Universe\nCentral to the science of cosmology is the zeal to build better time machines. These are not designed literally to travel to the distant past, of course, but to get a better look at it. The latest of these is the Planck Surveyor satellite.\nRead more about Primordial Portrait of the Universe\nChao-Lin Kuo Heads South\nTo get to the South Pole, first take a commercial flight to Christchurch, New Zealand, then catch a special military flight to McMurdo Station, a large outpost on the Antarctic coast. From there it's a three-hour flight to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.\nRead more about Chao-Lin Kuo Heads South","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"State Department Says It's Shuttering Last Two Consulates in Russia\nCLOSING SHOP\nAllison Quinn\nPublished Dec. 19, 2020 12:36AM ET\nMladen Antonov\/AFP via Getty\nThe Trump administration says it is shuttering the last two U.S. consulates in Russia, leaving the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as the only diplomatic post in the country. The State Department notified lawmakers of the plans on Dec. 10, before news broke of an alarming Russian-linked cyberattack against numerous government agencies. At that time, the move was attributed to \"staffing challenges\" caused by limits Russia imposed on U.S. diplomatic personnel in 2017. A State Department spokesperson said in a statement late Friday that the move is intended to \"optimize the work of the U.S. mission in Russia.\" The consulate in the far eastern city of Vladivostok will be permanently closed, while operations at the consulate in Yekaterinburg will be temporarily suspended. \"The resulting realignment of personnel at U.S. Embassy Moscow will allow us to advance our foreign policy interests in Russia in the most effective and safe manner possible,\" the statement said. \"No action related to the Russian consulates in the United States is planned,\" according to the spokesperson. The timeline for the closures was not immediately clear, nor was it clear if the move would be finalized by the time President-elect Joe Biden takes over the White House next month.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"nohelmetlaw.org.uk\nTag: motorcycle racing\nThe largest motorbike racing events in the world (Part 2)\nPost author By Terrence Wallace\nMotorcycles participating in the Grand Prix race are specialized vehicles, not mass production for the purpose of competition to bring glory to the car manufacturer.\nCurrently, there are many world motor racing competitions organized for different types of cars to determine the reputation and success of the participating automakers.\nSuperbike Racing\nSuperbike Racing is for mass-produced commercial motorcycles, with structural changes to suit the track. Motorcycles participating in this race must have 4-stroke engines from 800cc to 1200cc for 2-engine engines, and 750cc to 1000cc for 4-cylinder engines.\nThe cars involved are almost similar to the commercial models and upgraded some parts, in general they do not look different from the street cars, and the engine is allowed to be refined. special tuning.\nSupersport Racing\nThe Supersport Motor Racing is also a racing formula for commercially tuned, engine-manufactured commercial vehicles. To be allowed to participate in this race, the car must be equipped with 4-stroke engine with a capacity of 400 to 600cc with 4-cylinder engine and from 600 to 750cc capacity for 2-cylinder engines.\nSupersport's regulations are somewhat stricter than the Superbike race, including the engine of the participating car must be the same size as the standard engine, can adjust engine power but also very strictly controlled.\nFamous Supersport competitions include AMA Supersport Championship, British Supersport Championship and Supersport World Championship.\nThis is a race to test the durability of the car and the physical strength of the racer. Each team has many different riders and can be replaced during a very long race. The race format is to complete the number of laps in the fastest time, or to complete as many laps as possible in a given time. The durability and reliability of a motorcycle is one of the most important elements of this race.\nThe world of Motocross (or MX) is similar to other motorbike races, but the biggest difference is the harsh off-road conditions. The closed loop is built to challenge all riders including a mixture of dirt, sand, mud and grass\u2026 even simulating rough terrain.\nTags AMA Supersport championship, Grand Prix, motorcycle racing, superbike racing\nMotoGP Racing\nThailand and Qatar either postpone or cancel MotoGP racing\nOn March 2, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the MotoGP motorcycle race in the country will be delayed due to COVID-19 respiratory infection.\nAccording to the original plan, the event will take place from March 20-22 in Northeast Thailand. Last week, Thailand's MotoGP organizers were optimistic that the event would take place with the application of strict medical measures such as body temperature tests, masks and the use of antiseptic water.\nHowever, on March 1, the Thai Ministry of Health announced that a 35-year-old man infected with COVID-19 in the country had died.\nSpeaking to the press, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that because the situation had changed and COVID-19 had become a major epidemic, it needed to ensure the national interests and the participants of the event. MotoGP will be delayed until further notice.\nA day earlier, Qatar canceled the opening event of the MotoGP season scheduled for March 8. The International Motor Federation (FIM) stated that due to Qatar's travel restrictions for several countries, including Italy, it has prevented the first-class drivers from attending the Losail race.\nHowever, the other two world championship motorcycle races, Moto2 and Moto3, will continue as planned, as both runners and groups will be present in the Gulf state from February 22-24. just now to prepare for the event.\nAccording to FIM, starting March 1, all passengers arriving in Doha on a direct flight from Italy or already in Italy in the past two weeks will immediately be quarantined for 14 days.\nIn the context of widespread disease, Italy is currently the most affected country in Europe with 34 deaths and more than 1,600 cases. In MotoGP, Italian drivers play a very important role in the championship. There are six excellent Italian riders, including Valentino Rossi who won the world championship seven times.\nMotoGP is the latest sporting event to be canceled due to an epidemic. Previously, Formula One Grand Prix motor racing was originally scheduled for April 19 in Shanghai and Formula E scheduled for March 21 in Sanya, China was canceled. However, the Formula One Grand Prix in Vietnam will still take place on April 5 as expected.\nTags Covid-19, FIM, MotoGP Racing, motorcycle racing\nHonda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA Announces 2020 Racing Plan\nHonda is a famous manufacturer in the production and distribution of vehicles. In particular, the highlights are motorcycles and moto. The Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA team is made up of top Honda company employees and Honda teams throughout Asia and Oceania. Recently, the team shared their plan for motorsport in the 2020 season at a press conference taking place ahead of the Sepang 8 Hours, the FIM Endurance World Championships at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia.\nIn 2019, the Honda Asia-Dream Racing team has completed the Asian Motorcycle Racing (ARRC 2019) category ASB1000 with the 4th place. And Racer Zaqwan Zaidi took 3rd place overall. The team also took 12th place in the JSB1000 category in the 2019 All-Japan Road Race Championship (JSB) and won 11th place in the Suzuka 8 -hour endurance race.\nIn 2020, the team will continue to make efforts to compete in ASB1000, ARRC with the goal of winning the championship. The team will also participate in the 8-hour Suzuka and JSB 1000 tournaments with the goal of completing the race with the best results. Makoto Tamada, the former MotoGP racing champion, and manager of the Honda Asia-Dream Racing team since its inception will continue to play the role of team manager. Malaysian rider Zaqwan Zaidi, former SS600 champions, will continue to play for the team in the championship goal.\nIn addition, Gerry Salim, AP250, ARRC 2018 champion, along with Indonesian racing team Astra Honda Racing, will join Zaqwan Zaidi for Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA\nBoth Honda Asia-Dream Racing riders will use the Honda CBR1000RR-R, a new racing machine from the famous CBR line newly introduced at EICMA 2019. Using this model, Honda Asia-Dream Racing will be one of the racing teams. head over in Asia and Oceania.\nHonda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA team will make every effort to bring the best results to realize Honda's dream and riders to become the leading team and riders at world-class motorbike races.\nTags Honda, motorcycle racing, racing\n2019 MotoGP World Championship: Impressive Performance of Marquez in Argentina\nMarc Marquez, who is also the world champion of MotoGP Racing, soon reclaimed the No. 1 position when he finished his first finish in the second race, the Argentinian Grand Prix. Marquez won the legendary Valentino Rossi with a distance of up to 9,816 seconds.\nIn the opening race of the season, the Qatar Grand Prix, both Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso (Italy, Ducati) created an extremely breathtaking embankment until the last lap. The two took turns taking the lead in the race, but in the end, \"Desmo Dovi\" only won with a microscopic distance of 0.023 seconds.\nHowever, that did not reappear at the Aut\u00f3dromo Termas de R\u00edo Hondo racetrack (in Santiago del Estero). The driver of the Honda team, with the advantage of starting first, soon created a 1-second gap with the legendary Italian racer. Rossi excelled in taking the No. 2 spot, though only starting in the 4th position.\nThen, after the first 10 laps of the race, which had only 25 laps, Marquez created a distance of up to 7 seconds. At times, he increased the gap to more than 12 seconds, which is a staggering distance for long-distance cyclists.\nIn the end, Marquez's victory won at a distance of 9.8 seconds faster than Rossi. The third finish was \"Desmo Dovi\", he lost to Marquez to more than 10.5 seconds. The 26-year-old rider has won the world championship seven times (with five times crowned in the MotoGP Racing arena) winning too deservedly, retaking the No. 1 spot with 25 plus points.\nWith this latest result, Marquez has 45 points after 2 races (in the opening race in Qatar, he won second place and got 20 points). He has 5 points more than Dovizioso (Italian rider has 40 points). Ranking from 3rd to fifth are Rossi (Yamaha) \u2013 31 points, Alex Rins (Spain, Suzuki) \u2013 24 points, and Danilo Petrucci (Italy, Ducati) \u2013 20 points.\nTags Marc Marquez, MotoGP Racing, motorcycle racing\nBetting on racing\nCyclists and racers\nGuide to effectively bet on bicycle racing online\nGuide to betting on Motor Sports tournaments\nIndonesia officially participates in the MotoGP 2021 race\nCheck out the top 10 most paid cyclists in the world (Part 2)\nAriel bike betting bicycles bicycles in the past bike bike racing bikes BMW BMW Motorrad Cannondale choosing bikes conventional bicycles Covid-19 cycling Dakar Rally development of bicycle Dodge Tomahawk Drais walking machine expensive F1 cars famous bicycle brands FIM history of bicycle Honda Kristina Vogel Marc Marquez most paid cyclists MotoGP MotoGP 2020 MotoGP Racing motorbike racing motorcycle racing Motorcycles mountain bikes racing racing bikes racing events road bikes sport sport bikes sports bikes the high wheel bicycle the Tour de France Touring Bike WHO encourages cycling\n\u00a9 2022\tnohelmetlaw.org.uk","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trailing Trump: Memories From Covering an Unconventional Campaign\nBook review: Unbelievable, by Katy Tur (Amazon \/ Book Depository)\nAsked by Brian Williams what she's learned after 510 days of Trump, MSNBC reporter Katy Tur thinks to herself, \"I've learned that Trump has his own version of reality, which is a polite way of saying he can't always be trusted. He also brings his own sense of political decorum. I've heard him insult a war hero, brag about grabbing women by the pussy, denigrate the judicial system, demonize immigrants, fight with the pope, doubt the democratic process, advocate torture and war crimes, tout the size of his junk in a presidential debate, trash the media, and indirectly endanger my life. I've learned that none of this matters to an Electoral College majority of American voters.\"\nApologies for two similar political, election-themed posts in a row, but mid-September seems to be the sweet spot for campaign memoirs and I couldn't wait to read this one because I thought Tur would unleash on whatever insanity she'd seen along the way.\nThroughout the course of covering the 2016 presidential election, Tur found herself the frequent target of Donald Trump's ire against the media. And thanks to her short stature and most likely her young age, Trump gave her a nickname, like he does for all his great adversaries \u2013 \"Little Katy\". Tur knows that it's meant to demean and diminish her, as Trump seems to inherently equate anything small with bad, but she's developed a necessary extra-thick skin (unlike him.)\nTur was called back to New York after being given her \"dream job\" of a foreign correspondent posting in London. In 2015, she assumed this would be a temporary gig, covering Trump's bizarre campaign until he ran himself into the ground. But it was the beginning of a nonstop whirlwhind, and she was assigned exclusively to him, part of a roving press corps that doggedly followed him as he crisscrossed the country for his frenetic rallies, trying to stay on top of the scandals, shocks, and soundbites Trump and his camp flooded the news with.\nAs the very first national TV news reporter to cover the Trump juggernaut, I was there from the beginning \u2013 covering it every day for nearly two years until the shocking end\u2026First (conclusion), no one can make perfect sense of it. Second, I'm smart enough not to try. The Trump campaign\u2026roiled America and with it, my little life. I won't pretend to explain it. I will tell you what I saw.\nThis book is very much a personal story. Tur lets us in on the less-glamorous side of TV reporting, and isn't shy about showing how tough, exhausting, and grimy the job can be. That's not exactly what I was reading for, I was much more interested in parts where she observed the rally atmosphere, interacted with the electorate, or gave blow-by-blows of events as they played out.\nBut with the knowledge of what her job really entails, smooth and organized as it may appear on-air, it's all the more awful to know how Trump treated her and what he knowingly subjected her to at the hands of his followers.\nAnd, delightfully, she gives some gossipy insider info about Trump and his staffers, one reason I was so looking forward to this. Arriving at Trump Tower for a sit-down not far into the campaign, she tells us what she sees and I'm here for it: \"He's orange. There's no other way to describe him. He's the color of orange marmalade, perhaps a shade darker, like marmalade on toast.\" Just as I imagined.\nShe also relates instances of his remarkable unprofessionalism, like when he badgered her to take a photo with him. \"Why in the world would he think I want a photo? I'm not a fan. I'm a journalist. This is a network news interview.\" Yeah, but he's Trump and you're not. Therefore you must be starstruck and awed, no? There's no other acceptable answer.\nIn not-at-all shocking news, Trump alternates between uncomfortable flattery, like barreling down when he spies her to kiss her cheek and the above insistence on a photo-op; and calling her out at rallies, saying she's dishonest and a \"third rate reporter.\"\nAt the end of this interview, where he got progressively more enraged, thus insulting and intimidating, resorting to ridiculing Tur's tongue slips in a bullying attempt (side note, he makes me sick), Trump tells her she stumbled three times. Which leads to this illuminating exchange, important now as Hope Hicks assumes a bigger White House role having managed to keep a low profile thus far:\n\"It doesn't matter if I stumble. I'm not running for president,\" I say\u2026He looks me straight in the eye and lands what he must think is the harshest insult of all: \"You'll never be president!'\" Neither will you. Thankfully, I bite my tongue before the words are out. Hope Hicks interjects: \"He's a presidential candidate. You can't speak like that to a presidential candidate. It isn't respectful.\"\nSo if anyone had any illusions that she's something different from her colleagues thanks to her silence compared to their shrieking, go ahead and ditch those now.\nThe problem is that the book's narrative jumps chaotically back and forth in time, alternating between Tur's campaign trail beat, and election night in the lead-up to Trump's win, which is where the book ends. This can work when done well, but the events themselves were so hectic and fast-paced that any sense of time completely falls apart in this structure. It's hard to follow.\nI liked the parts focusing on Tur's feelings about some unreal-seeming but very frightening situations she found herself in, like being spat on by a Trump supporter and harassed online and at rallies by others. This was such a chilling aspect of this election cycle. She relates her thoughts openly and, like any good reporter, puts these incidents into greater context.\nOr observations of scenes like this one:\n\"Nothing short of Trump shooting my daughter in the street and my grandchildren\" can dissuade me from voting for Trump, a woman told Ashley Parker of the New York Times. So imagine how you would feel if every time you turned on NBC, you saw my reporting on this figure you love \u2013 this figure you think will lift you up, save your job, make your country great again. Imagine how you'd feel if every night and all day this\u2026girl was shining a critical light on your beloved figure. Who is she to question his plans? Double-check his statements? Follow up on his promises?\nYou would hate me.\nAnd people do.\nIts mostly chatty tone includes gossip about reporters hooking up on the campaign trail and competition between networks for scoops. A lot of minutiae about how the sausage gets made in news broadcasting. Stories about how she could be completely burnt out and exhausted but still have to cake on makeup and find clean clothes despite a harrowing travel schedule were interesting the first time, but not when they reappeared. It gets boring and repetitive.\nBut a big part of her life and this job was the relentless, exhausting beat of the campaign trail, so that dizzying perspective does make up the bulk of the book.\nIt's a quick read and there are interesting moments and insights that definitely make it worthwhile, plus a lot to learn about journalism during an election cycle. But I didn't love the voice and some of the memoir elements. As a whole it felt very quickly composed; a risk for accounts and analysis of the past year when the news changes lightning-fast.\nI'll close with one of my favorite moments, also one of Katy's, when a correspondent remembered a call from a Trump communications staffer.\n\"Are we off the record?\" the staffer asked.\n\"Sure,\" the reporter said. \"What's going on?\"\n\"Great. Off the record: Mr. Trump wants you to go fuck yourself.\"\nThis, from the man who arrogantly chastised Tur during their interview for using the phrase \"pissing off\" about the reaction he provokes in other countries. His pettiness is unrivaled: he's got the best pettiness, everyone is saying it's the most tremendous pettiness they've ever seen, I'll give him that.\nA light, fast-moving if disorganized and chaotic account of modern journalism in an unusual campaign cycle, with personal insights from a reporter who found herself simultaneously in Trump's crosshairs and on the receiving end of his unwanted attentions.\nUnbelievable:\nMy Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History\nby Katy Tur\npublished September 12, 2017 by Dey Street (Harper Collins)\n(Amazon \/ Book Depository)\n2017, americana, book review, memoir, narrative nonfiction, politics\ncampaign, election, journalism, media, MSNBC, presidency, presidential election, tell-all, trump\nWhat Are You Going to Do With All That Anger?\nPut Down the Perfume\n14 thoughts on \"Trailing Trump: Memories From Covering an Unconventional Campaign\"\nNirmala says:\nWill you be reading What Happened? B-)\nI don't know yet! Are you going to read it? I'm torn, I'm interested but the excerpts I've read so far in reviews didn't really grab me. But I find her very eloquent and compared to what Trump says every day, I think reading what might've been is going to make me a little depressed! But maybe, if I can get motivated for it.\nNo, I don't plan on reading it. Some excerpts I read opened up old wounds. (I'm a Sanders fan) I look forward to reading your review if you read it.\nIt felt the same for me as a Sanders supporter, and also regarding Biden. I was too disappointed.\nYeah. I feel if Biden ran against Trump, he would probably be the president now. \ud83d\ude10\ndanielwalldammit says:\nI have never seen a more clear test of human character than support for Donald Trump. With very few exceptions, his fan-base is comprised of the worst people I know.\nIt's become quite a litmus test, hasn't it? It's weird that in previous elections it never felt so crazy to have friends on both sides of the political spectrum, and nowadays, it seems unimaginable.\nreneeymarcum says:\nThank you for \"liking\" my post The Walking Doomed. It led me to your site and I've been reading your posts. They're awesome! It's always such a rewarding experience and a relief to find like-minded individuals, those who know reality, among all these crazy Trump supporters. I live in a small town in Kentucky and as you can probably imagine, I'm among the minority.\nThank you! I'm glad you like them and I'm always happy to hear from like-minded people about this crazy political situation we're in. I can't imagine what that's like for you living there! I'm from NYC so most of my friends and family are liberal, but it's been difficult with those who aren't in this last election and aftermath. Observing it all while living abroad right now has been especially scary, I feel helpless. Staying informed and connecting with others who see the reality of this helps though! Thanks for your kind words, I wish you a lot of strength dealing with the mindset around you!\nPingback: Revisiting the Roots of the Alt-Right \u2013 What's Nonfiction?\nPingback: An Obama Speechwriter On Work, Country, and Getting Things Done in the White House \u2013 What's Nonfiction?\nPingback: Hilarious, Acidic Commentary From the 2016 Campaign Circus \u2013 What's Nonfiction?\nPingback: A Journalist on Clinton's Campaigns and Her Own Role in Covering Them \u2013 What's Nonfiction?\nPingback: New Nonfiction Releases Still to Come in 2020 \u2013 What's Nonfiction?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Museum of Aeronautical Sciences\nName in Japanese:\n\u822a\u7a7a\u79d1\u5b66\u535a\u7269\u9928\nNarita , Narita Airport\n111-3 Iwayama, Shibayamamachi, Sanbugun, Chiba-ken [map]\n1.5 km from Shibayama-Chiyoda Station Shibayama Railway Line (SR1)\n10am to 5pm, closed on Mondays\nAdults: \u00a5500\nHigh School students: \u00a5300\nMiddle School students: \u00a5300\nElementary School students: \u00a5200\nhttp:\/\/www.aeromuseum.or.jp\/\nOpened in 1989, the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences is an aviation museum located at the southern end of the Narita International Airport runway.\nThe museum features both indoor and outdoor exhibits \u2013 including a number of light aircraft, helicopters and the nose of a Boeing 747.\nThe observation area offers a relatively close-up view of the planes taking off and landing at the nearby international airport.\nAkihabara Anime & Gaming Adventure Tour by Magical Trip","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"REVOLUTION CORNER\nThere aren't many traces left in the University District of the tumultuous early 1970s. Forty years have erased almost all of them. One exception is found on the northwest corner of W. 10th and Hunter, adjacent to 110 W. Tenth.\nSometime back in the very late 1960s or early 1970s, the city or a property owner poured a new sidewalk here. Before the concrete fully hardened, actual communists inscribed it with propaganda. By the time the damage was discovered, the concrete was hard and it was too late and too expensive to do anything about it.\nThe communists hoped that Joe and Jill Average Student from Middletown would innocently stumble onto this graffiti, have their minds liberated, and be transformed into flag-burning, AK-toting disciples of Ho Chi Minh.\nForty years have passed. The war ended. The US left Vietnam. Mao died and the Cultural Revolution ended. The Killing Fields of Cambodia erased whatever appeal the Maoist model held. The Cold War ended. The Soviet Union fell and took Marxism-Leninism with it. China embraced market reforms and became a global economic power. Vietnam itself embarked on the capitalist road. It now enjoys a booming economy and friendly relations with the United States. US stores are full of cheap Vietnamese manufactured goods while Vietnamese use Microsoft Windows, eat food grown in Iowa, use plastics from Texas, and watch Hollywood movies on DVD.\nThe Sixties radicalism that inspired this sidewalk graffiti seems quaint and a bit silly now, an odd fashion of a half-forgotten time, like beehive hairdos, Pop Art, or Day-Glo miniskirts.\nAs for the communists who inscribed the graffiti... They probably grew out of annoying their parents and forsook Marx sometime in the 1970s, became yuppie mall developers in the 1980s, and now live in a gated community in Phoenix, playing golf, hating their grandkids' hip-hop music, idolizing the \"greatest generation\" parents they once despised, watching Fox News, and worrying about their prostates.\nA hammer and sickle? Really? Seriously? That's how you win friends and influence people?\nThese Sixties communists were nothing if not naive. Hadn't they ever seen the kind of reception Ivan Koloff got at pro-wrestling events? Hadn't they ever heard The Beatles' \"Revolution?\" If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.\nScarcely more effective is the image to the left of the hammer and sickle. Just barely visible in this photograph is a Vietcong flag with the words \"Victory to the NLF.\"\nThe NLF was the National Liberation Force for South Vietnam. Called the Vietcong by US forces, the NLF was the communist insurgency battling to overthrow the South Vietnamese government and the enemy of US soldiers fighting in Vietnam.\nThis looks to be a crude and incomplete rendering of an AK-47, AKM, or maybe an RPK-47 firearm. Hard to tell. All were common Vietcong weapons.\nAlongside it are the words \"To revolt is just.\"\nThe message is that armed revolt against the existing order is justified. With Soviet-manufactured weapons.\nNearby is a clenched fist (visible in the first picture above). In the 1960s and early 1970s, the clenched fist was most strongly associated with black nationalist groups. It was prominently and controversially displayed by African-American athletes in the 1968 Olympics.\nClenched fist iconography also figured in the Ohio State riots of spring 1970. It was the symbol used by the student strike campaign. This leads me to suspect that this graffiti was probably made sometime close to the riots.\nLong Live the Victory of People's War was an article written by Lin Biao in 1965. He was a prominent Red Chinese general and Mao's second-in-command until his mysterious death in a coup attempt in 1971.\nLin Biao's article generalized from Mao's strategy of protracted people's war in China and called for communist revolutions in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to surround, undermine, and eventually bring down the capitalist countries and usher in global communism.\nBlending Third World anti-colonial struggles with Marxist revolution and an implied racial struggle, People's War hit all the right notes for Sixties radicals. Sixties radicals were already massively in love with Red China anyway.\nIt wasn't, however, all that well known. The average student, even the average demonstrator, would probably have been unaware of it.\nThese sidewalk-defacing communists were the real deal. They knew their stuff. For all that, I doubt their propaganda ever changed a single mind, much less transformed Joe and Jill Average Student into Buckeye Che Guevaras, ready to take to the Hocking Hills.\nForty years after its creation, the sidewalk graffiti has faded considerably. Weathering and erosion have nearly erased it. Scores of people walk over this sidewalk everyday without noticing any of it.\nThese pictures were taken in 1996. The graffiti is much less legible today. Two panels, one beginning \"Revolution is the...\" and another proclaiming \"Avenge Da...\" (Dan? Dave? Dale?) have become almost completely unreadable. Still, if you happen to be there on a sunny day, preferably as the sun is just starting to sink in the west, you can yet see some of this legacy of the University District in the 1960s.\nUPDATE: Sidewalk repairs in November 2010 have taken out two panels of the revolutionary sidewalk graffiti. Most remains intact for now.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Celebrity\nRoyal Family announces details of Prince Philip's funeral: Here is what you need to know\nSat Apr 10, 2021 at 7:28pm ET\nBy John Thomas Didymus\nThe Royal Family has announced details of Prince Philip's funeral ceremony. Pic credit: \u00a9Imagecollect.com\/Admedia\nThe Royal Family has announced the details of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. The details were revealed in a statement shared on the Royal Family's official website.\nAccording to the Twitter page of The Royal Family (see tweet below), the plans are in line with the Duke's wishes.\nPrince Philip's funeral ceremony will start at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, according to the statement.\nThe nation will observe a minute's silence ahead of the commencement of the funeral service. Members of the Royal Family will observe two weeks of official mourning after the funeral.\nThe ceremony will be televised, but members of the public will not attend.\nThe Duke will be carried in a specially-modified Land Rover he helped design\nPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will be carried to St. George's Chapel in a purpose-built Land Rover he helped to design.\nThe Land Rover, specially modified to carry the Duke's coffin, will travel through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St. George's Chapel where the funeral ceremony will take place.\nThe Procession\nThe procession will include a Bearer Party, drawn from The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. Military members representing detachments of the Duke's military special relationships will also be posted in front of Windsor Castle.\nThe pallbearers will be followed by members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles, his siblings, the Duke's grandchildren, and other household members.\nDetails of The Duke of Edinburgh's Funeral have been announced.\nThe service will take place:\n\u25fe\ufe0fon Saturday 17 April 2021\n\u25fe\ufe0fat 3pm\n\u25fe\ufe0fin St George's Chapel, Windsor\nFind out more: https:\/\/t.co\/jjzBksqxeu pic.twitter.com\/8tj5oBJPQn\n\u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 10, 2021\nThe plans for the funeral are in line with His Royal Highness's own personal wishes.\nThe occasion will recognise and celebrate The Duke's life and more than 70 years of service to The Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth. pic.twitter.com\/cDEx5nGbcc\nThe Queen will invite 30 guests, Prime Minister Boris Johnson won't attend\nPrince Philip reportedly requested a low-key funeral.\nYou Might Also Like: Queen Elizabeth likely in 'despair' at behavior of Prince Andrew and Prince Harry\nThe list of people who will attend the funeral ceremony is expected to consist mostly of senior members of the Royal Family.\nAccording to the Daily Mail, the Queen will invite only about 30 people to the funeral ceremony at St. George's Chapel, including the clergy who will officiate (the Dean of Windsor and the Archbishop of Canterbury).\nThe 30 will also include Philip's children, grandchildren, and other senior members of the Royal Family.\nPhilip's private secretary, Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, is also expected to be among the guests.\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson will not attend to allow more members of the Royal Family to make the 30-guest list, according to the Daily Mail.\nThe Prince of Wales pays tribute to The Duke of Edinburgh on behalf of The Royal Family. pic.twitter.com\/tDP0rkKGzc\n\u2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) April 10, 2021\nPhilip will be buried in the Royal Vault in St George's Chapel\nThe Duke will be \"interred in the Royal Vault in St George's Chapel,\" according to the statement by the Royal Family.\nAfter the burial, there \"will be a period of National Mourning beginning on Friday 9 April until Saturday 17 April.\"\nDuring the period of national mourning, Union flags will be flown at half-mast at Royal Residences, government buildings, military establishments, and at the country's diplomatic posts around the world.\nThe Royal Family will observe two weeks of mourning.\nTo mark the death of His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, at 12pm BST today a gun salute began firing from the Tower of London.\nIn total 41 rounds are being fired, with 1 round every minute, in unison with other saluting batteries across the UK. pic.twitter.com\/0j3lmRwQ8u\n\u2014 The Tower of London (@TowerOfLondon) April 10, 2021\nToday at 1200 the military will mark the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh with Gun Salutes across the Nation and at sea.\nSee below for an explanation what our gun crews will be doing. More info at: https:\/\/t.co\/XyauTc3Wzn pic.twitter.com\/NACtxceH3W\n\u2014 British Army (@BritishArmy) April 10, 2021\nPrince Harry will attend his grandfather's burial\nMonsters & Critics reported earlier today that royal sources confirmed Prince Harry will attend Prince Phillip's funeral.\nYou Might Also Like: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are finding life on their own 'quite hard' says royal expert\nThe Duke of Sussex is expected to return to the U.K. by private jet. While he may be granted a diplomatic exemption to waive the 10-day quarantine rule, he will undergo COVID-19 testing before traveling out of the U.S. and upon arrival in Britain.\nPregnant Meghan Markle won't attend the funeral on doctor's advise\nAlthough sources had confirmed that Harry would be returning to the U.K. for his grandfather's burial, it was at first uncertain whether Markle would travel with him.\nHowever, it has since been confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex will not attend the funeral service. According to the Daily Mail, Meghan, who is pregnant, will be staying at home in Santa Barbara, California, reportedly on the advice of her doctors.\nThe Sussexes announced they were expecting their second child on Valentine's Day. The baby, a girl, is expected to arrive in the summer, Monsters & Critics reported.\nThe Duchess of Sussex is reportedly planning a home birth for their second child.\nJohn Thomas Didymus\nJohn Thomas Didymus has worked as a writer since 2010. He has written...read more\nTags Duke of Edinburgh, Meghan Markle, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, The Queen","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Seniors Hearn and Swopshire Step Up for Northwestern in Place of Crawford\nBy Kevin Trahan@insidenu Nov 15, 2012, 10:14pm CST\nShare All sharing options for: Seniors Hearn and Swopshire Step Up for Northwestern in Place of Crawford\nby Kevin Trahan (@k_trahan)\nIn Northwestern's season-opener, Drew Crawford proved why he is the Wildcats' undisputed team leader, scoring 20 points in the first half and setting the tone early. In Thursday's 81-68 win over Mississippi Valley State, he got into foul trouble and scored four points in just 16 minutes.\nBut with its top returning scorer out, NU got a pick-me-up from two other seniors, as Reggie Hearn and Jared Swopshire each finished with 37 minutes, and 23 and 22 points, respectively, to seal the win.\n\"He's a good player, Drew, so you want him out there, but he wasn't able to play, so that's an opportunity for some other guys,\" coach Bill Carmody said.\nHearn and Swopshire combined for nearly half of their team's shots Thursday night, but Hearn claims that wasn't by design. The seniors weren't singled out to make up for Crawford's lack of scoring on their own.\n\"We're not going to go crazy and try to go one-on-one and everything,\" Hearn said. \"Within the flow of our offense, shots are going to come for everybody, and everybody on the court that we have out there is capable of putting the ball in the hole. I wouldn't say we (had) emphasis on we really needed to pick up the slack.\"\nBut when things did flow their way, the seniors delivered, and they kept it going throughout the game despite playing so many minutes\nHearn and Swopshire got to this moment in very different ways. Hearn is a former walk-on who only had offers from Division II, Division III and NAIA schools, while Swopshire is a former four-star recruit who played four years at Louisville before transferring to NU for his final season. Yet both are veterans, and both can command the game in tough situations.\nThis is the first time Swopshire has had to lead an NU team, but he's had the experience at Louisville, and that experience paid off down the stretch.\n\"He makes big plays, made some nice passes and there's a calmness about him that I like and I think that's good for the team,\" Carmody said.\nSo with his team tied with a clearly inferior opponent in the second half, Swopshire wasn't fazed.\n\"We have a veteran backcourt, so I knew that eventually they were going to run out of gas,\" he said. \"We just kept telling each other to keep pressuring them defensively and keep being aggressive on the offensive end, and we were able to make that run toward the end of the game.\"\nHearn was part of the reason for that late run, not only because of his offensive production, but also because of his defense on MVSU star Davon Usher. Usher had 35 points in 39 minutes for the Delta Devils, hitting on 7-of-8 shots from beyond the arc. However, he struggled in the home stretch, due in large part to Hearn's defense.\n\"It took me, unfortunately, 30 minutes to figure out that I needed to faceguard this kid and make their other guys do the bulk of the scoring, because I remember looking up at some point in the second half and the kid had over half their points,\" Hearn said. \"They're pretty much all on me; that's not a good feeling. I've just got to buckle down, make sure that I know the person that I'm on and know that these guys have got my back if he gets around me.\"\nBut a win is a win, and this time, NU picked up a win without its star. Good teams find someone to step up in the face of adversity, and against MVSU, NU found two such players.\n\"It's just time for me to assert myself, I guess, is the only way I can put it,\" Hearn said. \"I know what to do, I know what Coach Carmody wants me to do, so it's just about going out there and doing it.\"\nHe and Swopshire asserted themselves quite well Thursday night.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"music \/ Hip-Hop\nAzealia Banks shares Fantasea II tracklist, featuring Mel B and Busta Rhymes\nThe rapper's new project is scheduled for a March release.\nBy Jordan Darville\nA post shared by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanks) on Jan 19, 2018 at 9:13am PST\nAzealia Banks has announced the tracklist for Fantasea II: The Second Wave, her upcoming project. Check it out below via Facebook. The tape is a follow-up to her debut mixtape Fantasea, and is slated for an early summer release, according to a rep for Azealia Banks.\nFantasea II will sport 22 tracks, including features from Mel B of the Spice Girls, Busta Rhymes, Jamie Hince of The Kills, and more, plus a few yet-to-be announced surprise guests and song titles. Fantasea II will also contain a new version of \"Along The Coast,\" which appeared on her 2016 mixtape Slay-Z.\nRead Next: Listen to a preview of Grimes' new song \"about having to defeat Azealia Banks when she tried to destroy my life\"\nAzealia Banks was recently signed to Entertainment One, part of what the singer said was \"a million dollar deal.\" Last week, she shared a remix of Drake's hit \"God's Plan.\"\nThis post was updated on Friday February 23 2018 at 10:34 a.m. EST to include an updated release timeframe for Fantasea II.\nAzealia Banks, Hip-Hop\nMariah the Scientist and Young Thug get married in new \"Walked In\" video","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Humphrey Families of Madison, A Vintage Vignette\nMadison Family Folders\nHumphrey Families of Madison\nA Vintage Vignette by John P. Rankin\nOne of the most intriguing courtships in Madison occurred between Arthur Holding Lewis and Mattie Cartwright in 1873. According to letters between them, as supplied by descendants, Arthur wrote to Mattie on February 14 (Valentine's Day) to request permission to \"court\" her. She replied on March 11, saying that the delay was because the issue was of great importance, and she had to deliberate the request for some time. She further stated that \"However repugnant a gentleman might be to me, I consider it the highest compliment paid a lady\u2026.\". Apparently, the decision was favorable, repugnancy not withstanding, as they were married by October of that year in Limestone County. The census of 1880 shows them with a son, two daughters, and two nephews in their household. One of the daughters was Cora Mae Lewis, at age 1 in 1880. By 1898 Cora Mae married James Hermon Humphrey, thus tying together two of the more significant families of early Madison.\nThe various Humphrey families of Madison descend from Virginia plantation owners in colonial days, with associated surnames including Burwell, Sale, Armistead, and Lightfoot. Their subsequent Madison area linkages include Apperson, Hughes, Spencer, Parham, Lanier, Lipscomb, Bailey, Vaughan, Gray, Cain, Douglass, Darwin, and Strong family members, among others. Hermon Humphrey was a Director of the Bank of Madison, according to a 1913 special edition of the Weekly Mercury newspaper. Per research compiled by Robert E. Sparkman, Hermon was a son of James Alexander Humphrey and Mariah Posey Burwell. In 1885 James Alexander Humphrey joined with Thomas B. Hopkins, John Buchanan Floyd, and others to form the Madison Male and Female Academy that operated just west of today's Sullivan Street, along Pension Row.\nJames Alexander was a brother of storeowner William Binford Humphrey, who lived at 23 Front Street, where Thomas J. Clay had built the second store in Madison, which also served as the first post office, located along Buttermilk Alley. This was the house of Madison's Police Chief Audrey Van Kay in the 1950s and 60s. Chief Kay had the distinction of owning a city-supplied police car, but he couldn't drive, so others had to provide that service to him whenever he needed to chase bad guys. Rodney Whatley owns and maintains the historic house today. In the early 1900s when William Binford Humphrey and his wife Nancy Parham lived at 23 Front Street, his store was not in the house. It was on Main Street, at the location now occupied by Hale Fire Glass, which was previously West Station Antiques.\nThe father of James Alexander and William Binford Humphrey was Boyle Phillips Humphrey, who married Susannah Harvey Sneed. In 1875 there was a Serena F. Sneed who purchased a lot from T. S. Clay and another from J. W. and Elizabeth Wingo, both of which adjoined Boyle P. Humphrey's lot in the area from Church Street along Mill Road to Sturdivant Street today. A cousin who made his mark in Madison was Flavius J. Humphrey, who constructed the original house at 18 Arnett Street. This house was later purchased and expanded by James Henry Cain and is now owned by Stan and Jeanne Steadman. Flavius was a son of Edmund Humphrey, who lived in Meridianville and owned land north of Winchester Road and east of Memorial Parkway. Altogether, there were a number of Humphrey families in Madison through the years, and their connections with other historic families, businesses and homes were numerous. Their presence formed a large part of the fabric of the town in the past, and it remains to this day through many resident descendants.\nRetrieved from \"http:\/\/huntsvillehistorycollection.org\/hh\/index.php?title=Humphrey_Families_of_Madison,_A_Vintage_Vignette\"\nCategories: Vintage Vignettes | Story","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Connelly Waxes Biblical\nJENNIFER CONNELLY relished her role as the wife of Noah in the new film adaptation of the same name - directed by Black Swan's Darren Aronofsky - since the part gave her the chance to help tell the story of one of the Bible's earliest female characters from a new perspective.\n\"If you read Genesis, she doesn't even have a name,\" Connelly said of her character - called Naameh in the film. \"I don't think that there's anything wrong with being supportive, and devoted, and having faith. I mean, it's a very particular circumstance - the creator has been communicating with Noah - so one understands her faith and following him. But, in the context of the story, I do think that she has extraordinary strength. She's physically capable, she's industrious, I think that she changes the outcome of the story. I think she's enterprising, she has great reserves of strength - and that the source of that strength, really, is love. I think that's what really makes her powerful: that she embodies a very profound love.\"\nCentred around the story that we all know so well, the Sunday School-version remains essentially intact (the animals go on two by two, the ark is as gigantic as you might suppose), but Aronofsky adds a human dimension - as well as a mythical one - to the drama. Much has been made of the budget of the new version (reportedly more than \u00a3100 million) and the CGI effects used (incredible and at times overwhelming), but Connelly asserts that the focus should be on something more fundamental.\n\"I felt that, while being creative, it was also really true to the spirit of the story as it was in the Bible,\" she told us. \"You can't control people's reactions to things, and I felt that everyone was approaching it very responsibly and respectfully. Darren is a huge talent, it was a huge production - and I felt that it took on the material very thoughtfully and very seriously.\"\nNoah is now showing at cinemas nationwide\nJennifer ConnellyNews","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Why are we okay with violence in RPGs?\nPage 28 of 36 First ... 18192021222324252627282930313233343536 Last\nThread: Why are we okay with violence in RPGs?\nWednesday, 19th June, 2019, 04:48 AM #271\nFlexor the Mighty!\nThe Great Druid (Lvl 17)\nSee this is why I have such a hard time taking you seriously @Maxperson. You obviously never played adnd. 6-9 pcs was the standard group. Four pcs is a 3e thing.\nAD&D for us back in the 80's was 3-6 players. Though most modules were written for 6-10 PC. We just never had that many people to play.\nMaxperson, Celebrim gave XP for this post\nMaxperson\nOrcus on an Off-Day (Lvl 22)\nWell darn. I guess I need to call up my 3 gaming buddies and tell them that all those years of playing 1e and 2e didn't count, because we didn't do it your way.\nOriginally Posted by Flexor the Mighty!\nYeah, I realized I said PC's and I should have said \"characters\". There would likely be 3-6 players and a mitt full of NPC's as well. At least, that's what the presumption was.\nOriginally Posted by Maxperson\nYour the one telling me that the presumption was 4 PC's. That an encounter should have multiple dragons because I have so many PC's. But, that's not true. I had the standard number of characters that was expected by the game. 4 PC's as a group wasn't a standard presumption until 3e. Sure, I played with less than that many characters too. But, we're talking about the game, not the game you played at your table or the game I played at my table.\nThat's one of the biggest problems I always have with talking about AD&D. Folks presume that whatever way they played back in the day was the \"norm\" and anything deviating from that was just a corner case exception. Never minding what the game ACTUALLY SAYS. No. The game is whatever some particular DM happened to play and everyone else is wrong.\nMakes actually discussing older versions of D&D so bloody difficult.\nLanefan\nVictoria BC\n3-6 players can easily play 6-10 PCs - nothing limits them to one each...\nWednesday, 19th June, 2019, 01:27 PM #275\nBelow is the presumption from 1e. You guys are looking at modules, often created for tournament or convention play, where you had more players than normal.\nFrom page 7 of the 1e PHB:\n\"The game is ideally for three or more adult players: one player must serve as the Dungeon Master, the shaper of the fantasy milieu, the \"world\" in which all action will take place.\"\nThat's it. That's the presumption. Three or more. And if the minimum three still qualifies \"ideal,\" then encounters would have to be based around that number or close to it. Four anyone?\nbilld91\nPathfinder subscriber COPPER SUBSCRIBER\nWhy not three players and a GM? That's even closer than 4 in this case! Honestly, you're reading way too much into that statement. It comes nowhere close to making the same statement about the number of players that 3e does with its 4 player design assumption.\nOvinomancer\nOriginally Posted by Celebrim\nYou are stating that as if it was an objective fact. I at least have an argument for why it isn't. I could make further ones.\nWell, yes, that's how it works -- your preference isn't objective just because you have it. And having an argument doesn't make it so, either. If acting is the superior form of roleplay as you claim, where is the evidence for such? I'm a bit surprised that you're actually arguing this.\nYou've already acknowledged that roleplaying includes non-acting performances, so let's both ackowledge that roleplaying is broader than acting. Fundamentally, roleplaying is about assuming the role and motivations of a character. Now, it would seem to follow that the closer one can approximate the character's role and motivation, the better the roleplay. Agreed?\nYour argument is that this is accomplished by acting out the character in 1st person. I agree this can be so, but disagree that it is always so. Acting is a skill that isn't evenly distributed, and poor acting can act to distance or seperate a person from the character. From the other side, ut's possible to strongly empathize with a character without acting in first person -- ie, a character may be fully and faithfully represented in the 3rd person. Therefore, it stands to reason that acting may be sufficient for roleplay, but it is not necessary, and this carries through all levels of skill at roleplaying.\nThe above is also not objective fact, but it does put paid to tge idea tgat your formulation is. What I find actually distasteful about your formulation on superior roleplay is that it takes ability in acting and uses this to tell players they aren't as good at roleplaying. This fails miserably if a player is playing a character with abilities outside of their own such that it is impossible for them to act out those abilities in person. It also is saying that the declaration of, \"Bob the Sage casts Augury by making the sign of the outworlds to call on Fgthan the Demure,\" is less roleplaying than acting out making the sign of Fgthan, especially when no one has any idea what this involves.\nYou may noy be surprised that I also strongly disagree that social mechanics reduce interaction. Free Kreigspeil is not inherently superior.\nOriginally Posted by billd91\nHow is reading what is says straight out as what it says straight out as \"way too much?\" If the game is ideal for three of more, a single dragon cannot be balanced against 6-9. That would not be ideal. Rather, one dragon is balanced against around three so as to be ideal and if you have more players than that, you add more dragons.\nCelebrim\nColombus, OH\nI stopped being as careful, because the game became waaaaaaay easier.\nThis not at all my experience. ''Ease\" or \"difficulty\" is entirely a matter of the DM. I can make a killer dungeon in any edition. I can run through a stack of photocopied character sheets in any edition. It's not particularly hard in any edition to make the game difficult. So I'm having a hard time understanding how you can judge which edition was easier.\nIs poison less immediately a \"save or die\" sort of thing? Sure. But that doesn't make 1e harder than later editions. It just meant as a DM you had to be more careful about how you handled creatures with poison, and as a player how you fought them. Energy drain is similar. Honestly, the rate which I had PC's lost to poison and energy drain hasn't changed much between the two editions. That's probably not a ubiquitous experience, but for example with poison most DMs (including myself) in 1e either carefully handled poisonous monsters or if we were going to not carefully handle them, made sure that the resources like Slow Poison, Neutralize Poison, and Keotougm's Ointment necessary to mitigate poison were available in sufficient quantities that if the PC's were careful, they would be able to deal with bad luck.\nAll you are really showing is that 3e was less arbitrary than 1e. As far as difficulty goes, there are a ton of things in 3e that are vastly more difficult than 1e. Monsters don't top out at effectively 'CR 10'. The rules include standardized methods for increasing the HD and difficult of foes through advancement, templates, and character levels. In 1e, after a party hit name level there were only a few things in the MM that even represented much of a threat to the party. Monsters now explicitly have strength, dexterity, and constitution. In 1e, a fighter would often have more hit points than anything he encountered. In 3e, you often encounter things with 2-3 times as many hit points as the party fighter. With strength scores, all monsters can hit like a truck, and not just a few high end monsters like giants. One of the ways that 3e is vastly harder than 1e, is that it was comparatively easy in 1e to buff AC to the point that monsters almost never hit you. They rarely had bonuses to hit, and they topped off at 16 HD on the standard chart. It was fairly easy to get to the point that pretty much every thing you encountered would need a 20 or nearly a 20 to hit. But in 3e, monsters have more HD, better THAC0, and almost always have additional bonuses to hit from high strength. And on top of that, monsters can critically hit you, turning fights that should be easy into suddenly nervy moments. Yes, more things get saving throws, but those saving throws don't have static DC's. A few things in 1e had -2 or -4 penalties to saves. In 3e, the save difficulties get ludicrously high so that even high level characters are rarely going to pass their saves. That one change alone in my experience made 3e much harder than 1e, because high level 1e characters could reliably pass saving throws with only a minimal amount of magical boosts. Plus 3e really stressed all sorts of new challenges. Swarms for example became a standardized thing and brought new terrors to the game.\nOr lets take an example from 5e: 11th level fighter with typical stats and equipment for an 11th level fighter in a solo fight again 1st level fighters with typical stats in equipment. In a recent thread, someone claimed that in 5e the 11th level fighter could defeat about 11 1st level fighters. You want to talk about a difficulty spike. Back in the day I had written a combat simulator for D&D on my Commodore 64 in Basic, and I frequently ran those sort of scenarios - 10th level fighter versus kobolds, 10th level fighter versus orcs, 10th level fighter versus bugbears, etc. The numbers for a 1e AD&D 11th level fighter versus 1st level fighters would have been around 100. I seem to remember a scenario where the fighter could get his back to the wall, and he'd go through over 300 orcs assuming they didn't have any ranged or reach weapons. Name level parties could literally take on armies all on their own in 1e. Now just a dozen mooks are dangerous? That's a huge change in difficulty, moved to a different place in the game, granted, but still a huge change.\nIn short, this is all a DM thing. It's about how the DM uses his tools, crafts his challenges, and how he expects the party to use the resources he provides to overcome those challenges. How hard things are depends on how stingy the DM is resources, how harshly he rules, and how much he stacks the odds against the party.\nWe didn't allow UA stuff for the most part.\nI've noticed that there is a huge gulf in experience between players that used UA and those who didn't. While my play goes back to about 1981, I really didn't have a full group and the maturity to really run the games until 1984 or so. So naturally, UA was just treated as a ordinary thing by me and most groups I met with players about my age. Slightly older players who had been playing since the OD&D days who didn't adopt UA, had a much different experience.\nEvery table I sat at had a few players running two pcs to get the party to 6 or 8 pcs to solve the manpower problem.\nNeed Violence! 24 Hour RPGs (Now available for download!)\nBy HellHound in forum *General Roleplaying Games Discussion\nLast Post: Sunday, 31st July, 2005, 07:00 PM\nsex vs. violence\nBy alsih2o in forum *General Roleplaying Games Discussion\nLast Post: Monday, 19th May, 2003, 03:49 AM","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Google says it has China's approval for Motorola deal\nporfiriopickard6340@mpszcsoport.xyz May 20, 2012 0 Comments\nGoogle, which will be the newest entrant to the handset market, announced plans for the acquisition last year in a bid to secureMotorola's valuable patents and pave the way for a pairing of Google's Android mobile software and Motorola's handset business.\nU.S. and European regulators approved the deal in February, leaving only the Chinese regulators as potential spoilers.\n\"Our stance since we agreed to acquire Motorola has not changed, and we look forward to closing the deal,\" Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said, confirming that the Chinese had approved the deal.\nGoogle, whose Android software is the top operating system for Internet-enabled smart phones, wants phone-maker Motorola for its 17,000 patents and 7,500 patent applications, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Apple Inc. and defend itself and Android phone manufacturers in patent litigation.\nA main condition of the deal is that the Android system remain free and open for five years, said a source who is familiar with the Chinese approval but not authorized to discuss it.\n\"We are pleased that the deal has received approval in all jurisdictions and we expect to close early next week,\" Motorola spokeswoman Jennifer Weyrauch-Erickson said.\nFacebook's Saverin To Pay 'Hundreds Of Millions' In Tax\nA time to deal with the CAL\/Liat conflict","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mother-of-the-Bride and-Groom Dresses\nWhen Should the Mothers of the Bride and Groom Buy Their Dresses for the Wedding?\nTiming is important.\nBy Blythe Copeland March 30, 2020\nFacebook Tweet Email Send Text Message Print\nLong Sleeve Mother-of-the-Bride Dresses\nCredit: Rachel Havel Photography\nAny bride or groom who's planned a wedding can vouch for how hard it is to get an excited mother to calm down a little bit\u2014especially when she's ready to start shopping for her own wedding-day attire. But bridal fashion comes with its own etiquette rules, say the experts, and that starts with the bride choosing her wedding dress before anyone else in the bridal party lays down her credit card for their attire. \"The bride's gown sets the tone for the whole wedding, so it's safe to say her gown should come first,\" says BHLDN stylist Lindsey Love. Following the bride's example will also help the mothers focus their search. \"Should the dress be very formal, suitable for a beach event, short or long\u2014the bride's choice in a dress will answer these questions,\" says Melinda Ladyzinski, owner of Elizabeth Johns bridal boutique in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.\nThe bridesmaids typically choose their dresses next\u2014with direction from the bride\u2014and then the mothers get their turn. \"Most moms select their dresses after the bridesmaids because they want wedding photos to reflect a cohesive look,\" says Ladyzinski. \"They should not try to match colors to each other or the bridal party, but should find colors that complement the bride's colorway.\" This could mean choosing a subtle neutral or metallic that doesn't compete with the bridesmaids' gowns, or an opposite shade for bright contrast, but should always take into account the mother's preference. \"First and foremost,\" says Ladyzinksi, \"mothers should choose a color they love.\"\nRelated: Chic Wedding Suits for Mothers of the Bride and Groom\nThe style and silhouette of the moms' gowns also depend on each woman's taste, but they should make sense alongside the bride's and bridesmaids' gowns. \"I think it's important that mothers' dresses match the feel of the bridal party,\" says Ladyzinski. \"If it's a beach wedding and the bridal party is wearing simple, flowy dresses, the mother's dress should be similar, rather than a dress with very ornate beading that you would expect to see at a black-tie event.\"\nOnce the moms have their direction, they're free to start the search. Etiquette usually dictates that the mother of the bride chooses her gown before the mother of the groom, says Ladyzinski. \"Typically the bride's mother is offered the courtesy of first choice,\" she says. \"But the bride's mom should make a timely decision to give the groom's mom sufficient time to find her dress.\" The couple's mothers rarely choose matching gowns, but can coordinate with each other to make sure the gowns won't compete in family photos. \"Ensuring both dresses have a consistent aesthetic, whether through embellishment, color palette, or length, will guarantee a perfect pairing,\" says BHLDN stylist Cassandra Baden.\nWhile the dress search can result in some friction\u2014either between the moms or among the couple and one or both mothers\u2014Ladyzinski reminds everyone involved to keep the end goal\u2014a beautiful wedding\u2014in mind. \"I recommend communication from all parties, and a willingness to compromise,\" she says. \"In the end, we want everyone to feel beautiful on the wedding day.\"\nBack to story\nComment on this project\nTell us what you think...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Der Donnerstagsphilosoph\nBlog by Markus Wahl, Historian of Modern Central European and Medical History\nProfessional Activities and Interests\nResearch Fellow at the Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Germany\nLecturer in the Module \"HI5096\/HI5097 \u2013 Modern German History 1918-1990\", convened by Dr. Stefan Goebel at the University of Kent during Spring term \u2013 held one lecture 'The German Democratic Republic: \"The People's State.\"'\nPostDoc in the transnational Project \"Expertturn\" \u2013 Expertise in authoritarian societies. Human sciences in the socialist countries of East-Central Europe, led by Prof. Kate\u0159ina Li\u0161kov\u00e1, responsible for the GDR\nCommentator \u2013 3. Workshop: \"Doing Psychiatry \/ Psychiatric Practices in Europe, 1945-1990\", Berlin, 07 October 2021\nBook Review Editor of the Journal History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, published by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin Press (Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Lucas Richert)\nLecturer in the Module \"HI5096\/HI5097 \u2013 Modern German History 1918-1990\", convened by Dr. Stefan Goebel at the University of Kent during Spring term \u2013 held three lectures on 'Germany, 1945: \"Stunde Null-Zero Hour\"', 'The German Democratic Republic: \"The People's State,\"' and 'Germany Since 1989\/90 \u2013 A Country United?'\nReviewer for The Hungarian Historical Review, History of the Human Sciences, Historia Hospitalium, and Psychotherapeut\nOrganised an Early Career Researcher Online-Workshop, titled \"Medicine and Ideals of Body and Behaviour\", Stuttgart, Germany\nPublic Seminar \"The best prophylaxis is Socialism\" \u2013 Medicine and Health in the German Democratic Republic \u2013 Seniorenakademie, Kornwestheim, Germany, 11 March 2020\nMember of the Editorial Board for the Book Project \"The Establishment of the Medical Association in Saxony\" (since 2017)\nReviewer for Das Gesundheitswesen, NTM \u2013 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin, and Zeitschrift Medizinische Genetik\nPublic Lecture \"The matter will resolve itself\" \u2013 Prostitution in Socialist Dresden \u2013 Dresdens gekaufte Liebe: Prostitution im Wandel der Zeit, Dresden, Germany, 17 June 2019\nReviewer for Canadian Bulletin of Medical History\/Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la m\u00e9decine of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM\/SCHM), Historische Zeitschrift, H-Soz-Kult\nMember of the Selection Committee: Scholar Award of the Fachverband Medizingeschichte (German Association for the History of Medicine)\nTeaching the Block Seminar \"Policing and Revolutionising Sex in East Germany\" as Part of the Course \"Forming Sex and Gender in Central Europe\" (by Kate\u0159ina Li\u0161kov\u00e1) at Masarykova Univerzita in Brno, Czech Republic (15 May 2019)\nPublic Lecture \"Education or Custody? Tradition and New Beginning in the Care Home\/Workhouse Dresden-Leuben after 1945\" in the former 'Euthanasia' Asylum Pirna-Sonnenstein, Germany (27 October 2018).\nOrganised a conference in July, titled \"The Social History of the East German Healthcare System: Reflections on the Organisation, Politics, and People of Socialist Health Provision\", Stuttgart, Germany.\nResearch Fellow at the Institute for the History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart, Germany\nContracted Historian by the Saxon Medical Association for the Book Project \"The History of Doctors` Self-Governance in Saxony\" for the Period of Imperial Germany, 1871-1918\nContracted Research Assistant by Dr. Heather Wolffram, University of Canterbury, New Zealand\nContracted Historian by Bundeszentrale f\u00fcr politische Bildung (bpb), Germany\nAssistant Lecturer at the University of Kent, United Kingdom\nEditor of the Blog \"Munitions of the Mind\" \u2013 Online Presence of the Centre for the History of War, Media and Society at the University of Kent, United Kingdom \u2192 Link to the Blog\nCo-Organiser of the Conference \"From War to Post-War: Reflection on the End of the Second World War\", held at the University of Kent, United Kingdom \u2013 May 6, 2015 \u2192 Read Conference Report\nAssociation of the Memorial Site Gro\u00dfschweidnitz e.V.\nFachverband Medizingeschichte\nThe American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM)\nThe Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine (ANZSHM)\nThe Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM\/SCHM)\nThe German History Society (GHS)\nThe International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM)\nThe Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)\nInterested in Public Engagement, Outreach, Policy-Making, and Event Organisation\nParticipating in History Documentaries, Lectures, and Presentations\nDeveloping Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Past (Architecture\/Medicine\/Psychology\/Sociology)\nDigital Humanities (XML: TEI P5, TEI ODD, BookDoc)\nIf you enjoyed reading this, please share:\nCfP Workshop: Akteure des medizinischen Marktes: Verhandlungen, Konflikte und Professionalisierungsprozesse [Actors of the Medical Market: Negotiations, Conflicts, and Professionalization Processes], Deadline: 4 April 2021\nWatch my presentation @PharmFest about \"Doing Drugs in East Germany: Pharmaceutical Addiction and Ideological Campaigns in the GDR\"\nMy first edited volume has been published: Volkseigene Gesundheit: Reflexionen zur Sozialgeschichte des Gesundheitswesens der DDR [Publicly Owned Health: Reflections on the Social History of the Healthcare System in the GDR] (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2020)\nThe first review of my book Medical Memories and Experiences in Postwar East Germany: Treatments of the Past (London: Routledge, 2019) is out now! 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{"text":"NBI Calendar 2021\nPhD Defense by Mikkel ...\nPhD Defense by Mikkel S. Svenningensen\nTitle: Stochastic Bacterial Growth and Survival\nAbstract: An isogenic bacterial population exhibits huge cell-to-cell variation in survival times during treatment with antibiotics. Most cells are eradicated within a generation time, whereas a few cells survive surprisingly long. These long-term surviving cells are referred to as bacterial persisters. The phenomenon of bacterial persistence is investigated in this thesis from different angles with four different projects. The approach is both theoretical and experimental.\nThe first project dealt experimentally with persisters measured by fluorescent timelapse microscopy. The persisters were triggered by a temperature-sensitive allele of the valS gene, raising the intracellular (p)ppGpp level as a function of the temperature. The intracellular levels of (p)ppGpp and the RelE toxin were measured with fluorescent reporters. We tried to establish whether the stochastic formation of persisters originated from fluctuations in either the (p)ppGpp level or the RelE level. We showed a correlation between fluctuations in the RelE reporter and persistence. However, removing ten type II mRNase toxin-antitoxin systems, including the RelBE system, from our wildtype strain, did not change the persister fraction in batch cultures.\nThe second project was a theoretical study of protein distributions. In general, the tails of probability distributions are very sensitive to small changes in the distribution mean. We showed this tail-effect in cell-to-cell protein distributions, by showing that the probability for rare protein concentrations depended strongly on small changes in the population mean. We demonstrated how the left-tail was very dependent on whether the mean changed due to the transcription or the translation rate. We proposed how the tail-effect could be related to persistence.\nIn the third project, we experimentally showed the presence of week-long survivors formed during balanced exponential growth. We then perturbed the killing dynamics by changing the carbon source in the growth medium and by removing the gene relA, which had a surprisingly small effect on the long-term killing dynamics. However, a glucose downshift prior to the addition of antibiotics significantly increased the persister fraction for at least four days. This effect was shown to be dependent on relA.\nThe fourth project was a theoretical investigation of the origins of heterogeneity in doubling time distributions. We proposed a simple growth model that produces a subpopulation of extremely slow-growing cells. The slow growth corresponds to collapses in the central metabolism and it could be interpreted as a persister state.\nZoom: https:\/\/ucph-ku.zoom.us\/j\/62694079045?pwd=dVBjZUplRGhudVNwd2ErcHY3MGh5dz09\nTime: 14 Jan. 2021, 13:15\nPlace: By Zoom\nOrganizer: Ala Trusina\nkommunikation@nbi.ku.dk\nTel: +45","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Log in 703.330.2787 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, VA 20110\nPied Piper Theatre\nRooftop Productions\nSummerSounds Concerts\nArts on the Go\nPPT Audition form\nIf you are having trouble with purchasing tickets or classes, please call us at 703-330-2787 or email info@center-for-the-arts.org with your name, phone number and what you'd like to register for. We appreciate your understanding!\nSupport the Center and receive exclusive discounts and access to events!\nReview our Cancellation and Refund Policy prior to any purchase.\nThe Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas and Prince William County's vision is \"a community enriched through the creative arts.\"\nOur mission is to enrich the creative community by:\nEngaging people of all ages\nFostering innovation\nCultivating collaboration and communication\nThe Center for the Arts' nationally recognized Pied Piper Theatre (PPT) welcomes young people ages 8 through 18 to explore the world of theatre both on the stage and behind the curtain.\nRooftop Productions is our theatre company for adults. Now entering its 15th year, Rooftop Productions brings a refreshing variety of classic drama, comedy, and musical entertainment to the community.\nUpcoming Events & Programs\nTeen & Adult\nJan. 14 - Feb. 18\nTue. 7:30-8:30pm\nInstructor: Cookie Bell\nLove soul-filled R&B music and want to learn a popular swing style suited to that vibe? West Coast Swing is the dance you seek --- both sophisticated and energetic, gracefully incorporating \"pushes, tucks, whips\" with underarm turns. It's danced to slower music and in a linear pattern called a \"slot\" that requires less dance floor & favors subtle movements---a great step for Blues Dances, parties, or a night on the town! Beginners welcome; experienced dancers will improve styling and learn new moves.\nLove rock and roll, big band and boogie woogie music? This style of swing dance will have you moving into \"Triple Swing\", East Coast style, distinguished by its bounce, rock step and Swing hip motion. Those who have Swing dance experience are welcome to continue in this session as Cookie introduces advanced steps of this upbeat, joyful dance.\nAge 18 & up\n(5 weeks) January 22 - February 19\nWed. 6:30pm-9:00pm\nInstructor: Emily Thomson\nThis class will provide opportunity to draw the unclothed figure with guidance from the instructor. Live models will pose for both quick sketches and more detailed studies. We will explore gesture drawing, and the movement of line, physical proportion, and the interplay of light and shadow on the human form. Please bring your artist sketching pencils and charcoals, and an 18\" x 24\" drawing pad. Program is geared toward students with previous drawing experience: advanced beginners and intermediate students welcome. High school students may enroll with parental consent letter, contact the Center for details.\nCourse fee includes tuition and a $45 model fee.\n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NEXT \u203a\nJoin us for the fabulous dance sessions one Sunday each month at the Center for the Arts; or try out a dance class with one of our terrific teachers. Beginners and advanced dancers are all welcome.\nThe Arts on the Go project consists of four self-contained interactive exhibits, each with a distinct theme. Two modules (Habitats and Energy Matters) have been designed for use in elementary schools, and two other modules (PowerUP! and Biomes of the World) have been created for middle school students.\nThe mission of the Center for the Arts is to enrich, entertain and celebrate our community through superior arts, education and programs.\nAcrylics Basics & Beyond\nTAA-M3\nAges 15 & up (5 Weeks) Jan. 7 - Feb. 4 Tue. 10:30am-12:30pm Instructor: Michele Frantz Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with\u2026\nCenter for the Arts at the Candy Factory\n(703) 330-2787 | info@center-for-the-arts.org\n\u00a9 2015, Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory. Design: Imagine","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Our dinghy is named Teapot, acquired on August 9th 2021. It is made of fibreglass, and is 7 ft long. We bought it off Linda from SV Temenos. At the time it bore the name Mini T.\nWe like to take it out on solo trips in evenings, in calm weather.\nWe had a soft dinghy for a while, named iggy but it died in the South Pacific.\nTeapot's pram shape allows it to fit well in front of our baby stay. When we move from one anchorage to the other, we always hoist it back up on deck, we never tow it. When anchoring, we tie a halyard to a strongpoint forward of the dinghy(visible in above photo), and lift it up (just the front) to have access to the anchor locker underneath. The aft portion of the dinghy is tied down, so it doesn't shift around when we sail, and because it's tied down at that point, it works as a fixed pivot to lift the dinghy, safely.\nSometimes we like to daydream about what life on the water could be like if no one had motors.\nEdited on Sun Oct 24 12:55:21 2021 [edit]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Long Island Born Italian \/ American Hall of Famer: Craig Biggio (1988-2007)\nCraig Alan Biggio was born on December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York. Biggio was a star athlete at Kings Park high school in Long Islands Suffolk County. There he won the Hansen Award which is given to the top football player in Suffolk County.\nHe received a bunch of football offers but chose to play baseball at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. There he was a team mate of future Met Mo Vaughn & John Valentin. He earned All American Honors & was selected first round (22nd pick overall) by the Houston Astros in 1987.\nBiggio would debut in 1988 for 50 games & by the following season would be an Astro regular for twenty seasons. He began his career as a catcher, then played two seasons as a centerfielder before switching to a full time second baseman in 1992 winning four Gold Gloves at the position. He is the first player to make the All Star team as a catcher then second baseman.\nBiggio would play in seven All Star Games, lead the league in plate appearances five times, games three times, doubles three times, runs scored twice, stolen bases once & hit by pitches five times. He broke Don Baylor's record of hit by pitches in 2005 finishing his career with 285.\nIn all those times getting plunked he never charged the mound. Biggio is one of three players all time with more than 2,500 hits, 500 doubles, 400 stolen bases and more than 250 home runs. In 1998 he became the first player since Tris Speaker to hit 50 doubles & steal 50 bases.\nBiggio was a long time leadoff man, one of the best all time & is the NL leader in lead off HRs (2 During the 2007 season the Astros installed a digital counter scoreboard in left field keeping track of Biggio's hits, counting down to 3000.\nOn June 28, 2007, he became the 27th player in MLB history to join the 3000 hit club. The hit came against Aaron Cook & the Colorado Rockies, even though he was tagged out trying to stretch a single to a double. The game was stopped while Biggio shared the moment with his wife, children &\nLongtime friend Jeff Bagwell who emerged from the Astros clubhouse to congratulate him.\nBiggio played in six different post seasons, playing in two NLCS & one World Series losing to the White Sox in 2004. In the 2004 NLDS against Atlanta he hit .400 with a HR in the five run 2nd inning of Game #4.\nIn 2005 he rolled through the post season batting .316 in the NLDS with four doubles. In the NLCS he was 8-24 batting .333 with three RBIs. In the World Series he batted only .222 driving in a run in Game #3 of the Series sweep.\nAlthough he never led the league in any major category he was among the top many times, although he played in a smaller media market in Houston & was over shadowed by many other star players with bigger number, he is a shoe in for the Hall of Fame.\nBiggio finished his career winning four Gold Gloves, made seven All Star teams & four Player of the Week Awards. He also won the 1997 Branch Rickey Award, 2005 Hutch Award & 2007 Roberto Clemente Award.\nHe had 3060 hits (22nd all time) 668 doubles (5th all time) 55 triples, 291 HRs (135th all time) 1175 RBIs (168th all time) 1844 runs scored (15th all time) 414 stolen bases (66th all time) 1160 walks (67th all time) a .281 batting average & a .363 on base % in 2850 games played (15th all time).\nHonors: In 2015 Biggio was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. His class included former Met Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz & Randy Johnson.\nBiggio had his number 7 retired by the Houston Astros, and has won numerous awards through the years for his charity works.\nAt Shea Stadium the Mets also honored the Long Island native in his last series against the Mets. 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{"text":"Cefotaxime and Benzyladenine Improve Melon Regeneration\nDocument Type: Brief Report\nDavood Naderi 1\nOmid Askari-Khorasgani 1, 2\nEsmaeil Mahmoudi 3\n1 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran\n2 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran\n3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran\nBackground: Worldwidely cultivated, melon is commercially an important fruit crop, as it is in Iran. Objectives: Establishment of an efficient in vitro plant regeneration system plays a pivotal role in the plant transformation, hence, the importance of regeneration protocol for Iranian melon (Cucumis melo L. var. Gorgab) has encouraged us to work on in vitro melon regeneration. Material and Methods: The effect of selective media, including various concentrations of the 6-benzyladenine (BA), cefotaxime, as well as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) on regeneration of the cotyledonary petioles derived from a 6-day-old in vitro grown seedlings were assessed. Results: The highest frequency of regeneration rate was recorded at 1.5 mg.L-1 of the BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime in addition to 1 mg.L-1 BA plus 1000 mg.L-1 cefotaxime. The highest percentage of the shoot formation (100%) was recorded at 1 mg.L-1 BA plus 1000 mg.L-1 cefotaxime, while, it was relatively lower (75%) on than the medium containing 1.5 mg.L-1 BA in combination with 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime. The highest root induction was observed in the medium containing 500 mg.L-1 cefotaxime + 0.1 mg.L-1 IAA. A significant positive influence on roots and leaves formation, as well as their number, in addition to regeneration of shoots was observed as well. Conclusions: This is the first work reporting an appropriate regeneration procedure for the melon, an Iranian native crop.\nAgrobacterium tumefaciens\nCucumis melo\nCucumis melo L. is among the melon species that encompasses numerous varieties of the cultivars. The plant commonly grows in the tropical, subtropical, as well as in the warm temperate (hot summer) regions of the globe. Central Asia, particularly Khorasan and Persia (Iran), is believed to be the land of origin and development wherein sweet melons have emerged (1). Despite endeavours for developing protocols for melon genetic transformation over the past recent years, genotype-dependency and the low manipulation efficiency (0-12.5%) as yet are the two major factors that interfere with the transformation (2). During 2012, the performance yield of the cantaloupe and other melons by Iran has been estimated around 17682.9 Kg.ha-1 with a total production quantity of 1,450,000 tons. Asia dominates the world's cantaloupe production as well as other melon species. Among the leading countries, China produces the highest amount, (17,568,700 tonnes), followed by Turkey (1,708,415 tons) tonnes) and Iran (1,450,000 tonnes) (FAO, 2012) (3).\nThus far, there were only few researches conducted regarding melon. To attain mass production and commercially reasonable, a long way is left to go, more examinations are needed to be done and technologies such as gene transfer, in addition to the breeding programs should be undertaken (4, 5). Although there were numerous attempts to develop virus-resistant transgenic varieties of the melon, still a successful in vitro protocol is required for regeneration of the transgenic plants.\nThrough undertaking the present study it was attempted to develop an efficient procedure for improving both the reproducibility and the rate of recovery of the stably transformed plants derived from cotyledonary petiole of an Iranian melon species (Local name: Gorgabe's Melon). To establish a reliable and efficient regeneration system, suitable for the proliferation of the transgenic plants, the effects of antibiotics and 6-benzyladenine (BA) on the organogenesis of this native crop was scrutinized.\n3.1. Plant Material and Preparation\nMature seeds of Cucumis melo var. Gorgab were used as source of explant for the organogenesis induction. Seed coats were removed and the surface was disinfected in the 70% ethanol for 2 min, followed by 1.5% sodium hypochlorite solution, containing 2 drops of the Tween-20 per 100 mL solution for 20 min. Finally, seeds were rinsed four times in the sterile distilled water and cultured on \u00bd MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium (6).\nThe proximal cotyledon section with its 2-3 mm-long hypocotyl stub of the 6-days-old in vitro grown seedlings were excised as explants, and the apical buds of the seedlings were removed under stereomicroscope ('de-budding'). Subsequently, the explants derived from 5-7 mm of the cotyledonary petioles were incubated abaxial side down on MS medium supplemented with a range of concentrations of BA (0, 1, and 1.5 mg.L-1), and cefotaxime (0, 250, 500, 750, and 1000 mg.L-1). Regenerated shoots grown in the medium containing 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime plus 1 mg.L-1 BA were then subcultured on MS medium supplemented with a range of concentrations of the cefotaxime (0, 250, and 500 mg.L-1) combined with 0.1 mg.L-1 Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) for root induction. The medium was autoclaved at 121\u00b0C for 20 min and the pH of the medium was adjusted to 5.8 with 1 N KOH or HCl prior to autoclaving. Cultures were incubated in the growth chamber at 25\u00b11\u00b0C in a normal 16 h light and 8 h dark photoperiod provided by 40-50 mmol.m-2.s-1 cool-white fluorescent lamps. Each combination of the concentrations were replicated 8 times in the petri dishes (100\u00d715 mm), with 4 segments in each replication. Explants were sub-cultured onto the same medium every 3 weeks after data collection.\nEach treatment was replicated three times. A factorial experiment in a completely randomized design was applied to analyze the data. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) using SAS (version 9.1) was applied for testing data and the difference among the means was compared using LSD test at P < 0.05.\n4.1. Effects of BA and Cefotaxime on Shoot Regeneration and Callus Induction\nSince it has been verified that antibiotics can induce negative effects on the plant tissues and regeneration, selection of the appropriate antibiotic and its concentration for Agrobacterium growth suppression plays a crucial role in a successful Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation. Apart from this, plants sensitivity to the antibiotics is species-dependent by either inhibiting or promoting regeneration (7, 8 and 9). Therefore, in the present investigation the assay was focused on the effects of the BA and cefotaxime on the regeneration of the Cucumis melo var. Gorgab. Interestingly, the obtained results have indicated that application of the cefotaxime in the media has numerous significant positive effects on the bud initiation improvement, shoot regeneration, callus formation, root induction, along with leaf formation (Tables 1 and 2). As shown in the (Table 1), the high frequency of the regeneration rate was obtained in the media containing 1.5 mg.L-1 BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime and 1 mg.L-1 BA plus 1000 mg.L-1 cefotaxime with an average of 9.2 and 9 regenerated shoots per explant respectively. Regarding the callus formation, the medium containing 1 mg.L-1 BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime exhibited the highest callus production (Table 1).\n4.2. Effects of IAA and Cefotaxime on Regenerated Shoots\nAs could be seen in the (Table 2), application of cefotaxime did not put forth any phytotoxic effect on the regenerated shoots. In contrast, the percentage of the rooted explants, leaf development, and shoot elongation were improved. By looking at the results presented in the (Table 2), it could be clearly understood that, while, a higher concentration of the cefotaxime plus IAA (500 mg.L-1 and 0.1 mg.L-1 of each) was considerably more influential on the root induction, in contrast, cefotaxime at a concentration of 250 mg.L-1 plus 0.1 mg.L-1 IAA results in both secondary root and leaf formation to a significant higher levels.\nCefotaxime belongs to cephalosporins, known as b-lactams; an antibiotic that prevents bacterial proliferation by inhibiting the cell wall synthesis during bacterial cell division (10). Cephalosporins bind to penicillin-binding proteins, enzymes responsible for synthesis or modifying bacterial cell wall. Binding of the antibiotic inhibits cell wall synthesis and causes bacterial death through enzyme-mediated lysis occuring following to the drug administration that causes death as a result of the defective cell wall formation (11). Although some bacteria contain beta-lactamases, which can inhibit the activity of the antibiotic through hydrolysis of the cyclic amide bonds of the b-lactam ring, cefotaxime is highly resistant to beta-lactamases produced by the Agrobacterium (12). Several studies have demonstrated either a positive or a negative effect of the antibiotics, such as, cefotaxime on the direct as well as indirect regeneration in a dose-dependent manner varying according to the plant species, type of explant, and culture system.\nWith regards to the explant position, researchers have stated that young and undifferentiated cells in the proximal zone of hypocotyl may contribute to the rapidity of the regeneration rather than cotyledon section (13). This might be related to the differences in endogenous phytohormone levels in the plant tissues (14) or the meristemic activity of the plant tissue as well, which might be affected by plant growth regulators such as cytokinin (15). Moreover, shoot buds usually arise from the meristematic cells called meristemoids.\nThe superiority of the cotyledonary petiole explants over other types of explant in Cucumis melo cv. Khatooni from Cucurbitaceae (16), and even Kelussia odoratissima from the Apiaceae family (17) have also been reported. Consistently, our preliminary investigation has shown that cotyledonary petiole fragments cultured on the media containing BA, and cefotaxime can exert a strong positive influence on the in vitro regeneration system. Likewise, our results have demonstrated that 1 mg.L-1 BA in addition to 1000 mg.L-1 cefotaxime and\/or 1.5 mg.L-1 BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime would be the best treatments for regeneration of this species, which could be helpful for suppressing Agrobacterium growth as well (Table 1). The different concentration of BA that were reported in studies on melon could possibly be due to the variations in the endogenous hormone levels among the different cultivars. Additionally, different plant genotype and varieties exhibit quite different regeneration rates (18). Explant age and gelling agents may also affect the melon regeneration efficiency (19).\nOur results also showed that medium containing 1 mg.L-1 BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime was efficient for callus production, producing white and friable callus. As well, our results further indicated that regenerability of the C. melo cotyledonary petiole explants were affected by the exogenous application of BA and cefotaxime.\nThe results obtained in this work verify that cefatoxime has a positive influence in regeneration processes of C. melo var. Gorgab. The positive impact of the antibiotics may be accounted for their hormone-like effects on the plant tissues, which, can also be affected by the plant growth regulators in the medium in addition to influence on the regeneration and callus growth efficiency (20).\nAs shown in (Table 2), our results have verified that IAA and cefotaxime have markedly improved root, shoot, and leaf formation, as well as plantlet elongation. Based on our preliminary investigation even \u00bd MS medium without auxin has the potential of the root induction (data not shown). This could be due to the fact that different melon cultivars might respond to the different concentration of the plant growth regulators (18).\nPlantlets with a well-developed root system were successfully acclimatized (100% survival rate) by transplanting them into plastic containers containing peat moss and perlite (1:1) in the greenhouse under normal condition at ambient temperature of 23\u00b12\u00b0C, and 70% relative humidity.\nIn conclusion, through evaluating the efficiency of BA and cefotaxime on regeneration system, we have established a reliable procedure for proliferation of the transgenic and non-transgenic Iranian melon, which is suitable for boosting the manipulation of the melon transformation for commercial purposes. Medium containing 1 mg.L-1 BA and 1000 mg.L-1 cefotaxime and\/or 1.5 mg.L-1 BA plus 250 mg.L-1 cefotaxime showed a significant positive effect on regeneration system, which may also be applicable for Agrobacterium elimination. As well, the significant positive effect of the cefotaxime on shoot induction, the striking positive synergistic effects of the cefotaxime along with IAA and BA on bud and root induction, shoot elongation, leaf development, and callus growth were also evident. Therefore, our data seem to suggest the optimal level of BA and cefotaxime, pertinent for regeneration and transformation of the Cucumis melo (L) var. Gorgab.\nThis research was supported by a research grant (project no. 51755901209015) from the Research Council of the Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran.\n1. Paris HS, Amar Z, Lev E. Medieval emergence of sweet melons, Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae). Ann Bot. 2012; 110(1):23-33. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1093\/aob\/mcs 098\n2. Nunez-Palenius HG, Cantliffe DJ, Huber DJ, Ciardi J, Klee HJ. Transformation of a muskmelon 'Galia' hybrid parental line (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulates Ser.) with an antisense ACC oxidase gene. Plant Cell Rep. 2006;25(3):198-205. 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The impact of carbenicillin, cefotaxime and vancomycin on chrysanthemum and tobacco TCL morphogenesis and Agrobacterium growth. J Appl Hort. 2001;3(1):3-12.\n8. Wiebke B, Ferreira F, Pasquali G, Bodanese-Zanettini MH, Droste A. Influence of antibiotics on embryogenic tissue and Agrobacterium tumefaciens suppression in soybean genetic transformation. Bragantia 2006;65(4):543-551. DOI: http:\/\/dx. doi.org\/10.1590\/s0006-87052006000400002\n9. Choi JY, Shin JS, Chung YS, Hyung NI. An efficient selection and regeneration protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of oriental melon (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa). Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult. 2012;110(1):133-140. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s11240-012-0137-6\n10. Pollock K, Barfield DG, Schields R. The toxicity of antibiotics to plant cell cultures. Plant Cell Rep. 1983;2:36-39. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/BF00269232.\n11. Nauerby B, Billing K, Wyndaele R. Influence of the antibiotic timentin on plant regeneration compared to carbenicillin and cefotaxime in concentrations suitable for elimination of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Plant Sci. 1997;123:169-177. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/s0168-9452(96)04569-4\n12. Tang H, Ren Z, Krezal G. An evaluation of antibiotics for the elimination of Agrobacterium tumefaciens from walnut somatic embryos and for the effects on the proliferation of somatic embryos and regeneration of transgenic plants. Plant Cell Rep. 2000;19(9):881-887. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/ 10.1007\/s002990000201\n13. Curuk S, Elman C, Schlarman E, Sagee O, Shomer I, Cetiner S, Gray DJ, Gaba V. A novel pathway for rapid shoot regeneration from the proximal zone of the hypocotyl of melon (Cucumis melo L.). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant. 2002;38(3):260-267. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1079\/ivp2001 259\n14. Liu EE, Leung DW, Xia QH, Zheng JR, Peng XX, He XM. 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Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult. 1995;40(3):293-295. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/bf00048137\n19. Souza FVD, Garcia-Sogo B, Souza ADS, San-Ju\u00e1n AP, Moreno V. Morphogenetic response of cotyledon and leaf explants of melon (Cucumis melo L.) cv. Amarillo Oro. Braz Arch Biol Tech. 2006;49(1):21-27. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1590\/s1516-89132 006000100003\n20. Mathias RJ, Boyd LA. Cefotaxime stimulates callus growth, embryogenesis and regeneration in hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. thell). Plant Sci. 1986;46(3):217-223. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/0168-9452(86)90195-0\nPDF 71.68 K\nNaderi, D., Askari-Khorasgani, O., Mahmoudi, E. (2016). Cefotaxime and Benzyladenine Improve Melon Regeneration. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 14(1), 56-60. doi: 10.15171\/ijb.1077\nDavood Naderi; Omid Askari-Khorasgani; Esmaeil Mahmoudi. \"Cefotaxime and Benzyladenine Improve Melon Regeneration\". Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 14, 1, 2016, 56-60. doi: 10.15171\/ijb.1077\nNaderi, D., Askari-Khorasgani, O., Mahmoudi, E. (2016). 'Cefotaxime and Benzyladenine Improve Melon Regeneration', Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 14(1), pp. 56-60. doi: 10.15171\/ijb.1077\nNaderi, D., Askari-Khorasgani, O., Mahmoudi, E. Cefotaxime and Benzyladenine Improve Melon Regeneration. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 2016; 14(1): 56-60. doi: 10.15171\/ijb.1077","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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I'll propose that the Buffalo Bills should go get a big body wide receiver in the first round if they do not acquire one through free agency. The bills also could use a number 2 corner to compliment Tre White who arguably should have been defensive player of the year as he did not allow any receivers to score a touchdown against him. The Buffalo Bills could also be looking to acquire pass-rush if they do not re-sign Jordan Phillips and with Lorenzo Alexander retiring the Bill's will definitely need to fill those gaps in the defense that was number 3 overall last season.\nFor more sports talk and news follow me on Facebook D'Andre Torch Robinson. riseupfamilyseven16 on Instagram.\nWatch Rise Up Unlimited TV Show every Thursdays at 130pm and Saturdays at 730am on Channel 1302 for Spectrum Cable Subscribers. Also tune in to Power 96.5FM every Sunday from 6pm to 7pm as I am a Co Host on the WUFO Sport Report\n\u2190 The African American Read-In\nBuffalo's Black Restaurant Week February 18-23 \u2192\nOutstanding Teen Swimmer Makaila Hall Destined for Greatness!\nDecember 9, 2018 December 21, 2018 TheChallengerNews\nRise Up Right Sports Highlights with Andre The Torch Robinson\nAugust 3, 2019 August 3, 2019 TheChallengerNews\nRise Up Right Sports Highlights with Andre 'The Torch Robinson'","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Alpine Skiing ALPINE SKIING: Consistent Holdener wins women's Alpine Combined\nALPINE SKIING: Consistent Holdener wins women's Alpine Combined\nSwiss World Champion Wendy Holdener (Photo: Roland Osbeck via Wikipedia Commons)\nThe Alpine Combined is the least-appreciated and least-held event on the Alpine World Cup calendar, but it is still part of the Alpine World Championships. Friday's competition showcased that winning this event requires consistency more than anything else.\nSwiss Wendy Holdener, the 2017 World Combined Champion, repeated her victory with two quality runs. She finished fifth in the Downhill run, an event in which she has never won a World Cup medal. The leader was Ramona Siebenhofer, an excellent speed racer, but not a strong technical skier.\nWhen the Slalom came, Holdener \u2013 an excellent technical skier \u2013 was ready to pounce, and produced the third-fastest run of the session, which was enough to put her in first place. She edged ahead of Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, who had the eighth-fastest Downhill, but turned in the second-fastest Slalom, and ended up with the silver medal.\nHoldener still had to wait for Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel to go, and after the third-fastest Downhill, she had a real chance to win. But her Slalom was \"only\" the sixth-fastest of the day and she had to settle for the bronze medal.\nThe fastest Slalom belonged to unheralded Canadian Roni Remme and that moved her up from 28th after the Downhill to fifth overall. Siebenhofer finished fourth and had a very creditable Slalom \u2013 eighth-fastest \u2013 but not enough to medal.\nIt's Holdener's fourth career World Championships medal, and she will be a contender in the Slalom as well. It was the first Worlds medal for Mowinckel and the second for Vlhova.\nAmerican Lindsey Vonn had skipped the Downhill training after her crash in the Super-G, but cleverly jumped into the Combined and just skied the Downill, finishing eighth.\nThe Worlds continue with the Men's Downhill on Saturday. Look for results here. Summaries:\nFIS Alpine World Championships\nAre (SWE) ~ 5-17 February 2019\nMen's Super-G: 1. Dominik Paris (ITA), 1:24.20; 2. tie, Johan Clarey (FRA) and Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT), 1:24.29; 4. Christof Innerhofer (ITA), 1:24.55; 5. Adrien Theaux (FRA), 1:24.57; 6. Josef Ferstl (GER), 1:24.59; 7. Brice Roger (FRA), 1:24.61; 8. tie, Mattia Casse (ITA), Steven Nyman (USA) and Adrian Sejersted (NOR), 1:24.70. Also in the top 25: 11. Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA), 1:24.73; \u2026 23. Bryce Bennett (USA), 1:25.82.\nWomen's Super-G: 1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 1:04.89; 2. Sofia Goggia (ITA), 1:04.91; 3. Corinne Suter (SUI), 1:04.94; 4. Viktor Rebensburg (GER), 1:04.96; 5. Nadia Fanchini (ITA), 1:05.03; 6. Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR), 1:05.05; 7. Francesca Marsaglia (ITA), 1:05.13; 8. Ilka Stuhec (SLO), 1:05.15; 9. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI), 1:05.37; 10. Federica Brignone (ITA), 1:05.43. Also in the top 25: 22. Alice Merryweather (USA), 1:07.22.\nWomen's Combined: 1. Wendy Holdener (SUI), 2:02:13 (5th in Downhill + 3rd in Slalom); 2. Petra Vlhova (SVK), 2:02.16 (8+2); 3. Mowinckel (NOR), 2:02.58 (3+6); 4. Ramona Siebenhofer (AUT), 2:02.62 (1+8); 5. Roni Remme (CAN), 2:02.26 (28+1); 6. Brignone (ITA), 2:03.52 (6+10); 7. Kasja Vickhoff Lie (NOR), 2:03.64 (15+5); 8. Franziska Gritsch (AUT), 2:03.82 (29+4). Also: 18. Merryweather (USA), 2:06.63 (10+21).\nPetra Vlhova\nRagnhild Mowinckel\nWendy Holdener\nPrevious articleTHE BIG PICTURE: Int'l Paralympic Committee reinstates Russia, but with lot of conditions\nNext articleSPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 8 February 2019\nHIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin takes ninth medal in 12 World Cup races this season in Zagreb Slalom","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Official: Philly to stop giving arrest data to federal immigration agents\nPHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 A Philadelphia official says the city is expected to end the arrangement that allows federal immigration agents to see Philadelphia's computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data. Everett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, told a meeting of about 300 immigrants and their supporters at a South Philadelphia church on Sunday that there will be a formal announcement of the city's position in the coming week.\nPHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 A Philadelphia official says the city is expected to end the arrangement that allows federal immigration agents to see Philadelphia's computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data.\nEverett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, told a meeting of about 300 immigrants and their supporters at a South Philadelphia church on Sunday that there will be a formal announcement of the city's position in the coming week.\nThe year-old agreement between the city and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement service is up for renewal on Thursday. It allows ICE agents to routinely access Philadelphia's Preliminary Arraigment Reporting System.\nBut immigrant advocates say it has resulted in deportation proceedings against those arrested on even minor charges.\nAn ICE spokesman declined comment, but said the agency's priority is getting convicted criminal aliens off the street.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sull'allarme terrorismo in Europa\nPublished by Silendo on giugno 26, 2012 | 1 Response\nLa notizia dell'Associated Press sul presunto \"lupo solitario\" norvegese legato ad al Qaeda:\nA Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told The Associated Press on Monday.\nWestern intelligence officials have long feared such a scenario \u2014 a convert to Islam who is trained in terrorist methods and can blend in easily in Europe and the United States, traveling without visa restrictions.\nOfficials from three European security agencies confirmed Monday the man is \"operational,\" meaning he has completed his training and is about to receive a target. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. They declined to name the man, who has not been accused of a crime.\n\"We believe he is operational and he is probably about to get his target,\" one security official said. \"And that target is probably in the West.\"\nA security official in a second European country confirmed the information, adding: \"From what I understand, a specific target has not been established.\"\nEuropean security services, including in Norway, have warned in recent years of homegrown, radicalized Muslims traveling to terror training camps in conflict zones. Many of the known cases involve young men with family roots in Muslim countries.\nBut the latest case involves a man in his 30s with no immigrant background, the officials said. After converting to Islam in 2008, he quickly became radicalized and traveled to Yemen to receive terror training, one of the officials said. The man spent \"some months\" in Yemen and is still believed to be there, he said.\nThe official said the man has no criminal record, which would also make him an ideal recruit for al-Qaida.\n\"Not even a parking ticket,\" he said. \"He's completely clean and he can travel anywhere.\"\nThe official would not specify what preventive measures were being taken but said \"there is a well-established relationship between Western security services, and they share the information needed to prevent terrorism.\"\ncontinua qui\nTagged: al qaeda, intelligence, sicurezza nazionale, terrorismo\nSilendo luglio 2, 2012 at 14:55 | Permalink\nSembra che il bersaglio sia un aereo passeggeri statunitense: http:\/\/www.thedaily.com\/article\/2012\/07\/02\/070212-news-olympics-plot\/","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CES 2021 Awards\nHalo Infinite preview: 9 things we learned from the developers\nBy Michael Andronico 24 July 2020\n343 Industries talks Halo Infinite campaign, multiplayer and yes, those graphics\n(Image credit: Xbox)\nMicrosoft finally revealed the first-ever Halo Infinite gameplay demo this week, showing off a return to form for the classic shooter franchise, which also incorporates an ambitious new open-world structure. And while the nine-minute gameplay clip we saw showcased plenty of the weapons, vehicles and abilities Master Chief will be using as he battles the Banished, the demo left us with lots of questions about what kind of game Infinite will be.\nFortunately, we got a chance to catch up with developer 343 Industries to have some of those questions answered. In a private livestream, 343 studio head Chris Lee, associate creative director Paul Crocker and head of design Jerry Hook provided commentary over the gameplay demo and took a few questions, giving us a slightly better idea of what to expect from Microsoft's highly anticipated Xbox Series X release. Plenty of questions still remain, but here's everything we learned about Halo Infinite directly from 343.\nThe big Xbox Series X games to watch\nPS5 vs Xbox Series X: Which console will win?\nHalo Infinite is a \"spiritual reboot\" for the franchise\n343 frequently used the phrase \"spiritual reboot\" when describing Halo Infinite. The developer wants to deliver the same memorable combat sandbox as the original game, with a variety of modern twists. Many players were quick to point out that the demo looked very similar to Chief's first arrival on the Halo ring in the original title, and that was no accident.\n\"The 'spiritual reboot' was us looking at the legacy Halo has across all the titles. And taking a look at how our weapons felt, how our characters felt, and saying, 'how do we bring all of that forward?'\" said Hook. \"The sandbox has more full realization than we've seen in the past. Have we ever had a Grunt thrown at us from a Brute? I don't think so! [Laughing.]\"\nYes, Halo Infinite will have multiplayer at launch\nAfter rumors started making the rounds that Halo Infinite will ship without a multiplayer mode, Lee officially confirmed that there will be multiplayer available at launch. He also noted that the campaign will be playable in four-player co-op online, and that more details on split-screen multiplayer will be available soon.\nNo, Halo Infinite is not an RPG\n\"We're definitely not an RPG,\" said Lee when asked about some of the ambitious changes being made to the Halo formula. \"Think about taking Halo: Combat Evolved and knocking the walls down, and giving players freedom to explore.\"\nLee noted that players will be able to pick up new upgrades and abilities as they traverse the game world, but there doesn't appear to be any sort of leveling, or a gear system in the vein of Destiny or The Division.\nThe new character is called The Pilot and is \"very important\"\n343 shed some additional light on the human male USNC character that discovered Chief's floating body in the E3 2019 trailer and accompanies him for much of the gameplay demo. The character is simply called \"The Pilot\" (no word if we'll get a full name), and he is very important to the game's narrative, according to 343.\nThe \"most human character [343 has] ever created in the franchise\" according to Crocker, The Pilot is meant to represent how the player would experience Master Chief firsthand. He's designed to bring more relatability and humanity to the story, and serve as a more vulnerable foil to the nearly indestructible Chief.\n\"The Pilot is put in these positions where his humanity is tested, because he can be killed a lot more easily than Chief,\" said Crocker. \"It gives Chief a perspective on humanity he doesn't have by hanging out with Spartans all the time.\"\nThe gameplay demo takes place halfway through the game\nWhile the Infinite demo looks a lot like the early stages of Halo: Combat Evolved, it actually takes place roughly halfway through the game, according to 343. That suggests that Chief and The Pilot have been on quite a few adventures before they land on a Halo ring and start taking on big waves of the Banished.\n343 also pointed out that last year's \"Discover Hope\" trailer is set in the beginning of the game. In it, we see The Pilot rescue Master Chief after he's found floating in space.\nWar Chief Escharum is the new big bad, and he wants one last fight\nThe Halo Infinite demo concludes with an impassioned speech from War Chief Escharum, the Banished faction leader who has one last goal left: to defeat Master Chief. By the time we meet him in the demo, the Banished have already defeated the USNC in some sort of big battle, but Escharum has a personal mission to take down the UNSC's finest soldier.\n\"He's a very different character. He's very much Chief's equal,\" said Crocker. \"He's an old soldier that's already won. He didn't have much to live for anymore because he's too good at his job. This is his final fight. He just wants to be able to say 'I defeated Chief.\"\nHalo Infinite will continue Halo 5's story, but not in the way you expect\n343 Industries confirmed that Halo Infinite will pick up on the story of Halo 5 while still making the game inviting for newcomers to the franchise. When we last saw Chief in 2015, he was rescued from a corrupted Cortana by Spartan Jameson Locke. But Cortana makes an escape and appears to take control of a new Halo ring, which should play into the plot of Infinite in some way.\n\"[Infinite] absolutely continues the story of Halo 5, but it does it in ways people are probably not expecting,\" said Crocker. \"It's not the cookie cutter approach to things in a way people think we are doing.\"\nSo how does Chief go from being rescued by Fireteam Osiris in Halo 5 to being stranded in space at the start of Infinite? We should know soon.\n\"There are a lot of things that happened between Halo 5 and Halo Infinite that explain why Master Chief is in that predicament,\" said Crocker.\nHalo Infinite will have a complete campaign at launch, but more story is coming\nSpeaking of story, many fans expressed some confusion and concern at 343 positioning Halo Infinite as a \"platform\" that will constantly be updated over time. The developer stressed that Halo Infinite will have \"a complete story\" when it ships later this year, but that it's looking at ways to expand on that narrative in the future.\nHalo Infinite will look better than what you saw in the demo\nBefore signing off, 343 Industries addressed the big elephant in the room: The game's graphics. Fans were less than pleased at the demo shown off during the Xbox Games Showcase, which was reportedly running on a PC with similar specs to the Xbox Series X.\nLee had two responses to this feedback: First, that players should check out the full 4K version of the demo (the original stream was in 1080p); and second, that Infinite is actively being worked on and will look more polished at launch. He also reiterated that players should look forward to 60 fps performance at up to 4K resolution on Xbox Series X, and that the game delivers 10 times the processing power per pixel of Halo 5.\n\"We are definitely still very much in development,\" said Lee. \"We're excited about the ambition of the title and we'll make sure its polished and ready to go when fans get their hands on it later this holiday.\"\nToday's best Xbox Game Pass deals\n14 day Xbox Game Pass Xbox One\nXbox Game Pass: 6 Month...\n3 Month Xbox Game Pass...\nInkjet vs. Laser: Which printer is right for you?\nEpson vs Canon vs HP printers: Who makes the best all-in-one?\nHow to watch Riverdale season 5 online: Episode 1 start time, Netflix release date, cast and more\nSamsung Galaxy Buds Pro receive blast of 90s flip phone nostalgia\nLG might exit the smartphone market \u2014 what does that mean for its rollable phone?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Woman Suffrage Wagon\nOriginally a bakery or milk delivery wagon, tradition says that Lucy Stone used it at speaking engagements and to distribute the Woman's Journal. Around 1912 suffragists found the wagon in a barn on Stone's property. They painted it with slogans and continued to use it to sell the Woman's Journal\nAcoustical Dropping Sticks\nThis is a set of eight \"dropping sticks\" used to teach acoustics. It was made in Paris by the famous scientific instrument maker Rudolph Koenig, sometime between 1858 and 1902. This particular set was used in the introductory physics class of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. These s\nFrench Charleville Model 1763 Flintlock Musket\nDuring the American War of Independence the French government supplied large quantities of muskets to the Continental army. Several arsenals in France produced muskets but the Charleville Model 1763 was the most common and soon all French muskets were referred to as \"Charlevilles.\" In March 1777,\nThe Choate Family: American Colonists\nStudents can learn about the Choate family by investigating a room from their house, a deed from 1772, and artifacts that a family like the Choate's would have owned. In the mid-1760s, Abraham Choate had a 10-room house built in Ipswich, Massachusetts, for his wife, Sarah, and their growing\nFamily Fallout Shelter\nThe family fallout shelter represents the public policy assumptions of the atomic age, namely, that with enough preparation, the American family and with it the nation's social and political fabric would survive a nuclear attack. This free-standing, double-hulled steel shelter was installed benea\nJapanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution: Immigration\nReference Materials, Primary Sources\nStudents will learn about the experience of Issei, the first generation of Japanese immigrants to the United States, through the use of artifacts from the Museum's collections, primary source documents, photographs, and oral histories. This section of the\nPlessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal?\nHarvey Fireside\nA look at Plessy v. Ferguson, the legal proceedings that had a large impact on African Americans and preceded the Civil Rights Movement.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Entertainment Enjoy songs of praise\nEnjoy songs of praise\nThe Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town\nAcclaimed conductor Richard Cock will conduct The Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town in collaboration with Lavender Hill based St Mark Marimba Band in two Songs of Praise concerts this weekend.\nThe concerts take place in Cape Town central at the Groote Kerk in Adderley Street on Saturday August 17, at 7pm, and the King of Kings Baptist Church in Fish Hoek on Sunday August 18, at 2.30pm.\nThe Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town, Cape Town's oldest and one of its best-loved choral groups, comprises more than 120 amateur singers, of all ages and backgrounds, who seek to contribute to the South African musical landscape by performing a diverse and challenging repertoire of music. It is under the musical directorship of Richard Haigh.\nEstablished in 1999, St Mark Marimba Band plays a vital role in uniting St Mark Anglican Church and members of the Lavender Hill community.\nSt Mark Marimba Band represents a collaboration between\nSt Mark Anglican Church and the Lavender Hill based non-governmental organisation (NGO) New World Foundation. The NGO sponsors marimba instruments and life-skill facilitation for members of the community who signed up to join the marimba band.\nThe current marimba team collectively has almost two decades experience. The band performs arrangements that vary from traditional Anglican and other music styles to modern hymns and tunes.\nThe present team comprises Keegan Solomons, Reagan Elders, Elroy Lewin, Fabrizio Breda, and (in training) Shaquille Bowman.\nThe following songs of praise are included in the concert programme: Masithi Amen (Stephen Cuthbert Molefe), Siyahamba (arranged by Anders Nyberg), There is a higher throne (Keith Getty and Kristyn Lennox), Te Deum laudamus (Charles Villiers Stanford), God is working his purpose out (Millicent Douglas Kingham), Fairest Lord Jesus (Derek Hakes revised by Craig Courtney) and For the Beauty of the Earth (John Rutter).\nTickets for the Songs of Praise concert are available at R150 from www.quicket.co.za For more information, email info@philharmoniachoir.capetown\nThe St Mark Marimba Band members are, from left, Keegan Solomons, Reagan Elders, Elroy Lewin, Fabrizio Breda, and (in training) Shaquille Bowman.\nPrevious articleCity dam levels pass 80% mark\nNext articleA better by-law for all","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In Hostility, Kagame Has Chosen Wrong Approach to Peace\nBy: Steve Mungereza\nIn a rather stunning but nonetheless unsurprising move, Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned his fellow country men not to move to Uganda for any reason whatsoever. The move is the latest in a series of hostilities the southern border country has instituted towards her neighborly brother.\nMany people of Rwanda rely heavily on Uganda for day to day supplies and even have relatives across the border. Uganda has played a big role in the history of Rwanda, hosting millions both during the 1950's and 1990's civil wars.\nMany envoys from Uganda and abroad like DRC President have tried to end the cold war declared by Rwanda on Uganda to little avail.\nKagame deeply believes or wants people to believe that Uganda is hellbent on failing his regime. Uganda relies on market in Rwanda for it's exports. Why would it at the same time sabotage the same?\nRwanda also has a number of deep lying issues such as mistreatment of political opponents including one who recently died in a jail cell recently.\nRwanda has responded to her tainted human rights record by investing heavily in international events like the flopped CHOGM and just recently the Afro basketball sports competition. All which have been expensive ventures aimed at sports washing the regime but to little effect. Other like the Arsenal sponsorship have put a strain on the resources of one of the poorest countries in the world.\nIt is little wonder that many Rwandans have decided to flee in search of greener pastures across the border.\nKagame should therefore concentrate on the matters at home and not deflect his failings to other people. He should be in charge and take the welfare of his countrymen seriously.\nUganda will be region's top ICT hub- Baryomunsi\nStruggle for Political Relevancy: Gawaya Tegulle, a learned friend whose intellect was compromised by desire for Political Capital\nSteve Mungereza\nSociopolitical Analyst. Coverage of National and Regional news stories.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"One Month Free\nCoaching Portal\nMoving Is Good For Us - Read More\nUpcoming Classes at Edinburgh Leisure...\nCardio Blast at Glenogle starting at 08:45\nBarre at Glenogle starting at 08:45\n15\/15\/15 at Portobello starting at 08:50\nAquafit at Warrender starting at 09:00\nKettlebell at Portobello starting at 09:00\nCore Class at Warrender starting at 09:00\nGym Blast at Dalry starting at 09:00\nHatha Yoga at Ainslie Park starting at 09:00\nPilates at Drumbrae starting at 09:00\nCore Session at Ainslie Park starting at 09:00\nBodypump at Gracemount starting at 09:15\nT.B.T. at Royal Commonwealth Pool starting at 09:15\nZumba at Drumbrae starting at 09:15\nR.P.M. at Royal Commonwealth Pool starting at 09:15\nStep Aerobics at Craiglockhart starting at 09:30\nZumba at Craiglockhart starting at 09:30\nBody Cond at Glenogle starting at 09:30\nAquafit at Gracemount starting at 09:30\nGym Circuits at Jack Kane starting at 09:30\nR.P.M. at Drumbrae starting at 09:30\nActivities at Edinburgh Leisure\nWelcome to The Biggest Club in Town\nWe're the biggest physical activity provider in Edinburgh. There's more to us than meets the eye with more than 30 first-class venues, 14 superb gyms, 9 exceptional swimming pools, over 800 fitness classes, all-weather sports facilities and Europe's largest indoor climbing arena.\nWith venues throughout the city, friendly experienced staff and value for money membership, we make it easier to enjoy a more active lifestyle and keep Edinburgh healthy.\nClip 'n Climb\nMoving Is Good For Us\nWherever you are, there's an Edinburgh Leisure venue near you.\nYou'll find us conveniently placed at over 30 locations across the city with a variety of opening hours providing you choice and flexibility to help fit us into your schedule from home or work. There's something for everyone at the Biggest Club in Town.\nGet Active with Edinburgh Leisure\nMaking a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the people of Edinburgh is at the heart of what we do.\nWe were all born to move and there is a lot going on at Edinburgh Leisure to help you do just that. It's not just gym and sports - we offer low intensity fitness classes, swimming, dance, walking, cycling and even gardening. These opportunities are ideal for those who feel it has been a long time since they were last active and are looking for a gentle start to help improve their health\nWe also deliver physical activity programmes in partnership with NHS Lothian and the voluntary sector which cover a range of health conditions including weight management, long term conditions, mental health and falls prevention.\nTime to get started, stay active and live healthier lives.\nHave your cake as the Commie Pool celebrates turning 50\nThursday 16th January 2020, 00:05\nToday, 16 January 2020, Edinburgh's only 50-metre pool, the Royal Commonwealth Pool, celebrates 50 years of 'serving' the city of Edinburgh. Edinburgh's Got Soul Choir will be kicking off the celebrations in full voice at 10 am, singing Happy Birthday, as Scottish diver, James Heatly, cuts a giant replica cake of the Commonwealth Pool, made by West Lothian Cake-tastic, with enough slices to feed 500 lucky customers. The candles will be blown out by 3-year-old Sophie Ramsay, youngest grand-daughter of Charlie Ramsay, 76 years, who was the first employee to be appointed at the pool in August 1969, where he worked latterly as the Lifeguard Training Manager until his retirement in 2006.\nDust off your trainers and start the New Year strong with a 5km winter run\nWednesday 15th January 2020, 13:55\nEdinburgh Leisure is delighted to be supporting Edinburgh's 5km Winter Run, organised by Durty Events and Triathlon Edinburgh, who have joined forces with the City of Edinburgh Council to launch the Edinburgh Winter Run, a packed programme of running events for all the family at Holyrood Park. The event takes place on Saturday, 1 February in Holyrood Park.\n\u00a9 2020 Edinburgh Leisure\nRegistered Office: Vantage Point, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF | Tel: 0131 458 2100\nRegistered Scottish Charity No: SC027450 | VAT Reg. No: 703 7623 49\nCompany Reg. No: SC179259\nAny website will use types of information gathering tools, for example cookies, to function. These are mostly used to make the site work for you and do not usually directly identify you, but they can give you a more personalised web experience. You can choose not to allow some types of tools however this may impact your experience of the site.\nAccept all settings\nI agree to accept all the settings below\nEssential needed to use our website\nThese are necessary for the website to function. They are usually set to enable a response to actions made by you for example requests for services such as logging in, filling in forms or paying for something. 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{"text":"Thames Crossings London Bridge\nLondon Bridge provides a road link between the City of London, by Monument, to Borough, south of the river.\nThere have been several bridges at this important crossing point and the current one was opened by the Queen in 1973. Construction on it began in the late 1960s and it was built directly alongside the previous bridge so that a crossing would remain open throughout the build.\nConstruction of the modern London Bridge alongside the previous bridge.\nThe previous London Bridge, which was known as the new London Bridge, was in use between 1831 and 1967. It was famously sold to the American Robert McCulloch and moved to Arizona in the USA. Legend has it that he believed he was buying Tower Bridge although this oft-repeated claim has been disputed.\nThat bridge had replaced the \"Old London Bridge\" which stood from early in the 13th century for over 600 years and was used for homes and shops as well as being a river crossing.\nDartford Crossing\nNew footbridge joins the Thames Path at Deptford Creek\nBeautiful Thames sunset pictured behind the QEII Bridge\nSteam train pictured crossing the Thames at Richmond","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"An Garda Siochana\nHero garda recalls moment she saved man drowning at night in River Nore, Co Kilkenny\n'Even as a competent swimmer and as confident as I would be I got a shock going into the water over how cold it is'\nCiara Phelan\nA heroic garda has told of her shock at the cold temperature of the water after she dived into a river to save a man from drowning at the weekend.\nGarda Caroline O'Brien saved a young man's life during the early hours of Sunday morning after he was spotted in the River Nore in Kilkenny.\nShe said: \"There was myself and two other guards on patrol, Jim McGuill and Aoife Doyle and Aoife spotted the young man who had gotten into the river.\n\"We were on duty going on Saturday night going into Sunday morning, it was about half past two.\n\"We went to the location but by the time we got there he had submerged into the water so it was a split decision, a very quick decision anyway as to what was going to happen.\n\"As it transpired I was the only swimmer there so it was down to me to go in.\nGarda Caroline O'Brien (Image: KCLR 96FM)\nHero garda saves young man from drowning in the River Nore in Co Kilkenny\n\"The man was in great difficulty, he had submerged into the water.\"\nThe guard, who began training in Templemore in 2005 said despite being a competent swimmer, the freezing temperature of the water shocked her.\nShe said: \"Garda Aoife Doyle and Jim McGuill were on the riverbank and they threw the lifebuoy in before I went it.\n\"I wouldn't say I was afraid at the time, I'm a competent swimmer and I've done water safety training all my life.\n\"By the time I got in, I was in a position to bring the lifebuoy along with me. He had gone out to the centre of the water at that stage.\n\"Somebody said to me it was 50 metres, I was shocked at the distance.\n\"I can tell you, the water is cold. And even as a competent swimmer and as confident as I would be I got a shock going into the water over how cold it is.\n\"It went with my breath. You wouldn't think with the temperatures we had last week it would be [cold]. The body can go into shock very quickly from the cold.\"\nThe brave garda brought the man in his 20s to safety and both of them were treated for mild hyperthermia at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. The garda was released a short time later.\nSt Luke's Hospital Kilkenny. (Image: Google)\n465 HSE data protection breaches involving sensitive personal information between January 2018 and May 2019\nShe told KCLR Live: \"He [my husband] was very proud and everybody has been great in what they've said to me.\n\"The word hero has been thrown about, I don't see it like that I find it embarrassing.\n\"I think anybody in my position would have done the same thing.\"\nThe local garda said her skills in water safety came from a refresher course she did while training to be a guard and has recommended anyone that has the opportunity should complete a course.\nShe said: \"I know people like to go for a swim this time of year but my advice would be in a split second water is one of the most dangerous things and situations can change very quickly.\n\"My advice to anybody is if you are in a position to do any sort of training, I'd highly recommend it. it doesn't have to be as part of my job, it could have been anybody down on the bank that night.\"\nHow to follow the Irish Mirror on social media\nYou can like our main Facebook page here.\nOur Irish Mirror Sports page - which brings you all your Irish and UK sports news - can be found here.\nYou can also check out our Irish Mirror GAA sports page.\nThe Irish Mirror Twitter account is @IrishMirror while our sports account is @MirrorSportIE.\nOur Instagram account can be found here.\nFacebookSon found missing mother dead in cupboard when he went to check if she'd taken coatNaomi Parton, 38, had a history of mental health issues and had been up drinking gin the night before her body was found\nSpidersIrish householders on high alert for false widow spiders after woman hospitalisedHere's our guide to spotting the venomous spiders","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jay Chou Fans Claim Rare Social Media Victory Over Gen Z\nThe Taiwanese singer's mostly older supporters are reveling in their idol snagging the top spot on Weibo's 'super topics' list from 21-year-old mainland singer Cai Xukun.\nLiang Chenyu\nAn epic generational clash waged on Chinese social media has come to a close, with the mostly older fans of 40-year-old singer Jay Chou declaring digital victory over the largely Gen Z followers of brash young vocalist Cai Xukun.\nEarly Sunday morning, a screenshot posted to Chou's official Weibo fan account showed the Taiwanese musician topping the platform's list of \"super topics\" \u2014 a type of Reddit-like community page. Cai, the 21-year-old mainland entertainer who formerly occupied the No. 1 spot, now trails in second place, with a lower tally of the abstruse \"influencer power\" that the site uses to determine the rankings.\n\"Beijing Time 00:30 on July 21, a record!\" reads the text included alongside the screenshot in Sunday's post, referring to the exact time that Chou landed his highest-ever position in the rankings. \"How strong is this No. 1?! We've achieved it.\"\nThe virtual rivalry between the two singers' camps began Tuesday, when a purported post by a user on Chinese social network Douban doubted the aging Chou's current star power. According to an overview of the affair written by Xiaosheng Bibi \u2014 a news-related public account on social app WeChat \u2014 the Douban user had openly questioned whether Chou truly had many fans at all.\n\"I've been seeing people saying that it's difficult to buy his tickets,\" reads a supposed screenshot of the now-deleted Douban post, referring to Chou. \"But after I looked into it, I found that he couldn't even make it onto Weibo's super topic list.\"\nIn the days since the claim was first issued, it has ruffled the feathers of Chou's devoted followers. The singer has been a household name in the Chinese-speaking world since the release of his album \"Jay\" in 2000. Once described by a 2003 Time magazine article as Asia's hottest pop star, Chou has given fewer performances since his 2015 marriage.\nBut the singer's fans refused to take such an affront \u2014 even one issued by a random Douban user \u2014 in stride. Instead, many hoped to defy the Douban post by boosting Chou's place on Weibo's ranking of super topics, a feat that can be accomplished with enough posts and other activity on the platform. This goal, in turn, soon put the top-ranked Cai Xukun in their crosshairs.\nThe unlikely success of the campaign has inspired rejoicing among Chou's fans, with prominent public figures who support the Taiwanese musician declaring their satisfaction at overtaking the young upstart Cai.\n\"I joined the craze with a bunch of middle-aged and older people to help Jay Chou top the list,\" wrote Yue Shenshan, a well-known Beijing-based lawyer, in a Weibo post Sunday morning. Born in 1978, Yue poked fun at himself for being a member of an older generation warring against the teenagers and young adults that comprise the majority of Cai's fan base. But at the same time, he justified his participation in the online battle, which he says demonstrates the staying power of his beloved singer.\n\"As an old person, I needed to prove to the young generation that it's not because Jay Chou has no influence, nor because his fans are not passionate,\" Yue wrote, referencing common-sense explanations that might explain Chou's absence from Weibo's top rankings. \"It's just they don't care about (social media) traffic.\"\n(Header image: Ding Yining\/Sixth Tone)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Junior League of Pelham services Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Service Fair\nBy Stella Winter, staff reporter\nPelham-On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Junior League of Pelham held their first event honoring Dr. King by having 16 of Pelham's productive organizations at the Pelham Art Center. The organizations at the service fair included The Danny Fund, Project Community (the Color Run organization), The Heart of Pelham and The Pelham Civic Association.These organizations told people how they have helped Pelham and how others can help as well. That's why this event happened. It was an opportunity for people to find their own place in these community projects.\n\"Over the past few years there had been some people asking in our community Facebook group what local volunteer opportunities there were and what people could do for the day,\" Amy Rios wrote. \"The Junior League of Pelham wanted to do something in honor of Martin Luther King Day and were leaving it up to us to determine what it would be.\"\nStacy Gatto, the JLP Provisional Class Co-Chair added on to what Amy Rios said by saying, \"It's been observed, that in our community, many people have been actively searching for ways to participate in this day of service. It seemed that the major barrier is often just not knowing where to start and how to become involved. Our fair hosted 16 local non-profit organizations. These organizations all came prepared with specific volunteer opportunities that individuals and families could sign up for. These opportunities will take place over the course of 2018.\nAt the fair, the organizations not only told people about their organizations, but they also encouraged children to follow their big dreams, even while they are kids. In the back rooms of the art center, the kids and volunteers that came to the event, connected over a table of arts and crafts.As you can see, these progressive organizations are very inspirational. You can see why the Junior League chose these organizations to come to the Art Center; they are perfect for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.\nStella Winter, Staff Reporter\nHi! I'm Stella Winter and I'm eleven and in fifth grade! I love to write stories. Sometimes I just like to pick up a pen and write down whatever I feel...\nThe 15th Annual Prospect Hill Talent Show Extravaganza Steals the Spotlight!\n14th Annual Talent Show Finally Sweeps In\nOliver! A Pelham Childrens Theater Production\nFortnite Is Taking Over The World\nPelham Children's Theater is back!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fred Savage To Direct Martin Lawrence's CBS Pilot\nBy Kelly West published 6 March 12\n\"...You want someone to phone it in, you get Kirk Cameron. You want someone to be a savage you get Fred... Savage\"... Or so said Fred Savage when he played himself in an episode of Happy Endings. From the sound of it, Martin Lawrence's CBS comedy pilot wants to be a savage. Or it wants one to direct it, anyway.\nThe Hollywood Reporter posted the news, stating that Savage has been tapped to help the Martin Lawrence comedy pilot for CBS. The multi-camera comedy stars Lawrence as a widower and father of two teens, who loses his job and decides to go to the police academy to become a cop (at 46 years old).\nWhile Savage is well known as an actor, having played memorable roles in The Wonder Years, and films like The Princess Bride and Little Monsters, he has plenty of directing experience under his belt, particularly in recent years. His credits within the last year include episodes of 2 Broke Girls, Whitney, Happy Endings, and How to Be a Gentleman. And now it looks like he'll be steering the ship for the pilot, which could be Martin Lawrence's return to television if it ends up going to series.\nHow Chicago Med Will Handle One Character's Latest Tragedy\nSuccession Star Has Walked Back His Comments About Johnny Depp Being 'Overrated'\nDoctor Who Franchise Vet Suggests Walking Dead Star Replace Jodie Whittaker, And I'm All About It\nOnce Upon A Time In Hollywood's Tim Roth Talks Being Cut From The Quentin Tarantino Movie\nSurvivor 41's Xander Hastings Unpacks Who He Would've Voted For On Finale Night, And I'm Here For It","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Saturday: If the National Enquirer was around in Galileo's day, it may have featured the headline: \"Saturn has love handles; Opis leaves him for a much thinner Mars\". When Galileo first observed Saturn through a telescope, he reported objects that looked like bulges on either side of Saturn's midsection. He was actually seeing Saturn's rings through less than ideal optics. Go to http:\/\/astronomy2009.nasa.gov\/observe_mar.htm. for more information about Saturn. Go to two and a half fists held upright and at arm's length above the southeast horizon at 10 p.m. to see Saturn.\nSunday: Tonight's full moon is in the constellation Leo the lion. Because February is typically snowy month, some Native American tribes in the northeastern United States called the full moon in February the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes referred to how the harsh winter conditions affected their food gathering ability by calling the February full moon the Full Hunger Moon.\nMonday: Saturn is one fist to the upper left of the Moon at 10 p.m.\nTuesday: It's getting dark. The last remnant of twilight has disappeared. Suddenly, you notice a large softly radiant pyramid of light in the western sky. The base of this ghostly triangle is along the west horizon and the peak stretches two or three fists above the horizon. It is not really a ghost. It is an effect called the zodiacal light. This light comes from sunlight reflecting off dust grains in our solar system. The effect is the most visible when the band of constellations called the zodiac makes a steep angle with the horizon. You need a clear dark sky with no haze or light pollution to see the zodiacal light. At its brightest, the zodiacal light rivals the light of the central Milky Way. Look for this light after twilight in the middle evening for the next few weeks.\nWednesday: How many stars can you see in the constellation Orion? From tonight through March 16, you can help answer that question. The organization called GLOBE at Night is looking for people all over the world to count how many stars they can see in the constellation Orion. Participants use star charts found at http:\/\/www.globeatnight.org\/ to observe Orion and compare what they see to the charts. After making the observations, participants can go to the website and add their findings to those of thousands of other observers. The main goal of GLOBE at Night is to research the pattern of light pollution across the globe. A secondary goal is to increase interest in observing and awareness of the night sky. You can find Orion four fists above the southwest horizon at 9 p.m. In Orion, you'll see four of the 30 brightest stars in the night sky: Rigel, Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, and Alnilam.\nThursday: Tonight, the Central Washington University Astronomy Club will be putting on three planetarium shows at the Mary Grupe Center on the CWU campus. During the 45 minute shows, starting at 7, 8, and 9 p.m., the astronomy club will provide an overview of what's up in the sky as well as share constellation myths from a number of cultures. The Grupe Center is on coordinate G-12 on the CWU map at www.cwu.edu\/newmap.html.\nFriday: Mars is six and a half fists above due south at 9:30 p.m.\nSaturday: In this, the 200 anniversary of the year of his birth, let's remember Abraham Lincoln: 16th president, person on the penny, and astronomer. Astronomer? Well, maybe not an astronomer, but someone who used observational evidence from the sky to solve a problem. In 1858, Lincoln defended Duff Armstrong, a family friend who was accused of murder. The prosecution thought they had a strong case because their primary witnesses claimed to have observed the killing by the light of the nearly full moon. Let's listen in on the trial courtesy of the 1939 film, Young Mr. Lincoln.\nLincoln: How'd you see so well?\nWitness: I told you it was Moon bright, Mr. Lincoln.\nLincoln: Moon bright.\nWitness: Yes.\n(Dramatic pause as Lincoln reaches for something)\nLincoln: Look at this. Go on, look at it. It's the Farmer's Almanack. You see what it says about the Moon\/ That the Moon\u2026 set at 10:21, 40 minutes before the killing took place. So you see it couldn't have been Moon bright, could it?\nLincoln used the known information about Moon rise and set times for August 29, 1858 as evidence in a trial. You may confirm Lincoln's findings on the Moon set time by going to http:\/\/aa.usno.navy.mil\/data\/docs\/RS_OneYear.php, the US Naval Observatory website, and filling out Form A. For more information about Lincoln's \"almanac trial\", go to http:\/\/media.skyandtelescope.com\/documents\/Almanac_Trial.pdf.\nSunday: Tonight's first quarter moon is in the constellation Taurus. The open star cluster called The Pleiades is about a half a fist held upright and at arm's length to the right of the Moon at 7 p.m.\nMonday: Avast ye matey. Swab the poop deck. Pirates love astronomy. In fact, the term \"poop\" in poop deck comes from the French word for stern (poupe) which comes for the Latin word Puppis. Puppis is a constellation that represents the raised stern deck of Argo Navis, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. Argo Nevis was an ancient constellation that is now divided between the constellations Puppis, Vela and Carina. The top of Puppis is about a fist and a half to the left of the bright star Sirius in the south-southwest sky at 10 p.m. Zeta Puppis, the hottest, and thus the bluest, naked eye star in the sky at 40,000 degrees Celsius is near the uppermost point in Puppis.\nTuesday: Saturn is about three fists above the southeast horizon at 11 p.m.\nWednesday: Time to do a little word association quiz. I'll type a word and you say the first thing that comes to mind. Ice. Did you say \"cold\"? Okay. Sun. Many of you said \"bright\". Finally, galaxy. Hum, I bet you said \"spiral\". Although there are many types of galaxies, most people's image of a galaxy is a spiral galaxy. Many astronomers wonder how such stately, orderly-looking collections of stars could have survived the chaotic, collision-filled early universe. Two competing teams of astronomers have developed computer models to try and solve this puzzle. But, you don't need a computer to enjoy our own spiral, galaxy, the Milky Way. At 7 p.m., the Milky Way rises from the southeast sky, passes straight over head and disappears in the northwest sky.\nThursday: Mars is about a half a fist to the upper left of the Moon at 7 p.m.\nFriday: Sirius, the brightest star in the nighttime sky, is two and a half fists above the south horizon at 9 p.m.\nSaturday: According to Greek mythology, the beautiful princess Andromeda was chained to a rock next to the ocean. Cetus the sea monster was about to devour her in order to punish her family. It seemed that all was lost. But, along came the great warrior Perseus, fresh off his defeat of the evil Gorgon, Medusa. The only similarity between Andromeda and Medusa was that Andromeda caused people to stand still and stares at her beauty while Medusa turned people to stone because of her ugliness. (And, you thought you looked bad in the morning.) Even though Perseus' standing as the son of King Zeus and the slayer of Medusa was probably enough to win Andromeda under normal circumstances, Andromeda's impending death-by-sea-monster was not a normal circumstance. So, Perseus drove his sword into the sea monsters neck and killed it. In a little known addendum to the story, Perseus carved \"Percy (heart symbol) Andi\" in the rock, thus originating the use of the heart symbol as a substitute for the word \"love\".\nYou can find these lovers in the sky this Valentine's Day. Just remember it is rude stare \u2013 and you never know when you might turn to stone. First, find the Great Square of Pegasus at 7 p.m. between one and a half and three and a half fists held upright and at arm's length above the west horizon. The lowest star in Andromeda is the top star in the square. This represents Andromeda's head. Perseus is at her feet, nearly straight overhead. Mirphak, the brightest star in Perseus is about eight fists above the west horizon. Perseus' body is represented by the line of stars to the left and right of Mirphak.\nSunday: Give your sweetheart a ring for Valentine's Day. No, no, no. Don't break the bank. Show your sweetheart Saturn, the ringed planet. It is nearly three fists above the southeast horizon at 11:30 p.m.\nMonday: Catch a glimpse of a Moon sliver this evening. The Moon will resemble a thin bowl pointing away from the Sun one fist above the southwest horizon at 6:30 p.m. You may notice that the entire Moon appears to be dimly lit. The bright crescent portion is sunlight that has bounced (reflected) off the Moon. The dim light of the rest of the Moon comes from sunlight which has bounced off the Earth and then off the Moon before reaching your eye back on Earth. This light is called earthshine.\nTuesday: The calendar may say February, but the late night sky is starting to say \"summer triangle\". Vega, the brightest star in the summer triangle rises at 10:30 p.m. By midnight, it is a little less than one fist above the northeast horizon. The Summer Triangle is a set of three stars that is visible high throughout most of the night in the summer sky.\nWednesday: Vesta, the second most massive asteroid in the main asteroid belt, is at opposition tonight. This means Vesta is at its brightest and closest point to the Earth in this orbital cycle. Even thought Vesta is the brightest asteroid, you'll still need binoculars to see it. First find Regulus, the brightest star in Leo and the bottom of the backwards question mark that represents Leo's head. It is five fists above the southeast horizon at 10:30 p.m. Algieba, the second brightest star in the region, is about a fist to the upper left of Leo. Put Algieba in the middle of your binocular field of view. Vesta will be a little to the right of the middle. Look to this portion of the sky for the next few nights. Vesta will be the point of light than moves from night to night. For more information about finding Vesta, go to http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/home\/80433142.html.\nThursday: \"Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Pluto. Happy Birthday to you.\" Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, the solar system object formerly known as a planet, on this day in 1930.\nFriday: Mars is six fists above the southeast horizon at 9 p.m.\nThe Ellensburg sky for the week of 2\/6\/10\nSaturday: Are you scared of snakes? Then don't look due east at 6:30 p.m. The pentagon-shaped head of Hydra the water snack is about one fist held upright and at arm's length above the east horizon. And, this is no ordinary water snake. It is the largest constellation in the sky, more than twice the size of Orion. Hydra's tail does not rise until after midnight.\nSunday: In 1985, the rock group Night Ranger released a song called \"Goodbye\". The lyrics from the song may typify our emotions for Jupiter this week as it gets lost in the glare of the setting Sun: \"All this could be just a dream so it seems, I was never much good at goodbye.\" Say goodbye to Jupiter, a half a fist above the west-southwest horizon at 6 p.m.\nMonday: Mars is four fists above the east horizon at 8 p.m. Less than half a fist to the lower right of Mars is the Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster of about 50 stars, all about 570 light years from Earth. The Beehive Cluster is a great object to look at through binoculars because it is big, taking up as much space in the sky as nine full moons.\nTuesday: Hydra is not the only long, squiggly constellation in the sky. Draco the dragon wraps around the cup of the little dipper. The head of the dragon is one fist above due north at 7:30 p.m. Eltanin, the brightest star in the constellation, is at one corner of the trapezoid-shaped head of Draco. Eridanus the river starts next to Rigel, the bright star in the lower right corner of Orion, and meanders down below the south horizon. Rigel is three and a half fists above due south at 7:30 p.m. That means at 7:30 tonight, there are long, squiggly constellations in the lower northern, southern and eastern sky.\nWednesday: The forehead of a lion is about to get smacked by an asteroid. Vesta, the brightest asteroid is moving through the night sky toward the bright star Algieba, located in the head of Leo the lion. First find Regulus, the brightest star in Leo and the bottom of the backwards question mark that represents Leo's head. It is five fists above the southeast horizon at 11 p.m. Algieba is about a fist to the upper left of Leo, the second brightest star in the region. Put Algieba near the top of your binocular field of view. Vesta will be near the middle. Look to this portion of the sky for the next few nights. Vesta will be the point of light than moves from night to night. For more information about finding Vesta, go to http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/home\/80433142.html.\nThursday: If you have a small telescope, or even a good pair of binoculars with a tripod, you can improve on Galileo's initial discovery of Saturn. And, if Paolo Galluzzi, director of the Museum of History and Science in Florence, is correct, Galileo's poor eyesight may have influenced his initial judgment of the ringed planet. Galileo thought that Saturn had an inflated side and not spherical. British and Italian scientists want to exhume Galileo's body to test his DNA to determine the extent of his vision problems. Find Saturn using your good eyes nearly two fists above the east-southeast at 10 p.m.\nFriday: Saturn is a little more than one fist above the east horizon at 10 p.m.\nPosted by dbp1920 at 9:48 PM No comments:","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Stock market news: December 5, 2019\nEmily McCormick\nYahoo Finance December 5, 2019\nStocks ended a choppy session higher Thursday as investors considered mixed commentary around U.S.-China trade prospects.\nHere's where markets settled Thursday at the end of regular trading:\nS&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.15%, or 4.68 points\nDow (^DJI): +0.1%, or 28.01 points\nNasdaq (^IXIC): +0.05%, or 4.03 points\n10-year Treasury yield (^TNX): +2.1 bps to 1.802%\nGold (GC=F): +0.07% to $1,481.20 per ounce\nOn Thursday, President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were \"moving along well,\" according to Bloomberg. This compounded with positive remarks on Wednesday, when Trump told reporters from a NATO meeting in London that discussions were \"going very well\" with China, according to Reuters.\nBeijing, for its part, corroborated the more upbeat sentiment, with Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng saying at a regular weekly briefing Thursday that Chinese negotiators remained in \"close contact\" with their U.S. counterparts. Gao reiterated, however, that a phase one trade deal should include some reduction in tariffs, according to Bloomberg.\nNegotiators have 10 days before additional tariffs on about $156 billion worth of Chinese goods are set to take effect, as previously announced by the Trump administration. Earlier this week, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggested the administration would go ahead with these further levies in absence of an agreement with Beijing by Dec. 15.\nSeparately, oil prices added to Wednesday's gains as members of OPEC and allied nations (OPEC+) met to discuss their plans for output next year. Members of the cartel, who are set to meet in Vienna, Austria on Thursday and Friday, are expected to agree to deeper production cuts for next year from their current level of reduction of 1.2 million barrels per day, which expires at the end of March. Thursday morning, Bloomberg reported that the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of OPEC was recommending a reduction of 500,000 barrels per day.\nThe oil minister of Iraq had said earlier this week that he and other nations would support a cut to production for next year of around 400,000 barrels a day. Brent crude oil prices, the global benchmark, rose to more than $63 a barrel, while domestic crude was unchanged at $58.43 a barrel from Wednesday at settlement.\nOver the past two years, OPEC+ has steadily pared back output in order to offset rising production in non-allied nations like Brazil, Norway, and the U.S., where shale oil output has boomed.\n[Click here to read Stock Market Live Updates]\nTrader Jonathan Corpina works with children during a traditional bring-your-kids-to-work day on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 29, 2019. REUTERS\/Brendan McDermid\nEARNINGS: Tiffany sales sink in home market, Slack tops expectations\nSlack (WORK), the newly public workplace messaging software company, delivered stronger than expected third-quarter results. However, its outlook for billings \u2013 which reflects its software sales to new customers, renewals and added sales from existing customers \u2013 disappointed the Street.\nThe company's third-quarter loss per share was 2 cents on revenue of $168.7 million, better than the 16 cent loss per share on revenue of $156.2 million expected, according to Bloomberg data. Slack ended the quarter with more than 105,000 customers, up by 30% over last year.\nFor the full year, Slack expects to see billings of between $745 million and $760 million, with the midpoint of this range coming below the $754.3 million expected. But Slack also raised full-year sales guidance to as much as $623 million, up by $13 million on the high end of its previous range. It expects an adjusted loss per share in the fourth quarter of as much as 7 cents, in-line with expectations.\nTiffany (TIF) posted disappointing third-quarter results as North American sales weakened further for the jeweler. The company recently announced it was set to be acquired by French luxury retail giant LVMH (MC.PA).\nThird-quarter earnings per share were 65 cents on net sales of $1.01 billion, below the 85 cents a share on sales of $1.03 billion expected. Comparable same-store sales in the Americas sank 4% during the quarter, or worse than the decline of just 0.9% expected. Tiffany attributed this mostly to lower spending by foreign tourists, as well as some softness in local customer spending.\nAsia remained a strong geographic segment for the company, however, with Asia Pacific comp sales rising 1%, and sales in Japan jumping 14%, versus a 3.8% gain expected. Comp sales in Europe also unexpectedly rose 4%, where a decline of 0.7% was expected.\nDollar General (DG) raised its full-year earnings guidance and posted accelerating sales growth and shrugged off some of the tariff concerns that plagued peer discount retailer Dollar Tree in its most recent quarter.\nDollar General's net sales totaled $6.99 billion, rising 9% over last year and beating expectations for $6.92 billion. Third-quarter earnings per share were $1.42, or 4 cents above expectations. The company raised its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to as much as $6.65 a share, versus a previous outlook for as much as $6.60 a share.\nECONOMY: Jobless claims unexpectedly decline to lowest level since April\nNew unemployment claims fell by 10,000 to 203,000 for the week ended November 30, the Department of Labor said Thursday, in a strong final report on the U.S. labor market ahead of the \"official\" monthly November jobs report Friday.\nThursday's print marked the lowest number of new jobless claims since mid-April. Consensus economist had expected initial jobless claims to rise to 215,000 for the week, according to Bloomberg data.\nContinuing unemployment claims, however, rose more than expected to 1.693 million for the week ended November 23. Consensus economist had expected this to come in at 1.66 million, from an upwardly revised 1.642 million the week prior.\nThe U.S. trade deficit shrank to the narrowest level since May 2018 in October as trade with China slumped further, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The overall trade deficit came in at $47.2 billion for the month, versus the $48.5 billion expected. September's trade deficit was revised slightly to $51.1 billion from $51.5 billion reported previously.\nOctober's decline in the deficit was driven by a 1.7% drop in imports, eclipsing a slight 0.2% decline in exports. Consumer goods imports were the main contributor to the drop, and merchandise imports from China fell 4.8% over the previous month to $35.3 billion. Exports to China sank 17%. The overall U.S. trade deficit with China declined to a seven-month low of $27.8 billion, seasonally adjusted.\nSplitting up has been the predominant trend of the past 10 years.\nEmily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter: @emily_mcck\nRead more from Emily:\nStock Market 2020: BMO's bull is reminded of Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Snoop\nHow this CBD company created a buzz by 'kind of making fun of millennial culture'\nCBD is 'the caffeine of the 21st century': Recess CEO\nFedEx CEO: 'Whistling past the graveyard' on the U.S. consumer belies a broader slowdown\nCoca-Cola products are 'out of touch with the modern consumer,' founder of Coca-Cola backed beverage co. says\nFollow Yahoo Finance on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Flipboard, LinkedIn, and reddit.\nFind live stock market quotes and the latest business and finance news\nEU industry chief to dismiss fears strict security rules could delay 5G\n'The View' Twitter Is Convinced Ana Navarro-C\u00e1rdenas Will Replace Abby Huntsman\nExclusive: EU industry chief to dismiss fears strict security rules could delay 5G","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Long-Term Symptoms of COVID-19: One-Year Follow-Up Study\nThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic started in late 2019, causing a huge global disease burden [1]. Belonging to the family of coronaviridae, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the culprit behind this pandemic, causing significant morbidity and mortality [2]. The acute presentation of COVID-19 ranges from asymptomatic infection to mild flu-like symptoms from which most patients recover successfully; however, it can cause pneumonia leading to sepsis with life-threatening outcomes, particularly in the elderly population. [3].\nIn addition, persistent and prolonged symptoms, termed as long COVID, have been reported in several patients who recovered from the acute phase at different intervals. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the definition of long COVID is the presence of signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with COVID-19, continuing for more than 12 weeks, and are not explained by an alternate diagnosis [2]. These include weakness, myalgias, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, headaches, physical and psychological disturbances, and cognitive impairment [4,5]. Moreover, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been reported to decrease in 51-62% of COVID-19 survivors after three to six months [6]. Raised titers of antibodies against SARS, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and avian influenza A virus (H7N9) have been observed to be present for 12 months [7]. However, there has been largely unclear data regarding the full range of long-term sequelae of COVID-19 patients.\nThe symptoms may decrease in frequency over months after recovering from the acute phase of COVID-19 but due to the alarmingly increased number of COVID-19 patients, its long-term outcomes are now an increasing concern and hold huge importance in managing and preventing poor hence affecting the quality of life and survival outcomes.\nFrom July 2020 to December 2021, long-term research was conducted in the COVID-19 unit of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. After receiving informed consent, 2000 patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and had been discharged were included in the study. Consecutive convenient non-probability sampling was employed as the sampling approach. The ethical review board gave its permission before the subjects were enrolled. Their symptoms were recorded in a self-structured questionnaire at the time of discharge. Participants were told that they will be approached again after a year to inquire about their symptoms.\nAt follow-up after 12 months, participants were called on the given phone number and inquired about their symptoms. For those who did not receive the call, a minimum of three times were tried to reach out to them. A total of 511 participants were lost to follow-up. Only participants who completed follow-up were included in the final analysis.\nData were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v. 22.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, New York, United States). Frequency and percentage were calculated for categorical data. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for numerical data. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.\nA total of 1489 participants completed the study. The mean age of participants was 43 \u00b1 10 years and the mean length of hospital stay was 4.1 \u00b1 1.1 days. The final analysis included 801 (53.8%) males and 688 (46.2%) females. The inflammatory markers at discharge are mentioned in Table 1.\nCharacteristics at the time of discharge Frequency (%)\/Mean \u00b1 SD (n= 1498)\nAge (in years) 43 \u00b1 10\nMale 801 (53.8%)\nFemale 688 (46.2%)\nLength of hospital stay (days) 4.1 \u00b1 1.1\nESR at discharge (mm\/h) 11.2 \u00b1 3.9\nCRP at discharge (mg\/L) 11.1 \u00b1 2.7\nLDH at discharge (IU) 317.2 \u00b1 89.2\n1: Characteristics at the time of discharge\nCRP: c-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; mg\/L: milligrams per liter; mm\/h: millimeters per hour; SD: standard deviation.\nAt the time of discharge, the most common symptom was fatigue (26.93%), followed by dyspnea (20.34%), muscle pain (8.86%), and headache (7.52%). Other symptoms at the time of discharge are mentioned in Table two.\nSymptoms Frequency (n= 1489)\nfatigue 401 (26.93%)\nDyspnea 303 (20.34%)\nmuscle pain 132 (8.86%)\nHeadache 112 (7.52%)\ninsomnia 110 (7.38%)\nAnosmia 29 (1.94%)\nAgeusia 28 (1.88%)\naltered vision 20 (1.34%)\ndizziness 19 (1.27%)\nConfusion 18 (1.20%)\n2: Frequency of symptoms at the time of discharge\nThe most common symptom on follow-up was fatigue (6.78%), followed by dyspnea (4.56%). Among the neurological symptoms, headache was most common (1.34%), followed by insomnia (1.14%). Other symptoms at the time of discharge are mentioned in Table 3.\nfatigue 101 (6.78%)\nDyspnea 68 (4.56%)\nmuscle pain 27 (1.81%)\nHeadache 20 (1.34%)\ninsomnia 17 (1.14%)\n3: Frequency of symptoms at follow-up\nThe rapidly rising number of reported cases with persistent COVID-19 symptoms after the remission of original infection brings about huge attention to a term called \"Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS)\". A cohort study observed that severely ill patients during hospital stay had an increased risk of lung diffusion impairment, radiographic abnormality, and muscle or limb pain than those with less severity of symptoms. [8]. PCS can range from mild symptoms like insomnia, general myalgia, fatigue, and dry skin to severe neurological, cardiopulmonary, and musculoskeletal disorders, including stroke, heart failure, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome [9,10].\nOur study reported the rates of acute and long-term symptoms consistent with COVID-19 after a thorough analysis during the discharge of previously confirmed COVID patients and then after a year of follow-up. According to our study, fatigue (26.93% vs. 6.78%), dyspnea (20.34% vs. 4.56%), and muscle pain (8.86% vs. 1.81%) were noticed to be among the most common symptoms present on the discharge day as well as on one-year follow-up in COVID-19 patients recovered. Headache has also been found to be a frequent complaint among sufferers that goes along for a more extended period of time, ie 7.52% on discharge and 1.34% after a year. A study reported dyspnea and fatigue to be the most common acute symptoms that are often associated with joint or chest pain [11]. In addition to these general symptoms, the involvement of major organs like the heart, lung, and brain, causing myocardial inflammation, myocarditis, cardiac arrhythmias, interstitial thickening and fibrosis, headache, vertigo, encephalitis, seizures, major mood swings, and brain fog [12,13]have been reported with cases of end-organ damage [14].\nAnother online survey conducted by the British Medical Association among healthcare professionals reported that a third of doctors claimed that they have seen and treated patients with symptoms they believe to be the long-term effect of COVID-19, including muscle fatigue, anosmia, and concentration difficulties [15]. However, arthralgia and diarrhea persisted in more than 40% of PCS patients [16]. In a meta-analysis, 15 studies stated fatigue as a common symptom of long COVID, with a pooled analysis indicating fatigue and dyspnea to be reported by 38% and 32% of the people, respectively. [17]. Up to 59% of patients showed persistent chest computed tomography abnormalities at a mean of 3.8 months follow-up [17].\nThe involvement of neuropsychiatric sequelae by viral pathogens has always been a highlight when discussing long-term complications and persisting symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients. [13]. Ample shreds of evidence with neurological deficits and cognitive decline have been reported in a large population after overcoming the primary COVID infection that can affect the overall well-being and can seriously threaten cognitive health and mental function. [18]. Most of the previous literature, to date, has defined headache, vertigo, and chemosensory dysfunction like anosmia and ageusia to be the most common long-term neurological symptoms to persist after COVID-19 infection [13]. This strongly supported the results of our studies that show the headache to persist in about 1.34%, anosmia in 0.8%, and ageusia in 0.53% on post-COVID follow-up.\nBesides clinical symptoms, studies have also brought some light to emotional and behavioral concerns and general distress that comes with the social distancing, isolation, and COVID-related stigma that puts the patient at great risk of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other psychological disturbances , including suicidal behavior [19,20].\nAccording to a study, 87% of the COVID patients recovered, and persistence of at least one to two symptoms was observed in 32% of the patients while the rest demonstrated three to four symptoms after two months of recovery [21]. Commonly observed symptoms were fatigue (53%), low HRQoL (44.1%), dyspnea (43%), and arthralgia (27%) [21]. Other long-term serious consequences are dysregulated sleep-wake cycle, cognitive impairment, profound unremitting anergia, and chronic relapses of exhaustion together termed \"post-exertional malaise\" [22,23]. Any such persisting symptom after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 should be seriously considered and treated as they may reflect severe post-COVID syndrome [24]. Of the severely ill patients, 59.4% showed symptoms that persisted for more than 30 days, whereas it was 14.3% in patients with mild to asymptomatic infection [25]. This strongly suggested the correlation between the severity of the infection and the development of long-term complications.\nOur study was underpowered to identify the factors and other underlying comorbidities that can have a direct correlation with the development of long-term complications in COVID-19 recovered patients. Though, we do identify the most common symptoms present on the discharge day, and their persistence rate after a year. The symptoms were self-assessed rather than focused on measured via any validated scale. This stratification elucidates \"short term\" and \"long term\" COVID-19 symptoms. Despite our strengthful population-level survey, our study limits our potentiality to anticipate the association of long-term complications with the severity of the infection.\nAs our experience with this virus continues to grow, our understanding of both short-term and long-term complications of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is growing continuously. By thoroughly assessing the patient's condition, symptoms present on the discharge day of COVID recovered patients and then following them after a year gives us the information about the persisting symptoms. Knowing all the previous data and literature, we strongly emphasize discussing and exploring further knowledge on the post-infection syndrome, with an aim to bring healthcare professionals' attention to the importance of handling COVID patients, their counseling, warning for alarming signs, and a long-term follow-up with necessary investigations and treatment. In order to achieve that, healthcare planning, resource allocation, and the role of a multidisciplinary team of professionals are vital; post-COVID-19 rehabilitation programs and centers should be set up and easily accessible in different areas where COVID was widely spread. In this manner, patients will be closely monitored and provided with necessary measures to combat the after-effects.\nPrevious PostKim Kardashian Reveals Her Makeup-Free Face To Promote Skincare Line \u2013 Hollywood Life\nNext PostHair loss \u2013 symptoms and causes\nUC San Diego Engineers Develop Microneedle Wearable Patch That Measures Glucose, Alcohol, Muscle Fatigue in Real Time\nLyme Disease May be Becoming More Common\nGeorgia teacher task force finds burnout from pandemic fatigue, micromanagement | News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"p2pdma in Linux kernel 4.20-rc1 is here!\nWritten by Stephen Bates\nOn Sunday November 4th 2018 Linus Torvalds released the first candidate for the 4.20 Linux kernel and it includes the upstream version of the Eideticom Peer-to-Peer DMA (p2pdma) framework! This framework is an important part of the evolution of PCIe and NVM Express Computational Storage as it will allow NVMe and other PCIe devices to move data between themselves without having to DMA via CPU memory.\nWhat is a P2P DMA?\nIn Figure 1 we illustrate the difference between a legacy DMA copy between two PCIe devices and a P2PDMA copy.\nFigure 1: A legacy DMA vs a P2PDMA. The P2PDMA avoids the CPU's memory subsystem and can avoid the CPU entirely when PCIe switches are used.\np2pdma transfers bypass CPU memory and instead uses PCIe memory provided by one (or more) of the PCIe devices in the system (e.g., NVMe Controller Memory Buffer (CMB) or PCIe BAR). A P2P capable Root Complex or PCIe switch is needed (note the AMD EPYC processors have very good p2pdma capability). This p2pdma path has not been enabled in Operating Systems (OSes) until now.\nP2pdma offers the following advantages over the legacy path:\nDMA traffic avoids the CPU's memory subsystem which leaves that memory bandwidth available for applications.\nIn systems with many PCIe devices the CPU memory subsystem can become the performance bottleneck. p2pdma avoids this problem.\nWith good system design p2pdma performance can be scaled linearly as more devices are added with no risks of bottlenecks occuring.\nIn most systems the latency of the DMA is improved.\nWhy do NVM Express and p2pdma play well together?\nNVM Express SSDs are PCIe End Points (EPs) with a very well defined interface to the host CPU. NVMe EPs have the capability to support a new optional feature called Controller Memory Buffer (CMB) and this can be used as the PCIe memory for p2pdma. In the upstream kernel any NVMe SSD with a CMB that has Read Data Support (RDS) and Write Data Support (WDS) capability will register that memory against the p2pdma framework and can be used by other PCIe EPs for DMAs.\nOur Eideticom NVMe NoLoad\u2122 has a large and high performance CMB which we therefore leverage in p2pdma to move data into and out of our acceleration namespaces\nDigging deeper into the p2pdma API\nI could write a section going through the API for p2pdma but instead I can refer you to the excellent article by Marta Rybczy\u0144ska on lwn.net that covers this topic.\np2pdma currently works well on Intel and AMD CPU platforms and with additional patches we can get it up on ARM64 [1] and RISC-V [2]. We also have a simple p2p copy application which we use a lot for debug and performance testing [3] and fio also has support for using p2pdma memory via the iomap flag [4]. We also added support for NVMe models with CMBs a while back to the upstream QEMU [5].\n[1] https:\/\/github.com\/sbates130272\/linux-p2pmem\/commits\/pci-p2p-v5-plus-ioremap\n[2] https:\/\/github.com\/sbates130272\/linux-p2pmem\/tree\/riscv-p2p-sifive\n[3] https:\/\/github.com\/sbates130272\/p2pmem-test\n[4] https:\/\/github.com\/axboe\/fio\/blob\/master\/HOWTO [see iomap mapshared option]\n[5] https:\/\/github.com\/qemu\/qemu\/commit\/b2b2b67a0057407e19cfa3fdd9002db21ced8b01\nIn some ways, getting the p2pdma framework upstream is just the beginning. Right now only one driver acts as a p2pmem donator (the NVMe driver) and one one driver acts as a consumer and orchestrator (the nvmet driver for RDMA based NVMe over Fabrics).\nWe have already been approached by several developers interested in getting their PCIe devices added to the framework (e.g. GPGPU and FPGA companies). It is possible p2pdma can be the basis for a legitimate upstream version of GPUDirect for example, which has failed to be accepted for several reasons over the years.\nCurrently p2pdma is only consumable in-kernel. An out-of-tree patch exists to expose p2pmem to userspace but we need to decide on a upstreamable approach for user-space soon.\nUsing p2pdma to enable NVMe device to device copies (i.e. Xcopy) has already been discussed at several Linux events and could be a prime candidate for another orchestration driver for p2pdma.\nEideticom announces appointment of Edward Sharp to its Board of Directors\nEideticom and Los Alamos National Laboratory announce collaboration on World's First NVMe-based computational storage compressed parallel filesystem using NoLoad\u00ae Computational Storage Processor\nTiny Alveo U50 Accelerator Card Makes a Big Splash\nBittWare announces strategic investment in Eideticom and broadens portfolio of FPGA-based NVMe accelerators to include EDSFF\nEideticom Announces World's First NVMe-based Computational Storage Processor\nEideticom HQ\n3553 31st Street NW\nT2L 2K7\nEideticom Bay Area\n168 South Park\ninfo@eideticom.com\n\u00a9 2019 Eidetic Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dr Usman W. Chohan\nDr. Usman W Chohan\nDr. Usman W. Chohan is an international economist and academic who was one of the founding Directors of CASS, serving as Director of Economic Affairs & National Development. He is among the Top 10 Business Authors (out of 12,000 authors) on the Social Science Research Network, which is the largest open repository of knowledge in the world. He has authored four books in the past four years: (1) Public Value & Budgeting: International Perspectives, (2) Reimagining Public Managers: Delivering Public Value, (3) Public Value and the Digital Economy, (4) Pandemics and Public Value Management. In the academic realm, his research has been cited widely, as for example in the World Trade Organization, the European Parliament, the National Bureau of Economic Research, IEEE, and the OECD, among many others, and Dr. Chohan has testified before various authorities based on his technical expertise. He is also the President of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA), whose membership consists of the speakers of six or more languages worldwide. Dr. Chohan's forthcoming fifth book is titled Activist Retail Investors and the Future of Financial Markets (co-edited), while his forthcoming sixth book is titled Public Value and the Post-Pandemic Society.\nNo More Interest?\nDr Usman Chohan January 26, 2023\nAt a time when the economy is going through an acute crisis; when households, industries, and the government are all feeling a severe pinch, some scholars\nTwo Rupees\nThere are two currencies in Pakistan: one is the rupee at the official rate, and the other is the rupee in the gray market. One is\nPi\u00f1ata Technocracy\nFor centuries, the children of Mexico have played with a candy-filled toy at birthday parties known as a pi\u00f1ata. The pi\u00f1ata is a large, animal-shaped","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"My employee has a mental health issue \u2013 what do I do?\nEarlier this month The West Australian reported \"the Federal Government has boosted youth mental health funding by $110 million to extend the life of a series of programs across the country.\" At a time when our governments are under increased financial scrutiny, why are they choosing to increase spending on mental health and why should you, as an employer, be taking note?\nAs an employer you have a duty of care to protect the health and wellbeing of your workers and despite the fact that four million Australians suffer from a mental illness every year, a Minster Ellison survey found that 60% of organisations do not have policies or procedures in place to identify key risk factors and 74% do not have a formal policy or procedure for managing mental health issues in their workplace. When we consider that 56% of survey particifpants reported a year-to-year increase in the number of cases involving mental health, the lack of active workplace strategies indicate that appropriate management of these issues is an area many businesses struggle with.\nHeather Warner Principal of Perth based HR consultancy WCA Solutions commented: \"Whilst it is relatively straightforward to provide protocols and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure the physical safety of your workers, many employers are finding it much harder it to ensure the mental health and well-being of their workers.\"\nHere we provide the four key questions you need to ask, and answer, to better promote positive mental health practices in your business.\n1. How can I support my staff and mitigate against mental health issues?\nCreating a framework for internal mechanisms to identify and discuss mental health concerns is a good pre-emptive strategy. It supports positive discussion, and encourages people to raise concerns before they escalate. This could involve measures such as promoting flexible work practices, and improved screening at the recruitment stage with a view to ensuring alignment of role requirements with candidate capability.\nIdentifying factors in the workplace which may contribute to mental health issues is also recommended. Some high risk aspects to be mindful of are, increased stress and\/or fatigue, which was identified as the biggest risk factor by 66% of participants, followed by workplace change or job security at 31%. So, ensuring you have appropriate staffing levels in place as well as introducing necessary workplace change with measured and sound change management practices will mitigate these risks.\n2. Are my managers capable of dealing with a mental health issue in the workplace?:\nEnsuring that your mangers are properly trained in how to deal with employee issues can promote an environment where staff feel more comfortable coming forward. More importantly the business will benefit from improved interactions with staff in general and where mental health is concerned.\nTraining modules, personal stories, and management strategies that may assist in this area have been developed by Beyond Blue and are available through Heads Up (headsup.org.au)\n3. What can I do when a staff member is experiencing mental health issues?\nUpon discovering a staff member is dealing with a mental health issue, deciding what to do is often difficult and you may be unsure of the best course of action to assist and support that person while also ensuring that business objectives continue to be achieved.\nHaving a framework and procedures in place is important as it provides a guide on how to respond to mental health issues in the workplace, however each instance should be treated on a case-by-case basis, to ensure that staff experiencing these issues are treated as individuals, and that the best possible outcome is achieved. Heather Warner shared some personal insight\u2026\n\"\u2026 a staff member was experiencing severe mental health issues, providing more flexible work hours as well as access to some psychiatric assistance, eventuated in a beneficial solution for everyone. However, in some cases ultimately the employee may no longer be \"fit\" for the role and it may be more beneficial for the mental health of the employee to move to a different role or out of the business.\"\n4. What are the benefits of improving my business's mental health framework?\nA PWC study found that mental health issues have a substantial economic impact on Australian workplaces, approximately $11 billion per year. This comprises $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism (reduced productivity when at work) and $146 million in compensation claims. (PWC, \"Creating a mentally healthy workplace, return on investment analysis\", March 2014.)\nA 2014 study carried out by Beyond Blue and PwC showed that for every dollar spent on successfully implementing an appropriate mental health action there is on average $2.30 in benefits in terms of reducing in absenteeism, increased productivity and reduction in workers compensation claims (Minster Ellison).\nWhilst businesses need to remain profitable and efficient, most managers and business owners want to provide a supportive, flexible and enjoyable workplace for their staff. Given the prevalence of mental health issues within workplaces and across the wider community and the associated costs, it clearly makes good business sense to develop appropriate awareness of mental health within your business and underpin this with sound policy and procedures, ensuring managers are adequately trained to have the necessary conversations and manage mental health situations when they arise.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"6.5mm Mannlicher Schoenauer\nThe 6,5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer cartridge is a civil version of an old military round. Greece decided in 1903 to use this rimless version of the rimmed 6,5x53R Mannlicher round, used since 1892 with the armies of Netherlands and Romania. The round was used in a bolt-action rifle, constructed by Ritter von Mannlicher, called \"Mod. 1903\".\nThe civil version of this rifle was the \"Mannlicher-Schoenauer GK\", which was produced until the 1970s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Austria. The Mannlicher Schoenauer GK and the famous Mannlicher-Schoenauer GK carbine with it's 46 cm (18\") barrel, often used by hunters in the Alpen mountains in southern Germany (Bavaria) and Austria, were the only civil rifles chambered for the 6,5x54 M.-Sch.\nThe small but effective round was used by the european hunters even for big game like the european red deer. Karamojo Bell used a 6,5x54 carbine for brain shots on hundrets of elephants.\nThe traditional bullet for the 6,5 is the 10,3g (160 gr.) round nose soft point. Effective range is approx 160 m with this bullet. All 6,5mm\/.264\" bullets could be used.\nFactory ammunition is still produced by Hirtenberger of Austria.\nBarnes XLC\nHornady RN\nHodgdon H4831SC\nTubal 5000\nRWS S P Round nose\nVith. N160\n160 gr. HornadyRN\nHodgden 100V","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Written by Metsy Hingle\nArt by Satoru Nagasawa\nMadeline is taken aback after one look at Chase McAllister, the man who now owns part of her father's hotel. He is so arrogant, ruthless and hot! But she mustn't be drawn to the man who's trying to take over the hotel she loves so much. Chase makes bold advances on Madeline, ignoring her rejections. He is good at his job and has the social skills to charm people with his brilliant smile and sophisticated manner. Before long, Madeline finds herself infatuated with the man, but she is all too unaware of the dark glimmer that appears in Chase's eyes the moment she passionately responds to his kiss.\nAvailable until : Aug. 31st 2019(Monthly course($79.99))\n4 (6 customer reviews)\n\u00a9METSY HINGLE \/ SATORU NAGASAWA\nTHE RUTHLESS CALEB WILDE\nArt by Sachiko Shirai\nMISTRESS AT A PRICE\nMISTAKEN FOR A MISTRESS\nWritten by Jacqueline Baird\nArt by Marito Ai\nSWITCHED AT THE ALTAR\nArt by Shin Kurokawa\nPlanning to stop his younger brother's wedding, Alex Stone marches into a small theater called Magnolia House, only to find that his brot...\nDAD IN DEMAND\nArt by Nanami Akino\nI don't need the love of my childhood crush. With this plan, I'll find happiness on my own!Tomboy Katie Malloy was neighbor to Sean Fitzp...\n[Sneak Peek] THE KIDNAPPED BRIDE\nArt by Saki Hanamure\nShe's been kidnapped from her own wedding, but the man she truly loves is\u2026!The man who kidnapped Lorelei from her own wedding audaciously...\nBEHOLDEN TO THE THRONE\nA story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!I could never be queen, and not just because I'm a commoner\u2026Amy is the nanny for ...\nTHE SHEIKH'S REBELLIOUS MISTRESS\nSalim and Grace were once lovers. But when she was made to face the reality of her unworthiness of the crown prince of a desert kingdom, ...\n[Bundle] Single Mother Heroine Selection vol.2\nWritten by Olivia Gates, ...\nArt by Satoru Nagasawa, ...\nCollect Single Mother Heroines in Harlequin comics. Vol.2 collects: \"The Desert Lord's Baby\",\"Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence\",\"Italia...\nit was nice 3\nJAB 07\/11\/2019 1 people found the following review helpful\nThe heroine is at odds with the new guy who took her father's job. The hero is also at odds with her for personal reasons but he finds her bold and straightforward attitude something of an interest to him. I did like the scene how she just walked to the driver's side and hopped in the seat. Weeks pass and the heroine sees the better qualities of the hero from communicating with large clients to comforting senior employees in a rough patch. The hero does make his intentions clear to the heroine that he wants her even if she doesn't want him. The heroine can also see there is tension between the hero and her father in terms of business. She also learns of his past of losing his mother when he was eight by suicide when her married lover dumped her. The heroine can see he bears a heavy grudge and she finally gives into his pursuit. He becomes the man who comforts her when her father chooses another person from a different hotel because they're in the same social group to take over her that is also her ex-fianc\u00e9e. They have another night but come morning is when crud hits the fan. The father comes charging in about how the hero stole his share of the hotel and the hero reveals the reason is because the father was the married lover who dumped the hero's mother who pulled a gun on her head right after the phone call. The heroine hears everything but the father suffers a heart attack. Before father goes unconscious, he reveals it wasn't him that was the married lover but his father. His father planned to divorce his wife but she threatened to take the hotel away and the children. I don't know how the woman could take the children because it sounds like the heroine's father was already a married adult. The hero realizes he got revenge on the wrong guy. His relationship with the heroine is broken up and she doesn't want to see him. In order to make amends, he gives the heroine the father's ownership of the hotel and sets to leave. The heroine goes after the hero and they confess their love and we have a happy ending.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Project selection process and criteria\nPilot projects: initial success\nMedia Toolbox\nMedia backgrounder\nLearning Exchanges\nWhistleblowing channel\nStaff and donors\nStories Blogs \"We all stand to gain\": accompanying Indigenous Peoples and local communities towards secure tenure\n\"We all stand to gain\": accompanying Indigenous Peoples and local communities towards secure tenure\nBy Nonette Royo\nIn mid-2020, as the coronavirus pandemic sent societies and economies all over the globe into lockdown, urban informal labourers found themselves suddenly jobless, and unable to feed their families. As the fragility of the world order was shockingly exposed, Indonesian partners did the unexpected: they loaded trucks and pick-ups with surplus harvests from their tenured territories, and sent them towards organised labour networks in the big cities, to support those who had been left with nothing.\nSimilarly in India, when the factories closed without warning, millions were welcomed back and cared for in their villages. Throughout the world, Indigenous Peoples and local communities cared for each other where states failed, with everything from healthcare and protective equipment, to information, food and shelter.\nSuch solidarity is nothing new: as communities, through their stewardship of each other and of the natural world, their protection of forests on which the health of our planet depends, and their courage as land defenders against illegal incursions and habitat destruction, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have already been tested.\nSadly, up to now, this is not valued, nor adequately financed. In the last decade, according to research by Indufor, a leading forest consulting firm, tenure rights and forest management projects have received just 1% of all funding for climate mitigation and adaptation: that's a paltry US$260 million per year.\nThe Rights and Resources Initiative estimates that US$8 billion could scale up tenure rights across 24 tropical countries. In the last decade, financing for strengthening land tenure has totalled a mere 3% of this figure.\nWhere funding does exist, and despite years of credible work defending forests, these funds rarely go directly to indigenous and local organisations. This needed to change: a dedicated financial mechanism was requiredto help structure larger and direct funding supporting strengthened land rights and governance initiatives carried out by indigenous and local organisations. This also prepares these organisations for engaging with thewider community of donors, partners, investors.\n\"I hope 2021 can be a turning point, with more donors, NGOs and governments committing to sustained financing, respectful and regenerative partnerships with indigenous and local organisations working to strengthen land rights.\"\n- Nonette Royo, Executive Director, the Tenure Facility\nThe Tenure Facility is designed to break new ground. Over 80% of our funding goes to indigenous and local organisations to support their visions and amplify their expertise. This has been done side by side with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. We are building trust-based and equitable relationships with our partners. They are shaping policies and designing projects that are appropriate to them, and their worldview. In just five years, our partners have achieved the titling of over 3.5 million hectares of land and forests, advanced collective tenure security over more than 11 million hectares of land and forest and strengthened protection over 2.4 million hectares of forest categorised as a reserve for Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation or initial contact, benefiting approximately 4 million people.\nAs we all look forward towards an expected post-pandemic economic recovery, this sense of solidarity will be tested once again. Amidst what is likely to be fierce competition for funding and attention, how can humanity \"build forward\" better, to create a more just and sustainable world, where rights are respected, and nature valued? How can we all face the huge challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, injustice and marginalisation with new zeal, open-mindedness and humility?\nI hope 2021 can be a turning point, with more donors, NGOs and governments committing to sustained financing, respectful and regenerative partnerships with indigenous and local organisations working to strengthen land rights.\nThere is real urgency: without their rights to land, territory and resources, Indigenous Peoples and local communities could literally lose ground, and with it their ability to shape and model the future on territories that are integral to their own culture's existence as well as all humanity's survival. The loss of these lands inevitably tips communities into poverty and dependence, dries up generations of traditional knowledge, and with it, vital forestlands and natural habitats, which are crucial to meeting international environmental commitments to limit global warming.\nWe can avoid this. I remain hopeful that far better times lie ahead, and I am sure we can get there faster if we work together with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. They are the environmental guardians and the rightsholders of their ancestral lands. By accompanying them, we all stand to gain.\nNonette joined the Tenure Facility as an Executive Director in October 2017. She is a lawyer, and a specialist for Indigenous Peoples, natural resources and land rights in South East Asia, with over 25 years experience.\nOther Blog Posts\nThe pandemic has been deeply challenging, but brighter days lie ahead, if we commit to providing communities with the support they deserve\n\"We are at last being recognised as embodying sustainable development\": Indigenous People and nature\nMore must be done to support Indigenous Peoples to play the role of forest guardians. Not just for them, but for the whole world, writes Joan Carling\nPerilous proximity: vanishing forests and the dangers of increased human-wildlife contact\nAs humans encroach ever further into the natural world, the risks are raised for everyone\nIndigenous Peoples in Isolation: seeking their protection, safeguarding their rights\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased the urgency of protecting some of Peru's most vulnerable communities\nDreaming of Tenure Rights within a Global Kaleidoscope\nThe Tenure Facility plays a vital role amidst the complex relations which determine how forestlands are governed and protected\nThe Green Climate Fund and us: how Indigenous Peoples must make their voices heard\nThe GCF represents a potentially game-changing opportunity to promote the rights and roles of Indigenous Peoples in the fight against climate change\nThe Tenure Facility is supported by several donors, including the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Norad, and the Ford Foundation.\nThe views presented here are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, nor any other agencies that support the Tenure Facility.\nclose subscribe popup\nStay informed. 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{"text":"Kansas Poets\nKansas Poet Laureates >\n7 - Huascar Medina\n6 - Kevin Rabas\n5 - Eric McHenry\n4 - Wyatt Townley\n3 - C. Mirriam-Goldberg\n2 - Denise Low\n1 - Jonathan Holden\nNotable Kansas Poets\nAd Astra Project\nShoptalk >\nA. Flurey - Shoptalk\nG. German - Shoptalk\nS. Hind - Shoptalk\nD. Low - Shoptalk\nS. Meats - Shoptalk\nKansas Poems\nKS Poems - A, B, C, D\nKS Poems - E, F, G, H\nKS Poems - I, J, K, L\nKS Poems - M, N, O, P, Q\nKS Poems - R, S, T, U, V\nKS Poems - W, X, Y, Z\nWriting Poetry\nPoetry Lesson Plans\nLinks and Groups\nWANTED for this section of KansasPoets.com. -- Poems set in Kansas... Poems about Kansas people... Poems with references about Kansas places, things, events and experiences... Poems with Kansas character...\nPoems Are Alphabetically Sectioned By Title. Select Below to View:\nA, B, C, D | E, F, G, H | I, J, K, L | M, N, O, P, Q | R, S, T, U, V | W, X, Y, Z\nThis section of KansasPoets.com is NOT a literary journal, nor is it a contest.\nThe purpose of this collection is archival only, for the purpose of creating a \"word mural\" that everyone might better experience Kansas.\nAll contributors whose poems appear within the website retain the rights to their work.\nAll submitted poetry is reviewed by a select panel of appointed readers for appropriateness; in some instances suggestions for improvement might be provided.\nIf approved, each poet's name will appear along side the title of their poem in the archive link index and with their poem.\nFinal decision of what appears in this archive is at the discretion of the site developer.\nScroll Down to View Criteria\nKansas Poems Section Criteria\nCriteria for inclusion in this section include the following:\nPoems MUST, in some way, reference Kansas.\n-- This might include environment, people, places, events, experiences, things, etc.\nAll forms of poetry are acceptable. FRESHNESS in writing & content is desired!\n-- Please AVOID submitting clich\u00e9 burdened and overly emotional poetry.\nSubmit no more than 2 poems which represent your very best work.\n-- Only ONE poem, if accepted, will be published to the site.\n-- Poems should be \"under\" 40 lines in length; poems with more lines \"might\" be considered.\n-- Submission does not guarantee publication.\nPreviously published poetry is acceptable; this is an archive, not a journal.\n-- If Previously published, please provide credit information.\nSubmit poems by sending in the body of an E-MAIL.\n-- Other forms of submission by request only\n\u25ba Click Here to Submit Poems Now","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kevin Costner Tried to Help Whitney Houston\nBy Fionna Agomuoh 04\/11\/12\nCostner wrote two letters to his Bodyguard co-star as a form of attempted intervention.\nHappier days Photo via\nIn the aftermath of the recent sudden death of R&B superstar Whitney Houston, actor Kevin Costner reveals that he was asked to help the singer as she battled drug addiction. During an interview with Anderson Cooper for his upcoming talk show, Costner says he wasn't aware that Houston had problems with drugs while they were filming The Bodyguard, but that he was asked on two different occasions to write a letter to her as a form of intervention. \"A couple of times there were some people that really loved Whitney and a couple times in the last seven or eight years they asked me if I would I write her a letter,\" he says. While he obliged with the letters, Costner ultimately decided he had no option but to allow Houston to live her own life. \"It's so odd. I have this level of celebrity and fame\u2014international or national, whatever you want to refer to it\u2014but it's a pretty surreal thing to think sometimes that you're in the middle of another famous person's life,\" he says. Although the pair didn't remain close after filming their blockbuster in 1992, Costner still served as a pallbearer at Whitney Houston's funeral, and gave a heartwarming speech in her honor.\nFionna Agomuoh\nFionna Agomuoh is a tech writer and product reviewer, as well as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of TechieSupreme.com. Fionna previously worked at several media companies, including Newsweek Media Group and Business Insider. Find her on Linkedin or follow her on Twitter.\nFallout From Whitney Houston's Death Continues\nBeach Boys Singer: Trump Tried To Help Whitney Houston Get Sober\nCelebrities and Addiction\nHelp Addicted Stars Before ODs, Pleads Sharon Osbourne\nMorning Roundup: March 7, 2012\nComedy's Biggest Icons Stand Up For Greg Giraldo\nFinal Report on Whitney Houston's Death Released\nporn addiction\nPorn-Craving Teens Face Boot Camp\nVideo Game Addiction Wrecked NFL Career\nrecovery community\nWrestling Against Addiction\nsober athletes\nPro Golfer Overcame Pot Problem","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CRIMINAL JUSTICE + POLICING\nGOVERNMENT + POLITICS\nThe Bulletin | Blog\nGOV + POLITICS\nDoes the Va. GOP really believe the governor supports infanticide? 'You saw the tape.'\nNed Oliver\nThe executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia, John Findlay, crashed a press conference held by Gov. Ralph Northam on abortion legislation last year (Ned Oliver\/Virginia Mercury)\nRepublican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted he never thought he \"would see the day America had government officials who openly support legal infanticide.\"\nPresident Donald Trump weighed in from the Oval Office. \"Do you remember when I said Hillary Clinton was willing to rip the baby out of the womb? That's what it is, that's what they're doing, it's terrible.\"\nA headline from The Federalist, capturing the zeitgeist of coverage that's dominated conservative media outlets, reported \"Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Just Called For Legalizing Murder of Newborn Babies.\"\nBut it's easy to toss bombs from a distance. Is that really what Republican leaders in the Capitol, who lit the match that set off the firestorm, believe Northam, a pediatrician, was saying when he offered a clumsy explanation Wednesday of how a nonviable or severely deformed fetus might be handled at the end of a pregnancy?\nYes, said Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox, who has known Northam for years and stood with him last month ringing bells for the Salvation Army in front of a Sam's Club.\n\"Words have meaning,\" he said during a Thursday morning press conference. \"You saw the tape. I mean, he was very clear in what he said and I think that was very disturbing.\n'My bill would allow that'\nThursday was day three of a maelstrom debate that began when Republicans shared a video of Del. Kathy Tran, D-Fairfax, defending a bill that would reduce the number of doctors required to approve a late-term abortion from three to one, among a host of other provisions easing abortion restrictions.\nThe reaction had less to do with the content of the bill \u2014 it's been filed before with no controversy \u2014 and everything to do with Tran's response to an extreme hypothetical presented by House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert, who asked her if it would allow an abortion while a woman was in labor.\nShe first explained the decision would be made by the woman and doctor. Pressed again by Gilbert, she said: \"My bill would allow that, yes.\"\nTran said in a statement she was caught off guard by the tenor of the questions because the legislation had been presented before. \"I wish I was quicker on my feet and I regrettably misspoke,\" she said.\nNortham was drawn in Wednesday morning when he was asked about the controversy during a radio appearance. He said he thinks at least two doctors should approve a late-term abortion. But first, he drew on his medical background to describe what might transpire in cases in which a fetus has severe deformities or is otherwise non-viable.\n\"The infant would be delivered,\" he said. \"The infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated, if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.\"\nVideo of the exchange has been viewed more than four million times on Twitter and the story has rocketed around conservative media, including a segment on Fox & Friends on Thursday morning with Gilbert under the chyron \"VA PROPOSES LAW ALLOWING ABORTION AT 40 WEEKS.\"\nRepublican House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert appeared on Fox and Friends on Thursday morning.\nRepublicans eager for election-year debate\nCox and his colleagues in the House are seizing on the comments as a winning issue in an election year where they're defending a one-seat majority. While Northam and Tran say their remarks are being willfully misinterpreted, Cox and other Republicans are framing them as rare moments of honesty that shows what Democrats will do if they win control of the House later this year.\n\"I mean, the comments from Del. Tran, it's basically an abortion almost to the time of birth,\" Cox said. \"I think that's what the agenda is. I think the true agenda came out this year a little bit early for them, and that's a good thing, because we need to have this debate.\"\nPressed once again as to whether Republicans \"sincerely\" believe Northam is in favor of infanticide, House leaders doubled down. \"The fact that any physician, any Godfearing human being, would do anything other than try to breath life into that child is abhorrent to many of us,\" Gilbert said.\nA reporter cut in: \"But do you think Gov. Northam would watch a baby die? Is that what you're saying?\"\n\"The speaker has answered your question,\" Gilbert said.\n'Desperation can be ugly'\nAt his own press conference later in the day, Northam stood with Attorney General Mark Herring and House Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn. He said he doesn't regret his comments and that if Republicans want to make this an election year fight, Democrats will win.\n\"The new political strategy of the Republican Party is to score points any way they can,\" he said. \"There is a stark choice, and Virginians time and again have chosen to support women and their reproductive health. These tactics from Virginia Republicans will not change that.\"\nFiller-Corn invoked Republicans' much-lampooned transvaginal ultrasound legislation from 2012 and a proposal to require women who suffer miscarriages to report it to police. \"These are just some of the legislative proposals that we've seen in the General Assembly over the last decade,\" she said.\nThe strongest words came from Herring, who has already announced he intends to run for governor.\n\"Desperation can be ugly,\" he said. \"And what we've seen from Republicans over the last few days has been desperate, and it has been ugly.\"\nHe said Cox \"has taken his caucus completely off the deep end, accusing Gov. Northam of infanticide, which would be laughable if it wasn't such a grotesque and abhorrent claim. He has dedicated his entire life to the welfare of children.\"\nGov. Ralph Northam, backed by Democratic members of the House of Delegates and Attorney General Mark Herring, held a press conference Thursday to respond after Republicans accused him of advocating for infanticide. (Ned Oliver\/Virginia Mercury)\nActual policy governing late-term abortions is lost in furor\nThe nuance of the underlying policy debate has been almost wholly lost amid the outrage over the graphic descriptions of a hypothetical woman seeking an abortion moments before birth \u2014 a scenario physicians say is totally detached from reality.\nAbortions at any point during the third-trimester are rare, and the Virginia Department of Health says there have been no confirmed late-term abortions in in Virginia in the past three years, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.\nUnder current law, women are allowed to seek abortions after the second trimester only if three physicians conclude \"the continuation of the pregnancy is likely to result in the death of the woman or substantially and irremediably impair the mental of physical health of the woman.\"\nTran's legislation reduces the number of physicians required to approve the procedure to one and eliminates the words \"substantially and irremediably.\"\nPro-choice advocates say the restrictions are politically motivated and women's doctors should be permitted to perform abortions for any valid medical reason. Likewise, they say the requirement that three doctors sign off an abortion is medically unnecessary government interference in women's healthcare decisions.\nRepublicans said removing the language \"substantially and irremediably\" would \"allow for many procedures that would meet the new, lower, meaningless standard.\"\nCox and Gilbert both refused to say whether they support the current laws governing third-trimester abortions or believe they should be tightened.\nNortham, meanwhile, declined to opine again Thursday on whether he supports the bill, saying it's already been tabled for the year.\n\"I think all of us would agree that we are always willing to look at legislation, make improvements, have a discussion \u2026 but these comments that have been made, these questions have been asked have been nothing more than political points.\"\nPrevious articleRepublicans are ready to come to the table on redistricting reform. Here's what that means.\nNext articleMany medical services that transgender people need aren't covered by their insurance, but that could change in Virginia\nNed, a Lexington native, has more than a decade's worth of experience in journalism, beginning at The News-Gazette in Lexington, and including stints at the Berkshire Eagle, in Berkshire County, Mass., and the Times-Dispatch and Style Weekly in Richmond. He is a graduate of Bard College at Simon's Rock, in Great Barrington, Mass. Contact him at [email protected]\nMcAuliffe dominates gubernatorial fundraising, reporting more cash than all opponents combined\nPro-Trump Republican picked for Va. redistricting commission tweeted about 'rigged' election, used slurs for female celebrities\nLet's not get fooled again: Fight the lies by learning to recognize the truth\nELECTION 2021 January 16, 2021\nExhausted vaccine reserve could unravel plans for Phase 1b expansion in...\nCOVID-19 January 15, 2021\nLatest Commentary\nAn immunologist answers three questions on COVID-19 vaccines\nCOMMENTARY January 15, 2021\nRepublicans have no business talking about the integrity of elections\nFrom The Bulletin\nVirginia GOP meeting ends with heated outbursts as members reconsider convention\nELECTION 2021 Ned Oliver - January 16, 2021\nBiden pledges massive vaccine surge as states struggle with confusion over dosage numbers\nCOVID-19 Laura Olson - January 15, 2021\nDeclaring bankruptcy, NRA says it will explore leaving Virginia\nGOVERNMENT + POLITICS Graham Moomaw - January 15, 2021\nVirginia expands vaccine eligibility, Democrats back censure of Chase, new giraffe calf at the...\nNEWS TO KNOW Ned Oliver - January 15, 2021\nRocky Mount police officers arrested, COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise, LaRock defends 'colored community'...\nSUBSCRIBE TO THE MERCURY NEWSLETTER\nFair and tough reporting on the politics and policy decisions that affect all Virginians is more important than ever. 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'You saw the tape.'<\/h1> <p class=\"byline\">by Ned Oliver, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/\">Virginia Mercury<\/a> <br \/>February 1, 2019<\/p>\nVirginia Mercury is part of States Newsroom, a network of news outlets supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Virginia Mercury maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Robert Zullo for questions: info@virginiamercury.com. Follow Virginia Mercury on Facebook and Twitter.\nFrom the push to remove Confederate statues to big shifts in healthcare and energy policy, the Old Dominion is changing; fair and tough reporting on the policy and politics that affect all of us as Virginians is more important than ever. The Mercury aims to bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state's biggest issues.\n\u00a9 Virginia Mercury 2021 All Rights Reserved\nDemocratic delegate tells 'rape apologists' to 'eat s***'\nNed Oliver - February 22, 2019\n.wp-image-7399{ display:none !important; }","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Re: Reverse engineering\nHattie makes a good point. It should be a ground rule of \"Reverse Engineering\" with all our fables, myths, legends etc. Whenever the story mentions anything like \"casting out of snakes\" or \"killing dragons\", we can be certain it's a cover for pagan\/megalithic practices being usurped. Like St.Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland. Which was the Druids that didn't want to convert to Christianity.\nby hvered \u00bb 4:31 pm\nThe word rabbit, of unknown etymology, seems to be the same word as leveret or young hare (by the l = r rule). The official history of rabbits claims they were introduced into the UK from Spain by the Romans, then disappeared (probably because Spanish rabbits couldn't cope with British weather), only to be re-introduced by the Normans even though rabbits are prodigious breeders. [The Spanish for rabbit, conejo, is similar to the English coney, and both are used informally for genitalia.. male in Spanish, female in English]\nTo some extent rabbits have an island connection. If Wiki is to be believed, offshore islands tended to be chosen for warrens, the explanation being that it was easier to protect the rabbits from predators. Not aerial predators presumably. In fact, it could be the reverse, i.e. warrened islands as food stores for specialist birds (or specialist humans?). Rats are good swimmers but mice, like rabbits, are useless at swimming. Also like rabbits, mice breed fast and are a food source for many birds and mammals. One man blogged about how he was going to feed a baby rat to his python (live) but took pity and kept it as a pet. Perhaps he gave his python a grown-up rat instead, he didn't say.\nInterestingly, scientists are now claiming that mice are as intelligent as rats and perform the same tasks in the lab. http:\/\/journal.frontiersin.org\/article\/ ... 00173\/full\nThere is also the strong possibility that mention of \"crows\" in many old stories is really saying \"old woman\/women dressed in black\".\nJust as the priestesses who tended the sacred oak at Dodona were known as Peleiades, or 'wild doves'.\nThe winged creatures of the wind who lived in the hollows of the ancient oak were its indigenous spirits. These all-knowing doves were birds of the chthonic realm, universally regarded as \"prophetic birds, omens of death, and spirits of the dead.\" (14) And it was they, themselves, who interpreted the eerie sounds of the incessantly murmuring leaves stirred by the unceasing winds in this desolate and deathly place at the furthest reaches of the known Greek world.\nhttp:\/\/www.sacredthreads.net\/www.sacred ... odona.html\nThat SacredThreads web page also provides a clue about another one of the Ancient Centres of the World\nIn Egypt, a major revision to their whole system of viewing the cosmos was precipitated by this astronomical occurrence. The decoded message of the myth, then, reveals that when the new ram-worshipping dynasty \"moved the capital and the geodetic center of Egypt to a more central position,\" the astronomer-priests needed to ascertain accurate measurements with respect to their own new center. Their universe was now to be centered at Karnak, called in Greek \"Thebes\"; and Dodona, an ancient and established center of the world, was the very place from which to take those measures.\nIn performing astronomical observations it is necessary to express differences of longitude in terms of units of time. . . . The ancients calculated by sidereal time, which they could measure by observing the apparent movement of the vault of heaven. . . . In order to obtain the right length of the second and minute of sidereal time, one must take as reference a degree of latitude further north than Egypt. The degrees at the latitudes of Dodona and Delphi provided the correct values.\nThese facts, together with the evidence so innocently revealed in Herodotus's report, document that the prehistoric site at Dodona, believed to have been in existence since about 2000 B.C.E., is much older than we had thought. The absolute beginning of the holy site of the earth goddess can only be guessed at, but we do know that in 1991 B.C.E., or thereabouts, when the priests of Amon zeroed in on it for their coordinates, they not only knew it well, but acknowledged it as a center of esteemed reverence at the furthest reaches of the sacred universe.\nby TisILeclerc \u00bb 12:53 pm\nScientists have been examining Roman concrete and have found that although it is simple it is too difficult to copy. For some reason.\nAnother drawback is the lack of the precise mixture that the Romans followed. It might take years of experimenting to discover the full formula\nThis new study says the scientists found significant amounts of tobermorite growing through the fabric of the concrete, with a related, porous mineral called phillipsite.\nThe researchers say that the long-term exposure to sea water helped these crystals to keep on growing over time, reinforcing the concrete and preventing cracks from developing.\n\"Contrary to the principles of modern cement-based concrete,\" said co-author Marie Jackson from the University of Utah, US, \"the Romans created a rock-like concrete that thrives in open chemical exchange with seawater.\"\nSurely it's not that difficult to find a volcano somewhere or rocks with the same properties?\nby hvered \u00bb 10:21 am\nConcrete blocks appear to be well suited to underwater conditions and qualifies as 'historic' remarkably quickly. Margate's tidal swimming pool is a Listed Building (Grade II).\nREASONS FOR DESIGNATION\nWalpole Bay Tidal Pool, one of two tidal pools designed by Margate's borough engineer in 1937, constructed in concrete blocks reinforced by reused iron tram rails, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Structural engineering interest: an ambitious project because of its scale, the weight of each concrete block, and that work needing to be carried out day and night because of the tides; * Scale and design: impressive in scale and shape, occupying 4 acres and three sides of a rectangle, the sides 450 feet long diminishing towards the seaward end which was 300 feet long; * Social historical interest: provided an improvement to sea bathing at the period of the greatest popularity of the English seaside; * Degree of intactness: intact apart from the loss of the two diving boards which do not often survive; * Group value: situated quite near the remains of the 1824-6 Clifton Baths (Grade II), an 1935 lift and the other 1937 tidal pool.\nhttps:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/ ... ry\/1421296\nWhy would they need TWO pools? The official explanation is to do with the 'considerable tidal range'\n\"Excellent provision has been made by the Margate Corporation in furnishing large sea-bath\u00ading pavilions and ranges of dressing boxes, but it has been found by experience that the receipts from these undertakings were very much less on days when low tide was about mid-day, and the water's edge, therefore, a considerable distance from the bathing stations, and in order to facilitate bathing for large numbers of people at all states of the tide it was decided that two pools should he constructed at the most popular parts of the beach, tine at Marine Terrace in the centre of the town, and the other at Walpole Bay at the east end of Cliftonville.\"\nThe larger Walpole Bay beach has an(other) unusual feature\nIt is an interesting feature that in the case of Walpole Bay pool, there are copious pure fresh water springs arising from the beach within the confines of the walls and the pool is continuously overflowing by the supply of fresh clean water from the floor of the pool.\nhttp:\/\/www.bathsandwashhouses.co.uk\/arc ... hing-pool\/\nDespite the twice-daily changeover of seawater, \"Swimmers warned of poor water quality at Walpole Bay, Thanet\" in 2016.\nPutting the roof back on Stonehenge.\nHere's an excellent example of reverse engineering, by Geoff Carter, on one of our favourite locations. As usual, it will confound the Ortho' Archeo's.\nTwelve reasons why Stonehenge was a building.\nhttp:\/\/structuralarchaeology.blogspot.c ... e-was.html\nThanks, Borry. Mr Carter clearly has no time for the Stonehenge observatory theory, else why bother with a roof? Does he have an explanation for its geographical position (and Goseck's)?\nThe scale of these structures clearly implies they were built at the limit of what was considered prudent by builders in Prehistory. This is a craft that was several thousand years old, and by this period we have evidence of a new elite who would normally be expected to express wealth and power in the built environment.\nDoes he suppose that Stonehenge was a dwelling place?\nMy presumption is that Stonehenge was a temple built to house the Bluestones.\nNo idea why since he doesn't give a reason but anyway, again, why position a temple (temple?) here?\nThe unprecedented use of a stone load-bearing wall, and pillars in the centre, is a technological approach reminiscent of Mediterranean Europe, suggesting imported craftsmen.\nAre other Stonehenges scattered around the Mediterranean region?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dalilah Muhammad breaks 16-year-old world record in 400-metre hurdles\nDalilah Muhammad waves to the crowd after setting the world record in the 400 meter hurdles at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. . Andy Lyons \/ AFP\nThe running joke between Dalilah Muhammad and some of her competitors goes like this: She orders the wet conditions.\nBecause she reigns in the rain.\nOn a drizzly Sunday night, Muhammad broke a 16-year-old world record in the 400-meter hurdles by finishing in 52.20 seconds at the US championships.\n\"I'm just shocked,\" Muhammad said. \"I broke the world record.\" With puddles formed on the track, the defending Olympic champion sloshed her way around the track to eclipse the mark of 52.34 set by Yuliya Pechonkina of Russia on Aug. 8, 2003.\nRunning out of the fourth lane, Muhammad didn't let the rain drops deter her. She looked at her time and was almost taken aback.\nNo way that can be real, right? It was.\nMuhammad smiled, briefly put her hands on her hips and then slumped down when her time flashed on the screen at Drake Stadium. Third-place finisher Ashley Spencer emphatically celebrated behind her and teenager Sydney McLaughlin came over to hug Muhammad after finishing second.\nIt was also lightly raining when Muhammad won the Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games. Her competitors might want to start looking at the weather reports for the Tokyo Games, which are a year away.\n\"Ashley said, 'You're the one that brings the rain,'\" the 29-year-old Muhammad cracked. \"I don't know what it is.\" In workouts, Muhammad has often been on world-record pace.\nShe put it all together for real.\nTo think, Muhammad fell in a training session two weeks ago and suffered a mild concussion. She missed three days of workouts to heal.\nShe lost none of her speed. Then again, the level of the competition brought out the best in her.\nMuhammad believes it mark may not last too long. It may even fall again at the world championships this fall in Doha, Qatar. Defending world champion Kori Carter didn't even compete at nationals in the event since she has an automatic bye into worlds.\n\"That 52 is going to get broke,\" Muhammad said. \"If not by me by the other women.\" McLaughlin finished in 52.88.\n\"It was a really fast race and I could feel the pace being pushed,\" said McLaughlin, who turns 20 next month. \"I'm happy to be a part of a world-record race.\" Muhammad's performance stole the show on a big final night.\nSport Sport women Running\nRugby comes out of its 'turtle shell' in Vietnam\nIn Vietnam's Kim Boi district, children are playing touch rugby in a country where few people have ever heard of the sport.\nJapanese surfer Matsuda braves the big blue with eyes on Olympic gold\nDodging jellyfish and munching onigiri, spunky 16-year-old Shino Matsuda is riding waves of success with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the horizon.\nThe women boxers of Cuba are packing a hefty punch for equality\nCuba's legendary boxing tradition still disallows women from competing, and boxer Idamelys Moreno and her peers are fighting for their place in the boxing ring.\nVictorious Sindhu meets Sports Minister\nSports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday met newly crowned world champion P.V. Sindhu and said the star shuttler has made India proud by becoming the first Indian to win gold at BWF World Championships.\nRecordman hands trainer Seemar treble with victory in handicap race\nRacing at Meydan on Saturday officially featured a 2000m turf handicap, the Al Tayer Motors and Recordman landed the spoils, providing trainer Satish Seemar a third consecutive victory on the card and a second for jockey Tadhg O'Shea.\nArif lowers track record with Al Ain feature race victory\nSeven races at Al Ain on Friday evening were officially highlighted by a 1400m handicap which was turned into a procession by Arif, one of several winners on the card to benefit from positive tactics and second to break a track record.\nThirimanne leads Lankan resistance after Root double ton\nJoe Root completed his fourth double century for England on Saturday but then his bowling attack came up against a defiant Sri Lanka in the first Test.\nReem shines in Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Bowling tournament\nThe second edition of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Bowling tournament for Ladies concluded at Khalifa International Sports Centre at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi on Friday.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"501 Life Magazine | CBC Spotlight: Forrest Carvajal\n25 Jun CBC Spotlight: Forrest Carvajal\nFormer CBC golfer Forrest Carvajal lives in Greenbrier and is a certified occupational therapy assistant.\nFormer Central Baptist College golfer Forrest Carvajal is the second alum to be featured in a summer series featuring former athletes.\nCarvajal was a golfer that graduated from CBC in 2010. He met his wife, Leah, at CBC, and now lives in Greenbrier with his family. Carvajal works as a certified occupational therapy assistant for Sensible Kids. He works with elementary school-aged children in Heber Springs during the summers and in Quitman and at Greers Ferry Westside during the academic year. The children that he works with have developmental delays, behavioral issues, autism, etc. He described it as \"kids who aren't able to access their education without assistance.\"\nCarvajal said when he was looking for colleges, he wanted to golf and sent his resume to many different colleges. He heard from CBC and Coach Lyle Middleton, who asked him to come and play some holes. He liked CBC's offer the best and enrolled in classes in 2006.\nCarvajal said his favorite experience as a Mustang was \"representing the school and playing golf. I enjoyed the courses we played on and being able to play courses that we were unfamiliar with because they were out of state. I came to CBC to play golf and I gained my three best friends in life through that experience because they were my teammates.\"\nCarvajal noted that an important lesson he learned from Middleton was to \"keep grinding. That phrase has always stuck with me in my job and in the little things I do every day.\"\nWhen asked about his favorite moment as a CBC student, Carvajal replied, \"I had great relationships with my teammates. We had discussions about life, and about business school. I experienced moments here with people that I would have never met had I gone to a larger college.\"\nCarvajal said that CBC was an influence on his profession by teaching him that \"life will change on you. Life is bigger than I am. Back in college, life was marriage, golf and school. That expands as you get older. Life for me now is not all about me, it's about working with these kids and making their life better and living outside of myself.\"\nHe had some advice for high schoolers that are looking for a college option. \"I enjoyed my time at CBC and got into my place quicker and found my fit faster. I got to know people faster. I enjoyed living on campus a lot because I got to know everyone I was around. CBC makes the transition to the next stage in life easier than it would be if you were at a larger school.\"\nTo keep up with everything going on with CBC athletics this summer, like Central Baptist College Athletics on Facebook and follow @gocbcmustangs on Twitter and Instagram.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Alicia Ross's work explores various aspects of female identity using photography, fiber, video, and installation. Most recently noted for her large-scale embroidery work, Ross's work embodies a unique hybridization between hand and machine. Her work blurs lines between the sacred and profane\u2014as subject matter is appropriated from online sources, removed from their original context, and translated into stitch. Through manipulation and remediation, Ross forces the viewer to ascribe their own moral virtue to the figures. Ross's work evokes dialog regarding the female form and the social construction of gender roles within the context of the male gaze.\nBorn in Medina, Ohio, USA in 1981, Alicia Ross received a BA with a double major in studio and art education from Baldwin-Wallace College (2003) and an MFA in photography\/imaging arts from Rochester Institute of Technology (2007). Ross has served as adjunct and full-time faculty at several universities in Ohio, Texas and New York, teaching art, photography, video, web & graphic design. Presently, Ross is a Lecturer at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, within the program of New Media, School of Design, College of Art and Design.\nRoss's work has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Guardian (UK & US), the Village Voice, New York Magazine, Flash Art Magazine (International Edition), and Flavorpill, among others. Her work continues to appear in museum shows, gallery exhibitions and art fairs across the US and beyond.\nCV (Abbreviated)\nInterview by the PBS Documentary Series Art21, \"Four Questions with Alicia Ross\" (2009).\nInterview by Installation Magazine: \"Alicia Ross, Jumpstitch\" by A. Moret (2010).\nInterview by The Absorbe Magazine, \"Interview with Alicia Ross,\" (2017).\nMost Recent Series\ncommand_ments | 2017 -\nThe Distress of Uncertainty | 2016 -\nPhrenology Studies | 2016 -\nMoral Fiber | 2012 - 2014","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How to Bring Manufacturing Back to North America [New Video Podcast]\nWith 69% of North American manufacturers recently indicating they're \"likely\" or even \"extremely likely\" to reshore their supply chains in response to the impacts of COVID-19 and tariffs, Thomas Insights brought longtime reshoring advocate Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, onto this week's episode of the Thomas Industry Update Podcast.\nAlongside Thomas President and CEO Tony Uphoff, Zekelman told listeners about his rise through the ranks of industry \u2014 at just 19 years old, Zekelman took over his father's steel business and transformed it into one of North America's largest steel pipe and tube makers \u2014 plus his passion for reshoring manufacturing to North America, and how he plans to combat the skills shortage that could grow as operations come back from overseas.\n\"I've seen what manufacturing operations have done in communities,\" Zekelman explained. \"You've got a skillset that earns a higher wage and a higher quality of living, and what it provides to a community is purpose. The cost of not having that is astronomical.\"\nClick here to view original web page at How to Bring Manufacturing Back to North America [New Video Podcast]\nHow do I reshore?inshoringmade in the usa labelingonshoringReshoringreshoring initiative\nDaisie Hobson is a Director at the Reshoring Institute and an engineer with many years of experience in manufacturing and project management.\nUNCTAD gives its take on shipping in the post-pandemic era\nThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has issued its Review of Maritime\u2026\nReshoring Realities\nShores are a popular vacation destination. People are drawn to them because of their beauty,\u2026\nQ2 2022 Earnings Call\nLincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ: LECO) Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:\u2026\nprevious post: Politicians and Labor Love Reshoring; Investor Reaction Is Mixed\nnext post: Why Do Companies Reshore?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Quick read Aug. 8, 2016\nThe job interview: Top tips\nChristopher Davies\nA Channel 4 television series has attracted a lot of publicity as it advertises that it takes viewers into the heart of one of Britain's last secret places \u2013 'the interview room'. The show focuses on the pressure that the candidates feel before and after the interview. The tensions are high and the elation or disappointment at the conclusion real. If he had answered this way or she had not said that\u2026\nTurning the focus onto the interviewers that are featured each week though can provide a completely different perspective. Experienced HR personnel might be shouting \"You can't ask that!\"\nSo what are the rules about interview questions?\nAn employer cannot pose just any question as they risk the candidate bringing a claim that they have been discriminated against even if that was the last thing on they intended. Take for example the question of an Irish applicant \"do you have a problem with the drink over here?\" meaning (according to the interviewer) is the Guinness as good? It was taken as racially derogatory as a reference to the Irish being prone to drink problems.\nThen there was the question of a school teacher with 27 years' service[2] who had applied for the post of deputy principal why she would be \"bothered with the hassle of the job of deputy principal\" that was age discrimination.\nReducing the risk of discrimination claims taking place will ideally mean that those asking questions in the interview have had some equality training. However there are some basic rules that will always help.\nPrepare questions \u2013 based on the job description and by considering what qualities the candidate will need\nUse open questions that allow the candidate to show how they have qualities suited for the role e.g. what have your achievements been to date? What are your strengths? Why have you applied for this particular post?\nGive the candidate an opportunity to show how they might deal with difficult situations? This could be by way of example by asking what is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?\nAvoid questions that are not relevant to the requirements of the job for instance about their future family plans\nBe wary of making stereotypical assumptions about people \u2013 the risk of subconscious discrimination has recently been highlighted in circumstances where a married woman was not treated the same because of an assumption that they would not be the 'bread winner'.\nNew CJRS Treasury Direction\nAn overview of the new guidance published on the JRS, which extends the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 31 October 2020.\nNew Job Retention Scheme Guidance\nNew guidance from the government has been published on the Job Retention Scheme, explaining the rules relating to the extended furlough scheme which will last until\u2026\nFurlough scheme extended as England faces national lockdown\nAn overview of the governments decision to extend the Job Retention Scheme until December 2020 following the announcement of a second national lockdown.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hanging around gets you opportunities. I just finished a microscopic run in a very irreverent play by a guy I met in passing at a weekly cold reading series. Sound familiar?\nNaturally, I know the guy a little better now. He wrote a series of short skits, really, compiled into an hour and a half of terrific acting opportunities. But, I don't want to talk about the play. \"What's In Front Of You\" at The Broadwater Theater in Hollywood has come and gone, and may come again. Or not. Who knows?\nIn theater every program is rife with biographies. Actors, crew, producers, director. You get the idea. Spoiler alter. If you don't already know, they're written by the players themselves. It's too much work for an overtaxed producer\/stage manager\/director to write the this's and that's for everyone in the show, so they ask for a line or two (in some cases a line or twenty) from the source.\nI've always looked at theater with a healthy tongue in my cheek. Every chance I get to do stage is a chance to have a little fun. If you're like me, traditional bio's can be dull! \"Series regular on...\", \"Master of Fine Arts from...\", \"Toured with...\". Okay, okay. (Word to the wise - like a rainstorm, credits are never as impressive from the inside as they look on the outside. Not a criticism. It just is). So, I say, why not have a little fun.\nHere's my bio as it appeared in the program: Alistair's family traveled the tartan highland playing baroque festivals to sheep herders. After a Scottish hurricane wiped out the fledgling circuit, he came to LA. Finding theater, he played Rascal in \"All Quiet in the Narthex,\" and Obert in \"Signs from the Cathedral.\" Encouraged, he fell headlong into live theater in the film capital of the world.\nNaturally, none of that is true. It's supposed to be fun. Funny. But I was sore disappointed when the program came out because it wasn't what I wrote! This is what I wrote:\nBorn a performer, Alistair's family traveled the tartan highlands playing baroque festivals to itinerate sheep herders. After a rare Scottish hurricane wiped out the fledgling circuit, he took a boat to Los Angeles where he sang Gregorian chant at the Novitiate of Everlasting Silence. It was there he found theater, playing Rascal in \"All Quiet in the Narthex,\" and Obert in \"Signs From the Cathedral.\" Buoyed and encouraged, he fell headlong into live theater in the film capital of the world.\nThe whole \"boat to LA\" and singing Gregorian Chant in an Abby dedicated to silence thing makes it so much funnier to me. My \"credits\" make no sense without the Novitiate. Ah well. The producer said keep it short. I guess I wasn't short enough.\nIf we reprise this production, I'll try something a little different. Maybe a juggler in the Underwater Circus? Animal impersonator? Carpet Sweeper in the Buckboard Follies? Something.\nI like reading the credits when the credits are fun. Maybe you do to. Hopefully, I can fill the bill (pun intended) for you next time you're at the theater. I'll work on it.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Monitor your whole IT infrastructure\nScalable monitoring for large\nIT infrastructures\nIT monitoring in the cloud\nExplore all our free tools\nMonitor your property state\nIT Topics\nMonitoring the IT in your sector\nThe monitoring solution for all areas of IT\nMonitoring solutions for specialized use cases\nLarge IT infrastructures\nIT Knowledge\nPRTG Manual\nManage Your License\nUpgrade License\nRenew Maintenance\nAdani ensures uninterrupted\npower supply for Mumbai\nDownload as PDF File\nAbout Adani Electricity\nThe city of Mumbai's electrical distribution network is divided into three zones out of which Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) caters to the electricity needs of 3.1 million consumers, spanning over 400 sq. km of suburban Mumbai from Bandra to Bhayander on the western side, and Sion to Mankhurd on the eastern side, based on a thermal generation plant at Dahanu.\nHundreds of power stations provide power to the grid, and all of these are unmanned, so technology plays a major role. This requires a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to control the substations to ensure the supply of uninterrupted power 24\/7\/365.\n\"With support from our consulting partner HN Shankar from Convergent Wire-less Communication and after a deep dive into the worlds of network monitoring during our one-year evaluation, we understood the wow factor of PRTG: The combination of scalability, licensing, and the hassle-free implementation together with first-class support was something we haven't seen with any competing solution as of now.\"\nSanjay Surana, General Manager IT, AEM\nThe SCADA system: requirements and evaluation\nThe SCADA system runs on an Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) network with over 900 kilometers of cables, which is designed in a ring\/mesh topology to ensure that a single failure has no impact on the system. On the software side, a network monitoring solution was planned as the central control and data acquisition component to assure the health of the electricity distribution system by monitoring power parameter capturing devices for:\nMeasuring procured power from various power generating companies\nMeasuring consumption demands and their variability\nCollecting billing data for various consumer categories\nDue to the central role of the network monitoring solution for Adani's SCADA system and so for the entire business success, the evaluation of this solution was a real challenge. Some of the requirements were far beyond basic NMS functionality:\nMonitoring of optical parameters\nMonitoring of electric power parameters\nGeneration of billing data for power consumption\nThere were also standard requirements like scaling for monitoring 1,000 and more network devices in addition to all the special tasks and comprehensive alerting and alert escalation options. One of the most important requirements was also the most difficult to find: The solution had to be easy to use on the one hand, and on the other hand flexible enough to integrate the special requirements and capable enough to monitor the complex network environment. Of course, fair licensing and pricing also played a big role for the final decision and, finally, a competent consulting partner and a reliable and qualified technical support team.\nAll in all, the evaluation took more than one year, ending with a clear decision for PRTG Network Monitor from Paessler.\n\"With support from our consulting partner HN Shankar from Convergent Wireless Communication and after a deep dive into the worlds of network monitoring during our one-year evaluation, we understood the wow factor of PRTG: The combination of scalability, licensing, and the hassle-free implementation together with first-class support was something we haven't seen with any competing solution as of now.\"\nSanjay Surana, General Manager IT, AEML\n\"After a deep dive into the worlds of network monitoring during our one-year evaluation, we understood the wow factor of PRTG: The combination of scalability, licensing, and the hassle-free implementation together with first-class support was something we haven't seen with any competing solution as of now.\"\nPRTG Network Monitor \u2013 a vital part of Adani's SCADA system\nPRTG has been assuring uninterrupted power supply for more than three years now. Beyond simple network monitoring, PRTG also contributed to achieving the overall company objectives.\nImproving overall productivity\nBased on PRTG's roles and rights system, AEML has implemented an \"incident to technical person\" mapping, which identifies who should be alerted in which instances, so they are able to get the right technical resource on the ground to attend to specific alerts. Escalation procedures have been defined, assuring that no alert can get lost because a technical resource is not available for any reason. This functionality has resulted in a significantly reduced burden on Adani's NOC operations, also contributing to the overall company objectives in the form of improved productivity.\nExpanding monitoring\nAs of today, Adani monitors 300 power substations with PRTG. Over the years, the setup has been expanded constantly, now including more than 1,000 network devices, a cash collection center, CCTV devices and much more.\n\"Due to PRTG's licensing and scaling capacities, we plan to continually enhance our monitoring setup. The solution has proven its value and still has a lot of potential for helping us even more in the future.\"\nUnlimited version of PRTG for 30 days. After 30 days, PRTG reverts to a free version.\nOr, you can upgrade to a paid license anytime.\nHome > Company > Customer Stories > Adani ensures uninterrupted power supply for Mumbai\nAbout Paessler AG\nSince 1997, we offer monitoring solutions for businesses across all industries and all sizes, from SMB to large enterprises. We believe monitoring plays a vital part in reducing humankind's consumption of resources. Our products help our customers optimize their IT, OT and IoT infrastructures, and reduce their energy consumption or emissions \u2013 for our future and our environment.\nLearn more about Paessler\nSubscribe to our blog newsletter\n90411 Nuremberg, Germany\n\u00a92022 Paessler AG \u00b7 Terms & Conditions \u00b7 Privacy Policy \u00b7\n\u00b7 Legal Notice \u00b7 Download & Install","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Travel the Terrestrial of Maharajas\nUdaipur, the city of lakes, a city which blends history and folklore in equal parts. Udaipur is a fairytale city that transports you to romantic times past and inspires thoughts of princely palaces and royalty. The City Palace is its most enduring attraction - it dominates the skyline like an imposing fortress and has many legends surrounding it. Jodhpur is a city in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, who became the ruler of the Rathore clan. The city is known as the \"Blue City\" for the blue colors that decorate many of its buildings. It's also nicknamed the \"Sun City\" because it receives intense sunshine year-round. The city of legends and folklore- Jaisalmer, has a lot to offer to its travellers as well, from the brilliance of Jaisalmer Fort and the stories that are buried in its walls to a unique and thrilling camel safari on the Thar Desert, the place has history sewn into its fabric and sand dunes that make it uniquely attractive.\n1Arrival at Udaipur\nWelcome to the City of Lakes!! Udaipur is a beautiful, serene village located near the majestic Aravalli Hills (also known as the \"Western Ghats\"), in the midst of nature's bounty. It is a green land with scenic views, lush greenery and a pristine river flowing through it. By evening take a breathtaking boat tour over the pleasing Lake Pichola to admire the royal buildings around the Lake and enjoy the scenic sunset view. Dinner & Overnight stay in Udaipur.\n2Sightseeing in Udaipur\nWitness the charm of City Palace!! The land of blinding white sand, turquoise blue water and golden sands is something that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime. From the jaw dropping beauty of the seashore to the tip-top luxury of its hotels, Udaipur promises you an experience you'll never forget. Wake up in the city of lakes, enjoy a delicious breakfast and get ready for a city tour. Visit the City Palace; admire the architectures with mirrored walls and ivory doors, windows with colored glasses, the beautiful marble balconies and the peacock courtyard. Further, visit the lovely Sahelion-ki-Bari, a noble greenhouse built for the ladies who went with the princess after marrying Maharana Sangram Singh. You will also be visiting Jagdish Temple built by Maharana Jagat Singh and dedicated to Lord Vishnu & Gulab Bagh. Also, visit Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum - a museum of folk and art that displays a rich collection of folk dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks and dolls. Dinner & Overnight stay in Udaipur.\n3Udaipur to Jodhpur (250km\/05Hrs)\nAfter breakfast, proceeds to Jodhpur. Welcome to the Blue City !! Jodhpur is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Rajasthan, India. It is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, as well as being home to many beautiful monuments that have been built over time. Continue your drive towards Jodhpur. You will reach there by afternoon and check-in. Proceed towards Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, and Balsamad Lake after enjoying your lunch. Continue your sightseeing tour and visit Ghanta Ghar, Kaylana Lake, and Umaid Bhawan Palace during the evening. Dinner & Overnight stay in Jodhpur.\n4Jodhpur to Jaisalmer (300Km\/05Hrs)\nEnjoy a delicious breakfast in the morning and then get ready to transfer to Jaisalmer. Walk through Shimmering \"Golden City\" of Rajasthan Faye and Alex describe Jaisalmer as one of the last great travel destinations that is still little known. The city is located in the western desert state of Rajasthan, which itself has been named as one of the world's ten most endangered cultural landscapes by UNESCO. Jaisalmer attracts few tourists and offers a unique insight into traditional desert culture complete with royal palaces, temples, camel safaris and colourful bazaars. In recent decades Jaisalmer has become known for its jewelry production and it remains one of India's major producers of gold ornaments. The wealth of silver filigree work on show here has earned Jaisalmer another name: \"the city of wires\". The rest of the day is at leisure and you can opt to explore the surroundings on your own. Dinner & Overnight stay.\n5Sight-seeing at Jaisalmer\nAfter breakfast, proceeds for your sightseeing tour by visiting Jaisalmer Fort, Jain temple, Patwa Haveli, Nathmahal ki Haveli. Explore a few other places like haveli of Salem Singh, Badal Vilas, and the war museum. Following evening you will head out to the desert for an exotic desert experience. Enjoy a camel safari and Jeep Safari over the sand dunes and return back to your camps. Your night will be made special with dinner and some cultural programs in the open-air theatre where social distancing will be followed. Overnight stay at Hotel.\n6Departure from Udaipur (490Km\/09Hrs)\nAfter breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Udaipur Railway Station \/ Airport for your onward journey. This marks the end of your tour with wonderful memories.\nBuffet breakfast as per the Itinerary\nSightseeing as per itinerary\nAll toll tax, parking, fuel, and driver allowances\n05 Nights accommodation in 01 Double Room on Twin Sharing Basis\nHighly-Experienced driver cum guide\nComfortable and hygienic vehicle (SUV\/Sedan) for sightseeing on all days as per the itinerary.\nAny other item not specified in 'Tour cost includes.\nExpenses of personal nature such as tips, telephone calls, laundry, liquor etc.\nGuide during sight seeing's.\nAny meals other than those specified in Tour Cost Includes'\nVisit one of the most preserved and largest fort of India, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur and take pictures of the vibrant blue city from the top.\nFloat lavishly and marvel at the sight of the Pichola lake that completely turns orange during sundown\nVisit City Palace, One of the highest and largest palaces in India, built on 598-meter high plateau that has even hosted \"James Bond\" for a movie\nTake blessings from the miraculous Tanot Mata Temple near Sam sand Dunes where it is believed that due to the divine powers present near this temple, defused over 3000 bombs and saved many soldiers' lives.\nRelive the bollywood moments with your loved ones at the Sam Sand Dunes where many blockbuster movies were shot like - Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Airlift, Parmanu and many more.\nChokhi Dhani The Palace Hotel\nRadisson Jodhpur\nThe Fern Residency\nINR 39,499 person\nTrending Popular\nAlong the Coast of Southern Karnataka and Goa\nFrom INR 19,800 person\nDreamy Rajasthan Vacation\nFrom INR 37,250 2 persons\nEssence of Golden Triangle\nTour the Beauty of Kashmir\nWhispering Meghalaya","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Finn Andrews Shares Solo Album Details + Performance Video\nFinn Andrews releases a performance video for his latest single, \"A Shot Through The Heart (Then Down in Flames).\" Filmed at Finn's recent debut solo show in Auckland, New Zealand, The Veils frontman performs the track at a grand piano, backed by a band featuring Cass Basil & Alex Freer (of Tiny Ruins), Reb Fountain, Emily Giles and Jess Hindin.\nWatch + Share \"Shot Through The Heart (Then Down in Flames)\":\nFinn has also confirmed details of his long awaited solo album One Piece At A Time, out March 22, 2019 via Nettwerk. Highlights include the longing of \"Love, What Can I Do?\" and its dramatic opening chord\u2014taught to Andrews by his father, no less, which begins the record and immediately sets the tone. The take was recorded entirely live without Andrews wearing headphones, as he wanted the song to feel as much like playing a live show as possible. \"One By The Venom\" belongs to a songwriting sub-genre Andrews adores\u2014the list song\u2014and its onslaught of doom scenarios provides the perfect canopy under which the band members play off one another. Elsewhere, the aforementioned \"A Shot Through The Heart (Then Down in Flames)\" and \"The Spirit In the Flame\" show off the variety of Andrews' song writing, letting his voice light the path. As the album closes with the hopeful \"Don't Close Your Eyes,\" it is clear that One Piece At A Time is a necessary step both for fans of the artist's work as well as the artist himself.\n\"I felt this record had been brewing for a long time, and there was a palpable sense of relief in finishing it, which I don't often get,\" says Finn. \"This record marks a change in me. I feel like it's taken me somewhere else. That's kind of the spooky element of making albums: you think you're making them but really they're making and shaping you. I'm somewhere else now thanks to them, and it's hard to know where they'll leave me in the end. I had something I felt I really needed to say, and I think for once I managed to say it. I do feel a small sense of pride in that.\"\nSince signing a record deal at 16, Finn Andrews and his band The Veils have released 5 albums together, appeared in David Lynch's reboot of Twin Peaks, as well as on soundtracks by luminary film directors Tim Burton and Paolo Sorrentino. It was while writing 2016's acclaimed Total Depravity that the New Zealand-raised musician realized a different streak was beginning to emerge. Fueled by the end of a relationship, Andrews took some time out from London and from The Veils, and returned to New Zealand to begin work on his solo album.\n\"I'd been writing songs while I was making these Veils records, and I knew they didn't quite fit into that world,\" Andrews says. \"I needed to leave London. It was making me sick and I needed to get out, my relationship had broken down, so I went back to New Zealand. I had a feeling I'd be able to find the right people there to make the album, and it was as far away as I could go from where I was before, which felt necessary as well.\"\nThe songs here are more personal and self-exploratory than anything Andrews has previously attempted, an effort he says that wasn't necessarily deliberate but more a result of circumstance. \"The last Veils records had a lot of writing from other perspectives; I've always enjoyed putting myself somewhere else\u2014the truck driver, the axolotl - but this one has a lot less of that and a lot more from\u2026 well, from me I guess. It's always been personal, so it's a different way of getting at the same thing. Honestly I don't exactly know why it's different this time, or why these songs have a different feeling, but they do.\"\nIn addition to the songs' subject matter exposing more of his life than before, Andrews also admits that their arrangements allowed for less to hide behind, showcasing him in a different way. Dominated by Andrews' voice, the ten tunes here place him firmly front and center. The resulting album is one of Andrews' most profound and intimate pieces of work. Recorded entirely live at The Lab in Auckland, and engineered and co-produced by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins), the band includes Andrews on vocals, piano, and guitar; Cass Basil on electric and upright bass; Alex Freer on drums; Healy on guitar; Reb Fountain and Nina Siegler on backing vocals; with sprawling string arrangements by Victoria Kelly.\nOne Piece At A Time is out March 22, 2019 on Nettwerk.\n1. Love, What Can I Do\n2. Stairs to the Roof\n3. The Spirit in the Flame\n4. One by the Venom\n5. A Shot Through the Heart (Then Down in Flames)\n6. What Strange Things Lovers Do\n7. Al Pacino \/ Rise and Fall\n8. Hollywood Forever\n9. One Piece at a Time\n10. Don't Close Your Eyes\nPress Photos Here\nThe One Piece At A Time album art (left) is a photo of Finn Andrews as a child.\nDanielle Romeo | romeo@nettwerk.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"From Iceland \u2014 fArt Is In the Air...\nfArt Is In the Air\u2026\nAllison Savage\nReykjav\u00edk's one and only performance art festival, artFart, is happening again this summer! The auditory tours, dance, theatre, and visual experiments start up on August 5th, and the stink isn't set to clear until the 22nd.\nFounded in order to give performance-based artists a platform to experiment with new work, artFart has become an established Reykjav\u00edk festival and new things are on the agenda this summer. Like a residency programme, where three artists are commissioned to create and work for the three-week period of the festival. Alexander Roberts, one of artFart's organisers, expresses his enthusiasm for the event, \"The festival started in order for artists creating work to show it, and now the platform that was for artists to show is giving some artists the opportunity to create. It is certainly new and really exciting.\"\nAnother fresh addition to this year's itinerary is the Reykjav\u00edk Public Space Programme, which ties in with the summer's theme of working within public spaces. The Public Space Programme is the only curated portion of the artFart festival, with the aim of exploring the action of participation in public works. \"It's the first time that we're really working with the city, and not just being in it but trying to become an active part of it,\" comments Sigur\u00f0ur Arent J\u00f3nsson, another member of artFart's four-person management team.\nThis year's festival should prove pretty entertaining, with over 28 shows, workshops, and talks as well as a large battery of international and local artists. Some of the big names include British performance artist Richard DeDomenici, Swedish dancer Anna Asplind, Icelandic dancer Inga Maren, and Icelandic theatre group Fr\u00f6ken Fix.\nThe shows and performances are scheduled to take place all over town, with hubs at \u00datger\u00f0in and Nor\u00f0urp\u00f3llin. Because a lot of the venues and locations for the residency showings are still being decided, artFart has set up a text-message alert system to send out the times and places of the events right to your mobile. Just send your digits to publicspaceprogramme@artfart.is.\nMost of the performances, talks, and workshops are free and the few that do have a fee are for unsupported artists with the proceeds directly benefiting them. A lot of the shows are in English and brochures with the schedule can be picked up at most coffee shops downtown. Make sure to get your share of some artFart fun, with such a variety of performances there's something for everyone.\nFull and updated programme available at www.artfart.is\nNext: Empty Pockets, Full Imagination\nPrevious: Artists At Work \/\/ The Icelandic Love Corporation\nNew In Town: Chickpea\nTogether For Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur: Artists Lend A Hand In Rebuilding The Village\nA Cinematic Collection Of Souls: The Icelandic Love Corporation On 'Psychography'\nComfort & Contrast: Rakel Tomas Finds Peace In Black And White\nby Iona Rangeley-Wilson 11:56 am\nCreating Visibility With Sound: Julius Rothlaender & Claire Paugam On 'Vestur \u00ed bl\u00e1inn'\nby Catherine Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir 11:51 am\nArt In The Shadow Of Climate Change: 'Nor\u00f0ri\u00f0' Shines Light On A Bleak Future\nby Jess Distill 11:39 am\nThe Meaning Of Everyday Objects: Gu\u00f0laug M\u00eda Ey\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir Blurs Functionality & Decoration","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"019: 250 Subscribers in 2 Months with an \"Ugly\" Box\nThis week I'm joined by Amy Baughman, founder of the Power Serging Subscription Box, who was so kind to talk with me about her box and realizing that things don't need to be perfect to launch. Sometimes we get into our own heads about when is the perfect time to launch, or that the box isn't ready, or whatever reason you might come up with. With these things rolling around in our heads making us crazy, it might just be time to launch \"ugly,\" or to put yourself and your box out there and keep moving forward.\nThe Riches are In the Niches\nAmy has been in business for 30 years and has been an expert in her industry for a long time. She saw a need in her community for Serger Machine education and materials and created her Power Serging box to help fill that need. \"I did a little bit of research. There are tons of quilt quilting boxes out there or fabric boxes out there; even on the embroidery side, there's some powerful embroidery people out there that have a great online business that are now sending kits. And I thought, well, let's go where nobody else has gone.\"\nAmy identified a need and built a box around that need. She built an audience out of that and was able to leverage that into a waitlist that was eager to get started with her box. That's an incredible amount of progress, but with that progress can come doubt on whether you're really ready, or if there really is the demand out there that you think there is.\nPerfection can be the Enemy of Progress\nThe need to have everything be perfect can almost be like a stop sign to the progress we've already made. It's that drive for perfection that makes us the successful entrepreneurs we are, but the key is not to let it slow you down. Amy put herself out there not knowing how things might go and jumped from 150 subscribers in her first month to 250 in her second month. \"I thought, well, let's just stick a landing page out there and see who wants to sign up. I thought it would just be my local people, but they posted to their Facebook groups, and all of a sudden, there was like 100 people, 120 people, 150 people.\"\nRemember, if you've done the legwork and built the audience, they'll tell you what they're interested in if you're willing to listen. Even an \"ugly\" launch can be successful, so get moving on your own idea!\nYou can find Amy and the Power Serging Box at:\nhttps:\/\/www.amybaughman.com\/ and https:\/\/amysews.com\/\nRemember to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast provider, as well as leave a 5-star rating and a review! You can also get on my waitlist for my subscription box course at https:\/\/www.launchyourboxwithsarah.com\/.\n5 years ago I had a dream to start a Subscription Box service full of goodies for women to treat themselves and nurture the importance of self care. It took me a full 18 months to make it happen! I was paralyzed by 'all the things' I had to figure out with no one to turn to for guidance. That is why I created Launch Your Box! Maybe you need some direction on how to begin, or you are ready to grow your subscriber base. Either way, it all starts with an idea that can turn into a constant reoccurring revenue, a raving fan base, and a business to love. I will help you... Take your first steps and know where to start. Figuring out the logistics: packing, shipping, boxes, oh my! Learn how to launch, from idea to sales. Scale that box to the next level, go big or go home!\n\u00a9 2021 Sarah Williams","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Less than 6 Days to Pluto!\nThis image of Pluto from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) was received on July 8, and has been combined with lower-resolution color information from the Ralph instrument. Credits: NASA-JHUAPL-SWRI\nWhen NASA's New Horizons spacecraft entered into \"safe mode\" the other day, a collective shiver of dread settled over most of us following the nine-year, three-billion-mile journey.\nDid a micrometeoroid just put a hole in our collective Plutonian dreams?\nDid a rubber seal finally crack from the withering cold of space, leading to a catastrophic failure?\nIs Pluto really the advance base of an alien species who zapped us for getting too close to discovering their secret?\nJust a software glitch, and everything is fine now and back on track for July 14th. According to NASA, \"The underlying cause of the incident was a hard-to-detect timing flaw in the spacecraft command sequence that occurred during an operation to prepare for the close flyby. No similar operations are planned for the remainder of the Pluto encounter.\"\nSo, where does that leave us?\nAs of now, 5 days, 12 hours and a few minutes away from New Horizon's closest approach to Pluto, at 7:49:57 a.m. EDT, July 14, 2015. At that time, New Horizons will be only 7,800 miles above the surface of Pluto, or 9 miles less than the distance between New York and Mumbai (7809 miles).\nAnd for those of you who've been complaining about how fuzzy the images from New Horizons have been so far, keep in mind that the image above was taken at a distance of 5 million miles.\nIf this precipitous moment in human achievement doesn't have you biting your nails on the edge of your seat already, nothing I can write here will change your mind.\nBut if you are counting the seconds to Pluto, you'll be happy to know that NASA is live streaming the their coverage on NASA TV starting at 7:30 a.m. EDT.\nAdmittedly, what New Horizons sees at 7:49 won't reach us back here on Earth until about 4.5 hours later.\nBut that's not going to delay the celebration that's been planned since well before New Horizons actually headed out for Pluto on January 19, 2006.\nI will leave you with an image of a couple of characters who are both pretty excited about July 14th too.\nI once showed Pluto to Pluto. He looked delighted. Or maybe that's his reaction to everything. pic.twitter.com\/mhLZ5t7LoN\n\u2014 Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 8, 2015\nSuccess! Mission 4 winner announced. On to Mission 5.\nSunday, find out why Bill Nye has changed his mind about GMOs","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Punch Drunk Preview: Strikeforce Diaz vs. Noons 2\nMMA Previews\nBy E. Spencer Kyte\nUpdated Oct 7, 2010 at 10:00am\nThe long-awaited rematch between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons finally goes down.\nStrikeforce returns to action in San Jose with the first event of a three-week stretch that will see six quality cards delivered over the next 15 days.\nThis event offers two of the best fights remaining on the MMA calendar this year, the promotional debut of highly-regarded Brazilian lightweight Gesias Cavalcante, and welterweight match-up between two up-and-comers.\nTranslation: the main card of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 is sure to deliver.\nNick Diaz (22-7-1) vs. K.J. Noons (10-2-0)\nWhile I can't stand fabricated friction between opponents, there is none of that here; these two simply don't like each other, for real. Coupled with the rematch angle, the animosity between the two makes this a definite must-see.\nNoons won the initial meeting almost three years ago after opening up Diaz to the point that the doctor would not allow him to continue. Even before the doctor stepped in to stop the fight, the part-time professional boxer was owning the elder Diaz.\nSince that time, however, Diaz has gone undefeated; he's rattled off seven-straight finishes over opponents in various organizations and of various talent levels. He's also had surgery to take care of his scar tissue issue, something more fighters might want to look into cough Marcus Davis cough.\nA lot depends on how this fight goes down.\nIf Diaz lets his dislike of Noons get the best of him and decides to engage in a slugfest, the Strikeforce welterweight title could be changing hands. While Diaz does well with his volume-based striking and utilizing his length, Noons is the more powerful and more polished boxer, something the first fight proved beyond argument.\nOn the ground, however, the roles are reversed, as Diaz has a clear-cut edge in the grappling department. The Cesar Gracie black belt could earn a relatively easy win if he's able to bring Noons to the canvas, but whether he chooses to take that route is another story.\nThis will turn out to be an exciting fight and a third chapter is almost guaranteed regardless of who wins.\nJosh Thomson (17-3-1) vs. Gesias \"JZ\" Cavalcante (15-3-1)\nCavalcante has long been viewed as a future lightweight superstar after storming out of the gate in K-1 Hero's with wins over Rani Yahya, Nam Phan, \"Shaolin\" Ribiero and \"Dida\" Amade. After moving to DREAM, things hit a snag for the dynamic Brazilian, as a no contest and two losses paired with various injuries to keep Cavalcante both out of action and out of the win column. Now inked to a four-fight deal with Strikeforce, Cavalcante hopes to re-establish himself as a Top 10 lightweight.\nA win over former champion Josh Thomson would certainly be a good way to do just that, but it's much easier said than done. Just three men have handed \"The Punk\" losses: current champion Gilbert Melendez, UFC mainstay Clay Guida and talented veteran Yves Edwards. Cavalcante could become the fourth, but Thomson has designs on a different outcome.\nThe American Kickboxing Academy product has battled his own injury bug over the last two years, suffering a broken ankle that kept him on the sidelines for over a year at one point. Since returning last December, he dropped a lightweight title bout to Melendez and won a hard-fought victory over Pat Healy in June.\nWith the lack of depth in the lightweight division, the winner of this bout becomes the best in-house candidate for a title shot. Thomson is strong on the ground and a black belt in Dave Camarillo's Guerilla jiu jitsu, while Cavalcante is a versatile striker who can knock you out in a number of ways.\nJust like the main event, this one should be exciting no matter where it takes place.\nSarah Kaufman (12-0-0) vs. Marloes Coenen (17-4-0)\nAfter earning the Women's welterweight title and defending it in impressive fashion against Roxanne Modafferi on Challenger series shows, Kaufman finally gets her wish to compete on the big stage as she defends her belt for the second time against Coenen.\nThe unbeaten ZUMA trainee slammed her way into a main card position, making SportsCenter with her powerbomb finish of Modafferi in July. Now she'll face the experienced Coenen, a submission grappling specialist who gets her second-straight title shot under the Strikeforce banner.\nHaving lost to Cris Cyborg back in January, Coenen cuts down to 135-pounds for the first time (that I know of at least) to try and halt Kaufman's undefeated streak. Her most recent win also came against Modafferi, though that was almost a year ago now, and while Coenen managed to last the longest of anyone to date against Cyborg, she still came out on the losing end.\nKaufman is a complete fighter who has shown excellent takedown defense thus far, as well as technically-sound boxing with knockout power. Though her finish of Modafferi was her first since signing with Strikeforce, each of her first eight wins came by way of TKO.\nCoenen will need to get this to the ground and keep it there if she envisions winning; she simply doesn't have the striking or the power to stand with Kaufman. The Dutch veteran will probably want to work quickly as well, as the drop to 135 might impact her cardio, while Kaufman will have no trouble going the full 25 minutes if necessary.\nTyron Woodley (6-0-0) vs. Andre Galvao (5-1-0)\nBoth of these young welterweights enter off somewhat controversial victories.\nWoodley earned a split decision win over Nathan Coy back in May, with many feeling like Coy came away with the victory. A few months later, Galvao earned a quick third-round stoppage of Jorge \"Macaco\" Patino after being dominated in the opening two frames. Both need a dominant performance if they hope to continue their climb up the welterweight ladder.\nPrior to their last bouts, both were thought of as future contenders, and rightfully so. Woodley had made quick work of his previous five opponents, while Galvao is one of the most decorated grapplers to compete in MMA. After sub-par performances from each, however, the hype train has slowed and each competitor needs to show why they were considered quality prospects in the first place.\nA standout collegiate wrestler at Missouri, Woodley will need to change his approach this time around, as going to the ground with Galvao is a risky proposition. A seven-time Pan-Am Games gold medalist and Abu Dhabi regular, Galvao ranks alongside Demian Maia and Ronaldo \"Jacare\" Souza as one of the top Brazilian jiu jitsu players in the sport today. However, his stand-up leaves a lot to be desired.\nAs with each of the Strikeforce divisions, the lack of depth bodes well for emerging talents like Woodley and Galvao, as a single relatively high-profile win can rocket you into title contention, so quality outings from each should be expected.\nPublished Oct 7, 2010 at 10:00am\nJosh Thomson, KJ Noons, Marloes Coenen, MMA, MMA Previews, Nick Diaz, Sarah Kaufman, Strikeforce\nNick Diaz looks to prove he really is one of the best fighters in the world when he takes on KJ Noons this Saturday at \"Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2\". Check out the full preview after the jump.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Bollywood News\nWar EXCLUSIVE: 67 Minutes \u2013 1st Half, 86 Minutes \u2013 2nd Half, Narrative Filled With Twists & Everything We Know About It\nThe movie is predicted to take a bumper opening tomorrow at the box office.\nIt's just a day to go for the release of one of the most anticipated movies of the year \u2013 War starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor in pivotal roles. Yash Raj Films never keep an early screening for their films, and following a similar tradition, everyone will get to see the film tomorrow.\nBut, we've some exclusive insights regarding the movie and trust us they're very interesting. The movie is predicted to take a bumper opening tomorrow at the box office. The content would then decide the fate of the movie from the weekdays.\nThe news of movie being 153 minutes has been out for a couple of days now but our insider has the breakdown numbers for the same. A source revealed to us, \"The first half of the film is of 67 minutes and it's super exhilarating. The makers have focused on the pace along with the narrative. The second half builds up the storyline and is of 86 minutes. The narrative is filled with many twists and it's to be seen how the audience will take it with the story.\"\nEk Chumma From Housefull 4 On 'How's The Hype?': BLOCKBUSTER Or Lacklustre? VOTE NOW!\nThe Sky Is Pink Promo Video: Jealous Priyanka Chopra Is Every Girlfriend Ever\nThe source also adds, \"While keeping intense care about how the film will look, makers have made sure to keep the storyline intriguing. The action sequences are highlights of the film and there are a couple of such scenes which have never been attempted in Bollywood before.\"\nHrithik is collaborating with Tiger for the first time in War. \"I think I will miss working with him. It's been an incredible experience working with him on this film,\" he recently said. With Siddharth Anand in the director's chair, War is bankrolled by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film is slated for release on October 2.\nAndroid & IOS users, download our mobile app for faster than ever Bollywood & Box Office updates!\nSiddharth Anand\nYash Raj Films\nMrunal Thakur To Romance Dulquer Salmaan In Her South Debut?\nPathan: Director Siddharth Anand Slaps An Assistant Director, Getting Slapped In Return On The Sets Of This Shah Rukh Khan Starrer?\nWhen Aamir Khan Would Write Letters To Amitabh Bachchan's Daughter Shweta...\nMumbai Saga: John Abraham \u2013 Emraan Hashmi Starrer Sold To Amazon...\nDakota Johnson & Chris Martin's Wedding To Be Planned By Ex-Wife...\nJacqueline Fernandez Says, \"Time Is Now Queens\" As She Channels Her...\nTandav Twitter Reviews: Disappointed Netizens Label This Saif Ali Khan's Show...\nRoadies Revolution Winner Hamid Barkzi Reveals His Plans Of Entering Bigg...\nBigg Boss 14: Netizens Support Rubina Dilaik After Sonali Phogat Refers...\nKareena Kapoor Khan's Social Media Game Can Give A Neck To...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}