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__label__wiki	0.965772	0.965772	Home/World/Shells are flying at the front in Ukraine despite the Christmas truce claimed by Russia Shells are flying at the front in Ukraine despite the Christmas truce claimed by Russia Putin ordered a ceasefire for the celebration of Orthodox Christmas Ukraine claims that Russia is trying to buy time to rearm Rockets hit Kramatorsk, Kherson before the ceasefire KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire on the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop firing for a unilateral ceasefire that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to mark Orthodox Christmas. Kyiv has said it has no intention of stopping the fighting, dismissing the alleged truce as a ploy by Moscow to buy time to reinforce troops that have suffered heavy casualties this week. Russia’s defense ministry said its troops began observing the ceasefire from noon Moscow time (0900 GMT) “along the entire contact line” in the conflict, but said Ukraine continued to shell settlements and military positions. Reuters journalists on the front lines in eastern Ukraine heard explosions that Ukrainian troops said were incoming Russian missile fire. The Ukrainians said it had been a relatively calm day on that part of the front, but that was not because of the ceasefire but because of the snowy weather, which made drones impossible to operate and artillery targets harder to spot. It was not immediately possible to determine whether there was any reduction in the intensity of fighting elsewhere. A witness in the Russian-occupied regional capital of Donetsk, close to the frontline, also described incoming artillery fired from pro-Russian positions on the outskirts of the city after the truce was due to take effect. In the hours before that, rockets hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk near the eastern frontline, damaging 14 houses but causing no casualties, the mayor said. Residents described several explosions. “It’s bad, very bad,” Oleksnadr, 36, said outside a supermarket at the time of the attack. “We need to pressure them, make them go away, maybe more air defense systems would help. This happens often, not only on festive occasions. Every other day.” One rescuer was killed and four others were wounded when Russian forces shelled a fire station in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson ahead of a deadline early Friday, the regional governor said. Reuters could not immediately confirm this. Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in the 10-month war in a surprise move on Thursday, saying it would last until the end of Russian Orthodox Christmas on Saturday. CHRISTMAS AS A COVER But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the immediate ceasefire as a ploy by Russia to buy time after suffering crippling losses on the front line. “Now they want to use Christmas as a cover, even if only for a short time, to stop the advance of our guys … and bring equipment, ammunition and mobilized troops closer to our positions,” Zelensky said in a video address on Thursday evening. Russia has suffered heavy losses in recent days, including dozens of soldiers killed on New Year’s Eve in the deadliest incident of the war, which it has credited to its own troops. Shortly after the ceasefire was due to take effect, Russian-backed officials accused Ukraine of shelling Donetsk with artillery, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Pro-Russian officials have indicated they will continue to fight if Ukraine does so. Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed leader in Donetsk, said Thursday that Putin’s order covered only offensive operations and that his forces would fight back if they came under fire. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed administrator of Ukraine’s Kherson region, described the ceasefire as a “gesture of goodwill” but said the situation on the front line would not change because of it. In Kyiv, the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine opened the Orthodox Christmas celebrations with a church service at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, dedicated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Andriy Rehnyuk, a 43-year-old Ukrainian soldier who attends church, dismissed the ceasefire as “plain nonsense”. “What ceasefire? They should probably get some rest,” he said of the Russians. “Forget the truce. But 2023 will be the year of our victory.” Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, starting a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions of Ukrainians. With arms and financial support from the United States and Europe, Ukraine has pushed Russia out of some of its territory, but fighting rages to the east and south. In a major breakthrough for Kyiv, its Western allies this week finally announced the delivery of a large number of armored fighting vehicles that Kyiv has been demanding for months for mechanized battles against Russian tanks on the frontline. Germany says it will supply advanced Patriot anti-aircraft missile system and about 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles within three months. Washington to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles as part of new $2.8 billion security package should be officially unveiled on Friday. France also announced a package of armored vehicles. Ukraine’s military general staff said its troops had repelled multiple Russian attacks in the past day, as Moscow focused on its efforts to capture towns in Donetsk. “The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on trying to establish control over the Donetsk region” without success, the General Staff said in a statement, adding that Ukraine and Russia had carried out multiple airstrikes in the past day. US President Joe Biden suggested that Putin’s ceasefire offer was a sign of desperation: “I think he’s trying to find some oxygenhe told reporters at the White House. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7. Ukraine’s main Orthodox Church has rejected Moscow’s authority, and many Ukrainian believers have shifted their calendar to celebrate Christmas on December 25, as in the West. In his evening speech, Zelensky switched to Russian instead of Ukrainian to address Russians. Ending the war meant “ending your country’s aggression… And the war will end either when your soldiers leave or we throw them out.” Reporting from the Reuters bureaus Writing by Frank Jack Daniel and Peter Graff; Editing by Angus McSwan and Nick McPhee #Shells #flying #front #Ukraine #Christmas #truce #claimed #Russia Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates Palestinians say the killing, captured on video, is unjustified how to find sustainable travel companies Air India failed, should have acted faster: Tata Sons chairman reacts to urination incident With the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, companies are rushing to market at-home test kits Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID shakes Chinese cities President Joe Biden visits California to survey damage after floods and landslides \| News18 Live – CNN-News18 Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has died “suddenly”, the state said Putin’s energy blackmail could backfire on the Russian economy US deep freeze forecast to break Christmas Eve records	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line400
__label__wiki	0.506615	0.506615	Cathie from Canada "Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light" If you like cats. . . Posted by Cathie from Canada at Wednesday, February 28, 2007 No comments: Dancing dog -- enjoy Advice for Dion Cherniak gives some good advice to Dion and the Liberal brain trust: We knew that Ignatieff and Rae were better communicators, but we picked Dion because we believed that he would make the best prime minister of the group. Instead of trying to change Dion's style so that he seems like a new person, we need to focus on his strengths. They are analysis, clarity and decency - not partisan rhetoric and word smithing. Let the rest of caucus throw the mud. Posted by Cathie from Canada at Tuesday, February 27, 2007 No comments: Great line of the day From Cintra Wilson's oscars essay at Salon (via): . . . Sunday night, Hollywood successfully Photoshopped Al Gore's foot into George W.'s ass. One of these things is not like the other Three phrases struck me from the most recent Sy Hersh article about the Bush Administration Sunni-Shiite shennigans in the Middle East. Short summary: the Bush Administration (ie Cheney) is, at the behest of the Saudis, now supporting the Sunnis -- even though they are the Iraqi insurgents and Al Qaeda -- instead of the Shiites -- even though they are the majority in Iraq -- because the Shiites are the majority in the new bogeyman Iran. And Lebannon and Hezbollah and Syria and the Saudi government are in there somewhere too, and there's apparently lots of money floating around for off-the-books secret operations. Anyway, back to the three phrases. First was this description from Patrick Clawson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy: The new diplomatic approach ..."shows a real degree of effort and sophistication as well as a deftness of touch not always associated with this Administration." Second was a description from "a former senior intelligence official" of why John Negroponti quit as ubermeister of US intelligence: Negroponte "had problems with this Rube Goldberg policy contraption for fixing the Middle East." Third was this description from "a former National Security Council aide" of the CIA reaction: "The C.I.A. is asking, 'What's going on?' They're concerned, because they think it's amateur hour." Now, which of these three is not like the others? And, given the history and past performance, which would you tend to believe is the most accurate description of what the Bush Administration is now doing in the Middle East? Posted by Cathie from Canada at Sunday, February 25, 2007 No comments: Punny -- very punny! Found on a comment thread at Firedoglake Logician: Here is an example of a syllogism. The cat has four paws. Isidore and Fricot both have four paws. Therefore Isidore and Fricot are cats. Old Gentleman: My dog has got four paws. Logician: Then it’s a cat. Old Gentleman: So then logically speaking, my dog must be a cat? Logician: Logically, yes. But the contrary is also true. . . Another syllogism. All cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat. Old Gentleman: And he’s got four paws. That’s true. I’ve got a cat named Socrates. Logician: There you are, you see . . . This logic gives me pause. I just don’t know if it gives me four of them. Groan.... Posted by Cathie from Canada at Saturday, February 24, 2007 No comments: Shorter Stockwell Day: Don't worry. Be happy. Well, as long as you're not Mahar Arar, of course. So some researchers asked about 400 young teenagers whether they had ever seen pornography and if so, how much. Is anyone surprised that a hundred of the boys replied "yes, lots"? For boys, that's not an admission, it's a boast. Yglesias talks about the US sabatoge of Israel-Syria talks: . . . unlike American Middle East hawks, Israelis actually have to live in the middle of the Arab world and are relatively ill-served by the sort of grandiose transformational schemes the administration likes to come up with the justify their increasingly rudderless approach to the region. Posted by Cathie from Canada at Friday, February 23, 2007 No comments: At The Galloping Beaver, Dave summarizes the sad and sorry Bush administration incompetence in dealing with Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda survives because Bush let it survive. It grew stronger because his rubber-stamp congress endorsed every thoughless move Bush made. It may well be within reach of formulating another devastating attack because Bush and his cargo culture found al Qaeda an inconvenient barrier to an agenda from which they would not vary. They wanted to go into Iraq, they were going to go into Iraq and Iraq is where they ended up. The Republicans are not the capable military crew they purport to be. They talk a good story but when the truth of their accomplishments are analyzed they emerge as completely incompetent. In terms of foreign policy and global strategy, nobody has produced worse results than Bush and flock of war-bangers who supported him. They're good at beating people up, but they don't have the smarts to actually win a fight. Emphasis mine. And not only are they incapable of developing a winning strategy, they have the attention span of a dung beetle. Posted by Cathie from Canada at Thursday, February 22, 2007 No comments: JimBobby sings "Enviro-man" Inspired by Ross, JimBobby writes a paean to our prime minister's new environmental sensitivity -- Sing Us a Song, You're Enviro-Man: Now, Steve is an egghead Prime Minister, There's a pit bull named Baird at his side, Who snarls and snaps about emission caps, While his limousine's idling outside. And the Speaker is practicing politics, As the insults and taunts fill the air. While the climate is changing, they're just rearranging, The Titanic's three hundred deck chairs. La la la, de de da La la, de de da da da Sing us a song, you're Enviro-Man, Tell us another one, Steve. We're all in the mood for Kyoto compliance, So, what have you got up your sleeve? Here is the audio -- because you must hear it sung in JimBobby's inimitable "willie-nelson" voice! Dastardly Librulls! Oh, those dastardly Librulls! Singlehandedly stopping the urgent Air India investigation in its tracks -- a mere 22 years since it the disaster happened and a mere five years since the Anti-Terrorism Act was passed. Why, it must be more Librull Corruption. Yeah, that's it. That'll be a winner theme. And Harper lunged at it like a salmon to the spoon. Vancouver Sun was following the Peggy Noonan Principle -- Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to! -- in their heavy-on-the-innuendo, light-on-the-facts article today, implying that Dion is opposed to extending some post-9/11 anti-terrorist legal provisions because he is trying to shield the father-in-law of a loyal MP from being questioned about the Air-India bombing. Here's the nut: The Vancouver Sun has learned that [Mississauga-Brampton MP Navdeep Singh] Bains's father-in-law, Darshan Singh Saini, is on the RCMP's potential list of witnesses at investigative hearings designed to advance the Air India criminal probe. But the ability to hold those hearings will be lost March 1 if parts of the Anti-Terrorism Act expire as expected, after the Liberals recently withdrew support for extending the provision being used to hold them. Further down, the article passes lightly over the fact that the RCMP has been "preparing" for these investigative hearings since 2003 -- more than three years ago. And not even mentioned is the fact that they knew even in 2003 that the Anti-Terrorism Act was due to expire in 2007, so why didn't they get cracking on these hearings a little earlier? Of course, its always easier to blame politicians than it is to take responsibility for an inadequate investigation. This Toronto Star article provides additional context: Some Liberals have privately groused that Dion’s stance on the anti-terrorism provisions has been influenced by militant Sikh and Muslim groups, members of which helped secure the party leadership victory last December. Bains was instrumental in swinging the Sikh vote behind Dion. But Liberals weren’t about to let Harper get away with linking Bains, however tenuously, to the Air India bombing. They repeatedly demanded an apology. “The prime minister has just confirmed that to him, partisan advantage is everything — the truth does not matter, it is the allegation that counts,” bellowed an incensed Ralph Goodale, Liberal House leader. “He just proved his devious and deceitful behaviour and he does not pay any attention to the consequences to any Canadian.” . . . Dion said the fact that Saini’s name has been leaked to the media, when investigative hearings are supposed to be confidential, demonstrates why the anti-terrorism provisions shouldn’t be renewed. “It’s an additional consideration that (confirms to) us that there is a problem with that because it’s smearing the reputation of somebody like this,” he told reporters. That Bains has also been smeared demonstrates the “kind of guilt by association that this kind of provision may create.” The issue appeared to help galvanize the Liberal caucus after a difficult caucus meeting earlier Wednesday. Sources said Dion appealed for a united front on the anti-terrorism measures, telling MPs it’s a crucial test of his leadership and warning that those who defy him may not be allowed to run for the party in the next election. What an amazing story, from Tuesday's Globe and Mail: Heroes from the sky Alone, drifting on an ice floe in the Arctic dark, hunter Billy Wolki was facing the possibility of a slow, cold death. Then came ... Heroes from the sky By Joe Friesen Bill Wolki, an experienced Inuvialuit polar bear hunter and guide, was entering his 12th hour of frozen solitude on the ice. He was thinking of his father, who had died in Arctic waters more than 20 years earlier when a boat laden with caribou meat overturned in bad weather. He was thinking of his older brother, who died more than 10 years ago, when his fishing boat capsized. And he was thinking of himself, wondering if his time had come. Hours before, Mr. Wolki had set out in his aluminum fishing boat to collect a dead seal from an ice floe. He planned to use the seal as polar bear bait, for the benefit of a hunting tourist from Las Vegas. As he always did, Mr. Wolki tied one end of a long rope to land, so he could pull himself back to safety. But when he was out on the ice floe, 10 metres from solid ground, the wind picked up and the ice began to move. The rope broke away. Mr. Wolki was propelled into the unknown, adrift in the Arctic without a paddle. His wife, Frances, and the American tourist watched helplessly. Fortunately, they had a satellite phone and could call for help. But there are few places as remote as Parry Peninsula in the Northwest Territories. It took more than six hours for a Canadian Forces C-130 Hercules, dispatched from Winnipeg's 17 Wing, to reach the 70th parallel. It was joined in the air search by two Twin Otters from Yellowknife, but by then it was near midnight, and scanning the dark, barren ice was hopeless. On the ground, a team of Inuit Rangers on snowmobiles came screaming across the ice from Paulatuk, four hours away. Among them was Mr. Wolki's brother, Hank. The Rangers were able to discern Mr. Wolki's last known location, and lined up their snowmobile lights to point the air search in the right direction. They spotted Mr. Wolki crouched under his boat. A radio was dropped from the Hercules, and Mr. Wolki was able to speak with Sergeant David Cooper, a military Search and Rescue Technician. He told Sgt. Cooper that he was unhurt, but he was cold and lonely. He had no food, no survival gear and, most importantly, no gun. He was scared that a polar bear might attack. Sgt. Cooper considered whether to attempt a rescue. The risks were enormous. They would be aiming at a strip of ice 500 metres wide. The sky was black, save for gently falling parachute flares. The wind was howling at 50 kilometres an hour. Their trajectory would be entirely over water. If they came up short, they would smash through a thin crust of ice, drop into the frigid ocean and almost certainly die. If they overshot the mark, they would land on jagged, jutting ice that could leave them crippled. The back of the C-130 Hercules opened wide, more than 900 metres above the Arctic Ocean. Outside, the temperature had dropped below -50 with the wind chill. Sgt. Cooper looked at his partner. They decided to jump. Weighed down by more than 50 kilograms of extra equipment, they plummeted to the ground at a speed of six metres a second, falling straight down and slightly backwards. At the last second, they pulled back on the parachute controls, slowing themselves enough to ensure a soft landing. Mr. Wolki, dazed somewhat by his circumstances, watched them from a distance. The SARTECS began unpacking their gear. Seven minutes passed before he even approached them. The first thing he asked for was a rifle. Trusting that the polar bear hunter knew the dangers better than they did, the SARTECS gave Mr. Wolki one of the two compact rifles they had brought with them. He was immediately relieved. Seal carcasses — the polar bear bait that had sparked this crisis — were frozen in the ice barely 20 metres away. The trio fought the elements together as they struggled to set up a tent. The wind blew the canopy around like a flag, and the tent parts didn't operate well with the cold. Eventually, the group ran out of flares. After 1½ hours, they succeeded in getting the tent up, and finally had some shelter. They lit a stove for warmth. The three of them, with plenty of food, water and warmth, could now wait to be rescued. They talked for several hours. Mr. Wolki told stories about bears he had hunted. He talked about the family members he had lost, and about his fear that he had been on the verge of joining them. Even had they met in other circumstances, Sgt. Cooper said, they probably would have been friends. The next day, they were expecting to be rescued before noon, but a helicopter hired by the Canadian Forces from a private U.S. search-and-rescue company was delayed by bad weather. A Canadian Forces Cormorant helicopter en route from Comox, B.C., to Whitehorse was diverted to retrieve them. Mr. Wolki enjoyed a tearful reunion with his family. He promised his brother, Hank, he would never make the same mistake again. On Monday, Mr. Wolki was back out on the land, hunting polar bears. It's what he does, he told his brother. W.A.T.B. It hasn't even been six months, and already the American lumber industry is complaining about the softwood deal. Compare and contrast: here's the old Liberal government taxes and tarrifs page, and the "new" Conservative government taxes and tarrifs page. Which one actually attempts to inform us about taxes and tarrifs? Fairness compells me to report that I trolled through a number of other past and present Government of Canada websites, and other than a lamentable tendency to continue to call the Harper government "Canada's new government" in every press release, and a greater propensity for the minister's photo at the top of the page, the other government pages aren't nearly so totally partisan and promotional as this Finance page. But here's the page that started me off on this search: its the one on the Agriculture site that's about the barley marketing plebicite now going on. The page is titled The Path Toward Marketing Choice for Western Wheat and Barley. Gee, I wonder what point of view they're trying to promote? Posted by Cathie from Canada at Monday, February 19, 2007 No comments: Another last king of Scotland? Dallas Observer commentator Jim Schutze initiates the first "mainstream media" discussion I have seen about whether George Bush will go down in history as a war criminal: . . . Writing on the op-ed page of The Dallas Morning News recently, [political science professor Matthew Wilson]went on to cite immigration reform, expanded free trade and global democratization as themes of the Bush presidency that will be of interest to scholars in the years to come. I don't think so. Let me ask this bluntly: How much scholarly or general interest is there in Idi Amin's monetary policy? Long before anybody can get to the administrative details, history must address the butchery issue. Is the Iraq war of a fabric with the American history of warfare? Or does the fact that we initiated a war against a nation that had not attacked us place the Iraq war in a dark category of its own? We see Democrats like Hillary Clinton trying to parse their patriotism now by speaking as if the holocaust in Iraq is the fault of the Iraqis, but what if that's bullshit? These bombs that kill 150 human beings at a time, that send children flying from apartments and litter the pavement with burned skulls: What if the conclusion of history is that these events would not have taken place if George W. Bush had not decided to launch this war? And what about us? What if, on careful examination, history concludes that Bush/Rove were able to knit together the overwhelming support we gave them at the outset of this war by a subliminal manipulation of our own anti-Arab, anti-Muslim xenophobia? Afghanistan was war. The Taliban sheltered bin Laden. But Iraq is not Afghanistan. The questions around Bush and Iraq are going to be whether Iraq was war or holocaust. I don't draw any direct parallel here between Iraq and the Nazi Holocaust, which stands unique in human history. But man can make other human holocausts—terrible mass murder expressing only evil, not any legitimate national interest. I don't know on which side of the line the answer will fall. But I do know what the question is. Long before history develops a big interest in George W. Bush's immigration policy, historians will have to labor long and hard on the question of whether Bush was the white Idi Amin . . . Much of their answer will likely depend on what happens next. Saddam can be blamed for the deaths of half a million Iraqi children, not due to the Gulf War itself but due to the UN sanctions which resulted from his continued anti-semetism, his posturing and blustering through the 1990s about his non-existant weapons programs. But Bush's total is now ratcheting upwards of that. If the Democrats succeed in shutting down the Iraq war, and if the Middle East returns to some level of stability, then history may well just find Bush to be just an incompetent, misguided by the neocons but fundamentally ineffective. But if Bush starts a war with Iran and engulfs the Middle East in war, with Israel, the Saudis, Lebannon, Syria and the Turks getting involved, resulting in the needless deaths of millions of people, then chances are likely pretty good that Bush will be one of history's war criminals. And the judgement on those who aided and abetted him won't be kind, either. From The Poor Man about diplomacy vs war: One school of thought has it that all war represents a failure of diplomacy. Our current smart set on the Right, on the other hand, presupposes that all diplomacy represents a failure to go to war. “Negotiating doesn’t work” is truth so basic to this world view that it is never questioned, even when all evidence points out that, yeah, it actually does. It is a fact that the North Koreans are irrational, disagreeable, and enjoy making trouble. While this makes it a real bother to negotiate with them, it also makes it necessary, because these are precisely the sort of people who should not have the bomb. And it is also a fact that the North Koreans have very little in common with us, and have many goals which are entirely at odds with ours. This also makes negotiating hard, but, then again, there isn’t much point in negotiating with people who agree with you on everything. While it might seem a lot simpler to just invade and be done with it, this course of action would kill hundreds of thousands of people, and, in the ensuing chaos, put DPRK’s nuclear arsenal up for grabs. And, not to nitpick, but it is customary for invasions to involve these things called “armies”, and ours is currently bogged down in Iraq, a result of the last time we decided that diplomacy was for pussies. There’s probably a lesson there. Emphasis mine. Talking cats and dogs Good, Bad, Ugly In Bismarck, N.D., Saturday, almost nine thousand people took part in the world record snow angels event. The previous world record was 3,784. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid) Bad. Bad idea -- Prince Harry is going to Iraq. What he is trying to prove, I don't know, but he is endangering his own life and the lives of his whole regiment. They didn't sign up to be Harry's bodyguards but that is what they will be, while Harry himself might as well be wearing a bullseye. (AFP/Pool/Steve Dock) And Ugly (but funny). Cam Cardow Shorter Father Raymond J. De Souza: Us religious people should have the right to discriminate against gay people or anyone else we hate anytime anywhere, so there! Via Yglesias, the McClachy Baghdad Bureau has a blog written by its Iraqi staff, called Inside Iraq. This one is by a staffer writing as "Sahar": At the Morgue. We were asked to send the next of kin to whom the remains of my nephew, killed on Monday in a horrific explosion downtown, can be handed over. The young men of the family, as was customary, rose to go. “NO!” cried his mother. “Isn’t my son enough?? Must we lose more of our youth?? You know there are unknowns who wait at the Morgue to either kill or kidnap the men who dare reach its doors. I will go.” So we went, his mum, his other aunt and I. I was praying all the way there. I never thought a day would come when it was the women of the family, who would be safer on the roads. All the men are potential terrorists it seems, and are therefore to be cut down on sight. This is the logic of today, is it not? To kill evil before it even has a chance to take root. When we got there, we were given his remains. And remains they were. From the waist down was all they could give us. “We identified him by the cell phone in his pants’ pocket. If you want the rest, you will just have to look for yourselves. We don’t know what he looks like.” Now begins a horror that surpasses anything I could have possibly envisioned. We were led away, and before long a foul stench clogged my nose and I retched. With no more warning we came to a clearing that was probably an inside garden at one time; all round it were patios and rooms with large-pane windows to catch the evening breeze Baghdad is renowned for. But now it had become a slaughterhouse, only instead of cattle, all around were human bodies. On this side; complete bodies; on that side halves; and EVERYWHERE body parts. We were asked what we were looking for, “upper half” replied my companion, for I was rendered speechless. “Over there”. We looked for our boy’s broken body between tens of other boys’ remains’; with our bare hands sifting them and turning them. We found him millennia later, took both parts home, and began the mourning ceremony. Can Hollywood match our reality?? I doubt it. I am speechless, too. I read the news today, oh boy Good -- Hardaway dumped from NBA events for anti-gay tirade. The NBA did the right thing and did it fast. Here's good news for Ralph and the Liberals -- and it's about time. Sometimes its just more fun being in the Opposition -- it means you can say things like “With friends like that, you don't need enemies” when the 800-lb. gorilla insults us. Tbogg points out: ... it looks like Al Franken is in to run against a very vulnerable Norm Coleman in Minnesota (they even elect Mooslims! there). We will now await the inevitable comments about a know-nothing Hollyweirdo running for the Senate from the same people who think that Curt Schilling should run against John Kerry. And lots of other people have pointed out that the Bush deal with North Korea is the same as the Clinton deal with North Korea, but the Poorman sums it up best: John “The Walrus” Bolton [says] "This is the same thing that the State Department was prepared to do six years ago. If we going to cut this deal now, it’s amazing we didn’t cut it back then." Except back then they wouldn’t have had so many warheads, or be so confident in their ability to put them together, or to defy the US without consequence, or just generally tell us to go fuck ourselves. This is, sadly, the best that could be hoped for. I get few enough chances to say “I told you so”, but, you know, I told you so. Over at Firedoglake, Scarecrow writes an excellent summary of the week's events with the Bush administration and Iran: Suppose you've elected an administration that is so completely incompetent that it has bungled almost everything it has done, so belligerant that it has squandered the almost universal international support it enjoyed in the weeks after 9/11 while alienating most of its historic friends and allies, and so dishonest that no one can trust what it says, making it impossible to discern whether any threat the Administration claims to see in Iran (or anywhere else) is real, exaggerated or "hyped" . . . That is the unstated dilemma that floated just below the surface all week long, as the Bush Adminstration blundered its way towards a war it claims it is not planning against Iran. In my opinion, the whole "blame the Quds" story is being ginned up so that Bush would be able to attack Iran without congressional authorization, by claiming he was just protecting the US troops in Iraq. Hmm, so young to be so cynical... When science isn't So here's another case where a wrongful conviction was at least partly based on "wrongful science" -- a presumption of forensic certainty which wasn't actually accurate at all. We watch CSI and its clones every week, but I must say I'm gettimg more and more impatient with the plots -- maybe its the CSI effect in reverse. I think the writers have run out of ideas for these shows. Every week now, some science geek runs all over the city breaking into houses and slamming witnesses into the wall -- apparently, there are virtually no actual police officers in Las Vegas or New York or Miami who investigate crimes anymore. Then the Science Geek decides, on the basis of virtually no evidence at all, that the wife or the husband or the long-lost uncle or the stranger across the street is guilty of the crime and then, after an incredible chain of coincidence and luck, that very same Geek finds a fingerprint at the bottom of a well or a hair lying on an otherwise-pristine carpet or a scrap of fabric at the top of a tree which proves it. The accused, who never hires a lawyer, immediately breaks down and confesses all. Case solved. Cue the three-minute song so they don't need any actual dialogue for the final "end of the shift/going home/life in the big city" scenes and they can expand it or cut it depending on how many commercials have been sold. Hmmm, I guess I'm getting just a little jaded these days... Ingrates! In this USA Today story Bush says the children of Iraq will be grateful: . . . Bush also was asked how he thinks Iraqi children will view the United States in 15 to 20 years. "If we can help this government be able to create the conditions so that a mother can grow up — raise their child in peace, I think people will look back and say they'd be thankful of America," Bush said. "If America leaves, however, before the job is done, I think there will be great resentment toward America." Shorter Iraq War neocon analysis, from the new Vanity Fair article about the coming war with Iran: Iraq isn't a failure. It's merely a success which hasn't occurred yet. TOLD ya this was the greatest talking point ever. From the German version of the Financial Times, as translated by Maccabee, in his Kos diary The Coming Fall Of The Right Wing.: Ronald Reagan is dead, Margaret Thatcher is senile and the ideological world that they created is now dying with them. From 1979 to 2004, the political Right won the Western world's battle of ideas. Conservatives triumphed because they were correct about the two biggest issues of that era: They were for free markets and against communism. But now confusion on the Right prevails, because today it is they who are on the wrong side of the West's two greatest political issues: climate change and the Iraq War. UPDATE: Dana linked to the original English for this article, here, on Jan. 25 -- sorry, Dana, I hadn't seen this post earlier. The domino theory Simple questions Glenn Greenwald reads the New York Times' latest fear-mongering article about Iran so you don't have to. And he gives us another chance to play Simple Answers to Simple Questions: What is the point of this sort of article? Why would the New York Times just offer itself up again as a mindless vessel for what are clearly war-seeking accusations by the administration? Have they learned nothing? What is the point? To give Republicans something to talk about on the Sunday talk shows. Why would they do it? See next question. Have they learned nothing? No. No, they haven't. UPDATE Sunday: Juan Cole points out the dumbest aspect of the NYT story -- the Iranians have been supporting the Iraq SHIITES, while the Americans are being killed by the Shiite enemies, the SUNNIS: Some large proportion of US troops being killed in Iraq are being killed with bullets and weapons supplied by Washington to the Iraqi army, which are then sold by desperate or greedy Iraqi soldiers on the black market. This problem of US/Iraqi government arms getting into the hands of the Sunni Arab guerrillas is far more significant and pressing than whatever arms smugglers bring in from Iran . . . If 25 percent of US troops are being killed and wounded by explosively formed projectiles, then someone should look into who is giving those EFPs to Sunni Arab guerrillas. It isn't Iran. Finally, it is obvious that if Iran did not exist, US troops would still be being blown up in large numbers. Sunni guerrillas in al-Anbar and West Baghdad are responsible for most of the deaths. The Bush administration's talent for blaming everyone but itself for its own screw-ups is on clear display here. War by PowerPoint? Via Raw Story and Laura Rosen we find this recent National Journal article on the politics of Iran intelligence: Amid the continued political fallout over the faulty intelligence case for going to war in Iraq, the Bush administration is newly cautious about the specific intelligence it plans to present to the public to back up its claims that Iran is fighting a kind of proxy war with the United States in Iraq. At least twice in the past month, the White House has delayed a PowerPoint presentation initially prepared by the military to detail evidence of suspected Iranian materiel and financial support for militants in Iraq. The presentation was to have been made at a press conference in Baghdad in the first week of February. Officials have set no new date, but they say it could be any day. Even as U.S. officials in Baghdad were ready to make the case, administration principals in Washington who were charged with vetting the PowerPoint dossier bowed to pressure from the intelligence community and ordered that it be scrubbed again . . . the presentation was sent "back into the interagency process" . . . I know this is a apparently-trivial side issue, but . . . PowerPoint? They're promoting a war with PowerPoint? Haven't they ever heard of this? Yes, its funny, but there is a more serious discussion about the problem of technical presentations on PowerPoint here. Edward Tufte writes about the Columbia disaster and the findings of the investigation board that faulted NASA's reliance on PowerPoint presentations rather than technical reports as a primary cause of its inability to properly assess the risks of damage to the Columbia space shuttle mission: In the reports, every single text-slide uses bullet-outlines with 4 to 6 levels of hierarchy . . . the rigid slide-by-slide hierarchies, indifferent to content, slice and dice the evidence into arbitrary compartments, producing an anti-narrative with choppy continuity . . . As information gets passed up an organization hierarchy, from people who do analysis to mid-level managers to high-level leadership, key explanations and supporting information are filtered out. In this context, it is easy to understand how a senior manager might read this PowerPoint slide and not realize that it addresses a life-threatening situation. At many points during its investigation, the Board was surprised to receive similar presentation slides from NASA officials in place of technical reports. The Board views the endemic use of PowerPoint briefing slides instead of technical papers as an illustration of the problematic methods of technical communication at NASA. So I wonder if the reporters who are going to have to analyze the Pentagon's PowerPoint slides to evaluate Iranian activity in Iraq have ever read the Columbia report? But maybe it doesn't really matter, anyway. Returning to the National Journal article, it makes the point that the war is on regardless of any actual intelligence or evidence: "Even if this PowerPoint presentation eventually gets made public ... what does this show us as to where Iran is really coming from?" [former National Intelligence Council Middle East analyst Paul] Pillar asked. "What is the larger significance? Even if Iranian assistance to an Iraqi group is proven to everyone's satisfaction, the [administration's] policy never rested on that. The policy [is being driven by a] much larger sense of Iran as the prime bete noire in the region, and that is why the administration is trying to put together these coalitions with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Sunni states, that we've been reading about. None of this hinges [on the Iran dossier]. We are not going to call this off if we can't prove that Iran is furnishing munitions to Iraqi groups. ..." Oh, well, that's alright then... Show us the money Hmmm -- CP reports Canadians blast Ottawa over treatment of Saskatchewan. Well, I should hope so: Of the 108 submissions [to a Finance Department survey last summer] 50 criticized the Conservative government for failing to live up to promises to exclude resource revenues, just as Atlantic Canada's offshore energy wealth has effectively been excluded for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador under special deals with those provinces. None of the other 60 issues raised came even close to that level of consensus, an internal accounting of the responses shows. . . . The Finance Department's official report on the web-based consultations does not reflect the overwhelmingly pro-Saskatchewan nature of the web contributions. "There were wide views on the treatment of natural resources," says the final report, posted on the Internet last month. "Some suggested that all non-renewable resource revenues should be excluded from the equalization formula, a view shared by the substantial number of submissions from Saskatchewan. "There were also submissions that supported the full inclusion of resource revenues in the equalization formula." The Finance Department warned last summer when it announced the consultation that it was not intended to be a poll, though the internal documents indicate bureaucrats conducted a careful accounting of which issues received the most comment. The department initially refused to release the documents under the Access to Information Act, saying all results would eventually be published. But officials relented last week after the office of the Information Commissioner of Canada launched an investigation. Well, I'm almost certain I know where 12 of the submissions must have come from -- our very own Conservative MPs! I'm sure of it, because they were so very vocal on this issue BEFORE they were elected to government. Of course they would have taken the opportunity offered by the Finance Department to remind Harper about his promises! [/snark] And here is what they said -- Giant Political Mouse gathered these comments from 2004 and 2005: “The matter of equalization has to do with Saskatchewan's natural resources which by right of the Constitution we should have complete access to, we should have total and complete benefit of. It is a right which is being taken away from us through the equalization process…. We want nothing more than the basic principles of fairness applied.”- Mr. Bradley Trost (Saskatoon—Humboldt, CPC) Hansard “Saskatchewan has been ripped off by the federal government when it comes to equalization …Because of equalization, revenues from the very resources that are keeping the province afloat are being handed to the federal government which in turn distributes the money among the have not provinces”- Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, CPC) Hansard Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on the equalization question…. We can find inequities that exist between provinces particularly as they relate to Saskatchewan. In that regard, there have been many studies commissioned showing that Saskatchewan has had the bad end of the deal on this one… All Saskatchewan wants is to be treated fairly and equitably… It is our position that non-renewable resources such as oil and gas should not be in the formula. The Minister of Finance, a native of Saskatchewan, has an obligation to the citizens of Saskatchewan and those in particular in Souris—Moose Mountain to ensure that the past injustices done to Saskatchewan are not repeated again.- Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC) Hansard Saskatchewan is simply not getting its fair share out of equalization…. Just last week the Prime Minister visited Saskatoon, but refused to substantially negotiate or discuss the equalization matter with our premier…. Saskatchewan faces challenges. Its population has increased 14% since the Great Depression, while other provincial populations have flourished. With major industries in crisis, a static population and mounting fiscal pressures, we cannot afford to wait forever for this federal government to attend to this problem…. We need our NDP government in Saskatchewan to be supportive of our efforts to get a better deal for Saskatchewan. We need a provincial government that wants our province to prosper on the backs of its own industries. At the very least we need a provincial government that will hold the federal government to its constitutional obligations…. I plead with the government and the minister across the way to negotiate a fair deal with the province of Saskatchewan and to do it without delay.- Mrs. Carol Skelton (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, CPC) Hansard “The equalization formula that we have has totally shafted the province of Saskatchewan from every standpoint…. A good deal of the problem I have identified is the gross unfairness in the equalization formula. I want to point out a couple of those discrepancies. I also want to point out that the Conservative Party has clearcut policies on this matter as opposed to the government across the way…. I want to make it clear that this formula is grossly unfair to a province that has non-renewable natural resources…. This is bad policy. It is terrible policy…. This formula is unfair. It is shocking. I do not know what terminology I could use to describe the matter….. As a resident of Saskatchewan, I am looking at a formula that does not serve our province very well at all. As I stated at the onset, in many respects it shafts the people of Saskatchewan to the umpteenth degree. What is the government's response to this very serious problem? The finance minister says that it is too complicated to discuss.- Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick (Prince Albert, CPC) Hansard "The truth of the matter is that in Saskatchewan the only elected official who is not demanding the same deal as was afforded Premiers Hamm and Williams is the Minister of Finance. That is shameful. Will the minister or his designate stand in the House today and do what is right, do what is fair, and simply commit to the elimination of the clawback provisions and give Saskatchewan people the same deal as afforded to Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia?"Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, CPC) Hansard "Representatives of the people of Saskatchewan are obliged to speak out against an equalization system that penalizes our province with an over-emphasis on non-renewable resources and a complete failure to accurately measure fiscal capacity. The detrimental effects of the present equalization formula should not be under-estimated. It has and continues to have a real effect on the prosperity of the residents of Saskatchewan, robbing them of economic benefits resulting from energy revenues…. The concept of equalization is to assist have not provinces. However, under this formula, we could conceivably cement the economic stagnation of some provinces, such as my own, for decades to come. The treatment of Saskatchewan's non-renewable resources under the equalization formula is, to quote Courchene, “not only inequitable, it is fiscally and economically immiserating”`. We cannot allow this situation to persist."- Mrs. Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, CPC) Hansard “A tremendous number of our graduates and our kids are working in Alberta in that oil patch that Alberta started before this equalization formula became a hindrance. I take exception to that…. The whole equalization process, and the fundamental word in there is equal, has become a political process, not a practical process. One can argue that formula is as flawed as the equalization one and I would agree. It needs to be changed…"- Mr. Gerry Ritz (Battlefords—Lloydminster, CPC) Hansard "I have a lot of people in my riding who would like to know why, when those parties were making this deal, there was not a single penny for agriculture and not a single penny for a fair deal for Saskatchewan in terms of equalization, an agenda that this party has been driving for months as the only ally of the Saskatchewan people in moving this issue forward."- Mr. Andrew Scheer (Regina Qu’appelle, CPC) Hansard There is no equalization deal for Saskatchewan, which is what the Conservative Party has been consistently demanding from the government. To put it into perspective, a new equalization deal would have meant an additional $750 million for Saskatchewan, my province, this year alone.- Mr. Dave Batters (Palliser, CPC) Hansard It was interesting to hear him say that equalization is not really about equality. It seems to me that it is…. We know that the current equalization formula is flawed…. We agree that Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia deserve to keep their offshore gas and oil revenues. However, we think that what is fair for those provinces is also fair for Saskatchewan…. . This change should be a slam dunk.- Mr. David Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands, CPC) Hansard "This is not something just unique to the Conservative Party, but we believe there is a tremendous flaw in the current equalization formula… It is estimated that Saskatchewan, had it received that same deal a decade ago, would have received an additional $8 billion for the province from non-renewable resource revenues…. In regard to equalization, Saskatchewan is being treated very unfairly…. By not providing a fair deal for Saskatchewan, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance have turned their backs on our province"Mr. Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, CPC) Hansard The Mouse has been giving yeoman coverage to this issue -- here's another recent post of his, a very useful roundup of Saskatchewan blog comments about the equalization issue. They were expendable* People who work for the Bush administration are soon going to realise that, when the Bushies need to save themselves, they'll throw you under the bus without a second thought. Jack Abramoff? Nope, doesn't ring a bell. Scooter Libby? Didn't he used to work here? Doug Feith? Can't quite remember what he did around here. What's that sound? Oh, yeah -- Hell just froze over. Cold enough for ya? Speaking of my last post... Don't give me that old time religion When I read that rather bizarre Hugh Hewitt/Terry McAuliffe interview last week, one of things I started to think about was whether maybe, finally, our society is beginning to shake itself loose from a lock-step, all-or-nothing approach to religion. Maybe we've realized where that can lead -- to Guyana and to Manhattan. One advance would be if people did not think that the only way to be religious is to slavishly revere every single thing their religious leader has decreed to be an article of faith. Terry McAuliffe (who is former chair of the Democratic National Committee) demonstrates this when he refuses Hugh Hewitt's You're-Not-A-Real-Catholic frame just because he is pro-choice: TM: Hugh, I don’t cite Catholic doctrine all through the book. I say I’d gone to Catholic schools, Hughie, through the book, and I am pro-choice, no question about it. But I don’t pretend to be a priest . . . HH: No, but I mean, the whole abortion controversy, that’s just…you compartmentalize that and put that aside? TM: I can, as can many Catholics. TM: And as you know, the Holy Father himself, John Paul II, blessed my wife’s engagement ring when I wound up being at a private Mass for us in his private chapel. HH: Nice picture. I know. Did he know about your supporting late term abortions? TM: Sure, he knew he was. HH: Is that teaching optional, Terry McAuliffe? TM: Is what teaching optional? HH: The Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life? TM: Hey, listen, I have my views on my religious beliefs, Hugh, you’ve got yours. HH: But I’m asking, do you think it’s… TM: And you know, if you want to do a show on religious teaching, that’s fine. I’m talking about my book. . . . HH: No, but it’s in the book all the time about how Catholic you are. TM: It’s not how Catholic I am. I’m an Irish Catholic kid from Syracuse. It’s probably mentioned five times, Hugh, so please don’t incorrectly characterize my book to your listeners. HH: Well, it’s in here a lot… TM: If you want to talk about the book, talk about the facts as they exist. I know you’re a right wing whacko, but don’t make things up. Another advance would be if religion itself could change its own hurtful, narrow, mean-spirited doctrines and find a shining, kind, expansive, inclusive, and, dare I say, a more "Christian" God for its adherents to worship. Here is Lance Mannion's rant about what is wrong with the Catholic Church: . . . I can't imagine a wedding outside a church. I can't imagine Christmas without snow, either. I can't imagine the World Series without the Yankees, cars without gas tanks, books without covers, Greenland without glaciers, living happily in Dallas, shopping at a mall, keeping ferrets as pets, any social situation in which Joe Lieberman is taken seriously, anybody but Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, and a world in which I've been dead and forgotten so long that I might as well never have existed. There's tradition, and there's what you're used to. There's what is, and there's what you wish there was. There's the world as it ought to be and there's the world as people have made it. There's convention, there's culture, there's ritual, there's a right way and a wrong way, and then there are things people do because that's what people have always done and they're too stupid to imagine doing them any other way, even if an obviously better way has come along. There's marriage, and then there's the desperately clung to notion of marriage of an unimaginative, ranting, and frustrated old man who sees the institution he has devoted his life to and in which he has now risen to the position of supposed ultimate authority disintegrating into irrelevance. Pope Benedict is seeing the end of the world as he knows it in Italy's taking steps to legally recognize the unions of unmarried couples. (Pssst, homosexuals are among us!) Maybe if the Church hadn't spent centuries imposing and enforcing an idea of marriage that was horrifically unfair to half the people getting married and a trap and a curse to many among the other half. Maybe if it hadn't spent the last fifty years teaching that children are the result of Divine whimsicality and mood . . . Maybe if it hadn't spent the last forty years teaching that the simple application of science and common sense that would allow women to decide how many children they would have, allow some to even have them, is a sin . . . [then] people would think the Church had something useful and helpful to say about marriage . . . And maybe if they hadn't spent all that time defending celibacy as an ideal at the expense of all others to the point that it made itself hospitable to no one but the closeted, the hypocritical, and the perverse, especially the perverse, so that it became a criminal organization of pederasts and their enablers. And maybe if when the scandal was revealed church leaders had responded with courage and honesty and admitted its guilt and taken the one, easy, intelligent step to ending the problem---allowing priests to get married, making the rectories homes for real adults and their families instead of hideouts for creeps and villains---instead of reacting with a hypocritical and self-defeating purge of homosexuals. Maybe if the Church acted as if it cared about its own survival, then people might think it had something to say about anything. Callous hunour Do you know conservatives have no sense of humour? Just hum a few bars and see if they recognize it. There's a bit of a funny discussion going on in the left blogosphere now about why conservatives aren't funny, inspired by a Townhall article which said it was all the fault of those mean, sneering librulls because conservatives are just too nice. I guess Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter would be just as funny as Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart if only they could become more callous. Skippy adds his two cents here in his post titled two conservatives walk into a bar. they buy it, then raise the prices, then complain about welfare cheats wanting free peanuts. He quotes a Huffington Post comment that sums it up: . . . conservatives are unfunny because a) they take themselves so damned seriously, and b) they don't know it. The left, though it also takes itself too seriously, has at least the virtue of knowing it. Our best comics realize this and make it work for them. They poke fun at the right, while not letting us forget our own foolishness and that of our "liberal" leaders . . . When conservatives like Limbaugh and Hannity try to do humor, it's not that they are being too nice to liberals that makes them unfunny. It's that they are being too nice to themselves. It's called self-righteousness. Canadian Press, what a scoop! What a journalistic coup for Canadian Press, a real scoop! Unnamed and unidentified "sources" have just leaked some really, really major news about Harper. He's going to give a speech on Tuesday. To the Canadian Club. And its not just any old speech. Nope, its going to be a "mini-throne speech" with the "broad strokes" of "major public policy" which will "highlight accomplishments". And its even going to "include key messages" on "Harper's goals for the environment" -- which is breathlessly revealed to be "the burning issue on both Parliament Hill and in public opinion polls - sources say". Oh, and this speech will "form the backbone" of an election platform. These "broad policy outlines" and the March budget "will be a one-two punch of Conservative ideas" and "a challenge to the opposition parties to come to the table with their own nascent platforms" -- because, after all, those other parties haven't really been announcing much of anything, I guess, while they have been waiting for Our Leader to challenge them. Oh, and here's some more breaking news -- "several members of Harper's cabinet" are even expected to attend the speech. If they aren't too busy demonstrating leadership and resolve and truth and steadfastness and family values, I guess. Unmentioned is that somebody in the Conservative communications office now owes Canadian Press big-time for reporting this press release just as if it were actually a news story. Five hours Wow, that didn't take long. Americablog's first post on the Snickers homophobic ad campaign. launched at the Superbowl, was timed at just after noon, at 12:37 pm to be exact. The ad in question showed a mechanic eating a Snickers bar. Hi co-mechanic is so desirous of the Snickers that he starts eating it from the other end of the same bar that's already in the other guy's mouth. The two butch guys eat their way down the bar, like the dogs eating the same string of pasta in the Disney movie - until they're accidentally kissing. The guys, naturally, recoil in disgust - then, oddly, start ripping out their chest hair with their hands . . . Snickers has set up a Web site where ... you can watch recorded-live-on-video reactions of real Bears and Colts players watching and reacting to the ad, and you can even watch the ad with 3 additional endings not shown on TV. You then vote on the three endings and the most popular one will air during the Daytona 500 . . . the reactions of the Bears and Colts players to two guys kissing is outright disgust . . . [one of the additional endings] After the guys kiss, they say "I think we just accidentally kissed - quick, do something manly," and proceed to drink motor oil and I think anti-freeze - they guzzle it down, screaming at the top of their lungs, making them sick to their stomachs. The ad is vaguely violent - better to die than be gay.. . . [another ending]The two guys accidentally kiss, they say to each other again "quick, do something manly," and one guy proceeds to pick up a huge oversized wrench and violently attack the other guy, while the second takes the first and throws him under the hood of the car, slamming it down on his head. Yes, the appropriate reaction to a guy kissing you is to beat the crap out of the guy who kissed you. Maybe Snickers should rename this ad "Matthew Shepard." . . . The entire thing is absolutely sickening. And while I can appreciate that Snickers didn't overtly think that promoting violence against gays and lesbians is "funny," they knew what they were doing. They were gay-bashing for fun. And they didn't just cross the line - they left the line in the dust. . . . I've called the head of corporate public relations for Mars and am waiting to hear back. I've also talked with the lead press guy for the Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay civil rights group in the country, and they're not very happy, to put it lightly. As the guy who launched the first-ever successful boycott of a TV show (StopDrLaura.com), I'm going to suggest to Mars that they had better nip this in the bud quickly, or they're not going to know what hit them. Five hours and 200,000 visitors later, at 5:47 pm, John posted another message that the offending, offensive website was gone. Masterfoods, Mars and Snickers parent company (or something), called to let me know that while humor is highly subjective, and their target market for the ads did give them positive feedback (that would be the neanderthal gay-bashing fans of Snickers?), they did not intend to offend anyone and will not be airing any of the four ads ever again, nor will they be airing the commentary from the NFL players responding to the ads. This includes not airing the ads during the Daytona 500 Problem solved. Thanks, John. Dave is my go-to guy whenever anything military is in the news. At The Galloping Beaver, Dave explains that Harper's "troops in the city" announcement means less than meets the eye: It's not a plan; it's an advertising campaign. From the department of Yeah, That'll Happen: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he and three other premiers will try to convince officials in Washington to ease cross-border restrictions on Canadians travelling to the United States. While I can certainly see why Canadians would want the United States to change its passport rules, what I cannot see is why the US should ever do so -- especially with all the ex-CSIS people who've been running to the media in recent years complaining about how badly Canada is protecting the border. If you liked the Lennie Briscoe Law & Order as much as we did, then don't miss Lance Mannion's The Ballad of Lennie Briscoe. His bit comparing George Bush to Frank Burns is pretty good, too. I knew today's weddings were getting rather crass and boorish, but this one takes the cake, so to speak: Dear Miss Manners: What does one say to a friend who offers to sell one back one's wedding present? I gave her the gift some time before the wedding, which I was unable to attend. After the wedding, she approached me, said that she was unable to use my gift, and offered to sell it back to me. Suggestions for a civilized response would be appreciated. Words would fail me, but Miss Manners never does. She always comes up with the perfect bon mot putdown phrase: "This came with my good wishes. I don't know what you think they are worth." And finally, Editor and Publisher (via) gives us this great Molly Ivins story: The line that ended her New York Times career came in a story about a community chicken-killing festival. Ms. Ivins called the event a ‘gang pluck,’ a choice of words that caused her to be ‘sort of abruptly recalled like a defective automobile and replaced,’ she told Salon.com in 2000. Apparently the NYT still wouldn't publish the offending phrase, even in her obituary. I think she got the last laugh. Over at Firedoglake, Swopa talks about how Dick Cheney -- you know, the guy that only one in five Americans likes anymore -- is going to appear as a defense witness for Libby: Really, when you think about it, who else on planet Earth would be willing to serve as a character witness for Scooter Libby? Can't be a terribly large pool to choose from. Pariah risk When I read Glenn Greenwald's article Enforced orthodoxies and Iran yesterday, I was both greatly heartened that debate is finally taking place about knee-jerk support of Israel defense and greatly disturbed that I couldn't really articulate what worried me about this support. Now The Sideshow has explained it for me: . . . many of us probably made a mistake four years ago in failing to state loudly what we thought was so obvious it didn't need saying: Any increase in tensions in the Middle-East endangers Israel. This was, of course, part of what we were saying when we warned that invading Iraq would further destabilize the region. There is no advantage to Israel in having its neighbors in violent turmoil to begin with - even less so if they believe they are the victims of a murderous campaign against them on Israel's behalf. There are far too many ways that such warfare can only end up with Israel the loser. The likelihood of any other outcome is slim; stoking the hatred of the Muslim world can only increase the likelihood that violence will overcome Israel's defenses. If AIPAC is actively supporting candidates who oppose diplomacy, and thus actively working against a peaceful resolution in the Middle-East, then AIPAC is encouraging conditions that will most likely lead to the downfall of both Israel and America. And all of our leading politicians, on both sides of the aisle, are hustling for AIPAC's money and essentially sucking up to the neocon cause. I'm beginning to wonder if this insanity isn't what some people mean when they talk about "serious" critics of the war - that you have to support military aggression in the Middle-East because some crazy people have decided that such aggression will protect Israel, and therefore the only legitimate criticism is criticism of the way that aggression is carried out. That is, it's okay to criticize the administration for failing to fight a war to win it and failing to install democracy, but it's not really OK to criticize the administration for using US military aggression on behalf of Israel. And that points to our real mistake: Not saying loudly enough that our military aggression endangers Israel. Exactly. Israel has been fighting with its neighbours for 60 years, since 1947 -- coming up on three generations. The unnecessary war with Lebanon and Hezbollah last summer weakened Israel by demonstrating that its military strategy is not flawless, just as the war in Iraq has weakened America by demonstrating that its military strength is not decisive. Unfortunately, one result has been that now the warmongers in both Israel and the United States think they have something to prove. If AIPAC goads the US into an unprovoked attack on Iran, and particularly if nuclear weapons are used, then both Israel and the US will become international pariahs. Bill Scher at LiberalOasis: Maybe the only thing that can save us from the Bushies expanding the war into Iran is their sheer incompetence. Thanks for the link, DBK. Shorter Dan Savage (via) -- Mary Cheney, you reap what you sow. Shorter Digby -- those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. Shorter Gilliard -- it's not Fort Apache, Baghdad, it's Little Big Horn. Shorter Josh Marshall, here and here -- with friends like these... And Skippy (via) says Boston is now looking for this terrorist who lives in a cave, "which, according to experts on the scene, makes him osama bin laden": Concern is erupting all over the blogosphere about how the Bush administration is bound and determined to go to war with Iran - here, here, here, here, here, here, And if anyone wonders about whether the Iranian people would surrender to America, just read this. All I can say in response to this headline is: You've obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a shit! If you haven't had time to read through the play-by-play of the Libby trial over at Firedoglake, just see Sidney Blumenthal's piece in Salon -- in a few paragraphs, it lays out the whole appalling story. RossK draws our attention to the Conservatives' sleazy plan to swiftboat Stephane Dion -- they're planning to mock Dion's leadership abilities and his environmental record, when they haven't done anything in either area to boast about themselves. What wankers! Devin has the ads (h/t Beaver). Welcome to my blog - hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them. 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__label__cc	0.60503	0.39497	Yingzhao Liu Liminal Space: When Falling Apart Becomes Falling Into Place What are Liminal Spaces? Liminal spaces are spaces of transitional or transformative quality, spaces between the familiar and the completely unknown. Learn what it means to powerfully navigate the unknown and be with it, in it and act from that space as a leader, entrepreneur, consultant, and human being Looking for a definition we find them manyfold, all circling around thresholds, actually, the space in between thresholds, pointing tospaces “in-between”, transformative as well as transitional spaces, some name them “waiting areas” between appoint in space or time and the next, still unknown, invisible, remaining in the dark of what´s next. Talking about liminal spaces, to many people the falling away of “everything” comes to mind, accompanied by sensations such as doubt in all possible shapes and forms, the being on the verge of something, anxiety, disorientation, loss of control, “not-knowing-any-more”, the emptiness of some strange kind, unpleasant-ness at least. And of course, this is what it means to cross the threshold into the unknown, the other shore not visible, not even graspable if there might be any at all – so one might end up or remain in no-mans-land forever. Approaching it from that shore, actually, a choice we have taken and cultivated in a lifelong practice, all that makes perfect sense, as we are acting and perceiving from the realm of “Is-ness”, “Fixed-ness” and “Stability”. Reconsidering it as a “choice” real choice steps in – and liminality all of a sudden might appear as the “deep Not-Knowing”,“Presence of Everything”, pure potentiality still showing in its unexplored-ness, in its true nature. The absence of anything turning into the presence of everything, and many wisdom traditions pointing to that moon when cultivating that “deep Not-Knowing”, in Zen we call it “Beginners Mind”, others speaking about the “great Void”, “Emptiness”, “Gods eyes”, “Consciousness”, “Presence”, “Tathagata”, different label for one great seeing and knowing, seeing things as they really are. Living from that choice, actually cultivating our lives from that reality one would live, embedded in presence, in and out of endless abundance – honoring life in its true nature as rather being the ocean than the waves. In our last Conscious Conversations, our monthly community meet-up, we explored the idea of liminal spaces. The Conversation was hosted by our Advisors Yingzhao Liu and Christian Mayhofer. In case you missed the meetup you can watch the teaching about Liminal Spaces here: My journey towards Empowerment by Hugh Van Es So it’s a definite YES that empowerment is key to succesfully manage an organization as long as everyone is treated as a valuable member of the company. How Purpose has lost its meaning Why are we again in a situation where a meaningful concept is lost to a hype and ripped off its meaning? Creating Zones of Stability We need stability in agility and agility in stability. But the unquestioned bias towards change, innovation and transformation has lead to an imbalance of stable and flexible elements. CCG CONSCIOUS CONSULTING GMBH Osterleitengasse 7 office@ccg-group.eu Join the Community. Sign up to receive news and updates from the world of Conscious Consulting. We collect your email address solely for the purpose of sending your our newsletter. By clicking "Sign Me Up" you agree to our privacy policy. © All Rights Reserved 2021 - CCG Conscious Consulting GmbH	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line409
__label__wiki	0.59806	0.59806	CCM Winter Merchandise Available Online Stay cozy and warm in official CCM apparel this winter. The CCM Tribunal is sponsoring the college’s winter merchandise campaign to help raise funds for students. CCM hoodies, T-shirts and long-sleeved T-shirts are available for purchase online now through Feb. 10, 2019. A portion of the funds raised by sales benefit CCM students. CCM Tribunal has provided funding for social gatherings, the undergraduate opera, master classes, music stands and more. The fundraiser is going on now through Feb. 10, 2019, so be sure to order your new CCM swag and support CCM Tribunal’s initiatives while you still can! CCM winter merchandise is available for purchase online at uc.ignitecx.com/CCMWinter2019. About CCM Tribunal CCM Tribunal is the undergraduate Student Government at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. The Tribunal is comprised of students from every department within CCM. The organization’s mission is to provide support for CCM students by sponsoring projects that would otherwise not come to fruition. In addition, CCM Tribunal hosts school-wide social events throughout the year, provides concessions for CCM’s Mainstage Series productions, holds fundraisers for community engagement programs like WhizKids and participates in UC’s Relay for Life. You can learn more about the CCM Tribunal by visiting ccm.uc.edu/tribunal. Story by CCM Graduate Student Jonathan Dellinger CCM’s Moveable Feast Will Proceed As Scheduled Tonight CCM’s annual Moveable Feast Benefit Event will be held tonight, despite the University of Cincinnati’s closure. The festivities begin at 6:15 p.m. this evening! For more information about this evening’s event, please visit ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/save-the-date/moveable-feast-2016. Questions? Give us a call at 513-556-2100! CCM Celebrates the Sounds of the Season With Feast of Carols and Cincinnati Children’s Choir Holiday Concerts This Month Hundreds of voices will fill the stage of Corbett Auditorium this month as CCM celebrates the season with two separate holiday-themed concert programs. The annual Feast of Carols returns with 2 and 5 p.m. performances on both Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6. The following Saturday, Dec. 12, CCM ensemble-in-residence the Cincinnati Children’s Choir presents its Holiday Concert with performances at 2 and 5 p.m. The annual Feast of Carols – a tradition that dates back decades – will embrace a variety of holiday songs ranging from the classic and traditional to the contemporary. CCM’s Chamber Choir, Chorale and Concert Orchestra will be joined by the UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Cincinnati Children’s Choir and guest choirs from Elder, Sycamore and Walnut Hills High Schools for four performances of holiday favorites. Conductors Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Robyn Lana, Christopher Albanese, Alexander Sutton, David F. Allen, Kenneth Holdt and Anthony Nims invite audiences to sing along to cherished holiday carols during the spectacular “Fa-La-La” finale with audience, combined choirs and CCM’s Concert Orchestra. The Cincinnati Children’s Choir’s Holiday Concert will feature all 450 members of the Choir, including CCM resident choirs and satellite choirs from across the tri-state area, performing holiday songs from around the globe. Robyn Lana conducts. Only a limited number of seats remain for each of these performances! Please see individual listings below for ticket prices and additional information. 2 & 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 2 & 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 FEAST OF CAROLS CCM’s Chamber Choir, Chorale and Concert Orchestra, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses; Cincinnati Children’s Choir and guest choirs from Elder, Sycamore and Walnut High Schools Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Robyn Lana, Christopher Albanese, Alexander Sutton, David F. Allen, Kenneth Holdt and Anthony Nims, conductors Tickets: $15 adult, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE. 2 & 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 HOLIDAY CONCERT Cincinnati Children’s Choir Robyn Lana, music director Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice. For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots. Community Partner: ArtsWave CCM’s Illustrious Piano Faculty Artists Celebrate Warm Music From Cold Countries on Nov. 15 Faculty performers receive the spotlight at CCM during the 11th annual Pianopalooza concert on Sunday, Nov. 15. This year’s program features CCM’s esteemed piano faculty artists performing a collection of fiery music from Russia and elsewhere. In the spirit of the approaching winter season, this installment of Pianopalooza celebrates warm music from cold countries, including Chopin’s Winter Wind Étude, Edvarg Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King and “Waltz of the Flowers” from the classic holiday favorite, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite. The concert’s grand finale features a stunning 12-hand piano arrangement of “Mars” from Gustav Holst’s The Planets. “During the chilliest winters, these composers have warmed our hearts and fired our imaginations,” explains CCM Piano Department Chair Michael Chertock. “This music celebrates the season, defies the cold, longs for spring and summer, and sometimes simply shivers.” In addition to Chertock, who also serves as the concert’s master of ceremonies, Pianopalooza XI includes performances by faculty members Dror Biran, Caroline Hong, Hitomi Koyama, Kate Lee, Donna Loewy, Sandra Rivers, James Tocco and Andrew Villemez. CCM’s world-class pianists also welcome special guest Daniel Weeks to the stage for this concert. A critically acclaimed tenor, Weeks joined CCM’s faculty as Associate Professor of Voice this fall. Chertock promises that the concert will be an intimate and moving affair. “CCM’s Werner Recital Hall harbors two of the most beautiful pianos in the entire state of Ohio,” Chertock observes. “It’s the perfect acoustical space to experience this warm music.” The Nov. 15 concert is the first of two Pianopaloozas scheduled for CCM’s 2015-16 performance season. Next semester, CCM’s extraordinary young artists will take the spotlight for the Pianopalooza: Student Showcase on Sunday, April 3. Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, CCM Village Tickets to “Pianopalooza: Warm Music from Cold Countries” are $15 general admission, $10 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/concerts/piano. CCM is proud to be an All-Steinway School Welcome To CCM’s Spring Semester Performance Series HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s spring semester! Creative collaborations are an essential part of CCM’s vision of UnCompromising Excellence, and the concept of faculty and students working across divisional boundaries is one of five strategic priorities embedded within the ONECCM initiative. Through these efforts, the magic of building talent in front of your eyes comes alive on CCM Village’s many stages. CCM is showcasing these partnerships through once-in-a-lifetime performances this semester, and perhaps nothing speaks more vividly to the collaborative spirit than CCM’s Moveable Feast, a veritable smorgasbord of student and faculty artists from all corners of our college working together to create a single can’t-miss evening on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. CCM also brings world-class guest artists to campus through ongoing collaborations like Opera Fusion, a special co-presentation between CCM’s Bearcat Piano Festival and the Xavier University Classical Piano Series and even a guest appearance by Shanghai’s East China Normal University choir at an upcoming CCM Choral concert. Learn more about CCM’s schedule of public performances this spring by visiting ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/notations-ovations/spring-2015-calendar-of-events. CCM’s mission is to provide life-changing experiences within a highly creative and multidisciplinary artistic environment, and fortunately for us all, the lives that are changed through this process of education include YOU – CCM’s patrons. Peter Landgren, Dean Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music CCM Welcomes the Holidays with Choral Concerts in December CCM’s annual Feast of Carols. Photography by Dottie Stover. Hundreds of voices will fill the stage of Corbett Auditorium this December as CCM celebrates the season with a pair of holiday-themed concert programs! The annual Feast of Carols returns with 2 and 5 p.m. performances on both Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7. The following Saturday, Dec. 13, CCM’s ensemble-in-residence the Cincinnati Children’s Choir presents its Holiday Concert with performances at 2 and 5 p.m. Only a limited number of seats remain for each of these concerts. The annual Feast of Carols – a tradition that dates back decades – will embrace an eclectic mix of holiday songs ranging from the classic and traditional to the contemporary. CCM’s Chamber Choir, Chorale and Concert Orchestra, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Cincinnati Children’s Choir and outstanding area guest choirs, including Connor Middle School, Lakota East and Mason High Schools, will perform these treasures sounds. Conductors Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Robyn Lana, Christopher Albanese, Alexander Sutton, Becky Bertelsen, Becky Huddilston and Elaine Santos invite audiences to sing along to favorite holiday carols during the spectacular “Fa-La-La” Finale with audience, combined choirs and CCM’s Concert Orchestra. Only a limited number of seats remain for each of these performances. Please see individual listings below for ticket prices and additional information. CCM Slideshows: Hansel and Gretel CCM’s Mainstage Series resumes this evening with a contemporary production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s timeless opera Hansel and Gretel. Running Nov. 20 – 23, this magical production also features the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, ensemble-in-residence at CCM. Mark Gibson conducts with stage direction by Robin Guarino. Above, enjoy a preview slideshow of the opera that Richard Strauss regarded as “a masterpiece of the highest quality.” WCPO calls the opera the number one thing to do in Cincinnati this weekend, and the Cincinnati Enquirer and CityBeat have also highlighted the production! Learn even more about Hansel and Gretel here. Tickets to CCM’s Mainstage production of Hansel and Gretel are $31-35 adults, $20-24 non-UC students and $18-22 UC students with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/hansel-and-gretel-mainstage. CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation CCM Performs Claudio Monteverdi’s Large-Scale Masterwork ‘Vespers of 1610’ on Nov. 16 Guest artists and student soloists for CCM’s performance of Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers of 1610.’ Photography by Jay Yocis. Next Sunday, CCM will present Claudio Monteverdi’s masterwork Vespers of 1610, featuring regional and national Early Music guest artists, the CCM Chamber Choir, Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra and student soloists with CCM’s Director of Choral Studies Earl Rivers conducting. The performance will be staged at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati. “Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 is the Beethoven 5th of Early Music,” Rivers explains. “Monteverdi retained many of the Renaissance traditions in the work but fused the older style with the advent of the new, florid Early Baroque style of music. Vespers of 1610 is a significant international repertory work that students will be performing throughout their careers.” Anchoring the advent of music in the Baroque era as a large-scale masterwork, Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 displays a range of lavish colors for vocal and instrumental soloists; six, seven, eight and 10-voice choral textures; and virtuosic embellishments and improvisations. The first major choral/orchestral repertory work of the early Baroque period, Vespers of 1610 features solo, chamber and ensemble music displaying the historic past of Renaissance polyphony and Gregorian chant, as well as music of the future in the form of Baroque chamber duets, concerted choruses and large-scale instrumental movements. This lavish presentation will involve many participants such as Early Music guest and local artists including: Alexander Bonus and Stephen Escher, cornetto Christopher Canapa, Alex Krawczyk and Linda Pearse, sackbut A Continuo Group comprised of: Adriana Contino, cello Dieter Hennings, theorbo Annalisa Pappano, lirone and viola da gamba Elizabeth Motter, Baroque harp Rodney Stucky, archlute and Baroque guitar Michael Unger, continuo organ and harpsichord And featuring CCM student soloists: Grace Kahl and Jacqueline Stevens, soprano Paulina Villarreal, mezzo-soprano Allan Palacios Chan and Marcus Shields, tenor T. J. Capobianco, tenor (Duo Seraphim) Jacob Kincaide, bass Brandon Bell, bass-baritone (Laudate Pueri and Magnificat) About Alexander Bonus, cornetto Alexander Bonus maintains a varied career performing historic brass and keyboard instruments, in addition to his conducting, researching, and teaching activities. He has performed with ensembles including Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Folger Consort; Tragicomedia; Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra; the Washington Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble; the Newberry Consort; and Chicago Opera Theater. Dr. Bonus also appeared onstage in the Boston Early Music Festival production of Lully’s Psyché, and is heard on BEMF’s recording of this work, released on the CPO label. He holds a PhD in Musicology from Case Western Reserve University as well as MM and BM degrees from the Eastman School of Music. His scholarship appears in the latest edition of the Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments and Oxford Handbooks online among other sources. Dr. Bonus is the Assistant Professor of Music at Bard College, where he directs the Bard Baroque Ensemble and teaches courses in music history, theory, and historical performance practices. About Annalisa Pappano, viola da gamba and lirone Artistic director of Catacoustic Consort, Annalisa Pappano performs throughout the United States and Europe. She is recognized for bringing together the best international talent to present groundbreaking programs and landmark performances. Pappano studied at Indiana University’s Early Music Institute (Wendy Gillespie) and at Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Catharina Meints). She has performed throughout Belgium, England, Ireland, Colombia, Canada, and the U.S., has appeared on nationally syndicated radio and has played at the Berkeley and Vancouver Early Music Festivals and the Ojai Music Festival. Pappano is a member of Atalante (England) and has performed with numerous other ensembles including the Houston Grand Opera, the Cleveland Opera, the Portland Opera, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Les Voix Baroques, Opera Atelier, the Toronto Consort, the Concord Ensemble, Cappella Artemisia (Bologna), the Dublin Drag Orchestra, Wildcat Viols, and Consortium Carissimi. Pappano has taught at Viola da Gamba Society of America national conclaves, the Viola da Gamba Society Pacific Northwest and Northeast chapters, the San Diego Early Music Workshop, Viols West, the Madison Early Music Workshop and has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities. She led the Catacoustic Consort to win the grand prize in the Naxos / Early Music America Live Recording Competition and recorded a program of Italian laments on the Naxos label. Pappano completed a performance practice orchestra workshop at Miami University in Ohio. She is currently teaching viola da gamba at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. About Linda Pearse, sackbut Canadian-born Linda Pearse is recognized as a specialist in the exquisite musical repertoire of early seventeenth-century Italy. Dr. Pearse is Assistant Professor of Brass at Mount Allison University (New Brunswick) and Lecturer for Baroque trombone at Indiana University Bloomington. Following studies at McGill University, a career in Europe included regular performances with the Stuttgart Philharmoniker, Stuttgart Opera House, the Basel Symphony, La Cetra, piano possible and the Stuttgart Musical Theater. Pearse is the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Early Music Summer Baroque Workshop and directs the award-winning ensemble ¡Sacabuche! Recent performances include a twelve-concert tour to Beijing with the interdisciplinary program “Matteo Ricci: His Map and Music” (Dec 2010), a tour to Hong Kong and Macau China (June 2013), and tours to Victoria, Nanaimo, and Salt Spring Island, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, New York, San Francisco, Bloomington (IN), Madison (WI), Kansas City and Houston. Her most recent project “Venetia 1500” is inspired by the Barbari Aerial Woodcut of Venice from 1500 and creates a conversation between new music, early music, texts and images, that finds resonances with Maritime cultures in decline. Her critical edition of Seventeenth-Century Italian Motets with Trombone is published with A-R Editions (April 2014). Fourth & Sycamore Streets Tickets to Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 are $20 for general admission, $15 for non-UC students and free for UC students with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/monteverdi-vespers. Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice for CCM Box Office hours and location. Tickets will also be available beginning at 4 p.m. on the day of the performance at Christ Church Cathedral; cash and checks only at the door. For more information on Cathedral hours and parking, please visit www.christchurchcincinnati.org. CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation CCM’s production of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 is made possible by funding from the Cambridge Charitable Foundation and CCM’s Tangeman Sacred Music Center. The Ariel Quartet’s Beethoven Cycle Concludes with Performances on March 25, 27 and 29 Join us next week for the stunning conclusion to the Ariel Quartet’s Beethoven Cycle! The Ariel Quartet will finish its first complete tour of Beethoven’s string quartets with a trio of performances on March 25, 27 and 29. To celebrate the occasion, we are delighted to present an excerpt of Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Minor Op. 95, “Serioso,” recorded live in CCM’s Corbett Auditorium in January of 2014. Watch the video embed below or view it on YouTube here! Please see the schedule below for complete details. CCM News CCM Video CCM Musical Theatre Presents Annual Senior Showcase on March 13 and 15 CCM’s Class of 2014 in Musical Theatre, performing during CCM’s 2012 Moveable Feast. Photography by Dottie Stover. Cincinnati audiences will get a sneak peek of an original showcase created by the 2014 graduating class from CCM’s Department of Musical Theatre during the annual “Not Famous Yet” Showcase, which runs on March 13 (Friends of CCM benefit performance) and March 15 in UC’s Patricia Corbett Theater. The March 13 benefit performance starts at 7 p.m. and features dinner by the bite and a post-performance celebration. Tickets for this benefit event are on sale now. For tickets and additional information, click here. The March 15 performances take place at 5 and 8 p.m. and are free, but reservations are required. Tickets for these free performances become available at noon on Monday, March 10. CCM Alumni Applause CCM News Student Salutes	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line410
__label__cc	0.698272	0.301728	1914 1918 Menu Private George Kelly 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Service No: S/2406 Click here for a frameable A4 print Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Kelly of 303g Main St, Coatbridge. From the 1901 Census - Address - 2 Stable Row, Coatbridge - Joseph Kelly aged 36, Mary Ann Kelly aged 53, Joseph Kelly aged 13, Mary Ann Kelly aged 9, George Kelly aged 7, Emma Jane Kelly aged 4, Sarah Kelly aged 2, lodgers John Walker aged 34, Catherine Walker aged 30, Eliza Jane Walker aged 3, Robert John Walker aged 1. George also had sisters named Polly and Kathie. George's Pension was awarded to his mother Mary Ann on the 12/05/1916 then to his sister Kathie Kelly when his mother died on the 28/08/1924. Born / Resided Coatbridge / 303g Main St, Coatbridge. Killed in Action on the 09/05/1915 on the opening day of the Battle of Aubers Coatbridge 1914 Imperial Tube Works. Buried / Remembered Le Touret Memorial (Panel 38 and 39), Pas de Calais, France. Cemetery / Memorial Information The Le Touret Memorial commemorates over 13,400 British soldiers who were killed in this sector of the Western Front from the beginning of October 1914 to the eve of the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and who have no known grave. Almost all of the men commemorated on the Memorial served with regular or territorial regiments from across the United Kingdom and were killed in actions that took place along a section of the front line that stretched from Estaires in the north to Grenay in the south. This part of the Western Front was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the first year of the war, including the battles of La Bassée (10 October – 2 November 1914), Neuve Chapelle (10 – 12 March 1915), Aubers Ridge (9 – 10 May 1915), and Festubert (15 – 25 May 1915). Soldiers serving with Indian and Canadian units who were killed in this sector in 1914 and 1915 whose remains were never identified are commemorated on the Neuve Chapelle and Vimy memorials, while those who fell during the northern pincer attack at the Battle of Aubers Ridge are commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. > In August 1914 the Battalion were in Agra, India and were part of the Dehra Dun Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division. On the 21/09/1914 they moved to France, landing at Marseilles on the 12/10/1914. George arrived in France on the 21/01/1915. The Battle of Aubers, 9th - 10th May 1915 : A disastrous attack that cost 11,000 British casualties for no material gain : it was a minor supporting operation to a much larger French attack in an action known as the Second Battle of Artois. On the 9 May : the Southern pincer : At 05.30 am in the area of the Indian Corps, the lead battalions of the Dehra Dun Brigade of the Meerut Division (2/2nd Ghurkas, 1/4th and 1st Seaforth Highlanders) were so badly hit by enemy fire that no men got beyond their own parapet and the front-line and communications trenches were soon filled with dead and wounded men. British casualties in the Southern pincer on the 09/05/1915 - 1st Division : 3,968 of which 160 Officers, 7th (Meerut) Division : 2,629 of which 94 Officers, 47th (2nd London) Division : 79 of which 2 Officers, 2nd Division : 20 of which no Officers. The 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders casualties - 509, of which 21 Officers. George is also remembered on the St John's Church and Stewarts and Lloyds Rolls of Honour (see photos). See photos for George's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clipping, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Le Touret Memorial Panel List, his name on the Le Touret Memorial, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, the Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge and George's Pension Records x 4. We have made this information and the images available under a Creative Commons BY-NC license. This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement: © coatbridgeandthegreatwar.com There are no comments yet for Private George Kelly. Be the first to leave one. Do you have any information about or memories of Private George Kelly that you would like to share? Or even if you would just like to leave a message to say you've been here, please leave a comment below. *Please note that all comments are verified by a moderator before appearing on the site. All fields are required except links to photos. 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__label__cc	0.731236	0.268764	Tag Archives: action Bad day for Fulminites I’ve been working toward this scene for a long time. I knew the writing would go fast, but that usually means it needs repairs. I’ll do what I can on that front later. Serang reached the Fulminite temple with her army. This place wasn’t quite the pushover some of her previous battle were. They stacked the deck as best as possible, but those Black Assassins are rough. Then there was the High Detonator, who Serang faced alone. I like the way this scene played out, because she snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. (Stealing an old World of Sports line) I also enjoyed the final appearance of the Fu Dogs. I got a bit emotional writing it, but that’s nothing new. (Who knows, I may decide I need them one more time as the rest of this tale unfolds. It really feels like the end for them.) There is also a bit where Serang has to do a bit of soul searching. (While drunk, as is her way.) I want to go back over that to make it perfect. It involves the realization that she was born of the great temple purge, and she just did the same thing to the Fulminites. The temple purging has driven her entire life, and now she has to face this. I also actually used onomatopoeia in one place. I’ve added some graphics to The Hat series before, but nothing quite like this. I think it works, but there is plenty of time to think it over. I’d like to get more words out of this, but action scenes shouldn’t be long drawn out affairs. Yes, it was a city wide battle. I followed Serang, and readers will have to assume other fighting was going on at the same time. Grand total today was 3500 words. That includes the opening volley, fighting in the streets, the one-on-one battle, plus dealing with Fu Dogs and Serang’s drinking binge. Somehow I thought all this would fill chapters, but it feels right as is. Next up is Serang getting over herself, then making plans, and delivering a speech to the peasants. I want that to come off like a big deal. What’s your thought on action scenes? I think they need to be short. I could make this more of a battlefront with several action scenes, punctuated by reflective sections, but I don’t think it needs it. Serang is still a hero, and on her worst day she still kicks ass. Tagged as action, fu dogs, Lanternfish, pirates, Serang, word metrics War of Nytefall – Ravenous #fantasy #vampires Today, we welcome back Charles Yallowitz to Entertaining Stories. Charles is a regular here, both as a participant and guest. He’s hosted me many times for my book releases, and I’m honored to return the favor. He’s here to tell us all about his newest publication. Make sure to use those sharing buttons, and even reblog the post to help him out. If you were ever a guest here, Charles shared your post, so make him feel welcome. The world of the Dawn Fangs is about to explode into chaos thanks to Desirae Duvall. Cover Art by Alison Hunt In the shadows of Windemere, fangs are sprouting from the least likely of maws. News is spreading that wild beasts with vampiric natures have been attacking mortals and carrying off random victims. With the Dawn Fangs still a secret from mortal society, Clyde fears that these strange creatures will reveal his peoples’ existence before they are ready. Old enemies and trusted friends begin to disappear as the investigation goes deeper into a business that has been lurking in the shadows of Windemere for decades. Those who return are beholden to a new master whose cunning is matched only by her primal desires. As his allies disappear, Clyde is left with the one he trusts the most in all of the world to help him solve this mystery. Too bad Mab has her own secret that can cause more damage to Nytefall than any vampiric beast. Is this how the Dawn Fangs will be revealed to Windemere? Still need more to wet your appetite? Then enjoy this excerpt: Titus shrugs the girl off his shoulders and grips his blades, but refuses to draw them to avoid causing a scene. The warriors around him are on edge from overhearing Lost’s words and seeing his reaction, but they follow his example and keep their weapons sheathed. The Vengeance Hounds know that it is only a matter of time before the mortals with weaker wills lose control and drive the others into panic. They can hear the rumors of a deadly beast stalking the hunting party ripple through the crowd, each telling more gruesome and bone-chilling than the previous version. Several warriors ignore the warnings of their companions and draw their weapons, but keep them out of sight. Two of the casters begin to chant, which is revealed by the sparkle of magic on their lips. One by one, the lines of warriors stop walking and assume various defensive formations. Frustrated by the collapse of her army, the priestess turns around and tries to assure everyone that they are safe. Standing in the middle of the blossoming chaos, the Vengeance Hounds can only watch as the woman loses her temper and shouts at the archers who were supposed to maintain control. The warriors go silent when a booming roar erupts from above and a large shadow passes over the area. With a gurgling scream, the priestess collapses in a heap and stares unblinking at the sky. The archers move away from the drooling woman, whose breathing has stopped as if she has been instantly turned off. Landing in front of the hunting party, a crimson-scaled Verenstone Dragon unfurls its muscular tails with one to each side and the other arching over its reptilian head. The thick ridge of black hair going down its back rustles and shivers in the breeze, which heats up as the monster bellows once more. Curled against its side are wings composed entirely of blue flame that licks at the trampled grass, but they are not hot enough to ignite the emerald blades. Leaning forward, the terrifying predator sniffs at the braindead priestess and chuckles before swallowing the body whole. In the brief moment that its mouth is open wide, the Vengeance Hounds notice that two of its teeth are changing as if they are stretching out of the gums. The plaque-covered ivory is curved in a way that makes it clear that they are fangs and the beast is in desperate need of a fresh meal. Its eyes scan the mortals and stop on the three Dawn Fangs for a moment, but it is enough to tell them that the cunning creature recognizes their true nature. “A vampiric dragon,” Titus mutters under his breath. Get War of Nytefall: Ravenous on Amazon for $2.99! Add it to your Goodreads To-Read Lists! Need to catch up? Then, check out Volumes 1-4 of War of Nytefall! Interested in more Windemere? Then don’t forget to check out Charles E. Yallowitz’s first series: Legends of Windemere All Cover Art by Jason Pedersen Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After spending many years fiddling with his thoughts and notebooks, he decided that it was time to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house with only pizza and seltzer to sustain him, Charles brings you tales from the world of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you and drawing you into a world of magic. Blog: www.legendsofwindemere.com Twitter: @cyallowitz Facebook: Charles Yallowitz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyallowitz/ Enjoy the adventure by clicking here! Tagged as action, adventure, fantasy, magic, monsters, New release, Windemere November 4, 2019 · 12:02 PM It worked. It’s a book I allowed myself that extra hour of sleep the time change provided. This isn’t my first book, so I didn’t completely panic when I got up. I went through my morning routine, fed the dogs, etc. When I check email, Amazon said it was a book. I dedicated some time to updating BookBub, Goodreads, claiming the book for my Amazon author site, all those fun things. I also updated Entertaining Stories so Serang shows up in the sidebar. I’m too lazy to cover my banner image with bamboo or jungle vines, so I’ll leave Clovis’ car and dog there for now. I could ask Sean for an art update, but I’m trying to save a buck here and there. As of now, the cover in the sidebar links to Amazon. Then I did something unusual. I added another 1500 to 1800 words to Grinders. This one is racing toward the finish line, and I want to clear my deck so I can take Lanternfish back up. I wrote one promotional post and sent it out, then decided to update my blog. Here is some data about Serang. Monastic life is all about duty, service, harmony. For Serang, a young girl abandoned at the temple by her mother after the death of her father, that life becomes all she knows. The monks give her purpose, and become her new family. When political upheaval causes chaos throughout the land, Serang again loses everything and everyone she loves. Alone, she struggles to survive. She convinces a wandering monk to take her under his wing and complete her training. Thus begins her adventures through strange lands and her trials to become a confident, capable, independent adult. This is a coming of age story set in a fantasy world. It’s filled with monsters and martial arts, difficulties and dangers. The serious situations preclude the story from the levity of its predecessor, Voyage of the Lanternfish, but it provides a compelling look at the origin of one of the saga’s most fascinating characters. This story is a supporting story to the Lanternfish trilogy. Serang was so interesting, and her part of the world so different than other places in that story, that I though she deserved her own tale. I also intend for it to hold people over while I finish writing the next volume. I hope you guys will give it a chance sometime this winter. Tagged as action, adventure, fantasy, magic, martial arts, Serang, Voyage of the Lanternfish Fallout, by Harmony Kent Hey everyone. One of my great pleasures is to help my fellow authors with their promotions. Harmony Kent is an old friend and she’s touring her newest book around right now. Please make her feel welcome, and consider using those sharing buttons. I know Harmony would do it for you. Hi, everyone. Harmony here. Many thanks to Craig for hosting me today. I have a new book on pre-order called FALLOUT, which is a post-apocalyptic dystopia. This novel started out life by playing a little game. I sat and closed my eyes and imagined an empty room … in that room, a vial appeared. A dull orange plastic thing covered in scratches. It sloshed when I shook it. From that tiny beginning, the world of Exxon 1 and its deadly virus was born. Why is Kaleb so eager to help Priya with the vial? Why doesn’t he just take it from her? Why does Priya still trust Kaleb? Emotions grew around the visual memory like mould. Unwanted and poisonous. He had been but a boy. Young and weak and ignorant. He hadn’t known the way of the world. Not back then. And still, the old feelings held him prisoner so that he could not simply walk away from the woman bleeding out on the dirt floor. Pity and remorse squashed his logic into a dark corner. He had to help her. The responsibilities of his mission—what they meant for mankind—warred with his desire, his need, to help the young victim. Duty pulled his left leg toward the exit. Pity drew his right toward the woman. If he didn’t make up his mind soon, he’d end up doing the splits. With a sigh of frustrated annoyance, he squatted by the beaten body again. Only then did he notice what the rat had been chewing on. Her left little finger was missing, gnawed down to the lowest knuckle joint in a mess of bloodied flesh and gristle. WHEN EVERYTHING FALLS APART, WHAT CAN YOU DO? The year is 3040. The location is Exxon 1, part of a six-planet system in settled space. Determined to avoid the mistakes of old Earth, the surviving humans avoided democracy and opted, instead, for a non-elective totalitarian system. The new way worked well, until now. A crazy, despotic president releases a nano-virus on the population. No one was ready for the fallout. It came anyway. In this post-apocalyptic world, can you stay safe? FALLOUT Pre-order Link: mybook.to/FALLOUT After spending around thirteen years as an ordained Buddhist monk, living in a Zen Buddhist temple, and six years after a life-changing injury following a surgical error, Harmony Kent returned to the world at the tender age of forty. Now, she is famous for her laughter, and has made quite the name for herself … she’s also, um, a writer … and fairly well known for that too. She’s even won a few awards. Harmony lives in rural Cornwall with her ever-present sense of humour, adorable husband, and quirky neighbours. Harmony is passionate about supporting her fellow authors. Website: https://harmonykent.co.uk/ Story Empire (co-authored): https://storyempirecom.wordpress.com/ Amazon Author Page: author.to/HarmonysBooks Twitter: @harmony_kent LinkedIn: Harmony Goodreads: Author Page Tagged as action, dystopia, FALLOUT, Game of Thrones meets The Stand, great read, Harmony Kent, Kindle, nano, new book, post-apocalyptic, suspense, virus SCROTUS, on #LisaBurtonRadio Welcome all you veterans and dirt cowboys, you Hog aficionados of all kinds. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show that brings you characters from the books you love. Today, my special guest is Shawna Kretchman, Chief of police on the Pine Creek Indian reservation. “Welcome to the show, Shawna.” “Aww…thanks, Lisa. I’ve heard a lot about you. (From my other half, the one with the big mouth…) Really looking forward to meeting you.” “Nice to finally meet you. We had your friend, Fish, on the show last year.” “Oh, really? What did he say about me? Gotta tell ya, parts of me are afraid to ask…and I love the guy.” “Nice things, I promise. He said something about a motor home in Twin Falls, and you putting him in jail, twice. But it was all really nice.” “That’s right, Lisa. Locked him and his two buds up twice. First, for stealing a humongous RV. But we released them when we found out they had just repoed it. Then, we had to invite them back for another visit, after one of our guys found a stiff in the bus’s freezer. Turned out, it was the RV’s owner, who had gotten popped by his long-suffering girlfriend.” “How did you wind up going from Twin Falls, Idaho, to the Sioux Reservation?” “Well, after we cut Fish and his buds loose for the second time, I happened to mention that I ride a Harley, too – just like him. One thing led to another and he invited me down to visit him in Malibu for a few days of sun, good rides and some whatever. I showed up right when he and his two buds were getting ready to leave for a week-long blow-out in Sturgis, South Dakota—the biggest biker party in the biz. So, I rode along. And after three bar fights, a wrestling match in a ring full of chocolate pudding and a firefight with a bunch of hired killers, the rest is history.” “So what does a week at Pine Falls look like for the Police Chief?” “Well, it’s a long way from what you probably think. I mean, the Lakota Sioux are a pretty spiritual people in their own way. Treating each other with respect is huge on the Rez. And, since alcohol is banned there, drunks and bar fights are in pretty short supply. Now, we DID have a bunch of petroleum pipeline workers show up on their day off. And, hammered doesn’t even come close. They were inside the supermarket, tearing the place up and looking to pick up where John Wayne left off. Five beat-up store employees and a pair of huge, busted front windows later, I showed up. Tried to give them the choice of peaceably getting with the program, and ended up having to go all Godzilla on their hindquarters. Our visitors took home about fourteen busted teeth, a broken ankle, three crippled knees, one concussion, a dislocated shoulder, two broken jaws…and the grand prize winner got his own personal trache tube after I crushed his windpipe. I guess you had to be there.” “Whoa…But listen, I heard you recently got involved with something even bigger. Set the stage a bit for us, if you will.” “Ok, remember that petroleum pipeline that got bullied through a couple of states? Picture this—the president is due to fly out for the pipeline’s big grand opening celebration. I’m out at the state fairgrounds making sure my people are in place for the ceremony. Secret Service agents are running around checking ID’s and taking into their coat sleeves. All of a sudden, a parade of big black SUV’s pull onto the grounds…enough to make it look like a bigtime Mafia funeral. And in the center of the parade is the presidential limo. Before I know what’s happening, some little gerbil scurries over and tells me that President Tiny Fingers just HAS to meet me. So, while I’m walking over to the limo with him, our Liar in Chief tosses all of his Secret Service agents out of the car, because he needs some alone time with me.” “But it all went off the rails. Tell our listeners what went down.” “Lisa, off the rails doesn’t even begin to come close. First thing Orange Boy does is cough a whole container of chewed up Tic Tacs into his hand. THEN he shakes hands with me. Then, he gets my name wrong more times than you can count and informs me that he and I are going to have an affair to remember.” “Ewwwww!” “Right. Then, the party kicks into high gear. Naturally, I turn down his affair invitation. So, he unzips and whips out the teeniest little skin flute known to man and tries to get me to play a tune on it. As if! So, I tell him ‘no’ in terms any genetic throwback can understand. He sulks out his window for a couple of seconds, then pounces on me. Threatens to have his buddies in Russia pop a cap on me, and then tries to give me a pelvic exam through my uniform pants. “Now, my momma always said that a lady doesn’t execute a sitting president. So, I did the next best thing. I subdued that idiot, slapped the cuffs on him, read him his rights, and charged him with a boatload of violent felonies, including attempted rape.” “So is the President in jail right now? I know jurisdictional issues are a nightmare on a reservation.” “Boy, is he in jail. And, thanks to a prosecutor and judge who agreed with my recommendations about him being a major league flight risk, that’s where he’s gonna stay until there’s a verdict.” “There must be some political fallout. Did you get called out on Twitter?” “Fallout? You have no idea. First, the White House sends the Attorney General out to drop the charges. Too bad the reservation is sovereign and separate from the U.S. government, so he has no authority. Then, he tries to bribe the prosecutor and me into dropping the charges, and ends up in the cell next to Orange Boy. “Then, the White House Chief of Staff orders South Dakota’s governor to activate their National Guard, bust a lot of heads and free the prez. Too bad their commanding general decided to go rogue, and brought the entire guard down to the rez to fight on our side. “Then, the pipeline company rents a couple of hundred security ‘contractors’ and has them try to break president Tiny Hands out of the slammer. Let’s just say, that puppy wouldn’t hunt.” “Don’t leave us hanging. Testify, sister. What have they done to you?” “Well, I did have a couple of days where things didn’t look good. One of the corrupt rocket scientists in Orange Boy’s cabinet talked to somebody. Who talked to somebody else. Eventually the word filtered down to the Republican Sheriff in the state capitol. He passed the governor’s orders along to the head of the county’s SWAT group. Next thing I knew, they grabbed me up in a bogus 911 call, and were going try to trade me for president Tiny Fingers. “Ok, obviously, I made it out of that. But you’re going to have to read the book to get the whole story. I will say this: we were lucky the president’s cabinet and the Republicans in Congress were so corrupt, stupid and out of touch. They got really cocky when they thought they had us surrounded. “Which was right where we wanted them.” “Nobody should be above the law. Right or wrong, you have to trust the process here. Any closing remarks for our listeners today?” “Well I kind of loved what Fish had to say after the dust settled on the whole thing. “I bet it’s gonna be a long time before another Republican president misbehaves on Shawna’s beat…” “Shawna, I wish you all the best here. Stay strong and you’ll come out on top, maybe. “Listeners can learn all about Shawna and how this shakes out in the book SCROTUS So-Called Ruler Of The U.S., by Jeff Lee. I’ll post all the pertinents on the website after I sign off. “Make sure to use those sharing buttons on your way out today. Jeff and Shawna would do it for you, when your character appears on the next Lisa Burton Radio.” “Fish” Fishbein and his girlfriend, Shawna Kretschman, have a nice, quiet life. He’s L.A.’s repo man and bounty hunter to the stars, and she runs the police force on a South Dakota Sioux reservation. Then, the President of the United States comes to town. And her quiet life turns upside down when she has to arrest him for trying to forcibly exercise his ‘executive privilege’ on her in the back of the presidential limo. Shawna wants the tiny-handed prez to stand trial for his assault and a handful of other violent felonies. But first, she and Fish will have to take on a corrupt Attorney General who wants to dismiss all charges, and an army of private security contractors out for blood. And down in the White House Situation Room, the supremely unqualified, corrupt and wealthy members of the president’s cabinet are negotiating with the Russians to invade the country and free their woman-groping boss. If this goes on much longer, someone is going to have to step in and save Shawna, Fish and the American people from their own government. They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows. In SCROTUS’ case, very strange. Very fast-paced and very funny, too. With more Alternate Facts than you can shake a White House Press Liaison at. Imagine All the President’s Men meets Jason Bourne and The Three Stooges. It’s bigly. It’s beautiful. You’re gonna love it. It’s a done deal. Pick up your copy on Amazon: bit.ly/tinyfingers Born in New York and raised near San Francisco, I’ve been a copywriter and creative director for some of the country’s most creative ad agencies. Won a lot of silly awards for my creativity and wise-ass sense of humor. And I’ve been writing in L.A. since before KC even HAD a Sunshine Band. So, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that, given half a chance, this city can be a never-ending cavalcade of rib-tickling fun — and funny — things, people and approaches to this thrill ride we call life. Like phony televangelists who produce biblical-themed porn for the faithful. Bat-shit crazy showbiz moms. Defrocked talent agents posing as Reality Show producers. The Rose Parade. And on. It never freakin’ ends with this place. There’s always something — or someone — to gape at and giggle over. I tell ya, you’ve just GOT to love this town! It’s the law. Amazon Author Page: amzn.to/ 20j8CQp Facebook Author Page: on.fb.me/1QPczqQ Website: jeffleewriter.weebly.com Twitter: @jfredlee Tagged as action, adventure, comedy, political Beyond Barlow, on #LisaBurtonRadio Hello all you Lost Boys and Merry Men, you misplaced children of all stripes. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show out there bringing you the characters from the stories you love. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and today my special guest is Ford Barlow, he’s a runaway stepchild who falls in with a group similar to himself. “Welcome to the show, Ford.” “Are you…are you of the gods…from out there?” “In a manner of speaking. And where are you currently?” “Right here. I mean, in the woods. I wanted to get away from the others for a bit, ya know? And I found this totem in this glade. I’ve never seen one like this before, with lady parts and all.” “Oh yeah. Now please speak clearly into the ears of the magic totem. Now, Ford, what would make a young man leave his home so suddenly?” “Well, I’m ashamed to say I made a bad mistake, you see, and someone got hurt, well, killed if I’m honest. I didn’t mean to! It just happened, so I had to leave. I took to these woods and been here ever since.” “But I understand you’re not living like an animal. There are others in the forest. What can you tell our listeners… um, the spirit thingies about them?” “Oh yeah! I met these folks ‘bout my age. They call themselves the Wayward Boys and they took me in, treat me good.” “Camping out with your buds, and living off the land doesn’t sound so bad.” “No, it ain’t so bad at all. We got along all right, but sometimes are better than others. Winter’s awful hard. Cold cuts right through to the bone and there’s never enough to eat. Whenever we wasn’t all bundled up in our hideout, we’d be out sniffing ‘bout the towns for this and that. I’m ashamed to admit, ma’am or mistress, we take from others now and again when needs must. But I tell you true, it’s not by want, not on my part. All I want’s to get my father’s axe back to him. I took it when I wasn’t thinking straight and, well, I just want him to know I’m better than that.” “That’s kind of a deep well. Could you maybe slip back one night and leave a note tied around the axe handle?” “Well, I can’t write and neither can any the Boys, and we don’t have nothing to write with even if we could. And besides, there’s something creeping around out there just now, something nobody’s ever seen before. It’s like demon’s magic or something. Don’t know what it is, but it ain’t good.” “Ford, I really hope you can find closure with your father somehow. You have to remember that life goes on though. What do you think your future holds?” “Don’t know…You’re of the gods, maybe you could tell me!” “Well, um. I guess you have to accept your circumstances and make the best life you can. If you don’t like something, change it.” “That would be nice… The Boys want to keep me around and I don’t know how I’d get away. Even if I did, where would I go? I couldn’t go back home. They don’t want me back.” “That’s a problem, for sure. Maybe you can work your way up in the group and find a new life somewhere else?” “Hmmm, that’s a thought maybe!” “Any final thought for the, um, spirits today?” “I just want to give my thanks for the help of the gods.” “Thanks for, you know, entertaining the spirits today, Ford. “If you want to read more about Ford and his friends, pick up a copy of Beyond Barlow, by Jason R. Koivu. I’ll post all the deets on the website. Please use those sharing buttons today to help spread the word. I know Jason would do it for you, and we could probably trick Ford into doing the same. For Lisa Burton Radio, I’m Lisa Burton.” Ford Barlow is banished from his home and the clansmen he loves after a tragic accident forces him into joining a band of thieving boys. Adventure and fun abound and it seems Ford has found a perfectly fine new home until a mysterious massacre chases the boys away from their beloved woodland hideaway. They pass through a magical and dangerous forest into the arms of conniving bandits. These vicious men and his conscience push Ford to the brink of his moral limits in Beyond Barlow. Review snippet “The story was so full of twists and turns that I had trouble putting it down…” – Jasmin Brooks, Amazon user You can pick up a copy of Beyond Barlow right here. You can catch up with Jason at jasonrkoivu@mail.com, or on his website. Tagged as action, adventure, coming of age, faerie, fantasy, fiction, magic, sword & sorcery September 29, 2017 · 12:10 AM Blood Match, by Don Massenzio Don a a great supporter of independent authors, and he’s certainly supported this one. Let’s help him launch his new book today. You might consider following Don’s blog too. He’s the kind of person all authors need to know. – CB Introducing Kindle Scout Candidate – Blood Match – By Don Massenzio Blood Match, a new thriller by Don Massenzio is currently a candidate in the Kindle Scout Program. What is the Kindle Scout Program? Kindle Scout is reader-powered publishing for new, never-before-published books. … Selected books will be published by Kindle Press and receive 5-year renewable terms, an advance, royalties and featured Amazon marketing. A Little about the book: Intelligence analyst Jake Balrich boards his Monday morning flight, as he has so many times, for routine field work. When the plan lands, a passenger fails to wake up. Jake soon realizes that the death was not accidental and that the murderous plot was meant for him. The situation soon spins out of control with Balrich running for his life trying to prove his own innocence as he struggles with an unknown enemy that seems to guess his every move. Blood Match is a terrorism thriller examines how far someone will go to reach the height of power and ambition with little regard for human life. Follow Jake, Balrich as he enlists the help of Commander Brad Rafferty, to take down an enemy more powerful and dangerous than the United States has ever faced. Some of you may recognize this story. It originally appeared as a weekly serial on my blog under the name Road Kill. The story has been reworked and many extras have been added to turn it into this novel. Why is it a Kindle Scout Candidate? If Don’s book is selected for publication by Kindle Scout, it can help take his writing to the next level in terms of exposure and recognition. First and foremost, you can vote to nominate the book. The campaign goes up on September 20th at midnight and will continue through October 20th. You can vote for it and preview the opening of the book by clicking HERE. How can you help even more? Spread the word. Don has made it easy for you using something called Thunderclap. Thunderclap is a social media tool that allows you to effortlessly spread the word using your social media accounts with a pre-written message. All of your followers will receive the message. You can help by signing up for the Thunderclap campaign HERE. Apart from Don’s eternal gratitude, if his book is selected, you will receive a free pre-launch copy from Amazon and will have the opportunity to officially review it before its launch. That is a free book for you, but it also help, yet again, by allowing the book to launch with established reviews. Twitter: @dmassenzio Tagged as action, adventure, series, terrorism, Thriller March 3, 2017 · 12:38 AM My GRL Relaunch “Hi this is Craig.” “Hello. Is this Craig Boyack of Entertaining Stories?” “Yes, it is, who’s this?” “Hey Craig. It’s John Howell of Fiction Favorites.” “Oh, hi John. I didn’t recognize your voice.” “I don’t think we’ve spoken before so I’m not surprised.” “So, what can I do for you, John.” “You may have heard I’m relaunching My GRL.” “Yeah I heard about that. You’ve been blogging about it for a while.” “I know, right? I was wondering if we could do a guest post on your site?” “So why are you relaunching My GRL.? I liked it first time around.” “it’s a little complicated but long story short is my contract with the publisher is finished.” “You can renew, can’t you?” “Well, yes but I was not so thrilled with the cover which they chose.” “Ah. You had no cover control?” “No, and since all the promotion was up to me they never authorized any kind of price discounts. Made it a little tough to attract new readers.” “You published His Revenge and Our Justice on your own right. How’d you do that?” “I got a waver on the characters and went ahead and published the next two.” “Wait. They had the rights to your characters?” “Yup. For the term of the agreement which was three years. It was clear they didn’t want to publish the next two, so I asked for and received a waiver.” “Is this character rights thing common?” “More common than you’d think. That’s why it’s real important for authors to read their contracts carefully.” “Makes you glad to be an Indie, doesn’t it?” “It sure does. How about that post? You have an opening.” “I think we just finished a post. How about we run this conversation. It might help some authors make better decisions on their path to getting published.” “That would be great, Craig. Oh yes, Let’s not forget to mention My GRL is at a special introductory price of $0.99.” “You got it, John.” “Thanks, Craig. Say hey to Lisa for me. Talk to you later.’ “I will. Bye John.” The cover is new and the book edited once again to enhance the experience. What is really nice is the price has been cut for the introduction. You can buy the kindle version for a special introductory price of John J. Cannon successful San Francisco lawyer takes a well-deserved leave of absence from the firm and buys a boat he names My GRL. He is unaware that his newly purchased boat had already been targeted by a terrorist group. John’s first inkling of a problem is when he wakes up in the hospital where he learns he was found unconscious next to the dead body of the young woman who sold him the boat in the first place. John now stands between the terrorists and the success of their mission. Here is the link to Amazon for the Kindle version Here is the link to Amazon for the Paper version Check them out and read the first few pages on Amazon. Also, you can check out John Cannon's other two adventures, as well as, the new My GRL at John W. Howell’s Author Page John began his writing as a full-time occupation after an extensive business career. His specialty is thriller fiction novels, but John also writes poetry and short stories. His first book, My GRL, introduces the exciting adventures of the book's central character, John J. Cannon. The second Cannon novel, His Revenge, continues the adventure, while the final book in the trilogy, Our Justice, launched in September 2016. All books are available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. John lives in Port Aransas, Texas with his wife and their spoiled rescue pets. I've just gotta add my 2¢ to this one. I've read these books and they are wonderful. With the relaunch, there's never been a better time to jump into the John J. Cannon stories. John Howell has a wonderful blog, and you really ought to check it out, it's called Fiction Favorites. Tagged as action, adventure, Annapolis Midshipmen, explosion, fiction, hostage, Intrepid, John Cannon, kidnap, My Grl, Port of New York, terrorism, Thriller Fizzle the Drite, on Lisa Burton Radio Hi, and welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I'm your host, Lisa the robot girl, and we're going to try something a little bit different today. There is a character I've been dying to interview, but he's kind of hard to catch up with. Fizzle is a drite, and they can be kind of reclusive. If we don't find him, I may have to think on the fly here for something to broadcast. I have a secret weapon though. I bought a beautiful basket of organic apples the last time I was at Whole Foods. <Pop> “OH! You scared me. Are you Fizzle?” “Fizzle is Fizzle. Told to speak of self here. Uh . . . Fizzle small dragon. Fizzle live in woods. Fizzle leave woods to help friends. Tradespeak hard. Fizzle learn from tiny human. Fizzle love apples. What organic?” “Oh my gosh, you're so cute. For those listening, Fizzle looks like a dragonfly, in that he's a small dragon with dragonfly wings.” “Fizzle called drite. Not like big dragons or fake dragons. Fizzle and kind dif . . diffe . . . other thing. Drites small with great magic. Fizzle hide easy and have spell called disin . . . dis . . . make bad things go poof. Friends like warning when Fizzle cast poof spell. Give time to be safe. Fizzle have great aim, so no worry. Oh, drites have long tails too.” “Don't you guys usually protect a forest or something?” “Many drites protect nature. Not all. Some lazy and some curious. Fizzle protect Visindor Forest and sword lady’s school. Fizzle there before school, but Betty make yummy apple pies. Betty not sword lady. She friend of sword lady. Fizzle leave home and job to cousin. Plimp odd, but strong and good. He planting pine trees. Says pinecones yummier than apples. Fizzle not agree.” “So why would you leave that all behind? It must be pretty important.” <smack, chomp, burp> “Fizzle’s friends need help. Luke get into trouble. He need guarding while part of prophecy. Other champions help, but Fizzle protect Luke first. Also, like Nyx smell and Delvin know how to make apple pie. Timoran fun to perch on too. Sari just fun. Fizzle like having friends. Fizzle make sure they stay safe. Gods tell Fizzle to keep them safe.” “You're pretty small, what would you do if someone threatened your friends.” “Fizzle say magic. Fizzle very fast and smart. Stay hidden until strike. Bad people never see Fizzle coming. Well, blue lady did once. Evil Man did too, but Fizzle smack him. Evil Man very scary. Fizzle friends all hurt by him. Fizzle too when caught by surprise. Fizzle no like Evil Man. Rather fight Lich, who is a rotting man. Make that one go poof, but he not stay poofed. Very frus . . . frustr . . . make Fizzle pout.” “Sounds like they could use some protecting. Do you ever sleep?” “Fizzle have regular sleep. Also have long sleep. Drites need growing sleep for month to get stronger. Fizzle do this and friends get in trouble. This why friends need Fizzle.” “That has to be nerve wracking. Maybe they could get a fu dog or something to cover for that year.” “Fizzle like dogs. Luke like dogs too. Fizzle think that hard topic. Luke miss big dog. Fizzle give many apples to cheer up. Fizzle not worry now. Nyx get stronger and other champions wiser. Only Luke and Sari cause trouble. Timoran say they too young for adult wisdom. Nyx say they need head smack. Fizzle think they hide hurt with fun. Oh! Maybe Fizzle take form of dog. Bad people not expect dog to cast poof spell. Can dogs fly?” “You know what I think? If you protect the champions, that makes you a champion too.” “Fizzle no champion. Fizzle protector of champions. Prophecy go on with or without Fizzle and other friends. Fizzle know champions need friends. Though champions do not know that champions need friends to win. Not sure how, but Fizzle feel that right. Old Evil have demons, so why not champions have friends?” “The champion's mission sounds like a dangerous adventure, but Windemere sounds like it has beautiful places too. Do you ever think you might adopt a new forest once everything is sorted out?” “Fizzle no know. May take Visindor back or stay with Nyx. Fizzle have strong bond with Nyx. Luke call her city rat. Not sure if Fizzle want stay in city. Depend on what around. Many forests without drites. Fizzle can make new home and new friends. Fizzle can travel and plant a forest of every apple tree in world. Call it Yummy Woods and protect it.” “Thank you for being with is today, Fizzle. The sponsor of today's show is Charms of the Feykin, the newest entry in the Legends of Windemere series. Don't forget to tip your waitress by clicking on those sharing buttons at the end of the post. To make a champion fall, one must wound their very soul. Nyx is leading the charge to rescue Delvin and Sari, who have gone missing in the southern jungles of Windemere. Battling through the local predators, the champions are surprised when they reunite in the Feykin city of Rhundar. Instead of captives, the missing heroes have become the city’s rulers and are on the verge of starting a war with those that want to exterminate their new followers. Even with such a noble cause, Delvin and Sari have changed into brutal warlords that may kill each other and their friends long before they step onto the battlefield. Have Delvin and Sari really changed for the worst or is there a greater threat pulling the champions’ strings? Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you, and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with. Website: www.charleseyallowitz.com Tagged as action, adventure, Amazon Kindle, apples, author, champions, Charms of the Feykin, chimeras, cultists, Dariana, Delvin, dragons, ebooks, epic fantasy, fairies, fantasy, fantasy series, Fizzle, griffins, heroes, high fantasy, jungles, Lisa Burton, Lisa Burton Radio, Luke Callindor, magic, monsters, New release, Nyx, pixies, romance, Sari, spells. Legends of Windemere, sprites, sword & sorcery, swords, Timoran Wrath, war, warriors, Windemere, wizards, zombies Calling all lovers of fantasy Charles Yallowitz has a new entry into his long running Windemere series. This one promises tension galore. It sounds like there might be dissension amongst the troops. Here’s Charles to tell us about it. Return to Windemere in Charms of the Feykin! Cover Art by Jason Pedersen Grab it on Amazon! Add it to your Goodreads ‘To Read’ List! Excerpt: Broken Bonds Sari draws two daggers and sprints at Luke, slashing at his sabers in an attempt to cut his hands as he unsheathes his weapons. Instead, the forest tracker unclips the scabbards from his belt and spreads his arms to avoid the gypsy’s attack. The swords still sheathed, he does his best to deflect his former friend’s strikes while harmlessly smacking her in the sides. When a dagger slices his arm, Luke kicks out to knock Sari back. A hint of a grin on her face causes him to slow his attack, his foot aching as it bounces off her immovable body. Knowing he has to trick her, the half-elf runs backwards to get the gypsy to charge. Before she falls behind, the warrior lets her gradually catch up while remaining out of slashing range. Once Luke reaches the riverbank, he lunges forward and aims a swing at the sprinting woman’s knee. Forced to decide between taking a blow that would surely break bone or risk a similar injury by turning her power on while running, Sari tries to twist out of the way. She lands on her back at the forest tracker’s feet and curses when he pins her arms by jamming his sabers against her wrists. Before Luke can tell the gypsy to stop struggling, an arm of water bursts from the river and bats him away. Phelan leaps out of the rapids and sprints at the prone warrior, his daggers lengthened by keenly edged liquid. The weapons sink into the muddy earth when their target rolls away, the ringing of drawn steel revealing that the champion is no longer restraining himself. With a flurry of stabs and slashes, the half-elf drives his new opponent back and whittles away at the watery daggers. Trying not to kill the Feykin, Luke delivers an echoing hilt punch to Phelan’s head every time the other warrior attempts a counterattack. Faced with the full speed and skill of the agile forest tracker, the outclassed hunter has various watery weapons fly out of the river. None of them hit the champion, who remains close enough to continue his barrage of muscle-rattling strikes. Ducking to the side, Luke slashes at the other man’s exposed flank in what he hopes will be a crippling, but non-lethal, blow. The saber clangs off a patch of icy armor and a freezing tremor makes the half-elf’s arm go numb. A searing pain erupts from his lower back and he whirls around, the motion preventing Sari’s dagger from doing more than a long cut across his side. His first saber swings an inch over her head, but his second weapon leaves a gash up the middle of her chin. Enraged by the pain, the gypsy moves out of Luke’s reach and summons a massive hammer of water. She freezes the forest tracker’s feet to the ground before he can move, which allows the large weapon to connect. It repeatedly comes down on the warrior, breaking several ribs and one of his arms. Sheathing his sabers and remaining on the ground, the half-elf draws the stiletto and hurls it into Sari’s thigh. A look of shock is on her face and she stares at Luke’s battered form as if seeing such injuries for the first time. Need to catch Legends of Windemere from the beginning? Then click on the covers below! You can start for FREE . . . Or grab the $4.99 ‘3 in 1’ bundles! 3D Conversion by Bestt_graphics Also Available in Single eBooks: Interested in a new adventure? Then grab your Kindle & dive back into the world of Windemere! Don’t forget an apple for Fizzle. Note from Craig: Come back Thursday and check out Lisa Burton’s special guest, on Lisa Burton Radio. Tagged as action, adventure, Amazon Kindle, apples, author, champions, Charms of the Feykin, chimeras, cultists, Dariana, Delvin, dragons, ebooks, epic fantasy, fairies, fantasy, fantasy series, Fizzle, griffins, heroes, high fantasy, jungles, Lisa Burton Radio, Luke Callindor, magic, monsters, New release, Nyx, pixies, romance, Sari, spells. Legends of Windemere, sprites, sword & sorcery, swords, Timoran Wrath, war, warriors, Windemere, wizards, zombies	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line418
__label__wiki	0.694844	0.694844	No image is publicly available for this object Due to the age of the Museum's collection, some objects have not been digitised yet. Images may also not be available due to copyright, cultural or privacy reasons. Framed lithograph of Aurora Australis Shepherd, R Lithograph, framed, Aurora Australis, glass / paper / wood / metal, made by R Shepherd Geological Survey Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 1889, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889-1930. A colour lithograph depicting the Aurora Australis as it was seen on 21st September 1889. The print is in a rectangular wooden frame. The glass in the front of the frame has cracked and a section of the glass is missing. There are two metal rings attached to the back of the frame … Photographs, paintings and prints from the Sydney Observatory Lithograph, framed, Aurora Australis, made R Shepherd Geological Survey Victoria, 1889, used Sydney Observatory, 1889-1930 A colour lithograph depicting the Aurora Australis as it was seen on 21st September 1889. The print is in a rectangular wooden frame. The glass in the front of the frame has cracked and a section of the glass is missing. There are two metal rings attached to the back of the frame and a length of sting attached to one of the rings. Text printed below the image 'Drawn & Lith by R Shepherd Geo Survey Victoria H Friend Imp / AURORA AUSTRALIS 21st SEPTEMBER 1889 10h 26m p m'. The print was originally drawn in 1889 and printed by R Shepherd in Victoria, Australia. Framed lithograph of Aurora Australis 2021, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 9 February 2023, <https://ma.as/380894> {{cite web \|url=https://ma.as/380894 \|title=Framed lithograph of Aurora Australis \|author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences \|access-date=9 February 2023 \|publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}} Text is released under Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives licence	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line419
__label__cc	0.726223	0.273777	For Chef Cornelius Gallagher, A New Frontier: The Sea by Gabe Newman Sep 8, 2014, 8:10am CDT Share All sharing options for: For Chef Cornelius Gallagher, A New Frontier: The Sea Forget what you think you know about "cruise food." Cornelius Gallagher, Director of Culinary Operations at Royal Caribbean, is busting up the clichés one gastronomic wonder at a time. Winner of Food & Wine magazine's "10 Best New Chefs in America," Gallagher applies his learnings in some of the worlds top restaurants to create the most innovative seafaring restaurant ever: Wonderland Imaginative Cuisine, on Royal Caribbean International's new game-changer, Quantum of the Seas. In a surreal environment of smoke and mirrors, Gallagher employs modern techniques in an innovative and entertaining menu that will make guests feel they've traveled down the rabbit hole at Alice's side. Slow cooked eggs are smoked with hickory under a glass dome, vanishing foie gras noodles disappear before your eyes, and wild flower honey sweetens flash-frozen fruits. Here now, we go into his kitchen to learn about his vision for dining at sea and his detailed preparation of caviar tempura, slow cooked halibut and more. This feature was produced in collaboration between VOX Creative and Eater. The Eater editorial staff was not involved in the creation or production of this content.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line424
__label__wiki	0.754798	0.754798	The Pharmaceuticle Industry Allowing chiropractors in New Mexico to prescribe will be nothing more than using chiropractic as cheap labour in a state short of Medical Doctors by Richard Lanigan • March 17, 2011 • 18 Comments Good discussion going on Brett Kinsler DCs blog about prescribing. Can someone please give me some figures that would suggest a majority of chiropractors or patients want prescribing to be included as part chiropractic care? Plan lets chiropractors prescribe drugs. Controversial bill advances in Legislature Published : Monday, 07 Mar 2011, 11:05 PM MST Reporter: Tim Maestas SANTA FE (KRQE) – A controversial bill to allow certain chiropractors to prescribe drugs in New Mexico is making its way through the state Legislature. House Bill 127 would make some visits to the chiropractor seem more like a visit to a medical doctor. “I think we’re the first state that will be doing this,” said House Speaker Ben Luján, D-Santa Fe, who is sponsoring the bill. According to Luján, the purpose behind the bill is to address a shortage of primary-care physicians in New Mexico, which will only get worse as federal health care reforms take effect. “There’s potentially approximately 450,000 more people that could need service,” Luján said. The bill calls for chiropractors with advanced training to start writing prescriptions for drugs under an approved list that has yet to be developed. Chiropractors would not be able to prescribe narcotics or perform surgery. “We’re trying to do this within our own profession and expand our profession,” said Santa Fe chiropractor Stephen Perlstein, one of the bill’s supporters. Perlstein and the New Mexico Chiropractic Association insist the bill is good for New Mexico by creating a way to establish a “one-stop shop” for patients who seek the treatment of a chiropractor but also require certain medications. “We feel that we as chiropractors are uniquely qualified, with additional education, to take up that position,” Perlstein said. But the proposal has some powerful foes. “There is some concern about the safety of the public,” said Dee Dennis, superintendent of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, which oversees the state Board of Pharmacy and the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners. “I would say this is dangerous for the citizens of New Mexico,” Dennis told News 13. He’s not alone. In fact, the National Chiropractic Association issued a statement earlier this year saying it is committed to chiropractic care as a “drug-free, non-surgical science.” In a separate statement, the International Chiropractic Association also voiced opposition because of “the inherent threat to public well-being.” Luján said the bill has changed a lot from its original version, largely because of the criticism. “As we’ve gone along we’ve made some amendments to the bill,” Luján said. At first, the bill left the state’s pharmacy and medical boards out of the loop. But the version that passed the House last week on a two-thirds majority vote, now calls on those boards to help establish a list of approved medications. The latest version also increased the amount of required classroom hours from 200 to 450 in a two-year master’s degree program to qualify chiropractors to write prescriptions. A change in state law two years ago allowed chiropractors with 90 hours of additional training to prescribe homeopathic substances. Perlstein is already certified for that. Now he’s hoping to expand his services. “The basic chiropractic degree is extremely similar to the basic medical degree,” Perlstein said. “When you compare the hours and the subjects taught, they’re almost identical.” Whether the bill survives the remainder of the legislative session is still unknown. Gov. Susana Martinez has serious doubts. In a statement to News 13, the governor’s office said, “She has great concerns about allowing chiropractors to prescribe medication without undergoing the same rigorous training and certification as licensed physicians Tags: new mexico prescribing ← The complaint against Peter Dixon was not sent to the PCC and he was able to remain as chair of the General Chiropractic Council The Chiropractic profession needs to get its act together and establish a consensus view of chiropractic and promote spinal joint care. → 18 comments for “Allowing chiropractors in New Mexico to prescribe will be nothing more than using chiropractic as cheap labour in a state short of Medical Doctors”	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line427
__label__wiki	0.613509	0.613509	Hillsdale Real Estate Inc. Brokerage Condo VIPs Exclusive Condo Buying VIP Access and Insider Info Junction Square Condos by Block Developments Two Fifty Two Church Condos Artsy Condo by Daniels Daniels DuEast Condos Square One District Condos The Boulevard Condos By Daniels Corporation Transit City TC4 Condos Daniels Artworks Tower Menkes Sugar Wharf Condo ERA Condos on Yonge by Pemberton Group The Wyatt Condos – Regent Park Toronto Daniels Waterfront – Lighthouse Tower – Toronto Concord Seasons Villas & Condominiums Canada House Condos in Toronto on Spadina by Concord Adex Daniels City Centre Wesley Tower – Mississauga Sign Up for Free Platinum VIP Access Ara You a Realtor? By clicking the checkbox, you are agreeing to receive information from CondoVIPs.com and our Representatives about current and upcoming projects and events. You may unsubscribe at any time. 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__label__wiki	0.650202	0.650202	American ConquestFeatured Review from GamersHell In the increasingly homogenized real-time strategy genre, the only differences between games are sometimes superficial. A good RTS game needs to provide an innovative, well-balanced and entertaining experience to capture the attention of a notoriously anal-retentive and cerebral sect of gamers. A recent entry into the crowded RTS field is CDV’s “stand-alone expansion pack” American Conquest: Fight Back. You do not need a copy of the original American Conquest in order to play this iteration. Fight Back makes a valiant attempt to provide a visually satisfying, historically accurate game that also provides gamers with grand, fingernail-chomping battles. Success is rarely total, for while Fight Back provides a decent amount of entertainment, there are a few imbalances that gamers will start to notice, and these hiccups will eventually detract from the overall experience. Fight Back offers the usual array of gameplay options: campaigns, single-mission scenarios, multiplayer and random maps. However, there are also tactical Battlefield scenarios that allow you to become more familiar with the large-scale engagements that are the rule of the game. These tactical scenarios provide you with pre-set groupings of units and simple objectives that force you to exercise the battlefield operations lobe of your brain. Though challenging if you’re unfamiliar with the game, persistence will most likely pay off when you delve into the campaigns. Fight Back provides you with opportunities to fight extremely large battles with up to 16,000 units onscreen. The sheer scale of some of these engagements is a definite departure from the typical RTS formula. With 50 new units added to the host of unit types from the original game, Fight Back offers a wide variety of tactical maneuvers. In a defensive situation, you can set your ranged musketeers in the front line, backed up by pikemen, and have them hold their fire until they can see the whites of the enemy’s eyes. After the first volley, quickly move in your pikemen while your musketeers reload. If you’re not overly sentimental about your pikemen, order your musketeers to fire another volley into the enemy while they’re engaged with your pikemen. Now, as the enemy starts to break, charge them with your cavalry and finish the route. This tactical element of Fight Back’s gameplay is its strength, and it’s what sets it apart from many other RTS titles. I freely admit that the first time I heard a volley of muskets I jumped a little. The sounds within the game are good though limited. The music is engaging enough, but it can start to feel a little repetitive, so you have the option to toggle it off. It’s inevitable that you’ll feel the music is repetitive when you’re playing a game that could potentially provide so many hours of gameplay. Spread throughout different periods of history and dealing with up to 17 unique nations (5 have been added since the original game), Fight Back includes 8 new campaigns. Spanning the German search for El Dorado to the Tlingits revolt against Russian colonists in Alaska, they will provide you with the standard palette of RTS missions: jungle crawls, conquer and defend. Each campaign provides quite a history lesson in the form of text with a voice-over narrative at the start of each mission. If you’re not much into book-learning, you can skip these little lectures. I found them to be rather lacking in true historical detail. Where are the revelations about the Europeans mangling natives who did not fill their gold quota every day? I mean, really! Each mission takes place on a 2D map containing a rich topography, optional quests. For instance, you can ally yourself with neutral tribes in order to trade resources or purchase the services of military units. I have nothing against 2D graphics. To be honest, there are 2D offerings that excite me more than some 3D creations these days. Fight Back offers vivid and colorful 2D environments presented in a ¾ isometric view. The terrain is varied and tactically significant. There are two camera options: one close-up and one higher level. Now, while the environments are colorful and rich, they are the type of maps that are conducive to losing units. If you happen to leave an ungrouped military unit or a peasant in a grove of trees, good luck finding him. That unit will most likely sit out the conquest of North America picking daisies and scratching himself. There are ways to identify idle peasants, but it requires selecting a ‘dwelling’ and then clicking on another icon. That’s two clicks too many in my book; which brings me to the bad news. Too much micro-management is a bad thing in a true RTS. If you like micro-management, you’re more likely to enjoy one of the Civilizations or Total War games. Empire building sims are a blast. I’m partial to them myself. However, real-time games containing enemies who constantly attack are not suited for an excess of resource and unit management. This necessity quickly becomes frustrating and ultimately a serious deterrent to proceeding through the game. Five different resources are a bit excessive for a game like Fight Back. Each of these resources requires a structure of some sort and peasants to harvest the material. I appreciate the developer’s attempt to convey a realistic picture of the world and its vagaries during this time period, but these attempts ultimately interfere with the gameplay; a capital sin. If I have to make more than two clicks or keystrokes in order to start producing a military unit, I am going to quickly become annoyed. Fight Back requires you to create a peasant, send that peasant inside a structure such as a fort, then, select the fort and select which variety of military unit into which you would like to turn that lowly serf. I’m sorry. That’s too much. Even with hotkeys and rally points, it’s too much. I would much rather spend my time sending out scouts, forging diplomatic relations and engaging in tactical maneuvers than clicking away, trying to produce one unit of cannon fodder. Granted, you have the option to pause the action and then give orders to your troops and buildings, but this just interrupts the flow of the game, and it ultimately ends up feeling like a bit of a band-aid. For my part, I would rather maintain the tension of a real-time game. Of course, if you’re looking for tension-filled games, there are a few multiplayer options available including the new Battlefield mode. Offering wider appeal to tactical strategy fans and their ilk, this new gameplay wrinkle should entice more people onto the internet. Fight Back was obviously crafted with large-scale tactical battles in mind. The unit types are numerous, and historically accurate. The AI is solid as well, so I find it a bit of a contradiction that players would be required to spend so much unnecessary time on base, unit and resource management. It detracts from the core strength of the game. In a way, the developer has undercut themselves. If not for this imbalance, I feel that the American Conquest series is very close to breaking into the first rank of RTS games with its own unique take on the genre. American Conquest: Fight Back offers a somewhat different experience within the saturated RTS genre. Unfortunately, it does not offer an overly satisfying experience, for while it is rife with large-scale battles, containing literally thousands of units, it also contains a lot of superfluous micro-management that just does not quite fit in a game of this variety. Graphics : 7.3 Sound : 7.0 Gameplay : 7.8 Multiplayer : 7.5 Overall : 7.7 INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CONTENT: Originally posted: gamershell.com (LINK) (ARCHIVED) Author: Erin Ellis Language of publish: english americanconquest Review from Strategy Informer Review from GameOver Preview from GamePress Review from The Zero Review Preview from Science & Vie Guerres & Histoire... Preview from Gamer Professionals Important news if you use a Radeon card! Review from Armchair General Magazine Review from GamersInfo Review from GameDaily Review from The Gamers Temple Review from GameShark American Conquest menu American Conquest HUB AC - Alpha images	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line438
__label__cc	0.671396	0.328604	Covenant Baptist Church a contemplative Christian community Our Distinctives About our Altar Table Facilities Usage Labyrinth & Prayer Path Labyrinth Guide Our Labyrinth’s History Excerpts from 2008 Labyrinth Project Blogposts, Paul Soupiset 11-course Chartres labyrinth 54.0 feet diameter 22.125 inch path widths (center-to-center) Center circle is 13.5 feet in diameter (radius measurement from the center to the first circle would be 6.75 feet.) Then each additional path is spaced at 22.125 inches intervals. If I had to do it all over again, given enough land, I’d make wider intervals — 24” even. Initial Sketches: (note that the original plan called for only 36′ diameter) Here is the end of the prayer path; the edge of the property. This is the site for the labyrinth. Near the altar and fire ring. John McJilton and I walked out to the labyrinth site tonight. Gordon and Lexie and John’s kids came out a little later. We got the dog-tie in the ground around sunset. Took three of us taking turns turning the metal corkscrew into the limestone-infested ground. We measured the circumference with the line, which was rewarding for me. (with early measurements) Rain, illness, travel, and other hurdles had kept me from coming back to the labyrinth site until today. I borrowed my dad’s gasoline-powered weed-eater and went to the back of the property this afternoon. It was very peaceful. I was the only one there. It was really nice to be alone. So for about the first hour this afternoon I used the weed-eater to chop off a bunch of dead shin- and knee-high grass. By about 4:00 it looked like this. The clump in the foreground is about an inch tall. Next, I used this $4 rake to clear the dead grass away. This took about twice as long as I had planned; I got twice the number of blisters I had planned… But then, just as the sun had dropped below sight, I had finished — well, at least enough to rest. Just in time for a metaphoric shabbat. If you squint, you can kind of see the circle of the labyrinth starting to take shape. The prayer walk, off in the background of this photo, will lead straight into the Labyrinth. The center of the labyrinth will be where the surveyor’s flag and dog tie-out are located, there in the middle of the composition. It’s only after periods of exhausting physical labor that the God-phrase “It is finished” comes to mind. I think of Christ’s work on the cross, and I think about the YHWH’s work in the creation accounts. I think about resting after work, and I think about saying, “It is good” and letting it apply both to the end result and to the process of having worked hard. …We had our first work day on Sunday …but bottom line: the labyrinth course was too small when executed [not unlike the stonehenge in this is spinal tap]. 36′ will work in flat terazzo or level pavers, but not in rock-lined footpaths. Lesson learned. Thanks to everyone who came and helped on the first draft. we got a section of the circle finished — based on completing about 80 degrees out of 360 in one hour. Second, larger draft coming soon. I almost don’t have it in me to ask the kids to volunteer again. I wanted to cross-post some photos Gordon and I took using his camera on Tuesday (see below). The Labyrinth Project is progressing. On Tuesday evening, we went out to the site and roasted hot dogs (using the tripod legs of a music stand!) and worked on the labyrinth concentric circles (all measurements are now multiplied by 1.5). For those of you keeping track, and wanting a new set of measurements, here’s how it all shakes out: 11-course labyrinth 54 feet diameter 22.125 inch-wide paths Center circle is 13.5 feet across Adding the lunations, the total diameter comes out to approximately 57.75 feet. In the case of a 54-foot labyrinth, the measurement from the center to the first circle would be 6.75 feet. Then each additional path is spaced at 22.125 inches intervals. Later on I will transform the concentric circles into a labyrinth by incorporating the switchback turns, also called labryses. Then, finally, we’ll make petals or lunations. I’m still thinking of placing a hinged wooden box thing at the entrance that would contain a guest book, a pen, and maybe some prayer suggestions? labyrinth site as of 5:55 p.m., shot from the west labyrinth site as of 8:20 p.m., shot from the east; radius measuring cable with tape marks visible in foreground. the hour growing late, with this project, with possibilities, i lifted the front edge of my tee-shirt to form a chalky cloth sling i piled in hands full of fist-sized limestone three, nine, thirty-eight, and i labored to stand, grabbing my back, looking and feeling like a last-trimester mama – and i laughed out loud. this father of four births, four umbilical incisions, four afterbirths, and one miscarriage, waddling over to this birthing site, pacing in artistic anticipation, wondering and worrying about this strange, forthcoming delivery so many strong women in my life, many of them mothers, and some of them wing-waiting i figured they’d all (perhaps my twin-bearing mom the loudest) to see me wrestle and wrangle and huff i came around to where i’d left off i couldn’t gracefully set my quarry upon the earth so i squatted and, valsalva, let the stones a little lower than the angels had the earth tonight been water the concentric rippled labyrinth might have serv’d witness enough to the father son and holy ghost. —p.r.s. labyrinth, Texas style. I couldn’t help it: I started forming the switchbacks. So I’ve been out to site twice since I wrote about it last. Once on April 20, for about an hour, and once again on Friday, April 25, for two-and-a-half hours. This last home stretch is the loneliest part. I even put in a plea for volunteer labor Sunday at church; this was [imagined as] a group project, a community undertaking, and I feel guilty for not being better at mobilizing and inspiring people to come out and co-labor. Only a quarter of the 11-ring, 360-degree concentric-circle course, maybe 80 degrees, still needs filling in. Now that Jean Gomez’s rock pile is depleted, I’ve strayed further and further up the property line looking for fertile outcroppings. And the fault line that had always been quietly growing in the center of the bottom of the fishy-smelling plastic bucket has now become a hole, so I’m going to need to bring a new bucket up there next time. It’s interesting the amount of self-negotiating going on when I’m looking for rocks. For a similar amount of effort, I can either walk further on foot and get great rocks, knowing I’ll have to lug them back in the bucket, or I can stay closer and work harder, kneeling down to glean the nearby area for usable rocks. I usually choose the former, but after about an hour of these trips, the whole thing seems futile, since I’ve maybe made a 10 to 12 degree arc’s worth of progress and my eyes are stinging with the same sweat that has soaked my shirt through. Then there’s the scorpions and unavoidable prickly pear needles that occasionally get lodged under the skin. Once a 20- or 30-pound load has been hauled and dumped, there’s the extra interior dialog about whether I should break my pace and kneel down (where it’s easier for sweat to blur my vision) to position the new rocks or stay moving (where I might catch a breeze) and head back along the fenceline, having to avoid the cactii. I don’t want this to sound miserable. It’s also a very spiritual time. Prayer happens. Remembering happens. Perspective happens. Breathing definitely happens. But I always get impatient at about this point in any project I’m working on. I should have expected it. It’s not quite complete, the labyrinth. But that didn’t keep Kate’s Sunday school class from checking it out. This made my day. scorpion and two views of the flint scraping tool i found It is [almost] finished! This morning, Gordon and Jeanene finished up the last arc of the labyrinth (save a gap five stones in length, which they left undone for me to finish up on Wednesday night… a nicely symbolic number considering the giant undertaking). All that’s left is (see drawing above) creating curvilinear endcaps on the labryses (switchbacks) and putting in the luminations (petals), and then I’m moving on to create some guided prayer sheets (hopefully a set for adults and another set for early readers) to have on hand in some kind of wooden mailbox or something there at the start of the labyrinth. So I’m also thinkin’ about that. The labyrinth site in its own way is welcoming the opening strains of summer. All of the delicate growth of spring — the Texas mountain laurel (sophora secundiflora) and the tiny, succulent nopalitos and its flowers — have slowly stepped out of the limelight, giving way to more hardscrabble plants and patient grasses. With the labyrinth now functional, focus shifts from the labor of creation to the labor of sustenance. The travails of childbirth are one thing; the feeding and caring of the newborn are entirely different. The labyrinth will require ongoing weeding. We’re looking into eco-friendly weed control methods. Natural outcroppings will also occur, require tending, digging, backfilling. At night, armadillos and other critters root for food under the labyrinth rocks, making slight displacements here and there, requiring an ecological dance. God watches it all and hopefully says, “it is good.” And the space is now available for you. If you’re reading this, and you want to come out and experience the labyrinth, you’d be welcome. More than welcome. Over the next few weeks I’ll be finishing up a walker’s guide to the labyrinth, offering prayer and scripture suggestions, and placing them in a small, waterproof box at the entrance. I took a lot of joy in watching people walk the path for the first time during the Franciscan Retreat this past weekend. On Saturday morning after Lauds, I went out to the path in complete darkness: when I emerged from the low canopy of the prayer walk it was still essentially dark — at 5:50am you can see the city lights in the distance — but by the time I got to the center of the labyrinth the cows were moving around and I could see pretty well. And by the time I came full circle, you could see just fine, though the sun wasn’t yet visible over the treeline. 19204 FM 2252 SA, Texas 78266 info@covenantbaptist.org	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line444
__label__wiki	0.933423	0.933423	A pandemic that endures for COVID long-haulers BIDMC launched a new program, the Critical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program, to provide clinical care for COVID long haulers and investigate why they continue to feel symptoms long after the days or weeks that represent a typical course of the disease. Harvard Gazette spoke with Jason Maley, MD (Pulmonary, BIDMC), who leads the program, about the program, what’s known about the condition, and what awaits discovery. At Beacon Hill hearing on variants, Massachusetts medical experts express concern about vaccine hesitancy amid Johnson & Johnson pause Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) said the pause shows a “commitment to safety” as federal agencies investigate the cases of potentially rare blood clotting in six Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients. Regeneron says antibody cocktail prevented Covid when given as simple injection, not an IV Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said that a single administration of its monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced the risk that volunteers exposed to COVID-19 would develop the disease by 81 percent. Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC),who partnered with Johnson & Johnson for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, is an investigator in Regeneron’s study and noted the antibodies approaches are complementary. Fatigue, headaches, and worse: For some, neurologic symptoms are lingering after COVID As growing evidence suggests that brain and nervous-system problems are prevalent among “long-haulers,” the estimated 10 to 30 percent of COVID-19 survivors who remain ill months after their infection, BIDMC’s Critical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program is the most comprehensive post-COVID clinic in New England. Jason Maley, MD (Pulmonary, BIDMC) directs the program and said the group is seeing 10 to 15 new patients a week and is fully booked for months. Tamara Fong, MD (Neurology, BIDMC) said long-haulers’ symptoms often resemble a post-concussion syndrome. But unlike with a concussion, it’s not clear whether the brain suffered a direct injury. Seizures Common in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients In a study conducted during the early days of the pandemic, scientists reported in The Annals of Neurology that nearly 10 percent of COVID-19 patients who experienced cognitive symptoms and were hospitalized during the early days of the pandemic experienced nonconvulsive seizure. The study was co-authored by Mouhsin Shafi, MD (Neurology, BIDMC) who noted only the sickest patients were monitored with EEG at the beginning of the pandemic and it’s not clear how common EEG abnormalities may have been in other patients. A conundrum for hospitals: How to vaccinate their sick patients against Covid-19 Providing vaccines in the in-patient setting is a concern many hospitals face due to limited supplies and logistics. Sharon Wright, MD, MPH (Infection Protection, BILH) spoke to the approach BILH is taking to address this challenge for patients who received their first vaccine dose in the outpatient setting, and become eligible for their second dose during an inpatient stay at one of our hospitals. Specialized Boston clinics treat long-haul COVID-19 patients Special clinics in Boston help “COVID long-haulers” – patients who struggle with lasting COVID-19 symptoms for weeks and months. Jason Maley, MD (Pulmonary, BIDMC), who leads theCritical Illness and COVID-19 Survivorship Program at BIDMC,noted patients improve over time and at their own pace, and there is potential for symptom improvement after vaccination – but most data is still anecdotal at this time. The Story of One Dose: Inside the sprawling operational puzzle of bringing the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine to the public. Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC), who helped develop the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, spoke to the vaccine planning process and how, in some ways, the discovery of the virus with pandemic potential was a moment Barouch and team had been preparing for decades. Opening Day ceremonies at Fenway offer a sense of relief, gratitude, and a little bit of normalcy After a shortened 2020 season filled with grief and isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first pitches of Opening Day 2021 at Fenway Park on Friday afternoon were thrown out by new Boston Mayor Kim Janey, Cpl. Shamar Martin of the Army National Guard, and Edward Ullman, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC). Ullman has overseen the first aid room at Fenway Park for 18 years, but he treated more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients as an attending physician in the BIDMC Emergency Department. He also oversaw the mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Boston ballpark, which administered more than 56,000 doses of the vaccine. Video: Massachusetts doctor says flexibility is important when it comes to wearing masks Omicron BA.2 subvariant is more contagious and can reinfect people, but isn’t more severe, studies find New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus Got a Covid booster? You probably won’t need another for a long time New Covid variants complicate the question of vaccine mandates	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line446
__label__cc	0.72981	0.27019	June 2022; 12 (3) Research Neuroimaging for Pediatric Non–First-Time Seizures in the Emergency Department Emma Mazzio, Rakesh D. Mistry, Scott Rosenthal, Eileen Ser, Jerry Jewell, Jan Martin, Ricka Messer, Megan Straley, Jan Leonard, Craig A. Press First published March 16, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001165 Emma Mazzio Section of Neurology (EM, SR, ES, JJ, JM, RM, MS), Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora; Section of Emergency Medicine Department of Pediatrics (RDM, JL), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora; and Division of Neurology (CAP), Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. Rakesh D. Mistry Scott Rosenthal Eileen Ser Jerry Jewell Jan Martin Ricka Messer Megan Straley Jan Leonard Craig A. Press Neurol Clin Pract Jun 2022, 12 (3) e7-e13; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001165 Make Comment AAN Members We have changed the login procedure to improve access between AAN.com and the Neurology journals. If you are experiencing issues, please log out of AAN.com and clear history and cookies. (For instructions by browser, please click the instruction pages below). After clearing, choose preferred Journal and select login for AAN Members. You will be redirected to a login page where you can log in with your AAN ID number and password. When you are returned to the Journal, your name should appear at the top right of the page. Google Safari Microsoft Edge Firefox AAN Non-Member Subscribers For assistance, please contact: AAN Members (800) 879-1960 or (612) 928-6000 (International) Non-AAN Member subscribers (800) 638-3030 or (301) 223-2300 option 3, select 1 (international) Information on how to subscribe to Neurology and Neurology: Clinical Practice can be found here Individual access to articles is available through the Add to Cart option on the article page. Access for 1 day (from the computer you are currently using) is US$ 39.00. Pay-per-view content is for the use of the payee only, and content may not be further distributed by print or electronic means. The payee may view, download, and/or print the article for his/her personal, scholarly, research, and educational use. Distributing copies (electronic or otherwise) of the article is not allowed. The Nerve!: Rapid online correspondence No comments have been published for this article. If you are uploading a letter concerning an article: You must have updated your disclosures within six months: http://submit.neurology.org Your co-authors must send a completed Publishing Agreement Form to Neurology Staff (not necessary for the lead/corresponding author as the form below will suffice) before you upload your comment. If you are responding to a comment that was written about an article you originally authored: You (and co-authors) do not need to fill out forms or check disclosures as author forms are still valid and apply to letter. Submission specifications: Submissions must be < 200 words with < 5 references. Reference 1 must be the article on which you are commenting. Submissions should not have more than 5 authors. (Exception: original author replies can include all original authors of the article) Submit only on articles published within 6 months of issue date. Do not be redundant. Read any comments already posted on the article prior to submission. Submitted comments are subject to editing and editor review prior to posting. More guidelines and information on Disputes & Debates NOTE: The first author must also be the corresponding author of the comment. Publishing Agreement I, the first and corresponding author, verify that I have read the contents of the PUBLISHING AGREEMENT form. * I, the first and corresponding author, verify my disclosures and those of my co-authors are up to date at http://submit.cp.neurology.org. * Select only one of the three options below: * I am an Author of this Work, and the Work was prepared on my own time - not as part of my duties as an employee. I prepared (or cooperated in the preparation of) the Work as part of my duties as an employee, and the Work is, therefore, a "work made for hire", as defined by the United States Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. I prepared (or participated in the preparation of) the Work as part of my official duties as an officer or employee of the United States Government. NOTE: All authors, besides the first/corresponding author, must complete a separate Publishing Agreement Form and provide via email to the editorial office before comments can be posted. Study Funding Appendix Authors Preferences and User Experiences of Wearable Devices in Epilepsy A Systematic Review and Mixed-Methods Synthesis Dr. Daniel Friedman and Dr. Sharon Chiang ► Watch Alert me when eletters are published	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line447
__label__cc	0.742075	0.257925	Chorus 6 Honors (#1303350) This year-long, very advanced class is designed for students who have demonstrated a capacity for developing very advanced listening/aural skills and performance techniques, as well as very advanced knowledge of vocal techniques, musical literacy, ensemble skills, and related musical knowledge. Chorus VI focuses on managing, mastering, and refining these skills and techniques through a variety of high-quality choral literature at a high level of aesthetic engagement. Musical independence and student leadership are promoted through significant opportunities for peer mentoring, solo work, and participation as a performer, conductor, or coach in a small or large ensemble. All instruction related to Music benchmarks should be framed by the Big Ideas and Enduring Understandings. Non-Music benchmarks listed in this course are also required and should be fully integrated in support of arts instruction. Special Note: Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Additional experiences with small ensembles, solo performance, and leadership opportunities may be available. Students who enjoy the challenges and successes of this course may wish to take an accelerated music class in the future. Honors and Advanced Level Course Note: Advanced courses require a greater demand on students through increased academic rigor. Academic rigor is obtained through the application, analysis, evaluation, and creation of complex ideas that are often abstract and multi-faceted. Students are challenged to think and collaborate critically on the content they are learning. Honors level rigor will be achieved by increasing text complexity through text selection, focus on high-level qualitative measures, and complexity of task. Instruction will be structured to give students a deeper understanding of conceptual themes and organization within and across disciplines. Academic rigor is more than simply assigning to students a greater quantity of work. Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link: https://cpalmsmediaprod.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/docs/standards/eld/si.pdf Section: Grades PreK to 12 Education Courses > Grade Group: Grades 9 to 12 and Adult Education Courses > Subject: Music Education > SubSubject: Choral Music > Abbreviated Title: CHORUS 6 HON Graduation Requirement: Performing/Fine Arts Music Education (Secondary Grades 7-12) Vocal Music (Elementary and Secondary Grades K-12) Music (Elementary and Secondary Grades K-12) Original Student Tutorial Perspectives Video: Professional/Enthusiasts Bring Frequencies to Life with Balinese Music: It's okay if you're not on quite the same wavelength as this ethnomusicologist. In Balinese gamelan tuning, that's a good thing! Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide. Type: Perspectives Video: Professional/Enthusiast Frequencies and Communities in the Music of Bali: Physical science and social science connect in this discussion of Balinese gamelan. Full STEAM ahead! Refraction of Light: This resource explores the electromagnetic spectrum and waves by allowing the learner to observe the refraction of light as it passes from one medium to another, study the relation between refraction of light and the refractive index of the medium, select from a list of materials with different refractive indicecs, and change the light beam from white to monochromatic and observe the difference. Human Eye Accommodation: Observe how the eye's muscles change the shape of the lens in accordance with the distance to the object being viewed Indicate the parts of the eye that are responsible for vision View how images are formed in the eye Concave Spherical Mirrors: Learn how a concave spherical mirror generates an image Observe how the size and position of the image changes with the object distance from the mirror Learn the difference between a real image and a virtual image Learn some applications of concave mirrors Convex Spherical Mirrors: Learn how a convex mirror forms the image of an object Understand why convex mirrors form small virtual images Observe the change in size and position of the image with the change in object's distance from the mirror Learn some practical applications of convex mirrors Color Temperature in a Virtual Radiator: Observe the change of color of a black body radiator upon changes in temperature Understand that at 0 Kelvin or Absolute Zero there is no molecular motion Solar Cell Operation: This resource explains how a solar cell converts light energy into electrical energy. The user will also learn about the different components of the solar cell and observe the relationship between photon intensity and the amount of electrical energy produced. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation: Observe that light is composed of oscillating electric and magnetic waves Explore the propagation of an electromagnetic wave through its electric and magnetic field vectors Observe the difference in propagation of light of different wavelengths Basic Electromagnetic Wave Properties: Explore the relationship between wavelength, frequency, amplitude and energy of an electromagnetic wave Compare the characteristics of waves of different wavelengths Geometrical Construction of Ray Diagrams: Learn to trace the path of propagating light waves using geometrical optics Observe the effect of changing parameters such as focal length, object dimensions and position on image properties Learn the equations used in determining the size and locations of images formed by thin lenses In addition to the listed benchmarks and standards, the following mathematical practices are required content: MAFS.K12.MP.5.1: Use appropriate tools strategically. MAFS.K12.MP.6.1: Attend to precision. MAFS.K12.MP.7.1: Look for and make use of structure. In addition to the listed benchmarks and standards, the following clusters and Language Arts standards are required content: LAFS.1112.SL.1.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line448
__label__wiki	0.968932	0.968932	Committee to Protect Journalists All Americas All Asia Chechnya All Europe & Central Asia All Middle East & North Africa Journalists Killed Killed in 2023 Killed since 1992 Journalists Imprisoned Missing Journalists All Attacks on the Press Journalist Safety and Emergencies All Safety Resources Support CPJ Press Freedom Awards Russian authorities recently opened a court case into journalist Yury Dud for allegedly sharing propaganda about drugs. (Photo: vDud/YouTube) Russian authorities open court case against journalist Yury Dud for distributing ‘drug propaganda’ June 17, 2021 11:23 AM EDT New York, June 17, 2021 – Russian authorities should drop all court proceedings against journalist Yury Dud and ensure that he can work freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On June 10, the Zyuzinsky District Court in Moscow accepted a lawsuit filed against Dud, who runs the YouTube channel vDud, for allegedly publishing propaganda about drugs in his video interviews, according to news reports and the court’s website. By accepting the suit, authorities formally opened court proceedings against Dud for allegedly committing a misdemeanor under Russia’s administrative code, according to those reports. The case stems from a complaint filed to Moscow police on April 5 by the Safe Internet League, a non-profit group that opposes allegedly immoral activity online, according to news reports. Yekaterina Mizulina, the league’s head and also a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, a body that analyzes draft legislation, wrote on social media platform VK that complaint focused on two of Dud’s interviews, with a Ukrainian blogger and a Russian rapper, who each discussed drugs. If convicted of publishing drug propaganda, Dud could face a fine of up to 1.5 million rubles (US $21,000), according to Russian law. No court date has been set, according to those reports. “Russian authorities should immediately cease all court proceedings against journalist Yury Dud and once and for all stop harassing journalists for simply doing their jobs,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Journalists should be able to interview people without fear of facing fines and trials, and should be able to report the news and conduct interviews freely.” The vDud YouTube channel has about 9.2 million subscribers, and features interviews by Dud with celebrities and politicians. The channel has published content on sensitive issues, including a documentary critical of Russian authorities’ handling of a 2004 attack on a school by Chechen militants, and a 2020 interview with opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Before each of the interviews cited by Mizulina, vDud posted a disclaimer stating that drugs would be discussed in the following segment, and that they were “evil,” “poison,” and should not be used. Previously, on June 3, the Zyuzinsky District Court fined Alisher Morgenshtern, the rapper who Dud interviewed, 100,000 rubles (US $1,391) for spreading drug propaganda in his songs, according to reports, which said he would appeal. CPJ reached out to Dud on his Facebook and Instagram accounts for comment, and messaged the journalist through his official website, but did not receive any replies. CPJ emailed Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and but did not receive any reply. When CPJ called Mizulina, a person answered and identified himself as Vladislav, and said that the number was for the Safe Internet League. He said that a manager could respond to CPJ’s questions, but was not available at the moment. When CPJ called back today, a person who identified herself as Tatyana said that the number was actually the hotline for the National Help Center for Missing and Injured Children, which Mizulina directs and is the parent organization of the Safe Internet League. She said that a representative would call back to respond to CPJ’s queries; at the time of publication, they had not called. Legal Harassment Safe Internet League vDud Yury Dud Available in: Русский Copy Short Link Copied Subscribe to CPJ Newsletters: Become a Supporter Donate CPJ is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Our EIN is 13-3081500. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Press Freedom Center Except where noted, text on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Images and other media are not covered by the Creative Commons license. For more information about permissions, see our FAQs.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line449
__label__cc	0.674127	0.325873	Lifestyles of the Rich and Terrified: Part 1, "the Incident" Pitbull Has Neighbors Worried PART ONE, The Attack aka "The Incident" On November 14, 2012 around 2:00 pm, in the quiet and upscale California bay area city of Hillsborough, the pit bull known as GRACIE that lives at 30 Terrier Place escaped through the front door when a visiting elderly relative had an oops moment and left the door ajar. GRACIE seized the opportunity and went on a rampage terrorizing her neighbors, jumping up and scratching at the windows, attempting to get to the occupants inside the home. By the time it was over, one cat was dead and the entire neighborhood was left shaken. Hercules the cat was mauled while relaxing in the sun in his own yard. The owners of Hercules called the deadbeat pit nutter and animal control and they took their critically injured family member to the vet. Hercules' injuries were so severe that he had to be euthanized. His injuries included: crushed pelvis, pneumothorx, fractured mandible, fractured femur, no identifiable anatomy of the pelvis region (so crushed and dismembered, hard to identify anatomy), perineal area torn open, large gaping, deep wounds on backside, etc etc. Hercules was frozen and bagged for San Mateo county ACO ADAM BAGGETTA to pick up on the following day. Meanwhile BAGGETTA seized the frankenmauler and began the investigation that would ultimately end on November 28th with a Vicious Dog declaration. It was a simple case, a slam dunk really. GRACIE met criteria number 3 to be declared vicious. Any animal which inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being or another animal. With the savage unprovoked killing of Hercules on his own property and menacing neighbors just seconds before mauling the cat, previous escapes and a home invasion to her credit, GRACIE was headed for a dirt nap. JORGENSEN was cooperative with AC, even helping load his frankenmauler into the van. The second the van was out of sight, JORGENSEN went to work contacting everyone that he could think of that had met GRACIE, no matter how superficially and asked them to write letters of support on their behalf. The very next day, JORGENSEN contacted the ACO and submitted letters attesting to GRACIE'S three unblemished, yet admittedly prey driven years culminating in her big moment with Hercules. In the letter, JORGENSEN described $5000 worth of security improvements that he made after GRACIE'S first big shot at freedom and promised to make his property more secure if GRACIE was given another chance. The support letters all followed a predictable pattern. I lost count of the times I read "loving", "gentle", "sweet", "friendly", "never aggressive before", "unfortunate accident" and "great with kids and dogs". The last testament to her behavior is meaningless, given the fact that she mauled a CAT. GRACIE'S fan club described her as integral to the community who brightens everyone's day, and never aggressive even when left tied outside on the street. Word on the street is she has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. There was no shortage of praise for JORGENSEN as a "loving" and "responsible" dog owner either. The same owner who leaves his prey driven pit bull TIED to a post on busy public sidewalks. KRISTIE MACHUCA went even further and promised to pack the hearing with her staff at Pasta Pomodoro if the authorities dared to take her away from her "loving" TomTom. But there was one letter written by DULCE REYES that screamed for my attention. "At times her owner would have to leave town and my fiance and I would watch her. While he was away Gracie seemed a bit off. As soon as Tom returned she would get so happy." More on REYES' observations later. Also on the following day of "The Incident", ACO BAGGETTA put in a request for a necropsy, he checked the box RUSH. His stated objective? "TO DETERMINE CATS CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE INDICATIVE OF A DOG ATTACK." A necropsy request that Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA veterinary chief of staff DR LINDA JANOWITZ ignored. More on that act of insubordination later. I find JORGENSEN'S letter very self-incriminating. Apparently he hadn't lawyered up yet. Dear Mr. Baggettta, I wanted to submit some letters from people who know GRACIE as kind of loving dog. yadda yadda yadda. I do feel terrible about my neighbor's cat. blah blah blah. I have owned GRACIE for just over 3 years without incident. I know GRACIE is prey driven, so I had taken steps to keep her securely in the house. ...GRACIE got out....blah blah blah... so I spent $5000 on retrofits. I put up a high sloping chain link... yadda yadda yadda.... it appears GRACIE likely got out due to my friend's grandfather propping open the front door. He knows the protocol in my house, but he seems to be getting senile. blah blah blah. I do hope you will take into account my efforts to secure the yard. yadda yadda yadda... Tom Jorgensen Prey driven? Five grand on fencing reinforcements to contain his kind loving dog? Blaming a senile old man? A fucking "protocol" for a kind loving dog with 3 years of obedience training that everyone loves and who loves everyone? WTF? This dog screams accident waiting to happen. The county SHOULD have taken into account his efforts to contain his loving prey driven mutant and denied his appeal based just on that! And if the hearing official had any integrity and half a brain, that's exactly what she would have done just based on his letter alone but read on. Lifestyles of the Rich and Terrified: Part 2, The Appeal Lifestyles of the Rich and Terrified:Part 3, "The Professionals" Lifestyles of the Rich and Terrified: Part 4, The Brief - Lies, Exaggerations, Illogical Conclusions, Inconsistencies and Speculations Lifestyles of the Rich and Terrified: Part 5, The miscreants, science whores, dirty hippies, kidults and philanthropic robber barons Labels: bruce wagman, david jorgensen, eric dorfman, fatal cat attack, hercules, hillsborough california, katun, kelly filson, linda janowitz, michelle bilodeau, sterling chu, tom jorgensen, trish king I have come to the conclusion that pit bull owners just don't give a shit about anyone but themselves and their terror dog! The pit bull owner's yard looks like a prison. His next step will be to put bars on all the windows so none can escape. We all know pit bulls have been known to jump through screens, windows, and even 2nd story balconies just to kill another animal. He will also need to put one of those double doors where one will not open unless the other is closed. Just like prison. What is troubling is that this is is how a pit bull is supposed to behave. Escaping and attempting to tear apart other people's homes to get at the family pet to satisfy his drive. I saw the news video. The animal behaviorist. What a douchebag. He thinks since it's human friendly (for now), that it's okay to put Gracie aka. mauling machine back to terrorize the neighborhood again. So he doesn't give a shit about anyone else's pet either. Just the stupid pit bull. They must both be pit nutters. there are so many pit nutters in this mess, it will take 5 parts to tell the story, the abbreviated story. part 2 will be available in the morning. part 3 on tuesday, part 4 on wednesday and part 5 on thursday. what a scandalous mess. Like the lady said all the fences in the world are no good if they leave the door open. This is unbelievable. Somebody's got some splainin to do. This vet sounds like she's hiding something. Can't wait for part 3. I'm just going to guess that justice (for the cat) was not served, nutter has his mutant back, neighbors still terrified, thousands of pit advocates smugly satisfied. That's the way these things always go. This vet probably went to vet med school on a Jane Berkey / BFF scholarship. Someone ought to file a complaint with the Vet Med Ethics Committee about her behavior -- violating the vet oath that was published here recently. craven readers are way too smart. i probably should identify the people in this photo. starting at 12:00: linda janowitz, david jorgensen, sterling chu, tom jorgensen, michelle bilodeau holding the sign, trish king looking like an idiot and gracipoo. Best Friends Finds the Pit bull Pawtucket RI - Come for the not being mauled by pi... George Herman Ruth Jr aka Babe Ruth aka "the Bambi... 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__label__wiki	0.963086	0.963086	Home > Attacks & Data Breaches > New Conti Ransomware Source Code Exposed on Twitter Out of Vengeance New Conti Ransomware Source Code Exposed on Twitter Out of Vengeance In retaliation for cybercriminals collaborating with Russia during Ukraine’s invasion, a Ukrainian security researcher has disclosed a new malware source code from the Conti ransomware campaign. Conti is a Russian-based threat actor’s top ransomware gang. It is regarded as one of the most active cybercrime organizations due to its involvement in the development of several malware families. However, after the Conti Ransomware operation allied with Russia to attack Ukraine, a Ukrainian researcher known as ‘Conti Leaks‘ chose to disclose data and source code from the ransomware gang as a form of retaliation. The researcher disclosed around 170,000 internal Conti ransomware gang chat exchanges last month, from January 21st, 2021, to February 27th, 2022. These chat messages reveal much information about what’s going on in operation and who’s involved. After that, the researcher leaked Conti ransomware’s old source code from September 15th, 2020. Even though the code was somewhat old, it allowed researchers and law enforcement to evaluate the malware and better understand how it operates. Conti Leaks shared a link on Twitter, which directs to the source code for Conti version 3 on VirusTotal. Although the archive is password-protected, subsequent tweets might reveal the password. Similar to the old version, the source code leak is a Visual Studio solution that allows anybody with access to assemble the ransomware locker and decryptor. Other threat actors might easily modify the source code to use their public keys or add additional features by compiling it without errors. The revelation of ransomware source code, particularly for sophisticated operations like Conti, can have catastrophic consequences for business networks and consumers. It’s because other threat actors frequently exploit the disclosed source code to develop their own ransomware attacks. In the past, a researcher released the source code for ransomware called ‘Hidden Tear,’ which was soon adopted by several threat actors to begin various operations. While Hidden Tear can be decrypted, it sparked a wave of subsequent ransomware infestations that plagued consumers and businesses for years. A threat actor recently disclosed the source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-language hacker forum. Other threat actors repurposed the source code for their own purposes within days, and additional ransomware operations, such as Rook and Pandora, were created. With the Conti ransomware gang’s source code continuing to emerge, it’s just a matter of time until other threat actors exploit it to begin their own operations.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line457
__label__wiki	0.981567	0.981567	Police seize motorbikes, cars By Christodoulos Mavroudis July 25, 2022 03448 Seventeen high-capacity motorcycles and five cars have been confiscated according to a police announcement on Monday. In the context of preventing road collisions and noise pollution, Z team and traffic police carried out traffic control checks between Friday 7pm to Monday 2pm in Limassol. Special attention was given to places where road fatalities and or noise pollution previously took place. During the checks, 17 high-capacity motorbikes were confiscated for a variety of offences including modifications on the bikes’ frames and engines and driving without a licence or insurance. Similarly, five cars whose drivers were found without a driving licence and/or insurance were also confiscated. Additionally, during the above checks, 24 drivers were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. Of them, a 26-year-old subjected to an alco-test scored 80mg% while a 70-year-old scored 90mg%. Moreover, 78 drivers were charged for speeding, 33 for driving without a valid driving licence and insurance while another 80 for other traffic violations. Targeted checks from the police will occur daily across the whole Cypriot road network. Their sole aim is to strengthen the feeling of road safety and prevent and mitigate serious and fatal road collisions. Policeroad safety Fit body, fit face Man arrested for assaulting police officer Christodoulos Mavroudis Staff Reporter February 9, 2023 Failed attempt to smuggle drugs into Larnaca police station Cyprus sees potential for deeper business relations with India Kyriacos Nicolaou February 9, 2023 February 8, 2023	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line459
__label__wiki	0.672096	0.672096	North West Mocks Mom Kim Kardashian’s Caution Tape Catsuit In TikTok Video: Watch November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 by DonnaEast 0 Comments Picture Credit score: Reynaud Julien/APS-Medias/ABACA/Shutterstock To the world, Kim Kardashian, 42, is without doubt one of the most trendy celebrities on the market, however to her daughter, North West, 9, she continues to be simply her mother. And, after all, meaning she will be able to make enjoyable of the SKIMS founder, as she did via TikTok on Nov. 6. Whereas being dressed up in an outfit that featured Kim’s iconic caution tape catsuit, Northie additionally added an audio edit that featured moments of the TV star’s iconic scenes from Keeping Up With The Kardashians and The Kardashians. Her daughter paired the Balenciaga warning tape with a black t-shirt and shorts, as she additionally sported a platinum blonde wig and sun shades. Extra AboutNorth West @kimandnorth ♬ Kim K savage sound – Cissy D’Amelio “Hello I’m Kim Kardashian West,” North mouthed on the star of the clip. “You don’t suppose I really feel unhealthy? I really feel unhappy!” One other second that she lip-synced included the time that the 42-year-old mentioned, “I hate my sisters, I by no means need to have a look at their ugly faces once more.” And it wouldn’t be a Kim throwback clip if it didn’t embrace the well-known audio from when she instructed Khloe Kardashian, 38, “don’t be f***ing impolite”, whereas she swung her purse at her. North additionally held up her mother’s white bodysuit whereas dancing round her mother’s lavish closet. Kim has the feedback part turned off on her and North’s joint TikTok account, so there aren’t any fan reactions on the publish. Nonetheless, many individuals took to Twitter to have a good time North’s superb TikTok movies over the previous couple of days, which additionally featured her well-known momma. “To not be controversial however each single tiktok North West has ever posted is a cinematic masterpiece and you may’t change my thoughts,” one admirer wrote. And a separate person highlighted the dearth of a feedback part. “i’m [sic] so mad there’s no remark part it could be SO GOOD,” the Twitter user added. Kim Kardashian & her daughter, North West, are sometimes seen making cute TikTok movies collectively. (Reynaud Julien/APS-Medias/ABACA/Shutterstock) The video, as talked about above, landed on the account sooner or later earlier than the truth TV persona and businesswoman glided down the crimson carpet on the CFDA Fashion Awards on Nov. 7. For the occasion, which Kim was being honored at for her work on SKIMS, the blonde magnificence rocked a skin-tight latex Dolce & Gabbana gown paired with a SKIMS bodysuit beneath. Her sisters Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie had been additionally in attendance Monday evening. As well as, the pinnacle of the household, Kris Jenner, 67, appeared on the occasion carrying a monochromatic black dress. Kim’s look on the NYC occasion on Monday comes amid her lengthy divorce from rapper Kanye West, 45. The previous couple was married for almost a decade, as they received married in 2014. Kim filed for divorce from the Yeezy designer in Feb. 2021, and almost two years after she did that, the couple is legally divorced however nonetheless have particulars to work out. Their divorce can also be going down amid Ye’s constantly anti-Semitic posts on-line, which have resulted in his Instagram account being restricted quite a few instances. Kim and her ex share four kids collectively together with North, Chicago, 4, Saint, 6, and Psalm West, 3. Associated Hyperlink Associated: Best KarJenner Kids Halloween Costumes Of All Time: Pics Of North West, True Thompson & More Sam Smith’s Tattoos & Their Meaning: Everything To Know About Their Ink Joe Alwyn & Paul Mescal Reveal 3rd Actor in “Tortured Man” Group Chat Sharon Osbourne Reportedly Rushed To Hospital For Medical Emergency New Special Explores Sherri Papini’s Faked Abduction & Web of Lies Tags: Celebrity News, Kim Kardashian, News, North West	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line460
__label__wiki	0.52085	0.52085	DataWorks NC Serving neighbors and neighborhoods, nonprofits, and local governments. Our mission is to democratize data to facilitate an empowered, productive, and equitable community Engage Communities Evictions in Durham At the End of The Moratorium That Wasn’t John Killeen · Jun 11, 2021 · 1 Comment For three months in 2020, we experienced a sudden and unexpected stop in the ongoing trauma of evictions in Durham. For the first time in the 20 years of eviction history we can report on, there were fewer than 500 evictions filed in a given month. There were fewer than 70 in April, fewer than 50 in May and fewer than 60 in June of 2020. During those months, zero writs of possession were filed, the second formal eviction process in which the Sheriff removes tenants and their belongings from a home. Similarly there was a sudden and unexpected sharp drop in global emissions from the nearly complete stoppage of business-as-usual. For the first time on record, people were producing dramatically less carbon emissions, globally, due to COVID-19 lockdowns. And for the first time in several generations of climate change predictions, an alternate vision of the future seemed visible. No one wanted a catastrophic pandemic to show us how it would be possible to live without ruining our own habitat. And no one wanted a global pandemic to illustrate what the world would look like with no evictions. This could be the last time Either way, the moment was short-lived on both fronts. The push to get back to business and ‘open up’ grew in momentum. The confusing and bare-minimal pandemic tenant protections continued, creating uncertainty over whether all back-owed rent would come due at the end of the month or if it could be forestalled another while longer by the chief justice, the governor, the president. We want rent to be cancelled. But here we are, maybe at the end of those various and incomplete temporary tenant protections. It is widely anticipated that the backlog of evictions landlords have been longing for will flood the courts starting in July. Sometime down the line they will go back to normal too: daily, pervasive, routine and profoundly tragic like so many normal American experiences. But we are not returning to normal. This may be one of the last months we report a relatively low (but still entirely unacceptable) number of evictions during a prior month. We are not going into any new phase of housing violence and displacement with the intent of normalizing it. It has been devastating to even observe the level of toxic stress families experience due to displacement. If one eviction is a preventable and unnecessary community failure, what clearer indictment can there be than 500 to 1,000 households being forced from their homes each month? And we have the temerity to espouse progressive values. Leaving and not leaving When people leave Durham, they do so for many reasons. Some uncertain number of them are leaving because they can no longer find or afford a home in Durham. They move to relatively close communities where homes are still cheaper, the housing voucher wait list isn’t years-long, or maybe they settle with friends or family. Many of these folks may not want to leave at all – their community, their loved ones, their jobs are still here. But in a recent conversation here at DataWorks, the topic of wanting to leave came up. We had been reading Robin D. G. Kelley’s interview with George Yancy which touched on the question of whether or not to leave America, this distinctive place of racist fascism and violence. A place where the high vision of human rights and democracy clashes ceaselessly with the material threats of daily life. A place that by design values property over human life. Dr. Kelley offered that on one hand, physically leaving America may not solve these problems because American racial capitalism is global in its prevalence. And also, you can exit without leaving. We are at that kind of moment. We cannot comply with a return to normal, when that normal is so thoroughly documented in its violence to community well-being. We are not capable of it. News Evictions RT @NateBakerDurham “Our mission.. was to.. ensure that our demands were heard over the demands of housing advocates..” twitter.com/releepse… RT @taraghuveer TODAY the White House releases tenant protections policy, following a lengthy process, incl. engagement with #HomesGuarantee tenant leaders. While providing some good organizing hooks, the announcement falls short of issuing directives to regulate rent. washingtonpost.com/b… @NateBakerDurham @leffjakin We've been saying it for a while, but here's a city attorney offering it too: rent control is allowed in NC for publicly owned properties, publicly-subsidized properties and those funded by CDBG. Let's make this more widely known! youtu.be/nlwQLcVa52c… @planning_troll Really wanted it to be "shark" when you said it. In favor of shart or shark for the record RT @EnoTenants Thank you @DataWorks_NC for standing w/ the Eno River Tenants against @EnoRiver evictions! "The ERTA...links their landlord’s land acknowledgement to an act of reparation they can take now: prevent another real estate transaction that displaces people..."dataworks-nc.org/202… Follow @DataWorks_NC Copyright © 2023 DataWorks NC · All Rights Reserved · Website by Code the Dream & Tomatillo Design	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line467
__label__cc	0.676094	0.323906	in CONK! News Podcasts CONK! News Weekend – Presidential Announcement Edition (Jan 6-8, ’22) by CONK! January 6, 2023, 2:05 AM To listen to this podcast episode, click on the Play button in the bar at the bottom of the screen. To listen while browsing, click on the Expand button at the bottom right to launch the player in a new browser tab/window. In this installement of CONK! News Weekend, CONK! News Contributor TIM CONAWAY formally announces his run for the presidency in 2024, on his own “No Party” ticket. Plus, the House can’t get its sh*t together. And, author Paul Ehrlich has never been right with a prediction, like ever – but that doesn’t stop him from tryhing again…. Produced by CONK! News, the best conservative news aggregator on the web at conk.news 118th Congress Delayed Speaker of the House of Ill Repute with Jeff Rovin	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line468
__label__wiki	0.912987	0.912987	Tag: Fergie Jenkins My weekly Canadian baseball news column discusses Tyler O'Neill, Fergie Jenkins, Jimmy Key and the 2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees announcement. But What Do I Know? . . . Fergie Jenkins, Gary Carter, Jeff Francis, Joey Votto Kevin Glew's weekly Canadian baseball news column "But What Do I Know?" discusses Fergie Jenkins, Gary Carter, Reno Bertoia and Joey Votto. Remembering Roberto Clemente on the 50th anniversary of his death When Roberto Clemente's plane carrying relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed 50 years ago today, down with it went the hearts and spirits of the thousands Clemente managed to touch during his short life. Meet Kelly Sage, the “Canadian baseball card guy” Kelly Sage holds a collage of Canadian baseball cards from his extensive collection. December 22, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada He is the “Canadian baseball card guy.” At least that’s what many collectors and retired Canadian big leaguers call Kelly Sage. They know that when it comes to finding a baseball card of... Continue Reading → But What Do I Know? . . . Ernie Whitt, Larry Walker, Rob Ducey, Derek Bell Ernie Whitt will again manage Canada at the World Baseball Classic. Photo: Baseball Canada December 18, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Since taking over as senior national team manager in 1999, Toronto Blue Jays legend Ernie Whitt has guided the squad to its first two gold... Continue Reading → New national education program to teach youth about Fergie Jenkins Photo: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame December 13, 2022 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release Calgary, Alta. – Youth across Canada will be provided the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by the journey of one of this nation’s most prolific athletes in the sport of baseball,... Continue Reading → 10 amazing Fergie Jenkins stats on his 80th birthday December 13, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Happy 80th Birthday to Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins! I tell anyone who will listen that everyone in our country should know who Fergie Jenkins is. His story should be taught in schools, his face should be on our money and he should be featured on... Continue Reading → But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, Fergie Jenkins, Dalton Pompey, Don Mattingly December 11, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) is giving back to his hometown this December. Naylor and his youth travel team are supporting the Shoe Box Project, which fills shoeboxes with gifts for women in emergency shelters and temporary... Continue Reading → Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry passes away at 84 December 1, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Hall of Fame right-hander Gaylord Perry passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 84. He reportedly died at his home in Gaffney, S.C., of natural causes. Perry and Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) forged a fast friendship when they pitched together on two... Continue Reading → But What Do I Know? . . . Tip O’Neill Award, Adam Macko, Rob Thomson, Matt Stairs, John Gibbons November 20, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -Who do you think was the best Canadian baseball player in 2022? Was it Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) who became the first Canuck to record 30 saves in a season for a Canadian major league... Continue Reading → Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Baskerville 2.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line472
__label__wiki	0.547426	0.547426	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (6) International Psychogeriatrics (3) Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences (1) International Neuropsychological Society INS (6) International Psychogeriatric Association (3) Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation (1) Subjective Cognitive Decline and its Relation to Verbal Memory and Sex in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals from a Colombian Cohort with Autosomal-Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease Jairo E. Martinez, Enmanuelle Pardilla-Delgado, Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, Clara Vila-Castelar, Rebecca Amariglio, Jennifer Gatchel, Daniel C. Aguirre-Acevedo, Yamile Bocanegra, Ana Baena, Eliana Henao, Victoria Tirado, Claudia Muñoz, Margarita Giraldo-Chica, Francisco Lopera, Yakeel T. Quiroz Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 28 / Issue 6 / July 2022 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 June 2021, pp. 541-549 Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) may be an early indicator of risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Findings regarding sex differences in SCD are inconsistent. Studying sex differences in SCD within cognitively unimpaired individuals with autosomal-dominant AD (ADAD), who will develop dementia, may inform sex-related SCD variations in preclinical AD. We examined sex differences in SCD within cognitively unimpaired mutation carriers from the world’s largest ADAD kindred and sex differences in the relationship between SCD and memory performance. We included 310 cognitively unimpaired Presenilin-1 (PSEN-1) E280A mutation carriers (51% females) and 1998 noncarrier family members (56% females) in the study. Subjects and their study partners completed SCD questionnaires and the CERAD word list delayed recall test. ANCOVAs were conducted to examine group differences in SCD, sex, and memory performance. In carriers, partial correlations were used to examine associations between SCD and memory performance covarying for education. Females in both groups had greater self-reported and study partner-reported SCD than males (all p < 0.001). In female mutation carriers, greater self-reported (p = 0.02) and study partner-reported SCD (p < 0.001) were associated with worse verbal memory. In male mutation carriers, greater self-reported (p = 0.03), but not study partner-reported SCD (p = 0.11) was associated with worse verbal memory. Study partner-reported SCD may be a stronger indicator of memory decline in females versus males in individuals at risk for developing dementia. Future studies with independent samples and preclinical trials should consider sex differences when recruiting based on SCD criteria. The INECO Frontal Screening for the Evaluation of Executive Dysfunction in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Evidence from Quantitative MRI in a CADASIL Cohort from Colombia – Corrigendum Dorothee Schoemaker, Yesica Zuluaga, Anand Viswanathan, Markus D. Schirmer, Heirangi Torrico-Teave, Lina Velilla, Carolina Ospina, Gloria Garcia Ospina, Francisco Lopera, Joseph F. Arboleda-Velasquez, Yakeel T. Quiroz Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 26 / Issue 10 / November 2020 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2020, p. 1052 Association Between Visual Memory and In Vivo Amyloid and Tau Pathology in Preclinical Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease Yamile Bocanegra, Joshua T. Fox-Fuller, Ana Baena, Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, Clara Vila-Castelar, Jairo Martínez, Heirangi Torrico-Teave, Francisco Lopera, Yakeel T. Quiroz Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 27 / Issue 1 / January 2021 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2020, pp. 47-55 Visual memory (ViM) declines early in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, it is unclear whether ViM impairment is evident in the preclinical stage and relates to markers of AD pathology. We examined the relationship between ViM performance and in vivo markers of brain pathology in individuals with autosomal dominant AD (ADAD). Forty-five cognitively unimpaired individuals from a Colombian kindred with the Presenilin 1 (PSEN1) E280A ADAD mutation (19 carriers and 26 noncarriers) completed the Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure immediate recall test, a measure of ViM. Cortical amyloid burden and regional tau deposition in the entorhinal cortex (EC) and inferior temporal cortex (IT) were measured using 11C-Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography (PET) and 11F-flortaucipir PET, respectively. Cognitively unimpaired carriers and noncarriers did not differ on ViM performance. Compared to noncarriers, carriers had higher levels of cortical amyloid and regional tau in both the EC and IT. In cognitively unimpaired carriers, greater cortical amyloid burden, higher levels of regional tau, and greater age were associated with worse ViM performance. Only a moderate correlation between regional tau and ViM performance remained after adjusting for verbal memory scores. None of these correlations were observed in noncarriers. Results suggest that AD pathology and greater age are associated with worse ViM performance in ADAD before the onset of clinical symptoms. Further investigation with larger samples and longitudinal follow-up is needed to examine the utility of ViM measures for identifying individuals at high risk of developing dementia later in life. The INECO Frontal Screening for the Evaluation of Executive Dysfunction in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Evidence from Quantitative MRI in a CADASIL Cohort from Colombia Dorothee Schoemaker, Yesica Zuluaga, Anand Viswanathan, Markus Shrimer, Heirangi Torrico-Teave, Lina Velilla, Carolina Ospina, Gloria Garcia Ospina, Francisco Lopera, Joseph F. Arboleda-Velasquez, Yakeel T. Quiroz Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 June 2020, pp. 1006-1018 Executive dysfunction is a predominant cognitive symptom in cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). The Institute of Cognitive Neurology Frontal Screening (IFS) is a well-validated screening tool allowing the rapid assessment of multiple components of executive function in Spanish-speaking individuals. In this study, we examined performance on the IFS in subjects with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), an inherited condition leading to the early onset of SVD. We further explored associations between performance on the IFS and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of SVD. We recruited 24 asymptomatic CADASIL subjects and 23 noncarriers from Colombia. All subjects underwent a research MRI and a neuropsychological evaluation, including the IFS. Structural MRI markers of SVD were quantified in each subject, together with an SVD Sum Score representing the overall burden of cerebrovascular alterations. General linear model, correlation, and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were used to explore group differences on the IFS and relationships with MRI markers of SVD. CADASIL subjects had a significantly reduced performance on the IFS Total Score. Performance on the IFS correlated with all quantified markers of SVD, except for brain atrophy and perivascular spaces enlargement. Finally, while the IFS Total Score was not able to accurately discriminate between carriers and noncarriers, it showed adequate sensitivity and specificity in detecting the presence of multiple MRI markers of SVD. These results suggest that the IFS may be a useful screening tool to assess executive function and disease severity in the context of SVD. Diagnostic accuracy of CERAD total score in a Colombian cohort with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease affected by E280A mutation on presenilin-1 gene Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, Fabian Jaimes-Barragán, Eliana Henao, Victoria Tirado, Claudia Muñoz, Eric M. Reiman, Pierre N. Tariot, Jessica B. Langbaum, Francisco Lopera Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 28 / Issue 3 / March 2016 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2015, pp. 503-510 This study aimed to determine Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) Neuropsychological Assessment Battery total score diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) with E280A mutation on presenilin-1 gene (PSEN1). A cross-sectional study was conducted in a cohort of PSEN1 E280A carriers and non-carriers assessed between January 1995 and February 2013. During the first neuropsychological assessment, 76 were having dementia, 46 had MCI, and 1,576 were asymptomatic. CERAD cut-off points were established for MCI and dementia using a Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) analysis, and were further analyzed according to education level in two groups: low education level (eight years or less), and high education level (over eight years). The area under curve–ROC CERAD total score for dementia was 0.994 (95% CI = 0.989–0.999), and that for MCI was 0.862 (95% CI = 0.816–0.908). The dementia diagnosis cut-off point for the low education group was 54, (98.4% sensitivity, 92.6% specificity), and that for the high education group was 67 (100% sensitivity, 94.1% specificity). The MCI diagnosis cut-off point for the low education group was 66 (91.2% sensitivity, 56.4% specificity), and that for the high education group was 72 (91.7% sensitivity, 76.3% specificity). The CERAD total score is a useful screening tool for dementia and MCI in a population at risk of FAD. Alzheimer’s Disease: Initial Clinical Implementation of Automated Volumetry Diego A. Herrera, Julio Vargas, John Fredy Ochoa, Jon Edinson Duque, Sergio A. Vargas, Francisco Lopera, Mauricio Castillo Journal: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 41 / Issue 5 / September 2014 Dual Task Abilities as a Possible Preclinical Marker of Alzheimer's Disease in Carriers of the E280A Presenilin-1 Mutation Sarah E. MacPherson, Mario A. Parra, Sonia Moreno, Francisco Lopera, Sergio Della Sala Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 18 / Issue 2 / March 2012 Previous dual task studies have demonstrated that patients with sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) are impaired in their ability to perform two tasks simultaneously compared with healthy controls, despite being able to successfully perform the tasks alone relatively well. Yet, it remains unclear what the earliest clinical manifestation of this dual task coordination deficit is. This study examined dual task abilities in individuals who are at risk of early-onset familial AD due to an E280A presenilin-1 mutation. Thirty-nine carriers of the gene mutation who did not meet the criteria for AD and 29 non-carrier healthy controls were asked to perform digit recall accompanied by a secondary tracking task. Individuals who were carriers of the genetic mutation demonstrated significantly higher dual task costs than healthy non-carriers. Dual task performance was found to be more sensitive to this very early stage of FAD than episodic memory measures. The findings support the notion that a deficit in the coordination mechanism of the central executive may be a pre-clinical marker for the early detection of AD due to the E280A presenilin-1 gene mutation. (JINS, 2012, 18, 234–241) Linguistic changes in verbal expression: A preclinical marker of Alzheimer's disease FERNANDO CUETOS, JUAN CARLOS ARANGO-LASPRILLA, CLARAMÓNIKA URIBE, CLAUDIA VALENCIA, FRANCISCO LOPERA Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 13 / Issue 3 / May 2007 Despite the many studies examining linguistic deterioration in Alzheimer's disease (AD), very little is known about changes in verbal expression during the preclinical phase of this disease. The objective of this study was to determine whether changes in verbal expression occur in the preclinical phase of AD. The sample consisted of 40 healthy Spanish speakers from Antioquia, Colombia. A total of 19 were carriers of the E280A mutation in the Presenilin 1 gene, and 21 were noncarrier family members. The two groups were similar in age and education. All the participants were shown the Cookie Theft Picture Card from the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination and were asked to describe the scene. Specific grammatical and semantic variables were evaluated. The performance of each group was compared using multivariate analyses of the variance for semantic and grammatical variables, and errors. Carriers of the mutation produced fewer semantic categories than noncarriers. In the preclinical phase of AD, changes in verbal expression are apparent and early detection of these differences may assist the early diagnosis of and intervention in this disease. (JINS, 2007, 13, 433–439.) Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Latin America Carlos A. Mangone, Adrían Alvarez Bueno, Ricardo Allegri, Raúl Arizaga, Ricardo Nitrini, Roberto Ventura, Francisco Lopera Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 12 / Issue S1 / July 2000 View extract Latin America has a connotation of youth (Mangone & Arizaga, 1999). Yet we cannot ignore the significant increase in life expectancy in many Latin American countries (Table 1); as the economy and level of education improve, so does the health of the population. With the increase in life expectancy, Latin Americans are beginning to perceive dementia in the elderly as a considerable social and medical problem. Nongenetic Factors as Modifiers of the Age of Onset of Familial Alzheimer's Disease Silvia Mejía, Margarita Giraldo, David Pineda, Alfredo Ardila, Francisco Lopera Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 15 / Issue 4 / December 2003 Objective: The purpose of this research was to identify environmental and personal factors that could be related to the variability in the age of onset of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) (36–62 years). Methods: A sample was taken of 49 subjects with FAD and with the mutation E280A in the presenilin-1 gene on chromosome 14; the sample was divided into two subgroups: 27 individuals with age of onset of the disease between 36 and 46 years (early onset) and 22 individuals whose disease began between 47 and 62 years (late onset). Information on environmental and personal factors was collected by means of a questionnaire answered by the patients if their clinical condition allowed it, or by their relatives; such information was organized in a categorical way. Comparisons between the two groups for each categorical variable were done by means of the chi-square test. Noncollinear variables that showed statistical significance were included as independent variables in a logistic regression analysis to predict their association with early onset of the disease. Results: Only 5 of the 140 studied variables were different between the two groups in univariate analysis: education, surgical history, type of stressful event, depression, and affective losses. The logistic regression model was constituted by education, depression, and affective losses. High-level education had approximately 15 times more probability of association with an early onset of the disease; both the history of affective losses and depressive symptoms had 4 times more probability of a similar association. Conclusions: The association of high-level education and early onset of the disease could be related to an earlier detection of symptoms, in turn determined by greater intellectual and environmental demands. The occurrence of depression and affective losses has been considered a prodromic manifestation of the disease. Our findings are evidence of high clinical heterogeneity even in a genetically homogeneous group.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line474
__label__cc	0.590753	0.409247	British Journal of Nutrition (1) Adherence to the Mediterranean diet reduces mortality in the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Spain) Genevieve Buckland, Antonio Agudo, Noemie Travier, José María Huerta, Lluís Cirera, María-José Tormo, Carmen Navarro, María Dolores Chirlaque, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Eva Ardanaz, Aurelio Barricarte, Jaione Etxeberria, Pilar Marin, J. Ramón Quirós, María-Luisa Redondo, Nerea Larrañaga, Pilar Amiano, Miren Dorronsoro, Larraitz Arriola, Mikel Basterretxea, María-José Sanchez, Esther Molina, Carlos A. González Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 106 / Issue 10 / 28 November 2011 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 May 2011, pp. 1581-1591 Print publication: 28 November 2011 Epidemiological studies show that adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD) increases longevity; however, few studies are restricted to Mediterranean populations or explore the effect of a MD pattern that directly incorporates olive oil. Therefore the relationship between adherence to the MD and mortality was studied within the the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Spain). The EPIC-Spain analysis included 40 622 participants (37·7 % males) aged 29–69 years who were recruited from five Spanish regions in 1992–1996. During a mean follow-up of 13·4 years, 1855 deaths were documented: 913 from cancer, 399 from CVD, 425 from other causes and 118 from unknown causes of death. Risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality was assessed according to the level of adherence to a relative MD (rMED) score, measured using an 18-unit scale incorporating nine selected dietary components. A high compared with a low rMED score was associated with a significant reduction in mortality from all causes (hazard ratio (HR) 0·79; 95 % CI 0·69, 0·91), from CVD (HR 0·66; 95 % CI 0·49, 0·89), but not from overall cancer (HR 0·92; 95 % CI 0·75, 1·12). A 2-unit increase in rMED score was associated with a 6 % (P < 0·001) decreased risk of all-cause mortality. A high olive oil intake and moderate alcohol consumption contributed most to this association. In this Spanish cohort, following an olive oil-rich MD was related to a significant reduction in all-cause mortality, and reduced the risk of mortality from CVD. These results support the important role that the MD pattern has on reducing mortality in Mediterranean countries.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line475
__label__wiki	0.722076	0.722076	Cruise NewsHolland America LineHolland America Announces Name of the Cruise Line's 3rd Pinnacle Class Ship Holland America Announces Name of the Cruise Line’s 3rd Pinnacle Class Ship Holland America Line announced that Ryndam will be the name of the cruise line’s third Pinnacle class cruise ship. The cruise ship will go into service in May 2021. Ryndam will be similar to sister ships Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam, measuring 99,500 gross tons and carrying 2,662 guests. The ship will have all of the amenities and features that Holland America Line is known for that drive one of the highest guest repeat rates in the industry. The steel cutting for Ryndam, signifying the official beginning of the building process, was held March 13, 2019 at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy. This will be the 17th cruise ship constructed for Holland America Line by the Italian shipbuilder, which most recently delivered Nieuw Statendam. Orlando Ashford, Holland America Line’s president, gave the following statement: “Holland America Line honors the timeless tradition of cruising while also embracing new innovations for today’s travelers, and the name Ryndam reflects the unique history of this company while honoring previous ships that were progressive in their time as this last Ryndam will be. From the first Ryndam more than 100 years ago to the most recent, the namesake ships have been beloved by our guests. The next Ryndam will bring new life to one of the most notable series of vessels in our history.” Holland America Line’s Historic Ships Named Ryndam The first Ryndam was part of the Holland America Line fleet from 1901 to 1929, starting as Rijndam before receiving the English spelling in 1923. In 1927 Ryndam I became the first Holland America Line ship to sail a world cruise, although it was chartered as a floating school at sea for that voyage. The second Ryndam served from 1951 to 1973, and the third sailed in the fleet from 1993 through 2015, when it was transferred to sister brand P&O Australia and now cruises as Pacific Aria. Cruise Line Begins Phasing Out Towel Animals on Cruises Ric Flair and Chris Jericho Highlight Wrestling Cruise in 2020 Holland America Line Adds Alaska Cruisetours to Latest Deals New 24 Day Cruise to Iceland and Greenland Announced Cruise Line Expands Casinos with Non-Smoking Sections Cruise Line Offering 2 Cruises to Experience Solar Eclipse in 2024	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line478
__label__wiki	0.638929	0.638929	National Park Service to Latinos: You Matter To Us Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. When former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, he vowed to increase the diversity of the staff at the nation’s parks. Knowing Latinos were less likely to consider park service a viable career path and less likely to visit the parks, he set about changing the status quo. First, with unemployment at higher levels for minorities than for whites, government-sector jobs with high security and decent benefits should be attractive to Latinos. But countering the park system’s vanilla reputation has been slow-going. Of the 16,523 permanent workers in the National Park Service last quarter, 79 percent were white, 10.5 percent were black, 10.7 percent were Hispanic and just 3.6 were Asian, according to David Vela, the NPS’s man tasked with increasing diversity at the parks. It’s a tall order to make the parks relevant to Latinos. First,they needed to not only convince minorities who seldom see the national parks as a vacation destination to give them a try, but consider working in them, too. To do that, the National Park Service is working to make it clear that minorities matter to the parks. That sounds obvious, but it’s hard to convince a Latino kid to become a park ranger when he has never seen anyone who looks like him in the uniform and he only sees stories about old white men like John Muir on trail signs. That’s if he even makes it outside in the first place; much national park space tends to be in rural areas where minorities settle in fewer numbers — and may not always feel welcome. The park service has looked for ways to incorporate lessons about the important roles minorities played in the history of the area at various national parks and monuments. They’ve also launched National Park Service academies aimed at recruiting mostly minority youth to join the workforce. The American Latino Heritage Fund was also created to assist in ensure the parks recognize and give voice to Latinos as an important part of the country’s history and story, and encourages Hispanics to give the parks a chance. To read more of this story: http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/national-park-service-change-vanilla-reputation/story?id=20011584#.UherFfZ4CUU.twitter@ABC Photo: Witold Skrypczak/Getty Images In this article:Employment, Latino, National Park Service, Nature Democracy in CTLN: Voter Access Across New England Hispanic and Latino Americans are the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the U.S. electorate since the last midterm elections, with about 34.5... Belén DumontOctober 28, 2022 Is Latinx catching on? Have you heard the term, Latinx? No? Well, you’re not alone. A new study by the Pew Research Center (PRC) found only 23-percent of people in... News EditorAugust 13, 2020 Internal report cites violations by Bridgeport Police Investigation found officers used excessive force, failed to supervise and were not truthful News EditorApril 15, 2019	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line480
__label__wiki	0.794524	0.794524	Crowd surge kills at the very least 8 at Houston songs competition HOUSTON (AP) — The group at a Houston songs festival suddenly surged toward the stage through a general performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or go their arms and killing eight persons in the chaos. The pandemonium unfolded Friday night at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day occasion in NRG Park with an approximated 50,000 people in attendance. As a timer clicked down to the start off of the performance, the crowd pushed ahead. “As before long as he jumped out on the stage, it was like an electricity took more than and anything went haywire,” concertgoer Niaara Merchandise reported. “All of a sudden, your ribs are staying crushed. You have someone’s arm in your neck. You are trying to breathe, but you can not.” Goods mentioned she was so desperate to get out that she little bit a male on the shoulder to get him to shift. The lifeless ranged in age from 14 to 27, and 13 people have been continue to hospitalized Saturday, Mayor Sylvester Turner explained. He known as the catastrophe “a tragedy on several diverse levels” and explained it was far too early to draw conclusions about what went completely wrong. “It might effectively be that this tragedy is the final result of unpredictable gatherings, of instances coming alongside one another that could not probably have been averted,” mentioned Choose Lina Hidalgo, Harris County’s leading elected formal. “But right up until we determine that, I will inquire the tough concerns.” Authorities who have analyzed fatalities prompted by crowd surges say they are normally a result of density — as well several men and women packed into a compact area. The crowd is normally working both away from a perceived threat or toward one thing they want, this sort of as a performer, prior to hitting a barrier. G. Keith Even now, a traveling to professor of group science at the United Kingdom’s University of Suffolk, has testified as an professional witness in court cases involving crowds. He explained he generally does not look at eyewitness stories in the early stages of analyzing an incident since emotions can cloud the photograph, and witnesses can see only what’s immediately all-around them. Based mostly on hearth codes, the venue could have held 200,000 persons, but city officers restricted the attendance to 50,000, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña stated. “It was the group control at the point of the phase that was the situation, specially as the crowd started to surge towards the stage,” Peña mentioned. The deaths named to intellect a 1979 live performance by the Who exactly where 11 persons died as thousands of admirers attempted to get into Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum. Other earlier group catastrophes include things like the fatalities of 97 men and women in an overcrowded Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 in Sheffield, England, and numerous disasters connected with the once-a-year hajj in Saudi Arabia. People today in the Houston crowd noted loads of pushing and shoving throughout the performances leading up to Scott’s established. Then when Scott took the phase, the group seemed to hurry to the entrance, hoping to get nearer to the phase, reported Nick Johnson, a superior college senior from the Houston suburb of Friendswood who was at the live performance. “Everyone was passing out about you, and anyone was trying to help every other. But you just couldn’t move. You couldn’t do anything. You can not even decide on your arms up,” Johnson explained. “It just obtained worse and worse.” Johnson claimed supporters commenced to crush just about every other, and people today started off screaming. He reported it felt like 100 degrees in the crowd. Scott appeared to be aware that some thing was going on in the group, but he may not have understood the severity of the scenario, Johnson explained. On online video posted to social media, Scott could be noticed stopping the concert at a single place and inquiring for support for someone in the audience: “Security, somebody assistance actual rapid.” In a tweet posted Saturday, Scott mentioned he was “absolutely devastated by what took put very last night.” He pledged to do the job “together with the Houston community to recover and help the family members in require.” Amy Harris, a freelance photographer for The Connected Push, explained an “aggressive” group environment through the working day simply because of the way admirers ended up behaving — pushing and dashing the stage barricades and prohibited VIP and admission regions. “It was surely the most chaotic competition natural environment that I’ve been in,” Harris explained. “I felt uneasy all working day.” Houston Police Main Troy Finner mentioned his division found attendees “going down” at 9:30 p.m. and right away notified live performance organizers. The party was named off 40 minutes later soon after discussions that involved the fire section and officials with NRG Park. Finner defended the amount of money of time it took for the function to be canceled. “You simply cannot just close when you’ve received 50,000 — more than 50,000 — persons, Ok?” Finner mentioned. “We have to worry about rioting — riots — when you have a group that’s that young.” At just one position, Gerardo Abad-Garcia was pressed so tightly into the group that he could not shift his arms off his upper body. For the duration of the efficiency that arrived prior to Scott’s, he began finding concerned for his protection. “I just couldn’t breathe. I was remaining compressed,” he stated. A safety guard helped him and some others climb a fence and get out. He described the crowd all through Scott’s established as a wave that was “going ahead and backward.” He explained some persons tried out to aid those who have been handed out on the ground, even though other concertgoers appeared to ignore them and ongoing looking at the demonstrate. Some audience users stated barricades erected close to the stage and to individual diverse sections of ticket holders prevented admirers from escaping. Billy Nasser explained an space made by a phase barricade as a closet that folks were being thrown into and the doorway was shut. Joshua Robinson claimed the barricades developed an area that “was just way also little and compact” for the range of individuals there. Component of the investigation will involve reviewing how the area about the stage was developed, the fire main stated. Authorities did not disclose the results in of loss of life, and the lifeless were not instantly determined. The police chief stated authorities ended up investigating reviews of suspicious activity in the group, which include a protection officer who explained to police that he felt a prick in his neck all through the chaos and missing consciousness even though getting examined by first responders. He was revived by the opioid antidote Narcan. Scott, one particular of music’s largest younger stars, established the Astroworld Competition in 2018. The 30-12 months-previous Houston indigenous has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards. He has a 3-12 months-aged daughter with Kylie Jenner, who declared in September that she’s expecting with their second little one. Drake joined Scott on-phase at the live performance, which was livestreamed by Apple Audio. Associated Push writers Ryan Pearson in Los Angeles, Stan Choe in New York, David Sharp in Portland, Maine, and Desiree Seals in Atlanta contributed to this report. 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__label__cc	0.608319	0.391681	Q&A with author Rachel Bertsche Rachel Bertsche is the author of the new book Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time. She also has written the book MWF Seeking BFF, and her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times and Cosmopolitan. She is based in Chicago. Q: How did you come up with the idea for Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me? A: This concept of "if only I were more like [INSERT CELEB NAME HERE], my life would be better/more fabulous/perfect/happier" is something that has haunted me (and probably so many women) for quite a while. It's hard to avoid if you are someone who, like me, enjoys the occasional escape into Us Weekly and People. I do remember one moment, specifically, when I was standing in the shower, thinking "what if I did everything that Jennifer Aniston did--could I end up more like her? Could I write about it?" Trying to live like Jennifer alone probably couldn't fill a whole book--but I quickly realized that I have this laundry list of celebs that inspire that same "if only" feeling... each for a different aspect of her life. So while I'd love to emulate Jennifer Aniston's workout, I'd also like to have Sarah Jessica Parker's fashion prowess or Jennifer Garner's marriage or Julia Roberts's zen. They all represent areas where I felt that my own life could use improving. I love reading books with a self-improvement slant, and I love reading about celebrities, so suddenly these came together in my head to make perfect sense. Q: Which celebrity was the most difficult to emulate, and which seemed the easiest? A: They were all certainly hard/easy in different ways, but I would probably say Gwyneth's lifestyle was the hardest for me to adopt. The focus on her is cooking and life in the kitchen, and a lot of the "necessities" that I took from reading her website Goop.com and other interviews with her were very expensive or hard to find (they do not necessarily sell vegan mayo in the corner store) -- and other parts, like her 7-day cleanse, were just HARD. I'm not so good at subsisting on mostly liquid for days at a time. As for the easiest, I guess I'd have to say Jennifer Garner. I tried to emulate her marriage, and I'm lucky to already be in a great relationship, so it was the aspect of my life I felt needed the least help. Plus, the guidelines--watch football with my husband, say nice things about him, make time for friends--were easier to adhere to than, say, do a cardio workout six times a week. Q: Looking back, how did your "pursuit of happiness" change you? A: It gave me tools to rely on when I need a quick pick-me-up. While no one would confuse me for Jennifer Aniston or Beyonce, the lessons I was able to cull from studying them and others have created a sort of foundation for living fabulously. Now, when I am having an especially severe case of the blahs, I know to start by getting dressed in an outfit that makes me feel good about myself, or go for a quick workout, or, if nothing else, sport a pair of sunglasses and some lip gloss (thanks, Beyonce). These are fast and easy fallbacks that always lift my spirits a bit or make me feel better about myself. They are simple and small but they work. Q: Why do you think so many people are obsessed with celebrities, and has this celebrity-worship increased in recent years? A: It's almost impossible to avoid celebrity culture these days -- it's everywhere. In magazines, on TV, in the news, on social media... even in politics. So how can people help but become a little obsessed, or at least let the celebrity images seep into their consciousness a little bit? When we're constantly presented with celebrity images, it's hard to turn a blind eye and not be influenced -- and the more we see something, very often the more interested we become. So it's very chicken-or-the-egg: Are we obsessed with celebrities because they are constantly in the media, or are they constantly in the media because we are so obsessed? I'd say it's a little bit of both. But yes, I think celebrity-worship has increased and continues to increase. A: I'm starting to think about another book, and I do a lot of magazine writing and other writing projects. Constantly trying to think of what I want to do next! 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__label__wiki	0.876387	0.876387	Detroit Public Schools Community District Coronavirus Detroit Reopening Detroit district will pause in-person learning until May By Lori Higgins The Detroit district will pause in-person instruction until a May 11 board meeting. If COVID-19 case rates don’t improve, the pause could last longer. Anthony Lanzilote for Chalkbeat The Detroit school board voted Thursday night to suspend in-person instruction until its May 11 meeting, a pause that could be extended if the city’s COVID-19 infection rates haven’t improved. The board vote, taken during a special meeting, came two days after several board members failed in an attempt to suspend in-person learning for the rest of the school year. The 3-2 vote on Tuesday failed because the board needed at least four “yes” votes for it to succeed. “The district would continue to monitor infection rates,” Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said. “If they are roughly where they are now, or even slightly lower, we would make a recommendation to suspend in-person learning from the May meeting until the end of the school year.” During Thursday’s meeting, Vitti said he has spoken to individual board members and incorporated their feedback in a proposal the board eventually backed unanimously. The plan says: In-person instruction will not resume until May 11, the date of the next school board meeting. The district’s learning centers, where students can go to complete their virtual learning under the supervision of a staff member, will reopen on April 26. Teachers can voluntarily choose to work in their classrooms with any student who wants to come into the school building to learn. Beginning April 26, the district will begin weekly COVID-19 testing — using saliva tests — of students and staff who have returned to the learning centers. The regular COVID-19 testing is a “significant safety strategy to keep our employees and our students safe,” Vitti said. “Employees and students legally will have an opportunity to opt out,” Vitti said. “We don’t foresee many opting out. We believe most if not everyone will test.” During the public comment period, one parent asked what would happen if people opt out of testing. Vitti replied that the district by law cannot force students to be tested. The district can require employees to be tested, and the district has done so when schools reopened this school year. The district is currently paused. It was among some school systems in the state that halted in-person learning after spring break, because of fears that COVID-19 could spread from people who traveled while off school. The district had planned to reopen its buildings for face-to-face instruction and for students to attend the learning centers on April 26. Now, with the board action, only the learning centers will reopen. More difficult conversations lie ahead for the board. District officials previously set a threshold of a 5% COVID-19 positivity rate when determining whether to open or close schools. The city’s positivity rate is now about 20%. “The COVID rate of infection will probably not be 5% for a very long time,” said board member Corletta Vaughn. Vitti said that threshold will need to be reexamined, with consideration given to the city and state infection rates, the rates in surrounding school districts, and positive cases in schools. He said the district also could set different thresholds for high schools than it does for elementary and middle schools, as well as have different thresholds for certain groups of students, particularly students with special education needs. During the public comment period of Tuesday’s board meeting, many of those who spoke cited safety concerns in urging the district to shut down its buildings. On Thursday, the board heard from those who urged the district to continue having an option for parents and children who want to be in school. “Just remember that there are parents like myself and students that really need to be in the learning centers,” said Sharene Nathan, a parent action leader at Ludington Magnet Middle and Honors School, where she is a liaison between the school and parents.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line491
__label__cc	0.680222	0.319778	Author: Noah, Trevor Adult Playaways - Nonfiction (1) Playaway (1) eVideo (1) Noah, Trevor (remove) Best seller 2016 (1) Comedians -- Biography (1) Comedians -- South Africa -- Biography (1) Noah, Trevor, -- 1984 (1) Non-fiction. -- Non-Fiction (1) Television personalities -- Biography (1) Playaways - Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor) (1) » Trevor Noah 1) Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood NYT - E-Book Nonfiction Staff Picks 2021-2022 Book, eBook, Kindle, Playaway 2016. Spiegel & Grau Playaways - Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor) SMP 927.91 NOAH, T 2018 1 audio media player (approximately 9 hours) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist, his mother is determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. With an incisive... 2) You Laugh But It's True In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his experiences during Apartheid to prepare for the biggest show of his life.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line495
__label__wiki	0.565341	0.565341	Home/Tech/Mobile Phones/iPhone SE 4 display can also have OLED! Apple not yet fixated on LCD iPhone SE 4 display can also have OLED! Apple not yet fixated on LCD AdminNovember 2, 2022 iPhone SE 4 could end up with an OLED display panel, but an LCD display panel is not yet ruled out. iPhone SE 4 could be a rebadged iPhone XR with a new Apple chip – we’ve known that for a while. An iPhone XR clone doesn’t seem interesting enough to modern iPhone users, but Apple would be willing to spice things up. While the iPhone SE 4 may have a body from the iPhone XR, Apple is willing to upgrade the panel to something new. If the Cupertino guys can cover the costs, the iPhone SE 4 could end up with an OLED display. Ross Young of DSCC had previously said that the 2024 iPhone SE will come with a larger 6.1-inch LCD screen, just like the iPhone XR. Now, however, he says there may be a consideration for an OLED display of different sizes. It is even said that Apple could consider a 6.1-inch OLED display, or a smaller 5.7-inch LCD. Since the body is expected to feature a 6.1-inch screen, Apple may be settling for the larger bezels. iPhone SE 4 with an OLED screen? With an OLED display in negotiations, Apple is expected to consider the iPhone 12 body for the iPhone SE 4, the first expected to be phased out in 2024. The iPhone 12 also has a 6.1-inch OLED display, and its slim side design makes it a perfect match for the rest of Apple’s product range. On the other hand, putting an OLED display in the iPhone XR’s case could drive up the prices of the iPhone SE 4, which will already have a new 5G chip from Apple. Therefore, the iPhone SE 4 may not be as affordable as its predecessors. So far we know that the iPhone SE 4 will be based on the iPhone XR and that could mean a single 12MP rear camera, a Face ID system for biometric authentication, a larger capacity battery and the option of a USB-C port for charging . Since it’s due out in 2024, it could either use Apple’s A16 Bionic chip, or the A18 chip that’s expected to be used in the iPhone 16. What Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's 49th Birthday Celebrations Looked Like, With Aaradhya By Her Side Check Petrol, Diesel Rates Today in Delhi, Mumbai and Other Cities Google Pixel Fold Leaked! Specs to launch date, know it all here Upcoming Samsung Galaxy smartphones in 2023: Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy A54, etc	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line500
__label__cc	0.513541	0.486459	January 26, 2011 D It was almost too much. Maybe it was too much. Code 4 came to an exhausting, traumatic end with the simplest of shots but the most raw, devastating moment in the show’s history. It was an absolute emotional savaging for the viewer. Written by Will Rokos, directed by Felix Alcala, this was the tightest episode of Southland to date. It had everything you would want from an hour of TV drama: the humor was rawer, more visceral; the emotional reversals came hard and fast; the highs were higher, the lows were worse. And that was before the end, when we watched Shawn Hatosy and Yara Martinez come apart in each other’s arms. Just a held shot of the two of them, gasping for air, struggling to breathe with the absolute fact of what had just happened. The death of a partner, friend and husband. Grief is handled in many different ways in television shows. I’m not sure I’ve seen it handled like this, in its most unfiltered form. It was awful to watch, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Hatosy in particular was astonishing, delivering an aggressively compelling and forceful performance throughout, culminating in his flawless portrayal of Bryant’s emotional disintegration. The way Code 4 was directed by Feliz Alcala was almost ethereal in its quiet intensity. The opening flash forward was haunting, just Sammy shaking, lens flare, a barely moving camera, and then the scream. By the time we reached that moment for real, the knowledge of what it meant was almost unbearable, and when the moment continued, even though we desperately didn’t want it to, it was emotionally horrific. Alcala stayed close to the truth throughout, and we felt it. One key example: as the helicopter flashed the spotlight on Nate, moments before the end, he held up four fingers, signaling “code 4,” no further assistance necessary. Such a simple moment, made brutal by what followed. Southland excels at such simplicity and poetically retroactive impact. Will Rokos wrote a tough, unflinching script, finding time amongst the darkness for the funniest moments we’ve seen in this show, which of course made the ending much harder to handle. The writers have done an amazing job this season, and have consistently pulled off an extremely difficult trick: not only have they kept the show subtly serialized and moving forward, but each episode is perfectly constructed as an entry point into the Southland world. That means new viewers could join at any point and be able to jump right in. The writers have encoded each episode this season with enough information to key the new viewer in to the relationships, but they’ve integrated it so carefully that it doesn’t interfere with the flow of the show for regular viewers. It’s a clever move on the part of the producers, and it’s working. Ratings are up, and Code 4 (and the wonderfully loyal fans) prompted Southland to trend for the first time on Twitter. It seems very hopeful that this means good things for the show’s survival and renewal by TNT. But Kevin Alejandro will be sorely missed. Southland‘s loss is True Blood‘s gain. Alejandro was such a great part of the fabric of Southland, and did tremendous work. Kudos to him for making Nate Moretta such a compelling, soulful, and popular character. Categories: Pop culture, TV, Writing Tags: Felix Alcala, Kevin Alejandro, Shawn Hatosy, Southland, TNT, True Blood, Twitter, Will Rokos, Yara Martinez ← Southland: “Discretion” is advised A wild, feral beauty → One thought on “Southland will break your heart (spoiler)” Angela Oyler says: I love all your reviews and this is my favorite! Nate was such a big part of the show and he really will be missed!! I cryed my eyes out this episode!!	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line507
__label__cc	0.639656	0.360344	Plop Down a Terrestrial Imitation for Summer Trout By Gerald Almy Photos by Gerald Almy Most trout fly fishermen are aware of the importance of aquatic insects in their quarry’s diet. These include mayflies, stoneflies, caddis and similar species. But while these water-born insects get most of the attention, in modern times terrestrial insects—those living on land—are often more important than aquatic insects in the diet of trout. These “bugs” jump, fall, get blown in by wind, or washed in by rain and are eagerly gobbled up by waiting brook, brown, and rainbow trout. Both hatchery trout and the native brookies of Shenandoah National Park love them. Some of the most important ones we can imitate with our flies include beetles, leafhoppers, treehoppers, cicadas, crickets, and ants. One of the most common of all is the grasshopper. This insect can provide terrific fishing from spring through the first frosts of fall. The great thing about terrestrial fishing is that land insects are constantly dribbling into the water, so trout feed on them any time of day, unlike a mayfly hatch that may stir feeding for one or two hours and then be done. With land insects you can get to the stream whenever you like and expect steady fishing. Once a cricket, ant, or hopper falls into the water, it’s held firmly in the stream by the surface tension between air and water. Few are able to escape. Trout sense that these insects are helpless and also know they represent an important source of nourishment high in protein. More than one million species of land insects have been identified, outnumbering aquatic insects by 20 to 1. Don’t worry, though. You only need a few proven imitations of land insects in your fly boxes to be successful terrestrial fishing. Three of the top ones to stock are grasshoppers, ants, and beetles. Add crickets, leafhoppers and inchworms if you want to expand the list. Casting imitations of hoppers is particularly exciting because it often draws strikes from some of the biggest trout in a stream. But even small and average-sized trout will gobble them up. I once kept a trout about a foot long and found it had nearly a dozen hoppers in its stomach! Grasshoppers start appearing along stream borders in April and May. It’s during summer and fall, though, that they reach peak numbers and trout key in on them for frenzied feeding binges. As you would expect, the best place to fish with these flies is around grassy meadow areas. If you want to enjoy the fastest action, try to catch a few of the naturals along the stream or river’s edge. Examine their predominant colors and sizes and then select a pattern from your fly boxes that most closely duplicates the naturals. A precise match isn’t required. Just get one as close as possible. I’ve used sizes from 4 down to tiny size 18 hooks. Fishing with grasshoppers is most productive from mid-morning until late afternoon. That’s when the insects are most active and most likely to fall or get blown into a stream. Top weather conditions for hoppers are hot and dry with wind also being a plus, since it might blow them into the water more frequently. On rainy, cool days, opt for other land insect imitations than grasshoppers. Good terrestrials to turn to in that situation include ants, beetles, and caterpillar imitations, often called “inchworms.” Larger terrestrials such as beetles and grasshoppers make a distinct “splat” when they enter a river. Trout learn to key in on this sound in their feeding by racing to any such sound. By dropping your fly with a “plop,” you can duplicate this noise and draw strikes. The best way to do this is to simply overpower your forward cast slightly to smack the fly onto the water. Another good delivery is the sidearm skip cast, which skitters the fly over the water and allows you to bounce the hopper back under shoreline brush, where big fish often lurk. Large land insects such as crickets and grasshoppers often struggle in the surface film. Imitating this commotion with a gentle twitch can draw strikes from reluctant fish. Don’t make the movement too violent. Just twitch the rod tip gently to make the fly quiver and inch forward slightly. Some of the heaviest trout often hang out within inches of the stream banks when terrestrial insects are active, waiting for them to tumble in. Dropping your fly very close to the river’s edge is a good tactic in this case, since that’s where the fish are accustomed to seeing the insects come from. The shore where the wind is coming from is often best. But don’t ignore mid-stream locations, either. Ants are fed on by trout in all parts of Virginia’s streams and rivers, from pocket water to shoreline eddies to mid-stream pools. The main distinctive feature that must be kept in mind in any ant pattern is the thin waist between the abdomen and head of the insects. This seems to be a key trout home in on. You can use cork, rabbit fur, foam, or many other materials to make ant patterns. One famous version is the oversized Chernobyl Ant, made of foam with rubber black legs. Ants can be presented to trout you see or blind cast to likely areas. They score in mid-stream but are particularly effective along shore under overhanging shrubs and tree limbs. Flights of swarming mating ants often appear in fall and can produce fabulous fishing action. Top colors are cinnamon (rust-colored) or black, with sizes 12-18 effective. Beetles belong to the Coleoptera order. This is the single most abundant order in the animal kingdom, with over a third of a million different species. I once examined the stomach of a brown trout and found seven different types of beetles in its stomach! Due to their secretive lifestyles, you won’t see many beetles. But they are there, in all kinds of habitats along streams—and trout love them. A wide variety of beetle flies are available from mail order companies, but you can also easily tie your own. Most of the patterns are very simple to construct. Black is the best color. Cork, foam, or spun and clipped deer hair can be used. A very simple but effective tie is the Crowe Beetle. Foam offerings are equally effective and more durable. You can fish a beetle in the traditional approach with a dead drift over the trout’s lie or suspected position in the stream. It’s often more effective, though, to use a method I call the “sound cast.” Plop the beetle fly onto the water with a tiny splat. Fish seem to key on this “kerplunk” sound of the naturals entering the stream and race over to suck in the bite of protein. It’s often best to drop the fly to the side and slightly behind the fish, catching them by surprise and drawing an instinctive take. This is exciting fishing, and beetle patterns can be productive all day long, from spring through fall, like all terrestrials. Why wait for a mayfly hatch that might last an hour or two? With land insects, you can enjoy a full day’s fishing and often fool some of the biggest trout in a stream. Best of all, it’s all surface fishing. Terrestrial Tackle: These flies are sometimes bulky, so I like a rod with some backbone. A good choice is an 8 ½- to 9 ½-foot 5-6 weight rod with a weight-forward floating line. A 9- to 12-foot leader tapering to a 4-6X tippet completes the setup. Bass and Panfish Beetles, crickets, inchworms, and grasshoppers are large enough that they can produce excellent catches of bass. Fish them on ponds for largemouths and on streams and rivers for smallmouths in sizes 4-8. Hand-sized bluegills will also nail terrestrial imitations such as ants and beetles on ponds and lakes. Use hook sizes 10-14 so these diminutive panfish can get the imitations in their small mouths, allowing a solid hookup.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line510
__label__wiki	0.973928	0.973928	Can Cyborg Have A DCEU Future After Justice League & Peacemaker? The future of Cyborg in the DCEU after Justice League and Peacemaker remains largely speculative, as it’s unclear whether Ray Fisher will return to the role. First introduced with a cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ray Fisher’s Cyborg was quickly established as part of the DCEU’s Justice League along with the Flash (Ezra Miller) and Aquaman (Jason Momoa) prior to the characters appearing in solo projects. Though other heroes have since been afforded solo treatment, plans for Cyborg’s future have been kept remarkably quiet.,In 2020, Cyborg actor Ray Fisher spoke out about what he described as a toxic environment on the set of Justice League. He attributed this to unprofessional behavior on the part of Joss Whedon, later naming DC films head Walter Hamada as an ” enabler.” Though others have since spoken out in support of Fisher, it would seem that publicly taking such a firm stance against Warner Bros. has alienated Fisher from the DCEU.,Related: Justice League: The Hidden Meaning Of Cyborg’s Snyder Cut Ending,Warner Bros.’s plans for Cyborg’s DCEU future have so far been kept incredibly quiet, prompting speculation as to whether the character will have a continued place within the franchise. After the controversy surrounding Justice League and Ray Fisher, the actor was notably not included in the superhero team’s Peacemaker cameo. However, considering the controversy, it’s clear that the DCEU needs Ray Fisher’s Cyborg moving forward.,As Cyborg will soon be the only member of the DCEU’s original Justice League not to have had a solo movie, to remove him entirely from the franchise’s future would send a problematic message. Fisher’s public criticisms of Warner Bros. and Walter Hamada, in particular, may have caused some bad blood, but it’s something that needs to be handled tactfully, and summarily dropping Fisher’s Cyborg would be a mistake. The work environment Fisher described was unacceptable, and he’s even stated that he’d willingly return if things were handled differently moving forward, meaning that Warner Bros.’s only feasible option is to smooth things over with the actor.,There has been speculation that The Flash could keep Cyborg in the DCEU, although this has, as yet, remained unconfirmed. However, the character introduced in Justice League was an interesting take on Cyborg, and the DCEU’s version of the character deserves more than to be quickly written out as a result of behind-the-scenes drama. Though the Justice League were briefly glimpsed from a distance in Peacemaker, neither Cyborg nor Batman was present. As The Flash will mark Affleck’s final DCEU appearance, Cyborg being the only other hero absent from Peacemaker makes his own future in the franchise seem doubtful.,Ultimately, the DCEU could still use Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, and this would be the best-case scenario. However, the franchise seemingly distancing the character from the Justice League is not a good sign and may evidence Warner Bros.’s intention to retire the character after Fisher’s very public criticisms. Whether or not Ray Fisher’s Cyborg will return to the DCEU is currently unknown, and though the character deserves a more in-depth story within the franchise, it’s entirely possible that the actor’s apparent exit is final.,Next: All 19 DC Movies Releasing After The Batman	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line512
__label__wiki	0.506092	0.506092	DoH: Wearing masks still best way to keep low Covid-19 infection rate The Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday reiterated that minimum public health standards including wearing masks, together with vaccination and boosters have helped keep the Covid-19 case counts low despite the detection of new subvariants.,“Scientific evidence supports the use of best-fitting face masks in reducing the transmission not only of Covid-19 but also other infectious and respiratory diseases including Monkeypox, should it reach our country,” the agency said in a statement.,It also added that based on the current protocols of the Inter-Agency Task Force, masks are allowed to be taken off, only for specific instances such as when eating or during certain sports and activities in well-ventilated areas.,“The Covid-19 virus is still present and the pandemic is not yet over. Individuals can still catch the virus, most especially for our vulnerable population,” the statement added.,The statement came after the local government of Quirino floated the possibility of lifting the mandatory use of anti-Covid masks in preparation for the new normal.,“In the new normal, it’s good to prepare for events. We see that maybe we should talk about or study, and we have started studying in our province, the optional wearing of face masks implemented in Cebu,” Governor Dakila Cua said in a televised briefing.,“Perhaps there should be dimension or depth to this policy, at least outdoors, because there would come a time that the pandemic will subside and become a local matter,” Cua added.,This came after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made wearing masks optional in open spaces in the province.,Cua, who also chairs the League of Provinces of the Philippines, said he would include the issue on the mask mandate in his meeting on Friday with his members., , ,	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line513
__label__wiki	0.519628	0.519628	Shellcode and You The author is going to start writing about shellcode. But wait! It's obsolete, so why bother? Christopher Lamb CORE · Oct. 23, 16 · Opinion I'm going to start writing on shellcode, how you can develop it, and how you can test it, even though it's obsolete. Why bother? Well, learning how to develop and use shellcode is a first step to exploring more complex exploit payloads and techniques. First, we'll take a look at shellcode, then return-to-libc, and then I'll explore return oriented programming. But first, shellcode. Well, shellcode is binary computer instructions. As you'd expect, these are illegible, and you'll generate them from a program of some kind. For example, let's take a look at some shellcode that'll spawn a shell on Linux (downloaded from shellstorm): shellcode = "\x48\x31\xd2\x48\xbb\x2f\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x48\xc1\xeb\x08\x53\x48\x89\xe7\x50\x57\x48\x89\xe6\xb0\x3b\x0f\x05" Easy to understand, right? Let's look at it a little differently: char shellcode[] = "\x48\x31\xd2" // xor %rdx, %rdx "\x48\xbb\x2f\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x73\x68" // mov $0x68732f6e69622f2f, %rbx "\x48\xc1\xeb\x08" // shr $0x8, %rbx "\x53" // push %rbx "\x48\x89\xe7" // mov %rsp, %rdi "\x50" // push %rax "\x57" // push %rdi "\x48\x89\xe6" // mov %rsp, %rsi "\xb0\x3b" // mov $0x3b, %al "\x0f\x05"; // syscall A little easier to understand? What we have here are the machine instructions, in binary in a character array (the '\x' prefix is the hexadecimal character escape; with it you can print non-ascii symbols). What we have here are the actual opcodes, in binary, with the appropriate endian-ness for a linux x86-64 system. Conveniently, this particular chunk of shellcode comes with menmonics in comments, so we can see what's going on. Basically, we're executing /bin/sh (MOVd into the rbx register in line 3) via a syscall to execve (on line 11). Prior to the syscall, we set up the stack and the appropriate arguments according to the relevant calling convention. So, essentially, when you have shellcode like this, your goal is to write the shellcode to memory in some way and arrange to point the instruction pointer it's way. The classic way this is done is via a buffer overflow, but there's other ways too. With a buffer overflow, you take advantage of the design of the call stack on the target system. The call stack on most architectures contains the return address after a function call, and your goal is to overwrite this return address with a pointer that points to the beginning of your shellcode. Now, this is a classic exploit, not that widely usable today. It does, however, force you to learn how computers work at a very basic level. It's also a valid, functional attack on many of the smaller internet of things devices that are hitting the market today as these devices tend to be pretty insecure. But on a stock, modern operating system? forget about it. There are defenses against these attacks in place today. You can, however, turn those off on some systems (notably Linux and Windows - iOS and MacOS don't let you). Most of the time I write on iOS, but we'll use Linux to show you how buffer overflows and shellcode works. If you don't have VMWare Fusion or Virtualbox, download it and install a server image of the most recent Ubuntu LTS release, and we'll start exploring how these attacks really work. IoT Linux (operating system) Overflow (software) Buffer (application) IT Computer Pointer (computer programming) Virtual Machine Asynchronous HTTP Requests With RxJava When Scrum Feels Like Dressing for Dinner A Brief Overview of the Spring Cloud Framework Hackerman [Comic]	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line514
__label__wiki	0.701017	0.701017	Podcast About Subscribe S1E8 How Green Is Your Steel? Episode 8 • May 10, 2022 • 01:01:40 Earthlings Podcast May 10 2022 \| 01:01:40 Apple Podcasts Overcast Stitcher Spotify Amazon Music How do you make steel without cooking the planet? What is "green steel"? Steel is a fundamental part of our world, but the process we use to make it is inherently carbon-intensive. In this latest episode, we talk about new developments in both the production of fossil-free steel and how it is making its way to global markets with experts Thomas Koch Blank, Anders Williamsson, and Anne-Claire Howard. Chiefly, we discuss the implications of a new, cleaner process being used in Sweden to make fossil-free steel using hydrogen. We also examine what this means for both the global steel industry and consumers, as well as the timeframe for green steel take over brown steel. Thomas Koch Blank is a global expert on green steel and senior principal at RMI's Climate Aligned Industries program. Anders Williamsson is an executive VP and head of industrial operations at Swedish truck maker Scania. Anne-Claire Howard was the chief executive officer of Responsible Steel at the time of the recording. She has since moved on to a different role as the director of procurement at the UNOPS. About us: Earthlings Podast looks at the decisions that we can make today to ensure that the future we have is one we want to live in. Hosts Lisa Ann Pinkerton (former award-winning NPR and PBS environmental science reporter) and Christian Roselund (founding editor of pv magazine USA) take a close look at our relationships with technology, science, the planet, and each other. Talking Points: Why is the steel-making process such a carbon-intensive process? The process of using hydrogen to make steel Developments in hydrogen-based steelmaking in Sweden Recycled steel versus primary steel The prospects for direct reduced iron made with hydrogen Volvo’s first autonomous electric mining vehicle with green steel Scania’s use of green steel At what time will green steel take over brown steel? Which sectors are the most effective uses of hydrogen The potential for a differentiated market for green steel Carbon pricing and how that plays a role in the production of steel Resources/Links: “Volvo unveils world’s first vehicle using fossil-free steel” video “The Story of TARA \| Volvo Group's autonomous electric dumper TA15” video Responsible Steel RMI Climate Aligned Industries UNOPS March 18, 2022 • 01:05:40 S1E6 To Nuclear or Not Nuclear power - the question we come to as a society time and time again. Do we keep it? Get rid of it? Build... December 21, 2022 • 00:57:04 S2E5 Electrification: The Smart Home Upgrade The home of the future is electric and dynamic. In this episode, we look at the how-to of smart home electrification and the integrations... November 16, 2022 • 01:03:53 S2E4 Chilling Out Urban Mobility E-bikes, e-scooters, and other forms of micromobility are changing how we get around cities and cities. In this episode, we examine multiple angles of... © 2023 Earthlings Podcast - Powered by Castos	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line515
__label__cc	0.717624	0.282376	Alameda, Alameda City Council, Uncategorized Alameda City Council first to offer support for ‘No Tampon Tax’ bill Date: March 6, 2019Author: Steven Tavares 4 Comments With increasing hopes that a third iteration of a bill to exempt menstrual products from a sales tax, the Alameda City Council offered a resolution in support of Assembly Bill 31. Alameda is believed to be the first city in the state to endorse Southern California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia’s legislation. Councilmember Malia Vella, who issued the referral, along with Councilmember John Knox White, to urge the council to weigh-in with a resolution, said, “Tampons–menstrual products–are essential items. There’s no reason they should be taxed. These aren’t luxury items.” “It’s really about menstrual equity throughout the world and, while we are doing well in terms of women not having to stay home or be isolated or confined while they are on their period, we could do a hell of a lot more for a first-world country and I think that takes a step toward not taxing items that are necessary for women to go about and continue their lives.” The resolution was strongly supported by a number of local high school girls who addressed the council Tuesday night. Tampons and sanitary napkins add an estimated $20 million annually in extra costs for women in California, an added expense that also hurts women in low-income households. Eleven states do not tax feminine hygiene products, the closest to California being Nevada. Assemblymember Rob Bonta is one of the bill’s co-sponsors. Garcia’s AB 31 is the third attempt for a tampon tax exemption since 2016. In 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown took a hard budgetary stance and vetoed a no tampon tax bill that was unanimously approved by the Legislature. “Tax breaks are the same as new spending,” he wrote in the veto statement. Another attempt stalled in the Assembly in 2017. Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft said she was dismayed that Brown vetoed the 2016 version of the bill and called the council’s action to endorse AB 31 a “no-brainer.” If AB 31 is ultimately approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state will not reimburse cities and counties for loss sales tax revenue, under the current version of the bill. Alameda may be able to offset any slight decrease in revenue. Last November, Alameda voters approved a half-cent sales tax increase. AB 31AssemblyJerry BrownJohn Knox WhitelegislationlegislatureMalia VellaMarilyn Ezzy Ashcraftmenstrual equityNo tampon taxRob Bontaveto Previous Previous post: Editor’s Note Next Next post: Oakland Councilmember McElhaney’s son fatally shot in L.A. 4 thoughts on “Alameda City Council first to offer support for ‘No Tampon Tax’ bill” Pingback: Expecting Alameda councilmember demands an area at City Hall for breast-feeding mothers That is distasteful on website to show photo of tampon. Really Honestly, who cares? There are so many other issues that are more important.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line516
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She also employed chalkboard paint and a painted beadboard backsplash to create the cottage look she loves. “We made inexpensive cosmetic changes and all of them are easy to change if the new homeowner ever decides to do so,” she said, like adding pine boards and crown molding to make their off-the-shelf cabinets look taller. And who’s to say you have to keep the cabinet doors as is? “Sometimes people hesitate using glass doors on cabinets because they want to hide all their mess or they don’t know how to beautifully style them with just simple stemware,” said decorator Rina Norwood of Cornelius, North Carolina. Modica, too, uses open cabinets as part of her decor scheme. “I like to display my pretty things, but keep my countertops clear,” she said. The builder-basic kitchens found in many homes can be a source of design frustration. The solution, say decorators, is to think “timeless” when approaching the most noticeable aspects of the kitchen. “I chose to stay within a very neutral zone, colorwise, to keep it from becoming outdated. Keeping the cabinets white with a black counter top gives our kitchen a very classic, timeless look,” said Carmel Phillips of Lexington, Kentucky. Updating the hardware, too, can be an inexpensive and effective update to plain old cabinets. “There is something so timeless, classic, bright and elegant about a white kitchen,” said “Cuckoo 4 Design” blogger Julia Konya. But you don’t necessarily have to erase the dated features of the room. Sometimes, as in Sandra Kent’s case, they can end up lending a very specific feeling to a kitchen. “Cabinets say a lot of the time period,” said Kent, from Dallas. “My mother has adorable maple cabinets built in the ’50s and I think they make the kitchen. Our home has solid oak from the ‘80s and I think it represents a period of stability.” However, when it comes to investing in the kitchen, the practical and decorative choice is countertops. “The decor feature that stands out the most in our kitchen, and I would have to say in most kitchens, are the countertops. They are a splurge that was well worth it and they make a huge difference,” said Konya. “I first wanted to go with Carrara marble, but we are a very active family and I wanted something more durable. That’s why I decided on highly durable and strong quartz.” Kitchens take a beating, and countertops, floors and appliances need to be strong enough to stand the test of countless dinners and holiday feasts. At the same time, there’s got to be a cozy, comfortable feel in the room, because it’s the place where family and guests are bound to congregate, said Connor. Don’t miss out on the conversation we’re having at CNN Living. Follow us on Twitter @CNNLiving or “like” us on Facebook to have your say! Get the latest stories and tell us what’s influencing your life. Aside from plenty of comfortable seating, she thinks lighting is key. “People are afraid to use lamps in a kitchen, but they really can amp up the coziness of the room. A small lamp near the sink or under the cabinets adds a nice warmth to a room that you can’t get from overhead,” Connor said. She finds the lamps she put on the buffet table in her kitchen were an easy decorating opportunity that ratcheted up the comfort level. Are you obsessed with decorating your house? Show us your skills at CNN’s Open House and your photo could be featured in next week’s story. Our next focus, in honor of Prince George: Nurseries.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line531
__label__wiki	0.757753	0.757753	EditShare Demonstrates Significant Growth and Global Penetration EditShare has bucked market trends by continuing its remarkable growth in sales and global presence. 2021 turnover shows 24% increase fuelled by remote production, hybrid and cloud-based workflows Boston, MA – March 15, 2022– EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, has bucked market trends by continuing its remarkable growth in sales and global presence. 2021 was a record year for the company, with a 24% increase in sales over 2020. “What is most satisfying, is that while we have won big projects from some of the largest media and entertainment companies, enterprises and houses of worship, we have seen success come from all corners of the world,” states EditShare’s Chief Revenue Officer, Said Bacho. Alongside GBH and Unity 3D in the US, EditShare has worked on projects for Zee News in India and TV5 in The Philippines, as well as some of the leading production and post houses like Soul Movie in Rome and Director’s Cut in London. These installations, combined with some impressive projects in the Middle East including, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM futuristic city, Expo2020 Dubai showcase and the Iraqi Parliament, have cemented EditShare’s upwards trajectory. EditShare’s continued success is derived from its open architecture that enables its customers to scale their business and media platforms on-prem, in a hybrid configuration or in the cloud EditShare’s robust and reliable tools used by content creators around the world include its EFS networked shared storage and FLOW workflow and media management software, that easily integrate with leading editorial tools such as Adobe® Premiere® Pro and DaVinci Resolve. Through a partnership with AWS, EditShare also offers a seamless route to cloud and hybrid architectures for scalable, remote operation and storage protection applications. “Our growth depends upon our partnerships with other technology leaders ― and very importantly ― with our channel partners who provide the vital link between us and our global users,” Bacho said. “Our investment in channel partner engagement over the last 12 months, supporting them with technical and product knowledge and making configuration and ordering easier, has really paid dividends, and we’re excited to continue this further in 2022.” For more information on our solutions, please click here to get in touch. About EditShare EditShare is a technology leader that enables collaborative media workflows on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. With customer and partner success at the heart of EditShare’s core values, our open software solutions and robust APIs improve workflow collaboration and third-party integrations across the entire production chain, ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none. The high-performance software lineup includes media optimized shared storage management, archiving and backup, and media management, all supported with open APIs for extensible integration. ©2022 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare® is a registered trademark of EditShare. Caroline Shawley MKM Marketing Communications caroline@mkm-marcomms.com	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line532
__label__cc	0.724223	0.275777	Builder.ai Reveals The Apps America Can’t Live Without by Entreprenuernewsnetwork July 20, 2022, 1:38 pm 1k Views Builder.ai Logo It’s no secret that we’re living in an increasingly digital world. ‘Screen time’ has all but consumed our workplaces, educational settings and simply put, our free time. According to new research by Builder.ai®, over 27% of Americans claim to have over 30 apps on their phone, but more than half of those admit to using only 10 or less. And of those apps being used, over 30% rank social media, entertainment and finance as the top three types of apps they could not live without. “This research shows how integrated apps are with every aspect of our lives. We use them to socialise, bank, shop, eat and do business,” explains Sachin Dev Duggal, Co-Founder and Chief Wizard of Builder.ai. “And this is just the beginning – the future of apps is limitless. But there’s this idea that apps are difficult to design and build – it’s only for a select few with coding skills. And this perception restricts creativity and prevents good app ideas from ever getting started. That’s why we started Builder.ai, an AI powered app development platform, where anyone with an idea can build an app in record time. We’re about making software development accessible to everyone.” Builder.ai, a leading AI-powered low-code/no-code app development platform, commissioned the research in both the US and UK to find out how people interact with their apps in 2022. The research explores everything from app usage and favorite apps to their views on app development and the skills needed to create an app. When asked about the building behind their favorite app, 28% of respondents admit to not knowing how long it takes to develop an app, with the average length of time estimated by respondents was between 1 and 5 years. And over half (52%) believe coding experience and technical knowledge is needed to build an app. Builder.ai wants to change this perception and start by building apps in far less time than consumers think. With the rise of no-code/low-code platforms, entrepreneurs can now build, run and scale their app idea without the need for coding expertise. Employing a human-powered AI assembly line, Builder.ai delivers six times faster and 70% cheaper than using traditional development services – providing customers with a free prototype in less than 10 minutes. The survey of 2,000 US adults commissioned by Builder.ai and conducted by OpinionMatters also revealed: Today US consumers (47%) spend more time on apps than on the internet, indicating a need for developers to create more apps that meet users’ genuine day-to-day needs Social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok) are the most popular type of app in the US, with 45% of users claiming they couldn’t live without them – this number rises further among Gen Z respondents Many consumers (39%) say they wouldn’t pay for an app, shutting the door on intended revenue streams and value adds Over half of those surveyed say they use apps for business post-pandemic, demonstrating the continued shift in today’s ways of working and need for digitization Previous article LoanTap announces business collaboration with Muthoot Finance Next article ForSight Robotics Raises $55 Million in Series A funding Spinny Ramps Up Hiring, In Line With Its Expansionary Focus Unbox Robotics Raises $7 Million In Series-a From 3one4 Capital and Others Salesforce Startup Program Launched in India in CIO MOVEMENTS Witzeal named industry experts – Peush Bery and Yogvinder Singh to strengthen the team Deeptech startup Dista raises $1.2M funding Western Digital associates with Red Chillies Entertainment as Digital Storage Partner More From: TECHNOLOGY SaaS startup Freightify raises $12M in a Series A Funding ReadyAssist acquires SpeedForce for $10 million Truescope Acquires US Firm Universal Information Services Automotive Sourcing Startup CapGrid Raises $ 7 Mn in Series A Round JSW Steel arm to acquire 31% stake in Ranchi Based Ayena Innovations LoanTap announces business collaboration with Muthoot Finance ForSight Robotics Raises $55 Million in Series A funding	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line540
__label__cc	0.727808	0.272192	Banking & Finance, Capital Markets Project Finance and Public-Private Partnership M&A and Corporate International Trade & Customs Privatisation and Public Sector Assets Environmental and Technical Regulations Maritime Shipping / Transport Law Transfer of Wealth Employment and Migration Law Updates by Email Oleg Bouiko 21, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Str., Tel.: +7 (495) 935 8010 oleg_bouiko@epam.ru The Legal 500 (2019-2021) Best Lawyers (2018-2021) Pravo.ru-300 (2021-2022) Oleg Bouiko advises and represents clients before Russian courts. He specialises in corporate and antitrust litigation, as well as insolvency cases, and is experienced in handling complex mandates relating to commercial, tax, securities and insurance disputes. Recently, he has acted in the following disputes: Protecting former shareholders and top managers of a bankrupt Russian insurance company against attempts to hold them liable for a subsidiary of the company in debt. Challenging management decisions which were contradictory to the interests of a company and its shareholders in order to protect a shareholder in what became the largest shareholder dispute in Russian corporate history. Representing a US bank in a complicated case involving tracing withdrawn money and providing legal support for the enforcement of the court decision to collect the stolen money from the opponent. Providing complex support to BP, one of the world's leading integrated oil and gas companies, in legal proceedings arising from corporate disputes over its joint venture with TNK. Successfully protecting a large industrial holding in a multi-billion ruble corporate dispute over the refinancing of a company’s debt. Protecting a pharmaceutical goods retailer from Russian and foreign opponents attempting to seize control of the client’s company. Representing a leading European telecommunications company in a shareholder dispute with a Russian shareholder from a large Russian telecommunications provider. Successfully defending Yandex, Russia’s largest IT company, in disputes relating to Google’s anticompetitive behaviour on the mobile app market. Representing the largest automotive manufacturer headquartered in South Asia in the court of cassation with relation to the termination of a contract with one of its Russian dealers. Previously, in the trial court and the court of appeal, the client had been unsuccessfully represented by a well-known UK-based law firm. Challenging an antitrust authority’s decision to recognise a client as a monopolist and thereby revoking the fines the client faced for conducting monopolistic activities. Defending a client against attempts to enforce RUB 220m debt under a construction contract. Due to the efforts of the Firm’s experts, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and all charges against the client were dropped. Representing a pharmaceutical company in a dispute relating to additional income tax with a tax authority in the court of cassation. Experts of the Firm successfully challenged the authority’s decision on most case. Representing a policy holder in a RUB 1bn dispute related to reparation by an insurer of damages resulting from a break in aluminium plant operations due to the collapse of a railway bridge. Prior to joining Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Oleg worked at one of Big Four accounting firms and a Russian law firm. He graduated cum laude from the Higher School of Economics. He is recommended for Litigation by Best Lawyers 2018. Oleg is a qualified attorney and has been admitted to the Moscow Bar Association. — Transfer of Wealth — Family Law — Bankruptcy Oleg Bouiko Will Speak at the Vedomosti Annual Conference on the Best Litigation Practices 2022 Pravo.ru-300 Recommends More Than 50 EPAM Lawyers in 38 Areas of Law Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Dominates Best Lawers® 2022 Rankings The Legal 500 EMEA, 2021: Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Confirms Market Leadership With Confidence The contents of this information resource (www.epam.ru website‎), including any information and intellectual property, are protected by the Russian legislation and international treaties. All and/or any information and materials may only be used, copied, reproduced or distributed upon prior consent of the titleholder or shall otherwise involve use of remedies. 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__label__wiki	0.932943	0.932943	The Effect of Age on Cerebral Oedema, Cerebral Infarction and Neuroprotective Potential in Experimental Occlusive Stroke Lookup NU author(s): Dr Michelle Davis, Emeritus Professor David Mendelow, Emeritus Professor Robert Perry, Dr Iain Chambers, Emeritus Professor Oliver James A model of occlusive stroke in the aging brain has been developed and used to evaluate the effects of age upon cerebral infarction, cerebral oedema and neuroprotective potential. Focal ischaemia following left middle cerebral artery occlusion has been compared in aged (30 mouth) and adult (< 17 month) rats, with histological assessment of infarct volume and analysis of specific gravity as an index of cerebral oedema. Aging was associated with a significant increase in cerebral infarct size. The mean infarct volume in aged rats was 40.5% +/- 2.6% of the hemisphere volume, compared to 30.9% +/- 0.7% in adults (p < 0.01). Pre-treatment with the competitive N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist 3-(2-Carboxy Piperazin-4-yl)Propyl-l-Phosphonate (D-CPP-ene) reduced infarct volumes in both age groups to 33.0% +/- 1.8% and 20.7% +/- 3.2% in aged and adult animals, respectively (p < 0.05). There was significantly less oedema of the cerebral cortex in D-CPP-ene pre-treated rats; mean cortical specific gravity 4 hours post-infarction was 1.0381 +/- 0.0013 in untreated aged rats and 1.0391 +/- 0.0014 in untreated adults, compared to 1.0458 +/- 0.0031 in treated aged rats and 1.0442 +/- 0.0014 in treated adults (p < 0.05). At 24 hours post-infarction, D-CPP-ene pre-treated aged rats had a mean cortical specific gravity of 1.0403 +/- 0.0006 compared to 1.0361 +/- 0.0014 in untreated aged animals (p < 0.05). This study has demonstrated an age-related increase in cerebral infarct size, but has shown that the aging brain is amenable to neuroprotection by NMDA receptor antagonism. Author(s): Davis M, Mendelow AD, Perry RH, Chambers IR, James OFW Book Title: Brain Edema IX Series Title: Acta Neurochirurgica Place Published: Vienna URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9334-1_75 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9334-1_75	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line542
__label__wiki	0.853822	0.853822	Investment groups calling for better diversity must look inward by Natalie Kenway 25 Feb 2021 Amid the Campaign for Better Governance, ESG Clarity global head of ESG insight Natalie Kenway highlights how companies are being called out for lack of diversity Readers hopefully noticed Last Word Media’s core European titles launched a Campaign for Better Governance in the investment industry. This calls for groups to look inward and question their own values and processes, as they do with the companies they invest in. This is not necessarily endemic, but there are cases where groups should be shining a spotlight back on themselves and question whether they really are practising what they preach. Earlier this week, ESG Clarity covered the final Hampton-Alexander Review highlighting that despite progress there is still “much work to be done” in terms of ensuring more women have positions on executive committees within the FTSE. Two FTSE 250 constituents, and part of the investment management space, Liontrust and AJ Bell, were flagged for having all-male executive committees. Commenting on the FTSE 250 as a whole, the report said: “The all-male executive committees – which surprisingly are not that rare – have reduced this year to 24, from 38 in 2019. However, too many of these are either taking a very long time to find or decide upon the merits of women in their senior-most roles, or seemingly unprepared to change the status quo.” The five-year review was aimed at encouraging companies to reach a 33% target of women on boards by 2020. Of the seven members sitting on Liontrust’s board, two are women. With zero women on the executive committee, women’s representation for the combined executive committee and direct reports stood at 29.7%, while the female representation on the boards was 28.6%. See also: – Rules of engagement: What constitutes best practice? An ESG Clarity reader got in touch yesterday to highlight their surprise with the lack of gender equality at the senior level at Liontrust, when it has one of the largest sustainable fund ranges, with almost £10bn (£9.27bn) in assets under management, run by an all-male lead portfolio management team. We should note the team employs the insights of a five-strong external advisory committee, which includes two women. Liontrust responded to ESG Clarity‘s request for comment: “Liontrust is committed to diversity across the company as we believe this enhances the performance of businesses and leads to better decision making. We are active members of the 30% Club investor group and ensure there is a good gender mix of candidates in all recruitment, removing all-male recruitment processes, providing training to staff on diversity, reviewing our policies to remove unconscious bias and encourage diversity, and offering flexible maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, and flexible working policies to help support staff with children.” However, the group also noted its current gender balance is broadly 70:30/male:female with men predominating in more senior positions. “The board and senior management are actively seeking to address this. Senior management have been working to implement these aspirations and putting in place any necessary strategies and policy changes. We have explicit gender diversity targets in the remuneration and performance targets of the executive directors to help ensure this change happens. The development of talented and diverse employees through both internship programmes and through coaching and mentoring will be fundamental to increasing diversity.” 10-year tenure Meanwhile, AJ Bell’s senior women representation was much lower. Of its six-person board, one is a woman, meaning women’s representation on the board stands at 16.7%. As there are zero women on the executive committee, the female representation for its combined executive committee and direct reports team stood at 16.1%. The investment platform has also previously been criticised for its lack of diversity as it was reported by ESG Clarity’s sister title Portfolio Adviser in 2018 that only one woman was part of a £24.1m windfall for AJ Bell directors and senior managers as the company went towards to the end of 2018. Then, there were no women among senior management. An AJ Bell spokesperson said at the time: “We focus on ensuring there are no barriers to women moving into senior roles if they want to when they become available and we have a talent management programme that incorporates that. Our median gender pay gap is also lower than most at 8%.” When contacted by ESG Clarity, a spokesperson said the average tenure on its executive team is more than 10 years and added: “We recognise the importance of diversity and that is a priority as the leadership of the business grows.” They also said the investment team consider a fund manager’s approach to diversity as “part of our overall evaluation of their processes and philosophy”. Ethnic diversity Inciting further cause for concern, the UK investment industry’s trade body has also faced criticism. ESG Clarity covered earlier this week the Investment Association is planning to issue for the first time an ‘amber-top’ to FTSE 350 companies that do not disclose either the ethnic diversity of their board, or a credible action plan to achieve the Parker Review targets of having at least one director from an ethnic minority background by 2021. However, an article in The Times said it had been criticised for telling boardrooms to “reflect the diversity of modern-day Britain”  while having no ethnic diversity on its 17-member board. In response, the IA acknowledged to ESG Clarity that it did need to address its own board composition but highlighted board members are chosen from existing CEOs in the industry so efforts are focused on improving diversity within the industry as a whole. Through Investment2020 it has launched a mentoring programme for senior black industry leaders and is also a signatory to the Change the Race Ratio. An IA spokesperson said: “The guidelines we’ve put out apply to listed FTSE 350 companies, however we know while calling for greater ethnic diversity in these companies, we must also look at our own board composition. That’s why, as signatories of the Change the Race Ratio initiative, we’ve committed to appointing at least one racially and ethnically diverse board member by 2024.” As we wrote in the editors’ statement for the Campaign for Better Governance, at a time of unprecedented interest in ESG-oriented investing, we believe the investment sector should be practising what it preaches and ensuring that, alongside the businesses to which it allocates capital, its own governance is at the highest possible level. See also: – Last Word Media unveils Campaign for Better Governance The ‘G’ in ‘ESG’ is often overlooked but as companies with strong might and influence over big global brands, firms within the asset management space really do need to ensure they are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. Companies are being called out for their lack of diversity, there is no longer anywhere to hide – particularly with gender pay gap reporting potentially looming this April. If action isn’t taken by all groups in this sector then they risk losing employees, customers and investors, and not just because they will lose out to competition due to lack of innovation, but because stakeholders will vote with their feet. Read More: AJ Bell, Asset Managers, Campaign For Better Governance, Governance, Investment Association, Liontrust Natalie Kenway Natalie is global head of ESG insight for ESG Clarity and has been an investment journalist for 16 years. She won Editor of the Year at the Aviva Investors Sustainability Media Awards 2021, and was Winner... More by Natalie Kenway Finance must realise civil society wants to help Why does ESG matter when raising funds? The only future economy is a green one Time to place ESG ‘underperformance’ in context Fund in focus: Will Invesco’s sustainable pivot pay off? Competitor collaboration puts Japan ahead on environment How high emitters are transitioning	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line548
__label__cc	0.64935	0.35065	Most funds still exposed to controversial industries by Mikkel Bates, regulations manager, FE fundinfo 31 Jan 2022 FE fundinfo report finds Italy has highest concentration of funds invested in these areas in Europe In a modern, global economy, where industries and services are interlinked, it can be very difficult for an investor to avoid every potential ‘harmful’ or ‘controversial’ industry in their portfolios. Even the greenest of industries will have some exposure to fossil fuels in the supply chain. Wind power for instance requires turbines, which in turn require steel, which is made by burning coal. This can make it confusing for investors and advisers to understand and measure the ESG characteristics of funds. FE fundinfo’s ESG Market Review Report, published in November 2021, looked at UK and EU-domiciled funds’ investments in ‘morally controversial’ businesses areas, such as alcohol, adult entertainment, gambling, weapons, tobacco, genetic engineering and nuclear energy, and found the vast majority of funds had some exposure to at least one of these industries. Italy had the highest concentration, with 90.21% of its funds invested in at least one of these areas, followed by France (89.59%), Germany (83.95%) and Switzerland (83.28%). Even the lowest ranked jurisdiction, Spain, had more than 75% of its funds with footprints in these areas. Across the asset classes, mixed asset funds tended to have the highest exposures, followed by equity funds and then bond funds. However, even within bond funds, there was significant exposure. Spain again came out lowest with 43.21% having some exposure, followed by Germany (67.84%), Switzerland (71.79%), Italy (76.47%) and France (79.04%). Source: FE fundinfo Naturally, this doesn’t mean all these funds are actively investing in industries many investors could find distasteful. Depending on one’s ethical stance, there is, of course, a huge difference between investing in nuclear energy, for instance (which is the most common controversial exposure within these funds) and alcohol than there is in landmines or biochemical weapons, in which very few funds are invested. It is important for investors to be fully aware of what their portfolios contain at the underlying holdings level. If they have a strong aversion to nuclear energy or gambling or tobacco, they need to understand where their funds are investing. Greater transparency therefore, along with regulations such as the SFDR in the ESG space, at holdings level is to be very much welcomed so that choices are able to match principles. Read More: FE fundinfo, Products, Ratings, SFDR Investor sustainability surge to accelerate Packaging puzzles: Plastic pollutes but can also reduce food waste Firms need to be prepared to roll up their sleeves this year When do sustainable fund labels become too prescriptive?	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line549
__label__wiki	0.822806	0.822806	About our Vision GGFORALL FACEIT DreamHack Sports Games ESL take decision to transition Intel® Extreme Masters: Global Challenge into global online tournament Decision is taken considering the health and wellbeing of teams and staff being paramount in the ongoing global pandemic Cologne, November 9, 2020: ESL, the world’s largest esports company, has today announced that December’s Intel® Extreme Masters: Global Challenge will be held as a global online tournament. The original plans would have seen teams battle it out in person at ESL’s Cologne studio. However, with Germany currently increasing its COVID-19 restrictions for the month of November, the decision to transition to an online-only tournament has been taken to ensure the health and safety of all personnel involved. Despite these changes, IEM: Global Challenge is still set to be a global tournament that will close 2020 in extraordinary style. Taking place from December 15th-20th, it will bring the best eight North American and European teams together online to compete for US$500,000 in prize money. ESL will support all eight teams in finding suitable facilities within Europe whereby each team’s players and coaches can safely compete in one global division to provide one overall IEM: Global Challenge champion. Furthermore, due to its cross-region nature and prominence in the esports calendar, the tournament will also count towards the Intel® Grand Slam. Fans across the world will still be able to tune in to the action and follow the tournament via online broadcasts. Michal “Carmac” Blicharz, VP Pro Gaming at ESL, said: “In light of the rising infection numbers of Covid-19 across Europe, we have decided to move the tournament online. We would have loved to have brought everyone together for this tournament, but we are obligated to act responsibly towards the players and the staff working at our events. ” Yevhen Zolotarov, CEO NAVI: “We were of course looking forward to qualifying for a LAN competition, the IEM: Global Challenge. However, we completely support the decision ESL has made in moving the tournament online in order to ensure everyone’s safety – at the end of the day that is the most important thing. We are still super excited to qualify and compete in what is going to be the final online tournament of 2020. Bring on the challenge!” Mads Øland, CEO CSPPA: “Players were nothing but excited about getting back on the road for a tournament of this caliber, but also fully understand that the time needs to be right and that this decision by ESL is also very much taken out of consideration for player health and safety. CSPPA’s no. 1 priority over the coming months is helping players getting safely back to LAN, fans and live audiences and we will continue to work closely with ESL and other tournament organizers to make that happen in 2021. We are optimistic about the prospects and in the meantime pro players are thrilled to provide online competition and entertainment to their fans in these challenging times.” For more information please visit esl.gg/GlobalChallenge2020 or follow ESL on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook. About ESL Gaming ESL Gaming is the world’s largest esports and gaming lifestyle company. Since 1994, the company has been shaping the industry and leading esports and gaming innovation on a global scale across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline esports competitions, and through premier gaming lifestyle festivals. The company operates high-profile, branded international leagues and tournaments under the ESL Pro Tour, including ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, DreamHack Masters, ESL Pro League, and other preeminent, stadium-size tournaments. ESL Gaming also produces and hosts DreamHack Open tournaments, ESL National Championships, grassroots amateur cups, matchmaking systems, and DreamHack’s gaming lifestyle festivals — which feature everything gaming under one roof. ESL Gaming is part of MTG, the leading international digital entertainment group. More information is available at eslfaceitgroup.com. I have read and accepted the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. We lead the industry with numerous online and offline competitions, digital platforms as well as gaming lifestyle festivals. Media Rights Termos of Use © 2023 ESL FACEIT GROUP EFG owns a portfolio of brands in different categories. We are leading the industry with numerous online and offline competitions, digital platforms as well as gaming lifestyle festivals. Download English106 KB Download German113 KB Download French120 KB Download US105 KB Download Polish286 KB Download Spanish118 KB Download Swedish110 KB	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line550
__label__cc	0.608708	0.391292	Contemporary Literary Criticism Title: 'Catch-22' and the Debasement of Language Author(s): Carol Pearson Publication Details: The CEA Critic. (Nov. 1974): p30-35. Source: Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale Research, 1979. From Literature Resource Center. Document Type: Critical essay Bookmark: Bookmark this Document Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1979 Gale Research, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning 'Catch-22' and the Debasement of Language Catch-22 is a linguistic construct that requires people to do whatever their superiors wish. The novel is an examination of the destructive power of language when language is used for manipulation rather than communication. It is based on the existential premise that although the universe is irrational, people create rational systems. The linguistic expressions of these rational systems are cultural myths. People live by these myths whether or not they describe reality.... Catch-22, accordingly, points out the discrepancy between our myths and our realities and suggests that we would do better to stop creating rational systems and to start living in tune with an irrational universe. In doing so, it rejects abstract, rational language in favor of nonrational, metaphoric language. To understand the causes and consequences of the debasement of American language, it is useful to see why Heller's characters accept myths as true which are in violent contradiction to their experience and to see who benefits from the acceptance of such myths. The characters in Catch-22 court comforting lies rather than [face] unpleasant truths. When Snowden's insides slither onto the floor, Yossarian realizes that “Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret.” ... (pp. 30–1) But Yossarian can find no transcendental comfort to explain suffering and to make life meaningful. As Vance Ramsey explains, people react to meaninglessness by renouncing their humanity, becoming cogs in the machine. With no logical explanation to make suffering and death meaningful and acceptable, people renounce their power to think and retreat to a simple-minded respect for law and accepted “truth.” In Rome the M.P.'s exemplify the overly law-abiding person who obeys law with no regard for humanity. They arrest Yossarian who is AWOL, but ignore the murdered girl on the street. By acting with pure rationality, like computers programmed only to enforce army regulations, they have become mechanical men. ... In the society which results when men fear thought so much that they merely accept what others tell them, the law becomes merely a facade covering humanity's basest instincts. Society becomes only an institution to perpetuate these instincts and to help the victims adapt to the order of Darwinian nature. The victims share responsibility with their tormentors for their debasement and suffering because they do not reject their tormentors or the system that perpetuates suffering. This conspiracy of suffering is demonstrated most effectively in the “Eternal City” episodes. ... This picture of humankind preying upon one another with the blessings of every institution of society is consistently maintained in the novel. (p. 31) That people should accept such a world depends upon their inability to question it and upon a fundamental despair which makes change seem impossible. People need insight and hope in order to revolt, but the desire to escape the horror of accepting responsibility in a meaningless and seemingly cruel universe has made them psychological cripples. In order to shelter its citizens from fear, society enfeebles language, for it is through language that we understand and share our understanding of reality. (pp. 31–2) Ordinarily, people remain completely sheltered from terror, never questioning the assumptions of society.... A blanket of idealistic language so successfully shelters the characters that they are as unable to comprehend death or fear as they are to value human dignity or worth. Hence, language is made into an object of deception rather than of expression, examination, or communication, and the dominant occupation of men and of society becomes “protective rationalization.” ... Most of the characters in the novel, however, acknowledge the power and authenticity of language as a closed nonreferential system. Language becomes so important that Wintergreen can effectively control generals and their men because he runs the mimeograph machine.... Language is powerful because it is equated with reality: Captain Black believes, for example, “The more loyalty oaths a person signed, the more loyal he was.” ... When experience conflicts with linguistic reality, the characters disregard experience.... In a world in which language is equated with reality, words, such as patriotism, duty, honor, courage, and loyalty, are employed to dupe them men into risking their lives for a tighter bomb pattern. The logical provisions of Catch-22 parody this use of language. In the most notable example of Catch-22, the men are forced to keep killing others and risking their own deaths by its provisions. (p. 32) Other provisions of Catch-22 are equally absurd, contradictory, and mechanical, and each is a rationalization for brute power, which entraps and victimizes those without power. (p. 33) However, Catch-22 only works when the victim believes in the power and authenticity of language and fears reality too much to question what he is told. Yossarian finally discovers that “Catch-22 did not exist ... but it made no difference. What did matter was that everyone thought it existed, and that was much worse, for there was no object or text to ridicule or refute, to accuse, criticize, attack, amend, hate, revile, spit at, rip to shreds, trample upon or burn up.” ... Even though Catch-22 does not exist as a law, the characters of the novel believe it does. Language, therefore, does not describe their actions, it prescribes them. By the end of the novel, Yossarian rejects abstract language because it invariably cloaks self-interest.... [But] even from the beginning of the novel, Yossarian is conscious that his experience clashes with the myths of his society. Therefore, his views seem insane to those around him.... The hospital psychiatrist declares Yossarian insane, but Yossarian concludes that his whole society is crazy, since “all over the world” “men went mad and were rewarded with medals.” ... (pp. 334) Finally, the question of Yossarian's sanity reduces to the discrepancy between the world of abstract language epitomized by Catch-22 and the sensory world of the brothel. Nately's discussions with the old man in the brothel cogently reflect this disparity.... Although the old man's hedonistic morality is limited, Heller presents him as more “sane” than those who willingly die for Colonel Cathcart or for a tighter bomb pattern. To be crazy enough to refuse to die for a “principle” that is merely a rationale for another's gain, is moral. Dr. Stubbs summarizes the judgment of the novel when he responds to the news of Yossarian's refusal to fly by commenting: “That crazy bastard [Yossarian] may be the only sane one left.” ... To be insane is to be in tune with a universe that is fundamentally irrational and chaotic. (p. 34) The positive irrationality of Dunbar, Orr and Nately's whore parallels the irrationality of many countercultural groups of the 1960's. For example, the YIPPIE's idea of political action was to run a pig for president. The popularity of Catch-22 in the sixties and seventies may partially result from Heller's rejection of the rationalist tradition. Critics who complain that the ending of Catch-22 is impossible and irrational—that Orr could not literally row to Sweden in a life raft, for example—miss this point. Catch-22 rejects reason and abstract, rationalist language as tools that an oppressive culture uses to deceive us. A discussion of Catch-22, therefore, while helping students identify the causes and consequences of the debasement of language in our culture, can also lead to thought-provoking debates on the future of rationality and language in our culture and on the possible consequences and dangers of asserting irrationality as a value. Since Heller uses language effectively to convince us of the failure of language, he causes us to reexamine the language of literature as a means of discovery and communication, suggesting that we should look to the artist rather than the politician to teach us about ourselves and our reality. (p. 35) Pearson, Carol. "'Catch-22' and the Debasement of Language." The CEA Critic (Nov. 1974): 30-35. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale Research, 1979. Literature Resource Center. Web. 2 May. 2011. 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__label__cc	0.649514	0.350486	Electroactive Ultrafiltration Membrane for Simultaneous Removal of Antibiotic, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater Effluent Li, J.; Ren, S.; Qiu, X.; Zhao, S.; Wang, R.; Wang, Y. Environmental Science and Technology 56(21): 15120-15129 To combat the spread of antibiotic resistance into the environment, we should adequately manage wastewater effluent treatment to achieve simultaneous removal of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Herein, we fabricate a multifunctional electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membrane (C/PVDF) by phase inversion on conductive carbon cloth. The membrane possesses not only excellent retention toward ARB and ARGs but also exhibits high oxidation capacity as an electrode. Notably, sulfamethoxazole degradation involving hydroxylation and hydrolysis by the anode membrane is predominant, and the degradation efficiency is up to 81.5% at +4 V. Both electro-filtration processes exhibit significant ARB inactivation, anode filtration is superior to cathode filtration. Moreover, the degradation of intracellular ARGs (iARGs) located in the genome is more efficient than those located in the plasmid, and these degradation efficiencies at -2 V are higher than +2 V. The degradation efficiencies of extracellular ARGs (eARGs) are opposite and are lower than iARGs. Compared with regular filtration, the normalized flux of electroactive ultrafiltration membrane is improved by 18.0% at -2 V, 15.9% at +2 V, and 30.4% at +4 V during treating wastewater effluent, confirming its antifouling properties and feasibility for practical application. Ren, S.; Boo, C.; Guo, N.; Wang, S.; Elimelech, M.; Wang, Y. 2018: Photocatalytic Reactive Ultrafiltration Membrane for Removal of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater Effluent Environmental Science and Technology 52(15): 8666-8673 Le, T.-H.; Ng, C.; Tran, N.H.; Chen, H.; Gin, K.Y.-H. 2018: Removal of antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in municipal wastewater by membrane bioreactor systems Water Research 145: 498-508 Alam, M.-U.; Ferdous, S.; Ercumen, A.; Lin, A.; Kamal, A.; Luies, S.K.; Sharior, F.; Khan, R.; Rahman, M.Z.; Parvez, S.M.; Amin, N.; Tadesse, B.T.; Moushomi, N.A.; Hasan, R.; Taneja, N.; Islam, M.A.; Rahman, M. 2021: Effective Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Antibiotic-Resistance Genes, and Antibiotic Residues in the Effluent from Wastewater Treatment Plants Receiving Municipal, Hospital, and Domestic Wastewater: Protocol for a Systematic Review Jmir Research Protocols 10(11): E33365 Zhou, C.-S.; Wu, J.-W.; Dong, L.-L.; Liu, B.-F.; Xing, D.-F.; Yang, S.-S.; Wu, X.-K.; Wang, Q.; Fan, J.-N.; Feng, L.-P.; Cao, G.-L. 2020: Removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater effluent by UV-activated persulfate Journal of Hazardous Materials 388: 122070 Tang, Z.-P.; Xiao, S.-S.; Duan, Y.; Liu, Y.-J.; Gao, Y.-Y.; Wu, Y.-Y.; Chen, Y.-W.; Zhou, S. 2021: Distribution and Removal of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment Plants Huan Jing Ke Xue= Huanjing Kexue 42(7): 3375-3384 Voigt, A.M.; Zacharias, N.; Timm, C.; Wasser, F.; Sib, E.; Skutlarek, D.; Parcina, M.; Schmithausen, R.M.; Schwartz, T.; Hembach, N.; Tiehm, A.; Stange, C.; Engelhart, S.; Bierbaum, G.; Kistemann, T.; Exner, M.; Faerber, H.A.; Schreiber, C. 2020: Association between antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in anthropogenic wastewater - An evaluation of clinical influences Chemosphere 241: 125032 Liu, L.; 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He, Y.-Q.; Li, G.-X.; Wu, X.-T.; Dai, Y.; Bao, P. 2022: Investigation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Communities and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Removal of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes by the BBR Process Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 108(2): 284-291 McKinney, C.W.; Pruden, A. 2012: Ultraviolet disinfection of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their antibiotic resistance genes in water and wastewater Environmental Science and Technology 46(24): 13393-13400 Yuan, Q.-B.; Guo, M.-T.; Yang, J. 2015: Fate of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes during wastewater chlorination: implication for antibiotic resistance control Plos one 10(3): E0119403 Wang, S.; Ma, X.; Liu, Y.; Yi, X.; Du, G.; Li, J. 2020: Fate of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and cell-free antibiotic-resistant genes in full-scale membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plants Bioresource Technology 302: 122825 Kumar, M.; Ram, B.; Sewwandi, H.; Sulfikar; Honda, R.; Chaminda, T. 2020: Treatment enhances the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in the wastewater of Sri Lanka, and India Environmental Research 183: 109179 Hong, P.-Y.; Julian, T.R.; Pype, M.-L.; Jiang, S.C.; Nelson, K.L.; Graham, D.; Pruden, A.; Manaia, C.M. 2018: Reusing Treated Wastewater: Consideration of the Safety Aspects Associated with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Water 10(3): 244 Zhang, S.; Han, B.; Gu, J.; Wang, C.; Wang, P.; Ma, Y.; Cao, J.; He, Z. 2015: Fate of antibiotic resistant cultivable heterotrophic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment processes Chemosphere 135: 138-145 Hassoun-Kheir, N.; Stabholz, Y.; Kreft, J.-U.; de la Cruz, R.; Romalde, J.ús.L.; Nesme, J.; Sørensen, S.ør.J.; Smets, B.F.; Graham, D.; Paul, M. 2020: Comparison of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes abundance in hospital and community wastewater: a systematic review Science of the Total Environment 743: 140804 Zhang, C.M.; Xu, L.M.; Wang, X.C.; Zhuang, K.; Liu, Q.Q. 2017: Effects of ultraviolet disinfection on antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli from wastewater: inactivation, antibiotic resistance profiles and antibiotic resistance genes Journal of Applied Microbiology 123(1): 295-306 Zhao, X.; Su, H.; Xu, W.; Hu, X.; Xu, Y.; Wen, G.; Cao, Y. 2021: Removal of antibiotic resistance genes and inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by oxidative treatments Science of the Total Environment 778: 146348	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line554
__label__wiki	0.645634	0.645634	Interview with Markus Schulz (2011) A couple of weeks ago we sat down with Markus Schulz to discuss the new compilation Prague 11 which just been announced. This is what Tim Stark found out when talking to Markus Schulz. Photo by Markus Schulz So Markus, first inevitable question, why Prague? Well, first up, any city that becomes one of the compilations in the series has to have fully inspired me. I’m not just talking about having had an amazing time there, or ‘being blown away by one aspect or the other’, but something deeper-than. I’ve played Prague twice a year, every year for the last 5. To witness the path it’s taken collectively with the type of music I play has been just that - inspirational. In what respect specifically? Many, but I suppose, if you had to sum it up in one word, evolution. Not just in how the dance population have embraced the music, but of its rise on all fronts. The clubs, events and festivals that have sprung up around it and the frequency with which really awesome, world-beating event productions are pulled off by the promoters over there. Also the way you’re welcomed in the city - to see and feel all that has been intense. I don't use that word lightly either - I feel a special connection with the people who come to Prague to party. Looking at it honestly, this album is probably at least a year overdue! You’ve said previously that Prague is just one example of that rise though. Oh, that’s absolutely correct. Prague is just my example – the one I chose. It wasn’t necessarily an easy choice. Choosing where to locate the city albums rarely is! Prague though is a ‘destination city’, in the same way as Las Vegas and Amsterdam are. You just get such an influx of people coming into the city to club; naturally from the Czech Republic, but further afield too, Germany, Hungary and numerous other places. In many respects though it represents just one example of what’s happened, and has been happening across Central and Eastern Europe since 2006. Every time I’ve gone back to a dozen or so cities across the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic States, I think the scene can’t have got any bigger/better and boom, it always has!! What to you are the major benefits of that? Biggest benefit to me is being able to play longer and take people to different places, musically. So you want to change what you play? By degrees, sure, but then so does most every DJ. Year to year we’re all tweaking our sound, only generally by fractions, but we’re all at it. Taking in new influences, adjusting it with new technologies and certainly I want to forge ahead and be able to introduce those new sounds and style aspects to broadminded audiences – its what keeps things fresh. In Eastern Europe, as a whole, they’ve proved as accepting of that as anyone. So how do you feel the sound of Prague’11 is different from say Las Vegas’10? You know what, I’d say: two different cities, two different music selections… Not the best measure of comparison! Ok, so more broadly then, how would you describe the music on this one? For once I’d actually align it most closely with my last artist album, ‘Do You Dream?’, rather than say another compilation. In as much as there is a real old cross-section of music on there. You’ve got real funky stuff, and I mean proper hard grooving music like Space Rockerz ‘Get Down City’ and Eelke Klejn’s 'Monkey Movin’. Deeper progressive material, of course, and really impossible to classify music too, like Basil O’Glue’s mix of Mike Saint-Jules ‘Crossing Planets’. Man, I’m not at all sure what type of dance music that is! You’ve done a couple of tracks in disguise yourself for the album too (under the Mikulas name), haven’t you? I did the intro tracks for the two discs – kind of in-key scene-setters really. It would be really easy for me to be talking up Prague’11 off the back of Prague the physical city itself. It is an amazing place and I love spending time there when I’m not on the decks. But there is so much more to the album than that. With these tracks I did let myself slip into a bit of a ‘Prague the City’ frame of mind though, letting some of that tone and atmosphere seep its way into the ‘50.05°N, 14.28°E’ and ‘Praha’ tracks. Mikulas was the designer of this incredible clock tower that sits in the centre of the old town. Google image it while you’re listening to the intros; I think you’ll get an immediate idea of the atmosphere I was looking to create! One impression you're left with after first listen was that it didn’t hold back on the tough stuff. I think, in terms of the music, that’s the most direct, obvious reflection of Prague and Central and Eastern European clubbing. As I said they like it across the board, they’re open-minded, but they do love those harder, angular sounds and thundery bass, so I made sure there was plenty of it on there! Like ‘Turbulence’? Like Turbulence, yes. Klauss Goulart has a big track on his hands there. Also though Skytech’s ‘Sirens’, Snatt & Vix ‘Warp Drive’, P.A.F.F. ‘Conductor of Death’ – all those type of sounds, really well judged tougher-edged gear. I think you can kind of tell by the titles what's in store! You chose an unusual way to announce Prague11 - tell us about that? Yes, well that's actually a bit of a blur to me, even now - one of those 'just sorta happened’, unplanned things. I was reaching the end of my Transmission set (major annual arena trance event held every November in Prague) and the idea had been to just soft launch it there, low-key, handout a few posters at the end. One of the cameras swung towards me, I had a poster by the side of the CDJ so I just held it up, and there was this almighty roar. I hadn't realized that it was shooting the picture right up, 40 or 50ft, floor-to-roof on the video-wall behind me. It was a kind of a (very) happy accident… and a crowd response I’ll never forget! You’re just about to return to Prague to play the launch night too? Taking the music to the people, so to speak. I am, and looking forward to it immensely – I’m anticipating something completely off the hook! It'll be the point at which a lot of the music that’s been kept back comes out of the CD wallet and through the club speakers for (almost) the first time. I'm playing a special extended set, with Wippenberg supporting me at SaSaZu, which is this incredible club in the centre of the city. Kind of Prague's Ministry of Sound; there is no better place to launch the album! So where do you see the City compilations going next? At this point every year I always have 2 or 3 ideas in mind. Naturally it’s sensible to have that. That way, as you travel around the globe DJing, you can really have it front and centre in your mind and keep that ‘inspiration radar’ highly tuned! In terms of specifics though, it’s a ‘wait and see’! :) Melt! Festival 2011 announces new acts Mauro Picotto presents Monogram Metron EP by Leftwing : Kody Knights Templar presents Revolution EP	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line556
__label__wiki	0.632856	0.632856	Posted inDACH European indices rally as recession fears fade by Pete Carvill 12 January 2023 12 January 2023 Photo by Stockholm Paris Studio on Unsplash The continent’s main indices are currently buoyant in anticipation of good news coming from the US. Germany’s DAX index has witnessed a rally in recent weeks and is currently at levels not seen since February 2022. At the time of writing, the index—Germany’s leading indicator of economic strength—is at 15,025.35, having leapt from 13,893.07 on 16 December. In September last year, it fell to 11,975.55, rising before falling again in mid-December. But industry analysis states that Germany’s economy may be in a more-precarious state than many think, citing the nation’s reliance on exports to the US and China in an era of protectionism. Back to the markets—a similar rise to that of Germany’s has been seen in France, where the CAC 40 index has also rallied in recent weeks, rising from 6,450.43 on 20 December to 6,970.61 this week. A similar increase, from 8,112.5 on 16 December to 8,805.60 this week, has been seen on Spain’s IBEX 35. In Germany, the major economic paper Handelsblatt wrote that the market was being driven by the potential for positive inflation data, which should be published later today in the US. However, the paper still sounded a note of caution, writing, “However, strategists distrust the rapid stock market upswing. Sven Streibel, chief equity strategist at DZ Bank, says, for example: ‘The DAX is popping the corks too much.’” It added: “With the corona easing in China and the hope for less strong interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve, there are positive signs for the strengthening of the two main sales markets of the DAX companies. Meanwhile, however, markets reflected too much optimism.” On top of all this, analysts at Goldman Sachs predicted this week that the Euro zone economy was more resilient in recent weeks than had previously been thought. Bloomberg reported that those analysts said that the region’s economy was set to grow by 0.6% this year, with the European Central Bank predicted to raise its deposit rate to 3.25% in May. Bloomberg wrote: “While growth will still be weak during the winter due to the energy crisis, the first quarter of 2023 will likely see expansion of 0.1%, according to economists led by Jari Stehn. They also see inflation easing faster than thought — to about 3.25% by end-2023.” Tagged: Germany, Spain, France Pete Carvill Pete Carvill is a reporter, writer, and editor based in Berlin who has been writing for the B2B and mainstream media since 2007. He is a contributing writer for Expert Investor and, in addition, has... More by Pete Carvill	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line559
__label__cc	0.586647	0.413353	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court/Chapter II Chapter I: Camelot Chapter II: King Arthur's Court Chapter III: Knights of the Table Round 38502A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court — Chapter II: King Arthur's CourtMark Twain The moment I got a chance I slipped aside privately and touched an ancient common looking man on the shoulder and said, in an insinuating, confidential way: "Friend, do me a kindness. Do you belong to the asylum, or are you just on a visit or something like that?" He looked me over stupidly, and said: "Marry, fair sir, me seemeth—" "That will do," I said; "I reckon you are a patient." I moved away, cogitating, and at the same time keeping an eye out for any chance passenger in his right mind that might come along and give me some light. I judged I had found one, presently; so I drew him aside and said in his ear: "If I could see the head keeper a minute—only just a minute—" "Prithee do not let me." "Let you what?" "Hinder me, then, if the word please thee better. Then he went on to say he was an under-cook and could not stop to gossip, though he would like it another time; for it would comfort his very liver to know where I got my clothes. As he started away he pointed and said yonder was one who was idle enough for my purpose, and was seeking me besides, no doubt. This was an airy slim boy in shrimp-colored tights that made him look like a forked carrot, the rest of his gear was blue silk and dainty laces and ruffles; and he had long yellow curls, and wore a plumed pink satin cap tilted complacently over his ear. By his look, he was good-natured; by his gait, he was satisfied with himself. He was pretty enough to frame. He arrived, looked me over with a smiling and impudent curiosity; said he had come for me, and informed me that he was a page. "Go 'long," I said; "you ain't more than a paragraph." It was pretty severe, but I was nettled. However, it never phazed him; he didn't appear to know he was hurt. He began to talk and laugh, in happy, thoughtless, boyish fashion, as we walked along, and made himself old friends with me at once; asked me all sorts of questions about myself and about my clothes, but never waited for an answer—always chattered straight ahead, as if he didn't know he had asked a question and wasn't expecting any reply, until at last he happened to mention that he was born in the beginning of the year 513. It made the cold chills creep over me! I stopped and said, a little faintly: "Maybe I didn't hear you just right. Say it again--and say it slow. What year was it?" "513." "513! You don't look it! Come, my boy, I am a stranger and friendless; be honest and honorable with me. Are you in your right mind?" He said he was. "Are these other people in their right minds?" He said they were. "And this isn't an asylum? I mean, it isn't a place where they cure crazy people?" He said it wasn't. "Well, then," I said, "either I am a lunatic, or something just as awful has happened. Now tell me, honest and true, where am I?" "IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT." I waited a minute, to let that idea shudder its way home, and then said: "And according to your notions, what year is it now?" "528—nineteenth of June." I felt a mournful sinking at the heart, and muttered: "I shall never see my friends again—never, never again. They will not be born for more than thirteen hundred years yet." I seemed to believe the boy, I didn't know why. Something in me seemed to believe him—my consciousness, as you may say; but my reason didn't. My reason straightway began to clamor; that was natural. I didn't know how to go about satisfying it, because I knew that the testimony of men wouldn't serve—my reason would say they were lunatics, and throw out their evidence. But all of a sudden I stumbled on the very thing, just by luck. I knew that the only total eclipse of the sun in the first half of the sixth century occurred on the 21st of June, A.D. 528, O.S., and began at 3 minutes after 12 noon. I also knew that no total eclipse of the sun was due in what to me was the present year—i.e., 1879. So, if I could keep my anxiety and curiosity from eating the heart out of me for forty-eight hours, I should then find out for certain whether this boy was telling me the truth or not. Wherefore, being a practical Connecticut man, I now shoved this whole problem clear out of my mind till its appointed day and hour should come, in order that I might turn all my attention to the circumstances of the present moment, and be alert and ready to make the most out of them that could be made. One thing at a time, is my motto—and just play that thing for all it is worth, even if it's only two pair and a jack. I made up my mind to two things: if it was still the nineteenth century and I was among lunatics and couldn't get away, I would presently boss that asylum or know the reason why; and if, on the other hand, it was really the sixth century, all right, I didn't want any softer thing: I would boss the whole country inside of three months; for I judged I would have the start of the best-educated man in the kingdom by a matter of thirteen hundred years and upward. I'm not a man to waste time after my mind's made up and there's work on hand; so I said to the page: "Now, Clarence, my boy—if that might happen to be your name—I'll get you to post me up a little if you don't mind. What is the name of that apparition that brought me here?" "My master and thine? That is the good knight and great lord Sir Kay the Seneschal, foster brother to our liege the king." "Very good; go on, tell me everything." He made a long story of it; but the part that had immediate interest for me was this: He said I was Sir Kay's prisoner, and that in the due course of custom I would be flung into a dungeon and left there on scant commons until my friends ransomed me—unless I chanced to rot, first. I saw that the last chance had the best show, but I didn't waste any bother about that; time was too precious. The page said, further, that dinner was about ended in the great hall by this time, and that as soon as the sociability and the heavy drinking should begin, Sir Kay would have me in and exhibit me before King Arthur and his illustrious knights seated at the Table Round, and would brag about his exploit in capturing me, and would probably exaggerate the facts a little, but it wouldn't be good form for me to correct him, and not over safe, either; and when I was done being exhibited, then ho for the dungeon; but he, Clarence, would find a way to come and see me every now and then, and cheer me up, and help me get word to my friends. Get word to my friends! I thanked him; I couldn't do less; and about this time a lackey came to say I was wanted; so Clarence led me in and took me off to one side and sat down by me. Well, it was a curious kind of spectacle, and interesting. It was an immense place, and rather naked—yes, and full of loud contrasts. It was very, very lofty; so lofty that the banners depending from the arched beams and girders away up there floated in a sort of twilight; there was a stone-railed gallery at each end, high up, with musicians in the one, and women, clothed in stunning colors, in the other. The floor was of big stone flags laid in black and white squares, rather battered by age and use, and needing repair. As to ornament, there wasn't any, strictly speaking; though on the walls hung some huge tapestries which were probably taxed as works of art; battle-pieces, they were, with horses shaped like those which children cut out of paper or create in gingerbread; with men on them in scale armor whose scales are represented by round holes—so that the man's coat looks as if it had been done with a biscuit-punch. There was a fireplace big enough to camp in; and its projecting sides and hood, of carved and pillared stonework, had the look of a cathedral door. Along the walls stood men-at-arms, in breastplate and morion, with halberds for their only weapon—rigid as statues; and that is what they looked like. In the middle of this groined and vaulted public square was an oaken table which they called the Table Round. It was as large as a circus ring; and around it sat a great company of men dressed in such various and splendid colors that it hurt one's eyes to look at them. They wore their plumed hats, right along, except that whenever one addressed himself directly to the king, he lifted his hat a trifle just as he was beginning his remark. Mainly they were drinking—from entire ox horns; but a few were still munching bread or gnawing beef bones. There was about an average of two dogs to one man; and these sat in expectant attitudes till a spent bone was flung to them, and then they went for it by brigades and divisions, with a rush, and there ensued a fight which filled the prospect with a tumultuous chaos of plunging heads and bodies and flashing tails, and the storm of howlings and barkings deafened all speech for the time; but that was no matter, for the dog-fight was always a bigger interest anyway; the men rose, sometimes, to observe it the better and bet on it, and the ladies and the musicians stretched themselves out over their balusters with the same object; and all broke into delighted ejaculations from time to time. In the end, the winning dog stretched himself out comfortably with his bone between his paws, and proceeded to growl over it, and gnaw it, and grease the floor with it, just as fifty others were already doing; and the rest of the court resumed their previous industries and entertainments. As a rule, the speech and behavior of these people were gracious and courtly; and I noticed that they were good and serious listeners when anybody was telling anything—I mean in a dog-fightless interval. And plainly, too, they were a childlike and innocent lot; telling lies of the stateliest pattern with a most gentle and winning naivety, and ready and willing to listen to anybody else's lie, and believe it, too. It was hard to associate them with anything cruel or dreadful; and yet they dealt in tales of blood and suffering with a guileless relish that made me almost forget to shudder. I was not the only prisoner present. There were twenty or more. Poor devils, many of them were maimed, hacked, carved, in a rightful way; and their hair, their faces, their clothing, were caked with black and stiffened drenchings of blood. They were suffering sharp physical pain, of course; and weariness, and hunger and thirst, no doubt; and at least none had given them the comfort of a wash, or even the poor charity of a lotion for their wounds; yet you never heard them utter a moan or a groan, or saw them show any sign of restlessness, or any disposition to complain. The thought was forced upon me: "The rascals—they have served other people so in their day; it being their own turn, now, they were not expecting any better treatment than this; so their philosophical bearing is not an outcome of mental training, intellectual fortitude, reasoning; it is mere animal training; they are white Indians." Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court/Chapter_II&oldid=11569453"	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line565
__label__cc	0.671411	0.328589	Down syndrome baby mocked by trolls for eating birthday cake – let’s show her our support Newsner » Family » Down syndrome baby mocked by trolls for eating birthday cake – let’s show her our support The world can be a bitterly cruel place sometimes. Though over the centuries we seem to have gotten far better when it comes to condemning prejudice, there’s no doubting it still exists. Perhaps that’s one thing social media has to answer for, the fact that people can now bully and harass others online whilst hiding behind the anonymity of a computer. Worse still, in most cases the offending parties get away with it. One father has hit out at disgusting trolls who mocked a video of his little girl eating her birthday cake. The clip shows Megan Gavin, who has Down syndrome, messy from eating her cake, but there were commenters who called her a “downie” and a “retard”. Well wasn’t expecting that Leanne Gavin I’ve had over 30 messges so far for a meggy moo teddy bear. Total of 47 teddys…. Gepostet von Scott Gavin am Sonntag, 13. Oktober 2019 Needless to say, proud dad Scott, from Merseyside, England, was left appalled, having shared the video celebrate Megan’s first birthday. Speaking to Metro, he said: “My shock went straight to anger. Obviously I wanted to go and find these people. “But after a few hours of sitting down and thinking, I thought I’m not going to let some idiot make me angry and ruin my baby’s day. “So I’ve turned it into a positive thing and decided from now on I’m going to educate the uneducated idiots. “I’m going to share the love and I’ll do that by sharing pictures of Megan.” Gepostet von Scott Gavin am Montag, 14. Oktober 2019 One of the comments on the video read: “Kids in Africa are starving and you’re wasting cake on a child too retarded to know what it is.” Scott, who has five other children, says he’s often heard tales of such abuse from other parents of kids with disabilities. “We hear it all the time from the mums, it’s heartbreaking,” he continued. “I don’t understand why people see them differently. I don’t understand it.” Piggy tails 😄😄😄😄😄. Poor Megan she s not well but still smiling as always. pic.twitter.com/SA3l0F6ErG — scott gavin (@partycent_scott) October 17, 2019 Indeed, Scott’s certainly not alone in that. It boils my blood to think that people who ridicule others because they’re different can get away with it because they’re hiding behind a computer screen. The simple fact of the matter is that they would never be saying these things if there was genuine risk of retribution, making them as cowardly as they are, frankly, dim-witted. Scott, we stand beside you, and hope that Megan had a wonderful first birthday. Please share this article to wish Megan a happy birthday, and to condemn all those who thought it acceptable to mock her.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line567
__label__wiki	0.590949	0.590949	Gerakan Pramuka From ScoutWiki, For Everyone, Everywhere involved with Scouting and Guiding... (Redirected from Scouting and Guiding in Indonesia) This article was imported from Wikipedia and needs to be ScoutWikified. You can help ScoutWiki by fixing it. National badge National rep. badge National representative Gerakan Pramuka is the national Scouting organization of Indonesia. Scouting was founded in the Dutch East Indies in 1912, and Indonesia became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1953. It has 8,054,968 members (as of 2004), making it the world's largest Scout association. 2.1 Age groups 2.3 Special Scout troops 2.4 Scout Law (Dasa Dharma) 2.5 Scout Oath (Tri satya) 3 International units in Indonesia 5 External links and references File:ZDtchindiesb.jpg Netherlands Indies stamp from 1937 Scouting came to Indonesia in 1912, as a branch of the Netherlands Scout Movement. It was called the Nederland Indische Padvinders Vereeniging (Netherlands Indies Scout Movement). Other Scouting organizations were established by the Indonesia Scouts in 1916. As the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia had been a branch of the Netherlands Scout Association, yet Scouting was very popular, and had achieved great numbers and standards. When Indonesia became an independent country, there were more than 60 separate Boy Scout and Girl Guide organizations. Most were directly affiliated with some certain political parties or social groups. Attempts were made to unify all Scout organizations into one. The thousands of islands made administration and supervision difficult, and the Japanese occupation caused some twenty separate Scout organizations to spring up, and it took time for them to coalesce. In September 1951 thirteen of the stronger Scout organizations met and decided to found a federating body to satisfy national and international needs. Ikatan Pandu Indonesia - Ipindo for short - came into being. Tuan Soemardjo was elected chief commissioner, and Doctor Bahder Djohan, an old Scout and Minister of Education, became honorary President. Government approval of Ipindo was granted on February 22, 1952, and president Sukarno consented to become Patron of the unifying and correlating National Scout Council. Indonesia has been a member of WOSM since 1953. This resulted in the establishment of a single Scout Movement in Indonesia called "Gerakan Pramuka". In May of 1961, the President of Indonesia signed a regulation making Gerakan Pramuka the official Scout organization in Indonesia. Gerakan Pramuka is a former member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, having left WAGGGS and joined WOSM also for the girls in 2002. After Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, other Indonesian recipients of the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, include Abdul Azis Saleh in 1978, John Beng Kiat Liem in 1982 and Retired Lieutenant General Mashudi in 1985. The Indonesia Scout Movement incorporates both boys and girls. It is an educational movement through Scouting activities, the education being directed toward a new, just, peaceful and prosperous Indonesian community based on the national ideology. Activities of the boys and girls are conducted separately from one another. They have joint activities whenever possible and necessary. Management of the Scout Movement is carried out by the National Headquarters. Education for young members is carried out through activities to achieve General Skill Requirements (GSR) and Special Skill Requirements (SSR) (merit badge system) towards achieving Garuda Scout. To achieve the goals of Scouting, activities are carried out on the group and national level. Routine activities are focused on the development of character, patriotism, physical fitness, skill and intelligence of the Scouts themselves which are very important for their future life. Activities of the special troops are organized in order to develop specific personal interest and talent and enable them to serve the community with the knowledge, ability and skill he/she have learned. The Scouts take an active part in community development service projects. They take an active part in combating literacy. The success of the campaign against literacy in one province, gained the Scouts worldwide recognition and won them a UNESCO award. The Scouts also participate in the drive to improve health and nutrition in the community, especially children under five years of age. Acting as extension workers, they practice how to raise cattle, fish, breed hens and grow vegetables. Gerakan Pramuka is divide in two major educational groups: the member section and the adult section. The first is divided in further age-groups with different educational systems, the second provides the leaders and supports the younger members. The age-groups are: Cub Scouts (Siaga) – ages 7 to 10 Siaga Mula Siaga Bantu Siaga Tata Scouts (Penggalang) – ages 11 to 15 Penggalang Ramu Penggalang Rakit Penggalang Terap Rover Scouts – ages 16 to 21 Calon Bantara Penegak Bantara Penegak Laksana Pandega – ages 22 to 26 Adult members – ages 26 and older or married Activities are mainly carried out to archive advancement through the General Skill Requirements (TKU) and Tanda Kecakapan Khusus or Merit Badge system. The highest rank in each age group is Pramuka Garuda (Eagle Scout). Special Scout troops In Pramuka, there are special troops for Rover Scout called Satuan Karya (SAKA). There are seven different troops: Law Enforcement Scouts Troop (Saka Bhayangkara) Air Scouts Troop (Saka Dirgantara) Sea and Maritime Scouts Troop (Saka Bahari) Health service Scouts Troop (Saka Bhakti Husada) Family Scouts Troop (Saka Kencana) Agriculture Scouts Troop (Saka Taruna Bumi) Forest Preserve Scouts Troop (Saka Wana Bhakti) Scout Law (Dasa Dharma) Indonesian Scout at Prambanan (8th National Rover Moot) in 2003 Believe in God the Almighty Preserve nature and love each other Be an affable and knightly patriot Be obedient and collegial Help others with compliance and resilience Be diligent, skilled and cheerful Be provident and simple Exercise discipline, be brave and faithful Be accountable and trustworthy Have purity in mind, word and act Scout Oath (Tri satya) On My Honour , I promise to Fulfill my obligation to the God , to the Republic of Indonesia , and to obey Pancasila Help Other people and get involved in build the community Obey The Scout Law. International units in Indonesia In addition, there are American Boy Scouts in Jakarta and Balikpapan, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world. Bung Tomo External links and references Official website Template:Id icon Scouting 'Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959 Members of the Asia-Pacific Scout Region Full members: Australia \| Bangladesh \| Bhutan \| Brunei \| Republic of China (Taiwan) \| Fiji \| Hong Kong \| India \| Indonesia \| Japan \| Kiribati \| South Korea \| Malaysia \| Maldives \| Mongolia \| Nepal \| New Zealand \| Pakistan \| Papua New Guinea \| Philippines \| Singapore \| Sri Lanka \| Thailand Associate members: Macau \| French Polynesia Potential members: Afghanistan \| Cambodia \| East Timor \| Nauru \| Samoa \| Solomon Islands \| Tonga \| Tuvalu \| Vanuatu \| Vietnam Countries without Scouting: People's Republic of China (mainland) \| North Korea \| Laos \| Myanmar id:Pramuka Retrieved from "http://en.scoutwiki.org/index.php?title=Gerakan_Pramuka&oldid=30814" Needs to be ScoutWikified Scouting and Guiding in Indonesia WOSM member organizations The Camp Fire (Discussion Area) Scout/Guide Groups Database About ScoutWiki	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line568
__label__wiki	0.973673	0.973673	The Quarry: New DLC trailer – 18+! Today 2K and Supermassive Games announce a new DLC pack for The Quarry, in which the characters don new 50's horror themed outfits just in time for Halloween! A new trailer (rated for 18+) and poster inspired by 1950s horror movies offer a preview of this classic style of horror. The nine teen caregivers left at Hackett's Quarry's summer camp on the final day now face the horror in a new era. The 50's Character Outfit DLC Pack, promising 1950's goose bumps and shock moments, is now available for PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox Series X\|S, Xbox One and Windows PC Available on Steam. Playful horror film From now until November 1st, 2022 at 18:50 CET, those who want to play the game for the first time or want to experience it again can claim these new outfits for free. After that, the 4,99s Character Outfit DLC Pack will be available individually for $XNUMX. Players who opt for that Teen horror game The Quarry - that no one should miss – those interested can also get a taste with the free trial available on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam. The free trial also provides insight into the multiplayer game mode, Wolf Pack, where The Quarry owners can invite up to seven friends with game access to join the group in unfolding their version of the story. The Quarry: Standard Edition (digital) for Xbox One, Xbox Series X\|S and Windows PC via Steam is available at 40 percent off for a limited time. The Quarry: Deluxe Edition (digital) for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\|S and Windows PC via Steam is also 40 percent cheaper. The Quarry: Deluxe Edition includes the full game, the Bloodbath Movie Mode option, instant access to the Death Rewind system, the Horror Graphic Filter Pack and 80's character outfits. The offer period varies by platform: ● PlayStation Store: Deluxe Edition only: October 19, 2022 – November 2, 2022 ● Steam: Standard Edition & Deluxe Edition: October 21, 2022 – November 4, 2022 ● Microsoft Store: Standard Edition & Deluxe Edition: October 18, 2022 – October 31, 2022 The Quarry was developed by Supermassive Games and is rated 18+. The Quarry - USK - [Playstation 5] * 30,89 EUR Buy Previous Board game review for Caldera Park: Relaxed placement game for in between Next Board game review of ChronoCops: Time travel puzzles with a wink Pegasus Games improved: Everdell Pack “Freshwater” for free Amazon Prime Video exclusively shows the Carnival Row series Arena shooter Splitgate remains online Play Assassin's Creed Origins for free - and with a boost	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line569
__label__wiki	0.952592	0.952592	1Track listings 2Personnel 3Singles 4Charts 4.1Album Head First (Uriah Heep album) 1983 studio album by Uriah Heep Head First Studio album by May 1983[1] January–March 1983 The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell Roundhouse, London Mercury (North America) Ashley Howe Uriah Heep chronology Abominog (1982) Head First (1983) Equator Singles from Head First "Lonely Nights" Released: June 1983 "Stay on Top" Released: August 1983[2] Professional ratings Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10[4] Head First is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep. It was released in 1983, on Gerry Bron's UK label Bronze Records, and would be their final album for the label. The album was recorded by the line-up responsible for the previous year's Abominog, but this time with a greater proportion of the songs written by the band members. Bob Daisley left the group shortly after the album's recording to rejoin Ozzy Osbourne; on the Head First tour former Heep bassist Trevor Bolder rejoined the band, effectively replacing his replacement, and remained with the band until his death in 2013. Though Head First was deemed to be a worthy successor to Abominog by critics such as Geoff Barton,[5] it suffered from a lack of promotion as Bronze went into liquidation the month after its release. Video footage of the tour, from a show in New Zealand, was heavily featured on the long-form video Easy Livin': A History of Uriah Heep. In Japan only, this was also released on laserdisc. Track listings[edit] "The Other Side of Midnight" Mick Box, Bob Daisley, Peter Goalby, Lee Kerslake, John Sinclair 3:55 "Stay on Top" Tom Jackson 3:35 "Lonely Nights" (Bryan Adams cover) Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance 4:07 "Sweet Talk" Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair, Linda Sinclair 3:51 "Love is Blind" Richie Zito, Joey Carbone 3:38 "Roll-Overture" Box, Daisley, Goalby, J. Sinclair 2:18 "Red Lights" Box, Daisley, Goalby, J. Sinclair 2:57 "Rollin' the Rock" Box, Daisley, Goalby, J. Sinclair 5:31 "Straight Through the Heart" Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair 3:39 "Weekend Warriors" Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair 3:50 1997 remastered edition bonus tracks "Playing for Time" (B-side of the single "Stay on Top") Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair 4:27 "Searching" (instrumental out-take) Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair 3:52 "The Wizard" (live 1984) Mark Clarke, Ken Hensley 4:52 2005 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks "Playing for Time" (B-side of the single "Stay on Top") 4:27 "Searching" (extended demo) 4:54 "The Other Side of Midnight" (live 1984) 4:36 "Lonely Nights" (live 1984) 6:45 "Angel" (live 1985) Box, Trevor Bolder, Goalby, Kerslake, J. Sinclair 5:22 Personnel[edit] Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals Lee Kerslake – drums Bob Daisley – bass John Sinclair – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals Peter Goalby – vocals Frank Ricotti – percussion on "Roll-Overture" Ashley Howe – producer, engineer, mixing Nick Rogers – engineer, mixing on "Roll-Overture" Keith Nixon – assistant engineer Singles[edit] "Stay on Top" was released as a single and a video was made. A double-7" gatefold edition was released. Non-album track "Playing for Time" was included. "Lonely Nights", a cover version of the previous year's hit by Bryan Adams, was the second single. A picture-disc 7" was released. Charts[edit] Album[edit] Chart (1983) German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] UK Albums (OCC)[8] US Billboard 200[9] 1983 "Lonely Nights" UK Singles Chart[10] 85 "Stay on Top" 76 ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 859. ISBN 9780862415419. ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - Head First review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 May 2012. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5. ^ Head First (CD Booklet). Uriah Heep. UK: Sanctuary Records. 2004. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Head First" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22April 2018. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Head First". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018. ^ "Uriah Heep \| Artist \| Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018. ^ "Uriah Heep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018. ^ "Uriah Heep Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2018. The official Uriah Heep website Mick Box Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw Russell Gilbrook David Byron Ken Hensley Nigel Olsson Keith Baker Lee Kerslake Gary Thain Trevor Bolder John Lawton John Sloman Gregg Dechert Bob Daisley Peter Goalby Steff Fontaine Studio albums ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble Look at Yourself Demons and Wizards The Magician's Birthday Wonderworld Return to Fantasy Innocent Victim Raging Silence Different World Sea of Light Sonic Origami Wake the Sleeper Uriah Heep Live Live at Shepperton '74 Acoustically Driven Live in Armenia The Best of Uriah Heep The Lansdowne Tapes Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's Loud, Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep Celebration – Forty Years of Rock Totally Driven "Gypsy" "Lady in Black" "Look at Yourself" "The Wizard" "Easy Livin'" "Sweet Lorraine" "Blind Eye" "July Morning" "Stealin'" "Something or Nothing" "Prima Donna" "Return to Fantasy" "One Way or Another" "Wise Man" "Sympathy" "Bird of Prey" "Sunrise" The Gods Toe Fat Colin Wood Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Head_First_(Uriah_Heep_album)&oldid=1124385716" Uriah Heep (band) albums 1983 albums Bronze Records albums Mercury Records albums CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) Use dmy dates from February 2019 Use British English from February 2013 Articles with music ratings that need to be turned into prose Track listings that use the collapsed parameter Album chart usages for Germany4 Album chart usages for Norway Album chart usages for UK Album chart usages for Billboard200 Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line570
__label__cc	0.73408	0.26592	Power Industry Jobs The most used job board by electric power industry professionals. Employer Account Hiring Packages job display Entry Level Designer Idaho National Laboratory Rqd Education: Rqd Experience: Entry Level Date Posted: December 6, 2022 Date Expires: February 5, 2023 Reference Code: 18817 Does a career focused on changing the world's energy future intrigue you? If so, we might have just the opportunity you're looking for! Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) Drafting group is seeking forward-thinking professionals interested in exploring a career as an Entry Level Designer. Our team works an on-site 4x10 schedule located at our Materials and Fuels Complex with every other Friday off! The Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking an entry level designer reporting to the MFC Drafting Manager in the Engineering Division. If you want to be part of enabling nuclear energy research and development, including deployment of next generation nuclear reactors then this position is for you. INL is recognized as the lead national laboratory for the United States Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, providing much of the nuclear research, development, and demonstration capability needed to move nuclear innovation forward to deployment. MFC hosts a unique combination of personnel, facilities and infrastructure and offers the ability to perform research and development of nuclear fuels from fuel design, development, and fabrication, to post irradiation analysis. MFC plays a pivotal role in supporting the National Reactor Innovation Center, which provides resources and infrastructure for testing, demonstrating, and assessing system performance to accelerate the deployment of new, advanced nuclear technology concepts. Designers will participate with project teams which include; engineers (various subject areas and functions), researchers, technicians, operations personnel, and project managers to develop new design concepts and final designs to be implemented in MFC facilities using 3-D modeling software. Designs shall meet company and nationally recognized codes and standards, established design criteria, and established programmatic schedules and costs. Key functions of the role are: Participates in the development of new nuclear research-related programs and initiatives and provides imaginative and practical engineering solutions to research related programmatic issues and challenges where highly specialized equipment solutions are required to be designed (typically one-of-kind design) Work with sponsoring organizations and engineers from various teams to develop formally documented design requirements. Including identification of applicable codes and standards Using 3-D CAD software to develop mechanical component and assembly designs (to include electro-mechanical assemblies and facility modifications). Familiarity with Finite Element applications is a plus, as it supports the design process Specify engineering materials in design based on component function (load demand, operating environment, etc.) Design individual components and weldments to function at the assembly level, including both static and dynamic applications. In the case of dynamic applications (e.g., driven/moving components in a machine) develop kinetic and kinematic simulations in design tools to demonstrate/verify functionality Engineering design and development of specialized one-of-a-kind equipment's/systems, including remotely operated equipment for nuclear material handling and processing applications in the harsh environments represented in hot-cells and gloveboxes Design individual components and weldments for fabric-ability, as applicable to overall component and feature geometry (requires familiarity of conventional fabrication and machining applications) Identification and specification of commercially available components, and the design of modifications to such components (when applicable) to meet overall design needs Detail (fully annotate) or assist drafters within the organization to detail components and assemblies in either drawing or 3-D model formats for the purpose of fabrication, assembly & testing, installation, operation, and configuration management. May include formal or informal layouts to support installations Responsible for verifying drawings/models conform to INL drafting standards, and to ensure proper form, fit, and function Present 3-D models and associated simulations in conceptual, preliminary, and final design reviews to gain the concurrence of collaborators and complete verification processes of design Support fabrication, installation and construction efforts where applicable as related to designs of responsibility Support system engineering through the development of technical and functional requirements (T&FR), system design descriptions (SDD), test instructions, procurement specifications, statement of work, work control documents (including installation), design reports, and engineering job (EJ) packages Provides support to ensure system configuration is being managed effectively through design documentation via drawings and models Independently evaluate, select, and apply engineering technique to solve projects of increasing scope and complexity with work reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or comparable degree This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "L" clearance, which requires US Citizenship. Preferred Requirements: Preferred knowledge of 3-dimensional modeling softwar Preferred knowledge of CAD file management software Exposure to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (G.D.&T.) per ASME Y14.5 is a plus. Familiarity with welding requirements, material properties, fabrication methods, mathematics, mechanics, statics, and machine design are a plus Salary Grade 180 ($60,984 - $97,584) Chosen applicants are required to show a demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment. TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment. INL Overview: INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. 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__label__wiki	0.824302	0.824302	Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2022 1st ODI: Bangladesh v New Zealand \| Squads \| Players to watch \| Fantasy Playing XI \| Live Streaming The second leg of Bangladesh Women’s tour of New Zealand will see the two teams locking horns against each other in a three-match ODI series. The hosts clean swept the visitors 3-0 in the T20I series played from December 2 to 7. 1st ODI: Bangladesh v New Zealand Women \| Squads \| Players to watch \| Fantasy Playing XI \| Live Streaming With the T20I series done and dusted, the two teams will face off in the longer format. The first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be played on December 11 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The game will begin at 3.30 AM IST (11 AM LOCAL). Bangladesh and New Zealand have played one ODI against each other, with New Zealand winning that game. Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (C, WK), Sharmin Akter, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondol, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Sanjida Akther, Fariha Trisna, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Dilara Akter, Disha Biswas New Zealand: Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Jess McFadyen, Molly Penfold, Hannah Rowe Fargana Hoque: She is a right-handed top-order batter with over 1000 ODI runs in 48 matches, including nine half-centuries. She has a wide array of shots in her repertoire. She will be expected to hold the Bangladeshi batting innings together. Rumana Ahmed: This talented all-rounder from Bangladesh is a right-handed middle-order batter and a wily right-arm leg-spinner. In her 49 ODIs, she has scored 954 runs, including five half-centuries and the best of 75. She has claimed 50 wickets with the ball, including one four-wicket haul. Also Read: New Zealand Women's squad for home-series against Bangladesh announced Sophie Devine: The captain of New Zealand is a prolific right-handed opening batter and more than a handy right-arm medium-pace bowler. She has featured in 131 ODIs and muscled 3266 runs, including six centuries and 14 half-centuries. She has also accounted for 89 wickets. Amelia Kerr: She is a star all-rounder in the New Zealand line-up. A right-handed top-order batter and a right-arm leg-spinner, Amelia has registered 1338 runs in 56 ODIs and has a double century to her name. She is equally brilliant with the ball, picking up 77 wickets, including one fifer and four four-fers. The venue has hosted 25 women’s ODIs so far. The teams batting first have won 10, and the teams batting second have won 12, with three games not producing results. The highest total scored is 305, and the lowest total scored is 61. Both teams have a poor record here, with New Zealand having won just one out of their 12 games and Bangladesh having lost their two fixtures. This is a chance for both teams to redeem themselves at the venue. With a fresh pitch on offer, expect a high-scoring contest. The weather is expected to be mostly sunny, breezy, and cool. The highest temperature attained during the day will be 21 degrees Celsius. There will be an 18 percent cloud cover and a 25 percent chance of rain. The wind will blow from the north-northwest. Maddy Green, Lauren Down, Suzie Bates, Fargana Hoque, Sanjida Akhter, Amelia Kerr, Rumana Ahmed, Sophie Devine, Hayley Jensen, Jess Kerr, Salma Khatun Also Read: Top Bowling Performance at Women's Kia Super League 2018 Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network Tags: 1st ODI: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Amelia Kerr, Fargana Hoque, Hayley Jensen, Jess Kerr, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun, Sanjida Akhter, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates 2nd T20I: India v Australia \| Squads \| Players to watch \| Fantasy Playing XI \| Live Streaming Match 13: MD. Sporting Club v Gymkhana \| Squads \| Players to watch \| Fantasy Playing XI \| Live Streaming	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line578
__label__wiki	0.562195	0.562195	Holders Seattle Sounders depleted entering playoff tie with Cascadia rivals Vancouver Whitecaps Blog, Blog Post, Leagues, Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps The FC panel evaluate if the Whitecaps have enough firepower to stack up against reigning MLS champions Seattle. Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson speaks to his side’s dominant performance over San Jose. Brian Schmetzer reacts to Clint Dempsey’s red card and discusses Seattle’s playoff preparations. Two teams from Cascadia will battle it out for a spot in the Western Conference final. Here is how the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps shape up heading into their conference semifinal. Strengths: In last year’s postseason Nicolas Lodeiro stepped to the forefront for the Clint Dempsey-less Sounders and the Uruguayan will be asked to do so again in Sunday’s first leg. It’s a role that Lodeiro seems to embrace, and even without Dempsey for the first leg and Jordan Morris maybe for both legs, Lodeiro has enough creativity to lead Seattle forward. In the back, Seattle is strong as always, with hulking center backs Chad Marshall and Roman Torres anchoring the defense. Also, right back has been shored up with the midseason signing of Kelvin Leerdam. The Dutchman has been a top addition. Weaknesses: Injuries are a big question mark for Seattle right now. Defensive midfielder Osvaldo Alonso has been out a month, so some rust might show in trying to stop Vancouver’s vicious counterattack. Up top, Will Bruin has 11 goals, but his hold-up play will arguably be more crucial. Last season Nelson Valdez was ridiculed for his lack of goals, but the Paraguayan always battled and provided excellent hold-up play. Whether Bruin can do the same against Vancouver’s burly defense remains to be seen. Lastly, with so many absences, especially for the first leg, there are not a lot of options off the bench for coach Brian Schmetzer. Osvaldo Alonso’s health could be the difference between defending the title and a hasty postseason exit for Seattle. Why Seattle will win: “Never underestimate the heart of a champion,” were the words of former NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich, and the saying applies here with the Sounders. They are going to fight tooth and nail before they give up their crown. They are also peaking at the right time again, having lost just twice since mid-June and conceding only one goal in their past four home games. Seattle can ride its strong defense to get a first-leg result in Vancouver before the returning Dempsey, along with playmakers Lodeiro and Victor Rodriguez, paves the way for a decisive home win in the second leg. Onlookers got a good taste of what Vancouver does well in Wednesday night’s 5-0 thumping of the San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps overwhelmed the Earthquakes in dead ball situations, scoring their first three goals on set pieces. The genesis of the final two goals, both scored by substitute Nicolas Mezquida, was also via another Vancouver specialty: the counterattack. Then there is the bench. Coach Carl Robinson has a plethora of options to choose from, including Mezquida, Brek Shea and Alphonso Davies, if he needs a spark or wants to try to stretch a one-goal lead to two or three. Former Sounder Fredy Montero will be looking to build off his first ever postseason goal by scoring against his old club. With Seattle missing key attacking pieces — Dempsey and Morris — for Sunday’s first leg, Vancouver’s biggest vulnerability might get exposed. The Sounders could opt for a more defensive approach and dare Vancouver to break them down. That could be problematic for the Caps, who boast playmakers who like to operate in space rather than ones who can meticulously and patiently unlock a defense. Also to take into account is the Vancouver midfield. Aly Ghazal and Tony Tchani performed well on Wednesday, but they will have their hands full against Alonso (if fit) and Cristian Roldan. Why Vancouver will win: The Whitecaps are brimming with confidence right now after their midweek outburst and will make the most of the home-field advantage in the first leg against a depleted Sounders side. The best sign of all for Robinson was seeing Fredy Montero find the back of the net for his first postseason goal. Meanwhile, few are the players in MLS who can go toe-to-toe with Seattle’s center-back pairing of Marshall and Torres, but Kendall Waston is just the man to do it. The Costa Rican requires two, if not three bodies on him in the box, freeing up teammates to pounce on any loose balls. Arch Bell is based in Austin, Texas and covers CONCACAF for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @ArchBell .	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line580
__label__wiki	0.84767	0.84767	HomeUnited NationsWHICH outlines year of problems, says more information needed to overcome COVID... WHICH outlines year of problems, says more information needed to overcome COVID in China Because 2022 draws to a close up, he optimistically outlined “many reasons for hope”. To make a comprehensive risk assessment of the situation on a lawn, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu informed journalists at a regular briefing in Geneva that WHO needs more detailed information on condition severity, hospital admissions and requirements for ICU assistance. Challenging year Furthermore, gaps in understanding – from how the pandemic began to post-COVID-19 conditions – imply we do not know the best treatment for those suffering from the long-term consequences of infection or how to prevent future pandemics. “Certainly, we are in a much better place with all the pandemic than we were last year, when we were in the early stages of the Omicron wave, with rapidly increasing cases and deaths”, the senior EL official continued. The WHO chief painted a picture of gaps in surveillance; vaccinations; treatments and health systems. Trigger for optimism “That’s let alone the multiple other risks to health that people encounter year in, year out, in the air they breathe, the products they consume, the problems in which they live plus work, and in their lack of access to essential health services”, Tedros said. From a global outbreak of monkeypox , now referred to as mpox , to cholera eruptions in multiple countries and a good Ebola occurrence in Uganda, to wars in Ethiopia and Ukraine; drought plus flooding in the greater Car horn of Africa and the Sahel; and flooding in Pakistan, the year has been challenging on many fronts. Although in its third year, COVID-19 is not the only challenge for the world’s people. Numerous uncertainties and gaps remaining, he maintained however , that it is too early to say that the pandemic is over. “We continue to call on China to talk about the data and conduct the studies we have requested, plus which we continue to request”, Tedros said, noting that will “all hypotheses about the origins of this pandemic remain on the particular table”. Spaces and uncertainties “WHO is usually supporting China to focus its efforts on vaccinating people at the highest risk across the nation, and we continue to offer the support for clinical care and protecting its wellness system”, he said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has declined significantly this year, the global monkeypox break out is waning, and there has been no cases of Ebola in Uganda for more than three weeks”, the WHO ALSO chief observed. He expressed hope that each of these events will be declared over at various points next year. “Since the particular peak at the end of January, the number of weekly reported COVID-19 deaths has dropped almost ninety per cent”. Lauding Pandemic Response, Sixth Committee Speakers Urge Programme of Assistance to...	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line584
__label__cc	0.518895	0.481105	Rogan responds to Conor McGregor’s criticism Milan 21. March, 2019 Particularly, McGregor had issues with some of the comments Rogan made during his epic rematch against Nate Diaz from UFC 202 in 2016 as well as his most recent fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. “I’d like him to call a fight how he sees it correctly and not be reading off a script,” McGregor said. “The Diaz rematch it was like he was reading from the first fight and that last one, he was talking about my face was being smashed in. “I left that Octagon with a black eye, the same way [Nurmagomedov’s] two rat cousins left. His brother and his cousin left the Octagon with a black eye, so what is he talking about?” On Tuesday, Rogan responded after hearing that McGregor had a problem with his commentary. “That is not really true because no one ever gives me a script. That’s a fact. I don’t know what exactly he said, maybe he didn’t like my commentary. I bet he likes it when he wins,” Rogan said with a laugh. “That’s his perception, I understand what he’s saying. Sometimes people think that but it’s very difficult when someone is calling your fight. If he’s talking about me calling someone’s fight that’s not his friend, that makes much more sense. It’s f—king hard. It’s hard for me. I have a really hard time calling friend’s fights. It’s f—king hard.” Rogan understands the criticism he receives sometimes for his commentary because it’s not an easy job but he’s never trying to offend anybody when calling fights. Even with McGregor’s perceived slight, Rogan holds no ill will towards him regarding the message about his commentary. “I get his position,” Rogan said.”That Diaz fight was a good f—king fight. It was a hard fight. I wasn’t calling it like the last fight but I had to call it with the knowledge of the last fight. I had to know what happened in the last fight. In the last fight, Diaz survived the storm, tagged him, had him rocked and then finished him on the ground. “It doesn’t mean that he didn’t win the second fight. It was a close f—king fight, the second fight was a very close fight but you have to acknowledge that, that other fight took place.” One thing that Rogan can say for certain is that he has nothing but the utmost respect for McGregor and the skill set he brings into the Octagon each and every time he performs. “I don’t know him that well but I like him a lot,” Rogan said about McGregor. “I respect the f—k out of him.” Previous Previous post: KSW 47 lineup Next Next post: Holly Holm inks new UFC deal	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line589
__label__wiki	0.885623	0.885623	Bollywood’s Bellbottom the First Film to Complete Entire Shoot During Pandemic Heritage Indian production house, Pooja Entertainment, has become the first studio globally and across any film industry to complete a feature film shoot from start to finish during the Pandemic. Starring Bollywood’s most lucrative actor, Akshay Kumar, espionage thriller, Bellbottom, has not just successfully wrapped its COVID-proof filming schedule but piqued audience curiosity by releasing a new poster and a teaser ahead of the release of the film early next year. A doyen in the Hindi film industry and founder of Pooja Entertainment, Vashu Bhagnani has now handed the stewardship to next-generation producers Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh who pushed the creative envelope even further by completing the retro-themed whodunit Bellbottom with two COVID-19 proof schedules in Scotland and England. The film directed by Ranjit M Tewari and written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Shaikh stars Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta Bhupathi. Jackky Bhagnani says: “The Bellbottom shoot was a challenge but it makes the film even more special for all of us because what we saw unfolding was pure, cinematic magic. There is a significant number of people dependent on the film industry so it was important that we restart the industry engines during the pandemic. Completing this film without a single case of ill-health reported on set was a big relief and it was important for us to show the world that it is possible to do what seems impossible with proper preparation and meticulous planning. I hope our example boosts industry morale and lifts spirits. And yes, I hope, it encourages more makers across the global film industry to start rolling the cameras with confidence.” The safety protocols observed from the start included a chartered plane for over 200 members of the cast and production crew, a mandatory two-week quarantine in Scotland, on set sanitization precautions for everyone including, foreign junior artists on assorted locations. Social distancing, medical-grade masks and face shields, hand sanitisation stations, painstaking cleaning of all touch-sensitive surfaces, a mandatory wristwatch for all cast and crew members to constantly monitor their oxygen levels, body temperature, blood pressure, stress levels and pulse were part of the daily shoot. There was also a centralised dashboard constantly recording the parameters of the entire unit. Akshay Kumar says: “The new normal has made us realise a different way of working that none of us could have imagined. As much as I’ve been happy to be back on the sets, it’s also important for us to take care of everything around us. Pooja Entertainment laid down a water-tight safety plan for our shooting schedule in Scotland and England. These measures helped us accomplish a smooth and safe shoot. We were extremely glad to be able to start shooting for Bellbottom after the long lockdown. I hope this encourages film industries globally to do what they do best and start entertaining audiences again. I hope our shoot during the pandemic reassures others that it’s time to get things moving again.” During the shoot, the movie found itself in the company of a handful of international, mega-budget films that got back on the floors during the pandemic such as Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 7 and Jurassic Park: Dominion, but was the first to race to the finishing line. Producer Deepshikha Deshmukh adds: “It feels wonderful to have completed the shoot and releasing the teaser is a celebration of what we achieved collectively. We were eager to share it with everyone more as a means of motivation and as a reassurance to audiences that the industry is back in business. What was heartening was not just that we got the artists back on the sets but also industry professionals involved in the process of filmmaking.” The result was a seamless completion of the film within 60 days, even with a two-week quarantine thrown in. This was done with full compliance with the standard operating procedures issued by the Scotland Film Commission. Vaani Kapoor adds: “This was easily among the smoothest productions that I have been a part of. I was concerned about how it was going to play out, given the fear and health concerns but I must thank and congratulate Pooja Entertainment for the fantastic planning and the attention to detail. I hope this gives encouragement and confidence to other people back home to shoot.” Bellbottom is set to release on April 2, 2021. Pooja Entertainment had a bumper start to 2020 with Jawaani Jaaneman. As a production house, they have always been drawn to and produced content-driven films that have interesting storylines while being entertaining. Their next ready for release is Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan’s Coolie No.1. The 360 degrees integrated studio has also announced the remake of the iconic Burning Train which is yet to go on floors. Pooja Entertainment Previous articleAmazon Prime Video Releases Mirzapur 2 Trailer Next articleDilemma for Abhinav Shukla & Rubina Dilaik, Drama Kicks Off in Bigg Boss 14	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line591
__label__wiki	0.605674	0.605674	Albion Online Community » Bugs » normal bow E skill Funstealer Apr 15th 2019, 12:57pm so at the moment because the duration of the buff lasts so long people have started to use the normal bow E then switch weapons to the whispering bow for huge damage the whispering bow keeps the effect of the buff from the normal bow when this occurs. Gugusteh Master of Coin Funstealer wrote: old af, but yeh its strong: remove active weapon buffs when switching weapon plz My Albion Videos My Stream My Discord I know its super old I mentioned it before and it was turned away it seems recently tho its starting to be used in gvgs and scrims DildoSwaggings at the moment? lul I don’t believe this is a bug as it has been mentioned before to and by developers and has been in the game since the beginning. It has many counters and requires a lot of setup in order to use effectively. If anything, it allows for a play style that takes a lot of skill to successfully pull off in regards to knowing cooldowns, spacing, etc... and it leaves you susceptible to many problems like getting locked in combat at the wrong time with the wrong weapon on, risking two weapons per death. Because of that, I believe the risk involved in using this strategy make it balanced and fair and it should not be changed. ViLEuo Dip wrote: Two weapons? Technically yeah sure..but.... A tier 2 bow is all it requires...they cost 2k silver. I play bows as well and this if intended is broken. It's ridiculously strong and there's no problem switching easily back in forth in PvE. It might be harder to pull off in GvG's and almost impossible to use in open world but it's way too powerful when combined with Whispering Bow especially in 5v5s. ViLEuo wrote: Two weapons? Technically yeah sure..but....A tier 2 bow is all it requires...they cost 2k silver. if you’re using a teir 2 bow for this tactic and you get hit and locked in combat, you’re stuck using that teir 2 bow for atleast 20 seconds. Just saying... usually this is enough time to die or lose a fight significantly. Who cares if it’s op in pve... Two weapons? Technically yeah sure..but....A tier 2 bow is all it requires...they cost 2k silver.I play bows as well and this if intended is broken. It's ridiculously strong and there's no problem switching easily back in forth in PvE. It might be harder to pull off in GvG's and almost impossible to use in open world but it's way too powerful when combined with Whispering Bow especially in 5v5s. Look I get what you're saying that there's some risk for this but it's broken man....you can use this with ANY WEAPON even dual swords. It's broken. Look I get what you're saying that there's some risk for this but it's broken man....you can use this with ANY WEAPON even dual swords.It's broken. The damage may be strong or “broken” but you need to take into account the set up time and cooldowns you have to wait when switching weapons/gear like this. When you take that into account, I’m willing to bet that it doesn’t increase your farming efficiency (fame/hr) in PvE at all with ANY weapon because you’re constantly waiting for cooldowns. Also using this strategy in PvP prevents you from overcharging your weapon which means you lose 100 item power on your weapon slot in 5v5 compared to other players that are overcharging. I think you guys aren’t looking at the downsides/cost of using this strategy enough and only looking at the damage output that is gained from it in a short period of time. Just my 2 cents, keeping stuff like this in the game breeds unique strategies and playstyles which is part of what makes a sandbox game fun to play. The post was edited 1 time, last by Dip ( Apr 15th 2019, 2:52pm ). Yes...exactly...the dmg is broken and it's honestly not as hard to setup as you're making it out to be though. It's quite easy to do but I admit it's basically useless in open world. We had someone using this against our GvG team just a day or two ago and it's obviously a broken mechanic. Nothing else in the game is able to do this, there's not a caster equivalent of any kind, etc, etc. It's exploiting a broken game mechanic to gain an unfair advantage even if it takes a few seconds to setup. Just because it's only usable in a limited situation and requires timing doesn't mean it's not a broken mechanic. The post was edited 1 time, last by ViLEuo ( Apr 15th 2019, 2:57pm ). Because it can only be used so limitedly, requires timing, spacing, and involves high risk is exactly why it’s not a broken mechanic... I would call it more of a strategy or tactic. Casters can also pull this off although it’s not as useful for them, and it’s not unfair if everyone/anyone can do it. The post was edited 2 times, last by Dip ( Apr 15th 2019, 3:09pm ). Because it can only be used so limitedly, requires timing, spacing, and involves high risk is exactly why it’s not a broken mechanic... You honestly believe this is an intended game mechanic? Being able to equip a weapon, pop it's best move, equip a different weapon and get the benefits of both? In no way shape or form do I believe this is meant to be this way. Whether you or I think it's balanced or not it's exploiting a broken game mechanic. Maybe a Dev can comment on if this is intended or not and we will have our answer because as far as I can tell it's not supposed to be this way. We can just agree to disagree. I play bows too man...if this is intended cool, I will use it because it's pretty gnarly and it's worth the "risk" from the benefit you get of burst dmg+range. It’s been like this forever, if the devs wanted it fix it would have been fixed already. What happened that your are so adamant about this topic? DildoSwaggings wrote: Nothing has happened, I just don't like people exploiting broken game mechanics to gain an unfair advantage. If this is intended then fine I just don't believe it is, I still think it's ridiculous especially since there's no other instances of this being possible with other weapons but I can live with it. Just makes bows(what I play a lot) stronger. You can check my deaths nobody has killed me using this since I'm sure that's what you're trying to imply. There's been bugs and other problems for a long time that haven't been fixed but it doesn't mean it's intended. This just probably isn't high on their list since it's been barely used but it's getting much more popular especially with the regular bows E being buffed. The post was edited 2 times, last by ViLEuo ( Apr 15th 2019, 3:18pm ). Nothing has happened, I just don't like people exploiting broken game mechanics to gain an unfair advantage. You can check my deaths nobody has killed me using this. It’s not an exploit; also it’s not super broken else everybody would be using it Litterally anyone who can use a bow can use this strategy. It’s not like people are using hacks man. It’s an even playing field. Nothing has happened, I just don't like people exploiting broken game mechanics to gain an unfair advantage.You can check my deaths nobody has killed me using this since I'm sure that's what you're trying to imply. No it's not a hack...it's an exploit. It's exploiting an unintended game mechanic to gain an unfair advantage. You say anybody can do it but trust me not everybody knows about this. It'll get more popular since it's actually incredibly strong now and it'll get out of hand and we'll get to find out if its intended or not but I am about 90%+ sure it's unintended. If it is intended then I apologize and get to look like an idiot but I have a hard time believing that right now. If it's intended and meant to be this way then I'll use it myself because it's ridiculous, people literally melt. Like I said agree to disagree, luckily not everybody has to agree on things. Yeah we can agree to disagree, I totally understand where you are coming from. Not every player will know every trick in the book, that’s expected. I just find it hard to believe it is an “exploit” instead of a strategy since it’s been around since the beginning of the game and has been mentioned multiple times on various threads and even directly to the developers. IMO it should be kept this way. Dagother Hey guys, there's no mechanics for all spells that would remove current buffs, if you've got a video to show it's somehow abuse-able in real PvP scenario please let us know! Bug Report Guidelines	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line592
__label__wiki	0.63076	0.63076	You are here: Home / Archives for 10 year bonds Saudi Arabia Issues Its First Sovereign Islamic Bond At 15 billion riyals, or $4 billion, it was the largest Islamic bond, or sukuk, ever issued within the kingdom. The sukuk, guaranteed by the Saudi Ministry of Finance, was oversubscribed three times, and the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation will use the proceeds to finance the expansion of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jidda, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh. The 10-year sukuk was sold in the domestic market, available only to Saudis. After months of uncertainty in Gulf capital markets because of the European debt crisis and the Arab Spring, analysts say the success of this sukuk will encourage more companies to come to market. The last time a sukuk close to this size was sold was in July 2007, when the petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp., or Sabic, raised 8 billion riyals. Over the last three months, the Saudi government has been taking “bold initiatives to empower the Saudi capital markets,” said Mohamed Gouali, managing director and head of investment banking at Al Mal Capital in Dubai. The Saudi capital markets authority, for example, recently allowed foreign companies to be solely or dually listed on the Saudi stock exchange. “They are now trying to revamp the sukuk capital market,” said Mr. Gouali, who formerly worked at Al Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic bank in Saudi Arabia. “By starting off the first month of the year with a sukuk of this size, they are sending a strong message to the Saudi market and beyond that the government is ambitious about revitalizing debt markets.” The fact that Greece, a country near default, successfully issued new three-month and 10-year bonds recently will positively affect the Gulf’s capital markets, he added. In 2011, Saudi Arabian companies offered five Islamic bond issues worth a total of $2.76 billion, down from $3 billion raised from four sukuk sales in 2010, according to data from Zawya Sukuk Monitor. Over the past few years, the majority were by the largest companies in the kingdom, including Sabic and Saudi Electric. The aviation authority’s sukuk, however, is the first guaranteed by the government. “It is not a matter of needing liquidity, but the need for a yield curve that will benefit banks which are sitting on a massive amount of liquidity and not lending,” said Yazan Abdeen, a portfolio manager at ING Investment Management in Dubai. “When a sukuk like this is issued, it helps suck up excess liquidity in the banks, which have few alternatives, and set up a yield curve.” Analysts say that building a yield curve and ramping up the country’s capital markets are the main reasons for a government entity to raise funds through debt. “It’s not like the government needs to raise money; Saudi has a budget surplus and debt levels have dropped,” said Eric Swats, head of asset management at Rasmala Investments in Dubai. “This could be the beginning of other domestic issues as more issuers come directly to the market.” Saudi Arabia’s budget for 2012 envisions revenue of 702 billion riyals and spending of 690 billion riyals, according to details made public in December that factor in a modest oil price of $74 a barrel. The previous year’s budget included 580 billion riyals in spending. “The increased use of capital markets to fund projects makes sense, given the increasing amount of government expenditure,” said Khalid Howladar, an analyst at Moody’s Investors Service in Dubai. The airport authority’s sukuk issue, he said, “is a very positive development for the market and is indeed a benchmark, given the rarity of high-quality sovereign issues.” Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/world/middleeast/26iht-m26-saudi-sukuk.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Filed Under: Global Business Tagged With: 10 year bonds, king abdulaziz, ministry of finance French Borrowing Costs Edge Upward January 5, 2012 by NewsMaker Leave a Comment The worries across Europe helped send the euro to its lowest in more than a year, to $1.279 from $1.294 late Wednesday in New York. European stocks were also down in late afternoon trading. The French Treasury sold €4 billion, or $5.1 billion, of 10-year bonds at an average yield of 3.29 percent, up from the 3.18 percent it paid at the last such auction in early December. Investors bid for 1.64 times the amount of the securities on offer. The Treasury also sold €6.6 billion of longer-term debt: €2.2 billion maturing in 2023, €2.2 billion maturing in 2035, and €2.2 billion due in 2041. Separately, the European Financial Stability Facility, the bailout vehicle for the euro zone, sold €3 billion of three-year bonds priced to yield about 1.77 percent. The sale, which had been planned for November before market turmoil led to its postponement, “met with orders of €4.5 billion from investors around the world,” the fund said. Francis Yared, an interest rate strategist with Deutsche Bank in London, described the French auction as “mixed” and said the E.F.S.F. auction had been “executed smoothly,” though he said the market’s verdict would not be completely clear for a few days. Attention was focused more on Italy, where shares of Unicredit, the largest Italian bank, were briefly suspended after falling by their limit for a second day in a row; and on Hungary, where changes by the center-right government to laws governing the Hungarian central bank risk alienating the International Monetary Fund and the European Union at a time that the government is looking for their help. E.U. officials in Brussels warned again Thursday that Hungary must guarantee the central bank’s independence. “Now it’s really for the Hungarian authorities to decide how they want to reassure their international partners and the markets,” Olivier Bailly, an E.U. spokesman, said. On Thursday, Tamas Fellegi, the Hungarian official who is conducting talks with the E.U. and I.M.F., sought to soothe concerns ahead of a debt auction, saying the government was ready to negotiate. Yet market skittishness remained in evidence, as the Hungarian government sold only 35 billion forint, or $141 million, of the 45 billion forint in one-year Treasury bills offered Thursday, with the average yield rising to 9.96 percent — up sharply from the 7.91 percent it paid last month, according to Bloomberg News. France’s debt sale, which came on the heels of a big German auction Wednesday, marked one of the first major tests of market demand in the new year for the bonds of embattled euro zone governments. Deutsche Bank estimates that euro zone governments have redemptions and coupon payments totaling €486 billion in the first quarter of the year, while banks must redeem about €214 billion. France’s debt carries the coveted AAA mark at all of the major credit ratings agencies, but it is seen as having the most fragile finances among top-rated governments. Standard Poor’s last month warned that France’s rating was at risk after European leaders’ December effort to bolster the euro zone failed to convince investors. Moody’s Investors Service has also said it would review all European Union countries, including France, for a possible downgrade in the first quarter. France’s 10-year bond yield, at 3.32 percent, is well above Germany’s 1.88 percent, as well as that of other AAA-rated euro nations including Finland’s 2.32 percent and the Netherlands’ 2.25 percent. By way of comparison, the United States’ 10-year bonds were trading to yield 2 percent, and Japan’s were at 0.98 percent. The United States has already lost its AAA rating at one agency, with Standard Poor’s cutting it in August. S.P. said then that political dysfunction in Washington and slow growth had become a hindrance to addressing the country’s financial problems. Article source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6bdc53daf91968c84f918aaf82018b2c Filed Under: Business News Tagged With: 10 year bonds, french treasury, hungarian authorities French Borrowing Costs Nudge Upward in First Bond Sale of New Year The yield on the existing French 10-year bond barely moved, slipping 3 basis points to 3.28 percent. That compares with the 1.88 percent yield on the German 10-year, considered the safest in Europe. A basis point is equal to one-hundredth of a percent. The euro was trading at $1.2843, down from $1.2943 late Wednesday in New York, and the lowest in more than a year. European stocks also were trading down at midday. Market attention was focused more widely Thursday: on Italy, where shares of Unicredit, the largest Italian bank, were briefly suspended after falling by their limit for a second day in a row; and on Hungary, where changes by the center-right government to laws governing the Hungarian central bank risks alienating the International Monetary Fund and the European Union at a time that it is looking for their help in restoring market confidence. But the market skittishness remained in evidence, as the Hungarian government sold only 35 billion forint, or $141 million, of the 45 billion forint in one-year Treasury bills offered Thursday, despite an average yield of 9.96 percent — up sharply from the 7.91 percent it paid last month, according to Bloomberg News. France’s debt sale, which came on the heels of a big German auction Wednesday, marked one of the first major tests of market demand in the new year for the bonds of embattled euro zone governments. In all, euro zone governments need to sell more than €250 billion of debt in the first quarter, and euro zone banks are also lining up to roll over debt. The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is facing a difficult re-election battle and has announced austerity measures in an effort to convince ratings agencies that France’s finances are on sustainable footing. Mr. Sarkozy is scheduled to meet Monday with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, to confer on strategy for overcoming the euro crisis. The European Central Bank, which has been widely criticized for refusing to directly support struggling euro zone governments, on Dec. 8 did announce a major new initiative to help banks, saying it would provide unlimited three-year credit on easy terms against a wide range of collateral. Liz Alderman contributed reporting. Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/business/global/french-borrowing-costs-nudge-upward-in-first-bond-sale-of-new-year.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Filed Under: Global Business Tagged With: 10 year bonds, basis point, hungarian government Stock Markets Recover Some Losses Stock markets were modestly higher Thursday, just about recovering Wednesday’s losses, although many traders were still shying away from riskier assets at year-end. In Italy, the government successfully tapped bond investors for more cash for the second day running. But in a sign that nerves remained high, the euro was near a one-year low against the dollar and sank to a decade-low against the Japanese yen. In relatively thin trading, which often accentuates movements, the euro fell to $1.2883, its lowest level since Jan. 10 and not far from its 2011 low of $1.2860. Against the yen, it fell to 100.33 yen, a 10-year low. In New York, the Standard Poor’s 500-stock index and the Dow Jones industrial average both closed up 1.1 percent. The Nasdaq composite index was 0.9 percent higher. On Wednesday, the S.P. 500 fell 1.3 percent, while the Dow lost 1.1 percent. Another bond auction from Italy’s monetary authorities did little to shore up stocks or the euro, even though borrowing rates fell for the second consecutive day. In total, Italy raised around 7 billion euros ($9.2 billion) in the four auctions. In the most awaited auction, the Bank of Italy reported that Italy raised 2.5 billion euros ($3.3 billion) of 10-year bonds at an average yield of 6.98 percent. That is lower than the 7.56 percent it had to pay at an equivalent auction last month, when investor concerns over the ability of the country to service its huge debts became particularly acute and effectively prompted a change in government. However, the country’s borrowing rate on the critical 10-year bond remained uncomfortably close to the 7 percent level widely considered to be unsustainable in the long run. Greece, Ireland and Portugal all had to request financial bailouts after their 10-year bond yields pushed above 7 percent. In another sign of unease, banks continued to park large amounts of money overnight at the European Central Bank, reflecting strains in the interbank lending market and the central bank’s big 489 billion euro infusion of cheap, long-term credit into the banking system last week. The amount deposited overnight Wednesday was an elevated 436.58 billion euros, down from a record 452.03 billion euros from Tuesday. The large deposits suggest banks are temporarily holding some of their borrowings from last week there. It also suggests that banks are afraid to lend to each other on the interbank market, preferring to hold cash risk-free at the central bank even at low interest rates. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 1.1 percent, while the CAC 40 in France rose 1.8 percent. Germany’s DAX was 1.3 percent higher, though it had borne the brunt of the selling in the previous session. Earlier in Asia, investors booked losses amid light trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.3 percent to close at 8,398.89. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed 0.7 percent lower at 18,397.92. Oil markets were subdued with the benchmark New York rate up 27 cents at $99.63 a barrel. Article source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5ebef89fac5afe3608436749feecb98b Filed Under: Economy News Tagged With: 10 year bonds, stock markets, year end Italy Sees Borrowing Costs Fall But Rome’s financial position remains precarious and investors said it would require continued support from the European Central Bank to avoid seeing its funding costs rise again. The auction of 10-year bonds was the first since the E.C.B. started buying Italian and Spanish debt in the secondary market three weeks ago — an extraordinary measure begun after their borrowing costs soared to 6 percent. On Tuesday, the Italian Treasury sold €3.75 billion, or $5.4 billion, of 10-year securities at 5.22 percent. That compared to a rate of 5.77 percent at a sale of similar bonds in late July. Demand at the auction was 1.27 times the amount on offer, down from the level at the last auction of 1.38 times. The Treasury also sold €2.99 billion of bonds maturing in 2014. “Italy is still able to fund itself at ‘market rates’ but those are being artificially depressed by the E.C.B.’s bond buying,” said Eric Wand, an interest rate strategist at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets in London. He said that there had been speculation among traders that the E.C.B. had bought Italian bonds in the market after the auction. “If the E.C.B. was not around, the situation would be a lot worse,” Mr. Wand said. The E.C.B. is not permitted under European treaties to buy bonds directly from governments, meaning it can only provide secondary market support. The yield on the country’s benchmark 10-year bond was stable around the auction at about 5.13 percent. It has dropped more than 100 percentage points since the E.C.B. began buying Italian and Spanish debt on Aug. 8. Italy had €1.6 trillion of debt at the end of last year, according to its debt management office, making it Europe’s biggest national bond market. Seeking to address concerns about its fiscal position, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other senior officials met Monday to amend a recently drawn-up fiscal package designed to net €45.5 billion in savings. Among the changes being discussed are dropping a tax on the high earners and limiting funding cuts to regional governments, Bloomberg News reported from Rome. The Lower Chamber of Parliament will start debating the program next week and it is expected to be voted on by mid-October. Euro-area governments are working on ratifying changes aimed at bolstering the region’s primary bailout mechanism, known as the European Financial Stability Mechanism. But analysts said that will take time and in the interim, countries like Italy and Spain will continue to need support from the E.C.B. Last week, the bank bought €6.651 billion in euro-area bonds, and that figure is expected by analysts to rise this week. Spain is also planning a bond sale of five-year paper on Thursday. While the Italian bond auction appeared tepid, there was also more evidence Tuesday that the European economy is slowing amid the escalation in the sovereign debt crisis and recent turmoil in financial markets. The European Commission’s economic sentiment index for the euro area fell to 98.3 in August from a revised 103.0 in July. The reading was lower than analysts’ estimates of 100.5 and was the lowest level since February 2010. The weakening in sentiment in August was across the board, with both industry and services confidence shedding around 4 percentage points, while consumer confidence was down more than 5 percentage points. “All in all the current level of the economic sentiment indicator, if confirmed in September, probably indicates that the recovery in the euro-zone has come to a standstill,” said Peter Vanden Houte, an analyst at ING. “A small negative growth figure in the third quarter seems no longer excluded.” Bucking the general trend, however, Italian business confidence unexpectedly rose in August as manufacturers become more optimistic about demand for their goods, another report showed. Over all, the recent data on the economy and growth are adding to expectations that the inflation rate in the euro area may have peaked. Jean-Claude Trichet, the E.C.B.’s president, told a committee of the European Parliament on Monday that the economic recovery might be weaker than expected, suggesting the bank might lower its growth and inflation assessments. Preliminary inflation figures for August from Germany and Spain have both been below market expectations. Euro-area data will be released Wednesday. Stock markets were mixed Tuesday. The FTSE-100 rose by over 2 percent in London, following a public holiday in Britain Monday. But other European indexes declined. The SP 500 futures contract slid 0.5 percent, indicating a weaker start on Wall Street. Article source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f0ca778617808330cb3333f818d7fefb Filed Under: Business News Tagged With: 10 year bonds, bond market, senior officials Debt in Europe Fuels a Bond Debate President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany are scheduled to meet in Paris on Tuesday but have vowed to avoid the issue of euro bonds altogether. Nonetheless, a number of analysts say that eventually they may have no choice if they want to keep Europe’s currency union from falling apart. The euro bond concept is gaining traction among economists and other outside experts like George Soros, the billionaire investor, as a way of preventing borrowing costs for Italy and Spain from rising so much that the countries become insolvent, an event that could destroy the common currency. Debt issued and backed by all 17 members of the euro zone, euro bond proponents say, would be regarded as ultrasafe by investors and could rival the market for United States Treasury securities. The weaker euro members would benefit from the good standing of countries like Germany or Finland and pay lower interest rates to borrow than if left to face investors on their own. “It may well be in order to calm markets right now,” said Jakob von Weizsäcker, an economist for the German state of Thuringia who has proposed a way to structure euro bonds so that countries would be encouraged to reduce their debt. Data released Monday by the European Central Bank underlined how costly it would be to keep Italian and Spanish borrowing costs under control, and added urgency to the euro bond debate. Bond yields on Italian and Spanish debt, which recently rose above 6 percent, have fallen sharply since the central bank said it would start buying the bonds. The yield on Spanish 10-year bonds fell to 4.942 percent Monday, the lowest level in months. Italy’s benchmark yield was just below 5 percent. But the central bank disclosed that it had spent 22 billion euros($31.8 billion) intervening in bond markets just last week to hold down Spanish and Italian bond yields. That compared with 74 billion euros the bank spent in the previous 15 months, when it focused on the smaller markets for Greek, Portuguese and Irish bonds. Euro bonds are a deeply controversial idea among both economists and ordinary Europeans. Critics said they would not solve the financial crisis and might create unbearable political tension instead. Voters in stronger countries would balk at assuming the obligations of less prudent members. Some critics argued that euro bonds would unfairly raise borrowing costs for countries like Germany, and, rather than protecting the euro, could lead to the breakup of the currency union. “Euro bonds could trigger very strong anti-European movements,” said Clemens Fuest, a professor at Oxford. “It would be very hard to sell in Germany.” The euro bonds debate reflects what is perhaps the central existential question facing Europeans: how much more central government and integration are they willing to accept to save the euro? In Germany, the answer so far is that euro bonds go too far toward a so-called transfer union where the rich and solvent subsidize the poor. Asked about the issue, Mrs. Merkel’s office said she endorsed a statement by the finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, who told the newsmagazine Der Spiegel that he ruled out euro bonds as long as countries pursued their own fiscal policies. Different interest rates are needed to provide “incentives and sanctions, in order to enforce solid fiscal policy,” Mr. Schäuble told Der Spiegel. “Without such solidity there is no foundation for a common currency.” Steffen Seibert, a German government spokesman, said Monday that euro bonds were not on the agenda for the meeting between Mr. Sarkozy and Mrs. Merkel. “The German government has said on numerous occasions that it does not believe euro bonds make sense, and that’s why they will not play any role at tomorrow’s meeting,” Mr. Seibert said, according to Reuters. Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/business/global/debt-crisis-in-europe-fuels-debate-over-bonds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Filed Under: Global Business Tagged With: 10 year bonds, jakob, treasury securities A Daunting Path to Prosperity But things got tangled — as they often do in Italy, where bureaucracy and politics can easily overwhelm economics. Each application that Ikea filed seemed to require yet another. Each mandatory impact study begat the next. By May, when a local mayor had still not decided whether the company could get a building permit, Ikea put out word it would abandon the plan. As Italy teeters on the edge of the European debt crisis, it can ill afford more debacles like that one. Otherwise, despite having the world’s seventh-largest economy, Italy may have little hope of outgrowing the staggering debt load that could threaten its financial future — and that of the euro monetary union. Already, investors seem skeptical whether Italy and other debt-saddled European countries can right themselves, despite the financial rescue plan for Greece that Europe’s leaders agreed to last week. On Thursday, Italy’s borrowing costs jumped almost a full percentage point at an auction of 10-year bonds, compared with just one month ago. At 5.77 percent, the interest rate was more than twice what financially buoyant Germany must pay on bonds of the same maturity. As higher interest rates make it even harder for Italy to reduce its debt, the main recourse would seem to be faster growth. “This is the only major issue for Italy now — to resume growth,” said Francesco Giavazzi, an economics professor at Bocconi University and a research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research in London. Italy must not only encourage big corporate investments like the Ikea project, experts say, but it must also remove impediments that stifle growth in the thousands of small and medium-size companies that make up the backbone of its economy. One small-business man, Mauro Pelatti, says he has given up on expanding his business in Florence, an hour east of here. “Bureaucracy is so strong, and taxes are so high, that it’s virtually impossible,” said Mr. Pelatti, whose privately held company, Omap, makes parts for steel-stamping machines used on products like Vespa scooters. Italy’s economy experienced paltry growth starting in the late 1990s, when the country’s manufacturing was overtaken by competitors in Asia. Then came the global financial crisis in 2007, which shrank Italy’s economy by more than 6 percent. Growth has resumed, but the International Monetary Fund predicts “another decade of stagnation,” with Italy’s gross domestic product expanding by only about 1.4 percent annually in the next few years. (The German economy, Europe’s growth leader, grew 3.5 percent in 2010 and grew by 1.5 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago.) Hindering growth is Italy’s heaving government debt, which at 119 percent of gross domestic product is second only to Greece’s among euro zone members. Although it has run a budget surplus, minus debt costs, for several years and recently passed a 48 billion deficit-reduction plan, the Italian government now spends 16 percent of that budget on interest payments — a bill that will rise if investors and creditors continue to fear that Italy cannot escape Europe’s debt crisis. Currently, the amount of Italy’s debt held by foreigners — nearly 800 billon euros — is more than that of Greece, Ireland and Portugal combined. Should Italy stumble, the aftershocks would be more disruptive than anything the euro zone has felt so far in the crisis. The barriers to growth make for a daunting list. For starters, national leaders like Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and even mayors of the smallest towns tend to be caught up in politics that distract them from the economy’s plight. What is more, productivity has been flat for a decade. And corporate taxes are around 31 percent, not counting an array of local taxes assessed to businesses. Gaia Pianigiani contributed reporting from Rome. Correction: July 29, 2011 An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of Mario Carraro and his company as Carrero. Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/business/economy/italy-faces-a-long-list-of-barriers-to-growth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Filed Under: Global Business Tagged With: 10 year bonds, bocconi university, building permit Dow Retreats for Fifth Straight Day It was a disappointing, but perhaps not surprising, turnaround to the day’s trading, in which the three main stock indexes posted slight gains through most of the day before losing steam. Stocks in the Dow have now retreated for a fifth consecutive trading day. The Dow closed down 62.44 points, or 0.51 percent, to 12,240.11. The Standard Poor’s 500-stock index lost 4.22 points, or 0.32 percent, to 1,300.67. But the Nasdaq composite index was up 1.46 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,766.25. Still, the declines on Thursday were not as steep as in previous days. “The anxiety level is clearly rising but I think there is a reluctance in the markets for investors to sell in to that anxiety,” said Russell Price, a senior economist with Ameriprise Financial But he added: “The closer we get to that 11th hour, the more questionable that becomes.” The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.95 percent, compared with 2.98 percent late Wednesday. The Dow has declined more than 3 percent since last Thursday as Congress failed to agree on plans to cut the government deficit and raise the debt ceiling; it is down about 1 percent for the month. Other factors have compounded the markets’ unease. In Europe, despite a recent deal aimed at addressing fiscal problems in Greece, fresh nervousness bubbled up over other euro zone countries. Kevin H. Giddis, the executive managing director and president for fixed-income capital markets at Morgan Keegan Company, said investors saw a disappointing auction of Italy’s 10-year bonds. “Investors appear to have, temporarily at least, shifted their gaze away from the backs-and-forths in the debt ceiling debate and towards the economic challenges in the euro zone,” said Mr. Giddis in a research note. In the United States, investors had plenty of fresh economic and corporate material to pick through for clues to a recovery. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless benefits last week dipped below the 400,000 level, a threshold that some economists say indicates an improving the jobs market. Total initial jobless claims fell to 398,000, below analysts’ forecasts of 415,000, in the week ended July 23, a level that Goldman Sachs economists called a “tentative positive.” Such data is subject to seasonal adjustments and revisions, but the four-week moving average, considered a more reliable indicator of the job market, also declined. “Unfortunately, we will need to see next week’s claims figures to get more clarity on the true cause,” Goldman Sachs said in a research note. Pending home sales also rose in June, showing a small 2.4 percent gain that could lead to a gain in completed sales in the coming months, another survey showed. The debt-ceiling stalemate is affecting at least some economic activity, with some businesses delaying decisions, according to analysts and a recent Federal Reserve report. Estimates for growth of the nation’s gross domestic product in the second quarter are scheduled to be released on Friday, and analysts predicted it would be slightly below the first quarter’s 1.9 percent annualized rate. Technology shares were the best performing sector in the broader market. Shares of the LSI Corporation were up more than 14 percent at $7.35 after its results on Wednesday beat expectations for revenue, which was up 6 percent to $501 million, and issued a strong outlook. Exxon Mobil reported strong second-quarter earnings, but they were a bit lower than forecast. Its stock was down more than 2 percent at $81.46. And on the Nasdaq, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters rose more than 16 percent to $102.57. It reported on Wednesday that fiscal third quarter net income more than doubled to $56.3 million and that it was expecting strong growth in the fourth quarter. Article source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=01c9c5084d60cf823bfa58120737f1fa Filed Under: Economy News Tagged With: 10 year bonds, fiscal problems, stock index Spain and Italy Turn Against Greece Over Reform Efforts Gloomy investors on Monday drove down Europe’s stock indexes by about 2 percent, while the euro fell nearly 1 percent against the dollar, touching a two-month low. Meanwhile, yields rose on 10-year Spanish and Italian bonds, reflecting a market perception that the risks are rising that those two indebted nations might be following the downward spiral of Greece. Greek 10-year bonds reached a record 16.8 percent as investors demanded a high premium for holding them. On Wall Street, major stock indexes were also down more than 1 percent, in part over the uncertainties in Europe. The markets seem to reflect the growing discord within the 17-member euro zone currency union, barely a year after European governments came together with a 750 billion euro ($1 trillion) safety net for debtor-nation members. Tensions also remain over whether to restructure Greece’s debt and force bondholders to take losses. It is clear that the bailout package and the austerity terms imposed on Greece have deepened its recession and added to its already substantial debt burden. The debate now is whether making more cuts and recharging a program to privatize many formerly government-run agencies and social services in Greece will be enough to persuade a reluctant Europe to lend the country another 60 billion euros. “It looks like a real unraveling — everyone is taking their own position and as a result cooperation has become an impossibility,” said Paul De Grauwe, an economist in Brussels who advises the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. The discord has become increasingly apparent since Greece’s financial decision makers were summoned to secret talks at a Luxembourg castle by their currency partners this month. The Greeks probably knew that a tongue-lashing over the country’s stumbling financial overhaul effort was coming. What they probably did not expect was that beleaguered Spain and Italy, as opposed to economically robust Germany, would take the lead in upbraiding them. The meeting, on May 6, showed that the disagreements in the euro zone were not just between richer northern countries like Germany and the less wealthy south. Struggling countries like Spain and Italy fret that any Greek failure on spending cuts might cause investors to conclude that those two countries have no better growth prospects than Greece — even as their own austerity programs cause social and political unrest. On Monday, the bond market seemed to fulfill Spain and Italy’s worst fears about being lumped in with Greece’s as a poor investment risk and the perception that the cuts meant to ease those countries’ debts will instead mire them deeper in recession. Ten-year yields for Italian bonds edged up to 4.8 percent on Monday, from 4.7 percent last week. Rates for Spain’s comparable bonds rose to 5.5 percent, up from 5.2 percent. Euro zone unity has always been a challenge to maintain, given the member countries’ contrasting histories and cultures. That it should be crumbling barely a year after European governments agreed to a rescue package underscores the difficulty in translating grand policy ideals into workable achievements. And that it is Spain and Italy now stressing the necessity of austerity — not Germany or the European Central Bank — is further evidence that bond market investors continue to be the most powerful voice in this debate, Mr. De Grauwe said. Southern countries, he said, are afraid of contagion from Greece’s woes. “But history shows us that you cannot cut deficits in the midst of a recession.” For Spain, devastating local election losses on Sunday by the governing Socialist Party created worries that Madrid’s plan to cut its budget deficit might founder. It had planned to reduce the deficit to 6 percent of gross domestic product this year in the face of a 20 percent unemployment rate. Many Spaniards have now taken to the streets in protests organized through social media. (Spain’s deficit was 9.24 percent of gross domestic product in 2010.) Article source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a3808bda23aaa1a87aaf4450ca39a807 Filed Under: Business News Tagged With: 10 year bonds, financial decision makers, substantial debt Uneven Nature of Recovery Highlighted in Europe PARIS — The uneven nature of the European recovery was underlined by data released Thursday, which showed prices rising and weak consumption across the euro zone. Portugal’s budget situation worsened even as the economic picture in France and Germany improved. Officials in Portugal blamed the higher-than-expected deficit figure for 2010 on changes in accounting rules. But coming on the heels of a government collapse and two downgrades, investors sent yields on its 10-year bonds soaring to a new euro-era high, raising the pressure as the country struggles to avoid having to ask for a financial rescue. Portugal’s woes are worsened by a weak economy and rising prices. For the entire euro area, the European Union’s statistics agency reported that annual inflation rose to 2.6 percent in March from 2.4 percent in February, according to an initial estimate. Analysts said higher oil and food prices remained the main factors behind the rise. But they added that the tightening labor market in countries such as Germany, as well as potential price increases by companies facing higher commodity costs, are likely to push up core inflation over the coming months. Core inflation excludes the more volatile energy and food categories. The Federal Labor Agency in Germany reported that the largest economy in Europe continued to add jobs in March. German unemployment dropped by a seasonally adjusted 55,000 for the month, bringing the jobless rate down to 7.1 percent, from 7.3 percent in February. It was the lowest unemployment rate since the country’s reunification in 1990, according to economists. At the same time, a separate report from the Federal Statistical Office showed that German retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in February from January, when they had risen 0.4 percent. Carsten Brzeski, at analyst at ING in Brussels, said the data “again illustrated the German economy’s main dilemma: While the labor market remains the show case of the recovery, private consumption is still sluggish.” The strong job market is only gradually lifting consumption because many of the jobs created pay low wages, while higher energy prices have dampened spending, he said. The latest data have solidified expectations that the European Central Bank next week will raise borrowing costs for the euro area, given that inflation is riding well above its comfort zone of just below 2 percent. Analysts at Barclays Capital said there is also a growing expectation such an increase might be repeated. Chiara Corsa, an economist at UniCredit Bank in Milan, said euro-zone inflation was likely to pick up throughout the summer, before starting to decline at the turn of the year. UniCredit expects an average 2.6 percent in 2011 and 2 percent next year. In Lisbon, the national statistical office said that Portugal’s budget deficit last year was 8.6 percent of G.D.P., well above the target of 7.3 percent. The finance minister Fernando Texeira dos Santos said that the difference was due to new E.U. accounting rules, and not as a result of unreported items, Reuters reported. He said the impact on public accounts would be limited to 2010 and that the 2011 budget goal would not be at risk. He also said the caretaker government would have enough funds to meet obligations until a new government takes office. Yields on Portuguese government bonds pushed to fresh records as investors bet on a near-term bailout. The benchmark 10-year issue rose 21 basis points to 8.1 percent, while the 2-year note climbed 53 basis points to stand at 8.2 percent, showing that the same high returns are now being demanded for holding Portuguese paper of all maturities. Spanish and Irish yields also climbed. By contrast, the French statistics agency reported Thursday that the country registered a narrower budget deficit of 7 percent of gross domestic product last year, from 7.5 percent in 2009 and was under the government’s own target, which had initially stood at 8.5 percent. Germany had a budget shortfall of 3.3 percent of G.D.P. last year, the according to data released last month. Nevertheless, President Nicolas Sarkozy, currently in Asia, was quick to claim credit for the better than expected performance in France, which is likely to feature as a key theme in next year’s presidential election. His office issued a statement saying that the data confirmed the effectiveness of government’s strategy based on economic reforms and strict spending control, “while refusing a general increase in taxes, which would prejudice growth and competitiveness.” The ratings agency Fitch displayed less optimism for the region as a whole. It lowered its economic forecasts Thursday, “reflecting the persistent drag from fiscal consolidation, as well as lower consumption and tighter monetary policy in the context of higher oil prices.” Fitch reduced its euro area G.D.P. forecast by 0.4 percentage point to 1.2 percent for this year, and by 0.3 percentage point to 1.8 percent for 2012. Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/business/global/01euecon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Filed Under: Global Business Tagged With: 10 year bonds, government collapse, unemployment rate	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line594
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__label__wiki	0.867964	0.867964	Is MK Ahmed Tibi Part of Abbas’s UN Delegation? By Nathan Jeffay September 20, 2011 It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Israeli Arab identity. With the Palestinian statehood bid upon us, is it wrong for the elected representatives of Israel’s Arab citizens to work against Israeli officials at the United Nations, or is it only a natural representation of their constituents’ views and their expression of kinship with Arabs in Gaza and the West Bank? According to Hebrew-language reports Knesset lawmaker Ahmed Tibi, who was elected to the Knesset on the joint list of the United Arab List and the Arab Movement for Renewal, traveled to New York on the plane of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Once there, he plans to give talks supporting the Palestinian Authority’s statehood bid. This has evoked fury on the Israeli right. National Union MK Uri Ariel was quoted on Sunday, when Tibi’s plan was just a rumor, saying that he “is using Israeli democracy as a tool of treason.” Ariel argued that “parliamentary immunity does not grant Tibi the right to carry out subversion.” In the run up to Tibi’s departure yesterday, his office was quoted denying that he was flying with Abbas. But then in today’s Maariv he is quoted saying: “It is an honor to join Abu Mazen’s plane. I would never join Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane.” But Tibi continued to insist that he is not part of the delegation. Unsurprisingly, Tibi’s critics have little patience for his definitions, taking the view that if he travels like a member of Abbas’ delegation and talks like a member of Abbas’ delegation, then he’s a member of Abbas’ delegation. According to Maariv Likud lawmaker Ofir Akunis has already filed a complaint against Tibi with the Knesset’s Ethics Committee. < 1 m READ	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line603
__label__wiki	0.549166	0.549166	Microsoft on the cusp Thread starter RJBJR RJBJR Once upon a time Microsoft was actually offering products to make the PC run faster! I ran into this today while rummaging through my junk, it is the Mach10. The thing with the cable isn't a mouse, it's a switch to toggle the speed of the processor. Unknown_K Ohio/USA Anything to get Windows 1 to run faster I guess. Dave Farquhar the midwest Microsoft marketed a few hardware products over the years, besides mice. I think the motive behind the accelerators was, indeed, to allow early versions of Windows to be more usable on 8088-based machines. aoresteen Newnan, GA USA Neat! Have you tried it? It would be nice to see what Norton SI would report with and with out the Mach 10. Unknown_K said: They were determined to do whatever it took for their bug-ridden beast. The Mach10 looks like it was released just prior to winderz 2 (Nov, '87) Dave Farquhar said: They had a Mach20 that was a 286 on a card for the PC, I've never even seen one of those. They also did memory cards, here is an early one from 1981, it currently resides in an 16-64k PC5150, the card maxxes out at 192k which brought the 5150 up to 256k total. aoresteen said: That's a neat thought. I have had the card plugged in once, it works, the connector that plugs into the 8088 socket is kind of fragile so I'm not going to do that just to compare. njroadfan Microsoft's most popular (and often cloned) early hardware product was the SoftCard for the Apple II. It was a Z80 co-processor card that allowed the Apple II to run CP/M. http://www.apple2info.net/hardware/softcard/softcard.htm (Check out the neato logo) Also the CPU socket cable was a problem with Apple IIgs accelerators too. The fix was to install a ZIF socket to allow for gentle install/removal of the cable. towermax I had a Mach 10 and, later, a Mach 20. I used both in my original IBM PC. I still have the Mach 10 in it's original box packed away with the PC and other vintage gear. The Mach 10 had a 9.54MHz 8086 that could be toggled to 4.77MHz for programs that wouldn't run correctly at the higher speed. It also had a socket for a 10MHz 8087, an InPort for a Microsoft InPort mouse, and, IIRC, a very small amount of cache ram (1K?). One interesting thing was that with the Mach 10 installed, the hard drive (MiniScribe 3650 with RLL controller) would run at a 3:1 interleave instead of 4:1. That was probably as big a performance improvement as the faster CPU. (It wouldn't do this with a couple other drives I tested at the time--must have been some special serendipity with the 3650 and/or the controller card.) The Mach 20 was introduced when Microsoft was still working on OS/2 with IBM, and was positioned as just the thing to run OS/2. I got a copy of the OS/2 version of Excel free with the Mach 20. When Microsoft dropped OS/2 development, I was so irritated that I wrote to Microsoft and demanded to return the Mach 20 for a full refund. Even though I had bought the Mach 20 from a third party vendor, after some wrangling, I got the refund, and a free copy of the Windows version of Excel as a bonus. I later upgraded the PC with the Orchid Tiny Turbo 286 and then the Intel Inboard 386/PC, and still have them packed away as well. DOS lives on!! That's a pretty neat card you've got. That is probably why some PC manufacturers decided to put in an internal turbo button in the case instead of the external plug in switch. gerrydoire I have this card in an IBM PC 5150, It gives you speed like them Turbo 8mhz clone from yonder years. njroadfan said: Those SoftCards would have been a foot in the apple cart for MS. Maybe I'll do the ZIF socket....I have a Tinyturbo 286 that would benefit from one of those too. I had Windows 1 running on an old 286 and it was slow as can be. That card and the neat logo are from when Microsoft was in it's glory days. Not an overly-powerful corporation, just a small consumer electronics company. DOS lives on!! said: It was dog eat dog..... The Mach10 has the remote switch and a toggle switch. towermax said: Yup, got those same two squirreled away....for what I don't know. Been going through my junk wondering why I have this stuff any more.....<g> gerrydoire said: The great thing about the 5150 is that it doesn't have one of those soldered in batteries. One of the not-so-great things is that it didn't come with a clock, but when you make something to last forever like IBM did then time was irrelevent. Except when booting <g> RJBJR said: Been going through my junk wondering why I have this stuff any more. Same here, I found some random 286 computer and a portable black and white TV in my pile.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line608
__label__wiki	0.55568	0.55568	Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal I think Twitter might be done It takes multiple mechanisms to drive evolution I listened to an "evil" song and survived Would you like a nice little ditty before bedtime? No atheist groups have stooped this low, have they? Could we come up with a more boring title? Science fiction isn't gendered anymore Uteruses are scary, so protect them! Heed the octopuses' warning! mathscatherine on Uteruses are scary, so protect them! witm on Felicia Entwhistle has the deets Ray Ceeya on For this day of social media glitches, we thank you, O Lord Great American Satan on For this day of social media glitches, we thank you, O Lord whheydt on Infinite Thread XXVI Lynna, OM on Infinite Thread XXVI John Morales on For this day of social media glitches, we thank you, O Lord Matt G on For this day of social media glitches, we thank you, O Lord The Infinite Thread geezer septuagenarian on For this day of social media glitches, we thank you, O Lord bcw bcw on It takes multiple mechanisms to drive evolution chrislawson on It takes multiple mechanisms to drive evolution raven on Infinite Thread XXVI DanDare on I think Twitter might be done Canadian Atheist Daylight Atheism Ex-Muslims of North America Free Thinking Minnesota Atheists Sandwalk The Morning Heresy Amanda Marcotte Americans United Charles P. Pierce I Blame the Patriarchy Secular Woman Skeptical Humanities We Hunted the Mammoth Coyot.es Network Coyote Crossing Discover blogs Genomicron Genotopia Judge Starling (Dan Graur) SciAm blogs Scicurious Scientopia Skulls in the Stars Telliamed Revisited The Well-Timed Period What's in John's Freezer? Scienceblogs Diaspora A few things ill-considered Aardvarchaeology Aetiology Class M Confessions of a Science Librarian Denialism Dynamics of Cats Greg Laden Page 3.14 Stoat Tetrapod Zoology The Pump Handle Uncertain Principles Prodding the feral otaku » « Look, Ma, my name’s hovering above the city of Melbourne! A simple message that some will never grasp PZ Myers Atheism and Skepticism, Religion and Government Dan Moody says Bill Gates not evil? I think that’s an own goal… Gord O'Mitey says Look, if I say something is good, then it’s good because I’ve said it’s good, & if I say something is evil, then it’s evil because I’ve said it’s evil. GEDDIT? jennyxyzzy says Why does the last one change to being ethical, and not good? Seems to play into the meme that you need God to be good… Kevin says And perhaps more importantly…. YOUR religion does not always equate with ethics…and then you could have caricatures of Ratzinger, Ted Haggard, Mullah Omar, …. oh hell, there’s just too darned many of those evil bastards. nigelTheBold, Pure as the Driven Snow says Dan Moody: Yeah. B. Gates is a poor example* of an ethical non-believer. * This story has recently been confirmed by Paul Allen. Bill Gates tried to screw over Allen in the early days of Microsoft. Pierce R. Butler says Many conclusions arise from this graphic: Bad people always have mustaches. Some bad people have beards; good people don’t. People who wear glasses are all good. The Lorax says Obligatory XKCD: Liam says Excellent sentiment, but Bill Gates is so not an example of ethical living. Even ignoring how he made his money, much of his touted “philanthropy” is attempting to privatise schools, to the detriment of teachers and students alike. Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes. Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. – Weinberg mikeg says But… but… You know that all of the bad ones are truly atheists. They weren’t real Christians. Fuck those brown people anyway. Glen Davidson says But Gates said “DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software we’ve ever created.” Doesn’t that prove God? Seems every IDiot has thought so, anyway. Gates ethical, though? Gives away a lot of money, but was it that long ago that he was clearly illegally stomping on the competition. Glen Davidson dean the bean says Pierce @ 9: So PZ must be good/evil bipolar. ;) And while the intent of the message is ok, the implementation is sloppy. It reminds me of all those motivation-style posters done by people with an idea but without the communication skills to do it right. First, why change from the “good and evil” theme to “ethical and evil?” Keep it the same. Second, the “Alternatively:” is completely unnecessary. Third, I’ll second the sentiment that a better example than Bill Gates could have been found. Finally, the closer should have left out the “always” and not used “ethics” and should have simply said that “Religion does not correlate with goodness.” peterh says Correlate? No. Coincidental? Sometimes. Hurin, Nattering Nabob of Negativism says But… but… You know that all of the bad ones are truly atheists Seriously. I’m wondering how long it will take for all the true Scotsmen to show up and explain who isn’t among them. cogito says Bill Gates has, through his foundation, made enormous contributions to the well being and happiness of people all over the world. I dont care if he once made Paul Allen sad. Bill Gates is one of the good guys. The point isn’t that you need a god or gods to be moral but rather that you need a god for a logical reason to be moral. butterflyfish says @Pierce #6: All people are men. Sili says I don’t think I’ll ever understand what quality it is that makes Gates evil, while at the same time making Jobs the second coming of Christ. We’re always told that intent is not fucking magic, what matters are consequences. I’ll readily admit that the consequence of forking over a billion dollars for vaccination programmes is increased overpopulation, which is indeed bad. I’m just surprised that apparently so many other people agree – I’m usually extreme in my misanthropy. On that same note, Stalin is a bad example of an unethical atheist. The man was steeped in religion, and he beatified Lenin and forged that cult of personality exactly to replace the old faith. And yet he consistently said mass every night during the Great Patriotic War. Slightly odd behaviour for an atheist. dominicjh says American = Good Foreigner = Evil Justinas says I seem to recall that this was made by a christian, trying to stick it to the reddit atheists or something like that…possible reason why atheist are only ethical? Carlie says And then we can slap this on them. A self-professed Christian goes on a murderous rampage and kills nearly 100 people. Is he a True Christian? Does he still represent the faith? According to a new study (PDF) from Brookings and the Public Religion Research Institute, 83% of Americans don’t think so. In fact, only 13% of people say that a self-identified Christian who commits a crime is still a Christian. Meanwhile, if a group of self-identified Muslims fly a plane into a building, should they be considered True Muslims? 44% of Americans say yes. Muse says Mike @16 Not being an asshole isn’t good enough for you? How about giving a damn about other people? Are you saying that the only reason to be good is because God says so? Erulóra Maikalambe says Until I saw this I never noticed how much Bill Gates looks like Malcolm X. steve oberski says @Mike you need a god for a logical reason to be moral. Pretending to have conversations with an invisible friend is not logical. @cogito: Trying to fuck over someone who is dying of cancer is not “making them sad.” It’s fucking heartless, and shows a lack of personal ethics. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is a good thing, mostly. It does some evil shit, too, such as its terrible stance on education reform, its investment in companies strictly for profit-making (ignoring the fact that these same companies contribute heavily to pollution and poverty in the same countries it claims to help fight poverty), and so on. For many years, Bill Gates contributed almost nothing to charity. He was derided in the press as being a selfish asshole, essentially. It wasn’t until after a report that showed Larry Ellison contributed far more to charity than Gates that Bill Gates gave much of anything back. Bill Gates is willing to fuck over people for his own gain. That makes him unethical. Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls says The point isn’t that you need a god or gods to be moral but rather that you need a god [empathy] for a logical reason to be moral. Fixed that for you Mike. There is no need to bring imaginary things into any discussion, except about fiction. Need a logical reason to be moral? Evolution. Altruistic groups survive better than non-altruistic groups. In order for altruism to provide a benefit for the individual if it’s being practiced in a non-kin situation, there has to be a way to keep track of who is giving and getting favors, and more importantly there has to be swift retribution to anyone who doesn’t play by the group rules. Cheaters have to be punished. Otherwise, the entire network of altruism would collapse. Internalizing the rules keeps individuals from cheating. So, logically, morals are the long-term result of the fine-tuning of group helping episodes. Groups that quickly developed and internalized those rules did better both overall and as individuals than groups that were comprised of selfish individuals. So, the bands of humans that developed strong rules about helping and internalized them as morals outcompeted the totally selfish ones. No god needed! If that’s too much for you, look up and play a few rounds of Prisoner’s Dilemma. Cooperation pays, even when you’re being mostly selfish about it. That’s logic. The point isn’t that you need a god or gods to be moral but rather that you need a god for a[n] logical reason imaginary authority to tell you to be moral. FIFY. Morality doesn’t become more logical if you believe it was given by a deity, it becomes more arbitrary. spamamander says I always found altruism to be logical when living in a communal society- thus the entire reason it evolved. Being a ‘good’ part of the whole helps ensure resources for everyone, including yourself. It’s hardly ‘illogical’ to be a ‘good person’ when it ultimately will benefit yourself. Selfish, perhaps, if that’s your ONLY reason for being moral, but it’s still logical. Being a ‘good person’ because you’re afraid an imaginary sky-daddy will come down and wreak havoc on your ass is NOT logical. Not only because the believe in the sky-daddy is beyond silly, but if that’s your only reason for not harming other people…. just maybe you’d be better off on your own little island. Or padded room. Ing: Od Wet Rust says Why is my preference to make people happy not enough? How does god provide a logical reason to be moral? In what way does a god contribute to morality? Can it be any god? Or a specific god? If a specific god, how do you know it’s the right god? Also, by what epistemology can you claim know the morality given by a specific god? My head hurts from the sheer illogic of your proposition. And I haven’t even started on the obvious counter-examples (such as morality derived from game theory). Human intelligence provides a unique opportunity. Evolution has crafted us by practicality to have senses of empathy, altruism, and reason, as well as xenophobia, anger, and vindictiveness. We’re at a point where we can not only look back at what shaped our nature, but we can look forward and think about what we want our nature to be. Do we want it to be just the pure practical viciousness of nature, or do we want to imagine something kinder, safer, and fairer for ourselves? Gnumann says What a vicious piece of anti-beard propaganda :( If God tells you to ransack a city, kill all the men, and make all the women sex slaves, does that make those actions moral? godlesslib_CB says What’s with all the Gates bashing? He’s certainly not perfect, he’s got a lot of flaws, and he’s part of a corrupt system. But the way the media fetes Jobs and hates Gates just goes to show that the media and bloggers are utterly full of shit about humanitarianism. When all is said and done, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Bill Gates went down as the individual human who saved more human lives than any other in history. That’s the scale we’re talking with the disease, water, food, and poverty programs that he’s paying for. jamessweet says Some have pointed out Bill Gates may not have been the ideal example of an ethical atheist; I would say Malcolm X may not have been the perfect example of an ethical Muslim. I would probably agree that on balance his influence was positive, but there’s a reason he’s such a controversial figure. Probably there would have been better choices. Nitpicks aside, the message is totally on point!! theophontes, feu d'artifice du cosmopolitisme says @ Mike Which god? Don’t soft pedal if you stand up for sky-daddy ™. We know him better than you ever will. What you are actually saying is: The point isn’t that you need a god or gods to be moral but rather that you need an immoral god for a logical reason to be moral. That is a contradictio in terminus. God “I have written the code of morality into the heart of all men. You have freewill, but obey me or I’ll torture you forever! Also I’ve decided 90% of the population gets no chance at salvation, I’ll kill people randomly for chuckles and sometimes I change the code of morality when I want you to rape and pillage” Humans “That’s not a rational system of morality at all, it compleatly violates what are supposed to be it’s basic founda-” God “-SHUT UP YOU NEED ME! YOU NEEEEEEEEEEED ME!!!!” dcg1 says A similarly mistaken correlation, is often made about combatants in various wars or conflicts. i.e. Those fighting on the side of good (nato troops/the allied troops in WW2)= Brave. Those on the side of evil (terrorists/Axis troops in WW2)= cowardly. Not true. There is no such correlation. @ godlesslib_CB That’s the scale we’re talking with the disease, water, food, and poverty programs that he’s paying for. I’m sure you are daft enough to type that on the windows system you paid for. Think about it. All those things where paid for by people silly enough to fall for his FUD. I suggest that next time you save your money and send a cheque to a better charity. You will get far more bang for your buck. Erik Jensen says I agree that a better atheist could be found. Christopher Reeve was a unitarian/agnostic. Is that close enough? I also think that a better muslim could be found. While he eventually repudiated his positions, Malcolm X advocated racism (black supremacy and antisemitism) for many years. How about Muhammad Ali? Why not use Frederik Douglas for atheist? SallyStrange says It’s great that Malcolm X seems to now be widely and uncontroversially viewed as a “good” Muslim. Certainly this view was confined to the African-American community in the US for many years after his death. It was not that long ago-1995, I believe–that I wrote a letter to the editor defending the Postal Service’s decision to issue stamps commemorating his life and contributions. I can’t help but feel encouraged that Bill Gates’ relative evilness/goodness seems more controversial now than Malcolm’s. bananacat says Caring about other people for their own sake isn’t logical? Wow, you must be pretty damn hateful if you’ll only treat others well because a god tells you to for your own selfish reasons, and not because you actually care about any other people besides yourself. Anteprepro says Hey Mike, if Jeebus is such a good, logical arbiter of human morality, please tell me what Biblical passages inform your (presumed) moral opposition to having sex with children, opposition to slavery, your (assumed) belief that rape is a serious crime (moreso than adultery or theft) , opposition to child abuse in the name of discipline, and your opposition to the death penalty for disobedient children/adulterers/people who work on Sunday. Most decent human beings would agree that these things that I am assuming you oppose are bad things. Most people do not support such things, and it is relatively uncontroversial that these above are considered immoral. So, given that, and your bald assertion that God is the most logical source of all morality, it should be trivially easy for you to find where God handed down those rules, no? To point out, clearly, where such widely-held moral sentiments are explicitly stated by God? Because otherwise, God is a pretty worthless “logical reason to be moral” when it is not even clear what actions He considers “to be moral”, and those actions that He does consider to be moral, we no longer do. How is it that we are more moral than the Bible God, Mike? Because either we are more moral than Bible God, or the things I listed above aren’t really immoral in your and your God’s eyes. Which is it, Mike? Firstly, let’s get one thing straight. There have definitely been evil Christians. That is unmistakeably true. But I really don’t think Hitler was one of them. Simply because he was at best nominally a Christian out of convenience. His writings indicated that he really wanted to revive the old German gods, but such a thing would be impossible. Again, not because he believed in them, but out of convenience. They served his ends and represented his values more than any other religion he could find. In the end, though, Hitler was so unbalanced that using him as a representative of ‘Christian’ is unfair. At best, he worshipped power. To be a proper representative, I think one must (a) legitimately believe in the tenets of the belief system, and (b) be of sound mind in doing so. I think that Hitler fails on both counts. godlesslib_CB: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation uses the bare minimum (about 5%) of its holdings each year to fund these programs. The investments of the B&MGF (which actually pay for the programs, not the capital itself) are in businesses that contribute significantly to poverty and pollution in the same countries the foundation is supposed to help. But that’s not what I’m bashing Gates about. I’m bashing him because he is not a very ethical person. The example I gave to demonstrate this didn’t even cover his unethical (though not always illegal) business practices. It was a personal thing, the attempt to fuck over a friend and business partner when that partner was diagnosed with a probably-fatal disease. I’m not entirely sure why you are bringing up Steve Jobs. It’s not like anyone here has proposed him as a more-ethical atheist example. When all is said and done, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Bill Gates went down as the individual human who saved more human lives than any other in history. Hardly. That would probably be Louis Pasteur. @theophontes, feu d’artifice du cosmopolitisme: That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. Are you sure you’re not a Christian? David Marjanović, OM says Now guess who “we” is. In European Union, Commissioner for Competition stomps on YOU! Did Norman Borlaug believe in something? Hard to imagine. Borlaug triggered the Green Revolution which saved two billion lives. And 2/3 of the nitrogen in our bodies comes from the Haber-Bosch process; that translates to more than four billion saved lives. Incidentally, Haber was an asshole. Being a Jew faced with antisemitism in pre-WWI Germany, he tried way too hard to prove what a patriotic German he was, all the way to developing poison gas. A few thousand people have died as a result. Indeed, it’s a pet peeve of mine that for example the 9/11 terrorists were immediately called cowards. Kamikaze are cowards now??? I’ve always been proud to be a confessing coward. Those people weren’t cowards. They were too stupid for that. At least he didn’t pay through his nose for hardware that was “Made in China – Designed by Apple in California”. Seriously. That’s what it says on the box of every Apple keyboard. duck & cover That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. This being a blog I presume you mean “read” not “heard”. If you actually give a fuck about the people you claim Bill Gates is helping, rather don’t pay him your money for software you can get for free. Take that money and invest it in a decent charity directly (hell even the B&MGF!). It will be far more effectively spent. But I repeat myself. Are you sure you’re not a Christian? Look up “non sequitur”. chigau () says A definition of a True Christian™! To be a proper representative, I think one must (a) legitimately believe in the tenets of the belief system, and (b) be of sound mind in doing so. “If I do good, I feel good. If I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.” – ascribed to Abraham Lincoln Alverant says @Chris #46 So does that mean anyone not in their right mind is an Atheist? Who decides who is in their right mind or if they legitimately believe or not anyway? Your claim that Hitler is not a real christian ™ doesn’t add up. He made frequent references to the christian god in his book and speeches and actions. Yes, killing Jews and homosexuals is christian as indicated by many christians before him. His polices came from Martin Luther, the founder of a major branch of christianity. He certainly believed in the christian god and worshiped him. It might not be in the way most christians want, but that doesn’t matter. I would change your definition to: someone who does believe they are following their interpretation of the tenants of their religion. Whether Gates is or is not ethical isn’t as important as what the public perceives. Nearly everyone I’ve met has problems with Windows, but uses it anyway. That dislike spreads to MS and Gates IS Microsoft (technically he isn’t but we’re talking public perception here). So keeping the public in mind, who would make a better candidate as a good person without religion? Stephen Hawking? Abe Lincoln? Thomas Jefferson? ChasCPeterson says The message is indeed simple–and, of course, correct–but the graphic itself is absurdly simplistic. Does anybody really believe, for example, that that an individual with views, statements, actions, and lives as complex as Malcolm X can be usefully or accurately summarized simply as Good? (oh, hi, Sally Strange…) tf says > “It’s great that Malcolm X seems to now be widely and uncontroversially viewed as a “good” Muslim. Certainly this view was confined to the African-American community in the US for many years after his death.” Many people still don’t think Malcolm X was a good person (myself included). The reason African-Americans think he was good was because he was helping them, and people tend to ignore the bad side of people when people are helping them. (It’s actually indicative of our selfish nature. If you screw over a dozen people, but help me, then I’ll think you’re a “good person”.) But as far as Malcolm X, he did say things like: “The death of over 120 white people is a very beautiful thing.” [Speech in Los Angeles on June 3, 1962 upon learning of a plane crash.] Alverant: Whether Gates is or is not ethical isn’t as important as what the public perceives. That’s very true. The same is true of the Mother Teresa. She was not by any stretch of the imagination a force for good; yet she is often presented that way, as that’s the public perception. Good PR will cover a lot of evil. Me, I’d go with Albert Einstein. The god he presented was that of Spinoza, and it seems very clear from his private writings he didn’t believe in even the deist god. He seems to have been a very ethical person, from what I can tell. Epinephrine says butterflyfish says: Well spotted. /minix /freeBSD /linux … Numinous says I’d go with Albert Einstein as well. Even though he did tend to do a lot of thinking with his ‘other’ head, if you know what I mean. He was still a very decent fellow. Slave-owning Thomas Jefferson? Hmmm. Not so sure. That’s a pretty big evil, no matter how you look at it. Still, he did some good. Stephen Hawking and Abe Lincoln seem more on the money. They’re much better examples. If you handle money then you see Lincoln’s face every day. He’s probably the best example to use. Thomathy, now gayer and atheister says I really don’t like that graphic. Whatever message it’s supposed to have is poorly communicated by the use of those particular personalities. I also don’t understand the shift in language from ‘good’ to ethical’. The whole thing is sloppy. Spiny Norman says Besides being controversial in his ethics, Malcolm X was controversial in his religion – Nation of Islam is considered a heretical fringe group by mainstream Muslims. Hitler is certainly bad, but at best ambiguously Christian. Bill Gates is at best ambiguously ethical. All in all some very poor examples in this poster. lofgren says I think we need to look at the scale here and wonder if the graphic is not tipping them in favor of ethics. According to the graphic, all you need to do to be ethical is to avoid being a mass murder. By that standard, there are ethical totalitarian dictators and homicidal clerics. Maybe we can inch our standards an eensy bit higher. ” Hitler is…at best ambiguously Christian.” Aren’t they all? KG says 9 September 2011 at 12:34 pm If you handle money then you see Lincoln’s face every day. – Numinous Apart from the approximately 6.7 billion people who aren’t Americans. But then they scarcely count as human, do they? Shane says I thought that the “simple message that some will never grasp” is rather: There are no moral absolutes? What was Bin Laden’s morality orientation when he was shooting down Soviet helicopters with FIM-92s? Since both Hitler and Stalin were on the list, who’s the “bad guy” on the Eastern Front of World War 2? We may consider that certain actions are vile (my opinion is that the things that each of the “evil” men are most known for are rightly condemned), but even that is subjective matter. Even more so, the notion of “evil” individuals is a ridiculous and anachronistic and actually quite religious concept from the stupid ages. I say it’s a sign of progress that Malcolm X’s contributions are widely recognized because his contributions towards the civil rights movement were enormous, and his personal willingness to change his views in light of new information is admirable. It’s that willingness that led him to move away from making purposefully inflammatory statements like the one about the plane, and reject his own former racism against whites. If you want a character flaw to criticize Malcolm for, it’d be his misogyny. He knew that Elijah Mohammed was exploiting young women in the Nation of Islam for a long time, but this was not the thing that led him to break with him. He justified EM’s behavior on that front; it wasn’t until it became clear to him that EM’s conservative stance on political issues was a hindrance to Malcolm’s mission of increasing blacks’ access to political and economic power that he split with the NOI. With regards to this infographic: the guys in the “evil” column were all responsible for mass murder. Malcolm X and MLK, despite their flaws, sincerely wanted to help their fellow human beings live better lives, and sacrificed a lot–up to and including their lives–in service of that mission. Bill Gates made a shit-ton of money using unethical business practices and is now using a small percentage of it to finance charitable causes that he supports. I really think that lumping him in with MLK and Malcolm X is rather insulting to the latter. Margaret Sanger was an atheist, and her work in educating women about birth control and making it accessible, including the founding of Planned Parenthood, has surely saved many lives. Of course, enabling women to control their fertility is still not viewed as an uncontroversial, life-saving “good” in our society, thanks to the misogyny inherent in Christianity and how Christian mores have some to dominate our political discourse lately. Nevertheless, she’d be a better pick than Bill Gates, in my opinion. Olav says Sili says: According to whom? I see them both as ruthlessly greedy, shamelessly unethical people. For this I would never voluntarily use any product ever promoted by either one of these sharks. And I haven’t for about 10 years now. Screw them and their terribly businesses. uncle frogy says I have a question for anyone who would try to argue that A Hitler was not really a christian. Was he not just as christian as Tomás de Torquemada? PlayMp1 says I wish that big, commercial games were developed for Linux OSes. Then I’d be able to switch and feel high and mighty. Unfortunately, as a gamer, I’m sticking with Windows. Sure, I could dual boot, but then I’d still have Windows! As for a better atheist than Gates… I’d say Sagan or Einstein. Sure, but Jobs was mentioned, so… is unknown outside the USA. What Hitler said about Christianity was contradictory and generally inconsistent. consciousness razor says Like every Christian I’ve ever known. Unless there are True Christians™ who are consistent, in whatever ways that matter for True Christianity™, this is irrelevant. Stephen Hawking? Abe Lincoln? Thomas Jefferson? Womaniser with a god-complex. Demagogue and catlover. Slave owner. Me, I’d go with Albert Einstein. Another womaniser. Not to mention a man so enamoured of his own ideas that he could not accept reality. “The death of over 120 white people is a very beautiful thing.” [Speech in Los Angeles on June 3, 1962 upon learning of a plane crash.] Well, any death is a beautiful thing; we’re far too many people as it is. If people can cheer the deaths of Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and Ribbentrop, X can cheer the deaths of 120 people, too. The good that people do is oft interred with their bones. The bad lives after them. Everyone knows Hitler, Attila and Alexander. Who knows Democritus, Hypatia and Diogenes? Isn’t Epicurus generally reviled? Hitler is certainly bad, but at best ambiguously Christian. What does it take to be unambiguously Christian in your world? “My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God’s truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. To-day, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow my self to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice… And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly it is the distress that daily grows . For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people.” /random Googling Ing says Regardless of Hitler’s sincerity he got a nation full of Christians to believe his sincerity and agree with his (presented) interpretation of faith. Please report to the recent Jobs post. Malcolm X and MLK, despite their flaws, sincerely wanted to help their fellow human beings live better lives, and sacrificed a lot–up to and including their lives–in service of that mission. I think you could say that about a lot of people we classify as “evil”. Hitler and Stalin both wanted to improve the world by fighting evil (Hitler against the evil people who were holding down his people and he “sacrificed his life for it”, Stalin against the evil capitalists stopping the great new communist system), it’s just that their understanding of what was “better” and their willingness to kill people they saw as evil made them the evil ones. Heck, a lot of people think Che Guevara was a good person, but he and Fidel Castro both wanted and advocated that the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear war against the US during the Cuban Missile crisis. (Which is why, whenever I see someone wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt, I just think “idiot”.) Bruce Gorton says I’d replace Gates with Zachie Achmat. He is no saint and we as atheists don’t really want one, but he is pretty damn heroic. About the only reason he is so overlooked in these things is because when atheists stand up for civil rights (as atheists did during the civil rights movement, as atheists do in the gay rights movement, as atheists do in the women’s rights movement, as Zachie Achmat did by founding the Treatment Action Campaign etc…) it is downplayed because atheism is seen as being a political liability. We atheists work behind the scenes achieving cool stuff – but we are relegated to being behind the scenes, the names you can’t quite grasp unless we are being sold as villains. Another option here – what about Isaac Asimov? Well known all around the world, was a highly moral figure (EG: the morality he pushed in the Foundation series) and is fairly well beloved. khms says If you want to make a better version of this, on both sides you must not only have people who are unambiguously (un)ethical, but also publicly perceived as such; and similarly for the three horizontal categories. That’s not easy. Moggie says I’ve always taken that to mean that Apple in California design cardboard boxes. To their credit, their packaging is very nice. Which is why, whenever I see someone wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt, I just think “idiot”. – tf Me too. I’m a socialist (not a liberal), so people are sometimes surprised when I tell them I’ve never forgiven Fidel Castro for trying to kill me – and just about everyone else. I’d second Bruce Gorton’s nomination of Zachie Achmat over Bill Gates. For the “good Muslim” I’d prefer Muhammed Yunus or Abdus Salam to Malcolm X. I think Hitler’s status as a Christian is too dubious – he clearly was one when he began his political career, but although remaining a theist, he moved a long way from doctrinally orthodox Christianity. Francisco Franco, Hendrik Verwoed, Ivan the Terrible are better candidates, but I admit none are as instantly recognisable as Hitler. Rasputin, perhaps? I was about to accuse him of being another old misogynist, but whaddayaknow, I musta been thinking of one of those other heralded SFauthors. Josh says Yeah, Asimov was really vocally progressive with respect to class, race, and gender (dunno about Gay Liberation — you’d have to ask Delany). But if Einstein gets criticized for being a womanizer, Asimov’s gotta go on that list too: word from people who encountered him is that he could be pretty, uh, free with his hands when encountering female admirers of his work. And with his tongue. I think he was enough of a Force for Good to be put in the left-hand column (hey, I notice there’s a Christian womanizer there), but what really qualifies him for it is the distinctive glasses and facial hair. amphiox says Pasteur deserves all the kudos he gets. But if we’re talking about totality of mass lives saved, then any number of individuals who contributed to the advancement of modern sanitation beat Louis by a country mile. (And he would probably be the first to agree.) hockeybob says I read this article about “ethical” Bill Gates and his convicted monopolist firm back in 2002; I was only able to find it archived by some whack-job website, replete with bible quotes… but don’t let that stop you from reading it; http://web.archive.org/web/20050419194550/http://reactor-core.org/in-microsoft-we-trust.html Microsoft, and Bill Gates, are the absolute farthest thing from being ethical, apart from the vatican, and probably Andrew Wakefield. King James I (or VI): “the wisest fool in Christendom”. (One of Walton’s heroes, no doubt) shoshidge says Can i join the nitpick too? They didn’t do Stalin`s mustache right. On the Bill Gates question, I agree some of his past actions have been unethical, but some of his current humanitarian works seem pretty cool. Even if he is trying to assuage a guilty conscience, that would be evidence for an ethical sense. Myao says I don’t know if this has already been brought up, but I’m saddened by the lack of women on this. :( Hazuki says My suggestions for this list: Good Christian: St. Francis of Assisi Evil Christian: Wa-ho, Dan. Nearly every pope ever. Every televangelist ever. This is a HUGE list. I would put Pope Ratzatine I on there to stay topical though. Good Muslim: Salman Rushdie Evil Muslim: Usama bin Laden is a bit played out, but I see the logic. Go with it for now. Good Atheist: Isaac Asimov. Full. Stop. Robert Ingersoll might count too, but I’m not sure he was atheist so much as agnostic. Evil Atheist: Um…hm. The problem with the usual candidates is that they all had a LOT of theistic influence, and it shows. Even Pol Pot. I can’t think of one, and certainly not one who did what he did because of lack of belief in God or gods. Hazuki: Robert Ingersoll might count too, but I’m not sure he was atheist so much as agnostic. I wouldn’t go by the label he used, because from what I’ve read of his stuff, he was no less an atheist than PZ or I. (You gotta remember the sociopolitical climate when he was around) jose says Right, not exactly the best example of ethical guy. I propose Susan Sontag. Here’s my version (original). Crissa says I think the fact that Bill Gates stole, cajoled, blockaded and monopolized himself into riches kinda takes him out of the ‘ethical living’ category. He didn’t ‘once’ make one other rich guy sad – he made thousands sad by bilking, lawyering, and writing skeezy contracts over software both real and imagined. Yeah, he’s a good guy now. But his inverse Robin Hood is not the image of ethical living. Grr. Zachie Achmat Thirded. Zackie Achmat, though he may not have the recognition he deserves. scooterKPFT says Gates vs Stalin? What an idiotic comparison. Stalin learned everything he needed to know in a seminary about power structures studying to be a priest, and Bill Gates is insipidly amoral. David says I don’t know; everything I’ve heard about Albert Einstein indicates that those that should have been able to depend upon, his wives and his children, were treated horribly. That’s a pretty big crime in my book. ConcernedJoe says I think Communism was/is a RELIGION. Most -isms are. RELIGION is just some dogmatic philosophy coupled with a somewhat unwavering adherence to doctrine by its subscribers. Organized Religion, e.g. Catholicism or Soviet Communism, has the added feature of hierarchical authority (generally RWA leader types populate the ruling class) and some enforcement mechanism ensure members (voluntary or conscripted) tow the line. Stalin was part and parcel of a RELIGION. Belief in god(s), or higher supernatural power(s), is not necessarily deleterious in and by itself. Nor is belief in a philosophical line of thought. It is when these things become empowered as dogma and then RWA use that substrate to control minds and bodies. Patriotism – often a Religion for many. And I hate the use of the word Atheism – it suggests Religion (an -ism code word for Religion) and thus that we are faithfully (evidence and/or critical thinking be damned) following leaders and dogma. AJS says I’d say that last one was wrong. The examples of ethical and evil people who live with and without religion should be Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates. Acitta says Bill Gates is not someone who I would hold up as an example of an ethical person. As head of Microsoft he actively worked to undermine support for free software. His corporation was convicted under anti-trust laws for unethical behavior. By illegal and unethical means, he actively prevented people from having access to quality software, leaving us with a poorly designed and insecure operating system, a situation that persists to this day. He is not an ethical person. He is a criminal. @ Acitta How about Mark Shuttleworth. Non-religious (unless an OS counts as a religion), wonder-filled-atheist, first African in space, supporter of Open Source computing, former CEO of Canonical (Ubuntu), major supporter of education in Africa, science sponsor, free telephony sponsor (Serval Project) …. Oh, did I mention he is a billionaire? And that his biggest joy is just to give it all away to worthy causes? I hadn’t seen SallyStrange’s nomination of Margaret Sanger, and didn’t know she was an atheist, but she also seems a much better candidate than Gates. J_Brisby says 10 September 2011 at 12:05 pm I like it except for one thing…why does that word ‘always’ have to be there? Well, Walton did come out as bisexual here. Damien says PZ Myers, A lot of people have been complaining about a lot of people they use as examples of good people who belong or don’t belong to a religion. Malcolm X isn’t the best example of someone who was a good person who happened to be a Muslim. Malcolm X was a horrible anti white, antisemitic racist for much of his life, and so is the organization that he once belonged to, the Nation of Islam. http://markhumphrys.com/nation.islam.html A much better example of a good person of the Islamic faith in my opinion is Zuhdi Jasser. http://www.aifdemocracy.org/about/members.php Aquaria says Malcolm X is the better choice, because 1) he recanted his racist views before he was murdered, thus bringing them up is stupid and vindictive; and 2) most Americans know who he is. Try to keep up. Aquaria, You have a point there. He did renounce them. crowepps says Not only did he renounce them, he did so specifically because of the experience of his pilgrimage to Mecca and his exposure to the incredibly diverse faithful, so that the motivation was his religion. http://www.malcolm-x.org/docs/let_mecca.htm	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line616
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__label__wiki	0.872757	0.872757	Ordinary computers can beat Google’s quantum computer after all \| Science Posted on August 8, 2022 by H312ud1 If the quantum computing era dawned 3 years ago, its rising sun may have ducked behind a cloud. In 2019, Google researchers claimed they had passed a milestone known as quantum supremacy when their quantum computer Sycamore performed in 200 seconds an abstruse calculation they said would tie up a supercomputer for 10,000 years. Now, scientists in China have done the computation in a few hours with ordinary processors. A supercomputer, they say, could beat Sycamore outright. “I think they’re right that if they had access to a big enough supercomputer, they could have simulated the … task in a matter of seconds,” says Scott Aaronson, a computer scientist at the University of Texas, Austin. The advance takes a bit of the shine off Google’s claim, says Greg Kuperberg, a mathematician at the University of California, Davis. “Getting to 300 feet from the summit is less exciting than getting to the summit.” Still, the promise of quantum computing remains undimmed, Kuperberg and others say. And Sergio Boixo, principal scientist for Google Quantum AI, said in an email the Google team knew its edge might not hold for very long. “In our 2019 paper, we said that classical algorithms would improve,” he said. But, “we don’t think this classical approach can keep up with quantum circuits in 2022 and beyond.” The “problem” Sycamore solved was designed to be hard for a conventional computer but as easy as possible for a quantum computer, which manipulates qubits that can be set to 0, 1, or—thanks to quantum mechanics—any combination of 0 and 1 at the same time. Together, Sycamore’s 53 qubits, tiny resonating electrical circuits made of superconducting metal, can encode any number from 0 to 253 (roughly 9 quadrillion)—or even all of them at once. Starting with all the qubits set to 0, Google researchers applied to single qubits and pairs a random but fixed set of logical operations, or gates, over 20 cycles, then read out the qubits. Crudely speaking, quantum waves representing all possible outputs sloshed among the qubits, and the gates created interference that reinforced some outputs and canceled others. So some should have appeared with greater probability than others. Over millions of trials, a spikey output pattern emerges. The Google researchers argued that simulating those interference effects would overwhelm even Summit, a supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has 9216 central processing units and 27,648 faster graphic processing units (GPUs). Researchers with IBM, which developed Summit, quickly countered that if they exploited every bit of hard drive available to the computer, it could handle the computation in a few days. Now, Pan Zhang, a statistical physicist at the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and colleagues have shown how to beat Sycamore in a paper in press at Physical Review Letters . Following others, Zhang and colleagues recast the problem as a 3D mathematical array called a tensor network. It consists of 20 layers, one for each cycle of gates, with each layer comprising 53 dots, one for each qubit. Lines connected the dots to represent the gates, with each gate encoded in a tensor—a 2D or 4D grid of complex numbers. Running the simulation then reduced to, essentially, multiplying all the tensors. “The advantage of the tensor network method is we can use many GPUs to do the computations in parallel,” Zhang says. Zhang and colleagues also relied on a key insight: Sycamore’s computation was far from exact, so theirs didn’t need to be either. Sycamore calculated the distribution of outputs with an estimated fidelity of 0.2%—just enough to distinguish the fingerprintlike spikiness from the noise in the circuitry. So Zhang’s team traded accuracy for speed by cutting some lines in its network and eliminating the corresponding gates. Losing just eight lines made the computation 256 times faster while maintaining a fidelity of 0.37%. The researchers calculated the output pattern for 1 million of the 9 quadrillion possible number strings, relying on an innovation of their own to obtain a truly random, representative set. The computation took 15 hours on 512 GPUs and yielded the telltale spiky output. “It’s fair to say that the Google experiment has been simulated on a conventional computer,” says Dominik Hangleiter, a quantum computer scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park. On a supercomputer, the computation would take a few dozen seconds, Zhang says—10 billion times faster than the Google team estimated. The advance underscores the pitfalls of racing a quantum computer against a conventional one, researchers say. “There’s an urgent need for better quantum supremacy experiments,” Aaronson says. Zhang suggests a more practical approach: “We should find some real-world applications to demonstrate the quantum advantage.” Still, the Google demonstration was not just hype, researchers say. Sycamore required far fewer operations and less power than a supercomputer, Zhang notes. And if Sycamore had slightly higher fidelity, he says, his team’s simulation couldn’t have kept up. As Hangleiter puts it, “The Google experiment did what it was meant to do, start this race.” IRS looks to boost security of federal tax information through computer reviews Refurbishing Computers Turns from Side Hustle to Helping Hand	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line626
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__label__wiki	0.947205	0.947205	Lying Nostalgia: 15 Awful Voice Samples From Classic Games PocketEpiphany Published 03/20/2021 in facepalm In modern games, we take voice acting for granted. And with the help of actors and voice professionals, the voice acting in these games sounds completely realistic. But back in the day, it was almost impossible to get voice samples right in video games. And everything from arcade games to 8- and 16-bit systems gave us the worst voice samples ever. 1. Bad Dudes (NES) To its credit, Bad Dudes doesn’t overdo it on the voice sampling. In fact, the most prominent sampling comes from your character suddenly exclaiming “I’m bad!” This sound effect was halfway decent in the arcade version of the game. But for the NES port, “I’m bad,” it sounds like your character just smoked an entire carton of cigarettes and then screamed into the old fax machine at your office. 2. Stratovox Debuting in 1980, Stratovox was part of the early days of arcade gaming. It was also an early pioneer in voice sampled video games. Unfortunately, those early days sounded pretty rough! The game would blurt out phrases such as “lucky” and “we’ll be back.” However, the voice sampling was so bad that this game could have used subtitles. Every phrase sounds like it was uttered by your Game Boy while it is dying on the toilet. 3. Pinbot It feels a little mean to dunk on the NES game Pinbot. After all, the developers did their best to make the most boring kind of game (video pinball) feel exciting with a neat sci-fi theme. But part of that sci-fi motif includes the game yelling unintelligible phrases at you while you play. It’s meant to simulate you fighting against a robot, but every single syllable sounds like HAL 9000 dying while singing. 4. Trouble Shooter As games go, Trouble Shooter on the Genesis looks and plays fairly well. Unfortunately, many players won’t make it past the awful voice sampling on the title screen. The voice is pitchy and mostly indecipherable. And if you have no trouble making out what it says, congratulations: you just secured a job for yourself as a codebreaker for the military. 5. Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road Compared to most gamers, I have a soft spot (perhaps just in my head) for the Ikari Warriors series of games. But the voice sample in Ikari Warriors II for the NES is like a war crime unto itself. For example, the game frequently shouts “come on, let’s fight!” But it sounds like the screeching of a 14.4 modem as your adolescent self frantically tries to download pictures of the pink Power Ranger. 6. Moonwalker While sound design is important for all games, it’s especially important for Moonwalker. After all, any game about Michael Jackson needs to capture his signature sounds...right? Wrong! Moonwalker’s title screen starts with a convincing little kid rendition of the word “Michael.” But it quickly shifts into Michael himself hissing “who’s bad” in a way clearly intended to scare that same little kid. Finally, we get the trademark Michael Jackson squeal. But digitized through the Sega Genesis, this scream sounds like the last thing Skynet will broadcast before wiping humanity off the planet. 7. Lethal Enforcers The Genesis port of Lethal Enforces is another game with a seriously mixed bag of audio quality. When the announcer says “Lethal Enforcers,” everything sounds nice and clear. But the chatter from the police radio sounds like a robot child speaking into a ratty old cup. And the sounds of pleading victims and laughing villains are awful enough to make you put that big blue gun to your head and just end the misery. 8. Streets of Rage 2 The Streets of Rage series is rightly regarded as a classic beat-'em-up franchise. But when you hear the voice sampling in Streets of Rage 2, the only thing you will want to beat up is your Sega Genesis. Just listen to the horrific digital screams and laughter on the title screen. The gameplay may be awesome, but the sound makes it sound like a fax machine is having a nervous breakdown one room over. 9. Contra Hard Corps Contra Hard Corps is one of those divisive games. Among Contra fans, it is either really beloved or really reviled, with no room in between. But when it comes to voice sampling, “reviled” is definitely the best word. A tinny voice screeches things like “locked and loaded...it’s payback time...let’s party!” The whole thing sounds like an edgelord Xbox Live kiddo trying to sound tough after drinking all of his mother’s coffee. 10. Vapor Trail For better or for worse, the Genesis game Vapor Trail shows its real colors on the title screen. Specifically, the title oscillates between some of the best and worst voice sampling the Sega Genesis would ever see. The title “Vapor Trail” sounds fine, as does the “Mission Accomplished.” The rest of the phrases, though, are garbled digital weirdness guaranteed to make you feel like you are having a stroke. 11. World Champ In comparison to some of these other games, World Champ uses voice sampling in logical ways. The best example of this is when the referee is counting to ten when an opponent is on the ground. What he says should be instantly recognizable since he is just counting to 10. Instead, the ref sounds like he is blurting out the remnants of a dead language in order to summon some kind of Eldritch horror into your old CRT TV. 12. Ghostbusters (NES) This next voice sample is so bad that it was trashed by the Angry Video Game Nerd. And he is right: the sampling in the NES Ghostbusters game is complete garbage. It is meant to be an enthusiastic reading of the game’s title: “Ghostbusters!” But it sounds like a dying elderly relative trying to tell you their last wish. And that wish is to never play this trash video game ever again! 13. Gauntlet II (NES) The original Gauntlet arcade game has some iconic voice lines. Who can forget such classic phrases as “warrior needs food badly?” Gauntlet II on the NES tried to recreate this voice sampling, but the whole thing is a mess. By the time you hear the digitized fart sounds of “Red Warrior is about to die,” you’ll already feel like a corpse from listening to this horrible screeching. 14. Gorf The arcade game Gorf is a sobering reminder that the cutting-edge technology of yesteryear often seems like a joke in the here and now. Back in 1981, the special Votrax speech chip in the game felt revolutionary, and it enabled the enemy robot to taunt players. At least, I think that’s what is happening. Players are supposed to hear intimidating phrases like “survival is impossible” and “prepare yourself for annihilation.” But it all comes across like the insane and unintelligible ramblings of grandpa’s computer after you slip some Adderal into the floppy disc port. 15. Star Wars Arcade Game Nowadays, it seems like we have more Star Wars games than you can shake a lightsaber at. But back in 1983, we got to see the first franchise video game in the form of the Star Wars Arcade Game. The vector graphics looked cool at the time, and the arcade (especially the cockpit versions) made you feel like you were flying your own X-Wing. But the game’s attempts to pass on digitized phrases from the movie come across as really, really sad. If you really want to hear Alec Guinness sounding flat and bored the entire time, you don’t need to play this arcade game. You can really just go watch Return of the Jedi and call it a day. 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__label__cc	0.63825	0.36175	Home » Articles » Essays Why invest in the monetary metals and their miners if they won't defend themselves? Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-12-20 22:02 Section: Essays All the market riggers are primary dealers of U.S. government securities, the most intimate associates of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 10:25p ET Tuesday, December 20, 2016 The more it exposes and documents manipulation of the monetary metals markets by governments, central banks, and their agents in the financial industry, the more GATA is resented by those in the monetary metals industry who are merely touters of mining shares. That's because GATA tells people what they are up against when they invest in the monetary metals -- indeed, when they aspire to free and transparent markets and to liberty itself. So while there was a victory for GATA in this month's disgorgement in federal court in New York of Deutsche Bank's electronic records of market rigging by its traders and the traders of other banks, on the whole the revelations may have been a defeat for the mining industry. ... Dispatch continues below ... Sandspring Resources Commences 2016 Exploration Campaign Sandspring Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SSP, US OTC: SSPXF) is pleased to announce commencement of the 2016 exploration campaign at its Toroparu Gold Project in Guyana, South America. In 2015 the company completed a 3,700-meter diamond drilling program on the promising Sona Hill Prospect, located 5 kilometers southeast of the main Toroparu deposit. Sona Hill is the easternmost gold anomaly in a cluster of 10 gold features located within a 20-by-7-kilometer hydrothermal alteration halo around Toroparu. Drilling at Sona Hill in 2012 and in 2015 intercepted high-grade mineralization in both saprolite and bedrock, and confirmed the continuity and grade potential of the Sona Hill mineralization. For the remainder of the announcement and highlights of the 2015 drill program: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sandspring-resources-commences-2016-explo... Toronto market analyst and broker Michael Ballanger explained why in his financial letter this week: https://www.streetwisereports.com/pub/na/twas-the-week-before-christmas Ballanger wrote: "Until the regulators can finally put an end to this horrific process whereby the bullion banks have a total carte blanche to issue as many [futures] contracts as they desire under the guise of 'hedging,' prospective gold investors are simply going to say, 'Nope, not playing.' The intervention, collusion, and bank-coordinated gang attacks such as we are now witnessing via the Deutsche Bank evidence coming out is actually having a negative effect on sentiment, because as much as the revelations are creating transparency, they are also scaring prospective investors. The prevailing wisdom emanating from the trading desks is: 'Wow! If they can get away with that, why would anyone put money into the gold and silver markets?'" The Deutsche Bank disgorgement has incriminated not just Deutsche Bank itself but all the recent participants of the daily London gold and silver price "fixings" -- HSBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, UBS, Barclays, and Societe Generale. But apparently none of them is reported to be under investigation by government law-enforcement agencies for rigging the gold and silver markets. Indeed, three years ago the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had closed a five-year investigation of the silver market without finding any cause for an enforcement action: http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6709-13 While the CFTC has subpoena power and dozens of investigators, it apparently was unable to discover what the anti-trust class-action lawsuit in New York did. It is not hard to understand why the CFTC might have failed -- or, rather, why it might not have tried very hard. That is, all the trading bank defendants in the gold and silver lawsuits are also primary dealers in U.S. government securities, the most intimate associates of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This is unlikely to be a mere coincidence. According to the New York Fed -- https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/primarydealers -- "Primary dealers are trading counterparties of the New York Fed in its implementation of monetary policy. They are also expected to make markets for the New York Fed on behalf of its official accountholders as needed, and to bid on a pro-rata basis in all Treasury auctions at reasonably competitive prices." Gold and silver are money, and as GATA's documentation has shown, governments still treat them as such and they remain of great interest to "monetary policy," which is not to let them compete effectively with government-issued money. Governments and central banks can't be much bothered by their primary dealers pushing gold and silver prices around as long as the primary dealers are pushing those prices where governments and central banks want them to go and providing camouflage for government and central bank intervention. But if that explains the failure of governments to prosecute the gold and silver market riggers, what explains the silence of the monetary metals mining industry and its nominal representatives, like the World Gold Council, even after Deutsche Bank's disgorgement? Enough clamor and exposure would compel governments and central banks either to stop rigging the monetary metals markets or at least to do it in the open, which soon would destroy the rigging's effectiveness, as doing it in the open destroyed the London Gold Pool in 1968: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gold_Pool Yet mining companies and the World Gold Council act as if they are owned by the governments destroying them. The mining companies do not act as if they understand the monetary nature of their products or their own function as minters of independent money for free people. The mining industry's failure to defend itself against predators goes even beyond this. The industry doesn't defend individual companies being systematically victimized. As Rudi P. Fronk, chairman and chief executive officer of Seabridge Gold, a company that long has supported GATA, writes today: "I don't know if you have been following the recent trading activity in Seabridge, but last week the company got caught up in a significant rebalancing of the exchange-traded fund GDXJ that occurred Friday with more than 2.17 million shares sold as a block at the close. Going into last week, GDXJ owned just over 6 million common shares of Seabridge, or approximately 12 percent of our shares outstanding. The fund ended the week owning only 3.7 million shares (7 percent of Seabridge), having sold more than 2.3 million shares of the company during a tough week for gold. "Unfortunately we do not get any notice of the extent of these rebalancings and learn about them only after the fact. But it is clear to me that someone knows ahead of time about the rebalancings, as we get shorted days before the block crosses with the shorters knowing that they will be able to cover at a low price with the end-of-week block. "This has happened to us before, and while such events usually make great entry points for new buyers, current shareholders get screwed." The mining industry should have an association to clamor against such mistreatment as well. But where is it? The World Gold Council seems to function mainly to divert into mere derivatives investment funds intended for real metal and to ensure that there never is a world gold council. So what can be done by investors in the monetary metals and by advocates of free and transparent markets and limited and accountable government? Plenty can be done, once you realize that, powerful as the other side is, exercising all the power of government, its most powerful weapon is your own demoralization. For starters people can challenge the gold and silver companies in which they are invested, insisting that company executives review the documentation of surreptitious intervention in the gold and silver markets by central banks and take a position on it: http://www.gata.org/node/14839 Is the documentation genuine and valid or forged or misconstrued? If the mining industry protested about it to its elected representatives in government, it would make serious trouble. Second, people can query their elected representatives about the market rigging -- urging them to review and investigate the documentation as well and to question treasury and central bank officials about it. Are governments surreptitiously trading the gold market and, if so, for what purpose? Then any responses or refusals to respond should be publicized. The same questions should be directed to financial regulators too and their answers publicized -- particularly the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, whose failure to crack the silver case is now a spectacular embarrassment. Sensational as the revelations in the Deutsche Bank case have been, the case has a long way to go before resolution. It likely will prompt more lawsuits against more trading banks, but maybe not until the current case is resolved. No one should wait for that. And of course since apart from the lawsuit in New York only GATA seems to be doing anything about this fraud, people can support us financially: Even a $5 donation will be more than Newmont Mining has contributed to the cause. The logic of the use of derivatives to suppress monetary metals prices is that there is enormous potential for prices to explode if the rigging stops and the physical market defeats the paper market. But as long as investors are ready to accept mere certificates from bullion banks in place of real metal, and governments, central banks, and their agents are ready to issue paper for infinite amounts of imaginary gold, the market rigging can go on forever. As with everything else in the world, it's entirely a question of whether people can ever bring themselves to act. Barrick reports court loss as battle contin... Alasdair Macleod's study of "Gibson's Parad...	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line630
__label__wiki	0.918412	0.918412	Forza Horizon 2 Announced For Xbox One And Xbox 360 It seems like the Playground Games were right to tease us today as Forza Horizon 2 has been officially confirmed for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. It is being developed by Playground Games in collaboration with Turn 10 Studios, the original developers of Forza series on the Xbox platform. This news was revealed exclusively by IGN and it was confirmed that the game will be heading to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 this fall. IGN also revealed that contrary to earlier reports, the game won’t be set in Louisiana. Instead, we are now going to see the vast beauty of Southern Europe. The game will feature ‘hundreds of cars’ and a dynamic weather system, in addition to Drivatars like in Forza 5. Playground Games were the developer of the original Forza Horizon as well, which turned out to be one of the best racer of the year 2012. If anything, it is refreshing to know that they are the one who are developing the sequel. Look forward to more info and details of the game being revealed as E3 draws closer. What do you have to say about the announcement of Forza Horizon 2? Are you happy that it is cross-gen game? Let us know in the comments below. Forza Horizon 2 Playground Games Forza Horizon 4 Achieves Two Million Players Within A Week Playground Games hiring more than 150 developers, possibly assembling team for new project Forza Horizon 4 Is The Largest ‘Horizon’ Game, Download Size Revealed Are Forza developers working on a Berserk game for the Xbox One? [Rumor] Forza Horizon 4 Full World Map Is Huge, Comparison To Previous Games Forza Horizon 3 Reaches 9 Million Players Milestone Across PC and Xbox One	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line633
__label__wiki	0.602313	0.602313	Google In Trouble Thread starter deathwish billion blink damages dollars google Are you dead yet? Oracle has apparently filed a lawsuit against Google for "the wilful fragmentation of the Java code" that could run upto a billion dollars in damages. Uh oh! Go through this link to read more. Vyom The Power of x480 Oracle is a powerful company. But Google is no n00b! Even if Google loses this battle, I don't think, loosing a "billion dollars" would be a problem for this giant. vineet369 said: True. Google is no nOOb. However, losing a billion dollars is always a big deal. They have a workforce of thousands and spend millions (or maybe even billions) in R&D. So this loss could directly affect them all, and Google will not want that. sygeek Meh, this would to another thousands of lawsuits against Google. But this time around, the have a point. And they could win. Liverpool_fan Sami Hyypiä, LFC legend Oracle is a patent troll. And there's nothing worse than them winning this lawsuit, not in the money Google will have to shed, but as a precedant as well. gagan007 Uhu, Not Gonna Happen! Microsoft has been paying billions of dollars as lawsuit fines since ages But yes, paying billions (even millions) is no joke. I think Oracle has a point. If Google is modifying the Java code (clearly patented to Oracle and Sun) for application in Android systems without prior permission, then they cannot complain when they are charged with a lawsuit. However, we cannot comment too much about this as they haven't released much information on the nature or details of the lawsuit. HP sues Oracle over Itanic withdrawal suing over Itanium withdrawl? Was there any point of being on that ship? Intel IA-64 got owned by amd64. heck, even Intel stopped producing IA-64 processors and only makes amd64 processors now. SyGeek said: Brilliant read. This takes the cake for most pointless lawsuits!! Oracle seeks billions in Google lawsuit - San Jose Mercury News Oracle (ORCL) has put a multibillion-dollar price tag on its claim that Google (GOOG) built the popular Android software by using some of Oracle's Java code without permission, according to documents filed Thursday in San Jose federal court. Google is disputing Oracle's claims for patent and copyright infringement, but recent court filings indicate Oracle is seeking a share of Google's extensive advertising revenue in damages for the alleged violations. The case is being watched closely in the tech world because it could have broad implications for the commercial software and mobile computing industries. Oracle acquired rights to the widely used Java programming language when it bought Sun Microsystems last year. Google, meanwhile, has made its Android operating system into one of the most popular platforms for smartphones and tablets in the world. The two tech giants have been wrangling in court for months, attempting to define complex technical and financial issues before a scheduled trial date this fall. Many of their arguments have been filed under seal, on the grounds they concern proprietary business information. Oracle's damage estimate surfaced Thursday as the companies exchanged arguments over an analysis by one of Oracle's experts, Boston University business professor Iain Cockburn. Google had asked a judge to seal its motion attacking that analysis, but Oracle filed papers arguing there is no reason to hide some information, including "the fact that Oracle's damages claims in this case are in the billions of dollars." While Google lets device makers use Android for little or no cost, the Mountain View company makes money when users turn to Google's search engine and click on advertising that's related to search results. In court papers, Google has said its advertising revenue should not be at stake. It argued that "the value of the Android software and of Google's ads are entirely separate" because the advertising is powered by other software that works on both Android and non-Android devices. Google also contends that Cockburn's estimates are based on "fundamental legal errors" and fall into a range that is "orders of magnitude beyond any reasonable valuation of the intellectual property at issue." Attorneys for Oracle, however, said in a court filing that their claims "are based on both accepted methodology and a wealth of concrete evidence. They should not be hidden from public view." U.S. District Judge William Alsup agreed on that last point, ruling that Google must file its response as a public record. Oracle has a track record of aggressively guarding its intellectual property. Last fall, the Redwood City company won a $1.3 billion jury award against SAP, a German software company that Oracle sued for using its programs without authorization. The plot thickens! Tejas.Gupta Ethical Hacker :) deathwish said: Google can pay ....yeah it really can I hope that lawsuit won't affect their Google Doodles though! They are just brilliant! On a serious note, if anyone gets any further info on this lawsuit, please keep us updated! Whoracle Sucks. They will even ruin MySQL for sure amrit1 too many sues to look into.. gameranand Living to Play I hope Oracle looses this. I hate that company previously they shut down Open Office and then developers had to rename it. Oracle's patents case against Google weakening Oracle's patents case against Google weakening Oracle's Java infringement case against Google isn't going exceptionally well for the database giant these days, with another setback delivered by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the form of a patent reexamination this week. Historically, things haven't been rosy for Oracle since their August 2010 lawsuit was launched, accusing Google of infringing on Oracle's Java software. Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems' Java technology when it bought the company in 2010. Instead of licensing Java from Oracle to use in Android, Google developed a "clean room" version of the Java virtual machine, Dalvik, for Android instead. Oracle says that Dalvik deliberately infringes on Java anyway, despite efforts to build Dalvik from scratch. In May of this year the judge in the case, the Hon. William Alsup, proposed to scale back Oracle's original 132 patent infringement claims to a mere three. This was seen as big setback in Oracle's case. Oracle countered with a request to assert 21 patent claims against Google and a request to hold off any decision to narrow the number of claims until the final pre-trial conference. Alsup honored that request, but he is holding what could be Google's eventual salvation in this case up his sleeve: the option to stay the case until all of the patents in question are reexamined by the USPTO for validity. That reexamination process could take years and, as evidenced this week, may not work out so well for Oracle, either. According to Groklaw, one of the patents Oracle wants to use against Google, U.S. Patent 6192476, just had its reexamination completed. The findings? Seventeen of the patent's 21 claims were rejected, seriously weakening the patent for use in a lawsuit. That puts Oracle in a pickle. If they fight too hard on the number of claims asserted, Alsup will very likely just say the heck with it and order all of Oracle's asserted patents to be reexamined so the court will know without a doubt what patents have merit and what don't. That will take a long time and will seriously delay Oracle's plan to monetize their Java investment through litigation. But, if Oracle agrees to Alsup's final order on number of patents, there is a real possibility that the patents Oracle chooses could get invalidated anyway, if they don't pick ones that have merit. Not too mention they have to be patents that they can prove Google infringed. Strategically, the broader the patent claims, the better chance Google could be found guilty by a jury of infringement. But if reexamination finds such broad patents invalid, even after a trial is over, the patent holder is owed nothing. Google, clearly, would like a stay to reexamine everything. That kind of time just lets Android march right along without interference from Oracle. Hardware vendors who might have been secondary targets for Oracle may get a break too, because they could also request reexaminations to stall Oracle. We'll have to see what Alsup decides, but this case is far from the slam-dunk Android's detractors would have you think. This is a battle I dont expect to end soon. anyways,thanks for link Sygeek	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line634
__label__cc	0.711965	0.288035	by GOPAN NAIR in Indian architecture & Heritage 15 comments tags: architecture, belur, Chennakesava, Chennakeshava, Dankanacharya, darpana sundari, dynasty, gopan, gopan g nair, gops, gops photography, gops.org, halebeedu, halebid, halebidu, hassan, hindu, hoy, hoysala, hoysaleshvara, hoysaleshwara, hoysalesvara, india, Jakanacharya, karnataka, kedareshwara, madanika, photography, sala, salabhanjika, salabhanjike, Shantala Devi, temple, tourism POETRY IN STONE : MADANIKAS OF BELUR Name of the Hoysala empire comes from Kannada folklore that tells the story of a young man called Sala who fights and kills a lion (or tiger) to save his Master Sudatta. “Hoy, Sala” in Kannada language means “Strike Sala” which became the name of the dynasty he founded. The pictorial representation of this incident became the emblem of Hoysala empire too. A statue of Sala fighting the lion welcomes you at the entrance of Chennakesava temple at Belur. The temple was built during the rule of Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala dynasty in 12th Century AD. According to the legend, Chief Architects of Chennakeshava Temple were ‘Amarashilpi Jakanacharya’ and his son ‘Dankanacharya’. Please go through my detailed article on the history of Belur & Halebid by clicking here. Chennakesava temple is well-known for extremely fine carvings, sculptures and motifs on its outer walls. The most famous and exquisite ones among these are the 42 well-carved bracket figures known as Madanikas (Chaste Maidens or Salabhanjikas). 38 of these are placed outside the temple while 4 of them could be found inside. Vishnuvardhana’s Queen Shantala Devi was considered to be the epitome of perfect feminine beauty and the Madanika sculptures were crafted by portraying the queen […] by GOPAN NAIR in Indian architecture & Heritage 19 comments tags: architecture, belur, Chennakesava, Chennakeshava, dynasty, gopan, gopan g nair, gops, gops photography, gops.org, halebeedu, halebid, halebidu, hassan, hindu, hoysala, hoysaleshvara, hoysaleshwara, hoysalesvara, india, Kappe Chennigaraya, karnataka, kedareshwara, madanika, photography, salabhanjika, salabhanjike, temple, tourism FACE TO FACE WITH HISTORY :: BELUR & HALEBID Belur (ಬೇಲೂರು) was the early capital of Hoysala Empire. Halebidu is located 16 km away from Belur, both belong to the Hassan district and among the major tourist destinations in Karnataka. Belur is situated by the banks of river Yagachi, a tributary of river Kaveri . It is around 222 Km from Bangalore. The main attraction in Belur is the Chennakesava temple, which is famous for its exquisite carvings and Hoysala workmanship. ‘Chenna’ Kesava literally means ‘Handsome Vishnu’ who is the main deity of this temple, being worshipped in the centre of the temple complex, surrounded by Kappe Chennigraya temple and a few other shrines. The temple was built by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, to commemorate his victory over the Cholas at Talakkad . (read about Talakkad here). Legend has it that the construction of this temple took 103 years. This style of detailed and intricate carving is typical to the Hoysala temples of Karnataka and it portrays scenes from Hindu mythology as well as the contemporary culture, art forms and weaponry. The material used for carving is known as Soapstone (Green schist) which gives them the incredible finish . The soft version of soapstone could be shaped even using our […]	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line640
__label__wiki	0.700601	0.700601	OozeTube Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Rudy Giuliani on Thursday took one of the last, desperate laps of the fifth-or-so act of a storied career. On display during a YouTube’d press conference filled with contempt for the press, the endurance of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer was spectacular as always, with over an hour of him playing all the hits: “Democrat bosses” and “crooks” using “illegals” to vote, dead voters, child voters, double voters, out-of-state voters, Mickey Mouse, voter intimidation, Republicans barred from watching ballot counting, the baseless conspiracy theory about Dominion voting machines, strenuous efforts to pull numbers out of thin air that would add up to a victory. At turns, Giuliani reenacted a scene from My Cousin Vinny, and performed deposition-style, reprising the role of a trial lawyer after a nearly thirty-year hiatus. (For a sense of the tone: “What happened on the morning of November third, when they were going to count this new kind of ballot, the mail-in ballot?”) Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell further asserted flagrant conspiracy theories beloved by QAnon and MAGA mainstream alike, involving Hugo Chávez, George Soros, and the Clinton Foundation, citing “video on the net” evidencing that “a kid with a cell phone” can hack Dominion voting machines. Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser for the Trump campaign, devoted about 10 minutes to denigrating the whole press corps before her as fake news shills who will ensure that no election will ever be secure again. There was even a large map. In real life, Giuliani’s claims are as shaky as they sounded in the press conference. To the frustration of a U.S. district judge in Pennsylvania, Giuliani has amended complaints, without seeming to keep track of the core allegations. Not even Fox News bought a word of it. As Vice reported today, the official Donald Trump YouTube account promoted a livestream from “Right Side Broadcasting Network,” which ran a Super Chat. Similar to a Twitch stream, viewers can pay to comment and YouTube gets a cut, which meant that a slew of commenters paid YouTube a 30% cut of their $5-$20 conspiracy theories about “dead voting” and “illegals” (amongst other things) to the mix. According to Vice, currencies ran the gamut from dollars to pounds to yen. YouTube has not yet responded to Gizmodo’s request for comment. But the true heroes today were photojournalists who captured and uploaded evidence of a spectacular moment about 48 minutes into the broadcast, when a dark liquid escaped Rudy Giuliani’s body and dripped down both sides of his face: perhaps hair paint, or a thin motor oil that lubricates his brain. They immediately posted their work to image licensing sites AP images and Getty Images, which now pulls up a wall of oozing Giuliani portraits under a search for “Trump.” Here’s Rudy Giuliani. This is the president’s surrogate and personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. This is America’s mayor, Rudy Giuliani. This is constitutional defender Rudy Giuliani, securing our rights to free and fair elections, so long as you shut up and don’t question the fanciful schemes no matter what lies federal election oversight officials may tell you.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line648
__label__wiki	0.731394	0.731394	Why plastic pollution may turn into a claims driver As plastic production has grown, so too has plastic-related pollution, leading to a tangible effort by institutions and governments globally to tackle the environmental fall out, which is expected to result in a sizeable claims issue in the coming years. Plastics contain various chemicals, some of which are harmful to the environment, and are not biodegradable, rather they gradually break down into smaller and smaller microplastics and nanoplastics. It’s early days, but science is advancing our understanding of the harm caused by plastics along its life cycle. It’s estimated that 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic were produced between 1950 and 2017, the equivalent of 28,000 Empire State Buildings, or almost 2 billion elephants (opens a new window). Over half of this was produced after 2004, and it’s estimated that around 438 million tonnes are produced annually today in a global plastics market valued in the region of $600 billion (opens a new window). Of all the discarded plastic to date, 14% is thought to have been incinerated and less than 10% recycled, with the remainder going to landfills or released into the environment, including into the oceans. If this continues untrammelled, plastic waste ending up in aquatic ecosystems is expected to nearly triple (opens a new window) from around 11 million tonnes in 2016 to 29 million tonnes in 2040. A study by non-profit Minderoo Foundation, which builds on the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative’s 2019 study , Unwrapping the Risks of Plastic Pollution to the Insurance Industry (opens a new window), found that costs to society from plastic pollution — including environmental clean-up, ecosystem degradation, shorter life expectancy and medical treatment — exceed USD100 billion per year (opens a new window). Some of these social costs will inevitably lead to compensation claims against the plastics industry and producers who use plastics, for example the food and FMCG sectors, think packaging and clothing. The liability risks The Minderoo report suggests that corporate liabilities from plastics litigation triggered in the period 2022-2030 to preliminarily exceed $20 billion in the US alone, where probable maximum liabilities (1% probability) could exceed USD100 billion. The report identifies five pathways from which corporate liability will emerge over the medium term: Plastic-related chemicals and bodily injury Such claims could aim at a company’s employers’ or general liability duty and their responsibility for injury to employees, consumers or the public. Relevant precedents already exist in the field of employers’ liability, while US public nuisance law could also provide a basis for claims. 2. Micro and nanoplastics (MNP) and bodily injury Claims can aim at a company’s general liability duty to cover exposure causing injury to consumers or the public. Tracing injury to specific exposures and ruling out other causes could be challenging, and claimants may also need to prove that manufacturers knew their products were potentially harmful. Public nuisance law could provide a viable basis for claims and such litigation may begin to surface before 2030. 3. MNP and property damage Plaintiffs may focus on a general liability duty covering exposure causing damage to public infrastructure. Plaintiffs will look for evidence of harm from MNP in waste and drinking water and its potential for liability claims for property damage and remediation costs for upgrades to water treatment facilities. Water utilities will likely seek to recover such costs from the plastics industry. 4. Environmental damage Claims will focus on environmental liability against escape of harmful substances from plastics manufacture, use or degradation. Regulators have extensive powers to claim for environmental clean-up costs, relevant for damage caused by chemicals, macroplastic and/or MNP. 5. Misleading behaviour The focus will lie on general liability (advertising injury section), or directors’ & officers’ liability against greenwashing as a breach of consumer protection law or loss of shareholder value. There is a growing body of precedent for breach of consumer protection laws and/or loss of shareholder value from greenwashing claims, in the form of consumer class action complaints and investor lawsuits. Regulators have extensive rights to require the withdrawal of misleading consumer statements, and significant fines and sanctions may be imposed for breaches. A more litigious future Litigation risk and liability exposure will only increase over the coming years, as accords such as the UN’s global plastic treaty (opens a new window), compulsory environmental reporting for large corporations, and meaningful commitments to regulation pave the way for greener, more circular economies. It’s estimated humans ingest between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles each year (opens a new window), a figure that increases for those who regularly consume bottled water and higher for people working in industries such as textiles. Legal doctrines and standards will shadow scientific progress to determine the harm caused by plastics along its life cycle, leading to a notable increase in claims and suits. More lawsuits are likely to link MNP pollution to bodily harm. Indeed, product liability claims (often through class action) are an attractive route for consumers who can prove long-term consumption or use of a particular product caused harm. As noted in the Minderoo report, mass consumer litigation has recently succeeded on a significant scale in relation to the weedkiller glyphosate, produced by Monsanto. Bayer has lost over 40% of its market value (opens a new window) since its 2018 takeover of Monsanto, which was followed by a string of lawsuits over allegations that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems' ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people's livelihoods, food production capabilities and social wellbeing. Litigation for historic plastic pollution is already underway against plastic manufacturers and major corporations using plastic products, including Crystal Geyser, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble in the US. A changing legal environment But who, in the case of consumable products, is responsible for the pollution — producers or consumers? Producers might argue they create the product not the pollution, but perception or association may now be enough to start litigation, with corporations perceived to have the power to influence the pollution. Perhaps aware of this developing environment for plastic pollution claims, Coca-Cola in February 2022 said it intends to sell at least 25% of its brands in refillable and returnable glass or plastic bottles by 2030 (opens a new window). The chances of success of claims will also grow, as activists bring legal claims to get companies to comply with legislation or to influence policy making. One such example was Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group paying out $50 million (opens a new window) in a settlement of a private citizen’s Clean Water Act lawsuit in the US. The company was found to be polluting waterways in Texas with nurdles, tiny building blocks for plastic products. The money will be paid into a trust for local conservation projects, scientific research, and a sustainable fishing cooperative. The company also committed to stopping the spills and cleaning up its mess. Property damage claims can be brought by private or public entities whose property has been contaminated by exposure to harmful chemicals, such as MNP and/or plastic additives. An example of such activity can be seen in the multiple liability claims against PFAS(per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), otherwise known as forever chemicals.There have already been over $1 billion in settlements paid (opens a new window) relating to PFAS’ allegedly damaging environmental and health effects, with precedents plausible in plastic pollution liability. Recommendations for insurance buyers: Recognise that contingent liability provisions cover for past pollution may not be sufficient when emerging legislation and “new risks” are added to the equation Prior notice for product from third party alleging liability Consider environmental insurance for issues that are on the company’s radar – legacy and future liabilities that are normally outside of General Liability policy forms (Sudden and Accidental) Enable recycling and return of products Identify the business’ risk exposure and appetite Consider structured environmental reporting even if it falls outside of the business’ legal obligations Only speciality environmental impairment liability insurance can cover legacy issues and “gradual” damage to the environment and natural resources (bio-diversity) James Alexander, Environmental Practice Leader E: james.alexander@lockton.com by James Alexander Environmental Practice Leader, Senior Vice President +44 207 933 2628 (opens a new window) james.alexander@lockton.com (opens a new window) Follow Lockton on TwitterFollow Lockton on LinkedIn	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line651
__label__wiki	0.650662	0.650662	You are here: >Home Page >Physics > Particle Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology > Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding ???pdp.in.stock.y.uk.text??? This introductory astronomy textbook is aimed at undergraduates across a range of disciplines. It encourages the development of vital science-based critical-thinking skills, and outlines our present-day understanding of our universe and the profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field. Develops critical thinking skills throughout the text to help students learn to distinguish between false claims that derive from faulty evidence or conjecture and verifiable statements based on expert research and study Emphasises the crucial role of science and its integration into modern society Strives to prompt curiosity in the reader, by demonstrating that our understanding of the universe is far from complete Features some basic mathematics, together with interpretive language, and supplemented with numerous examples Additional tutorials are provided on the book's companion website Features end-of-chapter exercises to reinforce learning and embed understanding Solutions manual available on request from the OUP website Dale A. Ostlie, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Weber State University Professor Ostlie earned his BA degree from St. Olaf College in 1977 and his PhD in theoretical astrophysics from Iowa State University in 1982. Following a two-year position at Bates College, Ostlie went to Weber State University in 1984, where he remained until his retirement in 2014. Along with teaching astronomy, physics, and mathematics courses, Ostlie conducted research in stellar pulsation theory, served as Chair of the Physics Department and Dean of the College of Science. Ostlie also co-authored a highly successful introductory astrophysics textbook with WSU colleague, Bradley W. Carroll. Ostlie continues an active career in textbook writing today. I The Process of Science Through the Lens of Astronomy 1:The Nature of Science 2:The Heavens: A Realm of Mystery 3:On the Path Toward Modern Science 4:The Copernican Revolution 5:Sir Isaac Newton's Universe 6:The Universality of Physical Law 7:Revealing Secrets Hidden in Light and Matter 8:Modern Physics: New Science to Study the Universe II The Sun, Our Solar System, and Exoplanets 9:The Sun, Our Parent Star 10:An Overview of the Solar System 11:The Rocky Planets and Our Moon 12:The Giant Planet Systems 13:Dwarf Planets and Small Bodies 14:Planets Everywhere and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life III Stars and the Universe Beyond 15:Measuring the Stars 16:The Lives of Stars 17:The End of a Stellar Life 18:Galaxies Galore 19:The Once and Future Universe "Dale Ostlie has wonderfully redefined what knowledge of the physical universe an introductory textbook on astronomy should convey." - Simon Mitton, St Edmund's College Cambridge "Ostlie presents an interesting approach to introductory astronomy and one that will help students better learn and understand not just astronomy, but how science in general works as well." - Aaron Grocholski, American University, Washington DC	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line652
__label__wiki	0.7008	0.7008	Why India Remains The World’s Largest Arms Importer? India continues to remain the world’s largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global imports in the 2011-2015 timeframe. The latest data on international arms transfers released by a global think-tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), also shows India’s arms imports remain three times greater than those of China and Pakistan. Its biggest suppliers are Russia, the US, Israel and France. India has spent over $120 billion on arms acquisitions over the last 15 years, most of them from foreign suppliers, and will spend much more than that in the coming decade. The import bill is further set to zoom upwards with some major deals, without any Make in India component, in the pipeline. This includes the direct purchase of 36 French Rafale fighters for over Rs 60,000 crore and the Rs 39,000-crore acquisition of five advanced Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems. As reported in The Sunday Standard of the New Indian Express the country’s premier defence research agency, DRDO, which is tasked to develop indigenous military hardware, is still dependent on imported components. Despite the government spending crores over three decades, the country’s first indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA)—Tejas—still has nearly half of its components imported. Even the engine comes from the US. Besides the engine (GE F 404), ejection seat (Martin Baker), missile (R 73 E) and the multi-mode radar (Elta) are among the prominent import contents in Tejas. Only the control system and airframe are indigenous. Thus, the question on the authenticity of ‘indigenous’ armoury remains. Not just Tejas, DRDO scientists still depend on foreign suppliers for over 35 per cent of their requirement to manufacture Combat Free Fall System for Special Forces troops. Combat Free Fall System consists of Parachute system, life support system for oxygen supply, protective clothing, and equipment. They also comprise jumpsuit, communication helmet, gloves, boots, goggles and jack knife. The story is nothing different for the indigenous Arjun main battle tank. Sanctioned in May 1974, 55 per cent of the tank is still made of imported elements, and the fire control system has been developed by Elbit Systems in Israel. Though DRDO claimed to have developed military hardware inducted into services or in the process of induction to the tune of `1,90,000 crore, the key missiles systems and airborne early warning and control systems still has a majority of foreign components, despite being called ‘indigenous’. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in his written reply in Parliament has listed the percentage of import content in some of the major DRDO systems, which has exposed the tall claims of the defence research agency. The list includes its Nag Missile, which has 35 per cent imported material, BrahMos has 65 per cent and Long Range Surface to Air Missile has 60 per cent. Nag-Anti tank missile had recently failed in the trials. CAG of India had stated that 70 per cent of the products that DRDO produces are rejected by the armed forces. Others are delayed for decades. So why is it that India remains the world’s largest arms importer even after 6 decades of granted Independence? The Indian army was predominantly an army of 300 odd kingdoms leased to 30000 odd British officers and their occupied Indian territory soldiers. These are the soldiers who won every war the British fought including the Opium Wars with China, First and Second World Wars etc. By 1857, after more than 150 years when the British first landed in India; British occupied 51% of Indian territory which was merged with British Empire under the proclamation of Victoria, the then British Queen. British mercantile government realized that if it took them 150 years to fight and conquer 100 Kingdoms, it would take another 100 years to conquer the remaining kingdoms. So they came to an agreement with the Kingdoms that the Kings would not fight British till they rule and support British in all their international adventures. For that they would train the Kingdom forces and supply all needed weapons. This way British kept Indian Kingdoms from research into weapons technology and also prevented them from interacting with other European, American, Russian governments for weapons supply or strategic partnership. Kingdoms accepted the proposal under the Theory of Paramountcy so that they could bring temporary truce and prosperity to their people. The unusual agreement unprecedented in the history of colonialism gave birth to one of the mighty fighting forces on the world out side European domains, the Indian Imperial Armies along with the British Indian Army. This dependency on weapons on British/Europeans became a fateful rule from then till now killing every research and self-sufficiency in weapons technology in post Independent India. India has one of the mightiest army in the world. Its prime purpose is to protect the population of India within the borders. Along with the geographical division of India, Indian army was also divided during the partition of India. Very soon the same armies were fighting each other and the same geopolitical players involved in partition were supplying defence equipments to both the countries, making huge kickbacks from it. Even to this day an atmosphere of terror and tension is sustained with every skirmish, border standoffs, acts of terror etc., where again the same geopolitical players are seen operating from behind the scenes and bagging huge defence contracts in return. As a result, the Indian Armed forces are seeing an unprecedented destruction of ingenuity and indigenization process of domestic technology. Except a dozen organizations working despite fund cuts in an over drive to produce indigenous defence equipment, rest are all racing to fulfil western armaments orders from rifles to caskets, war ships to long term maritime flights (surprisingly all without advanced electronics which makes them mere expensive toys for poor Indians) for a national non existing emergency. The often cited reason is that indigenization takes time and we loose valuable time in war that is going to come every year. While China was able to successfully clone the deadliest of nuclear warheads W-88 fitted on elusive trident missiles, which except US none has or while China was able to develop indigenous technology that can conceal the heat signature of the exhausts of their brand new stealth J 20 bombers, India is racing to fulfil defence orders of Israel, USA, Britain, France etc. The rigorous use of the intellect in understanding the intricacies of geopolitics should perhaps be the foundation for the next step of India’s response to these dilemmas. Just as the complexity of the lights dotting the night sky can be figured out as following definite laws by determined Astronomers, so also determined social researchers can put forward models that answer questions about social events with reasonable rigor. There are several places where this is already being done. This is, in a good sense, the foundation of the science of Geopolitics. It is the study of History with the intent to find out laws that will enable predictions in the domain of today’s power dynamics. Sadly, this is a far cry from the approach adopted to the teaching of History in India today, where a Macaulayan education system dumps thousands of irrelevant facts into young minds effectively resulting in mental constipation. Related: Fundamentals Of Economics Neglected In Indian Education System Shelley Kasli for GreatGameIndia Magazine Help keep our research going. Subscribe to GreatGameIndia – India’s only quarterly magazine on Geopolitics & International Relations. Dipanjan March 14, 2016 at 1:33 pm These countries lobby heavily with our CORRUPT MINISTERS what do you expect even a small country like South Korea produces more research papers than India . I would request you people to give a DETAILED post on the destruction of our Native Cow Breeds by Varghese Kurian the guy got a Magsaysay award , and now we have all Jersey Cows (Humpless Cows) giving us diabetes. GreatGameIndia March 14, 2016 at 2:31 pm Dear Dipanjan, We have already covered this issue in detail and also how the problem could be solved in our feature article – Energy Crisis: India’s Dependence On Oil & A Solution For A Sustainable Future While India stopped thinking about Gobar Gas as energy alternative, the West moved forward to discover how best cow dung could be utilized. US and Europe under leadership of Germany took the threat of energy dependency on Arab oil very seriously and started to explore every alternate mode of energy self-sufficiency. The bio gas of 1971 underwent a metamorphosis as Methane Bio Gas (MBG) in 1990 and by 2008 took the name of Commercial Bio Gas (CBG). With the rapid advancements in bio-technology in US and Germany who looked oil crisis as a national security concern the evolution of Bio Gas reached the stage of alternate solution for oil or natural gas in the name of CBG. From simple cooking aid in 1971 Gobar Gas transformed into a leading player in generation of multiple energy sources including Electricity replacing natural gas and nuclear energy, and clean green vehicle fuel replacing oil or natural gas. This was achieved because… https://greatgameindia.com/energy-crisis-indias-dependence-on-oil-a-solution-for-a-sustainable-future/ Pushkar Tiwari February 14, 2017 at 4:12 pm Dear SK what did you meant by ‘Two Armies’ in India fighting each other in future. We all know that was a system introduced to conquer the whole world. But how it fits under present one India? Can you write some details or my question is wrong? obama on California Passes Bill To Punish Doctors For False’ Covid-19 Information	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line656
__label__wiki	0.967789	0.967789	GreekReporter.comAncient GreeceRussell Crowe Fought to Add Greek Accent as Zeus in "Thor" Russell Crowe Fought to Add Greek Accent as Zeus in “Thor” By Alexi Friedman Russell Crowe as Zeus with a Greek accent, in Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Credit: Marvel Studios/Disney For his role as Zeus in the latest installment of the Thor franchise, Russell Crowe had to convince director Taika Waititi that the god of thunder and ruler of Olympus should have a Greek accent. The Oscar-winning actor fought for the Greek accent, Waititi told Insider in a recent interview. The director wanted the character to have a British accent, something to lend gravitas to the role, like Laurence Olivier did in the epically epic Clash of the Titans. But would it be a modern Greek accent or an ancient Greek accent? And because the language, like all languages, has evolved, what exactly would that sound like? “We actually talked at length about the accent,” the director told Insider. “We wondered if someone did a Greek accent of a Greek god, is it going to be a farce? Will it be too silly? And Russell was very much wanting it to be Greek.” Russell Crowe’s Greek Accent Waititi said his uncertainty about the accent led him to film two versions of Crowe’s scenes, one with a Greek accent and one with a British accent. Waititi said he realized in post-production, “it’s actually more offensive to the Greeks to have Zeus sound like he’s British. And test audiences loved the Greek accent. I’m really happy with it.” Greek audiences have yet to weigh in on whether they find Crowe, a New Zealander who has lived most his life in Australia, offensive in fashioning a Greek accent onto the most powerful of Greek gods. Movie audiences, however, seem to approve. Thor: Love and Thunder grossed over $300 million in US and international sales at the box office in its first weekend. In the film, which is part action, comedy, and farce, Crowe does bear a passing resemblance to the many portraits, statues, and busts of Zeus. He’s nailed the curly, bushy beard and flowing locks although his version is a bit beefier and not as sculpted as traditional Zeus representations. The movie’s official trailer includes Crowe, whose Zeus sounds like a mashup of modern Greek and British accents. Also detected was some Russian, and perhaps a hint of a notable vampire from Transylvania. Zeus, the greatest of all the figures of Greek mythology, needs little introduction. He ruled over all the assembled gods and goddesses along with his wife, Hera. He was the god of the sky, lightning, and thunder in ancient Greek religion. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Indra, Dyaus and…Thor. Zeus of Otricoli, Ancient Roman copy of Hellenistic Original. credit: wikimedia commons Zeus is also very much a hot commodity lately in Hollywood. It was just announced that Jeff Goldblum will be replacing actor Hugh Grant in the role of Zeus in the upcoming Netflix show, Kaos. Initially, Grant was cast in the role but had to pull out of the dark comedy due to a scheduling conflict. Kaos, which will be in production this summer, is a modern retelling of the famous stories of the Ancient Greek gods written by British actor and writer Charlie Covell. A long-lost artistic depiction of Zeus is also returning. A massive golden and ivory statue of Zeus that once stood in the temple to the god located at Ancient Olympia has come back after 2,500 years. A replica of the ancient masterpiece has been on display at Ancient Olympia by the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology since July 1st and will remain at the site until September 30th. The Greek language may also be on the rise. Greek, spoken for 4,000 years without interruption, is now considered the fifth-sexiest language in the world, according to new research. Greek Gods in Hollywood movies Greeks in Hollywood Beyoncé Wins 32nd Grammy Award Breaking All Records Whisky Improves Skin Health New Study Claims	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line657
__label__wiki	0.852677	0.852677	Mick Mulvaney on Homeland Security Military parade would cost $10M-$30M President Trump's proposed military parade could cost as much as $30 million, budget director Mick Mulvaney said. Pentagon officials reportedly said in an early meeting about the parade that they did not know how they would pay for it. The administration is reportedly targeting Veterans Day for the parade. Mulvaney told the committee after questioning, that the cost would depend on the length of the parade and the cost of the equipment. "I've seen various different cost estimates of between $10 million and $30 million depending on the size of the parade, the scope of it, the length of it, those kind of things," Mulvaney said. The cost of a possible parade isn't included in the fiscal 2019 budget plan, so Mulvaney said the White House would have to work with Congress on the funding if "we decide to push forward with that initiative. "We'd have to appropriate funds for it," he said. Trump has proposed a military parade multiple times during his presidency. Source: The Hill on 2018 Trump Administration , Mar 1, 2018 Raise the top line defense number On spending for military and defense. In a contentious line of questioning from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Mulvaney was asked about his legislative record regarding military spending and if he would support increased defense spending. "The best possible route forward is to raise the top line defense number and to have corresponding reductions in the non-defense discretionary," Mulvaney said. Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings , Jan 25, 2017 Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. Congressional Summary: To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content, including: broadcasting, transmitting, and programming over noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations cooperating with foreign broadcasting networks assisting and supporting noncommercial educational radio broadcasting paying dues to such organizations or acquiring radio programs for public broadcast. Proponent's Argument for voting Yes: [Rep. Blackburn, R-TN]: This bill gets the Federal Government--and Federal taxpayers--out of the business of buying radio programming they do not agree with. This is a bill that is long overdue. Regardless of what you think of NPR, its programming or statements by its management, the time has come to cut the umbilical cord from the taxpayer support that has become as predictable as an entitlement program. Much has changed in the media landscape since the wiretaps, to seek certain business records, and to gather intelligence on lone terrorists who are not affiliated with a known terrorist group. The Patriot Act works. It has proved effective in preventing terrorist attacks and protecting Americans. To let these provisions expire would leave every American less safe. Opponent's Argument for voting No: [Rep. Conyers, D-MI]: Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows a secret FISA court to authorize our government to collect business records or anything else, requiring that a person or business produce virtually any type record. We didn't think that that was right then. We don't think it's right now. This provision is contrary to traditional notions of search and seizure which require the government to show reasonable suspicion or probable cause before undertaking an investigation that infringes upon a person's privacy. And so I urge a "no" vote on the extension of these expiring provisions. Reference: FISA Sunsets Extension Act; Bill H.514 ; vote number 11-HV066 on Feb 17, 2011 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Mulvaney co-sponsored Resolution on UN Congressional Summary:Expressing the conditions for the US becoming a signatory to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). WHEREAS the ATT poses significant risks to the national security, foreign policy, and economic interests of the US as well as to the constitutional rights of US citizens and US sovereignty; WHEREAS the ATT fails to expressly recognize the fundamental, individual right to keep and to bear arms; WHEREAS the ATT places free democracies and totalitarian regimes on a basis of equality, recognizing their equal right to transfer arms, and is thereby dangerous to the security of the US; WHEREAS the ATT will create opportunities to engage in 'lawfare' against the US via the misuse of the treaty's tribunals; WHEREAS the ATT could hinder the US from fulfilling its strategic and moral commitments to provide arms to allies such as Taiwan & Israel; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that-- the President should not sign the Arms Trade Treaty, and that the Senate should not ratify the ATT; and that no Federal funds should be authorized to implement the ATT. Opponent's argument against bill:(United Nations press release, June 3, 2013): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon str Source: S.CON.RES.7 & H.CON.RES.23 : 13-HCR23 on Mar 13, 2013 Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. Mulvaney signed restricting domestic monitoring of phone calls The Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2014 or the USA FREEDOM Act: Congressional Summary: Requires the FBI, when seeking phone call records, to show both relevance and a reasonable suspicion that the specific selection term is associated with a foreign power engaged in international terrorism. Requires a judge approving the release, on a daily basis, of call detail records; and to limit production of records to a period of 180 days. Requires a declassification review of each decision issued by the FISA court; and make such decisions publicly available, subject to permissible redactions. Opposing argument: (ACLU, "Surveillance Reform After the USA Freedom Act", June 3, 2015): The USA Freedom Act that passed by a 67-32 margin is not as strong as we wanted. It is markedly weaker than the original version of the USA Freedom Act that the ACLU first supported in 2013. We supported a sunset of the provisions in an effort to advance more comprehensive reform, including rejecting surveillance through cybersecurity information-sharing legislation. Notwithstanding this, however, it is very clear that the USA Freedom Act is a historic step forward. Opposing argument: (Cato Institute , "Cato scholars differ on USA Freedom Act", Oct., 2015): The privacy community remained divided over the USA Freedom Act. The final version of the bill reauthorized several expiring Patriot Act provisions, but limited bulk collection. Some legislators argued that to pass new legislation would only provide the government convenient new legal justification for its spying--which it would interpret broadly. On the opposite side of the argument stood some pro-privacy groups who held that modest reforms were better than no reforms at all. Source: H.R.2048&S.2685 14-H2048 on Apr 28, 2015 End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. Mulvaney co-sponsored USA FREEDOM Act Congressional summary:: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act or the USA FREEDOM Act: Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to require that the records sought pertain to an individual in contact with a foreign power. Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to minimize the acquisition and retention of information and to prohibit its unauthorized dissemination. Imposes additional requirements on the authorized use of pen registers and trap and trace devices (devices for recording incoming and outgoing telephone numbers). Prohibits the searching of collections of communications of US persons. Opponent's argument against (Electronic Frontier Foundation): The bill only addresses a small portion of the problems created by NSA spying. It does not touch problems like NSA programs to sabotage encryption standards; it does not effectively tackle the issue of collecting information on people outside of the US; and it doesn't address the authority that the government is supposedly using to tap the data links between service provider data centers, such as those owned by Google and Yahoo. The bill also does not address excessive secrecy; it won't deal with the major over-classification issues or the state secrets privilege. Opponent's argument against (J. Kirk Wiebe, former NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst interview with TheRealNews.com): It's window dressing. Stopping bulk collection is a good step, but the only thing that's going to fix this is direct access into NSA's databases by an independent group of hackers, techie types, people like Snowden who know how to get into a network and look at things and verify that the data they're collecting and what they're doing with it complies with the Constitution. The NSA has essentially operated illegally--unconstitutionally--for 60% of its existence. Source: HR3361 & S1599 14-H3361 on Oct 29, 2013 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. Mulvaney co-sponsored H.R.401 & S.165 Congressional Summary: To extend and enhance limitations on the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay. No amounts appropriated for any agency of the US Government may be used, for two years, to construct or modify any facility in the US, to house an individual detained at Guantanamo. Proponents reasons for voting YEA: Rep. WALORSKI: 21 terrorists have been released just in November alone to foreign countries. This measure would repeal current law that has allowed the administration to transfer prisoners to foreign countries and reduce the population at GTMO down to 127. Detainees at GTMO pose a real threat to our national security. HR 401 would prohibit any detainee transfers to Yemen. Yemen's branch of al Qaeda was founded by former GTMO detainees. We cannot risk trusting the world's most dangerous terrorists to its most dangerous places, nor should we simply cut them loose in rich, stable countries with no security safeguards in place. Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (CloseGuantanamo.org article, Jan. 2015): The prison at Guantanamo Bay has been open for 13 years. In 2009, President Obama pledged to close Guantanamo within a year. Yet it remains open, undermining America's values and national security. Almost half of the remaining 122 prisoners--55 men in total--were cleared for release in 2010 through 2013. Some of these men were previously cleared by the Bush Administration--some as long ago as 2004. It is unacceptable that the U.S. government continues to hold men that its own national security experts have recommended for release or transfer, and that Congress has intervened to maintain this deplorable state of affairs. We call for the immediate closure of Guantanamo. Guantanamo harms our nation every day it stays open, and it continues to serve as a potent symbol for terrorist recruitment. Source: Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act 15_H401 on Jan 16, 2015 Click here for a summary of all issue stances of Mick Mulvaney. Click here for a Wikipedia profile of Mick Mulvaney. Click here for a Ballotpedia profile of Mick Mulvaney. Click here for VoteMatch responses by Mick Mulvaney. Click here for AmericansElect quiz answers by Mick Mulvaney. Bevin(R) vs.Goforth(R) vs.Adkins(D) vs.Beshear(D) vs.Edelen(D) LA: Edwards(D) vs.Abraham(R) MS: Bryant(R) vs.Foster(R) vs.Hood(D) vs.Reeves(R) vs. Dunleavy(D) vs.Chenault(R) vs.Huggins(R) vs.Begich(D) vs.Treadwell(D) AL: Ivey(R) vs.Countryman(D) vs.Battle (R) vs.Maddox (R) vs.George(R) vs.Carrington(R) AR: Hutchinson(R) vs.Henderson(D) vs.West(L) AZ: Ducey(R) vs. Garcia (D) vs.Farley(D) CA: Newsom(D) vs.Chiang(D) vs.Villaraigosa(D) vs.Eastin (D) vs.Hadley (R) vs.Cox (R) vs.Istvan (I) vs.Allen(R) vs.La Riva(P) CO: Johnston(D) vs.Mitchell(R) vs.Kennedy (D) vs.Robinson (R) vs.Barlock(R) vs.Lynne(R) vs. Polis(D) vs.Coffman(R) vs.Brauchler(R,A.G.) vs.Stapleton(R) CT: Malloy(D) vs. Lamont(D) vs.Stefanowski(R) vs.Srinivasan(R) vs.David Walker (R) vs.Lumaj(R) vs.Visconti(R) vs.Lauretti(R) vs.Drew(D) FL: Gillum(D) vs.Graham(D) vs.Putnam(R) vs.Levine(D) vs. DeSantis(R) GA: Kemp(R) vs.Cagle(R) vs.Hill(R) vs.Abrams(D) vs.Levine(D) HI: Ige(D) vs.Hanabusa(D) vs.Tupola(R) vs.Carroll(R) vs.McDermott(R) IA: Reynolds(R) vs.Leopold(D) vs.Boulton(D) vs.McGuire(D) vs.Glasson(D) vs.Hubbell(D) vs.Porter(L) vs.Battaglia(L) ID: Little(R) vs.Fulcher(R) vs.Labrador(R) vs.Ahlquist(R) vs.Minton(D) vs.Jordan(D) IL: Rauner(R) vs.Kennedy(D) vs.Pawar(D) vs.Daniel Biss (D) vs. Pritzker(D) vs.Ives(R) KS: Brewer(D) vs.Hartman (R) vs.Colyer(R) vs.Kobach(R) vs.Orman(I) vs. Kelly(D) MA: Baker(R) & Polito(R,Lt.Gov.) vs.Warren (D) vs.Massie (R) MD: Hogan(R) vs.Ross (D) vs.Cummings(D) vs.Madaleno(D) vs.Jealous(D) vs.Quinn(L) vs.Schlakman(G) ME: Mayhew(R) vs. Mills(D) vs.Boyle(D) vs.Thibodeau(R) vs.Moody(D) vs.Capron(I) vs.Caron(I) MI: Whitmer(R) vs.El-Sayed(D) vs.Walz (D) vs.Schuette(R) vs.Calley(R) vs.Tatar(L) MN: vs.Smith(D) vs.Coleman(D) vs.Murphy(D) vs.Otto(D) vs.Liebling (DFL) vs. Walz (DFL) vs.Dean (R) vs.Pawlenty(R) vs.Johnson(R) vs.Swanson(D) MO: Greitens(R) vs. Parson(R) NE: Ricketts(R) vs.Krist(D) NH: Sununu(R) vs.Jarvis(L) vs.Marchand (D) vs.Kelly (D) NM: Lujan-Grisham(D) vs.Pearce(R) vs.Cervantes(D) vs.Apodaca(D) vs.Jarvis(L) NV: Fisher (R) vs. Sisolak(D) vs.Laxalt(R) vs.Schwartz(R) NY: Cuomo(D) vs.Nixon(D) vs.Hawkins(G) vs.Molinaro(R) OH: DeWine(R) vs. Husted(R,Lt.Gov.) vs.Kucinich(D) vs.Sutton(D,Lt.Gov) vs.Taylor(R) vs.Renacci (R) vs.Pillich (D) vs.Schiavoni(D) vs.Whaley(D) vs.Cordray(D) OK: Stitt(R) vs.Cornett(R) vs.Edmondson(D) vs.Richardson(R) vs.Johnson(D) vs.Powell(L) vs.Maldonado(L) OR: Brown(D) vs.Inman(D) vs.Buehler(R) PA: Wolf(D) vs. Fetterman(D,Lt.Gov.) vs.Wagner(R) vs.Barletta(R) vs.Krawchuk(L) RI: Raimondo(D) vs.Brown(D) vs.Fung(R) vs.Morgan(R) SC: McMaster(R) vs.McGill(R) vs.Pope(R) vs.Templeton(R) vs.Smith(D) vs.Warren(D) vs.Bryant(R) TN: Green(R) vs.Dean(D) vs.Black(R) vs. Lee(R) TX: Abbott(R) vs.Glass(L) vs.White(D) vs.Valdez(D) VT: Scott(R) vs.Moody(R) vs.Hallquist(D) vs.Stern(D) WI: Walker(R) vs.Harlow(D) vs.Vinehout(D) vs. Evers(D) vs.Roys(D) vs.Anderson(L) WY: Throne(D) vs.Dahlin(R) vs. Gordon(R) vs.Rammell(R) Abortion	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line660
__label__cc	0.694819	0.305181	Let’s take a leap of faith in Florida by Trey Nosrac After the final race at Pompano Park harness racetrack, many of us will sense an unsettling feeling about the future of our sport. As far as I can tell, nobody did anything wrong at “The Winter Capital of Harness Racing.” The racing handle was strong, the track and the people who put on the races gave off a good vibe — all to no avail. The wrecking ball will swing. Interviews with political representatives supporting our sport in Florida suggest the future of harness racing is more than a longshot. We may never know the legislative arm twisting and turning that brings us to this low point where harness horse racing gets snuffed out in one of our most populous states. Similar stories continue with Michigan, Illinois, and countless other racetracks that rely on shadowy, unknown forces. Harness racing often feels like we are stuck in loveless arranged marriages, dependent on the other party who has connections, lawyers, and politicians, trying to facilitate an uncoupling. Troubling times like these might inspire you to believe, as I do, that we need something to aim for, a project to get excited about, an initiative that is all ours, all positive, free from conflict, fiefdoms and restraint. Instead of silently slinking out of Florida, we could build something, something we all could take ownership of financially and emotionally. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to create a not-for-profit, multipurpose, year-round facility dedicated to the sport, a hub of harness racing, a place of our own we could call home, a shelter against oncoming storms? Let’s leap into the unknown. We may fall, we may fly, but we can try. Create the legal framework for a non-profit entity. After an afternoon on the Internet looking into things like an IRC 501(c)(8) (a fraternal beneficiary society, orders, or associations operating under the lodge system), or 701(3)c, or LCC’s, this project seems possible. We have plenty of good lawyers in our midst that could assist in the setup. Find a Florida location. We could build from scratch or reinvigorate a training center. I would suggest Spring Garden Ranch training center in DeLeon Springs, a spacious rural area with existing zoning and infrastructure. This location would be perfect. Each visit to Spring Garden calms the troubled heart and raises spirits. No racing license is required. Of course, we continue to work in the Florida state legislature to restore pari-mutuel racing. But at this point, and maybe for a long time, wagering is not needed. This effort would be like Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams, who hears a strange whisper, “If you build it, they will come.” Get the funding. Operating expenses are always an obstacle for dreamers who leap into the unknown. At Spring Garden, either the purchase of the property or a long-term lease would not be an onerous expense. The fastest path would be an original outlay from an interested benefactor or benefactors. A deep pocket or two from benevolent members of the racing community could give us a start. After securing the property, raising money, and electing a board of directors, the funding becomes the staff’s responsibility. Rebrand our flagship facility. Create a mighty and proud name such as – The American Society of Trotting and Pacing Institute at Spring Garden Ranch. To do exactly what and raise funding how? The beauty of leaps of faith is that there are no rules. The staff (and our team should consist of youthful, enterprising people) will take the ball and run. The staff answers to the board with their plans. Possible funding? The team can prioritize from a broad menu of revenue streams. Here are a dozen easy examples tossed on the table: The winter training operation Agricultural grants Tourism grants Reopen the onsite restaurant Donations from you and me RV hookup rentals USTA convention site A for-profit horse retirement operation Non-wagering horse events and races Legacy grants from estates Merchandise sales Smart, enthusiastic people will fill pages with concepts and funding methods for ongoing expansion. The facility will be ever-changing, a launching pad for new initiatives. Right now, you might have your creative juices flowing for funding, additions, and activities. As a person who enjoys our sport, ask yourself these fundamental questions: Would you support building a national harness racing beachhead, something extraordinary that would make you proud? Would you enjoy watching the facility grow, experiment, and expand? Would you enjoy traveling to this lovely rustic beachhead for vacations? And finally, wouldn’t it be great to race toward something new and wonderful instead of looking over our shoulders and squabbling?	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line667
__label__cc	0.671508	0.328492	WELCOME TO HATBORO ROTARY CHARTERED MAY 21 1942 Hatboro Rotary Meets Wednesday 7:30AM Box 435 Hatboro Dish Hatboro PA 19040 102 S. York Rd Hatboro PA Upcoming Speakers and Events Matt Edmund Evening Social Welcome to the Hatboro Rotary Website hello@hatbororotary.org We meet Wednesdays at 7:30 AM Hatboro Dish 102 S. York Rd. Hatboro, PA 19040 Home Page Stories Rotary Moments Speaker: Rotarian Barb R . Rotary responds to devastating earthquake in Turkey. DG Len has sent an email to all district Rotarians regarding the response to aid those who have been affected by the earthquake. Shelter Box is responding and lending aid. Contact Jesse if you wish to contribute to raising funds for Shelter Box. Our club has been a strong supporter of ShelterBox...each $1000 raised enables us to purchase another box for ShelterBox. It has been 1 year since the fighting began in Ukraine. Many countries have taken in refugees and have resettlement camps. World Polio Day Tues October 24 2023. Now is the time to download the Rotary Polio Day tool Kit from the RI website. Eric Lindhult..UMHJSA Speaker: Eric Lindhult ,General Manager of the Upper Moreland, Hatboro, Joint Sewer Authority (UMHJSA). The Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority provides collection, conveyance and treatment of wastewater from its customers in the Borough of Hatboro and Upper Moreland Township, and services portions of Bryn Athyn Borough, Horsham Township, Upper Dublin Township and Warminster Township. To Flush or not to Flush!! Flushable wipes are not flushable. Medications (take them to a drop off such as Hatboro Police station) Grease, paint, oil, any hazardous waste Be careful of your contacts..take them off so they don't drop into the toilet. Bottom line: ONLY flush toilet paper down your toilet and no other paper products. Wipes and paper towels should be disposed of with your household trash. The sewer authority has 44 employees, and someone is there every night. There are 125 miles of pipe just in Hatboro alone. There is a wealth of information on the UMHJSA website. http://www.umhjsa.org/index.html The dedicated staff works diligently to maintain the excellent treatment of the wastewater. Recent plant upgrades (e.g., emergency generator, upgraded disinfection units, enhanced influent screening, effluent pump station to allow us to discharge into the Pennypack Creek during flooding conditions, influent bypass pumping station) have improved our ability to maintain the excellent record of environmental compliance. The plant has operated without an effluent discharge permit violation since 2006, when severe flooding in Upper Moreland resulted in excessive flows to the plant and dangerous conditions within the plant due to flood waters. There is a great deal of information on the UMHJSA website and an archive of their back additions of the newsletter. You can also take a virtual tour of the facility. Thank you, Eric, for the information! Hatboro Rotary Super Bowl Pool Fundraiser Posted by Gary Chamberlain on Feb 04, 2023 Welcome to the Hatboro Rotary Super Bowl Squares competition. This is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Hatboro a Service Organization that supports many local charities and organizations. Thank you for your participation. Hatboro Rotary Super Bowl Squares is an online squares contest created for free at Hatboro Rotary Super Bowl Squares \| Super Bowl Pool Site For each available square you select a $22 donation should be made to the Hatboro Rotary Club using the DONATE button on this website or to a Rotary Club member. When all squares have been selected numbers 0 to 9 will be randomly assigned to the columns and rows. At the end of every quarter, the person whose square corresponds with the intersection of the second digit of each team’s score wins a prize (for example, a 14–7 score at the end of the first quarter pays out the owner of the square at row 4, column 7). $100 first quarter $150 half time $100 third quarter $200 end of game A check from the Rotary Club of Hatboro will be sent to each of the winners. This contest was created by Gary Chamberlain. If you have any questions about this contest, please direct those questions via email to the commissioner at garychamberlain311@gmail.com CLUB AND COMMUNITY Birthday wishes to Rob Jan 28th and to Sue Jan 24 Great turnout for our Hat Packs Service Project As of Feb 20 2023, Amazon Smile is no longer donating to your favorite charity which includes HAT Packs. Please keep this in mind as you decide on charities to donate to in 2023. It cost about $4000 a week to feed children in the program. Alternate ways to donate https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/HATPacks or send check to HAT Packs 22 Harding Ave, Hatboro PA 19040 Chris Mendel..Pennypack Ecological Trust We welcome back Chris Mendel to talk about the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust. In existence for 52 years the trust mission is to steward the Pennypack Preserve natural area as an important component of the region’s natural areas network, and to educate and encourage people to appreciate, enjoy, and protect the Preserve’s native ecosystems. Some of the areas the Trust concentrates on: Open space protection and acquisition: As the steward of 852 acres of protected meadows, woodlands and floodplain forest, the Trust manages Montgomery County’s second-largest privately owned natural area that is open to the public. They continue to purchase open spaces to protect that land from developers. There is definitely competition from groups to purchase land and develop it thus eliminating open space and many of the animal habitats. Habitat Protection: Protecting animal habitats Maintaining forest areas, trails and reforestation projects As you can imagine, protection of open spaces and animal habitats takes more staff then the Trust has. There are many opportunities to volunteer with this organization. One of our Rotarians has participated in at least 15 volunteer activit1es at the trust with the Boy Scouts. Last year this club worked with the Trust doing some work in a creek as well as cleaning up the area around the creek. Do you have a skill, want to learn a new skill, have a few free hours a month to volunteer? There are many opportunities for volunteers both outside and also in the office and visitor center. For more information regarding volunteering please contact volunteer coordinator, Kevin Roth, at kroth@pennypacktrust.org For more information on the Trust and information on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and more please visit their website https://pennypacktrust.org/about/ HAT Packs Service Project We had a great turnout on Jan 24th to help HAT Packs pack the food containers to take to the schools. 343 Children will be receiving packs of food this week and we are proud to be able to help. You can see some of the photos on the right. We had a great time and were able to not only help but were able to chat with each other as we stood in line to pack up bags of food. When we were done, more then 13 of us went to PJ Whelihan's for Dine and Donate which our club sponsored. Thanks everyone who turned out for both activities and thanks to the families and friends who joined us!! Don't forget to choose your Superbowl squares! You could be a winner. Maddy Beck,,,Angel Flight East Maddy is the Community Outreach coordinator for Angel Flight East (AFE), a nonprofit organization whose Mission is to provide free air transportation to qualified patients and their families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and reuniting families during desperate times. AFE was founded in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew. During 1993 AFE flew 17 flights, today they fly greater then 900 to 950 flights a year. AFE serves the Northeastern region of the United States, and for destinations beyond their reach, they link with other volunteer pilot organizations. Anyone who requests a flight must be medically stable, able to board an aircraft, and fly in a small non-pressurized aircraft. One companion may accompany an adult patient and 2 companions may accompany a child. volunteer Pilots use their own aircraft for a mission and assume all costs of the flight including fuel, landing fees and other expenses such as liability insurance. It is not only patients that may be flown by AFE. During the Pandemic, volunteer pilots flew several missions to deliver personal protect equipment (PPE) to dozens of medical and rural area facilities. Some items delivered included face masks, hand sanitizer and more. (Some of those flights were over 400 miles.) How to request a flight: please visit the AFE website https://angelflighteast.org/passengers/ for more information not only about requesting a flight but the length of time it takes to get a flight, documents required and information for patients. This is a wonderful organization and I urge you to explore the AFE website.Thanks, Maddy Welcome back to a new year...2023! Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. Congrats to Kathy S who reaches 10 years in Rotary on Jan 9th Jan 18th meeting will be a General Assembly Jan 25 Evening social. Place to be announced later Board Slate for next Rotary year was approved! Gary sent out an E-mail for the annual Super Bowl Pool fundraiser-check your E-mail Sean Kilkenny..Montgomery County Sheriff The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is one of the largest and most highly trained law enforcement agencies in the County and includes several divisions and specialty units serving more than 900,000 residents with a staff of 130 law enforcement officers, 3 K-9s and 20 admin staff. The mission of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is to protect and serve a diverse community of residents by respecting and valuing diverse life experiences and heritages in order to ensure that all voices are valued and heard. Sean Kilkenny was elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019. He is a retired LT Colonel in the Army having served 2 decades in the US Army and Army Reserves. Sean is married and has 2 daughters. He also runs a Law Practice. I'm betting you might not know what a County Sheriff's Office actually does and what are its biggest challenges. Certainly, the biggest challenge they face are recruitment and retention. Unfortunately, the deputies are paid less than many local police throughout the County and they often leave for better paying jobs. Some of the many divisions and duties within the department: CERT Team which handles high profile incidents K-9 Unit has 3 K-9s which work with other agencies on many shared operations. BOMB Unit has 9 Techs and robots (which can go a mile out from tech) Bike Control Unit Motorcycle Deputies Honor Guard (which recently won the State Competition) Ballot Security Training. Gun safety Warrant Division Transportation and Detention: Transport prisoners throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and perform extraditions from other states for court proceedings. Courts: Enforce court orders. Ensure safety within the Montgomery County Justice Complex. Civil: Serve all criminal and civil writs issued by the Courts. DUI: Assist other law enforcement agencies process DUI offenders. Real Estate: Conduct sales of real and personal property. Issue licenses to carry firearms. Assist local and regional law enforcement agencies during emergencies and apprehensions. The Sheriff's Office is called upon during riots, prison breaches, strikes and other emergencies which are or may be a breach of the peace. There is much to learn about the County Sherrif's Department and its History. Here are two links you might want to take a look at. Become informed! 1 Power Point Presentation PowerPoint Presentation (montcopa.org) 2 Website for Montco Sheriff's Department https://montcopa.org/428/About-the-Office Thank you, Sean, for the interesting and informative talk. We hope you return again soon. DG Newsletter Imagine Together (Dec 01, 2022) (rotarydistrict7430.org) Hatboro Holiday Parade 2022 CLICK HERE for Holiday Parade Video Welcome DG Len Gieseler Words of Wisdom from the DG DG Len is a member of Pottstown Rotary. He went to Millersville University and after college, joined the Navy from 85-90. Len is married to Kirsten, who is also a Rotarian. His Dad was also a Pottstown Rotarian. Membership: DG Len shared with us the growth of Rotary as it welcomed Rotaract as official members of Rotary. So, as wonderful as it is to have so many new members of Rotary, we cannot forget that every seven years we lose 1.2 million members. Are we as a club taking care of our New Members and keeping them engaged in Rotary? Think about these things: what brought them to rotary and what would they like to accomplish? Are we meeting their needs and helping them to assimilate into Rotary? Other topics DG Len spoke about: Foundation: Foundation is a part of us. The money donated to foundation comes back to us in 3 years' time to be used for District Grants...We have benefited from foundation money as we received a matching grant to purchase the wheelchair accessible playground equipment for the Pennypack playground. Donating to Foundation can be as easy as donating $5-$10 a month through Rotary Direct. Service Projects: As a club we do many service projects but we could remember to promote Rotary to those we work with who are not Rotarians. District conference: May 5-7 in Atlantic City at the Tropicana. More Info about the Conference can be found by clicking on the District 7430 home page on this site. And certainly, last but not least we talked about the current Female RI president: Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, the first woman to hold that office in Rotary's 115-year history. What does the Image logo mean?...I am reposting it for you! What makes a Rotarian and drives us to make a difference each day? Our annual theme sheds some light, and our newest – Imagine Rotary – says it all. For more of the story, see below! The theme urges all Rotarians to "dream big and take action", uniting to work toward positive global change. Says Jennifer, "We all have dreams, but acting on them is a choice. Imagine a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.” Riki Salam, an Australian graphic designer and artist specializing in contemporary Indigenous art, design, and communications, designed the colorful logo for our new theme. What does the design mean? In Aboriginal culture, the circle represents our connections to one another. The seven dots surrounding the circle represent not only people and society, but Rotary's seven areas of focus. Together, the circle and dots form a "navigation star – our guiding light." The line underneath represents a basic tool -- a digging stick -- a metaphor for doing hard work: indeed, Rotary In Action. The color scheme can be interpreted in several ways. For example, purple represents polio eradication; green, the environment; and white represents our central mission, peace. Jennifer, the first female President in the history of Rotary International, noted that the color scheme in part also pays homage to the global women's suffragette movement. Want to learn more?? https://www.rotary.org/en/jennifer-jones-imagines-rotary-fulfilling-big-dreams Charles Lockard..Lehman Food Pantry Charles is one of three people at Lehman managing the food pantry. Clients must be within a 5-mile radius of the pantry to receive goods. At a first visit, client must sign up and show their ID card. If they are not within the 5-mile radius, pantry staff will try to find a pantry nearer to their home. What's different at this pantry: Try to give fresh fruits and veggies, Eggs, butter (once a month), cheese always try to give a protein and have had (fortunately) many donations of meats toiletries once a month All clients receive a bag with items such as cereal, canned goods, pasta, pasta sauce, soup, canned fruits etc. Receive donations from Garden of Health and Grocery Outlet among other organizations. Do share items and also receive items from other food pantries in the area. What is needed: Still need Volunteers to help go through donations and put unexpired items on the shelves. In the summertime help is always needed. Lehman food pantry is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 to 1200. Clients may come once a week for items Rotary Anniversaries: Jill 5 years; Russ 41 years Madrigal singers will be here Dec 21 Boodle Brigade Boodle Brigade has readied the packages for shipping! Art Friedman..How Vaccines Come About In 1958 Art Began his post high school education at Brooklyn College. He knew he wanted to work in the sciences and in his sophomore year he decided to study Virology. In 1962 he and Sue moved to Buffalo to study for his PHD. In 1967 Art received his PHD and for the next 35 years he worked for Merck as a virologist in vaccine development. Think about this..there were unexplained outbreaks of a neurological disease in Muzaffarpur, India beginning in 1995. Generally, this was a seasonal event affecting children. Still in 2013-14 no cause had been determined but it was postulated that there is a connection with the Litchi fruit. For a researcher, wouldn't you want to find the cause AND develop a vaccine to prevent this?? Do researchers experiment on each other....Well not really but they do (and Art did) take experimental vaccines that he and his staff made. So no, Art didn't try to infect himself but did try to expose himself to influenza and other pathogens. Here are some of the vaccines that Art helped develop that are currently in use: rubella; original Adult Pneumonia; Hepatitis B; HIB (Hemophilus B) Middle ear infections, pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia in young children. It takes a lot of study, experimentation, trial and error before a vaccine is developed. Some may take up to 20 years or longer to develop. On the other end of the spectrum, he has also worked on many (Chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, Herpes, HIV) that researchers have not yet figured out. When a vaccine is developed and licensed for use, there is follow-up such as required reporting to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Eveny Reporting System; VICP National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; NVSN New Vaccine Surveillance Network; as well as the Detection of New Strains. Many thanks to Art for this presentation. It was interesting and informative. Celebrations: Tom Post, Birthday; Marty Palmer Birthday; Don Solomon Wedding Anniversary. Congrats to all and hope you had great celebrations! Parade: Marty will ride in a car and other Rotarians will walk behind car. 1:15 meet at Quigs Donations for Kids Christmas go to Linda Roehner No Social this month Dec 14 Club Holiday Celebration District 7430 and the Rotary Foundation - Kathleen (Katie) Farrell Posted by Gary Chamberlain Kathleen (Katie) Farrell, a Warminster Rotarian and District 7430 Foundation Annual Fund Chair/District Governor Nominee for 2024-2025, presented to our club on the Rotary Foundation and our District's efforts and goals. Melanoma Education Foundation Steve Fine, the President of the Melanoma Education Foundation, attended colleges in the Boston area, receiving a doctorate in chemistry from Northeastern University. He then moved to PA, completing a year of post-doctoral research at Lehigh University. After 5 years as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Lafayette College in PA, he moved back to New England where he served in technical and management positions in high-tech chemical companies. In 1989 he started consulting practice in the technology of high-purity chemical manufacturing, concurrently serving for 3 years as Vice President of Technology for ACSI, a West Coast manufacturer of semiconductor chemicals. Shortly after his son Dan died of melanoma in 1998 at the age of 26, he founded the non-profit Melanoma Education Foundation and, since August of 2001, has devoted full time to the Foundation. The primary activity of the Foundation is educating high school and middle school wellness teachers about melanoma skin cancer and providing them with free online lessons to educate their students about seld-detecting melanoma while it is curable. At last count over 1700 schools in all 50 states were using the lessons. Melanoma Education Foundation Web Pages: For Everyone: https://www.skincheck.org For Health & Wellness Educators and Students: https://www.melanomaeducation.net 30-Minute Early Self-Detection/Prevention Video: https://bit.ly/3hipmFK (The video above has most of the Rotary Presentation Content) 16-Minute High School Student Video: https://bit.ly/2CBzdoT 22-Minute Middle School Student Video: https://bit.ly/2yv32Ep 30 Minute Health Teacher Training Video: https://bit.ly/3jqzejP Posted by Gary Chamberlain on Oct 19, 2022 Pennypack Playground Groundbreaking, Oct. 22: Hatboro Rotary will have a tent there between 10-12 to host a rock painting station. we need a good showing of members, contact katrinalsullivan@gmail.com if you can attend. Bowling Event, Oct. 26: Thunderbird Lanes Warminster 6-8 refreshments will be served. contact Jill at jbarton@bartonestatelaw.com to reserve your spot. Pints for Polio, Oct. 27: Artifact Brewery, Hatboro 5-8. Come support our Area 7 social and fundraiser Hatboro Federal Savings Skeleton Scurry, Oct 29: To volunteer at this event between 8-11 contact the Hatboro Chamber or email garychamberlain311@gmail.com Call for volunteers at The Food Pantry at St. John's: The Food Pantry at St. John's Volunteers: The Food Pantry at St. John's (signupgenius.com) 300 Boodle Brigade: The 300 Boodle Brigade’s primarily purpose is to send care packages (Boodle) to deployed soldiers. Donations can be given to Barbara Rudakevych at our Wednesday meetings or contact brudake@gmail.com to arrange drop off. All donations need to be in by Wednesday, November 9th so they can be packed and ship ped before Thanksgiving. HealthLink Dental Clinic - Richard James Richard (Rick) James, President of The Board of Directors of HealthLink Dental Clinic and a Rotarian from the Central Bucks Club presented to our club. Rick explained that the mission of the organization was to improve the overall health of qualified low-wage earning adults and veterans in Bucks and Montgomery counties by providing free preventative and restorative dental services and oral health education. Rick explained that the services are provided in Bucks and Montgomery County to individuals with household income at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Rick also explained that this included a partnership with the local County Veterans Affairs Offices, to now offer free dental care to qualifying area veterans. The Goals of HealthLink Dental Clinic are: To improve and maintain the oral health of our patients. To provide oral health education. To link patients with other community resources, like medical and behavioral health services, housing and food assistance, and career guidance to enhance their lives. Rick explained that HealthLink recently relocated to Hatboro from Southampton. They recently moved to 444 N York Rd, Hatboro as the clinic’s leadership felt this location better meets the needs of patients and the organization. The new clinic on York Road is in the heart of Hatboro and close to the train station as well as a Septa bus stop. HealthLink has 13 volunteer dentists and 1 part time dentist. They also collaborate with local colleges that have dental students, allowing students practical experience while providing a service to the community. Healthlink has been in existence for 21 years providing 32,000 free dental treatments. Last year, it provided free dental care to 1820 patients at a value of $788,000. Healthlink relies on financial support from the community. The clinic is now accepting donations to cover the relocation costs and renovations and equipment. Free Dental Care \| HealthLink Dental Clinic \| United States Alex and Nancy Classification Speeches Alex Myers and Nancy Guenst This morning two of our newest members gave their classification speeches. These are talks that enlighten the rest of us about the accomplishments , adventures and history of our members. These are two very talented and intelligent people that we are proud to have as Rotarians. Both of these women have served in the military, volunteer in the community, are multilingual, and know the value of hard work. For Club members, the bios will be posted in the secure section of this website. Merakey Foster Care Program Kathleen Hagerty from Merakey Foster Care Program was our visitor this Wednesday. Kathleen is a Family Engagement Specialist with over 15 years of experience in several different roles. Merakey is a not-for-profit developmental, behavioral health, and education provider. They offer a variety of services to individuals and communities across the country. They offer these services to 50,000 + people each year at nearly 700 locations, all focused on one goal. Their programs support individuals with all kinds of needs, from people with addiction or intellectual and physical disabilities to homeless veterans and children in need of homes. We help people who need someone to support and fight for them. It’s just the right thing to do. Their hope is that we’re helping to create communities where everyone can reach their fullest potential. Kathleen spoke to Hatboro Rotary members about the current state of the foster care system which, in PA, cares for 13,000 - 15,000 children at any point in time. Merakey provides 24/7 to children and their foster care placements and completed 27 referrals in September alone. They also offer training to foster caretakers which includes over 20 hours of training including 1st Aid and CPR. Most foster placement systems are experiencing a lack of individuals who can take placements, most of which consist of children who are older or who come as part of a sibling group that does not want to be separated during their time in care. For more information please reach out to Kathleen and Merakey at 833-629-2220 or email at: fosterparents@merakey.com Thank you, Kathleen! Oct 26 Bowling Event: Thunderbird Lanes Warminster 6-8 refreshments will be served Warrington Corn Hole tournament Oct 15 12-4 Valley Square (10 members of Warrington Rotary supported Our Lobster Pot..Let's get a team!) Coast to coast Running Relay will be going through Hatboro on Oct 15..come cheer them on. If anyone is interested in making a scarecrow for the Scarecrow contest, all applications must be in by Oct 12. to Hatboro Chamber. Business and community Lunch at Trattoria Valona Oct 17. Bring Non perishable food item. Skeleton Scurry Oct 29. 8-12To volunteer, contact the Hatboro Chamber Richard McGarvey Very interesting talk about the Pa Gaming Control Board. (PGCB). https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/?pr=1000 There is a great deal of information on this website, please click on the many links. The goal of the PGCB is to be the premier gaming regulator in the United States, maintaining and enhancing public trust with honesty, integrity and credibility. Guided by the Gaming Act and supported by a dedicated professional staff of 320 the PGCB will protect the interest of the public by ensuring the integrity of legalized gaming through the strict enforcement of the law and regulations, the licensing of qualified individuals and entities, and fulfilling the objectives of legalized gaming in the Commonwealth to deliver a significant source of revenue, assist the horse racing industry, provide broad economic opportunities and enhance tourism. (taken from the PGCB website) What they regulate: Sports and Fantasy Wagering; Truck Stop VGTs (Video Gaming Terminals); Casinos and also Background Checks on Casino Employees among other things such as online casinos. What they do not regulate: Lottery Games; Horse Racing; Small Games of Chance Help for problem gamblers: provide information and assistance for problem gamblers seeking help. Gambling can be an uncontrollable addiction for many. The PGCB Self Exclusion Program allows a person to request to be excluded from legalized gaming activities within a casino and offsite venues, online, at VGT establishments or on fantasy contests. Individuals who enroll in self-exclusion are prohibited from collecting any winnings, recovering any losses or accepting complimentary gifts or services or any other thing of value from a licensee or operator. A person can enroll in Self Exclusion online at https://responsibleplay.pa.gov/self-exclusion/. If a person is enrolled in self exclusion and gambles, they could be arrested, and the Casino could be fined (especially if they send that person any information regarding casino activities). Casino Revenue: 2 billion Tax Revenue Annually (1Billion of that goes toward property tax reduction). for more information regarding "Where" the revenue goes, please see https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/?p=320 Interact Clubs are high school level clubs that are sponsored and mentored by local Rotary Clubs. They are chartered by rotary International just as Rotary clubs are. They are community service clubs which organize at least two projects every year, one that helps their school or community and one that promotes international understanding. Kathy Salemno from our club works closely with INTERACT as our clubs liaison with the school. We love working with this group of young people. We were fortunate to Have Ella, the president of HHHS Interact Club with us today. Interact currently has 120 members and volunteers with us for various service projects. We wanted to Thank Ella and her members for ALL the help they provided at Lobster Pot. We could not have done it without you! someone said 5 people were working with us, but it felt like 50! They were all hard workers and definitely contributed to the success of Lobster Pot. THANK YOU INTERACT! A recent photo from the clubs meeting (used with permission to post) Meghann Townsend..Future Ready Hatters SPEAKER: Meghann Townsend...Future Ready Hatters At Hatboro Horsham High School, the goal is for students to graduate and be prepared to be successful in whatever career path they choose and to be productive citizens equipped for the 21st century. To that end, the guidance department with the Furure Ready Program hopes to increase programming to identify students' skills, interests and aptitudes and assist them in discovering how those qualities can be applied to career opportunities after graduation. "If you can see it, you can be it" is the program motto! The success of this program will depend not only on school resources but also the community. They are looking for individuals and companies to partner with the school in several different ways: Be a Presenter: Speak with the students about your career or company Host a field Trip: Welcome Students and staff to your business site and observe the various roles of those working there Join the Steering Committee: Provide business and community insights to help shape this program Share Opportunities: Through community service, part-time and summer jobs, students have a opportunity to learn important skills to help prepare them for future careers. Host a Job Shadow: host a student, in person, for a day to observe the roles and tasks of professionals in your industry. Become a Mentor: host a student at your company site exposing them to different careers in your industry. Allow them to get involved, assisting with day-to-day activities, attending meetings and frank discussions about skills and training For More Information about this program, contact Meghann Townsend, Future Ready Counselor at 215-420-5523 or mtownsend@hhsd.org. At this time, it is not a commitment to help rather a willingness to be called and asked to participate in an applicable event or if a student request comes up. Follow the link to sign up: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VoiNsYAfykqiCN2c1szDyphYaTE1obhBt4jpSqefkulUOE5QRENTWklWNFc1UFo4S0NMRFo1WVhLRi4u Next Evening Get together Sept 28th at Brick and Barrel in Maple Glen Lobster Pot was huge success! We can continue to support this community. Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to those who purchased tickets! Congrats to those with Rotary Anniversaries: Gloria Inlander 31 years, Tom Finerghty 39 years Birthdays: Pete Salemno Sep 24 Sally Palmer Sep 21 Barb Schupeltz Oct 1 Anniversaries: Marty and Sally Palmer Sep 21 Tony and Julia Mapes Sep 25 Nancy and Stephen Guenst Sep 18 Diane Hegele..American Legion Auxiliary Founded in 1919, The American Legion Auxiliary has nearly 1 million members from all walks of life. The Auxiliary administers hundreds of volunteer programs, gives tens of thousands of hours to its communities and to veterans, and raises millions of dollars to support its own programs, as well as other worthwhile charities It is all accomplished with volunteers,100 of them are from Post 798 located at County Line and Davisville Roads on the Warminster Township side of the road but in the Hatboro Post Office. Our members in the Auxiliary are from all over both Bucks and Montgomery County areas. While originally organized to assist The American Legion, the Auxiliary has achieved its own unique identity while working side-by-side with the veterans who belong to the Legion. Like the Legion, the Auxiliary’s interests have broadened to encompass the entire community. The Legion has expanded and in addition to the Legion and Auxiliary there is the Riders and Son’s now. All 4 are at this Legion Post The Auxiliary is made up of the male and female spouses, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and direct and adopted female descendants of members of The American Legion. Through its nearly 10,500 units located in every state and some foreign countries, the Auxiliary embodies the spirit of America that has prevailed through war and peace. Along with The American Legion, it solidly stands behind America and its ideals. Diane joined the Auxiliary 20 years ago when she met her husband who is a life member, joining after his service to our country in foreign conflict. She is finishing up her term as President after serving for the last 7 years. She will be sworn in this weekend as Treasurer. She also volunteers some time to the American Legion Post in Brigantine NJ when time permits. The auxiliary meets once a month from September through June. Some things the Auxiliary does: Gold Star Garden: Partnered with the Borough to assist with this project and fundraising. Majestic Oaks: Majestic Oaks Nursing Home is home to 20 veterans and one of our auxiliary members. Sends food, cards and goodies every few months to the veterans. There is still WW2 veteran at Majestic Oaks. State Veteran Programs: Support many state run programs sending donations to assist with veterans needs statewide. Girls State : Female high school students who have completed their junior year are competitively selected and sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary units for this program, where they learn about the political process by electing officials for all levels of state government and actively running a mock government. The last young lady actually was chosen to advance to Girls National Candidates should be keenly interested in government and current events and show strong leadership abilities. Because the structure of state and local government varies, ALA Girls State programs may vary in content and method of procedure, but each adheres to the same basic core values. Veterans Food Drive: Yearly the Sons of the American Legion host their annual two day food drive, it is the end of September , Saturday and Sunday 9/24 & 25 from 8 to 4 rain or shine. All donated items will be delivered to the Willow Grove 111th Fighter Wing FRG. The mission pf the FRG is to assist veterans and the families of active duty staff. Accepted items include non-perishable canned and boxed foods, water, paper goods, personal care items, baby needs, bottled items, cash, checks or gift cards. Veterans Day Lunch: Our ladies have lunch at Majestic Oaks where they help serve lunch and honor the veterans. Each Veteran receives a care package that includes money and service-related gifts centered around their branch of service. (Such as lap blankets and shirts) Veterans Picnic at Post: Each year Majestic Oaks or DV Veterans Home residents are escorted by our riders to our post for an afternoon of food, drink and camaraderie. Majestic Oaks Christmas: Purchase gifts for residents. Adopt a Family at the Holidays: Each year we adopt an active military family who may have a loved one on deployment or a veteran in need of help and we provide them gift cards for food and gifts for children in the house. We also partner with our post to have a Christmas party for the children and grandchildren of our members. If you are interested in joining dues are $25 per year. You must meet criteria to join. If you are interested in making a donation for food drive or Christmas Program for Vets, come to American Legion Post 798 County Line and Davisvill Rds Saturday Sept 24 and Sunday Sept 25th 8AM to 4PM (Rain or Shine). For more information, visit the auxiliary website Auxiliary (americanlegion798.org) Congratulations to Jesse Brookreson Tony Mapes, Club Foundation Chair Congratulates Jesse Brookreson on earning his second Paul Harris Fellow pin. (PHF+2). By making regular automatic payments to Rotary foundation, it is easy to accumulate the $1000 needed to become a PHF. You choose where you want that money to go..such as General Fund, Polio Plus etc. Happy Birthday to Tony Mapes Sep 18 Happy anniversary to Marty and Sally Palmer Happy Anniversary to Nancy and Steve Guenst Thank you to everyone for a successful Lobster Pot!! CLUB NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS to Rotarian Frank Jarrett on reaching 60 years in Rotary!! Frank joined Sep 5, 1962 Please send good thoughts and prayers to Tom Finerty (COVID)and Jack Groves (Surgery). Speedy recovery guys! Happy early birthday wishes to Don Soloman (Sept 8th) Lobster Pot Meeting next meeting...please be there! District Governor is visiting Sept 14th. Today's meeting was a General Assembly. Thank you to all the members who volunteered for various committees and positions. Working together is what makes this club great! We received the grant check for $14693 for the wheelchair swing. This money will be matched by the club. The swing and omni-Spinner donated by Andrews Friends Fund will be installed in the new playground behind Pennypack. Dedication for the new playground will be Oct 22 Sep 16 last cruise night Theme for the Holiday Parade is "Musical Notes and Holiday Floats" Start think about our float! Oct 29 Skeleton Scurry Congratulations to club members: Katrina Sullivan who celebrates 15 years in Rotary on Sept 12 George Bollendorf who celebrates 1 year in Rotary on Sept 15 Don't Forget!! Lobster Pot this Saturday! District Governor visit next Weds Sept 14 CLUB and COMMUNITY NEWS Congratulations to Karen White Kearns who Received her first Paul Harris Award. Award presented by Tony Mapes Club Foundation Chairman Congrats to Tony for reaching 42 years in Rotary on Aug. 22 Happy Birthday to Frank Jarrett and Happy anniversary to Tom and Barb! Please continue to sell Lobster Pot tickets. Remind people that take out is available. Final day of sales is Aug 31 Alex is preparing a writeup about our Rotary Club for the Borough Newsletter. If you have any favorite pictures, send them to Alex. Continue to ask establishments if they would like to donate a door prize to Lobster Pot. Kathy has Letters you can provide to them. BOROUGH NEWS The site for the adaptive Playground has been determined to be behind Pennypack school. Thanks to Hatboro Rotary for the Wheelchair accessible swing and to Andrews Friends Fund for the omni-Spinner. Watch for information on the dedication. Bingo night at Pennypack is Oct 1st... come and join the fun! $30 prepaid $35 at the door Friday Night is Cruise night. Accepting donations for school supplies and Food Pantries. Gold Star Garden...Time to order your brick for the garden. Dedication Sept 25 11AM Hayden Renk.. STEM YEA Forty one rising 8th Graders participated in the District 7430 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ) YEA (Youth Explorer Academy) at Albright College. The curriculum focused on “Astrobiology – Search for Life on Mars” developed with the SETI Education Staff and Albright SRI Educators. The Academy is part of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) organized by Rotarians that provide intensive leadership experience to develop skills for youth as a leader while having fun and making connections. The goal of the 4-day 3-night hands-on learning experience: deliver an immersive STEM curriculum that sparks intellectual curiosity and a love of lifelong learning. STEM is critical to building a more secure future based on science, humanity, and understanding commensurate with Rotary International principles. Hatboro Rotary is proud to have sponsored 2 students to this program. Hayden Renk visited our club this morning and provided a look at what they did for those 4 days and 3 nights at Albright. The students were off to MARS...the Mission would take 9 months to get there, 3.5 years on MARS and 9 months to return. Divided into groups, each group had to work together to complete their tasks which required critical thinking, working together, problem solving, creativity, decision making, leadership, acceptance of failure and a host of other things. When asked what he liked best, Hayden replied, "the social aspect" and he likes "rocks and stuff". This is a link to photos taken during the Academy and provided to the students. http://photos.app.goo.gl/UC1vrBMUJVP7V15H9 FUTURE ASTRONAUGHT! David Zellers Jr...Director of Commerce for Montgomery County Today we welcomed David Zellers Jr to the club. He is the Director of Commerce for Montgomery County. A graduate of York College of PA and Miami University of Ohio, he is passionate about Civic engagement, partnership development, strategic planning, collective impact and all things community, economic and workforce development. So, what does the Montgomery County Commerce Department do? The short answer is provides workforce development services and assistance to businesses, individuals, communities, investors, entrepreneurs and institutions. There is a wealth of knowledge on their websites https://www.montcopa.org/779/Commerce and https://montcoforward.org/ Each of these sites has links to many of the programs provided, and information on the county and its 62 municipalities. To Start your business in the County Expand your workforce Curious about the County's labor market and workforce Looking for a site to establish your business Need tools to develop your workers Looking for financial assistance to grow your business Curious about public transportation near your business The Commerce Department may be small (15-16 staff) but they have a network of partnerships, services, programs and assistance they can provide. Not sure how the Commerce Department can help you? Go to the website and complete a Commerce Department Assistance Request Form. A member of the staff will contact you to discuss your business, goals, and needs. They will connect you with services, and technical assistance from their many partners who can help your business succeed. On the website there are many links to the programs provided whether it be for youth, young Adults, veterans, or business owners. Service Project! Jan 24, 2023 Madrigal Singers 2022 Hatboro Rotary Holiday Party 2022 2022 Wrapping Party! DG Visits Hatboro Rotary Lobster Pot 2022 2021 Hatboro Christmas Parade Home Page Download Files Hatboro Events Committee 2021 Madrigal Singers Marty Palmer President Elect Lisa Grace Karen Kearns Linda Roehner Gary Chamberlain Tony Mapes Alexander Myers Kathy Salemno Darlene Malone	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line669
__label__wiki	0.778771	0.778771	Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast with Alex Ferrari Alex Ferrari Filmmaking Entertainment Cinema Society Podcasting Education Monday Motivations על ידי Alex Ferrari התגלה על ידי Player FM והקהילה שלנו - זכויות היוצרים שמורות למפרסם, לא ל-Player FM, והשמע מוזרם ישירות מהשרתים שלכם. הירשמו כדי לעקוב אחר עדכונים ב-Player FM, או הדביקו את כתובת העדכונים באפליקציות פודקאסט אחרות. Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast with Alex Ferrari « » BONUS EPISODE: Lighting the Biggest Films of All-Time with Dean Cundey A.S.C Today, my guest is a prolific cinematographer, accomplished photographer, and member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Dean Cundey. Dean rose to fame for extraordinary cinematography in the 1980s and 1990s. His early start was working on the set of Halloween. Dean is credited as director of photography on five Back To The Future films and Jurassic Park. The Halloween slasher franchise consisted of eleven films and was initially released in 1978. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place. The second film, one of which Cundey served as director of photography, was based on Marty McFly, who had only just gotten back from the past when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present. The three Back To The Future films Dean worked on grossed $388.8, $336, and $243 million globally, becoming all-time hits on budgets of $19, $40, and $40 million. Cundey is cited as being amongst some of the best directors of photography. In addition to his lighting skills, particularly in the famous hallway scene where the hidden face of Michael Myers is slowly revealed by way of a blue light next to the mask, he was among the first cinematographers to make use of a recent invention called the Steadicam, or paraglide. Some other shows and movies he's worked on include, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Tales of the Unexpected, Romancing the Stone, Invitation To Hell, Big Trouble in Little China, etc. Who Framed Roger Rabbit; A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit’s only hoping to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. Basically, 'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead, and Roger is the prime suspect. Groundbreaking interaction between the live and animated characters, and lots of references to classic animation. Dean grew up an avid reader of the American Cinematographer magazines he would buy after school from a local camera shop close by. That was how his inspiration to pursue filmmaking came about. He shifted his focus to theater history while still taking some architectural design classes at California State University before he ultimately enrolled at the University of California Los Angeles film school. In 1993 Jurassic Park, Dean made a minor appearance as a boat crew member (Mate) while also staffed as director of photography. The film follows a pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose. Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs. A park employee attempts to steal dinosaur embryos, critical security systems are shut down, and it now becomes a race for survival with dinosaurs roaming freely over the island. Cundey holds over one hundred and fifty cinematography & photography credits for movies, television, and short films. That is no small feat in this business. The man has stayed busy and booked since graduation from film school. That kind of consistency in Hollywood is only doable by having extreme persistence and excellence. One of the many things he did to stay prepared and on top of his craft was investing into building himself a ‘super van’ or one couple call it a cinematographer’s heaven that contained every equipment (cameras, editings tools, etc.) required to help him get work get and do work easily. We talk more about this in our chat. 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__label__wiki	0.724582	0.724582	UK govt admits antibiotic shortage Antibiotics. Image source 1MG The United Kingdom government on Thursday admitted there were serious shortages of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections in children, despite more than a week of denials. “Serious shortage protocols” had been issued for three types of oral solutions used in paediatrics – Phenoxymethylpenicillin, which is also known as penicillin V. It comes after at least 17 children died in the United Kingdom from severe cases of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) infection, and shortages of other types of antibiotics in Europe and North America. Family doctors and parents have reported difficulty finding antibiotics to treat Strep A, which typically causes a sore throat and fever and flu-like symptoms. Pharmacies have been out of stock and some outlets say they are being charged up to £19 ($24) for a box, when the price is normally just a few pounds. They say they are losing thousands of pounds a week as they can only recoup a fraction of the cost from the state-run National Health Service (NHS). The UK competition regulator on Wednesday announced a probe into drug companies for putting up prices as demand soars. On the penicillin shortages, health minister Will Quince acknowledged that increased demand had left some pharmacists unable to meet prescriptions. “These Serious Shortage Protocols will allow pharmacists to supply an alternative form of penicillin, which will make things easier for them, patients, and GPs,” he added. Quince said the situation was “temporary” and “localised” because of the high numbers of Strep A and Scarlet Fever cases. The government was working with manufacturers and wholesalers to speed up supplies, he added. The health ministry said SSPs were “standard procedure” and are used often “to manage temporary and potential medicine supply issues”. They allow pharmacists to legally supply a specified alternative medicine rather than forcing a patient to get another prescription from their doctor. Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dismissed fears of a national shortage of antibiotics for Strep A. “There are no current shortages of drugs available to treat this and there are well-established procedures in place to ensure that that remains the case,” he told parliament on December 7. Previous articleUK nurses break 106-year record, protest poor pay Next articleFG ranks Nasarawa best in COVID-19 vaccination campaign	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line682
__label__wiki	0.947806	0.947806	Rajon Rondo Throws Down Gauntlet at Anthony Davis With Season Expectations Heavy on Lakers By Austin Boyd Updated Oct 20, 2021 at 11:25am Getty Anthony Davis & Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers. Coming off a championship run where he played excellently, Anthony Davis was expected to have a massive follow-up year. Instead of putting up an MVP season, he arguably had his worst season since his rookie year. He battled injuries all season and only averaged 21.8 points a game. The Los Angeles Lakers got knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns in large part due to Davis suffering a groin injury in Game 4. It was a surprisingly lackluster season for one of the NBA’s best players. Opinions on Davis have varied since last season ended but there are those who believe that he’s in for a massive year. Lakers guard Rajon Rondo has the highest expectations for the big man possible. “My expectation for him this year is MVP,” Rondo told The Athletic’s Bill Oram. “Nothing less than MVP and a championship, and he’s a guy that can do it.” Rondo has seen firsthand what Davis can do when he’s at the top of his game. Former player Kendrick Perkins also predicted an MVP year for Davis recently. He certainly has the talent to make it happen but his season will come down to whether or not he can stay healthy for 82 games. ALL the latest Los Angeles Lakers news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Lakers newsletter here! Join Heavy on Lakers! Rondo Talks Davis’ Chemistry With Russell Westbrook The Lakers’ biggest addition this offseason was trading for former MVP Russell Westbrook. His addition could seriously help or hurt Davis’ game. Westbrook is an elite distributor but he’s never had the opportunity to play a lot of games with a superstar big man. How those two play together could make or break the season. Rondo believes that Davis and Westbrook will figure things out. “I think their chemistry will be fine,” Rondo told The Athletic. “Russ and Dennis are different type of guards, different style of guards, and with the type of talent we have around us this year, we all have to sacrifice. A.D. might not have the amount of touches that he wants even though he’s our No.1 option offensively. But at the same time we … have so many weapons from one through at least 12 (who) are pretty good offensive players.” The Lakers have a lot of mouths to feed but Davis is the biggest of them all. They need to get him going early and often. He’s an unstoppable force when he gets hot so Westbrook needs to ensure that happens in most games. New Beginnings \| Lakers Opening Night 2021Subscribe for the latest Lakers' content: youtube.com/channel/UC8CSt-oVqy8pUAoKSApTxQw Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/lakers Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/lakers/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Lakers Get the Lakers app: nba.com/lakers/multimedia…2021-10-19T17:01:41Z How Season Plays out Is up to Davis LeBron James is still an elite player and Westbrook will be an All-Star. However, this Lakers team isn’t winning a championship unless Davis returns to form. Rondo made that very clear. “We go as he goes,” Rondo said. “Hopefully everyone stays healthy. And if that’s the case, we’ll be tough to beat four times before we beat you four times.” Davis is the team’s best defensive player and should be the top-scoring option on offense. With LeBron turning 37 in December, the Lakers can’t rely on him as much as they used to. It’s for Davis to take over the team and become the face of the franchise. READ NEXT: 4-Time All-Star Makes Admission About Lakers: ‘I Did Try to Make It Happen’ Basketball, NBA Follow Heavy on Lakers! More Heavy on Lakers News Rajon Rondo isn't going easy on Anthony Davis this season.	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line685
__label__wiki	0.623588	0.623588	Currently Watching: CANDY SNATCHERS Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome One of the hardest things I find a film to be, is almost immediately engaging, exciting, and surprising. THE CANDY SNATCHERS is the first film I picked up from Blu-Ray Boutique label VINEGAR SYNDROME, and I picked it up because 1/it was given good reviews on a couple online outlets 2/ it had a stunning slipcover and 3/it was on sale. I personally did not have high hopes for the film, it is not my genre of film. I don’t like extreme cinema, it is not my cup of tea. The torture/porn variety of cinema, just not for me. I have seen the extreme films of Directors such as Miike Takashi, and I have seen their subtle films, and particularly with Takashi, his subtle films I find vastly better and more entertaining and well told, such as THE BIRD PEOPLE IN CHINA and THE NEGOTIATOR. But I do appreciate crime films. So it is a tricky tight rope for a film to walk, to ride that line between telling a tale of criminality and not going overboard into atrocity and gore for gore’s sake. That said, it is no walk in the park. If you do not like challenging films, and films about and showing a certain amount of violence and sex and abusive behaviour, you will want to avoid this film. At the end of the day, you have to be the barometer for where that line is for you. I spent the first 10 minutes of THE CANDY SNATCHERS with my mouth agape, saying “WTF?!!!” and I spent my last 10 minutes of the film with my mouth agape saying “WTF?!!!” And in between that ending and that beginning, i was completely riveted, and impressed by the quality of the performances, and the adept, stylish excellence of the Direction. The performances are all excellent, all the actors are great, but particularly Tiffany Bolling as Jessie and Cristophe who plays Sean Newton are revelations for entirely different reasons. When they are on screen they are riveting; Tiffany Bolling for her beauty which is honestly mesmerizing, and her performance which is galvanizing, and Cristophe for his performance. “1973 was the Mt. Everest of the ‘MADE for TV’ years. It was a pretty stunning period. So bear in mind, you could go to the theater and see this film [THE CANDY SNATCHERS] then you could turn around come home, and you could see something like DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK or COLD NIGHT’S DEATH.” —from the pretty compelling Audio Commentary on the Blu-ray by film Historian Nathaniel Thompson It is a film that veers wildly between suspenseful, horrific, disturbing, distasteful, riveting and just plain strange, and even rare bits of awkward levity. I was doubtful, very doubtful of this inane titled THE CANDY SNATCHERS being a good movie, however now having just fished it — I’m hard-pressed to find a reason not to call it a great movie. I don’t want to oversell this little known crime oddity from 1973, but if my reviews have not steered you wrong in the past, they will not do so now. Pick up Guerdon Trueblood’s THE CANDY SNATCHERS, this was the director’s first and only feature film. Great Gaia, what a debut! It adds him to that list of great one time Directors (such as Charles Laughton, Saul Bass and Patrick McGoohan) that you wish had gotten the chance to direct more. It is a must own. And get it with the stunning embossed Slipcover if you can. Ben Piazza, best, blu-ray, Brad David, crime, Day, Debut, Dolores Dorn, Favorite, Film, Guerdon Trueblood, movie, of the, poster, Recommended, Slipcover, Susan Sennett, Tiffany Bolling, Vince Martorano, Vinegar Syndrome Currently Watching : WINTER KILLS via Streaming/VOD ‘God, has made a way for you, you unalterable fool. And all you have to do, is walk the path.’ WINTER KILLS (1979) Movie Review I’ve been toying for some time with buying this 1979 film on DVD/Blu-Ray, based on its description alone. On paper it boasts a stacked cast (Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Elizabeth Taylor, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Ralph Meeker, Richard Boone, Tomas Milan, Sterling Hayden, Toshiro Mifune, the list goes on) and an intriguing premise. Finally viewing it today courtesy of Streaming (believe it is on both KANOPY and AMAZON PRIME) and it is not a crowd pleasing film, but I like it despite itself. It is awkward, and spastic, and off kilter, and more than a little strange, this take of a family and nation marred by an assassination, which obviously reverberates with writer/director Richert’s theories on the Kennedy Assassination. I like the way the film thinks, the way it breathes, patient and without hurry, the morose wit of the film, of a nation lost, slowly rolling, longing and loathing, in its sin. I like the odd view it gives of power and the absence of privacy, and though the technology is outdated, the gist of it, over 40 years later is prophetic (or perhaps timeless is the better word), in its viewing of the lie of democracy in an age of Robber Barons. It is compelling viewing, that I am richer for having seen. And yeah this is one to own in Physical media, because I can not wait to listen to the commentary by Writer/Director William Richert. This was Mr. Richert’s first feature film, and,while not a hit at the time, is an intriguing debut, and the cast alone make this a must own. Unfortunately it would be followed by only 3 more films by Richert, and they would be progressively less well received. But we still have his debut fan, WINTER KILLS. Get your copy HERE! 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I need to be able to show them, this is serious, people are contributing, this is happening, now get aboard the love train… uh, so to speak. :). We need to get the project closer to full funding and completion. And it begins with just one of you, just one, contributing at the $35 level (And a 146 people follow you, and this is a done deal. :). But right now I’m only asking you). We tend to mean to do things tomorrow, but somehow tomorrow is always delayed. So support today and help make a great hardcover book a reality… today. Thanks! Art, artbook, Book, campaign, cd, Crowd, DC, Deal, Debut, environmental, Funding, Hardcover, HC, hospital, IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, monarchs of mayhem, New, nutrition, of the day, of the world, photo, photography, workers The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Kenneth Branagh or Marvel Studios Thor and Black Norse Gods! Mavel Studios 2011 feature THOR, will be the latest film from director Kenneth Branagh, following up his 2007 film SLEUTH. SLEUTH met with uneven reviews at best, generally considered to suffer in comparison to the original. I haven’t seen Branagh’s SLEUTH, and indeed have not followed a film by Kenneth Branagh since his 1996 film HAMLET. I consider Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 debut film, HENRY THE V, to be an undisputed masterpiece. It’s one of those rare debuts that is so good, that the rest of a filmmakers filmography can, if he is not careful, suffer in comparison. It is a fate that befalls many a great director: Orson Welles spent all his life in the shadow of the success of his first film, CITIZEN KANE. Tobe Hooper has never quite crafted anything to rival, much less exceed the filmic power of his first film 1974’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Michael Bay who made himself a Hollywood Power, on the strength of the blockbuster success of his first film, 1995’s BAD BOYS, but arguably (while his films get bigger) he hasn’t yet made one better, than that early buddy film. And that brings us back to Branagh. Following up his debut with DEAD AGAIN (Branagh’s most financially successful film to date. Nearly tripling its 15million Dollar budget, with its US take alone), PETER’S FRIENDS, and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (A theatrical hit, doubling its budget in US sales alone), all good films, but all paling in critical comparison to his first film, and then releasing his first unquestioned financial and critical failure in 1994’s FRANKENSTEIN (which in the years since has managed to recoup its cost in Worldwide sales). FRANKENSTEIN is the kind of film that can easily end careers, however Branagh, being Branagh, follows it up with a beloved comedy A MIDWINTER’S TALE and his best film since his debut, the magnificent, audacious 4 hour magnum opus HAMLET. Long before LORD OF THE RINGS sold America on extended length films, in 1996 Branagh, backed by three brave production companies (The now defunct Turner Pictures and Fishmonger Films, and the still swinging Castle Rock Entertainment) released this stunning production on an unprepared America (Distributed by Sony Films and Columbia Pictures) . It did Katherine Hepburn type business (critically acclaimed, but too high-faluting for middle America, the theaters that did show it, showing it in a butchered 150min print), which is to say it lost money theatrically. However on DVD the film would gain a new life, and continues to be considered not just one of the most ambitious Shakespearean productions ever staged, but one of the best. You can make a strong argument for HAMLET being Branagh’s best film. And I think the more often you watch it, the better it gets. Though personally for me, HENRY THE V is the stronger film. Part of it being, it’s no fat on it, it’s gripping from beginning to end. That said HAMLET is a brilliant and strong film, and is deserving of all accolades, and is a very close 2nd. It is obvious Branagh put his heart and soul into this film, and its theatrical failure was a clear disappointment and setback to the director, as he would not make another film for 4 years, the 2000 film LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST. By all accounts a good film, but on a 13million dollar budget, the film would receive virtually no distribution, only being released in less than 200 screens in the UK, and only TWO SCREENS in the USA. Needless to say the film was a financial disaster. Following this Branagh would not make another film for six years, 2006 ‘s AS YOU LIKE IT for HBO Films, and 2006’s THE MAGIC FLUTE (a French/Uk production, Branagh’s most expensive film to that time, at a reported 27 Million Dollars) both films, virtually unknown in the US, generating little theatrical business. Though both films, as well as LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST I’m in the process of acquiring the DVDs to, and viewing, as they all sound compelling. So That brings us to 2007’s SLEUTH. Five different production companies, including Sony, an undisclosed budget, and Branagh coming off a string of Eight theatrical misses, and a piecemeal distribution schedule, the film did not have hit written over it, and unfortunately it wasn’t. Managing to gross only a sickly $343,000 in the US. And considering the actors involved the budget was most likely between 18 and 30 million dollars, the loss can only be called… staggering. Whatever its actual budget it’s clear the film was yet another crushing theatrical failure, Branagh’s 9th in a row. With a budget of $150,000,000 Dollars Marvel Studios’ THOR is yet another of their very expensive super-hero franchise films, and kenneth Branagh has been chosen to helm it. To date Marvel Studios, since taking over production in-house at the end of 2007 (with David Maisel as Chairman and Kevin Feige as Head of Production) , has been hitting all homeruns, starting with 2008’s Iron Man which grossed $319 Million domestically, followed by HULK in the same year, it was a powerful and successful one-two punch. Followed in 2010 by the equally successful IRON MAN II. 2011 year sees the release of the latest Blockbuster films from Marvel Studios: THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA. At budgets of a $150 Million and a $140 Million respectively, no one is going to confuse these with cheap movies. And it is clear THOR is the one they are banking on , hoping to be this year’s IRON MAN. Marvel’s choice of directors for both films is quite interesting. Branagh for THOR and Joe Johnston for CAPTAIN AMERICA. Their choice of directors from day one has been unusual to say the least. Their choice of Jon Favreau to helm their first film, a huge expensive action blockbuster, IRON MAN, when Favreau’s filmography didn’t hint at the background to pull it off, had many people seeing a repeat of Tim Story and The Fantastic Four films (Which are better films than Story is given credit for, the issues being not directorial, but script and production). However Favreau steers the ship, creating one of the best films of the year, and duplicating his success with 2010s IRON MAN II. So not sure what made someone think Favreau could do the job, but they were correct. Or was it just a case of economics? Was Favreau the right price? Much like Branagh for THOR and Joe Johnston for CAPTAIN AMERICA, Favreau was coming off of a movie that was a theatrical disappointment. While I personally was a huge fan of Joe Johnston’s WOLFMAN, it was a theatrical failure. Could Marvel be selecting directors that have fallen on hard times, coming off theatrical failures, directors they can control? Directors that have name recognition among fans for films done early in their career, but have not been successful of late. This extends to Joss Whedon, that both the big screen and small screen, have been not exactly favorable to in recent years. This way the studio gets a name director, but without the prima-donna stance that is typically the director’s right. An auteur as hired gun. The only exception to this being Louis Leterrier, director of 2008’s Hulk, unofficially co-written and co-directed by Edward Norton. Leterrier coming to the table with a short filmography, but a filmography of films that make money domestically. Unfortunately THE HULK, which I found to be a great film due to what Norton and Leterrier brought to it, and tried to bring to it (the conflict between director/star and studio being well known), didn’t recoup its $150000000 cost domestically. But I see this as less supporting Marvel’s producer heavy style, and more indicating the flaws of handicapping your director/star. I’m still waiting to see THE HULK director’s cut. The least interesting part of the Hulk film was the 30 minute CGI fight at the end. What was interesting about that film was Ed Norton’s Bruce Banner, the journey he took that character on. So the fact that Marvel Studios is quick to flex their producer muscles, and throw actors under the bus they deem difficult, ignores the fact that those actors may be difficult, beyond just monetary reasons (we’re not talking Terrence Howard here) but because they invest themselves in those characters, and they really deeply care. And in the case of Ed Norton, they may be completely right about how that character should be played. Kevin Feige came out with a pretty scummy press release about Ed Norton back in 2010, trying to label him a troublemaker, and justify the studio’s, I feel, bad decision to replace him. Kevin later on stating they wanted basically a weaselly, simplistic Bruce Banner, who basically will just be there as a place holder for their CGI nonsense. In essense playing up what didn’t work about the previous two Hulk films, which was the Hulk, and discarding the thing that did, which was the heroism and humanity Ed Norton imbued the character of Bruce Banner with. It is a bad decision by Kevin Feige and a bad decision on Marvel Studios part, and shows the first chink in their armor, the chink being a mentality of treating directors and actors as commodities that should obey, rather than as collaborators that should care. It’s a policy of hubris, that if not watched, will begin to chip away at the studios… successes. Already in IRON MAN II you begin to hear the grumbling, and the diminishing returns of just special effects. Of just CGI. The film cost more than IRON MAN I and made less. A movie needs a heart. That means actors of the level of Ed Norton, who care enough to tell you when you can do better. And you need a head of production, who is not so full of himself, that he is actually capable of listening, and letting the director do what he is paid to do, which is make the decisions on set, and make the best film he possibly can. Which, again, brings us back to Branagh. I do think it was a great idea, recent films notwithstanding, to hire Kenneth Branagh for the THOR film. For my money they could not have chosen a better director to get people excited about this film. Branagh’s name, and his Shakespearean Pedigree, brings an air of legitimacy, that will attract people with no interest in a comic movie. People who want more from their films than CG/Video game action. I think Branagh can deliver that. And the cast is beyond reproach. I too was a bit up in arms by the choice of Idris Elba as a Norse God. Nothing to do with his acting, it’s understood that Idris Elba is one of the best actors of his generation, but there was some, justifiable question, about a Black guy playing a Norse God. But I’ve seen the trailer, and it’s not just Idris, there are Asian characters as well, they are going for a whole multi-cutural feel, and I had a chance to think a bit, and especially weighed against some extremely stupid, moronic comments I read online, I can see the casting making sense. Some less than enlightened individual (I won’t credit him, because he is undeserving of credit) posted the following (his mistakes of spelling left in), regarding Kenneth Branagh and Thor: “if he really loved the character and world of thor he wouldnt have casted Idris Elba as Heimdall. and dont give me all this racist crap everyone here always does. Heimdall is white, the actor should be white, Norwegians are white, do you know what ancient Norwegians called black people? NOTHING because they didnt know they [frick]ING EXISTED! so go bring on your hate ” The problem with the above is it is written by someone who sees but poorly. But it helped, by its moronic and belligerent stance, clarify the problem I initially had with Idris’ casting. Yes Norwegians are white, and yes Norwegians were ignorant of Black people. But the film is not about Norwegians, it is about the Gods they worshiped. I was hung up on this idea that Gods are extensions of the men that worship them. In short we make them up, so they should look like those who worship them. But here in this fiction, Gods are real tangible things. Which means they are not extensions of the limitations of men, therefore our definitions of them, encompass them but poorly. And let us assume Gods are not as limited or ignorant as men. Let us assume the Gods the Norwegians prayed to, were real gods, of real colors, and that they were not ignorant. That they were the real spacefaring fact, behind the Norwegians flawed and biased fantasy, and the Norwegians being only human made in their own image… those who were not of their image. Same way even today Hollywood portrays Nubian Queens with Elizabeth Taylor, or Black Scouts with John Wayne. Or for that matter the way churches still propogate the idea of a white Jesus Christ, of the straight hair and the blue eye, which goes contrary to his description in the bible. So let us assume the ancient Norwegians were as close-minded when recounting their tales of Gods and heroes as modern day man. Were as willing to whitewash the truth. Now I’m saying all this without having read the script, or having seen anything more than the trailer, but just throwing out some ways the casting of Asiatics and Nubians could work. So yeah, I can totally see that these Gods adopted by the ancient Norwegians, were not then, nor now, Norwegian. They were Gods, or Advanced Aliens ( The Trailer looks like they may be going for that), they don’t have Norwegian names, Norwegians adopted their names. and as such the multicutural cast works fine. So if you go into the movie, with that perspective, it works fine. But I can definitely see how initially that casting, sans anytype of explanation like what I just gave you, could cause issues. I personally have a bit of an issue, everytime I see a White person playing an Ancient Egyptian/Nubian. And I would have similar issues seeing a Black person playing a historical Norwegian. However if we accept my previous hypothesis that the Gods (Aliens) are not the men, and the Men are not the Gods, you know a nifty scifi explanation, then I can work with it. Going back to Elba for a second and the heat he has been taking; he’s an actor, it is not his job to justify the roles he chooses to accept, it is his job to do those roles credit. And Elba has made a career of doing that job well. So any questions, concerns shouldn’t be directed at him in the first place, but the filmmakers. And I’m confused why Elba is the only one getting heat. As I pointed out, he is not the only actor of color cast in this film as a ‘Norse’ God, however he’s the only actor to get any grief about it. So I would say… back off. Those issues need to be taken up with the producers, not the actors. Anyhow, Marvel Studios, Branagh, I gave you guys a way to make this casting right for the complainers. You can put my check in the mail. 🙂 Okay I hope I’ve put that argument to rest. I am looking forward to the THOR movie. Based on the trailer, and Branagh’s track record with the dramatic and Shakespearean I think it will be a good film, and I definitely think it will make money. At least as much as IRON MAN II. My only concern is the budget of these Marvel Studio’s films. I think with budgets of 150million and 200million, you have to do a lot more to make a sizeable return on that investment. I think from a business standpoint if they could bring these films in for 100million or under, it would take a lot of pressure off of needing the film to crack 300 million domestically. Now the question is could they bring it in and still get the quality actors and directors, and special effects? Well Look at DISTRICT 9, that was done relatively affordably and it looks great. So I would think it can be done. Of course, I guess being backed by Disney these days, money is no object for Marvel Studios. Though I tend to think extravagance, for extravagance sake, does not usually translate into great film-making. Look at TERMINATOR 3. Very expensive film at the time, pales in comparison to the first two films. So in summation, very excited for a good THOR film, and more than that I’m excited for a strong showing from Branagh. Here’s hoping we get both. 2011, 3D, Best Films, Bigotry, blockbuster, Branagh, Captain America, Citizen Kane, Debut, Director, Ed Norton, Favorite Films, Favreau, Film, Frankenstein, god, Gods, Hamlet, Henry V, Hulk, Idris Elba, IMAX, iron man, Joe Johnston, Kennet Branagh, Kevin Feige, Louis Leterrier, Marvel Studios, movie, Movies, Much Ado, Mythology, Norse, Norwegians, Orson Welles, Producer vs Director, Racism, review, Shakespeare, Shakespearean, sleuth, Stupidity, THOR, Tobe Hooper, Trailer, upcoming	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line691
__label__wiki	0.753814	0.753814	Home / News & Sport / Donegal lost and found heritage seminar Donegal lost and found heritage seminar The County Donegal Heritage Office and the Donegal County Museum, in association with the County Donegal Heritage Forum and The Heritage Council will host the seminar on our archaeological heritage at the Regional Cultural Centre, Port Road, Letterkenny on Saturday, June 14 from 9am to 2pm. “The archaeological heritage of County Donegal gives us an insight into past societies and ways-of-life,” explained Joseph Gallagher, Donegal County Council’s Heritage Officer. “Our archaeological heritage also provides part of the fabric of our cultural landscapes and helps to tell the story of our county. Aspects of our archaeological heritage have been lost in recent years whether through lack of awareness, neglect, destruction, insensitive development, landscape change, weathering or erosion. All efforts to conserve our archaeological heritage must be mindful of our obligations under the National Monuments Acts and follow the principles of best conservation practice.” Guest speakers at the free seminar will include: Pauline Gleeson, Senior Archaeologist, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht who will outline the protection afforded archaeological monuments under the National Monuments Acts and provide advice in relation to securing consent for conservation works; Eamonn Kelly, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum of Ireland who will discuss the role of the National Museum as regards the preservation and conservation of archaeological artefacts and advise on what to do if you discover an archaeological object; Connie Kelleher, Underwater Archaeology Unit, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht who will give a presentation on the underwater archaeology (such as shipwrecks) off the County Donegal coast and how best to protect and manage our underwater cultural heritage; Ian Doyle, Head of Conservation, The Heritage Council who will talk about the role of community engagement with our archaeological heritage and the support provided by The Heritage Council; and Judith McCarthy, Curator & Caroline Carr, Assistant Curator, Donegal County Museum, Donegal County Council who will discuss the role of the Donegal County Museum in collecting, preserving, recording and displaying our archaeological heritage. The seminar is free and open to everyone but places are limited so early booking is advised. If you would like to book a place at the ‘Lost & Found’ seminar, contact the Donegal County Museum on (074) 912 4613 or by e-mail at: museum@donegalcoco.ie	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line693
__label__wiki	0.64631	0.64631	Book Corner: Scars From the Past by Derek Birks 18/11/2016 06/10/2017 Sharon Bennett Connolly My latest book review, of Derek Birks‘ latest novel, Scars From the Past, the first novel of his stunning new series, set 10 years after the conclusion of his fantastic Rebels& Brothers series, has gone live over at The Review today! Scars From the Past is the first novel from Derek Birks’ new series and, I have to say, it is the ultimate page-turner! It is a new direction for the author. While there is just as much action as in the first series, the story is less about national politics and more family orientated, as the Elders fight to survive, and to avoid the family imploding.Where the first series concentrated on duty and feudal loyalty, this new novel examines more personal relationships; love and friendship. The original Rebels & Brothers series told the story of Ned Elder, a Sharpe-like hero who fought his way through the Wars of the Roses and Edward IV’s battle to win – and hold – the throne of England. The new series, set ten years after the end of the fourth book, The Last Shroud, follows the adventures of the next generation. Ned’s son, John, is a young man finding it difficult to live up to his father’s legend and the reader follows his journey as he realises his own identity and that duty and responsibility are not so easy to run from….. To read the full review of this fantastic novel – and to enter the prize draw and be in with a chance of winning a hot-off-the-press signed paperback copy in the giveaway, simply visit The Review and leave a comment. Good luck! My book, Heroines of the Medieval World, is now available in hardback in the UK from both Amberley Publishing and Amazon UK and worldwide from Book Depository. It is also available on Kindle in both the UK and USA and will be available in Hardback from Amazon US from 1 May 2018. Be the first to read new articles by clicking the ‘Follow’ button, liking our Facebook page or joining me on Twitter. ©Sharon Bennett Connolly 2016 Book review, English history, Medieval History, Wars of the RosesBook review, Derek Birks, Rebels and Brothers, Wars of the Roses Previous Article John IV and the Struggle for Brittany Next Article Book Corner: A Guest Post from Amy Licence 5 thoughts on “Book Corner: Scars From the Past by Derek Birks” myeagermind 18/11/2016 / 16:45 Reblogged this on Lenora's Culture Center and Foray into History. Sharon Bennett Connolly 18/11/2016 / 17:24 Pingback: Book Corner: The Blood of Princes by Derek Birks – History… the interesting bits! Pingback: History… the interesting bits!	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line697
__label__cc	0.667218	0.332782	Home Biomedicine Aqueous extract of bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) ameliorates testicular toxicity induced by aluminum chloride in rats Aqueous extract of bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) ameliorates testicular toxicity induced by aluminum chloride in rats Vet World. 2022 Nov;15(11):2525-2534. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.2525-2534. Epub 2022 Nov 9. BACKGROUND AND AIM: Human exposure to aluminum is inevitable, and one of the most adverse health effects of aluminum is a decrease in male fertility rates. Therefore, this study investigated the ameliorative effects of an aqueous extract from Laurus nobilis-bay leaf (BL) on aluminum chloride (AlCl3)-induced testicular toxicity in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 6, each group): The control (group 1) received normal saline; Group 2 animals were intraperitoneally administered with 30 mg/kg body weight (BW) AlCl3; and Groups 3 and 4 were co-administered AlCl3 with 125 or 250 mg/kg BW of BL extract, respectively, for 21 days. Testes, epididymis, and blood samples were collected. Testicular plasma enzyme activity was measured using a spectrophotometric assay, while concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. RESULTS: There was a significant increase (p < 0.05) in testicular enzyme activity in the group treated with AlCl3. However, there was no significant (p > 0.05) difference in testicular enzyme activity in groups co-administered AlCl3 and BL extract as compared with that in control. There was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in testicular nitrite concentration in the AlCl3-treated group, whereas the administration of BL extract significantly (p < 0.05) decreased nitrite concentration in Groups 3 and 4. Furthermore, the administration of BL extracts increased sperm count and improved the morphology of the testes in AlCl3-treated rats. Flavonoids, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, tannin, glycosides, saponin, anthraquinones, and steroids were identified in BL extract, with alkaloids and glycosides being the most abundant. CONCLUSION: Aqueous extract from BL ameliorated the toxic effect of AlCl3 and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting nitrite production while improving sperm count and morphology in AlCl3-treated rats. The bioactivity of the extract may be attributed to the presence of a wide range of phytochemicals. Therefore, BL aqueous extract could be a promising source of novel compounds with male fertility-promoting and anti-inflammatory properties. PMID:36590130 \| PMC:PMC9798052 \| DOI:10.14202/vetworld.2022.2525-2534	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line699
__label__wiki	0.92315	0.92315	More People Watched Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s Verzuz Battle Than MTV’s VMAs, The Voice and More: Report Aleia Woods Published: November 23, 2020 Paras Griffin, Getty Images (2) The main event that was Gucci Mane and Jeezy's Verzuz battle last week brought in astronomical viewership numbers. In fact, the highly anticipated face-off was watched by more people than those tuning in to the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards and NBC's The Voice. On Saturday (Nov. 21), the official Verzuz Instagram page announced the news in a post, which also contains the total number of viewers Guwop and the Snowman garnered when they went toe-to-toe for the hits battle at Magic City in Atlanta on Nov. 19. They had reportedly over 1.8 million concurrent viewers and more than 5.5 million viewers. Altogether, 9.1 million people apparently watched the event. "This viewership number from last night actually makes Verzuz bigger in ratings than the MTV VMA’s, NBC’s The Voice, the Billboard Awards, the CMA’s, the Latin Grammy’s, Dancing With the Stars or The Masked Singer respectively on any given night for those primetime shows this year," the caption reports of the viewership numbers. The IG post also reads, "WOW. The numbers are officially in, and a huge thanks to all of you who tuned in as we broke our all-time livestream viewership record on Thursday night with the first episode of season two of Verzuz. On a minimum level, 9.1 MILLION people watched this epic, legendary showdown between @jeezy and @laflare1017 (As we saw across the country, there was a new phenomenon of Verzuz viewing parties, so that figure is not including those who gathered in large numbers together 🙏🏾😷)." Back in August, the VMAs did a socially-distant awards show amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and according to Variety, a total of 6.4 million people tuned in. Meanwhile, The Voice's fall premiere in 2019 was the show's most watched episode with 8.93 million viewers, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. THR also reports that this year's Billboard Awards had 3.71 million viewers, the Country Music Awards had 7.08 million viewers, the Latin Grammys received 2.12 million, Dancing With the Stars had a three-year premiere high of 8.12 million back in September and The Masked Singer's highest viewership was 7.2 million viewers. See the 25 Longest-Charting Hip-Hop Albums in Billboard 200 History Source: More People Watched Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s Verzuz Battle Than MTV’s VMAs, The Voice and More: Report Filed Under: gucci mane, jeezy Gucci Mane Says He Dropped Baby Racks One Day After Signing Him, Racks Responds YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Snoop Dogg and DJ Drama, Fredo Bang and More – New Hip-Hop Projects Here Are the Most Savage Diss Lines Aimed at People Outside Hip-Hop	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line702
__label__cc	0.7492	0.2508	Where to Stay in Barcelona by Casey Hatfield Cotton House Hotel Located in the former headquarters of the Cotton Textile Foundation, the Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection offers a glimpse into the lives of the Catalan bourgeoisie during the 19th century. The current incarnation by interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, known for his cinematic spaces, draws heavily on the Spanish-colonial style. Many original elements have been preserved like delicate parquet floors, boiserie-embellished ceilings, and a spiral staircase built in 1957. The property still feels au courant with butler service, king size beds, and a lively restaurant and rum bar in a light-filled conservatory. The Ottoman and Damask suites, located on the first or ‘noble’ floor, with colorful ceiling frescoes, decorative moldings, and balconies looking onto Gran Vía are the rooms to book if you want to see how a cotton baron might have lived when the industry was at its height. Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 670. < ВЕРНУТЬСЯ К СПИСКУ ЧИТАТЬ ОРИГИНАЛЬУЮ ВЕРСИЮ >	cc/2023-06/en_middle_0104.json.gz/line703

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