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Main Pick
Headliner: Roscoe Dash
Representing: Atlanta, Georgia
Real Spit: Roscoe Dash sure knows his way around the studio. The 22-year-old rapper/producer came into the game making hits since 2009's "All the Way Turnt Up." Since the Atlanta hip-hop stand-out supplied the game with plenty of unforgettable moments like on Waka Flocka Flame's "No Hands" and Big Sean's "Marvin & Chardonnay."
Now, after releasing his debut EP J.U.I.C.E. in December 2011, Scoe is ready to take things up a level higher with his latest mixtape 2.0.Granted Dash's tape was released back in August, but 2.0's quality contributes to its long-lasting appeal.
"With the release of this project right here, there's so much in it, it's so much that comes with it because I put so much effort and so much time into it," Roscoe told Mixtape Daily. "I literally lived [in the studio] for a month or two months, straight, every day."
The hitmaker's dedication is apparent throughout. The appropriately titled "Hard Work" puts it all in perspective. "Hard work pays off it takes time to progress/ Life's full of ups and downs and I ain't settling for less," he spits on the closing track.
While many artists use mixtapes to push out songs that didn't quite make their albums, Roscoe dishes out well-crafted hits and potential hit singles. The sleepy strip ode "Guilty Pleasure," with its harmonious hook and piano-laden track, is primed for radio. "Zodiak Sign" with Lloyd is another winner thanks to its soulful sample, catchy chorus and PG lyrics.
It isn't all clean cut however, "Don't Give a F---" is a gem that mixes Texas' syrupy sound with the booty bass sound of the 1990s. Roscoe calls in 2 Chainz to reinforce the video game-inspired "Like Diz" and French Montana shows up for the X-rated "MoWet."
As a hitmaker, Roscoe Dash is severely underrated, but when it's all said and done, 2.0 should go a long way in putting the ATLien where he is supposed to be, at the top of the game.
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|Totally Psyched > The Characters > Shawn's Girl?
|Posted by: MintyToothpick Jul 30 2006, 03:41 PM
|I voted "I hope not" because there is a chance he could get one, but I don't think it would be as funny a show if he did have one. I like the lone-hero thing he has going on with Gus, lol.
|Posted by: Serenity Jul 30 2006, 04:27 PM
| i was gonna vote maybe but after I read your post I changed mine :)
I agree that the show would be a lot different if he had a girl....but I don't really want it to be like a new girl for every episode either and it hasn't been so that's good. :)
|Posted by: Katrina Jul 30 2006, 07:15 PM
|I don't think that Shawn will have a girlfriend in this season. He may sleep with a girl, but he has so many issues I am pretty sure he wouldn't be able to keep a steady girlfriend.
|Posted by: froggirl80 Jul 30 2006, 07:28 PM
|I don't know if he would get a girlfriend. It seems that the girls he has been seen with are all thin, super-pretty, model-type girls. I would like to see him with an average-looking girl, size 14. Also, I would like to see him have a girlfriend that does a change in him, like the girl in Sweet November. However, that would ruin his character. But, I hope he doesn't sleep with a girl & the relationship doesnot go anywhere (i do not believe in premartial sex).
|Posted by: MintyToothpick Jul 31 2006, 07:17 PM
| My dad thinks he's going to hooks up with Detective Lassiters partner. He says they changed the other girl because she was too old for Shawn and already taken. Plus there was also that little bit in the last episode:
Gus: I like the other girl better.
Shawn: Mmm, not me.
A hint? (Just like my vote) I hope not.
|Posted by: Wood_Nymph Aug 8 2006, 07:47 PM
| Well, and there's the small fact that on the website they keep shoving the concept of Juliet being Shawn's love interest in everyone's faces... it's in quite a few videos. I could be wrong, but I think there's a specific question about it... Maggie Lawson and James Roday both seemed to have to answer of that sort.
I almost feel like they're stressing it so much there (on the website) that they're not going to do it, and are really just trying to make us think we know what is going on/going to happen.
But that's just me. I'm a conspiracy theorist.
|Posted by: MintyToothpick Aug 10 2006, 02:40 PM
|Yeah, USA network likes to lead you one way but be actually planning something completely different.
|Posted by: Amanda Aug 30 2006, 10:07 AM
|I voted maybe because...I don't care. As long as this girl doesn't toally ruin the character, it's fine.
|Posted by: Tessie Aug 30 2006, 02:14 PM
|I put I hope not - from the moment I saw the show, I was hoping they weren't going to have any tension between him and Lassie's partner. Then they changed the partner to Juliet, and now there's a new one for Shawn to potentially hook up with. But I just can't see it between them
|Posted by: Aliza Dec 5 2006, 01:00 PM
|He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who will just get a girlfriend right away and keep her for the rest of the series. I'd rather see him have a couple different girlfriends for a few seasons, then fall in love with someone.
|Posted by: Juliet777 Feb 4 2007, 07:46 PM
| ok... Shawn and Juliet have to get together now!!! have you seen the second season?
|Posted by: Serenity Feb 5 2007, 04:12 PM
|oh yeah, the dating part! That was great, but still sad...poor shawn! lol
|Posted by: MintyToothpick Feb 5 2007, 11:22 PM
|That was cute... They have good chemistry... If they really HAD to get together, they MIGHT have my blessing. ^.^
|Posted by: Serenity Feb 6 2007, 02:09 PM
|lol, but then at the same time, Lassie really needs someone like her
|Posted by: sas Apr 6 2007, 10:25 PM
|Yeah but still, she would be good with Shawn. I mean I highly doubt they'd be a couple as yet but later on in the show I can really see it happening. I want their relationship to develop as friends first
|Posted by: julietspencer May 15 2007, 11:37 AM
| Hey,
I voted "Yes", cause I hope it'll be that certain someone everyone has been hoping for Shawn to have...
Thanks and write back,
|Posted by: sas May 20 2007, 06:55 PM
|I'm hoping it's Juliet you're talking about ... ..Do you want them to get together right away...or until the last season...aack don't want to think about it ending...it's only just begun
|Posted by: julietspencer May 21 2007, 03:23 PM
| Hey,
Of Course I mean Juliet...ahhh...dear Jules. She's so good for him. I definetly Want them together at least around 2nd Season. What is this thing about what's going to happen between them in Season 2..It was mentioned on this thread on one of the pages?
Thanks and write back
|Posted by: sas May 22 2007, 06:48 PM
| season 2...there's something about them in season 2...which thread was that?
I would preferably like it to wait a bit longer. than that season two is soo near.....
|Posted by: Juliet777 May 26 2007, 02:38 PM
|Seriously, what thread is it. I need to read this


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In National Basketball Association action, the Dallas Mavericks notched a win Saturday, beating the visiting Charlotte Hornets 104-93 just hours after head coach Don Nelson announced his resignation after eight years with the team.
Dallas star forward Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 33 points in their first victory under new head coach Avery Johnson, who was Nelson's assistant. Johnson, who celebrates his 40th birthday Friday, is expected to sign a new contract early this week. Dallas has won just six of its last 11 games, but still owns the fifth best record in the NBA - 43 wins against 22 losses.
The 64-year-old Nelson will remain as the Mavericks' general manager. Although he never won an NBA championship, he has the second-most wins in league history, with 1,090 victories over his 27 year career.
In other games Saturday, Miami stretched its home winning streak to 15 games after a 97-82 thumping of the visiting New York Knicks. Miami's overall winning streak increased to 12 straight. All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal netted 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and guard Dwayne Wade added 30 points to lead the East-leading Heat to their first-ever four-game season sweep of New York. Miami was the first team this season to secure a post-season berth.
NBA leading scorer Allen Iverson of Philadelphia netted 31 points despite a chipped bone in his thumb, but it was not enough to keep his 76ers from falling 94-88 to the Chicago Bulls. Othella Harrington led the Bulls with a season-high 24 points to help Chicago snap a four-game losing streak.
Other NBA winners Saturday were the Wizards, Celtics, Magic and Kings.
The Washington Wizards edged the Utah Jazz 96-95, the Boston Celtics topped the New Orleans Hornets 113-100, and the Orlando Magic snapped a seven game losing streak with a 97-92 triumph over the Portland Trail Blazers. Also, the Sacramento Kings completed a four-game season sweep of the Los Angeles Clippers for the second straight year, taking a 111-107 overtime decision.
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Raptors 2009 Offseason: Toronto – World Class City
There was an interesting article a couple of days ago by Bob Kravitz in the Indianapolis Star discussing whether or not the Indiana Pacers are too white.?? It's a good read and raises a lot of good points, so do yourself a favour and read it if you haven't already.? Personally, I don't really think the Pacers are too white, I think that the Pacers are poorly managed, but that nobody wants to really admit it because it's "Larry Legend" in charge in his home state.?? Do I think the Pacers are trying to choose players who more represent their home city's demographic profile?? Yes…and I don't really think anything is wrong with that…if you can win.
So I got to thinking, with so many different African-American players not wanting to stay in Toronto (or even come here), citing reasons such as the cold, the tax, the country, etc., why doesn't Toronto effectively become Europe's first NBA team…that just happens to be playing out of Canada?? Hedo said that the key to coming to Toronto (and don't tell me it was because of the extra $3 mil, because over the life of the contract, that's nothing) was the Turkish culture here and the cosmopolitan nature of the city.?? Why don't the Raptors play that up as much as possible and make the Raptors into an international team?? We have seen that the "international game" can succeed on the world level (although this year's Olympics saw a dominating performance by the Americans), so while the international game is different from the NBA, I don't think it is irrational to see success carry over for the Raptors if they were to go this route.
Word is that Rasho might be coming back to the Raptors (and man, that would be a great signing if it gets done) and he has been quoted as saying, "To come back would be great, I'd love to.? Toronto is always and will always be my favourite city."? You don't typically get that kind of endorsement of?Toronto from any athlete outside of hockey, so if there is a trend that is being spotted in basketball here, why shouldn't the Raptors get all over it?
We talk so much these days about how sports is a business, just like any other and that teams are in the business of making money.? Entertaining fans and winning championships is something that helps to drive the bottom line, but another key factor that has to be looked at, just like it is in any other business is the target market.? Toronto is one of the world's most ethnically diverse cities.? Half of Toronto's population was born outside of the city, but let's not forget that the Raptors not only have Toronto to draw from, but the rest of the GTA, making ethnic diversity one of their assets.?? Right now, the Raptors have been covering the European players, but if they are able to find a gem of a player who is of Asian decent, look out.? Let's remember, there was a lot of hype when Mengke Bateer was a Raptor for a cup of coffee and he sucked.?? If you're the Raptors brass and you have a chance to take a promising kid in the draft out of the Chinese national team, wouldn't you jump at the opportunity to capitalize on what has shown to be a demographic with an appetite for basketball?
People seem to get really touchy around this topic and of course, you can see why.? Nobody wants to be accused of being racist, so things tend to get heated when people start talking about where guys are from.? But I'm black and the way I see this is if the Raptors can put together a winning team that is comprised of mostly international players, then it seems to only make sense not only in a quest for an NBA championship, but also in order to grow the game (and therefore the business) in Toronto and its surrounding area.? Even when they aren't winning, the Raptors do well in attendance, but if they were able to do some more targeting that also translated into wins, the ACC would be rammed every night and there would probably also be more television interest and merchandise sales, which leads to added revenue.
Maybe change the name from Toronto Raptors to Inter Toronto?? Ah…maybe not.
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Morning Coffee – July 11 - Raptors Republic - Raptors Blog for the ESPN True Hoop Network on July 11th, 2009
[…] RaptorsForum with so many different African-American players not wanting to stay in Toronto (or even come here), citing reasons such as the cold, the tax, the country, etc., why doesnât Toronto effectively become Europeâs first NBA teamâ¦that just happens to be playing out of Canada?? Hedo said that the key to coming to Toronto (and donât tell me it was because of the extra $3 mil, because over the life of the contract, thatâs nothing) was the Turkish culture here and the cosmopolitan nature of the city.?? Why donât the Raptors play that up as much as possible and make the Raptors into an international team?? […]
Dennis on July 11th, 2009
Winneing is good for business…bottom line
Linkage for Jul 9 8pm to Jul 11 8am - Raptors Republic - Raptors Blog for the ESPN True Hoop Network on July 11th, 2009
[…] Raptors Blog » Raptors 2009 Offseason: Toronto – World Class City […]
Doc on July 11th, 2009
Nicely done Jay.
As I said yesterday, I'm actually quite surprised on how openly Toronto has been accepted as a Free Agent NBA destination this summer. I mean, maybe it because we are one of the few teams that has (and still has) money to burn, but either way its refreshing to hear for a change.
Jay on July 11th, 2009
Sure, winning is good for business, but if you are going to grow your business and your brand, then going the extra mile outside of winning only makes sense.
jerry on July 17th, 2009
1 the raptors went a disgusting 33-49season
2 they were 22 overall in defense and offense
what kind of money making winning team are they building, what the *&#!. Listen they only got turk for his outside game and pick n roll play to help establish with bosh eithier than that attendance was down slightly by 10% product and revenues seen slight earnings but the did see slower than expected rev in jan, (funny same time rap were in a funk)sorry to burst your theory!!!!!!! you cant win games with soft white boys who play primeter games and cant go to the whole, never mind championship and if you cant win games, well who want to see you and in a hockey city i dont think the raps want to take a chance in losing veiwership. if you took notice there are four new (one and one on offer) BLACK guys going to be added to the squad these guy funny enough are all know to be very agressive players wonder why colangelo did that?


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- Orioles at Giants, 3:45: Usually when there's only one PM game I don't do these, but I feel like it's good to highlight every game that Tim Lincecum starts. The end of May showed us he could actually do wrong with three consecutive starts that lasted 5.0, 4.2 and 5.2IP. This was after he hadn't gone less than 6 in any previous start. Throughout last month his walk totals were uncharacteristically high, netting 20 in 4 starts. He's back on track sorta, after two solid starts, including 8 innings of 2 run ball against the A's last week. Look for him to finally sweep the funk out for good when he faces an Oriole's team that is second to last in baseball in runs scored.
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Rija in Latvian means threshing barn and it has been one of the most important buildings in traditional Latvian farmsteads for centuries. A lot like threshing barn, the shop Rija also gathers the best of Latvian craftsmen's work.
Riija is a contemporary Latvian lifestyle concept store that offers an insight into the great works of local designers. Here you can find aesthetically, beautiful, modern and at the same time functional design objects whose design concept is a continuation of Latvian craft traditions with a contemporary touch. While creating the store, the team worked almost like art exhibition curators by finding the best and most unique pieces. No wonder that the authors of the store concept are fashion designers themselves.
The wide range of ethno-contemporary goods include local contemporary furniture, interior objects, textile, tableware, jewellery design as well as clothing, cosmetics and even some sweets. The interior of the shop is dominated by light and natural colours and with its Nordic simplicity is a real candy for the eye. I advise everyone to visit Riija, even if you are not planning to purchase anything – it's worth going in just to look around and be inspired by the unique and creative atmosphere.


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Catholic, Engineer, Widower Father of 5, Geek
"Classical Liberal" and Subsidiarity, Observant Catholic, widower, husband of Michelle for 24yrs, father of 5 kidlets and reluctant owner of 2 cats, Mobile Phone/Tablet ASIC designer, MacOSX, Linux, Android, photo buff, Opus Dei cooperator for ~20 yrs.
Air Force: We've lived in southern NH for 22+ years now. We moved up here after I separated as a Captain from the USAF. I was in the Air Force from 1985 to 1994 and they paid for my B.S. in Electrical Engineering and my M.S. in Computer Engineering.
Cancer: Six summers ago (2011) my wife fought against cancer for the second time. Shortly after Easter (2012) we learned it was back as a metastatic cancer starting to form in her lungs. In the next summer (2013) it spread to her bones, her liver, and kidneys. The ironic thing is that she was among the healthiest people I knew in real life. She taught some tough fitness classes at the local YMCA and Golds Gym. Few could keep up with her stamina. Eventually though the years of treatments sapped her turbo-aerobic ability and she hung up her sneakers. It was among the hardest of things she's given up. She passed December 7th, 2013.
Catholic: I can be found most mornings at weekday Mass at Saint Patrick. I started lectoring when I was a freshmen in high school and still do it every Friday morning and every month or so on the weekends. Because of my booming bass voice, I've been called the Man with a Face for Radio. I've been doing work with RCIA since the mid-90's, helping adults who want to become Catholic. I also help with our parish's youth ministry, planning monthly Teen Night Outs and chaperoning at Steubenville Conferences for high schoolers. I've been an Opus Dei cooperator for ~20 years now. I like St. Josemaria's spirituality and have attended regular Opus Dei Circles and Evenings of Recollection. Big shoutouts to Verbum and Catholic Productions' Mass Readings Explained for helping me continue my studies.
Fitness: I've been doing Step aerobics ~3x/week since 1993 and no you don't need to turn in your Man-Card to do it. (Now perhaps if you were doing Zumba...). After Michelle passed and my life got busy, we got memberships at Hampshire Hills. It's a great facility with lots you can do and didn't require the long drives to Merrimack. I love their BodyStep classes there. I also have a "walking desk" (aka a treadmill desk) near my regular desk. So on those days when I do get to work from home, I can usually put in a few miles while doing the initial morning work tasks.
Reading: I enjoy reading and listening to a bunch of books. I keep flip-flopping between classic tomes (ie. Anna Karenina, Wuthering Heights, The Bros Karamozov, The Scarlet Letter, etc.), works on Catholicism, and works of sci-fi (Anathem, Snow Crash, Ubik, The Diamond Age, Reamde, Daemon, The Second Ship, etc.) with occasional books on conservative/libertarian political angles and a lot of tech books.
Energy: Other odd things about me 'n the family: while we have a propane forced hot air furnace, we run a pair of wood pellet stoves during the day in winter. My wife drove a gas powered Odyssey but my daily drive is a diesel Beetle TDI and my oldest drives the diesel Jetta TDI. A few years ago we tossed our aging hot water tank in favor of a Rinnai on-demand tankless water heater. Most of the house's lighting has been CF's for several years and now we're transitioning to the newer white LED bulbs. In 2010 we replaced our dying A/C with a gianormous 16 SEER unit. None of this is an endorsement of anthropogenic global warming. We're just cheap. ;-] I think it also stems from the obsession we have at my job to deliver supercomputing power in the palm of your hand with only a small battery. Nevermind that most use it to take selfies and look at memes on the Internet.
Computers: Our house's study room is primarily full of Apple Macs, but I dabble most often in Linux, especially with my youngest son Timothy. I also like to tinker in Lisp, Perl, and Ruby but do most of my routine coding for work is done in C++. I've lately also become a fan of the Google Chromebook for its simplicity and reliability. I now have a Chromebook Pixel LS. My daughters each have Chromebooks for their college studies. They love how Chromebooks always works with few headaches and no malware. And how Google Docs always saves your work.
Career: I help in the design and verification of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in mobile processors. Think smart phones, tablets, etc. GPUs are what make today's devices "swooshy" and also able to play advanced games. To say it's a growing market is an understatement. I straddle between software design and hardware design, often interfacing between guys who write graphics drivers and those who do the hardware implementation. I help in writing and testing the C++ Reference Model of the GPU that both teams build to. Those tests later get used on the hardware model and eventually the silicon itself to confirm functionality of the GPU features.


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Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Like my oh-so-clever post title today? Some days I just can't think of a description. {grin} Anyhow, this is the card that I drew this week's Mojo Monday sketch from. A simple, but fun layout.
Be Blessed set and I cut the flower with the coordinating Petal Points Die Set. The leaves are cut from the Sprightly Sprigs Die Set and I did a bit of faux stitching around the sentiment and the polka dot green panel.
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Stamps: Be Blessed (Verve Stamps)
Paper: dsp prints (SU!), white
Ink: perfect plum (SU!)
Accessories: Petal Points Die Set, Sprightly Sprigs Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), mat pack, paper piercer, corner rounder, dew drop
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PANGEA ONLUS Promotion video
Pangea Onlus Foundation asked to create videos to support and promote their projects. For my work I chose Piccoli Ospiti project, that is building to meet the emergency needs of children witnessed violence.
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LITTLE GUESTS projects
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For several years engaged in Italy in support of women victims of violence, the foundation launched a specific program reception and rehabilitation of the parental relationship between the women and children who have witnessed abuse perpetrated against mothers.
With the help of psychologists and operators, children and mothers are helped to re-establish an interaction and a positive relationship, based on mutual trust and serenity, found the figure of her lost mother and their mother begins to look into eyes.
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Ende Tymes Festival this weekend. I decided to pass the dreary times by not only watching a ton of films (and a few old Buffy episodes), but also by creating a podcast for loyal My Castle of Quiet listeners who may have missed the show this week.
Bill Zebub filled-in for me, on short notice, and with style, grace, and a hearty meal of metal which you can check out in the WFMU archives here. Thanks, Bill!
So here's a little something I put together for faithful Castleheads, those curious individuals who follow the show weekly, and obviously, for anyone else who might care to listen.
Hope you enjoy, and that this fixes you until I return this coming Thu./Fri. with The Gate, live in the studio, plus the usual extreme hijinx. Thanks, as always, for listening.
Playlist >
Drowning the Light - XII from Obscure Worship
Doom - Drowning in the Mainstream from Total Doom
Birdflesh - Catbomb from split with The Kill
Cunt Grinder - Kill Your Enemies from ...The Day of Judgement
IXXI - That We May Kill The Mocking World from Assorted Armament
The Kill - Walking Dead from split with Birdflesh
King Diamond - Killer from The Spider's Lullabye
Absu - Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Right) from Tara
Teen Cthulhu - I'm Going To Fucking Kill Myself from Ride The Blade
Aksumite - Laid Bare Upon the Stone from The Gleam of Wetted Lips
Armanenschaft - String, Stone, Grass, Green from Psychedelic Winter
Ash Pool - Dragged Down the Cobblestones from Genital Tomb
City Bones - Hold Back from Dead Close
Enslaved By Owls - They Came Back For Me from ITI
Kevin Drumm - Samson's Cold Minotaurs from Land of Lurches
KILT - Kitchen 2009 1 (pre-album mix and edit); album version on Kitchen Sorcery
Kommissar Hjuler - De Hellige Tre Konger from [SH-mp3] CDr
Kurzschluss - Kurzschluss from Wahrnehmungen 1981-1982 (Disc 1)
Lali Barriere, Miguel A. García, Tomas Gris - Chamber Music from Chamber Music
Lard Free - Spirale Malax (1977) from Musiques Electroniques En France, 1974-1984
Lavas Magmas - Toxic Communion from Toxic Communion
Neil / Noah - nn2 from Unreleased Jams
Leaden - Dark Journey In Myself from Monotonous Foghorns of Molesting Department
Dhampyr - A Trembling of Roses from White Fire Laudanum
There you go—24 tracks, two-and-three-quarter hours, no talking, and the usual Castle mix of extreme metal and dark, experimental extrapolations. Click on the happy nun to download.
Catch up with you all soon, one would hope.
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If you're in Europe today -- Sept. 29 -- chances are that there are Jewish cultural events going on for you to visit.
Today marks the annual European Day of Jewish Culture, a pan-Europe festival that this year, with hundreds of events taking place in two dozen countries. The Day usually takes place the first Sunday of September, but was move to the end of the month because of the timing of this year's High Holidays.
Many synagogues, Jewish cemteries and other Jewish heritage sites are open, and there are concerts, exhibits, lectures, food and wine tastings, guided tours, and more...more.


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Hiiii! Yes this is v important to know about. I haven't been watching my normal news show ( the rachel maddow show on msnbc - you can get a podcast for free or watch online for free I HIGHLY recommend it!!) because I've been really depressed and learning about the sad things happening in the world really affects me emotionally and mentally. Although, I am doing a bit better so I do want to get back into paying attention to the news because I really do like to be aware of the going ons.ReplyDelete
ok but about ur outfit omg i love. i love.
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Yes I haven't been watching the news for that exact reason as it really affects me as well! I've just been watching sbs but ill be sure to look up what you said!!!!Delete
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The Nakshatra Magha is number 10. It
falls between 00 - 13:20 Leo. Magha is ruled by
Ketu. It's symbol is throne - palanquin - royal court
and the Deity is the Pitris-the Ancestral Fathers whose
legacies we honor. The name "Magha" means beneficent -
mighty. It is related to Rajas - motivated to fulfill
desires or reach personal goals . Magha people are Shudra
- the servant Class, mainly concerned with the pursuit of
artha - wealth and worldy comfort.
The temperament of Magha is Rakshasa - demon |
eccentric and individualistic and its sex is Female. Each
Nakshatra has a special power or Shakti, the power of
Magha allows for leaving the body. Its heavenly basis
emanantes for mourning, which results in leaving the
body, through which there is death.
Elementally, and through Ayurveda (the medical
System of India), Magha is related to Kapha - (water)
stability. It's nature is to be fierce and severe in a
active way. It is closely associated with creation -
Brahma and will generally be found in dhatu - tissues.
Magha is facing West.
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Canadian technology companies and startups get acquired all the time, but when it comes to making acquisitions of their own, deals are fewer and farther between.
That's not to say tech deals never happen. Canada's smaller, privately held technology companies are increasingly dipping their beaks into the M&A pool.
But as for the perception that we're just not as crafty at doing deals as our counterparts in the United States, some industry experts believe we can do better.
Alfred Page, a partner in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP who specializes in technology deals, says Canadian tech entrepreneurs lack access to anything similar to the deep pools of expansion capital that are available in the U.S.
"If companies are a little bit choked for capital at the outset, it means that they struggle to get up in terms of their growth size, [and] in terms of their growth trajectory," Mr. Page explains. "The result is that we end up selling instead of expanding."
It is true that early stage investment and government support has become easier to obtain in recent years. And a glut of incubators and accelerators is helping young companies make inroads with investors in the United States. But it's still hard for many Canadian tech companies to access later stage expansion funding.
In other words, Mr. Page says, young Canadian companies need to be thinking about the next stage of their growth much earlier – almost as soon as they've received their first round of financing. Mr. Page says most of the CEOs and CFOs he advises leave this step to too late. "Weakness at that critical point is what leads to many Canadian tech businesses being sold prematurely or suffocating because they just can't get access to capital."
Big publicly traded companies such as BlackBerry Ltd. or Nortel Networks Corp. were once the standout Canadian leaders for tech M&A. The goal was growth for growth's sake. Acquisitions were driven by a desire to add a new product, service or talent division to their burgeoning rosters. That mantle is falling to smaller, privately held niche companies. Bigger is no longer automatically better. This new generation of tech companies focuses on strategic acquisitions that can augment their existing core offerings.
HootSuite Media Inc. is a high-profile example. The Vancouver-based developer of social network management software last year bought competitor Seesmic for $16-million, and has made similar social acquisitions in the past.
Now HootSuite is spreading its wings. The company raised an impressive US$165-million from investors this summer – one of the largest venture capital deals in North America this year. Deals of that size are rare outside of the U.S.
In an interview with the Financial Post in August, chief executive Ryan Holmes said that the money would be used to expand internationally – and that the company is also in talks to make at least two acquisitions. He declined to name the targets.
Ottawa-based Shopify develops software used by small business owners and merchants to build customizable online storefronts, and has made two acquisitions during the last two years – mobile developer Select Start Studios in 2012, and web development studio Jet Cooper last month.
Toronto's Wave Accounting Inc. has also made a pair of acquisitions – the first, an online payroll application in 2011, and Montreal stock analysis startup Vuru in August of last year.
That's not to say Canada's still doesn't have a share of hot publicly traded companies that specialize in big M&A deals, such as Constellation Software Inc. and CGI Group Inc.
"There's a smaller group of what I would call senior Canadian technology companies that would be the acquirers," says Adam Armstrong, a partner at Torys LLP who does a lot of tech M&A and licensing. "If you've got a smaller group of people who would be the acquirers, there are simply fewer deals getting done."
But at Shopify, chief platform officer Harley Finkelstein believes there is a uniquely Canadian mentality at play. For a lot of Canadian entrepreneurs, he says the strategy is basically, "Let's get acquired," rather than, "Let's go out and acquire."
"As Canadians we tend to be a little bit more risk averse, and I think that that carries over to many Canadian company's acquisition strategies," Mr. Finkelstein says.
There are signs this trend could be beginning to shift. Recent big-name acquisitions aside, a report by CB Insight examined 2,277 private technology companies that were acquired worldwide in 2012, with an average of 190 merger and acquisition deals each month.
"Canada, which has a resurgent VC industry, is also seeing healthy tech M&A activity," the report states. U.S. companies led the pack. Yet set those aside, and Canadian companies were responsible for 100 private tech company acquisitions last year, behind only the U.K. with 156, and well ahead of India at 52.
"I think it can improve, and it will improve as the market for technology companies in Canada improves," Mr. Armstrong says.
"The people at RIM hung in, and they got funded round after round after round, and they built something that was meaningful. And there is an opportunity," Mr. Page says. "It's just a question of how big your idea is and where you think you can take it."
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Forget airbags, cup holders and cruise control. Your next car needs to showcase unparalleled in-car gadgetry that even Tony Stark would find impressive. Here are five of our favourite examples.
Virtual concierge
Barking orders at Siri may seem like a digital equivalent of having an in-car butler but we expect much more than that in our next motor. For one thing, Honda has been trialling a car technology that will drop you off and then park on its own accord. Not only that, it will pick you up from your current location if you call your car from a smartphone. No more navigating those windy NCP car parks, then.
Regenerative braking
Known in the motorsport as Kinetic energy recovery systems or KERS, regenerative braking has only just begun filtering down to a number of supercars like the forthcoming Enzo Ferrari replacement. The clever technology basically stores up energy when you brake, helping to recharge a car's electric battery and/or provide a temporary boost in power. In a full electric car this means a better range and in hybrids it helps with emissions and fuel efficiency.
Windscreen display
Cars are increasingly laden with clever gadgetry but a few areas have never really changed – the windscreen's always been a simple glass panel. Fortunately, certain manufacturers are making headways into the world of heads-up displays and augmented reality. This means your next car could highlight potentially dangerous driving ahead, guide you to your nearest petrol station and display your current speed without needing to take your eyes off the road. Jet fighter technology in a car? Yes please.
Enhanced safety systems
Glance away for one second and you could find yourself picking bits of the car in front out of your bumper. Fortunately, manufacturers like Volvo and Porsche have adapted their adaptive cruise control systems, which monitor the distance between you and a car ahead, to include an emergency braking system. Some systems will even warn you if you veer out of a lane. So even if your reflexes aren't up for an emergency stop, your car is. Best of all? Some insurers will knock money off for having it – assuming it works better than in the video above.
Dual screen
If you happen to own a Range Rover Evoque, you will know it has a clever dual screen. Like expensive televisions, this almost magic display technology lets the passenger and driver watch two different things simultaneously. This means your passenger can sneak in a DVD while you can use the sat-nav to stay on course – saving you from arguing over whether it was the second or third exit at the roundabout. Peaceful bliss – until you have kids kicking the back of your chair, that is.
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In May of 1941, noted newscaster Edward R. Murrow broadcasts a paean to the spirit of the British people as they are valiantly trying to stop the spread of Nazism throughout Europe. The course of the war, and thus the future of the world, depends on the Battle of the North Atlantic, which is being directed from the Admiralty Building in London, the central nervous system of the British Navy. When Capt. Jonathan Shepard, the recently appointed director of the operation, assumes command, he insists on strict adherence to regulations, disgruntling many of the old timers. After word comes that the Bismarck , the fearsome, most powerful German battleship afloat, may have been spotted off the coast of Norway, Shepard and the First Sea Lord scramble to pinpoint the behemoth's location before it can break out into the Atlantic. Meanwhile, as the Bismarck pulls up anchor from its hiding place in the Nazi-occupied port of Bergen, Norway to begin its voyage into the Atlantic, the German Fleet Commander sings the ship's praises as the symbol of the glory of the Third Reich. In a desperate race to stop the Bismarck , Shepard dispatches the battleship Prince of Wales , even though its crew is green and civilians who have been refitting the vessel at the shipyard are still aboard. When the Bismarck and its escort is spotted in the Denmark Straits, Shepard instructs the Prince of Wales to attack at dawn. In London, meanwhile, the Aide to the Sea Lord, an old friend of Shepard's, counsuls Lt. Anna Davis, the WREN officer serving as Shepard's aide, to have compassion for her superior, who lost his ship the previous year and whose son is presently serving at sea. As dawn nears, tension mounts aboard the Prince of Wales , which is joined by the warship Hood , the pride of the British navy. As the ships clash, the Bismarck outguns the Hood , sending it plummeting in flames to the bottom of the sea. Badly damaged in the attack, the Prince of Wales turns back, leaving the Bismarck unimpaired to roam the high seas. Realizing that the Bismarck 's' fuel line has been hit, the ship's captain, Lindemann, recommends putting in for repairs but is overruled by the admiral, who, intent on seeking greater victories, pushes forward. When word of the Hood 's demise reaches England, Winston Churchill orders that all risks must be overridden in the quest to sink the Bismarck . In desperation, Shepard strips the western Mediterranean of its ships, thus sending his own son, who is serving there, into battle against the deadly Bismarck . After the Bismarck 's escort departs, British flyers spot the battleship and drop a series of bombs, barely hitting the ship. To throw off the trailing British cruisers, the admiral orders the Bismarck to assume a zigzag pattern, thus losing their pursuers. Sensing that the admiral, in his quest to prove German superiority, will head for France rather than return home to Germany, Shepard deduces that the warship is headed for Brest, a Nazi-occupied city, and sends the aircraft carrier on which his son is stationed to the area. When word comes that his son's plane is missing, Shepard painfully recalls the day he returned home from sea to find his house shelled and learn that his wife was killed. Shepard then grimly states the incident made him determined never to become attached to anyone again. Anna, who lost her fiancé in war, commiserates and then accepts Shepard's offer to become his assistant, even though it means forgoing a lucrative promotion. Once the Bismarck is again sighted, Shepard dispatches the British warship King George to attack and then orders an air strike to prevent the German ship from reaching friendly waters until the King George can reach it. Her rudder damaged by the aerial bombs, the Bismarck is crippled. As the German admiral delivers an inspirational speech to his crew, the King George , accompanied by its cruiser, fires a deadly salvo at the Bismarck . Meanwhile, at British headquarters, Shepard sobs in relief at word that his son has been rescued at sea. Raked by torpedoes and gunfire, the Bismarck is doomed, but the delusional admiral promises the crew that the führer will save them, then dies holding a congratulatory telegram from Hitler. Amid the chaos onboard, Capt. Lindemann gives the order to abandon ship, and finally, the Bismarck sinks in flames. When news of the victory reaches London, Shepard invites Anna to a celebratory dinner, and they emerge from endless days shut away in their cramped offices into the daylight.


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It's "just facts."
That's what Kienan LaFrance told reporters on Friday afternoon when asked if it's cliché to say a Canadian running back would be good at playing in the snow.
And in LaFrance's case, the facts are these: 157 yards rushing and one touchdown in the Ottawa Redblacks Eastern Division final win against the Edmonton Eskimos.
It was a game played in a blizzard where the grounds crew couldn't keep up with all the snow that was falling on Nov. 20, 2016.
According to Environment Canada, 13 centimetres, or 5 inches, fell during that playoff game.
Saskatchewan is expecting less than that tomorrow, with the snowfall tapering off around 5 p.m. kickoff, but the snowy days still take LaFrance back to his defining moment as a CFL running back.
"It's definitely one of those games that are going to stick in the mind forever. Being able to go out there and perform as a team out there in these situations gives me the confidence to go and do the same things this weekend," LaFrance said.
And while he may have had his best game in a snowstorm, that doesn't mean LaFrance necessarily looks forward to the winter conditions. Though he said those conditions do tend to favour the running back over defensive players.
"You're going to be soaking wet when you're playing in the snow and makes you tough to be tackled so you got to use that to your advantage, keep running strong and just break off some tackles," he said.
LaFrance is slotted behind Marcus Thigpen on the depth chart for Saturday's game, who will be seeing his first reps as a tailback in the CFL in six years.
"Though it's been that long in this league I did run the ball in the NFL as well so I'm ready for it. It's like riding a bike," Thigpen said.
Thigpen was picked up by the Riders midway through the season after primary returner Christion Jones was injured.
Before returning to the Riders, Thigpen had spent several years in the NFL with the Bills, Colts and Raiders. However, upon his return, Thigpen also found himself of the six-game injured list after taking just three punts in his debut.
"I got a little taste of (playing again) in Hamilton, coming back after sitting out for two years so to finally be out there this week I'm excited," Thigpen said.
And he's especially excited after seeing teammate Trent Richardson rush for 127 yards and two touchdowns last week and how well the offensive line has been blocking.
"I'm licking my chops for that and just being back out there. I feel like I've got a lot to contribute to this game and just being able to get behind the line because they're doing really well – even in practice this week they looked good – so I'm just excited to see where we go this weekend."
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The trial lawyers at Keefe Law Firm are experienced in handling cases involving defective, dangerous and recalled products. The firm has a national network of attorneys experienced in representing people injured because of defects in various types of motor vehicles including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and all terrain vehicles (ATVs). On March 31, 2009, the Yamaha Motor Corp. (Yamaha) announced a "voluntary repair program," which others might rightly consider a recall of the Rhino 700, Rhino 660 and Rhino 450 Side x Side (SxS) models. This repair program or recall has been offered in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address safety issues with these very popular recreational ATV vehicles from the Yamaha motor corporation, which is based in Japan. Dangerous, defective products can cause serious personal injury and accidents and cause loss of a job, income, medical bills and pain and suffering. If you have been the victim of a dangerous or defective ATV / all terrain vehicle, or other motor vehicle, then you should consult with an attorney or lawyer to discuss your rights and to protect your interests.
The CPSC had conducted investigations of over 50 accidents involving these three Rhino ATV models, which included 46 driver and passenger deaths involving the Rhino 450 and/or 660. The CPSC indicated that over two-thirds of these accidents involved rollovers. The rollovers in these fatal accidents and hundreds of reported incidents appeared to involve turns at "relatively low speeds and on level terrain." The CPSC estimates that about 120,000 Rhino 450 and Rhino 660 ATV vehicles have been distributed nationwide since the fall of 2003. It appears a recall is in order. The original news release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on these dangerous Rhino vehicles can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09172.html.
Yamaha's voluntary program of these dangerous ATV vehicles provides the following two repairs, which the CPSC states are necessary "to help reduce the chance of rollover and improve vehicle handling:"
- Installation of a spacer on each of the rear wheels.
- Removal of the rear anti-sway bar.
The parts and repairs will be freely provided by local Yamaha ATV dealers. Yamaha also reminds Rhino all terrain vehicle owners that they can have doors and additional passenger holds (an earlier measure taken to improve safety and prevent rollovers) installed on their Rhino ATVs free of charge.
Yamaha's announcement clearly states that individuals "should not operate" or should "suspend use of the Rhino" until the Rhino ATV is modified with these repair parts. Despite the strict safety warning in its press release, Yamaha then stated that its Rhino SxS vehicles are safe and reliable off-road ATV vehicles. Apparently the Rhino is the best-selling SxS vehicle in the market and Yamaha believes it is the best in its class and has a history of not being a dangerous product. Regardless of the popularity of the Rhino ATV, the numbers of reported Rhino accidents and the CPSC investigation have discovered a potential danger and defect with these vehicles which both authorities and the company are now informing consumers about.
The reported accidents involving the Rhino ATVs have demonstrated that the use of such vehicles has a potential association with serious or fatal injuries. When any product is found to be defective or dangerous to the consumer using it, there may be a potential legal claim based on product liability law against the manufacturer and other parties. Therefore it is very important to find experienced and qualified legal representation to advance the potential rights and interests of those persons harmed in Rhino ATV accidents and motor vehicle crashes.
Products liability law concerns the duty of manufacturers and sellers to make and sell products that are reasonably safe to consumers. Manufacturers owe this duty to direct users of the product, to reasonably foreseeable users of the product, and to those who may reasonably be expected to come into contact with the product. A successful products liability claim against a manufacturer proves that the product causing harm was not reasonably safe for its intended purposes. A product is not reasonably safe for its intended purpose if it fits into one or more of these types: a manufacturing defect, failure to adequately warn or instruct, or, a design defect. Therefore, if the Rhino ATV is defective, which makes it unreasonably safe for its intended use, and a party is injured or harmed, there may be a basis to file a products liability claim.
The personal injury lawyers at Keefe Law Firm are available to discuss your accident and help you find the right legal representation in your potential case involving the Yamaha Rhino ATVs. If you or someone you know has been injured while operating the Rhino 450, 660 or 700 ATV, you may have a legal claim or lawsuit related to these potentially defective or potentially unsafe all terrain vehicles. Contact the trial attorneys at Keefe Law Firm to see if they can help you.


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While not a groundbreaking piece of photography by any means, an alleged photo taken from the upcoming HTC One has surfaced on Flickr. If true, this may be our first look at HTC's new UltraPixel technology in action.
Pocket-lint exclusively reported that HTC will be using a new camera sensor in the HTC One (codenamed the HTC M7) made up of "ultrapixels". The technology consists of three 4.3-megapixel sensor layers combined to give a resulting single image. Three lots of 4.3 may add up to around 13-megapixels, but images from HTC's latest won't be output at that larger size. You can see the photo uploaded below.
The EXIF data in the Flickr photo gives another hint of the rumoured HTC One final name and gives some camera specifics that photography junkies may appreciate. The largest version of the photo is 1158 x 2048, but it may be a resized version. Not much else can be discerned from the photo.
HTC is set to tell all at its 19 February event in London, where it is expected to announce the HTC One. Pocket-lint will be covering the event to bring you the latest.


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Banks have some of the greatest stores of information on their customers, but they have yet to figure out how to use it effectively and consistently.
When it comes to deploying the technology and customer information that falls under the heading of "Big Data," banks have fallen behind retail experts like e-commerce giant Amazon.com. It's a struggle recognized by both bankers and technology executives, several of whom have raised the issue in recent months as a top priority.
The reasons for this are varied, including privacy concerns, cost issues, and the residual impact of mergers that leave some institutions with multiple systems that don't always communicate effectively with each other. Some institutions fear appearing to invade their customers' privacy, particularly when banks have enough reputational issues already. Financial companies are also large, complex and risk-adverse conglomerates, struggling to cut expenses in the face of flagging revenue growth.
In the past few months, bank senior executives, technology specialists and the head of data specialist Acxiom discussed with American Banker what banks can and should do to better use Big Data. Here's what they had to say:
Rilla Delorier, SunTrust (STI) Consumer Channels, Sales & Service executive:
"A core layer under all those channels [branches, mobile, online] is enabling data and analytics.... How do we use that information to provide value — kind of the Amazon model — in a way that isn't invading and isn't selling?"
"A lot of it is old systems that don't talk to each other, from past mergers.... Because this is new, a lot of this feels risky" to banks generally.
Scott Howe, Chief Executive Officer of Acxiom (Nasdaq: AXCM):
"Not surprising, many financial institutions are often very big and somewhat siloed. [Using data effectively] requires institutions to work together and... a top-down mantra from the CEO."
"We're 100 yards into a marathon. Some companies have become very good at optimizing the easy stuff, the low-hanging fruit.... On the one hand, financial institutions are well-positioned to move very fast, but some of them are almost definitionally trapped into moving slow because of their own size and organizational disparity."
Manolo Sanchez, CEO of BBVA Compass:
"We all are lost when it comes to Big Data and we have all the data.... We are best at doing certain things. So for example, a concept that's common in Internet retail, which is propensity to buy — and the algorithms that come with that — I think we are at the infancy of understanding those business models in banks. That's what Amazon and all the Internet retailers were founded on — they can tell you what you need to buy next."
Cathy Bessant, Global Technology and Operations executive at Bank of America (BAC):
"Here's the difference between what I see in banking and what I see at retailers that are great at this, using Amazon as a common example. Amazon was founded on the use of data.... It was conceived around the use of data and around the customer experience. Banks have not grown up that way. In the early days of banking, banks were order-takers, and people who came through the door became the customer base. And so we were built on order-fulfillment, not on customer experience and the use of data."
Jim Marous, consultant and publisher of Retail Banking Strategies:
"The challenge is that banks have these silos of info, so your deposit data isn't necessarily in the same place as your loan data.... The inside information is so extraordinarily valuable from a marketing and communications standpoint, and yet they don't use it."
"Overall for banks, especially the midsize and smaller banks, there are so many things on the table that the prioritization of what they should do next gets blurred."
"The bigger banks are using digital information, and it's a very big concern to make sure they don't break any privacy rules or perceived privacy rules.... But there are studies out there that say that customers want to be re-targeted [with offers]. If Amazon reached out to me to offer me a better deal, I don't care that they know about me and what I want."
Originally published by American Banker.
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A while back I did a post about tracking users from political subreddits. I wrote a quick app to pull users from a subreddit, and check what other subreddits they were commentating on. Among other things, what stood out was that Hillary Clinton's supporters were camping out at /r/politicaldiscussion, but that the commentary at /r/politics was fairly evenly distributed between the then candidates, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump.
Interestingly this week, there has been lots of talk on Reddit about the fact that a Super PAC by the name of Correct The Record has long been paying people to write pro Hillary Clinton comments on Reddit. While this has long been known, what was interesting was that people were complaining specifically that /r/Politics was the destination for many of these comments. My previous research had concluded that while it was obvious that Clinton supporters were on Reddit and doing nothing but pumping her up, that /r/Politics was actually pretty evenly keeled. Add to that the fact that it's Trump supporters reporting this (They can get easily excited over nothing), I wanted to take another look at things.
Do /r/politics users have a tendency to be in Hilary Clinton's camp?
Yes. The graph above takes a random subset of users from each political subreddit and checks whether they also comment in /r/politics You can see that 61% of users on /r/HillaryClinton also comment in /r/Politics while only 39% also commenting from r/the_donald. This is a strong change from my previous post where it was all rather even. Does this conclude that it's astroturfing? Well maybe. But you also have to remember that in my last post, we were including Bernie Sanders. I would say a large majority of those who supported him, have now moved to supporting Clinton.
As a side note, I also included /r/enoughtrumpspam in this chart. I thought it best to include it as it's basically a pro Hilary Clinton subreddit so is worthy of being included here. Last time we also saw Hilary Clinton supports creating /r/enoughsandersspam, so it's not some bi-partisan call for people to stop spamming Trump memes, it's just another pro Clinton subreddit.
Is /r/politicaldiscussion still over the top pro Hilary
Yes. Although it is more likely that commentators in /r/politicaldiscussion are people not associated with any candidates subreddit, the people who are affiliated are overwhelmingly from Hillary Clintons camp.
So back to the original question. Are Super PACs for Hillary Clinton Astroturfing on Reddit? Well, the Correct The Record Super PAC has come out and said they are spending millions of dollars for people to astroturf social media anyway. So it's not a question of IF they are doing it, but rather has it had an effect. The data shows that overwhelmingly the "neutral" political subreddits are pro Clinton which is a marked shift from my previous post where it was about even. The demographics of Reddit have always leaned to the left anyway, but it is interesting to see regardless.
Again. For more info on how politics on Reddit plays out. Read a previous post of mine here : http://mindingdata.com/2016/04/02/tracking-reddit-users-political-subreddits-failing/


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California Online Voter Guide
November 2012 General Election
22nd edition
Proposition 34 - Death penalty. Failed
Initiative Statute
- Official Summary
- Official Voter Guide page
- Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Media Coverage
- Follow the Money/Top Donors
Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Directs $100 million to law enforcement agencies for investigations of homicide and rape cases.
Fiscal Impact:
Ongoing state and county criminal justice savings of about $130 million annually within a few years, which could vary by tens of millions of dollars. One-time state costs of $100 million for local law enforcement grants.
A YES vote on this measure means: No offenders could be sentenced to death under state law. Offenders who are currently under a sentence of death would be resentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The state would provide a total of $100 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies over the next four years.
A NO vote on this measure means: Certain offenders convicted for murder could continue to be sentenced to death. The status of offenders currently under a sentence of death would not change. The state would not be required to provide local law enforcement agencies with additional grant funding.
This page features the Legislative Analyst's analysis, pro-con arguments and the full proposition text.
Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information
- Yes on Proposition 34
Steve Smith
YES on 34—SAFE California Campaign
237 Kearny St. #334
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 525-9000
- No on Proposition 34
Californians for Justice and Public Safety
455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95814
Who Signed the Ballot Arguments
- Yes on Proposition 34
Gil Garcetti, District Attorney. Los Angeles County, 1992-2000
Jeanne Woodford, Warden, California's Death Row prison, 1999-2004
Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
Hon. John Van de Kamp, Attorney General, State of California, 1983-1991
Judge Ladoris Cordell (Retired), Santa Clara County Superior Court
- No on Proposition 34
Hon. Pete Wilson, Former Governor of California
Marc Klaas, Father of 12-Year-Old Murder Victim Polly Klaas
Keith Royal, President, California State Sheriffs' Association
Carl V. Adams, President, California District Attorneys Association
Kermit Alexander, Family Executed by Los Angeles Gang Member
Ron Cottingham, President, Peace Officers Research Association of California
Media Coverage
News articles and editorials are available from Maplight. excerpts from and links to news coverage of the propositions on the ballot.
A list of top donors for and against this measure is avaialble from Maplight. A list of all donations of $10,000 or more is available from the Fair Political Practices Commission. Comprehensive disclosure data is avaialbe from the Secretary of State.
This page was first published on October 1, 2012 |
Last updated on
June 8, 2013
Copyright California Voter Foundation, All Rights Reserved.


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