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Pickens County was officially designated by the Alabama State Legislature December 19, 1820 and named after General Andrew Pickens, a Revolutionary War Hero. Pickens County is 890 square miles of rural forest and livestock lands on the midwestern state border alongside Mississippi. Lamar and Fayette Counties border Pickens County on the northern line while Tuscaloosa County borders our eastern line and Green and Sumter Counties border our southern line.
Timbers found in the forests of Pickens County are Ash, Birch, Black Walnut, Cedar, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Cypress, Elm, Gum, Hickory, Maple, Mulberry, Oak, Persimmon, Pine, Poplar, Sycamore and Willow.
Early settlers of the section endured all of the hardships synonymous with pioneer life. They used the Indian trails to bring their corn on packhorses from beyond the Black Warrior. There homes were crudely built log cabins with no additional shelters for their stock. Progress toward real civilization began with the establishment of churches, opening of roads and the running of steamboats.
The county is located in the domain that was claimed by the Choctaws, the northern boundary being the line between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
In DeSoto's time, there were no Indian settlements within the borders of the county other than a few villages near the confluence of the Sipsey and Tombigbee rivers.
Carrollton, Alabama serves as County Seat for Pickens County. Carrollton is also home of the infamous "Face in the Window". Legend has it that in 1878 a man named Henry Wells was being held for the crime of burning the courthouse and even more serious crimes. Wells was hidden in the garret of the new courthouse from an angry mob and while Wells was peering out of a window in the garret a storm passed over. Lightning struck and Well's face was stamped indelibly upon that pane of glass. To this day the window remains to tell the legendary story.


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We generally try to limit the number of extensions we install for security, performance, and because we use a lot of different systems. That's not to say there aren't a lot of interesting addons out there and Mozilla has recently announced the winners of their Extend Firefox 3 Contest. Lifehacker has a full rundown of each of the winners. Nothing really stands out in our eyes (although we might try Last.fm's toolbar).
The three extensions we always end up installing are Firebug, Greasemonkey, and Flashblock. What are yours?

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Great price on comfortable tights to gear up for the next season! Go stock your dance bags.
My daughter loves these tights. Good quality material and last a long time. The waistband does a good job of not "cutting into" her stomach area. Ballet pink is the perfect color for ballet class and recitals.
Age: 40 to 49 Fit: True to size Comfort: Durability:
These tights are reliable and will last long. Thanks!!!
Bought 2 pairs of tights for my daughter. Used the company size estimate tool and it absolutely failed in giving the right size. These run small and I would have never bought them if I had known that all sales for tights are final. So now I have 2 pairs of tights that are a waste to money.
Age: 30 to 39 Fit: Runs small Comfort: Durability:
I have these tights on hand often due to the significant price difference of other brands. They are relatively durable, however I would order a size up if you have longer legs (like me) because they aren't super stretchy and tend to rip when you have to stretch them for long legs. I usually wear a womens size M or L but I get an XL because they don't rip as quickly in class. Personally I prefer an elastic waistband on my recital tights, but these are great to wear for my weekly classes even once they are dirty or ripped.
Age: 15 to 18 Fit: Runs small Comfort: Durability:
These have been a big win for my students and my daughter! Soft waistband is a must. Ballet pink is the color that worked for us.
Age: 30 to 39 Fit: True to size Comfort: Durability:
Good fit, and the waistband comes up over my love handles, which is exactly what I need.
Age: 19 to 21 Fit: True to size Comfort: Durability:
Good Product- Quality and value!
Age: 22 to 29 Fit: Runs small Comfort: Durability:
These theatrical convertible tights are super comfortable and perfect for everyday dance class and performances. These tights come in a variety of shades which is very convenient. I love these tights and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a comfortable and durable pair of tights for ballet, modern, jazz, and any other type of dance class.
Age: 15 to 18 Fit: True to size Comfort: Durability:
These black tights are a nice quality and fit true to size. They will be great for my contemporary and jazz classes.
These are fabulous tights for a fraction of the cost of other best selling name brands. My daughter is a company member of a ballet company in South Carolina and we order these tights in bulk (usually 5-6 pairs at a time) The quality fit, and performance of these tights in fantastic! She dances 5-7 days a week and has at least 2-4 performances a year. The last time I ordered was in January and it's almost May. She still has 2 pairs in the package from our last order of 6 pairs and the ones she is currently wearing are still in great condition! These tights hold up very well and are incredibly comfortable. Highly recommended!! Great buy! Order these! You will love them!
The most comfortable and affordable tights I own. I do looking at the size chart though. I wear a size small in leggings but a medium in these tights.
Best tights and worth the price !! Only tights my daughter wears.
My daughter has been wearing this brand of tights for the last four years. They do not easily rip or tear and she gets many uses out of them. Would highly recommend!
I own 4 pairs of these tights and they are great for the price and hold up well. I am over 6ft and the xl fits perfectly.
It's hard to find tights that fit perfectly, my daughter is 5'9 and something I can't find right that fit tall girls , these ones are great for her , material is good too
These tights are just right for class and recital. True to size, great fit, super comfortable.
These fit well. I have washed and reworn them with no snags. I weigh 124lbs but I got a large because I hate fighting with tights. I also have poor circulation so I love that I can take the tights off my toes as soon as I get in the car!!
I used these tights for five performances and they held up great. By night five I could see small pulls forming but for four costume changes they held up great. They also provided a lot of coverage for my pale legs.
Love these convertible tights. Great on Acro days
These are my go to affordable tights!
Age: 22 to 29 Fit: True to size Comfort: Durability:
I bought these for a performance and opened them up for the first time at dress rehearsal. They run very small and are difficult to get on. After two dances at dress rehearsal they got a run in them all the way up the back :/
Age: 19 to 21 Fit: Runs very small Comfort: Durability:
I love these tights they are really comfortable and fit nicely, the only problem with them I have is that they don't last a super long time. Maybe a month or two before they start getting holes around the seems. Other than their lifetime, they are really good for class and performances
Very stretchy, and comfortable. The waistband fits well and snug
My daughter loves these tights. The waistband is very comfortable. I love these tights because they are affordable and last for many classes. I also buy these for the yearly Nutcracker performance and they are performance approved.
My daughter takes ballet 4 days a week. These are our go to tights. They hold up to multiple washes. Basic everyday wear for class.
My daughter is almost 9 and usually wears size 14 or 14 plus clothing. I was unsure if these would be too long or how they might fit when ordering, but I got an adult size small, and I was so happily surprised that they were very comfortable for her. They didn't dig in to her natural waist, and fit beautifully. Will definitely reorder in the future!
The tights are great. The way my daughter goes through them I need a lot. They fit her well too.
I am a long time customer of Discount Dance. I have never had any issues with damaged merchandise until I received these tights. Fresh out of the package and they had a huge run and a hole in the left leg. Tights are not returnable. Very bummed since I ordered them for a performance. Glad they were cheap it shows.
Do not order the pink! I tried and was seriously disappointed because it is TAN. It matches my skin tone completely and will not do for ballet classes. Very angry that it didn't AT ALL match the color on the photo.
This tights are fabulous! Super resistant and soft at the same time. The price is unbeatable.. all in all a great product!
My daughter has tried every brand of tights out there, and these Theatricals Convertibles are her favorite. The waistband is soft and comfortable, the foot opening is the right size, the color is good for ballet (Ballet Pink). They don't last forever, but what tights do? The price is always good compared to other brands.
Purchased the tights for an upcoming dance program. They run true to size. The colors are consistent. The convertible style is what the dance is looking for. We will buy these again.
Great tights for the season! Super comfortable and hold up pretty well too.
Great fit.
Very comfortable for stage.
These tights are perfect for all dancers! Great quality, especially for such an amazing price. Would definitely recommend!
I bought these just needing some backups for a summer intensive... great for the price and I found the sizing to be pretty easy! Nice soft fabric but definitely not the most durable, probably won't be wearing these for super long. Surprisingly, the color also worked out great! Fairly true to what you see in the pictures. Overall great, good price, what you see is what you get!
I wish they had more stretch. Transitioning the foot from over the toes to on the ankle isn't easy because the hole isn't stretchy.
These are the best tights I've ever had. They are soft and easy to move in. The waistband is very nice, it doesn't cut into the stomach. I definitely recommend. I got a medium. My measurements- Bust: 34 inches, Waist: 28 inches, Hip: 34 inches, Girth: 62 inches, Height: 68 inches 5'8"
Great tights, but especially great given the price. I bought these for wearing for practice and just casually and they do both well.
These are my favorite tights. I have two pairs in the Toast color. Toast is much darker than it appears in photos. It's more a medium dark brown. I think it goes well with other brown flat shoes and pointe shoes. The tights themselves are soft and durable. The waist band is one of the best. I haven't experienced any runs in a year, for my oldest pair, and they're going strong.
This tights are really soft. I love the self-knit waistband because it makes me look skinnier.
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I used to spend tons of money on other brands of tights (Bloch), but one day I decided to try these tights out for fun. I am so glad I did that. I have now been wearing these tights for years and I will never buy another brand. They are by far the softest, most comfortable tights I have ever worn. The waistband is super comfortable and doesn't cut into my stomach or leave weird lines under my leotard. They wash super well, just be careful to separate out dark colors when washing these tights, or they may fade or be dyed a weird color. I am also so shocked by the fact that these tights don't get runs. Seriously, I don't know how they do it, but these tights are practically indestructible. My favorite shade is the prima pink, which is a peachy-pink color, but the ballet pink is a more standard dress code pink.
Good stretch and comfortable! Good fit!
I first switched from capezio to this brand in 2016 and I'm still wearing the ones I bought that year! They're definitely long lasting.Only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is cause they don't have a wide color scheme so none of them match my light brown skin tone
Age: 22 to 29 Fit: Runs very large Comfort: Durability:
Fit my daughter perfectly
I love these tights and they have been my favorite for years! They seem to hold up really well and they aren't expensive!
These tights are amazing quality for what you pay for. To be honest I tried them out just because they were fairly cheap, but I absolutely love them! The material is soft and doesn't make me break out in hives as a lot of tights do, which is VERY nice. The waist band stays fairly hidden under leos, they fit very nicely when you're in the correct size. They run a little bit small: in revolution brand i'm a medium, but in these i'm a definite large, so you should probably order one size up from what you may usually wear in other brands. The colors are perfect for what an audition or intensive may ask for, since the pinks aren't too pink or too tan, And the tan is actually tan, etc... I'm really happy with these and they last just as long or longer than any $15 pair of tights you'll find on the market. Highly recommend.
Age: 15 to 18 Fit: Runs very large Comfort: Durability:
I ordered a pink color. The color is waaaay off. It is more like a peach than a pink . Disappointed .
Age: 40 to 49
These are my daughter's favorite tights! She wears them to every class and performance and loves them!
Very comfortable and fit well.
These tights are our go to tights. But... the "pink" is not true pink... more like pale skin tone.
These tights run very small! I ordered an AS and they look like they could fit a toddler :o)
Age: 40 to 49 Fit: Runs very small Comfort: Durability:
I bought these for my teenage daughter who loved them. They sit high enough at the waist to create smooth lines under leotards and have a smooth, wide waistband that doesn't dig in. Will be our new go-to tights.
My daughter loved the color...we have trouble with that at times. so we will be getting more in coffee for Nutcracker and spring recital. Oh and the price is great too!
Nothing amazing, but they are so cheap, you can't go wrong. The material is super soft, some sort of microfiber, but it snags really easily. However these don't have that awful waist band that even the other "comfort whatever waist band" brands offer.
Age: 19 to 21 Fit: Runs large Comfort: Durability:
My daughter loves the comfortable waistband. Not sure yet about the durability, our first time trying this brand.
Product worth sale price
We purchased these in black and they are nice and dark with little skin show through. Just what we'd hoped for!
Age: 40 to 49 Fit: Runs small Comfort: Durability:
I always order these tights and they are consistently the same and good.
There is nothing "smooth" about the "smooth self-knit waistband." Per my 5'2" 105 lb 14 yr old daughter, the waistband on these tights is just as tight and uncomfortable as most other tights. I wish they offered these tights with the 1" lined elastic waistband (as in the Theatricals adult footless tights.) Theatricals seem to run a bit small. I recommend ordering a size up for best fit.
I bought multiple pairs for my dancer daughter. Although the color and comfort were fine, I can't recommend these. They run as she puts them on...
Bought these for the first time, took them out of their packaging, put them on, tried on my favorite leo to see how they fit underneath, went to adjust the feet, and noticed a GIANT RUN on my right heel. It got far enough that it will be visible if I have shoes on. I'm keeping them because they're convertible--I can pull them up and it will be fine--but I won't be buying these again. (Also keeping them because I had my usual panic reaction to A RUN IN MY TIGHTS and put nail polish on the run. Oops.) Otherwise, they were great--a little sheer but still decent, very soft, waistband was comfortable, flat, and rolled down nicely, plenty of stretch. I did buy one size up, as recommended, and they fit great. If they'd lasted longer, I'd definitely recommend them.
These tights do run small- I noticed the other reviews mentioning this and bought up one size and they fit well. I bought a size large and I am 5'8 and 141lbs. I am curvier than the average ballet body. I didn't have the same problem with the waistband that others did but maybe this is because I ordered up one size from normal and I wear my tights on the outside of the leo. I noticed that even though they fit well they are very translucent which may bother some. I like like how this looks with the pink pair I bought, not so much with the black. What I liked about these tights was the dyed to match cotton gusset wasn't as obvious as other brands I've tried. I love wearing my tights on the outside for informal classes but can't stand how it looks with an obvious gusset.
My favorite tights! Soft and comfy!
I was uncertain when purchasing these tights but I figured it was worth a try for the price. These are my absolute favorite tights I am 5'6 and am about 100lbs. I got a size medium and they fit perfectly. The waistband is not tight and these tights are extremely comfortable. I also purchased the capezio ones with the self knit waistband but I find that these tights are much more comfortable and true to size. I would recommend ordering a size up though.
Do not like new waistband. Old one was fine.
I see a lot of negative reviews for these tights, and I simply don't understand. These are my daughter's go to tights, one of her all time favorites in fact. Yes, the waist band can cut a little, but no more so than any other tights she's used. These tights hold up, class after class, and wash after wash. The color keeps better than most tights we've tried, and so far, not a single pair has developed a run. They are substantial enough for good coverage but not thick or heavy. The seaming underfoot is almost unnoticeable, and the opening opening large enough to fold up to capri length. The Prima Pink color is great, a little darker than a lot of tights, so she feels it's more professional. That's it, they're great. And the price? Yeah, perfect.
the waistband is wonderful, perfect for anyone who dosent like the classic one that is to tight and leaves marks. it fits like another layer of skin it dosent squeeze in or makes harsh lines
- very stretchy and soft - will not rip or run any more than other brands - less than half the price of other brands what size i get--I am 5 ft 6in and 105 lbs and I buy the Large-that fits perfectly with extra room - also for regular ballet classes I get the color "ballet pink"
These are the go to tights for both my dancers. They last as long as the more expensive brand named tights. I add a set to every order I place.
So comfortable oh my gosh!! I got 4 pairs of these because you can not beat the price!! I love how soft they are and they are very stretchy. Does not rip easily.
We loved the old style and made them mandatory for our students to purchase for all performances. But, this summer we will be researching tights to find a different brand to carry. The new waist band is tighter and not comfortable at all. My students are complaining about the fit. They also run very easily. Not as thick and sturdy as before. So sad that you changed on us.
I am so disappointed with the new waistband of the theatrical tights. I, too, have tried many companies and was delighted to find Theatricals who made an excellent fit with comfortable material and beautiful color. For years I have only used Theatricals and always recommended them for my students. Now, however, I can't stand wearing them since the new waistband doesn't fit anywhere on me! It manages to roll up or down and is way too high and tight! My students have also been complaining, and I would love to buy out as many of the old style that I can. Are there any stores that may have them in stock? Is there any way to bring the old ones back? No other company beat those!
Age: 30 to 39
First, the only reason these tights got 1 star is because there is no "0" star option. I have been dancing for over 40 years, and I have tried them all...Capezio, Bloch, Danskin, Minden... and in the end, the old version of Theatricals tights were the best I've ever used...BUT, that was then, now I am desperately trying to find some of the old ones before they disappear off the face of the Earth forever. The old waist band was comfortable, laid flat, could be folded over, worked well at the waist or hip, and would stay put. Now this ridiculous new waist band is so tight I cant hardly breath..I am 5'5" and 115 lbs...and the XL, which is what I usually buy for a little extra wiggle room, was just awful. When I was finally ably to get it where it belongs, it just rolls up and sucks the life out of you...and I have a 25" waist. If that wasn't bad enough, they snagged just adjusting the toes..And I filed my nails first, and was super careful. The old ones NEVER snagged, and I was less than gentle. Another little issue, this might sound strange, but, when you look at the tights when they are on from an up-ward angle...in other words, bend over with straight legs to stretch and look up at your legs...the tights sparkle...like they are infused with glitter or something...even my students asked me why my tights were so shiny. Lastly, the main reason I used to love these tights is because when you put them on it did not feel like you were trying to get into a girdle, and when they were on...wow wonderful..you can move, but they wont, there was just enough support with out being tight, and they did not sag at the end of the day. SO...PLEASE DDS, On behalf of ballerinas everywhere, we beg you on plie'd knee... GIVE US BACK OUR TIGHTS....
Hello! Thank you for sharing your experience with this tight. We will address the issue with the manufacturer and make them aware of the discrepancies. One of our Customer Service representatives will contact you shortly.
I bought Theatricals' tights for years. It was good quality at reasonable price. But, this new design has a horrible waistband. It is too tight! I wanted to buy an old design but there aren't any convertible ones in pink. Please bring back the old design.
Hello! Thank you for sharing your experience with these tights. We will address the issue with the manufacturer and make them aware of the feedback we've received. One of our Customer Service representatives will contact you to rectify the situation shortly.
Theatricals, I loved your old style of waistband. This new style is horrible, nothing like the old one, cuts in and fits terribly, and I will never purchase this style again. Please return to the appropriately sized waistband. Until then, I am no longer a customer of theatricals.
Hello ! We're so sorry that the new waistband on these tights did not work for you. We're going to forward your review on to the manufacturer so they're aware of the issue. A member of our Customer Service team will also be contacting you shortly. Thank you for your feedback.
Age: 22 to 29 Comfort: Durability:
I am 5ft, I got the small, this is a little short, the crotch area comes up low! However I am able to pull it up and it fits a little tight. This is really soft! I won't repurchase this again.
Very comfortable and the size fit perfectly. I will be stocking up on these.
I can't rate these on durability because my daughter can't even get them all the way on. I ordered an adult XL for my daughter who is 5'6 because I wanted to make sure they were long enough. However, these look like they could be a child's XL and are so short she can't wear them.
Age: 40 to 49 Fit: Runs very small Comfort:
I incorrectly assumed that these would fit like the regular Theatricals Convertible Tights (which i LOVE).. but no... the "smooth" waistband in these cuts so deeply into my waist that it's not only really uncomfortable but really unattractive as well.. I had to cut the waistband to be able to wear them.. Other than the tight waistband the tights seem to be great-- soft and quite durable.
Could you label the colors of the tights in the picture where they are laid out together.
Caramel is the lightest shade of tan. When you look at the photo of the tights laid out together, they are in order of the color selection to the right. - DDS Customer Service (03/25/2024)
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From bottom up, they are Prima Pink, Ballet Pink, and Pink.- DDS Customer Service (08/20/2019)
What's the color of the very left tights which a model wears lying on the floor?
The tights on the very left of that image are light suntan colored.- DDS Customer Service (02/25/2019)
This specific item does not come in 2x. The largest is XL.- DDS Customer Service (01/23/2019)
looking for light pink ballet. 3 different pinks are offered please list lightest to darkest
Lightest to darkest is Ballet Pink, Prima Pink, and then Pink.- DDS Customer Service (01/30/2018)
What color is they 5th leg on the dancer? dark brown - Brittanynbs (11/01/2018)
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Protests at the US Capitol on Monday led to some arrests as demonstrators gathered to oppose embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the high court.
Two different women -- Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez -- have now publicly come forward with allegations against Kavanaugh that have upended the Senate vetting process for the nomination and thrown into question whether he will be confirmed. Kavanaugh has denied both allegations and the White House has continued to stand by him, with President Donald Trump on Monday calling the allegations "totally political."
Republicans can confirm Kavanaugh without Democrat votes, but they can only afford to lose one GOP senator and still advance his nomination. His nomination is expected to hinge on several senators viewed as potential swing votes such as Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
Protesters sought to put pressure on Collins on Monday morning, showing up at her Dirksen Senate office.
An aide from Collins' office came out into the hallway at one point to listen to the protesters.
The protesters implored the senator to take a stand sooner rather than later, saying: "Collins needs to make a decision now when it matters and stand up for us."
Another protester indicated that she was still holding out hope that Collins would be a "no" vote on Kavanaugh's nomination, saying, "We believe that Senator Collins can be a hero."
Capitol Hill police worked to make sure that people had room to move throughout the hallways, and later arrests began to take place outside of Collins' office to protesters occupying the hallway. An exact number of arrests was not immediately known.
On Monday morning, a large group of people, including Yale students, made their way through the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building, saying that they were headed to various Senate offices.
On Sunday, Kavanaugh issued a denial against Ramirez's allegation.
Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer of The New Yorker reported Sunday that Ramirez, 53, attended Yale with Kavanaugh and said she remembers Kavanaugh exposing himself to her at a dormitory party.
Kavanaugh, who has denied Ford's accusation, pushed back against the allegation.
"This alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen," Kavanaugh said in a statement. "The people who knew me then know that this did not happen, and have said so. This is a smear, plain and simple. I look forward to testifying on Thursday about the truth, and defending my good name -- and the reputation for character and integrity I have spent a lifetime building -- against these last-minute allegations."
On Thursday, Ford, the first woman to publicly level an allegation against Kavanaugh, is set to testify in an opening hearing. Ford has alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Kavanaugh has categorically denied that allegation as well.
Protests against the contentious nomination are likely to continue ahead of the hearing.
Several organizations, including NARAL Pro-Choice America and the National Women's Law Center, posted messages on Twitter promoting a national walkout and moment of solidarity in support of Ford and Ramierz set for 1 p.m. ET on Monday afternoon. A Facebook page for the event said demonstrators will gather in the Hart atrium at 12:30 p.m. ET and then march to the Supreme Court.
Trump on Monday dismissed the allegations levied against his Supreme Court nominee, calling them "totally political."
"And for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mentioned it and all of a sudden it happens, in my opinion it's totally political," he said. "It's totally political."


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A Cyclic Model for Software Deployment
- A Simplistic Model of the Software Lifecycle
- Deployment: A Neglected Topic
- Some Benefits of Deployment
- Introduction to the Deployment Circuit
- Deployment Circuit Issues
- Formal Definition of Software Deployment
- Conclusion
In this article, we will see a simple theoretical model for software deployment. We will focus on deploying software over the Web, but what is said here can be applied to other situations as well. For concreteness, we will use the Java platform as an example. Here, instead of providing practical advice, we will discuss some basic concepts in a simple intuitive way. A definition of software deployment is also provided.
By software deployment and related services, we mean a broad range of software services comprising the first installation, upgrades, and other maintenance facilities.
The ideas proposed here can be summarized in two approaches. The first is adopting an additional layer of specialized software services (deployment services) that programs can rely on. The second is to think of this set of services as inherently cyclic by taking advantage of the Internet.
A Simplistic Model of the Software Lifecycle
First of all, a consideration. The Internet and all its related technologies (mainly the Web) have not made the software deployment issue obsolete. On Web-enabled platforms, all-HTML clients are suitable for some kind of applications only. After all, similar "thin client" technologies in other contexts have turned out to be much less successful (for example, the WAP on wireless devices). This emphasizes the importance of sophisticated deployment and maintenance of software applications on client platforms. (This term refers to any suitable computing platform, such as PCs, sophisticated personal devices, etc.)
We start from a rather simple, high-level view of the software lifecycle, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 The waterfall software lifecycle model.
After the software is developed and published, it is distributed to the target clients, is properly installed, and is ready to be used. This is the well-known waterfall model of the software lifecycle.
What we will see in the rest of this article is how this familiar situation has changed with the advent of the Internet, in particular for deployment.


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"The Lung," Second Edition, 2014: "Nanoparticles [are] comparable in size to subcellular structures…enabling their ready incorporation into biological systems."
A 2017 study of 44 types of 15 traditional vaccines, manufactured by leading global companies, has uncovered a very troubling and previously unreported fact:
The vaccines are heavily contaminated with a variety of nanoparticles.
Many of the particles are metals.
We're talking about traditional vaccines, such as HPV, flu, Swine Flu, Hepatitis B, MMR, DPT, tetanus, etc.
To begin to understand some of the destructive effects of contaminating nanoparticles in vaccines, here is the groundbreaking 2017 study:
International Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination
Volume 4 Issue 1
January 23 2017
New Quality-Control Investigations on Vaccines:
Micro- and Nanocontamination
Antonietta M Gatti and Stefano Montanari
"The analyses carried out show that in all samples checked vaccines contain non biocompatible and bio-persistent foreign bodies which are not declared by the Producers, against which the body reacts in any case. This new investigation represents a new quality control that can be adopted to assess the safety of a vaccine. Our hypothesis is that this contamination is unintentional, since it is probably due to polluted components or procedures of industrial processes (e.g. filtrations) used to produce vaccines…"
Are the study authors leaving the door open to the possibility that the contamination is intentional?
"The quantity of foreign bodies detected and, in some cases, their unusual chemical compositions baffled us. The inorganic particles identified are neither biocompatible nor biodegradable, that means that they are biopersistent and can induce effects that can become evident either immediately close to injection time or after a certain time from administration. It is important to remember that particles (crystals and not molecules) are bodies foreign to the organism and they behave as such. More in particular, their toxicity is in some respects different from that of the chemical elements composing them, adding to that toxicity…they induce an inflammatory reaction."
"After being injected, those microparticles, nanoparticles and aggregates can stay around the injection site forming swellings and granulomas…But they can also be carried by the blood circulation, escaping any attempt to guess what will be their final destination…As happens with all foreign bodies, particularly that small, they induce an inflammatory reaction that is chronic because most of those particles cannot be degraded. Furthermore, the protein-corona effect…due to a nano-bio-interaction…can produce organic/inorganic composite particles capable of stimulating the immune system in an undesirable way…It is impossible not to add that particles the size often observed in vaccines can enter cell nuclei and interact with the DNA…"
"In some cases, e.g. as occurs with Iron and some Iron alloys, they can corrode and the corrosion products exert a toxicity affecting the tissues…"
"Given the contaminations we observed in all samples of human-use vaccines, adverse effects after the injection of those vaccines are possible and credible and have the character of randomness, since they depend on where the contaminants are carried by the blood circulation. It is only obvious that similar quantities of these foreign bodies can have a more serious impact on very small organisms like those of children. Their presence in the muscles…could heavily impair the muscle functionality…"
"We come across particles with chemical compositions, similar to those found in the vaccines we analyzed, when we study cases of environmental contamination caused by different pollution sources. In most circumstances, the combinations detected are very odd as they have no technical use, cannot be found in any material handbook and look like the result of the random formation occurring, for example, when waste is burnt. In any case, whatever their origin, they should not be present in any injectable medicament, let alone in vaccines, more in particular those meant for infants."
This 2017 study opens up a whole new field: the investigation of nanoparticles in vaccines where none were expected.
Such particles are not medicine in any sense of the word.
Many legal and scientific "experts" assert the State has a right to mandate vaccines and force them on the population. But these contaminating nanoparticles are not vaccines or medicines. Only a lunatic would defend the right of the State to inject them.
Here is another section from the 2017 study. Trade names of vaccines, and compositions of the nanoparticle contaminants are indicated. Take a deep breath and buckle up:
"…further presence of micro-, sub-micro- and nanosized, inorganic, foreign bodies (ranging from 100nm to about ten microns) was identified in all cases [all 44 vaccines], whose presence was not declared in the leaflets delivered in the package of the product…"
"…single particles, cluster of micro- and nanoparticles (less than 100nm) and aggregates…debris of Aluminum, Silicon, Magnesium and Titanium; of Iron, Chromium, Silicon and Calcium particles…arranged in a cluster, and Aluminum-Copper debris…in an aggregate."
"…the particles are surrounded and embedded in a biological substrate. In all the samples analyzed, we identified particles containing: Lead (Typhym, Cervarix, Agrippal S1, Meningitec, Gardasil) or stainless steel (Mencevax, Infarix Hexa, Cervarix. Anatetall, Focetria, Agrippal S1, Menveo, Prevenar 13, Meningitec, Vaxigrip, Stamaril Pasteur, Repevax and MMRvaxPro)."
"…particles of Tungsten identified in drops of Prevenar and Infarix (Aluminum, Tungsten, Calcium chloride)."
"…singular debris found in Repevax (Silicon, Gold, Silver) and Gardasil (Zirconium)."
"Some metallic particles made of Tungsten or stainless steel were also identified. Other particles containing Zirconium, Hafnium, Strontium and Aluminum (Vivotif, Meningetec); Tungsten, Nickel, Iron (Priorix, Meningetec); Antimony (Menjugate kit); Chromium (Meningetec); Gold or Gold, Zinc (Infarix Hexa, Repevax), or Platinum, Silver, Bismuth, Iron, Chromium (MMRvaxPro) or Lead,Bismuth (Gardasil) or Cerium (Agrippal S1) were also found. The only Tungsten appears in 8/44 vaccines, while Chromium (alone or in alloy with Iron and Nickel) in 25/44. The investigations revealed that some particles are embedded in a biological substrate, probably proteins, endo-toxins and residues of bacteria. As soon as a particle comes in contact with proteic fluids, a nano-bio-interaction…occurs and a 'protein corona' is formed…The nano-bio-interaction generates a bigger-sized compound that is not biodegradable and can induce adverse effects, since it is not recognized as self by the body."
"…examples of these nano-bio-interactions. Aggregates can be seen (stable composite entities) containing particles of Lead in Meningitec… of stainless steel (Iron, Chromium and Nickel…) and of Copper, Zinc and Lead in Cervarix…Similar aggregates, though in different situations (patients suffering from leukemia or cryoglobulinemia), have already been described in literature."
I'm sure you've read official assurances that vaccine-manufacturing problems are "rare." You can file those pronouncements along with other medical lies.
"I'd like the heavy metal sandwich on rye, please. And instead of serving it on a plate, can you inject it?"
Several vital questions demanding answers spring from the findings of this 2017 study:
Are some of these nanoparticles intentionally placed in vaccines?
Does the standard manufacturing process for traditional vaccines INEVITABLY lead to dangerous and destructive nano-contamination?
New nano-technology is already being employed to create several vaccines—supposedly "improving effectiveness." In fact, the coming COVID-19 vaccine may be a nano-type. Does this manufacturing process carry with it the unavoidable effect of unleashing a hurricane of nanoparticle contaminants?
How many cases of childhood brain damage and autism can be laid at the door of nanoparticle contamination?
And finally, where are these contaminated vaccines manufactured? The above study did not attempt to discover this. It was outside the scope of the research. It's common knowledge that, for example, in the case of the US, vaccines or their components, are, in many instances, not produced domestically. Where does this put control of safety? In, say, China, where there have been numerous pharmaceutical scandals connected to contamination of products?
The vaccine establishment does not show the slightest interest in answering any of these questions. They are busy pretending the questions don't exist.
Trusting the establishment would be suicidal.
June 3, 2020


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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
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Traci Sorell, author
Traci Sorell began writing for young people when she noticed a lack of children's books featuring Native Americans to share with her son. This is her first picture book. Learn more about Traci here.
Check out Traci Sorell's name pronunciation at TeachingBooks.net.
Frané Lessac, illustrator
Frané Lessac is the illustrator of more than forty books for children including Caribbean Canvas (Boyds Mills), Drummer Boy of John John (Lee & Low), and A is for Australia (Walker Books). She lives in West Australia. Learn more about Frané here.
- 2020 Odyssey Honor (recognizing excellence in audiobooks)
- 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book
- 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book
- 2019 Sibert Honor Book
- 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book
- 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
- NPR's Guide To 2018's Great Reads
- Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018
- School Library Journal Best Books of 2018
- 2018 Book Launch Award (SCBWI)
- 2018 JLG selection
- Reading the West Book Award Winner
- CCBC Choices 2019
- Nautilus Gold Award - Children's Illustrated Nonfiction
- A Margaret Wise Brown Best Board Book of 2023
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
According to storyteller Sorell, the Cherokee people always express gratitude for the little things they are given by saying the phrase, "Otsaliheliga," or "we are grateful." Raised in the Cherokee Nation, Sorell intentionally crafts a narrative that simultaneously embraces modernity and a traditional presentation of Cherokee community and way of life. Throughout, the measured text reminds readers that in all things "we say otsaliheliga." Colorful, folk art-style illustrations show Cherokee people during ceremonies, in family gatherings large and small, and outdoors enjoying each of the four seasons, always expressing gratitude. The scenes are contemporary; one shows a father taking care of his children, engaging in a positive parenting role, while another depicts a family seeing off a relative who is leaving for deployment in the military, underscoring that Cherokee people serve their country. Children participate in rites and in family outings with adults, and they also play traditional games such as stickball and plant strawberries, a practice that reminds their people to embrace peace with one another. The variety of skin tones represented in the illustrations likewise depicts a present-day reflection of the diversity that exists within the Cherokee people. Occasional Cherokee words are written in Romanized form, phonetically, in Cherokee characters, and in English—a lovely grace note. A gracious, warm, and loving celebration of community and gratitude.
Horn Book, starred review
Cherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles — daily, throughout the year, and across the seasons." An extended family engages with activities and traditions that express gratitude and carry on Cherokee history and culture, such as stomp dancing at the Great New Moon Ceremony, basket weaving, making corn-husk dolls, and playing stickball. The book underscores the importance of traditions and carrying on a Cherokee way of life while simultaneously incorporating modernity and challenging dated media images of Indigenous people. Here, a father sporting an earring and a topknot minds the children; a family bids goodbye to a clan relative who deploys with the U.S. military. Skin colors range from light to dark, visually underscoring the book's message of diversity and inclusion. Staying firmly upbeat and idyllic, the cheerful, richly detailed gouache illustrations in bright, saturated colors cycle through the seasons, beginning with the Cherokee New Year in autumn. The text includes several Cherokee words; a line of text in a smaller font along the bottom of the page provides each word as written in the English alphabet, its phonetic pronunciation, the word as written in the Cherokee alphabet, and its definition. A glossary, an author's note on Cherokee culture, and a complete Cherokee syllabary conclude this attractive and informative book.
School Library Journal, starred review
Sorell, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, offers readers a look at contemporary Cherokee life as she follows a family through the seasons of the year as they take part in ceremonies and festivals. The book opens, "Cherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles—daily, throughout the year…." Beginning in the fall (uligohvsdi) with the Cherokee New Year, a variety of rituals and cultural symbols are introduced, all in spare, lyrical, accessible language. Traditional foods, crafts, and songs are part of the engaging narrative, as is the refrain, "we say otsaliheliga." Once through the calendar, Sorell circles back to the Cherokee National Holiday (Labor Day weekend), "when we recall the ancestors' sacrifices to preserve our way of life…. to celebrate nulistanidolv, history, and listen to our tribal leaders speak." Cherokee words are presented both phonetically and written in the Cherokee syllabary. Lessac's lovely gouache folk-art style paintings bring the scenes to life. Back matter includes a description of the various ceremonies, notes, and a page devoted to the Cherokee syllabary. VERDICT This informative and authentic introduction to a thriving ancestral and ceremonial way of life is perfect for holiday and family sharing.
Shelf Awareness, starred review
Cherokee poet Traci Sorell makes her picture book debut with We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, illustrated by the prolific Frané Lessac. "Cherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles--daily, throughout the year, and across the seasons." With seasonal chapter headings in both English and Tsalagi, Cherokee, Sorell takes the reader through a year in the life of contemporary citizens of the Cherokee Nation. Using the refrain "we say otsaliheliga" (pronounced oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah), each season is given special joys, sorrows and celebrations both specific and generic, personal and communal. In autumn (uligohvsdi), gratitude is voiced as shell shakers dance around the fire during the Great New Moon Ceremony; it is expressed as citizens of the Cherokee Nation clean their homes, don new clothes and feast to welcome the Cherokee New Year; it is communicated through acts of remembrance for "ancestors who suffered hardship and loss on the Trail of Tears." In winter (gola), "[a]s bears sleep deep and snow blankets the ground," the large, tightly knit community is thankful for the stories of elders and for traditional lullabies. Lessac's folk art-style gouache illustrations depict the diversity of contemporary life experiences described in Sorell's text. On one spread, the family hugs a "clan relative" dressed in fatigues as he heads off "to serve our country"; on another, children play in a cornfield as "the crops mature and the sun scorches." In Sorell's author note, she says "Cherokee culture places a strong emphasis on expressing gratitude to unelanvhi... literally 'the one who provides all,' " as well as for "one another." An elegant representation of this concept, We Are Grateful has the ability to resonate with any reader: "Otsaliheliga for all who came before us, those here now, and those yet to come."
In Cherokee culture, Sorell shares, the expression of gratitude is part of daily life and extends from elaborate celebrations to struggles to ordinary life moments. She organizes her debut picture book by seasons, beginning with the fall, which is a time for collecting foliage for basket making and remembering those who suffered on the Trail of Tears. It also contains the Cherokee New Year and the Great New Moon Ceremony, a celebration of renewal and coming together. Each season section starts with the name of the season in Cherokee, an expression of gratitude for the change in nature, and subsequent pages describing community activities pertinent to that season. Lessac's folkloric illustration in bright gouache colors stands in pleasing contrast to the book's contemporary feel and setting. The text reads like poetry but has a gentle instructional dimension to it. On many pages, Cherokee words are accompanied by English translations, pronunciation guides, and Cherokee syllabary. Back matter contains relevant explanations and provides good context, and the author's note sets past misrepresentations right.
The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. This is an amazing story that describes a journey through the seasons with a modern-day Cherokee family. Readers learn about Cherokee culture, celebrations, and language. Cherokee history and traditions are also seamlessly woven into the story in a very kid-friendly way. I love that this is an #OwnVoices picture book that helps expose children to Native American perspectives and culture. The back matter includes pronunciations for Cherokee words, a glossary, a Cherokee syllabary, and a personal author's note.
Spanish Hardcover
Ages: 3-7
Page count: 32
9 1/2 x 10 1/2
Correlated to Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 1. Standards 1-4, 6-8, 10
English Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 2. Standards 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 10


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On the cusp of the midterm elections, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a right-wing political advocacy organization founded by the billionaire Koch brothers, has endorsed eight GOP House incumbents in the hopes of weakening labor groups' influence in Washington and ensuring that the AFP's political agendas remain a priority in Congress.
AFP is a Koch-funded organization whose agenda is in line with other groups—such as Concerned Veterans for America, which is also funded by the Koch brothers—that work against progressive initiatives and protections for labor unions, healthcare reform and any effort to combat climate change, says David Armiak, a researcher for the Center for Media and Democracy, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit watchdog group.
On August 31, AFP endorsed eight GOP House incumbents as its "policy champions": Peter Roskam (R-Ill. 6th), Dave Brat (R-Va. 7th), Ted Budd (R-N.C. 13th), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio 1st), Will Hurd (R-Texas 23rd), Erik Paulsen (R-Minn. 3rd), Rod Blum (R-Iowa 1st) and David Young (R-Iowa 3rd).
"AFP will fully activate its grassroots infrastructure through phone banks and neighborhood canvassing, as well as deploy targeted digital, mail, and radio advertising" to support these candidates in their upcoming elections, the organization writes in a statement.
While it's hard to know the specific reason that the AFP singled out these eight GOP incumbents as its "policy champions," the AFP has "correctly recognized that these are candidates who are vulnerable," says Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, a political scientist and public affairs professor at Columbia University. According to the nonpartisan election analyst the Cook Political Report, many of them are in toss-up races. In three of the elections, Ill.-06, Iowa-01 and Minn.-03, polls currently lean Democrat.
Armiak says AFP's newly formed super PAC, Americans for Prosperity Action (AFPA), allows all Koch brother-funded groups to consolidate their spending power into a single political ad-buying powerhouse. This makes it more challenging for an experienced researcher, such as Armiak, to track the money funneling through the Koch brothers' political network.
"[The groups] are reorganizing their spending filing to make it more complicated," Armiak says. "It's a sophisticated network and difficult to figure out and will take a while to study to truly understand how it operates."
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It's likely AFP and the Koch brothers are eyeing the Janus decision as an opportunity to use it as justification to support federal right-to-work laws in the private sector, too, Hertel-Fernandez says. AFPA is a new weapon that allows the AFP to spend exorbitant amounts of money to support candidates who will push for private sector right-to-work laws, which are currently applied in 27 states.
As a super PAC, AFPA is not restricted to any donation or spending limits. While it is illegal for a super PAC to coordinate with political candidates, it can spend unlimited amounts to support any candidate it chooses with methods such as advertising and canvassing. Donors to AFPA know that if they want their agendas advanced, they have to keep financially supporting congressmen that have proven to be a strong return on investment by voting on legislation that suits their interests, says Hertel-Fernandez. The eight GOP incumbents AFP has endorsed have historically been aligned with the Koch brothers' libertarian ideology and political interests.
"To Charles and David Koch, politicians are just actors who are just a means to an end. They are looking for people who will just do what they ask them to," Hertel-Fernandez says. "They are willing to work with anyone to pursue [their] agenda."
The Koch brothers and their political network are clearly focused on maintaining influence in Congress. But as we head into the polls today, political analysts and pundits are predicting a blue wave that might just thwart the Koch brothers' attempt to keep control of the House.
This article was originally published at ThinkProgress on November 6, 2018. Reprinted with permission.
About the Author: Eric Bradach is an editorial intern for In These Times.


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Non-equilibrium many-body spin dynamics in diamond
2016.11.17 15:14
날짜 | 2016-11-18 10:30 |
일시 | Nov. 18th (Fri) 10:30 a.m. |
장소 | #5318(5th fl.) |
연사 | Dr. 최 순 원, Havard University |
Non-equilibrium many-body spin dynamics in diamond
Dr. 최 순 원, Havard University
Nov. 18th (Fri) 10:30 a.m., #5318(5th fl.)
In this talk, we will discuss two recent developments in non-equilibrium quantum dynamics of strongly interacting many-body systems: I. critically slow thermalization in a disordered dipolar spin ensemble [1] and II. the observation of discrete time crystalline order [2]. Both of these experiments were enabled by a high density ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond [3]. As a mixture of theory and experiments, the talk will be self-contained and pedagogical, reviewing some of basic concepts in many-body localization, Floquet time-crystal, spin properties of NV centers and experimental techniques to manipulate and engineer the dynamics.
Part I:
Statistical mechanics underlies our understanding of macroscopic quantum systems. It is based on the assumption that out-of-equilibrium systems rapidly approach their equilibrium states, forgetting any information about their microscopic initial conditions. This fundamental paradigm is challenged by disordered systems, in which a slowdown or even absence of thermalization is expected. By controlling the spin states of the ~10^6 NV centers, we observe slow, sub-exponential thermalization consistent with power laws that exhibit disorder-dependent exponents; this behavior is modified at late times owing to many-body interactions. These observations are quantitatively explained by a resonance counting theory that incorporates the effects of both disorder and interactions
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The interplay of periodic driving, disorder, and strong interactions has recently been predicted to result in exotic ``time-crystalline'' phases, which spontaneously break the discrete time-translation symmetry of the underlying drive. We report the experimental observation of such discrete time-crystalline order and the observation of long-lived temporal correlations at integer multiples of the fundamental driving period. We experimentally identify the phase boundary and find that the temporal order is protected by strong interactions; this order is remarkably stable against perturbations, even in the presence of slow thermalization. We provide a theoretical description of approximate Floquet eigenstates of the system based on product state ansatz and predict the phase boundary, which is in qualitative agreement with our observations.
[1] G. Kucsko et al, arXiv:1609.08216
[2] S. Choi et al, arXiv:1610.08057
[3] J. Choi et al, arXiv:1608.05471
Contact: Eun-Gook Moon, Physics Dept., (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former chief strategist released a statement Sunday reaffirming his support for the commander in chief and praising Trump's eldest son as "both a patriot and a good man."
Steve Bannon infuriated Trump with comments to author Michael Wolff describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr., Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic."
Bannon said his description was aimed at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who also attended the meeting, and not Trump's son.
"I regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency," according to the statement, first obtained by the news site Axios. Bannon said his support for Trump and his agenda was "unwavering."
Hours before the statement came out, administration officials used appearances on the Sunday news shows to rally behind Trump and try to undermine Wolff's "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" which portrays the 45th president as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office and whose competence is questioned by aides.
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Chief policy adviser Stephen Miller, in a combative appearance on CNN, described the book as "nothing but a pile of trash through and through."
He also criticized Bannon, who is quoted at length by Wolff, saying it was "tragic and unfortunate" that Bannon "would make these grotesque comments so out of touch with reality and obviously so vindictive."
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who said Trump was "completely fit" to lead the country, said he paused before answering because it was such "a ludicrous question."
"These are from people who just have not accepted the fact that President Trump is the United States president and I'm sorry for them and that," Pompeo told "Fox News Sunday." He gives Trump his regular intelligence briefings.
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that she is at the White House once a week, and "no one questions the stability of the president."
"I'm always amazed at the lengths people will go to, to lie for money and for power. This is like taking it to a whole new low," she told ABC's "This Week."
To Miller, "the portrayal of the president in the book is so contrary to reality, to the experience of those who work with him."
Miller's interview on CNN's "State of the Union" quickly grew heated, with Miller criticizing CNN's coverage and moderator Jake Tapper pressing Miller to answer his questions.
Tapper abruptly ended the interview, saying: "I think I've wasted enough of my viewers' time."
Soon after, Trump tweeted: "Jake Tapper of Fake News CNN just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!"
Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his fitness for office, insisting he is "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius." He pressed the case again on Sunday as he prepared to depart Camp David for the White House.
"I've had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author," he tweeted.
Wolff's book draws a derogatory portrait of Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn't actually want to win the White House and who spends his evenings eating cheeseburgers in bed, watching television and talking on the telephone to old friends.
The book also quotes Bannon and other prominent advisers as questioning the president's competence.
Chatter about Trump's mental fitness for office has intensified in recent months on cable news shows and among Democrats in Congress.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders this past week called such suggestions "disgraceful and laughable."
"If he was unfit, he probably wouldn't be sitting there and wouldn't have defeated the most qualified group of candidates the Republican Party has ever seen," she said, calling him "an incredibly strong and good leader."
Trump and some aides have attacked Wolff's credibility, pointing to the fact that the book includes a number of factual errors and denying that the author had as much access as he claimed.
"He said he interviewed me for three hours in the White House. It didn't exist, OK? It's in his imagination," Trump said Saturday.
Wolff told NBC on Sunday that "I truly do not want to say the president is a liar," but that he had indeed spoken with Trump for about three hours during and since the campaign.
Trump has repeatedly invoked Ronald Reagan, tweeting Sunday that the former president "had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!"
Reagan died in 2004, at age 93, from pneumonia complicated by the Alzheimer's disease that had progressively clouded his mind. At times when he was president, Reagan seemed forgetful and would lose his train of thought while talking.
Doctors, however, said Alzheimer's was not to blame, noting the disease was diagnosed years after he left office. Reagan announced his diagnosis in a letter to the American people in 1994, more than five years after leaving the White House.


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On the evening of Thursday 7 February, Jeff McMahan, Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and Professor Philosophy at Rutgers University, delivered an insightful and fascinating Astor Lecture at the University of Oxford.
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When you spend months hyping the debut of a new streaming service, the last thing you want customers to see on your big launch day is error messages and snarky comments on social media.
But that's what happened for some subscribers Tuesday morning trying to log onto the mega streaming service Max, which Warner Bros. Discovery created to unite content from its two biggest platforms, HBO Max and Discovery+.
Including me.
Subscribers to HBO Max were supposed to transition relatively seamlessly to Max. But for 90 minutes or so this morning, while trying to convert my HBO Max subscription, I kept seeing a message like this:
Other folks on social media commiserated about similar problems, recalling HBO Max's legendary past technical issues:
The new Max app picking up right where HBO Max left off pic.twitter.com/6KQI1GpHb5
— Marc Istook (@MarcIstook) May 23, 2023
My connection problems resolved themselves eventually — I have no idea how or why — and I could access the service. A spokesperson for Max wouldn't say how widespread such problems were, downplaying any disruption and issuing this statement: "You must always anticipate issues on a tech rollout of this scale. We can share that only minor ones have emerged and were quickly remedied."
Given that the company has a total 97.6 million subscribers across HBO/HBO Max and Discovery+, glitches on launch day might be understandable. But one selling point for the service was improved technology, so stumbling on the first day is still not a great look — prompting deeper questions about what Max and Warner Bros Discovery are attempting.
Will Max be a better service than HBO Max, or just bigger?
Technical problems aside, the new Max offers a look similar to the old HBO Max format with important changes. At launch, HBO is the only brand among all the platforms included within Max that's highlighted at the top of the homepage, and my home screen is mostly filled with links to shows from the HBO Max library. That's likely an important transition, given that Max is completely replacing HBO Max, while Discovery+ will remain as a separate platform.
It's also no surprise that Max is debuting days before two of HBO's most buzzworthy shows are ending their series run on Sunday:Succession and Barry.Fans of both shows have lots of incentive to roll over to the new service, making it more likely the company will retain subscribers and maybe even pick up new ones. But I had to scroll halfway down my home screen to find links to Discovery+ brands like TLC, HGTV and the Food Network, minimizing their impact.
The company is promising over 35,000 hours of programming, along with an average of 40 new projects or seasons of TV every month. According to a spokesperson, subscribers get access to all the programming from HBO Max and "a majority of Discovery+ hours, representing 80% of engagement," whatever that means.
This is important: Since so many consumers don't have physical copies of the media they consume anymore, when a major streaming service changes how it operates, it can redefine the scope of material available to a wide swath of the viewing public.
(One thing I noticed: Max offers a lot more options for images to use as "avatars" — photos or graphics you can attach to your account to represent yourself — including characters from Succession, The Sopranos and House of the Dragon. But I had to scroll down seven rows of options before I got to the image of a Black man, which was disappointing.)
How much does this cost, anyway?
To start with, Max has three subscription tiers: with ads at $9.99/month or $99.99/year; without ads at $15.99/month or $149.99/year; and an "ultimate" ad-free subscription with more features at $19.99/month or $199.99/year. HBO Max subscribers get access to Max at the same price as their original subscription, so Warner Bros. Discovery is likely hoping most of those subscribers will roll over to the new service.
Subscribers who already had HBO Max are supposed to see their app automatically update to Max, but if not, you will need to download the new app separately (which is what happened to me). Discovery+ subscribers can choose to stay on the old platform or move over.
What's going to happen to the HBO brand?
For decades, HBO has stood as the media platform at the cutting edge of the best TV programs in the industry, from The Larry Sanders Show, The Sopranos and The Wire, to Succession, Game of Thrones and Barry. As Max debuts, HBO will remain as a series of cable channels and a platform featured inside the larger online service, but its brand will not be at the forefront of the company's largest streaming platform anymore.
Over time, that could create a seismic shift in the TV business. Warner Bros. Discovery seems to be positioning Max as a broader and more family-friendly platform than HBO, announcing new shows that include a first-ever Harry Potter TV series and a version of Peter and the Wolf from U2 front man Bono.
But will that change in focus make it tougher for HBO to take the kinds of creative risks that are central to its brand? Can it keep making the kind of TV that wins Emmys and sets standards for the industry? Or will we see the service limited by attempts to appeal to some imagined version of middle America?
Do consumers want the cable bundle recreated in the world of streaming?
One of the original promises of streaming was that subscribers could be free of the old cable-style TV system, where you paid one fee for a bunch of platforms, many of which you didn't need or want. But as Wall Street investors started to demand more profits – or any profit – from streaming services, strategies have shifted, bringing us all back to the future. So Max will unite a range of different platforms, including HBO, Cartoon Network, the DC universe, HGTV, the Food Network and more – just like a cable system.
As robust as Max's offerings are, it's tough to imagine fans of Succession or Harley Quinn also wanting to spend hours with Ghost Adventures or Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Will some consumers decide the slowly escalating price of services like this isn't worth joining a mega-bundle of platforms that's similar to cable?
Will the new Max maintain or improve on HBO's fitful diversity record?
One question for programmers seeking to reach a broader subscriber base is always who gets included inside the new target audience. Despite having a roster of shows that have featured important turning points for women and people of color – The Wire, Los Espookys, Insecure, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Watchmen, Sex and the City and Lovecraft Country among them – HBO and HBO Max have also historically struggledto feature shows created or run by people from marginalized groups.
As the new Max moves forward, let's hope it keeps reaching for shows that depict characters and stories from a widening range of people. Because the last thing a retrenching streaming industry needs to do is step back on its already limited progress in featuring projects, performers and creators who are not white and male.
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I will warn you that implementing a video marketing campaign is not always easy and not always successful, but there are some practical tips that can improve your chances of #winning with an online video strategy.
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One of the reasons that many people enjoy, and interact frequently with video is because it enables them to consume more information without much effort. The last thing you want to do is spend countless hours creating a video that will simply be skipped over. Think in terms of sound-bytes. Give a top level overview and stick to the topics and tactics that you believe will have the largest impact on your audience. Also short videos have been proven to get more views according to testing done by video management service, Wistia.
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I totally free-formed the entire thing in a few hours.
It was an enjoyable crochet AND a stash-buster to boot!
Now I have something to pull about my ears when sitting around the campfire next week in Yosemite! Okay, I have lots of hats to choose from for this purpose, but I am definitely bringing this one with me anyway.
I think I may need to crochet a few dreads to pin to my head...
Many thanks to Heather for modeling and Steve for snapping the pics!
Happy Wednesday, everyone!