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(Reuters) - Two Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man described by his lawyer as mentally challenged will face no criminal charges over the 2014 killing, the district attorney said on Tuesday, calling their actions "legally justified."
The killing of 25-year-old Ezell Ford was one of many shootings of unarmed black men by U.S. law enforcement that triggered national protests and fueled a renewed civil rights movement known as Black Lives Matter.
In a redacted report, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas spotted Ford leaving a "known gang area" on Aug. 11, 2014, and suspected he was trying to dispose of something illegal.
As Wampler tried to apprehend Ford, the two men scuffled and ended up on the ground with Ford reaching for the officer's gun, according to the report.
Villegas then shot Ford twice, the report said, while Wampler pulled out a backup weapon, reached around Ford's back, and also shot him.
"Although the loss of Mr. Ford's life is tragic, we believe the officers' actions were legally justified and the evidence supports our decision," Lacey said in a statement.
The family's attorney, Steve Lerman, said that while Lacey's decision was expected, it was disappointing.
"It's politics as usual," said Lerman, who represented motorist Rodney King, who sued the Los Angeles Police Department after he was beaten by officers in 1991 in an attack that was filmed by a witness and broadcast around the world.
"It's very discouraging. Unless criminal penalties are imposed on officers who commit homicidal acts, then there is no justice for anybody, whether it's black, white, brown or other," the lawyer said in a phone interview.
Lerman, who said Ford suffered from schizophrenia and manic depression and had the "thinking pattern of a child," said he had been in settlement negotiations with the city over a $75 million lawsuit filed by Ford's family.
Lacey's decision not to file criminal charges came almost 20 months after the Los Angeles Police Commission ruled that Wampler violated several department policies in the killing. Villegas was cleared in the shooting.
Both officers were taken off street duties. That prompted the pair to sue the city last year, alleging the move was racially motivated. Villegas is Latino and Wampler is white.
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I've finally spent part of this weekend devouring the first season of this so acclaimed by many of my (girl)friends HBO series named GIRLS. This TV channel is currently broadcasting its second season and as far as I can tell, according to reactions and impressions around me, Girls is becoming a huge thing.
To be honest I don't feel very confident when this happens, so it takes me time till eventually I reach a point I gather strength enough as to watch the whole season in one go if possible. It happened with Game of Thrones last year, and I've repeated same pattern with Girls this weekend. In both cases the outcome has been more positive than expected.
For those who have no idea what Girls is about, I'll try to write a quick approach. Hannah (Lena Dunham) is a 24 year old aspiring writer who's writing her first novel, and lives comfortably in New York until her parents announce that they're finally cutting income support in order she starts taking care of her own business and is finally aware of what real world is. Thus, all of a sudden she finds herself broke, without a job, supposedly sharing flat and rent with her friend Marnie(Allison Williams), and visiting Adam (Adam Driver) to get laid from time to time.
Girls is basically the evolution of Hannah, the main character, and all her closest entourage of girl friends: Marnie the responsible and down to earth friend who feels frustrated due to her boring relationship with Charlie (Christopher Abbott), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) the bohemian posh hippie who doesn't know nor care about the meaning of hard work and responsibilities and finally Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), the freak student whose biggest baggage is being virgin and is a Sex and The City diehard fan living in Nolita.
Lena Dunham is the creator and director of this series which apparently includes a great deal of autobiographic stuff, plus she's playing herself, which means an advantage in transmitting concepts and experiences. Also, thanks to be HBO, there's freedom in terms of exposing certain subjects which can be considered inappropriate. The combination of these two aspects are key for this series success.
Thinking of Girls and being myself 36, allows me to see the whole thing in a more objective way. Sex and The City was created to attract women in their late 20s early 30s, and such was the impact, all of a sudden there were loads of "superwomen" aiming to be independent, stylish and in total control of men. I never connected with that series, even less with the characters. I didn't feel identified and reflected in any of them.
Girls' target is completely different. Of course the potential audience is girls in their 20s, and even though most of the characters live comfy, it's also true they have to deal with real life issues such as rent, work, sex, drugs, money or SSDs. The series tries to make an approach to a part of this young adult generation, with cutting humor, awkward situations and funny dialogues. Characters' roles and personalities are excessive, dealing with dramatic moments in a hilarious way.
There's one thing I particularly find remarkable and has to do with Hannah/Lena. I like the fact that she plays herself. She's not perfect. Physically she's overweight, quite messy in aspect, her body is weird, her outfits unlike her friends, are sometimes terrible. She's difficult to cope and live with, she's plenty of insecurities and obsessions, she's always so concerned about her own problems not only she involves her friends in her stuff but also doesn't give a shit about the rest of the world. But at the end of the day she's got something irresistible and you always end up liking this freak. She's a great anti-heroine. There's no doubt that she's becoming an icon and a reference for many girls and women.
Girls is becoming a mass phenomenon and probably the effect upon some girls will be devastating if it ever occurs to them that these 4 girls are to be their role models. These friends are essentially unstable and quite out of control. Curiously and working against this independent feminist concern, many times they need the advice and support of a male character to cope with their insecurities or evolve into something. Adam is, against all odds, the most active part in the relationship, showing and expressing his affection for Hannah, and trying to step forwards into a serious relationship by committing, which is something she cannot comprehend nor assume. Shoshanna definitely needs a guy to release her from her heavy baggage. Marnie depends on Charlie as her clutch however after dumping him, she needs him by her side, and careless Jessa at the end of the day needs a man to be tamed and stay away of trouble with engaged men.
You have to take Girls in a simple way without looking for feeling identified with their characters, no matter how much familiar certain situations are.
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I don't have a particulary great job. Okay, I'll be honest, I have one of the least-respected jobs available: I wash dishes. For those of you unaware of the restaurant hierarchy, I'll try my best to explain it. On top, of course, is the corporate office who menace the varying levels of managers, who menace the staff in varying degrees. Not much different than any other job so far, right? Well, at the very bottom of the hill beneath all the cooks, servers, and bussers is the lowly dishwasher. A guy who often isn't referred to by name, only "the dishwasher", while receiving everyone else's projected anger, and frustration. As the saying goes, "shit rolls downhill". I don't work this job because I'm too stupid or unskilled to do anything else, I do it because the hours are flexible, it pays decent, and I can listen to music while I do it. That's it other than the fact you're likely to meet one or two pretty cool people in a kitchen, but you also deal with a lot of crap. Even the customers recoil away from me when I bring the cooks their plates, and spatulas. The customer is not always right, no one is always right.
My position got me thinking about why people have always acted like this towards me, well before I ever washed a dish or scrubbed a toilet. Even as a kid, I would enter a room to groans, and various other sounds of disappointment. I always wondered what their problem was, but I never figured it out. I still don't know why people act this way towards me other than I apparently have "resting bitch face". (I can't help what my face looks like, go figure.) This one female customer told me I should smile, but my mood was actually fine until that moment. I hate when people tell me what I should look like, as if it's any of their business. I wondered if her statement could be considered sexual harrassment if our positions were reversed, and if I was a bad person, somehow demeaning feminism by having that thought. I thought about how everyone would crack up if I even suggested that her statement bothered me, got frustrated, and let it go. Then I thought that I probably spend too much time on the Internet. I'll get to that a little later though.
I'm a bit of an extreme person, as I mentioned before, so I go just as hard at my day job as I do everything else. When I get done, I can go home, and start back doing whatever it was I was doing before I left for work. Also drink. I mean, I'm Hideous, it's what I do, right? That's something else I've been thinking about; specifically the fact that I honestly can not remember the last day I was sober. Sometime in June 2016, maybe? Anyway, many of you know the feeling of that first beer after a hard day, and know it to be fantastic. You may also know how a decent buzz can make those aching muscles, and that exhausted brain feel much better. What you may not be aware of, and what I wasn't aware of, was how that kind of "work hard, play hard" mentality can affect someone with manic depression. See, I prefer that term over "bi-polar" or just "having anxiety" because I feel it's more accurate in my case. When manic, I'm in "beastmode", getting things done, and feeling like a champion. Then I crash, and feel like I still haven't accomplished a damn thing, and never will. Remember that episode of King of the Hill where Khan goes off his meds? That's me, even with the meds.
Medication is fine, and dandy, but there's not a pill to fix life. There isn't a pill that makes the demands go away, and convinces people to give you space. You have to actually tell people to leave you alone, but I'm not very good at that, so I just turn my phone off. My wife, in her wisdom, told me that was merely putting a bandage on a bullet wound. I started to think about how I felt, and why I was feeling that way, but that's never an easy answer to find. When I recorded the mental health episode of the podcast, it was simultaneously one of the greatest, and most difficult disccusions I've ever had. I didn't expect this, but it forced me to re-examine wounds left from Crocker's suicide, and from being used/abused by peers in various stages in life as well as my substance abuse issues. I found someone who was walking a very dangerous path. I could tell I was slipping, but I was having trouble doing anything about it.
The ego is one hell of a bastard, I don't even want to admit to having one, but that in itself is egotistical. Imagine, the thought of someone so convinced that they have themselves together enough to not be controlled at least a little by ego. Thoroughly prepousterous, but I think outside the box if nothing else. (See, I'm an optimist after all, just look at that made-up brightside!) That had to of been the meds talking, right? But not the prescribed ones, I suppose? I didn't want to admit I had a problem, and part of me still doesn't. However, I thought that clearly someone who had to knock out a bottle, and a half of Manischewitz just to act normal around friends at a carefree D&D night is pushing too hard. Once again, my wife dropped a jewel on me, but she didn't even realize it. The text message "Being around some non-music people will do you some good." from that afternoon stuck in my head even after I got back home that night. She was absolutely right, getting away from everything was exactly what I needed. That night, I still drank, I still made music, but I did it alone. And I was very happy by the end of that night.
A few days prior to writing this, I had several particularly stressful days in a row. Every morning, the messages were there, someone wanted something, and it wasn't to lend a hand or offer any payment for a requested service. Playing secretary, therapist, and "mr. free promotion" at the same time gets really exhausting. Silly me, I thought all the self-medication was actually helping. A rookie mistake from the veteran. My fault, team, I'll do better next time. I know this because I leveled up again. The challenges are always different, but if I keep pushing, I will get through, and get better. The trick is remembering to conserve my energy, and take breaks, even when I don't think I need them. I also need to remember that "taking a break" doesn't have to include a re-creation of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" or the scene in "Wet Hot American Summer" where they go into town for an hour. Just because the world seems on fire, doesn't mean I have to be that way too. Or does it?


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The average auto battery lasts 3-5 years depending on usage and your driving habits. If you know how to check the battery and replace spark plugs, do it before deep winter sets in. Check your cables for any loose fittings. You can do this with the engine off, and observe whether the cables slip free from the nodes. Don't yank on them, but use more of a gentle firm tug. You can tighten the nuts easily as needed while you are at it to prevent loss of battery power when you need it the most. If you aren't familiar or comfortable in these procedures, you will thank yourself for taking your truck to a mechanic when you have some time, rather than in an emergency situation when it's below freezing weather.
Our hands and feet get dried dead skin with winter air, so check for signs of corrosion which is like white powder around the battery nodes or clamps. If getting a new battery isn't practical right when you see this, you can clean these parts with a toothbrush using baking soda and water that you make a paste out of for this task. Simply loosen those cables, clean the nodes and clamps with the paste that you made, and then dry them and retighten everything back the way it was.
It's pretty important to check your oil. If you are due for a change, try refilling it with 5W twenty or thirty instead for the winter months. Lower viscosity oil has less fluid in it which is better for cold temperatures. Visibility is crucial if you are driving in a winter storm. If you current blades are so-so at clearing the snowfall, they won't be adequate for freezing rain or sleet. Blades designed for winter do a better job for removing moisture before it freezes. You may pay a couple of bucks more, but you will find it worthwhile.
Did you know that a temperature change of just 10 degrees can cause a 10 percent reduction resulting in constriction of air. Air pressure can virtually chance from day to night depending on temperatures. Double check the optimal tire pressure for your specific truck on the label inside your driver's door frame or in your owner's manual. Never rely on the PSI on your actual tire. That number is the maximum air your tire can hold, not for the specific load of your truck.
Mechanics differ on some subjects such as adding a can of fuel line antifreeze to the gas tank to prevent water accumulation from the fuel lines. I recommend this preventative measure especially for trucks that are not garaged. Key word here is preventative, which would make it most likely a benefit if it is done BEFORE freezing temps. Keep your headlights clear and clean. Toothpaste can be brushed on gently to clean them. I've tried it and it works great. Other useful tips include always keeping your gas tank half full in winter weather. It can help prevent a fuel line freeze also, and if you hit a storm and got stranded, you would benefit from being able to keep the truck on with heat for a longer period. Good preventatives for preventing lock freezes include keeping the door gaskets lubricated with silicone. I've had some mechanics recommend a product called Tri-Flow, but I have not personally tested this one. Some truck owners swear by WD-40 sprayed into the locks, but it can gum up your tumblers. Safest bet is to buy a deicer and keep it handy throughout the winter months.
Extreme cold will turn your truck fluids into molasses slowing the internal workings of the moving parts. You can minimize those effects by letting your truck warm up slowly and avoid turning your steering wheel until the power steering fluids have warmed to avoid hose leakage. Put fresh grease into all the fittings of your pickup. Are you aware if your truck has unit bearings? They need to be inspected to make sure they have give and no squeaks. If you are not sure if your truck has unit bearings, all 4 x 4 GM trucks with independent front suspension, all Ford Super Duty trucks and all Dodges 1994 and newer have unit bearings. And finally, check your U joints and tie rods to make sure they have some give and take. Knowledge is power, so now you and your truck have it.


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To start, i've never posted on any of these types of sites before, but what I saw was unexplainable. I couldn't make out a shape or "craft" as you call it. But I was walking out to my car with my headphones in. All of a sudden the sky lit up. I remember flinching because I was expecting a loud bang from heat lightning, but it wasn't lightning. I looked up and saw a light shoot across the sky in a supersonic speed. At first, I thought it could have been a shooting star, but the crazy thing was that it left a small trail of smoke, only for a split second, and then shot off out of sight in a nano second. I watched the smoke trail dissipate into the sky in several seconds. Whatever it was, was traveling at a speed 100x faster than any plane i've witnessed. Also, the altitude couldn't have been more than a few thousand feet. I didn't hear anything, but like I said, I had headphones in.
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Find Your Own Painting Style
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This course gives students at all levels - from beginners to the more experienced - the opportunity to explore different painting approaches, techniques and subjects and begin to find their own style. Our highly experienced tutor, who is a practicing artist, provides practical and supportive advice on colour mixing, composition and tonal variation, encouraging students to explore their own personal enthusiasms to make individual and highly original paintings. Source materials such as photographs and objects will be provided but students are actively encouraged to suggest and bring in their own source materials.
Course aim
To give students the opportunity to explore different painting approaches, techniques and subjects and begin to find their own style.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is suitable for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Experiment confidently with colour mixing.
- Experiment confidently with light and shade.
- Experiment confidently with composition and different subjects.
- Complete a personal painting project using the skills learned above.
How will I be taught?
- The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
- You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning
What else do I need to know?
- A selection of materials and basic equipment will be provided but you are welcome to bring additional materials with you
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- No pre reading or pre course work is required
What can I do next?
- Progress to another WEA course
- Progress to a course with another provider
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Cancer And Detoxification (7 warning signs of cancer here)
In the early 1900's, there was very little cancer. Today there is an abundance of cancer. What has changed? Can this be reversed? It used to be that children rarely got cancer. Today cancer is striking children at ever younger ages and now cancer is the leading disease cause of death for children. Why? What can be done to prevent this from happening?
Cancer can be viewed as a TOXIC CONDITION. It therefore stands to reason that any attempts at detoxifying the body will benefit anyone who is either trying to prevent the disease or getting cured from it.Classic medicine defines cancer as a colony of malignant cells (malignant tumor): Cancer is a popular generic term for malignant neoplasms, a great group of diseases of unknown cause, occurring in all human and many animal populations and arising in all tissues composed of potentially dividing cells. The basic characteristic of cancer is the transmissible abnormality of cells that is manifested by reduced control over growth and function leading to serious adverse effects on the host through invasive growth and metastases.
Some will say that it is understandable why classic medicine is loosing a war on cancer. Focusing only on the tumor, and neglecting the other sides and other problems will never be sufficient to cure cancer.
By concentrating on attacking tumors, conventional medicine fails to place the proper emphasis on prevention and healthy living. Currently in the U. S., 14% of the Gross National Product is spent on health care, and a significant percentage of that money is spent in the last 30 days of life in a desperate, but futile, attempt to prolong life. Health spending is examined in more detail here.Did you know that there is a simple test you can do to measure your susceptibility to cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases? This test costs just pennies, and you can do it yourself in the privacy of your own home. By maintaining a good score on this test throughout your life you can prevent many diseases from taking hold and enjoy good health into your retirement. If you have a poor score on this test you can use the test to monitor your recovery to good health. To learn more about this test go to the Saliva pH Test now.
What non-harmful cancer therapies (NCT) should every cancer patient try?
Most cancer patients who have been successful in healing cancer have used programs similar to this one:
What are Alternative Cancer Therapies ?
"Alternative cancer therapy" is a broad term that covers many different therapeutic approaches. In the United States, the term refers to any cancer treatment that is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Most countries in the world does not have funding to research cancer, and are following the world Cancer Industry leader, USA. Some of the practitioners offering alternative therapies are medical doctors, while others are not. Often treatment is delivered in a clinical setting. A few of these clinics are located in the United States, but most are in Mexico, Japan, the Philippines, and various countries in Europe.
What are non-harmful cancer therapies (NCTs)?
Non-harmful cancer therapies are all alternative cancer therapies which are generally recognized as being without side effects other than those brought about by a healing crises.
Why aren't those therapies accepted by the medical establishment ?
Because they are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is not legal for doctors in any country to practice therapies that are not approved. A doctor can lose his/her license to practice medicine for choosing one of those therapies.
You can find out more about the medical establishment in the United States and how public relations firms shape and manipulate the public's beliefs on the "Why you believe what you believe" page.
Why aren't those therapies approved ?
There are hundreds of reasons!
Can cancer be cured, not just treated ?
Yes, cancer can be cured, but that doesn't depend on the cancer, that depends on the person. Curing cancer means curing the body, the mind and the soul. Once your body, your mind and your soul are healthy, you are cured. But, that still doesn't mean that you can't get cancer again, if you destroy your mental, physical and spiritual health.
"All diseases are curable, but not all the people."
Many people have proven, by their own example, that cancer is in fact a curable disease, and that the suffering caused by the "cut, burn and poison therapy" (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy ) is not necessary in order to regain health after a cancer diagnoses.
More cancer prevention measures here.
To cure cancer, you must clean up the soul too, not just the body
What does it mean to clean your soul ? It means to forgive what you didn't forgive, to regret what you should have regretted, to say "I am sorry" and to be sorry for the things you did, but you should have not done, It means to ask for forgiveness from those who didn't forgive you, to pay back what you owe, to make friends with your enemies, to appologize to the people that you hurt, to not be selfish, egotistical, to love other people the way they are, and for who they are, to respect family, to respect marriage, to respect others, to be flexible, to respect God's commandments.
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|Pan African Youth Union (PYU)
|Written by NUEYS Admin
|Monday, 23 April 2012 13:20
Mission of PYU
The PYU works to support and reinforce the values and ideals of the African Union (AU), mainly the fostering of Unity, Peace, Democracy, Sustained Development and African Integration.
Objectives of PYU:
1. Strive to inform, mobilize and build capacity of youths in Africa to be active players in the economic, social, political as well as cultural development processes in the continent;
2. Champion and advance democratic development process in Africa that do not seek to undermine or reverse the democratic dividends that we have earned as a continent;
3. To ensure compliance and effective implementation of the Africa Youth Charter as well as other instruments developed by the African Union, particularly those in favor of youth;
4. To strive as the interlocutor of the Regional Economic Communities of the African Union Commission and the Agencies of the United Nations, as well as other partners, for issues related to African youth, mainly in the formation, implementation, monitoring and the evaluation of the national youth policies in Africa;
5. To create synergy between African youth organizations in favor of the promotion, the popularization and the implementation of the African Youth Charter;
6. To strengthen and develop partnership with National, Regional and International NGOs and the African civil society as a whole in conformity with PYU principles;
7. To reinforce, diversify and consolidate international partnership and cooperation within the youth movement.
Brief History of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU)
The Pan African Youth Movement (PYM), the predecessor of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU), was established on April 26, 1962 in Conakry, Guinea where it kept its head office until 1967, when it was transferred to Algiers, Algeria. The PYM was then composed of youth branches of political parties and mainly the youth branches of liberation movements. The PYM was instrumental in mobilizing young people in Africa to take part in the liberation struggle of Africa, a role it played so well. It was also adopted by the OAU to become a specialized agent until its eventual transformation to the AU. The events over the years with the eventual attainment of the independence of most African states, was marked by the end of apartheid in South Africa. With the advent of independence and the change of the political landscape in Africa through the introduction of multi-party states, the PYM slowly lost its relevance. There was therefore the need for an overhaul of the PYM, its mandate and its members to make them responsive to the needs of young people in post-colonial Africa. Due to the political processes taking place in Africa, the need to transform the PYM became dire and the process inevitable.
PYU between 2003 and 2008
The 1st Congress of the PYU was held in 2003, in Windhoek, Namibia that took the decision to transform the PYM to the PYU, with its members being National Youth Councils or similar youth coordinating structures in countries. The congress elected the following 17 countries into its Executive Committee: Algeria, Angola, Congo, D.R of Congo, the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Sahara, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The following were elected as members of the General Secretariat: Angola as Secretary General, Algeria, Namibia, Libya, Congo, Senegal and Tanzania.
The organization then was faced with financial challenges, and the need for it to be recognized as the continental linchpin for youth development. Despite the challenges, PYU conducted its operations successfully under these conditions.
In 2006, the African Union adopted the 1st of November, the day the PYU was transformed from PYM to PYU, as Africa Youth Day. This is a day which has gained prominence over the years on the African governments' calendar, being commemorated around the whole of Africa. Subsequently, the African Union Heads of States and Governments took a decision to have the PYU adopted as a recognized structure of the African Union, as was the PYM with the OAU. At this juncture, the African Union committed itself to the revitalization of the PYU, a process that is still going on. This was the state of PYU as it moved towards its 2nd congress.
From the 2nd Congress to Now
The PYU held its 2nd Congress in 2008 in Congo Brazzaville, with the assistance of the African Union Commission and elected its new leadership. The 2nd Congress amended the Statutes and took the decision to enlarge the Bureau through the introduction of the Presidency and its Deputies. The coordination of PYU activities in the regions was entrusted to the Vice Presidents. Today the PYU is lead by the President and the General Secretariat by the Secretary General. The following countries were elected into the Executive Committee: Nigeria as President; Algeria, Mali, South Africa, Ethiopia and Gabon as Vice-Presidents; Angola as Secretary General; Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Congo, Djibouti and Zimbabwe as Deputy Secretary Generals.
The Congress also took the decision to move the Headquarters of the PYU from Algiers, Algeria, where it had been for 42 years, to Khartoum, Sudan, in efforts of brining a new impetus and strengthening the revitalization process of the PYU. Currently the PYU is the only focal point of the African Union on youth development. The delay in the transfer of the Headquarters has seen the organization under perform. Now the PYU has established itself in Khartoum, where it had its 3rd Congress from the 2nd to 5th of December 2011. No one can argue how relevant the PYU has become in the region and the need to have it being the collective voice through which young people in Africa speak.
In the 3rd Congress, the following countries were elected into the Executive Committee: South Africa as President; Egypt, Namibia, Senegal, Gabon and Eritrea as Vice-Presidents; Mali as Secretary General; Libya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Congo, South Sudan and Sudan as Deputy Secretary Generals.
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Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville was authorized as a town in 1842, to honor President Andrew Jackson, and since Camp Lejeune was incorporated in 1941, the town has grown quickly. We have the country's oldest continuously-operated USO, numerous parks, and we are close to many beautiful and family-friendly beaches. For more information, check out the links below!
- For information on everything from government services, employment, to our Clean and Green program, take a look at Jacksonville's Official Web Page.
- Jacksonville's Chamber of Commerce
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Military in our Community
- Jacksonville North Carolina Government shared this video on their Facebook Page showing how much the military is appreciated here!
- Visit Jacksonville NC also has more information on nearby memorials and how welcome our military heroes are in Jacksonville.
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Movie Mind Says: Wait For PPV
If You Like This You Should Watch: License to Wed, Duplex
Better Than: Mystery Men
Worse Than: There's Something About Mary, Stuck on You
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Michelle Monaghan
With a tagline that reads, "Love Blows", The Heartbreak Kid almost makes it too easy for The Movie Mind to use a variation of it for a witty tagline of this review. Never above the occasional cliché, here it goes: "This Movie Blows".
Now that the uproarious laughter has subsided, please allow me continue with the review. I was painfully disappointed with this film, brought to us by the Farrelly brothers, after having given us such gems as Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary. We all know going into these movies that the plot may be paper thin, but in terms of enjoyment it won't matter; we will be falling out of our seats with laughter and in shock at the lengths they are willing to go in order shock us with the gross humor. Sounds like a guaranteed hilarious dumb-comedy, right? As we've learned in this crazy movie game, nothing is guaranteed.
Ben Stiller plays an aging sporting goods store owner who just hasn't found the love of his life yet. He plays his typical "lovable loser" role early on in the film, but ultimately reveals himself as just a jerk. He marries a girl he has only known for 6 weeks, but only realizes how terribly annoying she is on their honeymoon. I'm sorry, did he go on any dates with her in 6 weeks? She seemed extremely annoying and I find it hard to believe she could have hidden it all for that amount of time. Of course the rest of the movie plays out just as predictably as you would guess, which is ok IF the script is funny enough to carry it. Unfortunately the movie loses the audience early on and never brings them back.
Jerry Stiller provides most of the limited comedy as Stiller's crude father. I know it is a stretch to pull off that role, but somehow he is able to do so. I don't know how we are supposed to believe the transition of Malin Akerman from Ben's dream-girl to nightmare wife, even though she does her best to try and pull it off. We are taken through the trenches during their honeymoon as one idiotic story after the next picks up steam and eventually becomes the lone storyline. Natually, he finds another girl who he thinks is "the one", and spends the next 40 minutes (movie time) hiding the fact that he's on is honeymoon. Then he'll spend the last 20 minutes in movie world convincing her it wasn't a big deal that he was on is honeymoon and fell in love with her. It's just too paper-thin to be able to keep us interested when the comedic dialogue is far from where it should be.
The bottom line is that Stiller can't carry a comedy on his own. In Zoolander, Starsky & Hutch and Meet the Parents he had Owen to help keep the one-liners flowing; In Along Came Polly he had Mr. Seymour Hoffman; and in Dodgeball he had Vince. I think he can be quite an amusing actor to watch in these types of comedy movies, but he doesn't have enough to do it on his own.
The Movie Mind has been looking for something to get out of the doldrums of bad attempts at comedy lately. I was hoping this might have been a movie to pull me out. Instead, it only reinforced the problems and sunk me lower. Shame on you, Farrelly's.
Submitted 2-13-08
Memorable Quotes:
Doc: Okay, cat's out of the bag. My son found your panties on the sidewalk and we've been talking about you all week. Eddie, give her back her undies.
Mac: Happy wife, happy life!


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Puerto Rico was the first Caribbean island we decided to visit together. This was for a number of reasons. Firstly, being a couple on a budget, our first travel tip is always to be geographically savvy. We currently live in Wilmington, North Carolina, which is on the south-east coast of the US, so traveling to the Caribbean was cheaper and faster than if we lived further away. I ended up paying only $75 for my roundtrip ticket (hello miles!) and Christian's full fare ticket ended up being $300 – one short layover and no waiting standby etc. Not as great as flying Ryanair in Europe of course but good enough for a trip in the US on short notice!
We also chose to visit Puerto Rico as those with a valid US visa do not require an additional entry permit to visit the island, as it is an official territory of the United States. Furthermore, we wanted to visit an island with a rich culture and Puerto Rico definitely delivered.
Do: Visit in the Spring
We recommend visiting in early spring, when the weather is gorgeous but not too hot, and the prices are still not as high as during the summer. Hurricane season in the Caribbean falls around Autumn, so we'd try to avoid this period.
Do: Take a walk around Old San Juan
Walking Old San Juan is a trip back to Spanish colonial times.
Sure, it's pretty touristy, but Old San Juan is one of our favorite memories of Puerto Rico. It was also our favorite area to spend time in after visiting Loquillo, Fajardo, Ponce, Isabela, and a host of other cities in the island. With its colorful buildings, lively bars, excellent restaurants, ocean breeze, and gorgeous colonial architecture, we enjoyed every minute of strolling down the city's cobble-stoned streets.
Do: Visit El Morro and Castillo San Cristobal
You cannot miss out on El Morro and Castillo San Cristobal (Castillo San Felipe del Morro) when in Old San Juan. We are of course wary of visiting tourist attractions when in popular areas, but El Morro and Castillo San Cristobal, fortresses built by the Spanish to ward off invaders over centuries, are important visits if you wish to learn more about the history of Puerto Rico. Your ticket bought at either attraction are valid for both fortresses, and we spent a good four hours or so walking the forts, and even watched two short informational films on their construction and use in history.
The Spanish colonial history and hold over Puerto Rico is fascinating and the presentation of information at the sites was for the most part well done.
Do: Pack lots of sunscreen and water
We visited in April, and enjoyed sun-filled days and warm weather capping off around 28 degrees Celsius. You will need a lot of sunscreen and water especially when walking the fortresses. Sunscreen in Puerto Rico can be expensive, not to mention difficult to find in the fort gift shops.
Do: Enjoy the food!
You're going to get hungry walking the colorful streets of Old San Juan. All the better because the restaurants in Puerto Rico served up some amazing food while we were there!
Of particular note are Cafe Berlin (don't laugh, yes, Christian is German, but this restaurant serves up some fantastic, award-winning Puerto-Rican dishes, and the staff are great!), Caficultura, and Princesa Gastro Bar.
We found the wait-staff in Puerto Rico to be amazing – extremely helpful and friendly, going above and beyond their job description. Princesa Gastro Bar had a lovely ambience, and it's a great place to stop by while taking a walk past La Muralla by the water to the Old San Juan Gate. We recommend taking this path in the evening to avoid the heat and the crowds; perhaps after what promises to be a great dinner in Old San Juan!
Caficultura (yeah, I'm a fan of salmon!)
There are also some great gastronomic tours of San Juan on offer, and this may be something to consider if you have the time!
Do: Venture away from the restaurants closest to the beginning of Old San Juan
While the restaurants in Old San Juan all offer fantastic flavor, be wary of the most accessible as they tend to have smaller portion sizes and larger price tags. Those slightly away from the center tend to give you the best bang for your buck.
Do: Visit the Holocaust Memorial (and monument area in general)
Similar to most former Spanish colonies, Puerto Rico has a quarter of the city full of government buildings and monuments dedicated to fallen policemen, prestigious educators, and of special note, an exceptional Holocaust Memorial. As a political psychologist, I can say that this monument is really well done, with a walkway dedicated to those little known individuals who resisted the Nazis during the Third Reich, and a final monument dedicated to the millions of lives lost – whether you were a Jew, homosexual, disabled, or a prisoner of war. It may be worth your time stopping by these monuments (at no cost) on your way from, or to, Old San Juan.
Do: Spend an evening at La Placita
A little south of San Juan, closer to Condado, in Calle Dos Hermanos, is La Placita, which comes alive with music and dancing over the weekend (sometimes Thursdays too!) If you're looking for some live music and dancing, this is the place to be.
Do: Eat from a food truck
Some food trucks in the Condado and Miramar areas offer great seafood and sandwiches at great prices. This may be a good option if you're in the area taking in the gorgeous, quaint houses, and are in the mood for some cheap, local food.
Do: Stay close to San Juan
Whether it's in Old San Juan, Condado, or Miramar, we recommend staying in this area for ease of access to beaches, the airport, El Yunque, restaurants, and culture. You can find great deals on Booking.com or Airbnb for these areas!
Do: Visit El Yunque before 9am
Travelers to Puerto Rico usually all plan a trip to El Yunque, the lush rainforest located towards the east of the island. We highly recommend that you do visit – and plan to arrive at the rainforest no later than 9am. There are 2 entrances to the rainforest – a north and south entrance. The south entrance tends to have steeper, muddier trails. Furthermore, when we visited, the connecting road between the north and south entrance was under construction. Entering the rainforest from the south entrance also adds half an hour to your travel time from San Juan. We strongly recommend you enter El Yunque from the north (with no entrance fee). This is also the closer, less frequented entrance to the much-visited La Mina falls.
We hiked – rather, walked – mostly downhill, to the falls and at 9am, and found only 5 other people in the water, who were kind enough to leave when we got there 😉 So we had the falls to ourselves for a good half hour before a lot more people arrived around 10am. You can watch us enjoy La Mina Falls here.
Getting to the falls early on assures you an enjoyable swim before you head back on the trail. We also recommend that La Mina be your first stop, before you even do the Watch Tower or the El Toro trail to the highest peak at El Yunque, since fewer people visit the latter in general. Be warned that the views from El Toro may be obscured by clouds once you get there!
Do: Book your Bio-Bay Kayaking Tour from Fajardo ahead of time
East of El Yunque is Fajardo, and we recommend spending the day at El Yunque and driving east to Fajardo for a Bio-Luminescence Bay Kayaking tour in the evening if you are planning to do the latter. Click here for more about the Bio-Bay kayaking experience. Make sure you book this in advance!
Do: Visit Isabela
We recommend renting a car for at least a part of your stay and driving to west towards Isabela. While certain travelers stay exclusively in San Juan and do a day trip to El Yunque, we do recommend leaving these more visited regions to visit the less frequented, more quiet beaches of Isabela.
Isabela has more of a beach café than the restaurant feel of San Juan, and has miles of gorgeous beach, uncrowded as the Loquillo and Flamenco beaches can get.
Don't forget to visit the Monumento al Cacique Mabodamaca (Indian Head) by the side of the road on the way to Isabela! It's on the right side of the road leading to Isabela from San Juan – you can't miss it!
Note about renting a car in Puerto Rico
We got a fantastic deal on our car, US$70 for a 6 day rental in Puerto Rico. Book ahead, and check prices the day of, to find your own great deal. Check our guide for more information on how you can get your own deal! However, you cannot make changes to your rental over the phone once you leave the airport. Nevertheless the airport is only a few minutes from Old San Juan though so you can drive to your agent's drop-off booth at the airport if you need to make any changes.
Do: Visit Cava Ventana – but keep in mind the steep entrance fee
There are two interesting detours on the way to Isabela: Cava Ventana and Cueva del Indio. Cueva del Indio was closed for construction when we visited due to a recent landslide, so we only ended up visiting Cava Ventana. This is an area of five caves, two of which are open to the public, via guided tours only. We do recommend taking the tour (while not being big fans of tours ourselves!) as the view from the cave window at the end was very much worth it.
The tours are handled privately however so be prepared for a steep entrance fee upon arrival. You will also walk through caves filled with bats, so we urge you to be conscious of sound and light pollution during your tour.
Don't: Visit Arecibo
Arecibo is a quaint city on your way west of San Juan. We don't recommend visiting Arecibo for the sake of visiting the city itself, unless you are interested in visiting the Observatory (check if it's open before you go by calling ahead) or Camuy caves. This is not to be negative about Arecibo, but to inform travelers of how best to spend their time.
Don't: Drive all around the island in one day
Yup, we drove all around the island – from San Juan to Isabela to Ponce to Fajardo back to San Juan in a day. Is it worth it? Definitely not, if you factor in the traffic and sometimes reckless driving we came across.
We would recommend a drive to the west towards Isabela, taking in the sites mentioned above, and a drive to the west to take in El Yunque and Fajardo but that's about it. Ponce is great but nothing to write home about, unless you are interested in a specific event in the area. Unless you are spending more than 2 weeks on the island, and have days to spend in each city respectively, we do not recommend a day trip driving all around the island.
Don't: Necessarily buy into the hype about Flamenco Beach
Flamenco beach may be a serious consideration of any traveler to Puerto Rico. Is it the "best beach in the world"? Not if you've been to Hapuna Beach in Hawaii, or the Maldives, or Indonesia, or… you get our drift? There is no such thing as the "best beach in the world" – it all depends on your experience! There are two ways to get to Flamenco beach – you can either take a flight (more expensive of course, and in our opinion, not worth it just to see the beach!) or the ferry, for which you have to line up at 4am in the morning on the day of travel. Tickets are not sold in advance to tourists. Tickets are cheap, and usually go for less than $10, roundtrip. Flamenco beach is a gorgeous place to visit if you have the time, but not the must-do if you're on the island for a few days only.
Do: Go Ziplining!
Puerto Rico really is an island with a little bit of something for everyone! It boasts a gigantic ziplining park with The Monster at Toro Verde Zipline Park – the longest zipline in the world. We recommend you visit Toro Verde, where you can zipline over a lush rainforest. They are suited for zipliners of all experience levels; it was our first time ziplining and we loved it! Book ahead by calling in! Watch our experience here.
In Summary:
Do: Take a walk around Old San Juan. Don't forget the Old San Juan Gate and La Muralla
Do: Visit El Morro and Castillo San Cristobal
Do: Pack lots of sunscreen and water
Do: Enjoy the food! Princesa Gastro Bar, Café Berlin, and Caficultura are good options
Do: Venture away from the restaurants closest to the beginning of Old San Juan
Do: Visit the Holocaust Memorial (and monument area in general)
Do: Spend an evening at La Placita
Do: Eat from a food truck
Do: Find accommodation close to San Juan
Do: Visit El Yunque before 9am
Do: Book your Bio-Bay Kayaking Tour from Fajardo ahead of time
Do: Visit Isabela
Do: Visit Cava Ventana – but keep in mind the steep entrance fee
Don't: Visit Arecibo unless you're headed to the Observatory (call ahead) Camuy
Don't: Drive all around the island in one day
Don't: Necessarily buy into the hype about Flamenco Beach
Do: Go Ziplining!
Do: Enjoy all the great hospitality!
We love the rich history, culture, great food, and hospitality offered in Puerto Rico and would love to go back. This is an island definitely worth a visit when you head over to the Caribbean. Happy traveling!


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I reviewed a great number pf photos taken during RTW Fashion Shows SS 2015 and did my best at considering the details – colors, accessories, clothing and sunglasses the runaway models were wearing. So, let's speak about sunglasses 2015 trends and most remarkable eyewear the fashion designers introduced for the upcoming season.
Eye Cat Sunglasses for Spring and Summer 2015
If you've read my Fashion Trend Report SS 2015 review, you may know that retro is one of the most popular trends of the season. Considering the fact that cat eye glasses were born in the 50-ties, it would have been strange if they have remained at the backyards of catwalks and .
I read an essay which stated that it was Christian Dior who introduced cat eye frames to the World. According to this story (or was is just an anecdote?), there was a half Russian and half Kazakh almond-eyed beauty in his model agency. They say she inspired Christian Dior to create frames that mimicked her magnificent eyes.
Cat eye sunglasses were spotted at Moschino, Prada, Fendi, Michael Kors's Fashion shows.
Source photos via Pinterest, post-processing by Holy Chic
Although all cat eye glasses have one thing in common – the outer corners of the frame are kind of lifted up, cat eye frames SS 2015 significantly different from each other. For example, sunglasses by Fendi are all harp-edged:
By the way, mind the models' makeup:
Here come Moschino's cat eye sunglasses for summer 2015:
You could have see similar eye-wear on a Merlin Monro's character Pola Debevoise in How to Merry a Millionaire comedy movie:
Nina Ricci Fashion House introduced frames that look like both cat eye and wayfarer sunglasses:
Teashades Sunglasses Trend 4 SS 2015
Teashades, John Lennon glasses, Granny Glasses or Round Metal – you can call them whatever you like – is a type of psychedelic art wire-rim sunglasses that were worn, usually for purely aesthetic reasons, by pop and rock icons Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Boy George, Ozzy Osbourne and by other legends.
Teashades by Temperley London reflect the classic version – they have a thin rim, round glasses and ear pieces in the color of the frame:
Wear granny glasses with ethic style outfits to look cool:
Oversized Sunglasses Trend SS 2015
Oversized sunglasses, which were fashionable in the 1980s and over the last two seasons, aren't going to move from top of fashion Olympus, and there are reasons for that.
Oversized sunglasses are perfect for those women who are trying to minimize a size of their nose. Celebrities also wear them eagerly, as larger frames help them escape from paparazzi unnoticed. Moreover, oversized sunglasses offer more protection from the sun and UV, so they are a perfect choice for summer. Moreover, a red lipstick and oversized eyeglasses is an easy way to look cool effortlessly.
Motorcycle sunglasses were spotted at Balenciaga SS 2015 runaway show:
Burberry Prorsum sunglasses have something in common with motorcycle glasses but I'd hardly call them classic motorcycles.
Aviator Sunglasses SS 2015
Aviator sunglasses were seen at collections of three legendary fashion houses – Christian Dior, Chanel and Prada.
Like oversized sunglasses they provide maximum visibility and excellent protection from ultraviolet.
Chanel eyeglasses with Swarovski stones all over the frame won't protect you from the sun – it just an eyewear. Moreover, it seems to me that there is no glass in the right pair of specktackes, and that the model is wearing them just for aesthetic reasons.
Prada sunglasses SS 2015 have a leather panel on its rim. They look gorgeous and pretty dear I guess.
Look cool & holy chic!Tanya Pochtiennykh
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Hilton South Wharf
Forming part of the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre precinct in Melbourne's Docklands, the Hilton South Wharf hotel is closely linked to the Convention Centre Meeting Rooms and Banquet Hall to allow direct and easy access for both conference organisers and delegates. In addition to the guestrooms and suites, there are various front of house hospitality venues, including an Executive Lounge, a 600 person bar, a restaurant,and breakfast bakery.
Spanish-influenced cuisine compliments the tone of the restaurant experience with its rich red granite stone tops and steel frames.
The centre piece for both the Bar and Restaurant is a suspended wine gantry covered in rusted steel, which houses the full wine cellar of over 2,000 bottles. This gangway ends in an exquisite cheese and smallgoods scullery also accessed by two stairways.
A highly textural rope tapestry by Dani Marti adorns the foyer, adding material richness and supporting the overall design. The Hilton Hotel accommodates 364 rooms over 13 levels. There are also 32 deluxe suites over two floors and all rooms have been designed with an emphasis on modern living.
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Carolyn is a Republican from Boston. In the past, she had voted enthusiastically for her party's candidates, but she voted for Donald Trump with trepidation. "I didn't like either candidate," she explained, "and so, despite his offensive comments, I went with the anti-politician. The notion of draining the swamp was just really exciting to me, and I saw the Hillary Clinton as the president of the swamp." Carolyn also voted for Trump because she wanted lower taxes, less regulation, and a more conservative Supreme Court.
She is still hopeful, but she now believes that Trump turned out to be worse than she had imagined. "Each week, there is a newsworthy event that takes my breath away, and I feel like he is running this country like a dictatorship. I like that the stock market is up, but now I wonder whether I should have voted at all."
Ron is a Democrat from Miami. He voted for Clinton, but is dismayed at how his party has moved so far to the left. "Free college?" he asks. "Do I really want to spend my tax dollars helping middle-class parents, who didn't want to save money like I did, send their children to a college at no charge? And with all of our challenges and the federal debt, can we even afford the programs that are proposed on the Democratic platform?"
Ron hates the content of Trump's tweets, but he is most dismayed by what he believes to be an erosion of our status as a global leader under this president. On the other hand, he adds, "The Democrats are not showing leadership on any front. They have gone limp."
Meet the New Independents: citizens from both parties who are disenchanted with both sides. Although most of the political narrative these days focuses on how divided we are, my data reveal that nearly 60 percent of our country is in this group. They are disgusted with President Trump's braggadocio and volatility, but they see the Democrats as "old and tired faces with old and tired ideas." Says Derek from Philadelphia, "My dismay with the Democratic leadership — an oxymoron — is more than matched by my disdain for the direction of the GOP."
This is important for two reasons. First, these voters are up for grabs. Most say that they would vote outside of their party for leaders who care about country over politics, who have innovative solutions to our problems, and who cater to more than the most powerful and wealthy in America. The Democrats among them applaud Governor John Kasich of Ohio, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for their willingness to cross party lines. The Republicans among them talk about how they would be open to voting for former vice president Joe Biden if he ran in 2020 — or Bill Peduto, the Pittsburgh mayor who transformed that city from a steel town to a vibrant center of "eds and meds."
Second, my math reveals that we have an opportunity to focus, not on how divided we are, but on our common ground. When we focus on the extremes of each party — the voters who believe Trump can do no wrong or the voters who have "Not My President" tattooed on their arms — we can draw the wrong conclusions.
The Trump base among those in my ongoing research group often comment that most Democrats are rioting and protesting and even more, that they do not believe Trump is a legitimate president. That's just not true. Of the 200 Clinton voters in my research, only 3 are not willing to acknowledge Trump as our president.
Conversely, many progressives perceive that Trump supporters are intellectually lazy, and unwilling to educate themselves about the reality of what is happening in the world. Yet, of the 200 Trump voters in my research, 82 percent read extensively about the issues of the day, and many report flipping back and forth among the various television stations to get a sense of what is real and not. Only 4 percent of those Trump voters support the president unconditionally, whereas most are concerned about his self-absorption, his thin skin, and his reckless tweets.
While we are divided at the edges, many citizens are just plain fed up with the gridlock, the blaming, the resistance, and the notion that, as one voter said, "Neither party represents me or my generation."
There is more nuance than what we often hear from the media. Dan, a Kentucky Republican, wants to repeal Obamacare, but is demanding more gun control. Deb, a Democrat from Oregon, hates the idea of lowering corporate taxes and lifting regulations, but is against sanctuary cities. Mohamad, a Trump voter from North Carolina, supports the immigration ban, but is intensely concerned about the White House's dealings with Russia. Alice from Georgia is concerned about the elimination of environmental regulations, and supportive of a significantly higher military budget.
What would an independent movement look like? Rather than seeing us as red and blue, it would focus on the very large swath of the population that is purple. These citizens are hungry for new leaders who operate with the courage of their convictions, who are fed up with insider politics, and who are willing to compromise for a government that works well. A majority of these New Independents want to fix the drawbacks of the Affordable Care Act even as they build on its strengths. Only a few want to eliminate the investment tax for the wealthiest. They want fewer handouts for people who are not willing to work hard. They want progress on infrastructure investment and less talk of a wall at the Mexican border. Some are abortion-rights proponents and some are antiabortion, but most talk about the seriousness of a decision to have an abortion, and they see progress in the news that rates of abortion are at a historic low.
It's time to pay more attention to this group. Many of them believe that the 2016 election was about voting for the lesser of two evils, between two candidates who had integrity issues. They now want leaders who are driven by a commitment to helping others rather than a commitment to party and ego. And they will support politicians who, instead of immediately trafficking in blame or criticism, are ready to work to solve our country's problems.
Clarification: The voters in this column were given pseudonyms to protect their identity.
Diane Hessan is an entrepreneur, author, and Chair of C Space. She has been in conversation with 200 Clinton voters and 200 Trump voters weekly since last December. Follow her on Twitter @DianeHessan.


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|Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations using a standard linear accelerator.
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|PMID: 2674079 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|We have previously described the development of a technique which utilizes a standard linear accelerator to provide stereotactic, limited field radiation. The radiation is delivered using a modified and carefully calibrated 6 MV linear accelerator. Precise target localization and patient immobilization is achieved using a Brown-Roberts-Wells (BRW) stereotactic head frame which is in place during angiography, CT scanning, and treatment. Seventeen arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been treated in 16 patients from February 1986 to July 1988. Single doses of 1500-2500 cGy were delivered using multiple non-coplanar arcs with small, sharp edged x-ray beams to lesions less than 2.7 cm in greatest diameter. The dose distribution from this technique has a very rapid dropoff of dose beyond the target volume. Doses were prescribed at the periphery of the AVMs, typically to the 80-90% isodose line. Eleven of 16 patients have been followed by repeat angiography at least 1 year following treatment. Five of 11 have had complete obliteration of their AVM in 1 year and an additional three patients have achieved complete obliteration by 24 months. There have been no incidences of rebleeding or serious complications in any patient. We conclude that stereotactic radiosurgery using a standard linear accelerator is an effective and safe technique in the treatment of intracranial AVMs and the results compare favorably to the more expensive and elaborate systems that are currently available for stereotactic treatments.
|J S Loeffler; E Alexander; R L Siddon; W M Saunders; C N Coleman; K R Winston
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Synthetic rubber cement
OCD replied to Oneball1971's topic in Re-Release DiscussionsI've always assumed they meant air-curing silicone like the stuff you use to make gaskets and what not. I usually apply black RTV silicone on the spline interfaces, and have never had any issues.
Multimeter motor current measuring help
OCD replied to ThunderDragonCy's topic in All things electric...LOL good catch, I somehow missed the all-caps "NOTE" that it can't do DC current. Hall effect DC inductive meters do exist though. Here's one for less than $40: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V433QXM/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07V433QXM
Multimeter motor current measuring help
OCD replied to ThunderDragonCy's topic in All things electric...I'm going to echo what @WillyChang said; without some sort of load your numbers will be meaningless. I'd maybe give this a try since it's only $23 and will log the peak amperage while under load: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LBDGM4J/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07LBDGM4J It has an inductive sensor, so you don't even need to contact the wires for an accurate reading.
I was an early adopter as well; had been following the development for years and bought the 5800 as soon as it came out. Chucked it into my retired TRF415 to see what it could do and I think my eyes might have watered a little after that first trigger-pull... I just couldn't believe how smooth and powerful brushless really was compared to everything else I had ever run. That setup was truly before its time. Sold all of my Mac stuff in the early 2000's. Solid state is better for me since I really already have another time-consuming hobby. I just looked this up and it appears to be an integrated amplifier with 15 watts per channel, and the option to run it from an external DAC. Also has a headphones output that uses the same pre, so it's listen to one or the other but not both at the same time. https://www.amazon.com/Topping-TP30-Digital-Amplifier-USB-DAC/dp/B005D7SKWK I wouldn't be too worried about the source if it's coming in on a USB and back out through an integrated amp. You'd probably be unable to discern what difference it made if any. I do like that it has an external power supply, which gives you the opportunity to run it from nice, clean 12V battery juice rather than the dirty AC mains
Tamiya PS paint combos?
OCD replied to DK308's topic in General discussionsI've never tried this combination, but would be concerned about getting an even coat of the yellow down first. The translucents are notorious for being difficult to apply evenly.
Surprising tbh... weren't LRP made in Germany back then? Figured they'd be all belts and braces I'd blame the entire culture of "overclocking" that was so popular at the time. Treating components like wear items probably made sense to the racing set As a kid in the early 90's I managed to save enough money to buy a Novak and distinctly remember being relieved that the actual quality was proportional to the price tag. I still eventually burned it up anyhow. Novak really made some nice stuff though. Sad that they are gone Class T is just class D but configured to allow real-time modulation. They are integrated because 1) cheaper, and 2) signal processing fixes all of the crosstalk/latency/distortion, which enables the engineers to just cram everything together and let the processor sort it out. Tubes avoid all of this by being purely analogue. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just get tube warmers and you're good to go
Interesting. As any audiophile weirdo will tell you, the quality of the switching is everything 🤓 You can probably bet those ESC's were running matched FET's. Back then you didn't have the processing power available now to make real-time feedback analysis and adjustments. Instead you had to squeeze out performance from analog components by doing things like matching FET's or adding capacitors & Schottky diodes (cat's whiskers LOL), and even then you still had a relatively inefficient amplifier. It wasn't until processors got smaller and cheaper that they could be considered for the application, which in turn gave us the brushless revolution.
Nice catch 👍 Good to see they included the otherwise-unobtainable pink motor plate.
The Cool Wheels Thread
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Here's the 49100 pink/silver dampers compared to the old 53155 pinkish color. Pretty obvious difference: Here's the Surikarn red damper caps compared to the 49294 red damper set. There is also a considerable difference between these two "red" colors: I've never compared the Surikarn-red to the old 53155 set and sort of surprised at how close they are in color:
Well that's good news for the blanks then... I bet they ain't shipping those things anywhere Yeah live in Cali, but in the northern half where Silicon Valley is. AE headquarters it about 8 hours south of me. I don't visit Southern California often and even then it's for work-related stuff. I did visit Tamiya's USA headquarters years ago when they still hosted Tamiya Con, but they discontinued the event and I haven't been back since. I hear now days they only have the warehouse operation in Irvine and no showroom at all. I think many aftermarket manufacturers of the era loved Kydex too. A good number of bumpers and "nerf" plates are still floating around eBay and the like.
This is awesome! I've never even considered such a use for old PCB's but wow, people have apparently been doing it for years righ under my radar. I wouldn't both etching off the copper either. In fact I can envision an entire chassis made up of green, blue, red, or whatever other board colors you can scratch up. A harlequin chassis anyone? Hmmm, I live in the silicon valley. Just imagine how much gorgeous surplus PCB board is stacked in warehouses just looking for a buyer.
The old 53155 low-friction set is also an odd shade of red -- far more pink than the standard Tamiya red coating. It's my personal belief that Tamiya chose this color to be more fade-resistant and it just didn't go as planned If you look at the Surikarn next to anything that Tamiya has produced in red, you'll notice that Surikarns are always a bit of a unique "rose" color. I'll have to upload some photos later, but I also believe Tamiya were aware that the Surikarn didn't have any matching hop-up dampers, so they actually sold a very limited number of damper bodies with rose-colored caps. Now I know you're probably thinking "but didn't they offer the 49294 "red" TRF dampers already?". Well yes, but that set isn't the correct color for the Surikarn. The 49294 set is more of a deep red and doesn't at all exactly match the rose-colored chassis parts. I happen to have both versions in my collection and the difference is very obvious when seen in person.
Pink used to be Tamiya's choice of color for "limited items", and in person the TA03RS dampers look identical those in the 49100 pink/silver set. I always thought they gave you two different colors in order to differentiate the front and rear dampers for tuning purposes.
Matchbox cars
OCD replied to J@mes's topic in General discussionsSorry for asking but is it in the photo you posted? Me too. But maybe not a phase. More like... my primary objective lol. I created wrecks so gruesome that the life-flight helicopter had to be dispatched, but then only to collide! with the news helicopter that was attempting to report on the traffic situation below. Fire rained down on the traffic-stalled cars, and the entire emergency vehicle fleet was wiped out by the resulting explosion. Cars cut in half and turned inside out. Buses plunging off imaginary cliffs and being turned into pancakes. Floods. Fires. Mud slides. I destroyed Matchbox cars almost as fast as I received them. When pressed about what exactly happened them all, I'd just shrug my shoulders and say "must gotten lost" Needless to say it wasn't long before the parents decided they wouldn't be replacing them. Can't blame them really. Anyhow, due to my habit of reenacting horrific traffic accidents with nearly every toy I owned, my residual collection is pretty sparse. I had a dig through the carrying cases and recovered the few that I remember having as a kid. The "survivors" if you will. First off, my only Tomica "State Police" cruiser I still have. A 1975 Dodge Coronet Custom: For those of you not terribly familiar with Tomicas, they were really a cut above the rest. Far more scale than their counterparts (this one happens to be 1:74) and the wheels and axle design provided a bit of "spring suspension" action that feels great when you push them around. I still love Tomica cars A strong favorite; I was a big fan of racing stripes on this one, the Matchbox "Superfast" 1979 Porsche 928: My parents both owned variations of the Mk2 Celica and Supra, so naturally I had one of these, the Hot Wheels 1982 Toyota Supra: Lastly, and perhaps one of the more oddball cars in my collection of Matchboxes, the "Superfast" 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL: This was an odd one as there really weren't many BMW models offered in the US market at that time. Likely that my Dad had a sharp eye for the outliers. I coveted the this car enough to spare it from the fiery death-crash. And yes, the Sharpie lines around the front and rear windows were an early attempt at adding some "detail" to my scale models.


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Pakistan's bid to purchase used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan might not be easy as it would require an approval from the U.S. and be subject to end-use monitoring, officials here have said.
"While we are not going to speculate on reports that Pakistan may look to purchase used F-16s elsewhere, we would note that under U.S. law, any re-transfers of US-origin defence items to a third party require approval from the U.S. Government, may require Congressional notification, and would be subject to end-use monitoring," a State Department official told PTI.
The official, who requested anonymity, was responding to a question on reports that Pakistan is considering buying used F-16 jets from Jordan after its plan to buy eight of them from the U.S. at a highly subsidised rates fell through because of the opposition from lawmakers in the U.S. Congress who want Islamabad to take strong action against the Haqqani network.
"The proposed terms and conditions of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance for this proposed sale of F-16 aircraft expired on May 24," the official said.
"Pakistan did not accept the offer to purchase F-16s from the United States, and the terms of the sale have expired," another State Department official told PTI.
"We are now going for a third-party transfer of F-16s and have an offer from Jordan," Pakistan Defence Secretary Alam Khattak had said last week.
"We refer you to the Government of Pakistan to speak to their decision and future defence procurement plans," the U.S. official said when asked about Khattak's statement.
The official was not aware if the U.S. has received such a request from Jordan and Pakistan.
However, it is believed that there could be options for Pakistan to explore the possibility of procuring F-16 from the United States at its full price.
The earlier proposal of eight F-16s to Pakistan at an estimated cost of $699 million was heavily subsidised, to which the U.S. lawmakers led by Senator Bob Corker, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had objected.
Informed sources argue that if Pakistan wants to pursue the sale, it could start a fresh talk with Lockheed Martin — the manufacturer — and negotiate a new full price for the F-16s it wants to buy.


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